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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-640/annex/article-17",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/640",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 7 November 2013 on setting up the European Advanced Translational Research Infrastructure in Medicine as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (EATRIS ERIC) (2013/640/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-640",
  "path": "annex/article/17",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Budgetary principles and accounts",
  "text": "1. The financial year of EATRIS ERIC shall begin on 1 January and shall end on 31 December of each year.\n2. EATRIS ERIC funds may be used solely for purposes as laid down in these Statutes.\n3. All items of revenue and expenditure of EATRIS ERIC shall be included in estimates to be drawn up for each financial year and shall be recorded in the annual budget.\n4. The accounts of EATRIS ERIC shall be accompanied by an audited report on the budgetary and financial management of the financial year. EATRIS ERIC shall produce an annual activity report, describing, in particular, the scientific, operational and financial aspects of its activities. The report shall be approved by the Board of Governors and transmitted to the European Commission and relevant public authorities within six months of the end of the corresponding financial year. This report shall be made publicly available in full or in part.\n5. EATRIS ERIC shall be subject to the requirements of the applicable law and regulations as regards preparation, filing, auditing and publication of accounts.\n6. EATRIS ERIC shall ensure that all appropriations shall be used in accordance with the principles of sound financial management.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/640/annex/article/17",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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