Extension of the deadline of the request for payment of the annual balance

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European Commission Unit F1, Audit and Compliance

DG HOME European Commission

05.02.2024 No 4-2/2-1

Extension of the deadline of the request for

payment of the annual balance

Dear Mrs Angelina Gros Tchorbadjiska

We would kindly ask for the extension of the deadline for the submission of the documents and

information required under the request for payment of the annual balance to be presented for the accounting year from October 16st 2022 to October 15th 2023 as one of the audits of

operations is still being finalised. The finalisation of this activity would allow us to provide a more qualitative documents but would extend the deadline of their submission.

The Article 44(1) of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EU) no 514/2014

of 16 April 2014 states that by 15 February of the year following the financial year, each Member State shall submit to the Commission the documents and information required under Article 59(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012. The documents submitted shall serve as the

request for payment of the annual balance. The deadline of 15 February may be exceptiona lly extended by the Commission to 1 March at the latest upon communication from the Member

State concerned.

Please let us know if the extension of the deadline of all the documents and information to be presented required under the request for payment of the annual balance until 1st of March 2024

is possible for the following operational programmes:

- operational programme of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund

(CCI No: 2014EE65AMNP001);

- operational programme of the Internal Security Fund (CCI No: 2014EE65ISNP001).

Yours Sincerely,

Tarmo Olgo Head of the Internal Audit Department Audit Authority

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CC: Mr Miguel Duarte, F1 - Audit & Compliance, DG HOME – Migration and Home Affairs

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