Council of the European Union 11 July 2006, Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999

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TITLE I. OBJECTIVES AND GENERAL RULES ON ASSISTANCE
CHAPTER I. Scope and definitions
Article 1. Subject matter
Article 2. Definitions
CHAPTER II. Objectives and missions
Article 3. Objectives
Article 4. Instruments and missions
CHAPTER III. Geographical eligibility
Article 5. Convergence
Article 6. Regional competitiveness and employment
Article 7. European Territorial Cooperation
Article 8. Transitional support
CHAPTER IV. Principles of assistance
Article 9. Complementarity, consistency, coordination and compliance
Article 10. Programming
Article 11. Partnership
Article 12. Territorial level of implementation
Article 13. Proportional intervention
Article 14. Shared management
Article 15. Additionality
Article 16. Equality between men and women and non-discrimination
Article 17. Sustainable development
CHAPTER V. Financial framework
Article 18. Global resources
Article 19. Resources for the Convergence objective
Article 20. Resources for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective
Article 21. Resources for the European territorial cooperation objective
Article 22. Non transferability of resources
Article 23. Resources for the performance reserve
Article 24. Resources for technical assistance
TITLE II. STRATEGIC APPROACH TO COHESION
CHAPTER I. Community strategic guidelines on cohesion
Article 25. Content
Article 26. Adoption and review
CHAPTER II. National strategic reference framework
Article 27. Content
Article 28. Preparation and adoption
CHAPTER III. Strategic follow-up
Article 29. Strategic reporting by the Member States
Article 30. Strategic reporting by the Commission and debate on cohesion policy
Article 31. Cohesion report
TITLE III. PROGRAMMING
CHAPTER I. General provisions on the structural funds and the cohesion fund
Article 32. Preparation and approval of operational programmes
Article 33. Revision of operational programmes
Article 34. Specific character of the Funds
Article 35. Geographical scope
Article 36. Participation by the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund
CHAPTER II. Programming content
Section 1. Operational programmes
Article 37. Operational programmes for the Convergence and Regional competitiveness and employment objectives
Article 38. Operational programmes for the European territorial cooperation objective
Section 2. Major projects
Article 39. Content
Article 40. Information submitted to the Commission
Article 41. Decision of the Commission
Section 3. Global grants
Article 42. General provisions
Article 43. Implementing rules
Section 4. Financial engineering
Article 44. Financial engineering instruments
Section 5. Technical assistance
Article 45. Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission
Article 46. Technical assistance of the Member States
TITLE IV. EFFECTIVENESS
CHAPTER I. Evaluation
Article 47. General provisions
Article 48. Responsibility of Member States
Article 49. Responsibility of the Commission
CHAPTER II. Reserves
Article 50. National performance reserve
Article 51. National contingency reserve
TITLE V. FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION FROM THE FUNDS
CHAPTER I. Contribution from the funds
Article 52. Modulation of the contribution rates
Article 53. Contribution from the Funds
Article 54. Other provisions
CHAPTER II. Revenue-generating projects
Article 55. Revenue-generating projects
CHAPTER III. Eligibility of expenditure
Article 56. Eligibility of expenditure
CHAPTER IV. Durability of operations
Article 57. Durability of operations
TITLE VI. MANAGEMENT, MONITORING AND CONTROLS
CHAPTER I. Management and control systems
Article 58. General principles of the management and control systems
Article 59. Designation of authorities
Article 60. Functions of the managing authority
Article 61. Functions of the certifying authority
Article 62. Functions of the audit authority
CHAPTER II. Monitoring
Article 63. Monitoring committee
Article 64. Composition
Article 65. Tasks
Article 66. Arrangements for monitoring
Article 67. Annual report and final report on implementation
Article 68. Annual examination of programmes
CHAPTER III. Information and publicity
Article 69. Information and publicity
CHAPTER IV. Responsibilities of Member States and of the Commission
Section 1. Responsibilities of Member States
Article 70. Management and control
Article 71. Setting up of management and control systems
Section 2. Responsibilities of the Commission
Article 72. Responsibilities of the Commission
Article 73. Cooperation with the audit authorities of the Member States
Section 3. Proportionality in the control of operational programmes
Article 74. Proportional control arrangements
TITLE VII. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER I. Financial management
Section 1. Budget commitments
Article 75. Budget commitments
Section 2. Common rules for payments
Article 76. Common rules for payments
Article 77. Common rules for calculating interim payments and payments of the final balance
Article 78. Statement of expenditure
Article 79. Accumulation of pre-financing and of interim payments
Article 80. Wholeness of payment to beneficiaries
Article 81. Use of the euro
Section 3. Pre-financing
Article 82. Payment
Article 83. Interest
Article 84. Clearance
Section 4. Interim payments
Article 85. Interim payments
Article 86. Acceptability of applications for payment
Article 87. Date of presentation of applications for payment and payment delays
Section 5. Programme closure and payment of final balance
Article 88. Partial closure
Article 89. Conditions for the payment of the final balance
Article 90. Availability of documents
Section 6. Interruption of the payment deadline and suspension of payments
Article 91. Interruption of the payment deadline
Article 92. Suspension of payments
Section 7. Automatic decommitment
Article 93. Principles
Article 94. Period for interruption for major projects and aid schemes
Article 95. Period of interruption for legal proceedings and administrative appeals
Article 96. Exceptions to the automatic decommitment
Article 97. Procedure
CHAPTER II. Financial corrections
Section 1. Financial correction by Member States
Article 98. Financial corrections by Member States
Section 2. Financial corrections by the Commission
Article 99. Criteria for the corrections
Article 100. Procedure
Article 101. Obligations of Member States
Article 102. Repayment
TITLE VIII. COMMITTEES
CHAPTER I. Coordination committee of the funds
Article 103. Committee procedure
CHAPTER II. Committee under Article 147 of the treaty
Article 104. Committee under Article 147 of the Treaty
TITLE IX. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 105. Transitional provisions
Article 106. Review clause
Article 107. Repeal
Article 108. Entry into force
ANNEX I. Annual breakdown of commitment appropriations for 2007 to 2013

31.7.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

L 210/25

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1083/2006

of 11 July 2006

laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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