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

Decision (EU) 2024/2311 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on the closure of the accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2022

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The European Parliament has approved the closure of the accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) for the financial year 2022.
  • The decision is based on the final annual accounts of the EMCDDA 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 decision also takes into account the Council’s recommendation on discharge to be given to the Centre in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2022.

Key Changes

  • The European Parliament formally approves the closure of EMCDDA's accounts for the financial year 2022.
  • The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to the Director of the EMCDDA, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors.
  • The decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

Impact Analysis

Impact on EMCDDA

  • The Director of the EMCDDA must receive the decision and ensure it is disseminated within the organization.

Impact on European Parliament

  • The Committee on Budgetary Control plays a key role in reviewing the accounts and preparing a report for the Parliament.

Impact on Council and Commission

  • The Commission is responsible for the overall financial management of the EU budget and receives the decision for information.

Impact on Court of Auditors

  • The Court of Auditors continues to monitor the financial management of EU agencies.

Suggested Action Items

  • Court of Auditors: Continue to provide independent audits and assessments of EU agencies' financial management.

Key Entities Referenced

Court of Auditors: The EU's independent external auditor. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA): An EU agency that provides evidence-based information on drugs and drug addiction. European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union. Council of the European Union: A body representing the governments of the EU 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 1920/2006: Regulation on the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (repealed by Regulation (EU) 2023/1322). Regulation (EU) 2023/1322: Regulation on the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006. 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 2024/2311 10.10.2024 DECISION (EU) 2024/2311 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 11 April 2024 on the closure of the accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2022 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, — having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction 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 – C9-0095/2024), — 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 1920/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006on the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction(4), and in particular Article 15 thereof, — having regard to Regulation (EU) 2023/1322 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2023on the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006(5), and in particular Article 41 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(6), 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 Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, — having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0104/2024), 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2022; 2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Director of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 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 376, 27.12.2006, p. 1. (5) OJ L 166, 30.6.2023, p. 6. (6) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2311/oj 1/1

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