Annexes to COM(2024)496 - - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2024)496 - . |
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| document | COM(2024)496 |
| date | October 21, 2024 |
1.4. The proposal/initiative relates to:
a new action
a new action following a pilot project / preparatory action8
the extension of an existing action
a merger or redirection of one or more actions towards another/a new action
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 Regulation should be fully applicable shortly after its adoption, i.e. the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Subject to the adoption of this proposal by the co-legislators, the Commission is ready to facilitate the quick approval of requests for programme amendments submitted by Member States in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation 2021/1060.
1.5.2. Added value of EU involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g. coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For the purposes of this section 'added value of EU involvement' is the value resulting from EU action, that is additional to the value that would have been otherwise created by Member States alone.
The proposal allows the continuation of the implementation of the programmes, injecting money into the economy while at the same time helping to reduce the burden on public expenditure for Member States affected by natural disasters. The same result cannot be achieved through action at national level.
Recent natural disasters justify the need to strengthen the Union’s capacity to provide rapid and effective support to the Member States to complement their reconstruction efforts and alleviate the social and economic consequences on people directly affected. It is necessary to supplement the current provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 in order to increase flexibility in the programming of ERDF funds and the level of financial support for repair and reconstruction operations following natural disasters, in addition to the resources available under the European Union Solidarity Fund, and to allow Member States to mobilise ESF+ amounts for the financing of short-time work schemes without the need for active measures for employees and self-employed affected by natural disasters and for the distribution of food and basic material assistance without accompanying measures.
1.5.3. Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past
The EU has adopted in previous years regulatory changes to accelerate the deployment of EU funds; for instance, CARE and FAST-CARE are examples where the cohesion policy funds have been subject to targeted changes to face emerging crisis.
These experiences as well as the STEP Regulation have been taken into account in the design of this proposal.
1.5.4. Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with other appropriate instruments
This Regulation creates the necessary conditions for a more effective and flexible use of existing ERDF and ESF+ resources following natural disasters as defined in Council Regulation (EC) 2012/2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund or, in duly justified cases, recognised as such by a competent public authority of a Member State. This complements the means available under the European Union Solidarity Fund.
This proposal is fully compatible with the existing Multiannual Financial Framework and the current instruments, and does not require additional commitment appropriations to achieve the objectives.
1.5.5. Assessment of the different available financing options, including scope for redeployment
N/A.
1.6. Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact
limited duration
- financial impact from 2025 to 2027 for payment appropriations.
unlimited duration
- Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY,
- followed by full-scale operation.
1.7. Method(s) of budget implementation planned9
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 European Investment Bank 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
- bodies or persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in the common foreign and security policy pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union, and identified in the relevant basic act
- bodies established in a Member State, governed by the private law of a Member State or Union law and eligible to be entrusted, in accordance with sector-specific rules, with the implementation of Union funds or budgetary guarantees, to the extent that such bodies are controlled by public law bodies or by bodies governed by private law with a public service mission, and are provided with adequate financial guarantees in the form of joint and several liability by the controlling bodies or equivalent financial guarantees and which may be, for each action, limited to the maximum amount of the Union support.
2. MANAGEMENT MEASURES
2.1. Monitoring and reporting rules
Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply.
2.2. Management and control system(s)
2.2.1. Justification of the budget implementation method(s), the funding implementation mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed
Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply.
2.2.2. Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up to mitigate them
Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply.
2.2.3. Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio between the control costs and the value of the related funds managed), and assessment of the expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure)
Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply.
2.3. Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities
N/A.
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.10 | from EFTA countries11 | from candidate countries and potential candidates12 | From other third countries | other assigned revenue | |
| 2a | 05.02.01 European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Operational Expenditure 07.02.01 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) Operational Expenditure | 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
3.2.1.1. Appropriations from voted budget
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Heading of multiannual financial framework | Number | 2a |
| DG: REGIO | Year | Year | Year | Year | TOTAL MFF 2021-2027 | ||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | ||||
| Operational appropriations | |||||||
| 05.02.01 European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Operational Expenditure | Commitments | (1a) | 0.000 | ||||
| Payments | (2a) | 2070.000 | 3 003.600 | -5 073.600 | 0.000 | ||
| TOTAL appropriations for DG REGIO | Commitments | =1a+1b+3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Payments | =2a+2b+3 | 0.000 | 2 070.000 | 3 003.600 | - 5073.600 | 0.000* |
* The additional pre-financing payments for the ERDF in 2025 (EUR 2 070.0 million) and the effect of the 100% co-financing (EUR 3 003.6 million in 2026) will frontload payments from 2027 and will be budgetary neutral over the duration of the 2021-27 MFF. The amounts presented in the above table are estimations of expected re-programming by Member States of an amount of EUR 10 billion, while the final amounts to be paid under the ERDF will depend on Member States’ programming decisions and will be entirely financed by MFF resources.
| DG: EMPL | Year | Year | Year | Year | TOTAL MFF 2021-2027 | ||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | ||||
| Operational appropriations | |||||||
| 07.02.01 | Commitments | (1a) | 0.000 | ||||
| Payments | (2a) | 0 | 930 | 1 000 | - 1 930 | 0.000 | |
| Budget line | Commitments | (1b) | 0.000 | ||||
| Payments | (2b) | 0.000 | |||||
| Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes13 | |||||||
| Budget line | (3) | 0.000 | |||||
| TOTAL appropriations for DG EMPL | Commitments | =1a+1b+3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Payments | =2a+2b+3 | 0.000 | 930 | 1000 | -1930 | 0.000 |
The additional pre-financing payments for the ESF+ in 2025 (EUR 930 million) and the effect of the 100% co-financing (EUR 1 000 million in 2026) will frontload payments from 2027 and will be budgetary neutral over the duration of the 2021-2027 MFF. The amounts presented in the above table are estimations of expected re-programming by Member States of a total amount of EUR 10 billion, while the final amounts to be paid under the ESF+ will depend on Member States’ programming decisions and will be entirely financed by MFF resources.
| Year | Year | Year | Year | TOTAL MFF 2021-2027 | |||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | ||||
| TOTAL operational appropriations | Commitments | (4) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Payments | (5) | 0.000 | 3 000.000 | 4 003.600 | -7 003.600 | 0.000 | |
| TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes | (6) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 2a | Commitments | =4+6 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| of the multiannual financial framework | Payments | =5+6 | 0.000 | 3 000.000 | 4 003.600 | -7 003.600 | 0.000 |
| Year | Year | Year | Year | TOTAL MFF 2021-2027 | ||||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |||||
| • TOTAL operational appropriations (all operational headings) | Commitments | (4) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Payments | (5) | 0.000 | 3 000.000 | 4 003.600 | - 7 003.600 | 0.000 | ||
| • TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes (all operational headings) | (6) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| TOTAL appropriations Under Heading 1 to 6 | Commitments | =4+6 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| of the multiannual financial framework (Reference amount) | Payments | =5+6 | 0.000 | 3 000.000 | 4 003.600 | -7 003.600 | 0.000 |
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year | Year | Year | Year | TOTAL MFF 2021-2027 | ||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |||
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7 | Commitments | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| of the multiannual financial framework | Payments | 0.000 | 3 000.000 | 4 003.600 | -7 003.600 | 0.000 |
3.2.3. Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations
- 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
3.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget
| VOTED APPROPRIATIONS | Year | Year | Year | Year | TOTAL 2021 - 2027 |
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | ||
| HEADING 7 | |||||
| Human resources | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Other administrative expenditure | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Subtotal HEADING 7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Outside HEADING 7 | |||||
| Human resources | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Other expenditure of an administrative nature | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Subtotal outside HEADING 7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| TOTAL | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
3.2.4. Estimated requirements of human resources
- The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources
- The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below
3.2.4.1. Financed from voted budget
Estimate to be expressed in full-time equivalent units (FTEs)14
| VOTED APPROPRIATIONS | Year | Year | Year | Year | |
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | ||
| Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) | |||||
| 20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 01 01 01 11 (Direct research) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other budget lines (specify) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| • External staff (inFTEs) | |||||
| 20 02 01 (AC, END from the ‘global envelope’) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD in the EU Delegations) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Admin. Support line [XX.01.YY.YY] | - at Headquarters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - in EU Delegations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 01 01 01 02 (AC, END - Indirect research) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 01 01 01 12 (AC, END - Direct research) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other budget lines (specify) - Heading 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other budget lines (specify) - Outside Heading 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3.2.6. 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)
- 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
- requires a revision of the MFF
3.2.7. 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 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | 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/initiative15 | |||
| Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | ||
| Article …………. |
For assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected.
N/A.
Other remarks (e.g. method/formula used for calculating the impact on revenue or any other information).
N/A.
4. DIGITAL DIMENSIONS
4.1. Requirements of digital relevance
This Regulation does not include additional requirements of digital relevance. Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply and include requirements of digital relevance in terms of data collection, transmission and storage and exchanges of information.
4.2. Data
This Regulation does not include additional requirements of digital relevance for the collection, processing, generation, exchange or sharing of data. Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply.
4.3. Digital solutions
This Regulation does not include additional requirements of digital relevance that mandate a digital solution. Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply.
4.4. Interoperability assessment
This Regulation does not include additional requirements of digital relevance that concern digital public services. Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply.
4.5. Measures to support digital implementation
This Regulation does not include additional requirements of digital relevance that need specific implementation measures. Provisions under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 apply.
1OJ C […], […], p. […].
2OJ C […], […], p. […].
3Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘The European Green Deal’ - COM(2019) 640 final.
4Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘Forging a climate-resilient Europe - the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change’ – COM(2021) 82 final.
5Regulation (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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1058/oj).
6Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013 (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1057/oj).
7Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1060/oj).
8As referred to in Article 58(2), point (a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation.
9Details of budget implementation methods and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on the BUDGpedia site: https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/corp/budget/financial-rules/budget-implementation/Pages/implementation-methods.aspx.
10Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations.
11EFTA: European Free Trade Association.
12Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the Western Balkans.
13Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research.
14Please specify below the table how many FTEs within the number indicated are already assigned to the management of the action and/or can be redeployed within your DG and what are your net needs.
15As 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.
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