Once annual accounts are audited and finalised, Parliament decides - on a recommendation by the Council of Ministers - whether or not to grant discharge to the Commission and the other EU bodies for their spending in that year.
Pēc tam, kad budžeta gada audits noslēdzies, Parlaments, ņemot vērā ES Padomes ieteikumus, lemj par Komisijas un citu institūciju noteiktā gada budžeta izpildi.