# Commission Regulation (EC) No 391/2007 of 11 April 2007 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 as regards the expenditure incurred by Member States in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy, Article 4: Commitment of expenditure

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

1. Member States shall enter into legal and budgetary commitments for actions considered eligible for a financial contribution under the decision provided for in Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 within 12 months of the end of the year in which they were notified of such decision.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States shall enter into legal and budgetary commitments for projects concerning the purchase or modernisation of vessels and aircrafts within 24 months of the end of the year in which they were notified of the decision provided for in Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006.
3. Paragraph 2 shall apply as from 22 June 2010 , the date on which the first Commission financing decision of 2010 was adopted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/391/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-391/article-4
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