Date: 2019-07-15Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1199 taken by common accord between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 13 June 2019 on the location of the seat of the European Labour Authority
**Summary:**
This decision, EU 2019/1199, taken by common accord between the representatives of the governments of the Member States on June 13, 2019, establishes the location of the seat of the European Labour Authority (ELA) in Bratislava. The decision is based on Article 341 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Regulation (EU) 2019/1149, which established the ELA. The decision enters into force upon its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision was done at Luxembourg and signed by the President, M.C. Budi. It was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on July 15, 2019.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Labour Authority: An agency of the European Union established to ensure fair labour mobility across the EU.
Bratislava: The city chosen to be the location of the seat of the European Labour Authority.
Regulation EU 2019/1149: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Labour Authority.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Luxembourg: The location where the decision was made.
Regulation EC No 883/2004: A regulation amending regulations related to the European Labour Authority.
Regulation EU No 492/2011: A regulation amending regulations related to the European Labour Authority.
L 189/68 EN Official Journal of the European Union 15.7.2019
DECISIONS
DECISION (EU) 2019/1199 TAKEN BY COMMON ACCORD BETWEEN THE REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES
of 13 June 2019
on the location of the seat of the European Labour Authority
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 341 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) 2019/1149 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) establishes the European Labour
Authority.
(2) The location of the seat of the European Labour Authority should be determined,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The European Labour Authority shall have its seat in Bratislava.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 13 June 2019.
The President
M.C. BUDĂI
(1) Regulation (EU) 2019/1149 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 establishing a European Labour Authority,
amending Regulations (EC) No 883/2004, (EU) No 492/2011, and (EU) 2016/589 and repealing Decision (EU) 2016/344 (OJ L 186,
11.7.2019, p. 21).