Council of the European Union and European Parliament 23 May 2007, Decision No 573/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 as part of the General programme Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows and repealing Council Decision 2004/904/EC

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CHAPTER I. SUBJECT-MATTER, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS
Article 1. Subject matter and scope
Article 2. General objective of the Fund
Article 3. Eligible actions in the Member States
Article 4. Community actions
Article 5. Emergency measures
Article 6. Target groups
CHAPTER II. PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTANCE
Article 7. Complementarity, consistency and compliance
Article 8. Programming
Article 9. Subsidiary and proportional intervention
Article 10. Implementation methods
Article 11. Partnership
CHAPTER III. FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK
Article 12. Global resources
Article 13. Annual distribution of resources for eligible action in the Member States
Article 14. Financing structure
Article 15. Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission
Article 16. Technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States
CHAPTER IV. PROGRAMMING
Article 17. Adoption of strategic guidelines
Article 18. Preparation and approval of national multiannual programmes
Article 19. Revision of multiannual programmes
Article 20. Annual programmes
Article 21. Special provisions concerning emergency measures
Article 22. Mid-term review of the multiannual programme
CHAPTER V. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Article 23. Implementation
Article 24. General principles of management and control systems
Article 25. Designation of authorities
Article 26. Responsible authority
Article 27. Tasks of the responsible authority
Article 28. Delegation of tasks by the responsible authority
Article 29. Certifying authority
Article 30. Audit authority
CHAPTER VI. RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONTROLS
Article 31. Responsibilities of the Member States
Article 32. Management and control systems
Article 33. Responsibilities of the Commission
Article 34. Cooperation with the audit authorities of the Member States
CHAPTER VII. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Article 35. Eligibility — declarations of expenditure
Article 36. Completeness of payment to final beneficiaries
Article 37. Use of the euro
Article 38. Commitments
Article 39. Payments — Pre-financing
Article 40. Payment of balance
Article 41. Withholding of payments
Article 42. Suspension of payments
Article 43. Conservation of documents
CHAPTER VIII. FINANCIAL CORRECTIONS
Article 44. Financial corrections by Member States
Article 45. Audit of accounts and financial corrections by the Commission
Article 46. Criteria for the corrections
Article 47. Repayment
Article 48. Obligations of Member States
CHAPTER IX. MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTS
Article 49. Monitoring and evaluation
Article 50. Reporting obligations
Article 51. Final report on the implementation of the annual programme
CHAPTER X. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 52. Committee
Article 53. Review
Article 54. Transitional provisions
Article 55. Repeal
Article 56. Entry into force and application
Article 57. Addressees

6.6.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

L 144/1

DECISION No 573/2007/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 23 May 2007

establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ and repealing Council Decision 2004/904/EC

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF

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