1.By the end of the third month following the accession, Bulgaria and Romania shall each make a declaration at ministerial level to the Commission stating whether:
(a)the elements of the integrated administration and control system, hereinafter IACS, referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 have been set up within their respective territories in accordance with the relevant Community legislation, to the extent that they relate to the management and control of the aid regimes applicable in Bulgaria and Romania;
(b)the IACS and the other elements necessary to ensure the correct payment of the support referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation are operational within their respective territories.