Article 17 Coordination
United Kingdom
The Commission and the OCT, represented by the Territorial Authorising Officer, shall cooperate and coordinate plans, methods and implementation of checks so as to maximise the usefulness of the checks carried out. They shall immediately exchange the results of the checks carried out.
At least once a year the following shall be examined and assessed:
the results of the checks carried out by the OCT and the Commission;
any comments made by other national or Community control bodies or institutions;
the financial impact of any irregularities noted, the steps already taken or still required to correct them and, where necessary, adjustments to the management and control systems.
Following the examination and assessment under paragraph 2, and without prejudice to the measures to be taken immediately by the OCT under Article 16, the Commission may make observations, particularly regarding the financial impact of any irregularities detected.
These observations shall be addressed to the Territorial Authorising Officer of the OCT concerned and be accompanied, where necessary, by requests for corrective measures to remedy the management shortcomings found and address those irregularities detected which have not already been corrected.
The OCT shall have the opportunity to comment on these observations.