# Council Decision 2004/658/CFSP of 13 September 2004 on the financial provisions applicable to the general budget of the European Defence Agency, Article 25

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

1. When adopting a budgetary commitment, the authorising officer responsible shall ensure that:
(a) the expenditure has been charged to the correct item in the budget;
(b) the appropriations are available;
(c) the expenditure conforms to the provisions of the Treaties, of the budget, of the present provisions and the applicable legislation;
(d) the principle of sound financial management has been complied with.
2. When registering a legal commitment, the authorising officer shall ensure that:
(a) the commitment is covered by the corresponding budgetary commitment;
(b) the expenditure is regular and conforms to the provisions of the Treaties, of the budget of the present provisions and the applicable legislation;
(c) the principle of sound financial management has been complied with.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/658/annex/article/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-658/annex/article-25
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