Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1535 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision by the European Parliament to approve the closure of accounts for the Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017. It references the Court of Auditors' report, the Council's recommendation, and several EU regulations. The decision was made on March 26, 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Approval:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017.
* **Instructions:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Executive Director of the Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking.
* The Council.
* The Commission.
* The Court of Auditors.
* The President is also instructed to arrange for the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
Impact Analysis:
**Executive Director of the Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking:**
* Impact: Must receive the decision of the European Parliament regarding the closure of accounts for the financial year 2017.
* Action Required: No action required
**Council:**
* Impact: Must receive the decision of the European Parliament regarding the closure of accounts for the financial year 2017.
* Action Required: No action required
**Commission:**
* Impact: Must receive the decision of the European Parliament regarding the closure of accounts for the financial year 2017.
* Action Required: No action required
**Court of Auditors:**
* Impact: Must receive the decision of the European Parliament regarding the closure of accounts for the financial year 2017.
* Action Required: No action required
**President of the European Parliament:**
* Impact: Responsible for ensuring the decision is properly communicated and published.
* Action Required: Forward the decision to the specified entities and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking: A public-private partnership focused on bio-based industries within the European Union.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is one of the institutions of the European Union, established to audit EU finances.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union.
Council: The Council of the European Union, where ministers from each EU country meet to discuss, amend and adopt laws, and coordinate policies.
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, amending several other regulations.
Commission: The European Commission is an executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, enforcing EU laws and directing the Union's administrative operations.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/321
DECISION (EU) 2019/1535 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts 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. Approves the closure of the accounts of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the Bio-based Industries Joint
Undertaking, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for its 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.