MONTENEGRO
Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union
Working Group for Chapter 32 – Financial control
Bilateral screening: Chapter 32
PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO
Brussels, 19 June 2013
Chapter 32: Financial control
Anti-fraud Coordination Service (AFCOS)
Milica Popović
Adviser
Ministry of Finance
[email protected]
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Chapter 32: Financial control
Content:
1. Establishing AFCOS system in Montenegro
2.
Institutional framework
2.1 Irregularity reporting system
2.2 AFCOS network
2.3 AFCOS office
3. Related legislation
4.
Cooperation with OLAF
5. Future plans and activities
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1. ESTABLISHING AFCOS SYSTEM IN MONTENGRO
In October 2009 Government adopted Information on establishment
of AFCOS system in Montenegro
• Identification of possible irregularities in the national system in relation to the management
of the EU funds, including pre-accession funds;
• Definition, coordination and implementation of a comprehensive anti-fraud strategy at the
national level;
• Initiative for the legislative amendments and administrative framework in order to enable
the effective protection of the EU financial interests, implying the establishment of joint
coordination structures and mechanisms of other institutions involved in the protection of the
EU financial interests;
• Cooperation between national institutions (administrative, judicial bodies, investigation
bodies) as well as cooperation and exchange of information between these authorities and
OLAF, in cases of suspected fraud or irregularity directed to the EU funds.
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2. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
2.1 Irregularity reporting system
Authorities and institutions that manage and use the EU pre-accession assistance funds, and represent a system of reporting on irregularities
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Framework Agreement between the Government of Montenegro and the Commission of the European Communities on the rules for
co-operation concerning EC financial assistance to Montenegro in the framework of the implementation of the assistance under the
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) (OG MNE, International Agreements, no 01/08 from 10th January 2008)
Decree on organisation of the decentralised management of Instrument for pre-accession EU assistance (OG MNE, No. 33/11 from 8th
July 2011)
Manuel of procedures
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2. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
2.2 AFCOS network
Tax
admin.
Police
admin.
Custum
admin.
Ministry of
Interior
AFCOS NETWORK
AFCOAFCOS
AFmreža
Admin. for
anti-corruption
initiative
State
audit
institut.
Supreme
State
prosecutor
Public
procurement
admin.
AFCOS OFFICE
NAO
NF
MFAEI
IRREGULARITIES
REPORTING SYSTEM
CFCU
Project Implementation Units
in line ministries involved in
teh IPA programme
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2. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
2.3 AFCOS office
• Independent office within the Ministry of Finance under the direct authority of the
Minister
• Job description given in Systematization Act of Minsitry of Finance
• Coordinate the work of institutions in the AFCOS system performing legislative,
administrative and operational activities in order to protect financial interests of the
EU
•Cooperation with OLAF
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3. RELATED LEGISLATION
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Law on state employees and civil servants (OG MNE No 39/11, 50/11 and 66/12)
Law on preventing conflict of interests in exercising public functions (OG MNE
No 01/09, 41/11 and 47/11)
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Ethical codex for state employees and civil servants (OG MNE No 20/12)
Labour Law (OG MNE No 49/08, 26/09, 88/09, 26/10, 59/11 and 66/12)
Law on PIFC (OG MNE No 73/08, 20/11 and 30/12)
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4. COOPERATION WITH OLAF
• January 2013- Workshop on irregularities in implementation of EU funds in
Podgorica
•April 2013- URT/IMS training in Brussels
•June 2013- AFCOS conference in Ankara
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5. FUTURE PLANS AND ACTIVITIES
•Update Information on establishment of AFCOS system in Montenegro - August 2013
•Government decision -appointment of representatives of the institutions involved in
AFCOS network – end of the 2013
• Application for Study visit (TAIEX) to the Croatia (AFCOS office) –July 2013
• Workshop in Podgorica within the Agreement on Cooperation between Ministry of
Finance of Montenegro and Ministry of Finance of Croatia- second half of 2013
•Strategy -protection of financial interests of EU in 2014
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