Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1449 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision from the European Parliament concerning the discharge of the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017. It grants the discharge and instructs the President to forward the decision and related resolution to relevant parties for publication.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Decision:**
* The European Parliament grants the Executive Director of CEPOL discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017.
* Observations are detailed in the resolution that forms an integral part of this decision.
* **Instruction:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward this decision and the related resolution to:
* The Executive Director of CEPOL
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The President is to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
Impact Analysis:
* **Executive Director of CEPOL:**
* Impact: Granted discharge for the implementation of the Agency's 2017 budget.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
* **Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors:**
* Impact: Must be informed of the decision regarding the discharge.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* Impact: Responsible for ensuring the decision is properly communicated and published.
* Action Required: Forward the decision and resolution to relevant parties and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: A legislative body of the European Union.
European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training CEPOL: An agency of the European Union focused on law enforcement training.
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.
Council: The Council of the European Union, also known as the Council of Ministers, is one of two legislative bodies of the European Union
Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Commission: The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Antonio TAJANI: President mentioned in the document
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/169
DECISION (EU) 2019/1449 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for
Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training for the
financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Law
Enforcement Training for the financial year 2017, together with the Agency'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 Agency in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 — C8-0084/2019),
— 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 Regulation (EU) 2015/2219 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015
on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and replacing and repealing Council
Decision 2005/681/JHA (5), and in particular Article 20 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 Civil
Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0121/2019),
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training discharge in respect of
the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017;
2. Sets out its observations in the resolution below;
3. Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the resolution forming an integral part of it, to the Executive
Director of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training, the Council, the Commission and the Court
of Auditors, and to arrange for their 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. 112.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 112.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 319, 4.12.2015, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.