Article 2

For the purposes of this Decision the following definition shall be used:

1. 1..

   ‘Responsible Authority’: any functional body of the Member State or national public body designated by a Member State under Article 13, paragraph 1 of Decision 2004/904/EC.

2. 2..

   ‘Delegated Authority’: any public administration, or private-law body governed by the law of the Member State and which has a public-service mission, to which the Responsible Authority delegates some or all of its implementation tasks under Article 13, paragraph 1 of Decision 2004/904/EC.

3. 3..

   ‘Certifying Authority’: any individual or department operationally independent of any authorising department of the Responsible Authority and of any delegated Authority designated by the Member State for the purposes of the certification of declarations of expenditure under Article 24, paragraph 2 of Decision 2004/904/EC.

4. 4..

   ‘Control Authority’: any individual or department operationally independent of any authorising department of the Responsible Authority and of any delegated Authority designated by the Member State for the purposes of the checks and audits on actions under Article 25, paragraph 1(a) of Decision 2004/904/EC.