Council Decision
of 25 June 2007
establishing the European Fund for the Integration of third-country nationals for the period 2007 to 2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’
(2007/435/EC) (repealed)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER I

SUBJECT MATTER, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS

Subject matter and scope
Article 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General objective of the Fund
Article 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Specific objectives
Article 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Eligible actions in the Member States
Article 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Community actions
Article 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER II

PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTANCE

Complementarity, consistency and compliance
Article 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Programming
Article 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Subsidiary and proportional intervention
Article 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Implementation methods
Article 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Partnership
Article 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER III

FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK

Global resources
Article 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Annual distribution of resources for eligible actions in the Member States
Article 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Financing structure
Article 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission
Article 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Technical assistance at the initiative of Member States
Article 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER IV

PROGRAMMING

Adoption of strategic guidelines
Article 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Preparation and approval of national multiannual programmes
Article 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Revision of multiannual programmes
Article 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Annual programmes
Article 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mid-term review of the multiannual programme
Article 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER V

MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

Implementation
Article 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General principles of management and control systems
Article 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Designation of authorities
Article 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Responsible authority
Article 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tasks of the responsible authority
Article 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Delegation of tasks by the responsible authority
Article 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Certifying authority
Article 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Audit authority
Article 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER VI

RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONTROLS

Responsibilities of the Member States
Article 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Management and control systems
Article 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Responsibilities of the Commission
Article 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cooperation with the audit authorities of the Member States
Article 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER VII

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Eligibility — declarations of expenditure
Article 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Completeness of payment to final beneficiaries
Article 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Use of the euro
Article 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Commitments
Article 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Payments — Pre-financing
Article 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Payment of balance
Article 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Withholding of payments
Article 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Suspension of payments
Article 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Conservation of documents
Article 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER VIII

FINANCIAL CORRECTIONS

Financial corrections by Member States
Article 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Audit of accounts and financial corrections by the Commission
Article 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Criteria for the corrections
Article 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Repayment
Article 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Obligations of Member States
Article 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER IX

MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTS

Monitoring and evaluation
Article 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reporting obligations
Article 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Final report on the implementation of the annual programme
Article 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER X

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Preparation of the multi-annual programme
Article 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Preparation of the 2007 and 2008 annual programmes
Article 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER XI

FINAL PROVISIONS

Committee
Article 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Review
Article 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Entry into force and application
Article 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Addressees
Article 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repealed by Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, amending Council Decision 2008/381/EC and repealing Decisions No 573/2007/EC and No 575/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Decision 2007/435/EC.