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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 of 7 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures (repealed)
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This Regulation lays down the detailed rules for the implementation of the control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of the co-financed rural development support measures established pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
Without prejudice to specific provisions of this Regulation, Articles 5, 22, 23, 23a(1), 68, 69, 71(2) and 73 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 shall apply mutatis mutandis .]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
For the purposes of this Regulation:
‘Application for support’ shall mean the application to be accepted for support, or to enter into a scheme;
‘Payment claim’ shall mean an application presented by a beneficiary for payment by the national authorities.
1.Without prejudice to specific provisions in this Regulation, the Member States shall provide for appropriate procedures for the submission of applications for support.
2.For measures with multiannual commitments, the beneficiary shall submit an annual payment claim.
However, Member States may dispense with annual physical payment claims if they introduce effective alternative procedures to carry out the administrative checks provided for in Article 11 or 26 as appropriate.
3.Applications for support and payment claims may be adjusted at any time after their submission in cases of obvious errors recognised by the competent authority.
1.Without prejudice to specific provisions in this Regulation, Member States shall ensure that all the eligibility criteria established by Community or national legislation or by the rural development programmes can be controlled according to a set of verifiable indicators to be established by the Member States.
2.Where possible, on-the-spot checks provided for in Articles 12, 20 and 27 and other checks provided for in Community rules regarding agricultural subsidies shall be carried out at the same time.
3.Without prejudice to specific provisions, no payment shall be made in favour of beneficiaries for whom it is established that they artificially created the conditions required for obtaining such payments with a view to obtaining an advantage contrary to the objectives of the support scheme.
1.Save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation, this Title shall apply to:
(a)support granted in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005;
(b)support granted in accordance with Article 63(a) of that Regulation with regard to operations corresponding to measures defined under Axis 2.
However, this Title shall not apply to measures referred to in Article 36(a)(vi) and (b)(vi) and (vii) and in Article 39(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 as well as to measures under Article 36(b)(i) and (iii) of that Regulation as far as the establishment cost is concerned.
2.For the purposes of this Title the following definitions shall apply:
(a)‘area-related measure’ shall mean measures or sub-measures for which support is based on the size of the area declared;
(b)‘animal-related measure’ shall mean measures or sub-measures for which support is based on the number of animals declared.
Article 2(10), (22) and (23) and Articles 9, 14(1a), 18 and 21 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 shall apply mutatis mutandis for the purpose of this Title.
Articles 2(1a), 6(1) and 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 shall also apply mutatis mutandis . However, for the measures referred to in Article 36(b)(iii), (iv) and (v) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, Member States may establish appropriate alternative systems to uniquely identify the land subject to support.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
1.For all contracts entering into force after 1 January 2007, payment claims under area-related measures shall be submitted in accordance with the deadline set out in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004. However, Member States may decide to apply this provision only as from the claim year 2008.
2.If a Member State applies the dispositions of Article 4(2), second sub paragraph, then the payment claim shall be deemed to be delivered in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.
[F13. Articles 11(3), 12, 15 and 20 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 shall apply mutatis mutandis to payment claims under this Title. Further to the information referred to in Article 12(1)(d) of that Regulation, payment claims shall also contain the information set out in that provision with regard to non-agricultural land for which support is being claimed.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
1.No payment for any measure or set of operations falling within the scope of this Title shall be made before the checks of this measure or set of operations with regard to eligibility criteria, as referred to in Section I of Chapter II, have been finalised.
However, Member States may decide, taking into account the risk of overpayment, to pay up to [F275 %] of the aid after finalisation of the administrative checks provided for in Article 11. The percentage of payment shall be the same for all beneficiaries of the measure or set of operations.
2.With regard to cross-compliance checks provided for in Section II of Chapter II, where such checks cannot be finalised before payment, any undue payments shall be recovered in accordance with Article 73 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.
Textual Amendments
F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1396/2007 of 28 November 2007 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
1.Applications for support and subsequent payment claims shall be checked in a manner which ensures effective verification of compliance with the conditions for granting support.
2.The Member States shall define suitable methods and means for verifying the conditions for granting support for each support measure.
3.Member States shall make use of the integrated administration and control system provided for in Chapter 4 of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (hereinafter referred to as ‘IACS’).
4.Verification of the eligibility criteria shall consist of administrative and on-the-spot checks.
5.Respect of cross-compliance shall be verified through on-the-spot checks and where appropriate through administrative checks.
6.During the period covered by a commitment, parcels for which support is being granted may not be exchanged except in cases specifically provided for in the rural development programme.
1.Administrative checks shall be undertaken on all applications for support and payment claims, and shall cover all elements that it is possible and appropriate to control by administrative means. The procedures shall ensure the recording of control work undertaken, the results of the verification and the measures taken in respect of discrepancies.
2.The administrative checks shall include cross-checks wherever possible and appropriate, inter alia with data from the IACS. These cross-checks shall relate at least to parcels and livestock covered by a support measure in order to avoid any undue payments of aid.
3.Compliance with long-term commitments shall be checked.
4.Indications of irregularities resulting from cross-checks shall be followed-up by any other appropriate administrative procedure, and, where necessary, by an on-the-spot check.
5.Where applicable, administrative checks on eligibility shall take into account the results of verifications carried out by other services, bodies or organisations involved in controls of agricultural subsidies.
[F11. The total number of on-the-spot checks related to payment claims presented during each calendar year shall cover at least 5 % of all beneficiaries subject to a commitment under one or more of the measures falling within the scope of this Title. However, for the measure set out in Article 36(a)(iv) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 this minimum requirement has to be achieved at the measure level.
Applicants found not to be eligible after administrative checks shall not form part of the overall number of beneficiaries referred to in the first subparagraph.]
2.Article 26(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 shall apply to on-the-spot checks provided for in this Article.
[F13. The control sample referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be selected in accordance with Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.]
4.For any multiannual measures involving payments exceeding five years, the Member States may decide to halve the rate of control provided for in paragraph 1 after the fifth year of payment for a beneficiary.
Beneficiaries in respect of which the Member State makes use of the possibility set out in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall not form part of the overall number of beneficiaries referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
On-the-spot checks under this Subsection shall be the subject of a control report to be established in accordance with Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.
1.On-the-spot checks shall be spread over the year on the basis of an analysis of the risks presented by the different commitments under each rural development measure.
2.On-the-spot checks shall cover all the commitments and obligations of a beneficiary which can be checked at the time of the visit.
1.The Member States shall determine criteria and control methods that allow the controls of the different commitments and obligations of the beneficiary to satisfy the requirements of Article 48(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006(1).
2.With regard to controls on area-related measures, the on-the-spot checks shall be carried out in accordance with Articles 29, 30 and 32 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.
However, for the measures set out in Articles 36(b)(iii), (iv) and (v) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, the Member States may define appropriate tolerances, which shall in no case be greater than twice the tolerances set down in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.
3.With regard to controls on animal-related measures, the on-the-spot checks shall be carried out in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.
[F11. The basis for calculation of the aid in respect of area-related measures shall be established in accordance with Article 50(1), (3) and (7) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.
For the purpose of the application of this Article, areas declared by a beneficiary which receive the same rate of aid under a certain area-related measure shall be considered as forming one crop group. However, where degressive aid amounts are used, the average of these values in relation to the respective areas declared shall be taken into account.
Where a maximum limit or a ceiling has been set for the area eligible for support, the number of hectares shown in the aid application shall be reduced to the limit or ceiling set.
2. Where the area declared for payment for the crop group concerned exceeds the area determined in accordance with Article 50(3) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004, the aid shall be calculated on the basis of the area determined minus twice the difference where that difference is more than either 3 % or two hectares, but no more than 20 % of the area determined.
Where the difference is more than 20 % of the area determined, no aid shall be granted for the crop group concerned.
Where the difference is more than 50 %, the beneficiary shall be excluded once again from receiving aid up to the difference between the area declared and the area determined in accordance with Article 50(3) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.]
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[F14. By way of derogation from paragraph 2 and the first subparagraph of paragraph 3, for beneficiaries in Member States applying the single area payment scheme as provided for in Article 122 of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (2) , and where the difference between the area declared and the area determined is more than 3 % but no more than 30 % of the area determined, the amount to be granted shall be reduced, as regards aid applications for the calendar year 2009, by twice the difference found.
Where the difference is more than 30 % of the area determined, no aid shall be granted for calendar year 2009.]
[F15. Where differences between the area declared and the area determined in accordance with Article 50(3) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 are the result of irregularities committed intentionally, the beneficiary shall be excluded from the aid to which he would have been entitled pursuant to that Article for the calendar year in question for the area-related measure concerned where that difference is more than 0,5 % of the area determined or more than one hectare.
Moreover, where that difference is more than 20 % of the area determined, the beneficiary shall be excluded once again from receiving aid up to the difference between the area declared and the area determined in accordance with Article 50(3) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.
6. The amount resulting from the exclusions provided for in the third subparagraph of paragraph 2 and in paragraph 5 of this Article shall be offset against aid payments under any of the support measures under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 or Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to which the beneficiary concerned is entitled in the context of applications he lodges in the course of the three calendar years following the calendar year of the finding. If the amount cannot be fully offset against those payments, the outstanding balance shall be cancelled.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
F3 Deleted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
[F11. The basis for the calculation of the aid in respect of animal-related measures shall be established in accordance with Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.]
2.Any reductions or exclusions to be applied in the case of overdeclaration of bovine animals or of ovine or caprine animals respectively shall be calculated in accordance with Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.
Support measures in relation to bovine animals and those relating to ovine or caprine animals shall be treated separately.
[F13. By way of derogation from the third subparagraph of Article 59(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 59(4) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004, the amount resulting from the exclusion shall be offset against aid payments under any of the support measures under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 or Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to which the beneficiary concerned is entitled in respect of any applications he lodges in the three calendar years following the calendar year of the finding. Where the amount cannot be fully offset against those payments, the outstanding balance shall be cancelled.]
4.In respect of overdeclarations concerning animals other than those referred to in paragraph 2, the Member State shall fix an appropriate system of reductions and exclusions.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
1.In case any of the commitments attached to the granting of the aid, other than those related to the size of area or number of animals declared, are not respected, the aid claimed shall be reduced or refused.
2.The Member State shall determine the amount of the reduction of the aid, in particular, on the basis of the severity, extent and permanence of the non-respect found.
The severity of a non-respect shall depend, in particular, on the importance of the consequences of the non-respect taking into account the objectives pursued by the criteria which have not been respected.
The extent of a non-respect shall depend, in particular, on the effect of the non-respect on the operation as a whole.
Whether a non-compliance is of permanence shall depend, in particular, on the length of time for which the effect lasts or the potential for terminating those effects by reasonable means.
[F13. Where non-respect results from irregularities committed intentionally, the beneficiary shall be excluded from the measure in question both for the calendar year concerned and for the following calendar year.]
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Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
F3 Deleted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
1.Without prejudice to Article 51(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, ‘Cross-compliance’ shall mean the mandatory requirements referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 51(1) of that Regulation and the minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection product use referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 51(1) of that Regulation.
[F12. Articles 4(2) and 22 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Article 2(2), (2a) and (31) to (36) and Articles 41, 42, 43, 46, 47 and 48 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 shall apply with regard to controls of cross-compliance.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
1. As regards the requirements and standards for which it is responsible, the competent control authority shall carry out on-the-spot checks on at least 1 % of all beneficiaries submitting payment claims under Article 36(a)(i) to (v) and (b)(i), (iv) and (v) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
2. The second and third subparagraphs of Article 44(1), Article 44(1a) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 shall apply.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
1. Article 45(1), (1a) and (1b) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 shall apply as regards selection of the control sample for carrying out on-the-spot checks referred to in Article 20 of this Regulation.
2. The samples of beneficiaries to be checked in accordance with Article 20 shall be selected from the sample of beneficiaries which were already selected pursuant to Article 12 and to whom the relevant requirements or standards apply.
3. However, the samples of beneficiaries to be checked in accordance with Article 20 of this Regulation may be selected from the population of beneficiaries submitting payment claims under Article 36(a)(i) to (v) and (b)(i), (iv) and (v) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 who are under obligation to meet the respective requirements or standards.
4. It may be decided to proceed by a combination of the procedures set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 where such a combination increases the effectiveness of the control system.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
[F11. Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Articles 2(2), (2a) and (31) to (36), 41 and 65(4) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 shall apply with regard to reductions or exclusions to be applied following any finding of non-compliance.]
2.Where more than one paying agency is responsible in the context of the management of the different support measures under Article 36(a)(i) to (v) and (b)(i), (iv) and (v) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, the Member States shall take the appropriate measures to ensure the appropriate application of the provisions of this Subsection, in particular that one rate of reduction is applied to the entirety of those payments applied for by the beneficiary.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
1. Without prejudice to Article 51(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, where non-compliance is determined, a reduction shall be applied to the overall amount of aid under Article 36(a)(i) to (v) and (b)(i), (iv) and (v) of that Regulation that has been, or is to be, granted to the beneficiary concerned following payment claims he has submitted or will submit in the course of the calendar year of the finding.
Where non-compliance is due to negligence on the part of the beneficiary, the reduction shall be calculated in accordance with the rules set out in Article 66 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.
In the case of intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be calculated in accordance with Article 67(1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.
2. For the purposes of calculating the reduction referred to in paragraph 1, the minimum requirements for the use of fertilisers and plant protection products as defined in Article 39(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 shall be considered as part of the area of ‘ environment ’ and the area of ‘ public, animal and plant health ’ respectively, as defined in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. They are each equalised to an ‘ act ’ within the meaning of Article 2(32) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
Where there is an accumulation of reductions, they shall be applied first in accordance with Articles 16 or 17 of this Regulation, then in accordance with Article 18 of this Regulation, then for late submission in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004, then in accordance with Article 14(1a) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 and finally in accordance with Articles 22 and 23 of this Regulation.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
This Title shall apply to:
the support measures set out in Articles 20 and 52 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005;
the support measures set out in Articles 36(a)(vi), (b)(vi), (b)(vii) and 39(5) of that Regulation and in Articles 36(b) (i) and (iii) of that Regulation as far as the establishment costs are concerned;
support granted in accordance with Article 63(a) and (b) of that Regulation with regard to operations corresponding to measures provided for in points (a) and (b) of this Article.
1.Administrative checks shall be carried out on all applications for support or payment claims, and shall cover all elements that it is possible and appropriate to control by administrative means. The procedures shall require the recording of control work undertaken, the results of the verification and the measures taken in respect of discrepancies.
2.Administrative checks on applications for support shall in particular include a verification of:
(a)the eligibility of the operation for which support is requested;
(b)the respect of the selection criteria set out in the rural development programme;
(c)the compliance of the operation for which support is requested with applicable national and Community rules on, in particular, and where relevant, public procurement, State aid and the other appropriate obligatory standards established by national legislation or established in the rural development programme;
(d)the reasonableness of the costs proposed, which shall be evaluated using a suitable evaluation system, such as reference costs, a comparison of different offers or an evaluation committee;
(e)the reliability of the applicant, with reference to any previous co-financed operations undertaken since 2000.
3.Administrative checks on payment claims shall include in particular, and as far as this is appropriate for the claiming question, a verification of:
(a)the delivery of the products and services co-financed;
(b)the reality of expenditure claimed;
(c)the completed operation compared with the operation for which the application for support was submitted and granted.
4.Administrative checks relating to investment operations shall include at least one visit to the operation supported or the investment site to verify the realisation of the investment.
However, Member States may decide not to carry out such visits for smaller investments, or where they consider that the risk that the conditions for receiving aid are not fulfilled, or that the reality of the investment has not been respected, is low. That decision and its justification shall be recorded.
5.Payments by beneficiaries shall be supported by invoices and documents proving payment. Where this cannot be done, payments shall be supported by documents of equivalent probative value.
6.Administrative checks shall include procedures to avoid irregular double financing with other Community or national schemes and with other programming periods. Where financing from other sources exists these checks shall ensure that the total aid received does not breach the maximum permissible aid ceilings.
7.For support relating to food quality schemes recognised by Member States, as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, paying agencies may, where appropriate, make use of evidence received from other services, bodies or organisations to verify the respect of eligibility criteria. However, they must have assurance that the service, body or organisation is operating to a standard sufficient to control compliance with the eligibility criteria.
1.Member States shall organise on-the-spot checks on approved operations on an appropriate sampling basis. These shall be, as far as is possible, carried out before the final payment is made for a project.
[F12. The expenditure controlled shall represent at least 4 % of the eligible public expenditure that has been declared to the Commission each calendar year and at least 5 % of the eligible public expenditure declared to the Commission over the whole programming period.]
3.The sample of approved operations to be checked in accordance with paragraph 1 shall take into account in particular:
(a)the need to check an appropriate mix of types and sizes of operations;
(b)any risk factors which have been identified following national or Community checks;
(c)the need to maintain a balance between the axes and measures.
4.The results of the on-the-spot checks shall be evaluated to establish whether any problems encountered are of a systemic character, entailing a risk for other similar operations, beneficiaries or other bodies. The evaluation shall also identify the causes of such situations, any further examination which may be required and the necessary corrective and preventive action.
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Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
F3 Deleted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
1.Through the on-the-spot checks, the Member States shall endeavour to verify the following:
[F1(a) that the payment claims submitted by the beneficiary can be supported by accounting or other documents held by the bodies or firms carrying out the operations supported;]
(b)for an adequate number of expenditure items, that the nature and timing of the relevant expenditure comply with Community provisions and correspond to the approved specifications of the operation and the works actually executed or services delivered;
(c)that the use or intended use of the operation is consistent with the use described in the application for Community support;
(d)that the publicly funded operations have been implemented in accordance with Community rules and policies, especially the rules on public tendering and relevant mandatory standards established by national legislation or established in the rural development programme.
2.The on-the-spot checks shall cover all the commitments and obligations of a beneficiary which can be checked at the time of the visit.
3.Except in exceptional circumstances, duly recorded and explained by the national authorities, the on-the-spot checks shall include a visit to the operation or, if the operation is intangible, to the operation promoter.
4.Only checks meeting the full requirements of this Article may be counted towards the achievement of the control rate set out in Article 27(2).
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
On-the-spot checks under this Section shall be the subject of a control report. Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 shall apply mutatis mutandis .]
Textual Amendments
F4 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
1.For applications for support under Articles 23 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, the administrative checks shall additionally include those referred to in Article 11(2) of this Regulation.
2.For the measure provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, Member States may dispense with on-the-spot checks after the first payment of the support, provided that administrative checks, including inter alia appropriate cross-checks, in particular with the information contained in the electronic database referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, provide the necessary assurance of legality and regularity of payments.
1.Ex-post checks shall be carried out on investment operations that are still subject to commitments pursuant to Article 72(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 or detailed in the rural development programme.
2.The objective of the ex-post checks shall be to:
(a)verify the respect of Article 72(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005;
(b)verify the reality and finality of payments made by the beneficiary, except in the case of contributions in kind or standard costs;
(c)ensure that the same investment has not been financed in an irregular manner from different national or Community sources.
[F13. The ex-post checks shall cover each calendar year at least 1 % of eligible public expenditure for operations referred to in paragraph 1 for which the final payment has been made from the EAFRD. They shall be carried out within 12 months of the end of the respective calendar year.]
4.The ex-post checks shall be based on an analysis of the risks and financial impact of different operations, groups of operations or measures.
The controllers for the ex-post checks shall not have been involved in pre-payment checks of the same investment operation.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
1.Payments shall be calculated on the basis of what is found to be eligible.
The Member State shall examine the payment claim received from the beneficiary, and establish the amounts that are eligible for support. It shall establish:
(a)the amount that is payable to the beneficiary based solely on the payment claim;
(b)the amount that is payable to the beneficiary after an examination of the eligibility of the payment claim.
If the amount established pursuant to point (a) exceeds the amount established pursuant to point (b) by more than 3 %, a reduction shall be applied to the amount established pursuant to point (b). The amount of the reduction shall be difference between those two amounts.
[F1However, no reduction shall be applied if the beneficiary can demonstrate that he/she is not at fault for the inclusion of the ineligible amount.
The reductions shall be applied mutatis mutandis to ineligible expenditure identified during checks under Articles 27 and 30.]
[F12. Where a beneficiary is found to have intentionally made a false declaration, the operation in question shall be excluded from support from the EAFRD and any amounts already paid for that operation shall be recovered. Moreover, the beneficiary shall be excluded from receiving support under the same measure for the calendar year in question and for the following calendar year.]
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Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
F3 Deleted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
In the case of expenditure incurred under Article 63(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, the Member State shall organise controls in conformity with this Title. Those controls shall be carried out by persons independent from the local action group concerned.
1.In the case of expenditure incurred under Article 63(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, the administrative checks referred to in Article 26 of this Regulation may be carried out by local action groups under a formal delegation. However, the Member State remains responsible for verifying that local action groups have the administrative and control capacity to undertake that work.
2.The Member State shall implement an appropriate system of supervision of the local action groups. This shall include regular controls of the operations of the local action groups, including bookkeeping checks and sample reperformance of administrative checks.
Member States shall send to the Commission by 15 July each year a report:
covering the results of the checks on payment claims submitted under Title I during the previous calendar year and relating, in particular, to the following points:
the number of payment claims for each measure, the total amount checked for these claims, as well as the total area and total number of animals covered by on-the-spot checks under Articles 12 and 20;
for area-related support, the total area broken down by individual aid scheme;
for animal-related measures, the total number of animals broken down by individual aid scheme;
the result of the checks carried out, indicating the reductions and exclusions applied pursuant to Articles 16, 17, 18 and 23;
covering the results of administrative checks for measures under Title II during the previous calendar year pursuant to Article 26 and the reductions and exclusions applied pursuant to Article 31;
covering the results of the on-the-spot checks for measures under Title II and representing at least 4 % of the public expenditure that has been declared to the Commission in the previous calendar year pursuant to Article 27 and the reductions and exclusions applied pursuant to Article 31;
covering the results of ex-post checks during the previous calendar year pursuant to Article 30 and indicating the number of checks carried out, the amount of expenditure verified and the reductions and exclusions applied pursuant to Article 31.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2009 of 9 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1975/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as regards the implementation of control procedures as well as cross-compliance in respect of rural development support measures.
Article 27(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 shall apply to support paid under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
1.Where controls are not carried out by the paying agency, the Member State shall ensure that sufficient information on the controls carried out is received by the paying agency. It is for the paying agency to define its needs for information.
A sufficient audit trail shall be maintained. An indicative description of the requirements of a satisfactory audit trail is given in the Annex.
2.The information referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 may be a report on every control carried out or, if appropriate, be in the form of a summary report.
3.The paying agency shall have the right to verify the quality of controls carried out by other bodies, and to receive all other information it needs for the execution of its functions.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply to Community support concerning the programming period starting on 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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