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EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS The error rate in Rural Development Presentation by Edward FENNESSY Director, European Court of Auditors 26 April 2013 Date 1 Title of the presentation

The error rate in Rural Development The Court’s methodology - a random sample of underlying transactions - there is no “error rate” for RD • it is a MLE • relating also to other policy areas - combined with system audits Date 2 Title of the presentation

The error rate in Rural Development Findings in recent years show: - errors are widespread: • > 50 % of all transactions audited • and in all Member States and RD measures - there is a large number of different types of error - relatively more errors in non-area-related measures Date 3 Title of the presentation

The error rate in Rural Development Graph 1 Date 4 Title of the presentation

The error rate in Rural Development Main cause for the errors detected: the project does not respect eligibility requirements: • farmer does not respect AE commitments • enterprise is not an SME • non respect of procurement rules Date 5 Title of the presentation

The error rate in Rural Development Graph 2 Date 6 Title of the presentation

The error rate in Rural Development Recommendations Member States carry out checks in a more rigorous manner • in most cases MS authorities had the information to detect and correct the error Date 7 Title of the presentation

The error rate in Rural Development Recommendations In some cases, there is scope to simplify the rules and conditions Date 8 Title of the presentation

The error rate in Rural Development Thank you for your attention. Date 9 Title of the presentation