Transcript Regional Policy

Draft Guidance
on ex-ante conditionalities
Ad hoc expert meeting
20 September 2013
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Aim of the meeting
• To receive feed-back on the up-dated draft
guidance for ex-ante conditionalities (EAC).
• Comments can be sent in writing by 11 October.
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State of play
• The CPR trilogues on ex-ante conditionalities (Art. 17 CPR and
ANNEX V) are finalised; COREPER compromise was reached on
24 July 2013.
• Informal dialogue on ex-ante conditionalities with Member
States is on-going.
• In comparison to the draft guidance we discussed in March,
this document has been up-dated taking into account the
outcome of the trilogues and comments received.
• The guidance will be finalised once there is an agreement
between the three institutions on the legislative package.
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Main changes to the 1st part of the
guidance
 Change in the order of the chapters to better reflect the
text of the Regulation.
 Introduction of proportionality into the assessment of
applicability:
 EAC will not apply if it can be demonstated that it has a
relatively small impact on the effective and efficient
achievement of the specific objective of an investment or
Union priority.
 Examples provided.
The definition of applicable ex-ante conditionality (Art. 2
CPR) always applies.
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Main changes to the 2nd part of the
guidance
• All CPR EAC are covered, apart for the Youth Employment
Initiative and the new investment priority on vocational
education and training.
• Introduction of new definitions:
 Strategic policy framework
 Smart specialisation strategy
• Introduction of new EAC:
 Other modes of transport (A.7-3)
 Smart energy distribution, storage and transmission
system (A.7-4).
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Assessment grids/action plans
Use of assessment grids by MS is highly recommended
 Availability of the information included in those grids is
necessary for the Commission to carry out its checks.
 Commission needs to be provided by MS with an assessment of a
sufficient quality so that it can perform its regulatory obligation.
 The informal dialogue is to be used to solve main issues at stake
and discuss/agree on any action plans to achieve fulfilment
The better the content of the assessment and of action plans by
the Member State, the easier the task for the Commission
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Thank you for your attention!
Written comments can be sent
by 11 October to:
[email protected]
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