Division (Qualified opinion)X1

United Kingdom

On the basis of the examination referred to above, it is my opinion that the management and control systems for the programme(s) … (name of operational programme(s), CCI code number(s), period) comply with the requirements of Articles 58 to 62 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2003 and Section 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006, except in the following respects … ^f1 .

My reasons for considering that this/these aspect(s) of the systems do(es) not comply with the requirements and my assessment of the seriousness are as follows ^f2 :

Annotations

Editorial notes

X1: Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 of 8 December 2006 setting out rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund (Official Journal of the European Union L 371 of 27 December 2006).

Footnotes

f1: Indicate the body or bodies and the aspects of their systems that appear not to comply with the requirements.
f2: Indicate the reason(s) for the reservations entered for each body and on each aspect.

Notes on Division

Footnotes

f1: Where the opinion is issued by the audit authority, the latter should provide a separate ‘ Declaration of Competence and Operational Independence ’ on its own functions under Article 62 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006.