Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1500 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision of the European Parliament concerning the discharge of the Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in respect of the implementation of ESMA's budget for the financial year 2017. It grants discharge and outlines 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 Executive Director of ESMA is granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2017.
* **Observations:**
* The observations of the European Parliament are set out in the resolution attached to the decision.
* **Instructions:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and its integral resolution to:
* The Executive Director of ESMA
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The President is also instructed to 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 Securities and Markets Authority:**
* Impact: Granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2017; receives the decision and resolution.
* Action Required: Review the decision and resolution, including any observations made by the European Parliament.
* **Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors:**
* Impact: Receive the decision and resolution.
* Action Required: Review the decision and resolution.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* Impact: Responsible for ensuring the decision is forwarded and published.
* Action Required: Forward the decision and resolution to the specified parties and arrange for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: The legislative branch of the European Union.
European Securities and Markets Authority ESMA: A European Union financial regulatory agency and European Supervisory Authority.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is one of the institutions of the European Union (EU). It is in charge of auditing EU finances.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Council: A component of the Council of the European Union, where ministers from each EU country meet to discuss, amend and adopt laws, and coordinate policies.
Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012: A 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: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Antonio TAJANI: President of the European Parliament.
L 249/258 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1500 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Securities and
Markets Authority (ESMA) for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial
year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Securities and Markets
Authority for the financial year 2017, together with the Authority'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 Authority in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 – C8-0094/2019),
— 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 (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November
2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority), amending
Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/77/EC (5), and in particular Article 64 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
Economic and Monetary Affairs (A8-0141/2019),
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets Authority discharge in respect of the
implementation of the Authority'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 Securities and Markets Authority, 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. 87.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 87.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 84.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.