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Common Provisions Regulation (2014-2020) In force since 17 December 2013

REGULATION (EU) No 1303/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
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Articles

• Article 1 — Subject-matter
• Article 2 — Definitions
• Article 3 — Calculation of time limits for Commission decisions
• Article 4 — General principles
• Article 5 — Partnership and multi-level governance
• Article 6 — Compliance with Union and national law
• Article 7 — Promotion of equality between men and women and non-discrimination
• Article 8 — Sustainable development

Chapter I Thematic objectives for the ESI Funds and Common Strategic Framework

• Article 9 — Thematic objectives
• Article 10 — Common Strategic Framework
• Article 11 — Content
• Article 12 — Review
• Article 13 — Guidance for beneficiaries

Chapter II Partnership Agreement

• Article 14 — Preparation of the Partnership Agreement
• Article 15 — Content of the Partnership Agreement
• Article 16 — Adoption and amendment of the Partnership Agreement
• Article 17 — Adoption of the revised Partnership Agreement in the event of delay in the entry into force of a Fund-specific Regulation

Chapter III Thematic concentration, ex ante conditionalities and performance review

• Article 18 — Thematic concentration
• Article 19 — Ex ante conditionalities
• Article 20 — Performance reserve
• Article 21 — Performance review
• Article 22 — Application of the performance framework

Chapter IV Measures linked to sound economic governance

• Article 23 — Measures linking effectiveness of ESI Funds to sound economic governance
• Article 24 — Increase in payments for Member State with temporary budgetary difficulties
• Article 25 — Management of technical assistance for Member States with temporary budgetary difficulties

Chapter I General provisions on the ESI Funds

• Article 26 — Preparation of programmes
• Article 27 — Content of programmes
• Article 28 — Specific provisions on the content of programmes dedicated to joint instruments for uncapped guarantees and securitisation providing capital relief implemented by the EIB
• Article 29 — Procedure for the adoption of programmes
• Article 30 — Amendment of programmes
• Article 31 — Participation of the EIB

Chapter II Community-led local development

• Article 32 — Community-led local development
• Article 33 — Community-led local development strategies
• Article 34 — Local action groups
• Article 35 — Support from the ESI Funds for community-led local development
• Article 36 — Integrated territorial investment
• Article 37 — Financial instruments
• Article 38 — Implementation of financial instruments
• Article 39 — Contribution of ERDF and EAFRD to joint uncapped guarantee and securitisation financial instruments in favour of SMEs, implemented by the EIB
• Article 40 — Management and control of financial instruments
• Article 41 — Requests for payment including expenditure for financial instruments
• Article 42 — Eligible expenditure at closure
• Article 43 — Interest and other gains generated by support from the ESI Funds to financial instruments
• Article 44 — Re-use of resources attributable to the support from the ESI Funds until the end of the eligibility period
• Article 45 — Use of resources after the end of the eligibility period
• Article 46 — Report on implementation of financial instruments

Chapter I Monitoring

Section I Monitoring of programmes

• Article 47 — Monitoring committee
• Article 48 — Composition of the monitoring committee
• Article 49 — Functions of the monitoring committee
• Article 50 — Implementation reports
• Article 51 — Annual review meeting

Section II Strategic progress

• Article 52 — Progress report
• Article 53 — Reporting by the Commission and debate on the ESI Funds

Chapter II Evaluation

• Article 54 — General Provisions
• Article 55 — Ex ante evaluation
• Article 56 — Evaluation during the programming period
• Article 57 — Ex post evaluation
• Article 58 — Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission
• Article 59 — Technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States

Chapter I Support from the ESI Funds

• Article 60 — Determination of co-financing rates
• Article 61 — Operations generating net revenue after completion

Chapter II Special rules on support from the ESI Funds to PPPs

• Article 62 — PPPs
• Article 63 — Beneficiary under PPP operations
• Article 64 — Support for PPP operations

Chapter III Eligibility of expenditure and durability

• Article 65 — Eligibility
• Article 66 — Forms of support
• Article 67 — Forms of grants and repayable assistance
• Article 68 — Flat rate financing for indirect costs and staff costs concerning grants and repayable assistance
• Article 69 — Specific eligibility rules for grants and repayable assistance
• Article 70 — Eligibility of operations depending on location
• Article 71 — Durability of operations

Chapter I Management and control systems

• Article 72 — General principles of management and control systems
• Article 73 — Responsibilities under shared management
• Article 74 — Responsibilities of Member States

Chapter II Commission powers and responsibilities

• Article 75 — Commission powers and responsibilities

Chapter I Financial management

• Article 76 — Budget commitments
• Article 77 — Common rules for payments
• Article 78 — Common rules for calculating interim payments, and payment of the final balance
• Article 79 — Requests for payment
• Article 80 — Use of the euro
• Article 81 — Payment of initial pre-financing
• Article 82 — Clearance of initial pre-financing
• Article 83 — Interruption of the payment deadline

Chapter II Examination and acceptance of accounts

• Article 84 — Deadline for the examination and acceptance of accounts by the Commission

Chapter III Financial corrections

• Article 85 — Financial corrections by the Commission

Chapter IV Decommitment

• Article 86 — Principles
• Article 87 — Exception to the decommitment
• Article 88 — Procedure

Chapter I Mission, goals and geographical coverage of support

• Article 89 — Mission and goals
• Article 90 — Investment for growth and jobs goal

Chapter II Financial framework

• Article 91 — Resources for economic, social and territorial cohesion
• Article 92 — Resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal and for the European territorial cooperation goal
• Article 93 — Non-transferability of resources between categories of regions
• Article 94 — Non-transferability of resources between goals
• Article 95 — Additionality

Chapter I General provisions on the Funds

• Article 96 — Content, adoption and amendment of operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal
• Article 97 — Specific provisions on the programming of support for the joint instruments for uncapped guarantees and securitisation under the Investment for growth and jobs goal
• Article 98 — Joint support from the Funds under the Investment for growth and jobs goal
• Article 99 — Geographical scope of operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal

Chapter II Major projects

• Article 100 — Content
• Article 101 — Information necessary for the approval of a major project
• Article 102 — Decision on a major project
• Article 103 — Decision on a major project subject to phased implementation

Chapter III Joint action plan

• Article 104 — Scope
• Article 105 — Preparation of joint action plans
• Article 106 — Content of joint action plans
• Article 107 — Decision on the joint action plan
• Article 108 — Steering committee and amendment of the joint action plan
• Article 109 — Financial management and control of the joint action plan

Chapter I Monitoring and evaluation

• Article 110 — Functions of the monitoring committee
• Article 111 — Implementation reports for the Investment for growth and jobs goal
• Article 112 — Transmission of financial data
• Article 113 — Cohesion Report
• Article 114 — Evaluation

Chapter II Information and communication

• Article 115 — Information and communication
• Article 116 — Communication strategy
• Article 117 — Information and communication officers and their networks
• Article 118 — Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission
• Article 119 — Technical assistance of the Member States
• Article 120 — Determination of co-financing rates
• Article 121 — Modulation of the co-financing rates

Chapter I Management and control systems

• Article 122 — Responsibilities of Member States

Chapter II Management and control authorities

• Article 123 — Designation of authorities
• Article 124 — Procedure for the designation of the managing authority and the certifying authority
• Article 125 — Functions of the managing authority
• Article 126 — Functions of the certifying authority
• Article 127 — Functions of the audit authority

Chapter III Cooperation with audit authorities

• Article 128 — Cooperation with audit authorities

Chapter I Financial management

• Article 129 — Common rules for payments
• Article 130 — Common rules for calculating interim payments and payment of the final balance
• Article 131 — Payment applications
• Article 132 — Payment to beneficiaries
• Article 133 — Use of the euro
• Article 134 — Payment of pre-financing
• Article 135 — Deadlines for presentation of interim payment applications and for their payment
• Article 136 — Decommitment

Chapter II Preparation, examination and acceptance of accounts and closure of operational programmes and suspension of payments

Section I Preparation, examination and acceptance of accounts

• Article 137 — Preparation of the accounts
• Article 138 — Submission of information
• Article 139 — Examination and acceptance of accounts
• Article 140 — Availability of documents

Section II Closure of operational programmes

• Article 141 — Submission of closure documents and payment of the final balance

Section III Suspension of payments

• Article 142 — Suspension of payments

Chapter III Financial corrections

Section I Financial corrections by Member States

• Article 143 — Financial corrections by Member States

Section II Financial corrections by the Commission

• Article 144 — Criteria for financial corrections
• Article 145 — Procedure
• Article 146 — Obligations of Member States
• Article 147 — Repayment
• Article 148 — Proportional control of operational programmes

Chapter I Delegations of power and implementing provisions

• Article 149 — Exercise of the delegation
• Article 150 — Committee Procedure

Chapter II Transitional and final provisions

• Article 151 — Review
• Article 152 — Transitional provisions
• Article 153 — Repeal
• Article 154 — Entry into force