2008 discharge: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for the financial year 2008.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision 2010/520/EU of the European Parliament on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2008.

CONTENT: with the present decision, the European Parliament grants discharge to the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency for the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2008.

This decision is in line with the European Parliament’s resolution adopted on 5 May 2010 and comprises a series of observations that form an integral part of the discharge decision (please refer to the summary of the opinion of 05/05/2010).

A parallel decision, adopted on the same day, approves the closure of this Agency’s accounts.