ARCEA is an European Commission Paying Agencies delegated to execute three main functions in respect of European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) expenditure:• Authorisation and control of payments to establish that the amount to be paid to a claimant is in conformity with Community rules.• Execution of payments to pay the authorised amount to the claimant or, in the case of rural development, the Community co-financing… Show more ARCEA is an European Commission Paying Agencies delegated to execute three main functions in respect of European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) expenditure:• Authorisation and control of payments to establish that the amount to be paid to a claimant is in conformity with Community rules.• Execution of payments to pay the authorised amount to the claimant or, in the case of rural development, the Community co-financing part.• Accounting for payment to record all payments in the agency’s separate accounts for EAGF and EAFRD expenditure, in the form of an information system, and the preparation of periodic summaries of expenditure, including the declarations to the Commission Show less

Paying Agencies’ processes are regulated by European Commission’s laws that establish requirements, rules, specific mandatory steps and require setting of many roles and responsibilities. All of these processes are IT-related: Paying Agencies have to treat information and related technologies as assets that need to be dealt with just like any other asset by everyone in the enterprise.EU Commission requires that at all levels the daily operations and controls activities of the agency… Show more Paying Agencies’ processes are regulated by European Commission’s laws that establish requirements, rules, specific mandatory steps and require setting of many roles and responsibilities. All of these processes are IT-related: Paying Agencies have to treat information and related technologies as assets that need to be dealt with just like any other asset by everyone in the enterprise.EU Commission requires that at all levels the daily operations and controls activities of the agency shall be monitored on an ongoing basis to ensure a sufficiently detailed audit trail.ARCEA's information systems security is based on the International Standards Organisation 27002: Code of practice Information Security controls (ISO).Starting on 16 October 2016, information systems security shall be certified in accordance with International Standards Organisation 27001:Information Security management systems – Requirements (ISO). Show less

Pursuant to Reg (EC) 885/2006 (Now Reg (EC) 907/2014) Paying Agency's Monitoring Office is delegated to carry out the following main activities:- Monitoring of the technical services and delegated bodies responsible for carrying out the controls and other functions to ensure a proper implementation of regulations, guidelines and procedures.- Initiating of system changes in order to improve control systems in general.- Reviewing claims and requests submitted to the agency as well… Show more Pursuant to Reg (EC) 885/2006 (Now Reg (EC) 907/2014) Paying Agency's Monitoring Office is delegated to carry out the following main activities:- Monitoring of the technical services and delegated bodies responsible for carrying out the controls and other functions to ensure a proper implementation of regulations, guidelines and procedures.- Initiating of system changes in order to improve control systems in general.- Reviewing claims and requests submitted to the agency as well as other information providing suspicion of irregularities.Ongoing monitoring is built into the normal, recurring operating activities of the paying agency. At all levels the daily operations and controls activities of the agency shall be monitored on an ongoing basis to ensure a sufficiently detailed audit trail. Show less