EN C 417/40 Official Journal of the European Union 11 12 2019 33 AGENCY FOR SUPPORT FOR BODY OF EUROPEAN REGULATORS FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (BEREC OFFICE) INTRODUCTION 3 3 1 The Agency for Support for Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (hereinafter Ôthe OfficeŐ), which is located in Riga, was established by Regulation (EU) 2018/1971 of the European Parliament and of the Council (34), replacing the previous Regulation (EC) No 1211/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (35) The OfficeŐs main task is to provide professional and administrative support services to the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and, under the guidance of the Board of Regulators, to collect and analyse information on electronic communications and to disseminate among National Regulatory Authorities regulatory best practices such as common approaches, methodologies or guidelines on the implementation of the EU regulatory framework 3 3 2 The Table presents key figures for the Office (36) Table Key figures for the Office Budget (million euros) (1) Staff as at 31 December (2) (1) Budgetfiguresarebasedonpaymentappropriations (2) StaffincludesEUofficials,EUtemporaryagents,EUcontractstaffandsecondednationalexperts,notinterimworkersandconsultants Source: Data provided by the Office THE COURTŐS STATEMENT OF ASSURANCE PROVIDED TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Ń INDEPENDENT AUDITORŐS REPORT 2017 4 27 2018 4 27 OPINION 3 3 3 We have audited: (a) the accounts of the Office which comprise the financial statements (37) and the reports on the implementation of the budget (38) for the financial year ended 31 December 2018; 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) Reliability of the accounts Opinion on the reliability of the accounts 3 3 4 In our opinion, the accounts of the Office for the year ended 31 December 2018 present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Office at 31 December 2018, the results of its operations, its cash flows, and the changes in net assets for the year then ended, in accordance with its Financial Regulation and with accounting rules adopted by the CommissionŐs accounting officer These are based on internationally accepted accounting standards for the public sector (34) OJ L 321, 17 12 2018, p 1 (35) OJ L 337, 18 12 2009, p 1 (36) More information on the OfficeŐs competences and activities is available on its website: www berec europa eu (37) The financial statements comprise the balance sheet, the statement of financial performance, the cash flow statement, the statement of changes in net assets and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes (38) The reports on implementation of the budget comprise the reports which aggregate all budgetary operations and the explanatory notes 
SK C 417/40 Úradný vestník Európskej únie 11 12 2019 3.3. AGENTÚRA NA PODPORU ORGÁNU EURÓPSKYCH REGULÁTOROV PRE ELEKTRONICKÉ KOMUNIKÁCIE (ÚRAD BEREC) ÚVOD 3.3.1. Agentúra na podporu orgánu európskych regulátorov pre elektronické komunikácie (ďalej len „úrad“), so sídlom v Rige, bola zriadená na základe nariadenia Európskeho parlamentu a Rady (EÚ) 2018/1971 (34), ktorým sa nahrádza predchádzajúce nariadenie Európskeho parlamentu a Rady (ES) č.