Decentralised Implementation CESD-Communautaire SEVENTH MEETING OF THE STEERING GROUP ON EU STATISTICAL CO-OPERATION WITH THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES AND MONGOLIA LUXEMBOURG 15-18 MAY 2001 Decentralised Implementation Phare experience

DECENTRALISED IMPLEMENTATION PRE-CONDITIONS Questionnaires : to assess the capacity of each recipient to open a foreign currency bank account to identify their hardware and software equipment to identify staff available in the International Relation Department of the beneficiary countries

DECENTRALISED IMPLEMENTATION CONTRACTUAL BASIS Framework contracts with beneficiary NSOs Advance Payment Afterwards, monthly payments

DECENTRALISED IMPLEMENTATION PRACTICAL BASIS Provision of a tailor-made data base MIS Provision of on the spot training & a User Manual Allocation of desk officers at CESC-C who act as contact person and who will manage and follow-up each framework contract

DECENTRALISED IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS Quarterly Work Plans supplied Silent approval of Eurostat Booking of travel & payment of DSA Financial Reports and invoicing Checking & payment by CESD-C to beneficiary NSO

DECENTRALISED IMPLEMENTATION Management Information System MIS

DECENTRALISED IMPLEMENTATION Example: Study Visits at INSEE Data inputs: Title, location, Eurostat code, dates, names of participants, travel schedule, travel costs, Per Diem rate, others relevant costs Calculation of costs: Total travel costs in Euro, total Per Diem costs, grand total per mission

DECENTRALISED IMPLEMENTATION Data outputs: Series of reports available to monitor: the activities (Completed, ongoing, Planned..) the documents justifying costs ( Flight tickets..)

ADVANTAGES OF DECENTRALISED IMPLEMENTATION Dynamic solution to programme logistics Active role of beneficiary NSO staff Co-ordination role of CESD-C Budget flexibility Lower costs