2011 discharge: Clean Sky Joint Undertaking
PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011, as part of the 2011 discharge procedure.
Analysis of the accounts of the accounts of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking.
CONTENT: this Commission document sets out the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 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 Clean Sky Joint Undertaking
In 2011, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows:
- description of the Joint Undertaking's tasks: the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking, which is located in Brussels, was established in 2007 by Regulation (EC) No 71/2008 for the period up to 31 December 2017. The objective of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking is to accelerate the development, validation and demonstration of clean air transport technologies in the EU for earliest possible deployment;
- the Joint Undertaking's budget for the 2011 financial year: the maximum EU contribution to the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking is EUR 800 million to be paid from the budget of the Seventh Research Framework Programme until 2017.The other members of the Joint Undertaking contribute resources that are at least equivalent to the EU’s contribution, including contributions in kind.
The complete version of the Joint Undertaking’s final accounts may be found at the following address: http://www.cleansky.eu/content/homepage/about-us
or consult the following document: