Annual Action Programme for Serbia (2014) Support to the Competitiveness sector

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Programme Title Annual Action Programme for Serbia (2014) Action Title Support to the Competitiveness sector Action Reference 2014/032-79.05/Serbia/Support to the Competitiveness sector Sector Information IPA II Sectors Competitiveness and Innovation

Support to the Competitiveness sector  https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/sites/near/files/pdf/serbia/ipa/2015/2014-032799.05-serbia-support_to_the_competitiveness_sector.pdf Sector Working Group (SWG)9 that prepared the Sector Planning Document for 2015-2017 and the Action Document for 2014. The SWG for competitiveness sector includes the following institutions: Serbian European Integration Office, National Bank of Serbia, the Ministry in charge of economy, the Ministry in charge of trade, tourism and telecommunications, the Ministry in charge of finance, the Ministry in charge of agriculture, the Ministry in charge of science and technological development, the Ministry in charge of labour and employment, Standing conference of towns and municipalities, Public body in charge of intellectual property and Public body in charge of gender equality. Representatives of the donor community also participate in the SWG meetings based on the needs and requirements of each SWG meeting and take part in consultation processes for analysing sector priority goals, measures and operations supported by EU funds and other international assistance. The SWG also acts as Competitiveness Sector Monitoring Committee (SMC) when it includes representatives of the Ministry in charge of finance, specifically from the National Fund and the CFCU, meaning that the composition of the SWGs and SMCs are the same.

This Action Document under IPA II assistance will be implemented and managed in accordance with the rules and procedures under both Direct and Indirect Management and in line with respective legislation and Manuals of Procedures. In regard to the competitiveness sector, the Ministry in charge of economy (SLI), the Ministry in charge of science and technological development, the Ministry in charge of trade, NIPAC TS and CFCU as Contracting Authority are responsible for preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of actions related to competitiveness sector. Other actors, such as the NAO/NF, and AA, have specific roles in the implementation process in line with respective legislation. The Ministry in charge of economy is the main institutional stakeholder of activities under Results 1 and 2. Besides the Ministry in charge of economy, the following institutions will be responsible for the implementation and are the main institutional stakeholders: the Ministry in charge of science and technological development and the Innovation Fund for the activities leading to result 3, the Ministry in charge of trade as institution responsible for general competition policy and the Commission for Protection of Competition as institution responsible for the enforcement of the competition policy and competition protection laws for the activities under Result 4. The Sector Working Group (SWG) for competitiveness sector is responsible to propose relevant measures and activities in the competitiveness sector as explained under section Sector Approach Assessment.