THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

—	having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2009,

—	having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2009, together with the Authority’s replies (1),

—	having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 15 February 2011 (05892/2011 — C7-0052/2011),

—	having regard to Article 276 of the EC Treaty and Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

—	having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2), and in particular Article 185 thereof,

—	having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) establishing a European Food Safety Authority, and in particular Article 44 thereof,

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having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

—	having regard to Rule 77 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,

—	having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A7-0146/2011),