IPA Cross Border Programme

Controllers

Legal provision for the establishment and operation of the Control System:

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 718/2007 of 12 June 2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA)
Article 108 - Control system

In order to validate the expenditure Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will set up a control system making it possible to verify:

For this purpose each country will designate controllers responsible for verifying the legality and regularity of the expenditure declared by each beneficiary participating in the operation. After a selection procedure carried out according to the respective national legislation of the two countries, JMC approves a list of controllers (LC). They will be contracted as physical persons by MA (framework agreement and contract).

Depending on the number of contacts and control needs maximum 3-4 controllers per country from the LC will be used.

Where the verification of the delivery of the products and services co-financed can be carried out only in respect of the entire operation, such verification shall be performed in accordance with Article 108 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 718/2007 of 12 June 2007.

Expenditure will be validated by the controllers within a period maximum of three months from the date of its submission by the lead beneficiary to the controllers.