# Council Decision 2004/658/CFSP of 13 September 2004 on the financial provisions applicable to the general budget of the European Defence Agency, Article 7

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

The management and internal control systems and procedures shall be designed to:
(a) achieve the objectives of the policies, programmes and actions of the Agency in accordance with the principle of sound financial management;
(b) comply with the rules of EU law and minimum control standards established by the Agency;
(c) safeguard the Agency's assets and information;
(d) prevent and detect irregularities, errors and fraud;
(e) identify and prevent management risks;
(f) ensure reliable production of financial and management information;
(g) keep supporting documents relating to and subsequent to budget implementation and budget implementation measures;
(h) keep documents relating to advance guarantees for the Agency and keep a log to enable such guarantees to be adequately monitored.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/658/annex/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-658/annex/article-7
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