2. Uanset stk. 1 kan medlemsstaterne beslutte, at kontrollen vedrørende alle eller visse krav, normer, retsakter eller krydsoverensstemmelsesområder foretages af betalingsorganet, forudsat at medlemsstaten garanterer, at kontrollen er mindst lige så effektiv, som den ville være, hvis den blev foretaget af et specialiseret kontrolorgan.
2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide that controls in relation to all or certain requirements, standards, acts, or areas of cross-compliance shall be carried out by the Paying Agency provided that the Member State guarantees that the effectiveness of the controls is at least equal to the one achieved in the case where the controls are carried out by a specialised control body.