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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-897/article-33",
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  "legislation": "eur/2014/897",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-897",
  "path": "article/33",
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  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Controls by the Union",
  "text": "1. The Commission, the European Anti-Fraud Office, the European Court of Auditors and any external auditor authorised by these institutions and bodies may verify the use of Union funds by the Managing Authority, beneficiaries, contractors, subcontractors and third parties in receipt of financial support by examining documents and/or conducting on-the-spot checks. Each contract shall expressly stipulate that these institutions and bodies can exercise their power of control, concerning premises, documents and information, irrespective of the medium in which they are stored.\n2. The Commission shall satisfy itself that, on the basis of available information, including the designation decision, annual management declaration, annual control reports, annual audit opinion, annual report and audits carried out by national and Union bodies, the management and control systems comply with this Regulation and that these function effectively.\n3. The Commission may ask the Managing Authority to take the necessary actions to ensure the effectiveness of the management and control systems and the correctness of expenditure.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/897/article/33",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:22.620029+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."
}