Preparation of future ENI CBC programmes - State of Play

Vanessa De Bruyn (DG DEVCO) 3 December 2012

Principles

• Underlying philosophy is to align as much as

possible with ETC/IPA CBC instruments

• Working closely between services to ensure

harmonisation between the different legal frameworks

Preparation of the future CBC programmes

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Draft ENI Regulation adopted by Commission 7 December 2011. Consultations ongoing in Council/Parliament

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ENI CBC Implementing Rules – Interact Annual Conference in Jordan in October 2012 opened general consultations with all stakeholders.

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Meetings with Member States in Brussels in the context of ENI CBC IR working group:

• • • June 2012 September 2012 January 2013

Who can host a Managing Authority

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Member State (Shared management - Preferred option) Continuation. But! New obligations imposed by new FR - designation; description of management and control systems - new reporting deadlines

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Partner Countries or International Organisations

(Indirect management)

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Designation process of the MAs to be aligned with ETC for shared management except for approval of DMCS with regard to the project selection procedure.

Framework of Implementation

• Financing Agreements: Conclusion with each Partner Country and Russian Federation – N+1 • MoUs: MA can conclude MoUs with participating countries • Co-financing: Minimum 10% maintained • Period of execution: - Aligned with ETC

Selection procedures

• PRAG not anymore compulsory if shared management or indirect management with IO • Rules decided by participating countries BUT! compliance with standards developed in CBC IR • Prag for Indirect Management with Partner Countries and Russian Federation

Transfer of funds from ERDF to ENI

• Legal Basis Art. 9.2 ENI and Art. 4.4-8 ETC • Joint financial management and integrated programme management (same model as current ENPI CBC programmes 2007-2013) • Financing: up to 5 % of the ENI financial envelope (EUR 18.2 billion) to be allocated to the CBC. The rest depends upon the ERDF contribution and the national co-financing.

• Application of ENI CBC implementing Rules (draft preparation on-going). Same rules apply to all participating countries.

Transfer of funds from ENI to ERDF

• • Legal Basis: Art. 7.6 ENI and Art. 28 ETC 1.

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2 options:

1. Joint financial management and integrated programme management (favourite option) A single set of rules applies to all participating countries. The applicable set of rules will be identified by DG REGIO and approved through a Financing Decision.

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2. Joint financial management but parallel programme management (current SEE programme) Financial split per fund, public procurement in 3 the special rules for external action rd countries under

Indicative calendar

(*) The chapter concerning the new management modes will be effective in January 2014 only

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Thank you for your attention

ENI regulation proposal

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Art. 7.6 ENI:

When it is necessary to implement more effectively measures for the common benefit of the Union and partner countries, in areas such as transnational co-operation and inter-connections, funding under this Regulation can be pooled together with funding covered by other relevant Union Regulations establishing financial instruments. In this case, the Commission shall decide which single set of rules should apply to implementation.

ENI regulation proposal

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Art. 9.2 ENI:

The joint operational programmes shall be co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund. The overall amount of the contribution from the European Regional Development Fund shall be determined pursuant to Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) No [… of the European Parliament and the Council of [….]on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European Territorial Co-operation goal18]. The provisions

of this Regulation shall apply to the use of this contribution.