# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1567 of 26 October 2020 on the financial support for the development of the European Border and Coast Guard standing corps in accordance with Article 61 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Article 3: Arrangements in Member States

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

1. 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).
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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/1567/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1567/article-3
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