Without prejudice to checks carried out by beneficiary countries, the Commission and the Court of Auditors may, through their own staff or duly authorised representatives, carry out on-the-spot technical or financial audits, including sample checks and final audits on the operations financed by the EDF and on management and control systems at a minimum of one working day's notice.
Komisija in Računsko sodišče lahko brez poseganja v kontrole, ki jih opravljajo države upravičenke, s svojimi uslužbenci ali ustrezno pooblaščenimi zastopniki opravita tehnične in finančne revizije na kraju samem, vključujoč kontrolo vzorcev in končne revizije dejavnosti, financiranih iz ERS, ter upravljanja in sistemov nadzora s predhodno napovedjo najmanj en delovni dan pred revizijo.