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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1303/annex-XI",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/1303",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1303",
  "path": "annex/XI",
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  "number": "XI",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Ex ante conditionalities\n. . .\nPART II:General ex ante conditionalities\nCouncil Decision of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, (OJ L 23, 27.1.2010, p. 35)\nDirective 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1).\nDirective 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment\n(OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30).\nArea\nEx ante conditionality\nCriteria for fulfilment\n1.\nAnti-discrimination\nThe existence of administrative capacity for the implementation and application of ... anti-discrimination law and policy in the field of support for rural development\nArrangements in accordance with the institutional and legal framework ... for the involvement of bodies responsible for the promotion of equal treatment of all persons throughout the preparation and implementation of programmes, including the provision of advice on equality in activities benefitting from support for rural development ;\nArrangements for training for staff of the authorities involved in the management and control of the support for rural development in the fields of ... anti-discrimination law and policy.\n2.\nGender\nThe existence of administrative capacity for the implementation and application of ... gender equality law and policy in the field of support for rural development\nArrangements in accordance with the institutional and legal framework ... for the involvement of bodies responsible for gender equality throughout the preparation and implementation of programmes, including the provision of advice on gender equality in activities benefitting from support for rural development;\nArrangements for training for staff of the authorities involved in the management and control of the support for rural development in the fields of ... gender equality law and policy as well as on gender mainstreaming.\n3.\nDisability\nThe existence of administrative capacity for the implementation and application of the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (UNCRPD) in the field of support for rural development in accordance with Council Decision 2010/48/EC\nArrangements in accordance with the institutional and legal framework ... for the consultation and involvement of bodies in charge of protection of rights of persons with disabilities or representative organisations of persons with disabilities and other relevant stakeholders throughout the preparation and implementation of programmes;\nArrangements for training for staff of the authorities involved in the management and control of the support for rural development in the fields of disability law and policy applying in the constituent nation, including accessibility and the practical application of the UNCRPD as reflected in the law as it applied in the constituent nation, as appropriate;\nArrangements to ensure monitoring of the implementation of Article 9 of the UNCRPD in relation to the support for rural development throughout the preparation and the implementation of the programmes.\n4.\nPublic procurement\nThe existence of arrangements for the effective application of ... public procurement law in the field of the support for rural development.\nArrangements for the effective application of ... public procurement rules through appropriate mechanisms;\nArrangements which ensure transparent contract award procedures;\nArrangements for training and dissemination of information for staff involved in the implementation of the support for rural development;\nArrangements to ensure administrative capacity for implementation and application of ... public procurement rules.\n5.\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n6.\nEnvironmental legislation relating to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)\nThe existence of arrangements for the effective application of ... environmental legislation related to EIA and SEA.\nArrangements for the effective application of Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (EIA) and of Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (SEA);\nArrangements for training and dissemination of information for staff involved in the implementation of the EIA and SEA Directives;\nArrangements to ensure sufficient administrative capacity.\n7.\nStatistical systems and result indicators\nThe existence of a statistical basis necessary to undertake evaluations to assess the effectiveness and impact of the programmes.\nThe existence of a system of result indicators necessary to select actions, which most effectively contribute to desired results, to monitor progress towards results and to undertake impact evaluation.\nArrangements for timely collection and aggregation of statistical data with the following elements are in place:\nthe identification of sources and mechanisms to ensure statistical validation;\narrangements for publication and public availability of aggregated data;\nAn effective system of result indicators including:\nthe selection of result indicators for each programme providing information on what motivates the selection of policy actions financed by the programme;\nthe establishment of targets for these indicators;\nthe consistency of each indicator with the following requisites: robustness and statistical validation, clarity of normative interpretation, responsiveness to policy, timely collection of data;\nProcedures in place to ensure that all operations financed by the programme adopt an effective system of indicators.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Annex 11 omitted (W.) in so far as it relates to domestic support for rural development (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 6(37)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Annex 11 Pt. 1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 22(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Annex 11 Pt. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 22(3)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex 11 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 22(3)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1542, regs. 1(2), 13(13)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Annex 11 Pt. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 22(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Annex 11 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 22(3)(c) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1542, regs. 1(2), 13(13)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Annex 11 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 22(3)(e)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Annex 11 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 22(3)(e)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Word in Annex 11 Pt. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 22(3)(f); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in Annex 11 Pt. 2 omitted (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by virtue of The State Aid (Revocations and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1470), reg. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 7(9) (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Word in Annex 11 Pt. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/785), regs. 1, 22(3)(h); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Council Decision of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, (OJ L 23, 27.1.2010, p. 35)"
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment(OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30)."
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