Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1551 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017
**Executive Summary:**
This is a decision by the European Parliament to grant discharge to the Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking in respect of the implementation of the joint undertaking's budget for the financial year 2017. It includes observations outlined in a resolution. The decision instructs the President to forward the decision and resolution to relevant parties and arrange for their publication.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Discharge:**
* Grants discharge to the Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the 2017 financial year budget implementation.
* **Observations:**
* Sets out observations regarding the discharge in an attached resolution.
* **Distribution and Publication:**
* Instructs the President to forward the decision and resolution to the Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors.
* Requires the decision and resolution to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
**Impact Analysis**
**Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking:**
* *Impact:* Granted discharge for the implementation of the 2017 budget.
* *Action Required:* Review the resolution containing observations related to the discharge.
**Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors:**
* *Impact:* To receive the decision and resolution.
* *Action Required:* Review the decision and resolution.
**President of the European Parliament:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for ensuring the decision is properly communicated.
* *Action Required:* Forward the decision and resolution to the specified parties and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: The legislative body of the European Union, responsible for budgetary control and decision-making.
SESAR Joint Undertaking: A Joint Undertaking to develop the new generation European air traffic management system.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is the institution of the European Union (EU) established to audit EU finances.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining the EU's objectives, institutions, and decision-making processes.
Council of the European Union: A component of the EU's legislative branch. It is composed of government ministers from each member state.
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 1271/2013: Commission Delegated Regulation on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
L 249/348 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1551 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for
the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the SESAR 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-
0101/2019),
— 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 208 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 70 thereof,
— having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 219/2007 of 27 February 2007 on the establishment of a Joint
Undertaking to develop the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR) (5), and in particular
Article 4b thereof,
— having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework
financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 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 and the opinion of the Committee on Transport
and Tourism (A8-0118/2019),
1. Grants the Executive Director of the SESAR 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 SESAR 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. 66.
(2) OJ C 452, 14.12.2018, p. 68.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 64, 2.3.2007, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.