Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/247 of 16 October 2018 laying down the list of indicators for the report on the application of Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC)

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Article 1

The indicators to be used for the report on the application of Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

List of indicators for the report on the application of Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC)

Assessment criterion

Indicator name

Unit

Effectiveness

Conformity of Member States' national rules with this Regulation

Number of Member States having adopted revised implementation rules at the cut-off date for the report

Increase of EGTCs set up (Baseline: number of EGTCs as of 21 June 2014: X)

Number of EGTCs at the cut-off date for the report

Increase of EGTC members in existing EGTCs (Baseline: number of EGTC members at first setting-up)

Number of EGTC members at the cut-off date for the report

Increase of EGTC members per category (Baseline: number of members as of 21 June 2014: X)

Sub-indicators per category:

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Member States

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authorities at national level

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regional authorities

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local authorities

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public undertakings

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undertakings entrusted with operations of services of general economic interest

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associations consisting of bodies belonging to one or more of these categories

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national, regional or local authorities, or bodies or undertakings, equivalent to those above from third countries or overseas countries or territories

Number at the cut-off date for the report

Increase of services provided as a result of EGTCs (Baseline: number of services provided as of 21 June 2014: X)

Sub-indicators per category:

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Health

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Education and training

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Environment, energy, nature protection

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Transport

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Research

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Other

Number at the cut-off date for the report

Efficiency

Costs for the setting-up of an EGTC compared to costs for setting-up comparable structures under international or national law  ( 1 )

EUR

Costs for the functioning of an EGTC compared to costs for the functioning of comparable structures under international or national law

EUR

Approval procedure for the set-up of EGTC's compared to the approval procedure for comparable bodies under international or national law

Number of months

Relevance

Use of EGTC for the implementation of a cooperation programme (as managing authority) (Baseline: number of EGTC's being a managing Authority as of 21 June 2014: X)

Number of EGTCs designated as managing authority of a cooperation programme at the cut-off date for the report

Use of EGTC to implement part of a cooperation programme (e.g. sub-programmes, Small-project-funds, people-to-people projects, Integrated Territorial Investments, Joint Action Plans) (Baseline: number of EGTC's being a Managing Authority as of 21 June 2014: X)

Number of EGTCs designated to implement part of a cooperation programme at the cut-off date for the report

Use of EGTC to implement an operation (Baseline: number of EGTC's being a Managing Authority as of 21 June 2014: X)

Sub-indicators per category:

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operation under a cooperation programme (cross-border, transnational or interregional)

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operation supported by the Union through the European Regional Development Fund under an Investment for Growth and Jobs Goal programme

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operation supported by the Union through the European Social Fund

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operation supported by the Union through the Cohesion Fund

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operation/project supported by the Union outside Cohesion Policy programmes

Number at the cut-off date for the report

Use of the different options for the choice of the applicable law:

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applicable law with regard to the interpretation and enforcement of the convention (Article 8(2)(g));

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applicable law to the organs' acts (Article 8(2)(h)); and

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law directly relevant to the EGTC's activities (Article 8(2)(j))

Qualitative

Use of own staff as a percentage of the total staff  ( 2 )

Percentage  ( 3 )

Motivating factors in choosing to set up an EGTC, for those bodies who have formally entered into an EGTC agreement

Qualitative

Sustainability

EGTCs registered without performing activities

Number

EU added value

Number of territorial cooperation structures and networks which have been set up because the EGTC tool was offered under Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006

Quantitative/qualitative

Advantages of a legal body set up under EU law compared to legal bodies existing under international or national law

Qualitative

Simplification introduced by the instrument

Average length of time to set up an EGTC (phase 1: up to the submission of the draft convention) before and after the amendment of this Regulation

Months

Average length of time to set up an EGTC (phase 2: submission of the draft convention up to the final approval) before and after the amendment of this Regulation

Months

Number of approvals via tacit approval by national authorities other than in the Member State of EGTC's registered office

Number (and qualitative)

( 1 )   E.g. Euroregional Cooperation Grouping (Council of Europe); Euroregions, Eurodistricts; Zweckverband (German law), Consorcio (Spanish law), Groupement local de coopération transfrontalière (French law).

( 2 )

‘Own staff’ as opposed to staff delegated by members of the EGTC.

( 3 )   Percentage based on the number of staff, no need to take account of full-time equivalents.