Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1544 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision by the European Parliament concerning the closure of accounts for the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017. It references reports from the Court of Auditors and the Council's recommendation. The decision approves the closure of the accounts and outlines instructions for forwarding the decision.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Decision:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 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 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The President is instructed to arrange for the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Impact Analysis:
* **Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (Executive Director):**
* *Impact:* The Executive Director is subject to the decision regarding the closure of accounts and will receive the official decision.
* *Action Required:* No specific action outlined beyond receiving the decision.
* **Council:**
* *Impact:* The Council is subject to the decision regarding the closure of accounts and will receive the official decision.
* *Action Required:* No specific action outlined beyond receiving the decision.
* **Commission:**
* *Impact:* The Commission is subject to the decision regarding the closure of accounts and will receive the official decision.
* *Action Required:* No specific action outlined beyond receiving the decision.
* **Court of Auditors:**
* *Impact:* The Court of Auditors is subject to the decision regarding the closure of accounts and will receive the official decision.
* *Action Required:* No specific action outlined beyond receiving the decision.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* *Impact:* Required to act on the decision.
* *Action Required:* Forward the decision to the specified parties 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
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking: A public-private partnership focused on research, technological development, and demonstration activities in fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is one of the institutions of the European Union, established to audit the finances of the EU.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the two primary treaties upon which the European Union (EU) is founded.
Council: Council of the European Union, a component of the EU's legislative branch.
Commission: European Commission, an institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
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.
Antonio TAJANI: President of the European Parliament (implied from context).
L 249/336 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1544 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking for the
financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking for the financial year
2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 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-
0105/2019),
— 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 559/2014 of 6 May 2014 establishing the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2
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 (A8-0105/2019),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking for the financial year
2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 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. 48.
(2) OJ C 452, 14.12.2018, p. 50.
(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. 108.
(6) OJ L 38, 7.2.2014, p. 2.