Commission Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000

means the agreement setting out the financial allocation for the year in question on the basis of the appropriations entered in the Community budget and supplementing and amending, as appropriate, provisions laid down either in the multiannual financing agreement or in a prior annual financing agreement;

means the countries listed in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999;

means the body which is operationally independent of the Sapard agency and establishes the attestation of the accounts, reports on the management and control systems and verifies the co-financing elements;

means the body, in the applicant country,

means a natural disaster on an unusually large scale and causing intense damage and destruction.

means the calendar year 1 January to 31 December;

means the agreement setting out the relevant provisions to be respected for Sapard co-financing;

means the body appointed by the applicant country and placed under the responsibility of the national authorising officer bearing the full financial responsibility and liability for the funds, which acts as the competent authority.

means the body established by the applicant country and operating under its responsibility which discharges two functions: an implementing function and a paying function.

means the account opened by the national authorising officer under their responsibility in a financial or treasury institution bearing interest under normal commercial conditions to receive payments referred to in Article 8 and used exclusively for Sapard transactions and maintained in euro;