Decision (EU) 2026/1621 of the European Parliament of 29 April 2026 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2024

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1621 10.9.2026 DECISION(EU) 2026/1621 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 29 April 2026 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2024 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, — having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2024, — having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2024, together with the agencies’ replies(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 2024, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, — having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 2 March 2026 on discharge to be given to the Authority in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2024 (05750/2026 – C10-0148/2026), — having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, — 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(3), and in particular Article 70 thereof, — having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union(4), and in particular Article 70 thereof, — having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety(5), and in particular Article 44 thereof, — having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715 of 18 December 2018 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies set up under the TFEU and Euratom Treaty and referred to in Article 70 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council(6), and in particular Article 105 thereof, — having regard to Rule 102 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure, — having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, the Committee on Public Health, the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the Committee on Fisheries, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, — having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A10-0087/2026),

1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority’s budget for the financial year 2024;

2. Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

(1) OJ C, C/2025/5734, 30.10.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5734/oj.

(2) OJ C, C/2025/5407, 13.10.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5407/oj.

(3) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1046/oj.

(4) OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj.

(5) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2002/178/oj.

(6) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/715/oj.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1621/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 10.9.2026

3. Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the resolution forming an integral part of it, to the Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority, 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 The Secretary-General Roberta METSOLA Alessandro CHIOCCHETTI 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1621/oj