# Council Directive 2011/85/EU of 8 November 2011 on requirements for budgetary frameworks of the Member States, Article 6

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

1. Without prejudice to the provisions of the TFEU concerning the budgetary surveillance framework of the Union, country-specific numerical fiscal rules shall contain specifications as to the following elements:
(a) the target definition and scope of the rules;
(b) the effective and timely monitoring of compliance with the rules, based on reliable and independent analysis carried out by independent bodies or bodies endowed with functional autonomy vis-à-vis the fiscal authorities of the Member States;
(c) the consequences in the event of non-compliance.
2. If numerical fiscal rules contain escape clauses, such clauses shall set out a limited number of specific circumstances consistent with the Member States’ obligations deriving from the TFEU in the area of budgetary policy, and stringent procedures in which temporary non-compliance with the rule is permitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2011/85/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2011-85/article-6
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