2012 discharge: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH Joint Undertaking)

Having examined the revenue and expenditure accounts for the financial year 2012 and the balance sheet at 31 December 2012 of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, and the report by the Court of Auditors on the annual accounts of the Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012, accompanied by the Joint Undertaking's replies, the Council recommends the European Parliament to give a discharge to the Executive Director of the Joint Undertaking in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2012.

The observations in the Court of Auditors' report in relation to the financial year 2012 call for one comment by the Council as regards research results. The Council invites the Joint Undertaking to improve the monitoring and reporting of research results, in line with the provision of the relevant regulations of the Seventh Framework.