{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-447/article-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-447/article-7.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2014/447",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 447/2014 of 2 May 2014 on the specific rules for implementing Regulation (EU) No 231/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an Instrument for Pre-accession assistance (IPA II)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-447",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Structures and authorities",
  "text": "1. The IPA II beneficiary shall establish the following structures and authorities needed for the management, control, supervision, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and internal audit of IPA II assistance:\n(a) the National IPA Coordinator (NIPAC);\n(b) the National Authorising Officer (NAO);\n(c) the Operating Structures.\n2. The NAO shall establish a management structure composed of a National Fund and a support office for the NAO.\n3. The IPA II beneficiary shall provide for an audit authority.\n4. The IPA II beneficiary shall ensure adequate segregation of duties between and within the structures and authorities referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/447/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:43.072282+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}