Changes from plenary report to adopted text

Change 1

Removed2. PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION

Added2. European Parliament decision of 11 April 2024 on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Railways for the financial year 2022 (2023/2160(DEC))

Removedon the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Railways 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 European Union Agency for Railways for the financial year 2022 (2023/2160(DEC))

Removedwith observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Railways for the financial year 2022

Change 3

Changed5. Notes further that the Agency also incurred delays in issuing invoices (or ‘debit notes’) for the associated fees and charges, whereas such delays are also attributed by the Agency to the implementation of the new system SUMMA, and in receiving statements of cost from the National Safety Authorities (NSAs), thus being in breach of the relevant articles of the Financial Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2018/764 on the Agency’s fees and charges; acknowledges from the Agency’s replies to the Court’s observations that avoiding or reducing such delays would be possible if the NSAs would submit their statements of costs in good time to the Agency, but the Agency has no lever to ensure NSAs respect deadlines;

Change 4

Changed42. Refers, for other observations of a cross-cutting nature accompanying its decision on discharge, to its resolution of [...]11 April 2024 on the performance, financial management and control of the agencies.