Date: 10-Oct-2024Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2024/2330 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) for the financial year 2022
The European Parliament has granted discharge to the Executive Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2022. This means the Parliament has approved the way EU-OSHA managed its budget for that year.
Key Changes
The European Parliament, based on the final annual accounts of EU-OSHA for 2022, the Court of Auditors' report on EU agencies for 2022, and the Council's recommendation of 22 February 2024, has granted discharge.
The decision includes observations in a separate resolution (not provided in this document).
The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and resolution to the Executive Director of EU-OSHA, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Impact Analysis
EU-OSHA
Action Item: EU-OSHA should ensure continued adherence to financial regulations and best practices.
European Parliament
Action Item: The President must ensure the decision and resolution are forwarded to the relevant parties and published in the Official Journal.
Council and Commission
Action Item: Both the Council and Commission should review the decision and resolution for any implications for their respective roles in overseeing EU agencies.
Court of Auditors
The Court of Auditors should continue its audit functions for EU agencies.
Taxpayers
The discharge provides assurance that EU-OSHA's budget was implemented appropriately in 2022.
Key Entities Referenced
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA): A European Union agency responsible for collecting, analysing, and disseminating information on occupational safety and health.
European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A component of the EU's legislative branch, it negotiates and adopts laws, usually together with the European Parliament.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is the EU institution tasked with auditing EU finances.
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 (EU) 2019/126: Regulation establishing the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA).
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715: Framework financial regulation for the bodies set up under the TFEU and Euratom Treaty.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2024/2330 10.10.2024
DECISION (EU) 2024/2330 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 11 April 2024
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and
Health at Work (EU-OSHA) for the financial year 2022
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) 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 – C9-0104/2024),
— 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) 2019/126 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019
establishing the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), and repealing Council Regulation (EC)
No 2062/94(4), and in particular Article 16 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 Employment and Social Affairs,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0115/2024),
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) 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 Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), 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 30, 31.1.2019, p. 58.
(5) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2330/oj 1/1