# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/840 of 29 May 2015 on controls carried out by Responsible Authorities pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 514/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management, Article 3: Financial on-the-spot controls

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

1. Financial on-the-spot controls shall aim at providing a sufficient level of assurance as to the legality and regularity of the transactions and contracts underlying the financial declarations.
2. The Responsible Authority shall verify that:
(a) the expenditure in relation to the financial declarations corresponds to the accounting records and supporting documents held by the project beneficiaries;
(b) the expenditure in relation to the financial declarations satisfies the eligibility requirements set out in the grant agreement and the applicable Union and national rules;
(c) the sources of financing comply with Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 514/2014.
3. Without prejudice to Article 4(2) of this Regulation, financial on-the-spot controls shall cover a minimum of 10 % of the cumulated Union contribution to the projects declared as finalised in the annual accounts referred to in Article 39 of Regulation (EU) No 514/2014.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/840/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-840/article-3
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