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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014 of 6 August 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to paying agencies and other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, rules on checks, securities and transparency
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014 of 6 August 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to paying agencies and other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, rules on checks, securities and transparency
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 908/2014 of 6 August 2014 (OJ L 255 28.8.2014, p. 59) |
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/583 of 13 April 2015 |
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/775 of 18 May 2015 |
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/2222 of 1 December 2015 |
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1786 of 7 October 2016 |
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/772 of 3 May 2017 |
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/56 of 12 January 2018 |
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/936 of 6 June 2019 |
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1337 of 18 June 2021 |
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 908/2014
of 6 August 2014
laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to paying agencies and other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, rules on checks, securities and transparency
CHAPTER I
PAYING AGENCIES AND OTHER BODIES
Article 1
Procedure for the accreditation of paying agencies
Member States shall designate an authority at ministerial level responsible for:
the issuing, reviewing and withdrawing of accreditation of paying agencies;
carrying out the tasks assigned to the competent authority under this Chapter.
The examination (pre-accreditation review) to be carried out by the audit body shall cover, in particular:
the procedures and systems in place for the authorisation and execution of payments;
the division of duties and the adequacy of internal and external control in respect of transactions financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), hereinafter together referred to as ‘the Funds’;
the extent to which the procedures and systems put in place are apt to safeguard the Union budget including risk-based anti-fraud measures;
the security of information systems;
the maintenance of accounting records.
The audit body shall prepare a report detailing the audit work carried out, the results of that work and its assessment as to whether the paying agency complies with the accreditation criteria. The report shall be provided to the competent authority which shall then issue the accreditation act where it is satisfied that the paying agency complies with the accreditation criteria.
Pending the implementation of any necessary changes in order to fulfil such specific conditions, accreditation may be granted provisionally for a period to be determined taking into account the severity of the problems identified, which shall not exceed 12 months. In duly justified cases, the Commission may, upon request of the Member State concerned, grant an extension of that period.
The information provided for in point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 102(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 shall be communicated immediately after the paying agency is first accredited and in any case before any expenditure effected by it is charged to the Funds. That information shall be accompanied by declarations and documents concerning:
the responsibilities vested in the paying agency;
the allocation of responsibilities between the departments of the paying agency;
the relationship of the paying agency with other bodies, public or private, which are responsible for implementing any measures under which the paying agency charges expenditure to the Funds;
the procedures by which claims by beneficiaries are received, verified, and validated, and by which expenditure is authorised, paid and accounted for;
the provisions concerning the security of information systems;
the report of the pre-accreditation review carried out by the audit body referred to in paragraph 3.
Article 2
Review of accreditation
Every three years, the competent authority shall report in writing to the Commission on its supervision of paying agencies and monitoring of their activities. The report shall include a review of the paying agencies’ continuous compliance with the accreditation criteria, together with a summary of the actions taken to remedy the deficiencies. The competent authority shall confirm whether a paying agency for which it is responsible continues to comply with the accreditation criteria.
Article 3
Management declaration
The management declaration shall be in the form set out in Annex I to this Regulation and may be qualified by reservations quantifying the potential financial impact. In the event that reservations are expressed, the declaration shall include a remedial action plan and a precise a time frame for its implementation.
Article 4
Coordinating body
The coordinating body referred to in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 shall act as the Commission’s sole interlocutor for the Member State concerned for all questions relating to the Funds as regards:
the dissemination of information and guidelines relating to the functions and operations of the paying agencies to those paying agencies and to bodies responsible for the implementation of such guidelines, as well as the promotion of their harmonised application;
the communication to the Commission of the information referred to in Articles 7 and 102 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013;
the availability to the Commission of a full record of all accounting information required for statistical and control purposes.
Article 5
Certification
That opinion shall be based on the audit work to be carried out in accordance with Articles 6 and 7 of this Regulation.
The certification body shall draw up a report of its findings. The report shall cover the functions delegated. The report shall state whether, for the period covered by the report:
the paying agency complied with the accreditation criteria;
the paying agency’s procedures were such as to give reasonable assurance that the expenditure charged to the Funds was effected in compliance with Union rules, thus ensuring that the underlying transactions were legal and regular, and that recommendations for improvements, if any, have been followed up;
the annual accounts referred to in Article 29 of this Regulation were kept in accordance with the books and records of the paying agency;
the statements of expenditure and of intervention operations were a materially true, complete and accurate record of the operations charged to the Funds;
the financial interests of the Union were properly protected as regards advances paid, guarantees obtained, intervention stocks and amounts to be collected.
The report shall include information on the number and qualifications of staff conducting the audit, the work done, the number of transactions examined, the level of materiality and confidence obtained, any weaknesses found and recommendations made for improvement and the operations of both the certification body and other audit bodies, internal and external to the paying agency, from which all or part of the certification body’s assurance on the matters reported was gained.
Article 6
Audit principles
The Commission shall establish guidelines which contain, in particular:
further clarification and guidance in respect of the certification audit to be performed;
the determination of the reasonable level of audit assurance to be achieved from audit testing.
Article 7
Audit methods
CHAPTER II
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS
SECTION 1
General provisions
Article 8
Paying agencies’ accounts
As regards the EAFRD, each paying agency designated for a rural development programme shall keep accounts enabling all the operations for each programme and each measure to be identified. Such accounts shall include in particular:
the amount of public expenditure and the amount of the Union contribution paid for each operation;
the amounts to be recovered from beneficiaries for irregularities or negligence found;
the amounts recovered, with an indication of the original operation.
SECTION 2
EAGF accounts
Article 9
Provision of information by Member States
Member States shall collect and keep available for the Commission information on total expenditure effected and assigned revenue received each week as follows:
by the third working day of each week at the latest, information on total expenditure effected and assigned revenue received from the beginning of the month until the end of the preceding week;
by the third working day of the month at the latest, where the week runs over two months, information on total expenditure effected and assigned revenue received during the preceding month.
Article 10
Communication of information by Member States
In accordance with points (c)(i) and (ii) of the first subparagraph of Article 102(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, Member States shall send to the Commission, electronically, the following information and documents, subject to Articles 11 and 12 of this Regulation:
by the third working day of each month at the latest, information on total expenditure effected and assigned revenue received during the preceding month, on the basis of the model made available by the Commission to Member States through information systems, and any information explaining any substantial difference between the estimates drawn up in accordance with paragraph 2(a)(iii) of this Article and expenditure effected and assigned revenue received;
by the 12th day of each month at the latest, the declaration of expenditure referred to in Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013. However, the communication on expenditure effected and assigned revenue received between 1 and 15 October shall be sent by 27 October.
The declaration of expenditure referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall consist of:
a statement, drawn up by each paying agency on the basis of the model made available by the Commission to Member States through information systems, broken down according to the nomenclature of the Union budget and by type of expenditure and revenue, based on a detailed nomenclature made available to the Member States covering:
the expenditure effected and assigned revenue received during the preceding month;
total expenditure effected and assigned revenue received from the beginning of the financial year until the end of the preceding month;
estimates of expenditure and assigned revenue, covering, as appropriate:
additional data, if needed;
a summary, made by the Member State concerned on the basis of the model made available by the Commission to Member States through information systems, of the data referred to in point (a), for all that Member State’s paying agencies;
the accounts evidencing expenditure and revenue relating to public intervention, as referred to in Article 19(2).
Article 11
General rules on the declaration of expenditure and on assigned revenue
That expenditure and revenue shall be entered in the accounts of the EAGF budget in respect of financial year N.
However:
expenditure which may be paid prior to the implementation of the provision permitting it to be wholly or partially borne by the EAGF may be declared only:
assigned revenue which the Member State owes the Commission shall be declared in respect of the month during which the time limit for payment of the corresponding amounts, laid down in Union legislation, expires;
corrections decided by the Commission under the clearance of accounts and the conformity clearance shall be deducted from or added to the monthly payments referred to, as appropriate, in Article 33(2) or Article 34(8) directly by the Commission. ►M8 However, Member States shall include the amounts corresponding to those corrections in the declaration drawn up for the month for which the corrections are made. ◄
Where corrections to assigned revenue lead, at paying agency level, to the declaration of negative revenue assigned for a budget line, surplus corrections shall be carried over to the following month. They shall, where appropriate, be settled when the accounts for the year concerned are cleared.
Where payments due under the EAGF are encumbered by claims, they shall be deemed to have been effected in their entirety for the purpose of applying paragraph 1:
on the date of the payment of the sum due to the beneficiary, if the claim is less than the expenditure settled;
on the date of set-off, if the expenditure is less than or equal to the claim.
Article 12
Special rules on declarations of expenditure relating to public storage
However:
in the case of operations carried out in the course of September, the values and amounts shall be entered in the accounts by paying agencies by 15 October at the latest;
in the case of the overall depreciation amounts referred to in point (e) of Article 3(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014, the amounts shall be entered in the accounts on the date laid down in the decision providing for them.
Article 13
Payment decision by the Commission
Article 14
Making resources available to Member States
When the payments to be made by the Commission lead to a negative amount for a Member State, the surplus deductions shall be carried over to the following months.
Article 15
Communication under public intervention
Paying agencies shall transmit to the Commission:
at the Commission’s request, the documents and information referred to in Article 3(7) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 and the additional national administrative provisions adopted for the application and management of intervention measures;
by the day provided for in point (b) of Article 10(1) of this Regulation, the information on public storage, on the basis of the models made available by the Commission to Member States through information systems.
Article 16
Content of the public storage accounts to be kept by paying agencies
The stock accounts provided for in point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 3(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 shall contain the following categories of elements, shown separately:
the quantities of products recorded on entry into and removal from storage, with or without physical movement;
the quantities used for free distribution to the most deprived persons under the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived, and accounted for under Article 4(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014, distinguishing those which are the subject of a transfer to another Member State;
quantities taken as samples, distinguishing samples taken by purchasers;
the quantities which, after checking by visual examination in the context of the annual stock-taking or during the inspection after taking into intervention, may no longer be repackaged and are the subject of direct sales;
quantities missing, for identifiable or unidentifiable reasons, including those corresponding to the legal tolerance limits;
quantities which have deteriorated;
surplus quantities;
missing quantities exceeding the tolerance limits;
quantities which have entered into storage and been found not to meet the requirements and for which taking-over has therefore been refused;
net quantities in storage at the end of each month or accounting year, which are carried forward to the next month or accounting year.
The financial accounts provided for in point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 3(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 shall contain:
the value of the quantities referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 of this Article, showing separately the value of the quantities bought in and of the quantities sold;
the book value of the quantities used or taken into account under the free distribution arrangements referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article;
the financing costs referred to in point (a) of Article 3(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014;
expenditure on physical operations as referred to in points (b) and (c) of Article 3(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014;
amounts resulting from depreciation as referred to in point (e) of Article 3(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014;
the amounts collected or recovered from sellers, purchasers and storers, other than those referred to in Article 20(2) of this Regulation;
the amount from direct sales carried out after the annual stock-taking or following checks after products are taken into intervention storage;
losses and gains on removals of products, taking account of depreciation as referred to in point (e) of this paragraph;
other debits and credits, in particular those corresponding to the quantities referred to in points (c) to (g) of paragraph 1 of this Article;
the average book value, expressed per tonne or per hectolitre, as the case may be.
Article 17
Accounting related to public intervention
The records and calculations referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made subject to the application of the following rules:
the removal costs relating to quantities for which quantitative losses or deterioration have been recorded, in accordance with the rules laid down in Annexes VI and VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014, shall be entered in the accounts only for the quantities actually sold and removed from storage;
quantities recorded as missing on transfer between Member States shall not be deemed to have entered storage in the Member State of destination and shall not be covered by standard entry costs;
the standard entry and removal costs fixed for transport and transfer shall be entered in the accounts if those costs are not considered, under the Union rules, to be an integral part of the transport costs;
unless specific Union rules provide otherwise, amounts accruing from sales of products which have deteriorated and any other amounts received in this context shall not be entered in the EAGF account records;
any surplus quantities recorded shall be entered in the accounts as a negative amount, in the missing quantities in the stock situation and movements. Those quantities shall be included when determining the quantities exceeding the tolerance limit;
samples other than those taken by purchasers shall be entered in the accounts in accordance with point 2(a) of Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014.
Article 18
Dates for entering expenditure and revenue and product movements in the accounts for public intervention
However, the following dates shall apply in the cases set out below:
the date of receipt, in the case of amounts received or recovered, as referred to in points (f) and (g) of Article 16(2) of this Regulation;
the date of actual payment of costs relating to physical operations, where such costs are not covered by standard amounts.
However, the following dates shall apply in the cases set out below:
the date of taking-over of products by the paying agency, in accordance with Article 31(2) and Article 33 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 ( 2 ), for quantities entering public storage without any change in the place of storage;
regarding missing or deteriorated and surplus quantities, the date of the finding as to the facts in the case of missing or deteriorated and surplus quantities;
the date of actual removal from storage, in the case of direct sales of products remaining in storage which can no longer be repackaged after visual examination in the context of the annual stock-taking or during the inspection after taking into intervention;
the last day of the accounting year, for any losses exceeding the tolerance limit referred to in Article 4(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014.
Article 19
Amount financed under public intervention
Article 20
Declarations of public intervention expenditure and revenue
SECTION 3
EAFRD accounts
Article 21
Forecast of funding requirements
For each rural development programme as referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ), and in accordance with Article 102(1), first subparagraph, point (c)(ii), of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, Member States shall send to the Commission, twice per year, by 31 January and 31 August at the latest, their forecasts of the amounts to be funded by the EAFRD for the financial year. Those forecasts shall indicate separately the amounts forecasted for the additional resources referred to in Article 58a(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. In addition, Member States shall send an updated estimate of their funding requests for the following financial year.
Those forecasts and that updated estimate shall be sent by means of structured data using information system SFC2014, provided for in Chapter I of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 184/2014 ( 4 ).
Article 22
Declarations of expenditure
For each rural development measure, paying agencies shall specify in a declaration of expenditure the amount referred to in Article 58(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and the amount referred to in Article 58a(2) of that Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Once the Commission has approved a rural development programme, Member States shall send to the Commission, in accordance with point (c)(i) of the first subparagraph of Article 102(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, their declarations of expenditure by the following deadlines:
by 30 April at the latest in the case of expenditure in the period 1 January to 31 March;
by 31 July at the latest in the case of expenditure in the period 1 April to 30 June;
by 10 November at the latest in the case of expenditure in the period 1 July to 15 October;
by 31 January at the latest in the case of expenditure in the period 16 October to 31 December.
However, all expenditure paid by paying agencies to the beneficiaries in accordance with Article 65(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 until the end of the last period, as specified in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, prior to the approval of a rural development programme as referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 is made under the Member States' responsibility and shall be declared to the Commission in the first declaration of expenditure following the approval of that programme. The same rule shall apply mutatis mutandis in case of amendment of a rural development programme as referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, except for financing plan adjustments as referred to in Article 23(2) of this Regulation.
As regards financial instruments set up in accordance with Article 38(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, the expenditure shall be declared in respect of the reference periods referred to in the first subparagraph once the conditions for each subsequent application for interim payment as laid down in Article 41(1) of that Regulation are met.
The time limit for interim payments laid down in Article 36(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 may be interrupted for all or part of the amount for which payment is claimed, from the date on which the request for information is sent until receipt of the information requested, but no later than the maximum period laid down in Article 83(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.
Where the Member State concerned fails to respond to the request for additional information within the period set in that request or if the response is considered unsatisfactory or indicates that the applicable rules have not been complied with or that Union funds have been improperly used, the Commission may suspend or reduce payments in accordance with Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
Correction to expenditure and assigned revenue to be charged to the financial year not introduced in the declarations mentioned in the paragraphs 2(a), (b) and (c) may be corrected only in the annual accounts to be sent to the Commission in accordance with point (c)(iii) of the first subparagraph of Article 102(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
Article 23
Calculation of the amount to be paid
The Union contribution to be paid in respect of the eligible public expenditure shall be calculated as follows:
as regards rural development programmes referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005: for each reference period referred to in Article 22(2) of this Regulation on the basis of the EAFRD contribution rate for each priority mentioned in the financing plan in force on the first day of that period;
as regards rural development programmes referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013: for each reference period referred to in Article 22(2) of this Regulation on the basis of the EAFRD contribution rate for each measure, type of operation with a specific EAFRD contribution rate and technical assistance mentioned in the financing plan in force on the first day of that period.
The calculation shall take account of the corrections to the Union contribution as declared in the declaration of expenditure for that period.
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, for rural development programmes modified in accordance with Article 70(4c) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, the Union contribution shall be calculated on the basis of the EAFRD contribution rate for each priority mentioned in the financing plan in force on the last day of the reference period.
Without prejudice to the ceiling provided for in Article 34(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, where the combined total of the Union contribution paid to the rural development programme exceeds the total programmed for a rural development measure, the amount to be paid shall be reduced as follows:
for resources under the EAFRD, without the additional resources referred to in Article 58a of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, it shall be reduced to the amount programmed for that measure under the EAFRD, without the additional resources;
for the additional resources referred to in Article 58a of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, it shall be reduced to the amount programmed for that measure under the additional resources.
Any Union contribution excluded as a result may be paid later provided that an adjusted financing plan has been submitted by the Member State and accepted by the Commission.
Each Member State shall notify the Commission of the account name or numbers in accordance with the format made available to it by the Commission.
SECTION 4
Common provisions for the EAGF and EAFRD
Article 24
Electronic exchange of information and documents
The information systems referred to in paragraph 1 shall be able to process in particular:
the data required for financial transactions, in particular those relating to the monthly and annual accounts of paying agencies, declarations of expenditure and revenue and the transmission of information and documents referred to in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 and Articles 10, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20, 23 and 29 of this Regulation;
documents of common interest enabling the monthly and annual accounts to be monitored and the information and documents which paying agencies must make available to the Commission to be consulted;
the Union texts and Commission guidelines on the financing of the Common Agricultural Policy by authorities accredited and designated under Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, and the guidelines on the harmonised application of the relevant legislation.
Those models shall be adapted and updated by the Commission, after having informed the Committee on the Agricultural Funds.
Article 25
Suspension of payment in case of late submission
The implementing acts determining the monthly payments referred to in Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 or the interim payments referred to in Article 36 of that Regulation shall take account of the suspension of payments decided in accordance with Article 42 of that Regulation.
Article 26
Acquisition of satellite images
For the purposes of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, each Member State shall inform the Commission by 1 November of each year at the latest, as to:
whether it wishes the Commission to acquire the satellite images necessary for its programme of checks and/or for its Land Parcel Identification System Quality Assessment;
the area to be checked and the number of planned control zones.
CHAPTER III
CLEARANCE OF ACCOUNTS
SECTION 1
Recovery of Debts
Article 27
Interest applicable to recovery of undue payments
Article 28
Recovery by offsetting
Without prejudice to any other enforcement action provided for by national law, Member States shall off-set any outstanding debt of a beneficiary established in accordance with national law against any future payments to be made by the paying agency responsible for the recovery of the debt to that beneficiary.
SECTION 2
Clearance
Article 29
Content of the annual accounts
The annual accounts referred to in point (c)(iii) of the first subparagraph of Article 102(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 shall include:
the assigned revenues referred to in Article 43 of that Regulation;
the expenditure of the EAGF after deduction of any undue payments not recovered at the end of the financial year other than those referred to in point (f) of this Article, including any interests thereon, summarised by item and sub-item of the Union budget;
the expenditure of the EAFRD, by programme, measure and specific contribution rate. The annual statement of expenditure shall also include information on the amounts recovered. Once a programme is closed, any undue payments not recovered other than those referred to in point (f) of this Article, including any interests thereon, shall be deducted from the expenditure of the financial year in question;
a table of differences by item and sub-item or, in the case of the EAFRD, by programme, measure, specific contribution rate and focus area, between the expenditure and the assigned revenues declared in the annual accounts and that declared for the same period in the documents referred to in point (b) of Article 10(1) of this Regulation, as far as the EAGF is concerned, and Article 22(2) of this Regulation, as far as the EAFRD is concerned, accompanied by an explanation for every difference;
separately, the amounts to be borne by, respectively, the Member State concerned and the Union in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 54(2) and Article 54(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013;
the table of the undue payments yet to be recovered at the end of the financial year as a consequence of irregularities within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 ( 5 ), including any penalties provided for by the applicable sectoral Union rules and the interest thereon, following the model set out in Annex II to this Regulation;
an extract from the debtors ledger of the amounts to be recovered and credited to either the EAGF or the EAFRD other than those referred to in points (b), (c) and (f) of this Article, including any penalties and interest thereon, following the model set out in Annex III to this Regulation;
a summary of intervention operations and a statement of the quantity and location of stocks at the end of the financial year;
confirmation that expenditure, assigned revenues and the details of each movement of intervention storage is held on the paying agency’s files and accounting records;
the closing balance at the end of the financial year of unused/un-cleared cumulated advances paid by Member States to beneficiaries, detailed for the EAGF by measure and for the EAFRD by programme, and for the latter, including the financial instruments. For the financial instruments, the closing balance concerns amounts paid by the Commission that have neither been used by Member States for payments to final recipients nor have been committed for guarantee contracts according to Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.
Article 30
Transmission of information
For the purpose of the clearance of accounts pursuant to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, each Member State shall send to the Commission:
the items included in the annual accounts, as referred to in Article 29 of this Regulation;
the opinion and reports established by the certification body or bodies, as referred to in Article 5(3) and (4) of this Regulation;
complete records of all the accounting information required for statistical and control purposes;
the management declaration as referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation;
Those documents shall bear a compulsory electronic signature within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 6 ). For the documents related to financial year 2017, the Commission may accept signed documents transmitted in electronic form.
Article 31
Form and content of the accounting information
The models and the related technical specifications for the accounting information shall be made available, and updated by the Commission, after having informed the Committee on the Agricultural Funds, prior to the beginning of each financial year.
The technical specifications shall include:
the yearly data requirements for the individual accounting information (X Table);
the specification for the transfer of the computer files concerning EAGF and EAFRD expenditure;
the data field descriptions (aide-memoire);
the structure of the EAFRD budget codes.
The accounting information shall be used by the Commission for the sole purposes of:
carrying out its functions in the context of the clearance of accounts pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013;
monitoring developments and providing forecasts in the agricultural sector.
The European Court of Auditors and the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) shall have access to that information for the purpose of carrying out their duties.
Article 32
Conservation of accounting information
Documents may only be kept exclusively in electronic form if the national law of the Member State concerned permits the use of electronic documents as evidence of the underlying transactions in national court proceedings.
If the documents are kept in electronic form only, the system for doing so shall comply with Section 3(B) of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014.
Article 33
Financial clearance
The decision shall also determine the amounts to be charged to the Union and to the Member State concerned pursuant to Article 54(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
For the EAFRD, the amount determined by the clearance of accounts decision shall include the funds which are re-usable by reallocation by the Member State concerned pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 56 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
As regards the EAFRD, the amount which, as a result of the clearance of accounts decision, is recoverable from or payable to each Member State shall be established by deducting the intermediate payments in respect of the financial year concerned from the expenditure recognised for the same year in accordance with paragraph 1.
The Commission shall deduct that amount from or add it to the first payment for which the declaration of expenditure is submitted by the Member State after the decision pursuant to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 has been adopted.
Article 34
Conformity clearance
The Member State shall reply within two months of receipt of the communication. In its reply the Member State shall have the opportunity, in particular, to:
demonstrate to the Commission that the actual extent of the non-compliance or the risk for the Funds is less than what was indicated by the Commission;
inform the Commission of the corrective measures it has undertaken to ensure compliance with Union rules and the effective date of their implementation.
In justified cases, the Commission may, upon reasoned request of the Member State, authorise an extension of the two month period by a maximum of two months. The request shall be addressed to the Commission before the expiry of that period.
If the Member State considers that a bilateral meeting is not required, it shall inform the Commission accordingly in its reply to the communication mentioned above.
The Commission shall within 30 working days of the bilateral meeting draw up the minutes and send them to the Member State. The Member State may send its observations to the Commission within 15 working days after receipt of the minutes.
The Commission shall within six months after sending the minutes of the bilateral meeting formally communicate its conclusions to the Member State on the basis of the information received in the framework of the conformity clearance procedure. That communication shall evaluate the expenditure to be excluded from Union financing under Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and Article 12 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014. The communication shall make reference to Article 40(1) of this Regulation.
If a Member State notifies the Commission that a bilateral meeting is not required, the six-month period starts from the date of receipt by the Commission of the notification.
Where the Member State has made use of the conciliation procedure referred to in Article 40, the Commission shall communicate its conclusions to the Member State no later than six months after:
the receipt of the Conciliation Body report; or
the receipt of additional information from the Member State within the deadline referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 40(3), provided that the conditions set out in paragraph 6 of this Article are met.
In order to apply paragraphs 3 and 4 within the respective time periods, the Commission shall have available all information relevant at that particular step of the procedure. Where the Commission deems it lacks information, it may at any time within the time periods set out in paragraphs 3 and 4:
ask for additional information from the Member State, to which the Member State shall reply within two months of receipt of the communication; and/or
inform the Member State of its intention to carry out an additional audit mission to conduct the necessary verifications.
In that case, the time periods referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall start again either on the receipt by the Commission of the requested additional information or from the last day of the additional audit mission.
When evaluating the expenditure to be excluded from Union financing, the information communicated by the Member State after the Commission’s formal communication referred to in the ►C1 third subparagraph of paragraph 3 ◄ may only be taken into account:
where it is necessary to avoid the gross overestimation of the financial damage caused to the Union budget; and
if the late transmission of the information is duly justified by external factors and does not jeopardise the timely adoption by the Commission of the decision pursuant to Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
As regards the EAFRD, the deductions from Union financing shall be made by the Commission from the payment for which the declaration of expenditure is submitted by the Member State after the decision pursuant to Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 has been adopted.
However, at the Member State’s request and after consultation of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds, the Commission may adopt a decision setting a different date for the deductions or authorising their reimbursement in instalments where this is warranted by the materiality of the deductions included in an implementing act adopted on the basis of Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
The deferral decision shall authorise the deductions to be made after the end of the deferral period in three annual instalments. Where the total amount subject to the deferral decision represents more than 0,02 % of the Member State's Gross Domestic Product, the Commission may authorise the reimbursement in maximum five annual instalments.
The Commission may decide, at the Member State's request and after consultation of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds, to extend once, for a period not exceeding 12 months, the time period of deferral referred to in the first subparagraph.
The Member State benefitting from a deferral decision shall ensure that the deficiencies which have been the reasons for the deductions and which persist at the time of adoption of the deferral decision are being remedied on the basis of an action plan, established in consultation with the Commission, including deadlines and clear progress indicators. The Commission shall amend or repeal the deferral decision, taking into account the principle of proportionality, in one of the following cases:
the Member State fails to take the necessary actions to remedy the deficiencies as foreseen in the action plan;
the progress of the remedial actions is not sufficient according to the progress indicators; or
the outcome of the actions is not satisfactory.
Article 35
Decision not to start or pursue a conformity clearance inquiry
Article 36
Conciliation Body
For the purpose of the conformity clearance procedure provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, a Conciliation Body shall be established. It shall perform the following tasks:
to examine any matter referred to it by a Member State which has received a formal communication from the Commission pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 34(3) of this Regulation, including an evaluation of expenditure which the Commission intends to exclude from Union financing;
to try to reconcile the divergent positions of the Commission and the Member State concerned;
at the end of its examination, to draw up a report on the results of its reconciliation efforts, making any remarks it deems useful should all or some of the points of dispute remain unresolved.
Article 37
Composition of the Conciliation Body
They must be nationals of different Member States.
The terms of office may be renewed for a year at a time only, the Committee on the Agricultural Funds having been informed. However, if the chairperson to be appointed is already a member of the Conciliation Body, the initial term of office as chairperson shall be three years.
The names of the chairperson, the members and the substitute members shall be published in the ‘C’ series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
In that case, the member concerned shall be replaced for the remainder of the period for which that member was appointed by a substitute member, the Committee on the Agricultural Funds being informed.
If the chairperson’s term of office is terminated, the member who is to perform the chairperson’s duties for the remainder of the period for which the chairperson was appointed shall be appointed by the Commission after consultation of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds.
Article 38
Independence of the Conciliation Body
The members shall not take part in the work of the Conciliation Body or sign a report if, in a previous office, they have been personally involved in the matter at issue.
Article 39
Working arrangements
The secretariat of the Conciliation Body shall be provided by the Commission.
The reports shall be signed by the chairperson and members who have taken part in the deliberations. They shall be co-signed by the secretariat.
Article 40
Conciliation procedure
The procedure to be followed and the address of the secretariat shall be notified to the Member States through the Committee on the Agricultural Funds.
A request for conciliation shall only be admissible where the amount envisaged to be excluded from the Union financing according to the Commission’s communication either:
exceeds EUR 1 million;
or
represents at least 25 % of the Member State’s total annual expenditure under the budget items concerned.
In addition, if during the preceding discussions the Member State claimed and demonstrated that the matter is one of principle relating to the application of Union rules, the chairperson of the Conciliation Body may declare a request for conciliation to be admissible. However, such a request shall not be admissible if it relates solely to a matter of legal interpretation.
However, if the Member State considers it necessary to present in its request for conciliation information which has not yet been communicated to the Commission, the Conciliation Body may invite the Commission to assess that new information only if the conditions set out in Article 34(6) are met. The information shall be communicated to the Commission at the latest two months after the report referred to in point (c) of Article 36 has been sent.
The report referred to in point (c) of Article 36 shall state the reasons why the positions could not be reconciled. It shall indicate whether any partial agreement was reached during the proceedings and whether the Conciliation Body invites the Commission to assess new information in accordance with the second subparagraph of paragraph 3.
The report shall be sent to:
the Member State concerned;
the Commission, for examination before communicating its conclusions to the Member State;
the other Member States in the framework of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds.
CHAPTER IV
RULES ON CHECKS
SECTION 1
General rules
Article 41
Reduction of on-the-spot checks
Member States may decide to reduce the minimum level of on-the-spot checks, in accordance with Article 59(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, where all of the following conditions are met:
the certification body has, in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, delivered an opinion validating both that the internal control system is functioning properly and that the error rate for the population concerned was below the materiality threshold of 2,0 % for at least the two consecutive financial years preceding the year in which the reduced control rate is intended to apply;
the Commission has not informed the Member State concerned that it cannot accept the opinion referred to in point (a) of this paragraph provided by the certification body in the context of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013; and
the Commission:
has not informed the Member State concerned in accordance with Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of weaknesses in the control system of the individual support scheme or measure concerned; or
is satisfied, when applying Article 34 of this Regulation, with the corrective measures taken by the Member State concerned where the latter was informed in accordance with Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of weaknesses in the control system of the individual support scheme or measure concerned and has informed the Member State accordingly.
Member States shall inform the Commission of their decision to reduce the minimum level of on-the-spot checks immediately after its adoption. This information shall indicate:
the support scheme or measure concerned;
the period of applying a reduced minimum level of on-the-spot checks;
the reduced minimum level of on-the-spot checks to be applied.
SECTION 2
Scrutiny of transactions
Article 42
Scrutiny by Member States
Article 43
Access to commercial documents
Undertakings shall keep the commercial documents for at least three years, starting from the end of the year in which they were drawn up. Member States may prescribe a longer period for the retention of these documents.
Article 44
Joint actions
The Commission, acting on its own initiative or on the basis of a proposal by a Member State, and with the agreement of the Member States concerned, may decide to coordinate joint actions involving mutual assistance between two or more Member States, as provided for in Article 83(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
Article 45
Mutual assistance
The Member State receiving or making the payment may ask the Member State in which the undertaking is established to scrutinise some of the undertakings on that list in accordance with Article 80 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, indicating why it is necessary to make such a request and in particular the risks associated with it.
The Member State receiving the request shall take due account of the risks associated with the undertaking, which shall be communicated by the requesting Member State.
The requested Member State shall inform the requesting Member State of the follow-up accorded to the request. Where scrutiny of an undertaking on the list takes place, the requested Member State that carried out the scrutiny shall inform the requesting Member State of the results of that scrutiny at the latest three months after the end of the scrutiny period.
An overview of such requests shall be sent to the Commission on a quarterly basis, within one month after the end of each quarter. The Commission may require that a copy of individual requests be provided.
The list of undertakings referred to in the first subparagraph shall be drawn up in accordance with the specimen form shown in Annex VI.
Article 46
Annual programmes and reports
It shall include detailed information on each of the aspects of the application of Chapter III of Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 listed in Annex XII to this Regulation, set out in clearly identified sections under the headings referred to in that Annex.
Article 47
Special departments
The special departments referred to in Article 85 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 shall be responsible, in addition to the tasks referred to in that Article, for:
training the national officials responsible for carrying out the scrutiny referred to in this Section, to enable them to acquire sufficient knowledge to perform their duties;
administering the scrutiny reports and any other documents relating to the scrutinies carried out and provided for under Chapter III of Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013
the preparation and communication of the programmes referred to in Article 84 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the reports referred to in Article 86(1) of that Regulation.
They shall consist of a sufficient number of officials who are suitably trained to carry out those tasks.
CHAPTER V
SECURITIES
SECTION 1
Scope, information technology, force majeure
Article 48
Scope
This Chapter shall apply in all cases where the sectoral agricultural legislation provides for a security, whether or not the particular term ‘security’ is used.
This Chapter shall not apply to securities given to ensure payment of import and export duties referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 ( 9 ).
Article 49
e-Administration
Communications, documents and securities may be produced, processed, and managed by using information technology (IT) on condition that the systems applicable are managed under the officially approved quality and security protocols fit for those systems.
If competent authorities cannot access required documents for verification because of differences in IT systems, those documents shall be printed out and certified as genuine by the authority competent for the management of those IT systems (‘the issuing authority’) or by an authority competent for certifying documents as true copy.
Such print-outs may be replaced by an electronic message between the issuing authority and the beneficiary or the competent authority, on condition that the issuing authority provides in an officially approved certification protocol ensuring the genuineness of the message.
Article 50
Force majeure time limits
A request for recognition of a case of force majeure shall not be admissible if it is received by the competent authority more than 30 calendar days after:
the date on which the operator was informed by the competent authority of the established non-fulfilment of the relevant obligation within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014, the expiry of the time limit for the fulfilment of the relevant obligation as referred to in Article 23(3) of that Regulation or the expiry of the time limit for the presentation of the proof for the fulfilment of the relevant obligation as referred to in Article 23(4) of that Regulation;
the closing date for submission of tenders in a third country where the tender is linked to an advanced fixing certificate for export refunds;
SECTION 2
Form of securities
Article 51
Form
A security may be given:
as a cash deposit as referred to in Article 19(2) and (3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014; and/or
by providing a guarantor in accordance with Article 21 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014.
At the discretion of the competent authority, a security may be given by:
pledging cash deposits in a bank;
pledging recognised claims against a public body or public funds, which are due and payable and against which no other claim has precedence; and/or
pledging collateral negotiable in the Member State concerned provided they are issued or guaranteed by that Member State.
Article 52
Negotiable collateral
Article 53
Replacement and assignment
However, the agreement of the competent authority shall be required in the following cases:
where the original security has been forfeited but not yet realised; or
where the replacement security is of a type listed in Article 51(2).
SECTION 3
Release and forfeiture
Article 54
Partial release
Where specific Union rules do not specify a minimum quantity, the competent authority may itself restrict the number of partial releases of any one security and may specify a minimum sum for any such release.
Before releasing all or part of a security the competent authority may require that a written request for release be provided.
In the case of securities covering more than 100 % of the sum required to be secured, that part of the security exceeding 100 % shall be released when the remainder of the sum secured is finally released or forfeited.
Article 55
Forfeiture
Where payment has not been made at the end of that period, the competent authority shall:
without delay clear any security of the type described in Article 51(1)(a) to the appropriate account;
without delay require the guarantor referred to in Article 51(1)(b) to pay, allowing up to 30 days from the day of receipt of demand for payment;
without delay take steps to:
convert the securities described in Article 51(2)(b) and (c) into money sufficient to recover the sum due;
clear pledged cash deposits referred to in Article 51(2)(a) to its own account.
The competent authority may without delay clear any security of the type described in Article 51(1)(a) to the appropriate account without first requiring the person concerned to effect payment.
Without prejudice to paragraph 1,
where the decision to forfeit a security is taken but on appeal is subsequently postponed in accordance with national law, the party concerned shall pay interest on the sum actually forfeited over the period starting 30 days from the day of receipt of the demand for payment as referred to in paragraph 1 and ending on the day prior to the payment of the sum actually forfeited;
where following the outcome of the appeal procedure the party concerned is asked to pay within 30 days the sum forfeited, for the purposes of calculating interest the Member State may consider payment to be made on the 20th day following the date of such request;
the rate of interest applicable is calculated in accordance with national law, but shall in no case be lower than the interest rate applicable in case of recovery of national amounts;
paying agencies shall deduct the interest paid from EAGF or EAFRD expenditure in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013;
Member States may claim periodically an increase of the security in respect of the interest involved.
SECTION 4
Information
Article 56
Information on securities forfeiture, types of securities and guarantors
Member States shall keep at the Commission’s disposal a list of:
the types of institutions authorised to act as guarantors and the requirements laid down in that respect;
the types of security accepted pursuant to Article 51(2) and the requirements laid down in that respect.
CHAPTER VI
TRANSPARENCY
Article 57
Content of the publication
The information referred to in Article 111(1)(c) and (d) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 shall include:
the breakdown of the amounts of payments referred to in point (c) of that Article for each individual measure listed in Annex XIII of this Regulation, as well as the sum of the those amounts received by each beneficiary in the financial year concerned;
a description of the measures financed by the Funds, as referred to in point (d) of that Article and listed in Annex XIII of this Regulation, including the nature and the objective of each measure.
Article 58
Publication of municipality
Where the information to be published for the purposes of the third paragraph of Article 112 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 would, due to the limited number of beneficiaries residing or registered in a given municipality, allow for the identification of a natural person as a beneficiary, the Member State concerned shall publish as information, for the purposes of point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 111(1) of that Regulation, the next larger administrative entity of which the municipality in question is part of.
Article 59
Form and date of publication
Article 60
Information of the beneficiaries
The information of the beneficiaries referred to in Article 113 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 shall be provided to the beneficiaries by including it in the application forms for receiving funds deriving from the Funds, or otherwise at the time when the data are collected.
By way of derogation from the first paragraph, as regards data related to payments received in the financial years 2014 and 2015, the information of the beneficiaries shall be provided at least two months before the date of publication.
Article 61
Publication of thresholds related to the Small farmers scheme
The amounts notified by Member States in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 112 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 shall be published on the Union website referred to in Article 62(1) of this Regulation.
Article 62
Cooperation between the Commission and Member States
CHAPTER VII
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 63
Repeal
Regulations (EC) No 601/94, (EC) No 4/2004 and (EC) No 259/2008 are repealed.
However, Regulation (EC) No 259/2008 shall continue to apply to payments made for financial years 2012 and 2013. By way of derogation from Article 3(3) of that Regulation, the information referred to in that Article shall remain available on the website until 31 May 2015 or until the information concerning the payments made for the financial year 2014 is published in accordance with Article 59(2) of this Regulation.
Article 64
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
However:
Article 10 shall apply for expenditure incurred and assigned revenue received by Member States from 16 October 2014;
Articles 34 to 40 shall apply as of 1 January 2015. However, the time periods provided for in Article 34(3) and (4) shall not apply to conformity clearance inquiries for which the communication under Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 was sent before 1 January 2015;
Chapter VI shall apply to payments made from the financial year 2014 onwards;
The information transmitted by Member States in accordance with Annex II, columns V1 and V2, shall be provided starting with financial year 2016.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX I
MANAGEMENT DECLARATION
(Article 3)
I, …, Director of the … Paying Agency, present the accounts for this Paying Agency for the financial year 16.10.xx to 15.10.xx+1.
I declare, based on my own judgement and on the information at my disposal, including, inter alia, the results of work of the internal audit service, that:
The expenditure entered in the accounts was used for its intended purpose, as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
Furthermore, I confirm that effective and proportionate anti-fraud measures under Article 58 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 are in place and take account of the risks identified.
That assurance is, however, subject to the following reservations:
Finally, I confirm that I am not aware of any undisclosed matter which could be damaging to the financial interest of the Union.
Signature
ANNEX II
Model table referred to in Article 29(f)
The information referred to in Article 29(f) shall be provided per paying agency by using the following table:
New cases (1) |
Old cases (2) |
|
|
x |
x |
Paying Agency |
A |
x |
x |
Fund |
B |
x |
x |
Case (Old/New) |
AA |
x |
|
Financial year of expenditure of origin |
V1 (3) |
x |
|
Budget codes of expenditure of origin |
V2 (4) |
x |
x |
Financial year n |
C |
x |
x |
Currency unit |
D |
x |
x |
Case identification number |
E |
x |
x |
OLAF identification if applicable (5) |
F |
|
x |
Case in debtors' ledger |
G |
x |
x |
Beneficiary identification |
H |
x |
x |
Programme closed (only for EAFRD) |
I |
x |
|
Date of approval of control report or similar document as referred to in Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 |
W |
|
x |
Financial year of primary finding of irregularity |
J |
x |
|
Date of recovery request |
X |
x |
x |
Subject to judicial proceedings |
K |
|
x |
Original amount to be recovered |
L |
x |
|
Original amount to be recovered (principal) |
L1 |
x |
|
Original amount to be recovered (interest) |
L2 |
x |
|
Principal amount for which recovery was ongoing at end of financial year n-1 |
Y1 |
x |
|
Interest for which recovery was ongoing at end of financial year n-1 |
Y2 |
|
x |
Total corrected amount (entire recovery period) |
M |
|
x |
Total recovered amount (entire recovery period) |
N |
|
x |
Amount declared irrecoverable |
O |
x |
|
Amount (principal) declared irrecoverable |
O1 |
x |
|
Amount (interest) declared irrecoverable |
O2 |
x |
x |
Financial year of establishment of the irrecoverability |
P |
x |
x |
Reason for irrecoverability |
Q |
|
x |
Corrected amount (in financial year n) |
R |
x |
|
Corrected amount (principal) (in financial year n) |
R1 |
x |
|
Corrected amount (interest) (in financial year n) |
R2 |
x |
|
Interest (in financial year n) |
Z |
|
x |
Recovered amounts (in financial year n) |
S |
x |
|
Recovered amount (principal) (in financial year n) |
S1 |
x |
|
Recovered amount (interest) (in financial year n) |
S2 |
x |
x |
Amount for which recovery is ongoing |
T |
x |
|
Amount (principal) for which recovery is ongoing |
T1 |
x |
|
Interest for which recovery is ongoing |
T2 |
x |
|
Amount subject to the 50/50 rule as set out in Article 54(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 at the end of financial year n |
BB |
x |
x |
Amount to be credited to EU budget |
U |
(1)
This concerns the cases reported by using this model set out in this Annex starting with financial year 2015.
(2)
This concerns the cases reported by using this model set out in this Annex until financial year 2014 included.
(3)
Information to be provided starting financial year 2016.
(4)
Information to be provided starting financial year 2016.
(5)
This concerns the OLAF reference number(s) (IMS notification numbers). ‘x’ denotes that the column is applicable. |
ANNEX III
MODEL TABLE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 29(g)
The information referred to in Article 29(g) shall be provided per paying agency by using the following table:
a |
b |
c |
i |
d |
e |
f |
g |
h |
Paying Agency |
Fund |
Currency unit |
Outstanding amount category (cross-compliance sanction, multi-annual sanction or others) |
Balance 15 October N-1 |
New cases (year N) |
Total recoveries (year N) |
Total corrections including irrecoverable amounts (year N) |
Amount to be recovered 15 October N |
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ANNEX IV
TRANSMISSION OF QUERIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 31(4)
Queries referred to in Article 31(4) shall be sent to:
ANNEX V
INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN THE ANNUAL RISK ANALYSIS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 42(2)
1. Assessment of the previous year’s risk analysis
Information shall be provided concerning the assessment of effectiveness of the previous year’s risk analysis, including the evaluation of its strengths and weaknesses. Any possibilities for improvement shall be clearly identified and implementation thereof shall be considered.
2. Library of information
Information shall be provided on all sources of information taken into account in order to prepare and conduct the risk analysis. Particular reference shall be made to Commission Regulation (EC) No 612/2009 ( 10 ).
3. Selection procedure
A description shall be provided of the procedure to be applied in order to select the undertakings to be scrutinised. A clear indication shall be made of the number/percentage of undertakings and sectors/measures to which risk analysis, random, automatic and/or manual selection shall be applied. Sectors/measures to be excluded shall be clearly identified and the reasons for exclusion shall be described.
4. Risk factors and risk values to be applied
Where risk analysis shall be applied, information shall be provided on all risk factors taken into consideration and the subsequent possible values assigned to those risk factors. That information shall be provided in accordance with the specimen tables provided below.
Risk factors and risk values applicable to all measures subject to risk analysis |
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Risk factors |
Risk values |
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Description |
Values |
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|
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Specific risk factors and risk values applicable to export refunds |
||
Risk factors |
Risk values |
|
Description |
Values |
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|
|
|
|
|
Specific risk factors and risk values applicable to … (sector/measure) |
||
Risk factors |
Risk values |
|
Description |
Values |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5. Weighting of risk factors
Where appropriate, a description shall be provided of the procedure to be applied to weight the risk factors.
6. Results of risk analysis
Information shall be provided on how the results of risk analysis and the establishment of a ‘scoring list’ (for each specific sector/measure — where appropriate) will be reflected in the selection of undertakings into the final scrutiny plan.
Particular attention shall be given to the possibility of joint actions as provided under Article 44.
7. Difficulties encountered and suggestions for improvement
Information shall be provided on any difficulties encountered and the measures taken to overcome them or proposals to that end. Where appropriate, suggestions shall be made for improvement.
ANNEX VI
LIST OF UNDERTAKINGS ESTABLISHED IN A MEMBER STATE OTHER THAN THAT IN WHICH PAYMENT OF THE AMOUNT IN QUESTION HAS OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OR RECEIVED
(Article 45(1))
Member State in which payment was made or received |
|
Date of dispatch of the list |
|
Member State in which undertaking is established |
|
|
|
(1) Name and address |
(2) Nature of expenditure (show each payment separately by EAGF budgetary line and type of payment) |
(3) Amount (in national currency) per individual payment which during the EAGF financial year was: |
(4) Indicate whether inspection of the undertaking requested in accordance with Article 45 (see note A) |
||
(i) of undertaking in Member State where established |
(ii) to which payment made or from which payment received |
(i) paid to undertaking |
(ii) paid by undertaking |
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Notes:
A. If so, a specific request must be sent, using the specimen form set out in Annex VIII, including all the information needed to enable the recipient to correctly identify the undertaking concerned.
B. A copy of this list must be sent to the Commission.
C. Where there are no undertakings established in other Member States as far as your country is concerned, this must be communicated to all other Member States and to the Commission.
D. If a request for scrutiny of an undertaking in accordance with Article 45 is made subsequent to the dispatch of this list, a copy of the request, in accordance with Annex VIII, must be sent to the Commission.
ANNEX VII
LIST OF UNDERTAKINGS ESTABLISHED IN A THIRD COUNTRY FOR WHICH PAYMENT OF THE AMOUNT IN QUESTION HAS OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OR RECEIVED IN A MEMBER STATE
(Article 45(2))
Member State in which payment was made or received |
|
Date of dispatch of the list |
|
Third country in which undertaking is established |
|
|
|
(1) Name and address |
(2) Nature of expenditure (show each payment separately by EAGF budgetary line and type of payment) |
(3) Amount (in national currency) per individual payment which during the EAGF financial year was: |
(4) Additional comments (e.g. itemise any difficulties in control, suspicion of irregularity, analysis of risk, etc.) |
||
(i) of undertaking in third country where established |
(ii) to which payment made or from which payment received |
(i) paid to undertaking |
(ii) paid by undertaking |
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Note:
If there are no undertakings established in third countries as far as your country is concerned, a copy of this Annex must be sent to the Commission clearly indicating this to be the case.
ANNEX VIII
REQUEST FOR SCRUTINY UNDER ARTICLE 45(3)
Items marked with an asterisk must be completed in all cases; other items must be completed where appropriate
This request is based upon: |
Article 83(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 |
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A |
(*) 1. Requesting Member State |
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(*) 2. Name of special department |
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(*) 3. Address |
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(*) 4. Telephone number |
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5. Fax number |
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6. E-mail |
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7. Responsible official |
|
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8. Name of control organisation responsible |
|
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9. Address |
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10. Telephone number |
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11. Fax number |
… |
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12. E-mail |
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(*) 1. Requested Member State |
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(*) 1. Date of request |
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(*) 2. Scrutiny programme |
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Beneficiary data |
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(*) 2. Reference number |
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For requests under Article 45(3) only |
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Payment data |
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(*) 2. Payment reference number |
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(*) 5. Accounting date |
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(*) 9. Regulation serving as legal base for payment |
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Transaction details |
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1. (Export) declaration or application number |
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— number |
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— date |
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— quantity |
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— value |
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— quantity |
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— value |
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11. Entry date |
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12. Exit date |
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14. Claim number (if different from export declaration number) |
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16. Date of customs control |
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17. Prefinancing (code) |
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18. Export refund code (11 digits) |
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Risk Analysis |
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— low |
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(*) 2. Narrative justification for rating |
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Scope and objective of control |
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1. Proposed scope |
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2. Objectives and their supporting technical details |
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(*) List of supporting documents supplied |
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ANNEX IX
RESULTS OF SCRUTINY UNDER ARTICLE 45(4)
Scrutiny report following Mutual Assistance request under Chapter III of Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013
NB. The bold items are identical to those used in Annex VIII.
Identification
B.1. Requested Member State
2. Organisation
3. Regional Office
4. Name of the controller
A.1. Requesting Member State:
2. Name of special department:
8. Name control organisation responsible:
14. Enquiry number/report reference:
C.1. Date of request and reference number:
2. Scrutiny programme:
3. Date of reply and reference number:
D. Beneficiary data
1. Name
(a) in requesting Member State:
(b) in requested Member State:
2. Reference number
(a) in requesting Member State:
(b) in requested Member State:
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Other undertakings scrutinised: |
H. Scope and objective of control:
I. List of supporting documents supplied:
J. Result:
Scrutiny report
1. Preparation/background/scope
2. Description of undertaking/system of control
3. Work done/Documents examined/Findings
4. Conclusions
5. Other observations/recommendations
ANNEX X
OVERVIEW REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 45(5)
Overview as provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 83(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of … (Member State) on requests for scrutiny an on the results of scrutinies for the 1st [ ], 2nd [ ], 3rd [ ], 4th [ ] quarter 20…
REQUESTS sent to:
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Reference Number |
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Each request/reply sent during the quarter is to be included in the overview table
Where applicable additional rows are to be added
The reference number for replies sent is to be the same as the reference number on the corresponding request for inspection
ANNEX XI
ANNUAL PROGRAMME DOCUMENTS (ARTICLE 46(1))
SHEET A
PROPOSED SCRUTINY PROGRAMME FOR THE PERIOD
(Article 84 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013)
1. Calculation of the minimum number of undertakings
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A (1) The number of undertakings whose receipts or payments, or the sum thereof amounted to more than EUR 150,000 for the EAGF financial year … |
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2. Population from which the selection is made
The total number of undertakings having received or made payments subject to Chapter III of Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 scrutiny during the financial year … was as follows: |
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Total number whose receipts or payments, or the sum thereof, were in the following categories: |
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A (6) Less than EUR 40 000 |
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A (8) Total based upon risk analysis |
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Total number whose receipts or payments, or the sum thereof, were in the following categories: |
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A (9) Exceeding EUR 350 000 |
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A (10) EUR 350 000 or less, but not less than EUR 40 000 |
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A (11) Less than EUR 40 000 |
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A (4) It is compulsory to scrutinise undertakings in this category which were not scrutinised in accordance with Article 42(3)during the two scrutiny periods preceding that scrutiny period,unless the payments that they received were under a measure or measures for which risk analysis techniques of selection have been adopted.
A (9) Undertakings in this category are to be scrutiniszed only for specific reasons which are to be indicated in sheet D of this Annex.
SHEET B
PROPOSED SCRUTINY PROGRAMME FOR THE PERIOD
(Article 84 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013)
Scheme of scrutinies in relation to EAGF budget headings
EAGF financial year …
B(1) EAGF Budget Article or Item No. |
B(2) Total expenditure by EAGF budget heading … (EUR) |
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B(3) Total expenditure by EAGF budget heading relating to undertakings whose receipts or payments, or the sum thereof, were above 40 000 EUR … (EUR) |
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B(4) Total expenditure by EAGF budget heading relating to undertakings included in the scrutiny programme … (EUR) |
B(5) Number of undertakings by EAGF budget heading included in the scrutiny programme |
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SHEET C
PROPOSED SCRUTINY PROGRAMME FOR THE PERIOD
(Article 84 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013)
Criteria adopted in drawing up the programme in the area of export refunds and other sectors where risk analysis selection techniques have been adopted where these differ from those included in the proposals for risk analysis sent to the Commission under Article 42(2).
Sector where scrutiny is proposed (show EAGF budget heading as set out in column B (1) of Sheet B of this Annex) |
Comments on risk and selection criteria adopted (give brief details — e.g. detected irregularities or exceptional increase in expenditure) |
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SHEET D
PROPOSED SCRUTINY PROGRAMME FOR THE PERIOD
(Article 84 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013)
Proposed scrutinies, if any, of undertakings whose receipts or payments, or the sum thereof, were less than EUR 40,000 during the EAGF financial year
EAGF budget heading (as set out in column B (1) of Sheet B) |
Number of undertakings that it is proposed to scrutinise |
Specific reason for scrutiny |
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SHEET E
PROPOSED SCRUTINY PROGRAMME FOR THE PERIOD
(Article 84 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013)
TOTAL: |
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CONTROL BODY: |
E (1) The total number of undertakings to be scrutinised: |
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E (2) The number of undertakings to be scrutinised: |
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CONTROL BODY: |
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CONTROL BODY: |
E (3) The number of undertakings to be scrutinised: |
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E (4) The number of undertakings to be scrutinised: |
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CONTROL BODY: |
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CONTROL BODY: |
E (5) The number of undertakings to be scrutinised: |
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E (6) The number of undertakings to be scrutinised: |
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Where applicable, additional boxes e.g. E (7), E (8) etc. are to be added
ANNEX XII
ANNUAL REPORT DOCUMENTS (ARTICLE 46(2))
PART I
Information to be contained in the annual report provided for in Article 86(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013
1. Administration of Chapter III of Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013
Information shall be provided concerning the administration of Chapter III of Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, including changes to the organisations responsible for scrutinies and to the special department responsible for monitoring the application of that Regulation, as referred to in Article 85 thereof, and to the competences of those organisations.
2. Legislative changes
Information shall be provided regarding any national legislative changes relevant to the application of Chapter III of Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 that have intervened since the previous annual report.
3. Amendments to the scrutiny programme
A description shall be provided of any amendments that were made to the scrutiny programme submitted to the Commission under Article 84(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 since the date of submission of that programme.
4. Application of the scrutiny programme covered by this report
Information shall be provided on the application of the programme of scrutinies for the period ending on 30 June preceding the closing date for submission of the report, as referred to in Article 86(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, including the following points, both in total and broken down by control body (where more than one control body carries out controls under that Regulation):
the number of undertakings scrutinised during the scrutiny period, in accordance with specimen form shown in Sheet A of Part II of this Annex;
the number of undertakings still in the course of being scrutinised, in accordance with specimen form shown in Sheet A of Part II of this Annex;
the number of undertakings that were not subject to scrutiny during the period in question as a result of the non-execution of some scrutinies, in accordance with specimen form shown in Sheet A of Part II of this Annex;
the reasons why the scrutinies referred to in point (c) were not carried out;
the breakdown, by amounts received by or paid to, and by measure, of the scrutinies referred to in points (a), (b), and (c), in accordance with the specimen form shown in Sheet B of Part II of this Annex;
the results of the scrutinies referred to in point (a), in accordance with specimen form shown in Sheet C of Part II of this Annex, including:
the number of scrutinies for which irregularities were discovered, and the number of undertakings involved,
the nature of these irregularities,
the measure concerned where an irregularity was discovered,
the estimated financial consequence of each irregularity;
an indication of the average duration of scrutinies in person/days, indicating, where practicable, the time spent on planning, preparation, execution of controls, and reporting.
5. Application of the scrutiny programmes preceding the one covered by this programme
The report shall contain the results of the scrutinies carried out in respect of previous scrutiny periods, for which the results were not available at the time of the submission of the reports for those scrutiny periods, including for each previous scrutiny period, including:
the status of scrutinies communicated under point 4(b) and (c) in previous scrutiny reports, in accordance with the specimen form shown in Sheet D of Part II of this Annex;
the number of scrutinies through which irregularities were discovered, and the number of undertakings involved, in accordance with the specimen form shown in Sheet C of Part II of this Annex;
the nature of those irregularities, in accordance with the specimen form shown in Sheet C of Part II of this Annex;
the measure concerned where an irregularity was discovered, in accordance with the specimen form shown in Sheet C of Part II of this Annex;
the estimated financial consequence of each irregularity, in accordance with the specimen form shown in Sheet C of Part II of this Annex.
6. Mutual assistance
A summary of mutual assistance requests made and received under Chapter III of Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
7. Resources
Details on the resources available to carry out the scrutinies under Chapter III of Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 shall be transmitted, including:
the number of staff, expressed in person/years, allocated to those scrutinies, per control body, and, where appropriate, per region;
training received by staff working on those scrutinies, with an indication of the proportion of the staff referred to in point (a) who have received such training, and the nature of the training itself; and,
computer equipment and tools at the disposal of staff working on those scrutinies.
8. Difficulties in applying Chapter III of Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013
Information shall be provided on any difficulties encountered in the application of Chapter III of Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the measures taken to overcome them or proposals to that end.
9. Suggestions for improvement
Where appropriate, suggestions shall be made for the improvement, either of the application of Chapter III of Title V of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, or of that Chapter itself.
PART II
SHEET A
SCRUTINY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD
(Article 86(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013)
TOTAL: |
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(B) The number of undertakings scrutinised: |
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4. (A) The total number of undertakings not yet scrutinised: |
(B) The number of undertakings not yet scrutinised: |
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(D) The number of undertakings to be scrutinised: |
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2. (C) The number of undertakings scrutinised: |
(D) The number of undertakings scrutinised: |
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(D) The number of undertakings in the course of scrutiny: |
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4. (C) The number of undertakings not yet scrutinised: |
(D) The number of undertakings not yet scrutinised: |
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Where applicable, additional boxes e.g. (E), (F) etc. are to be added
SHEET B
SCRUTINY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD …
(Article 86(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013)
Report of scrutinies in relation to EAGF budget headings in respect of the EAGF financial year …
Scrutiny programme …
B(1) EAGF Budget Article or Item No. |
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B(2) Total value of expenditure relating to undertakings selected for scrutiny… (EUR) |
B(3) Scrutinised undertakings |
B(4) Undertakings in the course of scrutiny |
B(5) Undertakings not scrutinised |
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(i) total expenditure relating to those undertakings (EUR) |
(i) total expenditure relating to those undertakings (EUR) |
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SHEET C
SCRUTINY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD …
(Article 86(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013)
Potential irregularities discovered in relation to EAGF budget headings in respect of the EAGF financial year …
Scrutiny programme …
C(1) EAGF Budget Article or Item No. |
C(2) Number of potential irregularities discovered |
C(3) Number of payments concerned |
C(4) Number of undertakings concerned |
C(5) Estimated value of potential irregularities |
C(6) Description and nature of each potential irregularity discovered, the reference number(s) of the undertaking(s) concerned and the OLAF reference number(s) (IMS notification numbers) |
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SHEET D
SCRUTINY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD …
(Article 86(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013)
Execution of scrutinies relating to preceding scrutiny programmes; scrutiny programme …
D(1) Number of undertakings declared in previous report as in the course of scrutiny: |
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D(2) Number of undertakings in D(1) for which scrutinies have been completed: |
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D(3) Number of undertakings in D(1) for which scrutinies are still in course |
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D(4) Value of transactions concerned in D(1): |
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D(7) Number of undertakings for which scrutinies in previous report were declared as not started: |
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D(8) Number of undertakings in D(7) for which scrutinies have been completed: |
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D(9) Number of undertakings in D(7) for which scrutinies are still in course: |
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D(10) Number of undertakings in D(7) for which scrutinies have not been started: |
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D(11) Value of transactions concerned in D(7): |
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ANNEX XIII
MEASURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 57
1. The support schemes set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 11 ).
2. The following schemes and measures set out in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 12 ).
▼M6 —————
4. The information and promotion measures provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 ( 13 ).
5. The measures provided for in Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 14 ), except those covered by Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013.
6. The measures provided for in Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 15 ), except those covered by Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013.
7. The measures provided for in Chapter I of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and included in the rural development programme concerned.
8. The measures provided for in Chapter I of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 ( 16 ) and included in the rural development programme concerned.
9. The support schemes set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.
10. The measures granted under Articles 219(1), 220(1) and 221(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as measures supporting agricultural markets in accordance with Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
( 1 ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention expenditure (see page 1 of this Official Journal).
( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (OJ L 349, 29.12.2009, p. 1).
( 3 ) Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487).
( 4 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 184/2014of 25 February 2014 laying down pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the terms and conditions applicable to the electronic data exchange system between the Member States and the Commission and adopting pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal, the nomenclature of the categories of intervention for support from the European Regional Development Fund under the European territorial cooperation goal (OJ L 57, 27.2.2014, p. 7).
( 5 ) Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1).
( 6 ) Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73).
( 7 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 of 18 February 2002 establishing a facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States' balances of payments (OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 1).
( 8 ) Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 of 11 May 2010 establishing a European financial stabilisation mechanism (OJ L 118, 12.5.2010, p. 1).
( 9 ) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1).
( 10 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 612/2009 of 7 July 2009 on laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (OJ L 186, 17.7.2009, p. 1).
( 11 ) Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608).
( 12 ) Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671).
( 13 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 of 17 December 2007 on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries (OJ L 3, 5.1.2008, p. 1).
( 14 ) Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 23).
( 15 ) Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 41).
( 16 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1).