[Uni-verse] Audit certificates (ones again)

[Gert Svensson]

I'm currently in Brussels and have discussed this issue with the head of
administration for our DG. I will receive a definite answer in a couple 
of days but the initial answer was that the
project officer is wrong and we should only submit an audit certificate
at the end of the project.

This is very confusing for me....

Best Regards
Gert
PS When trying to send this in one of EC building in Brussels the
wireless network failed so sending from home instead.

They can't make networks either!

Gert Svensson wrote:

> Dear Partners,
>
> our analysis of the situation is unchanged. We have been requested to
> submit audit certificates for each period and should obey that.
> So prepare your audit as early as possible in February. The economic 
> report including
> audit certificates is due last of February according to the contract.
> However I would ask you to send it as soon as it finished if possible
> before or on Feb.  21.
>
> Best Regards
> Gert
>
>
>
> Gert Svensson wrote:
>
>> Hi Lauri,
>>
>> I must admit that it's very hard to understand the contract on this 
>> point.
>> I will give it another try though!
>>
>> So the email from the project officer is not enough for your 
>> administration?
>>
>> If we look at the audit system at KTH the costs will be in the same 
>> range  for one or three
>> certificates. We will have continues audits anyway so what matters is 
>> the length of the project
>> and the number of transactions.
>>
>> Best Regards
>> Gert
>>
>> Lauri Savioja wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Gert,
>>>
>>> I had a short discussion with our administration, related to audit
>>> certificates. They thought that according to our contract we have to
>>> provide the audit certificate only after reporting period P3.
>>>
>>> I had a look on the contract, and I agree with them. In the contract
>>> Article 7.2 says that reports referred to in Article II.7.3 shall be
>>> submitted at the latest 45 days after the end of the following
>>> periods: P3 covering reporting periods from P1 to P3.
>>>
>>> And the report referred to in Article II.7.3 is the audit certificate !
>>>
>>> So, I think that if we have to provide a certificate after reporting
>>> period P1, we should have some more formal request from the
>>> comission. At least currently, I don't have enough of documentation to
>>> make our administration to conduct the audit :-(.
>>>
>>> Any commnents?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>     Lauri
>>>
>>>  
>>>