Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1473 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This is a decision by the European Parliament to grant discharge to the Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in respect of the implementation of EFSA's budget for the financial year 2017. It includes observations in the resolution and instructs the President to forward the decision to relevant parties for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision was made on March 26, 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Discharge:**
* The Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority is granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2017.
* **Observations:**
* The observations are set out in the resolution below (not provided in this text).
* **Instruction and Publication:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward this decision, and the resolution, to:
* The Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The decision and resolution are to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
Impact Analysis:
* European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Executive Director:
* Impact: Granted discharge for budget implementation in 2017.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
* Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors:
* Impact: Must be informed of the decision regarding the discharge of EFSA's budget.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
* President of the European Parliament:
* Impact: Responsible for ensuring the decision is forwarded to the relevant parties.
* Action Required: Forward the decision and resolution to the specified recipients and arrange for publication.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: A legislative body of the European Union.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA): An agency of the European Union that provides independent scientific advice and communicates on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is one of the five constitutional institutions of the European Union (EU). It is in charge of auditing EU finances.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the two primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union (EU).
Council of the European Union: A component of the EU legislative branch and the main decision-making body 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.
Regulation EC No 178/2002: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/213
DECISION (EU) 2019/1473 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety
Authority (EFSA) for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Food Safety Authority for
the financial year 2017, together with the Authority'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 Authority in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 — C8-0080/2019),
— 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 Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002
laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority
and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (5), and in particular Article 44 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 the
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A8-0128/2019),
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of
the Authority'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 Executive
Director of the European Food Safety Authority, 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. 132.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 132.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.