Framework contract for audit services in the context of Horizon Europe

nd remains the sole responsibility of the Common Audit Service (CAS), a specialised organisational entity that is part of the Common Implementation Centre, a directorate within the Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG RTD) - hereinafter the contracting authority (CA). The CA has been design

ated as the single entity, which shall contribute to assessing the legality, and regularity of Horizon Europe project payments by means of ex-post controls carried out, either by its own auditors or by independent audit firms in accordance