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dossier	COM(2018)374 - Specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by the European Regional Development ...
document	COM(2018)374
date	June 24, 2021

ANNEX

TEMPLATE FOR INTERREG PROGRAMMES

CCI	[15 characters]
Title	[255]
Version
First year	[4]
Last year	[4]
Eligible from
Eligible until
Commission decision number
Commission decision date
Programme amending decision number	[20]
Programme amending decision entry into force date
NUTS regions covered by the programme
Strand

Joint programme strategy: main development challenges and policy responses

1.1.

Programme area (not required for Interreg C programmes)

Reference: point (a) of Article 17(3), point (a) of Article 17(9)

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1.2.

Joint programme strategy: Summary of main joint challenges, taking into account economic, social and territorial disparities as well as inequalities, joint investment needs and complimentary and synergies with other funding programmes and instruments, lessons-learnt from past experience and macro-regional strategies and sea-basin strategies where the programme area as a whole or partially is covered by one or more strategies.

Reference: point (b) of Article 17(3), point (b) of Article 17(9)

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1.3.

Justification for the selection of policy objectives and the Interreg-specific objectives, corresponding priorities, specific objectives and the forms of support, addressing, where appropriate, missing links in cross-border infrastructure

Reference: point (c) of Article 17(3)

Table 1

Selected policy objective or selected Interreg-specific objective	Selected specific objective	Priority	Justification for selection
			[2 000 per objective]

Priorities [300]

Reference: points (d) and (e) of Article 17(3)

2.1.

Title of the priority (repeated for each priority)

Reference: point (d) of Article 17(3)

Text field: [300]

2.1.1.

Specific objective (repeated for each selected specific objective)

Reference: point (e) of Article 17(3)

Text field: [300]

2.1.2.

Related types of action, and their expected contribution to those specific objectives and to macro-regional strategies and sea-basis strategies, where appropriate

Reference: point (e)(i) of Article 17(3), point (c)(ii) of Article 17(9)

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For the INTERACT and ESPON programme:

Reference: point (c)(i) of Article 17(9)

Definition of a single beneficiary or a limited list of beneficiaries and the granting procedure

Text field [7 000]

2.1.3.

Indicators

Reference: point (e)(ii) of Article 17(3), point (c)(iii) of Article 17(9)

Table 2

Output indicators

Priority	Specific objective	ID [5]	Indicator	Measurement unit [255]	Milestone (2024) [200]	Final target (2029) [200]

Table 3

Result indicators

Priority	Specific objective	ID	Indicator	Measurement unit	Baseline	Reference year	Final target (2029)	Source of data	Comments

2.1.4.

Main target groups

Reference: point (e)(iii) of Article 17(3), point (c)(iv) of Article 17(9)

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2.1.5.

Indication of the specific territories targeted, including the planned use of ITI, CLLD or other territorial tools

Reference: Article point (e)(iv) of 17(3)

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2.1.6.

Planned use of financial instruments

Reference: point (e)(v) of Article 17(3)

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2.1.7.

Indicative breakdown of the EU programme resources by type of intervention

Reference: point (e)(vi) of Article 17(3), point (c)(v) of Article 17(9)

Table 4

Dimension 1 – intervention field

Priority no	Fund	Specific objective	Code	Amount (EUR)

Table 5

Dimension 2 – form of financing

Priority no	Fund	Specific objective	Code	Amount (EUR)

Table 6

Dimension 3 – territorial delivery mechanism and territorial focus

Priority No	Fund	Specific objective	Code	Amount (EUR)

Financing plan

Reference: point (f) of Article 17(3)

3.1.

Financial appropriations by year

Reference: point (g)(i) of Article 17(3), points (a) to (d) of Article 17(4)

Table 7

Fund	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	Total
ERDF (territorial cooperation goal)

IPA III CBC (1)
NDICI-CBC (1)
IPA III (2)
NDICI (2)

OCTP (3)
Interreg funds (4)
Total

3.2.

Total financial appropriations by fund and national co-financing

Reference: point (f)(ii) of Article 17(3), points (a) to (d) of Article 17(4)

Table 8

Policy objective No

Priority

Fund

(as applicable)

Basis for calculation EU support (total eligible cost or public contribution)

EU contribution

(a)=(a1)+(a2)

Indicative breakdown of the EU contribution

National contribution

(b)=(c)+(d)

Indicative breakdown of the national counterpart

Total

(e)=(a)+(b)

Co-financing rate

(f)=(a)/(e)

Contributions from the third countries

(for information)

without TA pursuant to Article 27(1) (a1)

for TA pursuant to Article 27(1)

(a2)

National public

(c)

National private

(d)

Priority 1

ERDF

IPA III CBC (5)

NDICI- CBC (5)

IPA III (6)

NDICI (6)

OCTP (7)

Interreg funds (8)

Priority 2

(funds as above)

Total

All funds

ERDF

IPA III CBC

NDICI-CBC

IPA III

NDICI

OCTP

Interreg funds

Total

All funds

Action taken to involve the relevant programme partners in the preparation of the Interreg programme and the role of those programme partners in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation

Reference: point (g) of Article 17(3)

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Approach to communication and visibility for the Interreg programme (objectives, target audiences, communication channels, including social media outreach, where appropriate, planned budget and relevant indicators for monitoring and evaluation)

Reference: point (h) of Article 17(3)

Text field [4 500]

Indication of support to small-scale projects, including small projects within small project funds

Reference: point (i) of Article 17(3), Article 24

Text field [7 000]

Implementing provisions

7.1.

Programme authorities

Reference: point (a) of Article 17(6)

Table 9

Programme authorities	Name of the institution [255]	Contact name [200]	E-mail [200]
Managing authority
National authority (for programmes with participating third or partner countries, if appropriate)
Audit authority
Group of auditors representatives
Body to which the payments are to be made by the Commission

7.2.

Procedure for setting up the joint secretariat

Reference: point (b) of Article 17(6)

Text field [3 500]

7.3.

Apportionment of liabilities among participating Member States and where applicable, the third or partner countries and OCTs, in the event of financial corrections imposed by the managing authority or the Commission

Reference: point (c) of Article 17(6)

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Use of unit costs, lump sums, flat rates and financing not linked to costs

Reference: Articles 94 and 95 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 (CPR)

Table 10

Use of unit costs, lump sums, flat rates and financing not linked to costs

Intended use of Articles 94 and 95	YES	NO
From the adoption the programme will make use of reimbursement of the Union contribution based on unit costs, lump sums and flat rates under priority according to Article 94 CPR (if yes, fill in Appendix 1)	☐	☐
From the adoption the programme will make use of reimbursement of the Union contribution based on financing not linked to costs according to Article 95 CPR (if yes, fill in Appendix 2)	☐	☐

Map

Map of the programme area

(1) Interreg A, external cross-border cooperation.

(2) Interreg B and C.

(3) Interreg B, C and D.

(4) ERDF, IPA III, NDICI or OCTP, where as single amount under Interreg B and C.

(5) Interreg A, external cross-border cooperation.

(6) Interreg B and C.

(7) Interreg B, C and D.

(8) ERDF, IPA III, NDICI or OCTP, where as single amount under Interreg B and C.

Appendix 1

Union contribution based on unit costs, lump sums and flat rates

Template for submitting data for the consideration of the Commission

(Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 (CPR)

Date of submitting the proposal

This Appendix is not required when EU-level simplified cost options established by the delegated act referred to in Article 94(4) of CPR are used.

A. Summary of the main elements

Priority	Fund	Specific objective	Estimated proportion of the total financial allocation within the priority to which the simplified cost option will be applied in %	Type(s) of operation covered	Indicator triggering reimbursement	Unit of measurement for the indicator triggering reimbursement	Type of simplified cost option (standard scale of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates)	Amount (in EUR) or percentage (in case of flat rates) of the simplified cost option
				Code (1)	Description	Code (2)	Description

B. Details by type of operation (to be completed for every type of operation)

Did the managing authority receive support from an external company to set out the simplified costs below?


If so, please specify which external company:	Yes/No – Name of external company

1.1	Description of the operation type including the timeline for implementation (3)

1.2	Specific objective

1.3	Indicator triggering reimbursement (4)

1.4	Unit of measurement for the indicator triggering reimbursement

1.5	Standard scale of unit cost, lump sum or flat rate

1.6	Amount per unit of measurement or percentage (for flat rates) of the simplified cost option

1.7	Categories of costs covered by the unit cost, lump sum or flat rate

1.8	Do these categories of costs cover all eligible expenditure for the operation? (Y/N)

1.9	Adjustment(s) method (5)

1.10

Verification of the achievement of the units delivered

—	describe what document(s)/system will be used to verify the achievement of the units delivered

—	describe what will be checked and by whom during management verifications

—	describe what arrangements will be made to collect and store the relevant data/documents

1.11	Possible perverse incentives, mitigating measures (6) and the estimated level of risk (high/medium/low)

1.12	Total amount (national and EU) expected to be reimbursed by the Commission on this basis

C. Calculation of the standard scale of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates

Source of data used to calculate the standard scale of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates (who produced, collected and recorded the data; where the data are stored; cut-off dates; validation, etc.):

Please specify why the proposed method and calculation based on Article 88(2) of CPR is relevant to the type of operation:

Please specify how the calculations were made, in particular including any assumptions made in terms of quality or quantities. Where relevant, statistical evidence and benchmarks should be used and, if requested, provided in a format that is usable by the Commission:

Please explain how you have ensured that only eligible expenditure was included in the calculation of the standard scale of unit cost, lump sum or flat rate:

Assessment of the audit authority or authorities of the calculation methodology and amounts and the arrangements to ensure the verification, quality, collection and storage of data:

(1) This refers to the code for the intervention field dimension in Table 1 of Annex I CPR.

(2) This refers to the code of a common indicator, if applicable.

(3) Envisaged starting date of the selection of operations and envisaged final date of their completion (ref. Article 63(5) of CPR).

(4) For operations encompassing several simplified cost options covering different categories of costs, different projects or successive phases of an operation, the fields 1.3 to 1.11 need to be filled in for each indicator triggering reimbursement.

(5) If applicable, indicate the frequency and timing of the adjustment and a clear reference to a specific indicator (including a link to the website where this indicator is published, if applicable).

(6) Are there any potential negative implications on the quality of the supported operations and, if so, what measures (such as quality assurance) will be taken to offset this risk?

Appendix 2

Union contribution based on financing not linked to costs

Template for submitting data for the consideration of the Commission

(Article 95 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 (CPR)

Date of submitting the proposal

This Appendix is not required when amounts for EU-level financing not linked to costs established by the delegated act referred to in Article 95(4) of CPR are used.

A. Summary of the main elements

Priority	Fund	Specific objective	The amount covered by the financing not linked to costs	Type(s) of operation covered	Conditions to be fulfilled/results to be achieved triggering reimbursement by the Commission	Indicator	Unit of measurement for the conditions to be fulfilled/results to be achieved triggering reimbursement by the Commission	Envisaged type of reimbursement method used to reimburse the beneficiary or beneficiaries
				Code (1)	Description		Code (2)	Description

B. Details by type of operation (to be completed for every type of operation)

1.1	Description of the operation type

1.2	Specific objective

1.3	Conditions to be fulfilled or results to be achieved

1.4	Deadline for fulfilment of conditions or results to be achieved

1.5	Unit of measurement for conditions to be fulfilled/results to be achieved triggering reimbursement by the Commission

1.6	Intermediate deliverables (if applicable) triggering reimbursement by the Commission with schedule for reimbursements

Intermediate deliverables

Envisaged date

Amounts (in EUR)

1.7	Total amount (including Union and national funding)

1.8	Adjustment(s) method

1.9

Verification of the achievement of the result or condition (and where relevant, the intermediate deliverables)

—	describe what document(s)/system will be used to verify the achievement of the result or condition (and where relevant, each of the intermediate deliverables)

—	describe how management verifications (including on-the-spot) will be carried out, and by whom

—	describe what arrangements will be made to collect and store relevant data/documents

1.10	Use of grants in the form of financing not linked to costs/ Does the grant provided by Member State to beneficiaries take the form of financing not linked to costs? [Y/N]

1.11	Arrangements to ensure the audit trail Please list the body(ies) responsible for these arrangements.

(1) This refers to the code for the intervention field dimension in Table 1 of Annex I to the CPR and Annex IV to the EMFAF Regulation.

(2) This refers to the code of a common indicator, if applicable.

Appendix 3

List of planned operations of strategic importance with a timetable - Article 17(3)

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