Chapter VI, Article 35, Paragraph 2. · Regulation (EU) 2024/792

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2.The agreements referred to in Articles 9, 10 and 22 shall provide for the obligations of Ukraine:

(a)to regularly check that the financing provided has been used in accordance with the applicable rules, in particular regarding the prevention, detection and correction of fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest and irregularities or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union;

(b)to protect whistleblowers;

(c)to take appropriate measures to prevent, detect and correct fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest and irregularities, as well as to investigate and prosecute criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union, to detect and avoid double funding and to take legal actions to recover funds that have been misappropriated, including in relation to any measure for the implementation of reforms and investment projects under the Ukraine Plan and to take appropriate measures to treat mutual legal assistance requests by the EPPO and Member States’ competent authorities concerning criminal offences affecting the funds provided under the Facility, without delay;

(d)to accompany a request for payment as set out in Chapter III by a declaration of assurance that the funds were used in accordance with the principle of sound financial management and for their intended purpose and managed appropriately in particular in accordance with Ukrainian rules complemented by international standards on prevention, detection and correction of irregularities, fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest;

(e)for the purpose of paragraph 1, in particular for checks on the use of funds in relation to the implementation of reforms and investments under the Ukraine Plan, to ensure the collection of, and access to, in compliance with Union data protection principles and with applicable data protection rules, adequate data on persons and entities receiving funding, including beneficial ownership information, for the implementation of measures of the Ukraine Plan;

(f)to expressly authorise the Commission, OLAF and the European Court of Auditors to exert their rights as provided for in Article 129(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, in application of the principle of proportionality;

(g)to ensure that the competent Ukrainian authorities report to the EPPO any criminal conduct affecting the funds provided under the Facility that might fall within its competence.