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on the annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2009, together with the Centre’s replies

Table

Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (Luxembourg)

Areas of Union competence

Competences of the Centre

Council Regulation (EC) No 2965/94 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1645/2003

Governance

Resources made available to the Centre in 2009

(Data for 2008)

Products and services provided in 2009

(Data for 2008)

The representatives of the Member States’ governments adopted by mutual agreement a declaration concerning the creation, under the aegis of the Commission’s translation departments in Luxembourg, of a Translation Centre for the bodies of the Union, which would provide the necessary translation services for the operation of the bodies and services whose seats were established by the Decision of 29 October 1993.

Objectives

To provide the necessary translation services for the operation of the following bodies:

—	the European Environment Agency,

—	the European Training Foundation,

—	the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction,

—	the European Medicines Agency,

—	the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers,

—	the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trademarks and Designs),

—	the European Police Office (Europol) and the Europol Drugs Unit.

Bodies set up by the Council other than the above may use the Centre’s services. The institutions and bodies of the European Union which already have their own Translation Services may, if need be, call upon the Centre’s services on a voluntary basis.

The Centre plays a full part in the work of the Interinstitutional Translation Committee.

Tasks

—	To make arrangements for cooperation with the bodies and institutions.

—	To participate in the work of the Interinstitutional Translation Committee.

1 — Management Board

Composition

—	one representative per Member State,

—	two representatives from the Commission,

—	one representative from each body or institution calling upon the Centre’s services.

Task

Adopts the Centre’s annual work programme and annual report.

2 — Director

Appointed by the Management Board on a proposal from the Commission.

3 — External audit

Court of Auditors.

4 — Internal audit

Internal Audit Service (IAS).

5 — Discharge authority

Parliament, acting on a recommendation from the Council.

Budget

62,63 (59,94) million euro.

Staff at 31 December 2009

233 (233) provided in the establishment plan, of which 202 (189) were occupied.

Allocated to

—	operational tasks: 103 (97)

—	administrative tasks: 99 (92)

Number of pages translated

736 008 (747 416)

Number of pages by languages

—	official languages: 730 565 (742 256)

—	other languages: 5 443 (5 160)

Number of pages per client

—	Bodies: 708 589(731 944)

—	Institutions: 21 789(15 472)

Number of pages translated by freelances: 409 788(441 223)

Source: Information supplied by the Centre.

THE CENTRE’S REPLIES

13.	The Centre took note of the Court’s observation and has addressed this issue. Detailed instructions were adequately communicated to all financial actors.

14.	The Centre took note of the Court’s observation, and a procedure for revenue management has been included in the Annual work programme 2010 of the Administration department. Necessary resources have been allocated to complete this task before the end of year 2010.

15.	The Centre is making its best efforts to have the SI2 system supported until the implementation of ABAC, including, but not limited to, seeking an external expertise by way of subcontracting.

(2) The Table summarises the Centre’s competences and activities. It is presented for information purposes.

(3) These accounts are accompanied by a report on the budgetary and financial management during the year which gives, inter alia, an account of the rate of implementation of the appropriations with summary information on the transfers of appropriations among the various budget items.

(4) The financial statements include the balance sheet and the economic outturn account, the cash-flow table, the statement of changes in capital and the annex to the financial statements which includes the description of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

(5) The budget implementation reports comprise the budget outturn account and its annex.

(9) The rules concerning the presentation of the accounts and accounting by the Agencies are laid down in Chapter 1 of Title VII of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 652/2008 of 9 July 2008 (OJ L 181, 10.7.2008, p. 23) and are integrated as such in the Financial Regulation of the Centre.

(10) International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI).

(11) The Final Annual Accounts were drawn up on 15 June 2010 and received by the Court on 2 July 2010. The Final Annual Accounts, consolidated with those of the Commission are published in the Official Journal of the European Union by 15 November of the following year. These can be found on the following website http://eca.europa.eu or www.cdt.europa.eu

(12) Internal Control Standards Nos 6 ‘Risk Management Process’ and 8 ‘Processes and Procedures’.

	Paragraph	Page
INTRODUCTION …	1-2	120
STATEMENT OF ASSURANCE …	3-12	120
COMMENTS ON THE BUDGETARY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT …	13	121
OTHER MATTERS …	14-15	121
FOLLOW-UP FROM PREVIOUS YEAR’S FINDINGS …	16	121
Table …		122
The Centre’s replies …		123