Article 66
The European Parliament, upon a recommendation from the Council, which shall decide by qualified majority, shall give a discharge to the director in respect of the implementation of the administrative budget for year N by no later than 29 April of the year N+2. The discharge decision shall cover the accounts of all the agency's revenue and expenditure, the resulting balance and the assets and liabilities of the agency shown in the balance sheet. Discharge shall be granted concomitantly with that relating to the implementation of the general budget of the European Union. With a view to granting the discharge, the European Parliament shall, after the Council has done so, examine the financial statements and reports on budget implementation of the agency. It shall also examine the report of the Court of Auditors referred to in Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 58/2003, together with the replies of the director. The director shall submit to the European Parliament, at the latter's request, in the same manner as provided for in Article 146(3) of the general Financial Regulation, any information required for the smooth application of the discharge procedure for the year in question.