Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 17 December 2013laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006

[F13.INTEGRATED APPROACH TO AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE USE OF [F2SUPPORT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT]U.K.

3.1IntroductionU.K.

1.F3... [F4The relevant authority] shall ensure that the selection of thematic objectives and investment and F5... priorities addresses development needs and territorial challenges in an integrated manner in line with the analysis set out in section 6.4. [F4The relevant authority] shall seek to make maximum use of the possibilities for ensuring coordinated and integrated delivery of [F2support for rural development].U.K.

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3.2Coordination and complementarityU.K.

1.[F7The relevant authority and the Managing Authority responsible for each programme must work closely together in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the programme. In particular they shall ensure that the following actions are carried out:]U.K.
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identify areas of intervention where [F2support for rural development] can be combined in a complementary manner to achieve the thematic objectives set out in this Regulation;

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promote the involvement of managing authorities responsible for other ESI Funds and relevant ministries in the development of support schemes to ensure coordination and synergies and to avoid overlaps;

(d)

establish, where appropriate, joint monitoring committees for programmes implementing [F2support for rural development], and the development of other joint management and control arrangements to facilitate coordination between authorities responsible for the implementation of [F2support for rural development];

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make use of available joint eGovernance solutions, which may assist applicants and beneficiaries, and make the widest possible use of "one-stop shops", including for advice on the opportunities of support available through each of [F2support for rural development];

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promote common approaches between ESI Funds with regard to guidance for the development of operations, calls for proposals and selection processes or other mechanisms to facilitate access to Funds for integrated projects;

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encourage cooperation between managing authorities of different ESI Funds in the areas of monitoring, evaluation, management and control, and audit.

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3.3Encouraging integrated approachesU.K.

1.[F10The relevant authority] shall, where appropriate, combine [F2support for rural development] into integrated packages at local, regional or national level, which are tailor-made to address specific territorial challenges in order to support the achievement of the objectives set out in the F11... programmes. This can be done using F12... Integrated operations, Joint Action Plans and community-led local development.U.K.

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3.In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Fund-specific rules, to increase impact and effectiveness in a thematically coherent integrated approach a priority axis may concern more than one category of region, combine one or more complementary investment priorities F14... and, in duly justified cases combine one or more complementary investment priorities from different thematic objectives in order to achieve the maximum contribution to that priority axis.U.K.

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4.[F15The relevant authority must promote, in accordance with their institutional and legal framework and with Article 32 the development of local and sub-regional approaches. Community-led local development must be implemented in the context of a strategic approach to ensure that the “bottom-up” definition of local needs takes account of priorities set at a higher level. The relevant authority must therefore define the approach to community-led local development in its rural development programme.]]U.K.

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F1Annex 1 omitted (W.) in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 6(35)