PORTUGAL

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT FRAMEWORK III
PORTUGAL
2000-2006
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The Portuguese Community Support Framework
Introduction
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MINISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENT, SPATIAL PLANNING AND
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT -
DGRD
National Representation of European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF) National Representation
of Cohesion Fund (CF)

• Manages and coordinates Portuguese Community
  Support Framework, and specifically ERDF and CF.
• Assures Technical Support Structures for CSF
  Management Committee and Monitoring Committee.

Director General for Regional Development is also
the Chairman of both Committees.
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• Regional Development Plan
• Community Support Framework
• Programming Complements

1. IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS

• Operational Programmes Structure
• Finance Amounts, by Fund
• Growth between CSF I and II

2. CSF MAIN GOALS
3. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGEMENT,
MONITORING, EVALUATION AND CONTROL OF PORTUGUESE
CSF

• Allocation of Responsibilities

• Management
• Regional Programmes
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• National Control System
• Information System

4. SPECIFIC AREAS
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Since its accession to E.C., in January 1986,
Portugal has applied, just like the other country
members, to this co-financing instrument which,
together with national and private investments,
has become a decisive support to several
development actions that otherwise would never
have been possible.
Previous Regulations 1986-1988 Community
Support Framework I 1989-1993 Community Support
Framework II 1994-1999 Community Support
Framework III 2000-2006
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The Portuguese Community Support Framework
2000-2006
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Portugal sucessfully negotiates a structural
support package, higher than the previous one in
global terms (1994-1999).
The result of a wide consultation process, with
the participation of economic, social and
institutional partners and involving more than 18
thousand people from all economic and social
sectors.
Formalises the Community structural support for
the period 2000-2006, approving the rules and
priorities of future investments.
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Characteristics
The C.S.F. III was signed in March 2000 and come
into force for a period of 7 years, from January
2000 to December 2006. It consists of a
partnership contract between the Portuguese
Government and the E.C. and aims to carry out in
the field a wide diversity of programmes, defined
by Sector and by Region and known as Operational
Programmes.
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Priority Axes of Development
Raising the Qualification Level of the
Portuguese, Promoting the Employment and Social
Cohesion.
AXIS 1
Reshaping the Production Profile towards the
Activities of the Future.
AXIS 2
Reaffirming the Territorial Value and the
Geoeconomic Position of the Country.
AXIS 3
Promoting a Sustainable Regional Development and
National Cohesion.
AXIS 4
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Objectives
Priority Axes of Development
In 1999, 18 Operational Programmes (OP) were
enforced plus 1 OP for Technical Assistance. They
were grouped in 4 priority axes of development
reflecting strategic goals of the countrys
development policy. After the mid-term review of
2003 followed by the allocation of the
Performance Reserve and of the Programming
Reserve, another Programme was added to the first
priority axe.
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AXIS 1
Public Administrat 104 me
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AXIS 2
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AXIS 3
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AXIS 4
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Structural Funds
20.528
(Millions of Euros)
14.589
5.721
CSF I
CSF II
CSF III
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Distribution According to Funds CSF III
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The Portuguese Community Support Framework
Institutional Framework
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CSF III Coordination Governmental Commission
CSF III Observatory
CSF III Monitoring Commission

• Economic and Social Partners
• Economic and Social Committee
• National Association of Local Authorities

CSF III Management Commission
Sectorial Operational Programmes
Education
Employment, Training and Social Development
Science and Innovation
Knownledge Society
Health
Culture
Agriculture and Rural Development
Fisheries
Public Administration
Transport
Environment
Economy
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The Portuguese Community Support Framework
COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT
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CSF III Coordination Governmental Commission
CSF III Observatory
CSF III Monitoring Commission

• Economic and Social Partners
• Economic and Social Committee
• National Association of Local Authorities

CSF III Management Commission
Sectorial Operational Programmes
Education
Employment, Training and Social Development
Science and Innovation
Knownledge Society
Health
Culture
Agriculture and Rural Development
Fisheries
Public Administration
Transport
Environment
Economy
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CSF III Coordination Governmental Commission

• The Coordination Governmental Commission is
  responsible for the high level coordination of
  the global implementation as well as of the high
  level negotiations and is composed by
• President Minister for Environment, Spatial
  Planning and Regional Development
• Each Minister responsible for each fund at the
  national level
• - Other Ministers can be asked to participate
  Finance,Economy and Innovation, Foreign Affairs.

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CSF III Coordination Governmental Commission
CSF III Observatory
CSF III Monitoring Commission

• Economic and Social Partners
• Economic and Social Committee
• National Association of Local Authorities

CSF III Management Commission
Sectorial Operational Programmes
Education
Employment, Training and Social Development
Science and Innovation
Knownledge Society
Health
Culture
Agriculture and Rural Development
Fisheries
Public Administration
Transport
Environment
Economy
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Composition
CSF III Management Commission

• The Management Commission is responsible for the
  global management of the CSF III and is composed
  by
• Regional Development Director General, who
  presides
• Representative of the European Regional
  Development Fund
• Representative of the European Social Fund
• Representative of the European Agricultural
  Guidance and Guarantee Fund-Guidance
• Representative of the Financial Instrument for
  Fisheries Guidance
• Representative of the Cohesion Fund

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CSF III Management Commission (cont.)
Responsibilities

• To guarantee the implementation of the CSF and
  respective Operational Interventions
• To guarantee the accomplishment of the community
  policies
• To organise the mid-term evaluation and cooperate
  in the organization of the final evaluation
• To establish contacts with European Commission
  regarding the CSF III

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CSF III Management Commission (cont.)
Responsibilities

• To put forward management proposals for more
  efficiency (to the CSF Coordination Commission)
• To put forward proposals of the EC decision on
  community funds participation (to the CSF
  Monitoring Commission)
• To guarantee the establishment and operation of
  an information system for the collection and
  treatment of physical and financial data

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CSF III Management Commission Technical Support
Structure
Responsibilities

• Provide technical and specialised support in the
  following
• Collection and analysis of all the relevant data
  and information for the monitoring of financial
  and physical implementation of the CSF.
• Preparation of all the necessary elements and
  production of the CSF III Implementation Reports
• Organisation of the meetings of the Management
  Authority and its deliberations
• Organisation of all correspondence and relevant
  information

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CSF III Coordination Governmental Commission
CSF III Observatory
CSF III Monitoring Commission

• Economic and Social Partners
• Economic and Social Committee
• National Association of Local Authorities

CSF III Management Commission
Sectorial Operational Programmes
Education
Employment, Training and Social Development
Science and Innovation
Knownledge Society
Health
Culture
Agriculture and Rural Development
Fisheries
Public Administration
Transport
Environment
Economy
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CSF III Monitoring Commission
Composition

• The Monitoring Commission is responsible for the
  global implementation of the CSF III.
• The CSF III Monitoring Commission is chaired by
  the President of the CSF III Management
  Commission and is composed by
• Members of the CSF III Management Commission
• Managers of the operational interventions
  (Management Authorities)
• A representative of the Government member
  responsible for Environment
• A representative of the Government member
  responsible for Public Administration
• A representative of the Government member
  responsible for Equality of Opportunities

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CSF III Monitoring Commission (cont.)
Composition

1. A representative of the Ministry responsible for
   the area of Youth Affairs
2. Department Heads of the Central Administration
3. A representative of the Observatory of the
   CSFIII
4. A representative of each Regional Government
5. Two representatives of the National Association
   of Portuguese Municipalities
6. A representative of the National Association of
   Parishes
7. Nine representatives of Economic and Social
   Partners
8. Representatives of the European Commission and
   the European Investment Bank, with consulting
   vote

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CSF III Monitoring Commission (cont.)
Responsibilities

• The CSF III Monitoring Commission is responsible
  for
• Monitoring the implementation of the CSF III,
  assuring the articulation with other community
  policies and also in transversal areas common to
  various operational programmes.
• Analysing the CSF III implementation results, as
  well as the mid-term and its up-date, and final
  evaluation
• Analysing and approving the implementation annual
  reports and the final report
• Putting forward to the CSF III Management
  Commission for definition of strategies or
  necessary alterations necessary to improve
  interventions management, including the financial
  management

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CSF III Coordination Governmental Commission
CSF III Observatory
CSF III Monitoring Commission

• Economic and Social Partners
• Economic and Social Committee
• National Association of Local Authorities

CSF III Management Commission
Sectorial Operational Programmes
Education
Employment, Training and Social Development
Science and Innovation
Knownledge Society
Health
Culture
Agriculture and Rural Development
Fisheries
Public Administration
Transport
Environment
Economy
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CSF III Observatory
Responsibilities

• The CSF III Observatory comprises a head office
  of analysis and support to the CSF III evaluation
  and is under the responsibility of the Ministry
  of Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional
  Development.
• The CSF III Observatory main tasks are
• To support and participate in the thematic
  working groups which will act under the
  orientation of the CSF III Management Commission
• To collaborate with the Management Commission in
  the evaluation process
• To participate in the implementation of
  conferences or seminaries about themes respecting
  the CSF III and operational interventions.

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The Portuguese Community Support Framework
Regional Progammes
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CSF III Coordination Governmental Commission
CSF III Observatory
CSF III Monitoring Commission

• Economic and Social Partners
• Economic and Social Committee
• National Association of Local Authorities

CSF III Management Commission
Sectorial Operational Programmes
Education
Employment, Training and Social Development
Science and Innovation
Knownledge Society
Health
Culture
Agriculture and Rural Development
Fisheries
Public Administration
Transport
Environment
Economy
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Regional Operational Programmes
Objectives Till 1999, all Portuguese Regions
were supported by the EU under the Objective 1
Development and structural adjustment of regions
whose development is lagging behind. Under the
CSF III Elegible regions for Objective 1 are
NUTS II North, Centre, Alentejo, Algarve,
Azores and Madeira Lisbon and Tagus Valley
region is no longer eligible for Objective 1,
benefiting from transitional assistance with a
system of degressive support (Phasing Out)
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Regional Operational Programmes Management
Model
MINISTRIES
Programme Managing Authority
Priority Axis 1 Priority Axis 2
Priority Axis 3
Manager
Manager
Technical Support Staff
Technical Support Staff
Technical Support Staff
Management Unit
Management Unit
Management Unit
Municipalities, other local and regional
development and territorial planning authorities
Coordinators
Sectorial Coordinators
Responsibles for Coordination of Integrated
Territorial Programmes
Responsibles for Coordination of de-centralised
national measures
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The Portuguese Community Support Framework
Monitoring and Evaluation
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Evaluation Phases

• Ex-ante Evaluation
• from the Member State responsibility
• carried out by independent evaluators
• Mid Term Evaluation December 2003
• carried out by independent evaluators under the
  responsibility of the Management Authorities
• allocation of the Performance Reserve and of the
  Programming Reserve
• Mid Term Evaluation Update December 2005
• Ex-post Evaluation 3 Years after the
  programming period
• carried out by independent evaluators under the
  responsibility of the European Commission

Diagnosis of the departure situation and analysis
of the expected results.
Analysis of the first results of the
interventions,.
Up-to-date information and analysis on what has
been achieved in the 2000-2006 period as an input
to the next programming period (2007-2013)
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Mid Term Evaluation (and Update)
Entities involved

• Management Commission
• Observatory
• Prospective and Planning Department
• European Commission

Community Support Framework
Evaluation Technical Group

• Managing Authorities Observatory and Funds
  representatives
• European Commission

Operational Programmes level
Evaluation Technical Groups

• Methodological coordination of the of CSF and
  the Operational Programmes evaluations

Connection Structure
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The Portuguese Community Support Framework
National Control System
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NCS Control Levels
1st level
- Assured by the Management Authority of each
Operational Program
- Carried-out by a separated staff
Incidence Field/Intervention
- At investment application phase
- During projects life
- At close down
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NCS Control Levels
2nd level
- DGDR - Specific control unit
- Coordination entity
- Articulation between High level and 1st level
control
Incidence Field/Intervention
- Management and control systems
- Final beneficiaries
- Other entities (crossed control)
Payment Authority control
Certification of expenditure
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NCS Control Levels
High level
- Finance-General Inspection (IGF)
- Global coordination of national control system
- National interlocutor of financial control with
EC
Incidence Field/Intervention
- Management and 1st level control systems

• 2nd level control system

• Payment Authority

- Coordinates, centralizes and notifies
irregularities to the EC
Permanent supervision
Final certification
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The Portuguese Community Support Framework
Information System
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CSF III Management Commission
The CSF III Management Commission has several
responsibilities
To guarantee the establishment and operation of
an information system for the collection and
treatment of physical and financial data
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European Commission
Module EDI
CSF III
Module CSF
Gateway
Module Gateway
Module ERDF
Module CF
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