Article 8

1. The Member States shall, in accordance with national provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action, take the measures necessary to: satisfy themselves that transactions financed by the Fund are actually carried out and executed correctly; prevent and deal with irregularities; recover sums lost as a result of irregularities or negligence. The Member States shall inform the Commission of the measures taken for those purposes and in particular of the state of the administrative and judicial procedures. 2. In the absence of total recovery, the financial consequences of irregularities or negligence shall be borne by the Community, with the exception of the consequences of irregularities or negligence attributable to administrative authorities or other bodies of the Member States. The sums recovered shall be paid to the accredited paying agencies and deducted by them from the expenditure financed by the Fund. The interest on sums recovered or paid late shall be paid into the Fund. 3. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall lay down general rules for the application of this Article.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.