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Cohesion Policy 2014-2020

Legal PackageState of play

Porto, 29th April 2013

Vicente RODRIGUEZ SAEZDeputy Head of Unit DG REGIO.D.1Transnational and Interregional Cooperation, Macro-Regional Strategies.

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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 ?

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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)

Specific regulations for ERDF, ESF, CF and ETC

Modification of EGTC Regulation

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Common Provisions Regulation (CPR)

Financial Management block

Strategic Programming block (Partnership Agreement; Operational Programmes; Code of Conduct; Thematic concentration)

Main missing elements (MFF)

STATE OF PLAY - Trilogues

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State of play of negotiationsETC Regulation

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- ETC regulation

Art.1 Subject-matter and scope – no changes

Art. 2 ETC Components (few clarifications)

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?)

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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?)

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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)

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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

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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 OperationalProgrammes Objective: by June 2014

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Max 4 months

Max 1 month

Observations by EC

Partnership Agreement Country specific

programmes

ETC programmes

Max 3 months

General regulation adopted

Partnership Agreement submitted (MS)

All OPs submitted (MS)

Partnership Agreement approval

OP approval

ETC OPs (MS)

ETC OP approval

Observations by EC

Observations by EC

Max 3 months

Max 3 months

Max 3 months

Max 9 months

Max 3 months

Max 3 months

Regulatory timeline

Objective: to be faster than the deadlines.

Important to reach

agreement in informal dialogues to complete

the formal procedure as rapidly as possible.

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Thank you for your attention!