1. EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION OBJECTIVE 3 2007-2013 TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME MED

2. MED programme Four priority Axes and specific objectives following the priorities of Lisbon and Göteborg Transnational partnership projects Regular calls for proposals starting from 2008

3. Programme structures Managing Authority: Conseil Régional PACA Joint Technical Secretary in Marseille –Two liaison offices: Valencia (Spain) and Thessaloniki (Greece) Certifying Authority: Caisse de dépôts et consignations (CDC) Audit Authority: Commission interministérielle des contrôles communautaires (CICC) Monitoring Committee and Selection Committee National authorities in each of the programme States

4. General Information Total budget of the MED programme: 256M (ERDF 193M) Project budgets between 300 000 and 2M of the ERDF (+ national contribution) ERDF co-financing rate 75% ; for partners from Malta, Cyprus and Slovenia: 85% Separate financial flows for the Croatian and Montenegro partners: from the Instrument of Pre-accession (IPA)

5. Calls for Proposals Classic calls for proposals : cover all priority Axes of the operational programme, all eligible structures can apply Targeted calls: thematic or restricted Strategic projects: separate calls For classic calls: a two-step selection procedure with a pre-proposal

6. Project evaluation and selection Classic calls: -Call for pre-proposals: simple application form -Partnership must already exist -Evaluation of pre-proposals by the JTS -Selection Committee chooses the projects to submit a full candidature ----------------- -Full candidatures precise the details of the project -JTS evaluates full proposals, eventually with external experts -Selection Committee approves the projects and can request modifications ---------------- -Project partners sign a Partnership Agreement -Lead Partner signs the Subsidy Contract with the Managing Authority

7. Launching timetable MED Operational Programme submitted to the EU Commission for final validation 31.10 November - December 2007: JTS Recruited Documents of the Application Pack Programme website online January – February 2008: First classic call for proposals

8. Contacts Joint technical Secretariat: STC-Med@Regionpaca.fr Managing Authority: Aug-Med@Regionpaca.fr Programme website: www. programmemed.eu