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European Grouping of Territorial Co-operation (EGTC)

The 3rd Meeting of the EGTC Approval Authorities

Financial Institute for Regional Development, PIDina Ferreira

March 7, 2014, Budapest

Meeting of the EGTC Approval AuthoritiesEuropean Grouping of Territorial Co-operation (EGTC)7th March 2014

IFDR Functions


Mission

Executes regional development policy through the financial

coordination of the community structural funds and of the Cohesion

Fund.

Financial Institute for Regional Development, PI


■ Put forward proposals of sustainable regional development policies

■ National coordination of ERDF and CF

■ Payment Authority / Certifying Authority

■ Control of the operations, within ERDF and CF

Main responsibilities



Dire

ctive

Coun

cil

Func

tion

Uni

t

Vice-Chairman

Payments

Chairman

Control and Audit Internal Audit

Certification

Support for Institutional

Management Control

and Audit Certification

Internal Audit

Vice-Chairman



Communication

Internal Audit

Legal Supportand Litigation

Technical Documentation

Planning and Programming

Audit

Territorial Cooperation and

Community Initiatives

InformationSystems

IS NSRF

Internal IS

Financial and Asset Administration

Human Resources

Financial Management

Coordination of Operational Management

Control and Audit

Statutory Auditor Directive Council

Body Unit Group

Support for Operational

Management ERDF and Cohesion

Fund

Control of Expense Declarations

Certification

Chairman Vice-ChairwomanVice-Chairman

Support for Institutional Management

FinancialCoordination

ERDF TA OPTechnical

Secretariat

Programming and Financial

Monitoring

Monitoring and Evaluation



Managing Authority Certifying Authority Audit Authority

CROSSBORDERSpain-Portugal ES PT ES

ENPI IT IT IT

TRANSNATIONALAtlantic Area PT PT PT

SUDOE ES ES ES

MAC ES PT ES

MED FR FR FR

INTERREGIONAL INTERREG IV C FR FR FR

INTERACT SK SK SK


Decree Law No. 376/2007 of 8 November adopts the measures that are necessary to ensure the implementation of Regulation (EC) No. 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and Council, of 5 July, on European groupings of territorial cooperation and defines:

■ Who can be a Member of an EGTC

■ What are the Organs of an EGTC

■ What are the procedures for the approval of an EGTC


Who can be member of an EGTC:

a) The State, through the services and entities it encompasses in direct and indirect administration, respectively;

b) Local authorities;

c) Inter-municipal authorities;

d) Metropolitan areas;

e) Public law entities, as described in Article 1, Paragraph 2, Point 9 of 2004/18/EC Directive, of the European Parliament and Council, of 31 March, about the coordination of processes of adjudication of public works contracts, public supply contracts, and public service contracts.

It is also possible for associations constituted by the entities belonging to one or more of the categories referred above.


Any EGTC constituted in accordance with Portuguese law must have the following organs:

■ a General Assembly, in which all members of the EGTC are represented;

■ a Director, who represents the EGTC and acts in its name;

■ a Fiscal Council.

The statute may provide for other organs, as long as their competences are defined clearly.


Entities aiming to participate in an EGTC must notify the Financial Institute for Regional Development (IFDR), I.P., of their intention. This notification must be undertaken with the following elements:

a) A copy of the proposed agreement, elaborated in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No. 1082/2006, of the European Parliament and Council, of 5 July;

b) A copy of the draft statutes, elaborated in accordance with the relevant national legislation and with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 1082/2006, of the European Parliament and Council, of 5 July;

c) Complete information about the identity, nature, and limited or unlimited liability of the members of the EGTC, and about their respective functions within the future EGTC;

d) An explanatory record of the future activity of the EGTC, the way in which it proposes to strengthening economic and social cohesion within the European Union, and the legal framework covering the functions of the Portuguese members of the EGTC, with reference to the territorial cooperation competences established in national law;

e) Indication of the operative period of the future EGTC.

Procedures


Once the notification has been accepted, the IFDR, I.P., proposes to the Member of the Government who is responsible for regional development, a consultation to be held with the Member of the Government responsible for foreign affairs, and with those Members of the Government with responsibilities of the matters covered by the EGTC, so that these may verify, respectively, the conformity of the draft agreement with European community law and the international commitments of the Portuguese State, as well as with domestic law.

The Members of the Government that are consulted must pronounce themselves about the draft agreement no later than a month after receiving it.

The decision about the participation of an EGTC must be taken, and the interested parties notified, no more than three months after the date of the reception of an admissible candidacy.

Procedures


The functions of any EGTC that is legally based in Portugal may cease as a result of a decision by a member of the Government responsible for regional development, if that EGTC has ceased to fulfil the requirements established in Article 1 (2) or Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No. 1082/2006, of the European Parliament and Council, of 5 July, or if it has violated any Portuguese legal disposition that threatens the continuation of the activities of the EGTC on national territory.

The constitution of an EGTC is published in the Portuguese official journal.


Considering the importance of the EGTC within the cross border cooperation the Spanish and the Portuguese Government established Recommendations for the constitution of an Iberian EGTC - September 21th, 2009

Is appropriate to set up an EGTC when, starting from the human, social and economic situation of the Territories concerned, this new instrument brings an added value and is considered to be more effective than other mechanisms for cooperation to pursue concrete objectives recommended in the Constitutive Act. The proposed establishment of an EGTC will therefore highlight the increased effectiveness of this cooperation instrument, vis-à-vis other possible, to pursue the goals advocated in its constitutive act.


Cross-border cooperation objectives of the EGTC should have a strategic nature and be defined concretely and clearly, and be oriented to exercise an influence on the competitiveness of territories, in the quality of life of the citizen and, consequently, increasing territorial cohesion.

It is recommended to identify in each of the Territories concerned partners with the necessary skills for the attainment of the objectives of territorial cooperation, ensuring that the EGTC streamline partnerships to promote competitiveness of territories.

Considering the cost, in time and political capital, of the creation of an EGTC, it is recommended (but this is not laid down in legislation) to fixe a reasonably long duration, e.g. 5 years


It is recommended to follow a criterion of parity and balance in respect of the location of the Head Office of the EGTC, with the aim of achieving a number roughly equal in both countries.

It is considered advisable rotating presidencies of each EGTC, corresponding the first normally to the country in which is not situated the EGTC headquarters.

The EGCT can promote their activities with or without public co-financing. When an EGTC promotes activities with Community funding, the EGCT will be a beneficiary and does not participate in the OP management.


Designation

Galiza - Norte de Portugal

Members

CCDR NorteXunta da Galiza

Notification sent to FIRD

28-02-2008

Approval

Despacho nº 20723/2008DR de 7 agosto 2008

Territorial Scope

http://www.gnpaect.eu/index.php


DesignaçãoDuero-Douro

Members6 Municípios Portugueses

. CM Freixo de Espada à Cinta

. CM Mogadouro

. CM Torre de Moncorvo

. CM Vila Nova de Foz Côa

. CM Vinhais63 Freguesias PortuguesasAssociação de Freguesias da Raia e do Côa107 Ayuntamientos das Prov. de Zamora e SalamancaOrganismo Autónomo D'ArribesAssociação de Municípios para a Cooperação e o Desenvolvimento Local


23-05-2008

Approval

Despacho nº 7128/2009DR de 9 março 2009


DesignationZASNET

MembersAss. Munic. da Terra Fria do Nordeste TransmontanoAss. Munic. da Terra Quente TransmontanaAss. Munic. do Douro SuperiorDiputacion Provincial de ZamoraDiputacion Provincial de SalamancaAyuntamiento de Zamora


01-08-2008

Approval

Despacho nº 23110/2009DR de 21 outubro 2009

Territorial Scope


DesignationFaixa Piritosa Ibérica

Members

5 Municípios Portugueses. CM Aljustrel. CM Almodôvar. CM Castro Verde. CM Grândola. CM Mértola

Inst. Desenv. SocialAssoc. Defesa Património de MértolaDeputacion Provincial de Huelva


03-12-2010

ApprovalDespacho nº 3553/2013DR de 7 março 2013

DesignaçãoVale do Tâmega

Members

6 Municípios Portugueses. CM Chaves. CM Boticas. CM Montalegre. CM Vila Pouca de Aguiar. CM Valpaços. CM VinhaisDiputacion de Ourense


15-10-2008

Approval

Despacho nº 3552/2013DR de 6 março 2013A Autoridade Espanhola comunicou em 28 de maio 2013 a caducidade do AECT, por inatividade das Autoridades solicitantes

Territorial Scope


DesignationEurocidade Chaves-Verin

Members

Município de ChavesConcello de Verin


12-08-2010

ApprovalDespacho nº 3554/2013DR de 6 março 2013

Territorial Scope


Still on going procedures for the constitution of:

Guadiana Central – 7 municipalities, Associação de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo (ADRAL), 6 Ayuntamientos and the Diputación Provincial de Badajoz;

BIN-SAL AECT – 9 municipalities and the Diputación Provincial de Salamanca;

ExtremAlentejo –5 municipalities and 4 Ayuntamientos.


Projects Approved on cross border Spain Portugal OP

PT BENEFICIARY ERDF

Comunidade de Trabalho Galicia-Norte de Portugal e Agrupamento Europeu de Cooperação Territorial Galicia-Norte de Portugal

BP: CCDRN 54.750,00OBJECTIVES: to increase the development and attractiveness of the Euro region through the strengthening of territorial, economic and social cohesion, reviving a set of actors and of innovative actions in the various fields of cross-border cooperation institutions..

Actions: Boosting cross-border Observatory; Operation of CT G-NP; Consolidation of the GNP, EGTC as a resource centre of the Euro region and agent of innovative projects; Study and experimentation of new forms of cooperation.

RESULTS: dissemination of joint statistics of Euro region; Confirmation of the working community as a forum for strategic design and planning; Implementation of key projects of the 2nd generation policies; Affirmation of new actors of cooperation.

B2: SX de Relacións Exteriores (XGAL) 240.000,00

B3: EGCT GNP (Galicia-Norte de Portugal) 377.115,00

B4: Instituto Galego de Estatística (XGAL) 45.000,00

B5: DX de Administración Local (XGAL) 99.679,80

B6: CIM Alto Minho 56.250,00

872.794,80

Galicia-Norte de Portugal


PT BENEFICIARY ERDF

Joint valuation of natural areas (NATURA 2000 network) as a transboundary biosphere reserve

EGCT ZASNET 300.000,00

OBJECTIVES: to promote the conservation and protection of cross-border natural areas; Define natural resources for their joint management as biosphere reserve; Strengthen the cooperation of the authorities of NATURA 2000.Actions: study of the cross-border territory within the framework of Natura 2000; Joint promotion and training plan and environmental education; Presentation of the bid to UNESCO: programme "man and the biosphere" (MAB). RESULTS: plan set of natural resources (PORN) of seven spaces; Declaration by the UNESCO as a cross-border biosphere reserve; Integral strategy of future development set

Norte de Portugal-Castilla y León



PT BENEFICIARY ERDF

Joint valuation of natural areas (NATURA 2000 network) as a transboundary biosphere reserve

EGCT Duero - Douro 600.000,00

OBJECTIVES: to recover, conserve and enhance the natural heritage, based on the establishment of a Common public policy that favors the joint management of the territory, thereby contributing to the sustainable development of the cross-border rural world. Action: Promote cross-border joint actions of protection, conservation and enhancement of the environment and natural resources; Support planning actions and joint management of human and material resources of the border RESULTS: "cross-border environmental management Model"; Recovery of local identity; Elimination of 100 "critical points"; Sustainable environmental management; Involvement of socio-economic actors

MULTI REGIONAL



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