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

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. DECENTRALISED IMPLEMENTATION
Management Information System MIS

7. 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

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

9. 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