Commission Decision of 10 February 2016 on the Facility for Refugees in Turkey amending Commission Decision C(2015) 9500 of 24 November 2015

‘1 The steering committee of the Facility shall: (i) provide strategic guidance on the coordination of the assistance to be delivered. The strategic guidance shall consist in setting overall priorities, types of actions to be supported, the instruments to be used for the efficient implementation of the actions and the coordination of the actions as well as, when appropriate, conditions relating to the implementation by Turkey of its commitments under the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan for the delivery of assistance. (ii) permanently monitor and assess the implementation of the actions coordinated under the Facility, including respect of the conditionality requirements, having regard to the assessments carried out by the structures established with the purpose of monitoring progress in the implementation of the commitments reflected in the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan. (iii) examine the disbursement forecasts relating to the implementation of actions submitted by the Commission and, where appropriate, may propose that the Commission defer all or part of the call related to one or more later instalments due. (iv) monitor contributions from Member states, according to the contribution schedule provided for in the contribution certificate of each Member State, recalling the agreed amount of EUR 2000000000. The steering committee shall be composed of two representatives of the Commission and one representative of each Member State. As far as possible the steering committee shall provide its strategic guidance by consensus. In the event of a vote, the outcome of the vote shall be decided by a simple majority of the members. Turkey shall be a member of the steering committee in an advisory capacity with respect to pargraph (1) (i) and (ii), so as to ensure full coordination of the actions on the ground, except when the steering committee examines strategic guidance concerning conditions relating to the implementation by Turkey its commitments under the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan for the delivery of the assistance or monitors and assesses the respect of these conditions. It shall be ensured that Member States and the Commission representatives in the Committee are not in a situation of conflict of interests, as defined by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.’;