Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1460 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision by the European Parliament to approve the closure of the accounts of the European Banking Authority (EBA) for the financial year 2017. It references the final annual accounts, the Court of Auditors' report, and the Council's recommendation. The decision instructs the President of the Parliament to forward it to relevant parties and publish it in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Approval of Accounts:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2017.
* **Instructions for Dissemination:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Executive Director of the European Banking Authority.
* The Council.
* The Commission.
* The Court of Auditors.
* The President is also instructed to arrange for the decision's publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Impact Analysis:
* European Banking Authority (EBA):
* Impact: The EBA's accounts for the financial year 2017 are formally closed.
* Action Required: The Executive Director of the EBA must receive the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
* Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors:
* Impact: These entities are informed of the European Parliament's decision regarding the closure of the EBA's accounts.
* Action Required: Receive the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
* President of the European Parliament:
* Impact: Required to ensure proper communication and publication of the decision.
* Action Required: Forward the decision to the specified entities and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
European Banking Authority: A European Union agency that supervises and regulates the banking sector across Europe.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is the supreme audit institution of the European Union.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining its scope and governance.
Council of the European Union: A component of the EU's legislative branch comprised of government ministers from each member state.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation 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.
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/193
DECISION (EU) 2019/1460 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Banking Authority for the
financial year 2017, together with the Authority'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 Authority in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 — C8-0092/2019),
— 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) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November
2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision
No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC (5), and in particular Article 64 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
Economic and Monetary Affairs (A8-0124/2019),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority, 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. 51.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 51.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 12.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.