# Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure, Division 1

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

In order to ensure equal treatment of all Member States, the Council, when taking decisions in Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this Regulation, shall have regard to the different budgetary year of the United Kingdom, with a view to taking decisions with regard to the United Kingdom at a point in its budgetary year similar to that at which decisions have been or will be taken in the case of other Member States.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1997/1467/annex/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1997-1467/annex/division-1
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