2010 discharge: Artemis Joint Undertaking to implement a Joint Technology Initiative in Embedded Computing Systems

PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2010, as part of the 2010 discharge procedure.

Analysis of the accounts of the Artemis Joint Undertaking.

CONTENT: this Commission document sets out the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2010 as prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions, organisations and bodies of the EU, in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EU's General Budget, including the Artemis Joint Undertaking.

In 2010, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows:

• description of the Agency's tasks: the joint undertaking, which is located in Brussels, was set up in 2007 by Council Regulation 74/2008/EC for a period of 10 years. The main objective of the Joint Undertaking is to implement a 'Research Agenda' for the development of key technologies for Embedded Computing Systems across different application areas in order to strengthen European competitiveness and sustainability, and allow the emergence of new markets and societal applications.
• budget of the Joint Undertaking for the 2010 financial year: the maximum EU contribution to the Artemis Joint Undertaking to cover running costs and research activities is EUR 420 million to be paid from the budget of the Seventh Research Framework Programme. In 2010, the EU contribution amounted to EUR 38.5 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 27 million in payment appropriations.

The complete version of the Agency's final accounts may be found at the following address: http://www.artemis-ju.eu/governing_board