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| 27.9.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 249/293 |
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27.9.2019

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 249/293

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DECISION (EU) 2019/1520 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 26 March 2019

on the closure of the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2017

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

| — | having regard to the final annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2017, |
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having regard to the final annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2017,

| — | having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit for the financial year 2017, together with Eurojust's reply (1), |
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having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit for the financial year 2017, together with Eurojust's reply (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 2017, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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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 2017, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the Council recommendation of 12 February 2019 on discharge to be given to Eurojust in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 — C8-0076/2019), |
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having regard to the Council recommendation of 12 February 2019 on discharge to be given to Eurojust in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 — C8-0076/2019),

| — | having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof, |
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having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

| — | 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 (4), and in particular Article 70 thereof, |
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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 (4), and in particular Article 70 thereof,

| — | having regard to Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime (5), and in particular Article 36 thereof, |
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having regard to Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime (5), and in particular Article 36 thereof,

| — | having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2002/187/JHA (6), and in particular Article 63 thereof; |
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having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2002/187/JHA (6), and in particular Article 63 thereof;

| — | having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7), and in particular Article 108 thereof, |
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having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7), and in particular Article 108 thereof,

| — | having regard to Rule 94 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 94 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0155/2019), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0155/2019),

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Approves the closure of the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2017;

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Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Administrative Director of Eurojust, 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

Antonio TAJANI

The Secretary-General

Klaus WELLE

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(1)  
  OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 161.

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(2)  
  OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 161.

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(3)  
  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

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(4)  
  OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

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(5)  
  OJ L 63, 6.3.2002, p. 1.

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(6)  
  OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 138.

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(7)  
  OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.

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