Changes in the Eligibility (nationality and origin) rules referred to in Annex IV following publication of Regulation (EU) N°236/2014 on 11th March 2014
30/07/2014
Following the entry into force of the Regulation (EU) N°236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11th March 2014 laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union’s instruments for financing external action (CIR) and taking into consideration the European Commission note to the joint managing authorities of the ENPI CBC programmes, new eligibility rules have to be applied in all procedures to be launched at the latest as from 1st August 2014.
The Joint Managing Authority for the Joint Operational Programme “Black Sea Basin 2007-2014” issued a note in this respect to the attention of the project beneficiaries and partners of the projects financed under the programme.
The note can be accessed here.
For ease of reference for the new rules, please see the following documents:
– for European Neighbourhood and Partnership instrument (ENPI), the eligibility rules are mentioned under article 8 and 9 of the Regulation (EU) N°236/2014 (CIR);
– the annex of the Practical Guide containing the detailed list of eligible countries for each programme under the CIR eligibility rules is available on the Europeaid website:
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/prag/annexes.do?group=A
Along with the annex above mentioned, we invite you to read with great care the content of section 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 of the Practical Guide that explains in detail the new rules:
The main focus of the project preparation workshops will be on:
- raising the awareness about the key elements of the Guidelines for Grant Applicants
- strengthening the knowledges about key aspects of project development
- clarifying project proposal financial requirements
- raising the awareness about key aspects of project activity and financial planning
- clarifying how to apply in the programme electronic system
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European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI)
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