scheda legge 84 del 2001 versione inglese

Provisions for Italian participation in the Stabilisation,
Reconstruction and Development of Balkan Countries

1	What is Law 84?	It is an act that regulates the Italian participation in the stabilisation, reconstruction and development process of the Balkan Countries. Co-ordination of national actions with EU and multilateral initiatives also falls within its province.
2	Beneficiaries	They shall be identified among the promoters of co-operation projects, of promotional initiatives and of businesses development.
3	Target Countries	Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYROM (Republic of Macedonia), the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro (former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), Romania.
4	Ministries and Bodies responsible for the administration	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Production Activities, Ministry of Environment, Regions, Provinces and Communes.
5	Amount of funding	Eur 20,658,276 a year - (pertaining to the Foreign Ministry) - over the 2001-2003 period, allocated to co-operation-developing projects; Eur 51,645,690 a year over the 2001-2002 period and Eur 25,000,000 for the year 2003. The Balkan Fund is administered by both the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Production Activities and grants are earmarked to businesses promotion and development as well as to co-operation development. A reserve of Eur 7,230,397 a year is set up for projects proposed and managed by Regions and Local Administrations (Provinces and Communes). Eur 1,342,788 for 2001 and Eur 2,065,828 a year for 2002 and 2003 respectively for the setting up of a fund for pollution monitoring managed by the Ministry of Environment.
6	Types of actions	Development co-operation (Ministry of Foreign Affairs - MAE): training, technical assistance, development aid and security. Businesses promotion and support (Ministry of Production Activities - MAP): information and communication, technical assistance, training, company participations and soft loans, especially in the following sectors: energy - environment; services and public utilities; SME development, tourism - protection of the cultural and artistic heritage and of urban patrimony. Decentralised co-operation (Regions and local administrations): training, technical assistance and other fields of action of relevant national interest.
7	Organisation	An on-purpose Ministerial Committee is set up to determine the use of and to appropriate the funds to the Ministries in charge of implementation. It is chaired by the Prime Minister and is composed of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Home Minister, the Economy and Finance Minister, the Minister of Production Activities, the Defence Minister and the Minister for EU Policies. Tasks of the Committee: a) Define the guidelines, strategic directions and geographic and sectoral priorities; b) Distribute funds between MAE and the MAP’s Department for Businesses Internationalisation c) Verify, ex-post, the implementation of the policies adopted by the "administrating" Ministries MAE and MAP and by the other bodies involved (Regions, local administrations). The Committee is supported by a Technical-Operative Unit (UTO) made up of experts and of representatives of the Ministries involved. On 5 July 2002, the Committee issued the resolution containing the directives on the above-mentioned points a) and b) (see point 10)
8	Procedure (MAP - Department for Businesses Internationalisation-administered funds)	Taking into account the Ministerial Committee’s guidelines, Decree no. 378 of 31 October 2002 has distributed the relevant funds as follows. To SIMEST which shall grant non-interest bearing loans (for participation in international tenders, trade-penetration programmes, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies related to job order-winning investment, technical assistance and staff training programmes); shall secure the beneficiaries of the aforesaid grants loan collaterals and subsidiary guarantees (not exceeding 80% of the financing); shall set up an independent and distinct VENTURE CAPITAL fund (with the possibility of a capital participation of up to 40% within a ceiling of Eur 516,462.00; alienation within 8 years at current value). To ICE which shall provide technical assistance to businesses; will establish monitoring and information centres in Italy and in Balkan area; shall train young University graduates on internationalisation and foreign trade processes concerning both Italian businesses and the Balkan area; shall start up the Adriatic Feeler or analogous structures. To INFORMEST which shall sponsor promotional activities for and shall provide assistance to businesses; To FDL Servizi srl (the Fiera del Levante limited company - Bari) which shall sponsor promotional activities for and shall provide assistance to businesses; To UNIONCAMERE which will promote and finance projects presented by the Chambers of Commerce or by related experienced and qualified bodies; To FINEST SpA (Pordenone) which shall set up an independent and distinct VENTURE CAPITAL FUND (with the possibility of a capital participation of up to 40% within a ceiling of Eur 516,462.00; alienation within 8 years at current value). Only the implementation entities under art 5 (2) letters d) e) and f) (ICE, INFORMEST, FDL Servizi, UNIONCAMERE) of Law 84/01 are allowed to submit project proposals for supporting and promoting businesses. Applications submitted to the Ministry by other organisations will not be examined unless they have been received through the implementation entities for the fulfillment of their goals. A share of the MAP-allocated fund is furthermore earmarked for: affording securities on financing to Italian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) that have been damaged by the default of payments of Yugoslav companies caused by the 1999 warfare. Simest Spa, after resolution by the Facilitation Committee, will issue specific circulars on the criteria and modalities to manage the actions falling within its province. Setting up a MICROCREDIT fund to support entrepreneurial initiatives and local partnerships and co-operatives.
9	Contacts	Ministry of Production Activities Department for Internationalisation Viale America 341 - 00144 ROME Tel. no. 06/59931 Directorate General for Trade Promotion Director General: Mr. Gianfranco Caprioli Contact persons: - Mrs. Isabella Flajban - Director of the Balkan Co-ordination Unit Secretariat Tel no. 06 59932507; fax no. 06 59647510 e-mail: isabella.flajban@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it - Mrs. Ines Brancaleon Tel no. 06 59932491; fax no. 06 59647510 - Mrs. Bianca M. Bonanni - Director of Division IV Promotional Activities in Western and Eastern European Countries and Law 212/92 Administration Tel no. 06 59932683, fax no. 06 59932635 e-mail: promo4@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it Directorate General for Internationalisation Policies Director General: Mr. Angelo Di Stasi Contact person: Mrs. Paola Alemanno - Director of Division II Financial Instruments for Internationalisation, relations with SIMEST and FINEST Tel no. 06 59932605; fax no. 59932620 e-mail: studi2@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it Directorate General for Trade Policy Director General: Mr. Amedeo Teti Contact person: Mr. Natalino Loffredo - Director of Division VI - Relations with EU Member States, other European Countries and Mediterranean Countries (Turkey, Malta, Cyprus) Tel no. 06 59932590; fax no. 06 59932666 e-mail: polcom6@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it or natalino.loffredo@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it ICE Contact persons: - Mr. Ferdinando Fiore Director of the Europe MEDA Co-ordination Area, relative to the co-ordination of the Area offices Tel no. 06 59929329; fax no. 06 59926741 e-mail: coord.europameda@ice.it; f.fiore@ice.it - Mrs. Ines Aronadio Director of the Co-operation Area, relative to regional co-operation and operational co-ordination of ICE initiatives Tel no. 06 59929516; fax no. 06 54220007 e-mail: cooperazione@ice.it; mi.aronadio@ice.it - Mr. Paolo Piu Director of the Project and International Training Area, relative to international training programmes Tel no. 06 59926732; fax no. 06 59926693 e-mail: form.internazionale@ice.it; p.piu@ice.it INFORMEST Contact person: -Mrs. Sandra Sodini Tel no. 0481 597417; fax no. 0481 537204 FDL Servizi srl Contact persons: - Mr. Vito Leccese Tel. no. 080 5344343; fax no. 080 5344276 e-mail: fdlservizi@fieradellevante.it - Mr. Gianni Tursi Tel no. 080 5366303; fax no. 080 5344276 e-mail: gianni.tursi@fieradellevante.it fdlservizi@fieradellevante.it UNIONCAMERE Contact person: - Mr. Fabio Pizzino Tel no. 06 4704256; fax no. 06 4704303 e-mail: fabio.pizzino@unioncamere.it SIMEST Contact person: - Mr. Francesco Tilli Tel no. 06 68635311; fax no. 06 68635458 e-mail: info@simest.it FINEST Contact person: - Mr. Paolo Giopp Tel no. 049 773901; fax no. 049 773989 e-mail: p.giopp@finest.it
10	Applicable Laws and Regulations	Call for tender, under art. 5 (3) letter b of Law 84/2001, for identifying a credit institution for the management of a microcredit fund for Balkan Countries Law no. 84 of 21 March 2001 (Official Journal no. 76 of 31.3.2001) Ministerial Committee Resolution of 5 July 2002: MAP notice of 24 July 2002 Ministerial Decree of 31 October 2002 Executive Circular for the implementation of goals under art 5 (2) of Law no. 84 of 21 March 2001