Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Union action for the European Heritage Label {SEC(2010) 197} {SEC(2010) 198}
Date: 2010-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU policy, European citizenship, cultural heritage, cultural policy, heritage protection, public awareness campaign, quality label

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 9.3.2010 
COM(2010) 76 final 

2010/0044 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

establishing a European Union action for the European Heritage Label 

{SEC(2010) 197} 
{SEC(2010) 198} 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

INTRODUCTION 

This  proposal  for  a  Decision  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  puts 
forward the introduction of a European Heritage Label, whose general objectives are 
to strengthen European citizens' sense of belonging to the European Union, based on 
shared elements of history and heritage, as well as an appreciation of diversity, and 
to strengthen intercultural dialogue. To this end the Label seeks to enhance the value 
and the profile of sites which have played a key role in the history and the building of 
the European Union, and to increase European citizens' understanding of the building 
of Europe, and of their common yet diverse cultural heritage, especially related to the 
democratic  values  and  human  rights  that  underpin  the  process  of  European 
integration.  In  this  way  the  European  Heritage  Label  would  also  help  to  bring 
citizens closer to Europe. 

The added value of the European Heritage Label compared to other initiatives in the 
field of cultural heritage such as the UNESCO World Heritage List and the Council 
of  Europe’s  ‘European  Cultural  Routes’  is  as  follows.  First,  the  initiative  will  be 
based on the European narrative of these sites and their symbolism for Europe, rather 
than aesthetics. Second, the focus will not be on conservation, but on the promotion 
of the sites and access to them, which includes providing good explanations on the 
European significance of the sites and organising educational activities, with special 
attention  to  young  people.  Thirdly,  there  will  be  an  emphasis  on  promoting 
networking  among  the  labelled  sites  to  share  best  practices  and  initiate  common 
projects. 

The proposal responds to the conclusions adopted by the Council of Ministers of the 
European Union on 20 November 2008 inviting the European Commission to submit 
to  it  ‘an  appropriate  proposal  for  the  creation  of  a  European  Heritage  Label  by  the 
European  Union  and  specifying  the  practical  procedures  for  the  implementation  of 
the project’. 

2. 

BACKGROUND 

The original concept of the European Heritage Label emerged in 2005 as one of the 
responses to the gap between the European Union and its citizens. This gap is linked 
to an important extent to a lack of knowledge of the history of Europe, of the role of 
the European Union and of the values on which it is based. 

The  scheme  was  initially  launched  by  several  European  states  in  April  2006  on  an 
intergovernmental  basis.  Its  aim  was  to  strengthen  European  citizens’  sense  of 
belonging  to  Europe  and  to  promote  a  sense  of  European  identity  by  improving 
knowledge of Europe’s shared history and heritage, especially among young people. 
To date, a total of 64 sites located in 17 European Union Member States as well as in 
Switzerland  have  been  awarded  the  label.  However,  the  practical  arrangements  for 
the initiative have shown some weaknesses and it has not therefore managed to fulfil 
its potential. This is why, following the example of the European Capitals of Culture, 
the  Member  States  asked  the  European  Commission  in  the  Council  conclusions  of 

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November 2008 to transform the current intergovernmental European Heritage Label 
into a formal action of the European Union in order to improve its functioning and 
ensure its long-term success. 

European  Union  involvement  in  the  European  Heritage  Label  is  expected  to 
strengthen  coordination  between  Member  States  and  thus  to  contribute  to  the 
development  and  proper  application  of  common,  clear  and  transparent  selection 
criteria,  as  well  as  new  selection  and  monitoring  procedures  for  the  label,  thereby 
ensuring  the  relevance  of  the  sites  in  the  light  of  the  objectives.  Other  expected 
benefits of European Union action are an increase in the number of Member States 
participating  in  the  initiative  and  a  solution  to  the  problems  of  the  present  rotating 
secretariat.  

The  European  Parliament  supported  the  development  of  the  European  Heritage 
Label,  first  in  its  resolution  of  29  November  2007  on  a  Renewed  European  Union 
for  European  Tourism 
Tourism  Policy:  Towards  a  stronger  partnership 
(2006/2129(INI))  where  it  proposes  ‘that  support  be  given  for  the  creation  of  a 
European  Heritage  label  aimed  at  highlighting  the  European  dimension  of  the 
European  Union’s  sites  and  monuments’  and  subsequently  in  its  resolution  of  10 
April 2008 on a European agenda for culture in a globalising world (2007/2211(INI)) 
in  which  it  underlines  ‘that  a  European  heritage  label  should  be  established  with  a 
view  to  emphasising  the  European  dimension  of  cultural  goods,  monuments, 
memorial  sites,  and  places  of  remembrance,  which  all  bear  witness  to  Europe’s 
history and heritage’. 

3. 

CONSULTATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

Following  the  Council’s  conclusions  and  in  line  with  its  procedures,  the  European 
Commission  launched  an  impact  assessment  which  included  a  public  consultation. 
The aim of this impact assessment was to determine whether action by the European 
Union  was  indeed  justified  in  this  area,  whether  it  could  really  add  value  to  the 
European Heritage Label and, if this is the case, which form this action should take. 
The draft impact assessment report was discussed with the impact assessment board 
in a meeting on 25 November 2009. Following this meeting and the opinion of the 
Impact Assessment Board, several changes have been made to the report. The final 
impact  assessment  report  and  the  Impact  Assessment  Board  opinion  have  been 
published on  
[http://ec.europa.eu/governance/impact/ia_carried_out/ia_carried_out_en.htm]. 

3.1. 

Consultation of interested parties 

The  consultation  process  started  in  March  2009  and  was  carried  out  in  different 
stages. It included an online consultation, a consultation meeting open to the general 
public  and  stakeholders,  and  a  meeting  with  experts  designated  by  the  27  Member 
States. The detailed results of the different elements of the consultation are included 
in the impact assessment report and were duly taken into account for the preparation 
of the proposal. 

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3.2. 

Expected impacts 

The analysis of the various impacts has demonstrated that the primary direct effects 
of the European Heritage Label would be social or societal ones. These effects would 
include  increased  access  to  heritage  sites,  notably  for  young  people,  increased 
interest in and knowledge of common European heritage, increased understanding of 
European cultural diversity, an increase in intercultural dialogue and a greater sense 
of belonging to the European Union. 

Economic  benefits  can  also  be  expected  as  the  European  Heritage  Label  has  the 
potential  to  produce  positive  effects  on  the  local  tourism  industry,  including  the 
number of people employed. However the impact on the number of visitors to a site 
will greatly depend on the quality and credibility the label will acquire and thus on 
the prestige it will develop over the years.  

3.3. 

Choice of instrument 

In  the  framework  of  the  impact  assessment  for  the  European  Heritage  Label,  three 
policy  options  were  tested.  The  first  option  was  to  continue  the  label  as  an 
intergovernmental initiative without any European Union action. The second option 
was  to  continue  the  label  as  an  intergovernmental  initiative,  but  with  financial 
support from the European Union budget. The third option was to transform the label 
into a European Union initiative through a Decision of the European Parliament and 
the Council following the example of the European Capitals of Culture in 1999. This 
last option contained three sub-options according to the various selection procedures: 
selection  by  the  Member  States  against  common  European  criteria,  selection  at 
European level only without taking into account the national origin of the sites, and 
pre-selection at national level followed by a final selection at European level.  

Options which would have implied significant financial support to develop the sites 
were excluded from further analysis because there was a clear consensus among the 
Member  States  and  during  the  consultation  process  that  the  new  initiative  should 
have a limited impact both on the European Union and national budgets. 

The comparison of the three options showed that transforming the European Heritage 
Label  into  a  European  Union  initiative  through  a  Decision  of  the  European 
Parliament and the Council would bring clear added value and produce benefits that 
could  not  be  achieved  by  Member  States  acting  alone,  even  with  financial  support 
from  the  European  Union.  It  also  demonstrated  that  the  preferable  selection 
procedure  for  awarding  the  label  was  the  combined  national  and  European  level 
selection. 

4. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

4.1. 

Legal Basis 

The legal basis for the European Heritage Label is Article 167 of the Treaty on the 
Functioning  of  the  European  Union.  This  article  gives  the  European  Union  the 
mandate to ‘contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while 
respecting  their  national  and  regional  diversity  and  at  the  same  time  bringing  the 
common  cultural  heritage  to  the  fore’.  The  European  Union  shall  also  encourage 

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‘cooperation  between  Member  States’  in  the  field  of  culture  and  ‘if  necessary, 
supporting and supplementing their action’. 

4.2. 

Principle of subsidiarity 

This  proposal  is  in  keeping  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity.  The  participation  of 
Member States will be on a voluntary basis and, fully in line with Article 167 of the 
Treaty, the European Union involvement in the European Heritage Label will aim to 
strengthen  coordination  between  Member  States  and  to  support  their  action  by 
contributing  to  the  development  and  correct  application  of  new  common,  clear  and 
transparent  selection  criteria,  as  well  as  new  selection  and  monitoring  procedures. 
The impact assessment has also shown that European Union action will offer benefits 
that could not be achieved by Member States acting alone.  

4.3. 

Principle of proportionality 

The course of action proposed will have very limited impacts both on the European 
Union budget and on national budgets. It imposes no disproportionate management 
constraints on administrations implementing it. 

4.4. 

Outline of the proposal 

4.4.1.  Objectives 

The intergovernmental European Heritage Label was conceived as a contribution to 
bringing citizens closer to Europe. This is a broad and complex issue which various 
European  Union  initiatives  in  the  field  of  communication,  education,  culture  or 
citizenship  try  to  address  in  complementary  ways.  In  order  to  reflect  this  larger 
process,  as  well  as  the  specific  contribution  that  the  European  Heritage  Label  can 
make, the Commission proposes three levels of objectives for the renewed European 
Heritage Label. 

The general objectives will be to strengthen European citizens’ sense of belonging to 
the European Union, based on shared elements of history and heritage, as well as an 
appreciation  of  diversity,  and  to  strengthen  intercultural  dialogue.  They  reflect  the 
overall ambition of the European Heritage Label and link it into the broader policies 
and objectives of the European Union. 

The intermediate objectives of the label will be to enhance the value and the profile 
of sites which have played a key role in the history and the building of the European 
Union, and to increase European citizens’ understanding of the building of Europe, 
and  of  their  common  yet  diverse  cultural  heritage,  especially  related  to  the 
democratic  values  and  human  rights  that  underpin  the  process  of  European 
integration. This is the highest level of impact that the European Heritage Label can 
achieve on its own. 

At  a  more  basic  level,  a  set  of  specific  objectives  will  relate  to  the  direct 
improvements  that  sites  —  individually  and  collectively  —  would  be  expected  to 
deliver  as  a  result  of  their  activities  linked  to  the  European  Heritage  Label 
designation or that the new practical arrangements would be expected to deliver. 

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4.4.2.  Participation in the action 

Due to the nature of the European Heritage Label and its objectives, the Commission 
proposes that the action should start with the 27 Member States. The participation of 
the Member States should be on a voluntary basis. If necessary, future evaluations of 
the  European  Heritage  Label  could  examine  the  appropriateness  of  enlarging  the 
initiative to the third countries participating in the Culture Programme. 

4.4.3. 

Selection procedure 

The impact assessment for the European Heritage Label showed that one of the main 
weaknesses  of  the  current  intergovernmental  initiative  is  that  the  sites  are  selected 
independently by participating countries with no overseeing body at European level. 
This procedure leaves too much room for diverging interpretations and as a result the 
criteria have not been applied evenly by the countries, thereby hindering the overall 
coherence and quality of the label so far.  

A  new  selection  procedure  is  therefore  needed  which  combines  the  national  and 
European levels. The Commission proposes that in the first stage, pre-selection of the 
sites should take place at Member State level, and then in the second stage, the final 
selection  should  take  place  at  European  Union  level  with  the  help  of  a  panel  of 
independent  experts.  This  would  ensure  both  a  robust  application  of  criteria  and 
appropriate  prominence  for  the  European  dimension,  whilst  also  preserving  an 
equitable distribution of sites across the European Union.  

The panel of independent experts should be composed of 12 members nominated by 
the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission following the example of 
the selection panel for the European Capitals of Culture. These experts should have 
substantial  experience  and  expertise  in  the  field  of  culture,  heritage,  European 
history, or other fields relevant to the objectives of the European Heritage Label. 

The Commission proposes to give each Member State the possibility to pre-select up 
to a maximum of two sites in every year in which a selection is made. This should 
help  to  keep  the  number  of  sites  reasonable  and,  at  the  same  time,  retains  some 
flexibility  for Member  States  given  that  some  have a greater pool of  potential sites 
than others. 

The  panel  of  independent  experts  should  in  turn  have  the  possibility  to  choose 
between the pre-selected sites selecting a maximum of one site per Member State in 
every year in which a selection is made. It is proposed to give special priority to sites 
with  a  strong  transnational  dimension.  This  should  keep  a  certain  element  of 
competition between the sites at European Union level helping to ensure the general 
quality of the sites and thereby also the credibility and prestige of the initiative.  

The Commission, finally, proposes that after three successive years dedicated to the 
selection  of  new  sites,  each  fourth  year  should  be  reserved  for  the  monitoring 
procedure.  This  should  help  to  keep  the  administrative  burden  reasonable  both  for 
Member  States  and  Commission.  The  calendar  in  Annex  illustrates  the  proposed 
procedure. 

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4.4.4.  Monitoring and withdrawal of the Label 

The label should be attributed in principle on a permanent basis because the symbolic 
value of the selected sites will not diminish over time and in order to encourage sites 
to take a long-term approach and invest in their development. However, in order to 
maintain  quality  and  credibility  in  the  long  term,  a  strong  monitoring  system  is 
needed  to  ensure  that  labelled  sites  have  met  the  obligations  undertaken  at  the 
application stage. The Commission proposes that this monitoring should be under the 
responsibility of the Member States, who should report to the European panel every 
4 years. In the event that specific sites no longer meet their obligations, there should 
be a possibility to withdraw the Label. 

4.4.5.  Practical arrangements 

The Commission should support the action in order to ensure greater stability than is 
possible  under  current  arrangements  and  to  enable  expertise  to  be  built  up.  This 
solution  would  make  it  possible  to  draw  on  existing  experience  such  as  that  of  the 
European  Capitals  for  Culture  or  the  European  Union  Prize  for  Cultural  Heritage  / 
Europa Nostra  Awards. It would however demand additional resources which  need 
to  be  made  available  (one  administrator  and  one  assistant).  In  order  to  keep  the 
practical arrangements as light and flexible as possible, certain administrative tasks 
could be outsourced through tendering procedures.  

4.4.6.  Evaluation 

The regular evaluation of the European Heritage Label action is crucial to ensure the 
effectiveness and credibility of the initiative. This evaluation would need to examine 
both the processes involved in running the action and the actual cumulative impact of 
the  European  Heritage  Label  as  a  whole.  The  aim  should  be  to  identify  in  which 
respects  the  action  is  working  well,  whether  it  should  be  continued,  where  there  is 
room for improvement and, crucially, how this improvement might best be achieved 
in the future. The monitoring of the labelled sites mentioned above would of course 
feed  into  this  evaluation.  The  evaluation  would  be  under  the  responsibility  of  the 
Commission and would take the form of an external evaluation every 6 years.  

4.4.7.  Transitional provisions 

Transitional  measures  need  to  be  taken  to  define  the  status  of  the  sites  already 
awarded  the  European  Heritage  Label  under  the  intergovernmental  initiative.  To 
ensure the overall coherence of the initiative, these sites would need to be re-assessed 
against  the  new  criteria.  For  reasons  of  equal  treatment  between  all  the  Member 
States,  the  Commission  proposes  to  give  those  which  did  not  participate  in  the 
intergovernmental initiative the opportunity to propose a first set of sites before the 
regular selection procedure begins. 

5. 

RESOURCES 

The annual appropriations for the European Heritage Label shall be authorised by the 
budgetary authority within the limits of the multiannual financial framework. These 
appropriations  shall  cover  the  following  costs:  the  costs  of  the  European  panel  of 
experts, the visibility of the initiative at European level, some networking activities 

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for  the  sites  and  the  human  resources  needed  within  the  European  Commission  to 
support  the  action.  The  legislative  financial  statement  attached  gives  the  details  for 
the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2013, which falls under the current 
multiannual financial framework. 

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2010/0044 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

establishing a European Union action for the European Heritage Label 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 167 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions1, 

After transmission of the proposal to the national Parliaments, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

The Treaty aims at an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe and Article 167 
in particular gives the European Union the task of contributing to the flowering of the 
cultures  of  the  Member  States,  while  respecting  their  national  and  regional  diversity 
and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore. 

A  better  understanding  and  appreciation,  especially  among  young  people,  of  their 
shared yet diverse heritage would contribute to strengthening the sense of belonging to 
the  European  Union  and  reinforce  intercultural  dialogue.  It  is  therefore  important  to 
promote greater access to cultural heritage and to enhance its European dimension. 

The  Treaty  also  establishes  citizenship  of  the  Union,  which  complements  national 
citizenship  of  the  respective  Member  States,  and  which  is  an  important  element  in 
safeguarding  and  strengthening  the  process  of  European  integration.  For  citizens  to 
give their full support to European integration, greater emphasis should be placed on 
their  common  values,  history  and  culture  as  key  elements  of  their  membership  of  a 
society  founded  on  the  principles  of  freedom,  democracy,  respect  for  human  rights, 
cultural diversity, tolerance and solidarity. 

An  intergovernmental  European  Heritage  Label  scheme  was  launched  in  Granada  in 
April 2006 by several Member States.  

The  Council  of  the  European  Union  adopted  conclusions  on  20 November 20082 
aiming  at  transforming  the  intergovernmental  European  Heritage  Label  into  a 

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(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

European  Union  action  by  inviting  the  Commission  to  submit  to  it  an  appropriate 
proposal for the creation of a European Heritage Label by the European Union and to 
specify the practical procedures for the implementation of the project. 

The  public  consultation  and  the  impact  assessment  carried  out  by  the  Commission 
confirmed  that  the  intergovernmental  European  Heritage  Label  was  a  valuable 
initiative but that the action needed to be further developed to reach its full potential 
and  confirmed  that  the  involvement  of  the  European  Union  could  provide  a  clear 
added value to the European Heritage Label and help the initiative to take a qualitative 
step forward. 

The European Heritage Label should seek synergies and complementarities with other 
initiatives  such  as  the  UNESCO  World  Heritage  List  and  the  Council  of  Europe’s 
‘European  Cultural  Routes’.  The  added  value  of  the  new  European  Heritage  Label 
should be based on the contribution made by the selected sites to European history and 
culture,  on  a  clear  educational  dimension  reaching  out  to  citizens,  including  young 
people, and on networking between the sites to share experiences and best practices. 
The main focus of the initiative should be on the promotion and the access of the sites, 
and on the quality of the explanations given and of the activities proposed, rather than 
on  the  conservation  of  the  sites,  which  should  be  guaranteed  by  existing  protection 
regimes. 

In  addition  to  strengthening  European  citizens’  sense  of  belonging  to  the  European 
Union and stimulating intercultural dialogue, a Union action for the European Heritage 
Label could also contribute to enhancing the value and profile of cultural heritage, to 
increasing  the  role  of  heritage  in  the  economic  and  sustainable  development  of 
regions, in particular through cultural tourism, to fostering synergies between cultural 
heritage  and  contemporary  creation  and  creativity,  to  facilitating  the  sharing  of 
experiences  and  best  practices  across  Europe,  and  more  generally,  to  promoting  the 
democratic values and human rights that underpin European integration. 

(9) 

These  objectives  are  fully  in  line  with  the  objectives  of  the  European  agenda  for 
culture  which  include  fostering  cultural  diversity  and  intercultural  dialogue  and 
promoting of culture as a catalyst for creativity3. 

(10) 

It is crucial that the new European Heritage Label should be awarded on the basis of 
common, clear and transparent criteria and procedures. 

(11)  The administrative arrangements for the European Heritage Label should remain light 

and flexible in compliance with the principle of subsidiarity. 

(12)  Since the objectives of this Decision  cannot  be sufficiently achieved by  the  Member 
States and can therefore by reason of the need, in particular, for new common, clear 
and transparent criteria and procedures for the European Heritage Label, as well as a 
stronger coordination between the Member States, be better achieved at Union level, 
the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set 
out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of 

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COM(2007) 242 - doc. 9496/07. 

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proportionality  as  set  out  in  that  Article,  this  Decision  does  not  go  beyond  what  is 
necessary in order to achieve those objectives, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

Subject matter 

This Decision establishes a European Union action entitled ‘European Heritage Label’. 

Article 2 

Definition 

For  the  purposes  of  this  Decision,  ‘sites’  shall  mean  monuments,  natural  or  urban  sites, 
cultural  landscapes,  places  of  remembrance,  cultural  goods  and  objects,  intangible  heritage 
attached to a place, including contemporary heritage. 

Article 3 

Objectives 

1. 

The general objectives of the action shall be to contribute to:  

–  Strengthen  European  citizens’  sense  of  belonging  to  the  European  Union,  based 
on shared elements of history and cultural heritage, as well as an appreciation of 
diversity;  

–  Strengthen intercultural dialogue. 

2. 

The intermediate objectives of the action shall be to: 

–  Enhance the value and profile of sites which have played a key role in the history 

and the building of the European Union; 

–  Increase European citizens’ understanding of the building of Europe, and of their 
common yet diverse cultural heritage, especially related to democratic values and 
human rights that underpin the process of European integration. 

3. 

The specific objectives of the action are as follows: 

–  Develop sites’ European significance; 

–  Raise young people’s awareness of their common cultural heritage; 

–  Facilitate sharing of experiences and exchanges of best practices across Europe; 

–  Increase  access  to  heritage  sites  for  all  members  of  the  public,  especially  young 

people; 

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–  Increase  intercultural  dialogue,  especially  among  young  people,  through  artistic, 

cultural and historical education; 

–  Foster  synergies  between  cultural  heritage  and  contemporary  creation  and 

creativity; 

–  Contribute to the attractiveness and the sustainable development of the regions. 

Article 4 

Participation in the action 

The  action  shall  be  open  to  the  participation  of  the  Member  States  of  the  European  Union. 
This participation shall be on a voluntary basis. 

Article 5 

Complementarity with other initiatives 

The  Commission  and  the  Member  States  shall  ensure  the  complementarity  of  the  European 
Heritage  Label  with  other  initiatives  in  the  field  of  cultural  heritage  such  as  the  UNESCO 
World Heritage List and the Council of Europe’s ‘European Cultural Routes’. 

Article 6 

Access to the action 

Sites,  as  defined  in  Article  2,  shall  be  eligible  for  the  attribution  of  the  European  Heritage 
Label. 

Article 7  

Criteria  

The attribution of the European Heritage Label shall be based on the following criteria:  

(1) 

Candidates for the label shall have a symbolic European value and shall have played a 
key role in the history and the building of the European Union. The candidates shall 
therefore justify: 

–  their  cross-border  or  pan-European  nature:  the  past  and  present  influence  and 
attraction  of  a  candidate  site  must  go  beyond  the  national  borders  of  a  Member 
State; 

–  and/or the place and role of a site in European history and European integration, 
and its links  with key European events  or  personalities, as well as with cultural, 
artistic, political, social, scientific, technological or industrial movements; 

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–  and/or  the  place  and  role  of  a  site  in  the  development  and  promotion  of  the 
common values that underpin European integration such as freedom, democracy, 
respect for human rights, cultural diversity, tolerance and solidarity. 

(2) 

Candidates  for  the  label  shall  submit  a  project  which  promotes  their  European 
dimension and commits them to all the following elements: 

–  raising  awareness  on  the  European  significance  of  the  site,  in  particular  through 

appropriate information activities, signage and staff training; 

–  organising educational activities, especially for young people, which increase the 
understanding  of  the  common  history  of  Europe  and  of  its  shared  yet  diverse 
heritage and which strengthen the sense of belonging to a common space; 

–  promoting multilingualism by using several languages of the European Union; 

–  taking  part  in  the  activities  of  networks  of  sites  awarded  the  European  Heritage 

Label in order to exchange experiences and initiate common projects; 

–  raising the profile and attractiveness of the site on a European scale, for example 

by using modern technology: 

–  the  organisation  of  artistic  and  cultural  activities  (for  example  events,  festivals, 
residencies)  which  foster  the  mobility  of  European  artists  and  collections, 
stimulate  intercultural  dialogue  and  encourage  linkage  between  heritage  and 
contemporary  creation  and  creativity  are  welcomed  whenever  the  specificity  of 
the site allows it. 

(3) 

Candidates for the label shall submit a management plan which commits them to all 
the following elements: 

–  ensuring the sound management of the site; 

–  ensuring  the  protection  of  the  site  and  its  transmission  to  future  generations  in 

accordance with the relevant protection regimes; 

–  ensuring the quality of the reception facilities such as the historical presentation, 

visitors’ information, signage, etc.; 

–  ensuring  access  for  the  widest  possible  public,  for  example  through  site 

adaptations or staff training; 

–  according  special  attention  to  young  people,  in  particular  by  allowing  them 

privileged access to the site; 

–  undertaking the promotion of sites as tourist destinations; 

–  developing  a  coherent  and  comprehensive  communication  strategy  highlighting 

the European significance of the site; 

–  ensuring the management plan is as environmentally friendly as possible in order 

to limit potential negative impacts of tourism. 

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Article 8 

European panel of independent experts 

1. 

2. 

3 

4. 

5. 

6. 

A  European  panel  of  independent  experts  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  the  ‘European 
panel’)  shall  be  established  to  carry  out  the  selection  and  monitoring  procedures  at 
the  European  level.  It  shall  ensure  that  the  criteria  are  uniformly  applied  in  the 
participating Member States. 

The  European  panel  shall  consist  of  12  members.  Four  of  the  members  shall  be 
nominated  by  the  European  Parliament,  four  by  the  Council  and  four  by  the 
Commission. The panel shall designate its chairman. 

The  European  panel  members  shall  be  independent  experts.  They  shall  have 
substantial  experience  and  expertise  in  the  field  of  culture,  heritage,  European 
history, or other fields relevant to the objectives of the European Heritage Label. 

The  European  panel  members  shall  be  nominated  for  three  years.  By  way  of 
derogation, in the first year during which this Decision is in force, four experts shall 
be nominated by the Commission for one year, four by the European Parliament for 
two years and four by the Council for three years. 

If a conflict of interest between a member of the panel and a specific site comes to 
light, the member of the panel shall not take part in the evaluation of the said site. 

All  the  reports,  recommendations  and  notifications  of  the  European  panel  shall  be 
made public. 

Article 9 

Application form 

With a view to keeping procedures as streamlined and light as possible, a common application 
form based on the selection criteria shall be prepared by the Commission and used by all the 
candidates. Only applications submitted on the official application form will be considered for 
selection. 

Article 10 

Pre-selection at national level 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The pre-selection of the sites for the attribution of the European Heritage Label shall 
be under the responsibility of the Member States. 

Each Member State shall have the possibility to pre-select up to a maximum of two 
sites  per  annum  in  accordance  with  the  calendar  in  the  Annex.  No  selection 
procedure shall take place in the years reserved for the monitoring procedure. 

Each  Member State shall establish its own procedures  and its  own calendar for  the 
pre-selection  of  the  sites  in  accordance  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity,  ensuring 

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that  administrative  arrangements  remain  as  light  and  flexible  as  possible.  It  shall 
however notify the Commission of the results of the pre-selection at the latest on 31 
January of the year of the selection procedure. 

4. 

The pre-selection shall be based on the criteria laid down in Article 7 and shall use 
the application form referred to in Article 9. 

Article 11 

Final selection at Union level 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

The  final  selection  of  the  sites  for  the  attribution  of  the  European  Heritage  Label 
shall be under the responsibility of the Commission and carried out by the European 
panel. 

The European panel shall evaluate the applications of the pre-selected sites and shall 
select  a  maximum  of  one  site  per  Member  State.  If  necessary,  further  information 
may be requested and visits to the sites may be organised. 

The final selection shall be based on the criteria laid down in Article 7 and shall use 
the application form referred to in Article 9. 

The European panel shall issue a report on the pre-selected sites at the latest on 31 
October  of  the  year  of  the  selection  procedure.  This  report  shall  include  a 
recommendation  for  the  attribution  of  the  European  Heritage  Label  and  a 
justification for the sites which were not retained in the final list.  

Candidates which were not retained in the final list may submit a new application for 
the pre-selection at national level in the following years. 

Article 12 

Transnational sites 

1. 

For the purpose of this Decision, the following shall be considered as ‘transnational 
sites’: 

–  Several sites located in different Member States which gather around one specific 

theme to propose a single application; 

–  One specific site which is geographically situated on the territory of at least two 

different Member States. 

2. 

Applications  for  transnational  sites  shall  follow  the  same  procedure  as  applications 
for  other  sites.  They  shall  be  pre-selected  by  one  of  the  Member  States  concerned 
within the limit of a maximum of two sites as laid down in Article 10, and proposed 
in the name of all the Member States concerned after consultation and agreement of 
these Member States. 

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3. 

If  a  transnational  site  meets  all  the  criteria  laid  down  in  Article  7,  priority  shall  be 
given to this site during the final selection. 

1. 

2. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

1. 

Article 13 

Designation 

The  Commission  shall  officially  designate  the  sites  to  be  awarded  the  European 
Heritage Label during the year following the selection procedure, in the light of the 
recommendation of the European panel. The Commission shall inform the European 
Parliament and the Council. 

The  European  Heritage  Label  shall  be  awarded  to  the  sites  in  principle  on  a 
permanent basis under the conditions laid down in Articles 14 and 15 and subject to 
the continuation of the action. 

Article 14 

Monitoring 

Each site awarded the European Heritage Label shall be monitored on a regular basis 
in  order  to  ensure  that  it  continues  to  fulfil  the  criteria  and  that  it  respects  all  the 
commitments made in its application.  

The  monitoring  of  all  the  sites  located  on  the  territory  of  a  Member  State  is  the 
responsibility  of  the  Member  State  in  question.  The  Member  State  shall  collect  all 
the  necessary  information  and  prepare  a  detailed  report  every  four  years,  in 
accordance with the calendar in the Annex. 

The report shall be sent to the Commission and submitted to the European panel for 
examination at the latest on 31 January of the year of the monitoring procedure. 

The  European  panel  shall  issue  a  report  on  the  state  of  the  labelled  sites  in  the 
Member  State  concerned  at  the  latest  on  31  October  of  the  year  of  the  monitoring 
procedure, including if necessary recommendations to be taken into account for the 
next monitoring period. 

The Commission shall establish common indicators for the Member States to ensure 
a coherent approach for the monitoring procedure. 

Article 15 

Withdrawal of the label 

If the European panel takes note that a specific site no longer fulfils the criteria of the 
European Heritage Label or that it no longer respects all the commitments made in 
its  application,  it  shall  initiate  a  dialogue with  the  Member  State  concerned  via  the 
Commission, with a view to helping to make the necessary adjustments to the site.  

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2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

If  after  a  period  of  18  months  after  the  beginning  of  the  dialogue  the  necessary 
adjustments  have  not  been  made  to  the  site,  the  European  panel  shall  notify  the 
Commission.  The  notification  must  be  accompanied  by  a  justification,  as  well  as 
recommendations on how to improve the situation. 

If after a new period of 18 months the recommendations have not been implemented, 
the European panel shall issue a recommendation to withdraw the European Heritage 
Label from the relevant site. 

The  Commission  shall  take  the  final  decision  to  withdraw  the  European  Heritage 
Label. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council. 

The  notifications  and  the  recommendations  of  the  European  panel  shall  be  made 
public. 

Article 16 

Practical arrangements 

1. 

The  Commission  shall  implement  the  European  Union  action  for  the  European 
Heritage Label. It shall in particular: 

–  ensure the overall coherence and quality of the action; 

–  ensure the coordination between the Member States and the European panel; 

–  establish  guidelines  for  the  selection  and  monitoring  procedures,  as  well  as  the 

application form; 

–  provide support to the European panel of independent experts.  

The Commission shall be responsible for the communication and the visibility of the 
European  Heritage  Label  at  Union  level,  in  particular  through  the  creation  and  the 
maintenance of a specific website. 

The Commission shall foster networking activities between labelled sites. 

The  actions  under  paragraphs  2  and  3,  as  well  as  the  costs  of  the  European  panel 
shall be financed through the financial envelope provided for in article 19. 

Article 17 

Evaluation 

The  Commission  shall  ensure  the  external  and  independent  evaluation  of  the 
European Heritage Label action. This evaluation shall take place every six years in 
accordance  with  the  calendar  set  out  in  the  Annex  and  shall  examine  all  elements, 
including the efficiency of the processes involved in running the action, the number 
of  sites,  the  impact  of  the  action,  how  it  could  be  improved  and  whether  the 
European Heritage Label should be continued.  

2. 

3. 

4. 

1. 

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2. 

The  Commission  shall  present  a  report  on  these  evaluations  to  the  European 
Parliament and the Council within six months of the finalisation of the evaluations. 

Article 18 

Transitional provisions 

1. 

Sites already awarded the label in the framework of the intergovernmental European 
Heritage Label and situated in Member States shall be assessed [the year following 
the entry into force of the present Decision].  

A new application shall be submitted for these sites on the basis of the new criteria 
and  procedures  laid  down  in  Articles  6  to  9  and  shall  be  transmitted  to  the 
Commission by the relevant Member States at the latest on 31 January [of the year in 
question].  

The new applications shall be assessed by the European panel.  

If one of the sites proposed by a specific Member State does not fulfil the criteria or 
if further information is needed, the European panel shall initiate a dialogue with the 
Member State via the Commission in order to examine whether the application can 
be  improved  before  a  final  decision  is  taken.  Visits  to  the  site  may  be  organised  if 
necessary.  

The  European  panel  shall  deliver  a  report  on  sites  with  a  recommendation  for  the 
attribution of the European Heritage Label by the end of [the year in question] unless 
further clarifications are necessary from the Member State. 

The Commission shall then officially designate the sites. 

The European Heritage Label shall be awarded to the sites covered by this paragraph 
in principle on a permanent basis under the conditions laid down in Articles 14 and 
15 and subject to the continuation of the action. 

Candidates which were not retained in the final list may submit a new application for 
the pre-selection at national level in the following years. 

2. 

Member States which did not participate in the intergovernmental European Heritage 
Label  shall  have  the  possibility  to  propose  up  to  a  maximum  of  four  sites  for  the 
attribution  of  the  European  Heritage  Label  in  [the  second  year  following  the  entry 
into force of the present Decision].  

An  application  shall  be  submitted  for  these  sites  on  the  basis  of  the  criteria  and 
procedures laid down in Articles 6 to 9 and shall be transmitted to the Commission 
by the relevant Member States at the latest on 31 January [of the year in question].  

The  new  applications  shall  be  assessed  by  the  European  panel.  If  one  of  the  sites 
proposed  by  a  specific  Member  State  does  not  fulfil  the  criteria  or  if  further 
information is needed, the European panel shall initiate a dialogue with the Member 
State  via  the  Commission  in  order  to  examine  whether  the  application  can  be 

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improved  before  a  final  decision  is  taken.  Visits  to  the  site  may  be  organised  if 
necessary.  

The  European  panel  shall  deliver  a  report  on  sites  with  a  recommendation  for  the 
attribution of the European Heritage Label by the end of [the year in question] unless 
further clarifications are necessary from the Member State. 

The Commission shall then officially designate the sites. 

The European Heritage Label shall be awarded to the sites covered by this paragraph 
in principle on a permanent basis under the conditions laid down in Articles 14 and 
15 and subject to the continuation of the action. 

Candidates which were not retained in the final list may submit a new application for 
the pre-selection at national level in the following years. 

The  selection  and  monitoring  procedure  for  the  European  Heritage  Label  as  laid 
down in Articles 6 to 15 shall start in [the third year following the entry into force of 
the present Decision].  

Article 19 

Financial provisions 

The financial envelope for the implementation of the action during the period from 1 
January 2011 to 31 December 2013 is set at EUR 1 350 000. 

The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the 
limits of the multiannual financial framework. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

Article 20 

Entry into force 

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX 

CALENDAR 

Calendar for the European Heritage Label 

[Year n] 

Adoption of the Decision 

Preparatory work 

 [Year n+1]  Re-evaluation  of  the  sites  already  awarded  the  European  Heritage  Label  in  the 

framework of the intergovernmental initiative 

 [Year n+2] 

First  submission  of  sites  by  the  Member  States  which  did  not  participate  in  the 
intergovernmental initiative 

[Year n+3] 

Selection 

[Year n+4]  Monitoring 

[Year n+5] 

Selection 

[Year n+6] 

Selection 

Evaluation of the European Heritage Label 

[Year n+7] 

Selection 

[Year n+8]  Monitoring 

[Year n+9] 

Selection 

[Year n+10]  Selection 

[Year n+11]  Selection 

[Year n+12] 

Monitoring 

Evaluation of the European Heritage Label 

… 

… 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

NAME OF THE PROPOSAL: 

Decision  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  establishing  a  European 
Union action for the European Heritage Label 

2. 

ABM / ABB FRAMEWORK 

Policy area: Education and Culture 

Activity: Developing cultural cooperation in Europe 

3. 

BUDGET LINES 

3.1. 

Budget  lines  (operational  lines  and  related  technical  and  administrative 
assistance lines (ex- B.A lines)) including headings: 

15 04 50 European Heritage Label 

3.2. 

Duration of the action and of the financial impact: 

The legal base for the European Heritage Label has no fixed limit in time. 

The proposal will have an impact on the EU budget from 01.01.2011 to 31.12. 2013. 

3.3. 

Budgetary characteristics: 

Budget 
line 

15 04 50 

Type of expenditure 

New 

EFTA 
contribution 

Contributions 
from applicant 
countries 

Heading in 
financial 
perspective 

Non-
comp 

Diff4 

YES 

NO 

NO 

No 3b 

4 

Differentiated appropriations. 

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4. 

SUMMARY OF RESOURCES 

4.1. 

Financial Resources 

4.1.1. 

Summary of commitment appropriations (CA) and payment appropriations (PA) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Section 
no. 

Expenditure type 

2011 

2012 

2013 

2014 

Total 

Operational expenditure5 

Commitment 
Appropriations (CA) 

8.1 

Payment Appropriations 
(PA) 

a 

b 

0.350  1.000 

0.250  0.800 

0.300 

Administrative expenditure within reference amount6 

Technical & 
administrative assistance 
(NDA) 

8.2.4 

c 

TTOOTTAALL  RREEFFEERREENNCCEE  AAMMOOUUNNTT  

a+c 

0.350  1.000 

b+c 

0.250  0.800 

0.300 

1.350 

1.350 

1.350 

1.350 

8.2.5 

d 

0.122  0.244  0.244 

0.610 

8.2.6 

e 

0.003  0.006  0.006 

0.015 

Commitment 
Appropriations 

Payment 
Appropriations 

Human resources and 
associated expenditure 
(NDA) 

Administrative costs, other 
than human resources and 
associated costs, not 
included in reference amount 
(NDA) 

Total indicative financial cost of intervention  

TOTAL CA including 
cost of Human 
Resources 

TOTAL PA including 
cost of Human 
Resources 

a+c
+d+
e 

b+c
+d+
e 

0.125  0.600  1.250 

0.125  0.500  1.050 

0.300 

1.975 

1.975 

5 
6 

Expenditure that does not fall under Chapter 15 01 of the Title 15 concerned. 
Expenditure within article 15 01 04 of Title 15. 

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Co-financing details 

Not Applicable 

4.1.2.  Compatibility with Financial Programming 

(cid:133) 

Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming. 

X 

Proposal  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the  financial 
perspective. 

An  amount  of  €  350  000  will  be  allocated   in  2012  through  redeployment  from  the 
financial envelope of the Culture programme (Heading 15 04 44 Culture)  

(cid:133) 

Proposal  may  require  application  of  the  provisions  of  the  Interinstitutional 
Agreement7 (i.e. flexibility instrument or revision of the financial perspective). 

4.1.3.  Financial impact on Revenue 

X 

Proposal has no financial implications on revenue 

(cid:133) 

Proposal has financial impact – the effect on revenue is as follows: 

4.2. 

Human Resources FTE (including officials, temporary and external staff) – see 
detail under point 8.2.1. 

Annual requirements 

2011 

2012 

2013 

Total number of 
human resources 

1 

2 

2 

5. 

CHARACTERISTICS AND OBJECTIVES 

5.1. 

Need to be met in the short or long term 

See  section  1  of  the  explanatory  memorandum  and  section  2  of  the  impact 
assessment. 

5.2. 

Value-added  of  European  Union  involvement  and  coherence  of  the  proposal 
with other financial instruments and possible synergy 

See  section  3.2  of  the  explanatory  memorandum  and  section  2.3  of  the  impact 
assessment. Synergies exist between the proposal and the Culture programme. 

7 

See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional agreement. 

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5.3. 

Objectives, expected results and related indicators of the proposal in the context 
of the ABM framework 

The European Heritage Label's objectives (see article 3 of the proposal for a decision 
and  section  3  of  the  impact  assessment)  are  directly  linked  to  the  Commission's 
strategic objective of solidarity, notably through their contribution to economic and 
social cohesion and to the preservation and the strengthening of our common values. 
The European Heritage Label is also linked to the Commission's strategic objective 
of  prosperity  through  its  specific  objective  concerning  the  contribution  to  the 
attractiveness and the sustainable development of regions. 

In order to measure the results of the European heritage Label, key indicators will be 
defined  in  the  social,  economic  and  environmental  areas.  Social  indicators  could 
include:  

–  numbers reporting that their interest in cultural heritage has increased; 

–  numbers saying their appreciation of common European history has increased; 

–  numbers of activities organised by the sites towards young people; 

–  collaboration projects between labelled sites; 

–  number of cultural activities created; 

–  number of activities raising awareness on democratic values/human rights.  

Economic indicators could include:  

–  increase in visitors numbers;  

–  number of direct or indirect jobs created;  

–  number of jobs safeguarded;  

–  number  of  partnerships  projects  between  labelled  sites  and  cultural  and  creative 

industries; 

–  number  of  partnerships  projects  between  labelled  sites  and  local  business 

activities; 

–  leverage effect of investment on heritage on private and public sources.  

Environmental indicators could include:  

–  number of sustainable management plans adopted by the sites; 

–  improved access to the sites with sustainable transport; 

–  landscapes and historic environment conditions.  

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5.4.  Method of Implementation (indicative) 

X 

Centralised Management 

X 

directly by the Commission 

(cid:133) 

indirectly by delegation to: 

(cid:133) 

executive Agencies 

(cid:133) 

bodies set up by the Communities as referred to in art. 185 of the 
Financial Regulation 

(cid:133) 

national public-sector bodies/bodies with public-service mission 

(cid:133) 

Shared or decentralised management 

(cid:133)  with Member states 

(cid:133)  with Third countries 

(cid:133) 

Joint management with international organisations (please specify) 

Relevant comments: 

6. 

MONITORING AND EVALUATION 

6.1.  Monitoring system 

The  monitoring  and  evaluation  framework  of  the  European  Heritage  Label  will 
comprise  two  elements  which  need  to  be  distinguished:  the  monitoring  of  the 
labelled sites and the evaluation of the European Heritage Label action as a whole. 

The aim of the monitoring of the sites will be to verify that labelled sites have met 
the obligations they agreed to undertake when they made their application and were 
selected and can therefore continue to hold the label. A set of indicators to be taken 
into account will be provided by the Commission. This monitoring will be under the 
responsibility of the Member States who will report to a European panel of experts 
which will then make an evaluation and if necessary propose the withdrawal of the 
label.  The  monitoring  of  the  labelled  sites  will  feed  into  the  evaluation  of  the 
European Heritage Label as a whole. For more details about the monitoring system, 
see Articles 14 and 15 of the proposal for a Decision. 

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6.2. 

Evaluation 

6.2.1.  Ex-ante evaluation 

See the impact assessment. 

6.2.2.  Measures taken  following  an intermediate/ex-post evaluation (lessons learned from 

similar experiences in the past) 

Not applicable 

6.2.3.  Terms and frequency of future evaluation 

The  evaluation  of  the  European  Heritage  Label  will  need  to  combine  a  focus  on 
examining  both  the  processes  involved  in  operating  the  action  and  the  actual 
cumulative  impact  of  the  European  Heritage  Label  as  a  whole.  The  aim  will  be  to 
identify in which respects the programme is working well, where there is room for 
improvement  and,  crucially,  how  this  improvement  might  best  be  achieved  in  the 
future.  

As  mentioned  in  article  17  of  the  proposal  for  a  Decision,  the  evaluation  will  be 
under  the  responsibility  of  the  Commission  and  will  take  the  form  of  an  external 
evaluation every six years.  

7. 

ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES  

The Commission must ensure that, when actions financed under the present Decision 
are implemented, the financial interests of the European Union are protected by the 
application  of  preventive  measures  against  fraud,  corruption  and  any  other  illegal 
activities,  by  effective  checks  and  by  the  recovery  of  amounts  unduly  paid  and,  if 
irregularities  are  detected,  by  effective,  proportional  and  dissuasive  penalties,  in 
accordance with Council Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 and (Euratom, EC) 
No 2185/96 and with Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council.  

For  the  European  Union  actions  financed  under  this  Decision,  an  irregularity  as 
referred  to  in  Article  1(2)  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  2988/95  means  any 
infringement  of  a  provision  of  European  Union  law  or  any  breach  of  a  contractual 
obligation resulting from an act or omission by an economic operator which has, or 
would have, the effect of prejudicing the general budget of the European Union, or 
budgets managed by them, by an unjustifiable item of expenditure. 

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8. 

DETAILS OF RESOURCES 

8.1. 

Objectives of the proposal in terms of their financial cost 

(Headings  of  Objectives,  actions  and 
outputs should be provided) 

Type of output 

Av. 
cost 

2012 

2013 

TOTAL 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

European Heritage Label 

Action 1  

Attribution of the Label 

- Output 1 

Action 2 

Promotion of the Label 

- Output 1 

Action 3 

Networking of labelled sites 

- Output 1 

TOTAL COST 

Selection  procedure  by  a  European  panel  of  independent  experts 
(including site visits and panel meetings) 

0.200 

1 

0.200 

1 

0.200 

2 

0.400 

Communication campaign 

0.200 

1 

0.150 

1 

0.250 

2 

0.400 

Thematic conference 

0.275 

2 

0.550 

2 

0.350 

1.000 

0.550 

1.350 

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8.2. 

Administrative Expenditure 

8.2.1.  Number and type of human resources 

Types of 
post 

Staff  to  be  assigned  to  management  of  the  action  using 
existing and/or additional resources  

(number of posts/FTEs) 

2011 

2012 

2013 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Officials 
or 
temporary 
staff8 (15 
01 01) 

A*/AD 

1 

B*, 
C*/AST 

Staff  financed9  by 
art. 15 01 02 

staff10 
Other 
financed  by  art.  15 
01 04/05 

TOTAL 

1 

2 

2 

8.2.2.  Description of tasks deriving from the action 

AD: manage, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the action; provide support 
to  the  panel  of  independent  experts;  organise  and  represent  the  Commission  in  the 
panel's  meetings;  Assume  the  secretariat  in  these  meetings;  follow-up  the  decision 
making  process  concerning  the  selection  and  the  monitoring  of  sites;  establish  and 
maintain  regular  contacts  and  exchanges  with  other  European  Institutions,  Member 
States,  labelled  sites  or  international  organisations;  coordinate  the  network  of 
labelled  sites;  organise  and  represent  the  Commission  in  the  meetings  of  this 
network; communication activities related to the action; launch, manage and monitor 
calls for tenders. 

AST: provide operational support to the AD in his tasks; assist in the preparation of 
communication  activities;  assist  in  the  organisation  of  the  meetings;  assist  in  the 
preparation of call for tenders; provide support for the contract management.  

The  action  will  in  principle  need  to  be  prepared  in  2011,  including  notably  the 
establishment of all the structures (European panel of independent experts, national 
coordinators,  etc…),  the  preparation  of  the  rules  of  procedures,  guidelines  and 
application forms, as well as the preparation of the first calls for tender, so that the 
first selection procedure can start at the very beginning of 2012. 

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Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount. 
Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount. 
Cost of which is included within the reference amount. 

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8.2.3. 

Sources of human resources (statutory) 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

X 

(cid:133) 

Posts currently allocated to the management of the programme to be replaced 
or extended 

Posts pre-allocated within the APS/DB exercise for year n 

Posts to be requested in the next APS/DB procedure 

Posts  to  be  redeployed  using  existing  resources  within  the  managing  service 
(internal redeployment) 

Posts required for year n although not foreseen in the APS/PDB exercise of the 
year in question 

8.2.4.  Other  Administrative  expenditure  included  in  reference  amount  (XX  01  04/05  – 

Expenditure on administrative management) 

Not applicable 

8.2.5.  Financial cost of human resources and associated costs not included in the reference 

amount 

Type of human resources 

2011 

2012 

2013 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Officials and temporary staff (15 01 01) 

0.122 

0.244 

0.244 

Staff financed by Art 15 01 02 (auxiliary, END, contract staff, etc.) 

(specify budget line) 

Total cost of Human Resources and associated costs (NOT in 
reference amount) 

0.122 

0.244 

0.244 

Calculation– Officials and Temporary agents 

122  000  €  per  post  per  year  (standard  costs  per  post  as  suggested  in  the  Guidelines  on  the 
drafting of the Legislative Financial Statement)  

Calculation– Staff financed under art. 15 01 02 

Not applicable 

The needs for human resources shall be covered within the allocation already granted 
for managing this action and/or redeployed within the DG, complemented as the case 
may be by any additional allocation that might be granted to the managing DG in the 
framework of the annual allocation procedure in the light of budgetary constraints. 

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EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

2011 

2012 

2013 

TOTAL 

15 01 02 11 01 – Missions 

0.003 

0.006 

0.006 

0.015 

15 01 02 11 02 – Meetings & Conferences 

15 01 02 11 03 – Committees  

15 01 02 11 04 – Studies & consultations 

15 01 02 11 05 - Information systems 

 2 Total Other Management 

Expenditure (15 01 02 11) 

3 Other expenditure of an 

administrative nature (specify 
including reference to budget line) 

Total Administrative expenditure, other 
than human resources and associated 
costs (NOT included in reference 
amount) 

0.003 

0.006 

0.006 

0.015 

Calculation - Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

2011: 3 missions inside the European Union per year = 3 x 1000 € 

2012 and 2013: 6 missions inside the European Union per year = 6 x 1000 € 

The  needs  for  administrative  appropriations  shall  be  covered  within  the  allocation 
already  granted  for  managing  this  action  and/or  redeployed  within  the  DG, 
complemented as the case may be by any additional allocation that might be granted 
to the managing DG in the framework of the annual allocation procedure in the light 
of budgetary constraints. 

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