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# 52014PC0465

**Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a European Union agency for law enforcement training (Cepol), repealing and replacing the Council Decision 2005/681/JHA /* COM/2014/0465 final - 2014/0217 (COD) */**

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.           CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL

1.1. Political context

The European Police College (CEPOL), established as an EU agency in
2005 by Council Decision 2005/681/JHA[1],
is entrusted with activities related to the training of senior law enforcement
officers. It aims to facilitate cooperation between national police forces by
organising courses with a European policing dimension. It also defines common
curricula on specific topics, disseminates relevant research and best practice,
coordinates an exchange programme for senior police officers and trainers, and,
for specific projects, may act as a partner of the beneficiaries of EU grants.
Its seat was transferred from Bramshill, United Kingdom to Budapest, Hungary, by Regulation (EU) No 543/2014 of 15 May 2014 amending Council Decision 2005/681/JHA, which
has entered into force on 29 May 2014.

On 27 March 2013 the Commission made a proposal for a Regulation
updating the legal framework of the European Police Office (Europol)[2]. As regards CEPOL and training of law enforcement officers, that
proposal pursued three aims. First, it proposed to merge CEPOL with Europol to
create synergies between operational law enforcement work and training
activities, and to make administrative savings which would be invested in
training. Second, it sought to strengthen the merged agency’s ability to
support law enforcement training in the EU by giving it the necessary powers to
implement the European Law Enforcement Training Scheme (LETS) published by the
Commission at the same time as the proposal for a new Europol regulation[3]. Third, it sought to align the rules on governance of Europol with
the Common Approach on EU decentralised Agencies, endorsed by the European
Parliament, Council and Commission in July 2012.

The
European Parliament and the Council did not agree to the proposed merger of
CEPOL with Europol. Instead, a regulation (proposed by Member States pursuant
to Article 76 TFEU and based on Article 87(2)(b) TFEU) moving the seat of CEPOL
as an independent agency to Budapest, Hungary, was adopted on 6 May 2014[4]. Due to the opposition to the proposed merger, other parts of the
Europol proposal relating to training were not discussed by the European
Parliament and the Council in detail.

The
Regulation relocating CEPOL to Budapest, Hungary, invites the Commission to submit
a report on the effectiveness of the Decision, if appropriate accompanied by a
legislative proposal for the Agency. This proposal for a regulation responds to
that invitation. It also reflects the call in the Stockholm Programme[5] to step up training on EU-related issues and to make them
systematically accessible for all relevant law enforcement professionals, and
the request of the European Parliament for a European training policy for law
enforcement officers to address the increasingly complex and international
nature of serious crime[6]. It is in line with the priorities set out in the Internal Security
Strategy in Action[7], and with the Common Approach on EU decentralised Agencies. The
need to develop EU level training of law enforcement personnel to support
practical cooperation and implementing fully the LETS was also pinpointed as
one of the key priorities for the future in the Communication of the Commission
on "An open and secure Europe: making it happen"[8].

This
proposal for a Regulation draws – except as regards the question of merging
CEPOL with Europol which has since been decided by the co-legislators – on
preparatory work carried out in 2011 and 2012 by the Commission on the
modernisation of CEPOL's legal basis. It therefore provides for a legal
framework for a new CEPOL with broader objectives and modernised governance,
which repeals and replaces CEPOL as established by Council Decision
2005/681/JHA.

1.2. General objective

Over the last decade, the EU has seen an increase in serious and
organised crime as well as

more diverse patterns in crime.[9]
Europol’s EU Serious and organised crime threat assessment

2013 (SOCTA 2013) found that “serious and organised crime is an
increasingly dynamic and

complex phenomenon, and remains a significant threat to the safety
and prosperity of the

EU.”[10] Transnational crime can only be countered by cross-border
cooperation, with police, customs, border guards and other authorities working
together. Unless those authorities are properly trained, and unless there is
sufficient mutual trust, such cooperation will not be effective. Against this
background, the strategic and operational goals in the fight against organised
and serious cross-border crime and terrorism need to be underpinned by
coherent, recognised and high quality training in specialized and centrally
prioritised areas for EU law enforcement officers involved in transnational
cooperation.

The general objective of this proposal for a Regulation is therefore
to improve EU security through the implementation, by CEPOL, of a new training
approach for EU law enforcement officers, consistent with evolving priorities
for operational law enforcement cooperation.

The new training approach – or learning system – is set out in the
European Law Enforcement Training Scheme (LETS), which aims to equip law
enforcement officials of all ranks (from police officers to border guards and
customs officers, as well as, where appropriate, other state officials, such as
prosecutors) with the knowledge and skills they need to prevent and combat
cross-border crime effectively through efficient cooperation with their
colleagues in other Member States, EU agencies, third countries and
international organisations.

In order to achieve the general objective, this proposal for a
Regulation confers on CEPOL two main tasks: 1) delivering relevant
EU-level training and exchanges and 2) coordinating the implementation
of the Law Enforcement Training Scheme (LETS) by conducting  strategic training needs assessments and ensuring a common quality
framework for law enforcement learning.

2.           RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS
WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

Dialogues on the preparation of the reform of Europol, CEPOL and of
EU law enforcement training took place in 2010 and 2011 between the Commission
and representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of the European
Union and the Management Board of Europol and Governing Body of CEPOL, as well
as with representatives of national Parliaments.

2.1 External Studies

An external five-year evaluation of CEPOL
was carried out in 2010-2011 in line with Article 21 of the CEPOL Decision[11]. The final report was submitted to the
Governing Board of CEPOL on 31 January 2011[12]. An independent external
study, commissioned to support the preparation of the Impact Assessment,
assessed the functioning of CEPOL and the legislation governing CEPOL in the
light of the objectives in the Stockholm Programme and analysed impacts of
possible future actions. A wide variety of stakeholders were consulted, namely
representatives from CEPOL national stakeholders, users of CEPOL's activities
and experts in the field of police cooperation and training. The study was
submitted to the Commission on 23 April 2012[13].

2.2 External consultations

In addition, the Commission involved all Member States in the
assessment of the functioning of the CEPOL Decision and its revision. The
future role of CEPOL was also discussed in the context of several workshops to
gather ideas on the European Training Scheme organised by the Commission in the
second half of 2011 and the first part of 2012. The
Commission organised on 7 February 2012 a consultative workshop with 20
participants, mainly from UK, FR, DE, ES, DK, BE, SK, PL, CEPOL, to assess
problems identified in the study as well as recommendations and to consider the
alternatives. On 3 May 2012 the Commission organised a consultative conference
with 60 participants from all Member States.

2.3 Internal consultations

DG HOME carried out an internal consultation by
setting up a specific Inter-Service Group (ISSG), with the participation of
representatives of the SG, SJ, DG HR, BUDG, JUST, IAS, OLAF and EEAS. ISSG meetings were held on 15 March, 21 May, and 5 June 2012.

2.4 Impact
Assessment

In line with its “Better Regulation” policy, the Commission
conducted two impact assessments of policy alternatives concerning Europol and
CEPOL.

The impact assessment on CEPOL was based on the two policy
objectives of (i) ensuring better quality, more joined-up and more consistent
training for a wider range of law enforcement officers in cross-border crime
issues and (ii) establishing a framework to achieve this in line with the
Common Approach on EU decentralised agencies. When presenting a Law Enforcement
Training Scheme, the implementation of which will require additional resources,
the Commission examined different options including strengthening and
streamlining CEPOL as a separate agency and merging, partially or fully, the
functions of CEPOL and Europol into a new Europol agency.

According to the Commission’s established methodology, each policy
option was assessed, with the help of an inter-service steering group, against
its impact on security, on the costs (including on the budget of the EU
institutions) and against its impact on fundamental rights.

The
analysis of the overall impact led, in the context of the Europol Regulation
proposal, to a preferred policy option which was the merger of CEPOL into
Europol. However, the European Parliament and the Council did not agree to the
proposed merger, nor to the alternative option of co-locating the two agencies
in The Hague, the Netherlands,[14] and decided to move CEPOL, as an independent Agency, to Budapest.

This proposal for a regulation accordingly maintains CEPOL as an
independent agency, with its seat in Budapest. Any other option would, at this
point in time, generate additional costs and create uncertainty for the
Agency's future and its staff which would adversely affect its ability to
deliver on its objectives.

3.           LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE
PROPOSAL

Article 87(2)(b) of the Treaty on the
Functioning of the European Union is the legal basis for this proposal.

Objective and content of the legislative
proposal

This proposal aims to:

Give CEPOL the
appropriate legal mandate and the necessary resources to implement the training
effort set out in the Commission Communication on LETS published in March 2013.

Improve the governance of
CEPOL by seeking increased efficiency and aligning it with the principles laid
down in the Common Approach on EU decentralised agencies.

Implementation of a European approach to
training

The Commission Communication on LETS aims to make the EU’s response
to common security challenges more effective, to raise the standard of policing
across the EU and to stimulate the development of a common law enforcement
culture as a means of enhancing mutual trust and cooperation. It seeks to
identify and address gaps in existing law enforcement training on cross-border
matters by supporting and, where appropriate, by coordinating the delivery of
training by European and national centres of excellence[15]. To implement the training effort envisaged in the Communication,
this proposal for a Regulation aims at giving CEPOL the appropriate legal
mandate and the necessary resources.

The scope of CEPOL’s mandate is
broadened so that it can support, develop, deliver and coordinate learning
activities for law enforcement officials of all ranks (not only police officers
of senior rank as is the case under
the current CEPOL Decision ) as well as to officers of customs and of other
relevant services dealing with cross-border issues.

The proposal envisages that the Agency will
remain network-based, bringing together the network of training institutes of
the Member States for the law enforcement officials and liaising with a single
National unit in each Member State.

The objectives of CEPOL are updated and
clarified so that the Agency may improve awareness and knowledge of
international and Union instruments, the institutions, agencies and bodies of
the European Union; encourage the development of the regional or bilateral
cooperation among the Member States; address specific criminal or policing
thematic areas where training at EU level can add value in addition to the
national level; and provide appropriate and preliminary training sessions for
the participation in civilian missions in third Countries.

CEPOL’s tasks are defined in this Regulation on
the basis of a strategic training needs assessment to address EU priorities in
the area of internal security and its external aspects, in line with the
relevant policy cycles and by introducing an accredited certification system.

Improved governance

The proposal improves the governance of CEPOL by
streamlining procedures, notably with respect to the Management Board and the
Executive Director, and by aligning CEPOL with the principles laid down in the
Common Approach on EU decentralised agencies, keeping in mind that CEPOL, as a
centre of EU learning activities, should continue to rely on the network of the
training institutes of the Member States and liaise with a single National unit
in each Member State.

The Commission and the Member States are represented on the Management Board of CEPOL. In line with the mandate of the
Agency, the members of the Management Board are appointed on the basis of their
knowledge of training for law enforcement officers, taking into account
relevant managerial, administrative and budgetary skills. The Management Board
will be advised by a scientific committee on technical training issues
(Scientific Committee for Training).

The Management Board is given the necessary
powers, in particular to establish the budget, verify its execution, adopt the
appropriate financial rules and planning documents, establish transparent
working procedures for decision-making by the Executive Director of CEPOL,
adopt the annual activity report, and appoint an Executive Director.

In order to ensure efficient day-to-day
functioning of CEPOL, the Executive Director is its legal representative and
manager. The Executive Director is completely independent in the performance of
his/her tasks and ensures that CEPOL carries out the tasks foreseen in this
Regulation. In particular, the Executive Director is responsible for preparing
budgetary and planning documents submitted for the decision of the Management
Board, implementing the annual and multiannual work programmes of CEPOL
and other planning documents.

4.           BUDGETARY IMPLICATION

The
adoption of this Regulation will have no additional financial implication as
described in the annexed legislative financial statement. Figures included in
the financial statement combine the foreseen total amount for CEPOL as it is
planned for the 2016-2020 financial period (Communication COM(2013)519) including
the financial needs of € 3.710 million which are necessary to implement the
mandate related to the Law Enforcement Training Scheme.

An
additional 4 FTE will be needed to implement the new tasks related to training
of law enforcement officials, i.e. the activities required to implement the
European Law Enforcement Training Scheme. The specific task of the additional
staff will be to coordinate the 4 Strands of the Scheme and to ensure that
training activities are built on the regular training needs analysis and
satisfy the high quality of delivery. In addition, 1 FTE will be recruited for
the post of Legal Advisor in accordance with the advice from the European
Ombudsman. Taking into account the additional posts already foreseen in the
Communication COM(2013)519, only 1 additional FTE is to be recruited in 2016
and 1 additional FTE is be recruited in 2017, and the additional post foreseen
in 2018 in the Communication COM(2013)519 should be frontloaded in 2017. In
order to comply with the 5% reduction, these modifications to the Communication
will require exact compensation and are therefore subject to the availability
of resources in the pool of Agencies through the annual budget procedures, resulting
in an estimated €1.305 million in staffing costs over the period 2016-2020.

An
estimated €6.092 million of staff costs (excl. schooling fees) will be saved
over the period 2016-2020 as a result of the relocation from Bramshill to Budapest and the difference in the correction coefficient between the United Kingdom and Hungary. Schooling fees for children of CEPOL’s staff will constitute an
additional cost of € 1.868 million over the same period.

An
estimated €0.658 million will be saved as a result of lower costs of building,
equipment and management board expenses over the same period.

The
relocation of around 40 staff from CEPOL’s current site in Bramshill, United Kingdom, to the new site in Budapest, Hungary, will have taken place before this proposal for
a Regulation enters into force.

In total, therefore, the budgetary impact of the legislative
proposal amounts to € 45.383 million for CEPOL, as an independent Agency
established in Budapest, over the period 2016-2020.

2014/0217 (COD)

Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
OF THE COUNCIL

establishing a European Union agency for
law enforcement training (Cepol), repealing and replacing the Council Decision
2005/681/JHA

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning
of the European Union, and in particular Article 87(2)(b)
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the
European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative
act to the national Parliaments,

Acting in accordance with the ordinary
legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1)       The European Police College was set up by Council Decision 2005/681/JHA[16]
as an entity of the Union to train senior police officers of the Member States
and facilitate cooperation between national police forces by organising and
coordinating training activities with a European policing dimension.

(2)       The 'Stockholm Programme -
An open and secure Europe serving and protecting citizens’ sets the aim of
creating a genuine European law enforcement culture by setting up European training
schemes and exchange programmes for all relevant law enforcement professionals
at national and Union level.

(3)       The European Law
Enforcement Training Scheme (LETS)[17]
responds to the European Council’s call, in the Stockholm Programme, to step up
training on Union related issues and to make it systematically accessible for
all relevant law enforcement professionals, and to request from the European
Parliament for a stronger Union framework for judicial and police training.

(4)       The development of Union level
training for law enforcement personnel to support practical cooperation and full
implementation of the LETS represents a key priority for the future years in
that context.

(5)       Simplification and
improvement of CEPOL's functioning, in light of the LETS, widens the
possibilities for CEPOL to support, develop, deliver and coordinate training
activities for the competent law enforcement authorities of the Member States,
without prejudice to the national initiatives taken by the Member States in the
field of training for law enforcement personnel.

(6)       To ensure that Union level
training for law enforcement personnel is of high quality, coherent and
consistent, CEPOL should strive to structure it in line with the principles of
the Law Enforcement Training Scheme. Union-level training should be available
to law enforcement officers of all ranks. CEPOL should ensure that training is
evaluated and that conclusions from training needs assessments are part of
planning to enhance effectiveness of future actions. CEPOL should promote the
recognition in Member States of training provided at Union level.

(7)       To avoid duplication in
the training activities for the competent law enforcement personnel, which are carried
out by existing European Union Agencies and other relevant bodies, CEPOL should
assess strategic training needs and address Union priorities in the area of
internal security and its external aspects, in line with the relevant policy
cycles.

(8)       To achieve its objectives,
CEPOL, as a centre of Union learning activities, should maintain and encourage
cooperation with the network of the training institutes of the Member States.
It should further be supported by a "National Unit" in each Member State. The activities of the National Units should be coordinated at the Union level
by CEPOL.

(9)       The Commission and the Member States should be represented within the Management Board of CEPOL in order to supervise
effectively the exercise of its functions. The Board should consist of members
appointed on the basis of their experience in the management of public or
private sector organisations and of their knowledge in the national policy on
training for law enforcement officers. The Board should be entrusted with the
necessary powers to establish the budget, verify its execution, adopt
appropriate financial rules and CEPOL's strategy, establish transparent working
procedures for decision making by CEPOL, appoint the Director, establish
performance indicators and exercise appointing authority powers, in accordance
with the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants.

(10)     To ensure the efficient
day-to-day functioning of CEPOL, the Executive Director should be its legal
representative and manager, acting in complete independence in the performance
of his/her duties and ensuring that CEPOL carries out the tasks provided for by
this Regulation. In particular, the Executive Director should be responsible
for preparing budgetary and planning documents submitted for the decision of
the Management Board, implementing the annual and multiannual programming and
annual work programmes of CEPOL.

(11)     To ensure the scientific
quality of CEPOL's work, a Scientific Committee, composed of independent
persons of the highest academic or professional standing in the subjects
covered by this Regulation, should be set up as an independent advisory body.

(12)     CEPOL should ensure that
its training integrates relevant developments in research and encourage the
creation of stronger partnerships between universities and law enforcement
training institutes in the Member States.

(13)     In order to guarantee the
full autonomy and the independence of CEPOL, it should be granted an autonomous
budget with revenue stemming essentially from a contribution from the budget of
the Union. The Union budgetary procedure should be applicable as far as the
Union contribution and any other subsidies chargeable to the general budget of
the European Union are concerned. The auditing of accounts should be undertaken
by the Court of Auditors.

(14)     For the purpose of
performing its tasks, CEPOL should also be able to award grants to the training
and research institutes of the Member States for implementing CEPOL's courses,
seminars and conferences. Grants awarded to Member States should further contribute
to fostering the cooperation of the training institutes of the Member States
within the network and promoting the mutual recognition of law enforcement.

(15)     For the purpose of
fulfilling its mission and to the extent required for the performance of its
tasks, CEPOL should be able to cooperate with other European Union Agencies and
relevant bodies, the competent authorities of third countries and the
international organisations competent in matters covered by this Regulation in
the framework of working arrangements concluded in accordance with this
Regulation or in the framework of working arrangements concluded with national
training institutes of third countries on the basis of Article 8 of the Council
Decision 2005/681/JHA,

(16)     Regulation (EC) No.
1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council[18] should apply to CEPOL,

(17)     This Regulation respects
the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by
the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular the
right to the protection of personal data and the right to privacy as protected
by Articles 8 and 7 of the Charter, as well as by Article 16 of the Treaty.

(18)     In accordance with Article
3 of the Protocol (No 21) on the position of United Kingdom and Ireland in
respect of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, annexed to the Treaty on
European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, those
Member States have notified their wish to participate in the adoption and application
of this Regulation] OR [Without prejudice to Article 4 of the Protocol (No 21)
on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the Area of
Freedom, Security and Justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, those Member States will not
participate in the adoption of this Regulation and will not be bound by or be
subject to its application.

(19)     In accordance with Articles
1 and 2 of the Protocol (No 22) on the position of Denmark annexed to the
Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not
bound by it or subject to its application,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

OBJECTIVE AND TASKS OF THE AGENCY

Article 1

Establishment
of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training

1.           A European Union Agency
for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) is hereby established in order to foster a
coherent European law enforcement training policy.

2.           CEPOL, as established by
this Regulation, shall replace and succeed CEPOL as established by Decision
2005/681/JHA.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation:

(a)     ‘Law enforcement officers’ means
officers of police, customs and of other relevant services, including Union
bodies, responsible for preventing and combating serious crime affecting two or
more Member States, terrorism and forms of crime that affect a common interest
covered by a Union policy and for crisis management and international policing
of major events.

(b)     ‘Union bodies’ means institutions,
entities bodies, missions, offices and agencies set up by, or on the basis of,
the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union;

(c)     ‘International organisations’ means
international organisations and their subordinate bodies governed by public
international law or other bodies which are set up by, or on the basis of, an
agreement between two or more countries as well as Interpol;

Article 3

Objectives

1.           CEPOL shall support,
develop and coordinate training for law enforcement officers, in line with the
Law Enforcement Training Scheme, in particular in the areas of the fight
against serious crime affecting two or more Member States and terrorism,
management of high-risk public order and sports events, planning and command of
Union missions, as well as law enforcement leadership and language skills, in
order to:

(a) 
raise awareness and knowledge of:

(i)      international and Union
instruments on law enforcement cooperation;

(ii)     Union bodies, in particular Europol, Eurojust and Frontex,
their functioning and role;

(iii)    judicial aspects of law enforcement cooperation and
practical knowledge about access to information channels;

(b) 
encourage the development of regional and
bilateral cooperation among Member States and between Member States, Union
bodies and third countries;.

(c) 
address specific criminal or policing thematic
areas where training at Union level can add value;

(d) 
devise specific common curricula for law
enforcement officers to train them for participation in Union missions;

(e) 
support Member States and Union bodies in law
enforcement capacity-building activities in third countries;

(f) 
train trainers and assist in improving and exchanging
good learning practices.

2.           CEPOL shall develop and
regularly update learning tools and methodologies and apply these in a lifelong
learning perspective to strengthen the skills of law enforcement officers.
CEPOL shall evaluate the results of these actions with a view to enhancing the
quality, coherence and effectiveness of future actions.

3.           CEPOL shall bring together
the network of training institutes of the Member States for law enforcement
officers and shall liaise with a single National unit in each Member State functioning within the network, and all other competent authorities in the Member
States whose tasks include the training of law enforcement officers

4.           The learning activities
referred to in paragraph 1 shall be implemented by CEPOL in cooperation with
the network of training Institutes of the Member States in accordance with the
financial rules applicable to CEPOL.

Article 4

Tasks

1.         CEPOL
shall prepare multi-annual strategic training needs analyses and multi-annual
learning programmes.

2.         CEPOL
shall develop and implement training activities and learning products, which
may include:

(a)        courses, seminars, conferences, web-based and
e-learning activities;

(b)        common curricula to raise
awareness, address gaps and/or facilitate a common approach in relation to
cross-border criminal phenomena;

(c)        training modules
graduated according to progressive stages or levels of complexity of skills
needed by the relevant target group, and focused either on a defined
geographical region, a specific thematic area of criminal activity or on a
specific set of professional skills;

(d)        exchange and secondment
programmes of law enforcement officers in the context of an operational based
training approach.

3.         To
ensure a coherent European training policy to support missions and
capacity-building in third countries CEPOL shall:

(a)        assess
the impact of existing Union-related law enforcement training policies and
initiatives;

(b)        develop and provide
training to prepare Member States’ law enforcement officers for participation
in Union missions, including to enable them to acquire relevant language skills,
in coordination with the European Security and Defence College;;

(c)        develop and provide
training for law enforcement officers from third countries, in particular from
the countries that are candidates for accession to the Union and the countries under
the European Neighbourhood Policy;

(d)        manage dedicated Union
External Assistance funds to assist third countries in building their capacity
in relevant policy areas, in line with the established priorities of the Union.

4.         CEPOL shall promote the mutual
recognition of law enforcement training in Member States and related existing
European quality standards.

5.         CEPOL
may engage in communication activities on its own initiative in the fields
within its mandate. Communication activities shall not be detrimental to the
tasks referred to in paragraph 1 and shall be carried out in accordance with
relevant communication and dissemination plans adopted by the Management Board.

Article 5

Research
relevant for training

1.         CEPOL shall contribute to
the development of research relevant for training activities covered by this
Regulation particularly with regard to the fight against serious crime and more
general cross border criminal matters in training activities.

2.         CEPOL shall promote and
establish a partnership with Union bodies as well as with public and private
academic institutions and shall encourage the creation of stronger partnerships
between universities and law enforcement training institutes in Member States.

CHAPTER II

COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND CEPOL

Article 6

CEPOL
National Units

1.         Each
Member State shall establish or designate a national unit responsible for
carrying out the tasks set out in this Article. An official shall be appointed
in each Member State as the Head of the national unit. The Head of the national
unit shall be the National contact point of CEPOL. Where possible, the Head of
the national unit shall be the Member State's representative at the Management
Board.

2.         The
national units shall:

a)         on their own initiative supply CEPOL with the information
necessary for it to carry out its tasks;

b)         contribute to CEPOL’s effective communication and
cooperation with all relevant training institutes, including relevant research
institutes within the Member States;

c)         contribute to and promote CEPOL’s work programmes, annual
calendars and web-site;

d)         respond to requests for information and advice from CEPOL;

3.         The
Heads of the national units shall meet on a regular basis, at the request of the Management Board or
the Executive Director, to assist CEPOL with operational matters, and in
particular to:

a)         consider and develop proposals that improve CEPOL's
operational effectiveness and encourage commitment from Member States;

b)         organise and coordinate appropriate nominations of
participants for activities at the national level in a timely manner;

c)         coordinate the implementation of activities and meetings
within their Member State;

d)         provide support in the establishment of exchange
programme for law enforcement officers

4.         Each
Member State shall structure the organisation and the staff of the national unit
according to its national legislation.

CHAPTER III

ORGANISATION OF CEPOL

Article 7

Administrative
and management structure

The administrative and
management structure of CEPOL shall comprise:

(a)        a Management Board, which shall exercise the functions
set out in Article 9;

(b)        an Executive Director who shall exercise the
responsibilities set out in Article 15;

(c)        a Scientific Committee for Training in accordance with
Article 16;

(d)       if
appropriate, any other advisory body established by the Management Board in
accordance with Article 9(1).

SECTION
1

MANAGEMENT
BOARD

Article 8

Composition

1.         The
Management Board shall be composed of one representative from each Member State and two representatives of the Commission, all with voting rights.

2.         Each
member of the Management Board shall have an alternate. The alternate shall
represent the member in his/her absence.

3.         Members
of the Management Board and their alternates shall be appointed in the light of
their knowledge in the field of training for law enforcement officers, taking
into account relevant managerial, administrative and budgetary skills. All
parties represented in the Management Board shall make efforts to limit
turnover of their representatives, in order to ensure continuity of the Management
Board's work. All parties shall aim to achieve a balanced representation
between men and women on the Management Board.

4.         The
term of office for members and alternate members shall be four years. That term
shall be extendable.

Article 9

Functions

1.         The Management
Board shall:

(a)        adopt each year by a majority of
two-thirds of members entitled to vote and in accordance with Article 10, a
programming document containing CEPOL's multiannual programming and the annual
work programme for the following year;

(b)        adopt, by a majority of
two-thirds of members entitled to vote, the annual budget of CEPOL and exercise
other functions in respect of CEPOL's budget pursuant to Chapter IV;

(c)        adopt a consolidated annual
activity report on CEPOL's activities and send it, by 1 July each year to the
European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors. The
consolidated annual activity report shall be made public;

(d)       adopt the financial rules
applicable to CEPOL in accordance with Article 21;

(e)        adopt an internal anti-fraud
strategy, proportionate to fraud risks taking into account the costs and
benefits of the measures to be implemented;

(f)        adopt rules for the prevention
and management of conflicts of interest in respect of its members, as well as
members of the Scientific Committee for Training;

(g)        adopt and regularly update the
communication and dissemination plans referred to in Article 4, based on an
analysis of needs;

(h)        adopt its rules of procedure;

(i)         in accordance with paragraph
2, exercise, with respect to the staff of CEPOL, the powers conferred by the
Staff Regulations on the Appointing Authority and by the Conditions of
Employment of Other Servants on the Authority Empowered to Conclude a Contract
of Employment[19] ("the appointing authority powers");

(i')        for the programming of 2016 adopt the multiannual staff policy plan, after taking into account
the opinion of the Commission[20]

(j)         adopt appropriate
implementing rules giving effect to the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of
Employment of Other Servants in
accordance with Article 110 of the Staff Regulations;

(k)        establish, where relevant, an
internal audit capability;

(l)         appoint the Executive
Director and where relevant extend his/her term of office or remove him/her
from office in accordance with Article 23;

(m)       appoint an Accounting Officer,
subject to the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of other
servants, who shall be totally independent in the performance of his/her
duties;

(n)        appoint the members of the
Scientific Committee for Training

(o)        ensure adequate follow-up to
findings and recommendations stemming from the internal or external audit
reports and evaluations, as well as from investigations of the European
Anti-fraud Office (OLAF);

(p)        take
all decisions, taking into consideration both business and financial
requirements, upon on the establishment of CEPOL's internal structures and,
where necessary, their modification.

(q)        adopt, where appropriate,
other internal rules.

2.         The
Management Board shall adopt, in accordance with Article 110 of the Staff
Regulations, a decision based on Article 2(1) of the Staff Regulations and on
Article 6 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, delegating
relevant appointing authority powers to the Executive Director and defining the
conditions under which this delegation of powers can be suspended. The
Executive Director shall be authorised to sub-delegate those powers.

3.         Where
exceptional circumstances so require, the Management Board may by way of a
decision temporarily suspend the delegation of the appointing authority powers
to the Executive Director and those sub-delegated by the latter and exercise
them itself or delegate them to one of its members or to a staff member other
than the Executive Director.

Article 10

Annual
and multi-annual programming

1.         The Management
Board shall adopt the multiannual programme and the annual work programme at the latest by
30 November each year, based on a draft put forward by the Executive Director,
taking into account the opinion of the Commission and in relation to the multiannual
programming after consulting the European Parliament and national Parliaments. The
Management Board shall forward the programming document to the European
Parliament, the Council, the Commission and national Parliaments.

The programming document shall become
definitive after final adoption of the general budget and, if necessary, shall
be adjusted accordingly.

2.         The
multi-annual programme shall set out overall strategic programming including
objectives, expected results and performance indicators. It shall also set out
resource planning including multi-annual budget and staff. It shall include the
strategy for relations with third countries or international organisations.

The multi-annual programming shall be
implemented through annual work programmes and shall, where appropriate, be
updated following the outcome of external and internal evaluations referred to
in Article 33. The conclusion of these evaluations shall also be reflected,
where appropriate, in the annual work programme for the following year.

3.         The annual
work programme shall comprise detailed objectives and expected results
including performance indicators. It shall also contain a description of the
actions to be financed and an indication of the financial and human resources
allocated to each action, in accordance with the principles of activity-based
budgeting and management. The annual work programme shall be coherent with the
multi-annual work programme referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. It shall clearly
indicate tasks that have been added, changed or deleted in comparison with the
previous financial year. Annual and/or multi- annual programming shall include
the strategy for relations with third countries or international organisations
referred to in Article 3 and the actions linked to that strategy.

4.         The
Management Board shall amend the adopted annual work programme when a new task
is given to CEPOL.

Any substantial amendment to the annual
work programme shall be adopted by the same procedure as the initial annual
work programme. The Management Board may delegate the power to make
non-substantial amendments to the annual work programme to the Executive
Director.

Article 11

Chairperson

1.         The
Management Board shall elect a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson from among
members with voting rights. The Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson shall be
elected by a majority of two thirds of the members of the Management Boards
with voting rights.

The Deputy Chairperson
shall automatically replace the Chairperson if he/she is prevented from
attending to his/her duties.

2.         The
term of office of the Chairperson and the deputy Chairperson shall be 4 years.
Their term of office may be renewed once. If, however, their membership of the
Management Board ends at any time during their term of office, their term of
office shall automatically expire on that date.

Article 12

Meetings

1.         The Chairperson shall convene meetings of the Management
Board.

2.         The Executive Director of CEPOL
shall take part in the deliberations, but shall not have the right to vote.

3.         The Management Board shall
hold two ordinary meetings a year. In addition, it shall meet on the initiative
of its Chairperson, at the request of the Commission, or at the request of at
least one-third of its members.

4.         The Management Board may
invite any person whose opinion may be relevant for the discussion to attend
its meetings as an observer.

5.         The members of the Management
Board may, subject to its Rules of Procedure, be assisted at the meetings by
advisers or experts.

6.         CEPOL shall provide the secretariat for the Management
Board.

Article 13

Voting
rules

1.         Without
prejudice to Articles 9 (1) (a) and (b) and Article 23 (8), the Management
Board shall take decisions by majority of members with voting rights.

2.         Each
member with voting rights shall have one vote. In the absence of a member with
the right to vote, his/her alternate shall be entitled to exercise his/her
right to vote.

3.         The
Chairperson shall take part in the voting.

4.         The Executive
Director shall not take part in the voting.

5.         The
Management Board's rules of procedure shall establish more detailed voting
arrangements, in particular the circumstances in which a member may act on
behalf of another member.

SECTION
2

EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR

Article 14

Responsibilities
of the Executive Director

1.         The
Executive Director shall manage CEPOL. The Executive Director shall be
accountable to the Management Board.

2.         Without
prejudice to the powers of the Commission and the Management Board, the
Executive Director shall be independent in the performance of the duties and
shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government nor from any other
body.

3.         The
Executive Director shall report to the European Parliament on the performance
of the duties when invited to do so. The Council may invite the Executive
Director to report on the performance of his/her duties.

4.         The Executive Director shall be
the legal representative of CEPOL.

5.         The
Executive Director shall be responsible for the implementation of the tasks
assigned to CEPOL by this Regulation. In particular, the Executive Director
shall be responsible for:

(a)        the day-to-day administration of CEPOL;

(b)        making proposals to the Management Board as regards the
establishment of CEPOL’s internal structures;

(c)        implementing decisions adopted by the Management Board;

(d)       preparing the draft annual work programme and multi-annual
programming and submitting them to the Management Board after consulting the
Commission;;

(e)        implementing the annual work programme and the multi-annual
programming and reporting to the Management Board on their implementation;

(f)        preparing appropriate draft implementing rules for giving
effect to the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of Other
Servants in accordance with Article 110 of the Staff Regulations

(g)        preparing the draft consolidated annual report on CEPOL's
activities and presenting it to the Management Board for approval;

(h)        preparing an action plan following-up conclusions of
internal or external audit reports and evaluations, as well as investigations
by OLAF and reporting on progress twice a year to the Commission and regularly
to the Management Board;

(i)         protecting the financial interests of the Union by
applying preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal
activities, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by
recovering amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by imposing effective,
proportionate and dissuasive administrative and financial penalties;

(j)         preparing a draft internal anti-fraud strategy for CEPOL
and presenting it to the Management Board for approval;

(k)        preparing draft financial rules applicable to CEPOL;

(l)         preparing CEPOL's draft statement of estimates of
revenue and expenditure and implementing its budget.

(m)       supporting the Chairperson of the Management Board
in preparing Management Board meetings;

(n)        performing other tasks stemming
from this Regulation

SECTION
3

SCIENTIFIC
COMMITTEE FOR TRAINING

Article 15

Objective
and task

1.         The Scientific Committee
for Training shall be an independent advisory body guaranteeing and guiding the
scientific quality of CEPOL’s work on training. For that purpose, the Executive
Director shall involve the Scientific Committee for Training early on in the
preparation of all documents referred to in Article 9 as far as they concern
training.

2.         The Scientific Committee
for Training shall be composed of 11 persons of the highest academic or
professional standing in the subjects covered by Article 4 of this Regulation.
The Management Board shall appoint the members following a transparent call for
applications and selection procedure to be published in the Official Journal of
the European Union. The members of the Management Board shall not be members of
the Scientific Committee for Training. The members of the Scientific Committee
for Training shall be independent. They shall neither seek nor take
instructions from any government, nor from any other body.

3.         The list of members of
the Scientific Committee for Training shall be made public and shall be updated
by CEPOL on its website.

4.         The term of office of the
members of the Scientific Committee for Training shall be five years. It shall
not be renewable and its members can be removed from office if they do not meet
the criteria of independence.

5.         The Scientific Committee
for Training shall elect its Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson for a term of
office of five years. It shall adopt positions by simple majority. It shall be
convened by its Chairperson up to four times per year. If necessary, the
Chairperson shall convene extraordinary meetings on his/her own initiative or
at the request of at least four members of the Committee.

6.         The Executive Director or
his/her representative shall be invited to the meetings as a non-voting
observer.

7.         The
Scientific Committee for Training shall be assisted by a secretary who shall be
a CEPOL staff member designated by the Committee and appointed by the Executive
Director.

8.         The Scientific Committee for Training
shall, in particular:

(a)        advise the Executive
Director in drafting the annual work programme and other strategic documents,
to ensure their scientific quality and their coherence with relevant Union
sector policies and priorities;

(b)        provide independent
opinion and advice to the Management Board on matters pertaining to its remit;

(c)        provide independent
opinion and advice on the quality of curricula, applied learning methods,
learning options and scientific developments;

(d)       perform any other advisory
task pertaining to the scientific aspects of CEPOL’s work relating to training
at the request of the Management Board or the Executive Director.

9.         The
annual budget of the Scientific Committee for Training shall be allocated to an
individual budget line of CEPOL.

CHAPTER IV

FINANCIAL
PROVISIONS

Article 16

Budget

1.         Estimates
of all revenue and expenditure for CEPOL shall be prepared each financial year,
corresponding to the calendar year, and shall be shown in CEPOL's budget.

2.         CEPOL's budget shall be balanced
in terms of revenue and of expenditure.

3.         Without
prejudice to other resources, CEPOL's revenue shall comprise a contribution
from the Union entered in the general budget of the European Union.

4.         CEPOL may
benefit from Union funding in the form of delegation agreements or ad-hoc and
exceptional grants in accordance with its financial rules referred to in
Article 21 and the provisions of the relevant instruments supporting the
policies of the Union.

5.         The
expenditure of CEPOL shall include staff remuneration, administrative and
infrastructure expenses and operating costs.

6.         Budgetary
commitments for actions relating to large scale projects extending over more
than one financial year may be broken down over several years into annual
instalments.

Article 17

Establishment
of the budget

1.         Each year,
the Executive Director shall draw up a draft statement of estimates of CEPOL's
revenue and expenditure for the following financial year, including the
establishment plan, and send it to the Management Board.

2.         The
Management Board shall, on the basis of that draft, adopt a provisional draft
estimate of CEPOL's revenue and expenditure for the following financial year.

3.         The
provisional draft estimate of CEPOL's revenue and expenditure shall be sent to
the Commission by 31 January each year. The Management Board shall send the
final draft estimate to the Commission by 31 March.

4.         The
Commission shall send the statement of estimates to the budgetary authority
together with the draft general budget of the European Union.

5.         On the
basis of the statement of estimates, the Commission shall enter in the draft
general budget of the European Union the estimates it considers necessary for
the establishment plan and the amount of the subsidy to be charged to the general
budget, which it shall place before the budgetary authority in accordance with
Articles 313 and 314 of the Treaty.

6.         The
budgetary authority shall authorise the appropriations for the contribution from
the European Union to CEPOL.

7.         The budgetary authority shall
adopt CEPOL's establishment plan.

8.         CEPOL's
budget shall be adopted by the Management Board. It shall become final
following final adoption of the general budget of the European Union. Where
necessary, it shall be adjusted accordingly.

9.         For any
building project likely to have significant implications for CEPOL's budget,
the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013[21] shall apply.

Article 18

Implementation
of the budget

1.         The Executive Director shall
implement CEPOL's budget.

2.         Each year
the Executive Director shall send to the budgetary authority all information
relevant to the findings of any evaluation procedures.

Article 19

Presentation
of accounts and discharge

1.         By 1 March
of the following financial year, CEPOL's accounting officer shall send the
provisional accounts to the Commission's Accounting Officer and to the Court of
Auditors

2.         By 31 March
of the following financial year, CEPOL shall send the report on the budgetary
and financial management to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court
of Auditors.

3.         By 31 March
of the following financial year, the Commission's accounting officer shall send
CEPOL's provisional accounts, consolidated with the Commission's accounts, to
the Court of Auditors.

4.         On receipt
of the Court of Auditors' observations on CEPOL's provisional accounts pursuant
to Article 148 of Financial Regulation, the accounting officer shall draw up CEPOL's
final accounts. The Executive Director shall submit them to the Management
Board for an opinion.

5.         The Management Board shall deliver
an opinion on CEPOL's final accounts.

6.         CEPOL's
accounting officer shall, by 1 July following each financial year, send the
final accounts to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the
Court of Auditors, together with the Management Board's opinion.

7.         The final
accounts shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by 15
November of the following year.

8.         The
Executive Director shall send the Court of Auditors a reply to its observations
by 30 September. The Executive Director shall also send this reply to the
Management Board.

9.         The
Executive Director shall submit to the European Parliament, at the latter's
request, any information required for the smooth application of the discharge
procedure for the financial year in question, in accordance with Article 165(3)
of the Financial Regulation.

10.       On a
recommendation from the Council acting by a qualified majority, the European
Parliament shall, before 15 May of year N + 2, give a discharge to the
Executive Director in respect of the implementation of the budget for year N.

Article 20

Financial
rules

1.         The
financial rules applicable to CEPOL shall be adopted by the Management Board
after consulting the Commission. They shall not depart from Delegated Regulation
(EU) 1271/2013 unless such a departure is specifically required for CEPOL's
operation and the Commission has given its prior consent.

2.         CEPOL may award grants without
a call for proposals to the Member States for providing training in relation to
the tasks referred to in Article 4, Paragraphs 2 and 3.

CHAPTER
V

STAFF

Article 21

General

1.         The Staff
Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants[22] and the rules adopted by agreement between the institutions of the Union for giving effect to those Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of
Other Servants shall apply to the staff of CEPOL.

Article 22

Executive
Director

1.         The
Executive Director shall be engaged as a temporary agent of CEPOL under Article
2(a) of the Conditions of Employment of Other servants.

2.         The
Executive Director shall be appointed by the Management Board, from a list of
candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open and transparent
selection procedure.

For the purpose of concluding the contract
with the Executive Director, CEPOL shall be represented by the Chairperson of
the Management Board.

3.         The term of
office of the Executive Director shall be five years. By the end of that
period, the Commission shall undertake an assessment that takes into account an
evaluation of the Executive Director's performance and CEPOL's future tasks and
challenges.

4.         The
Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Commission that takes into
account the assessment referred to in paragraph 3, may extend the term of
office of the Executive Director once, for no more than five years.

5.         An
Executive Director whose term of office has been extended may not participate
in another selection procedure for the same post at the end of the overall
period.

6.         The
Executive Director may be removed from office only upon a decision of the
Management Board acting on a proposal from the Commission.

7.         The
Management Board shall reach decisions on appointment, extension of the term of
office or removal from office of the Executive Director on the basis of a
two-thirds majority of its members with voting rights.

Article 23

Seconded
national experts

1.         CEPOL may make use of seconded national
experts.

2.         The
Management Board shall adopt a decision laying down rules on the secondment of
national experts to CEPOL.

CHAPTER VI

MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS

Article 24

Legal
status

1.         CEPOL shall be a body of the Union. It shall have legal personality.

2.         In each of
the Member States CEPOL shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded
to legal persons under their laws. It may, in particular, acquire and dispose
of movable and immovable property and be party to legal proceedings.

3.         The seat of CEPOL shall be in Budapest, Hungary.

Article 25

Privileges
and immunities

The Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities
of the European Union shall apply to CEPOL and its staff.

Article 26

Language
arrangements

1.         The provisions laid down in
Regulation No 1[23]
shall apply to CEPOL.

2.         The
Management Board shall decide by a majority of two-thirds of its members on the
internal language arrangements of CEPOL.

3.         The
translation services required for the functioning of CEPOL shall be provided by
the Translation Centre of the bodies of the European Union.

Article 27

Transparency

1.         Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 shall
apply to documents held by CEPOL.

2.         The
Management Board shall, within six months of the date of its first meeting,
adopt the detailed rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.

3.         Decisions
taken by CEPOL under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 may form the
subject of a complaint to the Ombudsman or of an action before the Court of
Justice of the European Union, under the conditions laid down in Articles 228
and 263 of the Treaty respectively.

4.         The
processing of personal data by CEPOL shall be subject to Regulation (EC) No
45/2001[24].

Article 28

Combating
fraud

1.         In order to
facilitate combating fraud, corruption and other unlawful activities under
Regulation No 883/2013[25]
, within six months from the day CEPOL becomes operational, it shall accede to
the Interinstitutional Agreement of 25 May 1999 concerning internal
investigations by the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF)[26] and adopt appropriate
provisions applicable to all employees of CEPOL using the template set out in
the Annex to that Agreement.

2.         The
European Court of Auditors shall have the power of audit, on the basis of
documents and on the spot, over all grant beneficiaries, contractors and
subcontractors who have received Union funds from CEPOL.

3.         OLAF may
carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections with a
view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other
illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union in connection
with a grant or a contract funded by CEPOL, in accordance with the provisions
and procedures laid down in Regulation No 883/2013 and Regulation (Euratom, EC)
No 2185/96[27].

4.         Without
prejudice to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, cooperation agreements with third countries
and international organisations, contracts, grant agreements and grant
decisions of CEPOL shall contain provisions expressly empowering the European
Court of Auditors and OLAF to conduct such audits and investigations, according
to their respective competences.

Article
29

Security
rules on the protection of classified and sensitive non-classified information

CEPOL shall apply the security principles
contained in the Commission's security rules for protecting European Union
Classified Information (EUCI) and sensitive non-classified information, as set
out in the annex to Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom[28]. Applying the security
principles shall cover, inter alia, provisions for the exchange, processing and
storage of such information.

Article
30

Liability

1.         CEPOL's
contractual liability shall be governed by the law applicable to the contract
in question.

2.         The Court
of Justice of the European Union shall have jurisdiction to give judgment
pursuant to any arbitration clause contained in a contract concluded by CEPOL.

3.         In the case
of non-contractual liability, CEPOL shall, in accordance with the general
principles common to the laws of the Member States, make good any damage caused
by its departments or by its staff in the performance of their duties.

4.         The Court
of Justice of the European Union shall have jurisdiction in disputes over
compensation for damage referred to in paragraph 3.

5.         The
personal liability of CEPOL's staff towards CEPOL shall be governed by the
provisions laid down in the Staff Regulations or Conditions of Employment
applicable to them.

Article
31

Evaluation
and review

1.         No later
than 5 years after the date referred to in Article 43 and every 5 years
thereafter, the Commission shall commission an evaluation to assess
particularly the impact, effectiveness and efficiency of CEPOL and its working
practices. The evaluation shall, in particular, address the possible need to
modify the mandate of CEPOL, and the financial implications of any such
modification.

2.         The
Commission shall forward the evaluation report together with its conclusions on
the report, to the European Parliament, the Council and the Management Board.
The findings of the evaluation shall be made public.

3.         On the
occasion of every second evaluation, there shall also be an assessment of the
results achieved by CEPOL having regard to its objectives, mandate and tasks.
If the Commission considers that the continuation of CEPOL is no longer
justified with regard to its assigned objectives, mandate and tasks, it may
propose that this Regulation be amended accordingly or repealed.

Article
32

Administrative
inquiries

The activities of CEPOL shall be subject to
the inquiries of the European Ombudsman in accordance with Article 228 of the
Treaty.

Article
33

Cooperation
with Union bodies, third countries and international organisations

1.         CEPOL shall
be open to the participation of third countries that have entered into
agreements with the Union to that effect.

2.         In so far
as necessary for the performance of its tasks, CEPOL may establish and maintain
cooperative relations with the Union bodies in accordance with the objectives
of those bodies, authorities of third countries, training institutes of third
countries, international organisations and private parties.

3.         In
accordance with paragraph 1 and 2, arrangements shall be developed specifying,
in particular, the nature, extent and manner in which the third countries
concerned may participate in the work of CEPOL, including provisions relating
to participation in the initiatives undertaken by CEPOL, financial
contributions and staff. As regards staff matters, those arrangements shall, in
any event, comply with the Staff Regulations.

4.         CEPOL shall cooperate with the Union bodies competent in
matters covered by this Regulation and referred to in paragraph 2, within the
framework of working arrangements concluded with those bodies, in accordance
with this Regulation or with the relevant provisions of Decision 2005/681/JHA.
Such working arrangements may be concluded only with the authorisation of the
Management Board and shall have received the Commission's prior approval.

Article
34

Headquarters
Agreement and operating conditions

1.         The
necessary arrangements concerning the accommodation to be provided for CEPOL in
Hungary and the facilities to be made available by that Member State together
with the specific rules applicable in the host Member State to the Executive
Director, members of the Management Board, CEPOL staff and members of their
families shall be laid down in a Headquarters Agreement between CEPOL and
Hungary, concluded after obtaining the approval of the Management Board and no
later than 2 years after the entry into force of this Regulation.

2.         CEPOL's
host Member State shall provide the best possible conditions to ensure the
functioning of CEPOL, including multilingual, European-oriented schooling and
appropriate transport connections.

CHAPTER VII

TRANSITIONAL
PROVISIONS

Article 35

General legal
succession

1.        CEPOL, as established by
this Regulation, shall be the general legal successor in respect of all
contracts concluded by, liabilities incumbent on, and properties acquired by
CEPOL, as established by Decision 2005/681/JHA

2.        This Regulation shall not
affect the legal force of agreements concluded by CEPOL as established by
Decision 2005/681/JHA before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

3.        The Headquarters Agreement
concluded on the basis of Decision 2005/681/JHA shall be terminated from the
date of entry into application of this Regulation.

Article 36

Transitional
arrangements concerning the Management Board

1.        The term of office of the
members of the Governing Board of CEPOL as established on the basis of Article
10 of Decision 2005/681/JHA shall terminate on ... [date of entry into
force of this Regulation].

2.        The Management Board
established on the basis of Article 10 of Decision 2005/681/JHA shall within
the period between ... date of entry into force of this Regulation] and
... [date of application of this Regulation]:

(a)         exercise the functions
of the Management Board as referred to in Article 9 of this Regulation;

(b)         prepare the adoption of
the rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 with regard to CEPOL
documents referred to in Article 29 of this Regulation and on the
obligations of confidentiality and discretion, and the protection of sensitive
and Union classified information referred to in Article 31 of this
Regulation;

(c)         prepare any instrument
necessary for the application of this Regulation, and

(d)        review
the internal rules and measures adopted by the Management Board on the
basis of Decision 2005/681/JHA so as to allow the Management Board
established pursuant to Article 8 of this Regulation to take a decision
pursuant to Article 42(2) thereof.

Article 37

Transitional arrangements concerning the Executive Director and
staff

1.        The Director
of CEPOL appointed on the basis of Article 11(1) of Decision 2005/681/JHA
shall, for the remaining periods of his/her term of office be assigned to the
responsibilities of the Executive Director as provided for in Article 15 of
this Regulation. The other conditions of his/her contract shall remain
unchanged. If the term of office ends after ... [the date of entry into force of
this Regulation] but before ... [the date of application of this Regulation], it
shall be extended automatically until one year after ... [the date of application
of this Regulation].

2.        Should the
Executive Director be unwilling or unable to act in accordance with paragraph
1, the Management Board shall designate an interim Executive Director to exercise
the duties assigned to the Executive Director for a period not exceeding 18
months, pending the appointments provided for in Article 23.

3.        This
Regulation shall not affect the rights and obligations of staff engaged under Decision
2005/681/JHA.

4.        The
employment contracts of staff referred to in the first subparagraph may be
renewed under this Regulation in accordance with the Staff Regulations and the
Conditions of Employment.

Article 38

Transitional
budgetary provisions

The discharge procedure
in respect of the budgets approved on the basis of Article 25 of Decision
2005/681/JHA shall be carried out in accordance with the rules established by
the Decision 2005/681/JHA.

CHAPTER VIII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article
39

Repeal

This Regulation replaces the Decision
2005/681/ as of the date of application of this Regulation.

Article
40

Maintenance
in force of the internal rules adopted by the Management Board

Internal rules and measures adopted by the
Management Board on the basis of Decision 2005/681/JHA shall remain in force
after [date of application of this Regulation], unless otherwise decided by the
Management Board in the application of this Regulation.

Article
41

Entry
into force

1.         This
Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

2.         It shall apply from [date of
application].

However, Articles 36, 37 and 38 shall
apply from ... [the date of entry into force of this Regulation].

This Regulation shall be binding in its
entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the
Treaties.

Done at Brussels,

For the European Parliament                        For
the Council

The President                                                 The
President

Legislative financial statement
‘Agencies’

to
the

COMMISSION
DECISION

on
the Internal Rules on the implementation of the general budget of the
European Union (European Commission section) for the attention of the
Commission departments

[to be used for any proposal or initiative submitted to the
legislative authority concerning the bodies referred to in Article 208 of the
Financial Regulation

(Article 31 of the Financial Regulation and Article 19 of
the Rules of Application)]

1.           FRAMEWORK OF THE
PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

1.1.    Title of the
proposal/initiative

1.2.    Policy area(s)
concerned in the ABM/ABB structure

1.3.    Nature of the
proposal/initiative

1.4.    Objective(s)

1.5.    Grounds for the
proposal/initiative

1.6.    Duration and
financial impact

1.7.    Management
mode(s) envisaged

2.           MANAGEMENT MEASURES

2.1.    Monitoring and
reporting rules

2.2.    Management and
control system

2.3.    Measures to
prevent fraud and irregularities

3.           ESTIMATED FINANCIAL
IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

3.1.    Heading(s) of the
multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected

3.2.    Estimated impact
on expenditure

3.2.1. Summary of
estimated impact on expenditure

3.2.2. Estimated impact
on [body]'s appropriations

3.2.3. Estimated impact
on [body]'s human resources

3.2.4. Compatibility
with the current multiannual financial framework

3.2.5. Third-party
contributions

3.3.    Estimated impact
on revenue

1.           FRAMEWORK OF THE
PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

1.1.        Title of the
proposal/initiative

Proposal
for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT and COUNCIL REGULATION establishing a European Union
Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) repealing and replacing Council
Decision 2005/681/JHA which sets up the European Police College (CEPOL)

1.2.        Policy area(s) concerned
in the ABM/ABB structure [29]

Policy
area: HOME AFFAIRS (Title 18)

Activity:
18.02 Internal Security

1.3.        Nature of the
proposal/initiative

 ̈ The proposal/initiative relates to a new
action

 ̈ The proposal/initiative relates to a new
action following a pilot project/preparatory action[30]

þ The proposal/initiative relates to the extension of an existing
action

 ̈ The proposal/initiative relates to an
action redirected towards a new action

1.4.        Objective(s)

1.4.1.     The Commission's
multiannual strategic objective(s) targeted by the proposal/initiative

Set up in
2000 by Council Decision, the European Police College (CEPOL) became an EU
agency in 2005 (Council Decision 2005/681/JHA). CEPOL brings together senior
police officers across Europe with the aim to encourage cross-border
cooperation in the fight against crime and maintenance of public security and
law and order.

The
Stockholm Programme states that it is essential to step up training on
Union-related issues in order to foster a genuine European judicial and law enforcement
culture, and that the objective of systematic European Training Schemes should
be pursued. The Commission accordingly proposed, prior to this proposal for new
Regulation, a European Law Enforcement Training Scheme (LETS) which would build
on the activities currently carried out by CEPOL – considering that under its
current legal basis, CEPOL could only partially implement the LETS because its
competence is restricted to senior officers.

1.4.2.     Specific objective(s) and
ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned

Specific
objective No

Specific
objective No.1: To coordinate relevant EU-level
training and exchanges for law enforcement officers

Specific
objective No.2: To coordinate the implementation of
the Law Enforcement training Scheme (LETS)

ABM/ABB
activity(ies) concerned

18.02 –
Internal Security

1.4.3.     Expected result(s) and
impact

Specify the effects which the proposal/initiative
should have on the beneficiaries/groups targeted.

Training of
law enforcement officials, thereby raising the standard of policing across the
EU, enhancing trust between law enforcement agencies, contributing to a common
law enforcement culture and thereby making more effective the EU’s response to
common security challenges.

1.4.4.     Indicators of results and
impact

Specify the indicators for monitoring implementation
of the proposal/initiative.

- Number of
needs analyses;

- Number of
quality assurance products;

- Number of
common curricula;

- Number of
training (and e-training) modules;

- Number of
course delivered;

- Number of
exchanges organised;

- User
satisfaction.

1.5.        Grounds for the
proposal/initiative

1.5.1.     Requirement(s) to be met in
the short or long term

The law
enforcement training that will be brought about by the agency will raise the
standard of policing across the EU, contribute to enhance trust between law
enforcement agencies, contribute to a common law enforcement culture, and
thereby make more effective the EU’s response to common security challenges.

1.5.2.     Added value of EU
involvement

The added
value of EU involvement in law enforcement training is to ensure a coordinated
approach developing and implementing such training. Much is already done in
this field, whether nationally by Member States or at EU-level by CEPOL.
However, as explained in the Commission Communication on the European Law
Enforcement Training Scheme (LETS), more needs to be done e.g. to ensure that
training responds to needs relating to crime topics prioritised at EU level and
to ensure a coherent approach to deliver training at EU level according to the
highest quality standards.

1.5.3.     Lessons learned from
similar experiences in the past

The
Commission Communication on a European Law Enforcement Training Scheme (LETS)
draws on a mapping exercise undertaken by CEPOL in 2012 as well as extensive
consultations with experts from Member States and from JHA agencies. The
results indicated a need for a more coordinated approach, including a strong
role for an EU agency as driving force and coordinator for implementing the
Scheme, in close cooperation with other agencies and national training
academies. CEPOL has been the subject of a five-year evaluation completed in
2011 and an external study commissioned by the Commission to support
preparation of an impact assessment for the forthcoming legislative proposal.
The results indicated needs for increasing training on EU dimensions of
policing, for better coordination between CEPOL, Member States and other
agencies, and for improvements in CEPOL’s current governance and structure.

1.5.4.     Compatibility and possible
synergy with other appropriate instruments

CEPOL
cooperates with other EU agencies in the field of justice and home affairs
(including Europol, Frontex, Fundamental Rights Agency). CEPOL will ensure a
coherent development of and avoid duplication in the training activities for
the competent law enforcement authorities, which are performed by the existing
European Agencies and other relevant bodies, by preparing strategic training
needs assessment and addressing EU priorities in the area of internal security
and its external aspects, in line with the relevant policy cycles.

1.6.        Duration and financial
impact

 ̈ Proposal/initiative of limited duration

 ̈ Proposal/initiative
in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to [DD/MM]YYYY

 ̈ Financial
impact from YYYY to YYYY

þ Proposal/initiative of unlimited duration

Implementation with a start-up period from 01/01/2016 to 31/03/2016,

followed by full-scale operation.

1.7.        Management mode(s) planned[31]

From 2014
budget

 ̈ Direct management by the Commission
through

– 
 ̈  executive agencies

– 
      ̈ Shared
management with the Member States

þ Indirect management by entrusting budget
implementation tasks to:

 ̈ international
organisations and their agencies (to be specified);

 ̈the EIB and the European
Investment Fund;

þ bodies referred to in
Articles 208 and 209;

 ̈ public law bodies;

 ̈ bodies governed by
private law with a public service mission to the extent that they provide
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 provide 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.

Comments

2.           MANAGEMENT MEASURES

2.1.        Monitoring and reporting
rules

Specify frequency and conditions.

Under the
proposal for a Regulation, CEPOL is required to elaborate each year a
programming document containing Cepol's multiannual programming and the annual
work programme. Furthermore, every 5 years, the Commission shall commission an
evaluation to assess particularly the impact, effectiveness and efficiency of
CEPOL and its working practices. The evaluation shall, in particular, address
the possible need to modify the mandate of CEPOL, and the financial
implications of any such modification.

2.2.        Management and control
system

2.2.1.     Risk(s) identified

Turning
CEPOL into an agency responsible for implementing the LETS and coordinating
learning at EU level might be perceived by stakeholders as too ambitious in
relation to CEPOL's current size. Therefore, changes to its mandate need to be
reflected in the new Agency's structure and governance.

Furthermore
the risks related to the relocation of the Agency to its new seat – mainly in
terms of staff – are to be taken into account.

2.2.2.     Control method(s) envisaged

CEPOL is
subject to the following controls: budgetary control, internal audit, annual
reports by the European Court of Auditors, the annual discharge for the
execution of the EU budget and possible investigations conducted by OLAF to
ensure, in particular, that the resources allocated to agencies are put to
proper use.

2.3.        Measures to prevent fraud
and irregularities

Specify existing or envisaged prevention and
protection measures.

In order to
combat fraud, corruption and other unlawful activities, the provisions of
Regulation No 883/2013 apply without restriction to the Agency, as stipulated
in Art. 29 of the Regulation.

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 [Heading ..........] || Diff./non-diff. ([32]) || from EFTA countries[33] || from candidate countries[34] || from third countries || within the meaning of Article 21(2)(b) of the Financial Regulation

3 || 18.0205 – European Police College (CEPOL) || Diff. || NO || NO || NO || NO

· New budget lines requested

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and
budget lines.

Heading of multiannual financial framework || Budget line || Type of expenditure || Contribution

Number [Heading ..........] || Diff./non-diff. || from EFTA countries || from candidate countries || from third countries || within the meaning of Article 21(2)(b) of the Financial Regulation

|| || || || || ||

3.2.        Estimated impact on
expenditure

3.2.1.     Summary of estimated impact
on expenditure

EUR million (to three decimal places)

Heading of multiannual financial framework || 3 || Security and citizenship

Cepol || || || 2016 || 2017 || 2018 || 2019 || 2020 || TOTAL

Title 1: || Commitments || (1) || || || || || || ||

Payments || (2) || || || || || || ||

Title 2: || Commitments || (1a) || || || || || || ||

Payments || (2a) || || || || || || ||

Title 3: || Commitments || (3a) || || || || || || ||

|| Payments || (3b) || || || || || || ||

TOTAL appropriations for Cepol || Commitments || =1+1a +3 || ||  8.641  || 8.813 ||  9.126 || 9.308 ||  9.495 ||   45.383

Payments || =2+2a +(3b) || ||   8.641 ||   8.813 ||  9.126 ||  9.308  ||   9.495  ||   45.383

Comment:

Heading of multiannual financial framework || 5 || "Administrative expenditure"

EUR million (to three decimal places)

|| || || || Year 2016 || Year 2017 || Year 2018 || Year 2019 || Year 2020 || TOTAL

DG: Home Affairs ||

Ÿ Human resources || || 0.132 || 0.132 || 0.132 || 0.132 || 0.132 || 0.660

Ÿ Other administrative expenditure || || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.015

TOTAL DG HOME AFFAIRS || Appropriations || || 0.135 || 0.135 || 0.135 || 0.135 || 0.135 || 0.675

TOTAL appropriations for HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || (Total commitments = Total payments) || || 0.135 || 0.135 || 0.135 || 0.135 || 0.135 || 0.675

EUR million (to three decimal places)

|| || || || Year 2016 || Year 2017 || Year 2018 || Year 2019 || Year 2020 || TOTAL

TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 5 of the multiannual financial framework || Commitments || || 8.776 || 8.948 || 9.261 || 9.443 || 9.63 || 46.058

Payments || || 8.776 || 8.948 || 9.261 || 9.443 || 9.63 || 46.058

3.2.2.     Estimated impact on CEPOL's
appropriations

– 
 ̈  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational
appropriations

– 
þ  The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational
appropriations, as explained below:

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three
decimal places)

Indicate objectives and outputs ò || || || Year 2016 || Year 2017 || Year 2018 || Year 2019 || Year 2020 || TOTAL ||

Type[35] || Average cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No total || Total cost ||

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE NO 1[36] To coordinate the implementation of EU policy on training for law enforcement officers and to deliver relevant EU-level training and exchanges. || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

- Output || Coordination || 0.201 || 5 || 0.955 || 5 || 0.974 || 5 || 1.009 || 5 || 1.029 || 5 || 1.049 || 25 || 5.015 ||

- Output || Common curricula, training modules, e-learning modules || 0.103 || 15 || 1.469 || 15 || 1.498 || 15 || 1.552 || 15 || 1.582 || 15 || 1.614 || 75 || 7.715 ||

- Output || No courses delivered || 0.034 || 113 || 3.673 || 113 || 3.746 || 113 || 3.879 || 113 || 3.956 || 113 || 4.036 || 565 || 19.289 ||

- Output || No exchanges organised || 0.003 || 490 || 1.249 || 490 || 1.273 || 490 || 1.319 || 490 || 1.345 || 490 || 1.372 || 2450 || 86.558 ||

Subtotal for specific objective No 1 || || 7.345 || || 7.491 || || 7.758 || || 7.912 || || 8.071 || || 38.577 ||

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE NO 2 Implementation of the Law Enforcement Training Scheme || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

- Output || Coordination of the 4 Strands of the Scheme, needs analyses and quality assurance products || 0.272 || 5 || 1.296 || 5 || 1.322 || 5 || 1.368 || 5 || 1.396 || 5 || 1.424 || 25 || 6.806 ||

Subtotal for specific objective No 2 || || 1.296 || || 1.322 || || 1.368 || || 1.396 || || 1.424 || || 6.806 ||

TOTAL COST || || 8.641 || || 8.813 || || 9.126 || || 9.308 || || 9.495 || || 45.383 ||

3.2.3.     Estimated impact on CEPOL’s
human resources

3.2.3.1.  Summary

– 
 ̈  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations
of an administrative nature

– 
þ  The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an
administrative nature, as explained below:

– EUR million (to three decimal places)

Human resources || 2016 || 2017 || 2018 || 2019 || 2020 || 2016-2020

Establishment plan posts (in headcounts) || 28 || 30 || 30 || 30 || 30 ||

- Of which AD || 17 || 19 || 19 || 19 || 19 ||

- Of which AST || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 ||

External personnel (FTE) || 20 || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 ||

- Of which contract agents || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 ||

- Of which Seconded National Experts (SNE) || 10 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 6 ||

Total staff || 48 || 46 || 46 || 46 || 46 ||

|| || || || || || ||

Staff expenditure || 2016 || 2017 || 2018 || 2019 || 2020 || 2016-2020

Establishment plan posts || 2.762 || 2.913 || 3.014 || 3.014 || 3.014 || 14.716

- Of which AD || 1.657 || 1.808 || 1.909 || 1.909 || 1.909 || 9.191

- Of which AST || 1.105 || 1.105 || 1.105 || 1.105 || 1.105 || 5.525

External personnel || 1.008 || 1.008 || 0.889 || 0.889 || 0.889 || 4.682

- Of which contract agents || 0.533 || 0.533 || 0.533 || 0.533 || 0.533 || 2.664

- Of which Seconded National     Experts (SNE) || 0.475 || 0.475 || 0.356 || 0.356 || 0.356 || 2.018

Total staff expenditure || 3.770 || 3.921 || 3.902 || 3.902 || 3.902 || 19.398

Comment:

CEPOL’s establishment plan in 2014 is: 27
TA (16 AD + 11 AST), 10 CA and 5.5 SNE. The intention of the agency is to
recruit in 2016 an additional temporary agent for the post of Legal Advisor (1
AD) in accordance with the advice from the European Ombudsman. 3 posts for LETS
are already included in the non-reduction of CEPOL's staff to 25 in line with
the Communication COM(2013)519 of 10/7/2013, one of the three additional posts
being granted in 2018 only. It is assumed that additional staff who will work
on the LETS implementation will need to be recruited in 2017 (+ 1 AD);
therefore, the additional post foreseen in 2018 should be frontloaded. . The 4
staff in relation to the LETS will be in charge of the coordination of the 4
Strands of the Scheme and of ensuring that the training activities are built on
the basis of regular training needs analysis and satisfy the high quality of
delivery. Considering that 3 additional staff are already foreseen by the
Communication COM(2013)519. for CEPOL, only 1 FTE will need to be frontloaded
for 2016, while 1 additional staff will need to be found in 2017, subject to
the available resources of the pool of Agencies through the annual budget
procedures.

All staff costs have been calculated based
on DG BUDG guidelines of 08.08.2013: 1 TA = 132 000 EUR p.a., 1 CA = 70 000 EUR
p.a., 1 SNE = 78 000 EUR p.a. The salary correction coefficient for HU (76.1%)
was factored into the calculations.

3.2.3.2.  Estimated requirements for
establishment plan posts and external personnel

ESTABLISHMENT PLAN POSTS

|| || || || ||

Function group and grade || 2016 || 2017 || 2018 || 2019 || 2020

Temporary posts || Temporary posts || Temporary posts || Temporary posts || Temporary posts

AD 16 || || || || ||

AD 15 || || || || ||

AD 14 || || || 1 || 1 || 1

AD 13 || 1 || 1 || || ||

AD 12 || || || 1 || 2 || 2

AD 11 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2

AD 10 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2

AD 9 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 4

AD  8 || || || || ||

AD 7 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2

AD 6 || || || || ||

AD 5 || 8 || 9 || 8 || 7 || 8

AD total || 17 || 19 || 19 || 19 || 19

AST 11 || || || || ||

AST 10 || || || || ||

AST 9 || || || || ||

AST 8 || || || 1 || 2 || 2

AST 7 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2

AST 6 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1

AST 5 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2

AST 4 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2

AST 3 || 6 || 5 || 4 || 3 || 2

AST 2 || || || || ||

AST 1 || || || || ||

AST total || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11

AST/SC 6 || || || || ||

AST/SC 5 || || || || ||

AST/SC 4 || || || || ||

AST/SC 3 || || || || ||

AST/SC 2 || || || || ||

AST/SC 1 || || || || ||

AST/SC total || || || || ||

TOTAL || 28 || 30 || 30 || 30 || 30

|| || || || ||

EXTERNAL PERSONNEL

|| || || || ||

Contract Agents || 2016 estimate* || 2017 estimate* || 2018 estimate* || 2019 estimate* || 2020 estimate*

FG IV || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2

FG III || 7 || 7 || 7 || 7 || 7

FG III || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1

FG I || || || || ||

Total || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10

|| || || || ||

Seconded National Experts || 2016 estimate* || 2017 estimate* || 2018 estimate* || 2019 estimate* || 2020 estimate*

Total || 10 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 6

(*) Estimate on the basis of average costs

The figures presented
in this establishment plan shall remain indicative. The establishment plan for
each year shall be subject to the decision of the budgetary authority. The
increase of grades in this establishment plan does not mean an automatic
regarding of staff, for which the normal appraisal and reclassification
procedure shall be followed.

3.2.3.3.  Estimated requirements of
human resources for the parent DG

– 
 ̈  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources.

– 
þ  The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as
explained below:

Estimate to be expressed in full amounts
(or at most to one decimal place)

|| Year 2015 || Year 2016 || Year 2017 || Year 2018 || Year 2019 || Year 2020

18 01 01 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1

TOTAL || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1

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 agents || Represent the Commission in the Governing Board of the Agency. Draw up Commission opinion on the annual work programme and monitor its implementation. Monitor implementation of the budget. Assist the Agency in developing its activities in line with EU policies, including by participating in experts meetings.

Description of the calculation of cost for
FTE equivalent should be included in the Annex, section 3.

3.2.4.     Compatibility with the
current multiannual financial framework

– 
þ  Proposal/initiative is compatible the current multiannual financial
framework.

– 
o  Proposal/initiative will entail reprogramming of the relevant
heading in the multiannual financial framework.

Explain what reprogramming is required, specifying the
budget lines concerned and the corresponding amounts.

– 
-  ̈           Proposal/initiative
requires application of the flexibility instrument or revision of the
multiannual financial framework[37].

Explain what is required, specifying the headings and
budget lines concerned and the corresponding amounts.

[...]

3.2.5.     Third-party contributions

– 
þ  The proposal/initiative does not provide for co-financing by third
parties.

– 
 ̈ The proposal/initiative provides for the co-financing estimated
below:

Appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places)

|| 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

Specify the co-financing body || || || || || || || ||

TOTAL appropriations cofinanced || || || || || || || ||

3.3.        Estimated impact on
revenue

– 
þ  Proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue.

– 
 ̈  Proposal/initiative has the following financial impact:

 ̈         on own resources

 ̈         on miscellaneous revenue

EUR million (to three decimal places)

Budget revenue line: || Appropriations available for the current financial year || Impact of the proposal/initiative[38]

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 miscellaneous ‘assigned’ revenue, specify the
budget expenditure line(s) affected.

[...]

Specify the method for calculating the impact on
revenue.

[...]

ANNEX
to the LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Name
of the proposal/initiative:

Commission
Decision on the Internal Rules on the implementation of the general budget of
the European Union (European Commission section) for the attention of the
Commission departments

1.           NUMBER and COST of HUMAN
RESOURCES CONSIDERED NECESSARY

2.           COST of OTHER
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

3.           METHODS of CALCULATION
USED for ESTIMATING COSTS

3.1.        Human resources

3.2.        Other administrative expenditure

This annex must accompany the legislative
financial statement when the inter-services consultation is launched.

The data tables are
used as a source for the tables contained in the legislative financial
statement. They are strictly for internal use within the Commission.

1.           Cost of human resources
considered necessary

 ̈ The proposal/initiative does not require
the use of human resources

þ The proposal/initiative requires the use of
human resources, as explained below:

EUR million (to
three decimal places)

HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || Year 2016 || Year 2017 || Year 2018 || Year 2019 || Year 2020 || TOTAL

FTE || Appropriations || FTE || Appropriations || FTE || Appropriations || FTE || Appropriations || FTE || Appropriations || FTE || Appropriations

Ÿ Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff)

18 01 01 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) || AD || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.660

AST || || || || || || || || || || || ||

XX 01 01 02 (in Union Delegations) || AD || || || || || || || || || || || ||

AST || || || || || || || || || || || ||

Ÿ External staff [39]

XX 01 02 01 (‘global envelope’) || AC || || || || || || || || || || || ||

END || || || || || || || || || || || ||

INT || || || || || || || || || || || ||

XX 01 02 02 (in Union Delegations) || AC || || || || || || || || || || || ||

AL || || || || || || || || || || || ||

END || || || || || || || || || || || ||

INT || || || || || || || || || || || ||

JED || || || || || || || || || || || ||

Other budget lines (specify) || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

Subtotal – HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.660

XX is the policy area or budget title
concerned.

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.

Outside HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || Year 2016 || Year 2017 || Year 2018 || Year 2019 || Year 2020 || TOTAL

FTE || Appropriations || FTE || Appropriations || FTE || Appropriations || FTE || Appropriations || FTE || Appropriations || FTE || Appropriations

Ÿ Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff)

10 01 05 02 (Direct research) || AD || || || || || || || || || || || ||

AST || || || || || || || || || || || ||

XX 01 05 01 (Indirect research) || AD || || || || || || || || || || || ||

AST || || || || || || || || || || || ||

Ÿ External staff [40]

XX 01 04 yy Sub-ceiling for external staff from operational appropriations (former ‘BA’ lines). || - at Headquarters || AC || || || || || || || || || || || ||

END || || || || || || || || || || || ||

INT || || || || || || || || || || || ||

- in Union delegations || AC || || || || || || || || || || || ||

AL || || || || || || || || || || || ||

END || || || || || || || || || || || ||

INT || || || || || || || || || || || ||

JED || || || || || || || || || || || ||

XX 01 05 02 (Indirect research) || AC || || || || || || || || || || || ||

END || || || || || || || || || || || ||

INT || || || || || || || || || || || ||

10 01 05 02 (Direct research) || AC || || || || || || || || || || || ||

END || || || || || || || || || || || ||

INT || || || || || || || || || || || ||

Other budget lines (specify) || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

Subtotal – Outside HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

XX is the policy area or budget title concerned.TOTAL || || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.132 || 1 || 0.660

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.

2.           Cost of other
administrative expenditure

 ̈ The
proposal/initiative does not require the use of administrative appropriations

þ The
proposal/initiative requires the use of administrative appropriations, as
explained below:

EUR million (to
three decimal places)

|| Year 2016 || Year 2017 || Year 2018 || Year 2019 || Year 2020 || TOTAL

HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || ||

At headquarters: || || || || || ||

18 01 02 11 01 - Mission and representation expenses || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.015

XX 01 02 11 02 - Conference and meeting costs || || || || || ||

XX 01 02 11 03 - Committees[41] || || || || || ||

XX 01 02 11 04 - Studies and consultations || || || || || ||

XX 01 03 01 03 – ICT equipment[42] || || || || || ||

XX 01 03 01 04 – ICT services4 || || || || || ||

Other budget lines (specify where necessary) || || || || || ||

In Union delegations || || || || || ||

XX 01 02 12 01 - Missions, conferences and representation expenses || || || || || ||

XX 01 02 12 02 - Further training of staff || || || || || ||

XX 01 03 02 01 - Acquisition, renting and related expenditure || || || || || ||

XX 01 03 02 02 Equipment, furniture, supplies and services || || || || || ||

Subtotal HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.015

XX is the policy area or budget title
concerned.

EUR million (to three decimal places)

|| Year 2016 || Year 2017 || Year 2018 || Year 2019 || Year 2020 || TOTAL

Outside HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || ||

XX 01 04 yy - Expenditure on technical and administrative assistance (not including external staff) from operational appropriations (former 'BA' lines) || || || || || ||

- at Headquarters || || || || || ||

- in Union delegations || || || || || ||

XX 01 05 03 - Other management expenditure for indirect research || || || || || ||

10 01 05 03 - Other management expenditure for direct research || || || || || ||

Other budget lines (specify where necessary) || || || || || ||

Sub-total – Outside HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || ||

XX is the policy area or budget title concerned.

TOTAL HEADING 5 and Outside HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.003 || 0.015

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.

3.           Methods of calculation
used to estimate costs

3.1.        Human resources

This part sets out the method of calculation used to
estimate the human resources considered necessary (workload assumptions,
including specific jobs (Sysper 2 work profiles), staff categories and the
corresponding average costs)

HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework

NB: The average costs for each category of staff at Headquarters are available on BudgWeb: http://www.cc.cec/budg/pre/legalbasis/pre-040-020_preparation_en.html#forms

Ÿ Officials and temporary staff The average cost of 1 AD is EUR 132 000 p.a. based on the Circular note of DG Budget rto RUF of 08.08.13

Ÿ External staff

Outside HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework

Ÿ Only posts financed from the research budget

Ÿ External staff

3.2.        Other administrative
expenditure

Give details of the method of calculation
used for each budget line

and in particular the underlying assumptions (e.g.
number of meetings per year, average costs, etc.)

HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework

Assumptions: 6 missions per year with an aerage cost of mission at 500 EUR (1 staff attending 2 NCP meetings, 2 staff attending 2 Governing Board meetings)

Outside HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework

[1]               0J L 256 of 1 October 2005.

[2]               COM(2013) 173/2 final.

[3]               COM(2013) 172 final.

[4]               That regulation amends Article 4 of Council Decision
2005/681/JHA which designates Bramshill, United Kingdom, as the seat.

[5]               The Stockholm Programme — An open and secure Europe serving and protecting citizens, OJ C115, 4.5.2010, p. 1.

[6]               Special committee on organised crime, corruption and
money laundering report of 22.2.2013 and European Parliament Resolution of 2 April 2014 on the
mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme

[7]               COM(2010) 673 final

[8]               COM(2014) 154 final

[9]               Europol (2011). EU organized
crime threat assessment.

[10]             Europol (2013). Serious and Organised Crime Threat
Assessment (SOCTA).

[11]             Study on Five Years evaluation of CEPOL activity
21.1.2011 Consortium Blomeyer & Sanz, Centre for
Strategy and Evaluation Studies LLP and Evalutility Ltd.

[12]             www.cepol.europa.eu

[13]             Study on the amendment of the Council Decision
20905/681/JHA setting up CEPOL activity. Final Report 21.4.2012 - GHK Consultants.

[14]             Under the co-location scenario, CEPOL would have kept its
legal autonomy, governance, budget, mission and mandate, but it would share
certain administrative services with Europol.

[15]             The Commission Communication on LETS draws on a mapping
of training needs and delivery conducted by CEPOL, consultations with Member
States’ experts and JHA agencies in four expert meetings and three conferences
in which members of the European Parliament took part, held in 2011 and 2012.

[16]             Council Decision 2005/681/JHA of 20 September 2005
establishing the European Police College (CEPOL) and repealing Decision
2000/820/JHA (OJ L 256, 1.10.2005, p. 63).

[17]             COM(2013) 172 final.

[18]             Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European
Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

[19]             Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the
Council of 29 February 1968 laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and
the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities and
instituting special measures temporarily applicable to officials of the
Commission (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1)

[20]             As foreseen in the revised FFR (Commission Delegated
Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013) information contained in current MSPP is part of
new programming document referred to in Article 9(1)(a). New programming rules
apply as of 1 January 2016; 2017 is the first year covered by new programming
document. Thus the obligation for separate adoption of the MSPP exists only up
to programming for 2016.

[21]             OJ L  328.7.12.2013, p.42

[22]             OJ L 287, 29/10/2013, p. 15–62

[23]             Council Regulation (EC) No 920/2005 of 13 June 2005
amending Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958

[24]             REGULATION (EC) No 45/2001 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 18
December2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of
personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement
of such data

[25]             REGULATION (EU, EURATOM) No 883/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations
conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation
(EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council
Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999

[26]             Interinstitutional Agreement of 25 May 1999 between the
European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the Commission of
the European Communities concerning internal investigations by the European
Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) ; Official Journal L 136 , 31/05/1999 P. 0015 - 0019

[27]             Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11
November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the
Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests
against fraud and other irregularities  Official Journal L 292 , 15/11/1996 P.
0002 - 0005

[28]             COMMISSION DECISION of 2 August 2006 amending Decision
2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom

(2006/548/EC,
Euratom)

[29]             ABM: activity-based management – ABB: activity-based
budgeting.

[30]             As referred to in Article 54(2)(a) or (b) of the
Financial Regulation.

[31]             Details of management modes and references to the
Financial Regulation may be found on the BudgWeb site: http://www.cc.cec/budg/man/budgmanag/budgmanag_en.html

[32]             Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-Diff. =
Non-differentiated appropriations.

[33]             EFTA: European Free Trade Association.

[34]             Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential
candidate countries from the Western Balkans.

[35]             Outputs are products and services to be supplied (e.g.:
number of student exchanges financed, number of km of roads built, etc.).

[36]             As described in point 1.4.2. ‘Specific objective(s)...’

[37]             See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional
Agreement for the period 2007-2013.

[38]             As regards traditional own resources (customs duties,
sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net amounts, i.e. gross amounts
after deduction of 25% for collection costs.

[39]             AC =
Contract Staff; AL = Local Staff; END = Seconded National Expert; INT= agency
staff; JED = junior experts in delegations.

[40]             AC =
Contract Staff; AL = Local Staff; END = Seconded National Expert; INT= agency
staff; JED = junior experts in delegations.

[41]             Specify
the type of committee and the group to which it belongs.

[42]             ICT: Information and Communication Technologies