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Date: 2019-09-27 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: Europe

Decision (EU) 2019/1406 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section I — European Parliament

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**Executive Summary:** This document is a decision of the European Parliament concerning the discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section I, European Parliament. It grants the President of the European Parliament discharge for the 2017 budget implementation and includes observations in the resolution. The decision instructs the President to forward it, along with the resolution, to the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors for publication. **Key Points / Main Content:** * **Discharge Decision:** * The European Parliament grants its President discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Parliament for the financial year 2017. * Observations related to the discharge are detailed in the resolution that forms an integral part of this decision. * **Reporting and Publication:** * The President is instructed to forward the decision and its integral resolution to the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors. * The decision and resolution must be published in the Official Journal of the European Union L series. **Impact Analysis:** **European Parliament President:** * *Impact:* Granted discharge for the implementation of the 2017 budget; responsible for disseminating the decision. * *Action Required:* Forward the decision and resolution to the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors for publication. **Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors:** * *Impact:* Recipients of the discharge decision and resolution. * *Action Required:* Review the document upon receipt and facilitate its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union L series. **Union Institutions:** * *Impact:* Required to act on the observations accompanying the Parliament's discharge decision. * *Action Required:* Take all appropriate steps to address the observations accompanying the Parliament’s discharge decision, as per Article 262(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046.

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Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the two primary treaties upon which the European Union (EU) is founded. European Parliament: The legislative branch of the European Union, directly elected by EU citizens. European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe. Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is one of the institutions of the European Union (EU). As the EU's external auditor, it is tasked to audit the finances of the EU. Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union. Regulation EU, Euratom 2018/1046: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union. Antonio TAJANI: The President of the European Parliament at the time of this decision. Klaus WELLE: The Secretary-General of the European Parliament.
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27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/1 II (Non-legislative acts) DECISIONS DECISION (EU) 2019/1406 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section I — European Parliament THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, — having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017 (1), — having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018) 521 — C8-0319/2018) (2), — having regard to the report on budgetary and financial management for the financial year 2017, Section I — European Parliament (3), — having regard to the Internal Auditor's annual report for the financial year 2017, — having regard to the Court of Auditors' annual report on the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017, together with the institutions' replies (4), — having regard to the statement of assurance (5) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2017, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, — having regard to Article 314(10) and Article 318 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, — having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (6), and in particular Articles 164, 165 and 166 thereof, — having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (7), and in particular Articles 260, 261 and 262 thereof, — having regard to the Bureau decision of 16 June 2014 on the Internal Rules on the implementation of the European Parliament's budget (8), and in particular Article 22 thereof, — having regard to Rule 94 and Rule 98(3) of, and Annex IV to, its Rules of Procedure, — having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A8-0108/2019), A. whereas the President adopted Parliament's accounts for the financial year 2017 on 4 July 2018; (1) OJ L 51, 28.2.2017. (2) OJ C 348, 28.9.2018, p. 1. (3) OJ C 411, 13.11.2018, p. 1. (4) OJ C 357, 4.10.2018, p. 1. (5) OJ C 357, 4.10.2018, p. 9. (6) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1. (7) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1. (8) PE 422.541/Bur.L 249/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019 B. whereas the Secretary-General, as principal authorising officer by delegation, certified, on 6 July 2018, his reasonable assurance that the resources assigned for Parliament's budget have been used for their intended purpose, in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and that control procedures established give the necessary guarantees concerning the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions; C. whereas the audit of the Court of Auditors stated that, in its specific assessment of administrative and other expenditure in 2017, it did not identify any serious weaknesses in the examined annual activity reports of the institutions and bodies required by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046; D. whereas Article 262(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 requires each Union institution to take all appropriate steps to act on the observations accompanying the Parliament's discharge decision; 1. Grants its President discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Parliament for the financial year 2017; 2. Sets out its observations in the resolution below; 3. Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution forming an integral part of it to the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series). The President The Secretary-General Antonio TAJANI Klaus WELLE

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