Article 18

Any measure likely to involve expenditure against the budget must first be the subject of a proposal for a commitment of expenditure from the authorising officer to the accounting officer, showing the purpose, the amount involved, the budget item to which the expenditure is to be charged and the creditor.F1 The proposal shall be submitted by the accounting officer to the financial controller for approval.

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