# 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 34

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

1. The authorising officer shall be liable to payment of compensation as laid down in the Staff Regulations.
1a. The obligation to pay compensation shall apply in particular if:
(a) the authorising officer, whether intentionally or through gross negligence on his part, determines entitlements to be recovered or issues recovery orders, commits expenditure or signs a payment order without complying with this Regulation;
(b) the authorising officer, whether intentionally or through gross negligence on his part, omits to draw up a document establishing an amount receivable, neglects to issue a recovery order or is late in issuing it or is late in issuing a payment order, thereby rendering the agency liable to civil action by third parties.
2. An authorising officer by delegation who considers that a decision falling under his responsibility is irregular or contrary to the principles of sound financial management shall inform the delegating authority in writing. If the delegating authority then gives a reasoned instruction in writing to the authorising officer by delegation to implement the decision in question, the latter must implement it and may not be held liable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1653/article/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1653/article-34
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