Martin Majerech
Ministry of agriculture and rural development
LEADER/CLLD guidelines in
Slovak republic in
2014-2020
Presentation focus on:
 LEADER in 2007-2013
 Basic information about implementation of LEADER in EU / Slovakia
 LEADER/CLLD in 2014-2020
 Process of programming, legislation and strategic documents
 SWOT analysis
 LEADER/CLLD in programming documents
 LEADER/CLLD guidelines
 CLLD management system
 CLLD strategy template
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LEADER in 2007-2013 – what is the LEADER approach
 Innovative approach for rural development, method how to develop an area, how to search
new potential
 Bottom – up approach
 Local action group (LAG) – public private partnerships, it consists of at least 50% of the
private and civil sector
 Local development strategies – description of the problems and the ways how to solve them
 History
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LEADER I (1991 - 1993)
LEADER II (1994 - 1999)
LEADER + (2000 - 2006)
2007-2013 – part of the rural development programmes (RDP)
2014-2020 – part of the rural development programme + CLLD
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LEADER in 2007-2013 – EU level
 LEADER as part of the RDP– axis 4
 Possibility to implement objectives and measures of other 3 axes
 Different approach in member states (MS)
 All 3 axes (18 MSs)
 The 1st and 3rd axis (Denmark, Greece, Estonia, Latvia)
 Only the 3rd axis (Portugal, Slovakia, Lithuania, Poland, Ireland)
 Financial allocation – min. 5 % EAFRD allocation (2 - 2,5 % new MS)
 2 – 3 % - Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Cyprus ...
 10 - 11 % - Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain
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LEADER in 2007-2013 – EU level
Overview of axes, where measures are
implemented by LEADER approach in
particular member states
Proportion of individual axes in RDP in % according
to MS
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LEADER in 2007-2013 – in Slovak republic
 1st period, no experience (only technical assistance SAPARD – established development
strategies in 11 territories of SK)
 Implementation of the axis 3
 3,13 % from the EAFRD, 79 013 206 EUR (EAFRD +NB)
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LEADER in 2007-2013 – LAGs selection
 2 calls for proposal
 Ist call – announced on 4th April 2008, receipt of applications in period 1st– 15th of december 2008
 IInd call – announced on 30rd October 2009, receipt of applications in period 15th – 29th of
january 2010
 Evaluation of applications and selection procedure of LAGs
 Administrative check– paying agency (PA)
 Formal check of completeness of applications and strategies
 Monitoring the eligibility of actions and eligibility criteria
 Selection Committee – Managing authority (MA)
 External evaluators – eligibility criteria of LAG, qualitative evaluation of strategies
 Sorting by points, eventually 3rd evaluator (if the difference in evaluation is more than 20 points)
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LEADER in 2007-2013 – LAGs selection
Profil of average LAG in SK
Basic data about LAGs
Population
Area
km2
Density of
popul./km2
21 298
311,2
78,96
Number
of LAGs
Number
of
municipa
lities
Number of
municipalities
in % of SK
Populat
ion of
LAGs
Population in %
of SK
29
543
18,8
617 633
11,44
Area of LAG
km2
Area of LAG in
% of SK
9 023,59
18,4
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Programming period 2014-2020 – legislation EU
 Common strategic framework – regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European parliament
and of the Council of 17 December 2013
 Common provision on 5 funds
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European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
European Social Fund (ESF)
European Agruculture Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
Cohesion Fund (CF)
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
 Community-led local development – CLLD – articles 32-35
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Article 32 – CLLD Shall be supported by EAFRD (as LEADER) and may be supported by the ERDF, ESF, EMFF
Article 33 – CLLD strategies
Article 34 – Local Action Groups (LAGs) – tasks and responsibilities
Article 35 – support from CLLD shall cover:
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Preparatory support
Implementation of operations under CLLD strategy
Preparation and implementation of the LAGs cooperation activities
Running cost and animation
 Regulation for Rural Development – regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European
parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
 Support for rural development by the EAFRD
 LEADER – articles 42-44
 Article 42 – LEADER LAGs
 Article 43 – LEADER stuart-up kit – specific „preparatory support“ and support for small pilot projects – optional
 Article 44 – LEADER cooperation activities
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Programming peridod 2014-2020 – strategic programming documents
 EU level
 Position paper – main priorities for each MS from the view of the EU
 National level
 Partnership agreement
 Main priorities for all EU funds in SK
 CLLD – chapter 3.1 – CLLD supported by EAFRD (Rural development programme) and EFRD (Integrated
regional operational programme) – mutlifunded CLLD strategy (1 LAG – 2 funds)
 Operational programmes / Programmes
 Rural development programme – measure 19 LEADER
 Integrated regional operational programme – priority axis 5 CLLD
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LEADER/CLLD in 2014-2020 – what has 07-13 brought? What is necessary to improve?
 Strenghts
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Bottom – up approach
Strengthening of subsidiarity
Involvement of the private, civil and non-profit sectors into decision making
Building of the localpatriotism
The rediscovery of regional (local) traditions, products
Development of tourism, agro-tourism
Investments in areas
Increasing interest in public affairs
Cooperation
 Weaknesses
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Possibility to implement only axis 3 through LEADER
Restricted group of beneficiaries
No experience with LEADER in Slovakia
Poor cooperation in areas, LAG´s/MA/PA
Long process of evaluating applications
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LEADER/CLLD in 2014-2020 – what has 07-13 brought? What is necessary to improve?
 Opportunities
 Development potential of the area and residents
 Contributing to the improvement of the economic development of Slovakia, to create jobs ...
 The involvement of a broad public, of young people into decision-making
 Threats
 Low finance allocation for LEADER
 Restrictions for LEADER (LAG´s)
 Bad cooperation, communication
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LEADER/CLLD in 2014-2020 – main changes
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CLLD – 2 funds, 2 programmes
Increase of money –205 mil. EUR (from 79 mil. EUR)
Number of LAG – min. 50 (from 29)
Population cover – min. 1 000 000 inhabitants (from 500 000)
Much more possibilities
 More measures, more type of beneficiaries
 Bigger flexibility – not only few measure, not only measure and condition from RDP, but also possibility to go
outside of RDP
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LEADER/CLLD in 2014-2020 – CLLD in programmes
 CLLD – 2 funds, 2 programmes
 Integrated regional operational programme (IROP) – ERDF
 Priority axis 5 – Community led local development
 Specific objective 5.1.1 – support for businesses
 Specific objective 5.1.2 – public services, support for rural-urban linkages
 100 mil. EUR
 Rural development programme (RDP) – EAFRD – as LEADER measure
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Measures from regulation EU 1305/2013, except „non project“ measures
Beneficiaries – farmers, agri holdings, forestries, municipalities etc.
105 mil. EUR
4 submeasures
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Preparatory support
Implementation of strategies
Cooperation projects
Running costs and animation
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Programming period 2014-2020 – LEADER/CLLD guidelines
 CLLD managment system
 CLLD strategy template
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CLLD management system - content
1. Introductory provisions – definitions, LEADER principles
2. Common provisions fo CLLD management system
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Common provisions for RDP and IROP – chapters 1-6 a 12
Provisions only for RDP – chapters 7-10
Provisions only for IROP – chapter 11
EU/SK legislation
CLLD – provisions from Partenrship agreement SR, coordination on the national level
Conflict of interests
Local action groups
1. Definition, establishment, task and responsibilities
2. Bodies of LAG – general assembly, executive body, selection committee, manager, statutory representative,
revision committee
3. Financing of running and animation costs
4. Selection of LAGs
5. Financial alocation for LAG
7. CLLD in RDP
8. Selection of projects
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10. Monitoring
11. CLLD in IROP
12. Changes and amendments of CLLD management system
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CLLD management system – definitions, LEADER principles
1. LEADER
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Innovative approach for rural development, method how to develop an area, how to search a new potential
Main principle is bootom-up app
Implemented by local actin gorups
History
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LEADER I (1991 - 1993)
LEADER II (1994 - 1999)
LEADER + (2000 - 2006)
2007-2013 – part of the rural development programmes (RDP)
2014-2020 – part of the rural development programme + CLLD
2. 7 principles
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area-based local development strategies intended for well-identified subregional rural territories;
local public-private partnerships (hereinafter local action groups);
bottom-up approach with a decision-making power for local action groups concerning the elaboration and
implementation of local development strategies;
multi-sectoral design and implementation of the strategy based on the interaction between actors and projects of
different sectors of the local economy;
implementation of innovative approaches;
implementation of cooperation projects;
networking of local partnerships.
3. CLLD – community led local development,
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Based on LEADER principles
EAFRD as mandatory, other funds optionaly
in SK– RDP and IROP
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CLLD management system - EU/SK legislation
1. EU
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Regulation (EÚ) No 1303/2013 – common provisions for all ESIF funds
Regulation (EÚ) No 1305/2013 on support for rural development by the EAFRD
Regulation (EÚ) No 1301/2013 for EFRD
Commision Delegated regulation No 807/2014, which supplement regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Commision implementing regulation No 808/2014, laying down rules for the application of
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
2. SK
1. Law No 292/2014 on grants from ESIF
2. Law No 83/1990 on association of citizens
3. Law No 25/2006 on public procurement
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CLLD management system – Local action groups LAGs
1. LAG is group of representatives of public and private local socio-economic interests, in
which, at the decision-making level neither public authorities, nor any single interest group
represents more than 49 % of the voting rights
2. Legal form of LAG – civic association according the law No 83/1990, which has had
approved CLLD strategy (by ministry)
3. Approval of LAG – selection process in selection committee
4. Bodies of LAG
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general assembly,
executive body,
selection committee,
manager,
statutory representative,
revision committee
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CLLD management system – tasks and responsibilities of LAGs
1. designing and implementing the CLLD strategies
2. building the capacity of local actors to develop and implement operations including fostering
their project management capabilities;
3. drawing up a non-discriminatory and transparent selection procedure and objective criteria
for the selection of operations, which avoid conflicts of interest, ensure that at least 50 % of
the votes in selection decisions are cast by partners which are not public authorities, and
allow selection by written procedure;
4. ensuring coherence with the CLLD strategy when selecting operations, by prioritising those
operations according to their contribution to meeting that strategy's objectives and targets;
5. preparing and publishing calls for proposals or an ongoing project submission procedure,
including defining selection criteria;
6. receiving and assessing applications for support;
7. selecting operations and fixing the amount of support and, presenting the proposals to the
body responsible for final verification of eligibility before approval;
8. monitoring the implementation of the CLLD strategy and the operations supported and
carrying out specific evaluation activities linked to that strategy.
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CLLD management system - selection of LAGs
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When selecting MAS framework will be applied following criteria for selecting strategies :
 General criteria for LAG
 Quality of partnership
 Quality of CLLD strategy
2. Ministry will publish call for proposals on the website
 LAG will submit CLLD strategy and selection criteria for the selection of operations,
3. Assessing aplication (CLLD strategy and criteria for the selection of operations) by
evaluators according to the scoring criteria,
4. Selection committee will make ranking and make protocol from selection
5. Depending on financial limit the selection committe will decide about number of selected
LAGs
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CLLD management system - selection of LAGs - General criteria for LAG
a) Number of inhabitants 10 000 – 150 000,
b) Inhabitants density max 150 inh/km2,
c) Minimum number of municipalities in LAG is 7,
d) LAG shall have legal form – civic association according the law No 83/1990,
e) LAG shall have created mandatory bodies general assembly, executive body, selection committee,
manager, statutory representative, revision committee
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LAG shall be group of representatives of public and private local socio-economic interests, in which, at
the decision-making level neither public authorities, nor any single interest group represents more than
49 % of the voting rights
g) Members of LAG shall be from LAG area (residence , office or operation),
h) Part of LAG can be also cities bigger than 20 000 inhanitants, but those can´t be a beneficiary of
projects,
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LAG must have designed the CLLD strategy with clear objectives and measures
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Area of LAG shall be contiguous (municipalities must be connected with their areas)
k) Strategy designed by LAG shall be CLLD strategy – created as multifunded – both funds EAFRD and
EFRD
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CLLD management system - selection of LAGs – quality of partnership
1. Building of partnership
– How the partnership has been build, who are the members,
2. Community involvement
– How the community (inhabitants, businesses, NGO..)has been involved
into the process of building partnership and CLLD strategy questionaries, workshops, seminars, interviews, campaigns..
3. Quality of the LAG management
– qualifications and experience of the LAG management
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CLLD management system - selection of LAGs – quality of CLLD strategy
1. Assessment of analysis
2. Assessment of the strategic framework – vision, priorities, objectives,
innovative and integrated characters
3. Assessment of the impementation framework – action plan (measures)
4. Monitoring and evaluation of the CLLD strategy,
5. Assessment of the financial framework
6. Contribution to the improving of the local economy growth
7. Contribution to the RDP and IROP objectives
8. Contribution to the social inclusion
9. Contribution to the climate change and environment
10.Synergies and complementarities
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CLLD management system – financial alocation for LAG
1. Different alocation for different LAG - FIX + flexible part
2. FIX part – 2.8 mil. EUR per each LAG
3. Flexible part
– combination of the criteria as No of inhabitants, No of municipalities, area covered and
unemployment rate,
– For each criteria is fixed individual amount / EUR
– Maximum for flexible part is 1.2 mil EUR
4. Maximum per LAG – 4.0 mil. EUR
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CLLD management system - selection of the projects implementing in LAG
1. Level of LAG
– LAG publish call for proposals
– Assesment of the projects – selection criteria, LAG selection committee
– Protocol of the selected projects – is send to the paying agency/ministry
2. Level of paying agency/ministry
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Formal check
Assesment of the porcess made by LAG - decision
Contract with final beneficiary
Paying to the final beneficiary
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CLLD strategy template
Introduction - summary
1. Basic data of LAG
1. LAG identification data
2. a definition of the area and the population covered by the strategy
2. Building of partnership, history and community involvement
3. Analysis
1. analysis of the area
2. SWOT analysis
3. needs assessment
4. Strategic framework
1. Designing of the vision and the strategic objective
2. Designing of the priorities, specific objectives and measures
3. Intervention logic
4. Integrated characters of the CLLD strategy
5. innovative characters of the CLLD strategy
CLLD strategy template
5. Implementation framework
1. managing and implementiation process
1.Organization structures of the LAG – LAG bodies
2.Implementiation process
2. Action plan
3. monitoring and evaluation of the CLLD strategy
1.Description of the monitoring and evaluation methods
2.Monitoring indicators
6. Financial framework – financial plan
7. Contributions of the CLLD strategy, its synergies and complementarities
1.Contribution to the improving of the local economy growth
2.Contribution to the RDP and IROP objectives
3.Contribution to the social inclusion
4.Contribution to the climate change and environment
5.Synergies and complementarities
Thanks for attention