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When adopting a budget commitment, the authorising officer shall ensure that: the expenditure has been charged to the correct item in the budget of the Union body; the appropriations are available; the expenditure is in compliance with the applicable provisions, in particular those of the constituent act, the financial rules of each Union body and all acts adopted pursuant to them; the principle of sound financial management is respected.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-01 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.