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

Decision (EU) 2024/2282 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2022

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The European Parliament grants discharge to the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) regarding the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2022.
  • The decision includes observations made by the European Parliament in an accompanying resolution.
  • The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and the resolution to the Executive Director of ECHA, 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).

Key Changes

  • The European Parliament has reviewed the final annual accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2022.
  • The Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2022, along with the agencies’ replies, was considered.
  • The statement of assurance from the Court of Auditors regarding the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions for the financial year 2022 was reviewed.
  • 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 was taken into account.

Impact Analysis

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

  • Action Item: ECHA should carefully review the resolution and implement any necessary changes to address the European Parliament's observations.

Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors

  • Action Item: These entities should review the decision and resolution to understand the European Parliament's assessment of ECHA's financial management.

EU Citizens and Stakeholders

  • Action Item: Stay informed about the activities and performance of ECHA through publicly available reports and information.

Key Entities Referenced

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): A European Union agency responsible for the implementation of REACH and other EU chemicals legislation. European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union. Council of the European Union: A body composed of government ministers from each EU member state. European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union. Court of Auditors: The EU's independent external auditor. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties 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 1907/2006 (REACH): Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715: 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 2024/2282 10.10.2024 DECISION (EU) 2024/2282 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2022 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, — having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Chemicals Agency 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 – C9-0086/2024), — 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 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC(4), and in particular Article 97 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 (A9-0135/2024), 1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’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 Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency, 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 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1. (5) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2282/oj 1/1

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