Date: 2025-10-08Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2025/1699 of the European Parliament of 7 May 2025 on the closure of the accounts of the Chips Joint Undertaking (before 21.9.2023 Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking) for the financial year 2023
**Executive Summary**
This is a Decision (EU) 2025/1699 of the European Parliament, dated 7 May 2025, concerning the closure of the accounts of the Chips Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2023. The decision was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 8 October 2025. It instructs the President to forward the decision to various entities and arrange for its publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Account Closure:** The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the Chips Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2023.
* **Instruction to the President:** The President of the European Parliament is instructed to:
* Forward the decision to the Executive Director of the Chips Joint Undertaking, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors.
* Arrange for the decision's publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Impact Analysis**
**Executive Director of the Chips Joint Undertaking**
*Impact*
The Executive Director will receive the official decision regarding the closure of the Chips Joint Undertaking accounts for the financial year 2023.
*Action Required*
No specific action is required from the Executive Director beyond acknowledging receipt of the decision.
**Council of the European Union**
*Impact*
The Council will receive the official decision.
*Action Required*
No specific action is required from the Council beyond acknowledging receipt of the decision.
**European Commission**
*Impact*
The Commission will receive the official decision.
*Action Required*
No specific action is required from the Commission beyond acknowledging receipt of the decision.
**Court of Auditors**
*Impact*
The Court of Auditors will receive the official decision.
*Action Required*
No specific action is required from the Court of Auditors beyond acknowledging receipt of the decision.
**European Parliament President**
*Impact*
The President of the European Parliament is tasked with disseminating and publishing the decision.
*Action Required*
The President needs to forward the decision and ensure its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
Chips Joint Undertaking: Subject of the decision regarding closure of accounts for the financial year 2023. Previously known as Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
European Parliament: One of the main entities that adopted the decision
Council of the European Union: Mentioned in the regulation impacting the Joint Undertaking
Court of Auditors: Provides annual reports and statement of assurance on the EU Joint Undertakings
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1699 8.10.2025
DECISION(EU) 2025/1699 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 7 May 2025
on the closure of the accounts of the Chips Joint Undertaking (before 21.9.2023 Key Digital
Technologies Joint Undertaking) for the financial year 2023
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the Chips 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 regarding to Council Regulation (EU) 2023/1782 of 25 July 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2085
establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe, as regards the Chips Joint Undertaking(6),
— 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(7),
— 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) 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 229, 18.9.2023, p. 55, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1782/oj.
(7) OJ L 142, 29.5.2019, p. 16, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/887/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1699/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 8.10.2025
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the Chips Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2023;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the Chips 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
Roberta METSOLA Alessandro CHIOCCHETTI
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