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having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) for the financial year 2019,

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having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2019, together with the agencies' replies (1),

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having regard to the statement of assurance (2) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2019, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 1 March 2021 on discharge to be given to the Foundation in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2019 (05793/2021 – C9-0048/2021),

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having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (3), and in particular Article 70 thereof,

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having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of the Council of 26 May 1975 on the creation of a European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (4), and in particular Article 16 thereof,

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having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/127 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound), and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 (5), and in particular Article 16 thereof,

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having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715 of 18 December 2018 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies set up under the TFEU and Euratom Treaty and referred to in Article 70 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), and in particular Article 105 thereof,

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having regard to Articles 32 and 47 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7),

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having regard to Rule 100 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs,

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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0094/2021),