Article 12U.K.
1.Assistance shall be granted to partners only if they undertake in writing to comply with the allocation and implementation conditions laid down by the Commission.
2.Where operations are the subject of financing agreements between the Community and countries which benefit from operations financed under this Regulation, the agreements shall stipulate that the payment of taxes, duties and charges shall not be financed by the Community.
3.Any financing agreement or contract concluded under this Regulation shall stipulate that the Commission, the Court of Auditors and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out, if necessary, on-the-spot checks according to the usual arrangements laid down by the Commission under the provisions in force, particularly those in the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.
4.The necessary measures shall be taken to emphasise the Community character of aid provided under this Regulation.