EX.CL/Dec.1031(XXXIV) Page 6 Regulations and Rules, and any breach shall be accounted for as per the provisions of these Rules; 32. ii) AU Organs should strictly adhere to the requirements of AU Financial Rules and Regulations and Staff Regulations and Rules, and any breach shall be accounted for as per provision of these rules; iii) The Office of the Legal Counsel should examine the legal instruments of AU Organs and identify those that contravene the AU supreme legal instruments; iv) AU Organs should ensure that drafts of new or revised Rules of Procedure and other instruments are submitted to the Office of the Legal Counsel at the Commission for vetting before approval by the Organs, and any inclusion with financial, structural and legal implications should be submitted through the established procedure to the Executive Council for approval. REQUESTS the Commission to follow up on the implementation of this decision and report to the 36th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council in February 2020; C. 33. ON THE BUDGET PERFORMANCE FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY JUNE 2018 REQUESTS the Commission to address the issues raised by the Sub-Committee and report to the 36th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council in February 2020; D. ON THE INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS OF OTHER AU ORGANS ON PERFORMANCE AUDIT AND RECRUITMENT AUDIT 34. DEFERS the consideration of the internal audit reports of other AU organs and AUDA/NEPAD Agency on performance and recruitment audits to allow for a more in-depth analysis and for recommendations thereof to be submitted to 35th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council in July 2019; III. THE SUB-COMMITTEE Doc.EX.CL/1104(XXXIV)iii 35. TAKES NOTE of the absence of consensus on AU representation in partnership meetings; 36. DECIDES to refer the item back to the PRC Sub-Committee on Multilateral Cooperation for further consideration. In the meantime, the existing decisions on partnerships should continue to apply; ON MULTILATERAL COOPERATION 34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, 7- 8 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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