Institutional and legal frameworkfor PPP in Croatia

Damir Juricic, Ph.D.

PPP Agency, Managing Director

damir.juricic@ajpp.hr

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1.Institutional framework

2.Legal framework

3.PPP process in Croatia

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1.Institutional framework

2.Legal framework

3.PPP process in Croatia

Institutions in Croatian PPP market

1.Ministry of finance (MoF)

2.Centre for Investment (CEI)

3.State Commission for Supervision of Public Procurement Procedure (SCSPPP)

4. Agency for Public-Private Partnership (APPP)

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Ministry of Finance

-Participate in process of appraisal and approval;-Approves ability of underwriting long term obligations born by PPP contract; -Gives the opinion about project impact on fiscal risks;-Gives the prior-approval to PPP Agency-PPP Agency can’t issue project approval without MoF prior-approval.

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Centre for Investment

-Prepare the project proposals for all state ministry (obligatory);-Prepare the project proposal for other public bodies (voluntary basis);-Conduct procurement process for public bodies;-Implement projects.

CEI

Public bodies

APPP

MoF

Expose Public Sectorto the Risks

Control the Public SectorRisk Exposure

IMPLEMENTING REGULATING7

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State Commission for Supervision of Public Procurement Procedure (SCSPPP)

Solving the complaints in procurement process.

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PPP Agency

-Propose the PPP Act;-Collect knowledge and experience from other countries;-Organise education and dissemination of best practice by conferences, work shops and manuals;-Propose new solution rise from new theory and practice;-Maintain the register of PPP projects;-Supervises of PPP project in implementation;-Other.

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Content

1.Institutional framework

2.Legal framework

3.PPP process in Croatia

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BASIC:Public-Private Partnership Act (OG 78/2012)

Regulation on implementation of public-private partnership projects (OG 88/12)

OTHER:Public Procurement Act (OG 143/13)Concession Act (OG 143/12)

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Public-Private Partnership Act

-Define a Public-Private Partnership;-Duration limits of the PPP contract;-Procedure of selecting consultant;-Procedure of selecting private partner;-Content of project proposal (PSC and PPP contract);-Procedure of preparation and approval of project proposal;-Ministry of Finance pre-approval;-Amendment of PPP contract;-Procedure of supervising of the project;-Other.

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Regulation on implementation of public-private Partnership Projects

-Define the content of PSC;-Criterion for selecting private partner;-Application of discount rate;-Criterion for approval of contract amendments;-Content of project status report in implementation phase;-Other.

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Manual 1: Discounting and discount rateManual 2: Financial modelManual 3: Public Sector ComparatorManual 4: The structure of PPP contractManual 5: Determining the long term payment ability of LPUManual 6: Value for MoneyManual 7: Selecting the private partner - procurementManual 8: Risk identification and allocationManual 9: Preparation and implementation of public investment Manual 10: Legal and institutional framework for PPP in CroatiaManual 11: Combining EU funds and PPP

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Content

1.Institutional framework

2.Legal framework

3.PPP process in Croatia

Project information

MoF(fiscal risks)

APPP(VfM, Contract)

Selecting Private Partner

Transfer of building

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Project implementation

Public procurement

Project proposal

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Thanks for your attention

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