Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1464 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for the financial year 2017
**Executive Summary:**
This document is a decision by the European Parliament to grant the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017. It outlines observations made in the resolution and instructs the President to forward the decision to relevant parties for publication. The decision is based on considerations of various regulations, the Court of Auditors' report, and the Council's recommendation.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Discharge:**
* Grants discharge to the Executive Director of ECHA regarding the implementation of the agency's budget for the financial year 2017.
* **Observations and Resolution:**
* Sets out observations in the resolution.
* The resolution forms an integral part of the decision.
* **Instructions for Forwarding and Publication:**
* Instructs the President to forward the decision and resolution to:
* The Executive Director of ECHA
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* Requires arranging for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA):**
* *Impact:* Granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017.
* *Action Required:* Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
* **The Council:**
* *Impact:* Must consider the decision related to the discharge of ECHA's budget implementation.
* *Action Required:* Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
* **The Commission:**
* *Impact:* Must consider the decision related to the discharge of ECHA's budget implementation.
* *Action Required:* Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
* **The Court of Auditors:**
* *Impact:* Their report on ECHA's annual accounts for 2017 was considered in the decision.
* *Action Required:* Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the formal communication of the decision.
* *Action Required:* Forward the decision and resolution to the specified parties and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: A legislative body of the European Union.
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): An agency of the European Union that implements EU legislation on chemicals.
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 the scope of the EU's powers.
Council: Council 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 (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.
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH): A European Union regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/199
DECISION (EU) 2019/1464 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency
(ECHA) for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Chemicals Agency 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 – C8-0088/2019),
— 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 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December
2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing
a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93
and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives
91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (5), and in particular Article 97 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 (A8-0125/2019),
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency 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 Chemicals Agency, 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. 56.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 56.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.