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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1386/annex-III/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2015/1386",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1386 of 12 August 2015 laying down detailed rules implementing Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the models for the management declaration, the audit strategy, the audit opinion and the annual control report",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1386",
  "path": "annex/III/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "INTRODUCTION",
  "text": "I, the undersigned, representing the …[name of the audit authority designated by Member State], independent in the sense of Article 31(4) [and (5), where applicable] of Regulation (EU) No 223/2014, have audited the accounts for the accounting year started on 1 July … [year] and ended 30 June … [year] and dated … [date of the accounts submitted to the Commission] (hereafter ‘the accounts’), the legality and regularity of the expenditure for which reimbursement has been requested from the Commission in reference to the accounting year (and included in the accounts), the functioning of the management and control system, and verified the management declaration, for the purposes of Article 59(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council\nin relation to the operational programme …[name of operational programme, CCI number] (hereafter ‘the programme’),\nin order to issue an audit opinion in accordance with Article 34(5)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 223/2014.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Accounting year means the period from 1 July to 30 June, except for the first accounting year, in respect of which it means the period from the start date for eligibility of expenditure until 30 June 2015. The final accounting year shall be from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1)."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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