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Irregularities in public tenders
MED programme approach
« The amount of financial correction..should be
equal to the amount of expenditure wrongly
charged to the fund.. » (COCOF)
The amount of public tenders is known in each project (budget lines
external expertise and services)
The FLC verifies the respect of national/EU rules
The JTS checks deliverables (progress report)
No flat rates or partial cuts foreseen in the programme (the controller
decides if the expense is eligible or not – EC 1080/2006, Article 16)
100% cut in case of irregularities found in FLC
(except in Greece)
Irregularities in public tenders
MED programme approach
Problem areas
Minimum tresholds for tender procedures:
different between Member States
Below the national (regional) minimum treshold,
different national instructions apply
Civil society structures (not public authorities) do
not always have existing procedures for tenders
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