Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1493 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision by the European Parliament to approve the closure of the accounts of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2017. It references various regulations, reports, and recommendations considered in reaching this decision. The President of the Parliament is instructed to forward the decision for publication and to relevant parties.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Decision:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2017.
* **Instructions:**
* The President of the Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The President of the Parliament is instructed to arrange for the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
Impact Analysis:
* **European Maritime Safety Agency:**
* *Impact:* The Agency's accounts for the financial year 2017 are formally closed.
* *Action Required:* The Executive Director receives the decision.
* **Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors:**
* *Impact:* These institutions are informed of the Parliament's decision.
* *Action Required:* Acknowledge receipt of the decision.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the formal communication and publication of the decision.
* *Action Required:* Forward the decision to relevant parties and arrange for its publication.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
European Maritime Safety Agency: A European Union agency responsible for maritime safety.
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 function.
Council of the European Union: A body representing the governments of the EU member states.
Commission: Likely refers to the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union.
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 EC No 1406/2002: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/247
DECISION (EU) 2019/1493 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Maritime Safety 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 – C8-0078/2019),
— 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 1406/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002
establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency (5), and in particular Article 19 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 Transport
and Tourism (A8-0130/2019),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety 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. 75.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 75.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 208, 5.8.2002, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.