Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 on European environmental economic accounts

Article 3(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 on European environmental economic accounts confers powers to adopt delegated acts on the Commission. According to Article 9(2) of that Regulation, the power to adopt delegated acts is conferred for a period of five years from 11 August 2011. This power shall be tacitly extended for periods of five years unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension.

The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. This brief report fulfils this obligation.