Certifying Authority
The functions of Certifying Authority
(single for all Operational Programs in Bulgaria) in accordance with
Article 61 of the General Regulation will be implemented by the
“National Fund” Directorate within the Ministry of Finance. The
Certifying Authority is responsible for drawing up and submitting to the
Commission certified statements of expenditure and applications for
payment, and in particular for certifying that:
• The
statement of expenditure is accurate, results from reliable accounting
systems and is based on verifiable supporting documents;
• The
expenditure declared complies with applicable Community and national
rules and has been incurred in respect of operations selected for
funding in accordance with the criteria applicable to the programme and
complying with Community and national rules.
The CA maintains
accounting records in computerised form of expenditure declared to the
EC and keeps an account of amounts recoverable and of amounts withdrawn
following cancellation of all or part of the contribution for an
operation. It ensures that the beneficiaries/ contractors receive timely
payments on the basis of requests for funds submitted by the MA and
reports to the EC any irregularities, including the procedures and the
changes resulting there from.
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