Hvis den samlede støtte fra fondene til et operationelt program overstiger 250000000 EUR, og der er sket betydelige ændringer i forvaltningsmyndighedens eller i givet fald attesteringsmyndighedens funktioner og procedurer i forhold til dem, der var gældende under den forrige programmeringsperiode, kan medlemsstaten på eget initiativ inden to måneder efter underrettelsen om den udpegelse, der omhandles i stk. 1, forelægge Kommissionen de i stk. 3 omhandlede dokumenter.
Where the total amount of support from the Funds to an operational programme exceeds EUR 250000000 or from the EMFF exceeds EUR 100000000 and there are significant changes in the functions and procedures of the managing authority or, where appropriate, of the certifying authority compared to those in place for the previous programming period, the Member State may, at its own initiative, submit to the Commission, within two months of the notification of the designations referred to in paragraph 1, the documents referred to in paragraph 3.