Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1553 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This decision by the European Parliament addresses the closure of the accounts of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017. It takes into consideration the final annual accounts, the Court of Auditors' report and statement of assurance, and the Council's recommendation. The decision instructs the President to forward it to relevant parties and arrange for its publication.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Approval:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the SESAR 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 SESAR Joint Undertaking
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The President is also instructed to arrange for the decision's publication in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
Impact Analysis:
Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking:
* Impact: Must receive the decision.
* Action Required: No action required is explicitly stated in the document.
The Council:
* Impact: Must receive the decision.
* Action Required: No action required is explicitly stated in the document.
The Commission:
* Impact: Must receive the decision.
* Action Required: No action required is explicitly stated in the document.
The Court of Auditors:
* Impact: Must receive the decision.
* Action Required: No action required is explicitly stated in the document.
President of the European Parliament:
* Impact: Responsible for ensuring the decision is properly communicated and published.
* Action Required: Forward the decision to the specified parties and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
SESAR Joint Undertaking: A public-private partnership focused on modernizing air traffic management in Europe.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is one of the institutions of the European Union.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Council: Council of the European Union
Commission: European Commission
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.
L 249/354 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1553 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts 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. Approves the closure of the accounts of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the SESAR 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. 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.