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Decision (EU, Euratom) 2019/1417 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Research Executive Agency for the financial year 2017

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Executive Summary: This document is a decision by the European Parliament to grant discharge to the Director of the Research Executive Agency (REA) concerning the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017. It references various reports, regulations, and articles related to the EU budget and the functioning of the Union. The decision includes observations outlined in a resolution regarding the implementation of the EU's general budget for 2017. Key Points / Main Content: Discharge Decision: * The European Parliament grants discharge to the Director of the REA in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017. Observations and Resolutions: * Observations are detailed in the resolution forming part of the decisions on discharge concerning the implementation of the general budget of the EU for 2017, Section III Commission and executive agencies. * Reference is made to the resolution of 26 March 2019 on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the Commission discharge for the financial year 2017. Forwarding and Publication: * The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision, along with related documents, to the Director of the REA, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors. * The decision and related documents are to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union L series. Impact Analysis: Director of the Research Executive Agency: * Impact: Granted discharge for the implementation of the Agency's 2017 budget; subject to observations in the related resolution. * Action Required: Review the resolution forming part of the discharge decision and implement any necessary corrective actions. Council, Commission of the European Union, and Court of Auditors: * Impact: Receive the decision on discharge and related documents for information and further action as appropriate. * Action Required: Review the decision and take any necessary actions within their respective roles and responsibilities. European Parliament: * Impact: Having made the decision, it ensures the decision is forwarded and published. * Action Required: Ensure the decision, the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section III Commission and the resolution forming an integral part of those decisions, are forwarded to the Director of the Research Executive Agency, the Council, the Commission of the European Union and the Court of Auditors, and arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.

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European Parliament: A legislative body of the European Union. Euratom: European Atomic Energy Community Research Executive Agency: An executive agency of the European Union responsible for managing research funding. European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe. Commission of the European Union: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU. Council of the European Union: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union, composed of government ministers from each member state. 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.
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27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/93 DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2019/1417 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Research Executive Agency for the financial year 2017 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 final annual accounts of the Research Executive Agency for the financial year 2017 (3), — having regard to the Commission's report on the follow-up to the discharge for the financial year 2016 (COM (2018) 545), and to the accompanying Commission staff working document(s), — 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' report on the annual accounts of the Research Executive Agency for the financial year 2017, together with the Agency's reply (4), — having regard to the statement of assurance (5) 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 executive agencies in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05826/2019 — C8- 0054/2019), — 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 (6) 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 (7), and in particular Articles 69, 260, 261 and 262 thereof, — having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 of 19 December 2002 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes (8), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof, — having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 of 21 September 2004 on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes (9), and in particular the first and second paragraphs of Article 66 thereof, (1) OJ L 51, 28.2.2017, p. 1. (2) OJ C 348, 28.9.2018, p. 1. (3) OJ C 413, 14.11.2018, p. 12. (4) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 16. (5) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 225. (6) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1. (7) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1. (8) OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 1. (9) OJ L 297, 22.9.2004, p. 6.L 249/94 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019 — having regard to Commission Implementing Decision 2013/778/EU of 13 December 2013 establishing the Research Executive Agency and repealing Decision 2008/46/EC (10), — 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 Director of the Research Executive Agency discharge in relation to the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017; 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 (11); 3. Instructs its President to forward this decision, the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section III — Commission and the resolution forming an integral part of those decisions, to the Director of the Research Executive Agency, the Council, the Commission of the European Union 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 (10) OJ L 346, 20.12.2013, p. 54. (11) Texts adopted, P8_TA(2019)0243 (see page 59 of this Official Journal).

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