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Analytical examination of
the acquis
CHAPTER 22 - REGIONAL POLICY AND COORDINATION OF STRUCTURAL
INSTRUMENTS
Agenda for the
Explanatory Screening
11-12.09.2006
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Monday 11 September 2006
– General provisions ERDF, ESF and
Cohesion Fund |
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Time |
Subject |
Acquis
references |
EC Speaker |
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09.00 – 09.15
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Welcome and
introductory remarks
Introductory remarks |
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Chairman
(DG Enlargement)
+ (DG REGIO, DG EMPL) |
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9.15 – 12.30 |
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General provisions ERDF, ESF and Cohesion
Fund - Part I – general principles, programming, monitoring and
evaluation (Türkçe) |
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Council regulation
laying down general provisions of the European Regional
Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/official/regulation/newregl0713_en.htm |
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9.15 – 9.50 |
General introduction to legal framework and
objectives of Cohesion Policy
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Treaty of the
European Union: ??? Art. 158 (reduction of disparities) and Art.
3 (growth and employment)
Council regulation
laying down general provisions of the European Regional
Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund |
A. Bougas, DG REGIO
B2 |
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9.50 – 10.30 |
General principles of Cohesion Policy
2007-2013 |
Council regulation
laying down general provisions of the European Regional
Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund
Art. 3-4: Overview 3
objectives
Art. 5-8: Geographic
eligibility
Art. 9-17:
Programming, partnership, additionality, shared management |
N. de Michelis, DG REGIO
B2 |
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10.30 - 10.45 |
Time for questions |
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10.45 – 11.00 |
Coffee Break |
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11.00 - 11.40 |
Programming |
Council regulation
laying down general provisions of the European Regional
Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund
Art. 25-28: NSRF
content; preparation and adoption; strategic reporting
Art. 32-46:
Operation programmes, preparation, adoption and revision; major
projects; global grants |
J. Torrebadella and B.
Nadler, DG REGIO B2 |
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11.40 - 12.15 |
Monitoring and Evaluation |
Council regulation
laying down general provisions of the European Regional
Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund
Art. 47-51: ex-ante,
on-going and ex-post evaluation; reserves
Art. 63-68:
Monitoring Committee; annual report
Art. 40 and 55:
Cost-benefit-analysis |
A. Mairate, DG REGIO
C2 |
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12.15 – 12.30 |
Time for questions |
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12.30 – 14.00 |
Lunch Break |
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14.00 – 17.30 |
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General provisions ERDF, ESF and Cohesion
Fund – Part II – management, control and audit, financial
management and financial corrections (Türkçe) |
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14.00 – 14.40 |
Management |
Council regulation
laying down general provisions of the European Regional
Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund
Art. 59-63: general
principles, designation/description of authorities |
C. Le Foll, DG REGIO B3 |
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14.40 – 15.20 |
Financial management |
Council regulation
laying down general provisions of the European Regional
Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund
Art. 75-97:
eligibility of expenditure; revenue-generating projects; budget
commitments; automatic de-commitments; common rules for
payment: pre-financing, interim and final balance payments;
interruption and suspension of payments; contribution of funds;
closure |
C. de Lassus, DG
REGIO A |
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15.20 – 15.40 |
Time for questions |
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15.40 – 16.00 |
Coffee Break |
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16.20 – 16.40 |
Control and audit |
Council regulation
laying down general provisions of the European Regional
Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund
Art. 60-62 and
70-73: responsibilities of different authorities with regard to
financial control and audit |
A. Wicha, DG REGIO I 2 |
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16.40 - 17.00 |
Financial corrections |
Council regulation
laying down general provisions of the European Regional
Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund
Art. 99 – 102:
financial corrections by the Member State and by the Commission |
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17.00 – 17.30 |
Time for questions |
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17.30 |
Closure Day 1 |
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12 September 2006
– ERDF, ESF, EGCC and Cohesion Fund
Regulations |
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Time |
Subject |
Acquis
references |
EC Speaker |
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9.15 – 11.00 |
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ERDF and Cohesion Fund
Regulations |
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9.15 – 9.55 |
ERDF regulation |
Regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional
Development Fund
Art. 3-6: thematic
priorities
Art. 8-11: treatment
of particular territorial features
Art. 12-21:
territorial cooperation objective |
B. Nadler, DG REGIO B2 |
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9.55 – 10.30 |
Cohesion Fund regulation |
Council regulation
establishing a Cohesion Fund
Art. 2: thematic
priorities
Art. 4:
conditionality |
R. Lopez Sanchez, DG
REGIO B2 |
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10.30 - 10.45 |
Time for questions |
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10.45 – 11.00 |
Coffee Break |
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11.00 – 12.30 |
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ESF and EGCC Regulations |
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11.00 - 11.50 |
ESF regulation (Türkçe) |
Regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social
Fund
Art. 3: Scope of the
assistance (thematic priorities)
Art 4: Consistency
and concentration of support (link with Community priorities) |
A. Chapman, DG EMPL
A1 |
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11.50 - 12.15 |
EGCC regulation |
Regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European
grouping of cross-border co-operation (EGCC) |
D. Peters, DG REGIO B3 |
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12.15 – 12.30 |
Time for questions |
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12.30 – 14.00 |
Lunch Break |
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14.00 – 17.30 |
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Negotiation Framework/Structure: review of
key acquis requirements
For each
subject: short introduction + questions/answers |
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14.00 – 14.15 |
Territorial framework |
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DG REGIO/ DG EMPL /
DG ELARG |
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14.15 – 14.35 |
Legal framework |
Budget planning and
implementation mechanisms at national and local level
Co-financing
mechanisms at national and local level
Specific financial
control legal provisions
Compliance with
Community policies
Territorial
organisation |
DG REGIO/ DG EMPL /
DG ELARG |
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14.35 – 15.10 |
Institutional framework |
Designation of
bodies / authorities responsible for the preparation and
implementation of Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund
Setting up of the
implementation system, definition of tasks and responsibilities
of the bodies or authorities involved in the preparation and
implementation of the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund
Inter-ministerial
co-ordination, Partnership |
DG REGIO/ DG EMPL /
DG ELARG |
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15.10 - 15.30 |
Administrative capacity |
Establishing and
implementing organisational development strategies, recruitment
and training plans
Recruiting and
retaining high quality staff |
DG REGIO/ DG EMPL /
DG ELARG |
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15.30 – 15.50 |
Coffee Break |
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15.50 – 16.20 |
Programming |
Preparation of
programming documents: NSRF, Operational Programmes
Effective
partnership
Project Pipeline |
DG REGIO/ DG EMPL /
DG ELARG |
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16.20 – 16.45 |
Monitoring and Evaluation |
Establishing
evaluation capacity and process
Set up and
implementation of a Management Information System (MIS) |
DG REGIO/ DG EMPL /
DG ELARG |
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16.45 - 17.15 |
Financial Management and Control |
Designation of the bodies or authorities responsible for the
implementation of the specific financial management, control and
audit provisions
Setting up of the
implementation system, definition of tasks and responsibilities |
DG REGIO/ DG EMPL /
DG ELARG |
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17.15 – 17.25 |
AOB |
Sources of
information |
DG REGIO/ DG EMPL /
DG ELARG |
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17.25-17.30 |
Closing remarks and
conclusions Day 2 |
DG ENLARGEMENT |
EUR-Lex
nomenclature covered by Chapter
Useful
information
A wealth of useful resources can be found on the following web pages in
the DG REGIO / EMPL websites.
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