Special control crews, which will carry out extensive checks on the benefits and programs of DYPA former OAED are established by a joint ministerial decision of the ministers of finance and labor.
According to the decision, the audits of the programs and benefits of the D.YPA.A. (former OAED) are carried out in three levels of control and are distinguished into primary, secondary and tertiary controls.
Audits are carried out following a mandate from a competent body, and the mandate describes the scope of the audit and sets the deadline, within which it must be carried out. This deadline may be extended, due to special circumstances relating to the audit requested.
In more detail:
With the primary audits, the observance of the obligations imposed by the participation in the programs of the D.YPA.A is checked., of the terms and conditions set for receiving a benefit, and in general the terms and conditions for the disbursement of any amount by DYPA Controls can be preventive and punitive.
Secondary audits examine the correctness of the findings issued by the auditors of the primary audits in terms of the content and the procedure followed.
In addition, secondary control also means the preparation of a proposal to the competent decision-making bodies of the D.Y.P.A., when they are asked to decide on objections or other administrative aids against decisions, which are based on findings of primary controls.
Higher level audits are carried out in cases where, at the discretion of the Administration of the D.YPA.A., special care is required due to the degree of complexity of the audit or the amount of damage that the D.Y.P.A may suffer. In order to carry out a higher level audit, it is not necessary to have previously had a primary or secondary audit on the same subject.
Checks are carried out in and out of hours with autopsies, reviews of hard and electronic records, communications with interested parties and the competent services and any other suitable means.
Refusal of audited natural or legal persons to cooperate in the audit or deliberate delay on their part may be taken into account for drawing conclusions that will be reflected in the audit report.
After the end of the audit, the auditors draw up a report with the findings of the audit and deliver it, within the stipulated deadline, to the institution that requested the control.
Who will control?
- Competent bodies for carrying out audits of the programs and benefits of the D.YPA.A. are the controllers. Auditors are the employees of the D.YPA.A., permanent and with a Private Law contract of indefinite duration, grade PE, TE and DE, following a relevant assignment by a competent body. Each audit is carried out by two auditors.
- The employees of the D.YPA.A are responsible for carrying out primary controls. who are not heads of organizational units, as well as the heads of the Department or Sub-Directorate. Competence for the assignment of primary audits rests with the bodies defined in the regulatory framework governing a program, including the relevant invitation or announcement.
- Heads of Departments or Sub-Directorates have the authority to carry out secondary audits.
- The heads of Directorates and General Directorates are responsible for carrying out higher-level audits.
Auditors receive compensation for each audit they perform which covers at least 12 checks per month. The compensation amounts to 28 euros per check. Its payment is made on the condition that the audit has been completed and the relevant conclusion has been delivered on time.
Source: dikaiologitika.gr
