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A meeting of the European Commission's expert group on the certification of paying agencies' accounts took place in Brussels from 14 to 16 June. This meeting was attended by representatives of paying agencies, coordinating bodies and certifying bodies from all Member States. Cyprus was represented by three experts from paying agencies and certifying bodies.
The meeting discussed, inter alia, Guidelines 3, 4 and 5 in the light of the changes promoted by the new strategic plan for the Common Agricultural Policy, as well as the evaluation of the governance system of paying agencies.
Guideline 3 aims to provide guidance to certifying bodies both in the preparation of the certification report under the four control objectives and in relation to their opinion. Paying agencies are required to meet certain strict accreditation criteria, which are set at Union level, and to comply with the Union's minimum requirements in relation to the procedures followed in the implementation of the Strategic Plan Interventions, which are monitored by the certifying bodies and reported to the Commission through the annual certification report. Both the correct and sound design of procedures and their implementation by the staff of the paying agencies ensure a sound and effective system of governance, which in turn will provide greater assurance on the expenditure incurred by the association's funds.
Guideline 4 aims to provide guidance to Member States on the preparation of the management declaration, which should be prepared and submitted as part of the clearance of accounts by the Commissioner for Rural Payments.
The management declaration shall certify:
[*]that the information contained in the accounts is presented in an appropriate manner and is complete and accurate, [*]the proper functioning of the governance systems put in place, ensuring that expenditure has been incurred in accordance with the Union's institutional framework.
Guideline 5 aims to provide guidance on the management and reporting, to the European Commission, of undue payments under the relevant EU regulations. It discussed the common delays encountered in the above process, ways of improvement and presented and analysed relevant examples.
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