Article 5 Responsible Authority
United Kingdom
The Responsible Authority shall be responsible for the management and the implementation of multi-annual and annual programmes supported by the Fund in an efficient, effective and correct way, and in particular for:
submitting to the Commission the multi-annual programme in accordance with the model defined in Annex 1;
submitting to the Commission the annual programme in accordance with the model defined in Annex 2;
ensuring that projects are selected for funding in accordance with the conditions and criteria laid down in articles 14 and 20 of Decision 2004/904/EC and in compliance with the standard procedures set out in Article 10 of this Decision, without prejudice to additional criteria as defined in applicable Community and national rules;
ensuring an efficient administrative, contractual and financial management of actions, in compliance with the standard procedures set out in Article 11 of this Decision;
ensuring the legality and regularity of the transactions.
The Responsible Authority shall set up procedures to ensure that all documents regarding expenditure and checks required for a sufficient audit trail are held in accordance with the requirements of Article 9.
The Responsible Authority shall ensure that the Control Authority receives, for the purposes of carrying out the checks defined in Article 25, paragraph 1 (a) of Decision 2004/904/EC, all necessary information on management procedures operated and the projects co-financed by the Fund.
The Responsible Authority shall ensure that the Certifying Authority receives, for the purpose of its tasks, all necessary information on the management procedures operated, the projects co-financed by the Fund and the results of the controls carried out by the Control Authority.
The Responsible Authority shall receive the payments made by the Commission, and be responsible for making payments to the beneficiaries. It shall submit to the Commission the requests for payment drawn up in accordance with Annex 5, accompanied, where relevant, by the progress or final report for which models are provided in Annexes 3 and 4, and by the declaration of expenditure drawn-up in accordance with Annex 6, duly certified by the Certifying Authority.
The Responsible Authority shall ensure that reports on the implementation and evaluation of actions co-financed by the Fund are carried out in accordance with the timetable defined in article 28 of Decision 2004/904/EC.