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EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD AND PARTNERSHIP INSTRUMENT - ENPI
CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION PROGRAMMES
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Content and preparation of the Joint Operational Programme
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Joint Operational Programme • A joint document, which shall be prepared by common
agreement of all the participating countries• Requirements for the content of the Joint Operational
programme come on EU level from– ENI CBC IR– ENI Regulation– Programming Document (”CBC strategy”)
• Requirements of national legislation in each participating country to be taken into account during the programming
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Content of JOP
• Description– Geography (eligible territorial units, adjoining
regions, other major economic or cultural centres)
– Analysis of the socio-economic and environmental situation of the region (strengths, weaknesses and needs deriving from the analysis)
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Content of JOP• Programme strategy
– description of the priorities (and measures) chosen in line with the overall objectives defined in the CBC strategy
– Justification for the choise of priorities and measures– Objectively verifiable indicators, related target values
and expected results– Risk analysis– Cross-cutting issues
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Content of JOP
• Coherence– Coherence with other national and regional
strategies + other union financed programmes– Lessons learned from the previous Programmes– Information about the consultations and actions
taken to involve the participating countries and regions to the preparation
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Content of JOP• Programme structures and designation of
competent authorities– Joint Monitoring Committee– Managing Authority – National authorities in participating countries– Joint Technical Secretariat when necessary– Audit Authority + the group of auditors– Control contact points in participating countries
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Content of JOP• Programme implementation
– Summary description of management and control systems– Timeframe for Programme implementation– Description of project selection procedures– Description of types of support (projects selected through
direct award , contributions to financial instruments + timetable for call for proposals)
– Description of planned use of TA– Description of the monitoring and evaluation systems
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Content of JOP• Programme implementation
– Information and communication plan– Information on environmental impacts assessments– Indicative financial plan– Rules on eligibility of expenditure– Apportionment of liabilities between the participating countries– Rules for transfer, use and monitoring for co-financing– Description of IT system– languages
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Key milestones of the programming process
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Key milestones in programming, start up -phase
• Set up the Joint Programing Committee and possible working groups
• Appoint the Managing Authority• Decide about the programme eligible area• Make a plan / GANTT• Plan the visibility of the Programming
process
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Key milestones in programming, start up -phase
• Launch the situation analysis of the cross-border area• Start the discussions and hearings of relevant
stakeholders• Launch the preparation of Description of
Management and Control Systems (DMCS)• Start to prepare the electronic monitoring system• Start the discussions concerning the LIPs
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Key milestones in programming, start up -phase
• Launch the Strategic environmental assessment (SEA)• Start the discussions about possible updating of
national legislation• Launch the discussions about the amount and
procedures for the national co-financing• Start the negotiations about the structure and
content of the Financing agreement and possible MOUs
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How to procees after the start-up -phase
• Follow the plan / GANTT• Meet regularly with the working groups to
proceed with each topic• Be active with the communication – keep the
relevant stakeholders updated• Meet with the Joint Programming Committee in
order to agree about the drafted steps and phases
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When JOP is finalized• Collect the agreement letters from participating
countries• Submit the JOP with agreement letters to the
Commission• EC shall assess the proposal and requests
revisions if necessary• EC shall approve the proposal within 6 months
period from the submission
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After the adoption of the JOP• The Managing Authority shall be officially designated
by the member state hosting the managing authority• Financing agreement shall be concluded not later than
the end of the year which follows the year of programme adoption by EC
• Preparatory actions for call for proposals can be launched before concluding the FA’s
• Projects contracted after the approval of FA and entry into force
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