TITLE VI - THE FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION
CHAPTER II - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 4 - COMMON PROVISIONS
ARTICLE III-410
The multiannual financial framework and the annual budget shall be drawn up in euro.
ARTICLE III-411
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.
ARTICLE III-412
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.
ARTICLE III-413
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.
ARTICLE III-414
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.