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

Decision (EU) 2024/2284 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2022

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The European Parliament has formally approved the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for the financial year 2022.

Key Changes

  • The decision is based on the final annual accounts of ECHA for 2022, the Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for 2022, and the Court of Auditors’ statement of assurance regarding the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions.
  • 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 also considered.
  • The decision references Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH), and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715.

Impact Analysis

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

  • Action Item: ECHA's Executive Director should be aware that the decision will be formally communicated by the President of the European Parliament.

Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors

  • Action Item: The Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors should take note of the decision and any related observations or recommendations for future reference.

General Public

  • Indirect Impact: The decision ensures the proper oversight of an agency responsible for the safety of chemicals, ultimately contributing to public health and environmental protection.

Key Entities Referenced

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): A regulatory agency of the European Union responsible for implementing the EU's chemicals legislation, REACH. 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 European Union's 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 2024/2284 10.10.2024 DECISION (EU) 2024/2284 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 11 April 2024 on the closure of the accounts 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. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2022; 2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the European Chemicals 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 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/2024/2284/oj 1/1

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