PART ICOMMON PROVISIONS

TITLE IICOMMON RULES FOR IMPLEMENTATION

CHAPTER IIManagement and control systems

Section 1Decentralised management

Sub-section 1Accreditation and conferral of management powers

Article 17Withdrawal or suspension of conferral of management powers

1

The Commission shall monitor compliance with the requirements set out in Article 11.

2

Irrespective of the decision by the competent accrediting officer to maintain, suspend or withdraw the accreditation of the national authorising officer, or of the decision by the national authorising officer to maintain, suspend or withdraw the accreditation of the operating structure, the Commission may withdraw or suspend the conferral of management powers at any time, in particular in the event that any of the requirements mentioned in Article 11 are not, or no longer, fulfilled.

3

Where the conferral of management powers is withdrawn or suspended by the Commission, the provisions of this paragraph shall apply.

The Commission shall cease to make transfers of funds to the beneficiary country.

Without prejudice to any other financial corrections, the Commission may make financial corrections as laid down in Article 49 against the beneficiary country in respect of its past non-compliance with the requirements for the conferral of management powers.

The Commission may lay down other consequences of such a suspension or withdrawal in a specific Commission Decision.