# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 of 21 September 2004 on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes, Article 25

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

The director shall perform the duties of authorising officer. He shall be an official subject to the Staff Regulations. He shall implement the budget in revenue and expenditure in accordance with this Regulation, on his own responsibility and within the limits of the appropriations authorised.
Without prejudice to the responsibilities of the authorising officer as regards prevention and detection of fraud and irregularities, the agencies shall participate in fraud prevention activities of the European Anti-fraud Office.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1653/article/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1653/article-25
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