GENERAL FRAME OF REFERENCE OF THE AREA OF INTEREST

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1 FRANCE GENERAL FRAME OF REFERENCE OF THE AREA OF INTEREST

2 The objective of the EGTC is to facilitate and promote between its members, the cross-border cooperation, so-called in the future " territorial cooperation", with the exclusive to aim of strengthening economic and social cohesion.

3 Legislation DUERO-DOURO DOURO EGTC On July 5 th 2006, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union launched the EGTC s. Legislation DUERO-DOURO DOURO EGTC Regulations of EGTC On July 5 th 2006, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union launched the EGTC s. Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund. Council Regulation (EC) No1084/2006 of 11July 2006 establishing a Cohesion Fund. Agreement Statutes

4 DUERO DOURO EGTC CREATION PROCESS JULY 2007: INFORMATIVE MEETINGS. DECEMBER 2007: INFORMATIVE ASSEMBLY, IN TRABANCA, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY 150 PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH MAYORS. FROM FEBRUARY UNTIL APRIL 2008: MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE TOWN HALLS AND CITY HALLS BELONGING TO: - MOGADOURO - FREIXO DE ESPADA À CINTA - MIRANDA DO DOURO - TORRE DE MONCORVO - SABUGAL - VINHAIS - ZAMORA - SALAMANCA SHIPPING DOCUMENTATION (APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATE OF MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT IN FULL OR ASSEMBLY). 30th APRIL 2008: PRESENTATION OF EGTC DOCUMENTATION TO THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MINISTRY OF SPAIN. MAY 2008: PRESENTATION OF EGTC DOCUMENTATION TO THE I.F.D.R. (INSTITUTO FINANCEIRO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO REGIONAL) FROM PORTUGAL. 17th SEPTEMBER 2008: INFORMATIVE ASSEMBLY IN MOGADOURO (PORTUGAL). IT WAS ATTENDED BY ALMOST 153 REPRESENTATIVES OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE TOWN HALLS AND CITY HALLS.

5 FRANCE GENERAL FRAME OF REFERENCE OF THE AREA OF INTEREST

6 DUERO DOURO EGTC main data

7 ÁMBITOS DE ACTUACIÓN Equal of opportunities. Economic Development. Local Development. Public Transport accessible every citizen. NewTechnologies, especially information and communication technologies. Environment and sustainable development. Education, Training and Employee. Health, Social Services and Social Policy. Tourism, Culture and Culture Heritage. Sports, Leisure time and Spare Time. Agriculture and Stockbreeding. Local Administration, Transports and telecommunications. Research and Innovation and Development. EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE MEMBERS, ACCORDING IS BEING CREATED THE EUROPEAN GROUPING OF TERRITORIAL COOPERATION DUERO DOURO. (DUERO DOURO EGTC)

8 DUERO - DOURO EGTC AGREEMENT II Clause of the Agreement: DUERO-DOURO EGTC OBJECTIVES: To facilitate and to promote the cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation [...], with the main objective to reinforce the social and economic cohesion. To execute and to manage contracts and agreements and to develop every action which allow them to profit from new financial national, regional or local instruments from Spain and Portugal, with or without European Community financing. To implement territorial cooperation programmes and projects co-financing by the European Union, (in particular, in charge of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and/or the Cohesion Fund. To execute specific territorial cooperation programmes actions. To act within functions that its members require according to the EC 1082/2006 Regulation. V Clause of the Agreement: DUERO-DOURO EGTC ACTIVITIES: Creation and management of new sources, social services and infrastructures (carrying out public works, common management of facilities and public interest services). Research, Innovation and Development promotion. Study of development of current infrastructure and health services (with a proposal for joint action). Creation and management: Rural employment programme. Action Plan for conservation and sustainable economic development of protected natural areas. Communication and information net. Tourism plan. Interconnection plan all participating entities to ensure equality. Specific plan for implementation of value and cultural heritage resources. Plan for business creation and improved competitiveness Specific plan for modernization of Local Administration. And those in the art. 1.2 of EGTC Regulation and in the art. 6 of the ERDF.

9 STATUTES OF EUROPEAN GROUPING OF TERRITORIAL COOPERATION DUERO DOURO Government Agencies: General Assembly STATUTES OF DUERO DOURO EGCT General Assembly and the EGTC President. (Rotary term of office for three years by a member from Spain and a member from Portugal). General Assembly and the EGTC Vice-President. (Rotary term of office for three years by a member from Spain and a member from Portugal). Coordination Council. President of the Coordination Council. Vice-President of the Coordination Council. Sectorial Councils. Territorial Coordinator. General Director. Secretariat.

10 General Assembly composed by: The EGTC President and Vice-President of the General Assembly. Territorial Coordinator. General Director. Secretariat. One representative from each of members of the DUERO-DOURO EGTC. Coordination Council composed by: - Presidents of Sectorial Councils. - EGTC President and Vice-President, Territorial Coordinator and General Director. Sectorial Councils: 6 Sectorial Councils (8 members each one, half from Spain and half from Portugal). They are: - Equal of opportunities, Economic Development. - Research, Innovation and Development. - Local Development, New Technologies. - Education, Training and Employment. - Environment, Sustainable Development, Agriculture and Stockbreeding. - Health, Social Services and Social Policy. - Tourism, Culture and Culture Heritage, Sports, Leisure Time and Spare Time. - Local Administration, Transports and telecommunications. Technical Secretariat composed by: -Every staff in the service of the EGTC. - The administrative and economic responsibility.