1. V razdelku A se prvi odstavek 9. člena nadomesti z naslednjim:
   “1. Agencija SAPARD četrtletno predloži zahtevke za plačilo v skladu z obrazcem
   D-1 iz razdelka D, ki jih nacionalni odredbodajalec v imenu Republike Slovenije
   podpiše in overi ter pošlje Komisiji v enem mesecu po koncu vsakega četrtletja.
   Dodatni zahtevki pa se lahko predložijo samo, če je to utemeljeno zaradi
   tveganja, da bi bila sredstva na evro računu SAPARD izčrpana, preden bi bil
   obdelan zahtevek za naslednje četrtletje, ali če obstaja tveganje, da bi bila
   obveznost ukinjena na podlagi določb ustreznega letnega sporazuma o
   financiranju.“
 
2. V razdelku A se v sedmem odstavku 11. člena besede “do 30. septembra“
   nadomestijo z besedami “pred 30. septembrom“.
3. V razdelku A se v prvem odstavku 13. člena točka (b) nadomesti z naslednjim:
   “(b) prepreči in rešuje sume in dejanske primere goljufij in nepravilnosti,“
4. V razdelku A se v 14. členu točka 2.6 nadomesti z naslednjim:
   “2.6. Pravila za javna naročila storitev, del in blaga v Republiki Sloveniji
   morajo biti pregledna, nediskriminacijska in taka, da ne sprožajo konflikta
   interesov. Biti morajo skladna s pravili, določenimi v priročniku Skupnosti z
   naslovom Pogodbe o nabavi storitev, blaga in del, sklenjene v okviru
   sodelovanja Skupnosti za tretje države(*5). Ne uporablja pa se zahteva za
   predhodno odobritev Komisije, ki jo vsebuje omenjeni priročnik. Storitve, dela
   in blago, ki se naročijo, morajo biti po poreklu iz Skupnosti ali iz držav,
   navedenih v zap. št. 8 razdelka F. Postopki javnih naročil, ki se začnejo po
   pristopu k Evropski uniji, pa morajo biti izvedeni v skladu z zakonodajo
   Skupnosti.“
5. V razdelku B se v drugem odstavku 4. člena točka (j) nadomesti z naslednjim:
   “(j) splošni stroški določenega projekta, kot so honorarji arhitektov,
   inženirjev in svetovalcev, sodni in odvetniški stroški, stroški za študije
   izvedljivosti in ekonomske upravičenosti za pripravo in/ali izvajanje projekta
   ter stroški za pridobitev patentov in licenc, ki so neposredno povezani s
   projektom in presegajo 12% vseh upravičenih stroškov projekta brez upoštevanja
   teh splošnih stroškov;“
6. V dodatku k razdelku E se zadnji odstavek vsakega primera od A do vključno E
   nadomesti z naslednjim:
 
   “Revizijo smo opravili od DD/MM/LLLL do DD/MM/LLLL. Poročilo o naših
   ugotovitvah je dostavljeno istega dne kot to potrdilo. To potrdilo vključuje
   tudi stanje na evro računu SAPARD.“
 
7. Besedilo zap. št. 5 razdelka F se nadomesti z naslednjim:
   “Nepravilnost pomeni vsako kršitev tega sporazuma in z njim povezanih pogodb,
   ki je posledica dejanja ali opustitve nosilca gospodarske dejavnosti(*6), ki je
   ali bi lahko zaradi neupravičenega izdatka škodovala splošnemu proračunu
   Evropskih skupnosti.
 
   Goljufija pomeni vsako namerno dejanje ali opustitev v zvezi z:
 
   (i)    uporabo ali predložitvijo lažnih, nepravilnih ali nepopolnih izkazov ali
          listin, ki so ali bi lahko vplivale na nepravilno dodelitev ali
               neupravičeno zadržanje sredstev splošnega proračuna Evropskih skupnosti;
 
   (ii)   nerazkritjem podatkov ob kršitvi določene obveznosti z enakim učinkom,
          kot je naveden v (i);
 
   (iii)  nepravilno uporabo teh sredstev za druge namene kot za tiste, za
          katere so bila prvotno dodeljena.“
 
8. Besedilo zap. št. 6 razdelka F se nadomesti z naslednjim:
   “Upravni ukrepi in kazni se lahko uporabijo proti nosilcem gospodarskih
   dejavnosti, če bi pri svoji dejavnosti z nepravilno uporabo tega sporazuma ali
   z njim povezanih pogodb skušali oškodovati ali bi oškodovali prispevek
   Skupnosti, in proti fizičnim ali pravnim osebam, ki so vpletene v nepravilnost
   ali se od njih pričakuje, da so odgovorne, ker bi jo morale preprečiti.“

1. In Article 9 of Section A, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
   “1. The SAPARD Agency shall, on a quarterly basis, present payment applications
   in accordance with the Form D-1 as set out in Section D, signed and certified,
   and transmitted by the National Authorising Officer, on behalf of the Republic
   of Slovenia, to the Commission within one month of the end of each quarter.
   However, supplementary applications may be submitted only if justified on the
   basis of the risk of the net balance in the SAPARD euro account being exhausted
   before the next quarterly application has been processed or if there is a risk
   of decommitment being invoked pursuant to the provisions of the relevant Annual
   Financing Agreement.”
2. In Article 11 of Section A, the reference in paragraph 7 to “by 30 September”
   is replaced by “before 30 September”.
3. In Article 13 of Section A, point 1 (b) is replaced by the following:
   “(b) prevent and deal with suspected and actual cases of fraud and
   irregularities.”
4. In Article 14 of Section A, point 2.6 is replaced by the following:
   “2.6. The rules for the procurement by public bodies of services, works and
   supplies in the Republic of Slovenia shall be transparent, non-discriminatory
   and give rise to no conflicts of interest. They shall be consistent with the
   rules set out in the Commission manual entitled “Service, Supply, and Work
   Contracts concluded within the Framework of Community Co-operation for the
   Third Countries(*5)”. However, the requirements for ex-ante approval by the
   Commission included therein shall not apply. The services, works, and supplies
   procured shall originate in the Community or in the countries referred to in
   Item 8 of Section F. However public procurement procedures initiated from
   accession to the European Union shall be run in accordance with Community
   legislation.”
5. In Article 4 (2) of Section B, point (j) is replaced by the following:
   “(j) general costs for a given project, such as architects’, engineers’
   consultants’ and legal fees, costs of feasibility studies for preparing and/or
   implementing the project, and costs for acquisition of patents and licences,
   directly related to that project, which exceed 12% of total eligible
   expenditure excluding these general costs;”
 
6. In the appendix to Section E the last paragraph of each of the examples A to E
   inclusive is replaced by the following:
   “Our audit was conducted between DD/MM/YYYY and DD/MM/YYYY. A report on our
   findings is delivered at the same date as the date of this certificate. This
   certificate also covers the SAPARD euro account.”
7. The text of item 5 of Section F, is replaced by the following:
   “Irregularity shall mean any infringement of this Agreement and ensuing
   contracts resulting from an act or omission by an economic operator(*6), which
   has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the general budget of the
   European Communities by an unjustified item of expenditure.
   Fraud shall mean any intentional act or omission relating to:
   (i)    the use or presentation of false, incorrect or incomplete statements or
          documents, which has, or could have, as its effect the misappropriation
          or wrongful retention of funds from the general budget of the European
          Communities;
   (ii)   non-disclosure of information in violation of a specific obligation,
          with the same effect as that referred to under (i);
   (iii)  the misapplication of such funds for purposes other than those for
          which they are originally granted.”
8. The text of item 6 of Section F, is replaced by the following:
   “Administrative measures and penalties may be applied to economic operators
   where their activity may have led them via an irregular application of this
   Agreement or ensuing contracts to attempt to or to harm the Community
   contribution and also to the natural or legal persons who have been involved in
   the commission of the irregularity or who are expected to answer for an
   irregularity to avoid it being committed.”