Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS)
The Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS) gives technical support to the Monitoring Committee and to the Steering Committee as well as to the Managing Authority and to the Paying Authority.
Main tasks of the Joint Technical Secretariat are:
- to support the Managing Authority in meeting its tasks, in particular: a) elaboration of drafts of annual reports, b) to prepare and implement decisions of the Monitoring and the Steering Committee including running written procedures; c) to monitor commitments and payments of ERDF funds at programme level; d) to liase with the implementing authorities and other INTERREG IIIB co-operation areas;
- to support the Paying Authority in meeting its tasks;
- to fulfil the usual work of a secretariat, i.e. organisation of meetings, drafting of minutes etc.;
- to manage the project application process, including drafting the terms of reference for the calls for proposals, carrying out the calls for proposals, information and advice to applicants, checking and assessment of applications;
- to provide advice and assistance to transnational projects regarding implementation of activities and financial administration;
- to monitor progress made by projects through collecting and checking project monitoring reports, monitoring outputs, results and financial implementation;
- to support transnational project development and implementation process in cooperation with all CADSES Contact Points and to support cooperation in its different aspects;
- dealing with information and publicity according to the information and publicity plan;
- to co-operate with CADSES Contact Points and national bodies, the latter through the respective CADSES Contact Points;
- to co-operate with Transnational Working Groups and other transnational structures which might be set up during the implementation phase.
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