Strasbourg,29.5.2018

COM(2018) 374 final

ANNEX

to the

Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

on specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by the European Regional Development Fund and external financing instruments

{SEC(2018) 268 final}
{SWD(2018) 282 final}
{SWD(2018) 283 final}


ANNEX

TEMPLATE FOR INTERREG PROGRAMMES

CCI

[15 characters]

Title

[255]

Version

First year

[4]

Last year

[4]

Eligible from

Eligible until

Commission decision number

Commission decision date

Programme amending decision number

[20]

Programme amending decision entry into force date

NUTS regions covered by the programme

Component of Interreg

1. Programme strategy: main development challenges and policy responses

1.1.Programme area (not required for component 4 Interreg programmes)

Reference: Article 17(4)(a), Article 17(9)(a)

Text field [2 000]

1.2.Summary of main joint challenges, taking into acccount economic, social and territorial disparities, joint investment needs and complimentary with other forms of support, lessons-learnt from past experience and macro-regional strategies and sea-basin strategies where the programme area as a whole or partially is covered by one or more strategies.

Reference: Article 17(4)(b), Article 17(9)(b)

Text field [50 000]

1.3.Justification for the selection of policy objectives and the Interreg specific objectives, corresponding priorities, specific objectives and the forms of support, addressing, where appropriate, missing links in cross-border infrastructure

Reference: Article 17(4)(c)



Table 1

Selected policy objective or selected Interreg-specific objective

Selected specific objective

Priority

Justification for selection

[2 000 per objective]

2.Priorities [300]

Reference: Article 17(4)(d) and (e)

2.1.Title of the priority (repeated for each priority)

Reference: Article 17(4)(d)

Text field: [300]

This is a priority pursuant to a transfer under Article 17(3)

2.1.1.    Specific objective (repeated for each selected specific objective, for priorities other than technical assistance)

Reference: Article 17(4)(e)

2.1.2    Related types of action, including a list of planned operations of strategic importance, and their expected contribution to those specific objectives and to macro-regional strategies and sea-basis strategies, where appropriate

Reference: Article 17(4)(e)(i), Article 17(9)(c)(ii)

Text field [7000]

List of planned operations of strategic importance

Text field [2000]

For component 4 Interreg programmes:

Reference Article 17(9)(c)(i)

Definition of a single beneficiary or a limited list of beneficiaries and the granting procedure

Text field [7000]

2.1.3    Indicators

Reference: Article 17(4)(e)(ii), Article 17(9)(c)(iii)

Table 2: Output indicators

Priority

Specific objective

ID

[5]

Indicator

Measurement unit

[255]

Milestone (2024)

[200]

Final target (2029)

[200]

Table 3: Result indicators

Priority

Specific objective

ID

Indicator

Measurement unit

Baseline

Reference year

Final target (2029)

Source of data

Comments

2.1.4    The main target groups

Reference: Article 17(4)(e)(iii), Article 17(9)(c)(iv)

Text field [7000]

2.1.5    Specific territories targeted, including the planned use of ITI, CLLD or other territorial tools

Reference: Article 17(4)(e)(iv)

Text field [7000]

2.1.6    Planned use of financial instruments

Reference: Article 17(4)(e)(v)

Text field [7000]

2.1.7    Indicative breakdown of the EU programme resources by type of intervention

Reference: Article 17(4)(e)(vi), Article 17(9)(c)(v)

Table 4: Dimension 1 – intervention field

Priority no

Fund

Specific objective

Code

Amount (EUR)



Table 5: Dimension 2 – form of financing

Priority no

Fund

Specific objective

Code

Amount (EUR)

Table 6: Dimension 3 – territorial delivery mechanism and territorial focus

Priority No

Fund

Specific objective

Code

Amount (EUR)

2.T.    Technical assistance priority

Reference: Article 17(4)(f) ETC

Text field [8000]

Priority No

Fund

Code

Amount (EUR)

3.Financing plan

Reference: Article 17(4)(g)

3.1    Financial appropriations by year

Reference: Article 17(4)(g)(i), Article 17(5)(a)(i)-(iv)

Table 7

Fund

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

Total

ERDF

IPA III CBC 1

Neighbourhood CBC 2

IPA III 3

NDICI 4

OCTP Greenland 5

OCTP 6

Interreg Funds 7

Total

3.2    Total financial appropriations by fund and national co-financing

Reference: Article 17(4)(g)(ii), Article 17(5)(a)(i)-(iv), Article 17(5)(b)

Table 8*

PO No or TA

Priority

Fund

(as applicable)

Basis for calculation EU support (total or public)

EU contribution

(a)

National contribution

(b)=(c)+(d)

Indicative breakdown of the national counterpart

Total

(e)=(a)+(b)

Co-financing rate

(f)=(a)/(e)

Contributions from the third countries

(for information)

National public

(c)

National private

(d)

Priority 1

ERDF

IPA III CBC 8

Neighbourhood CBC 9

IPA III 10

NDICI 11

OCTP Greenland 12

OCTP 13

Interreg Funds 14

Priority 2

(funds as above)

Total

All funds

ERDF

IPA III CBC

Neighbourhood CBC

IPA III

NDICI

OCTP Greenland

OCTP

Interreg Funds

Total

All funds

* Prior to the mid-term review, this table includes the amounts for the years 2021-2025 only.

4.Action taken to involve the relevant programme partners in the preparation of the Interreg programme and the role of those programme partners in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation

Reference: Article 17(4)(h)

Text field [10 000]

5.Approach to communication and visibility for the Interreg programme, including the planned budget

Reference: Article 17(4)(i)

Text field [10 000]

6.    Implementing provisions

6.1.    Programme authorities

Reference: Article 17(7)(a)

Table 10

Programme authorities

Name of the institution [255]

Contact name [200]

E-mail [200]

Managing authority

National authority (for programmes with participating third countries, if appropriate)

Audit authority

Group of auditors representatives (for programmes with participating third countries, if appropriate)

Body to which the payments are to be made by the Commission

6.2.    Procedure for setting up the joint secretariat

Reference: Article 17(7)(b)

Text field [3 500]

6.3    Apportionment of liabilities among participating Member States and where applicable, the third countries and OCTs, in the event of financial corrections imposed by the managing authority or the Commission

Reference: Article 17(7)(c)

Text field [10 500]

APPENDICES

·Map of the programme area

·Reimbursement of eligible expenditure from the Commission to the Member State based on unit costs, lump sums and flat rates

·Financing not linked to cost

Appendix 1:    Map of the programme area

Appendix 2:    Reimbursement of eligible expenditure from the Commission to the Member State based on unit costs, lump sums and flat rates

Reimbursement of eligible expenditure from the Commission to the Member State based on unit costs, lump sums and flat rates

Template for submitting data for the consideration of the Commission

(Article 88 CPR)

Date of submitting the proposal

Current version

A.    Summary of the main elements

Priority

Fund

Estimated proportion of the total financial allocation within the priority to which the SCO will be applied in % (estimate)

Type(s) of operation

Corresponding indicator name(s)

Unit of measurement for the indicator

Type of SCO (standard scale of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates)

Corresponding standard scales of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates

Code

Description

Code

Description

B. Details by type of operation (to be completed for every type of operation)

Did the Managing Authority receive support from an external company to set out the simplified costs below?

If so, please specify which external company:    Yes/No – Name of external company

Types of operation:

1.1. Description of the operation type

1.2 Priority /specific objective(s) concerned

1.3 Indicator name 15

1.4 Unit of measurement for indicator

1.5 Standard scale of unit cost, lump sum or flat rate

1.6 Amount

1.7 Categories of costs covered by unit cost, lump sum or flat rate

1.8 Do these categories of costs cover all eligible expenditure for the operation? (Y/N)

1.9 Adjustment(s) method

11.10 Verification of the achievement of the unit of measurement

- describe what document(s) will be used to verify the achievement of the unit of measurement

- describe what will be checked during management verifications (including on-the-spot), and by whom

- describe what the arrangements are to collect and store the data/documents

1.11 Possible perverse incentives or problems caused by this indicator, how they could be mitigated, and the estimated level of risk

1.12 Total amount (national and EU) expected to be reimbursed

C: Calculation of the standard scale of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates

1. Source of data used to calculate the standard scale of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates (who produced, collected and recorded the data; where the data are stored; cut-off dates; validation, etc.):

2. Please specify why the proposed method and calculation is relevant to the type of operation:

3. Please specify how the calculations were made, in particular including any assumptions made in terms of quality or quantities. Where relevant, statistical evidence and benchmarks should be used and attached to this annex in a format that is usable by the Commission.

4. Please explain how you have ensured that only eligible expenditure was included in the calculation of the standard scale of unit cost, lump sum or flat rate;

5. Assessment of the audit authority(ies) of the calculation methodology and amounts and the arrangements to ensure the verification, quality, collection and storage of data:



Appendix 3: Financing not linked to costs

Template for submitting data for the consideration of the Commission

(Article 89 CPR)

Date of submitting the proposal

Current version

A.    Summary of the main elements

Priority

Fund

The amount covered by the financing not linked to costs

Type(s) of operation

Conditions to be fulfilled/results to be achieved

Corresponding indicator name(s)

Unit of measurement for the indicator

Code

Description

The overall amount covered

B. Details by type of operation (to be completed for every type of operation)

Types of operation:

1.1. Description of the operation type

1.2 Priority /specific objective(s) concerned

1.3 Conditions to be fulfilled or results to be achieved

1.4 Deadline for fulfilment of conditions or results to be achieved

1.5 Indicator definition for deliverables

1.6 Unit of measurement for indicator for deliverables

1.7 Intermediate deliverables (if applicable) triggering reimbursement by the Commission with schedule for reimbursements

Intermediate deliverables

Date

Amounts

1.8 Total amount (including EU and national funding)

1.9 Adjustment(s) method

1.10 Verification of the achievement of the result or condition (and where relevant, the intermediate deliverables)

- describe what document(s) will be used to verify the achievement of the result or condition

- describe what will be checked during management verifications (including on-the-spot), and by whom

- describe what arrangements there are to collect and store the data/documents

1.11 Arrangements to ensure the audit trail

Please list the body(ies) responsible for these arrangements.

(1)

   Component 1, external cross-border cooperation

(2)

   Component 1, external cross-border cooperation

(3)

   Components 2 and 4

(4)

   Components 2 and 4

(5)

   Components 2 and 4

(6)

   Components 3 and 4

(7)

   ERDF, IPA III, NDICI or OCTP, where as single amount under Components 2 and 4

(8)

   Component 1, external cross-border cooperation

(9)

   Component 1, external cross-border cooperation

(10)

   Components 2 and 4

(11)

   Components 2 and 4

(12)

   Components 2 and 4

(13)

   Components 3 and 4

(14)

   ERDF, IPA III, NDICI or OCTP, where as single amount under Components 2 and 4

(15)

   Several complementary indicators (for instance one output indicator and one result indicator) are possible for one type of operation. In these cases, fields 1.3 to 1.11 should be filled in for each indicator.