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Date: 10-Oct-2024 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: Europe

Decision (EU) 2024/2279 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2022

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The European Parliament has granted discharge to the Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in respect of the implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year 2022.
  • The decision includes observations in a resolution, which is an integral part of the decision.
  • The decision and its resolution will be forwarded to the Director of the ECDC, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors, and will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

Key Changes

  • The European Parliament approved the discharge for the ECDC's budget implementation for the financial year 2022.
  • The decision is based on the final annual accounts of the ECDC for 2022, the Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for 2022, and the Court of Auditors’ statement of assurance.
  • The Council's recommendation of 22 February 2024 on the discharge was also considered.
  • The decision references several regulations, including Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, Regulation (EC) No 851/2004, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715.

Impact Analysis

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

  • The ECDC should ensure that the decision and resolution are disseminated internally to relevant departments.

Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors

  • The Court of Auditors' report for the financial year 2022 was a key input to the discharge decision.

European Parliament

  • The Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety played roles in the discharge process.

General Public

  • This decision contributes to accountability and public trust in the ECDC's operations.

Key Entities Referenced

European Parliament: The legislative body of the European Union, responsible for granting discharge to EU agencies. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): An EU agency responsible for strengthening Europe's defenses against infectious diseases. Court of Auditors: The EU's independent external auditor, responsible for auditing the EU's finances. Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union comprising ministers from member states. European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union. Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union. Regulation (EC) No 851/2004: Regulation establishing a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715: Regulation on the framework financial regulation for the bodies set up under the TFEU and Euratom Treaty.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/2279 10.10.2024 DECISION (EU) 2024/2279 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2022 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, — having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control 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 Centre in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2022 (06180/2024 – C9-0085/2024), — 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 (EC) No 851/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 establishing a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control(4), and in particular Article 23 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 opinion of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, — having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0109/2024), 1. Grants the Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year 2022; 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 Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 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 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 142, 30.4.2004, p. 1. (5) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2279/oj 1/1

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