Financial Regulation for the General Budget of the European Communities
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, ECSC, Euratom) on the financial regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities
- Stage
- In force
- Procedure
- Regulation · Consultation procedure
- Last activity
- 25 Jun 2002
Documents
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- Text adopted · OJ L 357 31.12.2002, p. 0001-0071Commission · 31 Dec 2002
- Text adopted · OJ L 248 16.09.2002, p. 0001-0048Commission · 16 Sept 2002
- Text adopted · Regulation 2002/1605Commission · 25 Jun 2002
- OJ C 136 07.06.2002, p. 0001-0037Commission · 7 Jun 2002
- OJ C 047 21.02.2002, p. 0020-0174Commission · 21 Feb 2002
- OJ C 260 17.09.2001, p. 0042Commission · 17 Sept 2001
- OJ C 162 05.06.2001, p. 0001-0097Commission · 5 Jun 2001
- Report · A5-0176/2001Parliament
- Report · A5-0227/2002Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2002/2342Commission
- Text adopted · Regulation 2002/2343Commission
- Text adopted · T5-0297/2002Parliament
- Text adopted · T5-0305/2001Parliament
- Text adopted · T5-0625/2001Parliament
Summary
GeneratedCouncil Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 recasts the rules for establishing and implementing the EU general budget, and applies from 1 January 2003. It sets the budgetary principles (unity, annuality, equilibrium, universality, specification, sound financial management, transparency) and rules on authorizing officers, procurement, grants, accounts and discharge.
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