Commission Regulation (EU) No 1257/2009 of 15 December 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 391/2007 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 as regards the expenditure incurred by Member States in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy

‘2 Expenditure for which reimbursement has not been claimed within the time specified in Article 11 paragraph 1 shall be considered as ineligible.’

‘1 Member States shall submit to the Commission their claims for reimbursement within 12 months of the end of the year in which the expenditure was incurred. Those claims shall clearly indicate the project and the Commission decision to which they relate.’

‘6 If the Commission considers that the claim does not comply with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, in this Regulation, in the decision provided for in Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006, or with EU legislation on the award of public contracts, it shall request the Member State to submit its observations on the matter within one month from the Commission's request. If the examination confirms non compliance, the Commission shall refuse to reimburse all or part of the expenditure at issue and, where appropriate, request reimbursement of undue payments.’

‘2 Reimbursement shall be made in euro on the basis of the exchange rate published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union of the month on which the invoice is registered in the accounting system of the authorising department of the Commission.’

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.