Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1545 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision by the European Parliament concerning the discharge of the Executive Director of the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (IMI 2 Joint Undertaking) in respect of the implementation of the IMI 2 Joint Undertaking’s budget for the financial year 2017. It includes observations in an attached resolution and instructs the President to forward the decision and resolution to relevant parties for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Decision on Discharge:**
* Grants discharge to the Executive Director of the IMI 2 Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017.
* Observations are detailed in the resolution that forms an integral part of this decision.
* **Instructions for Dissemination:**
* The President is instructed to forward the decision and the related resolution to:
* The Executive Director of the IMI 2 Joint Undertaking
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* Requires arranging for the publication of the decision and resolution in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
Impact Analysis:
Executive Director of the IMI 2 Joint Undertaking:
* Impact: Granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the IMI 2 Joint Undertaking’s budget for the financial year 2017.
* Action Required: Review the resolution containing observations related to the discharge.
Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors:
* Impact: To receive the decision and resolution from the President of the European Parliament.
* Action Required: Review the decision and resolution upon receipt.
President of the European Parliament:
* Impact: Responsible for ensuring the decision is correctly disseminated.
* Action Required: Forward the decision and resolution to the specified recipients and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking: A public-private partnership in the European Union focused on pharmaceutical research.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is the institution of the European Union (EU) established to audit EU finances.
Council of the European Union: A body of the European Union composed of government ministers from each member state.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
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.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU No 110/2014: A delegated regulation by the European Commission on the model financial regulation for public-private partnership bodies.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/337
DECISION (EU) 2019/1545 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Innovative Medicines
Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (‘IMI 2 Joint
Undertaking’) for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the IMI 2 Joint Undertaking for the
financial year 2017, together with the IMI 2 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 IMI 2 Joint
Undertaking in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05827/2019 –
C8-0104/2019),
— 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 557/2014 of 6 May 2014 establishing the IMI 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 (A8-0104/2019),
1. Grants the Executive Director of the IMI 2 Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the
IMI 2 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 IMI 2 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. 57.
(2) OJ C 452, 14.12.2018, p. 59.
(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. 54.
(6) OJ L 38, 7.2.2014, p. 2.