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‘The European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, may lay down appropriate provisions for sea and air transport’.

(Article 100 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)

Competences of the Agency (Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Regulations (EC) No 1644/2003 and (EC) No 724/2004 and Regulation (EU) No 100/2013)
Official Journal of the European Union

Annual report on EU Joint Undertakings for the 2019 financial year

(2020/C 380/06)

The European Court of Auditors will publish its annual report for the 2019 financial year on EU Joint Undertakings together with their replies on 12 November 2020.

The report can be consulted directly or downloaded, on 12 November 2020, at the European Court of Auditors’ website:

https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/JUS_2019/JUS_2019_EN.pdf

The following link to an overview of the annual report and related documents will become active at the same time: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=54396
Official Journal of the European Union

Annual report on EU Joint Undertakings for the 2021 financial year

(2022/C 433/18)

The European Court of Auditors will publish its annual report for the 2021 financial year on EU Joint Undertakings, together with their replies, on 15 November 2022.

The report can be consulted directly or downloaded, from 17:00 on 15 November 2022, at the European Court of Auditors’ website:
Special Report No 11/2008 "The management of the European Union support for the public storage operations of cereals"

(2009/C 45/05)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 11/2008 "The management of the European Union support for the public storage operations of cereals" has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: www.eca.europa.eu

A hard copy and a CD-ROM version of the report may be obtained free of charge on request to the Court of Auditors:

European Court of Auditors

Communication and Reports Unit

12, rue Alcide De Gasperi 1

L-1615 Luxembourg

Tel. (352) 4398-1

E-mail: euraud@eca.europa.eu

or by filling in an electronic order form on EU-Bookshop.

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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 203/14

Corrigendum to Special Report No 4/2008 concerning the implementation of milk quotas in the Member States which joined the European Union on 1 May 2004

( Official Journal of the European Union C 185 of 22 July 2008 )

(2008/C 203/09)

On page 7, paragraph 10:

for:

‘Due to the small number of farms …’,

read:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 242/6

Special Report No 16/2016

‘EU education objectives: programmes aligned but shortcomings in performance measurement’

(2016/C 242/05)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 16/2016 ‘EU education objectives: programmes aligned but shortcomings in performance measurement’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu or on EU Bookshop: https://bookshop.europa.eu
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 366/8

Special Report No 24/2016

‘More efforts needed to raise awareness of and enforce compliance with State aid rules in cohesion policy’

(2016/C 366/07)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 24/2016 ‘More efforts needed to raise awareness of and enforce compliance with State aid rules in cohesion policy’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu or on EU Bookshop: https://bookshop.europa.eu
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 33/3

Special Report No 36/2016

‘An assessment of the arrangements for closure of the 2007-2013 cohesion and rural development programmes’

(2017/C 33/03)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 36/2016 ‘An assessment of the arrangements for closure of the 2007-2013 cohesion and rural development programmes’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu or on EU Bookshop: https://bookshop.europa.eu
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 457/7

Special Report No 32/2016

‘EU assistance to Ukraine’

(2016/C 457/05)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 32/2016 ‘EU assistance to Ukraine’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu or on EU Bookshop: https://bookshop.europa.eu
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 418/7

Special Report No 19/2017

‘Import procedures: shortcomings in the legal framework and an ineffective implementation impact the financial interests of the EU’

(2017/C 418/04)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 19/2017 ‘Import procedures: shortcomings in the legal framework and an ineffective implementation impact the financial interests of the EU’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 198/3

Special Report No 9/2017

‘EU support to fight human trafficking in South/South-East Asia’

(2017/C 198/03)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 9/2017 ‘EU support to fight human trafficking in South/South-East Asia’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 151/56

Special Report No 11/2018

‘New options for financing rural development projects: Simpler but not focused on results’

(2018/C 151/07)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 11/2018 ‘New options for financing rural development projects: Simpler but not focused on results’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 12/17

Special Report No 1/2018

‘Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions (JASPERS) — time for better targeting’

(2018/C 12/08)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 1/2018 ‘Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions (JASPERS) — time for better targeting’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special Report No 30/2018

‘EU passenger rights are comprehensive but passengers still need to fight for them’

(2018/C 410/04)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 30/2018 ‘EU passenger rights are comprehensive but passengers still need to fight for them’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 225/50

Special Report No 19/2018

‘A European high-speed rail network: not a reality but an ineffective patchwork’

(2018/C 225/04)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 19/2018 ‘A European high-speed rail network: not a reality but an ineffective patchwork’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special Report No 9/2019

‘EU support to Morocco — Limited results so far’

(2019/C 425/04)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 9/2019 ‘EU support to Morocco — Limited results so far’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special Report No 17/2019

Centrally managed EU interventions for venture capital: in need of more direction

(2019/C 362/07)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 17/2019 Centrally managed EU interventions for venture capital: in need of more direction has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special Report 06/2020

‘Sustainable Urban Mobility in the EU: No substantial improvement is possible without Member States’ commitment’

(2020/C 81/03)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report 06/2020 ‘Sustainable Urban Mobility in the EU: No substantial improvement is possible without Member States’ commitment’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ Internet: http://eca.europa.eu.
Official Journal of the European Union

Special Report 22/2020

Future of EU agencies – Potential for more flexibility and cooperation

(2020/C 358/06)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report 22/2020 ‘Future of EU agencies – Potential for more flexibility and cooperation’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special Report 13/2020

‘Biodiversity on farmland: CAP contribution has not halted the decline’

(2020/C 193/09)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report 13/2020 ‘Biodiversity on farmland: CAP contribution has not halted the decline’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special Report 04/2021

Customs controls: poor harmonisation hampers EU financial interests

(2021/C 113/03)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report 04/2021 Customs controls: poor harmonisation hampers EU financial interests has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special report No 19/2021

Europol support to fight migrant smuggling: a valued partner, but insufficient use of data sources and result measurement

(2021/C 400/03)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that special report No 19/2021 ‘Europol support to fight migrant smuggling: a valued partner, but insufficient use of data sources and result measurement’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special Report No 13/2021

EU efforts to fight money laundering in the banking sector are fragmented and implementation is insufficient

(2021/C 254/05)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 13/2021 ‘EU efforts to fight money laundering in the banking sector are fragmented and implementation is insufficient’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Special report No 2/2022

Energy efficiency in enterprises: Some energy savings but weaknesses in planning and project selection

(2022/C 27/07)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that special report No 2/2022 ‘Energy efficiency in enterprises: Some energy savings but weaknesses in planning and project selection’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ Internet: http://eca.europa.eu.
Official Journal of the European Union

Special report 19/2022

‘EU COVID-19 vaccine procurement – Sufficient doses secured after initial challenges, but performance of the process not sufficiently assessed’

(2022/C 350/05)

The European Court of Auditors has published its special report 19/2022: ‘EU COVID-19 vaccine procurement – Sufficient doses secured after initial challenges, but performance of the process not sufficiently assessed’.

The report can be consulted directly or downloaded at the European Court of Auditors’ website: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=61899
Official Journal of the European Union

Special report No 8/2022

ERDF support for SME competitiveness – design weaknesses decrease effectiveness of funding

(2022/C 218/04)

The Court of Auditors has published its Special report No 8/2022: ‘ERDF support for SME competitiveness – design weaknesses decrease effectiveness of funding’.

The report can be consulted directly or downloaded at the Court of Auditors’ website: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=61108
I. We have audited: (a) the consolidated accounts of the European Union which comprise the consolidated financial statements (1) and the aggregated reports on the implementation of the budget (2) for the financial year ended 31 December 2014, approved by the Commission on 23 July 2015; and (b) the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying those accounts, as required by Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). Management's responsibility II. In accordance with Articles 317 to 318 of the TFEU and the Financial Regulation, the Commission is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated accounts of the European Union on the basis of internationally accepted accounting standards for the public sector and for the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them. This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. The Commission bears the ultimate responsibility for the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying the accounts of the European Union (Article 317 of the TFEU). Auditor's responsibility III. Our responsibility is to provide, on the basis of our audit, the European Parliament and the Council with a statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them. We conducted our audit in accordance with the IFAC International Standards on Auditing and Codes of Ethics and the INTOSAI International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions. These standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance as to whether the consolidated accounts of the European Union are free from material misstatement and the transactions underlying them are legal and regular. IV. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated accounts and the legality and the regularity of the transactions underlying them. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including an assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated accounts and of material non-compliance of the underlying transactions with the requirements of the legal framework of the European Union, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated accounts and legality and regularity of underlying transactions, is considered in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated accounts.
EUROPEAN MONETARY INSTITUTE
OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN MONETARY INSTITUTE ON DRAFT RULES
CONCERNING THE MINIMUM RESERVE REQUIREMENTS REGIME APPLIED
BY THE BANCO DE PORTUGAL (CON/94/5)
1 With a view to Article 109f(6) of the Treaty on Eu ropean Union, Article 5.3 of  the EMI's Statute and
Council Decision 93/71/EC of 22 November 1993, on 27 July 1994 the Banco de Portugal submitted
to the EMI for consultation draft rules on the minimum reserve requirements applied by the Banco dePortugal. In doing so, the Banco de  Portugal acted in its own name, as the adoption of such rules has
been delegated to the Portuguese central bank . On the basis of Article 4 of Council Decision
93/71/EC, the Banco de Portugal re quested the EMI to deliver its opinion at the latest by the end of
September 1994.
2 The main purpose of the change of the regime is to lower reserve requirements in order to converge to
European Union standards and at the same time to contribute to the competitiveness of the Portuguese
financial system. As the lowering of reserve requirements would increase liquidity, the Banco de
Portugal, in order to mop up excess liquidity, en visages obliging institutions subject to reserve
requirements to hold certificates of deposit issued by the central bank. These certificates would be
tradeable among the institutions subject to reserv e requirements as well as between them and the
Banco de Portugal.
3 The competence of the EMI to deliver an opinion in this consultation is based on Article 1, second
indent, of Council Decision 93/71/EC (draft legislative provisions  on instruments of monetary policy).
The rules which the Banco de Portugal intends to a dopt are regarded as draft legislation within the
meaning of Article 2, paragraph 1, of Council Decisi on 93/71/EC as the addressees of the rules are in
principle an indefinite number of banks.
4 With regard to the substance of this consultation, all features of the envisaged changes to the system
of reserve requirements in Portugal appear to be in compliance with the Tr eaty. The EMI is of the
opinion that adjusting the system of compulsory reserv es in Portugal constitutes a useful step to bring
minimum reserve standards in Portugal into line w ith those currently existing in many other European
countries. At the same time, the EMI regards it as  premature to formulate a view on whether the
envisaged rules will be adequately compatible with  the future system of the ESCB, as discussions
concerning the desirable features of th is system have not yet been completed.
21 September 1994
GS/LD/97/315
OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN MONETARY INSTITUTE
on a consultation from the Netherlands Ministry of Finance under Article 109f (6) of the Treaty
establishing the European Community (the “Treaty”) and Article 5.3 of the Statute of the EMI as
elaborated in the Council Decision of 22 November 1993 (93/717/EC) (the “Decision”) on a draft law
amending the Act on the supervision of the credit system of 1992 (the “draft law”).
CON/97/07
1. The above consultation was initiated by the Netherlands Ministry  of Finance on 8 April 1997
which submitted the draft law together with an Explanatory Memorandum to the EMI.
2. The EMI’s competence to deliver an opinion is based on Article 1.1, fifth indent, of the Decision,
as the draft law contains provisions with an impact on the stability of financial institutions and
markets.
3. The EMI notes that the main purpose of the draft law is to incorporate recommendations from
the Basle Committee in the Act on the supervision of the credit system 1992. These
recommendations provide for minimum standards for the prudential supervision of internationally
operating banks. These standards address issues such as consolidated supervision, permissions
for cross-border establishment and the exchange of information between supervisory authorities.
4. The EMI also notes that the draft law intends to provide, apart from the implementation of the
Basle Committee’s recommendations, additional rules in the following three areas:
- harmonisation of the legal regime applicable to autho risations to pursue the business of a
credit institution in the Netherlands for domestic as well as foreign credit institutions;
- the possibility for De Nederlandsche Bank to obtain track records from foreign head
offices wishing to establish branches in the Netherlands in order to obtain a satisfactory
level of comfort with regard to the soundness of such branches;
- the creation of a ministerial power to issue instructions to De Nederlandsche Bank on the
implementation of EU Directives on prudential supervision.
5. In the EMI’s opinion, the draft law supports the stability of the financial institutions and markets
and contributes to the effectiveness of internationally agreed supervisory standards. The EMI
would therefore welcome its adoption.
6. The EMI has no objection to this opinion being made public.
5 June 1997
OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
at the request of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Austria under Article 109l (2) and
109f (6) of the Treaty establishing the Europe an Community and Articl e 5.3 of the Statute of
the European Monetary Institute on a draft reg ulation of the Federal Minister of Finance on
the implementation of certain provisions of the Austrian Banking Act 
(Fourth Liquidity Regulation)
CON/98/58
1. On 27 November 1998, the European Central Bank  (ECB) received a request from the Ministry
of Finance of the Republic of Austria for an ECB Opinion on a draft regulation of the Federal
Minister of Finance on the impl ementation certain provisions of the Austrian Banking Act
(Fourth Liquidity Regulation) (h ereinafter referred to as the draft legislative proposal)
2. In accordance with Article 109l (2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community
(hereinafter referred to as the Treaty), the E CB has taken over the advisory functions of the
European Monetary Institute (EMI), which went  into liquidation upon the establishment of the
ECB on 1 June 1998. The ECBs competence to deliver an opinion is based on Article 1.1,
fourth indent, of the Counc il Decision (93/717/EC) of 22 November 1993 on the consultation
of the EMI by authorities of Member States on draft legislative provisions, as the draft
legislative proposal contains provisions concer ning rules applicable to financial institutions
insofar as they influence the stability of fina ncial institutions and markets. In accordance with
Article 17.5, first sentence, of the Rules of Pr ocedure of the ECB, the ECB Opinion has been
adopted by the Governing Council of the ECB. 
3. The ECB notes that the draft legislative proposal  is intended to lower the minimum percentage
of required holdings of funds in line with Article  25 (7) and (12) of the Austrian Banking Act.
From the perspective of the influence on the stab ility of financial institutions and markets, the
ECB has no further comments on the draft legislative proposal.
4. The ECB confirms that it has no objection to this ECB Opinion being made public by the
competent national authorities at their discretion.
Done at Frankfurt am Main on 16 December 1998.
The President of the ECB
[signed]
Willem F. Duisenberg
4.

The objective of the proposed regulation is to reflect changes in the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact that were agreed by the Council (ECOFIN) on 20 March 2005. The proposed regulation concerns the surveillance process and the setting of medium-term objectives for Member States' fiscal policies. While the ECB does not see a need to express an opinion on the specific provisions of the proposed regulation, it endorses the aim of improving the surveillance and coordination of economic policies so as to achieve and maintain medium-term objectives that ensure the sustainability of public finances. A rigorous and consistent implementation of the surveillance procedures would be conducive to prudent fiscal policies.