CONFERENCE NEW MEMBER STATES, PLZEŇ CONFERENCE NEW MEMBER STATES, PLZEŇ Experience from programming period 2004-2006 Audit findings & Winding-up activities Ministry of Finance Audit Authority Department Jiri Pesina Unit of ERDF, EFF, ESF programmes CONFERENCE NEW MEMBER STATES 18. – 20. APRIL 2011, PLZEŇ
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CONFERENCE NEW MEMBER STATES, PLZEŇCONFERENCE NEW MEMBER STATES, PLZEŇ
Experience from programming period 2004-2006
Audit findings & Winding-up activities Ministry of Finance
Audit Authority Department
Jiri PesinaUnit of ERDF, EFF, ESF programmes
CONFERENCE NEW MEMBER STATES18. – 20. APRIL 2011, PLZEŇ
CONFERENCE NEW MEMBER STATES, PLZEŇCONFERENCE NEW MEMBER STATES, PLZEŇ
Outline
• Closure of assistance 2004 – 06 period in Czech Rep.• Winding-up methodology (manual – checklists)
• Winding-up process • Audit findings
• Winding-up barries
• Submission of documents to EC • Open issues
• Experience made
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Closure of assistance 2004 – 06 period in Czech Rep.
Operational programmes – Objective 1
• OP Human Resources Development – ESF
• OP Rural Development and Multifunctional Agriculture – EAGGF, ESF
• OP Industry and Enterprise – ERDF
• OP Infrastructure - ERDF
• Join Regional OP – ERDF, ESF
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Closure of assistance 2004 – 06 period in Czech Rep.
• Operational programmes – Objective 2
Single Programming Document for Prague – ERDF
• Operational programmes – Objective 3
Single Programming Document for Prague – ESF
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Closure of assistance 2004 – 06 period in Czech Rep.
• EQUAL – ESF
• INTEREG IIIA (5X) – ERDF
• INTEREG IIIB – ERFD
• INTEREG IIIC – ERDF
• ESPON – ERDF
• INTERACT - ERDF
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Closure of assistance 2004 – 06 period in Czech Rep.
• ISPA/CF transport section – 8 projects
• ISPA/CF environmental section – 13 projects
• ISPA/CF technical assistance – 5 projects
• CF transport section – 5 projects
• CF environmental section – 25 projects
• CF technical assistance – 1 projects
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Winding-up methodology (manual – checklists)
• EC Closure Guidelines from year 2006 KOM(2006)3424
• Towards a Successful Closure of Structural Funds 2000-2006 Programmes - Answers & Questions and its annexes from 2009,2010
• AA-WuB winding-up guideline for performing the closure audit work (from 2009, updated 2010) A manual was elaborated with E&Y contribution
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Winding-up process
• Desk checks of system audits and sample checks reports (AA-WuB supervision, participation)
• Desk checks of SAO reports
• Desk checks of EC, ECA reports (AA-WuB participation)
• Own on-the-spot checks
(MA, IB, CA, FB)
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Audit findings
Sample checks findings
• Irregularities:
•In most cases, non-elegible project costs and its accounting (accounting records);
•Breaking public procurement rule.
System audits findings
•Stabilization HR (historical memory);
•Methodology (Audit trail);
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Winding-up barries
• Irregularities (following and clearing up irregularities);
• Methodology (should be standardised as far as possible);
• Open findings, additional review of AA-Wu-B declaration;
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Submission of documents to EC
- MA sends the final implementation report after approval from the MC
– PA sends final declaration of expenditure, list of operations, list of irregularities and reimbursements
– AA-Wu-B attaches final audit report and winding up declaration
Documents were sent as a package (via Perm. Rep.)
• 2003 – first CZ winding-up with CF projects• 2010 / 03 – first CZ winding up with operational programme
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Winding-up: open issues
EC reaction:
• Ask for additional information related to irregularities, confirmation data sent;
• Additional audit on winding-up envisaged in one case (from DG REGIO in May 2011);
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Experience made
• Closure procedure takes more time and energy than expected:
• Setting up the deadlines for collection of Management ‘Closure documents is necessary.
• The work to be done and the timetable should be scheduled in cooperation with every participating body (MA, IB, CA, AA-Wu-B) necessary;
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• Thank you for listeningThank you for listening
Ministry of Finance of the Czech RepublicMinistry of Finance of the Czech Republic
Depatrment of Audit AuthorityDepatrment of Audit Authority
Unit 523 – Audit of ERDF, ESF and EFF programmesUnit 523 – Audit of ERDF, ESF and EFF programmes