Treaty of Brussels (1975)

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The Treaty of Brussels (1975) is a European Community treaty that, among other institutional reforms, established the European Court of Auditors as the external financial watchdog of the Community’s budget.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Community treaty
founding treaty of a European Union institution
international agreement
adoptedBy Member States of the European Communities
aimsTo enhance democratic oversight of the Community budget
improve transparency of Community finances
amends Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities
Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community
linked to: Euratom Treaty

Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community
Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
linked to: Treaty of Rome
appliesTo European Atomic Energy Community
European Coal and Steel Community
European Economic Community
category Treaties of the European Communities
linked to: EU Treaties

Treaties signed in Brussels
createdInstitution European Court of Auditors
definesRoleOf European Court of Auditors
established European Court of Auditors
givesFunctionTo European Court of Auditors to audit Community finances
grantedStatusTo European Court of Auditors as external financial watchdog of the Community budget
hasOfficialName Treaty amending certain financial provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Communities and of the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities
historicalContext predecessor framework to the European Union
language multilingual treaty of the European Communities
legalEffect introduced new financial control mechanisms
modified budgetary procedures of the European Communities
legalSystem European Union law predecessor
partOf European Communities legal order
purpose to reform financial provisions of the founding treaties
to strengthen financial control over Community expenditure
region Europe
relatedInstitution Commission of the European Communities
linked to: European Commission

Council of the European Communities
European Court of Auditors
European Parliament
relatesTo European Community budget
financial provisions of the European Communities
institutional reform of the European Communities
setsOut powers of the European Court of Auditors to examine revenue and expenditure
rules on presentation and auditing of Community accounts
shortName Treaty of Brussels
signedIn Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
signedInCountry Belgium
subjectMatter budgetary control
financial accountability
institutional balance in the European Communities

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European Court of Auditors legalBasis Treaty of Brussels (1975)
Merger Treaty shortName Treaty of Brussels (1965)
linked to: Treaty of Brussels (1975)
Treaty of Brussels (1975) shortName Treaty of Brussels
linked to: Treaty of Brussels (1975)
European Court of Auditors establishedBy Treaty of Brussels (1975) amending the Treaties
subject linked to: ECA
linked to: Treaty of Brussels (1975)