Department of EU Funds

19.12.201117:30

DF

1. On behalf of the Minister, Department of EU Funds, as an Intermediary Body in the management of SOP-T and IEOP, deals with the pertinent matters.

2. The Department deals with the matters related to:
1) the act on the National Development Plan (NDP) - with regard to structural funds, including technical assistance projects;
2) the development policy act - regarding IEOP.

3. The Department conducts the proceedings related to:
1) project programming and projects financed from structural funds and Cohesion Fund within IEOP, and structural funds within SOP-T, including:
a) updating IEOP priority/objective descriptions,
b) procedures/guidelines for implementation of SOP-T and IEOP,
c) list of IEOP key projects,
2) management and control of IEOP priorities;
3) appraisal of IEOP;
4) monitoring:
a) preparation and selection of IEOP projects,
b) implementation of SOP-T and IEOP, including:
- implementation of projects/objectives/priorities,
- participation/co-organisation of monitoring committees/subcommittees,
c) project durability and objectives accomplished;
5) supervision and monitoring of implemented projects partly financed from Cohesion Fund under NDP, including:
a) reception, appraisal and coordination of applications turned to the European Commission for financial support submitted by beneficiaries;
b) ex ante control of public procurement in the scope of cost eligibility;
6) reporting on SOP-T and Cohesion Fund under NDP and IEOP;
7) appraisal of projects not completed within the period of cost eligibility under SOP-T;
8) cost eligibility and appraisal of projects submitted to the European Commission for grants from Cohesion Fund under NDP;
9) coordination of financial management at the level of IEOP priorities, especially reporting on:
a) certifications and declaration of expenses, and application for payment,
b) forecasts with regard to applications for payments;
10) detection of inaccuracies and reporting discovered inaccuracies in SOP-T and IEOP projects under NDP and IEOP;
11) imposing and accounting for financial corrections in SOP-T projects;
12) cooperation with the European Commission to close SOP-T, including audits and programmes;
13) implementation procedures for Cohesion Fund under NDP and TEN-T fund;
14) Cohesion Fund technical assistance under NDP, IEOP and POP-T;
15) information and promotion policy for IEOP and Cohesion Fund under NDP;
16) coordination actions within Computerised Monitoring and Control System (SIMIK) and National Information System (KSI);
17) TEN-T fund;
18) monitoring activities and accounting within the scope of PHARE projects;
19) Polish-Swiss Cooperation Programme;
20) budget of the European Union, in cooperation with due organisational units.

4. On behalf of the Minister, the Department supervises Centre for EU Transportation Projects.