Commission Decision of 24 July 2008 on guidelines to assist Member States in preparing the annual report on the single integrated multiannual national control plan provided for in Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2008) 3756) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/654/EC) (c. 654)

ANNEX U.K. Guidelines for annual reports on the implementation of Member States national control plans

3. LEGAL BASIS U.K.

Article 44 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 provides:

‘1. One year after starting the implementation of multiannual national control plans, and subsequently every year, Member States shall submit to the Commission a report indicating:

(a) any amendments made to the multiannual national control plans to take account of the factors referred to in Article 42(3);

(b) the results of official controls and audits conducted in the previous year under the provisions of the multiannual control plan;

(c) the type and number of cases of non-compliance identified;

(d) actions to ensure the effective operation of multiannual national control plans, including enforcement action and its results.

2. In order to promote the consistent presentation of this report and in particular the results of official controls, the information referred to in paragraph 1 shall take account of guidelines to be drawn up by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(2).

3. Member States shall finalise their reports and transmit them to the Commission, within six months of the end of the year to which the reports relate.’