Role of the Commission in the selection of operations
Article 140
1. In the event of centralised management, the Commission shall: (a) approve the criteria for selecting the operations financed by the cross-border programme; (b) endorse the calls for proposals and their application packs (Guidelines for applicants) prior to publication; (c) where relevant, endorse the composition of a steering committee entrusted with the selection of operations; (d) formally confirm the operations selected by the joint monitoring committee referred to in Article 142. In all cases, the Commission shall retain the right of final approval of an operation selected for financing. 2. In the event of decentralised management, the Commissions' right to exercise ex ante control of the selection of operations shall be defined in the Commission decision on conferral of management in accordance with Article 14(3).