# Commission Decision of 5 March 2008 laying down rules for the implementation of Decision No 575/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Return Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ as regards Member States' management and control systems, the rules for administrative and financial management and the eligibility of expenditure on projects co-financed by the Fund (notified under document number C(2008)796) (Only the Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2008/458/EC), Appendix ANNEX IV: MODEL PROGRESS REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANNUAL PROGRAMME

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

MEMBER STATE:
FUND:
RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY:
YEAR COVERED:
A.
Technical report
1.
OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION
1.1.
Time table for the implementation of the programme
1.2.
Description of the process concerning selection of projects (at the level of the Responsible Authority/Delegated authority or associated bodies) and their results
1.3.
Progress made in implementing the actions of the programme under the priorities chosen
1.3.1.
Actions implementing Priority 1
1.3.2.
Actions implementing Priority 2
Etc.
1.4.
Use of technical assistance
1.5.
Problems encountered and measures taken
2.
FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTATION
If applicable.
If applicable.
Progress report on the implementation of the annual programme
Table 1 Financial report
Member State: […]
Annual programme concerned: […]
Situation at: [day/month/year]
Pre-financing payment(s) received from EC: [amount]
(all figures in EUR)
Ref. priority
Ref. specificpriority
Programmed MS
Committed at the level of the MS
EC contributionpaid by MS to final beneficiaries
Total eligible costs incurred to date by final beneficiaries
Total programmed costs
EC contribution
% EC contribution
Total eligible costs
EC contribution
% EC contribution
(a)
(b)
(c = b/a)
(d)
(e)
(f = e/d)
Action 1: […]
Action 2: […]
Action 3: […]
Action 4: […]
Action 5: […]
Action N: […]
Technical assistance
Other operations
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
↓
↓
> 60 % of pre-financing payment(s) received?
Yes/No
Yes/No
3.
REPORTING ON IRREGULARITIES
Since the last progress/final report sent to the Commission.
Notification of new irregularities?
No
Yes (if Yes, fill in table 2)
Progress report on the implementation of the annual programme
Table 2 Initial reporting on irregularity
Member State: […]
Situation at: [day/month/year]
Fund: […]
Reference
Annual Programme
Project
Provision infringed
Type of irregularity
Date/Source of first information
Method of detection
Possibility of fraud (Y/N)
Amount concerned in EUR (Community contribution)
Follow-up of previous irregularities?
No
Yes (if Yes, fill in table 3)
Progress report on the implementation of the annual programme
Table 3 Reporting of follow-up of irregularities
Member State: […]
Situation at: [day/month/year]
Fund: […]
Reference
Annual Programme
Project
Provision infringed
Amount concerned (EC contrib.) in EUR
Follow-up actions
Recovery order (amounts in EUR)
Cancellation of EC contrib.
Issued
Paid
Default interest
Waived
B.
Request for the second pre-financing payment
I, the undersigned [name in capitals of the person in charge],
representing the responsible authority for managing and implementing the [name of the Fund] request payment of the following amount as the second pre-financing payment.
Total amount requested to complement the first pre-financing.
EUR
[exact figure to two decimal places]
This request for payment is admissible because:
a)) a progress report on implementation of the annual programme has been submitted to the Commission or is attached;
b)) a certified declaration of expenditure drawn up accounting for at least 60 % of the amount of the first pre-financing has been submitted or is attached;
c)) the annual programme has been implemented according to the principle of sound financial management and there is a reasonable assurance that the underlying transactions are legal and regular;
d)) there is no reasoned opinion by the Commission in respect of an infringement under Article 226 of the Treaty, as regards the actions for which the expenditure is declared in the request.
Payment should be made by the Commission to:
Authority responsible for receiving payments
Bank
Bank account No
Account holder (if not the same as the authority responsible for receiving payments)
Date
Name in capital letters, stamp, position and signature of competent authority

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/458/annex/annex/IV (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-458/annex/annex-IV
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