Article 8a, Paragraph 4. · Regulation (EU) 2021/691

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4.Member States shall submit their applications on the basis of the requests referred to in paragraph 1. Without prejudice to the Commission’s independent assessment of the application for a financial contribution from the EGF in accordance with paragraph 11, the applicant Member State may carry out ex ante checks to verify:

(a)the requesting enterprise’s financial and administrative capacity to implement the financial contribution from the EGF for the workers affected by imminent job displacement concerned;

(b)the information provided in accordance with paragraph 12, points (g), (k) and (o);

(c)whether the coordinated package is expected to be carried out in accordance with national law; and

(d)whether there are financial risks for the applicant Member State, including potentially fraudulent activity and the risk of double funding.

Where they carry out such ex ante checks, Member States shall communicate the results thereof, together with their assessment of the request submitted by the enterprise, when submitting the application to the Commission. The Commission shall take that information into account in its assessment of the application. If the Commission’s assessment differs from the results of the ex ante checks, the Commission shall include explanations in that regard in the summary of information referred to in Article 15(3), point (a).