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Document 12006E279

    Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version)
    Part Five - Institutions of the Community
    TITLE II - Financial provisions
    Article 279

    OJ C 321E, 29.12.2006, p. 169–170 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_2006/art_279/oj

    12006E279

    Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version) - Part Five - Institutions of the Community - TITLE II - Financial provisions - Article 279

    Official Journal C 321 E , 29/12/2006 P. 0169 - 0170
    Official Journal C 325 , 24/12/2002 P. 0145 - Consolidated version
    Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0292 - Consolidated version
    Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0074 - Consolidated version
    (EEC Treaty - no official publication available)


    Article 279

    1. The Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament and obtaining the opinion of the Court of Auditors, shall:

    (a) make Financial Regulations specifying in particular the procedure to be adopted for establishing and implementing the budget and for presenting and auditing accounts;

    (b) lay down rules concerning the responsibility of financial controllers, authorising officers and accounting officers, and concerning appropriate arrangements for inspection.

    From 1 January 2007, the Council shall act by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament and obtaining the opinion of the Court of Auditors.

    2. The Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament and obtaining the opinion of the Court of Auditors, shall determine the methods and procedure whereby the budget revenue provided under the arrangements relating to the Community's own resources shall be made available to the Commission, and determine the measures to be applied, if need be, to meet cash requirements.

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