Common use of Eligibility of expenditure Clause in Contracts

Eligibility of expenditure. (1) In the event of decentralised management, notwithstanding accreditations by the competent accrediting officer and the national authorising officer, contracts and addenda signed, expenditure incurred and payments made by the national authorities shall not be eligible for funding under IPA prior to the conferral of management by the Commission on the concerned structures and authorities. The end date for the eligibility of expenditure shall be laid down in Financing Agreements, where necessary. (2) By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a) technical assistance to support the setting up of management and control systems may be eligible prior to the initial conferral of management, for expenditure incurred after 1 January 2007; b) expenditure following the launch of calls for proposals or calls for tenders may also be eligible if the call is launched prior to the initial conferral of management, subject to this initial conferral of management being in place within the time limits defined in a reserve clause to be inserted in the operations or calls concerned, and subject to prior approval of the documents concerned by the Commission. The calls for proposal or calls for tender concerned may be cancelled or modified depending on the decision on conferral of management. (3) Expenditure financed under IPA shall not be the subject of any other financing under the Community budget. (4) In addition to paragraph 1 to 3 above, more detailed rules on eligibility of expenditure may be set out in Financing Agreements or Sectoral Agreements.

Eligibility of expenditure. (1) In the event of decentralised management, notwithstanding accreditations by the competent accrediting officer and the national authorising officer, contracts and addenda signed, expenditure incurred and payments made by the national authorities shall not be eligible for funding under IPA prior to the conferral of management by the Commission on the concerned structures and authorities. The end date for the eligibility of expenditure shall be laid down in Financing Agreements, where necessary. (2) . By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a) technical assistance to support the setting up of management and control systems may be eligible prior to the initial conferral of management, for expenditure incurred after 1 January 2007; b) expenditure following the launch of calls for proposals or calls for tenders may also be eligible if the call is launched prior to the initial conferral of management, subject to this initial conferral of management being in place within the time limits defined in a reserve clause to be inserted in the operations or calls concerned, and subject to prior approval of the documents concerned by the Commission. The calls for proposal or calls for tender concerned may be cancelled or modified depending on the decision on conferral of management. (3) . Expenditure financed under IPA shall not be the subject of any other financing under the Community budget. (4) . In addition to paragraph 1 to 3 above, more detailed rules on eligibility of expenditure may be set out in Financing Agreements or Sectoral Agreements.

Eligibility of expenditure. (1) In the event of decentralised management, notwithstanding accreditations by the competent accrediting officer and the national authorising officer, contracts and addenda signed, expenditure incurred and payments made by the national authorities shall not be eligible for funding under IPA prior to the conferral of management by the Commission on the concerned structures and authorities. The end date for the eligibility of expenditure shall be laid down in Financing Agreements, where necessary. (2) . By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a) technical assistance to support the setting up of management and control systems may be eligible prior to the initial conferral of management, for expenditure incurred after 1 January 2007; b) ; expenditure following the launch of calls for proposals or calls for tenders may also be eligible if the call is launched prior to the initial conferral of management, subject to this initial conferral of management being in place within the time limits defined in a reserve clause to be inserted in the operations or calls concerned, and subject to prior approval of the documents concerned by the Commission. The calls for proposal or calls for tender concerned may be cancelled or modified depending on the decision on conferral of management. (3) . Expenditure financed under IPA shall not be the subject of any other financing under the Community budget. (4) . In addition to paragraph 1 to 3 above, more detailed rules on eligibility of expenditure may be set out in Financing Agreements or Sectoral Agreements.