Article 114Checks on applications for aid of producer groups
1.Prior to granting payment, Member States carry out administrative checks on all applications for aid made by producer groups, as well as on-the-spot checks on by sampling.
2.Following the submission of the application for aid referred to in Article 47, Member States shall carry out on-the-spot checks on producer groups so as to ensure compliance with the conditions for grant of aid for the year in question.
Those checks shall in particular concern:
(a)compliance with the recognition criteria for the year in question; and
(b)the value of marketed production as well as the implementation of the measures contained in the recognition plan and the expenses incurred.
3.The checks referred to in paragraph 2 shall relate to a significant sample of applications each year. The sample shall represent at least 30 % of the total amount of aid.
All producer groups shall be checked at least once every five years.
4.Articles 107 and 109 shall apply mutatis mutandis.