European Commission 15 September 2017, REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Annual report to the Discharge Authority on internal audits carried out in 2016 (Article 99(5) of the Financial Regulation)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 15.9.2017 COM(2017) 497 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Annual report to the Discharge Authority on internal audits carried out in 2016 (Article 99(5) of the Financial Regulation) {SWD(2017) 306 final} 1. Introduction 2. The IAS Mission: Independence, objectivity and accountability Objectives and scope of the Report 3.