Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1530 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European GNSS Agency (GSA) for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision by the European Parliament to grant discharge to the Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency (GSA) concerning the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017. It includes observations outlined in a resolution and mandates the President to forward the decision and resolution to relevant parties, including the GSA Executive Director, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors, 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 GNSS Agency is granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017.
* **Observations:**
* The European Parliament's observations are detailed in a resolution that is integral to this decision.
* **Distribution and Publication:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward this decision and the related resolution to:
* The Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency.
* 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:
* **Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency:**
* Impact: Granted discharge for the implementation of the Agency's 2017 budget.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
* **Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors:**
* Impact: Informed of the discharge decision and its associated resolution.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* Impact: Responsible for the distribution and publication of the decision.
* Action Required: Forward the decision and resolution to the specified entities and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: A legislative body of the European Union.
European GNSS Agency: An agency of the European Union responsible for the European Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) programmes.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is one of the institutions of the European Union.
Council: Council of the European Union
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
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.
Antonio TAJANI: President of the European Parliament
L 249/312 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1530 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European GNSS Agency (GSA)
for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European GNSS Agency 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 — C8-0086/2019),
— 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 (EU) No 912/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September
2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency, repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004 on the establishment
of structures for the management of the European satellite radio navigation programmes and amending Regulation
(EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (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 (A8-0142/2019),
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the
Agency'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 GNSS Agency, 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. 98
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 98
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 11.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.