Assembly/AU/Dec.208(XII) Page 2 5. REQUESTS the Commission to ensure that ledger codes of budgets of all AU Organs are standardised; 6. ALSO REQUESTS the Office of the Internal Audit of the Commission to periodically audit the accounts of all other AU Organs; 7. REQUESTS the Commission to ensure that the expenses related to the Board of External Auditors be centralizes under the Commission Budget ; 8. REQUESTS the Commission to monitor the budget preparation by all AU Organs in order to ensure compliance with the AU Financial Rules and Regulations and the AU Staff Rules and Regulations; 9. FURTHER REQUESTS all AU Organs to submit monthly returns to the Commission for the purpose of monitoring budget execution and compliance with the AU Financial Rules and Regulations; 10. DECIDES that all AU Organs shall submit their requests for virement in conformity with the AU Financial Rules and Regulations to the PRC through its Sub-Committee on Administrative, Budgetary and Financial Matters for consideration; 11. REQUESTS the Commission to verify the recruitment process of staff members within all the AU Organs and ensure that the recruitment contracts are standardized; 12. ALSO REQUESTS the Commission to discuss future draft budgets with the Bureau of the Sub-Committee on Administration, Budgetary and Financial Matters before submitting to the Sub-Committee for consideration. 13. REQUESTS PAP: i) to stop applying fifty-eight percent (58%) Post Adjustment Allowance to its staff members as and when their contracts expire, and apply the forty percent (40%) rate as per the AU Staff Rules and Regulations; ii) to send to the Commission copies of contracts for the members of staff who will be affected by this Decision; iii) to calculate Post Adjustment Allowance on basic salary only without including the housing allowance; iv) to stop implementing any decisions of the Bureau of PAP which have financial implications until approved by the AU Policy Organs;

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