Commission staff working document - Changes required in the implementing rules of the financial regulation as regards the European external action service accompanying the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Union, as regards the European external action service {COM(2010) 85 final}
Date: 2010-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU office or agency, EU relations, common foreign and security policy, financial management, financial regulation, general budget (EU), implementation of the budget

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 24.3.2010 
SEC(2010) 257 

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT  

CHANGES REQUIRED IN THE IMPLEMENTING RULES OF THE 
FINANCIAL REGULATION AS REGARDS THE EUROPEAN EXTERNAL 
ACTION SERVICE 

accompanying the 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation 
applicable to the general budget of the European Union, as regards the European 
external action service 

{COM(2010) 85 final} 

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Introduction 

The present document, which is not a formal proposal, presents the changes which would be 
required to the Implementing Rules (IR) of the Financial Regulation (FR) to accommodate for 
the  creation  of  the  European  External  Action  Service  (EEAS).  These  changes  are  coherent 
and  complementary  to  the  Commission  proposal  amending  the  FR  itself  for  the  creation  of 
EEAS. 

For procedural reasons, the Commission will make its formal proposal for amending the IR, 
which is a Commission Regulation, at a later stage. However, since the provisions of the FR 
and IR are linked, and taking into account the traditional close cooperation with the European 
Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors on the IR, the Commission considers that 
the  changes  envisaged  should  be  made  availbale  for  information  at  least.  This  should  allow 
the concerned institutions to have a complete overview of the consequences of the creation of 
the EEAS on the financial rules. 

Main changes required for the creation of the EEAS in the Implementing Rules 

The Commission proposal amending the FR foresees a derogation from current rules 
of  delegation  (Article  51  FR),  which  authorises  the  Commission  to  sub-delegate  its 
powers  of  budget  implementation  of  operational  expenditure  to  Heads  of  Union 
Delegations, who belong to another Institution in the sense of Article 1 FR (EEAS).  

As  a  consequence  of  such  derogation,  specific  provisions  in  the  FR  set  out  the 
respective  duties  and  obligations  of  Heads  of  Union  Delegations,  when  they  act  as 
authorising  officers  by  sub-delegation  of  the  Commission.  These  specific  provisions 
also have an impact on the corresponding provisions of the IR, in particular:  

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the rules preventing conflicts of interests; 

the Internal Rules of the Commission for the execution of the Budget; 

the code of professional standards adopted by the Commission; 

the panel of irregularities of the Commission; 

Moreover,  in  order  to  avoid  disrupting  the  functioning  of  Delegations  or  the  Commission 
services  when  EEAS  is  put  in  place,  specific  provisions  should  be  proposed  to  ease  daily 
management  issues  such  as  the  rules  applicable  to  imprest  accounts  or  the  composition  of 
evaluation committees for grant applications. 

The changes envisaged are shown in the table in Annex. They are indicative and do not pre-
empt the changes which will be finally proposed by the Commission. 

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ANNEX – INDICATIVE TABLE ON THE CHANGES REQUIRED IN THE IMPLEMENTING RULES FOR THE CREATION OF THE EEAS 

COMMISSION REGULATION 2342/2002 

CHANGES NECESSARY TO 
ACCOMMODATE THE CREATION OF 
THE EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION 
SERVICE 

COMMENTS 

CHAPTER 3 
Financial actors 

CHAPTER 3 
Financial actors 

SECTION 1 
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE 
FINANCIAL ACTORS 

SECTION 1 
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE 
FINANCIAL ACTORS 

Article 44 
Rights and obligations of the financial actors 
(Article 58 of the Financial Regulation) 

Article 44 
Rights and obligations of the financial actors 
(Article 58 of the Financial Regulation) 

Each institution shall provide each financial actor 
with  the  resources  required  to  perform  his  duties 
and a charter describing in detail his tasks, rights 
and obligations. 

Each 

institution 

1. 
shall  provide  each 
financial  actor  with  the  resources  required  to 
perform  his  duties  and  a  charter  describing  in 
detail his tasks, rights and obligations. 

2.  
authorising  officers  by 

Heads  of  Union  Delegations  acting  as 
in 

sub-delegation 

Modification  which  provides  that  Heads  of 
Delegations  need  to  sign  the  charter  of  the 

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accordance  with  the  second  paragraph  of 
Article  51  of  the  Financial  Regulation  shall  be 
submitted  to  the  Charter  provided  by  the 
Commission  for  the  implementation  of  the 
financial  management  tasks  subdelegated  to 
them. 

Commission  for  sub-delegated  authorising 
officers  (AOSDs),  when  they  act  as  AOSDs 
of the Commission. 

SECTION 2 
AUTHORISING OFFICER 

SECTION 2 
AUTHORISING OFFICER 

Article 45 
Assistance for authorising officers by delegation 
and subdelegation 
(Article 59 of the Financial Regulation) 

Article 45 
Assistance for authorising officers by delegation 
and subdelegation 
(Article 59 of the Financial Regulation) 

1. 
The authorising officer responsible may be 
assisted  in  his  duties  by  persons  covered  by  the 
Staff  Regulation  (hereinafter  «staff»)  entrusted, 
under  his  responsibility,  with  certain  operations 
required for the implementation of the budget and 
production  of  the  financial  and  management 
information.  In  order  to  prevent  any  conflict  of 
interests,  staff  assisting  authorising  officers  by 
delegation or subdelegation shall be subject to the 
obligations  referred  to  in  Article  52  of  the 
Financial Regulation. 

1. 
The authorising officer responsible may be 
assisted  in  his  duties  by  persons  covered  by  the 
Staff  Regulation  (hereinafter  «staff»)  entrusted, 
under  his  responsibility,  with  certain  operations 
required for the implementation of the budget and 
production  of  the  financial  and  management 
information.  In  order  to  prevent  any  conflict  of 
interests,  staff  assisting  authorising  officers  by 
delegation or subdelegation shall be subject to the 
obligations  referred  to  in  Article  52  of  the 
Financial Regulation. 

. 

1a.   Heads  of  Union  Delegations  acting  as 
in 
authorising  officers  by 
accordance  with  the  second  paragraph  of 

subdelegation 

In line with the Commission proposal on the 
FR,  financial  circuits  in  Delegations  should 
remain  homogeneous  and  under  the  same 

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Article  51  of  the  Financial  Regulation  may  be 
assisted 
in  their  duties  by  Staff  of  the 
Commission. 

responsibility.  Therefore,  only 
line  of 
Commission  Staff  in  Delegations  may  assist 
the  Head  of  Delegation  when  he  acts  as 
AOSD of the Commission. 

2. 
Each institution shall inform the budgetary 
authority  whenever  an  authorising  officer  by 
delegation  takes  up  his  duties,  changes  duties  or 
terminates his duties. 

2. 
Each institution shall inform the budgetary 
authority  whenever  an  authorising  officer  by 
delegation  takes  up  his  duties,  changes  duties  or 
terminates his duties. 

Article 46 
Internal provisions governing delegations 
(Article 59 of the Financial Regulation) 

Article 46 
Internal provisions governing delegations 
(Article 59 of the Financial Regulation) 

internal 

In  accordance  with  the  Financial  Regulation  and 
this Regulation, each institution shall lay down in 
its 
the 
management  of  appropriations  as  it  considers 
necessary for proper implementation of its section 
of the budget. 

such  measures 

rules 

for 

In 

accordance  with 

the  Financial 
1.  
Regulation  and  this  Regulation,  each  institution 
shall lay down in its internal rules such measures 
for  the  management  of  appropriations  as  it 
considers necessary for proper implementation of 
its section of the budget. 

subdelegation 

Heads  of  Union  Delegations  acting  as 
2.  
authorising  officers  by 
in 
accordance  with  the  second  paragraph  of 
Article 51 of the Financial Regulation,  shall be 
the 
submitted 
Commission  for  the  implementation  of  the 
financial  management  tasks  subdelegated  to 
them. 

the  Internal  Rules  of 

to 

Modification  which  provides  that  Heads  of 
Delegations  need  to  respect  the  Internal 
Rules  of  the  Commission  when  they  act  as 
AOSDs of the Commission. 

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Article 50 
Code of professional standards 
(Article 60(5) of the Financial Regulation) 

Article 50 
Code of professional standards 
(Article 60(5) of the Financial Regulation) 

1. 
The  staff  designated  by  the  authorising 
officer  responsible  to  verify  financial  operations 
their 
shall  be  chosen  on 
knowledge,  skills  and  particular  qualifications  as 
evidenced  by  diplomas  or  by  appropriate 
professional  experience,  or  after  an  appropriate 
training programme. 

the  grounds  of 

1. 
The  staff  designated  by  the  authorising 
officer  responsible  to  verify  financial  operations 
their 
shall  be  chosen  on 
knowledge,  skills  and  particular  qualifications  as 
evidenced  by  diplomas  or  by  appropriate 
professional  experience,  or  after  an  appropriate 
training programme. 

the  grounds  of 

2. 
Each  institution  shall  draw  up  a  code  of 
professional  standards  which  determine,  on 
matters of internal control: 

2. 
Each  institution  shall  draw  up  a  code  of 
professional  standards  which  determine,  on 
matters of internal control: 

the 

level  of 

(a) 
financial 
competence  required  of  the  staff  referred  to  in 
paragraph 1; 

technical  and 

the 

level  of 

(a) 
financial 
competence  required  of  the  staff  referred  to  in 
paragraph 1; 

technical  and 

the  obligation  for  such  staff  to  undergo 

(b) 
continuing training; 

the  obligation  for  such  staff  to  undergo 

(b) 
continuing training; 

the  mission,  role  and  tasks  allocated  to 

(c) 
them; 

the  mission,  role  and  tasks  allocated  to 

(c) 
them; 

(d) 
 the  rules  of  conduct,  in  particular  the 
standards  of  ethics  and  integrity  that  they  must 
comply with and the rights they enjoy. 

(d) 
 the  rules  of  conduct,  in  particular  the 
standards  of  ethics  and  integrity  that  they  must 
comply with and the rights they enjoy. 

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subdelegation 

2a.   Heads  of  Union  Delegations  acting  as 
authorising  officers  by 
in 
accordance  with  the  second  paragraph  of 
Article  51  of  the  Financial  Regulation  shall  be 
code  of 
submitted 
in 
professional 
paragraph  2  of 
the 
implementation  of  the  financial  management 
tasks subdelegated to them. 

the  Commission 

this  Article 

standards 

to 
for 

referred 

to 

Modification  which  provides  that  Heads  of 
Delegations need to respect the Commission 
code of professional standards when they act 
as AOSDs of the Commission. 

3. 
Each  institution  shall  put  in  place  the 
appropriate  structures  to  distribute  to  authorising 
departments  and  update  periodically  appropriate 
information  concerning  the  control  standards  and 
the  methods  and  techniques  available  for  that 
purpose. 

3. 
Each  institution  shall  put  in  place  the 
appropriate  structures  to  distribute  to  authorising 
departments  and  update  periodically  appropriate 
information  concerning  the  control  standards  and 
the  methods  and  techniques  available  for  that 
purpose. 

SECTION 4 
IMPREST ADMINISTRATOR 

SECTION 4 
IMPREST ADMINISTRATOR 

Article 66 
Conditions of use of imprest accounts 
(Article 63 of the Financial Regulation) 

Article 66 
Conditions of use of imprest accounts 
(Article 63 of the Financial Regulation) 

1. 
Where,  owing  to  the  limited  amounts 
involved, it is materially impossible or inefficient 
to  carry  out  payment  operations  by  budgetary 
procedures, imprest accounts may be set up for the 
payment of such expenditure. 

1. 
Where,  owing  to  the  limited  amounts 
involved, it is materially impossible or inefficient 
to  carry  out  payment  operations  by  budgetary 
procedures,  imprest  accounts  may  be  set  up  for 
the payment of such expenditure. 

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The 

from 

imprest 

administrator 

may 
2. 
provisionally validate and pay expenditure, on the 
basis  of  a  detailed  framework  set  out  in  the 
officer 
the 
instructions 
responsible.  Those  instructions  shall  specify  the 
rules  and  conditions  under  which  the  provisional 
validation and payments shall be carried out and, 
where  appropriate,  the  terms  for  signing  legal 
commitments  within  the  meaning  of  Article 
94(1)(e). 

authorising 

The 

from 

imprest 

administrator 

may 
2. 
provisionally validate and pay expenditure, on the 
basis  of  a  detailed  framework  set  out  in  the 
officer 
the 
instructions 
responsible.  Those  instructions  shall  specify  the 
rules  and  conditions  under  which  the  provisional 
validation and payments shall be carried out and, 
where  appropriate,  the  terms  for  signing  legal 
commitments  within  the  meaning  of  Article 
94(1)(e). 

authorising 

The creation of an imprest account and the 
3. 
appointment  of  an  imprest  administrator  shall  be 
the subject of a decision by the accounting officer, 
the 
on  a  duly  substantiated  proposal  from 
authorising officer responsible. That decision shall 
set  out 
responsibilities  and 
obligations  of  the  imprest  administrator  and  the 
authorising officer. 

respective 

the 

The creation of an imprest account and the 
3. 
appointment  of  an  imprest  administrator  shall  be 
the subject of a decision by the accounting officer, 
the 
on  a  duly  substantiated  proposal  from 
authorising officer responsible. That decision shall 
set  out 
responsibilities  and 
obligations  of  the  imprest  administrator  and  the 
authorising officer. 

respective 

the 

Amendment of the operating terms for an imprest 
account shall also be the subject of a decision by 
the  accounting  officer  on  a  duly  substantiated 
proposal from the authorising officer responsible. 

Amendment of the operating terms for an imprest 
account shall also be the subject of a decision by 
the  accounting  officer  on  a  duly  substantiated 
proposal from the authorising officer responsible. 

In  Union  Delegations,  imprest  accounts 
4.  
shall be set up for the payment of expenditure 
from  both  the  Commission  section  of  the 
Budget and the EEAS section of the Budget. 

For  reasons  of  efficiency,  only  one  imprest 
account should be set up in Delegations, even 
if it should concern appropriations from both 
the  Commission  and  EEAS  sections  of  the 
Budget. 

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Article 75 
Financial irregularities panel 
(Articles 60(6) and 66(4) of the Financial 
Regulation) 

Article 75 
Financial irregularities panel 
(Articles 60(6) and 66(4) of the Financial 
Regulation) 

1. 
Cases of financial irregularities as referred 
to in Article 74 of this Regulation shall be referred 
to  the  Panel  by  the  appointing  authority  for  an 
opinion referred to in the second subparagraph of 
Article 66(4) of the Financial Regulation. 

1. 
Cases of financial irregularities as referred 
to in Article 74 of this Regulation shall be referred 
to  the  Panel  by  the  appointing  authority  for  an 
opinion referred to in the second subparagraph of 
Article 66(4) of the Financial Regulation. 

subdelegation 

Where  Heads  of  Union  Delegations  act  as 
authorising  officers  by 
in 
accordance  with  the  second  paragraph  of 
Article  51  of  the  Financial  Regulation,  the 
responsible  authorising  officer  may  refer 
directly to the Panel for an opinion on cases of 
financial irregularities as referred to in Article 
74 of this Regulation. 

An  authorising  officer  by  delegation  may  refer  a 
matter to the panel if he considers that a financial 
irregularity  has  occurred.  The  Panel  shall  deliver 
an opinion evaluating whether irregularities within 
the  meaning  of  Article  74  have  occurred,  how 
serious  they  are  and  what  their  consequences 
might be. Where the Panel's analysis suggests that 
the  case  referred  to  it  is  a  matter  for  OLAF,  it 

An  authorising  officer  by  delegation  may  refer  a 
matter to the panel if he considers that a financial 
irregularity  has  occurred.  The  Panel  shall  deliver 
an  opinion  evaluating  whether 
irregularities 
within  the  meaning  of  Article  74  have  occurred, 
how serious they are and what their consequences 
might be. Where the Panel's analysis suggests that 
the  case  referred  to  it  is  a  matter  for  OLAF,  it 

The  Appointing  Authority  for  Heads  of 
Delegations  is  the  High  Representative  for 
Foreign Affairs. Thus, a specific provision is 
required to provide for the possibility that the 
AO 
the 
Commission)  can  directly  refer  to  the  Panel 
of 
irregularities  on  cases  which  might 
concern Heads of Delegations when they act 
as AOSDs of the Commission. 

(i.e.  Directors-Generals 

of 

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shall  transmit  the  file  to  the  appointing  authority 
without delay and shall inform OLAF at once. 

shall  transmit  the  file  to  the  appointing  authority 
without delay and shall inform OLAF at once. 

When the panel is directly informed of a matter by 
a  member  of  staff  in  accordance  with  Article 
60(6) of the Financial Regulation, it shall transmit 
the  file  to  the  appointing  authority  and  shall 
inform  the  member  of  staff  accordingly.  The 
appointing  authority  may  request  the  panel’s 
opinion on the case. 

When the panel is directly informed of a matter by 
a  member  of  staff  in  accordance  with  Article 
60(6) of the Financial Regulation, it shall transmit 
the  file  to  the  appointing  authority  and  shall 
inform  the  member  of  staff  accordingly.  The 
appointing  authority  may  request  the  panel’s 
opinion on the case. 

the 

institutions 

participating 
its  or 

The  institution  or,  in  the  case  of  a  joint 
2. 
shall, 
panel, 
depending  on 
internal 
organisation,  specify  the  operating  arrangements 
of  the  panel  and  its  composition,    which  shall 
include  an  external  participant  with  the  required 
qualifications and expertise. 

their  own 

the 

institutions 

participating 
its  or 

The  institution  or,  in  the  case  of  a  joint 
2. 
shall, 
panel, 
depending  on 
internal 
organisation,  specify  the  operating  arrangements 
of  the  panel  and  its  composition,    which  shall 
include  an  external  participant  with  the  required 
qualifications and expertise. 

their  own 

Article 178 
Evaluation of applications and award 
(Article 116 of the Financial Regulation) 

Article 178 
Evaluation of applications and award 
(Article 116 of the Financial Regulation) 

1. 
The  authorising  officer  responsible  shall 
appoint  a  committee  to  evaluate  the  proposals, 
unless  the  Commission  decides  otherwise  in  the 
framework of a specific sectoral programme. The 
authorising officer may appoint such a committee 
before  the  final  date  for  the  submission  of 
proposals provided for in point (d) of Article 167. 

1. 
The  authorising  officer  responsible  shall 
appoint  a  committee  to  evaluate  the  proposals, 
unless  the  Commission  decides  otherwise  in  the 
framework of a specific sectoral programme. The 
authorising officer may appoint such a committee 
before  the  final  date  for  the  submission  of 
proposals provided for in point (d) of Article 167. 

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The committee shall be made up of at  least  three 
persons  representing  at  least  two  organisational 
entities  of  the  Commission  with  no  hierarchical 
link  between  them.  To  avoid  any  conflict  of 
interests,  those  persons  shall  be  subject  to  the 
obligations  laid  down  in  Article  52  of  the 
Financial Regulation. 

other 

institution 

The committee  shall  be made up of at  least three 
persons  representing  at  least  two  organisational 
entities either of the Commission or any staff of 
the 
any 
management  of  the  budget  with  no  hierarchical 
link  between  them.  To  avoid  any  conflict  of 
interests,  those  persons  shall  be  subject  to  the 
obligations  laid  down  in  Article  52  of  the 
Financial Regulation. 

involved 

in 

in 
This  change  aims  at  allowing  staff 
Delegations 
in  evaluation 
to  participate 
committees  for  grants.  This  corresponds  to 
current  practice  and  should  be  maintained 
once the EEAS is created. 

In the representations and local units referred to in 
Article 254 and the delegated bodies referred to in 
Article 160(1), if there are no separate entities, the 
requirement  of  organisational  entities  with  no 
hierarchical link between them shall not apply. 

In the representations and local units referred to in 
Article 254 and the delegated bodies referred to in 
Article 160(1), if there are no separate entities, the 
requirement  of  organisational  entities  with  no 
hierarchical link between them shall not apply. 

Outside  experts  may  assist  the  committee  by 
decision of the authorising officer responsible. 

Outside  experts  may  assist  the  committee  by 
decision of the authorising officer responsible. 

1a. 
The  authorising  officer  responsible  shall, 
where appropriate, divide the process into several 
procedural stages. The rules governing the process 
shall be announced in the call for proposals. 

1a. 
The  authorising  officer  responsible  shall, 
where appropriate, divide the process into several 
procedural stages. The rules governing the process 
shall be announced in the call for proposals. 

Where  a  call  for  proposals  specifies  a  two-stage 
submission  procedure,  only 
those  applicants 
whose proposals satisfy the evaluation criteria for 
the  first  stage  shall  be  requested  to  submit  a 
complete proposal in the second stage. 

Where  a  call  for  proposals  specifies  a  two-stage 
submission  procedure,  only 
those  applicants 
whose proposals satisfy the evaluation criteria for 
the  first  stage  shall  be  requested  to  submit  a 
complete proposal in the second stage. 

Where  a  call  for  proposals  specifies  a  two-stage 
evaluation  procedure,  only  those  proposals  that 

Where  a  call  for  proposals  specifies  a  two-stage 
evaluation  procedure,  only  those  proposals  that 

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pass  the  first  stage,  based  on  the  evaluation 
against  a  limited  set  of  criteria,  shall  go  forward 
for further evaluation. 

pass  the  first  stage,  based  on  the  evaluation 
against  a  limited  set  of  criteria,  shall  go  forward 
for further evaluation. 

The applicants whose proposals are rejected at any 
stage shall be informed in accordance with Article 
116 (3) of the Financial Regulation. 

The  applicants  whose  proposals  are  rejected  at 
any  stage  shall  be  informed  in  accordance  with 
Article 116 (3) of the Financial Regulation. 

Each  subsequent  stage  of  the  procedure  must  be 
clearly distinct from the previous one. 

Each  subsequent  stage  of  the  procedure  must  be 
clearly distinct from the previous one. 

The same documents and information shall not be 
required to be provided more than once during the 
same procedure. 

The same documents and information shall not be 
required to be provided more than once during the 
same procedure. 

The  evaluation  committee  or,  where 
2. 
appropriate,  the  authorising  officer  responsible 
may  ask  an  applicant  to  provide  additional 
information or to clarify the supporting documents 
submitted  in  connection  with  the  application,  in 
particular in the case of obvious clerical errors. 

The  evaluation  committee  or,  where 
2. 
appropriate,  the  authorising  officer  responsible 
may  ask  an  applicant  to  provide  additional 
information or to clarify the supporting documents 
submitted  in  connection  with  the  application,  in 
particular in the case of obvious clerical errors. 

The  authorising  officer  shall  keep  appropriate 
records  of  contacts  with  applicants  during  the 
procedure. 

The  authorising  officer  shall  keep  appropriate 
records  of  contacts  with  applicants  during  the 
procedure. 

Upon completion of its work, the members 
3. 
of the evaluation committee shall sign a record of 
all 
the  proposals  examined,  containing  an 
assessment  of  their  quality  and  identifying  those 
which may receive funding. Where necessary that 
record shall rank the proposals examined. 

Upon completion of its work, the members 
3. 
of the evaluation committee shall sign a record of 
all 
the  proposals  examined,  containing  an 
assessment  of  their  quality  and  identifying  those 
which may receive funding. Where necessary that 
record shall rank the proposals examined. 

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The record shall be kept for future reference. 

The record shall be kept for future reference. 

The  authorising  officer  responsible  shall 

4. 
then take his decision giving at least: 

The  authorising  officer  responsible  shall 

4. 
then take his decision giving at least: 

the  subject  and  the  overall  amount  of  the 

(a) 
decision; 

the  subject  and  the  overall  amount  of  the 

(a) 
decision; 

(b) 
the  name  of  the  beneficiaries,  the  title  of 
the actions, the amounts accepted and the reasons 
for  that  choice,  including  where  it  is  inconsistent 
with the opinion of the evaluation committee; 

(b) 
the  name  of  the  beneficiaries,  the  title  of 
the actions, the amounts accepted and the reasons 
for  that  choice,  including  where  it  is  inconsistent 
with the opinion of the evaluation committee; 

the  names  of  any  applicants  rejected  and 

(c) 
the reasons for that rejection. 

the  names  of  any  applicants  rejected  and 

(c) 
the reasons for that rejection. 

5. 
The  provisions  of  paragraphs  1  to  4  shall 
not  apply  to  beneficiaries  of  grants  who  are 
identified in the basic act. 

5. 
The  provisions  of  paragraphs  1  to  4  shall 
not  apply  to  beneficiaries  of  grants  who  are 
identified in the basic act. 

EN 

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EN