Financial Regulation of 21.12.1977, EC budget: fines, financial controller, recovery of debts

Adopting the report by Mr SARLIS (PPE, EL), the European Parliament approved the proposal subject to certain amendments concerning fines. The European Parliament also recommended that: - the relevant authorizing officer issue a debt confirmation and recovery order for all confirmed debts, to be sent for prior approval to the financial controller (debts recorded by the accountant); - certain current receipts be subject to provisional proposed declarations and to approval by the financial controller both before they are confirmed and when the accounts are closed; - the balance each financial year between fines collected and fines refunded be entered under income or expenditure in the following year's budget, depending on whether there is a positive or negative balance.�