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The multiannual financial framework and the annual budget shall be drawn up in euro.
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The Commission may, provided it notifies the competent authorities of the Member States
concerned, transfer into the currency of one of the Member States its holdings in the currency of
another Member State, to the extent necessary to enable them to be used for purposes which come
within the scope of the Constitution. The Commission shall as far as possible avoid making such
transfers if it possesses cash or liquid assets in the currencies which it needs.
The Commission shall deal with each Member State concerned through the authority designated by
that State. In carrying out financial operations the Commission shall employ the services of the bank
of issue of the Member State concerned or of any other financial institution approved by that State.
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1. European laws shall establish:
(a) the financial rules which determine in particular the procedure to be adopted for establishing and
implementing the budget and for presenting and auditing accounts;
(b) rules providing for checks on the responsibility of financial actors, in particular authorising
officers and accounting officers.
Such European laws shall be adopted after consultation of the Court of Auditors.
2. The Council shall, on a proposal from the Commission, adopt a European regulation laying
down the methods and procedure whereby the budget revenue provided under the arrangements
relating to the Union's own resources shall be made available to the Commission, and the measures
to be applied, if need be, to meet cash requirements. The Council shall act after consulting the
European Parliament and the Court of Auditors.
3. The Council shall act unanimously until 31 December 2006 in all the cases referred to by this
Article.
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The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission shall ensure that the financial means are
made available to allow the Union to fulfil its legal obligations in respect of third parties.
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Regular meetings between the Presidents of the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission shall be convened, on the initiative of the Commission, under the budgetary procedures
referred to in this Chapter. The Presidents shall take all the necessary steps to promote consultation
and the reconciliation of the positions of the institutions over which they preside in order to facilitate
the implementation of this Chapter.
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