The SFAO works autonomously at the interface between the national authorities and the European Union: for the EU Agriculture and EU Research (EAR) sector, it certifies the correctness of the EU funding spent in Baden-Württemberg under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and in the research sector to the European Commission on an annual basis. An important area of responsibility is the audit of payment transactions from the EU funding programs European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
The audit authority for EU structural funding (EFK Str) audits the use of European funding, particularly in the area of investment in innovation and technological development and measures to promote energy efficiency and environmental protection (European Regional Development Fund ERDF) as well as vocational training and job creation in small and medium-sized enterprises (European Social Fund ESF+). It confirms the lawful and proper use of these funds to the European Commission.