Division Or (Adverse opinion)

In my opinion, and based on the audit work performed:

• the accounts give/do not give [delete as appropriate] a true and fair view, as established by Article 7(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 532/2014;

• the expenditure in the accounts for which reimbursement has been requested from the Commission is/is not [delete as appropriate] legal and regular;

• the management and control system put in place functions/does not function [delete as appropriate] properly.

This adverse opinion is based on the following aspects:

• in relation to material matters related to the accounts: …

  and/or [delete as appropriate]

• in relation to material matters related to the legality and regularity of the expenditure in the accounts for which reimbursement has been requested from the Commission: …

  and/or [delete as appropriate]

• in relation to material matters related to the functioning of the management and control system^f1: …

The audit work carried out puts in doubt the assertions made in the management declaration for the following aspects: …

[The audit authority may also include emphasis of matter, not affecting its opinion, as established by internationally accepted auditing standards. A disclaimer of opinion may be foreseen in exceptional cases.^f2]

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