02014R0522 — EN — 12.11.2017 — 001.001
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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 522/2014
of 11 March 2014
supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the detailed rules concerning the principles for the selection and management of innovative actions in the area of sustainable urban development to be supported by the European Regional Development Fund
Article 1
Management of innovative actions
In addition to the requirements laid down in Article 60(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, the entrusted entity shall have a demonstrated track record in managing Union funds in several Member States.
The Commission shall conclude a delegation agreement with the entrusted entity in accordance with Article 61(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and that delegation agreement shall contain in addition to the requirements set out in Article 40 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 ( 1 ) provisions governing:
guidance for applicants and beneficiaries;
an annual work programme for approval by the Commission;
the organisation of calls to select the innovative actions;
the assessment of the eligibility of the applicants;
the setting-up of an expert panel, in agreement with the Commission, to assess and rank the proposals;
the selection of the innovative actions on the basis of the recommendation of the expert panel, in agreement with the Commission;
the requirement that the beneficiary is provided with a document setting out the conditions for support, as specified by the Commission;
the examination of reports submitted by the beneficiaries and payments to the beneficiaries;
the monitoring of individual innovative actions;
the organisation of communication events;
the dissemination of results, in agreement with the Commission;
the audit of individual innovative actions to ensure that they implement the grant according to the principles of sound financial management;
a financial contribution in support of the management tasks of the entrusted entity to be provided in the form of a flat-rate contribution to the operational costs of the entrusted entity and established on the basis of the amount of Union funds for grant support entrusted to that entity.
Article 2
Selection of innovative actions
The following authorities may apply for support to undertake innovative actions:
any urban authority of a local administrative unit defined according to the degree of urbanisation as city, town or suburb and comprising at least 50 000 inhabitants;
any association or grouping of urban authorities of local administrative units defined according to the degree of urbanisation as city, town or suburb where the total population is at least 50 000 inhabitants; this can include cross-border associations or groupings, associations or groupings in different regions and/or Member States.
The expert panel referred to in Article 1(2)(e) shall make recommendations concerning the innovative actions to be selected. The expert panel shall be geographically balanced and chaired by the Commission. In making its recommendations, the expert panel shall take into account, in particular, the following criteria:
the innovative content of the proposal and its potential to identify or test new solutions;
the quality of the proposal;
the involvement of relevant partners in the preparation of the proposal;
the capacity to demonstrate measurable results;
the transferability of the solutions proposed.
The expert panel shall ensure that the territorial diversity of the Union's urban areas is taken into account in its recommendations.
Article 3
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
( 1 ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 of 29 October 2012 on the rules of application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L 362, 31.12.2012, p. 1).