Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 447/2014 (IPA II)

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1.As far as the Member State(s) participating in a cross-border cooperation programme under this Chapter are concerned, in particular the Member State where the managing authority shall be located, the rules applicable to the European territorial cooperation goal provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note shall apply, as provided for in this Chapter. Where such rules refer to the European Structural and Investment Funds as defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, for the purposes of this Chapter, IPA II assistance is also considered to be covered.

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Key facts

Type: Implementing regulation · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 447/2014
In force: 1 Jan 2014
Adopted: 2 May 2014
Applies from: 6 May 2014
Text current to: 1 Jul 2020
Made by: European Commission
Official: EUR-Lex 32014R0447 · ELI

Topics

aid evaluation aid recipient cross-border cooperation EU aid pre-accession aid regional cooperation rural development use of aid External relations Financial provisions

History · 1 version

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Interpreted by the courts in 1: ‘NOV ZHIVOT 1919’ NCh v Rakovoditel na Upravlyavashtia organ na programata za transgranichno satrudnichestvo INTERREG-IPP (C-620/23)
Cited by 1: ‘NOV ZHIVOT 1919’ NCh v Rakovoditel na Upravlyavashtia organ na programata za transgranichno satrudnichestvo INTERREG-IPP (C-620/23)2 provisions
Cites 2: Regulation (EU) No 1303/20132 provisions; Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013

Defined terms · 10

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authorities
means public entities or bodies of an IPA II beneficiary or a Member State at national, regional or local level;
beneficiary
means a public or private body, responsible for initiating or initiating and implementing operations;
financing agreement
means an annual or multi-annual agreement concluded between the Commission and an IPA II beneficiary, for implementing the Union's financial assistance through an action falling within the scope of this Regulation.
framework agreement
means an arrangement concluded between the Commission and an IPA II beneficiary applying to all IPA II policy areas and laying down the principles of the financial cooperation between the IPA II beneficiary and the Commission under this Regulation;
major project
means a project comprising of a series of works, activities or services which is intended, in itself, to accomplish a definite and indivisible task of a precise economic or technical nature, which has clearly identified goals and whose total cost exceeds that which is specified in the Framework Agreement;
operation
means a project, contract, action or group of projects selected by the joint monitoring committee or the contracting authority of the programme concerned, or under its responsibility, that contribute to the objectives, as regards the cross-border cooperation programmes under point (a) of Article 27, of the priority axis or priority axes to which it relates or, as regards cross-border cooperation programmes in points (b) or (c) of Article 27 of a thematic priority or thematic priorities to which it relates;
participating countries
means the IPA II beneficiaries alone or the IPA II beneficiaries together with the Member State(s) or with the countries falling within the scope of the European Neighbourhood Instrument participating in a multi-annual programme for cross-border cooperation jointly drawn up by the participating countries;
policy area(s)
means the main areas of cooperation addressed by actions funded by IPA II assistance, as provided for in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) No 231/2014;
programme
means an action programme, individual, special or support measures provided for in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2014;
sectoral agreement
means an arrangement concluded between the Commission and an IPA II beneficiary relating to a specific IPA II policy area or programme, setting out the rules and procedures to be respected which are not contained in the framework agreement or financing agreements;