MED PROGRAMME – – 2nd call MED PROGRAMME – Lead Partner Seminar – 2nd call Marseille – 26 th May 2010 Gianluca Ferreri, Project Evaluation and Monitoring Officer Joint Technical Secretariat European Territorial Cooperation, MED Programme Main rules for the project implementation: A brief overview on the Subsidy Contract

Reference documents for the partnership: -Subsidy Contract -Partnership agreement -Application Form -Programme Implementation Manual - Programme Fact sheets Every PP shall have a copy!

Useful document for the implementation : Fact sheets: Availables for download here:

Subsidy Contract: Financial issues SC Art. 1.1; 1.2; 1.3Eligibility period SC Art. 2.2 Eligibility rules EU MED Partner State SC Art. 3.3Time frame PR and payment claims SC Art. 3.7; 3.8Decommittment rule

Focus: SC table art. 3.3

Subsidy Contract: Reporting SC art. 3.4 and PA art. 7 Progress Report SC art. 3.3Time frame PR and payment claims SC art. 3.7; 3.8Decommittment rule “If progress report are submitted late, incomplete or unsatisfactory, the reinbursement process will be delayed”

Subsidy Contract: Project changes SC art. 9 and PA art. 6 Always agreed by the partnership Always communicated beforehand 10% flexibility See fact sheet n.16

Subsidy Contract: Information & Publicity SC art. 7 and PA art. 8 Develop a communication plan: What? Why? To whom? For what use? What after? Follow formal obligation: - Programme Med Logo - EU Flag - ERDF mentionning Available for download

Lead Partner principle SC art. 4.1 and followings LP principle

LP principle: in practice The Lead Partner: signs the application form and the Subsidy Contract; Is responsible for the communication towards the programme bodies; Is responsible for the communication within the partnership; Is responsible for the Progress Reports’ contents and ensure that all partners provide the necessary information regarding the drafting and eventual needed integrations to the reports; Receives the ERDF paiment for the whole partnership and has to redirect the partners’ share avoiding any delays.

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