Payment of Union contribution
Article 2
1. The Union funding, as set out in Annexes I and II to this Decision, shall be granted provided that the Member States concerned: (a) implement the measures in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union law, including rules on competition and on the award of public contracts; (b) submit evidence of the measures in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002; (c) submit a request for payment to the Commission, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002, accompanied by a technical report for the measures implemented. 2. No payment of the Union funding may occur if the request of payment mentioned under point (c) of paragraph 1 is submitted later than 31 October 2015.