1. ESF Informal Technical Working Group
STATE OF PLAY:
Annual Implementation Report
Audit Strategy
Compliance Assessment
« m+24 »
ESF coordination Unit, DG EMPL
17-18 November 2009, Stockholm

2. Annual Implementation Report Reminders
Annual Implementation Report deadline (Art 67.1 of Reg 1083/2006:
For the first time in 2008 and by 30 June each year, the MA shall send the Commission an annual report …

3. State of Play – Annual Implementation report 2007 (16 November 2009)
116 ESF AIR 2007 expected (117 – 1 ESF contingency reserve OP)
To date, 116 AIR sent to the Commission
Out of which:
116 admissible
2 returned
111 final opinion given
Pas de final opinion given:
2007BE052PO Programme opérationnel 'Compétitivité régionale et emploi' de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale : 'Emploi et cohésion sociale' - FSE
2007DE052PO Operationelles Programm ESF Bremen
2007FR051PO Programme opérationnel FSE Guadeloupe
2007IT052PO Por Lombardia FSE
2007IT052PO Por Sardegna ST FSE

4. Annual Implementation Report 2007 State of Play by Member State (16 Nov. 2009)

5. State of Play – Annual Implementation report 2008 (16 November 2009)
117 ESF AIR 2008 expected
To date, 116 AIR sent to the Commission
Out of which:
116 admissible
24 returned
72 final opinion given
3 AIR not admissible
AT 2007AT052PO001 (not sent)

6. Annual Implementation Report 2008 State of Play by Member State 16 Nov

7. Audit Strategy Reminder deadline
Deadline reminder:
To be submitted within 9 months of the approval of the operational programme (art. 62c GR) or, where the audit strategy covers 2 or more OP, of the date of adoption of the last of these OP.
Not required for 7 OPs pursuant to Art 74 (1) (a)

8. Audit Strategy State of play 16 November 2009
To date, 92 audit strategies were submitted to DG EMPL (+1 compared to September), covering 110 ESF OPs (+1 OP)
All the audit strategies sent have been accepted (covering 110 OPs, 100% of the 110 OPs requiring an audit strategy)
Manque une sur IT 2007IT051PO004 pour laquelle envoyée puis annulée, mais proportionality principle.

9. OPs covered by an Audit strategy State of Play by Member State (16 Nov
COMPLETED
Audit strategies still to be sent by IT

10. Compliance Assessment Deadline reminder
Before the submission of the 1st interim application for payment or at the latest within 12 months of the approval of each OP (art. 71 GR) or, where the compliance assessment plan covers 2 or more OP, of the date of adoption of the last of these OP

11. Compliance Assessment State of Play (16 November 2009)
To date, 108 Compliance Assessments are sent to DG EMPL, covering 115 OPs (+3 compared to September) out of which
77 CA accepted by DG EMPL, covering 83 ESF OPs (+2 OPs compared to September)
9 CA returned to the MS, covering 9 ESF OPs (-18 OPs compared to September)
2007AT052PO001
2007ES052PO005
Non envoyés

12. OPs covered by a Compliance assessment State of Play by Member State (16 Nov. 2009)

13. Reimbursement of prefinancing “m+24”
Prefinancing payment (Art 82.2 of Reg 1083/2006) …
… reimbursed if no application for payment is sent within 24 months from the date on which the Commission paid the first instalment of the pre-financing.
1 € is enough / Application for payment sent

14. Reminder « m+24 »: State of Play (30 October 2009)