Changes from plenary report to adopted text

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Removed2. PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION

Added2. European Parliament decision of 11 April 2024 on the closure of the accounts of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2022 (2023/2174(DEC))

Removedon the closure of the accounts of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2022

Change 2

Removed3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION

Added3. European Parliament resolution of 11 April 2024 with observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2022 (2023/2174(DEC))

Removedwith observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2022

Change 3

Changed5. Notes, from the CBE JU’s Consolidated Annual Activity Report 2022, that the total available budget for 2022 was EUR 264,2 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 80,3 million in payment appropriations; notes, as regards budget implementation/execution, that, for commitment appropriations, it was EUR 125 million (47%(47 % execution) and for payment appropriations EUR 52 million (65%(65 % execution);

Change 4

Changed11. Notes that these reactivated appropriations were consumed in line with CBE JU Financial Rules Article 6(5), and reached 69%69 % consumption on the admin CA side, 88%88 % on the admin PA side and 100%100 % on the operational PA side by year end; notes that the main reason for the lower execution in the administrative budget is that a large amount of appropriations were kept available on the Title 2 communications budget lines until the very end of the year, in view of committing the contract for the Stakeholder Forum event taking place in 2023;

Change 5

Changed21. Notes that, regarding the CBE JU’s achievements for the Horizon 2020, the CBE JU, at the end of 2022, had fully committed the maximum Union operational contribution of EUR 815,8 million for signed grant agreements under Horizon 2020 programme; notes, in addition, that, of this committed amount, around EUR 94 million (or 11,5%)11,5 %) remains to be paid in the coming years for projects yet to be completed;

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Changed36. Notes from the Consolidated Annual Activity Report that 2022 was a transition year from BBI JU to the CBE JU; notes that, by the end of 2022, the CBE JU Programme Office comprised 26 members of staff (22(compared to 22 in 2021), almost reaching its full staff establishment plan under its new mandate; welcomes the fact that eight new colleagues have joined under the new mandate of the CBE JU;

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Changed37. Notes that, in 2022, the CBE JU confirmed gender balance in management positions with 50%50 % female representation;