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IPA Components III, IV and V:IPA Components III, IV and V: Conditions for successful preparation and

absorption of assistance

Joint presentation by respective units in DGs AGRI, EMPL and REGIO

• IPA framework: Structures and programming for Components III IV and VComponents III, IV and V

• Essentials for the progress to be achieved• How to ensure a good absorption of fundsow to e su e a good abso pt o o u ds• State of play in preparations for implementation

2Effective Support for Enlargement 19 October 2009, Brussels

IPA framework

I. Transition Assistance and Institution Building

II Cross-Border Cooperation

Candidate and potential candidate countriesII. Cross Border Cooperation

III. Regional Development

IV. Human Resources Development Only candidate V. Rural Development (IPARD)

ycountries


IPA framework

Main IPA objectivesj

Progressive alignment with the standards and policies of the EU: Cohesion policy Common Agricultural PolicyEU: Cohesion policy, Common Agricultural Policy

Prepare countries to implement and manage Community funds:• European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund,

European Social Fund• European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

Strengthening public management capacities


IPA framework

IPA “side effect” - Strengthening public management g g p gcapacities

Guiding countries in creating modern public managementGuiding countries in creating modern public management structures, based on the principles of good governance:

• Openness (transparency)• Participation (partnership)• Accountability• Effectiveness• Effectiveness • Coherence


IPA framework

Structures and authorities to be in place:

• National IPA Co-ordinator [NIPAC] (CI-V)• Strategic co-ordinator (CIII-IV)g ( )• Competent Accrediting Officer [CAO] (CI-V)• National Authorising Officer [NAO] (CI-V)• A National Fund [NF] (CI-V)• An Operating Structure [OS] (for each Component/Programme)• Audit Authority [AA] (CI-V)Audit Authority [AA] (CI V)• End recipients (CIII-V) – line ministry; water, rail or road

company; regional waste operator; municipality; SME; farmer


Example - IPARD structures

European CommissionCompetent Accrediting

Audit Authority

IPA Monitoring Committee

gOfficer

National IPA Coordinator

National Authorising OfficerIPARD

Monitoring

Committee

reporting

audit, controlmanagement and

IPARD Agency Delegated BodiesManaging Authority

National Fundg

Committeeg

control system (MCS)

F I N A L B E N E F I C I A R I E S T h i l B di

Internal Audit Regional Offices

F I N A L B E N E F I C I A R I E S Technical Bodies

7

Example - Component III+IV Multi-annual

Pre-accession Partnership (Political Framework)

Strategic Frameworkprogrammes should be established:

(Political Framework)

Multi-annual Indicative Financial Framework

National development plans and programmes

(national development priorities)

Relevant National Sectoral

Community Strategic Guidelines for Cohesion

Multi-annual Indicative Planning Document(all IPA components)

Relevant Community policies Relevant National Sectoral Strategies

( p )

Strategic Coherence Framework(IPA Regional Development and Human Resources

Development components)

Multi-annual Operational Programmes

Main steps to implementation of IPA CIII-V

Receiving of a "Candidate Country" status

Adoption of Multi-annual Programmes

Framework (and Sectoral) Agreements

N ti l dit ti f ti t tNational accreditation of operating structures

Accreditation and conferral of management decisiong

Multi-annual Financing Agreement

Preparation takes from 2 to 3.5 years

Conferral granted

Programme implementation starts

16

Months

34 66 9

Starting preparation

Becoming a candidate country

1 2 3

Yearscandidate country Years

• IPA framework: Structures and programming for Components III, IV and V

• Essentials for the progress to be achieved• How to ensure a good absorption of funds

St t f l i ti f i l t ti• State of play in preparations for implementation


Essentials for the progress

Strategic aspects:Strategic aspects:

• Clear and shared political vision for the sectors concerned, reflecting consensus on where the country wants to be within areflecting consensus on where the country wants to be within a set time horizon

• Clear and approved strategy for getting there (environment; ater sector; transport infrastr ct re; r ral de elopment)water sector; transport infrastructure; rural development)

• Identification of investments needed to implement the strategy• Overall - ownership of programming, preparation and p p g g p p

implementation by beneficiary country



Institutional aspects:Institutional aspects:

• Commitment by all at all time during planning and implementationimplementation

• Central coordination and leadership• Institution building at central level (staffing, relevant

t i t i i i t l d ) d hi icompetencies, training, internal procedures) and ownership in core and line ministries

• Partnership with relevant stakeholders: administration bodies, regions, municipalities, economic and social partners, NGOs



In summary - …to make a good progress:

• National legal and institutional structures must be in• National legal and institutional structures must be in place

• More importantly - political back-up and commitmentp y p p• Which leads to allocation of appropriate human and

financial resources



With the political backing and commitment:

• Strategic decisions on the programming would be taken more easily and effectivelyand effectively

• Sufficient resources would be allocated• Countries would take less time to set-up the necessary legal and

i i i l f k f i l i f A Cinstitutional framework for implementation of IPA CIII-V• Hence, upon gaining a status of a Candidate Country would

experience lesser delays in absorption of the funds



• Essentials for the progress to be achieved• How to ensure a good absorption of funds• State of play in preparations for implementation


Absorption of funds

• Well defined programmes, well functioning structures, trained staff in place

• Early start of project preparation• Strong awareness of stakeholders and beneficiaries• Availability of co-financing


Absorption of funds

Strong awareness of stakeholders and beneficiaries:

• Early involvement of relevant stakeholders - raising their interest and keeping them informed from the very beginning

• Strong project preparation is essential - hands-onStrong project preparation is essential - hands-on advice to the prospective beneficiaries from the early stages of preparation; on how to prepare projects; how t k j t hi h ld b t d!to make projects which would be accepted!


Absorption of funds

A il bilit f fi iAvailability of co-financing:

• Timely setting aside of financial resources in the budgets of public bodiesbudgets of public bodies

• Good credit system, loan accessibility. State y yguarantee fund?

• To involve the financial sector from early stages. Close interaction between the Government and aClose interaction between the Government and a banking sector



• Essentials for the progress to be achieved• How to ensure a good absorption of funds

State of pla in preparations for implementation• State of play in preparations for implementation


State of play 2009 - Candidate Countries

AbsorptionFinancing Agreements

Conferral of Management

Programmes

IV

IIIHR

IIIMK

V

V

IV

IV

IIITR

V

State of play

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo (under UN Security Council Resolution 1244)

• Applications for EU accession received from Albania and Montenegro. Serbia – expected shortly

• “IPA kick-off meetings” held in BiH, Montenegro and Serbiag , g• Strategies and timeframes for preparation• Institutional and management capacity building to start

implementation of IPARD – IPA Component Iimplementation of IPARD IPA Component I


Closing remarksClosing remarks

Involvement of donors in successful preparation and absorption of assistance for IPA Components III, IV and V:absorption of assistance for IPA Components III, IV and V:

• Facilitate programming?• Institutional building?• Institutional building?• Capacity building of stakeholders and prospective

beneficiaries?• Developing credit systems?


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