L 102/32 Official Journal of the European Communities 18.4.2002 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 15 April 2002 conferring management of aid on implementing agencies for pre-accession measures in agriculture and rural development in the Czech Republic in the pre-accession period (2002/298EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 of 21 June 1999 on coordinating aid to the applicant countries in the framework of the pre-accession strategy and amending Regula- tion (EEC) No 3906/89 ('), and in particular Article 12(2) thereof, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000 of 7 June 2000 laying down financial rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period (?), as amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2252/2001 (*), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  In accordance with Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 of 21 June 1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the Applicant Countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 (°), a Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development was approved by Commission Decision C(2000) 3105 final of 26 October 2000 for the Czech Republic. (20  The Government of the Czech Republic and the Commission, acting on behalf of the European Community, has signed on 5 February 2001 the Multi- annual Financing Agreement laying down the technical, legal and administrative framework for the execution of the Sapard Programme. (3)  Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 provides that the ex-ante approval requirement referred to in Article 12(1) thereof may be waived on the basis of a case-by-case analysis of () O] L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 68. () O] L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 5. () O] L 304, 21.11.2001, p. 8. () O] L 161, 21.6.1999, p. 87. () O] L 342, 27.12.2001, p. 1. national and sectorial programme/project management capacity, financial control procedures and structures regarding public finance; Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000 provides for detailed rules for the carrying out of said analysis. The competent authority of the Czech Republic has appointed the Sapard Agency for the implementation of measures  ‘Investments in  Agricultural Holdings’; ‘Improving the processing and marketing of agricultural and fishery products’; ‘TImproving the structures for quality controls of foodstuffs and for consumer protec- tion’; ‘Land improvement and reparcelling’; ‘Renovation and development of villages and rural infrastructure’; ‘development and diversification of economic activities providing for multiple activities and alternative income’; ‘Technical Assistance’ as defined in the Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development that was approved by Decision C(2000) 3105 final for the Czech Republic. The Ministry of Finance, National Fund has been appointed for the financial functions it is due to perform in the framework of the implementation of the Sapard programme. Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 and Regula- tion (EC) No 2222/2000, the Commission has analysed the national and sectorial programme/project manage- ment capacity, financial control procedures and struc- tures regarding public finance and has established that, for the implementation of the aforementioned measures, the Czech Republic complies with the provisions of Atrticles 4 to 6 and of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 22222000, with the minimum conditions set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999. In particular, the Sapard Agency has implemented the following key accreditation criteria satisfactorily: written procedures, segregation of duties, pre-project approval and pre-payment checks, payment procedures, accounting procedures, computer security, internal audit, and, where appropriate, public procurement provisions. On 1 February 2002 the Czech authorities provided a list of eligible expenditure in conformity with Article