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CHAPTER IIU.K. Minimum requirements to be included in PPP agreements funded by European Structural and Investment Funds (Article 64(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)

Article 5U.K.Reporting and audit trail

1.The PPP agreement shall contain provisions on the establishment of a reporting and document retention mechanism. This mechanism shall contain the same reporting and document retention obligations as those of the beneficiary who incurs and pays himself for expenditure that is eligible under Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.

2.The PPP agreement shall include procedures to ensure the adequate audit trail as set out in Article 25 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014(1). These procedures shall in particular allow for the reconciliation of the payments incurred and paid by the private partner for the implementation of the operation with the expenditure declared by the beneficiary to the Managing authority.

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014 of 3 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (OJ L 138, 13.5.2014, p. 5).