Certifying Authority. The Norwegian & EEA Certifying Unit of the Grants Payments Department of the SSSC shall act as the Certifying Authority. The SSSC is administered by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Estonia. The Certifying Authority is directly subordinated to the Director General of the SSSC, who shall act as the Head of the Certifying Authority. The Certifying Authority shall be functionally independent of the National Focal Point. If the Director General of the SSSC is incapable of carrying out functions as Head of the Certifying Authority, these tasks cannot be delegated to the Head of the National Focal Point. The roles and responsibilities of the Certifying Authority are stipulated in the Regulation, in particular Article 5.4 thereof.
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