The Bodies that form the implementation and monitoring mechanism of ROP are the following:
ROP Managing Authority (MA)
The Managing Authority for the Regional Operational Programme has been established within the structures of the Ministry of European Integration (Currently, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration), according to the GD 243/2006, published in the Official Journal No. 194/2006.
The functions of the ROP Managing Authority with regard to the management and monitoring of the European Union's funded operations under the Operational Programme are defined under the relevant Articles of the EC Regulations, and are detailed under the GD 128/2006 published in the Official Journal No. 90/31.01.2006, modifying the GD No.497/2004 regarding the setting up of the institutional framework for coordination, implementation and management of structural instruments.
The Managing Authority may delegate some tasks to one or more Intermediate Bodies (IB) by means of a written Agreement. The MA remains nevertheless responsible for ensuring that the programme is implemented in line with the Structural Funds Regulations.
Functions of ROP MA:
Prepare and update the ROP Internal Procedures Manual and any other procedures/ guidelines as required by the needs of the programme;
Develop the administrative effectiveness and partnership capacity of the structures involved in the implementation of the ROP;
Work in cooperation with other line Ministries and other members of the public sector as well as with other economic and social partners in order to coordinate the implementation of the ROP with sectoral operational programmes;
Prepare and sign agreement with Intermediate Bodies for the effective implementation of the ROP at regional level;
Report to the Monitoring Committee with regard to the ROP implementation progress and the manner the agreements with the intermediate bodies are respected;
Take the final decision with regard to the financing of the project applications and send this decision to the IB;
Carry out the on-going and ad-hoc evaluations of the ROP;
Set up and chair the ROP Monitoring Committee and provide the secretariat of the ROP MC
Elaborate the project selection criteria, appraisal and evaluation methodology and submit them for the ROP Monitoring Committee approval
Elaborate procedures concerning the organization and functioning of the Regional Committees for Strategic Assessment and ensure that they are adequately implemented/followed;
Carry out sample checks of the projects financed through ROP
Receive from the IB's and verify the progress reports that accompany the payment requests made by beneficiaries, in order to authorise the eligible expenditure.
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ROP Intermediate bodies (IB)
The ROP Intermediate Bodies are implementation entities at regional level. They undertake certain tasks of the MA, on the basis of a written agreement, and are the main bodies that hold the contact with the applicants. There tasks are indicatively summarised below:
- Assist applicants in project development;
- Contribute to the delivery of the ROP Communications Plan at a regional level including local publicity, information and training events;
- Participate in the preparation of calls for proposals;
- Launch the calls for proposals, according to the schedule established by the ROP Managing Authority;
- Receive and register applications according to the relevant procedure;
- Check the administrative compliance and the eligibility of the applications submitted, in conformity with the criteria established by the ROP Managing Authority and approved by the ROP Monitoring Committee;
- Provide secretariat support to the Regional Committees for Strategic Assessment;
- Send to the Managing Authority reports on a monthly basis with regard to the applications that were submitted and their acceptance or return after their eligibility check;
- Organize the technical and financial evaluation sessions, with the support of the independent evaluators;
- Send to the Managing Authority the technical and financial evaluation reports of the applications that received the positive endorsement from the Regional Committee for Strategic Assessment, including the list of projects proposed for financing and of those that were rejected, together with the rejections reasons;
- Notify the applicants with regard to the results of the evaluation process of their application and informs the RCSA with regard to the projects that were proposed for financing and those that were rejected;
- Carry out on-the-spot checks of projects;
- Draw up and send the ROP MA the original financing contracts, in order for these to be signed, in accordance with the relevant procedure.
- Monitor the implementation of approved projects, present technical progress reports to the ROP MA;
- Receive payment claims from Beneficiaries and verify the accuracy and actuality of the expenditure;
- Take action as agreed with the MA in the case of fraud irregularities, and financial corrections;
- Ensure that all the documents and procedures for the establishment of an audit are in place, in accordance with the relevant procedures;
- Submit verified payment claims to the ROP MA;
- Contribute to the ROP evaluation reports, Annual Implementation Report and Final Report;
- Maintain up-to-date financial and statistical data at project level.
ROP Monitoring committee (MC)
The Monitoring Committee of the Regional Operational Program (ROPMC) is the national partnership without legal personality, with decision-making and strategic role in the process of implementing the Regional Operational Program 2007-2013. ROPMC's role is to ensure efficiency and quality of program implementation.
ROPMC consists of 24 members with voting right and 27 members as observers, without voting right, according to GD no.765/2007 approving the establishment of the Monitoring Committee of the Regional Operational Program 2007-2013 and the Regulation of its organization and functioning.
Chairman of the Monitoring Committee of the Regional Operational Program is the Minister of Regional Development and Housing. ROPMC's Secretariat is provided by the Managing Authority for ROP.
The ROPMC's composition is the following:
Members with voting right:
1. Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration - Managing Authority for Regional Operational Programme
2. Ministry of Public Finance - Authority for Coordination of Structural Instruments
3. Ministry of Economy - Managing Authority for Sectorial Operational Program on the Increasing of Economic Competitiveness
4. Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Protection - Managing Authority for Sectorial Operational Program on the Development of Human Resources
5. Ministry of Environment - Managing Authority for Sectorial Operational Program on Environment
6. Ministry of Administration and Interior - Managing Authority for Operational Program on the Administrative Capacity Development
7. Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure - Managing Authority for Sectorial Operational Program on Transport
8. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development - Managing Authority for the National Program of Rural Development
9. North-East Regional Development Board - County Council President appointed by decision of the Regional Development Board (RDB)
10. North-East Development Region - Representative appointed by RDB decision to the region, from business, academia, trade unions and civil society environments
11. South-East Regional Development Board - County Council President appointed by decision of the Regional Development Board
12. South-East Development Region - Representative appointed by RDB decision to the region, from business, academia, trade unions and civil society environments
13. South-Muntenia Regional Development Board - County Council President appointed by decision of the Regional Development Board
14. South-Muntenia Development Region - Representative appointed by RDB decision to the region, from business, academia, trade unions and civil society environments
15. South-West Oltenia Regional Development Board - County Council President appointed by decision of the Regional Development Board
16. South-West Muntenia Development Region - Representative appointed by RDB decision to the region, from business, academia, trade unions and civil society environments
17. West Regional Development Board - County Council President appointed by decision of the Regional Development Board
18. West Development Region - Representative appointed by RDB decision to the region, from business, academia, trade unions and civil society environments
19. North-West Regional Development Board – County Council President appointed by decision of the Regional Development Board
20. North-West Development Region - Representative appointed by RDB decision to the region, from business, academia, trade unions and civil society environments
21. Centre Regional Development Board – County Council President appointed by decision of the Regional Development Board
22. Centre Development Region - Representative appointed by RDB decision to the region, from business, academia, trade unions and civil society environments
23. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Board - County Council President / Mayor General of Bucharest municipality appointed by decision of RDB
24. Bucharest – Ilfov Development Region - Representative appointed by RDB decision to the region, from business, academia, trade unions and civil society environments
Members as observers:
1. Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation
2. Ministry of Public Finance - Managing Authority of the Operational Program "Technical Assistance"
3. Ministry of Public Finance – Authority for Certification and Payment
4. Ministry of Public Finance - Central Unit for Evaluation
5. Competition Council
6. Ministry of Health
7. Ministry of Tourism - Direction for the Management of Community Funds for Tourism
8. North – East Regional Development Agency
9. South – East Regional Development Agency
10. South-Muntenia Regional Development Agency
11. South-West-Oltenia Regional Development Agency
12. West Regional Development Agency
13. North-West Regional Development Agency
14. Centre Agency for Regional Development
15. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency
16. National Agency for Roma people
17. National Union of County Councils of Romania
18. Association of Municipalities of Romania
19. Association of Cities of Romania
20. Association of Communes of Romania
21. European Commission
22. Romanian Centre for Economic Policies
23.Department for European Affairs
24.National Commission of Prognosis
25.National Institute of Statistics
26.National Bank of Romania
27. Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania
Depending on the issues under debate ROPMC, at the invitation of ROPMC's President, other representatives of Government, of the regional development councils, some of the institutions and organizations involved in the socio-economic development and socio-economic partners as relevant for the elaboration and implementation of regional development policy may participate, if the meeting concerns specific field of their activity.
ROPMC performs the following tasks:
a) examines and approves the selection criteria, developed by ROPMA concerning projects funded by ROP;
b) periodically analyses the progress in achieving the specific goals of the program;
c) examines the results of implementation, through the realization of the objectives of each priority axis and makes recommendations;
d) examines and approves the Annual Implementation Reports and the Final Implementation Report, prepared by MAROP;
e) examines and approves the strategy of technical assistance to ROP;
f) examines and approves the Multi-annual Evaluation Plan and the Annual Evaluation Plans;
g) examines and approves the changes proposed to the financial allocation of ROP, between major areas of intervention of a priority axis, between the priority axes of development, and between regions;
h) is informed of the communication plan and the progress of its implementation, of its actions undertaken on information and publicity and of the means of communication used;
i) approves and amends its own rules of organization and operation, observing the provisions of the regulation framework.
See Minutes of Meetings of the ROP MC
Members of the Monitoring Committee
Other Bodies
Other Bodies, part of the implementation mechanism of ROP are :
Certifying & Paying Authority (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
Audit Authority (Romanian Court of Accounts)
Contact Details of the ROP Implementation and Monitoring Bodies
Audit Authority
Authority or organisation, national, regional or local, which functions independently from the managing authority and from the certifying authority, named by each state for the operational programme. It is in charge with auditing the efficient functioning of the control and management system..
In Romania, the audit authority for structural funds is the Audit Authority within the Court of Accounts. According to the legislation, this has the following main activities:
- system audit, sample check and final audit;
- external check and audit of the structural funds Romania benefits from, starting 2007;
- eligible expenditures sample check;
- cofinancing check.
Certifying and Payment Authority
Organisation within the Ministry of Public Finance, in charge with the certifying of the ammounts of the expenditures sent to the European Commission and with receiving the funds transfered to Romania from ERDF, ESF and CF.