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1. The Government of each OCTs shall appoint a Territorial Authorising Officer to represent it in all operations financed from the resources of the 11th EDF managed by the Commission and the European Investment Bank. The Territorial Authorising Officer shall appoint one or more deputy Territorial Authorising Officers to replace him when he is unable to carry out his duties and shall inform the Commission of this appointment. Wherever the conditions regarding institutional capacity and sound financial management are met, the Territorial Authorising Officer may delegate his functions for implementation of the programmes and projects concerned to the body responsible within the competent OCTs authority. The Territorial Authorising Officer shall inform ex-ante the Commission of any such delegation. When the Commission becomes aware of problems in carrying out procedures relating to management of resources from the 11th EDF, it shall, in conjunction with the Territorial Authorising Officer, make all contacts necessary to remedy the situation and take any appropriate steps. The Territorial Authorising Officer shall assume financial responsibility only for the executive tasks entrusted to him. Where resources from the 11th EDF are managed indirectly and subject to any additional powers that might be granted by the Commission, the Territorial Authorising Officer shall: be responsible for the coordination, programming, regular monitoring and reviews of implementation of cooperation, and for coordination with donors; in close cooperation with the Commission, be responsible for the preparation, submission and appraisal of programmes and projects.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.