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Article 71 - Description of management and control Systems
Article 71 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 requires programme authorities to prepare and submit a description of management and control systems to be validated by an independent assessment body and the European Commission. This document covers all essential bodies and working processes put in place in each programme.
INTERACT support
INTERACT published a guidance document regarding drafting a description of "Article 71", which you can download below.
European Territorial Cooperation programme experiences
Below you can find examples, in different languages, of a few successful descriptions of management and control systems from various Territorial Cooperation programmes. Descriptions are accompanied by the report and/or opinion of the concerned compliance assessment body, as well as the Commission's letter or document. These descriptions were kindly made available to INTERACT by the concerned programmes.
Please note that these examples are provided for guidance on how some programmes have complied with regulatory requirements as well as the level of detail required. Any programme using these examples must, of course, adjust all content to the rules and guidance of its participating Member States.
Descriptions are available for the following programmes:
- North West Europe (in English)
- CBC DE/NL Germany-Netherlands (in German)
- CBC FR/DE/CH Upper Rhine (in French)
Commission Guidance Note | Compliance Assessment Exercise
PDF Document, 41 KB
European Commission guidance note on the compliance assessment exercise under Article 71 of Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006.
Commission checklist for the compliance assessment for Article 71
PDF Document, 109.5 KB
Member States' management and control systems for structural funds.
Commission model report pursuant to Article 71
PDF Document, 18.3 KB
INTERACT Guide - Description of Management and Control Systems
PDF Document, 347.2 KB
This is a guide produced by INTERACT Point Viborg in March 2007. It is intended to serve as a description of management and control systems required by the European Commission within 12 months of the approval of an Operational Programme.
