Regionalpolitik SAWP 18 December 2012 European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Nicholas Martyn European Commission Directorate Regional and Urban Policy

Regionalpolitik Scope and purpose Amendment of the present regulation Broadening of the EGTC instrument and its use, including: inclusion of members from third countries and overseas territories possibility to set up EGTC between 1 MS and 1 non-MS the possibility to involve "public undertakings" Continuity – Clarifications - Simplifications

Regionalpolitik Focus on Article 7(2) and (3) What can an EGTC do? “facilitation and promotion of territorial cooperation”  “may carry out specific actions of territorial cooperation”  with financial support from the Union or  without financial support from the Union  “Specifically", tasks may concern the implementation 1.of cooperation programmes (EGTC signs grant letters as managing authority) 2.or parts thereof or 3.of (several) operations supported by the Union through the ERDF, ESF and/or CF (  interregional and transnational cooperation under the IfJG goal)

Regionalpolitik Proposed changes  Art. 2(1)Regulation covers body AND its activities  Art. 3(1)(d)»public undertakings» as EGTC members  Art. 3(1)(e)authorities from third countries as EGTC members  Art. 3(2), 3aSpecific provisions about third countries and overseas territories; possibility for EGTC between 1 MS and 1 non-MS  Art. 4(3)procedure for approval of EGTC convention (reference to national law restricted to distribution of competences, deadline 6 months, tacit approval)  Art. 4(6)simplified procedure for changes of convention (new members)

Regionalpolitik Proposed changes  Art. 7(2)sufficient if tasks of EGTC within competence of at least one member from each Member State  Art. 7(4)Assembly fixes conditions and fees for use of infrastructures managed by EGTC  Art. 8/9clear distinction between convention and statutes  Art. 8(!)staff : explicit options for applicable law  Art. 12new provisions on risk insurance

Regionalpolitik Terminological adaptations/Clarifications  Lisbon Treaty “Union”, “territorial cohesion”  Art. 3(1)"national authorities" in addition to "Member State"  Art. 5(1)also Commission to be informed about EGTC creation  Art. 5(2)publication in "C series" according model in Annex (now "S series")  Art. 7(2) and (3) structure  Art. 8(2)(b)clarification on territory for interregional & networks  Art. 8(2)(e)clarification of applicable law  Art. 9(2)(d)Para. split into two  Art. 16(1)information of other Member States about national implementing rules  Art. 17new deadline for next report (mid 2018)  Art. 18new deadline for revised national rules  (6 months after amending Reg. in force)

Regionalpolitik What is not proposed?  Public/private status, but expenditure always public  Art. 2(13) CPR  private sector involvement in general (SGEI?)  Public procurement  VAT  Social security rules for staff (-> Recital 27)

Regionalpolitik EGTC - Integration in legislative package  Joint action plan If EGTC  “Steering committee” (Art. 8 ETC)  Community-led local development“ Local action group: 2 countries (Art. 9 ETC)  Integrated territorial investment “Intermediate body” to carry out management and implementation  legal body or an EGTC (2 countries) (Art. 10 ETC)  Expenditure always considered "public support" (Art. 2 CPR)  Sole beneficiary (Art. 11(3) ETC)  Managing OP or PART of an OP (Art. 21 ETC)  If EGTC as ETC managing authority: controls to be carried out for programme area as a whole (Art. 22(3) ETC)