The responsible authorities or intermediary organisations to which certain tasks have been delegated should verify compliance with national and Community legislation, and especially with the conditions laid down in the national implementation programme approved by the Commission, the rules on the eligibility of expenditure under the Fund, and where appropriate, on competition, public procurement, protecting and enhancing the environment, removing inequalities and promoting equality between men and women, and should confirm that requests for payment are justified and accurate, by checking tendering procedures, awards of contracts, progress in project implementation, payments and the acceptance of works.
Odgovorni organi ali posredniške organizacije, na katere so bile prenesene nekatere naloge, preverijo skladnost z nacionalnimi predpisi in zakonodajo Skupnosti in zlasti s pogoji, določenimi v nacionalnem izvedbenem programu, ki ga je odobrila Komisija, s pravili o upravičenosti izdatkov v okviru sklada in, kadar je primerno, o konkurenci, javnih naročilih, varovanju in izboljševanju okolja, odpravljanju neenakosti in spodbujanju enakosti med moškimi in ženskami ter potrdijo, da so zahteve za plačilo utemeljene in točne, s preverjanjem razpisnih postopkov, oddajo javnih naročil, napredovanja pri izvajanju projekta, plačil in prevzema del.