Commission Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000

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This text since 15 Jul 2006law://eu/reg/2000/2222/art_5@2026-11-14

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Article 5Tasks of the Sapard agency#

1.The implementation task of the Sapard agency shall comprise:

—call for applications,

—project selection, except where for the measure in question in the approved Sapard agriculture and rural development programme (hereinafter referred to as the programme), there is only one designated beneficiary or the task of project selection has been granted to a designated body or bodies,

—checking of applications for approval of projects against terms and conditions, eligibility and against the content of the programme, including, where appropriate, public procurement provisions,

—laying down contractual obligations between the agency and potential beneficiaries and the issue of approval to commence work,

—execution of on-the-spot checks both prior to and following project approval,

—follow-up action to ensure progress of projects being implemented,

—reporting of progress of measures being implemented against indicators.

2.The payment task of the Sapard agency shall comprise:

—checking of payment claims,

—execution of on-the-spot checks to establish eligibility for payment,

—authorisation of payment,

—execution of payment,

—accounting of commitment and payment,

—where applicable, controls on beneficiaries after payment of aid to establish whether the terms and conditions of the grants continue to be respected.

3.Where functions of implementation and payment are not discharged within a single administrative structure, they may be carried out by other parties provided the provisions of paragraph 2.3 of the Annex are respected. However, in no case may the execution of payment and of accounting of commitment and payment be delegated. The project approval, on-the-spot controls and payment processes must be based on an appropriate segregation of duties.

4.Any proposed changes in the implementing and/or paying arrangements of the Sapard agency after its accreditation shall be submitted by the competent authority to the Commission.

5.Where the Sapard agency does not also discharge the functions of the managing authority provided for in Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2759/1999^note, it shall communicate to that authority the information necessary to perform its functions.

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Key facts

Type: Regulation · Commission Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000
Adopted: 7 Jun 2000
In force: 27 Oct 2000
Text current to: 15 Jul 2006
Made by: European Commission
Official: EUR-Lex 32000R2222 · ELI

Topics

Central and Eastern Europe coordination of aid EU aid financial aid pre-accession aid Agriculture and Fisheries Assistance External relations Provisions under Article 235 EEC

History · 1 version

15 Jul 2006Reading
changed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 188/2003

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Cited by 9: Commission Implementing Decision 2011/463/EU2 provisions; Commission Decision 2011/192/EU2 provisions; Commission Decision 2011/96/EU2 provisions; Commission Regulation (EC) No 248/20074 provisions; Decision 2006/6582 provisions; Decision 2006/657; this act; Commission Regulation (EC) No 1052/2006 (Sapard); Decision 2006/298

Defined terms · 10

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annual financing agreement
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;
applicant countries
means the countries listed in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999;
certifying Body
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;
competent authority
means the body, in the applicant country,
exceptional natural disaster
means a natural disaster on an unusually large scale and causing intense damage and destruction.
financial year
means the calendar year 1 January to 31 December;
multiannual financing agreement
means the agreement setting out the relevant provisions to be respected for Sapard co-financing;
national fund
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.
Sapard agency
means the body established by the applicant country and operating under its responsibility which discharges two functions: an implementing function and a paying function.
Sapard euro account
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;