Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1443 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision of the European Parliament concerning the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) for the financial year 2017. It grants discharge to the Director of the CdT, sets out observations in a resolution, and instructs the President to forward the decision and resolution to relevant parties for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Discharge:**
* The Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union is granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre's budget for the financial year 2017.
* **Observations and Resolution:**
* The European Parliament's observations are outlined in a resolution that forms an integral part of this decision.
* **Communication and Publication:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward this decision, along with the resolution, to:
* The Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The decision and resolution must be published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Impact Analysis:
**Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union:**
* *Impact:* Granted discharge for the implementation of the Centre's budget for the financial year 2017.
* *Action Required:* Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
**Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors:**
* *Impact:* Informed of the discharge decision and the accompanying resolution.
* *Action Required:* Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
**President of the European Parliament:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the formal communication of the decision.
* *Action Required:* Forward the decision and resolution to the specified parties and arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: A legislative body of the European Union involved in the discharge process for the budget implementation of the Translation Centre.
Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union: An agency of the European Union whose budget implementation for the financial year 2017 is being reviewed and granted discharge.
Court of Auditors: An institution of the European Union responsible for auditing the accounts and financial management of EU bodies.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: A fundamental treaty of the European Union, cited as the basis for the discharge procedure.
Council of the European Union: An institution of the European Union representing the governments of the member states, which provides a recommendation on the discharge to be given to the Centre.
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.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU No 1271/2013: A regulation on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/159
DECISION (EU) 2019/1443 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the
Bodies of the European Union (CdT) for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the
financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of
the European Union for the financial year 2017, together with the Centre's reply (1),
— having regard to the statement of assurance (2) 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 the Council's recommendation of 12 February 2019 on discharge to be given to the Centre in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 — C8-0074/2019),
— having regard to Article 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 (3), and in particular Article 208 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 (4), and in particular Article 70 thereof,
— having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2965/94 of 28 November 1994 setting up a Translation Centre for
bodies of the European Union (5), and in particular Article 14 thereof,
— having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework
financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the
European Parliament and of the Council (6), and in particular Article 108 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 and the opinion of the Committee on Culture
and Education (A8-0122/2019),
1. Grants the Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union discharge in respect of the
implementation of the Centre's budget 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 Director of
the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union, 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
(1) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 205.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 205.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 314, 7.12.1994, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.