Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 Article 47

Article 47

Authorisation of expenditure is the act whereby the authorising officer responsible, by issuing a payment order, instructs the accounting officer to pay an item of expenditure which he has validated. The payment order shall be dated and signed by the authorising officer responsible and, where appropriate, it shall be accompanied by a document certifying that the goods have been entered in the inventories referred to in Article 64. Payment of expenditure shall be made by the accounting officer within the limits of the funds available.

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