Version 2.1 of the Guidelines on public procurement (PP) procedures and controls for cross-border cooperation programmes has been published, clarifying the documentation of controls in line with changes in financial control legislation.
Beneficiaries are hereby informed that the Guidelines on public procurement (PP) procedures and controls for cross-border cooperation programmes have been updated. The new version 2.1 reflects amendments to the Act on Financial Control (Act No. 294/2025 Coll.), which entered into force on 1 January 2026.
The key change introduced by the update concerns the procedure for preparing outputs resulting from public procurement controls:
A) Public procurement control with no identified deficiencies
If, during the financial control of public procurement, the controller does not identify any deficiencies affecting the use of public funds, no control report is issued. The beneficiary is informed of the completion of the control via the electronic mailbox (e-schránka).
B) Public procurement control with identified deficiencies
If the financial control identifies ineligible expenditure or other deficiencies affecting the use of public funds, the existing procedure remains unchanged.
- The controller prepares and sends a draft control report to the beneficiary and,
- after taking into account any comments submitted, finalises the control report, which is then delivered electronically.
In addition, the updated Guidelines include several clarifications and technical adjustments based on implementation practice.
The document is available in the Download section of the website, in the ‘Partner level implementation documents’ folder.
