Update on delegated cooperation 11 th June 2010 EuropeAid Cooperation Office Jean-Hervé Ramat

1. Update on delegated cooperation11th June 2010EuropeAid Cooperation OfficeJean-Hervé Ramat

2. Summary 1 Definitions 2 Delegation agreement prerequisites 3 “6 pillar compliance” 4 Figures

3. Definitions (1) • Management of funds entrusted by the European Commission to delegated body from Member States (or other third donor country) under indirect centralised management mode → DELEGATION AGREEMENT • Management of funds entrusted to the European Commission by EU Member States, International Organisations and other public donors → TRANSFER AGREEMENT

4. Definitions (2) • In both cases, the expression "Delegated cooperation" is used • For a transfer agreement, the main “constraint” is to anticipate, because the amount has to be taken into account in the Commission financing decision (and in the relevant Action fiche) • For a delegation agreement, there are also several prerequisites (in addition to being mentioned in the relevant Action fiche)

5. Delegation agreement - prerequisites (1) • To be a national public-sector bodies or bodies governed by private law with a public-service mission • To be « 6 pillar compliant » (according to the Financial Regulation for EU General Budget / 10th EDF) • To comply with the following operational criteria

6. Delegation agreement - prerequisites (2) • Bodies from Member States(EU 27); • which operate at a national or federallevel (i.e. no regional or local authorities); • which are specialised in technical or financial developmentcooperation with beneficiary countries of EC external assistance; • which implement cooperation activities without subcontracting entire programmes or projects to other entities

7. Delegation agreement - prerequisites (3) • There are approximately 42EU entities could be potential eligible partners for indirect centralised management agreements under the above criteria; • Donors from non EU third countries (such as the US, Canada, Japan, etc.), which are also interested in engaging in indirect centralised management with the Commission, should only be accepted in exceptional cases and when justified;

8. 6 pillar compliance (1) • Expression of interest by the donor’s body • Initial screening by EuropeAid services • External audit to assess the "existence and proper operation" on the following “6 pillars” • transparent procurement and grant-award procedures; • an effective internal control system for management of operations; • accounting system that enables the correct use of EU funds • an independent external audit; • public access to information at the level provided for in Community regulations; • adequate annual ex post publication of beneficiaries of funds deriving from the budget

9. 6 pillar compliance (2) • 12 organisations assessed and considered compliant(some with additional assessment to be carried out within 12 months) • Agence Française de Dévelopement (AFD) • Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GTZ) • Stichting Outwikkeling Nederlandse Antillen (SONA) • Cooperation Technique Belge (BTC/CTB) • Austrian Development Agency (ADA) • Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) • UK Department for International Development (DFID) • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Netherlands (NL) • Instituto Portugues de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento (IPAD) • Lux-Development SA (LU) • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Finland (FI) • Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA)

10. 6 pillar compliance (3) • ongoing assessments for 7 other organisations: • France Coopération Internationale (FCI) • Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) • Societa Italiana per le Imprese al'Estero (SIMEST) • Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst GmbH (DED) • Agencia Espanola de Cooperation Internacional al Desarrollo (AECID) • Australian Development Agency (AusAID) • British Council

11. Figures • Delegation agreements • Signed (by zone / body) • Pipeline (by zone / body) • Transfer agreements • Signed (by zone / body) • Pipeline (by zone / body) • Other figures

12. Signed delegation agreements - by zone

13. Signed delegation agreements - by body

14. Pipeline - delegation agreements - by zone

15. Pipeline - delegation agreements - by body

16. Signed transfer agreements - by zone

17. Signed transfer agreements - by body

18. Pipeline - transfer agreements - by zone

19. Pipeline - transfer agreements - by body

20. Other figures • Ratio Transfer / Delegation (value) • Signed = 78% • Pipeline = 57% • Delegation average amount • Signed = € 4 million • Pipeline = € 4.4 million • Transfer average amount • Signed = € 7 million (€ 4 million without AFD - Haïti) • Pipeline = € 6.3 million (€ 4.7 million without AFD – Haïti) • Delegation average « cofinancing rate » • Signed = 60% • Pipeline = 40% • Transfer average « cofinancing rate » • Signed = 14% • Pipeline = 20%