# 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 IX: MODEL CERTIFICATION FOR FINAL PAYMENT

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

MEMBER STATE:
FUND:
CERTIFYING AUTHORITY:
ANNUAL PROGRAMME COVERED BY THE CERTIFICATION:
I, the undersigned, [name of the person in charge]
representing the certifying authority designated for the [name of the Fund]
hereby certify that all expenditure included in the final report on the implementation of the annual programme amounts to:
Total amount of eligible expenditure paid by final beneficiaries or used for the technical assistance.
EUR
[exact figure to two decimal places]
I also certify that actions are progressing in pursuance with the objectives laid down in the Commission Decision adopting the annual programme and in accordance with the basic act, and in particular that:
1)) the declaration of expenditure is accurate, results from reliable accounting systems and is based on verifiable supporting documents;
2)) the expenditure declared complies with the applicable Community and national rules and has been incurred in respect of actions selected for funding in accordance with the criteria applicable to the annual programme and the applicable Community and national rules, in particular with public procurement rules;
3)) I have a reasonable assurance that the underlying transactions are legal and regular;
4)) for the purpose of certification, I have received adequate information from the Responsible Authority on the procedures and verifications carried out in relation to expenditure included in statements of expenditure;
5)) the results of all audits carried out by or under the responsibility of the audit authority have been duly taken into account;
6)) the declaration of expenditure and the request for the balance payment take account, where applicable, of any amounts recovered and of any interest received under the annual programme.
This declaration of expenditure is based on accounts closed on [dd/mm/20yy].
In accordance with Article 43 of the basic act, the supporting documents are and will continue to be available for at least five years following the closure of the annual programme by the Commission.
Date
Name in capital letters, stamp, position and signature of certifying authority

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