83/673/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1983 on the management of the European Social Fund

31.12.1983 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 377/1
COMMISSION DECISION
of 22 December 1983
on the management of the European Social Fund
(83/673/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 83/516/] EC of 17 October 1983 on the tasks of the European Social Fund (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2950/83 of 17 October 1983 on the implementation of Decision 83/516/EEC on the tasks of the European Social Fund (2), and in particular Articles 4 and 9 thereof,
Whereas forms should be introduced for applications for assistance and claims for payment;
Whereas a separate application is needed for each type of operation listed in the form set out in Annex 1 in order to meet the requirements of sound management of resources for which it must be possible to make an accurate evaluation of operations on the basis of the provisions of Decision 83/516/EEC and the guidelines for the management of the Fund;
Whereas it is necessary to fix a time limit for the submission of applications for assistance under Article 3 (2) of Decision 83/516/EEC and for final payment claims;
Whereas the duration of assistance for operations under Article 3 (1) of Decision 83/516/EEC should coincide with the financial year; whereas an upper limit should be set on the duration of assistance for multiannual operations under Article 3 (2) of that Decision;
Whereas it is essential that the Member State should notify the Commission immediately of any change in the factors on which approval of assistance was based;
Whereas in the interests of sound management of resources, any sums not used must be released immediately so that they can be reallocated to other operations eligible for assistance;
Whereas the Commission must be informed immediately if any operation which has received Fund assistance is the subject of an investigation because of suspected irregularities;
Whereas it is essential that the Commission should receive regular information from the Member States in view of the fact that the effectiveness of Find aid stems from a detailed knowledge of the operations which have received assistance,