Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 33 U.K. Information to the European Parliament and to the Council

1. The Commission shall ensure the implementation of this Regulation. Each year, when it presents the preliminary draft budget, it shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes. That report shall contain all information pertaining to the programmes, in particular in terms of risk management, overall cost, annual operating cost, revenues, schedule and performance, as referred to in point (d) of Article 12(2) and as regards the functioning of the delegation agreements concluded pursuant to Articles 14(2) and 15(1). It shall include:

(a) an overview of the allocation and use of funds allocated to the programmes as referred to in Article 7(4);

(b) information on the cost management strategy pursued by the Commission as referred to in Article 9(6);

(c) an assessment of intellectual property rights management;

(d) an overview of the implementation of the project management systems and techniques, including risk management systems and techniques, as referred to in point (d) of Article 12(2);

(e) an evaluation of the measures taken to maximise the socio-economic benefits of the programmes.

2. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the interim and final results of the evaluation of the procurement tenders and of the contracts with private sector entities performed by the European GNSS Agency and ESA pursuant to Article 14(7) and Article 15(3) respectively.

It shall also inform the European Parliament and the Council:

(a) of any re-allocation of funds between categories of expenditure performed pursuant to Article 9(3);

(b) of any impact on the Galileo and EGNOS programmes resulting from the application of Article 8(2).