| Commission, in co-operation with the MS, draws up list of eligible regions for Objectives 1 & 2
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| Within four months after consultation with local and regional authorities and social and economic partners, Member States present to the Commission:
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| Development Plan(s) & Objective 3 policy frame of reference
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| Commission examines Development Plan(s) to ensure consistency with: (i) the aims of the Structural Funds and ESF Regulations (ii) the National Action Plans for Employment (iii) Objective 3 policy frame of reference.
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| Member States presents to the Commission either:
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| Draft Community Support Framework (CSF)
| Draft Single Programming Document(s) (SPD)
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| MS negotiates CSF with the Commission
| MS negotiates SPD(s) with the Commission
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| Parallel to or following the adoption of the CSF, a number of thematic or regional Operational Programmes are presented to, negotiated with and approved by the Commission in the same manner
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| Commission decision in principle on CSF/OPs/SPD(s)
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| Structural Funds Committee (for the ESF: the ESF committee) gives opinion on CSF/OOs/SPD(s)
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| Within five months of the submission of the Development Plan/SPD Commission gives final decision
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| Within three months of Commission approval of CSF/OPs/SPDs Member State submits a Programme Complement per OP/SPD to the Commission for information only (ie no formal approval is necessary)
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| Managing authorities inform potential project promoters and launch call for project proposals
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| Projects are selected, approved and monitored by managing authority and money reaches people on the ground
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