In accordance with Article 9 and 37(f) of the General Regulation No. 1083/2006, the Regional Operational Programme should contain information on complementarity with other EU financed Programmes. This places an obligation on the Managing Authority to ensure that arrangements are put in place with other Programme Managers to ensure that assistance from the Funds is consistent with the activities, policies and priorities of the Community and complementary with other financial instruments of the Community. The objective is to ensure that no duplication exists which might reduce the impact of the Programme. In addition, during the implementation of interventions, it is standard practise for potential beneficiaries to provide details of other financial supports received or sought as part of application procedures.
In the design phase of this Operational Programme, due consideration has been given to the avoidance of duplication of effort between this and other EU co-funded Programmes and national Programmes, through interactions with the authorities managing the other EU co-financed programmes. As a consequence, the Managing Authority confirms that there is no overlap or duplication between this Operational Programme and the other Programmes that are discussed below.
In order to ensure co-ordination across Operational Programmes, the Managing Authority will participate fully on the Committee on Co-ordination of EU funds to be established and chaired by the Department of Finance, as set out in the NSRF.
First, the European Social Fund co-financed Human Capital Investment Programme is outlined.
