Powers and duties of the accounting officer
Article 49
The management board shall appoint an accounting officer who shall be responsible in the Union body for: (a) properly implementing payments, collecting revenue and recovering amounts established as being receivable; (b) preparing and presenting the accounts in accordance with Title X; (c) keeping the accounts in accordance with Title X; (d) implementing the accounting rules and the chart of accounts in accordance with the provisions adopted by the Commission's accounting officer; (e) laying down and validating the accounting systems and, where appropriate, validating systems laid down by the authorising officer to supply or justify accounting information; (f) treasury management. With respect to the tasks referred to in point (e) of the first subparagraph, the accounting officer shall be empowered to verify at any time compliance with the validation criteria.