European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

2004/0167(COD)

ACT:  Council Regulation 1828/2006/EC setting out rules for the implementation of Council Regulation 1083/2006/EC laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and of Regulation 1080/2006/EC on the European Regional Development Fund.

CONTENT: the purpose of this implementing act is to lay down new provisions for implementing Regulation 1080/2006/EC and Regulation 1083/2006/EC in the following policy areas:

-          Information and publicity (including the preparation of a “Communication Plan” which will seek to publicise the contribution of EU funding);

-          Information on the use of the Funds;

-          Management and control systems;

-          Irregularities;

-          Personal Data;

-          The financial correction for non-respect of additionality;

-          The electronic exchange of data;

-          Financial engineering instruments;

-          Housing eligibility; and

-          Eligibility rules applicable to the operational programmes for the “European territorial co-operation objective”.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 16/01/2007.