1. 1 The Financial Flow in Italy MA (GR) ERDF PP IT IGRUE Account Tesor. BI 23209 ERDF CPN IGRUE Account Tesor. BI 23211 PP IT LP IT

2. 2 How the ERDF is received The Lead Partner collects all the documentation trasmitted by all the Project Partners (Annexes III & IV and the certifications of expenditure) and sends the Demand for Reimbursement together with the Progress Report to the Managing Authority of the Programme

3. 3 continued The Paying Authority transmits the Demand for Reimbursement to the European Commission and transfers the ERDF quota to all the Italian Beneficiaries (both Lead and Project Partners) through MEF-RGS-IGRUE, Account at the Tesoreria Centrale - Banca d’Italia n.23211

4. 4 continued Each transfer to MEF - RGS - IGRUE by the Paying Authority is accompanied by a Form where the following are specified : - the Programme and relative ID code; - the Project; - the progressive numbering of the reimbursement; - the final beneficiaries.

5. 5 continued The following is indicated for each final beneficiary: - the bank details - the certified amount - the ERDF amount transferred - the amount remaining to be transferred as national contribution A copy of the form is sent to the Ministero delle Infrastrutture and the Lead Partner of each project

6. 6 How does the Italian national contribution work (CNP) : The Ministero delle Infrastrutture, on the basis of the communication received, asks MEF - RGS - IGRUE to transfer the national contribution to each of the final beneficiaries through the Account in Tesoreria Centrale - Banca d’Italia n.23209