DELEGATED COOPERATION State of Play (20 November 2012)
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DELEGATED COOPERATION
State of Play(20 November 2012)
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Summary
1. Main principles & General definitions
2. Delegation Agreements and Transfer Agreements by year
3. Delegation Agreements and Transfer Agreements by region/theme
4. Delegation Agreements and Transfer Agreements by agency
5. Some Lessons learnt2
1. Main principles & General definitions Aid effectiveness:
• Paris Declaration (2005), Accra (2008), Busan (2011)• Agenda for Change (2012)• Code of Conduct on Division of Labour (2007)
Principles:• Ownership• Harmonisation• Alignment
Drivers:
• Use of country systems and Division of Labour3
→ DELEGATION AGREEMENTManagement of funds entrusted by the European Commission to delegated body from Member States (or other third donor country) under the indirect centralised management mode
→ TRANSFER AGREEMENTManagement of funds entrusted to the European Commission by EU Member States, International Organisations and other public donors
These two types of agreement constitute delegated cooperation
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Management mode overview
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"6-pillar" compliance 1. Expression of interest by the donor body
2. Initial screening by EuropeAid services
3. External audit to assess the "existence and proper operation" on the following “6 pillars”:a. transparent procurement and grant-award
procedures; b. an effective internal control system for
management of operations; c. accounting system that enables the correct use of
EU fundsd. an independent external audit; e. public access to information at the level provided
for in Community regulations;f. adequate annual ex post publication of
beneficiaries of funds deriving from the budget 6
2. Delegation Agreements (DA) & Transfer Agreements (TA) by year
*As at 20/11/20127
3. DA/TA by region/theme
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4.1 Delegation Agreements by entity (EU)
9*Figures for DA/TA by entity may differ slightly from those collated by MS
4.2 Transfer Agreements by entity (EU)
10*Figures for DA/TA by entity may differ slightly from those collated by MS
4.3 Transfer Agreements by entity (non- EU)
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5. Some lessons learnt 1. Fragmentation
• DA average amount: 5.10 M€• No. of DA below 3M€ : 28/71Range:
• TA average amount: 4.87 M€Range:
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2. Co-financing
• Delegation Agreements
No. of DA signed with no co-financing: 24/71
• Transfer Agreements
100% of TA involved co-financing
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3. Balance: Delegation Agreements/Transfer Agreements
• 71 DA vs. 31 TA
• 362 M€ DA / 151 M€ TA
• Ratio= €2.40 delegated per €1 received
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