Information on first level control, national eligibility rules and national co–financing

provisions for European Territorial Cooperation programmes in Lithuania

Legal acts in Lithuania for European Territorial Cooperation programmes

In accordance with regulation No 1018 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania approved on 17 October 2006 (actual amendment on 10 September 2008 No 898) the following rules are being prepared and will be approved by the order of Minister of the Interior

till the end of 2008:

1. Rules on implementation of European Territorial Cooperation programmes in Lithuania

2. National eligibility Rules for European Territorial Cooperation programmes implemented in Lithuania

3. Public procurement Rules for Lithuanian companies, institutions and organizations implementing projects of European Territorial Cooperation programmes, that are not contracting authorities upon the Law on Public Procurement of the Republic of Lithuania

4. Rules on reimbursement of national co-financing from the State budget for Lithuanian partners implementing projects of European Territorial Cooperation programmes

First level control in LT

National eligibility Rules for European Territorial Cooperation programmes implemented in Lithuania are being prepared and will be approved by the order of Minister of the Interior till the end of 2008.

National eligibility Guidelines for European Territorial Cooperation programmes implemented in Lithuania are being prepared and will be published till the end of 2008. National Law and European Commission regulations regulating costs of projects implemented under European Territorial Cooperation programmes in Lithuania, general requirements for eligible costs, categories of eligible costs with examples of supporting documents to be submitted to the first level control and examples of costs’ calculations, categories of ineligible costs will be described in guidelines. Also will be submitted examples models of documents related to the implementation of the projects (worksheets, documents for using car, etc.).

Comparing national, EU legislation or Programme rules always the stricter rules shall be applied.

National eligibility rules in LT

1) no more than 100 percent of national co-financing (up to 15 percent) for Lithuanian state budgetary institutions implementing projects of European Territorial Cooperation programmes (for example, these institutions could be – County Governors Administrations, etc.);

2) no more than 50 percent of national co-financing (up to 7.5 percent) for other Lithuanian companies, institutions and organizations implementing projects of European Territorial Cooperation programmes (for example, these institutions could be – public institutions, non-governmental institutions, etc.).

The Government made a decision to reimburse national co-financing from the State budget:

National co-financing from the State budget in LT

Next steps: National co-financing from the State budget in LT

Territorial Cooperation Programmes Unit

Regional Policy Department

Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania

Address: Sventaragio str. 2 Vilnius LithuaniaPhone: +370 5271 8966; +370 5271 8478

Fax: +370 5 271 8782www.vrm.lt

www.esbendradarbiavimas.lt

Contacts for information in Lithuania