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Document 11997E279

    Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)
    Part Five: Institutions of the Community
    Title II: Financial provisions
    Article 279
    Article 209 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
    Article 209 - EEC Treaty

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    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_1997/art_279/oj

    11997E279

    Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) - Part Five: Institutions of the Community - Title II: Financial provisions - Article 279 - Article 209 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) - Article 209 - EEC Treaty

    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)


    Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)

    Article 279

    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) 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;

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

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