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2010/2170(DEC)

2009 discharge: European Environment Agency

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Introduced

7 October 2010

Last action

27 September 2011 · publication official journal

Status

PLENARY_VOTE

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Subjects

Environment

Source updated

27 September 2011

Environment

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21 official languages
  • Bulgarian

    Освобождаване от отговорност във връзка с изпълнението на бюджета за 2009 г.: Европейска агенция за околната среда

  • Czech

    Udělení absolutoria za rok 2009: Evropská agentura pro životní prostředí

  • Danish

    Decharge 2009: Det Europæiske Miljøagentur

  • German

    Entlastung 2009: Europäische Umweltagentur

  • Greek

    Απαλλαγή 2009 : Ευρωπαϊκός Οργανισμός Περιβάλλοντος

  • Spanish

    Aprobación de la gestión 2009: Agencia Europea de Medio Ambiente

  • Estonian

    2009. aasta eelarve täitmisele heakskiidu andmine: Euroopa Keskkonnaamet

  • Finnish

    Vastuuvapaus 2009: Euroopan ympäristökeskus

  • French

    Décharge 2009 : Agence européenne pour l'environnement

  • Hungarian

    2009-es évre vonatkozó mentesítések: Európai Környezetvédelmi Ügynökség

  • Italian

    Discarico 2009: Agenzia europea dell'ambiente

  • Lithuanian

    2009 m. biudžeto įvykdymo patvirtinimas: Europos aplinkos agentūra

  • Latvian

    2009. finanšu gada budžeta izpildes apstiprināšana — Eiropas Vides aģentūra

  • Maltese

    Kwittanza 2009: L-Aġenzija Ewropea għall-Ambjent

  • Dutch

    Kwijting 2009: Europees Milieuagentschap

  • Polish

    Absolutorium za rok 2009: Europejska Agencja Ochrony Środowiska

  • Portuguese

    Quitação 2009: Agência Europeia do Ambiente

  • Romanian

    Descărcarea de gestiune 2009: Agenţia Europeană de Mediu

  • Slovak

    Absolutórium za rok 2009: Európska environmentálna agentúra

  • Slovenian

    Razrešnica 2009: Evropska agencija za okolje

  • Swedish

    Ansvarsfrihet 2009: Europeiska miljöbyrån

Records

Official record 2010/2170(DEC) from European Union at European Parliament. Dated 7 October 2010. Status: PLENARY_VOTE.

Timeline

  1. 7 October 2010

    referral

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  2. 7 October 2010

    Introduced

    2009 discharge: European Environment Agency

    Source: DEC

  3. 10 May 2011

    Vote results

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE_RESULTS

  4. 10 May 2011

    plenary decision

    Source: PLENARY_DECISION

  5. 27 September 2011

    publication official journal

    Source: PUBLICATION_OFFICIAL_JOURNAL

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Documents

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RAPORT referitor la descărcarea de gestiune pentru execuția bugetului Agenției Europene de Mediu aferent exercițiului financiar 2009

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  • RAPORT referitor la descărcarea de gestiune pentru execuția bugetului Agenției Europene de Mediu aferent exercițiului financiar 2009

    REPORT_PLENARY · RO · 10 December 2019

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  • RAPORT referitor la descărcarea de gestiune pentru execuția bugetului Agenției Europene de Mediu aferent exercițiului financiar 2009

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  • VERSLAG over het verlenen van kwijting voor de uitvoering van de begroting van het Europees Milieuagentschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2009

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  • BETÆNKNING om decharge for gennemførelsen af budgettet for Det Europæiske Miljøagentur for regnskabsåret 2009

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  • BETÆNKNING om decharge for gennemførelsen af budgettet for Det Europæiske Miljøagentur for regnskabsåret 2009

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  • SPRAWOZDANIE w sprawie absolutorium z wykonania budżetu Europejskiej Agencji Środowiska na rok budżetowy 2009

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  • SPRAWOZDANIE w sprawie absolutorium z wykonania budżetu Europejskiej Agencji Środowiska na rok budżetowy 2009

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  • POROČILO o razrešnici glede izvrševanja proračuna Evropske agencije za okolje za proračunsko leto 2009

    REPORT_PLENARY · SL · 10 December 2019

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  • POROČILO o razrešnici glede izvrševanja proračuna Evropske agencije za okolje za proračunsko leto 2009

    REPORT_PLENARY · SL · 10 December 2019

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  • ZPRÁVA o udělení absolutoria za plnění rozpočtu Evropské agentury pro životní prostředí na rozpočtový rok 2009

    REPORT_PLENARY · CS · 10 December 2019

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  • RAPORT Euroopa Keskkonnaameti 2009. aasta eelarve täitmisele heakskiidu andmine

    REPORT_PLENARY · ET · 10 December 2019

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  • RAPORT Euroopa Keskkonnaameti 2009. aasta eelarve täitmisele heakskiidu andmine

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  • SPRÁVA o absolutóriu za plnenie rozpočtu Európskej environmentálnej agentúry za rozpočtový rok 2009

    REPORT_PLENARY · SK · 10 December 2019

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  • SPRÁVA o absolutóriu za plnenie rozpočtu Európskej environmentálnej agentúry za rozpočtový rok 2009

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  • RELAZIONE sul discarico per l'esecuzione del bilancio dell’Agenzia europea dell'ambiente per l'esercizio 2009

    REPORT_PLENARY · IT · 10 December 2019

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  • RELAZIONE sul discarico per l'esecuzione del bilancio dell’Agenzia europea dell'ambiente per l'esercizio 2009

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  • JELENTÉS az Európai Környezetvédelmi Ügynökség 2009-es pénzügyi évre szóló költségvetésének végrehajtására vonatkozó mentesítésről

    REPORT_PLENARY · HU · 10 December 2019

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  • JELENTÉS az Európai Környezetvédelmi Ügynökség 2009-es pénzügyi évre szóló költségvetésének végrehajtására vonatkozó mentesítésről

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  • RAPPORT concernant la décharge sur l'exécution du budget de l'Agence européenne pour l'environnement pour l'exercice 2009

    REPORT_PLENARY · FR · 10 December 2019

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  • INFORME sobre la aprobación de la gestión en la ejecución del presupuesto de la Agencia Europea de Medio Ambiente para el ejercicio 2009

    REPORT_PLENARY · ES · 10 December 2019

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  • INFORME sobre la aprobación de la gestión en la ejecución del presupuesto de la Agencia Europea de Medio Ambiente para el ejercicio 2009

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  • ZIŅOJUMS par Eiropas Vides aģentūras 2009. finanšu gada budžeta izpildes apstiprināšanu

    REPORT_PLENARY · LV · 10 December 2019

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  • RAPPORT dwar il-kwittanza b’rabta mal-implimentazzjoni tal-baġit tal-Aġenzija Ewropea għall-Ambjent għas-sena finanzjarja 2009

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  • RAPPORT dwar il-kwittanza b’rabta mal-implimentazzjoni tal-baġit tal-Aġenzija Ewropea għall-Ambjent għas-sena finanzjarja 2009

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  • ДОКЛАД относно освобождаването от отговорност във връзка с изпълнението на бюджета на Европейската агенция за околната среда за финансовата 2009 година

    REPORT_PLENARY · BG · 10 December 2019

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  • ДОКЛАД относно освобождаването от отговорност във връзка с изпълнението на бюджета на Европейската агенция за околната среда за финансовата 2009 година

    REPORT_PLENARY · BG · 10 December 2019

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  • PRANEŠIMAS dėl Europos aplinkos agentūros 2009 finansinių metų biudžeto įvykdymo patvirtinimo

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  • ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την απαλλαγή όσον αφορά την εκτέλεση του προϋπολογισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Οργανισμού Περιβάλλοντος για το οικονομικό έτος 2009

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  • ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την απαλλαγή όσον αφορά την εκτέλεση του προϋπολογισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Οργανισμού Περιβάλλοντος για το οικονομικό έτος 2009

    REPORT_PLENARY · EL · 10 December 2019

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  • BETÄNKANDE om ansvarsfrihet för genomförandet av budgeten för Europeiska miljöbyrån för budgetåret 2009

    REPORT_PLENARY · SV · 10 December 2019

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  • BETÄNKANDE om ansvarsfrihet för genomförandet av budgeten för Europeiska miljöbyrån för budgetåret 2009

    REPORT_PLENARY · SV · 10 December 2019

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  • BERICHT betreffend die Entlastung zur Ausführung des Haushaltsplans der Europäischen Umweltagentur für das Haushaltsjahr 2009

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  • MIETINTÖ vastuuvapauden myöntämisestä Euroopan ympäristökeskuksen talousarvion toteuttamisesta varainhoitovuonna 2009

    REPORT_PLENARY · FI · 10 December 2019

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  • RELATÓRIO sobre a quitação pela execução do orçamento da Agência Europeia do Ambiente para o exercício de 2009

    REPORT_PLENARY · PT · 10 December 2019

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  • RELATÓRIO sobre a quitação pela execução do orçamento da Agência Europeia do Ambiente para o exercício de 2009

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  • REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2009

    REPORT_PLENARY · EN · 9 December 2019

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  • RAPORT referitor la descărcarea de gestiune pentru execuția bugetului Agenției Europene de Mediu aferent exercițiului financiar 2009

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  • RELAZIONE sul discarico per l'esecuzione del bilancio dell’Agenzia europea dell'ambiente per l'esercizio 2009

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  • VERSLAG over het verlenen van kwijting voor de uitvoering van de begroting van het Europees Milieuagentschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2009

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