EUR-Lex - 31983D0186 - EN

EUR-Lex - 31983D0186 - EN Avis juridique important | 83/186/EEC: Council Decision of 28 March 1983 giving a discharge to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (1969) (Third EDF) for the financial year 1981 Official Journal L 109 , 26/04/1983 P. 0005 - 0005 +++++ ( 1 ) OJ NO L 282 , 28 . 12 . 1970 , P . 2 . ( 2 ) OJ NO L 282 , 28 . 12 . 1970 , P . 83 . ( 3 ) OJ NO L 282 , 28 . 12 . 1970 , P . 47 . ( 4 ) OJ NO L 31 , 8 . 2 . 1971 , P . 1 . ( 5 ) OJ NO C 344 , 31 . 12 . 1982 , P . 1 . COUNCIL DECISION OF 28 MARCH 1983 GIVING A DISCHARGE TO THE COMMISSION IN RESPECT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1969 ) ( THIRD EDF ) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1981 ( 83/186/EEC ) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , HAVING REGARD TO THE CONVENTION OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE AFRICAN STATES AND MADAGASCAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMUNITY ( 1 ) , SIGNED AT YAOUNDE ON 29 JULY 1969 , HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DECISION 70/549/EEC OF 29 SEPTEMBER 1970 ON THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 2 ) , HAVING REGARD TO THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT ON THE FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY AID ( 3 ) , SIGNED AT YAOUNDE ON 29 JULY 1969 , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 22 THEREOF , HAVING REGARD TO THE FINANCIAL REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1969 ) SET UP UNDER THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT ON THE FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY AID ( 4 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 7 AND 8 THEREOF , HAVING REGARD TO THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT AND THE BALANCE SHEET RELATING TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1969 ) ( THIRD EDF ) AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1981 , HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISIONS OF 30 MAY 1972 AND 30 OCTOBER 1978 ON THE TRANSFER AND UTILIZATION OF THE UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND EDFS , HAVING REGARD TO THE REPORT OF THE COURT OF AUDITORS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1981 TOGETHER WITH THE COMMISSION'S REPLIES ( 5 ) , RECALLING THAT , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1969 ) ( THIRD EDF ) , ONLY THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY , SHALL GIVE A DISCHARGE TO THE COMMISSION IN RESPECT OF THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND ; WHEREAS REVENUE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1981 CONSISTED OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES AMOUNTING TO 905 000 000 EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT , AND OF MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE OF THE FUND ; WHEREAS AN ADVANCE OF 66 772 482,81 EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PAID TO THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) ( FOURTH EDF ) ; WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED COUNCIL DECISIONS OF 30 MAY 1972 AND 30 OCTOBER 1978 , AN AMOUNT OF 8 076 615,11 EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT WAS TRANSFERRED AS THE UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND EDFS TO THE THIRD EDF ; WHEREAS THE OVERALL IMPLEMENTATION BY THE COMMISSION OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1969 ) ( THIRD EDF ) DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1981 WAS SUCH AS TO WARRANT ITS BEING GIVEN A DISCHARGE IN RESPECT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE OPERATIONS ,