Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1490 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This is a decision by the European Parliament concerning the closure of accounts for the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) for the financial year 2017. It references the Court of Auditors' report, the Council's recommendation, and various EU regulations. The decision approves the closure of the accounts and instructs the President to forward the decision to relevant parties for publication.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Approval:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2017.
* **Instructions:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Director of the EMCDDA
* 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 Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA):
* Impact: The EMCDDA's accounts for the financial year 2017 are formally closed.
* Action Required: The Director of the EMCDDA 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.
* Action Required: The Court of Auditors must receive the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
President of the European Parliament:
* Impact: Responsible for the formal communication and publication of the decision.
* Action Required: Forward the decision to the Director of the EMCDDA, 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: One of the legislative branches of the European Union.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction: A decentralised agency of the European Union established to provide the Union and its member states with factual, objective, reliable and comparable information at European level concerning drugs and drug addiction.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is one of the institutions of the European Union, established to check that EU funds are collected and used correctly.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining the scope of the Union's powers.
Council of the European Union: An institution of the European Union where ministers from each national government meet to adopt laws and coordinate policies.
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 Delegated Regulation EU No 1271/2013: Commission Delegated Regulation on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012
L 249/242 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1490 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the
financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs
and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2017, together with the Centre'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 Centre in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 – C8-0071/2019),
— 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 1920/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December
2006 on the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (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 Civil
Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0139/2019),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the
financial year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Director of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and
Drug Addiction, 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. 149.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 149.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.