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The Contracting Authority will be the Central Financing and Contracting Unit (CFCU), which will be responsible for tendering, administration, accounting, and payment. Beneficiary The beneficiary for the programme will be the State Planning Organization (SPO). The SPO will be responsible for sound administrative management as well as monitoring and reporting during the implementation phase. The institutional framework will include a two tier organization structure accommodating the National / Central and the regional level within which the project will have to operate. Service Unions are now being set up at NUTS II regional level. Central level CFCU: Approval of procedures and general rules referring to contracting, documentation, monitoring. Approval of the list of projects selected, contractual matters and disbursement of funds. SPO: Establishment and management of the four components with relevant grant schemes. Securing the operation of necessary structures, including regional bodies and implementation units and monitoring committee. Participation in project selection and monitoring. Regional level Service Unions: Day to day implementation of the project. Interface with final beneficiaries, preliminary screening of projects of local importance, publicity, reception of project proposals. 5. Detailed Budget EU Support Investment Institution Total Support Building (=I+IB) National Cofinancing* IFI* TOTAL Agriculture and Livestock 6.13 6.13 2.04 8.17 Local Development Initiatives 9.19 9.19 3.06 12.25 Support to SMEs 18.37 18.37 6.13 24.50 Small Scale Infrastructure 27.56 27.56 9.19 36.75 Technical Assistance 8.00 8.00 8.00 Support to Management Structures 0.75 0.75 0.25 1.00 Total 61.25 8.75 70.00 20.67 90.67 * In cases of co-financing only Note: expenditure on equipment should be included under Investment Project Fiche Regional development EU Programming 2004 12
The total budget of 81,67 million euros will indicatively be allocated to the four components as: 10% to supporting Agriculture/ Livestock, 15% to local development initiatives, 30% to SMEs, and 45% to small scale infrastructure. Indicative allocation of the budget to regions is given in Annex 7 with respect to their needs, priorities and absorption capacity based on both qualitative and quantitative estimates. Budget reallocation among regions and schemes may be considered during the course of the implementation, depending on absorption capacity realized. Finally, 9 million euros will be allocated for capacity building, 8 million euros of which will be used for TA for smooth implementation of the project and 1 million euros for the support to management structures at NUTS II level. 6. Implementation Arrangements 6.1 Implementing Agency Contracting Authority The Central Financing and Contracting Unit (CFCU) will be the Contracting Authority and will be the Implementing Agency responsible for all procedural aspects of the project’s implementation, contracting matters (contracts with applicants/beneficiaries) and financial management (including payments to beneficiaries). The CFCU will be responsible for setting up an Evaluation Committee and projects will be selected according to standard EU procedures. Beneficiary The State Planning Organization (SPO) will be the beneficiary and will be responsible for preparing, with support from CFCU and the Technical Assistance team, required background documentation for the project content. Background documentation will be established following the models provided by the Practical Guide for External Aid. All documentation will be submitted to the Representation of the European Commission for approval. Service Unions The SPO, as the beneficiary, will be responsible for the establishment of appropriate arrangements for supporting the implementation of the project at the regional level. Important aspects of the implementation of the project will be devolved to Service Unions, including publicity of the grant schemes, awareness raising and guidance of potential beneficiaries and monitoring. This will be an essential prerequisite due to the distances involved in the country and the expected number of project proposals. Service Unions will take the responsibility on implementation of projects for each region under the supervision of, and in close coordination with the SPO. Service Unions are associations set up at the regional level to bring together local authorities. Technical Assistance will be provided to the Service Unions from the TA component. 6.2 Detailed Implementation arrangements 6.2.1 Call for Proposals: The CFCU will conduct calls for proposals addressing potential beneficiaries in the target regions, in line with the Practical Guide. Project Fiche Regional development EU Programming 2004 13
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