Implementation of EIDHR

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Implementation of EIDHR in particular the CBSS
Manila Seminar on thematic instruments and
programmes - October 2008
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DG RELEX in charge
PROJECT CYCLE
EuropeAid HQ in charge
HQ/Delegation/partners shared responsibility
EuropeAid HQ in charge Centralised Delegation
in charge CBSS
Delegation mostly in charge
EuropeAid HQ and/or Delegations in charge
Contributions RELEX DEV CBSS Relex/B1 checks
priorities
CBSS reporting to HQ
Contributions RELEX DEV
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How to design a local call for proposals?
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EIDHR Regulation 1889/2006
Strategy Paper 2007-2010
MEMBER STATES (Committee)
Annual Action Programmes (adoption 2008 mid
April)

• Including the Annual Work Programme (calls for
  proposals/grants) Joint Management with IOs
  other operations and support measures based on
  the Strategy (ad-hoc measures, procurement
  contracts, etc.)
• Includes local calls for proposals and their
  support measures

Outside Strategy
Special Measures
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• CALLS FOR PROPOSALS LAUNCHING (only after
  adoption of AAP 2008 for countries starting CBSS
  in 2008)
• USE OF PRAG (background info available in HQ
  calls)
• Define Areas of activity Objective 2 of
  Strategy
  check with Relex/B1
• Define Amounts
• total amount for the call (total envelope
  foreseen in the AAP or without max. 3 for
  support measures)
• pooling of funds (only for those starting
  already in 2007)
• amounts for the financing of projects (between
  10,000 and 300,000)
• Define Level of Co-financing (max. 80) or 100
  (art. 253 IRFR)
• Define duration of projects (not defined in AAP
  we encourage not less than 6 months and not
  more than 36 months)
• Define Eligibility (for applicants and for
  partners)

CBSS
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• Areas of activity for CBSS
• (different from micro-projects and campaigns
  concepts)
• Objective 2 of the Strategy Paper 2007-2010
• the pursuit of common agendas for human rights
  and democratic reform
• building towards consensus on disputed or
  controversial areas of policy
• enhancing political representation and
  participation
• enhance the inclusiveness and pluralism of civil
  society
• gt Addresses primarily local civil society
  organisations, which may wish to cooperate with
  other nationality/EU CSOs and national
  public-sector institutions

CBSS
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• Eligibility of organisations applicants and
  partners
• (Article 10 of the EIDHR Regulation)
• Specific to each call for proposals- focus on
  local organisations in partnership
• Civil society organisations (NGOs, independent
  political foundations, private sector non-profit
  agencies)
• Public sector non-profit agencies, institutions,
  
• Parliamentary bodies, when necessary
• International inter-governmental organisations
• Natural persons
• Scope of some calls may include working with
  democratic political partners in third countries
  provided that the principle of impartiality is
  respected
• Funding of political parties is excluded

CBSS
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• Rules of participation (Article 14 of the
  Regulation)
• Specific to each call for proposals
• Allows participation of other categories of
  organisations by nature and by localization in
  regard to the objectives of the action (Article
  14.4)
• Enlargement of geographical scope of
  participants to non EU, EEA, DAC or reciprocal
  access countries including the purchase and use
  of supplies of different origin (Article 14.10)

CBSS
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• USE OF THE 3 max. FOR SUPPORT MEASURES
• (operational credits)
• FOR WHOM?
• For local potential beneficiaries civil society
• FOR WHAT?
• Communication actions, training of local
  organisations, information meetings with
  potential applicants (required by Financial
  Regulation), consultation with civil society on
  DHR issues, helping NGOs to register in PADOR,
  translating guidelines of calls for proposals
• HOW?
• Contracts (PRAG), Framework contracts, linking
  the expenditure directly to the allocation in
  CRIS for your CBSS

CBSS
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CRIS DECISIONS BUDGET LINES 2007 CRIS 19
377 Documents attached Commission Decision AAP
2007 Instruction notes and annexes 2008/ CRIS
19 719 Still in draft Information will be
provided in instruction note on adoption of AAP
2008 Budget lines 19 04 01 (only one for
2007) and 19 04 05 (also for
2008 instructions will
follow on use)
CBSS
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• USE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CREDITS
• FOR WHOM?
• For the benefit of the Commission technical
  assistance
• FOR WHAT?
• External audits to projects (Annual Audit Plan
  2008) external evaluators to assess proposals,
  certain conferences, studies, publicity
• HOW?
• Contracts (PRAG), Framework contracts
• INSTRUCTION NOTE was sent with procedures for
  use, allocations foreseen for each type of
  expenditure, CRIS decision to link contracts to,
  etc.

CBSS
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INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS Informal partners A partner
without legal personality. Informal partners take
part in the implementation of the action but
without being a formal member of the partnership
gt waiver of formal partnerships
Re-granting Where the implementation of the
action proposed by the applicant requires
financial support to be given to third parties,
the applicant may propose the award of sub-grants
(max. 10,000 per third party max. 100,000
per contract/project).
CBSS
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• SPECIAL ATTENTION
• Complementary local actions also to HQ/global
  calls for proposals Fundamental Freedoms, HR
  Defenders, Torture, Death Penalty, Children, etc.
• Follow-up on EOMs final reports support to
  election monitoringby NGOs
• Confidentiality and security vs. transparency
  and visibility
• Support to HR Defenders - political to obtain
  visas
• Taxes are not eligible (Art. 13.6 of EIDHR
  Regulation)
• Obligation to inform potential applicants -
  seminars, handbooks (Art. 169a of IRFR)
• PADOR registration possibility to use of the
  3 to support applicants

CBSS
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• WHO DOES WHAT?
• EC Delegations Implementation of CBSS of
  devolved projects. For CBSS, responsible for the
  preparation of the Guidelines of the calls in
  agreement with RELEX/B1 as far as
  thematic/political priorities are concerned.
• AIDCO Geographical Directorates are responsible
  for derogations, supervision, support and
  reporting to AIDCO/F (with inputs from
  Delegations).
• For financial or procedural issues, EIDHR
  project managers in Delegations should contact
  first their finance contract section, then the
  finance contract unit of their Geographical
  Directorate.
• All requests for derogations have to be
  addressed to the corresponding AIDCO Geographical
  Director, as authorising officer.
• RELEX/K Directorate is responsible for personnel
  issues in EC Delegation, i.e. budgetary issues
  linked to recruitment.

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