Certifying Authority
Created
: 25.09.2017. Updated: 01.04.2025.
According to legal acts the Treasury performs:
The Certifying Authority function of EU funds 2014-2020 programming period
- prepares and submits to the European Commission payment applications and accounts, certifying that the payment application and the accounts are correct and prepared using reliable accounting systems, based on verifiable supporting documents, as well as the expenditure included in the payment application and the accounts are in compliance with European Union and national legislation and operations are selected in accordance with the criteria applicable to the programme;
- ensure the accounting of funds received, paid and recovered, as well as report to the European Commission.
The Accounting Body function of EU funds 2021-2027 programming period
- prepares and submits to the European Commission payment applications;
- prepares accounts, confirming that accounts are complete, accurate and true.
More information on both European Union funds planning periods is available at www.esfondi.lv
The Certifying Authority function of EEA/NFI 2014-2021 programming period
- certify expenditure carried out under the Programmes and to submit interim financial reports and final reports to donor states;
- submit EEA/NFI payment forecasts to donor states;
- keep accounts of funds received.
More information on EEA/NFI is available at www.eeagrants.lv.
The Paying Authority function of Swiss-Latvian cooperation programme (2019-2029):
- check/verify expenditures included in the Reimbursement Requests and submit them to Switzerland;
- keep accounts of all Reimbursement Requests submitted to Switzerland.
More information about the Swiss Cooperation Programme is available at https://swiss-contribution.lv.