Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1451 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision by the European Parliament concerning the closure of accounts for the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) for the financial year 2017. It references reports from the Court of Auditors and the Council's recommendation. The decision was made on March 26, 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Decision:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of CEPOL for the financial year 2017.
* **Instructions:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Executive Director of CEPOL
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The President is also instructed to arrange for the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Impact Analysis:
* **Executive Director of CEPOL:**
* Impact: Must receive and acknowledge the decision regarding the closure of the 2017 accounts.
* Action Required: No specific action required beyond acknowledgment.
* **Council:**
* Impact: Must receive and acknowledge the decision regarding the closure of the 2017 accounts.
* Action Required: No specific action required beyond acknowledgment.
* **Commission:**
* Impact: Must receive and acknowledge the decision regarding the closure of the 2017 accounts.
* Action Required: No specific action required beyond acknowledgment.
* **Court of Auditors:**
* Impact: Must receive and acknowledge the decision regarding the closure of the 2017 accounts.
* Action Required: No specific action required beyond acknowledgment.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* Impact: Responsible for ensuring the decision is properly communicated and published.
* 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.
European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training CEPOL: An agency of the European Union that trains law enforcement officials.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is one of the institutions of the European Union (EU), established to audit EU finances.
Council of the European Union: A component of the EU legislative branch.
Commission: Refers to the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, defining its scope and operations.
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.
Regulation EU, Euratom 2018/1046: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/173
DECISION (EU) 2019/1451 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts 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. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training for the financial
year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision 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 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. 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.