MA Level
Referring to the Art. 66 of the Reg. UE N. 1305/2013, the MA is responsible for the correct management of the Programme. The MA’s responsibilities implies the monitoring and evaluation of the program, its information and institution of a sound internal audit and control system, financial reporting and is in charge of managing the relations with the Paying Agency and the Monitoring Committee.
Coordination Units Level
The MA operates together with a “Network support and coordination unit” (STC) and an “Administrative and control unit” (SAC)
“Network support and coordination unit” (STC)
The “Network support and coordination unit” (STC) is established within the office DISR 2 (Rural development coordination – Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies) and is responsible for the governance of the Network, also through specific Committees for each axis of the Programme. The STC comprises 5 people.
“Administrative and control unit” (SAC)
The “Administrative and control unit” (SAC) is responsible for the monitoring of the expenditures of the Programme, control activities and interaction with the Paying Agency. The SAC comprises 2 people.
Four Steering Committees
In relation to the four specific objectives of the Network, four steering committees, each of them composed by approx. 20 people, with the participation of Regions and other stakeholders have a supervision task on the Network’s projects and “on going verification” of target groups needs during the NRN implementation.
