Neto vrednost teh sredstev in obveznosti, prikazanih v bilanci stanja ESPJ z dne 23. julija 2002, se ob upoštevanju morebitnega povečanja ali zmanjšanja zaradi likvidacijskih postopkov obravnava kot sredstva, namenjena za raziskave v sektorjih, povezanih s premogovništvom in jeklarsko industrijo, imenovana "ESPJ v likvidaciji".
The net worth of these assets and liabilities, as they appear in the balance sheet of the ECSC of 23 July 2002, subject to any increase or decrease which may occur as a result of the liquidation operations, shall be considered as assets intended for research in the sectors related to the coal and steel industry, referred to as the "ECSC in liquidation".