PUBLIC - Croatia, the War, and the Future

(c) In point (e), the following subparagraph is added:
'For Croatia, a closure declaration supported by the final control report, shall be
submitted to the Commission by 31 March 2018.'
18. In Article 67(1), the following subparagraph is added:
'For Croatia, the managing authority shall send a final report on the implementation of the
operational programme by 31 March 2018.'
19. Article 71 is amended as follows:
(a) The following paragraph is inserted:
'1a. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, as soon as possible following the date of its accession
or, at the latest, before any payment by the Commission is made, Croatia shall submit to
the Commission a description of the systems, covering the elements set out in points (a)
and (b) of that paragraph.'
(b) The following paragraph is inserted:
'2a. Paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to Croatia. The report referred to in the
first subparagraph shall be deemed to be accepted under the same conditions as set out in
the second subparagraph. However, such acceptance shall be a pre-requisite for the pre-
financing amount referred to in Article 82.'
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