budgeting the impact for 2022 budget of the Adjustment of the multiannual financial framework in accordance with Article 7 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027

The changes to the general statement of revenue and to the individual section III are available on EUR-Lex ( https://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm ).

CHANGES TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION

The European Commission hereby presents to the European Parliament and to the Council Draft Amending Budget No 1 to the 2022 budget.

–the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022, as adopted on 24 November 2021,

–Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union , amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 , and in particular Article 44 thereof,

–Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union, entered into force on 1 June 2021,

–the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. Introduction

The MFF Regulation for the years 2021-2027 was adopted in December 2020. The legislative framework for the funds under shared management for the period 2021-2027, and in particular the Common Provisions Regulation, was adopted in mid-2021. This meant that the legal framework for the programming exercise of the funds under shared management was in place at a late stage.

Article 7 of the MFF Regulation provides for a specific adjustment of the MFF ceilings, to be carried out by the Commission at the beginning of 2022, allowing for the transfers of 2021 allocation of commitment appropriations for the identified funds under shared management either not used or carried over, in the case of the adoption after 1 January 2021 of new rules or programmes under shared management. The nine funds concerned, the list of which is set out in Article 7(1) of the MFF Regulation, are the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy.

The results of the adjustments of the MFF ceilings of Headings 2a, 3, 4 and 5 to be made by the Commission in accordance with Article 7 of the MFF Regulation are included in a specific Communication.

Draft Amending Budget (DAB) No 1 for the year 2022 reflects the specific impact of this transfer on 2022 commitment appropriations for the various funds under shared management under Headings 2a, 3, 4 and 5. The remaining transferred amounts will be reflected in the respective Draft Budgets of 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Overall, the net impact of this DAB on expenditure in the 2022 budget amounts to an increase of EUR 12 247,1 million in commitment appropriations. No additional payment appropriations are requested.

2. Requests by MFF heading and programmes

The adoption of the Communication on the MFF adjustment and this DAB are necessary conditions for the implementation in 2022 of all programmes which were not adopted in 2021 by the first instalment of budgetary commitments and the payment of pre-financing under these programmes. All 27 Member States are concerned by this re-programming exercise. A swift adoption of this DAB would prevent further delays in the implementation of the programmes.

In line with the provisions of Article 7 of the MFF Regulation, the amounts neither committed in 2021 nor carried over to 2022 are transferred in equal proportions to each of the years 2022 to 2025. Therefore this DAB reflects the transfer of 25 % of the allocations not used in 2021 (i.e. commitment appropriations not used nor carried over), corresponding to a total of EUR 12 247,1 million to the 2022 financial year. The specific amounts to be transferred to 2022 are detailed by budget line in the tables below.

The Commission does not propose any change to the level of payment appropriations in the context of this draft amending budget. As usual, it will keep budget implemetation under close scrutiny, which may result in proposals for adjustment at a later stage in the year.

2.1 Sub-heading 2a – Economic, social and territoral cohesion

The increase in commitment appropriations in 2022 from the corresponding transfer of 25% of the allocations neither used in 2021 nor carried over to 2022 amounts to EUR 11 605,4 million, detailed as follows:

Budget line Name Commitment appropriations European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 05 02 01 ERDF — Operational expenditure 7 224 718 708 05 02 04 Just Transition Fund (JTF) — Contribution from the ‘European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)‘ 14 353 159 05 02 07 Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) — Contribution from the ERDF 11 307 381 Cohesion Fund (CF) 05 03 01 Cohesion Fund (CF) — Operational expenditure 1 166 831 558 05 03 05 Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) — Contribution from the CF 2 985 607 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 07 02 01 ESF+ shared management strand — Operational expenditure 3 175 830 376 07 02 03 Just Transition Fund (JTF) — Contribution from the ESF+ 3 588 359 07 02 09 Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) — Contribution from the ESF+ 5 771 169 Total 11 605 386 317

2.2 Heading 3 – Natural Resources and Environment

The increase in commitment appropriations in 2022 from the corresponding transfer of 25% of the allocations neither used in 2021 nor carried over to 2022 amounts to EUR 445,7 million, detailed as follows:

Budget line Name Commitment appropriations European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) 08 04 01 EMFAF — Operational expenditure under shared management 162 067 555 08 04 05 Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) — Contribution from the EMFAF 344 024 Just Transition Fund 09 03 01 Just Transition Fund (JTF) — Operational expenditure 283 257 264 Total 445 668 843

2.3 Heading 4 - Migration and Border Management