The Committees shall meet as necessary. The recommendations ranking of projects shall be made based on defined criteria. The Regional Steering Committee shall be headed by a provincial marshal, which will ensure that activities undertaken in the frames of various aid programmes implemented in a given region are co-ordinated. The Committee Secretariat shall be situated in the Marshal s Office. According to the Law on Public Finances of 26 of November 1998, non-returnable funds originating from foreign sources are regarded as public resources.
Bodies executing expenditure from the state budget are subject to treasury control.
Control of both the transferors and recipients is in terms of eligibility of the expenditure made and its compliance with the legal procedures. The Regional Clearing Chambers supervise territorial authorities as regards the financial matters and control procedures including verifying the soundness of financial management procedures and rules in respect for public procurement. The Minister of Finance will determine, thorough legal regulation, the detailed audit procedures for ARMA the eligibility, correctness and efficiency of expenditure made. Moreover, the Competent Authority will engage a Certifying Body. Finally, internal auditors of the Agency will verify the compliance of Agency procedures with the EU requirements.