Amended proposal for a Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) determining the powers and obligations of agents authorised by the Commission to carry out Community own resources controls and inspections
8. 1. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 4/5 II (Preparatory Acts) COMMISSION Amended proposal for a Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) determining the powers and obligations of agents authorized by the Commission to carry out Community own resources controls and inspections (˛) (98/C 4/04) COM(97) 668 final - 97/0016(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189a(2) of the EC Treaty on 8 December 1997) In response to the opinions of the European Court of Auditors and the European Parliament, the Commission is presenting the following amendments to its initial proposal. 1. The title of the proposed Regulation is replaced by the following: "Proposal for a Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) determining the powers and obliÜ gations of agents authorized by the Commission to carry out Community own resources controls and inspections’ 2. The following paragraph 4 is added to Article 3: "4. Ú The inspections provided for in Article 19 of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1552/89 and the controls provided for in Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 shall be under the direction of the authorized agents who, as regards the organization of work, shall establish appropriate contacts with the relevant departments in the Member States. ’ 3. Article 7 is amended to read as follows: "Article 7 The provisions laid down in Articles 1 (2), 2, 3 (1) (a), 3 (1) (b), 4 (1), 5 and 6 shall also apply to inspections carried out by officials or other servants of the Commission whom it has specifically authorized for this purpose pursuant to Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 and Article 19 of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1552/89. National experts seconded to the Commission may be present at such inspections. ’ (˛) OJ C 95, 24. 3. 1997