X1CHAPTER IIPROVISIONS IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EC) No 1083/2006
Section 1Information and publicity
Article 2Preparation of the communication plan
1.
A communication plan, as well as any major amendments to it, shall be drawn up by the managing authority for the operational programme for which it is responsible or by the Member State to cover several or all operational programmes co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) or the Cohesion Fund.
2.
The communication plan shall include at least the following:
(a)
the aims and target groups;
(b)
the strategy and content of the information and publicity measures to be taken by the Member State or the managing authority, aimed at potential beneficiaries, beneficiaries and the public, having regard to the added value of Community assistance at national, regional and local level;
(c)
the indicative budget for implementation of the plan;
(d)
the administrative departments or bodies responsible for implementation of the information and publicity measures;
(e)
an indication of how the information and publicity measures are to be evaluated in terms of visibility and awareness of operational programmes and of the role played by the Community.