# Council Decision (EU) 2016/1353 of 4 August 2016 concerning the financial rules of the European Defence Agency and repealing Decision 2007/643/CFSP, Article 19: Annual reporting

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The Chief Executive shall report annually to the Steering Board on the performance of his or her duties. For this purpose, the Chief Executive shall submit the annual accounts of the Agency respecting the time limits set out in Article 44.
The annual accounts of the Agency shall be composed of different sections, in particular:
(a) the activity report, which shall describe major aspects of the financial year;
(b) the financial statements;
(c) the budget implementation report.
The final accounts shall be accompanied by a note drawn up by the accounting officer in which he or she declares that the annual accounts were prepared in accordance with the applicable accounting principles, rules and methods.
The final accounts shall contain financial and management information, including the results of controls, declaring that, except as otherwise specified in any reservations related to defined areas of revenue and expenditure, the Chief Executive has reasonable assurance that:
(a) the information contained in the report presents a true and fair view;
(b) the resources assigned to the activities described in the report have been used for their intended purpose and in accordance with the principle of sound financial management;
(c) the control procedures put in place give the necessary assurance concerning the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions. The activity report shall indicate the results of the operations by reference to the objectives set, the risks associated with those operations, the use made of the resources provided and the efficiency and effectiveness of internal control systems, including an overall assessment of the costs and benefits of controls.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1353/article/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1353/article-19
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