Council Regulation (EC) No 850/2005 of 30 May 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 to enable the implementation of Community assistance according to Article 54(2)(c) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002
Date: 2005-05-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU aid, Türkiye, financial management, financial regulation, general budget (EU), implementation of the budget, public institution

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 850/2005

of 30 May 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 to enable the implementation of Community assistance
according to Article 54(2)(c) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 181a(2) thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(4)

(5)

A harmonised approach in the area of pre-accession
assistance is desirable and therefore the formula used
should be identical to the one foreseen for Council Regu-
(EC)
3906/89
(EEC) No
lations
No 2666/2000 (CARDS) (4).

(Phare) (3)

and

Council Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 of 17 December
2001 concerning pre-accession financial assistance for
Turkey (5) should therefore be amended accordingly,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas:

Article 1

In Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001, the following Article shall be
inserted:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 54(2) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom)
No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regu-
lation applicable to the general budget of the European
Communities (2)
the
through
implementation of
centralised
specific
requirements for implementation.

(Financial Regulation) allows for
the Community budget
sets

indirect management

and

In the area of pre-accession aid, centralised indirect
management in the form set out in Article 54(2)(c) of
the Financial Regulation has proved a valuable tool in the
past, in particular concerning the operations of the Office
for Technical Assistance and Information Exchange
(TAIEX).

Turkey has been a major user of TAIEX operations over
the last years, and should be put
in a position to
continue using this instrument also according to the
rules set up by the Financial Regulation.

‘Article 6a

The Commission may, within the limits established in Article
54 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of
25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the
general budget of the European Communities (*), decide to
entrust tasks of public authority, and in particular budget
implementation tasks to the bodies listed in Article 54(2)
of that Regulation. The bodies defined in Article 54(2)(c) of
that Regulation may be entrusted with tasks of public
authority if
they are of recognised international standing,
of
comply with
management and control, and are supervised by a public
authority.

internationally

recognised

systems

___________
(*) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.’

(3) OJ L 375, 23.12.1989, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2257/2004 (OJ L 389, 30.12.2004, p. 1).

(4) OJ L 306, 7.12.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

(1) Opinion delivered on 28 April 2005 (not yet published in the

lation (EC) No 2257/2004.

Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 342, 27.12.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 769/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 1).

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2005.

For the Council
The President

F. BODEN