Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU, Euratom) 2019/1410 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section III — Commission and executive agencies
**Executive Summary:**
This is a decision by the European Parliament concerning discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section III, which concerns the Commission and executive agencies. The decision grants the Commission discharge and sets out observations in a related resolution. The President is instructed to forward the decision and resolution to various EU institutions, national parliaments, audit institutions, and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Discharge:** Grants the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017.
* **Observations:** Sets out observations in the resolution that is an integral part of the discharge decisions.
* **Forwarding and Publication:** Instructs the President to forward the decision and resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors, national parliaments, and national and regional audit institutions of the Member States. Also, mandates publication in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
**Impact Analysis**
**European Commission:**
* *Impact:* Granted discharge for the implementation of the 2017 budget, Section III, and is subject to observations outlined in the related resolution.
* *Action Required:* Review and address the observations outlined in the resolution.
**Council of the European Union:**
* *Impact:* Receives the decision and resolution.
* *Action Required:* Review the decision and resolution.
**Court of Auditors:**
* *Impact:* Receives the decision and resolution.
* *Action Required:* Review the decision and resolution.
**National Parliaments and National/Regional Audit Institutions of Member States:**
* *Impact:* Receive the decision and resolution.
* *Action Required:* Review the decision and resolution.
**President of the European Parliament:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for forwarding the decision and resolution.
* *Action Required:* Forward the decision and resolution to the specified parties and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Commission: Executive branch of the European Union.
Euratom: European Atomic Energy Community.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community: The treaty that formed the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom).
Council of the European Union: A body composed of government ministers from each EU member state.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is the institution of the European Union (EU) established to audit EU finances.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/29
DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2019/1410 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for
the financial year 2017, Section III — Commission and executive agencies
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017 (1),
— having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2017
(COM(2018) 521 — C8-0318/2018) (2),
— having regard to the Commission's report on the follow-up to the discharge for the financial year 2016
(COM(2018)0545),
— having regard to the Commission's 2017 Annual Management and Performance Report for the EU Budget
(COM(2018) 457),
— having regard to the Commission's annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2017
(COM(2018) 661), and to the accompanying Commission staff working document (SWD(2018) 429),
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' annual report on the implementation of the budget for the financial
year 2017, together with the institutions' replies (3), and to the Court of Auditors' special reports,
— having regard to the statement of assurance (4) 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 Commission
in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05824/2019 — C8-0053/2019),
— having regard to Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
— having regard to Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
— 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 (5) and in particular Articles 62, 164, 165 and 166 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 (6), and in particular Articles 69, 260, 261 and 262 thereof,
— having regard to Rule 93 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinions of the other committees
concerned (A8-0110/2019),
A. whereas, under Article 17(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the Commission is to execute the budget and
manage programmes and, pursuant to Article 317 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, is to
implement the budget in cooperation with the Member States, on its own responsibility, having regard to the
principles of sound financial management;
1. Grants the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for
the financial year 2017;
(1) OJ L 51, 28.2.2017, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 348, 28.9.2018, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 357, 4.10.2018, p. 1.
(4) OJ C 357, 4.10.2018, p. 9.
(5) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.L 249/30 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
2. Sets out its observations in the resolution forming an integral part of the decisions on discharge in respect of the
implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section III — Commission
and executive agencies, and in its resolution of 26 March 2019 on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the
context of the Commission discharge for the financial year 2017 (7);
3. Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the resolution forming an integral part of it, to the Council, the
Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to the national parliaments and the national and regional audit
institutions of the Member States, 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
(7) Texts adopted, P8_TA(2019)0243 (see page 59 of this Official Journal).