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As regards the 2014-2020 programming period, the Commission has issued more extensive guidance providing information on eligibility conditions, selection criteria and investments. 
Nr det gller programperioden 2014Đ2020 har kommissionen utfrdat en mer ingende vgledning med information om stdvillkor, urvalskriterier och investeringar.
V (a) This recommendation is for the Member States. 
V a) Denna rekommendation riktar sig till medlemsstaterna.
V (b) The Commission accepts this recommendation and has started to implement it. 
V b) Kommissionen godtar denna rekommendation och har brjat genomfra den.
Reply of the Commission 57 Observations Common Commission reply to paragraphs 20-22 In the 2007-2013 programming period, the Member States were requested to justify their investment priorities based on a SWOT analysis of needs. 
Iakttagelser Kommissionens gemensamma svar avseende punkterna 20Đ22 Under programperioden 2007Đ2013 ombads medlemsstaterna motivera sina investeringsprioriteringar p grundval av en swot-analys av freliggande behov.
Coordination was to be ensured at national and/or regional level. 
Samordning skulle skras p nationell och/eller regional niv.
The Member States and/or regions have been considering together the need for complementarities on the basis of demarcation. 
Medlemsstater och/eller regioner har tillsammans bedmt behovet av komplementaritet p grundval av avgrnsning.
Often integrated approaches at regional and local level have been followed aiming at optimising the EU co-funding. 
Integrerade metoder har ofta tillmpats p regional och lokal niv som syftat till att optimera EU:s medfinansiering.
23 Based on lessons learnt during the 2007-2013 programming period, the legal framework for the 2014-2020 programming period reinforces a strategic approach to programming and enhances complementarity among EU and national funds. 
23 P grundval av lrdomarna frn programperioden 2007Đ2013 skrper regelverket fr programperioden 2014Đ2020 en strategisk programplanering och kar komplementariteten mellan EU:s och lndernas fonder.
24 The interventions under the RDPs are co-financed by the Commission and the Member States. 
24 Insatserna i landsbygdsprogrammen finansieras gemensamt av kommissionen och medlemsstaterna.
In the context of scarcity of national financial resources, the EAFRD has allowed the Member States and regions to fund interventions in rural areas, which otherwise may have not been financed, to the benefit of local populations. 
Nr de nationella finansiella resurserna varit knappa har Ejflu gjort att medlemsstater och regioner kan finansiera insatser i landsbygdsomrden som kanske annars inte skulle ha finansierats, vilket har gynnat lokalbefolkningen.
Box 2 — Italy (Sicily) According to the Sicilian authorities, the region experienced a lack of national or regional resources to fund structural investments. 
Ruta 2 Đ Italien (Sicilien) Enligt de sicilianska myndigheterna saknade regionen nationella eller regionala resurser fr att finansiera strukturella investeringar.
In this context, the EAFRD has allowed the region to fund interventions in rural areas, which otherwise may have not been financed. 
Ejflu har i detta sammanhang gjort att regionen kan finansiera insatser i landsbygdsomrden som kanske annars inte skulle ha finansierats.
Reply of the Commission 58 Box 2 — Germany (Saxony) The substitution of public funds illustrated by the case of Saxony is a consequence of the annuality of budget spending in Germany, while the RDP is a multiannual programme (7 years) for the implementation of which the rule ‘n+ 2’ applies. 
Kommissionens svar 58 Ruta 2 Đ Tyskland (Sachsen) Den ersttning av offentliga medel som illustreras av fallet i Sachsen r en fljd av att budgeteringen i Tyskland grs p rsbasis, medan landsbygdsprogrammet r ett flerrigt program (7 r) som genomfrs enligt n + 2-regeln.
25 The substitution of public funds by the EAFRD at project level does not necessarily entail the absence of additional effects on the outcome. 
25 Att Ejflu erstter offentliga medel p projektniv innebr inte ndvndigtvis att ytterligare effekter uteblir.
It is not demonstrated, based on the audited projects, that the EAFRD measures have not supported investments for which the financial returns were insufficient to justify the full costs of the investment. 
Det har, p grundval av de granskade projekten, inte pvisats att Ejflu-tgrderna inte har stttat investeringar fr vilka den ekonomiska avkastningen inte var tillrcklig fr att motivera investeringens hela kostnad.
26 Backing aid rates with economic analysis is not foreseen in the legislation. 
26 Det frutses inte i lagstiftningen att stdsatser ska understdjas med ekonomiska analyser.
However, several Member States justified the need for RDP intervention and conducted macroeconomic analyses. 
Flera medlemsstater motiverade behovet av insatser i landsbygdsprogrammet och gjorde makroekonomiska analyser: Ń Siciliens landsbygdsprogram innehller en analys av jordbruk, skogsbruk och landsbygdsomrden och gr det mjligt att faststlla relevanta behov.
For example: — the Sicily RDP does include an analysis of agriculture, forestry and rural areas and provide for an identification of relevant needs; — the Romania RDP includes a description of the need for infrastructure investments including some quantification of needs. 
Ń Rumniens landsbygdsprogram innehller en beskrivning av behovet av infrastrukturinvesteringar, samt ven en viss kvantifiering av behoven.
The co-financing rates were set up at axis level taking into account macroeconomic criteria. 
Medfinansieringssatsen faststlldes p axelniv och med hnsyn till makroekonomiska kriterier.
29 Projects can be funded through EAFRD support and/or national resources. 
29 Projekt kan finansieras med Ejflu-std och/eller nationella resurser.
This does not mean that projects would have been implemented even in the absence of the RDP funds. 
Detta innebr inte att projekten skulle ha genomfrts ven utan stdet frn landsbygdsprogrammen.
The Commission is of the opinion that appropriate selection criteria represent an essential means to ensure an effective targeting of support. 
Kommissionen anser att lmpliga urvalskriterier r ndvndiga fr att se till att stdet riktas in p ett effektivt stt.
The checking of the financial capacity of individual applicants should not lead to a disproportionate administrative burden for the managing authorities. 
Kontrollen av enskilda skandes finansieringskapacitet br inte utgra en oproportionerligt stor administrativ brda fr frvaltningsmyndigheterna.
Box 4 In the case of Sicily, the Italian authorities have identified double funding and consequently the projects concerned have been excluded from the aid granted under the RDP. 
Ruta 4 Nr det gller Sicilien har de italienska myndigheterna konstaterat dubbelfinansiering, varfr de berrda projekten har utestngts frn std frn landsbygdsprogrammet.
31 The setting up of demarcation criteria is one possible way to avoid double funding. However, the overlapping of public funds can occur as long as double funding of the same items is avoided as it does not necessarily entail a lack of added value from the different interventions. 
31 Faststllandet av avgrnsningskriterier kan vara ett stt att undvika dubbelfinansiering. verlappning av offentliga medel fr emellertid frekomma s lnge dubbelfinansiering av samma poster undviks, eftersom det inte ndvndigtvis medfr att mervrdet frn de olika insatserna uteblir.
31 First bullet According to Article 56 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, the EAFRD finances only ‘small infrastructure’ in the measure ‘basic services’. 
31 Frsta strecksatsen Enligt artikel 56 i frordning (EG) nr 1698/2005 finansierar Ejflu bara Ósmskalig infrastrukturÓ inom tgrden Ógrundlggande tjnsterÓ.
For this reason the RDP for Saxony set up a celling for these types of projects. 
I Sachsens landsbygdsprogram sattes drfr ett tak fr dessa typer av projekt.
This does not prevent the ERDF from supporting integrated projects. 
Detta hindrar inte att Eruf stder integrerade projekt.
31 Second bullet The demarcation criteria set by Sicily in the RDP are clear and do not allow the overlapping of public funds. 
31 Andra strecksatsen De avgrnsningskriterier som faststllts av Sicilien i landsbygdsprogrammet r tydliga och tillter inte verlappning av offentliga medel.
The managing authority is responsible for the implementation of appropriate controls to ensure the respect of the demarcation. 
Frvaltningsmyndigheten ansvarar fr att gra lmpliga kontroller fr att se till att avgrnsningen respekteras.
31 Third bullet The Polish RDP for 2007-2013 contains demarcation rules regarding: (a) type of the project: for example broadband skeleton infrastructure for the ERDF; ‘last-mile’ for the EAFRD; (b) localisation: for example broadband in ‘white’ rural areas (i.e. with no access to broadband). 
31 Tredje strecksatsen Det polska landsbygdsprogrammet 2007Đ2013 innehller avgrnsningsregler fr fljande: a) Typen av projekt: t.ex. grundlggande bredbandsinfrastruktur fr Eruf; lokala anslutningar fr Ejflu. b) Lokalisering: t.ex. bredband i ÓvitaÓ landsbygdsomrden (dvs. utan tillgng till bredband).
This means that a single project can only be funded from a single source at any given point in time. 
Detta innebr att ett enskilt projekt bara kan finansieras via en enda klla t gngen.
Reply of the Commission 59 32 Article 60 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 refers to the obligation of establishing demarcation criteria only in relation to EU support instruments. 
Kommissionens svar 59 32 I artikel 60 i frordning (EG) nr 1698/2005 hnvisas enbart till skyldigheten att faststlla avgrnsningskriterier i frhllande till EU:s stdinstrument.
The management of national funds and the setting up of national/regional coordination structures are the responsibility of the Member States. The overlapping between the EU and national funds in a given area does not jeopardise complementarity as long as double funding of the same operation is avoided. 
Frvaltningen av nationella medel och inrttandet av nationella/regionala samordningsstrukturer r medlemsstaternas ansvar. verlappningen mellan EU-std och nationellt std i ett givet omrde utgr ingen risk fr komplementariteten s lnge dubbelfinansiering av samma insats undviks.
33 Several Member States took actions to ensure complementarity between the funds. 
33 Flera medlemsstater vidtog tgrder fr att srja fr komplementaritet mellan fonderna.
For example: — Romania set up a mechanism aimed at promoting complementarity; — Italy has set up a framework within which all EU-supported regional programmes can operate in synergy to achieve common objectives. 
Ń Rumnien inrttade en mekanism som syftar till att frmja komplementaritet. Ń Italien har inrttat en ram inom vilken alla regionala program som fr EU-std kan samverka fr att uppn gemensamma ml 35 Samordning skulle skras p nationell och/eller regional niv.
Often integrated approaches at regional and local level have been followed aiming at optimising the EU co-funding. 
Integrerade metoder har ofta tillmpats p regional och lokal niv i syfte att optimera EU:s medfinansiering.
36 As regards Romania, this single example does not mean that there is no complementarity between the funds. 
36 Nr det gller Rumnien innebr detta enskilda exempel inte att det inte finns ngon komplementaritet mellan fonderna.
As regards Sicily, the region has been requested by the Commission to clarify in the draft 2014-2020 RDP that no support can be granted for the restructuring of roads which have fallen into disrepair because of a lack of regular maintenance or for new roads in areas already served by roads which have fallen into disrepair because of a lack of maintenance. 
Nr det gller Sicilien har kommissionen bett denna region att i frslaget till landsbygdsprogram 2014Đ2020 frtydliga att inget std kan ges till ombyggnad av vgar som r i dligt skick p grund av brist p regelbundet underhll eller till nya vgar i omrden dr det redan finns vgar som r i dligt skick p grund av brist p underhll.
38 In 2007-2013, programmes could only be approved in the presence of needs analyses backing satisfactorily the Member States’ strategic choices. 
38 Under 2007Đ2013 kunde program bara godknnas om det fanns behovsanalyser som p ett tillfredsstllande stt underbyggde medlemsstaternas strategiska val.
Only overlaps between funds for the same type of operations can be accepted, provided this does not lead to double funding of the same undertakings. 
Bara verlappningar av medel fr samma typ av insatser kan godtas, under frutsttning att detta inte leder till dubbelfinansiering av samma taganden.
In 2007-2013, complementarity between Community support instruments was sought by the establishment of demarcation criteria. 
Under 2007Đ2013 efterstrvades komplementaritet mellan EU:s stdinstrument genom faststllande av avgrnsningskriterier.
See also Commission common reply to paragraphs 20-22. 
Se ven kommissionens gemensamma svar avseende punkterna 20Đ22.
40 Substitution does not necessarily entail the absence of added value from the different funds. 
40 Ersttning av medel medfr inte ndvndigtvis att mervrdet frn de olika fonderna uteblir.
Substitution was necessary in some cases due to a difficult situation in the public finances of many Member States and regions. 
Ersttning av medel var i vissa fall ndvndigt p grund av det svra lget fr de offentliga finanserna i mnga medlemsstater och regioner.
41 Complementarity in the intervention by different funds is considered in the partnership agreements and at the level of operational and rural development programmes. 
41 Komplementariteten mellan de olika fonderna beaktas i partnerskapsavtalen och i de operativa programmen och landsbygdsprogrammen.
The Romanian partnership agreement contains information on synergies between different funds and details of coordination mechanisms. 
Det rumnska partnerskapsavtalet innehller information om synergieffekter mellan olika fonder och nrmare uppgifter om samordningsmekanismer.
Moreover, at the level of individual measure fiches, Romania has indicated possible complementarity and coordination with other funds. 
I enskilda informationsblad har Rumnien dessutom pekat p mjlig komplementaritet och samordning med andra fonder.
The issue of complementarity was extensively discussed with the Member States during the negotiations regarding the 2014-2020 RDPs. 
Frgan om komplementaritet har diskuterats ingende med medlemsstaterna under frhandlingarna om landsbygdsprogrammen 2014Đ2020.
The Commission has provided appropriate guidance to the Member States on these issues. 
Kommissionen har gett medlemsstaterna lmplig vgledning i dessa frgor.
Reply of the Commission 60 48 It is the responsibility of the Member States and regions to make sure that selection criteria are correctly applied to ensure that only the best-quality projects are supported by EAFRD. 
Kommissionens svar 60 48 Det r medlemsstaternas och regionernas ansvar att se till att urvalskriterier tillmpas korrekt s att bara de projekt som hller hgst kvalitet fr std frn Ejflu.
The Commission has provided guidance to the Member States as regards the application of appropriate selection criteria. 
Kommissionen har gett medlemsstaterna vgledning om hur lmpliga urvalskriterier ska tillmpas.
Box 9 — Italy (Sicily) At the monitoring committee meeting in June 2013, the managing authority informed the Commission about the correct application of all selection criteria foreseen by the RDP. 
Ruta 9 Đ Italien (Sicilien) Vid vervakningskommittns mte i juni 2013 informerade frvaltningskommittn kommissionen om den korrekta tillmpningen av alla urvalskriterier som frutses i landsbygdsprogrammet.
Moreover, all new calls for proposals after June 2013 for measures under axes 1 and 3 included a minimum threshold of points to further ensure the quality of the selected projects. 
I alla anskningsomgngar efter juni 2013 avseende tgrder inom axel 1 och axel 3 faststlldes dessutom en minimipong fr att ytterligare skerstlla kvaliteten p de projekt som valdes ut.
50 The Commission has issued guidance on reasonableness of costs which addresses the need to make risk-based checks according to amounts and aid intensities at stake. 
50 Kommissionen har utfrdat vgledning om rimliga kostnader som tar upp vikten av att man gr riskbaserade kontroller som r anpassade till de belopp och den stdintensitet som det r frga om.
51 In its guidance on rural development controls and penalties, the Commission encourages Member States to have reliable price databases in place and if possible to complement this system with a comparison of offers and expert opinions. 
51 I sin vgledning om kontroller och pfljder inom landsbygdsutveckling uppmuntrar kommissionen medlemsstaterna att ha tillfrlitliga prisdatabaser och om mjligt komplettera detta system med jmfrelser av offerter och expertutltanden.
Box 11 — Spain (Extremadura) During the approval process for the 2014-2020 RDP for Extremadura, the Commission addressed the issue of direct awarding of the aids to state-owned companies, in particular with regard to the justification of prices. 
Ruta 11 Đ Spanien (Extremadura) Under godknnandeprocessen fr landsbygdsprogrammet 2014Đ2020 tog kommissionen upp frgan om direkt tilldelning av std till statsgda fretag, i synnerhet vad gllde rttfrdigandet av priser.
The draft 2014-2020 RDP for Sicily, the approval of which was ongoing at the time of the audit, does provide a description of the mechanisms to promote the complementarity between the different EU funds. 
I det freslagna landsbygdsprogrammet 2014Đ2020 fr Sicilien, som inte hade godknts vid tidpunkten fr granskningen, finns faktiskt en beskrivning av mekanismer som ska frmja komplementaritet mellan de olika EU-fonderna.
Box 7 — Italy (Sicily) The applicable eligibility conditions and selection criteria are only those defined in the Sicily RDP, as approved by the Commission. 
Ruta 7 Đ Italien (Sicilien) De std-och urvalskriterier som tillmpas r inte bara de som faststlls i det landsbygdsprogram fr Sicilien som kommissionen har godknt.
Nor should the region implement RDP measures according to criteria which are not foreseen by the relevant measure fiche as described in the RDP. 
Regionen br inte heller genomfra tgrder inom landsbygdsprogrammet utifrn kriterier som inte frutses i de berrda informationsbladen i enlighet med landsbygdsprogrammet.
It is the responsibility of the managing authority to ensure the correct implementation of the programme. 
Det r frvaltningsmyndighetens ansvar att se till att programmet genomfrs korrekt.
45 The weaknesses identified are expected to be addressed in the 2014-2020 RDPs. 
45 De konstaterade bristerna frvntas bli tgrdade i landsbygdsprogrammen 2014Đ2020.
Article 49 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 requires that selection criteria are applied according to a transparent and well-evidenced procedure. 
Enligt artikel 49 i frordning (EU) nr 1305/2013 ska urvalskriterier tillmpas i ett ppet och vldokumenterat frfarande.
In addition, the Commission's guidance on eligibility and selection criteria for the 2014-2020 RDPs specifically mentions that selection criteria should be applied even when the managing authority is the sole beneficiary. 
I kommissionens vgledning om std-och urvalskriterier fr landsbygdsprogrammen 2014Đ 2020 sgs dessutom uttryckligen att urvalskriterier br tillmpas ven om frvaltningsmyndigheten r den enda stdmottagaren.
47 In Poland, the beneficiaries of this measure were regional bodies responsible for water infrastructure, which are, inter alia, responsible for the proper selection of projects. 
47 I Polen var mottagarna av detta std regionala organ ansvariga fr vatteninfrastruktur som bland annat ansvarar fr att projekt vljs ut p rtt stt.
Reply of the Commission 61 56 While requiring the submission of a maintenance plan may be considered as a good practice for certain investments, there is no legal obligation to do so. 
Kommissionens svar 61 56 ven om det kan anses vara god praxis i samband med vissa investeringar att krva in en underhllsplan finns det ingen rttslig skyldighet att gra detta.
57 The Commission has also identified this risk, and following the Court’s specific findings on this issue, it has been included in the Romanian error rate action plan. 
57 Denna risk har ven konstaterats av kommissionen och har, till fljd av revisionsrttens srskilda slutsatser, inkluderats i den rumnska handlingsplanen fr felprocent.
58 The 2014-2020 RDP for Sicily had not been approved at the time of the audit. 
58 Siciliens landsbygdsprogram 2014Đ2020 hade inte godknts vid tidpunkten fr granskning.
Following negotiations with the regional authorities, it has been decided that the costs of these projects will not be supported under the 2014-2020 RDP. 
Efter frhandlingar med de regionala myndigheterna har det beslutats att kostnaderna fr dessa projekt inte kommer att f std i landsbygdsprogrammet 2014 Đ2020.
60 According to Article 71 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, in the 2014-2020 programming period the 5-year period cannot start at the time of approval of the application but will start with the last payment to the beneficiary. 
60 Under programperioden 2014Đ2020 fr, enligt artikel 71 i frordning (EU) nr 1303/2013, femrsperioden inte rknas frn godknnandet av anskan utan frn slutbetalningen till stdmottagaren.
61 During the 2014-2020 programming period negotiations the Commission encouraged the Member States to speed up the administrative processes so that beneficiaries can implement the operations from the beginning of the programming period. 
61 Under frhandlingarna om programperioden 2014Đ 2020 uppmuntrade kommissionen medlemsstaterna att skynda p de administrativa processerna s att stdmottagarna kan genomfra insatserna frn och med programperiodens brjan.
62 While setting administrative deadlines may be considered as a good practice, there are no legal provisions that empower the Commission to force Member States to set such deadlines. 
62 ven om administrativa tidsfrister kan betraktas som god praxis finns det inga rttsliga bestmmelser som ger kommissionen rtt att tvinga medlemsstaterna att faststlla sdana tidsfrister.
63 The Member States have been reminded of the importance of a timely implementation of the measures to ensure a successful execution of the programmes and an efficient use of EU funds during the annual review meetings and the meetings of the monitoring committees. 
63 Medlemsstaterna har i samband med de rliga granskningsmtena och mtena i vervakningskommittn erinrats om vikten av ett snabbt frfaringsstt s att programmen kan genomfras framgngsrikt och EU-medlen utnyttjas effektivt.
Based on the findings of these audits, the audited Member States undertook to take corrective measures in order to improve the performance of the abovementioned areas. 
P grundval av resultaten av dessa revisioner tog sig de granskade medlemsstaterna att vidta korrigerande tgrder fr att frbttra situationen inom ovannmnda omrden.
70 The only outstanding modification of the (national) public procurement law in Poland entered into force on 19 October 2014. 
70 Den enda utestende ndringen av den (nationella) lagen om offentlig upphandling i Polen trdde i kraft den 19 oktober 2014.
Romania did develop during 2015, in conjunction with the Commission services, a reinforced action plan for this ex ante conditionality. 
Rumnien utarbetade faktiskt tillsammans med kommissionen en frstrkt handlingsplan under 2015 fr dessa frhandsvillkor.
This was adopted by the Romanian authorities on 9 July 2015 and is now being implemented for all ESIF programmes. 
Handlingsplanen antogs av de rumnska myndigheterna den 9 juli 2015 och hller nu p att genomfras avseende alla ESI-fonder.