PREPARING FOR CLOSURE OF
THE 2007-2013 OPS
JUDIT LAKNER
DEPARTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT
POLICY CO-ORDINATION AND
METHODOLOGY
BUDAPEST
16TH JUNE 2014
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN PREPARING FOR THE CLOSURE OF
THE CURRENT PROGRAMMES?
Czech Republic
Poland
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Closure seminar Working group Guidance on
Up-grade the
on closure
closure at
InformationalWorking group
national level; System that will
for closure
Cooperation with Guidance on
automatically
the EC – meeting closure focused collect all data
“Frequently asked on
on financial
questions on the implementation issues
Closure: on
closure of
and closure of
project level
programming
assistance in
EC conference on
period 2007autumn 2014
closure
2013” published
Specific
By 31st May each
guidelines on
year (first in
closure of
2014): list of
particular OPs non-functioning
/ suspended
projects
Hungary
EC closure
seminar
Working group
for closure
National level
guidelines on
closure, plus a
separate
guideline for
phased projects
HAVE YOU ALREADY STARTED THE PROCESS OF CLOSURE IN ANY OF
YOUR PROGRAMMES? DO YOU EXPECT OTHER PROGRAMS TO START
THE PROCESS OF CLOSURE ALREADY IN 2014?
Czech Republic
Poland
Time schedules Not yet.
set up, necessary
administrative
capacity
determined and
is being trained;
materials are
assorted;
monitoring the
absorption
capacity and
planning on
possible
reallocation; a
reservoir of
alternative
projects
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
No. The process
of closure have
OP Transport and not started yet in
OP Environment any of the
Operational
started with
programmes.
phasing some
major projects. Process will not
start in 2014.
OP closure
procedures have
not started yet
within any OP
and it is not
assumed by
2014.
Hungary
In some Ops
there are
projects with
final payments,
but OP level
closure did not
start yet.
WHAT MEASURES HAVE YOU TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS WILL BE FINISHED TILL THE END OF
2015?
Czech Republic
Poland
Managing
Authorities has
set the final date
for the project
termination by
the middle of
2015 (later only
exceptionally).
They are
regularly
checking the
fulfillment of
time schedules
of projects and
actively
communicating
with
beneficiaries.
Monitoring of
implementation
by measures on
monthly basis
Quarterly
monitoring of
programmes’
timetables
Reallocations
between axes
and measures
10% flexibility
mechanism
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Hungary
The national
Close monitoring Commitments:
guidance
of the projects state aid
foresees binding and replacing regulations
deadlines for
projects that will
processing
not be
Deadline for
requests for
implemented
accepting final
payment at all with projects
requests of
levels of financial from
payment
management at Overcommitmen (15.01.2016.)
national level
t that will be
(e.g. deadline for successfully
Projects that are
providing last
implemented till possible to be
advance
31.12.2015.
phased
payment and
deadline for their
Recede and
clearing).
replacement
WHAT PROBLEMATIC ISSUES DO YOU SEE WHERE
COOPERATION OR COMMON POSITION WOULD BE
EFFECTIVE?
Czech Republic
Phasing of nonmajor projects
Final date of the
eligibility of
expenditures of
technical
assistance
Update of the EC
Closure
guidelines
Sharing best
practices
Poland
No issues at
current stage.
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Ongoing
No issues at
cooperation, at current stage.
least by the form
of mutual
informing on
various aspects
of EU Funds
implementation.
When ad hoc
problematic
issues arise.
Hungary
Detailed
definition on
functioning/non
functioning
projects based
on the EC
guideline
Detailed reading
of 10% flexibilty
Phasing major
and non major
projects
NON-FUNCTIONING PROJECTS 1.
QUESTION: „COMPLETED AND IN USE”?
a)
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DID NOT REACH THE STAGE OF COMPLETION
NOT IMPLEMENTED ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT
PROCURED APPLIANCES HAD NOT BEEN ACTIVATED
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE OPERABILITY OF THE PROJECT
ARE NOT AVAILABLE (E.G.: PERMISSIONS, OPERATION
CONTRACTS)
PAYMENT FOR THE BENEFICIARY HAVE NOT BEEN MADE
NON-FUNCTIONING PROJECTS 2.
b) COMPLETED BUT NOT IN USE
INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT IN USE IN PRACTICE, THEREFORE IT IS NOT
UTILIZED
QUESTION: SUSTAINABILITY PHASE OF THE PROJECT - ALL
OBLIGATIONS INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT ARE NOT FULFILLED
NON-FUNCTIONING PROJECTS 3.
MILESTONES STATED IN THE REPORTS CAN BE ADAPTED WITHIN THE
2 YEARS MONITORING AND REPORTING PERIOD
SURVEYS:
• LIST OF PROJECTS WHICH ARE IN RISK TO BE NON-FUNCTIONING
• LIST OF PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED IN 2015
• LIST OF MAIN BENEFICIARIES
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
E-MAIL: JUDIT.LAKNER@ME.GOV.HU
TOUR-THE-TABLE QUESTIONS
DURING THE COMING CLOSURE PROCESS, IN WHICH OF YOUR OPS
WILL YOU APPLY THE TOOL OF THE 10% FLEXIBILITY (ACCORDING
TO RECENT DATA)?
HAVE YOU WORKED OUT A DETAILED DEFINITION ON
FUNCTIONING/NON FUNCTIONING PROJECTS BASED ON THE EC
GUIDELINE?
TO WHAT EXTENT WILL THE CLOSURE PROCESS BE SUPPORTED
BY/BASED ON AN IT SYSTEM?
WHAT NEXT STEPS DO YOU PLAN FOR 2014?