Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1526 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This is a decision by the European Parliament to approve the closure of accounts for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2017. It references the Court of Auditors' report and the Council's recommendation on the matter. The President of the Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to relevant parties and publish it in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Decision:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2017.
* **Instructions:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
* 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 Union Agency for Fundamental Rights:
* Impact: The Agency's accounts for the financial year 2017 are formally closed.
* Action Required: The Director of the Agency will receive the decision.
Council:
* Impact: The Council will receive the decision.
* Action Required: No specific action outlined.
Commission:
* Impact: The Commission will receive the decision.
* Action Required: No specific action outlined.
Court of Auditors:
* Impact: The Court of Auditors will receive the decision.
* Action Required: No specific action outlined.
President of the European Parliament:
* Impact: Responsible for implementing the decision.
* Action Required: Forward the decision to the specified parties and arrange for its publication.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: An agency of the European Union tasked with providing assistance and expertise on fundamental rights.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is the institution of the European Union (EU) established to audit EU finances.
Council of the European Union: A component of the EU's legislative branch that represents the governments of the member states.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties upon which the European Union is founded.
Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU No 1271/2013: Regulation on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012.
Antonio Tajani: President of the European Parliament at the time of the decision.
L 249/304 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1526 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the
financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial
year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Union Agency for
Fundamental Rights 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 – C8-0070/2019),
— 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 168/2007 of 15 February 2007 establishing a European Union Agency
for Fundamental Rights (5), and in particular Article 21 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 (A8-0136/2019),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year
2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental
Rights, 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. 169.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 169.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 53, 22.2.2007, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.