Selection criteria and examples
| 1. Governance model | The question contains one of the following topics: positioning of the agency within the Central Government and its relation to the parent ministry, the role and tasks of the owner, general accountability and control issues, the way in which the agency is subject to supervision and control |
| 2. Accrual accounting and administration | Questions about the financial reporting system (cash or accrual-based) |
| 3. Full cost information and cost systems | The question concerns topics like cost measurement systems, the calculation of use of full cost information, cost systems, etc. |
| 4. Efficiency | The word “efficiency” is used and is the main topic of the question |
| 5. Performance indicators | Questions about quality and effectiveness indicators, as well as indicators about the agencies' production process |
| 6. Budgeting and financing | Questions about resources for operational costs of the agency, financing arrangements, balance sheet obligations (i.e. the maximum amount of reserves) |
| 7. Establishment criteria in general | Questions about general criteria and conditions mandatory for gaining the agency status. When the question is about a specific criterion, it is allocated to one of the above-mentioned categories |
| 8. Temporary agency status | Questions about the temporary agency status; in 2001, autonomous administrative authorities were offered the opportunity to acquire this status |
| 9. Miscellaneous | All questions concerning several topics, not being part of the categories mentioned above, e.g. differences between state-owned companies and agencies, methods of evaluation and naming of agencies |
| 1. Governance model | The question contains one of the following topics: positioning of the agency within the Central Government and its relation to the parent ministry, the role and tasks of the owner, general accountability and control issues, the way in which the agency is subject to supervision and control |
| 2. Accrual accounting and administration | Questions about the financial reporting system (cash or accrual-based) |
| 3. Full cost information and cost systems | The question concerns topics like cost measurement systems, the calculation of use of full cost information, cost systems, etc. |
| 4. Efficiency | The word “efficiency” is used and is the main topic of the question |
| 5. Performance indicators | Questions about quality and effectiveness indicators, as well as indicators about the agencies' production process |
| 6. Budgeting and financing | Questions about resources for operational costs of the agency, financing arrangements, balance sheet obligations (i.e. the maximum amount of reserves) |
| 7. Establishment criteria in general | Questions about general criteria and conditions mandatory for gaining the agency status. When the question is about a specific criterion, it is allocated to one of the above-mentioned categories |
| 8. Temporary agency status | Questions about the temporary agency status; in 2001, autonomous administrative authorities were offered the opportunity to acquire this status |
| 9. Miscellaneous | All questions concerning several topics, not being part of the categories mentioned above, e.g. differences between state-owned companies and agencies, methods of evaluation and naming of agencies |
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