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Memorandum of Understanding on Specific Economic Policy Conditionalitythe Greek SMEs (April 2014). For the period 2014-20, it will launch an ex ante assessment asdefined in article 37 paragraph 2 of the Regulation 1303/2013 (June 2014).10. Based on the document "Guidelines for an Effective Anti-Fraud Strategy for the StructuralFunds and the Cohesion Fund", and in accordance with the requirements of the relevantRegulation, the Government will produce and implement a comprehensive anti-fraud strategyconcerning EU co-funded projects as follows coordinated by the National Coordinator onAnticorruption:i. Identification in cooperation with the EC of a comprehensive anti-fraud strategyinvolving all stakeholders, including a multi-annual action plan covering the field of theEuropean Structural and Investment Funds (April 2014).ii. Implementation of the identified measures falling under the responsibility of the Ministryof Development and covering all EU co-financed programmes (July 2014).iii. Full implementation of the anti-fraud strategy for co-financed projects across allGovernment relevant departments by December 2014 according to a precise calendar tobe defined (April 2014).8.2. European Agricultural Fund and Rural Development (EAFRD).To improve the use of the EU funds in the area of Agriculture and Rural Development, theGovernment supported by the necessary technical assistance undertakes to:1. Meet the target for payment claims in the absorption of the EAFRD set out in the respectivetable in chapter 8 of the MoU (December 2014).2. Ensure the national contribution for the 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme cofinancedby the EAFRD (continuous).3. Ensure the necessary administrative capacity at all levels (national and regional) for thesound management of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. In order to achievethis, the Government will submit a plan of action aiming to fulfil this condition at the timeof approval of the new programme (May 2014).4. Develop an action plan detailing necessary steps, deadlines and responsible actors (bothprivate and public) for the creation of a network for advisory and technical services and anelectronic system of administrative and statistical data based on the principles of e-governance within the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, in view of having thissystem in place by 2015 (first year of full CAP implementation). The system should coverall relevant data, including payments, controls, statistical surveys and the FADN (FarmAccountancy Data Network) and take into account and integrate the specifications forelectronic systems required for the implementation of the CAP Monitoring and EvaluationFramework. Synergy with RD networks and electronic systems for management, evaluationand monitoring systems must be secured (June 2014).5. Update the existing error rate action plan for rural development in order to guarantee thesound financial management of the policy and maintain the error rate at the acceptable levelof materiality (April 2014).6. In order to reduce the substantial amounts of financial corrections relating to direct aid inthe new programme period, the Government shall prepare an action plan to addressstructural weaknesses within the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) (April 2014).This should include actions to:i. Update the LPIS on the basis of new imagery at least 30% of the old ortho-images inLPIS by December 2014, and the remainder by December 2015.ii. Remove from LPIS the permanent pasture land that does not comply with theeligibility conditions of the EU legislation for receiving CAP aid (May 2014).216