The European Parliament adopted its resolution drafted by Gianfranco DELL'ALBA (Ind, Italy) on the amendments to the constituent acts of the European Food Safety Authority following the adoption of the new Financial Regulation. (Please refer to the document dated 02/10/02.) Parliament inserted some further amendments of note into the act:
-before taking any decision which has financial implications and which may have an impact on the amount of the Community subsidy, the management will notify the Commission and the budgetary authority. If neither arm of the budgetary authority has raised any objection within six weeks, the management board will adopt the final decision;
-the Executive Director may delegate his powers of budget implementation to Agency staff under certain conditions;
-certain tasks may be entrusted to the private sector;
-this Regulation will enter into force once a firm decision has been taken on the Authority's permanent seat.�