Decision on the outcome of the conciliation procedure provided for by the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 4 March 1975 on the joint guidelines adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) amending the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (COM(96)0351 C4-0497/96 8914/98 - C4-0416/98 96/ 0189(CNS))(Conciliation procedure).