Division INTRODUCTIONX1
United Kingdom
I, the undersigned, representing the … (name of body designated by Member State), have examined the functioning of the management and control systems in the operational programme … (name of operational programme, CCI code number, period), in order to issue an opinion on whether the systems functioned effectively so as to provide reasonable assurance that statements of expenditure presented to the Commission are correct and, as a consequence, reasonable assurance that the underlying transactions are legal and regular.