
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of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ and repealing Council Decision 2004/904/EC (repealed) 

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CHAPTER I
SUBJECT-MATTER, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS
Subject matter and scope
Article 1 
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General objective of the Fund
Article 2 
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Eligible actions in the Member States
Article 3 
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Community actions
Article 4 
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Emergency measures
Article 5 
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Target groups
Article 6 
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CHAPTER II
PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTANCE
Complementarity, consistency and compliance
Article 7 
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Programming
Article 8 
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Subsidiary and proportional intervention
Article 9 
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Implementation methods
Article 10 
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Partnership
Article 11 
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CHAPTER III
FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK
Global resources
Article 12 
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Annual distribution of resources for eligible action in the Member States
Article 13 
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Financing structure
Article 14 
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Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission
Article 15 
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Technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States
Article 16 
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CHAPTER IV
PROGRAMMING
Adoption of strategic guidelines
Article 17 
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Preparation and approval of national multiannual programmes
Article 18 
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Revision of multiannual programmes
Article 19 
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Annual programmes
Article 20 
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Special provisions concerning emergency measures
Article 21 
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Mid-term review of the multiannual programme
Article 22 
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CHAPTER V
MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Implementation
Article 23 
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General principles of management and control systems
Article 24 
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Designation of authorities
Article 25 
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Responsible authority
Article 26 
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Tasks of the responsible authority
Article 27 
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Delegation of tasks by the responsible authority
Article 28 
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Certifying authority
Article 29 
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Audit authority
Article 30 
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CHAPTER VI
RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONTROLS
Responsibilities of the Member States
Article 31 
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Management and control systems
Article 32 
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Responsibilities of the Commission
Article 33 
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Cooperation with the audit authorities of the Member States
Article 34 
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CHAPTER VII
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Eligibility — declarations of expenditure
Article 35 
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Completeness of payment to final beneficiaries
Article 36 
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Use of the euro
Article 37 
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Commitments
Article 38 
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Payments — Pre-financing
Article 39 
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Payment of balance
Article 40 
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Withholding of payments
Article 41 
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Suspension of payments
Article 42 
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Conservation of documents
Article 43 
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CHAPTER VIII
FINANCIAL CORRECTIONS
Financial corrections by Member States
Article 44 
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Audit of accounts and financial corrections by the Commission
Article 45 
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Criteria for the corrections
Article 46 
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Repayment
Article 47 
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Obligations of Member States
Article 48 
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CHAPTER IX
MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTS
Monitoring and evaluation
Article 49 
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Reporting obligations
Article 50 
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Final report on the implementation of the annual programme
Article 51 
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CHAPTER X
FINAL PROVISIONS
Committee
Article 52 
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Review
Article 53 
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Transitional provisions
Article 54 
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Repeal
Article 55 
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Entry into force and application
Article 56 
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Addressees
Article 57 
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ANNEX
List of the specific common Union resettlement priorities for 2013

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