The project provides funds for gross salaries and salaries (basic salary and additional remuneration) for the period from 01.05.2019 to 30.06.2023 for a total of up to 80 employees of the MTITC, performing functions for the management of ESIF funds, including the staff of the MA and other employees of the MTITC, according to a list approved by the Head of the MA. The project also includes costs for compulsory social and health insurance and benefits for temporary incapacity for work at the expense of the insurer, depending on the type of legal relationship and the regulatory framework in force at the time of payment. The project covers the following activities: Action 1. Provision of funds for basic salaries and salaries under the Civil Employee Act and the Labour Code of the employees of the MTITC, performing functions of management and control of ESIF funds, as well as for compulsory social contributions and benefits at the expense of the insurer;Action 2. Provision of funds for additional remuneration for the performance of the employees of the MA of OPTTI, including social security contributions on paid additional remuneration to the employees of the MA, as provided for in the legal framework. The project was developed on the basis of the following normative documents and their subsequent amendments: — ESIF Fund Management Act (SG No 101/2015); — Decree No 189 of the Council of Ministers of 28 July 16. (SG, ref. 61/2016) laying down national rules on the eligibility of expenditure under programmes co-financed by ESIF for the programming period 2014-2020;- Regulation No 1303/2013;- Regulation No N-3 of 22 May 18 laying down the rules for payments, verification and certification of expenditure, reimbursement and write-off of irregular expenditure and accounting, and the deadlines and rules for closure of the accounting year under the OPs and European Territorial Cooperation programmes’ (SG No 44/2018);- Decision No 196 of the Council of Ministers of 11 April 19.