1. P RACTITIONERS‘ N ETWORK FOR E UROPEAN D EVELOPMENT C OOPERATION Annual Meeting of the Practitioners’ Network London, May, 18-19, 2011 Presentations of the Network thematic groups Division of Labour/ Aid Modalities Jean-Marc Bellot, AFD in Brussels Photo : AFD

2. Division of Labour / Aid Modalities Group Activities of the Group : Fact Sheets Key Figures Fields Lessons Proposals

3. Fact Sheets Activities of the Division of Labour/Aid Modalities Group In 2010, 2 main events : June : Seminar on the EC Financial Regulation and Aid efficiency (feedback from Mozambique) November : Workshop hosted by BTC on the revision of the Commission’s Financial Regulation In 2011: April : Workshop on Aid effectiveness, (feedback from the AFD study « Regards Croisés »). Delegated Cooperation: DG DEVCO’ Presentation of the new template for Delegation

4. Key Figures Delegated Cooperation (2006-2010) : 8 delegation agreements (DA) in 2008  31 DA in 2010 83 DA under preparation or signed (for a total amount of € 371 million) 33 transfer agreements (TA) under preparation or signed (for a total amount of € 86 million) Average 2006-2010 : DA (€ 4.4 million), TA (€ 4.6 million) DA : minimum amount (€ 49 000) / maximum amount (+/- € 20 million)

5. Fields Lessons Encouraging significant delegations and transferts volumes Supporting a Division of Labour based on the Comparative Advantages and Added-Value of the EC and the MS Creating the Conditions of Delegated Cooperation : the Cofinancing Arrangements Identifying the DA earlier in the “Project Cycle”

6. Proposals Maintaining an adequate balance between DA and TA Making “Joint Programming” a reality The EC Financial Regulation : an “opportunity window” for Consolidation and Simplification Reintroducing the DoL Tools in the Strategic debate of EU- Development Policy (ie, “Green Paper”)

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