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C LOSURE OF THE EQUAL PROGRAMME - FINLAND

C LOSURE OF THE EQUAL PROGRAMME - FINLAND. Tommi Nordberg Warsaw 2 2 . 11 .200 7 EQUAL Baltic Sea Seminar. C LOSURE OF EQUAL - LESSONS. Closure of the 1995-1999 programming period Closure turned out more challeging and demanding than we expected It demanded a lot of work and time:

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C LOSURE OF THE EQUAL PROGRAMME - FINLAND

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  1. CLOSURE OF THE EQUAL PROGRAMME - FINLAND Tommi Nordberg Warsaw 22.11.2007 EQUAL Baltic Sea Seminar

  2. CLOSURE OF EQUAL - LESSONS Closure of the 1995-1999 programming period • Closure turned out more challeging and demanding than we expected • It demanded a lot of work and time: - to satisfy the criteria of audit and control - to clear up the indicator information - to clear up financial reporting - to identify the good practice of the projects

  3. CLOSURE OF EQUAL - REGULATIONS Regulations and guidelines for closure: • Regulations 1260/1999, 438/2001 • Guidelines on closure of assistance 2000-2006 from the Structural Funds • Programming documents • National regulations

  4. CLOSURE OF EQUAL – KEY DATES (EU) Timetable:

  5. CLOSURE OF EQUAL – KEY DATES (FINLAND) Timetable :

  6. CLOSURE OF EQUAL - DOCUMENTS Closure documents: • The certified statement of final expenditure, including a final payment application • The final report on implementation • The declaration on winding-up of the assistance

  7. CLOSURE OF EQUAL – LATE SUBMISSION Consequences of late submission of closure documents; • if the closure documents are not submitted by the deadline, the Commission will carry out the closure on the basis of available documents and it will carry out a financial correction on the basis of the latest acceptable payment application and shall take account the information provided in the latest annual report

  8. CLOSURE OF EQUAL - CORRECTIONS Changes of the documents after the deadline for the submission: • Member states will not be permitted to modify the final payment claim or certified statement of expenditure after the deadline for the submission • The commission may request that a MS corrects the final paymentclaim or certified statement of final expenditure ( supplementary information, technical corrections ) >> It is in the interest of MS that the closure documents are correct and submitted by the deadline

  9. CLOSURE OF EQUAL – GOOD PRACTICE (IB’s & FB’s) Implementing Bodies and Final Beneficaries should: • boost individual projects to work actively and to make the payment applications without delay • carry out the closure of individual projects without delay • carry out payment claims effectively • carry out article 4, 438/ 2001 checks • clarify and correct the findings of article 10, 438/2001 audits • carry out recoveries and clear up irregularities • check and clear up indicators

  10. CLOSURE OF EQUAL – KEY SUCCESS FACTORS • Be well prepared • Stick to your timetable • Identify problems early • Cooperate closely with all relevant actors • Monitor progress constantly

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