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

Decision (EU) 2024/2287 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on the closure of the accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2022

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What it means

The European Parliament has formally approved the closure of the accounts of the European Environment Agency (EEA) for the financial year 2022. This decision follows a review of the EEA's final annual accounts, the Court of Auditors' report, and the Council's recommendation.

Key Changes

The European Parliament approved the closure of the accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2022.
The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to the Executive Director of the EEA, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors.
The decision is to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

Impact Analysis

European Environment Agency (EEA)

Action Items: The Executive Director should acknowledge receipt of the decision. The EEA should ensure all relevant documentation related to the 2022 financial year is readily available for future reference.

Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors

Action Items: These bodies should acknowledge receipt of the decision. The Court of Auditors' report and statement of assurance are key inputs to this decision.

European Parliament

Action Items: The President must ensure the decision is properly communicated and published.

General Public

Action Items: The decision will be available in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

Key Entities Referenced

European Environment Agency (EEA): The entity whose accounts for the financial year 2022 are being closed. European Parliament: The institution making the decision to close the accounts. Council of the European Union: An institution that provided a recommendation on the discharge to be given to the Agency. European Commission: An institution to which the decision is forwarded. Court of Auditors: The institution that provided the annual report and statement of assurance on the accounts. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU): The treaty providing the legal basis for the decision. Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union. Regulation (EC) No 401/2009: Regulation on the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network. 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
2024/2287 10.10.2024
DECISION (EU) 2024/2287 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 11 April 2024
on the closure of the accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2022
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Environment 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 – C9-0087/2024),
— 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 401/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009on
the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network(4), and in
particular Article 13 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 (A9-0130/2024),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2022;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the European Environment 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 126, 21.5.2009, p. 13.
(5) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2287/oj 1/1
            

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