Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1445 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision by the European Parliament concerning the closure of accounts for the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2017. It references the final annual accounts, the Court of Auditors' report, and the Council's recommendation. The decision approves the closure of the accounts and instructs the President to forward the decision to relevant parties and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Approval:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2017.
* **Instructions:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union.
* The Council.
* The Commission.
* The Court of Auditors.
* The President is instructed to arrange for the decision's publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Impact Analysis:
* **Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union:**
* Impact: Receives notification of the approved closure of accounts.
* Action Required: No specific action mentioned beyond receiving the decision.
* **Council:**
* Impact: Receives notification of the approved closure of accounts.
* Action Required: No specific action mentioned beyond receiving the decision.
* **Commission:**
* Impact: Receives notification of the approved closure of accounts.
* Action Required: No specific action mentioned beyond receiving the decision.
* **Court of Auditors:**
* Impact: Receives notification of the approved closure of accounts.
* Action Required: No specific action mentioned beyond receiving the decision.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* Impact: Responsible for enacting the decision.
* Action Required: Forward the decision to the specified parties and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union
Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union: An agency of the European Union responsible for providing translation services to other EU bodies
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is one of the institutions of the European Union, established to audit the finances of the EU.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining its objectives, governance, and legal framework.
Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union comprising ministers from member states.
Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012: A European Union regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Regulation EU, Euratom 2018/1046: A European Union regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU No 1271/2013: A European Union regulation on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/163
DECISION (EU) 2019/1445 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for
the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the
financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of
the European Union for the financial year 2017, together with the Centre's reply (1),
— having regard to the statement of assurance (2) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of
the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2017, pursuant to Article 287
of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 12 February 2019 on discharge to be given to the Centre in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 — C8-0074/2019),
— having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
— having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council
Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof,
— having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July
2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU)
No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU)
No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation
(EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (4), and in particular Article 70 thereof,
— having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2965/94 of 28 November 1994 setting up a Translation Centre for
bodies of the European Union (5), and in particular Article 14 thereof,
— having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework
financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the
European Parliament and of the Council (6), and in particular Article 108 thereof,
— having regard to Rule 94 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Culture
and Education (A8-0122/2019),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the
financial year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the
European Union, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
The President The Secretary-General
Antonio TAJANI Klaus WELLE
(1) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 205.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 205.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 314, 7.12.1994, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.