Date: 2025-10-08Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2025/1684 of the European Parliament of 7 May 2025 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2023
**Executive Summary**
This is a Decision (EU) 2025/1684 of the European Parliament, dated 7 May 2025, concerning the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2023. The decision is based on the final annual accounts, the Court of Auditors' annual report, and other relevant regulations. The document instructs the President to forward the decision to relevant parties and arrange for its publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Discharge Granting:** The Executive Director of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking is granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2023.
* **Observations:** The document sets out observations in the resolution below.
* **Instruction for Dissemination:** The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and its resolution to the following entities:
* Executive Director of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking
* Council
* Commission
* Court of Auditors
* To arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Impact Analysis**
**Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking's Executive Director**
* *Impact:* Granted discharge in respect of budget implementation for 2023.
* *Action Required:* Take note of the observations in the resolution and implement necessary actions.
**European Parliament's President**
* *Impact:* Responsible for forwarding the decision and resolution.
* *Action Required:* Ensure the decision and resolution are sent to the specified entities and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
**Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors**
* *Impact:* Receiving the decision and resolution.
* *Action Required:* Review and take appropriate actions based on the content of the decision and resolution.
Key Entities Referenced
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking: The entity whose budget implementation is being discharged in this decision.
European Parliament: The institution issuing the decision on the discharge of the budget.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085: Regulation establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe.
Court of Auditors: Provides the annual report and statement of assurance on the reliability of accounts.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1684 8.10.2025
DECISION(EU) 2025/1684 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 7 May 2025
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint
Undertaking for the financial year 2023
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking for the financial year
2023,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on the EU Joint Undertakings for the financial year 2023,
together with the Joint Undertakings’ replies(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 2023, pursuant to Article 287 of the
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
— having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 17 February 2025 on discharge to be given to the Joint
Undertaking in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2023 (05757/2025 – C10-0025/
2025),
— having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
— 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(3), and in particular Article 71 thereof,
— having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union(4), and in particular
Article 71 thereof,
— having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 of 19 November 2021 establishing the Joint Undertakings
under Horizon Europe and repealing Regulations (EC) No 219/2007, (EU) No 557/2014, (EU) No 558/2014, (EU)
No 559/2014, (EU) No 560/2014, (EU) No 561/2014 and (EU) No 642/2014(5), and in particular Article 26 thereof,
— having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/887 of 13 March 2019 on the model financial
regulation for public-private partnership bodies referred to in Article 71 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of
the European Parliament and of the Council(6),
— having regard to Rule 102 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Transport and Tourism,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A10-0056/2025),
1. Grants the Executive Director of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the
implementation of the Joint Undertaking’s budget for the financial year 2023;
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 Circular Bio-based Europe 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
Roberta METSOLA Alessandro CHIOCCHETTI
(1) OJ C, C/2024/6841, 13.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6841/oj.
(2) OJ C, C/2024/6041, 10.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6041/oj.
(3) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1046/oj.
(4) OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj.
(5) OJ L 427, 30.11.2021, p. 17, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2085/oj.
(6) OJ L 142, 29.5.2019, p. 16, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/887/oj.
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