# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 897/2014 of 18 August 2014 laying down specific provisions for the implementation of cross-border cooperation programmes financed under Regulation (EU) No 232/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument, Article 20: Appointment of authorities and management bodies

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

1. A national, regional or local public authority or body, or a private law body with a public service mission shall be selected as Managing Authority by the participating countries. The same Managing Authority may be selected for more than one programme.
2. The participating countries shall appoint a national, regional or local public authority or body, functionally independent from the Managing Authority, as the single Audit Authority. The Audit Authority shall be situated in the Member State hosting the Managing Authority. The same Audit Authority may be appointed for more than one programme.
3. One or more intermediate bodies may be appointed to carry out certain tasks of the Managing Authority under the responsibility of the latter. The relevant arrangements between the Managing Authority and the intermediate bodies shall be formally recorded in writing. The intermediate body shall guarantee its solvency and competence in the domain concerned, as well as its administrative and financial management capacity.
4. The participating countries shall lay down in the management and control systems and where relevant in the financing agreements referred to in Articles 8 and 9 and/or the agreements referred to in Article 10, the rules governing their relations with the Managing Authority and Audit Authority, the relations between these authorities and the relations between these authorities and the Commission.
5. The Member State in which the Managing Authority is located may, at its own initiative, designate a coordinating body whose responsibility is to liaise with and inform the Commission, coordinate activities of the other relevant designated bodies and promote the harmonised application of applicable law.
6. Each participating country shall appoint:
(a) a national authority to support the Managing Authority in the management of the programme in accordance with the principle of sound financial management;
(b) a control contact point to support the Managing Authority in its control of the programme obligations;
(c) a representative to the group of auditors referred to in Article 28(2);
(d) representatives to the Joint Monitoring Committee referred to in Article 21.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/897/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-897/article-20
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