1. Technical Assistance Financing Decision 2011 COCOF meeting 20th October 2010

2. Background
Legal basis of the TA financing decision: Article 45 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1260/1999.
Maximum amount for TA for DG REGIO is 0.25% of the annual allocation of the ERDF and the CF.
New, simple and streamlined Annexes are attached to the TA Financing Decision in accordance with the Commission Communication on "Streamlining financial rules and accelerating budget implementation to help economic Recovery"

3. Introduction of the 2011 Technical Assistance Financing Decision
The Draft decision contains 80 TA actions to be implemented
in 2011 for a total amount of EUR million.
Types of actions envisaged:
Grants: EUR million (47.93%)
6 agreements with EIB, EIF, national audit authority
joint management: EUR 1.1 million (1.31%)
3 contribution agreements with OECD
Procurement: EUR million (37%)
More than 150 contracts (direct contracts, specific contracts / order forms under framework contracts) should be signed.
Other type of procedures: EUR 11.6 million (13.87%)
This amount will be used for signing administrative agreements with JRC, sub-delegation, reimbursement of expenses of national experts and of staff (mission costs) as well as salary for external staff.

4. Budget allocation by procedures

5. Requested budget compared to the resources available

6. Budget allocation

7. Requested budget by measures
Requested budget in 2010 (million EUR)
Requested budget in 2011 (million EUR)
Difference (million EUR)
Audit
1,14
1,30
0,16
Communication and publication
8,28
6,87
-1,41
Evaluation
6,08
3,30
-2,78 IT
10,46
11,09
0,63
Meetings and conferences
3,28
3,67
0,39
Missions
0,60
0,00
Staff expenditure
4,40
Study
4,30
4,60
0,30
Sub-delegation
0,92
0,81
-0,11
Technical and other administrative assistance
40,90
46,37
5,47
Trainings
0,08
Translation
0,65
0,55
-0,10
Grand Total
81,09
83,64
2,55

8. Implementation of the 2009 Technical Assistance Financing Decision
114 planned actions in the Financing Decision
More than 120 contracts
5 grant agreements
78% of the budget is committed
72.4 % of the committed amount has already been paid
ERDF
Committed amount: EUR 44.8 million
Paid amount: EUR 32.5 million
CF:
Committed amount: EUR 16.1million
Paid amount: EUR 11.6 million

9. Implementation of the 2010 Technical Assistance Financing Decision
97 planned actions in the Financing Decision
More than 110 contracts have already been signed
5 grant agreements
72.8 % of the budget is committed
15.6 % of the committed amount has already been paid
ERDF
Committed amount: EUR 43.1 million
Paid amount: EUR 7.8 million
CF:
Committed amount: EUR 20 million
Paid amount: EUR 1.5 million

10. Thank you for your attention !