Examples of using De-commitment in English and their translations into Greek
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Without prejudice to de-commitment rules, the suspension of commitments will be lifted by the Commission.
The Commission is monitoring closely programmes considered at risk to help prevent under-absorption and potential de-commitment.
Phasing of projects reduces the risk of de-commitment if projects are not entirely completed at closure 60.
Revising(or reprogramming) OPs is an important tool for optimising absorption and avoiding de-commitment i.e. not using the funds.
This rule requires automatic de-commitment of all funds not spent or not covered by a payment request by the end of the second year following the year of allocation.
Increasing the EU co-financing rate helps Member States speed up the absorption rate andreduces the amount of funds at risk of de-commitment.
By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 3, with regard to Croatia the Commission shall apply the de-commitment mechanism set out in paragraph 1 in the following way.
(6) The n+2 deadline requires automatic de-commitment of all funds not spent by the end of the second year following the year of allocation. THE COMMISSION'S REPLIES.
These upfront contributions could be used by Member States as a mechanism to avoid the risk of de-commitment(‘n+ 2' rule)34(see Box 1).
In order to ensure a manageable level andprofile for the payments in all headings, de-commitment rules shall be applied strictly in all headings, in particular the rules for automatic de-commitments.
The work of the Task Force for Better Implementation andits cooperation with the relevant Member State authorities had a positive impact on the de-commitment and the rate of absorption.
In order to find ways to accelerate the implementation of the programmes concerned and address the de-commitment risk, a Task Force on implementation was established at the end of 2014 focusing, among others, to speed up implementation by the four MSs concerned.
In both cases, we could have the paradox where a government- ora region- has to choose between losing resources because of automatic de-commitment and risking sanctions.
In certain cases,financial instruments contributed towards helping to alleviate the application of the de-commitment rule 38 Council Regulation(EC) No 1290/2005 includes a mechanism for stimulating the financial execution of programmes.
Box 8 Đ advances amounting to a high percentage of contract value For the Czech OP ŇEnvironmentÓ contractual advances were used to avoid de-commitment and improve absorption.
The Commission has taken action but further de-commitment is probable 50 Drawing on previous experience with other enlargement countries, the Commission expected the early years of decentralised management to be a period of learning and transfer of knowledge.
It also covered Hungary,which was at risk of losing funding in 2014 as a result of automatic de-commitment even though its absorption level was close to the EU average.
C 340/214 Official Journal of the European Union 8.10.2019 EN The overlap between programming periods is a natural consequence of having multi-annual programmes with an n+2/n+3 automatic de-commitment rule.
For Romania and Slovakia,the European Council invites the Commission to explore practical solutions to reduce the risk of automatic de-commitment of funds from the 2007-2013 national envelope, including the amendment of Regulation 1083/2006.
This provision may limit overcapitalisation, butthere is still a risk that it will not be enough to remedy the problem of‘parking funds50' with a view to circumventing the application of the de-commitment rule.
That is why in order toaccelerate the implementation of the programmes concerned and address the de-commitment risk, a Task Force on implementation was established at the end of 2014 focusing, among others, to speed up implementation in the four Member States.
During the 2007-2013 programme period Member States could absorb money temporarily by paying it into a financial instrument and receiving reimbursement from the Commission,thereby avoiding the risk of de-commitment during the implementation phase.
Excessive capital endowment led to low disbursement rates,avoidance of de-commitment and potential reimbursement at closure 29 The financial instruments disbursement rates have already been examined in several of the Court's annual and special reports32.
The Commission notes that in case of a lower spending,MS have to return funds to the programmes which will increase the risk of de-commitment for the year in which the reprogramming occurs.
However, significant further de-commitment of IPA I funds was expected in 2015, 2016 and 2017. 51 In 2015 the Commission took measures to improve the situation for IPA I funds, for example by re-centralising the management of some IPA projects and speeding up contracting procedures by reducing the number of ex ante checks.
Reply of the Commission 57 38 The Commission recognises that the absorption rate at the end of 2013 at all Member States concerned was quite low,hence the existence of a de-commitment risk at programme level(Article 93 of Council Regulation(EC) No 1083/2006).
Provisions in the legal base for the 2007-2013 programme period created incentives for Member States to use financial instruments to circumvent the risk of de-commitment of EU funds 37 The legal base for the 2007-2013 programme period made it possible for Member States to absorb the EU contribution to the ERDF and ESF OPs upfront through the use of financial instruments.
This was mainly due to the later closure of the previous MFF, the late adoption of legal acts, difficulties in implementing the new requirements for the current MFF,the change in the de-commitment rules from N+2 to N+3, and the administrative burden linked to overlaps between MFF periods.
TheCommission also underlines that while early adoption of the legislation framework is important in relation to starting programme implementation,there are also other factors such as the de-commitment rule, the level of pre-financing or the designation requirements for 2014-2020, which had a significant effect on implementation.
The extension of the deadline for decommitment is based on a suggestion from the European Council, which,in its conclusions of 8 February 2013, invited the Commission to explore practical solutions to reduce the risk of automatic de-commitment of funds from the 2007-2013 national envelope in the case of Romania and Slovakia, possibly also via the amendment of Regulation(EC) 1083/2006.