Italy

This page contains information on the bodies responsible for Structural Funds programmes and on the project control system in Italy. You may also speak directly with the Interreg Europe representatives in Italy.

This section provides information on the system set up for control in Italy for the 2021-2027 programming period. 

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Italy uses a decentralised control system. The controller can be external and/or internal (as long as it is independent from the unit responsible for implementing the operations and the office in charge for the payments). More information will be made available soon.

The costs resulting from the control are borne by the project partners and can be reported as eligible costs in compliance with the relevant EU regulations and programme rules. These costs should therefore be planned in the project budget.

On-the-spot verifications are done on each beneficiary at least once during the project lifetime.

Updated information will be provided as soon as the topic is further defined at national level. For any precision, Italian partners can contact the approbation body.

ATTENTION! The procedure and template for requesting reimbursement of national co-financing for the 2021-2027 programming period are not available yet.

This section provides information on the system set up for first level control in Italy for the 2014-2020 programming period. 

The costs associated with this control are indicated so that they can be planned for in project budgets. 

Italy uses a decentralised control system. Before the first expenditure can be reported, the project partners will be required to propose an independent internal or external controller to the following body:

This body will approve the controller proposed by the project partner after having checked that the controller is sufficiently independent from project activities and finances and qualified to carry out the control of an Interreg Europe project.

The costs resulting from the control can be reported as eligible costs in compliance with the relevant EU regulations and programme rules.

In compliance with the article 23 (4) of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 and article 125 (5) and (6) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013, on-the-spot verifications will be carried out for each project partner at least once during the project lifetime. For first level controllers controlling more than one project partner, sampling may be possible on the conditions that the method is well justified and documented.

This section provides information on the procedure for the national co-financing reimbursement. Beneficiaries are kindly invited to read carefully the instruction given in the attached file 'procedura di rimborso della quota Nazionale' before filling the request template 'Richiesta di rimborso della quota Nazionale'.

ATTENTION! The procedure and template for requesting reimbursement of national co-financing for the 2021-2027 programming period are not available yet.

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