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

Decision (EU) 2024/2288 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2022

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The European Parliament has granted discharge to the Executive Director of the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2022.
  • The decision includes observations outlined in a separate resolution.
  • The decision and resolution will be forwarded to the Executive Director of the EFCA, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors and published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

Key Changes

  • The European Parliament formally approved the discharge of the EFCA's budget implementation for the financial year 2022.
  • The decision is based on the final annual accounts of the EFCA 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 the discharge was also considered.
  • The decision references several key regulations, including Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, Regulation (EU) 2019/473, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715.

Impact Analysis

European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA)

  • Action Item: Ensure continued compliance with relevant financial regulations and strive for improved financial management practices.

Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors

  • Action Item (Council and Commission): Monitor the EFCA's implementation of any recommendations arising from the discharge process.

European Parliament

  • Action Item: The Committee on Budgetary Control should follow up on the EFCA's implementation of the resolution's observations.

EU Taxpayers

  • Benefit: Increased accountability and potentially improved efficiency in fisheries control.

Key Entities Referenced

European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union. European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA): An EU agency that coordinates operational cooperation between Member States in the area of fisheries control and inspection. Council of the European Union: A body representing the governments of the EU member states. European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union. Court of Auditors: The EU's independent external auditor. Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union. Regulation (EU) 2019/473: Regulation on the European Fisheries Control Agency. 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 2024/2288 10.10.2024 DECISION (EU) 2024/2288 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2022 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, — having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Fisheries Control 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 – C9-0088/2024), — 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) 2019/473 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019on the European Fisheries Control Agency(4), and in particular Article 45 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 Fisheries, — having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0100/2024), 1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Fisheries Control 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 Fisheries Control 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 83, 25.3.2019, p. 18. (5) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2288/oj 1/1

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