Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1478 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2017
**Executive Summary:**
This decision by the European Parliament concerns the closure of the accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the financial year 2017. It references the Court of Auditors' report and statement of assurance regarding the accounts' reliability and legality. The decision approves the closure of the accounts and instructs the President to forward the decision to relevant parties and arrange for its publication.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Approval:** The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2017.
* **Instructions:** The President of the European Parliament is instructed to:
* Forward the decision to the Director of EIGE, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors.
* Arrange for the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Impact Analysis:**
**European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE):**
* *Impact:* The decision formally closes EIGE's accounts for the financial year 2017, based on the audit findings and statement of assurance.
* *Action Required:* The Director of EIGE must receive the decision.
**Council:**
* *Impact:* The Council is informed of the closure of the accounts, following its recommendation on discharge to be given to the Institute.
* *Action Required:* The Council must receive the decision.
**Commission:**
* *Impact:* The Commission is informed of the closure of the accounts.
* *Action Required:* The Commission must receive the decision.
**Court of Auditors:**
* *Impact:* The Court of Auditors, having provided its report and statement of assurance, is informed of the decision to close the accounts.
* *Action Required:* The Court of Auditors must receive the decision.
**President of the European Parliament:**
* *Impact:* Required to ensure the decision is properly communicated and published.
* *Action Required:* The President must forward the decision to the specified parties and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
European Institute for Gender Equality: An autonomous body of the European Union established to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is the European Union (EU) institution established to audit EU finances.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining its organization and functions.
Council: Council of the European Union
Commission: European Commission
Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Regulation EC No 1922/2006: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality.
L 249/222 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1478 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year
2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality
for the financial year 2017, together with the Institute'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 Institute in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 – C8-0091/2019),
— 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 1922/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December
2006 on establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality (5), and in particular Article 15 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 Women's
Rights and Gender Equality (A8-0150/2019),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality, 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. 136.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 136.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 9.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.