title: Council Decision (EU) 2016/1342 of 24 June 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and Tuvalu on the short-stay visa waiver

text:
               6.8.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 213/1

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1342
   of 24 June 2016
   on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and Tuvalu on the short-stay visa waiver
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular point (a) of Article 77(2), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EU) No 509/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) transferred the reference to Tuvalu from Annex I to Annex II of Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 (2).

               (2)

               That reference to Tuvalu is accompanied by a footnote indicating that the exemption from the visa requirement shall apply from the date of entry into force of an agreement on visa exemption to be concluded with the European Union.

               (3)

               On 9 October 2014, the Council adopted a decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations with Tuvalu for the conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and Tuvalu on the short-stay visa waiver (the ‘Agreement’).

               (4)

               Negotiations on the Agreement were opened on 19 November 2014 and were successfully finalised by the initialling thereof on 8 October 2015.

               (5)

               The Agreement should be signed and the declarations attached to the Agreement should be approved, on behalf of the Union. The Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis as from the day following the date of signature thereof, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion.

               (6)

               This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC (3); the United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

               (7)

               This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC (4); Ireland is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and Tuvalu on the short-stay visa waiver is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement.
   The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The declarations attached to this Decision shall be approved on behalf of the Union.
   Article 3
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.
   Article 4
   The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as from the day following the date of signature thereof (5), pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion.
   Article 5
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         A.G. KOENDERS

      (1)  Regulation (EU) No 509/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (OJ L 149, 20.5.2014, p. 67).

      (2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 1).

      (3)  Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43).

      (4)  Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20).

      (5)  The date of signature of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.


title: 2007/401/EC: Council Decision of 25 May 2007 appointing a Belgian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

text:
               13.6.2007

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 151/32

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 25 May 2007
   appointing a Belgian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
   (2007/401/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Belgian Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).

               (2)

               A seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr CEREXHE,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Ms Evelyne HUYTEBROECK, Minister for the Environment, Energy, Tourism and Welfare of the Brussels Capital Regional Government, is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr CEREXHE for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 25 May 2007.

            For the Council

            The President

         A. SCHAVAN

      (1)  OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.


title: Council Decision 2008/206/JHA of 3 March 2008 on defining 1-benzylpiperazine (BZP) as a new psychoactive substance which is to be made subject to control measures and criminal provisions

text:
               7.3.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 63/45

      COUNCIL DECISION 2008/206/JHA
   of 3 March 2008
   on defining 1-benzylpiperazine (BZP) as a new psychoactive substance which is to be made subject to control measures and criminal provisions
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,
   Having regard to the Council Decision 2005/387/JHA of 10 May 2005 on the information exchange, risk-assessment and control of new psychoactive substances (1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the initiative of the Commission,
   After consultation of the European Parliament,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               A Risk Assessment Report on 1-benzylpiperazine (BZP) was drawn up on the basis of Decision 2005/387/JHA by a special session of the extended Scientific Committee of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and subsequently submitted to the Council and the Commission on 31 May 2007.

               (2)

               BZP is a synthetic substance. It was first reported in the European Union in 1999. Like amphetamine and methamphetamine, BZP is a central nervous system stimulant, but with a much lower potency (around 10 % of that of d-amphetamine). The metabolism of BZP may be affected by genetic polymorphisms in enzyme systems leading to a wide inter-individual susceptibility to the effects of BZP. There is also a potential for interactions with other drugs, but overall there is a lack of human pharmacokinetic data.

               (3)

               In some Member States BZP is legally available from retail chemical suppliers; for recreational purposes it is sold as tablets and capsules via Internet sites or in some Member States in ‘smart/herbal shops’. On the illicit drugs market, BZP may also be sold/bought as the popular drug ecstasy.

               (4)

               Thirteen Member States and one third State (Norway) have reported seizures of BZP in powder, capsules or tablets, ranging from one capsule/tablet up to 64 900 tablets. There is little information that may suggest large-scale synthesis, processing or distribution of BZP, and the involvement of organised crime.

               (5)

               BZP has no established and acknowledged medical value; there are no known licensed medicinal products containing BZP in the European Union.

               (6)

               BZP is currently not under assessment and has not been under assessment by the UN system. In five Member States, BZP is subjected to control measures and criminal penalties as provided under their legislation by virtue of their obligations under the 1961 or 1971 UN Conventions. Two Member States apply control measures to BZP under their medicines legislation.

               (7)

               BZP has been found in post mortem samples. However, the extent to which BZP was implicated in the deaths is not known as in all cases other substances or other circumstances were involved.

               (8)

               The Risk Assessment Report on BZP reveals a lack of conclusive scientific evidence on the overall risks of BZP. However, due to its stimulant properties, risk to health, the lack of medical benefits and following the precautionary principle, there is a need to control BZP, but the control measures should be appropriate to the relatively low risks of the substance.

               (9)

               Placing 1-benzylpiperazine under control may help avoid problems in international law enforcement and judicial cooperation,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Member States shall take the necessary measures, in accordance with their national law, to submit 1-benzylpiperazine (also known as 1-benzyl-1,4-diazacyclohexane, N-benzylpiperazine or — less precisely — as benzylpiperazine or BZP) to control measures proportionate to the risks of the substance, and criminal penalties, as provided for under their legislation complying with their obligations under the 1971 United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall take effect on the day following its publication.

      Done at Brussels, 3 March 2008.

            For the Council

            The President

         J. PODOBNIK

      (1)  OJ L 127, 20.5.2005, p. 32.


title: 2008/525/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2005

text:
               15.7.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 187/142

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 24 April 2007
   on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2005
   (2008/525/EC)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
   having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2005 (1),
   having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2005, together with the Foundation's replies (2),
   having regard to the Council's Recommendation of 27 February 2007 (5711/2007 — C6-0080/2007),
   having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,
   having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3), and in particular Article 185 thereof,
   having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1360/90 of 7 May 1990 establishing a European Training Foundation (4), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
   having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,
   having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
   having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0113/2007),

               1.

               Grants the director of the European Training Foundation discharge for the implementation of the Foundation's budget for the financial year 2005;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the Resolution below;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the Resolution that forms an integral part of it to the director of the European Training Foundation, 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

         Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

            The Secretary-General

         Harald RØMER

      (1)  OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 40.

      (2)  OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 73.

      (3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

      (4)  OJ L 131, 23.5.1990, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by regulation (EC) No 1648/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 22).

      (5)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.
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               15.7.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 187/143

         RESOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 24 April 2007
   with observations forming an integral part of the Decision on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2005
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
   having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2005 (1),
   having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2005, together with the Foundation's replies (2),
   having regard to the Council's Recommendation of 27 February 2007 (5711/2007 — C6-0080/2007),
   having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,
   having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3), and in particular Article 185 thereof,
   having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1360/90 of 7 May 1990 establishing a European Training Foundation (4), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
   having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,
   having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
   having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0113/2007),

               A.

               whereas the Court of Auditors stated the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2005 were reliable and that the underlying transactions, taken as a whole, were legal and regular,

               B.

               whereas on 27 April 2006 Parliament gave discharge to the director in respect of the implementation of the Foundation's budget for the 2004 financial year (6) and in the resolution accompanying the discharge decision Parliament, inter alia,

                           —

                           was disappointed to note that the Foundation had still not solved the problem concerning the correct presentation in its accounts of expenditure related to the Tempus programme; noted that this problem had persisted despite repeated criticism from the Court of Auditors in annual reports since 1999, and that the Court of Auditors had placed a reserve on the Foundation's accounts as a consequence; insisted that the accounts of the Foundation respect the principles of unity and budget accuracy,

                           —

                           insisted that the Agency comply with the regulations in force concerning the publication of a budget sub-divided into articles and items and including an establishment plan;

         General points concerning the majority of EU Agencies requiring individual discharge

               1.

               Considers that the ever-growing number of Community Agencies and the activities of certain of them do not seem to form part of an overall policy framework, and that the remits of some Agencies do not always reflect the real needs of the Union or the expectations of its citizens, and notes that in general terms the Agencies do not always have a good image or a good press;

               2.

               Invites the Commission therefore to define an overall policy framework for the setting up of new Community Agencies and to present a cost-benefit study before the setting up of any new Agency, while being careful to avoid any overlap of activities between Agencies or with the remits of other European organisations;

               3.

               Calls on the Court of Auditors to give its opinion on the cost-benefit study before Parliament takes its decision;

               4.

               Invites the Commission to present every five years a study on the added value of every existing Agency; invites all relevant institutions in the case of a negative evaluation of the added value of an Agency to take the necessary steps by reformulating the mandate of that Agency or by closing it;

               5.

               Considers it regrettable, given the growing number of regulatory Agencies, that the negotiations on the draft interinstitutional agreement on the operating framework for the European regulatory Agencies have not yet been concluded, and calls on the relevant departments of the Commission, in consultation with the Court of Auditors, to do their utmost to ensure that the agreement is brought to a rapid conclusion;

               6.

               Notes that the Commission's budgetary responsibility calls for closer linking of the Agencies to the Commission; calls on the Commission and the Council to take all necessary steps to give the Commission a blocking minority in the supervisory bodies of the regulatory Agencies by 31 December 2007 and to provide for such a minority from the outset when new Agencies are set up;

               7.

               Invites the Court of Auditors to create an additional chapter in its Annual Report, devoted to all Agencies to be discharged under the Commission's accounts in order to have a much clearer picture of the use of EU funds by Agencies;

               8.

               Recalls the principle according to which all Community Agencies, whether subsidised or not, are subject to discharge by the Parliament, even where a discharge authority exists by virtue of their constitutive texts;

               9.

               Calls on the Court of Auditors to perform performance audits for all Agencies and to report back to the relevant committees of Parliament, including the Committee on Budgetary Control;

               10.

               Notes that the number of Agencies is constantly increasing and that, in accordance with the Commission's political responsibility for the operation of the Agencies, which goes far beyond mere logistical support, there is an even higher need for the Directorates-General of the Commission charged with the setting up and monitoring of Agencies to develop a common approach to the Agencies; considers that a structure similar to the one created by the Agencies for coordination among the DGs concerned would be a pragmatic way forward towards a common approach by the Commission on all matters relating to the Agencies;

               11.

               Invites the Commission to improve administrative and technical support to the Agencies, taking into account the growing complexity of the Community's administrative rules and technical problems;

               12.

               Notes the lack of a disciplinary body in any of the Community Agencies, and calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps to ensure that such a mechanism is rapidly put in place;

               13.

               Welcomes the considerable improvements in the coordination among the Agencies, which allows them to tackle recurring problems and makes cooperation with the Commission and Parliament more efficient;

               14.

               Takes the view that the establishment by a number of Agencies of a shared support service aimed at making their computerised financial management systems consistent with those of the Commission is a measure that should be taken further and extended;

               15.

               Calls upon the Agencies to improve their cooperation and benchmarking with actors in the field; urges the Commission to adopt any measures it considers necessary to help the Agencies enhance their image and raise the profile of their activities;

               16.

               Calls upon the Commission to come up with a proposal to harmonise the format of the annual reporting by the Agencies and to develop performance indicators which would allow a comparison of their efficiency;

               17.

               Invites the Agencies to present at the beginning of every year performance indicators against which they could be measured;

               18.

               Invites all Agencies to increasingly use SMART objectives which should lead to more realistic planning and implementation of goals;

               19.

               Agrees with the Court of Auditors that the Commission also bears responsibility for the (financial) management of the Agencies; therefore, urges the Commission to monitor and where necessary direct and help the management of the different Agencies, especially in relation to the proper application of tender procedures, transparency of recruitment procedures, sound financial management (underspending and overbudgeting) and most importantly the proper application of the rules concerning the internal control framework;

               20.

               Considers that the Agencies' work programmes should express their contributions in operational and measurable terms and that due consideration should be given to the Commission's Internal Control Standards;

         Specific points

               21.

               Notes that the commitment rate for the appropriations for the financial year is high (practically 100 % for the Foundation's own activities) and draws the Foundation's attention to the high rate (over 40 %) of carry-overs of commitments for operating activities (Title III); is particularly concerned as a similar situation prevails for the implementation of MEDA and Tempus activities; invites the Foundation to better ensure its programming;

               22.

               Considers the Foundation to be a source of important information and of exchange of experience for the partner countries of the European Union and for all EU institutions;

               23.

               Points out that training programmes and the improvement thereof form the basis for the development and expansion of democracy; consequently encourages the Foundation to step up its activities in partner countries where major obstacles stand in the way of the progress of democracy;

               24.

               Criticises the fact that, as in previous years and in infringement of its financial regulation, the Foundation only published a summary of its budget in the Official Journal;

               25.

               Invites the Foundation to present a new budget nomenclature which corresponds better to the Foundation's reality and which could avoid constant transfers; invites the Foundation to improve coordination between the financial unit and the operational units, which should lead to a decrease in transfers which are necessary;

               26.

               Invites the Foundation to improve compliance with existing rules for final accounts;

               27.

               Deplores the fact that the Foundation has still not finished introducing its system of internal control and the fact that at the end of 2005 there was no analysis of operational risks and ex post checks and that at the same time the accounting officer had not yet validated the accounts information and inventory systems;

               28.

               Welcomes the fact that the Foundation has continued to step up its work on the development of human resources, thus enabling partner countries to make better use of its experience when tackling the reform of their training and further training systems;

               29.

               Insists that the Foundation has to overcome shortcomings in the field of the documentation of staff selection procedures.

      (1)  OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 40.

      (2)  OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 73.

      (3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

      (4)  OJ L 131, 23.5.1990, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1648/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 22).

      (5)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

      (6)  OJ L 340, 6.12.2006, p. 117.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2015/431 of 10 March 2015 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Lietuvos bankas

text:
               14.3.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 70/45

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/431
   of 10 March 2015
   amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Lietuvos bankas
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Protocol (No 4) on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,
   Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2014/58 of the European Central Bank of 16 December 2014 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Lietuvos bankas (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.

               (2)

               Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2014/509/EU (2) Lithuania fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the euro, and the derogation in favour of Lithuania referred to in Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession (3) is abrogated with effect from 1 January 2015.

               (3)

               The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that UAB PricewaterhouseCoopers be appointed as the external auditors of the Lietuvos bankas for the financial years 2015 to 2017.

               (4)

               It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council Decision 1999/70/EC (4) accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The following paragraph is added to Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC:

      ‘19.   UAB PricewaterhouseCoopers are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Lietuvos bankas for the financial years 2015 to 2017’

   Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.
   Article 3
   This Decision is addressed to the European Central Bank.

      Done at Brussels, 10 March 2015.

            For the Council

            The President

         J. REIRS

      (1)  OJ C 465, 24.12.2014, p. 1.

      (2)  Council Decision 2014/509/EU of 23 July 2014 on the adoption by Lithuania of the euro on 1 January 2015 (OJ L 228, 31.7.2014, p. 29).

      (3)  OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33.

      (4)  Council Decision 1999/70/EC of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69).


title: 86/417/EEC: Council Decision of 8 April 1986 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of the Philippines on trade in textile products

text:
No L 245 / 46                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                               29 . 8 . 86
                                                     COUNCIL DECISION
                                                        of 8 April 1986
                 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and
                                  the Republic of the Philippines on trade in textile products
                                                        ( 86 / 417 / EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                             textile products is hereby approved on behalf of the
                                                                      Community .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community , and in particular Article 113
                                                                      The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision .
thereof,
Having    regard   to   the   recommendation       from   the
Commission ,                                                                                Article 2
Whereas the Agreement on trade in textile products
negotiated between the European Economic Community                    The President of the Council shall give the notification
and the Republic of the Philippines should be approved ,              provided for in Article 19 of the Agreement ( 1 ).
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                      Done at Luxembourg , 8 April 1986 .
                          Article 1                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                The President
The    Agreement     between    the   European      Economic
Community and the Republic of the Philippines on trade in                                                    G. M. V. van AARDENNE
                                                                       ( 1 ) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in
                                                                             the Official Journal of the European Communities by the
                                                                             General-Secretariat of the Council .


title: Decision (EU) 2017/1747 of the European Parliament of 27 April 2017 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2015

text:
               29.9.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 252/367

         DECISION (EU) 2017/1747 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 27 April 2017
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2015
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2015,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2015, together with the Joint Undertaking's reply (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 2015, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to the Council's recommendation of 21 February 2017 on discharge to be given to the Joint Undertaking in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2015 (05875/2017 — C8-0086/2017),

               —

               having regard to Article 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 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 219/2007 of 27 February 2007 on the establishment of a Joint Undertaking to develop the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR) (4), and in particular Article 4b thereof,

               —

               having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5),

               —

               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 and the opinion of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A8-0096/2017),

               1.

               Grants the Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2015;

               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 SESAR 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

         Antonio TAJANI

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 473, 16.12.2016, p. 66.

      (2)  OJ C 473, 16.12.2016, p. 68.

      (3)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 64, 2.3.2007, p. 1.

      (5)  OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.