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(3) During the clearance of accounts, if the Commission does not have satisfactory assurance that the national controls are adequate and transparent and that the paying agencies verify the legality and correctness of the declarations of expenditure which they execute, it cannot determine within a reasonable period of time the total expenditure to be entered against the European Agricultural Funds. Provision should therefore be made for the accreditation of paying agencies by Member States, the establishment by them of procedures for obtaining the requisite declarations of assurance, and the certification of management and control systems, as well as the certification of annual accounts by independent bodies.

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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.