Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1469 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision of the European Parliament concerning the closure of the accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2017. It takes into consideration the Agency's final annual accounts, the Court of Auditors' report, and the Council's recommendation. The decision was made on March 26, 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Approval of Accounts:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2017.
* **Instructions for Forwarding and Publication:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Executive Director of the European Environment Agency.
* 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 Environment Agency:**
* Impact: The Agency's accounts for the financial year 2017 are formally closed.
* Action Required: The Executive Director 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 the accounts, following their report on the Agency'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 take specific actions regarding the decision.
* Action Required: Forward the decision to the specified parties and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union
European Environment Agency: Agency of the European Union which provides independent information on the environment
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) 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: European Commission, an institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, enforcing EU laws and directing the Union's administrative operations
Antonio TAJANI: President of the European Parliament
Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
L 249/208 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1469 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Environment 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 — C8-0072/2019),
— 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 401/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on
the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (5), and in
particular Article 13 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 (A8-0127/2019);
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, 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. 103.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 103.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 126, 21.5.2009, p. 13.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.