ANNEXSupplementary provisions
Terms and conditions attached to the award of Community assistance towards the completion of the Brenner, Sadobre frontier infrastructure project (Italy) 1. Financing1.1. The payments schedule shall be as follows:First instalment: the Commission will authorize an advance payment of not more than 40 % of the total grant as stated in Article 1 of this Decision.Second instalment: upon receipt of evidence that the project has been completed the Commission will pay the balance, or cause it to be paid.1.2. Prior to making each payment, the Commission shall verify that Council Directive 71/305/EEC of 26 July 1971 concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts (;) and Council Directive 72/277/EEC of 26 July 1972 concerning the details of publication of notices of public works contracts and concessions in the Official Journal of the European Communities ($) have been applied.2. AccountsThe responsible authorities shall be required to keep the accounts, invoices and any other evidence required to check actual expenditure on the project. The Commission reserves the right to require written evidence of progress on the work and to carry out on-site inspections. The accounts of the project shall be kept for at least four years after completion of the works.3. Certification of payments and inspection of the worksIn respect of each payment the responsible authorities shall provide the Commission with:a progress report signed by the person recognized by the national authorities as being officially in charge of the project;a certified statement of payments made.The Commission shall be given a receipt for each of the payments made by it in application of this Decision.4. PublicityThe responsible authorities shall be required to inform the public of the financial support granted by the Community by placing a notice to that effect on the site. (;) OJ N° L 185, 16. 8. 1971, p. 5. ($) OJ N° L 176, 3. 8. 1972, p. 12.