Date: 10-Oct-2024Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2024/2257 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) for the financial year 2022
This is a decision by the European Parliament to approve the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) for the financial year 2022.
Key Changes
The European Parliament formally approves the closure of ACER's accounts for the financial year 2022.
The decision is based on the final annual accounts of ACER for 2022, the Court of Auditors' annual report on EU agencies for 2022, and the Court of Auditors' statement of assurance regarding the reliability and legality of the underlying transactions.
The decision also takes into account the Council’s recommendation of 22 February 2024 on discharge to be given to the Agency in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2022.
The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to the Director of ACER, 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).
Impact Analysis
Impact on ACER
No immediate action is required from ACER other than receiving and acknowledging the decision and ensuring compliance with any recommendations from the Court of Auditors or other relevant bodies.
Impact on European Parliament
The decision demonstrates the Parliament's commitment to ensuring financial accountability and transparency within the EU system.
Impact on Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors
The Court of Auditors' reports and statement of assurance play a crucial role in informing the Parliament's decision, highlighting the importance of independent audit and oversight.
Impact on General Public and Stakeholders
Stakeholders in the energy sector can have confidence in the financial integrity of ACER, which plays a key role in regulating and coordinating energy cooperation within the EU.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER): An EU agency established to foster cooperation among energy regulators and contribute to the completion of the internal energy market.
European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary body of the European Union with legislative, budgetary, and supervisory responsibilities.
Council of the European Union: One of the two main legislative bodies of the European Union, representing the governments of the member states.
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's budget.
Court of Auditors: The EU's independent external auditor, responsible for auditing the EU's finances and ensuring accountability.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, defining the scope of EU law and the powers of EU institutions.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Regulation (EU) 2019/942: Regulation establishing a European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715: Framework financial regulation for the bodies set up under the TFEU and Euratom Treaty.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2024/2257 10.10.2024
DECISION (EU) 2024/2257 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 11 April 2024
on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy
Regulators (ACER) for the financial year 2022
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
(ACER) for the financial year 2022,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2022, together with the
agencies’ replies(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 2022, pursuant to Article 287
of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
— having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 22 February 2024 on discharge to be given to the Agency in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2022 (06180/2024 – C9-0078/2024),
— having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
— 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(3), and in particular Article 70 thereof,
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/942 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019
establishing a European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators(4), and in particular Article 35
thereof,
— having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715 of 18 December 2018 on the framework
financial regulation for the bodies set up under the TFEU and Euratom Treaty and referred to in Article 70 of
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council(5), and in particular
Article 105 thereof,
— having regard to Rule 100 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0120/2024),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
(ACER) for the financial year 2022;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Director of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of
Energy Regulators (ACER), 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
Roberta METSOLA Alessandro CHIOCCHETTI
(1) OJ C, C/2023/594, 27.10.2023.
(2) OJ C, C/2023/112, 12.10.2023.
(3) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 22.
(5) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2257/oj 1/1