Annex 2 Overview of risk categories and related sub-risks per FRA key process

• Author: Mélissa Campagno - Goya Razavi - Brian Kessler - Léna Bonnemains - Olga Mala
• Pages: 54-55

DG REGIO

Study on the implementation of Article 125(4)(c) of the CPR in the Member States

Annex 2

Overview of risk categories

and related sub-risks per FRA

key process

Risk Category

Sub-risk (EC template)

Section of the FRA

1. Conflict of

interest

1.1 Conflict of interest within the

evaluation board

Selection of applicants

1.2. Undisclosed conflict of interest

Implementation and verification of

operations

1.3. Bribes and kickbacks

Implementation and verification of

operations

1.4. Conflicts of interest within the

MA has undue influence on the

approval of payments

Certification and payments

1.5 Conflicts of interest within the CA

has undue influence on the

certification

Certification and payments

1.6. Undisclosed conflict of interest

Direct procurement by MA

1.7. Bribes and kickbacks

Direct procurement by MA

2. Avoidance or

manipulation of

procurement

procedure or

contract

2.1. False declarations by applicants

Selection of applicants

2.2 Split purchases

Implementation and verific ation of

operations

2.3. Unjustified single source awards

to avoid tendering

Selection of applicants

Direct procurement by MA

2.4. Lack of tendering process for

favoured suppliers

Selection of applicants

Direct procurement by MA

2.5. Extension of existing contracts to

avoid retendering

Selection of applicants

Direct procurement by MA

2.6. Leaking bid data

Selection of applicants

Direct procurement by MA

2.7. Manipulation of bids

Implementation and verification of

operations

2.8. Rigged specifications to favour

certain bidders

Selection of applicants

Direct procurement by MA

3. Double

funding

3.1. Double funding

Selection of applicants

4. Collusive

bidding

4.1 Collusive bidding

Implementation and verification of

operations

5. Manipulation

of project costs

5.1. Defective pricing

Implementation and verification of

operations

5.2. 'Phantom' service providers

Implementation and verification of

operations