Annexes to COM(2022)304 - Nature restoration - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2022)304 - Nature restoration. |
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| document | COM(2022)304 |
| date | June 24, 2024 |
1.5.Grounds for the proposal/initiative
1.5.1.Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for roll-out of the implementation of the initiative
The European Green Deal underlines the importance of better protecting and restoring nature. The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 sets out the general objective to reverse biodiversity loss so that Europe's biodiversity is on the path to recovery by 2030 and that by 2050 all of the EU’s ecosystems are restored, resilient and adequately protected. Both the European Parliament and the European Council have insisted on stepping up efforts to restore ecosystems.
The proposed regulation will be directly applicable from the day of its entry into force.
However, a series of administrative tasks will need to be deployed as soon as possible and some of them starting already in 2022 (i.e. in preparation of the entry into force, before approval by the European Parliament and the Council) and some after entry into force. While some tasks will be one off (creation of IT infrastructure) others will be recurrent for as long as the Regulation applies. In particular:
Starting before the entry into force of the regulation:
a) 2022-2023: The Commission (DG ENV and JRC) in collaboration with the EEA and the Member States, will develop a methodology for assessing the condition of ecosystems for which monitoring and baselines are not yet available, so that additional restoration targets may be set by amending the Regulation. JRC will support DG ENV, through an Administrative Arrangement, to develop appropriate methodology/-ies and baselines.
b) 2022-2024: The Commission will develop guidance on restoration measures and restoration management practices to encourage and enable Member States to start restoration activities early on, including for those ecosystems for which no targets are set yet.
After the entry into force of the regulation:
c) 2024: The Commission will adopt through comitology a uniform format for the National Restoration Plans (including e.g. electronic reporting formats for the river barrier inventory) and a reporting format.
d) 2024 and 2025: The Commission will adopt guidance on the interpretation of Annex II habitat types and on new methodology/(-ies) for assessing the condition of ecosystems (e.g. ecosystems of Outermost Regions not covered by the Habitats Directive), as well as implementing acts on the method for monitoring pollinators (the method will provide a standardised approach for collecting annual data on the abundance and diversity of pollinator species and for assessing pollinator population trends), and for the methods for monitoring the indicators in agricultural and forest ecosystems.
Member States shall start as soon as possible after the entry into force of the Regulation assessing the ecosystems in terms of areas of the ecosystem in good condition, in degraded condition, that were lost over the last 70 years and areas that would be most suitable for re-establishment of the ecosystem.
e) 2026- 2027: The Commission will receive from the Member States their National Restoration Plans (NRPs), which they shall submit within two years from the entry into force of the Regulation. The NRPs will include e.g. the results of the assessment of the ecosystems, quantified and spatially-explicit area based restoration needs and measures based on the mapping and inventory, transboundary aspects, a timing for the implementation of the restoration measures, costs of implementation and monitoring planned post-restoration and the review mechanism.
f) 2026-2027 (1st round, possible subsequent updates by MSs): DG ENV, with the support of external experts (contract) and the EEA will assess the National Restoration Plans submitted by the Member States.
g) 2026-2027: Procurement (service contract) for an impact assessment (or several) or/and an administrative arrangement with the JRC to establish new targets and corresponding baselines.
Member States will have to report at least every three years (starting five years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation) on the restoration measures put in place and on the results of their monitoring.
h) As of 2030, recurrent three years: EEA shall prepare a Union-wide progress report based on the progress at Member States level towards meeting the targets, based on the restoration measures and the trends in condition reported by Member States under their reporting obligations, as well as the results of the trend in conservation status of habitats and species based on the monitoring data reported by Member States under article 17 of the Habitats Directive and article 12 in the Birds Directive, and information reported under Article 15 of Directive 2000/60/EC, Article 12 of Directive 2009/147/EC, and Article 18 of Directive 2008/56/EC. Based on the EEA Union-wide progress report, the Commission shall report to the Council and the European Parliament every three years on the implementation of this Regulation.
i) 2027 or later: Based on the outcome of the impact assessment(s), the Commission will propose a revision/amendment of the Regulation in order to include the new target(s).
Once the new restoration targets are adopted, the Member States will have to review and adapt their National Restoration Plans accordingly.
j) 2033-2034: DG ENV, with the support of the EEA, will assess the revised National Restoration Plans.
k) 2030-2050 (on a continuous basis): DG ENV, with the support of JRC and EEA, will monitor the implementation of the regulation in EU Member States to ensure that it achieves its intended objectives and that all EU Member States implement EU legislation
l) By 31 December 2035, the Commission will review the implementation of the regulation and submit a report on the review to the European Parliament and to the Council.s________________________________________
The European Environmental Agency (EEA) will provide support through the following tasks:
Before entry into force of the regulation (2022-2023):
Based on the advancement of discussions between co-legislators, the EEA will start with the following actions:
- Develop formats and information system for National Restoration Plans (including plans for removal of river barriers);
- Develop a format and information system for periodical reporting on the measures implemented and areas restored and re-established and on the condition of ecosystems and the species populations;
- develop an interpretation manual for Annex II habitat types;
- Support in establishing a methodology for monitoring, indicators, and assessing good condition for those ecosystems/habitats/species for which this is not yet available as a basis for setting targets in step 2 (e.g. certain ecosystems of Outermost Regions): This task will be done in cooperation with the JRC and DG ENV;
After entry into force (expected as of 2024):
- 2024-2026: Support for the definition of targets linked to the areas for re-establishment: to support MSs in estimating area to be re-established to achieve Favourable Conservation Status (preparation could already start before entry into force);
- 2024-2050: Data retrieval/handling/quality control and management of electronic reporting systems/requirements. This includes publication of and ensuring access to data (e.g. interactive maps, dashboards, reports).
- As of 2024: Monitoring certain targets e.g. through Copernicus, such as the urban targets on urban green space and tree canopy cover;
- 2024-2050 (on a continuous basis): Publication, visualisation and access to data (reports, dashboards, maps) making wherever possible use of existing information systems (Biodiversity Information System for Europe, Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity Water Information System Europe, Forest Information System for Europe etc.);
- ~2026-2027 (1st round): support in assessing the National Restoration Plans submitted by Member States (together with the Commission and external contractor);
- As of 2030, recurrent every three years: Assessment of progress reports by Member States on the progress made at Member States and Union level towards meeting the targets, based on the restoration measures and the trends in condition reported by Member States under their reporting obligations (using the reporting format developed under the second point of this table), as well as the results of the trend in conservation status of habitats and species based on the monitoring data reported by Member States under article 17 of the Habitats Directive and article 12 of the Birds Directive, and information reported under Article 15 of Directive 2000/60/EC, Article 12 of Directive 2009/147/EC, and Article 18 of Directive 2008/56/EC.
- 2024-2050: Helpdesk for Member States: systematic support to MS on the more technical questions concerning monitoring, reporting, target setting, preparation of the National Restoration Plan.
In several of the above implementation steps, the use of research findings (e.g. from IPBES and from the EU Research and Innovation framework programme) and the use of scientific tools (e.g. modelling, scenarios, expert panel reports) will support and complement the work of the EEA, the JRC and DG ENV.
1.5.2.Added value of Union involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g. coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For the purposes of this point 'added value of Union involvement' is the value resulting from Union intervention which is additional to the value that would have been otherwise created by Member States alone.
Reasons for action at European level (ex-ante):
- Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, including pressures on ecosystems, is a large-scale and transboundary challenge and cannot be tackled efficiently at Member State level alone.
Expected generated Union added value (ex-post):
- Coordinated EU-level action is needed at the right scale to achieve significant levels of restoration and to benefit from synergies and efficiency gains. For instance, restoring one ecosystem (and thereby supporting its biodiversity) has positive effects on other neighbouring or connected ecosystems and their biodiversity. Many species thrive better in a connected network of ecosystems.
- EU-level action would create a level playing field, addressing the problem of “free riding”, i.e. some Member States that do not take initiatives to restore ecosystems on their own territories can obtain unfair short-term advantages in relation to those Member States that do take initiative to restore. This can happen typically in cross border regions.
- Taking ambitious, coordinated action on biodiversity and ecosystem restoration at EU level, will give the EU the necessary credibility to ‘lead by example and by action’ at international level.
1.5.3.Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past
Ecosystem restoration efforts have been insufficient so far. Three policy failures were identified:
1. Voluntary targets have been ineffective. The voluntary target of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 to restore at least 15 % of degraded ecosystems was not met. The evaluation study of this strategy identified, among the reasons for the failure in ecosystem restoration, the voluntary rather than legally binding nature of the targets. The subsequent lack of commitment and political priority for restoration activities was a key barrier, leading to a lack of financing and resources being allocated to restoration. On the other hand, another target of the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020, on invasive alien species, that was made legally binding, with the adoption of a new regulation, did result in this target being implemented to a large extent and in benefits that would not have been delivered if they would have been voluntary.
2. Shortcomings in existing legislation. The evaluation of the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and of some of the main pieces of legislation have revealed implementation problems, reflecting the complexity of the issues at hand. Beyond that, a number of shortcomings remain, since aspects of legislation are not sufficiently specific (Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)), time-bound (Habitats Directive (HD)) or measurable (MSFD) to achieve restoration objectives.
3. Lack of a comprehensive approach. Ecosystems are dealt with separately by different pieces of legislation, which has resulted in some challenges in coordinated implementation. The Birds and Habitats Directives (BHDs), WFD and MSFD are generally coherent, but the Fitness Check of the BHDs has nevertheless revealed some challenges in implementation where these Directives interact, for example water bodies whose status depends on their surrounding riparian habitats, and should be dealt with in an integrated way to achieve specific restoration objectives, such as for flood plains.
1.5.4.Compatibility with the Multiannual Financial Framework and possible synergies with other appropriate instruments
The initiative falls under the umbrella of the European Green Deal, the EU's sustainable growth strategy. This includes the objective of ensuring that the EU’s biodiversity is on the path to recovery by 2030, and that all EU ecosystems are restored by 2050. It sets binding targets for restoring to good condition degraded ecosystems, habitats and species. It also follows from and contributes to achieving the ambitions set out in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.
The initiative falls under Heading 3 (Natural Resources and Environment), Title 9 (Environment and Climate Action) of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027. The legislation will help mobilizing funding with a view to meeting the ambition of providing 7.5% of annual spending under the MFF to biodiversity objectives in the year 2024 and 10% of annual spending under the MFF to biodiversity objectives in 2026 and 2027, while considering the existing overlaps between climate and biodiversity goals.
The proposal is complementary to the other measures outlined in the Biodiversity Strategy (BDS) 2030, in particular: 1) Working in partnership with the industry and business to strengthen sustainable corporate governance; 2) developing an EU sustainable finance taxonomy and Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy to ensure biodiversity-friendly investments; 3) strengthening international cooperation to promote the adoption of similar measures (this falls under chapter 14 – External Action – of the MFF).
The BDS set the target to unlock at least €20 billion per year for spending on nature, including investment priorities for Natura 2000 and green infrastructure, and to establish, under Invest EU, a dedicated natural-capital and circular-economy initiative to mobilise at least €10 billion over the next 10 years. Moreover, the Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy of July 2021 supports economic activities contributing to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and establishes a framework to ensure that the financial system contributes to mitigating existing and future risks to biodiversity and better reflect how biodiversity loss affects companies’ profitability and long-term prospects
In the period 2021-2027, the supporting expenditure (for implementation by Member States) will be covered by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Regional and Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE), the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon Europe), the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements and Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, the European Space Programme, the Connecting Europe Facility, the European Social Fund Plus, InvestEU, the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, and national financing by EU Member States and private funding.
1.5.5.Assessment of the different available financing options, including scope for redeployment
The implementation of the new regulation proposal will entail new tasks and activities for the Commission. This will require human resources, EEA support, procurement resources for external contractors and one or more administrative arrangement with JRC.
In DG ENV, five additional FTEs (4 AD + 1 AST) will be needed to implement the regulation.
The implementation tasks listed in 1.5.1 will substantially increase DG ENV’s workload for example on:
- the assessment of the National Restoration Plans and of the additional reporting by Member States (periodic reporting on monitoring and on implementation of restoration measures);
- the development of the various comitology acts and their future amendments;
- the management of the specific new committee created under this legislation (at least 2 meetings per year), as well as expert group meetings;
- the development of various guidance documents and information material necessary to support the Member States in implementing the new regulation.
The additional planning and reporting tasks for Member States and their consequent data flows will require preparation, assessment and follow-up by DG ENV. The implementing acts foreseen in the Regulation as well as the future amendment(s) of the act to establish new restoration targets, will also entail a significant workload in terms of preparation and legislative procedures. For the parts of the (technical) work that will be outsourced to contractors or EEA/JRC, DG ENV will need the resources to coordinate, steer and oversee this work.
The particular political weight and the wide-reaching scope of the new Regulation, touching the area of competence of several other Commission services, will require a lot of preparation and analytical work to manage more interactions — at both political and working level — with other Commission departments, the EEA, with the Council and the European Parliament, with stakeholders and Member State government bodies.
All the above tasks require a sustained high capacity of political judgement, policy knowledge, analytical skills, independence and resilience throughout the long-term implementation of the legislation, for which permanent AD officials are needed rather than short-term contract agents.
Outsourcing will be used as far as possible, but this also requires oversight. In addition, there are core tasks that involve a high degree of political sensitivity and need to be carried out by the Commission.
JRC:
One or more administrative arrangements with the JRC are foreseen to establish a methodology for monitoring, selecting indicators and assessing good condition for those ecosystems for which this is not yet available and for setting new targets and corresponding baselines in step 2. The estimated budget for this activity is EUR 350 000 per year. This estimate is based on previous administrative arrangements and/or contracts with similar characteristics.
Service contracts:
Several implementation tasks will require external support from consultants, for example:
- the assessment of the National Restoration Plans (to be submitted by MSs by the beginning of 2026 115 );
- the development of guidance on restoration for Member States;
The budget needed for these contracts is estimated at EUR 600 000 per year. In the first years, the focus will be on developing guidance, while in the later years, the focus will be on the National Restoration Plans (2026). This estimate is based on the budget needed for a comparable task under the Water Framework Directive, i.e. the review of the River Basin Management Plans.
For the procurement (service contracts) for one or several impact assessment(s) for the new (step 2) targets, the estimated budget over 3 years is EUR 300 000 per year.
EEA:
The EEA will support the Commission in the preparatory phase (2022-2023, even though additional resources will only be made available as of 2023) as well as during the implementation of the regulation. This entails a substantial workload in a number of new tasks for EEA (see tasks listed in 1.5.1). The estimated number of additional FTEs required in EEA for these tasks is 7 temporary agents (TA) + 5 contract agents (CA). Of these, 1 TA will be at AST level to work on assistant tasks (administrative and financial management and support). In addition, the EEA would require an additional budget for mainly IT infrastructure of EUR 1 433 000 until 2027, ecosystem expertise (EUR 150 000/y until 2027) and an operational budget of EUR 3 406 000 until 2027.
The estimate is based on the capacity and expertise, as well as IT infrastructure needed to perform these tasks. See detailed justification below.
In the EEA the following staff profiles will be needed:
| 1.Area | 2.Additional posts | 3.Budget | 4.Tasks | 5.Timeline |
Thematic expertise covering the ‘ecosystem targets’: The aim of these posts would be to provide in-depth thematic expertise across all the 7 ‘ecosystem types’ for which the NRL will have targets (note some experts can cover more ‘ecosystem types’ and ‘some ecosystem types’ need more than on expert, e.g. pollinators). These experts would then provide support across a range of the 11 tasks listed in the above table. | 5 AD6, with any combination of the following expertise: - Wetland Restoration (incl. Peatlands rewetting, marshlands & coastal wetlands) - Forest Ecosystem Restoration - Agroecosystems and grasslands, incl. Heathland and Scrub, farmland birds - Freshwater Restoration: lakes and alluvial habitats, including river barriers - Marine Ecosystem Restoration incl. Coastal - Urban Ecosystem Restoration - Pollinators 1 FGIV technical restoration support | €150 000 budget per year for support on expertise across those ecosystems that would not have a strong representation in the 6 hires or would need additional work e.g., Marine covers a large number of ecosystems that are grouped into one, similarly Forest and Agroecosystems cover 85% of the EU land area. | Key technical expertise needed in major ecosystem types to lead on the following tasks under envisioned tasks in Restoration Law: 1. Lead on the design and implementation of the format for the National Restoration Plan for ecosystem types (if resources can be made available pre-implementation) 2. Support the definition of targets linked to the areas for re-establishment, for ecosystem type 3. Lead on the design of the reporting format 6. Support the assessment of National Restoration Plans in key ecosystem type 7. Lead the assessment of progress reports by MS 9. Support the establishment of a method for monitoring, indicators, and assessing good condition for key ecosystem types. 10. Lead on key responses at Helpdesk for Member States In addition these positions will contribute to ·Support to increasing the quality of data received under Nature Directives reporting which is currently lacking ·Connecting and coordinating to JRC in their task of developing methodologies for measuring progress towards restoration Key technical expertise needed to support on the following envisioned tasks in Restoration Law: 7. Support to the assessment of progress reports by MS, particularly on larger key ecosystems 8. Support in monitoring of urban targets 9. Establishing a method for monitoring, indicators, and assessing good condition 10. supporting HELPDESK for Member States, in addition these thematic technical experts will provide: ·Additional support to technical expertise needed in monitoring across ecosystem types ·QA/QC of technical data collected | Start 2023 onwards: tasks 1., 2., 3., 9., 10. 2026-2027: task 6. Start 2030 onwards: task7 |
| 1 AST to provide administrative and financial management support. | ||||
| Data analytics expertise (databases, GIS, reporting, analysis etc.) to support reporting etc.: The aim of these posts would be to provide the data analytics support needed for the purpose of assessing the quality of progress on the NRL and on the National Restoration Plans. This area of work would cover reporting (data retrieval/handling/quality control), support to Information systems (e.g. viewers, dashboards, interactive maps), support to data analytics incl. GIS. The Data and Information Services (DIS) of the EEA is currently overstretched and additional sufficient IT support resources will be critical for the EEA to take up these new tasks. | 1 FG-IV data support for reporting, databases and viewers, data analyses etc. | Start-up costs of reporting framework 600k for building on current IT infrastructure development Maintenance costs per year 200k per year | Leading tasks on designing the public real time data sharing. This would also include the envisioned tasks as above: 4. Support in data retrieval/handling/quality control. This includes Information System support and IT costs for QA/QC 5. Publication and public access to data (e.g. interactive maps, dashboards, reports?) and maintaining data bases 8. Technical Support in monitoring of urban targets. 10. Establishing and maintaining the helpdesk for Member States | Pre-implementation 2022 Maintenance under the Restoration Law |
| 2 FG-IV GIS statistical experts | Technical expert related to ·Spatial mapping of ecosystem types to assess area under restoration ·Mapping of river inventories and mapping monitoring data (statistics and interpolation) | |||
| Overall coordination and management to report coordination, Eionet, MS coordination The aim of this post would be to lead the overall coordination of the reporting process where the bulk of the work will be done by the post listed above. | 1 AD7 management and coordination of the NRP review, capacity building to MS in development, review and implementation of the NRP | Meetings 20k per year Communications | This key expert will be a coordinator function that will help to coordinate the NRP review, capacity building activities to the MS, and implementation of the NRP. It is also envisaged that this person will work on the following tasks: 5. Publication and access to data (e.g. interactive maps, dashboards, reporting) 6. Support in the assessment of the National Restoration Plans 7. Support to the assessment of progress reports by MS 10. Coordinating the helpdesk for Member States | Start of implementation |
| SUBTOTAL | 1 x AD 7 5 x AD 6 1 x AST 4 x FGIV | Service contract (ecosystem expertise): €150k/y IT costs: 600k start up + 200k / year of implementation | ||
| Additional support for pollinators – monitoring network for pollinators | 1 FGIV pollinators/statistical methods | ·Connect and coordinating with JRC experts on pollinators | ||
| TOTAL | 1 x AD 7 5 x AD 6 1 x AST 5 x FGIV |
1.6.Duration and financial impact of the proposal/initiative
◻ limited duration
–◻ in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to [DD/MM]YYYY
–◻ Financial impact from YYYY to YYYY for commitment appropriations and from YYYY to YYYY for payment appropriations.
☑ unlimited duration
–Implementation with a start-up period from 01/01/2022 to 01/01/2024,
–followed by full-scale operation.
1.7.Management mode(s) planned 116
☑ Direct management by the Commission
–☑ by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations;
–◻ by the executive agencies
◻ Shared management with the Member States
☑Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to:
–third countries or the bodies they have designated;
–◻ international organisations and their agencies (to be specified);
–◻the EIB and the European Investment Fund;
–☑ bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 of the Financial Regulation;
–◻ public law bodies;
–◻ bodies governed by private law with a public service mission to the extent that they are provided with adequate financial guarantees;
–◻ bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted with the implementation of a public-private partnership and that are provided with adequate financial guarantees;
–◻ persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in the CFSP pursuant to Title V of the TEU, and identified in the relevant basic act.
–If more than one management mode is indicated, please provide details in the ‘Comments’ section.
Comments
2. MANAGEMENT MEASURES
2.1.Monitoring and reporting rules
Specify frequency and conditions.
The initiative involves procurement, administrative arrangements, increase of the contribution to the EEA and impact on the COM HR. Standard rules for this type of expenditure apply.
2.2.Management and control system(s)
2.2.1.Justification of the management mode(s), the funding implementation mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed
N/A – cf. above
2.2.2.Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up to mitigate them
N/A – cf. above
2.2.3.Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio of "control costs ÷ value of the related funds managed"), and assessment of the expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure)
N/A – cf. above
2.3.Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities
Specify existing or envisaged prevention and protection measures, e.g. from the Anti-Fraud Strategy.
N/A – cf. above
3. ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE
3.1.Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected
·Existing budget lines
In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines.
| Heading of multiannual financial framework | Budget line | Type of expenditure | Contribution | |||
| Number | Diff./Non-diff. 117 | from EFTA countries 118 | from candidate countries 119 | from third countries | within the meaning of Article 21(2)(b) of the Financial Regulation | |
| 3 | 09 02 01 Nature and biodiversity | Diff. | YES | NO | /NO | NO |
| 3 | 09 10 02 European Environment Agency | Diff. | YES | YES | NO | NO |
| 7 | 20 01 02 01 – Remuneration and allowances | Non-diff. | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| 7 | 20 02 01 01 Contract staff | Non-diff. | NO | NO | NO | NO |
·New budget lines requested : n/a
3.2.Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations
3.2.1.Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations
–◻ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations
–☑ The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below:
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Heading of multiannual financial framework | 3 | Heading 3: Natural resources and environment |
| DG: ENV | Year 2022 | Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | TOTAL | ||
| • Operational appropriations | |||||||||
| 09 02 01 Nature and biodiversity | Commitments | (1a) | 0,950 | 0,950 | 0,950 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 6,600 |
| Payments | (2a) | 0,950 | 0,950 | 0,950 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 6,600 | |
| Budget line | Commitments | (1b) | |||||||
| Payments | (2b) | ||||||||
| Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 120 | |||||||||
| Budget line | (3) | ||||||||
| TOTAL appropriations for DG ENV | Commitments | =1a+1b +3 | 0,950 | 0,950 | 0,950 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 6,600 |
| Payments | =2a+2b +3 | 0,950 | 0,950 | 0,950 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 6,600 |
The amount reported above will be needed to support various implementation tasks related to the legislative provisions that will be carried out by DG ENV and JRC.
The procured activities include a general support contract for the implementation of the NRL and an impact assessment support contracts for setting new restoration targets.
In addition, administrative arrangement(s) with JRC have been included in this category, in particular for establishing a method for monitoring, indicators, and assessing good condition for restoration targets for which this does not yet exist, as well as for the preparation and support in setting up the monitoring system for certain targets.
| All costs except HR and Administrative (EUR million (to three decimal places)) | ||||||||
| Tasks | Resources | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | TOTAL |
| General support for implementing the NRL (for assessing NRPs, for developing guidance to MSs…) | Service contract/ External experts | 0,600 | 0,600 | 0,600 | 0,600 | 0,600 | 0,600 | 3,600 |
| Establishing a methodology for monitoring, indicators, and assessing good condition. Preparation and support in monitoring for certain restoration targets. | Administrative arrangement between ENV - JRC | 0,350 | 0,350 | 0,350 | 0,350 | 0,350 | 0,350 | 2,100 |
| Impact assessment of new restoration targets | Impact assessment support contract(s) | 0,300 | 0,300 | 0,300 | 0,900 | |||
| TOTAL: | 0,950 | 0,950 | 0,950 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 6,600 |
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Heading of multiannual financial framework | 3 | Natural Resources and Environment | ||||||||
| EEA | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | TOTAL | ||||
| Title 1: Staff expenditure | Commitments | (1) | 1,023 | 2,086 | 2,128 | 2,170 | 2,214 | 9,621 | ||
| Payments | (2) | 1,023 | 2,086 | 2,128 | 2,170 | 2,214 | 9,621 | |||
| Title 2: Infrastructure, administrative expenditure | Commitments | (1a) | 0,275 | 0,281 | 0,287 | 0,292 | 0,298 | 1,433 | ||
| Payments | (2a) | 0,275 | 0,281 | 0,287 | 0,292 | 0,298 | 1,433 | |||
| Title 3: Operational expenditure | Commitments | (3a) | 1,004 | 0,587 | 0,596 | 0,605 | 0,614 | 3,406 | ||
| Payments | (3b) | 1,004 | 0,587 | 0,596 | 0,605 | 0,614 | 3,406 | |||
| TOTAL appropriations for the EEA | Commitments | =1 + 1a + 3a | 2,302 | 2,954 | 3,011 | 3,067 | 3,126 | 14,460 | ||
| Payments | =2 + 2a +3b | 2,302 | 2,954 | 3,011 | 3,067 | 3,126 | 14,460 |
Notes on EEA expenditure:
Title 1 The cost per FTE is calculated:
–for temporary agents (AD/AST) at the average staff cost of EUR 157 000/y for multiplied by 1,342 (co-efficient for the cost of living in Copenhagen);
–for contract agents at the average staff cost of EUR 85 000/y x 1,342.
–with an annual 2% inflation rate applied as of 2024.
–in the first year (2023) the staff costs is counted only for a half year following the assumption that not all staff will be hired already in January 2023.
Title 2: This title includes utilities, rental, and services, and end-user IT and communication needs e.g. laptops, software licences, telephony, hosting. Costs are adjusted by 2% inflation rate p.a.
The Title 3 costs comprise:
–IT costs needed for QA & QC of data collected from Member States (EUR 600k for the initial development and structure of the IT system, 200k annual maintenance). The EEA will try to use external IT experts (intra or extra-muros, so that further efficiencies can be achieved). Please note that these costs are additional to the Title 2 IT costs that are related to the existing databases and IT systems of the EEA.
–Annual update of NRL specific information system for their hosting and mainly for presentation of data and other communcation applications (EUR 200k).
–Support contracts for ecosystem expertise (service contracts, studies): EUR 150 000 per year.
–Development and production of 9 indicators, plus 1 composite indicator (60 pages): EUR 15 000 per year
–Communication activities: publication of one main report per year (digital, not paper): EUR 15 000 per year
–Eionet meetings 1 physical per year EUR 20 000
The required increase of the EU contribution to EEA will be compensated by a corresponding reduction in the envelope of the LIFE programme (budget line 09.0201 - Nature & Biodiversity).
EUR (millions)
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | TOTAL | |||
• TOTAL operational appropriations | Commitments | (4) | |||||||
| Payments | (5) | ||||||||
| • TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes | (6) | ||||||||
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 3 (ENV + EEA) of the multiannual financial framework | Commitments | =4+ 6 | 0,950 | 3,252 | 3,904 | 4,261 | 4,317 | 4,376 | 21,060 |
| Payments | =5+ 6 | 0,950 | 3,252 | 3,904 | 4,261 | 4,317 | 4,376 | 21,060 |
| • TOTAL operational appropriations (all operational headings) | Commitments | (4) | |||||||
| Payments | (5) | ||||||||
| TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes (all operational headings) | (6) | ||||||||
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 6 (ENV + EEA) of the multiannual financial framework (Reference amount) | Commitments | =4+ 6 | 0,950 | 3,252 | 3,904 | 4,261 | 4,317 | 4,376 | 21,060 |
| Payments | =5+ 6 | 0,950 | 3,252 | 3,904 | 4,261 | 4,317 | 4,376 | 21,060 |
Heading of multiannual financial framework | 7 | ‘Administrative expenditure’ |
This section should be filled in using the 'budget data of an administrative nature' to be firstly introduced in the Annex to the Legislative Financial Statement (Annex V to the internal rules), which is uploaded to DECIDE for interservice consultation purposes.
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year 2022 | Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | TOTAL | ||||
| DG: ENV | |||||||||||
| • Human resources | 0,785 | 0,85 | 0,785 | 0,785 | 0,785 | 3,925 | |||||
| • Other administrative expenditure 121 | 0,114 | 0,114 | 0,114 | 0,114 | 0,114 | 0,570 | |||||
| TOTAL DG ENV | Appropriations | 0,899 | 0,899 | 0,899 | 0,899 | 0,899 | 4,495 |
The cost per FTE (AD/AST) is calculated at EUR 157 000/y. The other administrtaive expenditure accounts for Committee and expert group meetings, missions and other costs associated with this personnel.
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | (Total commitments = Total payments) | 0,899 | 0,899 | 0,899 | 0,899 | 0,899 | 4,495 |
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year 2022 | Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | TOTAL | |||
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7 of the multiannual financial framework | Commitments | 0,950 | 4,151 | 4,803 | 5,160 | 5,216 | 5,275 | 25,555 | |
| Payments | 0,950 | 4,151 | 4,803 | 5,160 | 5,216 | 5,275 | 25,555 |
3.2.2.Estimated output funded with operational appropriations
Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Indicate objectives and outputs ⇩ | Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | TOTAL | ||||||||||||
| OUTPUTS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type 122 | Average cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | Total No | Total cost | |
| SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 1 123 … | ||||||||||||||||||
| - Output | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Subtotal for specific objective No 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 2 ... | ||||||||||||||||||
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| TOTALS |
3.2.3.Summary of estimated impact on human ressources
In the EEA
–◻ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an administrative nature
–☑ The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative nature, as explained below:
Staff requirements in EEA (EUR million (to three decimal places))
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | TOTAL | |
| Temporary agents (AD Grades) | 0,632 | 1,289 | 1,315 | 1,342 | 1,368 | 5,947 | |
| Temporary agents (AST grades) | 0,105 | 0,215 | 0,219 | 0,224 | 0,228 | 0,991 | |
| Contract staff | 0,285 | 0,582 | 0,593 | 0,605 | 0,617 | 2,683 | |
| Seconded National Experts | |||||||
| TOTAL | 1,023 | 2,086 | 2,128 | 2,170 | 2,214 | 9,621 |
The cost per FTE is calculated:
–for temporary agents (AD/AST) at the average staff cost of EUR 157 000/y for multiplied by 1,342 (co-efficient for the cost of living in Copenhagen);
–for contract agents at the average staff cost of EUR 85 000/y x 1,342.
–in the first year (2023) the staff costs are counted only for a half year following the assumption that not all staff will be hired already in January 2023
Staff requirements in EEA (in FTE)
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | TOTAL | |
| Temporary agents (1 AD7 + 5 AD6 Grades) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Temporary agents (AST grade) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Contract staff (3 GF-4 grade and 1 GF-3 grade) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Seconded National Experts | |||||||
| TOTAL | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
In the Commission
–◻ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources.
–⌧ The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below:
Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units
| Year 2022 | Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | ||||
| • Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) | ||||||||||
| 20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) | 65,0 | 65,0 | 65,0 | 65,0 | 65,0 | 65,0 | ||||
| 20 01 02 03 (Delegations) | ||||||||||
| 01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) | ||||||||||
| 01 01 01 11 (Direct research) | ||||||||||
| • External staff (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE) 124 | ||||||||||
| 20 02 01 (AC, END, INT from the ‘global envelope’) | ||||||||||
| 20 02 03 (AC, AL, END, INT and JPD in the delegations) | ||||||||||
| XX 01 xx yy zz 125 | - at Headquarters | |||||||||
| - in Delegations | ||||||||||
| 01 01 01 02 (AC, END, INT - Indirect research) | ||||||||||
| 01 01 01 12 (AC, END, INT - Direct research) | ||||||||||
| TOTAL | 65,0 | 65,0 | 65,0 | 65,0 | 65,0 | 65,0 |
The human resources required will be met by staff from the DG who are already assigned to management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.
Description of tasks to be carried out:
| Officials and temporary staff | For DG ENV, 4 additional AD posts are needed for the general implementation of the Regulation, and for ensuring continuity for the preparation, drafting and approval procedures of secondary legislation according to the deadlines proposed in the Regulation, The 1 AST is additionally needed to support the general implementation of the legislation. |
| External staff | N/A |
Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework
The proposal/initiative:
–⌧ can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
The additional tasks the Commission has to assume, require an additional needs for resources as regards the amount of the Union’s contribution and the establishment plan posts of the European Environmental Agency. These will be financed by the budget line 09.0201 – LIFE Nature & Biodiversity.
The costs foreseen under the budget line 09 02 01 will be borne by the LIFE programme and will be planned under the annual management plan exercises of DG ENV. The human resources required shall be preferably met by an additional allocation under the annual allocation procedure of human resources.
–◻ requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF and/or use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation.
Explain what is required, specifying the headings and budget lines concerned, the corresponding amounts, and the instruments proposed to be used.
–◻ requires a revision of the MFF.
Explain what is required, specifying the headings and budget lines concerned and the corresponding amounts.
Third-party contributions
The proposal/initiative:
–⌧ does not provide for co-financing by third parties
–◻ provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below:
Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year N 126 | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | Total | |||
| Specify the co-financing body | ||||||||
| TOTAL appropriations co-financed |
3.3.Estimated impact on revenue
–⌧ The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue.
–◻ The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact:
on own resources
on other revenue
please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Budget revenue line: | Appropriations available for the current financial year | Impact of the proposal/initiative 127 | ||||||
| Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | ||||
| Article …………. |
For assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected.
[…]
Other remarks (e.g. method/formula used for calculating the impact on revenue or any other information).
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(78) Where a farmer commits to devote at least 7% of his/her arable land to non-productive areas or features, including land lying fallow, under an enhanced eco-scheme or if there is a minimum share of at least 7 % of arable land at farm level that includes also catch crops or nitrogen fixing crops, cultivated without the use of plant protection products.
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(85)
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
(86)
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(87) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy (COM/2022/108 final).
(88)
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency, COM/2022/222 final.
(89) Commission recommendation on speeding up permit-granting procedures for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements, C(2022) 3219 final.
(90) Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).
(91) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on European Missions COM(2021) 609 final).
(92) Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC (OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26).
(93) Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) (OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1).
(94) Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 56).
(95) Regulation (EU) 2021/240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 February 2021 establishing a Technical Support Instrument (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 1).
(96) Regulation (EU) 2021/783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 establishing a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE), and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013 (OJ L 172, 17.5.2021, p. 53).
(97) Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 (OJ L 247, 13.7.2021, p. 1).
(98) Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 laying down certain transitional provisions for support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the years 2021 and 2022 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards resources and application in the years 2021 and 2022 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards resources and the distribution of such support in respect of the years 2021 and 2022 (OJ L 437, 28.12.2020, p. 1).
(99) Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 60).
(100) Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the Just Transition Fund (OJ L 231 30.06.2021, p. 1).
(101) Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013 (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 1).
(102) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (OJ L 433I , 22.12.2020, p. 11).
(103) Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17).
(104) Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2021 establishing the InvestEU Programme and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 (OJ L 107, 26.3.2021, p. 30).
(105) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament And the Council Sustainable Carbon Cycles (COM(2021) 800 final).
(106) Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013.
(107) [Reference to be added when the 8th EAP has been published].
(108) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
(109) Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).
(110) Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 69).
(111) Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency, COM(2022)222 final.
(112) Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) (OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1).
(113) Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1).
(114) As referred to in Article 58(2)(a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation.
(115) Depending on when the Regulation enters into force, which in turn depends on the adoption date.
(116) Details of management modes and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on the BudgWeb site: https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/budgweb/EN/man/budgmanag/Pages/budgmanag.aspx
(117) Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations.
(118) EFTA: European Free Trade Association.
(119) Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the Western Balkans.
(120) Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research.
(121) The administrative appropriations required will be met by the appropriations which are already assigned to management of the action and/or which have been redeployed, together if necessary with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of existing budgetary constraints.
(122) Outputs are products and services to be supplied (e.g.: number of student exchanges financed, number of km of roads built, etc.).
(123) As described in point 1.4.2. ‘Specific objective(s)…’
(124) AC= Contract Staff; AL = Local Staff; END= Seconded National Expert; INT = agency staff; JPD= Junior Professionals in Delegations.
(125) Sub-ceiling for external staff covered by operational appropriations (former ‘BA’ lines).
(126) Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same for the following years.
(127) As regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 20 % for collection costs.