2011 Discharge: Section III, Commission and Executive Agencies

TEXTS ADOPTED

Part 1

at the sitting of

Wednesday

17 April 2013

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CONTENTS

TEXTS ADOPTED

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2011 discharge: Section III, Commission and executive agencies

(A7-0116/2013 - Rapporteur: Jens Geier)

1. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, Section III – Commission and executive agencies (COM(2012)0436 – C7-0224/2012 – 2012/2167(DEC))

2. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012)0436 – C70224/2012 – 2012/2167(DEC))

3. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012)0436 – C70224/2012 – 2012/2167(DEC))

4. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012)0436 – C70224/2012 – 2012/2167(DEC))

5. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Research Council Executive Agency for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012)0436 – C70224/2012 – 2012/2167(DEC))

6. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Research Executive Agency for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012)0436 – C70224/2012 – 2012/2167(DEC))

7. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012)0436 – C70224/2012 – 2012/2167(DEC))

8. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on the closure of the accounts of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, Section III – Commission (COM(2012)0436 – C70224/2012 – 2012/2167(DEC))

9. European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2013 with observations forming an integral part of its Decisions on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, Section III – Commission and executive agencies (COM(2012)0436 – C70224/2012 – 2012/2167(DEC))

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Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2011 Commission discharge

(A7-0096/2013 - Rapporteur: Jens Geier)

European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2013 on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2011 Commission discharge (2013/2015 (DEC))

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2011 discharge: EU general budget, European Parliament

(A7-0063/2013 - Rapporteur: Eva Ortiz)

1. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, Section I – European Parliament (COM(2012)0436 – C7-0225/2012 – 2012/2168(DEC))

2. European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2013 with observations forming an integral part of its Decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, Section I – European Parliament (COM(2012)0436 – C70225/2012 – 2012/2168(DEC))

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2011 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds (EDF)

(A7-0062/2013 - Rapporteur: Søren Bo Søndergaard)

1. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012)0435 – C7-0223/2012 – 2012/2166(DEC))

2. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on the closure of the accounts of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012)0435 – C70223/2012 – 2012/2166(DEC))

3. European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2013 with observations forming an integral part of its Decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget for the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012)0435 – C70223/2012 – 2012/2166(DEC))

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2011 discharge: European Council and Council

(A7-0061/2013 - Rapporteur: Andrea Češková)

1. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section II – European Council and Council (COM(2012)0436 – C7-0226/2012 – 2012/2169(DEC))

2. European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2013 with observations forming an integral part of the Decision on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section II – European Council and Council (COM(2012)0436 – C70226/2012 – 2012/2169(DEC))

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2011 discharge: Court of Justice

(A7-0090/2013 - Rapporteur: Ryszard Czarnecki)

1. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section IV – Court of Justice (COM(2012)0436 – C7-0227/2012 – 2012/2170(DEC))

2. European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2013 with observations forming an integral part of the Decision on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section IV – Court of Justice (COM(2012)0436 – C70227/2012 – 2012/2170(DEC))

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2011 discharge: Court of Auditors

(A7-0092/2013 - Rapporteur: Ryszard Czarnecki)

1. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section V – Court of Auditors (COM(2012)0436 – C7-0228/2012 – 2012/2171(DEC))

2. European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2013 with observations forming an integral part of the Decision on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section V – Court of Auditors (COM(2012)0436 – C70228/2012 – 2012/2171(DEC))

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2011 discharge: European Economic and Social Committee

(A7-0076/2013 - Rapporteur: Andrea Češková)

1. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee (COM(2012)0436 – C7-0229/2012 – 2012/2172(DEC))

2. European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2013 with observations forming an integral part of the Decision on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee (COM(2012)0436 – C70229/2012 – 2012/2172(DEC))

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2011 discharge: Committee of the Regions

(A7-0093/2013 - Rapporteur: Andrea Češková)

1. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section VII – Committee of the Regions (COM(2012)0436 – C7-0230/2012 – 2012/2173(DEC))

2. European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2013 with observations forming an integral part of the Decision on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section VII – Committee of the Regions (COM(2012)0436 – C70230/2012 – 2012/2173(DEC))

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2011 discharge: European Ombudsman

(A7-0094/2013 - Rapporteur: Andrea Češková)

1. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section VIII – European Ombudsman (COM(2012)0436 – C7-0231/2012 – 2012/2174(DEC))

2.European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2013with observations forming an integral part of the Decision on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section VIII – European Ombudsman (COM(2012)0436 – C70231/2012 – 2012/2174(DEC))

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2011 discharge: European Data Protection Supervisor

(A7-0095/2013 - Rapporteur: Andrea Češková)

1. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section IX – European Data Protection Supervisor (COM(2012)0436 – C7-0232/2012 – 2012/2175(DEC))

2. European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2013 with observations forming an integral part of the Decision on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section IX – European Data Protection Supervisor (COM(2012)0436 – C70232/2012 – 2012/2175(DEC))

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2011 discharge: European External Action Service

(A7-0099/2013 - Rapporteur: Ryszard Czarnecki)

1. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section X – European External Action Service (COM(2012)0436 – C7-0235/2012 – 2012/2176(DEC))

2. European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2013 with observations forming an integral part of the Decision on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section X – European External Action Service (COM(2012)0436 – C70235/2012 – 2012/2176(DEC))

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2011 discharge: Section III, Commission and executive agencies

Committee on Budgetary Control

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1. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, Section III – Commission and executive agencies(COM(2012)0436 – C7-0224/2012 – 2012/2167(DEC))

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011[1],

–having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012)0436 – C70224/2012)[2],

–having regard to the Commission's report on the follow-up to the discharge for the 2010 financial year (COM(2012)0585), and to the Commission staff working documents accompanying that report (SWD(2012)0340 and SWD(2012)0330),

–having regard to the Commission communication of 6 June 2012 entitled 'Synthesis of the Commission's management achievements in 2011' (COM(2012)0281),

–having regard to the Commission's annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2011 (COM(2012)0563), and to the Commission staff working document accompanying that report (SWD(2012)0283),

–having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on the implementation of the budget concerning the financial year 2011, 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 2011 pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–having regard to the Council's recommendation of 12 February 2013 on discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2011 (05752/2013 – C70038/2013),

–having regard to Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 106a of the Euratom Treaty,

–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[5], and in particular Articles 55, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

–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 Rule 76 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinions of the other committees concerned (A7-0116/2013),

A.whereas under Article 17(1) of the Treaty on the European Union the Commission shall execute the budget and manage programmes and shall do so, under Article 317 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in cooperation with the Member States on its own responsibility, having regard to the principle 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 2011;

2.Sets out its observations in the resolution that forms an integral part of its Decisions on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, Section III – Commission and executive agencies, and in its resolution of 17 April 2013 on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2011 Commission discharge[7];

3.Instructs its President to forward this Decision, and the resolution that forms an integral part of it, to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Court of Auditors, and the European Investment Bank, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011[8],

–having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012)0436 – C70224/2012)[9],

–having regard to the annual accounts of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for the financial year 2011,

–having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for the financial year 2011, together with the Agency’s replies[10],

–having regard to the statement of assurance[11] 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 2011 pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–having regard to the Council's recommendation of 12 February 2013 on discharge to be given to the executive agencies in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2011 (05754/2013 – C70039/2013),

–having regard to Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 106a of the Euratom Treaty,

–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[12], and in particular Articles 55, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

–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[13], and in particular Articles 62, 164, 165 and 166 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[14], 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[15], and in particular the first and second paragraphs of Article 66 thereof,

–having regard to Commission Decision 2005/56/EC of 14 January 2005 setting up the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for the management of Community action in the fields of education, audiovisual and culture in application of Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003[16],

–having regard to Rule 76 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinions of the other committees concerned (A7-0116/2013),

A.whereas under Article 17(1) of the Treaty on European Union the Commission shall execute the budget and manage programmes and shall do so, under Article 317 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in cooperation with the Member States on its own responsibility, having regard to the principle of sound financial management,

1.Grants the Director of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2011;

3.Instructs its President to forward this Decision, together with its Decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, Section III – Commission and the resolution that forms an integral part of those Decisions, to the Director of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice 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 European Parliament,

–having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011[17],

–having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012)0436 – C70224/2012)[18],

–having regard to the annual accounts of the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation for the financial year 2011,

–having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation for the financial year 2011, together with the Agency’s replies[19],

–having regard to the statement of assurance[20] 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 2011 pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–having regard to Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 106a of the Euratom Treaty,

–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[21], and in particular Articles 55, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

–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[22], and in particular Articles 62, 164, 165 and 166 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[24], and in particular the first and second paragraphs of Article 66 thereof,