PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2010.
NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision 2012/580/EU of the European Parliament on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2010.
CONTENT: with the present decision, and in accordance with Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Parliament grants discharge to the Executive Director of EMSA for the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2010.
This decision is in line with the European Parliament's resolution adopted on 10 May 2012 and comprises a series of observations that form an integral part of the discharge decision (please refer to the summary of the opinion of 10/05/2012).
A parallel decision, 2012/581/EU, adopted on the same day, approves the closure of this Agency's accounts for the 2010 financial year.