Draft Implementing Act Consistent approach to determine the milestones and targets in the performance framework and to assess the attainment of the milestones and targets (Art. 20 (4) of CPR) Veronica Gaffey & Jan Marek Ziółkowski Evaluation & European Semester Unit DG for Regional and Urban Policy Cohesion Policy

Comments from 17 Member States 70% of comments about the draft IA 2 Expert Group meetings Comments from 17 Member States 70% of comments about the draft IA Subjects raised: criteria for assessing achievement and serious failure to achieve milestones/targets, complex priorities, definition of indicators, excluded resources and reserve, examples

Comments included in the draft More clarity on complex priorities needed Minimum threshold for financial indicators Definition of fully implemented operations Key implementation steps expressed as 0-1

Comments not included in the draft partially implemented operations for ERDF/CF milestones/targets criteria of achievement too strict, especially when compared to criteria for serious failure criteria of achievement/non-achievement should be based on average of values achieved possibility of choosing between two sets of criteria for achievement of milestones conditional allocation of reserve financial indicator to refer to the eligible expenditures declared to the managing authority, instead of certified

Other comments and questions No incentive to institutional learning Output indicators to represent 'main' types of action Key implementation steps to be used for targets or not How to prepare 'full information' How to apply performance framework to financial instruments Modification of targets/milestones Does the YEI have the reserve or not

Upcoming guidance Revised version of the Guidance on Performance Framework has been agreed between ESI Fund DGs. To be made available on InfoRegio in coming days.