Legal provisions of COM(2022)145 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards increased pre-financing from REACT-EU resources - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2022)145 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards increased pre-financing from REACT-EU ... |
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| document | COM(2022)145  |
| date | March 23, 2022 |
Contents
Article 1 - Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
(1) In Article 92b(7), the following second and third subparagraphs are inserted:
“In addition to the initial pre-financing set out in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall pay 4% of the REACT-EU resources allocated to programmes for the year 2021 as additional initial pre-financing in 2022. For programmes in Member States which have had a level of arrivals of persons from Ukraine greater than 1% of their national population between 24 February 2022 and 23 March 2022, that percentage shall be increased to 34%.
When submitting the final implementation report required under Articles 50(1) and 111, Member States shall report on the use made of this additional initial pre-financing to address the migratory challenges faced as a result of the military aggression by the Russian Federation and its contribution to the recovery of the economy.”
(2) In Article 92b(7), the last subparagraph is replaced by the following:
“Where the Commission decision approving the operational programme or the amendment to the operational programme allocating the REACT-EU resources for 2021 was adopted after 31 December 2021 and the related pre-financing not paid, the amount of initial pre-financing referred to in the first and second subparagraphs shall be paid in 2022.
The amount paid as initial pre-financing referred to in the first and second subparagraphs shall be totally cleared from the Commission accounts not later than when the operational programme is closed.”
Article 2 - Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 223/2014
(1) In Article 6a(4), the following second subparagraph is inserted:
“In addition to the initial pre-financing set out in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall pay 4% of the REACT-EU resources allocated to programmes for the year 2021 as additional initial pre-financing in 2022. For programmes in Member States which have had a level of arrivals of persons from Ukraine greater than 1% of their national population between 24 February 2022 and 23 March 2022, that percentage shall be increased to 34%.”
(2) In Article 6a(4), the last subparagraph is replaced by the following:
“The amount paid as initial pre-financing referred to in the first and second subparagraphs shall be totally cleared from the Commission accounts not later than when the operational programme is closed.”
Article 3
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.