# 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 3

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

The budget shall be established and implemented in compliance with the principles of unity and budget accuracy, annuality, equilibrium, unit of account, universality, specification, sound financial management which requires effective and efficient internal control, and transparency as set out in this Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1653/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1653/article-3
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