9.11.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 308/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1997/2002 of 8 November 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 296/96 on data to be transmitted by the Member States and the monthly booking of expenditure financed under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricul- tural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (), and in particular Articles 5(3) and 7(5) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 16(1) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (%) provides that the budget shall be drawn up and implemented in euro and the accounts shall be presented in euro. (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 (}), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1934/2001 (*), should be amended so as to bring it in line with this new provi- sion. (3)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Article 4(1a) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96 is hereby deleted. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 November 2002. () OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103. () OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission () OJL 39, 17.2.1996, p. 5. () OJ L 262, 2.10.2001, p. 8.