Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1541 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017
This document is a decision by the European Parliament concerning the closure of accounts for the ECSEL (Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership) Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017. The decision follows a review of the final annual accounts by the Court of Auditors, including the Joint Undertaking's response and the statement of assurance regarding the reliability of the accounts and the legality/regularity of the underlying transactions. The Council's recommendation on granting discharge to the Joint Undertaking for the 2017 budget implementation was also considered. The decision references various articles and regulations of the European Union, including treaties, financial regulations, and regulations establishing the ECSEL Joint Undertaking itself. The European Parliament, having considered the report from the Committee on Budgetary Control, formally approves the closure of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking's accounts for the 2017 financial year. The President of the Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to relevant parties, including the Executive Director of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors, and to ensure its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union L series. The document is signed by Antonio Tajani, the President, and Klaus Welle, the Secretary-General.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
ECSEL Joint Undertaking: Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership Joint Undertaking.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is the EU institution tasked with auditing EU finances.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A component of the EU legislative branch, comprising heads of state or government from member nations.
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.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU No 110/2014: Commission Delegated Regulation on the model financial regulation for public-private partnership bodies.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/331
DECISION (EU) 2019/1541 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts 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. Approves the closure of the accounts of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the ECSEL 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. 152.
(6) OJ L 38, 7.2.2014, p. 2.