Council Decision (EU) 2016/298 of 29 February 2016 on the position to be adopted by the European Union within the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors regarding approval of derogations to the Financial Regulation of the Centre for the Development of the Enterprise (CDE)
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1. The position to be adopted by the Union in the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors regarding the approval of the derogations to the CDE Financial Regulation shall be based on the draft Decision of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors attached to this Decision. 2. Minor changes to the draft Decision may be agreed by the representatives of the Union in the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors without further decision of the Council.
1. The ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors gives its favourable opinion regarding the derogation from Article 27(1) and (5) of the CDE Financial Regulation, with immediate effect. 2. By derogation from Article 27(1) of the CDE Financial Regulation, the CDE shall be able to appoint a firm of auditors for a period of four years covering the financial years 2013 to 2016. This firm of auditors shall be selected in accordance with the procurement procedures foreseen in the CDE Financial Regulation. By derogation from Article 27(5) of the CDE Financial Regulation, a multiannual audit will be launched for the years not yet audited and a single final report will be presented to the CDE Executive Board.
After its adoption, the Decision of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .
The ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors authorises the CDE Executive Board to derogate from and/or to modify the CDE Financial Regulation and CDE Staff Regulation depending on the needs that may arise from the implementation of the orderly closure process of the CDE. The CDE Executive Board shall inform the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors of any such decision of derogation and /or modification of the CDE regulations immediately.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
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