# Official Journal C 444I/2020

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6322 December 2020 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 444I

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6322 December 2020

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| | II   Information |
| | JOINT DECLARATIONS |
| | European ParliamentCouncil |
| 2020/C 444 I/01 | Joint declaration by the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the reinforcement of specific programmes and adaptation of basic acts | 1 |
| 2020/C 444 I/02 | Joint declaration by the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the use of reflows from the ACP Investment Facility to the benefit of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument | 2 |
| 2020/C 444 I/03 | Joint declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the re-use of decommitted funds in relation to the research programme | 3 |
| 2020/C 444 I/04 | Joint declaration by the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the treatment of NGEU interest costs and repayments in the 2021-2027 MFF | 4 |
| 2020/C 444 I/05 | Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary scrutiny of new proposals based on Article 122 TFEU with potential appreciable implications for the Union budget | 5 |
| 2020/C 444 I/06 | Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on reassessing the external assigned revenue and borrowing and lending provisions in the Financial Regulation | 6 |

Contents

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II   Information

JOINT DECLARATIONS

European ParliamentCouncil

2020/C 444 I/01

Joint declaration by the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the reinforcement of specific programmes and adaptation of basic acts

1

2020/C 444 I/02

Joint declaration by the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the use of reflows from the ACP Investment Facility to the benefit of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument

2

2020/C 444 I/03

Joint declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the re-use of decommitted funds in relation to the research programme

3

2020/C 444 I/04

Joint declaration by the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the treatment of NGEU interest costs and repayments in the 2021-2027 MFF

4

2020/C 444 I/05

Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary scrutiny of new proposals based on Article 122 TFEU with potential appreciable implications for the Union budget

5

2020/C 444 I/06

Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on reassessing the external assigned revenue and borrowing and lending provisions in the Financial Regulation

6

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II Information

JOINT DECLARATIONS

European Parliament Council

| 22.12.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CI 444/1 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

CI 444/1

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Joint declaration by the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the reinforcement of specific programmes and adaptation of basic acts

(2020/C 444 I/01)

Without prejudice to the powers of the legislative and budgetary authority, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agree to increase by 2,5 billion Euros in 2018 prices the financial envelopes in the basic acts or the financial programming, as appropriate, of those programmes that are identified by the European Parliament. This will be achieved through a corresponding reduction of the margins available under the MFF ceilings, without prejudice to the possible use of the Flexibility instrument in 2021.

Without prejudice to the legislative powers of the institutions, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agree to insert in the basic acts of programmes listed in Annex II of the MFF Regulation a provision on the increase of the financial envelopes by the amounts specified therein. For programmes establishing budgetary guarantees, the additional amount will be reflected in the additional level of the guarantees provided.

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Official Journal of the European Union

CI 444/2

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Joint declaration by the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the use of reflows from the ACP Investment Facility to the benefit of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument

(2020/C 444 I/02)

The Council agrees that an amount of up to EUR 1 billion (in 2018 prices) stemming from the reflows under the ACP Investment Facility for operations under the 9th, 10th, and 11th European Development Funds will be used for the benefit of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument in the period of 2021-2027. The three Institutions agree that the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument should allow for the reception of those funds.

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CI 444/3

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Joint declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the re-use of decommitted funds in relation to the research programme

(2020/C 444 I/03)

Without prejudice to their institutional prerogatives, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agree to make available again to the benefit of the research programme commitment appropriations, corresponding to the amount up to EUR 0,5 billion (in 2018 prices) in the period 2021-2027 of decommitments, which results from total or partial non-implementation of projects belonging to that programme or its predecessor as provided for in Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation.

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CI 444/4

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Joint declaration by the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the treatment of NGEU interest costs and repayments in the 2021-2027 MFF

(2020/C 444 I/04)

The three Institutions agree that expenditures covering the financing costs of Next Generation EU shall aim at not reducing EU programmes and funds.

The three Institutions agree that the treatment of NGEU interest costs and repayments in the 2021-2027 MFF, currently forecast at EUR 12,9 billion for the seven years, is without prejudice to how this matter will be addressed in future MFFs from 2028 onwards.

The three Institutions agree to work towards introducing sufficient new own resources with a view to covering an amount corresponding to the expected expenditure related to repayment and interest costs.

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CI 444/5

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Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary scrutiny of new proposals based on Article 122 TFEU with potential appreciable implications for the Union budget

(2020/C 444 I/05)

Whereas:

| (1) | The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission (“the three Institutions”) acknowledge that Article 122 TFEU constitutes a legal basis for adopting measures to address specific crisis situations that may entail potential budgetary implications, which are capable of impacting the development of Union expenditure within the limits of its own resources. |
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The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission (“the three Institutions”) acknowledge that Article 122 TFEU constitutes a legal basis for adopting measures to address specific crisis situations that may entail potential budgetary implications, which are capable of impacting the development of Union expenditure within the limits of its own resources.

| (2) | In the light of their budgetary powers under the Treaties, it is appropriate that the two branches of the budgetary authority deliberate on the budgetary implications of such envisaged acts where those implications are likely to be appreciable. To this effect, the Commission should provide all relevant information necessary to assist the European Parliament and the Council in their deliberations. |
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In the light of their budgetary powers under the Treaties, it is appropriate that the two branches of the budgetary authority deliberate on the budgetary implications of such envisaged acts where those implications are likely to be appreciable. To this effect, the Commission should provide all relevant information necessary to assist the European Parliament and the Council in their deliberations.

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

| 1. | This declaration sets out arrangements for a procedure of budgetary scrutiny (hereafter “the procedure”) between the European Parliament and the Council with the active assistance of the Commission. |
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| 2. | This procedure may be followed in respect of a Commission proposal for a Council act based on Article 122 TFEU with potential appreciable implications for the Union budget. |
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| 3. | The Commission will accompany any such proposal by an assessment of the budgetary implications of the proposed legal act and will indicate whether the act in question may, in its view, have appreciable implications for the Union budget. On that basis, the European Parliament and the Council may request that the procedure be initiated. |
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| 4. | The procedure will take place in a Joint Committee consisting of representatives of the European Parliament and of the Council at the appropriate level. The Commission will participate in the work of the Joint Committee. |
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| 5. | Without prejudice to the powers of the Council under Article 122 TFEU, the European Parliament and the Council will engage in a constructive dialogue with a view to seeking a joint understanding of the budgetary implications of the envisaged legal act having due regard to the urgency of the matter. |
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| 6. | The procedure should take place during a period not exceeding two months, unless the act in question has to be adopted before a specific date or, if the urgency of the matter so requires, within a shorter time limit fixed by the Council. |
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Done at Brussels, 16 December 2020.

For the European Parliament

The President

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David Maria SASSOLI

For the Council

The President

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Michael ROTH

For the Commission

On behalf of the President

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Johannes HAHN

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CI 444/6

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Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on reassessing the external assigned revenue and borrowing and lending provisions in the Financial Regulation

(2020/C 444 I/06)

Against the background of the NGEU, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agree that in the framework of the next revision of the Financial Regulation, the following issues will be assessed and as appropriate revised:

| — | the provisions on the external assigned revenue, in particular as referred to in Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation; |
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the provisions on the external assigned revenue, in particular as referred to in Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation;

| — | the provisions on reporting on borrowing and lending operations. |
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the provisions on reporting on borrowing and lending operations.

The three institutions acknowledge that the existing rules on audits and discharge procedure apply to assigned revenue.

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