Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1511 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This decision by the European Parliament concerns the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) for the financial year 2017. It follows reviews and reports from the Court of Auditors and is based on multiple EU regulations and rules of procedure. The decision instructs the President to forward it to relevant parties and publish it in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Approval:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2017.
* **Instructions:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Executive Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The President is also instructed to arrange for the decision's publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Impact Analysis:
* **European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA):**
* Impact: Closure of their 2017 accounts is formally approved.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision forwarded by the President of the European Parliament.
* **Executive Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work:**
* Impact: Must be aware of the formal closure of the accounts.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision forwarded by the President of the European Parliament.
* **Council:**
* Impact: Must be aware of the formal closure of the accounts.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision forwarded by the President of the European Parliament.
* **Commission:**
* Impact: Must be aware of the formal closure of the accounts.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision forwarded by the President of the European Parliament.
* **Court of Auditors:**
* Impact: Their report on the 2017 accounts of the agency has been considered in the closure decision.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision forwarded by the President of the European Parliament.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* Impact: Responsible for enacting the decision of the Parliament.
* Action Required: Forward the decision to the specified parties and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: One of the legislative branches of the European Union.
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work: A European Union agency responsible for occupational safety and health.
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, outlining its scope and governance.
Council of the European Union: Also known as the Council, it is a branch of the EU that is composed of government ministers from each member state.
Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012: A European Union regulation concerning the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Regulation EU, Euratom 2018/1046: A European Union regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU No 1271/2013: A European Union regulation 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.
L 249/280 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1511 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the
financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial
year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Agency for Safety and
Health at Work 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 — C8-0073/2019),
— 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 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety
and Health at Work (5), and in particular Article 14 thereof,
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/126 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019
establishing the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), and repealing Council Regulation (EC)
No 2062/94 (6),
— 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 (7), 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
Employment and Social Affairs (A8-0138/2019),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial
year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the European Agency for Safety and
Health at Work, 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. 90.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 90.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 58.
(7) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.