Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1539 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ECSEL 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 ECSEL Joint Undertaking concerning the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2017. It includes observations in a separate resolution and mandates the President to forward the decision and resolution to relevant parties for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union L series. The decision was made on March 26, 2019.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Discharge Grant:**
* The Executive Director of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking is granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the joint undertaking's budget for the financial year 2017.
* **Observations and Resolution:**
* The European Parliament's observations are set out in a resolution that forms an integral part of this decision.
* **Communication and Publication:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward this decision and the related resolution to:
* The Executive Director of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking.
* The Council.
* The Commission.
* The Court of Auditors.
* These parties are responsible for arranging the publication of the decision and resolution in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Executive Director of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking:**
* *Impact:* Granted discharge for the implementation of the 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 related resolution.
* *Action Required:* Receive the decision and resolution, and arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
**President of the European Parliament:**
* *Impact:* Tasked with formal communication of the decision.
* *Action Required:* Forward the decision and resolution to the specified recipients and arrange for publication.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union
ECSEL Joint Undertaking: Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership (ECSEL) Joint Undertaking. It is a public-private partnership for funding research, development and innovation projects.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is one of the institutions of the European Union (EU). It is in charge to check that EU funds are collected and used correctly.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, defining the scope of the EU's powers.
Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union comprising government ministers from each member state.
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.
European Commission: Executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's budget.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/327
DECISION (EU) 2019/1539 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking for
the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the ECSEL 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-
0107/2019),
— 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 561/2014 of 6 May 2014 establishing the ECSEL 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 (A8-0102/2019),
1. Grants the Executive Director of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation 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 ECSEL 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. 152.
(6) OJ L 38, 7.2.2014, p. 2.