Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 of 12 June 2007 implementing Council Regul... (32007R0718)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 of 12 June 2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA)
- COMMISSION REGULATION
- (EC) No 718/2007
- of 12 June 2007
- implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA)
- PART I
- COMMON PROVISIONS
- TITLE I
- PRINCIPLES AND GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR ASSISTANCE
- CHAPTER I
- Subject matter and principles
- Article 1
- Subject matter
- Article 2
- Definitions
- Article 3
- Principles of assistance
- Article 4
- Priorities for assistance
- CHAPTER II
- General framework for implementation
- Article 5
- Multi-annual indicative planning documents
- Article 6
- Multi-annual or annual programmes
- Article 7
- Framework agreements and sectoral agreements
- Article 8
- Financing decisions and agreements
- TITLE II
- COMMON RULES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
- CHAPTER I
- Principles
- Article 9
- Coherence of implementation of assistance
- Article 10
- General principles for implementation of assistance
- CHAPTER II
- Management and control systems
- Section 1
- Decentralised management
- Sub-section 1
- Accreditation and conferral of management powers
- Article 11
- Common requirements
- Article 12
- Accreditation of the national authorising officer and the national fund
- Article 13
- Accreditation of the operating structure
- Article 14
- Conferral of management powers by the Commission
- Article 15
- Withdrawal or suspension of the accreditation of the national authorising officer and the national fund
- Article 16
- Withdrawal or suspension of the accreditation of the operating structures
- Article 17
- Withdrawal or suspension of conferral of management powers
- Article 18
- Decentralisation without
- ex ante
- controls by the Commission
- Article 19
- Anti-fraud measures
- Article 20
- Audit trail
- Sub-section 2
- Structures and authorities
- Article 21
- Designation
- Article 22
- Functions and responsibilities of the national IPA coordinator
- Article 23
- Functions and responsibilities of the strategic coordinator
- Article 24
- Responsibilities of the competent accrediting officer
- Article 25
- Functions and responsibilities of the national authorising officer
- Article 26
- The national fund
- Article 27
- Statement of assurance by the national authorising officer
- Article 28
- Functions and responsibilities of the operating structure
- Article 29
- Functions and responsibilities of the audit authority
- Article 30
- Follow-up of the audit authority reports
- Article 31
- Specific bodies
- Section 2
- Other forms of management
- Article 32
- Structures and authorities for centralised or joint management
- Article 33
- Structures and authorities for shared management
- CHAPTER III
- Financial contribution by the European Community
- Article 34
- Eligibility of expenditure
- Article 35
- Treatment of receipts
- Article 36
- Property of interest
- Article 37
- Community financing
- Article 38
- Aid intensities and rate of Community contribution
- CHAPTER IV
- Financial management
- Section 1
- Budgetary commitments
- Article 39
- Principles
- Section 2
- Rules for decentralised management
- Article 40
- Payments
- Article 41
- Acceptability of applications for payment
- Article 42
- Pre-financing
- Article 43
- Interim payments
- Article 44
- Calculation of payments
- Article 45
- Payment of the final balance
- Article 46
- Suspension of payments
- Article 47
- Closure of a programme
- Article 48
- Retention of documents
- Article 49
- Financial corrections
- Article 50
- Financial adjustments
- Article 51
- Criteria for financial corrections
- Article 52
- Procedure for financial correction
- Article 53
- Repayment
- Article 54
- Re-use of Community contribution
- Section 3
- Rules for centralised and joint management
- Article 55
- Payments
- Article 56
- Closure of a programme
- CHAPTER V
- Evaluation and monitoring
- Article 57
- Evaluation
- Article 58
- Monitoring in the case of decentralised management
- Article 59
- Sectoral monitoring committees in the case of decentralised management
- Article 60
- Monitoring in the case of centralised and joint management
- Article 61
- Annual and final reports on implementation
- CHAPTER VI
- Publicity, visibility
- Article 62
- Information and publicity
- Article 63
- Visibility
- PART II
- SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
- TITLE I
- TRANSITION ASSISTANCE AND INSTITUTION BUILDING COMPONENT
- CHAPTER I
- Object of assistance and eligibility
- Article 64
- Areas of assistance
- Article 65
- Forms of assistance
- Article 66
- Eligibility of expenditure
- Article 67
- Aid intensities and rate of Community contribution
- CHAPTER II
- Programming
- Article 68
- Programming framework
- Article 69
- National programmes
- Article 70
- Participation in Community programmes within national programmes
- Article 71
- Participation in Community agencies within national programmes
- Article 72
- Regional and horizontal programmes
- CHAPTER III
- Implementation
- Section 1
- Framework for implementation and principles
- Article 73
- General principles
- Article 74
- Structure and authorities in the event of centralised and joint management
- Article 75
- Structure and authorities in the event of decentralised management
- Article 76
- Accreditation of the operating structure and conferral of management powers
- Article 77
- Implementation principles in the event of twinning projects
- Article 78
- Implementation principles in the event of participation in Community programmes and agencies
- Section 2
- Financial management
- Article 79
- Payments under decentralised management
- Article 80
- Retention of documents
- Article 81
- Property of interest
- Section 3
- Evaluation and monitoring
- Article 82
- Evaluation
- Article 83
- Monitoring
- Article 84
- Sectoral annual and final reports on implementation
- TITLE II
- CROSS–BORDER COOPERATION COMPONENT
- CHAPTER I
- Object of assistance and eligibility
- Article 85
- Additional definitions for the cross-border cooperation component
- Article 86
- Areas and forms of assistance
- Article 87
- Partnership
- Article 88
- Territorial eligibility
- Article 89
- Eligibility of expenditure
- Article 90
- Aid intensities and rate of Community contribution
- CHAPTER II
- Programming
- Section 1
- Programmes
- Article 91
- Preparation and approval of cross-border programmes
- Article 92
- Financing agreements
- Article 93
- Revision of cross-border programmes
- Article 94
- Content of cross-border programmes
- Section 2
- Operations
- Article 95
- Selection of operations
- Article 96
- Responsibilities of the lead beneficiary and the other beneficiaries
- Article 97
- Special conditions governing the location of operations
- CHAPTER III
- Implementation
- Section 1
- General provisions
- Article 98
- Implementing modalities
- Article 99
- Transitional arrangements
- Article 100
- Termination of transitional arrangements
- Section 2
- Cross-border programmes between beneficiary countries and Member States
- Sub-section 1
- Management and control systems
- Article 101
- General principles
- Article 102
- Designation of authorities
- Article 103
- Functions of the managing authority
- Article 104
- Functions of the certifying authority
- Article 105
- Functions of the audit authority
- Article 106
- Audit trail
- Article 107
- Audits of operations
- Article 108
- Control system
- Sub-section 2
- Evaluation and monitoring
- Article 109
- Evaluation
- Article 110
- Joint monitoring committee
- Article 111
- Arrangements for monitoring
- Article 112
- Annual report and final report on implementation
- Article 113
- Annual examination of programmes
- Sub-section 3
- Responsibility of participating countries and of the Commission
- Article 114
- Management and control
- Article 115
- Description of management and control systems
- Article 116
- Assessment of management and control systems
- Article 117
- Requirements at change over from transitional arrangements
- Article 118
- Conclusion and communication of arrangements between participating countries
- Article 119
- Responsibilities of the Commission
- Article 120
- Cooperation with the audit authorities
- Article 121
- Procurement
- Sub-section 4
- Financial management
- Article 122
- Common rules for payments
- Article 123
- Common rules for calculating interim payments and payments of the final balance
- Article 124
- Statement of expenditure
- Article 125
- Accumulation of pre-financing and of interim payments
- Article 126
- Wholeness of payment to beneficiaries
- Article 127
- Use of the euro
- Article 128
- Pre-financing
- Article 129
- Interest
- Article 130
- Clearance
- Article 131
- Acceptability of applications for interim payments
- Article 132
- Date of presentation of applications for interim payment and payment delays
- Article 133
- Conditions for the payment of the final balance
- Article 134
- Availability of documents
- Article 135
- Interruption of the payment deadline
- Article 136
- Suspension of payments
- Article 137
- Automatic de-commitment
- Article 138
- Financial corrections and irregularities
- Section 3
- Cross-border programmes among beneficiary countries
- Sub-section 1
- Management and control systems
- Article 139
- Structures and authorities
- Article 140
- Role of the Commission in the selection of operations
- Sub-section 2
- Evaluation and monitoring
- Article 141
- Evaluation
- Article 142
- Joint monitoring committee
- Article 143
- Shared tasks of the operating structures and the joint monitoring committee
- Article 144
- Annual report and final report on implementation
- Sub-section 3
- Financial management
- Article 145
- Grants
- Article 146
- Applicable rules
- TITLE III
- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT COMPONENTS
- CHAPTER I
- Object of assistance and eligibility
- Section 1
- Regional development component
- Article 147
- Areas and forms of assistance
- Article 148
- Eligibility of expenditure
- Article 149
- Aid intensities and rate of Community contribution
- Article 150
- Revenue-generating projects
- Section 2
- Human resources development component
- Article 151
- Areas and forms of assistance
- Article 152
- Eligibility of expenditure
- Article 153
- Aid intensities and rate of Community contribution
- CHAPTER II
- Programming
- Article 154
- Strategic coherence framework
- Article 155
- Operational programmes
- Article 156
- Revision of operational programmes
- Article 157
- Major projects under the regional development component
- CHAPTER III
- Implementation
- Section 1
- General rules
- Article 158
- Selection of operations
- Article 159
- Financial engineering instruments
- Section 2
- Financial management
- Article 160
- Payments
- Article 161
- Acceptability of applications for payment
- Article 162
- Deadlines for payments
- Article 163
- Suspension of payments
- Article 164
- Closure of a programme
- Article 165
- Re-use of Community contribution
- Section 3
- Evaluation and monitoring
- Article 166
- Evaluation
- Article 167
- Sectoral monitoring committee
- Article 168
- Arrangements for monitoring
- Article 169
- Sectoral annual and final reports on implementation
- TITLE IV
- RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT
- CHAPTER I
- Object of assistance and eligibility
- Section 1
- Object of assistance
- Article 170
- Additional definitions for the rural development component
- Article 171
- Areas and forms of assistance
- Section 2
- General requirements on eligibility and aid intensities
- Article 172
- Eligibility of expenditure
- Article 173
- Aid intensities and rate of Community contribution
- Section 3
- Eligibility and specific requirements for assistance under Priority Axis 1
- Article 174
- Investments in agricultural holdings
- Article 175
- Support for the setting-up of producer groups
- Article 176
- Investments in processing and marketing of agriculture and fishery products
- Section 4
- Eligibility and specific requirements under Priority Axis 2
- Article 177
- Preparation for implementation of actions relating to environment and the countryside
- Article 178
- Preparation and implementation of local rural development strategies
- Section 5
- Eligibility and specific requirements under Priority Axis 3
- Article 179
- Improvement and development of rural infrastructure
- Article 180
- Diversification and development of rural economic activities
- Article 181
- Improvement of training
- Section 6
- Technical assistance
- Article 182
- Scope and implementation
- Article 183
- European Network for Rural Development
- CHAPTER II
- Programming
- Article 184
- Programmes
- Article 185
- Adoption and amendments of programmes
- CHAPTER III
- Implementation
- Section 1
- Principles and financial management
- Article 186
- Implementing principles
- Article 187
- Calculation of payments
- Article 188
- Pre-financing
- Article 189
- Clearance of accounts
- Article 190
- Criteria for financial corrections
- Section 2
- Evaluation and monitoring
- Article 191
- Ex ante
- , interim and
- ex post
- evaluations
- Article 192
- Sectoral monitoring committee
- Article 193
- Sectoral annual reports
- Article 194
- Further provisions for monitoring and reporting
- PART III
- FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 195
- Entry into force
- ANNEX
- ACCREDITATION CRITERIA
- Standard list of areas and related requirements as referred to in Article 11(2)
- 1. Control environment (establishment and management of the organisation and the staff)
- 2. Planning/risk management (planning of interventions)
- 3. Control activities (implementation of interventions)
- 4. Monitoring activities (supervision of interventions)
- 5. Communication (ensuring all actors receive information necessary to fulfil their role)
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