SEMINAR National Strategic Reference Framework Monitoring Committee

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SEMINARNational Strategic Reference Framework
Monitoring Committee

• Tanja Kurnik
• Sofia, November 2006

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SINGLE PROGRAMMING DOCUMENT 2004-2006, Slovenia
Analysis, strategy, indicative definition of
measures, budget, administrative
arrangements Republic Slovenia European
Commission Programme complement Further
elaboration of measures, budget,
indicators Monitoring Committee (MC) EC announce
the decision
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IMPLEMENTATION SYSTEM Managing Authority (MA)
Government Office for Structural Policies and
Regional Development (GOSP) Paying Authority The
Ministry of Finance, EU Contributions
Department Independent Financial Authority The
Ministry of Finance, Budget Supervisory
Office
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FINANCIAL DATA, SPD 2004-2006 Slovenia Total
allocation 237,5 million euros Allocation by
fund ERDF 136,5 57,5 ESF
75,6 31,8 EAGGF 23,6 9,9
FIFG 1,8 0,8
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NSRF/OP IMPLEMENTATION SYSTEM

• Managing authority Government Office for Local
  Self-Government and Regional Policy
• Certifying Authority Ministry of Finance
• Audit Authority Ministry of Finance, Budget
  Supervisory Office
• Centralised implementation system continuation
  of the 2004-2006 concept

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NEW FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE 2007-2013
2007-2013 EU FUNDS ARE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY ON
ANNUAL LEVEL RELATIV TO THE PERIOD 2004-2006
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REGIONAL DIVISIONS OF SLOVENIA
210 MUNICIPALITIES - NUTS 5 12 DEVELOPMENT
REGIONS - NUTS 3 2. COHESION REGIONS
EASTERN SLOVENIA
WESTERN SLOVENIA
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2007-2013 SLOVENIA IS ONE CONVERGENCE REGION
NUTS-2
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NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2007-2013
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
COHESION POLICY
FISHERIES
DOMESTIC BUDGET
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EU RELATED PROGRAMMING 2007-2013

• Operational programme for protection of the
  environment, sustainable use of energy and
  transport infrastructure
• Operational programme for the development of
  human capital
• Operational programme for improving regional
  development potential
• Programme for rural development
• Programme for fishery development
• Cross-border operational programmes
• Trans-national operational programmes

1436 mio EUR
645 mio EUR
1556 mio EUR
803 mio EUR
18 mio EUR
86 mio EUR
6 mio EUR
TOTAL 4,551 mio EUR
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LEGAL BASIS Council regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
of 11 July 2006 Community strategic
guidelines on Cohesion 2007-2013 Implementation
regulation
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FUNCTIONS OF THE MA (Article 60) The MA shall
be responsible for managing and implementing the
operational programme in accordance with the
principle of sound financial management in
particular for (h) guiding the work of the
MC and providing it with the documents required
to permit the quality of the implementation of
the OP to be monitored in the light of its
specific goals
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MONITORING COMMITTEE (Article 63)
The Member State shall set up a MC for each
OP, in agreement with the MA within three months
from the date of the notification to the Member
State of the decision approving the OP A
single MC may be set up for several OP

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TASKS OF MONITORING COMMITTEE (Article 65)
The MC shall satisfy itself as to the
effectiveness and quality of the implementation
of the OP, in accordance with the following
provisions (a) it shall consider and
approve the criteria for selecting the operations
financed within six months of the approval of the
operational programme and approve any revision of
those criteria in accordance with programming
needs

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b) it shall periodically review progress made
towards achieving the specific targets of the
operational programme on the basis of documents
submitted by the Managing Authority c) it shall
examine the results of implementation,
particularly achievement of the targets set for
each priority axis and the evaluations referred
to in Article 48 (3) d) it shall consider and
approve the annual and final reports on
implementation referred to in Article 67
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e) it shall be informed of the annual control
report, or of the part of the report referring to
the operational programme concerned, and of any
relevant comments the Commission may make after
examining that report or relating to that part of
the report f) it may propose to the Managing
Authority any revision or examination of the
operational programme likely to make possible the
attainment of the Funds objectives referred to
in Article 3 or to improve its management,
including its financial management
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g) it shall consider and approve any proposal to
amend the content of the Commission decision on
the contribution of the Funds.
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RULES OF PROCEDURE (Article 63)
Each MC shall draw up its rules of
procedure within the institutional, legal and
financial framework of the Member State concerned
and adopt them in agreement with the MA in order
to exercise its missions in accordance with
Regulation

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ORGANISATION OF THE MC MEETING

• MA provides secretariat to the MC, which is
• preparing draft agenda
• preparing materials for meeting
• sending invitations to members - according to the
  Rules of procedure
• organising meeting
• preparing draft minutes

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DRAFT AGENDA for preliminary MC (after EK
confirms the OP) 1. Confirmation of the Rules of
Procedure 2. Information of NSRF 3. Confirmation
of OP 4. Implementation Process and System
Operation (SPD 2004-2006) 5. Confirmation the
criteria for selecting the operations 6.
Information of the communication plan and
progress in its implementationinformation and
publicity measures carried out 7. Press
conference
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Implementation Process and System
Operation Process of preparation and
decision-making on project/programme selection
for SPD 2004-2006 measures
reporting
MC
IB
MA
reporting
reporting
Approval of proposed implementing structure of
measure.
PC
PA
MA
IB
CSP
IB
Review of compliance of proposed implementing
structure of measure with SPD/PD
HBI and FB guidelines for directing measure or
instrument implementation.
MA
Proposed implementing structure of measure of
relevant priority.
Approval of proposed implementing structure of
measure
Verification on satisfying requirements for
implementation of measure
MA
IB HBI
FBIBDBU
IBFB
Review, evaluation and approval of project
proposal
ISM agreement
Approval decision
Launching public procurement and contracting
TA project proposal
HBI FBDBU
FB
Launching public call for proposals and
contracting
Co-financing and implementation
agreement Co-financing and implementation
contract
List of abbreviations MC Monitoring
Committee MA Managing Authority IB
Intermediate Body CSP Council for Structural
Policy FB Final Beneficiary DBU Direct Budget
User HBI Holder of Budget Item PC Programme
Council
Final Recipients
FB
Programme implementation and contracting
HBI- FB?DBU
IB
Launching public invitation for measure 1.4
projects
reporting
HBI
FB
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION tanja.kurnik_at_gov
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