1.In the case of a payment application for a pre-financing payment, the minimum requirements referred to in Article 41 are the following:
(a)the national authorising officer has notified to the Commission the opening of the euro account concerned;
(b)the accreditations delivered by the competent accrediting officer and the national authorising officer are in force and the conferral of management by the Commission remains valid;
(c)the relevant financing agreement has entered into force.