# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/207 of 20 January 2015 laying down detailed rules implementing Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the models for the progress report, submission of the information on a major project, the joint action plan, the implementation reports for the Investment for growth and jobs goal, the management declaration, the audit strategy, the audit opinion and the annual control report and the methodology for carrying out the cost-benefit analysis and pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the model for the implementation reports for the European territorial cooperation goal, Division 1: INTRODUCTION

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

I, the undersigned, representing the[name of the audit authority designated by Member State], independent in the sense of Article 123(4) [and (5), where applicable] of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, 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 purpose of Article 59(5)(b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
in relation to the operational programme[name of operational programme, CCI number] (hereafter ‘the programme’),
in order to issue an audit opinion in accordance with Article 127(5)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/207/annex/VIII/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-207/annex-VIII/division-1
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