Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1533 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision of the European Parliament to grant discharge to the Executive Director of the Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) in respect of the implementation of the BBI JU's budget for the financial year 2017. It includes observations in a resolution (not provided) and instructs the President to forward the decision and resolution 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:
* **Decision:** Grants discharge to the Executive Director of the Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017.
* **Observations:** Sets out observations in the resolution, which is an integral part of the decision.
* **Instructions:** Instructs the President to forward the decision and the resolution to:
* The Executive Director of the Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking.
* The Council.
* The Commission.
* The Court of Auditors.
* **Publication:** Requires the publication of the decision and resolution in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
* **Legal Basis:** The decision is based on several legal instruments, including:
* Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Articles 287 & 319).
* Various Regulations (EU, Euratom) concerning the financial rules applicable to the Union's budget.
* Council Regulation (EU) No 560/2014 establishing the Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking.
* Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 110/2014 on the model financial regulation for public-private partnership bodies.
Impact Analysis:
* **Executive Director of the Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking:**
* Impact: Granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the joint undertaking's budget for 2017.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision and the related resolution.
* **Council:**
* Impact: Must be informed of the decision.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision and the related resolution.
* **Commission:**
* Impact: Must be informed of the decision.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision and the related resolution.
* **Court of Auditors:**
* Impact: Must be informed of the decision.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision and the related resolution.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* Impact: Responsible for ensuring the decision is properly communicated.
* Action Required: Forward the decision and resolution to the specified parties and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking: A public-private partnership focused on bio-based industries.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is the EU institution tasked with auditing the EU finances.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Council: A component of the EU legislative branch
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: Executive branch of the European Union
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/317
DECISION (EU) 2019/1533 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Bio-based Industries Joint
Undertaking for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking
for the financial year 2017, together with the joint undertaking'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 joint
undertaking in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05827/2019 —
C8-0103/2019),
— 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 209 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 71 thereof,
— having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 560/2014 of 6 May 2014 establishing the Bio-based Industries Joint
Undertaking (5), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
— having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 110/2014 of 30 September 2013 on the model
financial regulation for public-private partnership bodies referred to in Article 209 of Regulation (EU, Euratom)
No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6),
— 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 (A8-0103/2019),
1. Grants the Executive Director of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implemen
tation of the joint undertaking'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 Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking, 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 452, 14.12.2018, p. 10.
(2) OJ C 452, 14.12.2018, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 169, 7.6.2014, p. 130.
(6) OJ L 38, 7.2.2014, p. 2.