1.In order to ensure transparent and effective involvement of relevant partners, [F3Member States and managing authorities] [F3the relevant authority] shall consult them on the process and timetable of the preparation of the [F4Partnership Agreement and] programmes. In doing so, they shall keep them fully informed of their content and any changes thereof.
2.As regards the consultation of relevant partners, [F5Member States] [F5the relevant authority] shall take account of the need for:
(a)timely disclosure of and easy access to relevant information;
(b)sufficient time for partners to analyse and comment on key preparatory documents and [F6on the draft Partnership Agreement and] draft programmes;
(c)available channels through which partners may ask questions, may provide contributions and will be informed of the way in which their proposals have been taken into consideration;
(d)the dissemination of the outcome of the consultation.
3.As regards the rural development programmes, [F7Member States] [F7the relevant authority] shall take account of the role that the national rural networks established in accordance with Article 54 of the Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) can play involving relevant partners.
4.Where formal agreements have been established between the different tiers of government below national level, the [F8Member State] [F8relevant authority] shall take account of these multi-level governance agreements in accordance with its institutional and legal framework.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Art. 5 heading omitted for specified purposes (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/783), regs. 1, 4(8)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 5(1) substituted for specified purposes (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/783), regs. 1, 4(8)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 5(1) omitted for specified purposes (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/783), regs. 1, 4(8)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 5(2) substituted for specified purposes (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/783), regs. 1, 4(8)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 5(2)(b) omitted for specified purposes (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/783), regs. 1, 4(8)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in Art. 5(3) substituted for specified purposes (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/783), regs. 1, 4(8)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in Art. 5(4) substituted for specified purposes (31.12.2020) by The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/783), regs. 1, 4(8)(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Ch. 3 heading omitted for specified purposes (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/783), regs. 1, 4(7); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487).