Mutual assistance
Article 83
1. Member States shall assist each other for the purposes of carrying out the scrutiny provided for in this Chapter in the following cases: (a) where an undertaking or third party is established in a Member State other than that in which payment of the amount in question has or should have been made or received; (b) where an undertaking or third party is established in a Member State other than that in which the documents and information required for scrutiny are to be found. The Commission may coordinate joint actions involving mutual assistance between two or more Member States. 2. During the first three months following the EAGF financial year of payment, Member States shall send the Commission a list of undertakings established in a third country for which payment of the amount in question has or should have been made or received in that Member State. 3. If additional information is required in another Member State as part of the scrutiny of an undertaking in accordance with Article 80, and in particular cross-checks in accordance with Article 81, specific scrutiny requests may be made indicating the reasons for the request. An overview of such specific requests shall be sent to the Commission on a quarterly basis within one month after the end of each quarter. The Commission may require that a copy of individual requests be provided. The scrutiny request shall be fulfilled not later than six months after its receipt; the results of the scrutiny shall be communicated without delay to the requesting Member State and to the Commission. The communication to the Commission shall be on a quarterly basis within one month after the end of each quarter.