Council Decision of 26 April 1999 establishing the second phase of the Community vocational training action programme ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ (1999/382/EC)

SECTION III: U.K. SELECTION PROCEDURES

The proposals submitted by promoters under the calls for proposals shall be selected according to one of the following procedures:

1.

Procedure A applicable to mobility actions (measure 1);

2.

Procedure B applicable to:

• pilot projects (measure 2) except for thematic actions,

• language competences (measure 3),

• transnational networks (measure 4);

3.

Procedure C applicable to:

• reference material (measure 5),

• thematic actions (within measure 2),

• joint actions (measure 6),

• projects of European organisations (under all measures).

1. Procedure A U.K.

This selection procedure consists of the following stages:

(i)

The Commission will allocate a global grant to each participating country according to the procedure defined in Annex II, after having sought the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 7 of the Decision.

(ii)

Under the rules defined in the calls for proposals, proposals are to be submitted by the promoters to the management structure designated by the Member State.

(iii)

The management structure will assess the proposals on the basis of specifications established at Community level. The management structure will establish a list of the mobility programmes selected and circulate this list, for information, to the Commission and the management structures in the other Member States.

(iv)

The Member States, with the assistance of the respective management structures, shall be responsible for contracting and allocating the global grant to the individual promoters.

(v)

The Member States will submit to the Commission an annual report on the results of the mobility programmes. The report includes information inter alia on the following topics:

• the target publics of the programme,

• the contents and objectives in terms of skills and/or qualifications,

• the duration of training and/or work learning experience in a training establishment and/or company,

• the partners associated in the other Member State or States.

2. Procedure B U.K.

This selection procedure consists of a two-step selection process:

• selection of pre-proposals;

• selection of full proposals.

(i)

Under the rules defined in the call for proposals, pre-proposals are to be submitted by the promoters to the management structure designated by the Member State.

(ii)

Member States will evaluate and select the pre-proposals. The promoters will be informed of the outcome of this selection. Only promoters of successful pre-proposals will be invited to submit a full proposal to the management structure in the respective Member State. The promoters will also send a copy of their full proposals to the Commission.

(iii)

Member States will evaluate and rank the full proposals and submit a report to the Commission, presenting the outcome of this pre-selection by objective and by measure, the assessment procedure, the parties involved in this procedure as well as a descriptive and reasoned list of proposals likely to be retained in order of priority. This report will also present the information and publicity measures taken to facilitate participation in the programme.

(iv)

The Commission, with the assistance of independent experts, will evaluate the proposals, with a view to assessing and ensuring their transnational and innovative nature. These independent experts will be appointed by the Commission, taking full account of the views of the Member States and the social partners. The Commission will examine the national reports and consult accordingly with each Member State.

(v)

The Commission will submit to the Committee a proposal on the allocation of the budgetary resources by measure and by Member State and will obtain its opinion in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 7 of the Decision.

(vi)

After receiving the opinion of the Committee, the Commission will establish the list of selected projects per Member State and allocate the funds for the implementation of the selected projects to each Member State.

(vii)

Member States, with the assistance of the respective management structures, will be responsible for contracting and allocating funds to the individual promoters.

(viii)

The selection of pre-proposals has to be carried out within two months after the end of the period for submission of proposals as specified in the call for proposals; the process on stages (iii) to (vi) should not take more than five months.

3. Procedure C U.K.

This procedure consists of a two-step selection process:

• selection of pre-proposals;

• selection of full proposals.

(i)

Under the rules defined in the call for proposals, pre-proposals are to be submitted by the promoters to the Commission. The promoters will also send a copy of their pre-proposals to the management structure in their Member States.

(ii)

The Commission will evaluate all the pre-proposals and, having sought the opinion of the programme Committee, make a selection. The promoters will be informed of the outcome of this selection.

(iii)

Only promoters of successful pre-proposals will be invited to submit a full proposal to the Commission. The promoters will also send a copy of their full proposals to the management structure of their Member States.

(iv)

The Commission, with the assistance of independent experts, will undertake a transnational appraisal of the proposals received and establish a short list of projects. These independent experts will be appointed by the Commission, taking full account of the views of the Member States and the social partners.

(v)

In accordance with the procedure set out in Article 7 of the Decision, the Commission shall seek the opinion of the Committee on this short-list.

(vi)

The Commission will establish the final list of proposals selected and inform the Committee. It will set out the conditions for monitoring these projects in conjunction with the management structures in the Member States.

(vii)

The Commission, with the appropriate technical assistance, will be responsible for contracting and allocating funds to the individual promoters.

(viii)

The selection of pre-proposals has to be carried out within three months after the end of the period for submission of proposals as specified in the call for proposals; the process on stages (iii) to (vi) should not take more than five months.