Introductory provisions
section 1 of this Regulation shall apply to the management of asylum,
migration and integration fund to implement it
national program for the 2014-2020 period, within the objective of
contribute to the efficient management of migration flows and to
implementation, strengthening and development of the common
asylum and immigration policy. The regulation includes
provisions supplementing
1. European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) no
966 of 25 October 2012 on
the general budget of the Union and repealing Council
Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002,
2. European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) no 516/2014
of 16 april 2014 establishing asylum, migration and
Integration Fund, amending Council decision 2008/381/EC
and repealing Council decision no
573/2007/EC and decision No 575/2007/EC and Council decision 2007/435/EC,
and
3. European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) no 514/2014
of 16 april 2014 if general rules of asylum,
migration and integration fund and an instrument for
financial support for police cooperation, prevention and
combating crime, and crisis management.
Organization
section 2 of the Swedish Migration Board is the responsible authority under article
25 (1) of the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) no
514/2014 for the management and control of the national
the program.
section 3 of the Immigration Agency should establish a partnership with
public bodies at national, regional and local level,
civil society organisations and international
organisations for the design, implementation, monitoring
and evaluation of the national programme.
section 4 Of the national programme, there should be a
Monitoring Committee.
Chairman of the Supervisory Committee appointed by the Government.
The Government decides which relevant authorities and other
Parties should be represented in the Monitoring Committee. These
should in turn appoint their representatives in
the Monitoring Committee.
For the decision of the Monitoring Committee
unanimity is required.
paragraph 5 of the national financial management authority's audit authority under
Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU)
# 514/14 for the national programme.
Processing of support cases
section 6 Questions on aid review by the immigration service.
An application for aid shall be submitted to the Migration Board. In
application, the applicant shall indicate how the financing will be
be arranged.
section 7 of the Swedish Migration Board shall verify that the application relates to support
that is consistent with the national program, and with
applicable EU and national regulations.
section 8 of the Swedish Migration Board's decisions on the granting of aid should
include information about which regulations applied and
the circumstances which have been crucial to the outcome, and
indicate the expected results of the project. The conditions
the decision is fraught with as well as the project budget and
the financing plan shall, in particular, result from the decision.
If there are several beneficiaries in a project, this must
indicate the order for support.
section 9 of the immigration service, in the decision on the grant of support
specify how the expenditure for the project should be reported. It should
indicate which of the options set out in section 11 of the first
paragraph 6 which applies to each type of expenditure.
section 10 of the aid may be paid only if the expenditure is
eligible according to §§ 11 and 27. In other cases, the
The Swedish Migration Board may decide not to pay the equivalent of the
of the aid.
Eligible expenditure
Introductory provisions
paragraph 11 of the eligibility of expenditure on the
1. incurred for implementing the project,
2. are appropriate,
3. were raised during the project period the Swedish Migration Board
has established,
4. are compatible with Union law and national
provisions,
5. meet the criteria specified in decision support, and
6. the beneficiary can justify either through copies of
invoices, accounting documents or other documents which have
posted in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or meets
the requirements for simplified accounting option
According to article 18 of European Parliament and Council regulation
(EU) no 514/2014.
Of article 17(3)(a) of the European Parliament and Council regulation
(EU) no 514/2014 follows that only expenditure as a
beneficiaries have had until 31 december 2022 can
to be eligible.
section 12 if there are special reasons, an expense that does not
meets the requirements of section 11, first paragraph, (4) and (5)
still be eligible to a certain extent. the aid for the expense
shall be reduced in proportion to the nature and
seriously. The reduction shall be at least equal to the economic
the loss of the public that the deviation may be assessed.
The assessment referred to in the first subparagraph, the guidelines on
financial corrections as the European Commission publishes
serve as guidance.
paragraph 13 of the Projects shall be carried out in a cost-effective manner.
Expenditure in the light of the circumstances appear to be
unfair is not eligible in whole or in part.
A beneficiary who is not applying the law (2007:1091) concerning the
public procurement, purchase, rent and lease follow the
principles as stated in Chapter 1. section 9 of the Act on public
procurement.
section 14 Of article 17(6) of the European Parliament and of the Council
Regulation (EU) no 514/2014 follows that aid in some cases
shall be reduced by the revenue that the project entails. Revenue in
or through a project, in those cases, the current reported by
the beneficiary.
Certain expenditure which cannot be eligible
section 15 except as set forth in article 19 of the European Parliament
and Council Regulation (EC) no 514/2014, the following expenditure
not be eligible:
1. financial expenses,
2. fines, penalties or costs,
3. expenditure relating to subcontracts, if
a) recourse to a subcontractor increases the cost of
the project without adding any equivalent value, or
b) expense for the subcontractor was calculated with a
percentage of the total cost of the project, and
4. expenditures for gifts.
Expenditure related to staff
16 § staff should refer to the gross wage costs for
staff with the following type of employment with
beneficiary:
1. full-time employment,
2. part-time employment with a fixed proportion of working time per
month,
3. part-time employment with a variable number of working hours
per month, and
4. hourly employment.
section 17 of the expenditure on the remuneration of personnel who are not employed
by the beneficiary are eligible only if the fee
established in an agreement that has been approved by the Swedish Migration Board
or if the fee is shown by the law.
section 18 the following expenditure on staff are eligible:
1. wages paid out in connection with activities
the beneficiary would not carry out if it were not for the
the project in question, as laid down in the contract of employment,
employment contract or the employment decision (hereinafter referred to as
employment certificate) or of the law and
as regards the tasks listed in the job description
for the worker concerned,
2. other costs incurred by the employer and paid and that
is directly linked to salaries and benefits, such as tax and
social security contributions, including pensions, provided that
a) has been determined in an employment certificate, evidenced by the law
or regulatory provisions or relating to manpower care spirit
costs of smaller scope that should not be taxed as
income of the service of the staff member, and
(b)) they can not be recovered by the employer.
19 section on personnel expenses shall be reimbursed on the basis of actual
costs, will these be supported by payroll specifications
is given in.
section 20 of the Personnel expenses for persons working part-time with
the project should be calculated as
1. a fixed percentage of gross staff costs, in accordance
with a fixed proportion of working time devoted to the project, without
the obligation to introduce a separate time registration systems,
or
2. a varying percentage of gross staff costs, in accordance
with the number of working hours spent on the project
varies from month to month, based on a
time registration system that covers 100% of the
employee's working time.
section 21 For part-time work pursuant to section 20 (1), the employer shall
issue a certificate for each employee and in the show the
percentage of time that the employee will work with the project.
For part-time work pursuant to section 20 of the 2, the replacement of
staff costs are calculated on the basis of an hourly wage who
fixed
1. the gross staff costs per month is divided by
the number of working hours per month as specified in
proof of employment, or
2. by the last documented
gross staff costs per year divided by 1 720 hours, in
accordance with article 18(7) of the European Parliament and of the Council
Regulation (EU) no 514/2014.
The hourly wage will be multiplied by the actual number of hours
spent on the project.
section 22 of the personnel costs for persons under
proof of employment is the hourly employees should be
eligible. The actual number of hours that persons
According to a time-recording system has been working with the project
will be multiplied by the hourly rate of pay as set out in
proof of employment.
Expenses for Office space, Office supplies and
Administration
section 23 of the following expenses for Office space, Office supplies
and administration are eligible:
1. rent for Office space,
2. insurance charges and taxes in respect of office premises and for
Office equipment,
3. Office supplies,
4. financial and payroll administration,
5. bank charges for accounts and cards,
6. archives,
7. maintenance, cleaning, repairs,
8. Security,
9. it systems,
10. electricity, gas, heat and water, and
11. communication.
Expenses for travel and accommodation
section 24 the following expenses for travel and accommodation,
eligibility:
1. for travel, such as tickets, travel and car insurance,
fuel, mileage, tolls and parking fees,
2. for meals, if they are not covered by the subsistence allowance,
3. for accommodation,
4. for visa, and
5. for per diems.
Expenditure related to equipment, supplies and external premises
section 25 of Expenses for the financing of equipment and materials
purchased, rented or leased by the beneficiary for carrying out
the project is eligible.
Even the hiring of external premises to carry out the project is
eligible.
If it is clear that the equipment purchased will be
have a value when the project ends, the Swedish Migration Board
decide that the expenditure is eligible only for certain
part. If the equipment sold in connection with that project
terminated, shall be deducted from income support.
In addition to section 26 section 25 applies to expenditure on purchase of used
equipment is eligible only if
1. no other support for the equipment is received,
2. the equipment's price is competitive, and
3. the equipment have the technical characteristics necessary for the
the project and comply with applicable norms and standards.
Expenditure on external expertise and services
section 27 expenditure on external expertise and services for
to implement the project are eligible.
Repeal of decision, the repayment obligation and
reporting
section 28 Of decision on aid has been taken due to inaccurate,
misleading or incomplete information from the applicant or
If he violated the terms of the aid,
The Migration Board reverse the decision in whole or in part.
section 29 If an endorsement decision is repealed since the aid has been paid
as a result of the decision, or if a beneficiary in the other
have received aid for expenditure that is not
beneficiary eligibility, repayment is required for
amount. The Swedish Migration Board shall require that the corresponding part of
the aid will be paid back. Repayment may be required within ten years
from the time the amount is paid.
section 30 Of the beneficiary is not entitled to the amount of aid
and this will be refunded, interest shall be charged in accordance with the interest Act
(1975:635). The Swedish Migration Board may reduce the interest the claim if it
There are special reasons.
section 31 Is any repayment required under section 29 or required
to pay interest in accordance with section 30, other support under this
Regulation is offset against the debt.
32 § immigration service shall be responsible for the reporting of
irregularities within the national programme in accordance with
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU)
No 514/2014.
A notification of the contents of the reports should be sent
to the Swedish national economic crimes Bureau and the national financial management authority.
Appeal
section 33 in 22 a of the Administrative Procedure Act (1986:223) contains provisions
If the appeal to the administrative court. Other
decision than the decision according to § 10, section 28 and 31 must not, however,
subject to appeal.
Authorization
section 34 the immigration service may provide for
the enforcement of this regulation.
Transitional provisions
2014:1538
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2015.
2. The regulation repeals
(a)) Regulation (2008:57) on the European Refugee Fund
and the European return Fund for the period
2008-2013
(b)) Regulation (2008:1402) about the European Foundation for the
integration of third-country nationals for the period
2007 – 2013.
3. The repealed regulations still apply, however, for
matters relating to the programming period 2008-2013 and the
2007 – 2013 and for the termination of these programming periods.