PURPOSE : to bring the constituent instruments of the European Communities decentralised bodies into line with the New Financial Regulation of June 2002.
LEGISLATIVE ACT : Council Decision 2003/659/JHA amending Decision 2002/187/JHA setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime.
CONTENT : this Decision aims to amend Decision 2002/187/JHA as regards the budgetary and financial rules applicable to the Agency, in order to bring it into line with the new general Financial Regulation that entered into force on 1 January 2003 (Council Regulation 1605/2002/EC, Euratom).
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 01/10/2003.�