Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1470 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision by the European Parliament concerning the discharge of the Executive Director of the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) in regards to the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017. It grants the discharge and sets out observations in an attached resolution. The President is instructed to forward the decision and resolution to relevant parties and arrange for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* Discharge:
* The European Parliament grants the Executive Director of EFCA discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2017.
* Observations:
* The observations related to the discharge are detailed in the resolution that forms an integral part of this decision.
* Instructions:
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to:
* Forward this decision and the integral resolution to the Executive Director of EFCA, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors.
* Arrange for the publication of the decision and resolution in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Impact Analysis:
* Executive Director of the European Fisheries Control Agency:
* Impact: Granted discharge regarding the implementation of the Agency's 2017 budget.
* Action Required: Review the resolution containing observations related to the discharge.
* Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors:
* Impact: Receives the decision and resolution.
* Action Required: Review the decision and resolution.
* President of the European Parliament:
* Impact: Responsible for implementing the decision.
* Action Required: Forward the decision and resolution to relevant parties and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union
European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA): A European Union agency that coordinates fisheries control and enforcement activities of the Member States.
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 its scope and operations.
Council: Council of the European Union, a component of the EU's legislative branch.
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.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Commission: The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/209
DECISION (EU) 2019/1470 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Fisheries Control
Agency (EFCA) for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Fisheries Control 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 – C8-0087/2019),
— 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 of 26 April 2005 establishing a European Fisheries Control
Agency and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to the common
fisheries policy (5), and in particular Article 36 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 Fisheries
(A8-0133/2019),
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Fisheries Control 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 Fisheries Control 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. 109.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 109.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.