PART TWO SPECIAL PROVISIONS

TITLE III EUROPEAN OFFICES

Article 278 The European offices and setting up of additional offices(Article 195 of the Financial Regulation)

The offices referred to in Article 195 of the Financial Regulation are as follows:

(a)

the Publications Office;

(b)

the European Anti-Fraud Office;

(c)

The European Personnel Selection Office and the European Administrative School administratively attached to it;

(d)

the Office for the Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements;

(e)

the Office for Infrastructure and Logistics in Brussels and the Office for Infrastructure and Logistics in Luxembourg.

One or more institutions may set up additional offices provided that this can be justified by a cost-benefit study and guarantees the visibility of the Union action.

Article 279 Delegations by the institutions to interinstitutional European offices(Articles 195 and 199 of the Financial Regulation)

Each institution shall be responsible for budgetary commitments. The institutions may delegate to the Director of the interinstitutional European office concerned all subsequent acts, in particular legal commitments, validation of expenditure, authorisation of payments and implementation of revenue, and shall set the limits and conditions for such delegation of powers.

Article 280 Specific rules for the Publications Office(Articles 195 and 199 of the Financial Regulation)

With regard to the Publications Office, each institution shall decide on its publication policy. The net proceeds from the sale of publications shall be reused as assigned revenue by the institution which is the author of those publications, in accordance with Article 21 of the Financial Regulation.

Article 281 Delegation of certain tasks by the accounting officer(Article 196 of the Financial Regulation)

The Commission accounting officer, acting on a proposal from the management committee of the Office in question, may delegate to a member of the staff of the Office some of his tasks relating to the collection of revenue and the payment of expenditure made directly by the Office in question.

Article 282 Treasury — bank accounts(Article 196 of the Financial Regulation)

To meet the cash requirements of an interinstitutional Office, bank accounts or post office giro accounts may be opened in its name by the Commission, acting on a proposal from the management committee. The final cash position for each year shall be reconciled and adjusted between the Office in question and the Commission at the end of the financial year.