Reporting of follow-up and non-recovery
Article 57
1. Within two months following the end of each quarter, Member States shall inform the Commission, with a reference back to any previous reports made under Article 55, of the procedures instituted with respect to all irregularities previously notified and of any important changes resulting from them. That information shall include at least the following: (a) the amounts which have been, or are expected to be, recovered; (b) any interim measures taken by Member States to safeguard the recovery of any sums unduly paid; (c) any judicial and administrative procedures instituted with a view to recovering any sums unduly paid and to imposing sanctions; (d) the reasons for any abandonment of recovery procedures; (e) any abandonment of criminal prosecutions. Member States shall report to the Commission administrative or judicial decisions, or the main points thereof, concerning the termination of such procedures and shall state in particular whether or not the findings are such that fraud is suspected. In the case referred to in point (d), Member States shall, as far as possible, notify the Commission before a decision is taken. 2. Where a Member State considers that an amount cannot be recovered or is not expected to be recovered, it shall inform the Commission, in a special report, of the amount not recovered and the facts relevant to the decision on apportionment of the loss under Article 70(2) of basic Regulation. That information shall be sufficiently detailed so as to allow the Commission to take such decision as soon as possible, after consulting the authorities of the Member States concerned. It shall include at least: (a) a copy of the award decision; (b) the date of the last payment made to the beneficiary; (c) a copy of the recovery order; (d) in the case of bankruptcies subject to the reporting under Article 55(2), a copy of the document attesting the beneficiary's insolvency; (e) an outline description of the measures taken by the Member State, with an indication of their dates, to recover the relevant amount. 3. In the case referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission may expressly request the Member State to continue the recovery procedure.