Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1472 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This decision by the European Parliament addresses the closure of the accounts of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2017. It takes into consideration the final annual accounts, the Court of Auditors' report, and the Council's recommendation. The decision approves the closure of the accounts and instructs its President to forward the decision to relevant parties and publish it in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
Key Points / Main Content:
Approval and Closure
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2017.
Dissemination of Decision
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Executive Director of the European Fisheries Control Agency
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The President is also instructed to arrange for the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
Impact Analysis:
European Fisheries Control Agency:
Impact: The Agency's accounts for the financial year 2017 are formally closed.
Action Required: The Executive Director should take note of the decision as communicated by the President of the European Parliament.
Council:
Impact: The Council receives notification of the closure of the accounts.
Action Required: The Council should take note of the decision as communicated by the President of the European Parliament.
Commission:
Impact: The Commission receives notification of the closure of the accounts.
Action Required: The Commission should take note of the decision as communicated by the President of the European Parliament.
Court of Auditors:
Impact: The Court of Auditors receives notification of the closure of the accounts.
Action Required: The Court of Auditors should take note of the decision as communicated by the President of the European Parliament.
President of the European Parliament:
Impact: Responsible for the execution of the decision.
Action Required: Forward the decision to the Executive Director of the European Fisheries Control Agency, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors, and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union, directly elected by EU citizens.
European Fisheries Control Agency: An agency of the European Union that coordinates operational cooperation between member states to ensure compliance with the Common Fisheries Policy.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is one of the institutions of the European Union (EU). It is the EU's financial watchdog responsible for auditing EU finances.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the two primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union (EU).
Council: The Council of the European Union, also known as the Council, is one of two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions.
Commission: The European Commission (EC) is an institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Antonio TAJANI: President of the European Parliament during the period relevant to the document.
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 249/212 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1472 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts of the European Fisheries Control Agency 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. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the European Fisheries Control 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. 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.