However, the requirement for ex-ante approval by the Commission included therein shall not apply.

However, the requirements for ex-ante approval by the Commission included therein shall not apply.

For example, cases where the co-ordinating or ownership entity needs to obtain the legislature's ex ante approval should be limited and include significant changes in the overall ownership policy, significant changes in the size of the state sector and significant transactions (investments or disinvestment).

The requirement of ex-ante approval by the Commission of project selection and contracting by the Republic of Bulgaria is hereby waived.

The requirement of ex ante approval by the Commission of project selection and contracting for measures 3.1, 3.4 and 4.1 by Romania provided for in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 is hereby waived.

It is therefore appropriate to waive the ex-ante approval requirement referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 and to confer on the State Agriculture Fund and on the Ministry of Finance, Directorate National Fund in the Republic of Bulgaria the management of aid on a decentralised basis.

It is therefore appropriate to waive the ex ante approval requirement referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 and to confer, with regard to measures 3.1, 3.4 and 4.1, on the Sapard Agency and on the Ministry of Public Finance, National Fund, in Romania the management of aid on a decentralised basis.

Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 provides that the ex-ante approval requirement referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 may be waived on the basis of a case-by-case analysis of national and sectorial programme/project management capacity, financial control procedures and structures regarding public finance.

complete legislative framework and strengthen internal and external financial control bodies including regional control units, in particular through use of a comprehensive information technology system and, clear separation of ex-ante control and approval and internal financial control; establish 'functional independence' for national internal controllers/auditors at central and local level including 'ex-ante' financial control,

a mid-term verification no later than three years after approval of the Community support framework or the single programming documents and as a general rule no later than 31 December 2003, following which the Commission and the Member State may agree to revise the level of structural expenditure to be attained if the economic situation has resulted in developments in public revenue or employment in the Member State concerned significantly different from those expected at the time of the ex-ante verification;

Project selection, tendering and contracting by Turkey shall be subject to ex ante approval by the Commission.

The requirement of ex ante approval by the Commission of project selection and contracting by Romania is hereby waived.

Project selection, tendering and contracting by applicant countries shall be subject to ex-ante approval by the Commission.

The requirement of ex ante approval by the Commission of project selection and contracting for measures 1.2.1, 1.4, 1.5, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1 and 4.1 by the Republic of Bulgaria provided for in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 is hereby waived.

For the Commission to waive the ex ante approval stipulated in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 and to confer management of the aid on an applicant country, the national accreditation of the Sapard agency in the applicant country needs to be approved.

The requirement of ex ante approval by the Commission of project selection and contracting for measures 3.1, 3.4 and 4.1 by Romania provided for in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 is hereby waived. Article 2 Management of the Sapard Programme is conferred on a provisional basis to:

However, pursuant to Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999, the appropriations may be the subject of extended decentralised management, in particular as regards the ex-ante approval by the Commission of launching of tenders, the evaluation of bids and the award of contracts and financial management.

Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 provides that the ex ante approval requirement referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 may be waived on the basis of a case-by-case analysis of the national and sectorial programme/project management capacity, financial control procedures and structures regarding public finance;

It is therefore appropriate to waive the ex ante approval requirement provided for in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 and to confer, with regard to Measures 1.2.1, 1.4, 1.5, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1 and 4.1, on the State Agriculture Fund and on the Ministry of Finance, Directorate National Fund in the Republic of Bulgaria, the management of aid on a decentralised basis.

The Commission may, however, decide, on the basis of a case-by-case analysis of national and sectoral programme/project management capacity, financial control procedures and structures regarding public finance, to waive the ex ante approval requirement referred to in paragraph 1 and confer on implementing agencies in Turkey management of assistance on a decentralised basis.

The rules for the procurement by public bodies of services, works and supplies in the applicant country shall be in accordance with the rules set out in the Commission annual(1) entitled "Service, supply and work contracts concluded within the framework of Community cooperation for the third countries" with the exception of the requirement for ex ante approval by the Commission.

The Commission may, however, decide, on the basis of a case-by-case analysis of national and sectorial programme/project management capacity, financial control procedures and structures regarding public finance, to waive the ex-ante approval requirement referred to in paragraph 1 and confer on implementing agencies in applicant countries management of aid on a decentralised basis.

complete legislative framework and strengthen internal and external financial control bodies including regional control units, in particular through use of a comprehensive information technology system and clear separation of ex-ante control and approval and internal financial control;

The requirementof ex ante approval by the Commission of project selection and contracting by Romania is hereby waived.

It is therefore appropriate to waive the ex ante approval requirement referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 and to confer on the Sapard Agency, and on the Ministry of Public Finance, National Fund in Romania, the management of aid on a decentralised basis.

Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 provides that the ex ante approval requirement referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 may be waived on the basis of a case-by-case analysis of the national and sectorial programme/project management capacity, financial control procedures and structures regarding public finance; Commission Regulation (EC) No 2222/ 2000 ( 4 ), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/ 2001 ( 5 ), provides for detailed rules for the carrying out of the said analysis.