Article 8 Provisions Derogating from or Supplementing Annex I (General Conditions)

8.1 Article 2.3 of Annex I (General Conditions) shall be supplemented by the following:

The Russian Federation financial contribution to the Programme will be used for financing the actions within the projects and technical assistance on the territory of the Russian Federation.

8.2 Article 3.1 (e) of Annex I (General Conditions) shall be supplemented by the following:

The Public Establishment "Joint Technical Secretariat" in the Programme has been appointed as the Intermediate Body as defined in Article 1 (j) of this Annex.

8.3 Article 5.5 of Annex I (General Conditions) shall be substituted with the following:

Any final balance of the financial contribution of each Party that co-finances the Programme including the interest accrued, is reimbursed to the respective Party before the closure of the Programme and as quickly as possible.

8.4 Article 16.6 of Annex I (General Conditions) shall be substituted with the following:

In the cases related to the breach of legal obligations on the part of the Managing Authority where it is responsible for the reimbursement of funds to the Commission under the relevant EU legislation, it shall also be responsible for reimbursing, if applicable, the corresponding financial contribution to the Russian Federation.

8.5 Article 17.7 of Annex I (General Conditions) shall be supplemented by the following:

The Russian Federation and the Member State may conduct additional checks on the use of the Programme financing under this Agreement each on its respective territories. The Russian Federation and the Member State shall implement recommendations and corrective measures resulting from checks and audits. They shall provide the Managing Authority with the necessary information on any corrective measures undertaken.