# 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, Article 5: Partnership and multi-level governance

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The relevant authority shall in accordance with its institutional and legal framework organise a partnership with the competent regional and local authorities. The partnership shall also include the following partners:
(a) competent ... public authorities;
(b) economic and social partners; and
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, gender equality and non-discrimination.
2. In accordance with the multi-level governance approach, the partners referred to in paragraph 1 shall be involved by the relevant authority in the preparation of ... progress reports and throughout the preparation and implementation of programmes, including through participation in the monitoring committees for programmes in accordance with Article 48.
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The provisions of the code of conduct shall not in any way contradict the relevant provisions of this Regulation or the Fund-specific rules.
4. The Commission shall notify the delegated act, referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, on the European code of conduct on partnership, simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council by 18 April 2014. That delegated act shall not specify a date of application that is earlier than the date of its adoption.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1303/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1303/article-5
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