# Council Decision of 27 March 2000 on the establishment of a financial regulation governing the budgetary aspects of the management by the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council, of contracts concluded in his name, on behalf of certain Member States, relating to the installation and the functioning of the communication infrastructure for the Schengen environment, ‘Sisnet’ (2000/265/EC), Article 19

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The purpose of validation of expenditure by the authorising officer shall be:
(a) to verify the creditor's claim;
(b) to determine or verify the existence and the amount of the sum due;
(c) to verify the conditions under which the payment falls due;
(d) to verify that purchases or services rendered are as ordered.
2. The authorising officer may have the verifications carried out under his responsibility.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2000/265/article/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2000-265/article-19
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