Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1426 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 VI — European Economic and Social Committee
**Executive Summary:**
This document is a decision of the European Parliament concerning the discharge of the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in respect of the implementation of the EESC budget for the financial year 2017. It grants discharge and sets out observations in an accompanying resolution. The decision instructs the President to forward the decision and resolution to various EU institutions for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Discharge:**
* The Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee is granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017.
* **Observations:**
* The observations of the European Parliament are detailed in the resolution that is an integral part of this decision.
* **Instructions:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and the resolution to:
* The European Economic and Social Committee
* The European Council
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Justice of the European Union
* The Court of Auditors
* The European Ombudsman
* The European Data Protection Supervisor
* The European External Action Service
* The President is also instructed to arrange for the publication of the decision and resolution in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Impact Analysis:**
* **European Economic and Social Committee (EESC):**
* *Impact:* The EESC's Secretary-General is granted discharge, and the EESC will receive observations from the European Parliament.
* *Action Required:* Review the resolution containing the European Parliament's observations and take appropriate action.
* **Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee:**
* *Impact:* Formally discharged from responsibility for the 2017 budget implementation.
* *Action Required:* Review observations from the EU Parliament.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* *Impact:* Required to act on the decision.
* *Action Required:* Forward the decision and resolution to the specified EU institutions and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
* **European Council, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Court of Auditors, the European Ombudsman, the European Data Protection Supervisor, and the European External Action Service:**
* *Impact:* Receipt of the decision and resolution.
* *Action Required:* Review the document.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
European Economic and Social Committee: A consultative body of the European Union.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A component of the legislative branch of the European Union, comprising ministers from each member state.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is the EU institution tasked with auditing EU finances.
Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012: 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: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/117
DECISION (EU) 2019/1426 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 VI — European Economic and Social Committee
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 — C8-0323/2018) (2),
— having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee's annual report to the discharge authority on
internal audits carried out in 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' annual report on the implementation of the budget concerning the financial
year 2017, together with the institutions' replies (3),
— having regard to the statement of assurance (4) 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 Articles 317, 318 and 319 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 (5), and in particular Articles 55, 99, 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 (6), and in particular Articles 59, 118, 260, 261 and 262 thereof,
— having regard to Rule 94 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A8-0100/2019),
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee discharge in respect of the implemen
tation of the budget of the European Economic and Social Committee 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 European
Economic and Social Committee, the European Council, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice of the
European Union, the Court of Auditors, the European Ombudsman, the European Data Protection Supervisor and
the European External Action Service, 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
(1) OJ L 51, 28.2.2017.
(2) OJ C 348, 28.9.2018, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 357, 4.10.2018, p. 1.
(4) OJ C 357, 4.10.2018, p. 9.
(5) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.