Decision (EU) 2020/1874 of the European Parliament of 13 May 2020 on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) (before 11 September 2018: European Aviation Safety Agency) for the financial year 2018
Date: 2020-05-13
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Aviation Safety Agency, closing of accounts, financial year, general budget (EU)








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Official Journal of the European Union


L 417/105






DECISION (EU) 2020/1874 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 13 May 2020
on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) (before 11 September 2018: European Aviation Safety Agency) for the financial year 2018
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,






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having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2018,










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having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2018, together with the agencies’ replies (1),










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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 2018, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










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having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 18 February 2020 on discharge to be given to the Agency in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2018 (05761/2020 — C9-0044/2020),










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










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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,










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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,










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having regard to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (5), and in particular Article 60 thereof,










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having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (6), and in particular Article 121 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,










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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 (8), and in particular Article 105 thereof,










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having regard to Rule 100 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,










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having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Transport and Tourism,










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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0074/2020),





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Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2018;



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Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, 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

David Maria SASSOLI



The Secretary-General

Klaus WELLE




(1)  OJ C 417, 11.12.2019, p. 48.

(2)  OJ C 417, 11.12.2019, p. 48.

(3)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

(5)  OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1.

(6)  OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, p. 1.

(7)  OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.

(8)  OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1.