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Draft Guidance on e x-ante conditionalit ies. Ad hoc expert meeting 20 September 201 3. 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 To receive feed-back on the up-dated draft guidance for ex-ante conditionalities (EAC).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. State of play.
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Draft Guidance on ex-anteconditionalities Ad hoc expert meeting 20 September2013
Aim of the meeting • To receive feed-back on the up-dated draft guidance for ex-ante conditionalities (EAC).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.
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 • In comparison to the draft guidance we discussed in March, this document has been up-dated taking into account the outcome of the trilogues and comments received.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.
Main changes to the 1st part of the guidance • Change in the order of the chapters to betterreflect the text of the Regulation. • Introduction of proportionalityinto the assessment of applicability: • EAC will not apply if itcanbedemonstatedthatit has a relativelysmall impact on the effective and efficient achievement of the specific objective of an investment or Union priority. • Examplesprovided.
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).
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 beused to solve main issues atstake and discuss/agree on any action plans to achievefulfilment
Thank you for your attention! Writtencommentscanbe sent by11 Octoberto: REGIO-DGA1.01-WORKSHOPS-AND-SEMINARS@ec.europa.eu