2001 discharge: EC general budget, Court of Justice

PURPOSE : to present the balance sheets and the revenue and expenditure accounts relating to the implementation of the 2001 budget : Section IV - Court of Justice. CONTENT : this document presents the amount of expenditure and the balance sheets of the other institutions of the Union (except the Commission) for 2001. It highlights, in particular, that the expenditure of the Court of Justice has gained 8,8% in comparison with the year 2000. The 2001 budget of the Court is set at EUR 141.888.600 incurring a height of 99,15% and is marked by the following elements: 1) personnel costs : an increase of 8,9% compared to 2000; 2) inter-institutional co-operation : an increase of 15,6% compared to 2000 : this covers staff training and redeployment of personnel but also restaurant and canteen costs, which like in 2000, were in deficit. It should be noted that as from 2002, the Court will conclude a new contract as regards catering which will lead to the suppression of any financial participation from the Court in the running of this sector; 3) real estate : an increase of 19,4% due to the strengthening of the "Costs of purchase-rental" expense for an amount of nearly EUR 3 million : this amount made it possible for the Court to make, at the end of 2001, a repayment before the due date of the rental-purchase agreement concluded between the Court and the Luxembourg authorities for annex buildings of the Palais.�