Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards certain provisions relating to financial management for certain Members States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability
Date: 2011-08-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, EU Member State, economic and social cohesion, economic recession, economic stabilisation, financial management, support mechanism

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 1.8.2011 
COM(2011) 482 final 

2011/0211 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards certain provisions relating 
to financial management for certain Members States experiencing or threatened with 
serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability 

 
 
  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

BACKGROUND TO THE PROPOSAL 

•  Reasons and objectives for the proposal 

The  sustained  financial  and  economic  crisis  is  increasing  the  pressure  on  national 
financial  resources  as  Member  States  are  reducing  their  budgets.  In  this  context 
ensuring  a  smooth  implementation  of  cohesion  policy  programmes  is  of  particular 
importance as a tool for injecting funds into the economy.  

Nonetheless, the implementation of the programmes is often challenging as a result 
of  the  liquidity  problems  resulting  from  budget  constraints.  This  is  particularly  the 
case for those Member States which have been most affected by the crisis and have 
received  financial  assistance  under  a  programme  from  the  European  Financial 
Stabilisation  Mechanism  (EFSM)  for  the  EURO  countries  or  from  the  Balance  of 
Payments  (BoP)  mechanism  for  non  EURO  countries.  To  date,  six  countries  - 
including  Greece  which  has  received  financial  assistance  outside  the  EFSM  -  have 
requested  financial  assistance  under  these  mechanisms  and  have  agreed  with  the 
Commission  a  macro-economic  adjustment  programme.  These  countries  are 
Hungary,  Romania,  Latvia,  Portugal,  Greece  and  Ireland,  hereafter  called 
"programme countries". It should be noted that Hungary which has entrered the BoP 
mechanism in 2008 has already exited in 2010. 

In  order  to  ensure  that  these  Member  States  (or  any  other  Member  State  which 
maybe  concerned  by  such  assistance  programmes  in  the  future)  continue  the 
implementation  of  the  Structural  Fund  and  Cohesion  Fund  programmes  on  the 
ground and disburse funds to projects, the current proposal contains provisions that 
would allow the Commission to make increased payments to these countries, for the 
period  they  are  under  the  support  mechanisms,  without  modifying  their  overall 
allocation  under  cohesion  policy  for  the  period  2007-2013.  This  will  provide 
additional  financial  resources  to  the  Member  States  at  a  critical  juncture  and  will 
facilitate the continuation of the implementation of the programmes on the ground. 

•  General context 

The deepening  of the financial crisis in some of the Member States is undoubtedly 
affecting substantially the real economy due to the amount of debt and the difficulties 
encountered by the Governments to borrow money from the market. 

The Commission has put forward proposals in response to the current financial crisis 
and to its socio-economic consequences. In the framework of its recovery package, 
the Commission proposed in December 2008 a number of regulatory changes aiming 
to  simplify  the  implementation  rules  for  Cohesion  Policy  and  to  provide  additional 
pre-financing  through  advance  payments  to  ERDF  and  ESF  programmes.  The 
additional advance payments paid out to the Member States in 2009 have provided 
an  immediate  cash  injection  of  EUR  6.25  billion,  within  the  financial  envelope 
agreed  for  each  Member  State  for  the  2007-2013  period.  This  amendment  brought 
the  total  of  advance  payments  to  EUR  11.25  billion.  A  proposal  presented  by  the 

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Commission in July 2009, provided for additional measures of simplification of the 
implementation  of  the  Structural  Funds  and  the  Cohesion  Fund.  The  adoption  of 
these measures in June 2010 has contributed significantly towards the simplification 
of  the  implementation  of  the  programmes  and  boosted  the  absorption  of  the  funds, 
while reducing administrative burdens on beneficiaries. 

•  Provisions in force in the policy sphere of the proposal 

Article  77  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1083/2006  (hereinafter  the  'General 
Regulation')  provides  that  the  interim  paymensts  and  the  final  balance  shall  be 
calculated by applying the co-financing rate for each priority axis laid down by the 
Commission decision adopting the operational programme concerned.  

•  Consistency with other policies and objectives of the Union 

The  proposal  is  consistent  with  other  proposals  and  intitiatives  adopted  by  the 
European Commission as a response to the financial crisis . 

2. 

CONSULTATION OF INTEREST PARTIES AND IMPACT ANALYSIS 

•  Consultation of interested parties 

There was no consultation of external stakeholders 

•  Procurement and use of expertise 

Use of external expertise has not been necessary. 

•  Impact analysis 

The  proposal  would  allow  the  Commission  to  increase  payments  to  the  countries 
concerned, for the period they are under the support mechanisms. The increase will 
be an amount calculated by applying ten percentage points top-up to the co-financing 
rates  applicable  to  the  priority  axis  of  the  programmes  to  the  newly  certified 
expenditure submitted during the period in question.  

This will not impose additional financial requirements to the overall budget since the 
total  financial  allocation  for  the  period  from  the  Funds  to  the  countries  and  the 
programmes in question will not change. 

3. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

•  Summary of the proposed measures 

It  is  proposed  to  modify  article  77  of  the  General  Regulation  in  order  to  allow  the 
Commission, upon request of the Member States concerned, to reimburse the newly 
declared expenditure for the period in question by an increased amount calculated by 

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applying  a  10  percentage  points  top-up  of  the  applicable  co-financing  rates  for  the 
priority axis. 

In  applying  the  top-up,  the  co-financing  rate  of  the  programme  cannot  exceed  by 
more  than  10  percentage  points  the  maximum  ceilings  of  Annex  III  to  the  General 
Regulation.  In  any  case  contribution  from  the  funds  to  the  priority  axis  concerned 
cannot be higher than the amount mentioned in the Commission decision approving 
the operational programme. 

Following the adoption of a Council decision granting assistance to a Member State 
under the support mechanisms, the Commission upon request of the Member States 
concerned  will  be  applying  the  above  mentioned  calculation  for  all  the  newly 
declared  expenditure  under  an  operational  programme  for  the  Member  State 
concerned.  

This will be a temporary measure which will be terminated once the Member State 
exits the support mechanism. 

•  Legal basis 

Council  Regulation  (CE)  No  1083/2006  of  11  July  2006  laying  down  general 
provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund 
and  the  Cohesion  Fund  and  repealing  Regulation  (EC)  No  1260/1999  defines  the 
common  rules  applicable  to  the  three  Funds.  Based  on  the  principle  of  shared 
management  between  the  Commission  and  the  Member  States,  this  Regulation 
includes  provisions  for  the  programming  process  as  well  as  arrangements  for 
programme  (including  financial)  management,  monitoring,  financial  control  and 
evaluation of projects. 

•  Subsidiarity principle 

The proposal complies within the subsidiarity principle to the extent that it seeks to 
provide  increased  support  through  Structural  Funds  and  Cohesion  Fund  for  certain 
Member States which experience serious difficulties, notably with problems in their 
economic growth and financial stability and with a deterioration in their deficit and 
debt  position,  also  due  to  the  international  economic  and  financial  environment.  In 
this  context,  it  is  necessary  to  establish  at  the  European  Union  level  a  temporary 
mechanism  which  allows  the  European  Commission  to  increase  the  reimbursement 
on  the  basis  of  the  certified  expenditure  under  Structural  Funds  and  the  Cohesion 
Fund.  

•  Proportionality principle 

The proposal conforms to the proportionality principle: 

The current proposal is indeed proportionate since it provides increased support from 
the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund to the Member States in difficulties or 
threatened with severe difficulties caused by exceptional occurrences going beyond 
their  control  and  falling  under  the  conditions  of  Council  Regulation  (EU)  No 
407/2010  (establishing  the  European  financial  stabilization  mechanism),  or  in 

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difficulties or seriously threatened with difficulties as regards its balance of payments 
and falling under the conditions of Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002, as well as 
to  Greece,  which  received  financial  assistance  ouside  the  EFSM  under  the  Inter-
creditor Agreement and the Euro Area Loan Facility Act.  

•  Choice of instruments 

Proposed instrument: regulation. 

Other instruments would not be appropriate for the following reasons: 

The  Commission  has  explored  the  scope  for  manoeuvre  provided  by  the  legal 
framework  and  considers  necessary,  in  the  light  of  the  experience  up  to  now,  to 
propose modifications to the General Regulation. The objective of this revision is to 
further  facilitate  the  co-financing  of  projects  thereby  accelerating  both  their 
implementation and the impact of such investments on the real economy. 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPACT 

There is no impact on commitment appropriations since no modification is proposed 
to the maximum amounts of Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund financing provided 
for in the operational programmes for the programming period 2007-2013. 

For payment appropriations, the proposal can result in a higher reimburserment to the 
Member  States  concerned.  The  additional  payment  appropriations  for  this  proposal 
will imply an increase of payment appropriations (for 2012 approximatly EUR 2,304 
million)  which  may  be  compensated  by  the  end  of  the  programming  period. 
Therefore,  the  total  payment  appropriations  for  the  whole  programming  period 
remains unchanged. 

In  the  light  of  Member  State's  request  to  benefit  from  the  action  and  taking  into 
account  the  evolution  in  regard  to  the  submission  of  interim  payments,  the 
Commission  will  in  2012  review  the  need  for  additional  payment  credits  and  if 
necessary propose the necessary actions to the Budgetary Authority. 

The  proposal  shows  the  willingness  on  the  part  of  the  Commission  to  assist  the 
efforts  of  the  Member  States  to  deal  with  the  financial  crisis.  The  amendment  will 
provide  the  Member  States  concerned  with  the  funds  necessary  to  support  projects 
and the recovery of the economy. 

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2011/0211 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards certain provisions relating 
to financial management for certain Members States experiencing or threatened with 
serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability 

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 177 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

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

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee1, 

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions2, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure 

Whereas: 

(1) 

The  unprecedented  global  financial  crisis  and  economic  downturn  have  seriously 
damaged economic growth and financial stability and provoked a strong deterioration 
in financial and economic conditions in several Member States. In particular, certain 
Member States experience serious difficulties or are threatened with such difficulties, 
notably  with  problems  in  their  economic  growth  and  financial  stability  and  with  a 
deterioration in their deficit and debt position, also due to the international economic 
and financial environment. 

(2)  Whilst  important  actions  to  counterbalance  the  negative  effects  of  the  crisis  have 
already been taken, including amendments of the legislative framework, the impact of 
the financial crisis on the real economy, the labour market and citizens is being widely 
felt. Pressure on national financial resources is increasing and further steps should be 
taken to alleviate that pressure through the maximum and optimal use of the funding 
from the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund.  

(3) 

Based  on  Article  122(2)  of  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union 
(TFEU) providing the possibility of granting Union financial assistance to a Member 
State  in  difficulties  or  seriously  threatened  with  severe  difficulties  caused  by 

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OJ L , , p. . 
OJ L , , p. . 

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exceptional occurrences beyond its control, Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 of 
11  May  2010  establishing  a  European  financial  stabilisation  mechanism3  has 
established such a mechanism with a view to preserving the financial stability of the 
Union. 

By  Council  Implementing  Decisions  2011/77/EU  of  7  December  20104  and 
2011/344/EU  of  30  May  20115  Ireland  and  Portugal  were  granted  such  financial 
assistance.  

Greece  was  experiencing  serious  difficulties  with  respect  to  its  financial  stability 
already  before  the  entry  into  force  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  407/2010.  Therefore 
financial assistance to Greece could not be based on that Regulation. 

The  Intercreditor  Agreement  and  the  Loan  Facility  Agreement  concluded  for  Greece 
on 8 May 2011 entered into force on 11  May  2010. It foresees that  the Intercreditor 
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for a three-year programme period as 
long as there are any amounts outstanding under the Loan Facility Agreement. 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  332/2002  of  18  February  2002  establishing  a  facility 
providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States' balances of payments6 
has established an instrument providing that the Council will grant mutual assistance 
where a Member State which has not adopted the euro is in difficulties or is seriously 
threatened with difficulties as regards its balance of payments. 

By Council Decisions 2009/102/EC of 4 November 20087, 2009/290/EC of 20 January 
20098 and 2009/459/EC of 26 June 20099 Hungary, Latvia and Romania were granted 
such financial assistance.  

The  period  during  which  the  assistance  is  available  to  Ireland,  Hungary,  Latvia, 
Portugal  and  Romania  is  set  out  in  the  respective  Council  Decisions.  The  period 
during which assistance was available to Hungary expired on 4 November 2010. 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

(10)  The  period  during  which  the  assistance  under  the  Inter-creditor  Agreement  together 
with the Euro Area Loan Facility Act is available to Greece is different as far as each 
Member State participating in these instruments is concerned. Fur the purposes of this 
Regulation a single starting date for the application of this Regulation should therefore 
be fixed by this Regulation. 

(11)  On  11  July  2011,  finance  ministers  of  the  17  euro-area  Member  States  signed  the 
Treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). The Treaty follows the 
European  Council  decision  of  25  March  2011.  It  is  foreseen  that  by  2013,  the  ESM 
will  assume  the  tasks  currently  fulfilled  by  the  European  Financial  Stability  Facility 
(EFSF)  and  the  European  Financial  Stabilisation  Mechanism  (EFSM).  This  future 
mechanism should therefore already be taken into account by this Regulation. 

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OJ L 118, 12.5.2010, p. 1. 
OJ L 30, 4.2.2011, p. 34. 
OJ L 159, 176.2011, p. 88. 
OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 1. 
OJ L 37, 6.2.2009, p. 5. 
OJ L 79, 25.3.2009, p. 39. 
OJ L 150, 13.6.2009, p. 8. 

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(12)  The European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 June 2011 welcome the Commission's 
intention  to  enhance  the  synergies  between  the  loan  programme  for  Greece  and  the 
Union funds, supporting efforts to increase Greece's capacity to absorb Union funds in 
order 
improving 
competitiveness  and  employment  creation.  Moreover,  the  conclusions  welcome  and 
support  the  preparation  by  the  Commission,  together  with  the  Member  States,  of  a 
comprehensive  programme  of  technical  assistance  to  Greece.  This  Regulation 
contributes to these synergy efforts. 

to  stimulate  growth  and  employment  by 

refocusing  on 

(13) 

In order to facilitate the management of Union funding, to help accelerate investments 
in  Member  States  and  regions  and  to  improve  the  availability  of  funding  to  the 
economy it is necessary to allow the increase of interim payments from the Structural 
Funds  as  well  as  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  by  an  amount  corresponding  to  ten 
percentage points above the actual co-financing rate for each priority axis for Member 
States which are facing serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability and 
have requested to benefit from this measure. 

(14)  The rules on calculation of interim payments and the payment of the final balance for 
operational  programmes  during  the  period  in  which  the  Member  States  receive  the 
financial  assistance  for  addressing  serious  difficulties  with  respect  to  their  financial 
stability should be revised accordingly.  

(15)  After the end of the period during which financial assistance has been made available, 
evaluations  carried  out  in  accordance  with  Article  48(3)  of  Council  Regulation  (EC) 
No  1083/2006  of  11  July  2006  laying  down  general  provisions  on  the  European 
Regional  Development  Fund,  the  European  Social  Fund  and  the  Cohesion  Fund  and 
repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/199910 might need to inter alia assess whether the 
reduction of the national co-funding does not lead to a significant departure from the 
goals  initially  set.  Such  evaluation  might  lead  to  the  revision  of  the  operational 
programme. 

(16)  Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly. 

(17)  As the unprecedented crisis affecting international financial markets and the economic 
downturn  which  have  seriously  damaged  the  financial  stability  of  several  Member 
States necessitates a rapid response in order to counter the effects on the economy as a 
whole,  this  Regulation  should  enter  into  force  as  soon  as  possible  and  apply 
retroactively  for  the  periods  during  which  the  Member  States  received  financial 
assistance from the Union or from other euro-area Member States in order to address 
serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability, 

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OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25. 

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HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 77 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 is replaced by the the following: 

Article 1 

“Article 77 

Common rules for calculating interim payments and payments of the final balance 

1. 

2. 

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4. 

5. 

Interim payments and payments of the final balance shall be calculated by applying 
the  co-financing  rate  laid  down  in  the  decision  on  the  operational  programme 
concerned  for  each  priority  axis  to  the  eligible  expenditure  indicated  under  that 
priority axis in each statement of expenditure certified by the certifying authority. 

By way of derogation from Article 53 (2) and the second sentence of Article 53(4) 
and from the ceilings set out in Annex III, on the request of a Member State, interim 
payments  and  payments  of  the  final  balance  may  be  increased  by  an  amount 
corresponding to ten percentage points above the co-financing rate applicable to each 
priority axis, but not exceeding one hundred percent, to be applied to the amount of 
eligible  expenditure  newly  declared  in  each  certified  statement  of  expenditure 
submitted  during  the  period  in  which  a  Member  State  meets  one  of  the  following 
conditions: 

(a) 

financial assistance is made available to it under Council Regulation (EC) No 
407/2010  establishing  a  European  financial  stabilisation  mechanism*  or, 
financial assistance is made available by other euro-area Member States before 
the entry into force of that Regulation; 

(b)  medium-term  financial  assistance  is  made  available  to  it  in  accordance  with 

Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002**; 

(c) 

financial  assistance  is  made  available  to  it  in  accordance  with  the  Treaty 
establishing the European Stability Mechanism signed on 11 July 2011. 

For the purpose of calculating interim payments and the payment of the final balance 
after the Member State ceases to benefit from the financial assistance referred to in 
paragraph 2, the Commission shall not take into account the increased amounts paid 
in accordance with that paragraph. 

However, these amounts shall be taken into account for the purpose of Article 79(1). 

Notwithstanding paragraph 2, the Union contribution through interim payments and 
payments of the final balance shall not be higher than the public contribution and the 
maximum amount of assistance from the Funds for each priority axis as laid down in 
the decision of the Commission approving the operational programme. 

Paragraphs  2  and  3  shall  not  apply  to  operational  programmes  under  the  European 
territorial cooperation objective. 

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* 

OJ L 118, 12.5.2010, p.1. 

**  OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 1.” 

Article 2 

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

However, it shall apply retroactively to the following Member States with effect from the day 
financial assistance was made available to them:  

(a) Ireland from 10 December 2010; 

(b) Greece from 11 May 2010; 

(c) Latvia from 23 January 2009; 

(d) Hungary from 05 November 2008; 

(e) Portugal from 24 May 2011; 

(f) Romania from 11 May 2009. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

NAME OF THE PROPOSAL: 

Proposal  for  a  Regulation  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards certain provisions 
relating  to  financial  management  for  certain  Members  States  experiencing  or 
threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability. 

2. 

ABM / ABB FRAMEWORK 

Policy Area(s) concerned and associated Activity/Activities: 

Regional Policy; ABB activity 13.03 

Employment and Social Affairs; ABB activity 04.02 

Cohesion Fund, ABB 13.04 

3. 

BUDGET LINES 

3.1. 

Budget  lines  (operational  lines  and  related  technical  and  administrative 
assistance lines (ex- B.A lines)): 

The proposed new action will be implemented on the following budget lines: 

•  13.031600 Convergence (ERDF) 

•  13.031800 Regional competitiveness & employment (ERDF) 

•  04.0217 Convergence (ESF) 

•  04.0219 Regional competitiveness & employment (ESF) 

•  13.04.02 Cohesion Fund 

3.2. 

Duration of the action and of the financial impact: 

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3.3.  Budgetary characteristics: 

Budget 
line 

13.031600 

13.031800 

04.0217 

13.04.02 

04.0219 

Type of expenditure 

New 

EFTA 
contribution 

Contributions 
from applicant 
countries 

Heading in 
financial 
perspective 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

No 1b 

No 1b 

No 1b 

No 1b 

No 1b 

4. 

SUMMARY OF RESOURCES 

4.1. 

Financial Resources 

4.1.1. 

Summary of commitment appropriations (CA) and payment appropriations (PA)  

The  following  tables  show  the  estimated  impact  of  the  proposed  measures  in  2011  to 
2013. Since no new financial resources are proposed for commitment appropriations, no 
figures  are  inserted  in  the  tables  but  n.a.  (non-applicable)  is  indicated.  The  proposal  is 
therefore in line with the multi-annual financial framework for 2007-2013.  

For  payments,  the  proposal  can  result  in  a  higher  reimbursment  to  the  Member  States 
concerned.  

For  payments,  the  proposal  can  result  in  a  higher  reimbursment  to  the  Member  States 
concerned.  Based  on  the  payment  forecast  from  Member  States  revised  by  the 
Commission  and  the  payment  appropriations  included  in  the  2012  Draft  Budget,  the 
budgetary  needs  would  be  approximatly  EUR  2,304  million.11  The  additional  payment 
appropriations for this proposal will imply an increase of payment appropriations in 2012 
which may be compensated by the end of the programming period. Therefore, the total 
payment appropriations for the whole programming period remains unchanged. 

11 

This amount includes the full amount for the concerned years, event when the action is starting in 
November or December or finishes part-way trough a year. 

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In the light of Member State's request to benefit from the action and taking into account 
the  evolution  in  regard  to  the  submission  of  interim  payments,  the  Commission  will  in 
2012  review  the  need  for  additional  payment  credits  and  if  necessary  propose  the 
necessary actions to the Budgetary Authority. 

No estimate has been calculated for the year 2013 and any consequences would be taken 
into account in the 2013 budget procedure.  

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Secti
on 
no. 

Expenditure type 

Operational expenditure12  

Commitment 
Appropriations (CA) 

8.1 

Payment  Appropriations 
(PA) 

a 

b 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
n 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

n + 5 
and 
later 

Total 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a  +2,30
4 

n.a 

 n.a. 

-
2,304 

n.a

0.

Administrative expenditure within reference amount13 

Technical 
& 
administrative  assistance 
(NDA) 

8.2.4 

c 

TTOOTTAALL  RREEFFEERREENNCCEE  AAMMOOUUNNTT  

Commitment 
Appropriations 

Payment 
Appropriations 

a+c 

b+c 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

0,000

Administrative expenditure not included in reference amount14 

Human 
associated 
(NDA) 

resources 

and 
expenditure 

Administrative  costs,  other 
than  human  resources  and 
not 
associated 
included in reference amount 
(NDA) 

costs, 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

8.2.5 

d 

8.2.6 

e 

Total indicative financial cost of intervention  

TOTAL  CA 
cost 
Resources 

of 

TOTAL  PA 
cost 
Resources 

of 

including 
Human 

including 
Human 

a+c
+d
+e 

b+c
+d
+e 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a 

n.a. 

n.a 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a

12 
13 
14 

Expenditure that does not fall under Chapter xx 01 of the Title xx concerned 
Expenditure within article xx 01 04 of Title xx. 
Expenditure within chapter xx 01 other than articles xx 01 04 or xx 01 05. 

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Co-financing details 

Co-financing body 

…………………… 

TOTAL CA including co-
financing 

f 

a+c
+d+
e+f 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

Year 
n 

n  +  5 
and 
later 

Total 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

4.1.2.  Compatibility with Financial Programming 

⌧  Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming. 

Proposal will entail reprogramming of the relevant heading in the financial 

(cid:133) 
perspective. 

(cid:133) 
Proposal may require application of the provisions of the Interinstitutional 
Agreement15 (i.e. flexibility instrument or revision of the financial perspective). 

4.1.3.  Financial impact on Revenue 

⌧ 

Proposal has no financial implications on revenue 

(cid:133) 

Proposal has financial impact – the effect on revenue is as follows: 

Budget line 

Revenue 

EUR million (to one decimal place) 

Situation following action 

[Yea
r n] 

[n+1] [n+2] [n+3

] 

[n+4]  [n+5]

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Prior to
action 
[Year 
n-1] 

a) Revenue in absolute terms 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

b) Change in revenue 

 ∆ 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

(Please  specify  each  revenue  budget  line  involved,  adding  the  appropriate 
number of rows to the table if there is an effect on more than one budget line.) 

15 
16 

See points 19 and 24 of the Inter-institutional agreement. 
Additional columns should be added if necessary i.e. if the duration of the action exceeds 6 years 

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4.2. 

Human Resources FTE (including officials, temporary and external staff) – 
see detail under point 8.2.1. 

Annual requirements 

Year n 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

n + 5 
and 
later 

Total  number  of  human 
resources 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

5. 

CHARACTERISTICS AND OBJECTIVES 

5.1. 

Need to be met in the short or long term 

The  sustained  financial  and  economic  crisis  is  increasing  the  pressure  on  national 
financial resources, as Member States are reducing their budgets. In this context ensuring 
a smooth implementation of cohesion policy programmes is of particular importance as a 
tool  for  injecting  funds  into  the  economy.  In  order  to  ensure  that  these  Member  States 
continue the implementation of the Structural Fund and Cohesion Fund programmes on 
the  ground  and  disburse  funds  to  projects,  the  proposal  contains  provisions  that  would 
allow  the  Commission  to  increase  payments  to  Member  States,  for  the  period  they  are 
under the support mechanisms.  

5.2. 

Value-added  of  Community  involvement  and  coherence  of  the  proposal 
with other financial instruments and possible synergy 

The  proposal  will  allow  the  continuation  of  the  implementation  of  the  programmes, 
injecting  money  into  the  economy  while  at  the  same  time  help  reduce  the  burden  on 
public expenditure. 

5.3. 

Objectives,  expected  results  and  related  indicators  of  the  proposal  in  the 
context of the ABM framework 

The objective is to help those Memebr States mostly affected by the financial crisis to be 
able  to  continue  with  the  implementation  of  the  programmes  on  the  ground,  hence 
injecting funds into the economy. 

5.4.  Method of Implementation (indicative) 

Show below the method(s) chosen for the implementation of the action. 

• 

With Member states 

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6. 

MONITORING AND EVALUATION 

6.1.  Monitoring system 

Not needed, as it falls under the established monitoring of Structural Funds. 

6.2. 

Evaluation 

6.2.1.  Ex-ante evaluation 

This proposal has been prepared at the request from the Cabinet of the President of the 
Commission. 

6.2.2.  Measures  taken  following  an  intermediate/ex-post  evaluation  (lessons  learned 

from similar experiences in the past) 

N/A 

6.2.3.  Terms and frequency of future evaluation 

N/A 

7. 

ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES  

N.A. 

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8. 

DETAILS OF RESOURCES 

8.1. 

Objectives of the proposal in terms of their financial cost 

(Headings of Objectives, 
actions and outputs should be 
provided) 

Type of 
output 

Av. 
cost 

Year n 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

Year n+4 

Year n+5 and 
later 

TOTAL 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVE 
No.1 Sustain the implementation 
of the operational programmes 

TOTAL COST 

0,000 

0,000 

0,000 

0,000 

0,000 

0,000 

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8.2. 

Administrative Expenditure 

8.2.1.  Number and type of human resources 

Types of 
post 

Staff to be assigned to management of the action using existing and/or additional 
resources (number of posts/FTEs) 

Year n 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

Year n+4 

Year n+5 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Officials 
or 
temporary 
staff (XX 
01 01) 

A*/AD 

B*, 
C*/AST 

Staff financed by art. 
XX 01 02 

Other  staff  financed 
by art. XX 01 04/05 

TOTAL 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

8.2.2.  Description of tasks deriving from the action 

N/A 

8.2.3. 

Sources of human resources (statutory) 

(When  more  than  one  source  is  stated,  please  indicate  the  number  of  posts  originating 
from each of the sources) 

Posts  currently  allocated  to  the  management  of  the  programme  to  be 

(cid:133) 
replaced or extended 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

Posts pre-allocated within the APS/PDB exercise for year n 

Posts to be requested in the next APS/PDB procedure 

Posts  to  be  redeployed  using  existing  resources  within  the  managing 

(cid:133) 
service (internal redeployment) 

Posts required for year n although not foreseen in the APS/PDB exercise 

(cid:133) 
of the year in question 

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8.2.4.  Other Administrative expenditure included in reference amount (XX 01 04/05 – 

Expenditure on administrative management) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
n 

Year 
n+1 

Year 
n+2 

Year 
n+3 

Year 
n+4 

Year 
n+5  

and 
later 

TOTAL 

Budget line 

(number and heading) 

1  Technical and administrative 

assistance (including related staff 
costs) 

Executive agencies 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Other technical and administrative 
assistance 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

- intra muros  

- extra muros 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Total Technical and administrative 
assistance 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

8.2.5.  Financial  cost  of  human  resources  and  associated  costs  not  included  in  the 

reference amount 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Type of human resources 

Year n 

Year n+1  Year n+2  Year n+3  Year n+4 

Year n+5 

and later 

Officials  and  temporary  staff 
(XX 01 01) 

Staff financed by Art XX 01 02 
(auxiliary,  END,  contract  staff, 
etc.) 

(specify budget line) 

Total cost of Human 
Resources and associated 
costs (NOT in reference 
amount) 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

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Calculation– Officials and Temporary agents 

Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 

n.a. 

Calculation– Staff financed under art. XX 01 02 

Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 

n.a. 

8.2.6.  Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
n+1 

Year 
n+2 

Year 
n+3 

Year 
n+4 

Year 
n 

Year 
n+5 

and 
later 

TOTAL 

XX 01 02 11 01 – Missions 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

XX 01 02 11 02 – Meetings & Conferences 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

XX 01 02 11 03 – Committees  

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

XX 01 02 11 04 – Studies & consultations 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

XX 01 02 11 05 - Information systems 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

 2  Total Other Management 

Expenditure (XX 01 02 11) 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

3  Other expenditure of an 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

administrative nature (specify 
including reference to budget line) 

Total Administrative expenditure, other 
than human resources and associated 
costs (NOT included in reference 
amount) 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Calculation - Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

n.a. 

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