Division INTRODUCTION

I, the undersigned, representing [name of the independent audit body under Article 31(2) of Regulation (EU) No 223/2014] as the body functionally independent from the managing and certifying authorities, responsible for drawing up a report and opinion setting out the results of an assessment of the compliance of the managing authority and the certifying authority with the designation criteria set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 for [name of operational programme(s), CCI code(s)] (hereinafter ‘the programme(s)’), have carried out an examination in accordance with Article 31(2) of that Regulation.