1. Operational Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014 - 2020
EU Funds
2014 – 2020
Operational Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion

2. PROGRammING PERIOD 2007-2013 NSRF IPA/STRUCTUAL OP ENVIRONMENT
For allocation –Structural funds –new organization:
Law on Establishment of Institutional Framework for Utilization of EU Structural Instruments in the Republic of Croatia – 21. July 2012
Regulation on the Authorities within Management and Control System of EU Structural Instruments in the Republic of Croatia August 2012
Guidelines + Rules on eligibility of expenditure
Coordinating Body – MRDEUF Managing Authority – MENP
Auditing Authority – ARPA Intermediate Body level 1 - MP
Certifying Authority – MF Intermediate Body level 2 - HV

3. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME 2007-2013
Priority axis
Fund
EU funding
National funding
Total
1. WASTE
IPA CF
2. WATER
3. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TOTAL
IPA + CF

4. Transition IPA 2007-2013 2007 2013 2016 n+3 STRUCTURAL FUNDS 2013 2016
Projects are submitted to one or other of the financial perspective.
In principle there is no switching from one to another perspective .
n+3
2014
2020
2023

5. PROGRammING PERIOD 2014-2020 PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT – 30. October 2014
OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME COMPETITIVENESS AND COHESION
Adopted in December 2014 – funds are available!!
Institutional Framework
The law on the establishment of an institutional framework for the implementation of European structural funds and investment funds in Croatia during the financial period (NN 92/2014)
Regulation of the bodies in the management and control of the use of the European Social Fund, European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund, in connection with the goal of "investing for growth and jobs" (NN 107/2014)
Guidelines + Rules on eligibility of expenditure
Coordinating Body – MRDEUF Managing Authority – MRDEUF
Auditing Authority – ARPA Intermediate Body level 1 - MP
Certifying Authority – MF Intermediate Body level 2 - HV
NEW ACCREDITATION

6. PROGRammING PERIOD
Focus on the objectives and priorities of the strategy Europe 2020
Support for integrated planning
Focusing on the result - control of progress towards agreed objectives
Mandatory output indicators and indicators of results
Previous rules ( ex-ante conditions )
The framework for assessment for achievement – Performance framework

7. FINANCIAL ALLOCATIONS
For Priority axis 5b a total of EUR has been allocated (indicative: DUZS EUR + HV EUR) For Priority axis IP 6ii the allocation is EUR
NAME OF THE PROGRAMME
FUND
TOTAL (EUR)
OP COMPETITIVENESS AND COHESION
ERDF CF
OP EFFICIENT HUMAN RESOURCES
ESF
YEI
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
EAFRD
OP MARITIME AFFAIRS AND FISHERIES
EMFF
TOTAL

8. 11 thematic objectives of strategy „EUROPE 2020”
1. Strengthening research, technological development and innovation 2. Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and communication technologies 3. Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, the agricultural sector (for the EAFRD) and the fisheries and aquaculture sector (for the EMFF) 4. Supporting the shift towards a low- carbon economy in all sectors 5. Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management 6. Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency 7. Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures 8. Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility 9. Promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination 10. Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning 11. Enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration Allocations are awarded at the level of investment priorities in order to more efficiently (without modification of the OP) carry out the re-allocation of resources with specific goals that have poor to those specific targets with greater absorption

9. FINANCIAL ALLOCATIONS
INDICATIVE ALLOCATIONS GROUPED BY THEMATIC OBJECTIVES AND EU FUNDS
ERDF
ESF CF
EAFRD
EMFF
TOTAL
1. Strengthening research, technological development and innovation
2. Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and communication technologies
3. Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, the agricultural sector (for the EAFRD) and the fisheries and aquaculture sector (for the EMFF)
4. Supporting the shift towards a low- carbon economy in all sectors
5. Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management
6. Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
7. Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures

10. FINANCIAL ALLOCATIONS
INDICATIVE ALLOCATIONS GROUPED BY THEMATIC OBJECTIVES AND EU FUNDS
ERDF
ESF CF
EAFRD
EMFF
TOTAL
8. Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility
9. Promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination
10. Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning
11. Enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

11. EU REGULATIONS Regulations
1303/2013 – Common Provisions Regulation (CPR)
1300/2013 – Cohesion Fund Regulation
1301/2013 – ERDF Regulation
1305/2013 – EAFRD Regulation
Implementing acts (eg . forms, financial instruments, aspects of management and control)
215/2014 – support to objectives of climate change and performance framework
821/2014 – informing and communication, system of documenting
1011/2014 – delivery and exchange of information between the EC and the bodies in the system
Delegated acts
480/2014 – supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament
Guides , Guidelines
Eg. programming , ex-ante conditions, Performance Framework, CBA, …
- Comprehensive list is located within Rules no. 06 (CNR)

12. PROGRAM COMPLEMENT
Contains detailed information on the structure and main activities of the OP: establishes the implementing details on each specific objective and each indicative established scheme/project
Program Complement is prepared by IB1
Adopted by the Working Group of the Croatian Government appointed for EU Funds
Adopted PC is published on the website of ESI funds
The purpose of PC is to:
Facilitates IB’s in planning and implementation
Offers potential users an overview of the planned calls preferably for the entire period of the OP, and at least for the first three years

13. The selection and implementation of projects co-financed by EU funds

14. STRUCTURE OF BODIES IN THE SYSTEM
Ministry of Finance
European Union
Certifying Authority
Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Coordinating Body
Ministry of Agriculture
Intermediate Body level 1
End User
Utility Company
Investor
Grant contract
Intermediate Body level 2
Hrvatske vode
Contractor

15. RESPONSIBILITIES OF MA (IB1) AND HV (IB2)
2 PRIORITY AXES:
PA 5: Climate change and risk management
PA 6: Environmental protection and sustainability of resources
2 THEMATIC OBJECTIVES:
05 – Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management
06 – Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
2 INVESTMENT PRIORITIES UNDER THE THEMATIC OBJECTIVES
5b – Promoting investment to address specific risks, ensuring disaster resilience and developing disaster management systems
6ii – Investing in the water sector to meet the requirements of the Union's environmental acquis and to address needs, identified by the Member States, for investment that goes beyond those requirements
3 SPECIFIC GOALS UNDER THE INVESTMENT PRIORITIES
5b1 - Increasing capacities and equipping for risk management on the national and regional level
6ii1 – Improvement of the public water supply system with the purpose of assuring quality and safety of water supply for drinking water
6ii2 – Development of sewerage system and collection of waste water treatment with the aim to contribute to improvement of water status

16. RESPONSIBILITIES OF MA (IB1) I HV (IB2)
Intermediate Body level 2 ̶ participates in the preparation of tender documentation and selection of projects, concludes a grant contract with the user (and IB1), daily interacts with the user and advises him, checks the execution of the contractual obligations of users and monitors the progress of the project, investigates suspected irregularities, decide on the eligibility of expenditure during implementation and initiates financial corrections

17. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OP
Criteria for Grants
Selection criteria (SC) : applied for assessing the quality of all project proposals within the OP, and together with the corresponding methodology must pass the approval of the Monitoring Committee before the start of each of the award procedures for the scheme / project (indicative determined in Program Complement)
Eligibility criteria (EC) : resulting from the application of national and EU regulations

18. Types of procedures for the award of grants
EU FUNDS CAN BE AWARDED ONLY ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS !!
1. Open procedure (temporary and permanent),
2. Restricted procedure (temporary and permanent),
3. Indicative award,
4. Direct award,
5. Award for public-private partnerships,
6. Selection of major projects.

19. End of the selection process
GRANT CONTRACT

20. Project preparation
Projects must comply with EU regulations, national laws, strategies and programs
Projects are prepared in a complex environment
Projects must analyze the full space and provide integral solutions
Projects must be organizationally, technically, financially and environmentally sustainable
Each project demands a thorough preparation

21. Identification - Harmonization
PROJECT
strategies
programs
legislation
spatial plans
organization of implementation
EU Regulations
EU Directives
EU Guides

22. Elements of project preparation
DRAFTING OF FEASIBILITY STUDY AND DESIGN DOCUMENTATION
Option analysis for the entire system (conceptual design);
Investigation works;
Feasibility study;
Cost Benefit Analysis;
Environmental impact assessment ;
Design documentation up to Preliminary design for WWTP;
Design documentation (Preliminary and Main design) for all other planned objects;
Tender documentation;
Project implementation plan;
Issuing of Location permit for WWTP / Building permits for all other planned objects;
Drafting of Application form for EU funds with all necessary documentation and annexes – Regulation 1303/2013 from 17. December 2013;

23. Technical feasibility
Feasibility study
Engineering context
Financial context
Socio – economical context
Ecological context
Risk context
Technical feasibility
Financial analysis
Economic analysis
Sensitivity analysis
Risk analysis

24. Application of a projects for EU funds
Multi-phase process:
Administrative check of project applications (assessment of technical conditions for the application)
Checking compliance of project applications with the approved selection criteria
(assessment of compliance with the strategies and programs)
Eligibility check of project applications
(assessment of compliance with the requirements for projects)
Eligibility check by European Commission (>50mil€)
Financing Decision and Contract

25. Project implementation - Contracting
Tender procedures for works, services, and equipment - Public Procurement Act fully harmonized (EU funds);
The contract documentation for works - FIDIC (Federation Internationale des Ingenieurs - Conseils) Construction contracts (EU funds);
Tender documentation for services and equipment - Public Procurement Act fully harmonized (EU funds) .
Tender documentation should be finished/near finished at the time of approval of the project in order to ensure the timely implementation of project activities .

26. End of project (Contract)
After implementation of the project, assessment of the performance of the project is carried out, that is, the justification of financing of the project by the state:
Achieving the anticipated results of the project (built ...)
Achievement of project indicators (achieving the purpose/goal)
The contribution of the project to OP indicator (contribution purposes)
The contribution of the project to OP objectives (contribution to a cause)
Infrastructure projects are also reviewed for durability of ownership and use of infrastructure.
In case of project failure, there is a return of investment to the state and its conversion into another project in order to achieve the higher goal.

27. Dynamics of contracting

28. OP - PA2: ALLOCATIONS AND NEEDS
OP ENVIRONMENT – PA 2
EU PART
TOTAL
ALLOCATION CF - PA2 €
APPROVED
€ 262,853,367 €
IN PROCESS OF APPROVAL € €
TOTAL APPROVAL
€ 299,426,088 €
DIFFERENCE
-€ ,65
Approved projects - Slavonski Brod, Knin, Drniš, Sisak, Preparation of project documentation, Osijek, Poreč, Čakovec, Vukovar i Županja, Pipeline 2
In the process of approval - Nova Gradiška, RVS Osijek, Virovitica, Vodice

29. PROJECT PREPARATION
HRVATSKE VODE have initiated preparation of a number of projects in 2010
260 mil. Kn (35 mil Euro) has been allocated for the preparation of projects
At the start of 2014 additional mil. kn (45 mil Euro) was approved through CF allocation
Total estimated value of projects prepared is 2.6 billion Euros
A larger number of projects in a high degree of maturity
As part of preparations so far:
2300 km of main designs of water supply and waste water network
20 preliminary designs of WWTPs
537 location permits issued
338 main project certifications / building permits issued

30. CfP EN.2.1.11. – co-financing of the study and project documentation by the EU
Phase in the process of allocation of funds
Number of applications
Total value of applications (HRK)
Opening of the Calls, receipt of all project proposals 80
Financing decision 58
Contracts signed by HV (38 signed + 15 in-house procedure) 53
Contracts signed by Applicants 16
Tendering documentation received (ex-ante) 38
Recommendations for tendering documentation sent to applicants 27
Public procurement published

31. Project Osijek Total investment: 72.508.560 €
Period of implementation:
Project activities
Construction / reconstruction of three main water supply lines in the length of 16 km
Construction / reconstruction of the sewerage system in the length of 62.1 km with 15 pumping stations
Construction of 4.4 km and reconstruction of 0.17 km collectors
Construction of a WWTP with the capacity of PE with third degree of purification
Upgrade of Drinking Water Treatment Plant for arsenic removal
Delivery of equipment for maintenance and inspection of the system
Status:
The project has been approved as a Major project, in the implementation phase .

32. Project Čakovec Total investment: 46.172.004 €
Period of implementation:
Project activities
Expansion of the existing sewerage network (around 73.5 km of new pipelines with 32 pumping stations)
Reconstruction (around 14.7 km of sewerage network, two overflows with accompanying retention basins with a total volume of 1860 m3, five pumping stations)
Construction of a WWTP with third degree treatment and a capacity of PE
Restoration of a part of existing mixed discharge system
(5 km of pipelines)
Status:
The project is nationally approved in the implementation phase.

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