Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1463 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This is a decision by the European Parliament to approve the closure of accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) for the financial year 2017. It references the Court of Auditors' report and statement of assurance regarding the ECDC's accounts, as well as the Council's recommendation on the discharge to be given to the Centre. The decision instructs the President to forward it to relevant parties and publish it in the Official Journal.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Approval:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2017.
* **Instructions:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
* 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 Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC):**
* Impact: The ECDC's accounts for the financial year 2017 are formally closed.
* Action Required: The Director of the ECDC must receive the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
* **Council:**
* Impact: The Council is informed of the closure of the accounts.
* Action Required: The Council must receive the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
* **Commission:**
* Impact: The Commission is informed of the closure of the accounts.
* Action Required: The Commission must receive the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
* **Court of Auditors:**
* Impact: The Court of Auditors is informed of the closure of accounts, following their report on the ECDC's accounts.
* Action Required: The Court of Auditors must receive the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* Impact: Required to enact the decision of the European Parliament.
* Action Required: Forward the decision to the specified parties (ECDC Director, Council, Commission, Court of Auditors) and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: A legislative body of the European Union.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: An EU agency tasked with strengthening Europe's defenses against infectious diseases.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is the EU institution tasked with auditing EU finances.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Council: Council of the European Union, a component of the EU legislative branch
Commission: Likely referring to the European Commission, the executive branch 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.
Regulation EC No 851/2004: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
L 249/198 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1463 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the
financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the
financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Centre for Disease
Prevention and Control 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 — C8-0081/2019),
— 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 (EC) No 851/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004
establishing a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (5), and in particular Article 23 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 the
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A8-0134/2019),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial
year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and
Control, 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. 128.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 128.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.