Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1497 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency (now European Union Agency for Railways) (ERA) for the financial year 2017
**Executive Summary:**
This decision of the European Parliament concerns the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency, now the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA), for the financial year 2017. It grants discharge to the Executive Director and instructs the President to forward the decision to relevant parties, including the ERA Executive Director, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors. The decision and its integral resolution will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Discharge:**
* The Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways is granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017.
* **Observations:**
* The observations are set out in the resolution which forms an integral part of this decision.
* **Instruction for Forwarding and Publication:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and the integral resolution to the:
* Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways
* 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:**
**Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways:**
* *Impact:* Granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017.
* *Action Required:* Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution from the President of the European Parliament.
**The Council:**
* *Impact:* Receives the decision and resolution.
* *Action Required:* Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution from the President of the European Parliament.
**The Commission:**
* *Impact:* Receives the decision and resolution.
* *Action Required:* Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution from the President of the European Parliament.
**The Court of Auditors:**
* *Impact:* Receives the decision and resolution.
* *Action Required:* Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution from the President of the European Parliament.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
European Union Agency for Railways: Agency of the European Union dealing with railway transport.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is one of the institutions of the European Union, established to audit the finances of the EU.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Council: Council of the European Union
Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Regulation EU, Euratom 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Commission: European Commission
L 249/252 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1497 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency
(now European Union Agency for Railways) (ERA) for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Railway Agency (now European Union Agency for
Railways) for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Railways
for the financial year 2017, together with the Agency'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 Agency in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 – C8-0083/2019),
— 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 881/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004
establishing a European Railway Agency (Agency Regulation) (5), and in particular Article 39 thereof,
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/796 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the
European Union Agency for Railways and repealing Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 (6), and in particular Article 65
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 (7), 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 Transport
and Tourism (A8-0158/2019),
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways discharge in respect of the implemen
tation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017;
2. Sets out its observations in the resolution below;
(1) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 83.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 83.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/253
3. Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the resolution forming an integral part of it, to the Executive
Director of the European Union Agency for Railways, 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