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Cohesion Policy 2014-2020

Cohesion Policy 2014-2020. Legal Package State of play Porto, 29th April 2013 Vicente RODRIGUEZ SAEZ Deputy Head of Unit DG REGIO.D.1 Transnational and Interregional Cooperation, Macro-Regional Strategies. What's going on?.

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Cohesion Policy 2014-2020

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  1. Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 Legal Package State of play Porto, 29th April 2013 Vicente RODRIGUEZ SAEZ Deputy Head of Unit DG REGIO.D.1 Transnational and Interregional Cooperation, Macro-Regional Strategies.

  2. What's going on? • October 2011 – Commission adopts the new legislative framework for 2014-2020 • On-going – negotiations (Trilogues) at the Council and the European Parliament. End foreseen mid-May • Summer 2013: Adoption of regulations (foreseen) • Multiannual Financing Framework (Budget) adopted by the Council on 8 February – Decision of the European Parliament ?

  3. EU COHESION POLICY: • LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE • General Regulation (CPR) • Common provisions for cohesion policy, the rural development policy and the maritime and fisheries policies; • Common provisions for cohesion policy only (ERDF, ESF, CF) • Specificregulations for ERDF, ESF, CF and ETC • Modification of EGTC Regulation

  4. STATE OF PLAY - Trilogues • Common Provisions Regulation (CPR) • Financial Management block • Strategic Programming block (Partnership Agreement; Operational Programmes; Code of Conduct; Thematic concentration) • Main missing elements (MFF)

  5. State of play of negotiations ETC Regulation

  6. - ETC regulation • Art.1 Subject-matter and scope – no changes • Art. 2 ETC Components (fewclarifications) • Art. 3 Geographical coverage (few clarifications) • Art. 4 Resources (pending MFF final adoption) • New - Art. 4bis 15% flexibility between CBC & TNC • Art. 5 Thematic concentration (agreed for Council option of 80% instead of 5 TO?) • Art. 6 Investment priorities for ETC in addition (pending which?)

  7. ETC regulation • Art. 7 Contents of OP (more in line to Art.87 CPR) • Art. 8 JAP– Art 9 CLLD– Art 10 ITI: Agreement without major changes • Art. 11 Selection of operations (Steering Committee optional; less "joint" criteria to be applied • Art. 12 Beneficiaries (LB in 3rd countries) • Art 13 Implementation reports – (June) • Art. 14 Annual review (+ in writing) • Art. 15 Indicators (Alignment with ERDF; ETC Annex?)

  8. ETC regulation • Art. 16 TA (Min 1.5M;TN 7%; below 50M +7%, but min 1.5M and max 3.5M) • Art. 17 General rules eligibility (Hierarchy of rules) • Art. 18 Staff costs (20% agreed) • Art. 19 Eligibility location: Agreed • Art. 20 Designation of authorities: Certifying Authority optional • Art. 21 EGTC (no changes) • Art. 22 Functions MA (few changes) • Art. 23 Functions AA (each MS responsible in its territory)

  9. ETC regulation • Art. 24 Designation of MA + CA (MS location) • New Art, 24 bis (IPA +ENI) • Art. 25 Commitments, payments and recovery (no changes) • Art. 26 Use of the Euro (more options) • Art. 27 Decommitment (no changes, n+3!) • Art. 29 to Art 33 ( Delegation powers / Committee COCOF / Transitional provisions / Entry into force) pending end of negotiations

  10. Expected timetable 7-8 February 2013 : European Council – adoption Multiannual Financial Framework (ETC 11,7bn to 8,9bn) - European Parliament? June - September 2013: formal adoption of legislative package, start adoption of implementing/delegated acts. 2nd Semester 2013: negotiation / adoption Partnership Agreements – Objective Nov 2013 1st Semester 2014: negotiation/adoption Operational Programmes Objective: by June 2014

  11. Partnership Agreement Country specific programmes ETC programmes Regulatory timeline General regulation adopted Max 4 months Partnership Agreement submitted (MS) Max 3 months Max 3 months Observations by EC All OPs submitted (MS) Max 1 month Max 9 months Max 3 months Partnership Agreement approval ETC OPs (MS) Observations by EC Max 3 months Max 3 months Observations by EC OP approval Max 3 months ETC OP approval

  12. Thank you for your attention!

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