Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU, Euratom) 2019/1422 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 V — Court of Auditors
Executive Summary:
This is a decision by the European Parliament to grant discharge to the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors regarding the implementation of the Court's budget for the financial year 2017. The decision is based on various reports and statements, including the Court of Auditors' annual report and the statement of assurance. The President is instructed to forward the decision and related resolution to several EU institutions for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Discharge:** The European Parliament grants discharge to the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2017.
* **Observations:** The observations of the European Parliament are set out in the resolution accompanying this decision.
* **Instruction:** The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward this decision and the resolution to:
* The Court of Auditors
* The European Council
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Justice of the European Union
* The European Ombudsman
* The European Data Protection Supervisor
* The European External Action Service
* **Publication:** The President shall arrange for the publication of the decision and resolution in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
Impact Analysis:
* **Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors:**
* *Impact:* Granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2017.
* *Action Required:* None explicitly stated.
* **Court of Auditors:**
* *Impact:* Subject of the discharge decision and recipient of the decision and related resolution.
* *Action Required:* Review the decision and resolution, particularly the observations made by the European Parliament.
* **European Council, Council, Commission, Court of Justice of the European Union, European Ombudsman, European Data Protection Supervisor, European External Action Service:**
* *Impact:* Recipients of the decision and related resolution.
* *Action Required:* Review the decision and resolution.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for forwarding the decision and resolution and arranging for their publication.
* *Action Required:* Forward the decision and resolution to the specified institutions and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is one of the institutions of the European Union, established to audit the finances of the EU.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, defining the scope of the EU's powers.
European Council: A collective body that defines the European Union's overall political direction and priorities.
Council: Council of the European Union, a legislative body of the EU.
Commission: The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union.
Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/105
DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2019/1422 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 V — Court of Auditors
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 — C8-0322/2018) (2),
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in
2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' annual report on the implementation of the budget concerning the financial
year 2017, together with the institutions' replies (3),
— 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 Article 314(10) and Articles 317, 318 and 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 (5), and in particular Articles 55, 99, 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 59, 118, 260, 261 and 262 thereof,
— 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 (A8-0097/2019),
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of
the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2017;
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 Court of
Auditors, the European Council, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the
European Ombudsman, the European Data Protection Supervisor and the European External Action Service, 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
(1) OJ L 51, 28.2.2017.
(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.