Article 3 Arrangements in Member States

United Kingdom

The Member States shall designate one central national authority responsible for the management of financial support in accordance with Article 61 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896. The Member State shall notify the designated central national authority to the Agency before the first payment is requested in accordance with Articles 5 (1), 6 (1) or 15 (2).

The central national authority shall be responsible for:

(a)

liaising with the Agency on the monitoring of the applicable conditions laid down in Article 61(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896;

(b)

ensuring the provision of all the relevant information to the Agency to manage the financial support referred to in Article 61 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896;

(c)

managing the matters related to the payment of the financial support, including requests for advance payment or payment to the Agency and reception of the corresponding payments from the Agency;

(d)

redistributing payments to national authorities proportionately to their staff contributions to the standing corps, where provided for in the national arrangements.