Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1532 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the European GNSS 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 GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) Agency for the financial year 2017. The decision is based on the final annual accounts, the Court of Auditors' report, and the Council's recommendation. The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision for publication.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Approval of Accounts:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2017.
* **Instructions for Dissemination:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The President is further instructed to arrange for the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
**Impact Analysis**
* **European GNSS Agency (Executive Director):**
* *Impact:* The Agency's accounts for the financial year 2017 are formally closed.
* *Action Required:* Acknowledge receipt of the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
* **Council:**
* *Impact:* Informed of the closure of the Agency's accounts.
* *Action Required:* Acknowledge receipt of the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
* **Commission:**
* *Impact:* Informed of the closure of the Agency's accounts.
* *Action Required:* Acknowledge receipt of the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
* **Court of Auditors:**
* *Impact:* Informed of the closure of the Agency's accounts.
* *Action Required:* Acknowledge receipt of 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 specified parties and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
European GNSS Agency: An agency of the European Union responsible for the European Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) programmes Galileo and EGNOS.
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 the scope of EU powers.
Council of the European Union: A body composed of government ministers from each EU member state.
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.
Galileo: Europe's Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), providing improved positioning and timing information.
L 249/316 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1532 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European GNSS 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 — C8-0086/2019),
— 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 912/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September
2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency, repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004 on the establishment
of structures for the management of the European satellite radio navigation programmes and amending Regulation
(EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5), and in particular Article 14 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 (A8-0142/2019),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the European GNSS 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. 98
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 98
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 11.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.