Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION on Union support for the nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia.
Date: 2011-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Lithuania, Slovakia, aid programme, decommissioning of power stations, economic support, nuclear policy

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 24.11.2011 
COM(2011) 783 final 

2011/0363 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

on Union support for the nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, 
Lithuania and Slovakia. 

{SEC(2011) 1387 final} 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

In  the  context  of  the  negotiations  for  accession  to  the  European  Union,  Bulgaria,  Lithuania 
and Slovakia took the commitment to close and subsequently decommission respectively the 
nuclear reactors Kozloduy units 1 to 4, Ignalina units 1 and 2 and Bohunice V1 units 1 and 2 
by  a  commonly  agreed  date.  This  early  closure  represented  an  exceptional  financial  burden 
for  the  Member  States  which  was  not  commensurate  with  the  economic  strength  of  the 
countries concerned. In recognition of this fact and as an act of solidarity the European Union 
committed 
the 
to  provide  additional 
decommissioning  of  these  reactors,  respectively  the  Kozloduy,  Ignalina  and  Bohunice 
Programmes. The closure commitment of the three Member States as well as the commitment 
of  the  European  Union  to  provide  financial  support  was  foreseen  in  the  corresponding 
Accession Treaties. 

financial  assistance 

to  continue 

itself 

for 

The total financial assistance from the European Union to the three Member States until the 
end  of  2013  foresees  €2 847,8  million  (€1 367  million  for  Lithuania,  €613  million  for 
Slovakia and €867,8 million for Bulgaria). 

the 

to  proceed  with 

implementation  of 

All  three  Member  States  have  fulfilled  their  accession  treaty  commitments  to  close  their 
reactors in a timely manner. Following the closure of all concerned nuclear power plants, all 
their 
beneficiary  countries  are  committed 
decommissioning plan and where technically possible, defueling of the reactor took place as a 
first important step towards irreversible closure and decommissioning of the plants. Facilities 
necessary  to  support  the  decommissioning  process  are  under  installation.  Preparation  of 
licensing  documentation  is  under  elaboration  and  preparatory  works  for  dismantling  as  an 
integral  part  of  decommissioning  are  ongoing.  The  countries`  legal  framework  and 
management structures are in the process to be adapted to take into account the change from 
an  electricity  producing  company  to  an  organisation  for  safe  decommissioning.  First 
dismantling works of non-active facilities have started. Major facilities for the treatment and 
storage  of  radioactive  waste  and  spent  nuclear  fuel  are  under  construction,  where  they  are 
required. 

The energy  sector benefited from the financing of  measures  fully  in  line  with  the  European 
Union  energy  policy.  Energy  efficiency  projects  were  successfully  completed,  conventional 
production  capacities  were  environmentally  upgraded  and  new  capacities  are  under 
construction and the adjustment of the electricity grid infrastructure is under implementation. 
In  none  of  the  three  Member  States  did  the  closure  of  the  nuclear  reactor  units  result  in  a 
black-out electricity supply. Not even the severe gas crisis in early 2009 led to the reopening 
of the closed reactor units, although the intention was expressed at political levels. 

The  current  financial  support  from  the  Union  has  effectively  mitigated  the  economical 
consequences  of  the  early  closure  and  has  ensured  significant  progress  in  decommissioning 
(waste management infrastructure, preparation for dismantling). Consequently further support 
from  the  Union  for  mitigating  measures  is  no  longer  being  considered.  However,  the 
decommissioning  process  in  the  three  Member  States  will  continue  beyond  the  current 
financial perspective and important safety relevant key projects are still to be implemented. 

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In order to allow for safe decommissioning, adequate financial resources should be available 
when required1. The updated decommissioning planning and decommissioning cost estimates 
provided  by  the  Member  States  in  early  2011  provide  clear  evidence  that  substantial 
additional financial resources will be required to complete decommissioning of the Kozloduy, 
Ignalina and Bohunice nuclear power plants in a safe manner. 

For historical reasons, the three Member States do not have the required financial resources. 
Taking  into  account  that  the  reactors  were  shut  down  before  their  initially  foreseen  end  of 
design lifetime and that it takes about 25 years (ex. legal obligation for accumulation of funds 
in  Germany)  of  operation  to  accumulate  sufficient  funds  for  decommissioning,  it  was  not 
possible for the three countries to set aside sufficient funds. Today the available resources are 
still insufficient to ensure a seamless continuation and completion of safe decommissioning. 

The present proposal for a Council Regulation foresees an extension of financial support from 
the Union with the general objective to reach an irreversible state within the decommissioning 
process  of  Kozloduy  units  1  to  4,  Ignalina  units  1  and  2  and  Bohunice  V1  units  1  and  2 
nuclear  power  plants,  in  accordance  with  their  respective  decommissioning  plans,  while 
keeping the highest level of safety. 

The  Union's  financial  support  is  an  expression  of  European  solidarity  towards  Bulgaria, 
Lithuania and Slovakia. However, the ultimate responsibility for nuclear safety remains with 
the Member States concerned, which also implies the ultimate responsibility for its financing, 
including the financing of decommissioning. Any such financing from EU or national sources 
which  constitutes  state  aid  within  the  meaning  of  Article  107(1)  of  the  TFEU  shall  be 
implemented in compliance with the relevant EU state aid rules. 

It  is  expected  from  the  three  Member  States  that  they  are  ready  to  provide  the  required 
additional  financing  to  cover  the  remaining  financial  needs  in  order  to  ensure  efficient  and 
effective use of the additional Union support as well as to ensure the transition towards full 
Member State funding for the completion of safe decommissioning. Based on the current cost 
estimations for decommissioning this means in the order of €668 million for Bulgaria, €1140 
million for Lithuania and €321 million for Slovaki a. New commitment appropriations will be 
entered into the EU budget until the end of 2017 for the Bohunice and Ignalina Programme 
and  until  the  end  of  2020  for  the  Kozloduy  Programme.  However,  on  the  basis  of  these 
commitments  appropriations,  payment  appropriations  will  continue  for  several  more  years, 
most likely at least until 2021 for Bohunice and Ignalina and until 2024 for Kozloduy These 
appropriations  will  be  subject  to  a  review  by  the  end  of  2015  within  the  framework  of  an 
interim evaluation.  

2. 

RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND 
IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

2.1 

Consultation and expert advice 

The  proposed  Regulation  draws  on  extensive  consultation  with  stakeholders,  the  concerned 
Member States Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia and expert groups in decommissioning. The 

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findings  of  the  European  Parliament’s  own  initiative  report  of  2011  and  the  conclusion  and 
recommendations from the European Court of Auditor’s decommissioning performance audit 
of 2011 were used as input. 

The stakeholder contributions raised inter alia the following issues: 

is  a  broad  consensus 

There 
the  need  for  continued  financing  of 
decommissioning of the nuclear reactor units and to refer energy sector needs to more specific 
financing channels such as the structural funds. 

in  recognising 

Experts  called  for  a  solid  and  complete  detailed  decommissioning  plan  as  basis  for  the 
implementation  of  the  further  Union  support,  including  full  costing  estimates  up  to  the 
completion date for decommissioning. A clear indication of the national co-financing and the 
way to secure this national funding in the long term should be provided. 

Key  milestones  were  explicitly  supported,  as  well  as  targeting  the  Union  support  to  the 
accomplishment  of  concrete  milestones  with  the  highest  EU  added  value.  Compliance 
procedures and close cost monitoring should be considered from the outset. 

The recommendations from the Court of Auditor’s decommissioning performance audit have 
been  addressed  in  the  preparation  of  the  proposed  Regulation  and  are  reflected  in  the 
provisions of the proposal, such as: clear end-dates for Union support; the balancing funding 
up to the completion of decommissioning must be provided by the respective Member States 
(ex  ante  conditionality);  clear  definition  of  objectives  and  related  indicators  to  monitor  and 
control the progress towards the achievement of the objectives; revised delivery mechanisms 
for  direct  or  indirect  management.  Further  details  related  to  the  Court’s  observations  and 
recommendations can be found in the attached legislative financial statement. 

2.2 

Impact Assessment 

The  proposed  Regulation  has  been  the  subject  of  an  impact  assessment  concerning  three 
possible policy options: 

–  the baseline option that would consist in no further Union support beyond 2013; 

–  the business as usual option with Union support for decommissioning and measures in the 

energy sector that are consequential to the closure of the nuclear reactor units; 

–  further, but reduced Union support dedicated to decommissioning only. 

No  further  Union  support  under  the  baseline  option  would  stop  the  decommissioning 
programmes and consequently jeopardize nuclear safety. The business as usual option would 
result in a much higher financial Union support with reduced added value. Further support to 
projects in the energy sector would lead to a distortion of competition and the continuing high 
level of financial Union support would not be a sufficient incentive for the Member Sates to 
take over the full financial responsibility for the completion of decommissioning. 

The  assessment  of  the  impacts  of  the  three  options,  with  respect  to  the  achievement  of  the 
general  objective  highlighted  earlier,  has  lead  to  the  conclusion  that  only  the  third  option 
would  allow  the  seamless  continuation  of  decommissioning  to  reach  an  irreversible  state 
within the decommissioning process while at the same time supporting the transition towards 
full Member State funding of the safe completion of decommissioning. 

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2.3 

Added value of the Union support 

The  necessity  for  the  Union’s  intervention  is  the  fact  that  adequate  funds  required  for 
continuing safe decommissioning cannot be made available in due time through the respective 
national funds. It is therefore in the interests of the Union to provide further financial support 
for the seamless continuation of decommissioning in order to reach an irreversible state within 
the decommissioning process of the concerned nuclear reactor units, in accordance with their 
respective  decommissioning  plans,  while  keeping  the  highest  level  of  safety.  This  will 
contribute to provide substantial and durable support for the health of workers and the general 
public, preventing environmental degradation and providing for real progress in nuclear safety 
and security. 

3. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

In the case of Lithuania, the 2003 Treaty of Accession explicitely foresees the possibility for 
further financing for decommissioning beyond 2006. In the case of Bulgaria, Article 30 of the 
2005 Act of Accession refers only to the period 2007-2009. In the case of Slovakia the 2003 
Treaty  of  Accession  refers  only  to  the  period  2004-2006.  The  Act  and  the  Treaty  do  not 
provide  a  specific  legal  basis  for  Bulgaria  and  Slovakia  for  continued  support  beyond 
2009/2006 as it did in the case of Lithuania. The Treaty of Accession and Article 30 of the 
Act  of  Accession  can  therefore  not  constitute  an  appropriate  legal  basis  for  putting  further 
financing beyond 2013 in place. 

The  appropriate  legal  basis  therefore  is  Article  203  of  the  Euratom  Treaty.  That  Article 
provides  that  "if  action  by  the  Community  should  prove  necessary  to  attain  one  of  the 
objectives  of  the  Community,  and  this  Treaty  has  not  provided  the  necessary  powers,  the 
Council  shall,  acting  unanimously  on  a  proposal  from  the  Commission  and  after  consulting 
the European Parliament, take the appropriate measures". 

The current proposal foresees several simplifications: a single Council Regulation is foreseen 
for the financial Union suppport to Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia under the 2014 – 2020 
Multiannual  Financial  Framework,  instead  of  previously  three  separate  and  independent 
Regulations. This Regulation does not foresee any exceptions to the Financial Regulation. 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

The  programme  shall  cover  the  period  2014-2020.  The  overall  budgetary  envelope  is  EUR 
552 947 000  in  current  prices.  This  amount  is  in  line  with  the  Commission  proposal  for  the 
next  Multi-Annual  financial  framework  for  the  period  2014-2020:  ''A  Budget  for  Europe 
2020''2.  That  amount  shall  be  distributed  among  the  Kozloduy,  Ignalina  and  Bohunice 
Programmes as follows: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

EUR 208 503 000 for the Kozloduy Programme for the period 2014 to 2020; 

EUR 229 629 000 for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 2017; 

EUR 114 815 000 for the Bohunice Programme for the period 2014 to 2017. 

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The split of the overall amount amongst the three individual programmes takes into account 
that Bulgaria has to decommission 4 units, Slovakia 2 units and Lithuania two units, for which 
no decommissioning experience is available and type and quantity of materials to be managed 
are of a different order of magnitude. The duration for the support is based on the principle of 
equal  treatment  since  accession.  A  comprehensive  review  in  the  framework  of  an  interim 
evaluation is scheduled for 2015. 

Further details of the budgetary implications can be found in the attached legislative financial 
statement. 

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SUMMARY OF THE CONTENT OF THE REGULATION 

To  meet  the  above  presented  general  objective,  specific  objectives  with  their  respective 
indicators are defined for the Kolzoduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes. 

The  proposed  Regulation  establishes  ex  ante  conditionalities  that  Bulgaria,  Lithuania  and 
Slovakia should satisfy before the Programme's funds are disbursed: 

(a) 

(b) 

Compliance  with  Union’s  acquis;  in  particular  in  the  area  of  nuclear  safety  the 
transposition into national law of the Council Directive 2009/71/Euratom on nuclear 
safety and the Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom on the management of spent fuel 
and radioactive waste. 

Establish  a  national  legal  framework  to  provide  adequate  provisions  for  the  timely 
accumulation  of  national  financial  resources  for 
the  safe  completion  of 
decommissioning. 

(c) 

Submit to the Commission a revised detailed decommissioning plan. 

The  financial  support  of  the  Union  should  be  linked  and  subject  to  the  achievement  of  the 
expected results. Consequently the proposed Regulation foresees the possibility to review the 
amount of the appropriations allocated to the Programme, as well as the distribution amongst 
the  Kozloduy,  Ignalina  and  Bohunice  Programmes,  in  the  light  of  the  outcome  of  an 
evaluation addressing the progress achieved in decommissioning. 

The  Commission  will  adopt  annual  financial  commitments  through  one  joint  annual  work 
programme  for  the  Kozloduy,  Ignalina  and  Bohunice  Programmes.  An  act  setting  out 
implementation procedures should define more operational details for the implementation of 
the  financial  Union  support,  inter  alia  detailed  reporting  and  monitoring  requirements.  This 
act should further contain the revised decommissioning plans for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and 
Bohunice Programmes that would serve as baseline for the monitoring of the progress and the 
timely  achievement  of  the  expected  results.  This  would  also  allow  to  addressing  more 
efficiently and effectively potential difficulties arising in the course of the implementation of 
project. 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

on Union support for the nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, 
Lithuania and Slovakia. 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Atomic  Energy  Community,  and  in 
particular Article 203 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission3, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament4, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

According  to  Article  30  of  the  Protocol  concerning  the  conditions  and  arrangements 
for  admission  of  the  Republic  of  Bulgaria  and  Romania  to  the  European  Union, 
Bulgaria  committed  itself  to  the  closure  of  Units  1  and  2  and  Units  3  and  4  of  the 
Kozloduy  nuclear  power  plant  by  31  December  2002  and  31  December  2006, 
respectively  and  to  the  subsequent  decommissioning  of  these  units.  In  line  with  its 
obligations, Bulgaria shut down all units concerned within the respective deadlines. 

According to Protocol No. 4 on the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania attached 
to  the  Act  of  accession  of  the  Czech  Republic,  Estonia,  Cyprus,  Latvia,  Lithuania, 
Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, achnowledging in 2004 the readiness 
of  the  Union  to  provide  adequate  additional  Community  assistance  to  the  efforts  by 
Lithuania  to  decommission  the  Ignalina  Nuclear  Power  Plant  and  highlighting  this 
expression of solidarity, Lithuania committed to the closure of Unit 1 of the Ignalina 
Nuclear Power Plant before 2005 and of Unit 2 of this plant by 31 December 2009 at 
the  latest,  and  to  the  subsequent  decommissioning  of  these  units.  In  line  with  its 
obligations, Lithuania shut down all units concerned within the respective deadlines. 

According to Protocol No. 9 on unit 1 and unit 2 of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power 
plant  in  Slovakia  attached  to  the  Act  of  accession  of  the  Czech  Republic,  Estonia, 
Cyprus,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Hungary,  Malta,  Poland,  Slovenia  and  Slovakia,  Slovakia 
committed itself to the closure of unit 1 and unit 2 of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power 
plant  by  31  December  2006  and  31  December  2008,  respectively  and  to  the 
subsequent decommissioning of these units. In line with its obligations, Slovakia shut 
down all units concerned within the respective deadlines. 

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(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

In  line  with  the  Accession  Treaty  obligations  and  with  the  support  of  Community 
assistance, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia have closed the nuclear power plants and 
made  significant  progress  towards  their  decommissioning.  Further  work  is  necessary 
in  order  to  continue  the  progress  with  the  actual  dismantling  operations  until  an 
irreversible state within the safe decommissioning process is reached, whilst ensuring 
that  the  highest  safety  standards  are  applied.  Based  on  the  available  estimates, 
completion  of  decommissioning  work  will  require  substantial  additional  financial 
resources. 

The Union has committed to assist Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia in addressing the 
exceptional  financial  burden  implied  by  the  decommissioning  process,  without 
prejudice  to  the  principle  that  the  final  responsibility  of  decommissioning  rests  with 
the Member States concerned. Since the pre-accession period, Bulgaria, Lithuania and 
Slovakia have received substantial financial support from the Union, notably through 
the the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes established for the period 2007 
- 2013. The Union financial support under these Programmes will terminate in 2013. 

Following  the  request  for  further  funding  from  Bulgaria,  Lithuania  and  Slovakia, 
provision  has  been  made  in  the  Commission  proposal  for  the  next  Multi-Annual 
financial framework for the period 2014-2020: ''A Budget for Europe 2020''5 for a sum 
of EUR 700 million from the general budget of the European Union for nuclear safety 
and decommissioning. From this the amount EUR 500 million in 2011 prices which is 
about  EUR  553  million  in  the  current  prices  is  foreseen  for  a  new  Programme  to 
further  support  the  decommissioning  of  the  Bohunice  V1  units  1-2  and  the  Ignalina 
units 1-2 over the period from 2014 to 2017 and the Kozloduy units 1-4 nuclear power 
plants over the period from 2014 to 2020. Funding under this new Programme should 
be made available in a gradually decreasing manner. 

The  support  covered  by  this  Regulation  should  ensure  seamless  continuation  of 
decommissioning and concentrate on measures to reach an irreversible state within the 
safe decommissioning process, as such bringing the greatest Union added value, while 
ensuring  the  transition  towards  Member  State  funding  for  the  completion  of 
decommissioning.  The  ultimate  responsibility  for  nuclear  safety  remains  with  the 
Member  States  concerned,  which  also  implies  the  ultimate  responsibility  for  its 
financing,  including  the  financing  of  decommissioning.  This  Regulation  does  not 
prejudice  the  outcome  of  any  future  State  aid  procedures  that  may  be  undertaken  in 
accordance with Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty. 

The  provisions  of  this  regulation  are  without  prejudice  to  the  rights  and  obligations 
arising from Accession Treaties, in particular provisions of the Protocols mentioned in 
recitals 1 to 3 of the preamble. 

The decommissioning of the nuclear power plants covered by this Regulation should 
be  carried  out  with  recourse  to  the  best  available  technical  expertise,  and  with  due 
regard to the nature and technological specifications of the units to be shut down, in 
order to ensure the highest possible efficiency. 

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(10)  The activities covered by this Regulation and the operations which they support should 
comply with applicable Union and national law which is directly or indirectly linked 
to  the  implementation  of  the  operation.  The  decommissioning  of  the  nuclear  power 
plants covered by this Regulation should be carried out in line with the legislation on 
nuclear safety6 and waste management7 and on the environment8. 

(11)  An effective control of the evolution of the decommissioning process will be ensured 
by  the  Commission  in  order  to  assure  the  highest  Union  added  value  of  the  funding 
the 
allocated  within 
decommissioning  rests  with  the  Member  States.  This  includes  effective  performance 
measurement and assessment of corrective measures during the programme. 

the  final  responsibility  for 

this  Regulation,  although 

(12)  The  financial  interests  of  the  Union  should  be  protected  through  proportionate 
measures  throughout  the  expenditure  cycle,  including  the  prevention,  detection  and 
investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly 
used and, where appropriate, penalties. 

(13)  Since  the  objectives  of  the  action  to  be  taken,  and  in  particular  the  provisions  for 
adequate financial resources for the continuation of safe decommissioning, cannot be 
sufficiently  achieved  by  the  Member  States,  the  Union  may  adopt  measures  in 
accordance  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity as  set  out  in  Article  5  of  the  Treaty  on 
European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as also set out in 
that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve 
those objectives, 

(14) 

In  order  to  ensure  uniform  conditions  for  the  implementation  of  this  Regulation, 
implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards the adoption 
of  annual  work  programmes  and  detailed  implementing  procedures.  Those  powers 
should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general 
principles  concerning  mechanisms  for  control  by  the  Member  States  of  the 
Commission's exercise of implementing powers9. 

(15)  Council Regulation (EC) 1990/2006 of 21 December 2006 on the implementation of 
Protocol No 4 on the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania to the Act of accession 
of  the  Czech  Republic,  Estonia,  Cyprus,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Hungary,  Malta,  Poland, 
Slovenia and Slovakia (Ignalina Programme)10, Regulation (Euratom) No 549/2007 of 
14  may  2007  on  the  implementation  of  Protocol  No  9  on  Unit  1  and  Unit  2  of  the 
Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia to the Act concerning the conditions of 
accession  to  the  European  Union  of  the  Czech  Republic,  Estonia,  Cyprus,  Latvia, 
Lithuania,  Hungary,  Malta,  Poland,  Slovenia  and  Slovakia  (Bohunice  Programme)11 

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OJ  L  172,  2.7.2009,  p.18;  Council  Directive  2009/71/Euratom  of  25  June  2009  establishing  a 
Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations. 
OJ  L  199,  2.8.2011,  p.  48;  Council  Directive  2011/70/Euratom  of  19  July  2011  establishing  a 
Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste. 
In  particularly  Council  Directive  85/337/EEC  of  27  June  1985  on  the  assessment  of  the  effects  of 
certain public and private projects on the environment OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40; Directive 2009/31/EC 
of the European Parliament and of the Council 23 April 2009 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p.114). 
OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13. 
OJ L 411, 30.12.2006, p.10. 
OJ L 131, 23.5.2007, p.1. 

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and Council Regulation (Euratom) 647/2010 of 22 July 2010 on financial assistance of 
the  Union  with  respect  to  the  decommissioning  of  Units  1  to  4  of  the  Kozloduy 
Nuclear  Power  Plant  in  Bulgaria  (Kozloduy  Programme)  12  should  accordingly  be 
repealed. 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 
Subject matter  

This  Regulation  establishes 
the  multi-annual  Nuclear  Decommissioning  Assistance 
Programme 2014 - 2020 ('the Programme') laying down rules for the implementation of the 
Union's financial support for measures connected with the decommissioning of the Kozloduy 
(units 1 to 4; the Kozloduy Programme), Ignalina (units 1 and 2; the Ignalina Programme) and 
Bohunice V1 (units 1 and 2; the Bohunice Programme) nuclear power plants. 

Article 2 
Objectives 

1. 

2. 

The general objective of the Programme is to assist the Member States concerned to 
reach an irreversible state within the decommissioning process of Kozloduy units 1 
to 4, Ignalina units 1 and 2 and Bohunice V1 units 1 and 2 nuclear power plants, in 
accordance  with  their  respective  decommissioning  plans,  while  keeping  the  highest 
level of safety. 

Within  the  funding  periods  the  specific  objectives  for  the  Kozloduy,  Ignalina  and 
Bohunice Programmes are: 

(a)  Kozloduy Programme: 

(i) 
performing  dismantling  in  the  turbine  halls  of  units  1  to  4  and  in 
auxiliary  buildings,  to  be  measured  by  the  number  and  type  of  systems 
dismantled; 

(ii) 
dismantling  of  large  components  and  equipments  in  the  reactor 
buildings  of  units  1  to  4,  to  be  measured  by  the  number  and  type  of  systems 
and equipments dismantled; 

(iii) 
safely  managing  the  decommissioning  waste  in  accordance  with  a 
detailed  waste  management  plan,  to  be  measured  by  the  quantity  and  type  of 
conditioned waste; 

(b) 

Ignalina Programme: 

defueling of the reactor core of unit 2 and the unit 1 and 2 reactor fuel 
(i) 
ponds into the dry spent fuel storage facility, to be measured by the number of 
unloaded fuel assemblies; 

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safely maintaining the reactor units until defueling is completed, to be 

(ii) 
measures by the number of registered incidents; 

(iii) 
performing dismantling in the turbine hall and other auxiliary buildings 
and safely managing the decommissioning waste in accordance with a detailed 
waste  management  plan  to  be  measured  by  the  type  and  number  of  auxiliary 
systems dismantled and the quantity and type of conditioned waste; 

(c)  Bohunice Programme: 

performing  dismantling  in  the  turbine  hall  and  auxiliary  buildings  of 

(i) 
reactor V1, to be measured by the number and type of systems dismantled; 

(ii) 
dismantling  of  large  components  and  equipments  in  the  V1  reactor 
buildings, to be measured by the number and type of systems and equipments 
dismantled; 

(iii) 
safely  managing  the  decommissioning  waste  in  accordance  with  a 
detailed  waste  management  plan,  to  be  measured  by  the  quantity  and  type  of 
conditioned waste; 

Milestones and target end dates shall be defined in the act as referred to under Article 
6(2). 

Article 3 
Budget 

The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2014 
to 2020 shall be EUR 552 947 000 in current prices. 

That  amount  shall  be  distributed  among  the  Kozloduy,  Ignalina  and  Bohunice 
Programmes as follows: 

(a)  EUR 208 503 000 for the Kozloduy Programme for the period 2014 to 2020; 

(b)  EUR 229 629 000 for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 2017;  

(c)  EUR 114 815 000 for the Bohunice Programme for the period 2014 to 2017. 

The  Commission  will  review  the  performance  of  the  Programme  and  assess  the 
progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones 
and target dates referred to in Art 2.3 by the end of 2015 within the framework of the 
interim evaluation referred to in Art. 8. Based on the results of this assessment, the 
Commission  may  review  the  amount  of  the  appropriations  allocated  to  the 
Programme,  as  well  as  the  programming  period  and  distribution  amongst  the 
Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes. 

The financial allocation for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes may 
also  cover  expenses  pertaining  to  preparatory,  monitoring,  control,  audit  and 
evaluation  activities  which  are  required  for  the  management  of  the  programme  and 
the  achievement  of  its  objectives;  in  particular,  studies,  meetings  of  experts, 

3. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

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information  and  communication  actions,  including  corporate  communication  of  the 
political  priorities  of  the  European  Union  as  far  as  they  are  related  to  the  general 
objectives  of  this  Regulation,  expenses  linked  to  IT  networks  focusing  on 
information  processing  and  exchange,  together  with  all  other  technical  and 
administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management 
of the programme. 

The  financial  allocation  may  also  cover  the  technical  and  administrative  assistance 
expenses necessary to ensure the transition between the Programme and the measures 
adopted  under  Council  Regulation  (EC)  1990/2006,  Regulation  (Euratom)  No 
549/2007 and Council Regulation (Euratom) 647/2010. 

Article 4 
Ex ante conditionalities 

1. 

By 1 January 2014 Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia shall fulfil the following ex ante 
conditionalities: 

(a)  Comply  with  Union’s  acquis;  in  particular  in  the  area  of  nuclear  safety  the 
transposition  into  national  law  of  the  Council  Directive  2009/71/Euratom6  on 
nuclear safety and the Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom on the management 
of spent fuel and radioactive waste7. 

(b)  Establish  a  national  legal  framework  to  provide  adequate  provisions  for  the 
timely accumulation of national financial resources for the safe completion of 
decommissioning in accordance with applicable State aid rules. 

(c)  Submit to the Commission a revised detailed decommissioning plan 

The  Commission  shall  assess  the  information  provided  on  the  fulfilment  of  the  ex 
ante conditionalities when preparing the 2014 annual work programme as referred to 
in  Article  6(1).  It  may  decide,  when  adopting  the  annual  work  programme,  to 
suspend  all  or  part  of  the  Union  financial  assistance  pending  the  satisfactory 
completion of the ex ante conditionalities. 

Article 5 
Forms of implementation  

The Programme shall be implemented by one or several of the forms provided for by 
Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [New Financial Regulation], in particular, grants and 
procurements. 

The Commission may entrust the implementation of the Union's financial assistance 
under this Programme to the bodies set out in Article 55(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 
XXXX/2012 [New Financial Regulation]. 

2. 

1. 

2. 

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1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

Article 6 
Annual work programmes and implementation procedures 

The  Commission  shall  adopt  one  joint  annual  work  programme  for  Kozloduy, 
Ignalina  and  Bohunice  Programmes  specifying  the  objectives,  expected  results, 
related  indicators  and  timeline  for  the  use  of  funds  under  each  annual  financial 
commitment. 

than  31  December  2014,  detailed 
later 
The  Commission  shall  adopt  not 
implementation procedures for the duration of the Programme. The act setting out the 
implementation  procedures  shall  also  define  in  more  detail  for  the  Kozloduy, 
Ignalina  and  Bohunice  Programmes  the  expected  results,  activities  and  the 
the  revised  detailed 
corresponding  performance 
decommissioning  plans  as  referred  to  under  Article  4(1)(c)  that  shall  serve  as 
baseline  for  the  monitoring  of  the  progress  and  the  timely  achievement  of  the 
expected results. 

indicators.  It  will  contain 

The annual work programmes and the acts setting out the implementation procedures 
referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 shall be adopted in accordance with the examination 
procedure referred to in Article 9(2). 

Article 7 
Protection of the financial interests of the European Union 

The  Commission  shall  take  appropriate  measures  ensuring  that,  when  actions 
financed  under  this  Regulation  are  implemented,  the  financial  interests  of  the 
European  Union  are  protected  by  the  application  of  preventive  measures  against 
fraud,  corruption  and  any  other  illegal  activities,  by  effective  checks  and,  if 
irregularities are detected, by the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where 
appropriate, by effective, proportionate and deterrent penalties. 

The  Commission  or  its  representatives  and  the  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.  

The  European  Anti-fraud  Office  (OLAF)  may  carry  out  on-the-spot  checks  and 
inspections on economic operators concerned directly or indirectly by such funding 
in  accordance  with  the  procedures  laid  down  in  Regulation  (Euratom,  EC) 
No 2185/96 with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or 
any  other  illegal  activity  affecting  the  financial  interests  of  the  European  Union  in 
connection with a grant agreement or grant decision or a contract concerning Union 
funding. 

Without  prejudice  to  the  first  and  second  sub-paragraphs,  cooperation  agreements 
with  third  countries  and  international  organisations  and  grant  agreements  and  grant 
decisions  and  contracts  resulting  from  the  implementation  of  this  Regulation  shall 
expressly  empower  the  Commission,  the  Court  of  Auditors  and  OLAF  to  conduct 
such audits, on-the-spot checks and inspections. 

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Article 8 
Evaluation 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

1. 

2. 

No later than end 2015, an evaluation report shall be established by the Commission 
on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures, at the level of results and 
impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its Union added value, in view of 
a  decision  amending  or  suspending  the  measures.  The  evaluation  shall  additionally 
address  the  scope  for  simplification,  its  internal  and  external  coherence,  the 
continued relevance of all objectives. It shall take into account evaluation results on 
the long-term impact of the predecessor measures. 

The  Commission  shall  carry  out  ex-post  evaluation  in  close  cooperation  with  the 
Member  States  and  beneficiaries.  The  ex-post  evaluation  shall  examine  the 
effectiveness and efficiency of the Programme and its impact on decommissioning. 

Evaluations shall take account of progress against performance indicators as referred 
to in Article 2(2). 

The  Commission  shall  communicate  the  conclusions  of  these  evaluations  to  the 
European Parliament and the Council. 

Article 9 
Committee 

The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee within the meaning of Regulation 
(EU) No 182/2011. 

Where reference is made to this paragraph, the procedure provided for in Article 5 of 
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. 

Where  the  opinion  of  the  Committee  is  to  be  obtained  by  written  procedure,  the 
procedure shall be terminated without result when, within the time limit for delivery 
of  the  opinion,  the  chair  of  the  Committee  so  decides  or  a  simple  majority  of 
committee members so requests. 

Article 10 
Transitional provisions 

This Regulation shall not affect the continuation or modification, including the total or partial 
cancellation, of the projects concerned, until their closure, or of financial aid awarded by the 
Commission  on  the  basis  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  1990/2006,  Regulation  (Euratom)  No 
549/2007  and  Council  Regulation  (Euratom)  647/2010,  or  any  other  legislation  applying  to 
that assistance on 31 December 2013, which shall continue to apply to the actions concerned 
until their closure. 

Article 11 
Repeal 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  1990/2006,  Regulation  (Euratom)  No  549/2007  and  Council 
Regulation (Euratom) 647/2010 are repealed with effect from 1 January 2014. 

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Article 12 
Entry into force 

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2014. 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR PROPOSALS 

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 method(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 operational appropriations  

3.2.3. Estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

3.2.4. Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework 

3.2.5. Third-party participation in financing  

3.3.  Estimated impact on revenue 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative  

Regulation on the Union support for the nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in 
Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia. 

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure13  

32  Energy 

1.3. 

Nature of the proposal/initiative  

(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to a new action  

(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action14  

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

(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to an action redirected towards a new action  

1.4. 

Objectives 

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

Heading 1  Smart and Inclusive Growth 

The  general  objectives  of  the  Programme  is  to  reach  an  irreversible  state  within  the 
decommissioning process of Kozloduy units 1 to 4, Ignalina units 1 and 2 and Bohunice V1 
units  1  and  2  nuclear  power  plants,  in  accordance  with  their  respective  decommissioning 
plans, while keeping the highest level of safety. 

1.4.2. 

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

The specific objectives for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes are 
Kozloduy Programme: 
- 
- 
- 
management plan; 
Ignalina Programme: 

performing dismantling in the turbine halls of units 1 to 4 and in auxiliary buildings; 
dismantling of large components and equipments in the reactor buildings of units 1 to 4; 
safely  managing  the  decommissioning  waste  in  accordance  with  a  detailed  waste 

13 
14 

ABM: Activity-Based Management – ABB: Activity-Based Budgeting. 
As referred to in Article 49(6)(a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation. 

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in 

auxiliary  buildings 

defueling of the reactor core of unit 2 and the unit 1 and 2 reactor fuel ponds into the dry 

safely maintaining the reactor units until defueling is completed; 
performing  dismantling 

- 
spent fuel storage facility; 
- 
- 
decommissioning waste in accordance with a detailed waste management plan; 
Bohunice Programme: 
- 
- 
- 
management plan; 
ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned 
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performing dismantling in the turbine hall and auxiliary buildings of reactor V1; 
dismantling of large components and equipments in the V1 reactor buildings; 
safely  managing  the  decommissioning  waste  in  accordance  with  a  detailed  waste 

safely  managing 

and 

the 

1.4.3.  Expected result(s) and impact 

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

The successful implementation of the Union's financial assistance to Bulgaria, Lithuania and 
Slovakia should lead to a major step forward in the decommissioning of all the nuclear power 
plant units concerned and to the safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste. Major 
components and equipments in the auxiliary and in the reactor buildings should be dismantled, 
consequently  providing  substantial  and  durable  support  for  the  health  of  workers  and  the 
general  public,  preventing  environmental  degradation  and  providing  for  real  progress  in 
nuclear safety and security. 

1.4.4. 

Indicators of results and impact  

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

GENERAL OBJECTIVE   To reach an irreversible state within the decommissioning 
process  of  Kozloduy  units  1  to  4,  Ignalina  units  1  and  2 
and  Bohunice  V1  units  1  and  2  nuclear  power  plants,  in 
accordance  with  their  respective  decommissioning  plans, 
while keeping the highest level of safety 

Impact indicator 

Current situation 

major 
of 
Number 
components  and  systems 
dismantled 
the 
in 
concerned  nuclear  reactors 
the 
in  accordance  with 
respective  decommissioning 
plans. 

all 

term 

Long 
milestone* 

target  and 

current 

The 
completion 
dates  for  decommissioning 
of: 
-  Kozloduy  units  1  to  4: 
2030; 
-  Ignalina  units  1  and  2: 
2029; 
-  Bohunice  V1  units  1  and 
2: 2025; 

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(*)  Data on detailed 2020 targets and milestones are not yet available. They will be further 
defined, based on revised decommissioning plans to be provided by Bulgaria, Lithuania and 
Slovakia. 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE   Kozloduy Programme 

Result indicators 

Latest known result 

Number and type of systems 
dismantled  in  the  turbine 
hall and auxiliary buildings. 

Dismantling  activities 
in 
turbine  hall  1  and  2  have 
started. 

large 

Number and type of systems 
components 
and 
dismantled  in  the  reactor 
buildings. 

Not yet started 

Quantity 
conditioned waste. 

and 

type 

of 

Facilities  for  the  treatment 
and  conditioning  of  waste 
are being constructed. 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE  

Ignalina Programme 

Result indicators 

Latest known result 

Number  of  unloaded  fuel 
assemblies  from  unit  2  and 
the spent fuel ponds. 

1 

reactor 

core 
Unit 
defueled, unit 2 reactor core 
partially  defueled  into  the 
spent fuel ponds; 

Medium 
(result)* 

term 

target 

dismantled 

in  auxiliary 

in 
to  4 

Systems 
turbine  halls  1 
completed by 2020; 
Dismantling 
buildings in 2015. 
Dismantling  of  equipment 
in 2015; 
Dismantling 
components in 2016; 

large 

of 

Removal, 
treatment  and 
conditioning  of  operational 
waste completed in 2018; 
Treatment  and  conditioning 
of  decommissioning  waste 
starting in 2015; 

Medium 
(result)* 

term 

target 

of 

spent 

Complete  defueling  and 
transfer 
fuel 
assemblies  to  the  dry  spent 
fuel  storage  completed  by 
end 2016; 

Number 
incidents. 

of 

registered 

Safe 
performed 
incidents; 

maintenance 
without 

No incidents until complete 
defueling of units 1 and 2. 

and 

number 

of 
Type 
systems 
auxiliary 
dismantled  and  the  quantity 
and 
type  of  conditioned 
waste. 

of 

Emergency  core  cooling 
1 
system 
unit 
of 
Start 
dismantled, 
dismantling  works 
in 
turbine hall of unit 1; 
Facilities 
management 
constructed; 

waste 
being 

are 

for 

hall 

turbine 

Unit 
2 
dismantling: 2017; 
Dismantling  of  gas  and 
ventilation  buildings:  2014 
– 2015; 

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Result indicators 

Latest known result 

Number and type of systems 
dismantled in the V1 turbine 
hall and auxiliary buildings. 

Dismantling  of  V1  turbine 
hall started; 
Dismantling  of  external 
buildings (Phase 1) started; 

large 

Number and type of systems 
components 
and 
dismantled in the V1 reactor 
buildings. 

Decontamination  of  V1 
primary circuits has started; 

Medium 
(result)* 

term 

target 

Completion  of  V1  turbine 
hall dismantling; 
System 
the 
removal 
auxiliary  buildings  (phase 
2): start 2014; 

in 

Start  dismantling  of  large 
components  in  the  reactor 
building: start 2015 

Quantity 
conditioned waste. 

and 

type 

of 

Stage  1  decommissioning 
waste  management 
has 
started; 

Stage  2  decommissioning 
waste  management:  end 
2013 – 2025; 

(*)  The data provided is to be considered as indicative only. Detailed medium term targets 
will  be  further  defined  in  the  act  referred  to  under  Article  7(2)  in  the  Regulation,  based  on 
revised decommissioning plans to be provided by Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia. 

1.5. 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

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

Implementing procedures need to be in place not later than 31 December 2014 complemented 
by annual work programmes. 

By  2014  Bulgaria,  Lithuania  and  Slovakia  need  to  satisfy  the  following  ex  ante 
conditionalities: 

(a)  Compliance  with  Union’s  acquis;  in  particular  the  transposition  in  national  law  of  the 
the  Council  Directive 
Council  Directive  2009/71/Euratom  on  nuclear  safety  and 
2011/70/Euratom on the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste. 

(b)  Establish  a  national  legal  framework  to  provide  adequate  provisions  for  the  timely 
accumulation of national financial resources for the safe completion of decommissioning. 

(c)  Submit to the Commission a revised detailed decommissioning plan. 

1.5.2.  Added value of EU involvement 

The necessity for intervention (subsidiarity) is due to the fact that adequate funds required for 
continuing safe decommissioning can currently not be made available through the respective 
national funds due to historical reasons. Unlike other Member States in a similar situation but 

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without  being  confronted  to  early  closure  of  their  plants,  it  was  not  possible  for  Bulgaria, 
Lithuania and Slovakia to accumulate sufficient funds from operation of the plants. 

It is therefore in the interests of the Union to provide further financial support for the seamless 
continuation  of  decommissioning  in  order  to  reach  an  irreversible  state  within  the 
decommissioning  process  of  the  concerned  nuclear  reactor  units,  in  accordance  with  their 
respective  decommissioning  plans,  while  keeping  the  highest  level  of  safety.  This  will 
contribute to provide substantial and durable support for the health of workers and the general 
public, preventing environmental degradation and providing for real progress in nuclear safety 
and security. 

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

The  European  Court  of  Auditors  conducted  a  performance  audit  in  2010/2011.  This 
Regulation takes into account the Court’s observations and recommendations as follows: 

Full funding not guaranteed and no funding ceiling is determined: 

- The Regulation foresees a conditionality for Union support: the beneficiary Member States 
have  to  establish  a  national  legal  framework  to  provide  adequate  provisions  for  the  timely 
accumulation of national financial resources for the safe completion of decommissioning; 

- Clear  end-dates for  EU  support are set in the  Regulation: 2017 for Lithuania and Slovakia 
and 2020 for BG; 

Definition of objectives and meaningful performance indicators for monitoring and reporting 
of programme implementation; 

-  The  Regulation  contains  general  and  specific  objectives  and  performance  indicators  in  a 
much more detailed manner as in previous Regulations; 

-  Performance  indicators  and  clear  provisions  for  monitoring  and  reporting  will  be  further 
detailed as referred to under Article 6(2); 

To establish a needs assessment on progress so far, activities still to be performed and overall 
financing plan including resources from different stakeholders 

- This recommendation is covered by the Impact Assessment. 

-  Detailed  planning  of  activities  still  to  be  performed  will  be  further  developed  in  the  act 
setting out the implementation procedures as foreseen under Article 6(2); 

- For each of the concerned nuclear power plants a detailed revised decommissioning plan is 
to be provided to the Commission by the respective Member States 

Ex-ante evaluation for further Union support under the next MFF: 

- The required ex-ante evaluation is covered by the impact assessment. It provides the required 
information according to the Financial Regulation. 

- The act setting out the implementation procedures foreseen under Article 6(2) will contain 
further details. 

Number of management levels and diffused responsibilities; 

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-  The  choice  of  the  appropriate  management  mode  and  the  delegated  body  will  be  decided 
upon at a later date, following a further assessment of the most suitable options; 

- Roles and responsibilities will be further developed in the act setting out the implementation 
procedures  foreseen  under  Article  6(2)  as  follow-up  of  the  current  Commission  Decision  on 
Procedures. In all three Programmes the beneficiary Member State has a clearly identified role 
as programme coordinator; 

Assess funding through Structural Funds: 

- The use of Structrual Funds has been discussed in the Impact Assessment and excluded as 
delivery mechanism for the EU decommissioning support; 

The Commission adopted in July 2011 its report to the European Parliament and Council on 
the status of the use of financial EU support to the three Member States. Experience from 10 
year  implementation  of  support  was  also  taken  into  account  to  prepare  the  proposal  for  EU 
support  beyond  2013,  to  redefine  objectives  and  indicators  and  to  further  improve  the 
implementation  procedures.  The  further  choice  of  an  appropriate  delivery  mechanism  and 
provisions  under  Article  3(2)  of  the  Regulation  will  allow  the  European  Commission  to 
address  more  efficiently  appearing  difficulties  in  project  implementation  by  the  beneficiary 
Member States. 

1.5.4.  Coherence and possible synergy with other relevant instruments 

Under  the  Commission  proposals  for  the  next  financial  framework  the  three  concerned 
Member  States  will,  at  the  same  time,  remain  a  major  beneficiary  of  the  Structural  and 
Cohesion  Funds,  which  will  allow  for  continued  support  for  catering  for  the  economic  and 
social  consequences  of  decommissioning.  In  addition,  the  Connecting  Europe  Facility 
proposed  by  the  Commission  will  create  major  opportunities  to  upgrade  and  modernise  its 
energy, transport and telecommunications infrastructure. 

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1.6. 

Duration and financial impact  

x Proposal/initiative of limited duration  

–  x  Proposal/initiative in effect from 2014 to 2020 

–  x  Financial  impact  from  2014  to  2025  (from  2021  to  2025  only  for  payment 

appropriations) 

(cid:133) Proposal/initiative of unlimited duration 

–  Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY, 

–  followed by full-scale operation. 

1.7.  Management mode(s) envisaged15  

x Centralised direct management by the Commission  

x Centralised indirect management with the delegation of implementation tasks to: 

–  (cid:133)  executive agencies  

–  (cid:133)  bodies set up by the Communities16  

–  x  national public-sector bodies/bodies with public-service mission 

–  (cid:133)  persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions pursuant to Title V of the 
Treaty  on  European  Union  and  identified  in  the  relevant  basic  act  within  the  meaning  of 
Article 49 of the Financial Regulation  

(cid:133) Shared management with the Member States  

(cid:133) Decentralised management with third countries  

x Joint management with international organisations 

If more than one management mode is indicated, please provide details in the "Comments" section. 

Comments  

The Union's financial assistance under the Programme may be implemented directly pursuant to Article 
[55(1)(a)] of Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [New Financial Regulation], or indirectly by delegating 

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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 
As referred to in Article 185 of the Financial Regulation. 

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budget  implementation  tasks  to  the  entities  listed  in  Article  [55(1)(c)]  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
XXX/2012 [New Financial Regulation]. 

The choice of the management mode and of the delegated body shall be decided upon at a later date. 

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2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

Specify frequency and conditions. 

Monitoring meetings will be held twice a year. The monitoring meetings will have the purpose 
to assess the progress in decommissioning as well as to review and approve monitoring reports 
prepared  by  the  beneficiary  of  the  Union's  support  and  the  delegated  bodies  prior  to  each 
meeting. 

Detailed  monitoring  and  reporting  rules  will  be  further  developed  in  the  act  setting  out  the 
detailed implementing procedures. 

On  site  missions  and  meetings  with  other  involved  stakeholders  (ex.  Ministries)  will 
complement project monitoring. 

No  later  than  end  2015,  an  evaluation  report  shall  be  established  by  the  Commission  on  the 
achievement  of  the  objectives  of  all  the  measures,  at  the  level  of  results  and  impacts,  the 
efficiency of the use of resources and its Union added value, in view of a decision amending 
or suspending the measures. 

An  ex-post  evaluation  shall  be  carried  out  in  close  cooperation  with  the  Member  States  and 
beneficiaries.  The  ex-post  evaluation  shall  examine  the  effectiveness  and  efficiency  of  the 
Programme and its impact on decommissioning. 

2.2.  Management and control system  

2.2.1.  Risk(s) identified  

Project implementation delays 

Possible mismanagement of EU financial assistance by beneficiaries 

Risk of double funding 

2.2.2.  Control method(s) envisaged  

Close monitoring of the programme implementation will be performed in order to mitigate the 
risk of project delays. 

Evaluations  of  the  Programme  are  envisaged  as  foreseen  under  Article  9  of  the  draft 
Regulation; 

The risk of mismanagement will been taken into account by selecting the appropriate delivery 
mechanism. 

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The risk of double funding is considered to be minor. Under this Regulation there will be no 
further  support  of  measures  in  the  energy  sector  where  there  could  be  the  risk  of  double 
funding  coming  from  other  Union's  financial  instruments.  Support  of  nuclear  projects  is 
excluded  from  support  out  of  the  Structural  Funds,  with  consequently  no  overlap.  For  each 
specific programme (Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunce Programme) each beneficiary Member 
States nominates a national programme coordinator with the responsibility, amongst others, to 
exclude double funding from national resources dedicated to decommissioning. 

As  regards  the  control  strategy  the  assumption  is  that  the  Programme  under  this  Regulation 
will share similar risk characteristics as the Union support for the period 2007 – 2013 and a 
similar  control  strategy  will  be  applied.  The  therefore  estimated  level  of  non-compliance  is 
expected to be similar to the level of the 2007 – 2013 Union support programme:  

- 
A  follow-up  financial  audit  of  the  CPMA  at  the  Ignalina  nuclear  power  plant  was 
finalised  in  2010.  This  confirmed  the  institutional  assessment  conducted  in  November  and 
December  2008,  which  found  that  the  following  key  pillars  are  well  established  and 
operational to a satisfactory degree: procurement; internal control system; accounting, external 
audit, public access to information; and publication of beneficiaries. This provides reasonable 
assurance that the CPMA meets the requirements of the Financial Regulation. 

-  As  regards  the  funds  managed  by  the  EBRD,  an  external  financial  audit  of  the  Bohunice 
International  Decommissioning  Support  Fund  has  detected  a  financial  error  that  represents 
around 0.3% of the total budget of the fund. Assuming that there is a similar level of error in 
the  other  two  decommissioning  funds,  reasonable assurance  can  be  given  (similar  audits  are 
foreseen  to  be  launched  by  the  end  of  2011  for  the  Ignalina  and  Kozloduy  International 
Decommissioning Support). 

The  agreements  and  decisions  for  implementing  the  actions  under  this  Programme  will 
provide  for  supervision  and  financial  control  by  the  Commission,  or  any  representative 
authorised  by  the  Commission,  as  well  as  audits  by  the  Court  of  Auditors  and  on-the-spot 
checks  carried  out  by  the  European  Anti-Fraud  Office  (OLAF),  in  accordance  with  the 
procedures laid down in 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 and 
Regulation  (EC)  No  1073/1999  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  25  May 
1999 concerning investigations conducted by OLAF. 

As  far  as  the  implementation  of  financial  instruments  is  concerned  any  agreement  with  an 
entity  to  which  tasks  have  been  entrusted  or  with  other  financial  institutions  involved  will 
provide expressly for the Commission and the Court of Auditors to exercise their powers of 
control,  on  documents  and  on  the  premises  and  on  information,  even  stored  on  electronic 
media, over all third parties who have received Union funds. 

2.2.3.  Nature and intensity of controls 

Summary of 
controls 

Amount in 
MEUR 

Number of beneficiaries: 
transactions (% of total) 

Depth of 
control 

Coverage 
(% of 

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Management of 
actions from 
evaluation to ex-
post audits 

8,48** 

1) global monitoring of all 
projects: 100% 

2) audit of selected projects: 10% 

** approximation based on the following calculation 

(assessment 
1-4) 

value) 

1 

4 

100 

20 

–  3 financial audits: 3 x 0,1 MEUR (based on costs of financial audits under the 2007 – 2013 

Union's financial support); 

–  2015 and ex post evaluation: 0,5 MEUR; 

–  DG ENER internal control dedicated to the Programme: 0,18 MEUR (0,20 x 0,127 MEUR 

per year multiplied by 7 years); 

–  Costs for administration of the programme: 7,5 MEUR = 0,5 x (7+4+4) years (0,5 MEUR 
per  year  individually  for  the  Kozloduy,  Ignalina  and  Bohunice  Programme,  based  on 
average  amounts  for  the  implementation  of  the  2007  –  2013  Union's  financial  support; 
7+4+4 are respectively for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes the durations 
of further Union support under this Regulation); 

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

Specify existing or envisaged prevention and protection measures. 

In addition to the application of all regulatory control mechanisms, DG ENER will devise an 
anti-fraud  strategy  and  an  action  plan  at  DG  level  in  line  with  the  Commission's  new  anti-
fraud strategy (CAFS) adopted on 24 June 2011 to ensure inter alia that its internal anti-fraud 
related  controls  are  aligned  with  the  CAFS  and  that  its  fraud  risk  management  approach  is 
geared  to  identify  fraud  risk  areas  and  adequate  responses.  Where  necessary,  networking 
groups and adequate IT tools dedicated to analysing fraud cases related to the programme will 
be set up. 

Tailored  trainings  on  fraud  prevention  and  detection  in  management  of  grants  and 
procurements  as  well  as  in  project  and  expenditure  life  cycle  will  be  organised  for  the  staff 
involved  in  financial  management  (including  operational  verification  and  management  of 
projects as well as auditors). 

Financial  institutions  involved  in  the  execution  of  financial  operations  under  a  financial 
instrument will have to comply with relevant standards on the prevention of money laundering 
and fight against terrorism. They shall not be established in territories whose jurisdictions do 
not  co-operate  with  the  Union  in  relation  to  the  application  of  internationally  agreed  tax 
standards. 

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3. 

3.1. 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

N° 1 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

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

•  Existing expenditure budget lines  

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line 

Type of  
expenditure

Contribution  

Number  
[Description………………………...……….] 

Diff./non-
diff. 
(17) 

from 
EFTA18 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries19 

from third 
countries 

within the meaning 
of Article 18(1)(aa) 
of the Financial 
Regulation  

32 05 03 

Sureté nucléaire – mesures transitoires 
(démantèlement) 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

N° 1 

32 01 04 03 

non-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. 

[XX.YY.YY.YY] 

from 
EFTA 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries 

from third 
countries 

within the meaning 
of Article 18(1)(aa) 
of the Financial 
Regulation  

YES/N
O 

YES/N
O 

YES/N
O 

YES/NO 

17 
18 
19 

Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-Differentiated Appropriations 
EFTA: European Free Trade Association.  
Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidate countries from the Western Balkans. 

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3.2. 

Estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.1. 

Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

Heading of multiannual financial 
framework:  

1 

Smart and Inclusive Growth 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

DG: ENER 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

2021 – 
2025 

TOTAL 

(cid:121) Operational appropriations  

32 05 03 

of 

Appropriations 
administrative 
 from the envelope for specific programmes20  
32 01 04 03 

an 

TOTAL appropriations 
for DG ENER 

111,616  113,599  116,126  118,448 

30,058 

30,965 

31,335 

552,147 

60,000  101,750  104,000  116,000 

87,700 

21,000 

20,750 

40,947 

552,147 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

nature 

financed 

(3) 

0 

0,250 

0 

0 

0,300 

0 

0,250 

0 

0,800 

Commitments 

=1+3 

111,616  113,849  116,126  118,448 

30,358 

30,965 

31,585 

552,947 

Payments 

=2+3 

60,000  102,000  104,000  116,000 

88,000 

21,000 

21,000 

40,947 

552,947 

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EN 

Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former "BA" lines), indirect 
research, direct research. 

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(cid:121) TOTAL operational appropriations  

Commitments 

Payments 

(cid:121)  TOTAL  appropriations  of  an  administrative  nature 
financed from the envelope for specific programmes  

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

111,616  113,599  116,126  118,448 

30,058 

30,965 

31,335 

60,000  101,750  104,000  116,000 

87,700 

21,000 

20,750 

40,947 

552,147 

552,147 

0 

0,250 

0 

0 

0,300 

0 

0,250 

0 

0,800 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADING 1 
of the multiannual financial framework 

Commitments 

=4+ 6 

111,616  113,849  116,126  118,448 

30,358 

30,965 

31,585 

552,947 

Payments 

=5+ 6 

60,000  102,000  104,000  116,000 

88,000 

21,000 

21,000 

40,947 

552,947 

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Heading of multiannual financial 
framework:  

5 

" Administrative expenditure " 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

DG: ENER 

(cid:121) Human resources  
(cid:121) Other administrative expenditure  

0,762 

0,080 

0,762 

0,080 

0,762 

0,080 

0,762 

0,080 

0,762 

0,080 

0,762 

0,080 

0,762 

0,080 

TOTAL DG ENER 

Appropriations  

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

5,334 

0,560 

5,894 

TOTAL appropriations 
under HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial framework  

(Total 
= Total payments) 

commitments 

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

5,894 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

2021 – 
2025 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADINGS 1 to 5 
of the multiannual financial framework  

Commitments 

112,458  114,691  116,968  119,290 

31,200 

31,807 

32,427 

558,841 

Payments 

60,842  102,842  104,842  116,842 

88,842 

21,842 

21,842 

40,947 

558,841 

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3.2.2.  Estimated impact on operational appropriations  

–  (cid:133)  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations  

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

Indicate 
objectives and 
outputs  

(cid:216) 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

TOTAL 

OUTPUTS 

Type 
of 
outp
ut21 

Avera
ge 
cost  
of the 
output 

  Cost 
s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

  Cost 
s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

  Cost 
s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

  Cost 
s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

  Cost 
s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

  Cost 
s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

  Cost 
s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

Total 
cost 

Total 
numbe
r of 
output
s 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 122… 

Kozloduy 
Programme 

Sub-total for specific objective N°1 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 2… 

Ignalina 
Programme 

Sub-total for specific objective N°2 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 3… 

Bohunice 
Programme 

28,046 

28,607 

29,179 

29,763 

30,358 

30,965 

31,585 

208,503 

55,713

56,828

57,964

59,124 

p.m.

p.m.

p.m.

229,629

27,857

28,414

28,983

29,562 

p.m.

p.m.

p.m.

114,815

21 
22 

Outputs are products and services to be supplied (e.g.: number of student exchanges financed, number of km of roads built, etc.). 
As described in Section 1.4.2. "Specific objective(s)…" 

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Sub-total for specific objective N°3 

TOTAL COST 

111,616 

113,849 

116,126

118,448 

30,358

30,965

31,585

552,947 

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3.2.3.  Estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

3.2.3.1.  Summary  

–  (cid:133)  The  proposal/initiative  does  not 

require 

the  use  of  administrative 

appropriations  

–  x  The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  administrative  appropriations,  as 

explained below: 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

TOTAL 

HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework 

Human resources  

0,762 

0,762 

0,762 

0,762 

0,762 

0,762 

0,762 

5,334 

Other administrative 
expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Outside HEADING 523 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Human resources  

Other expenditure  
of an administrative 
nature 

Subtotal  
outside HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

0,080 

0,080 

0,080 

0,080 

0,080 

0,080 

0,080 

0,560 

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

0,842 

5,894 

0 

0 

0,250 

0,250 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0,300 

0,300 

0 

0 

0,250 

0,800 

0,250 

0,800 

TOTAL 

0,842 

1,092 

0,842 

0,842 

1,142 

0,842 

1,092 

6,694

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. 

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Technical  and/or  administrative  assistance  and  expenditure  in  support  of  the  implementation  of  EU 
programmes and/or actions (former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct research. 

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3.2.3.2.   Estimated requirements of human resources  

–  (cid:133)  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources  

–  x  The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  human  resources,  as  explained 

below: 

Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

(cid:121) Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary agents) 

XX 01 01 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s 
Representation Offices) 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

XX 01 01 02 (Delegations) 

XX 01 05 01 (Indirect research) 

10 01 05 01 (Direct research) 

(cid:121) External personnel (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)24 

XX 01 02 01 (CA, INT, SNE from the "global 
envelope") 

XX 01 02 02 (CA, INT, JED, LA and SNE in 
the delegations) 

XX 01 04 yy 25 

- at Headquarters26 

- in delegations  

XX 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Indirect 
research) 

10 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Direct research) 

Other budget lines (specify) 

TOTAL 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

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. 

Description of tasks to be carried out: 

Officials and temporary agents 

Implementation  of  the  financial  support  to  the  Kozloduy,  Ignalina  and  Bohunice 
Programmes, programming, monitoring, controlling and reporting. 

External personnel 

24 

25 
26 

CA= Contract Agent; INT= agency staff ("Intérimaire"); JED= "Jeune Expert en Délégation" (Young 
Experts in Delegations); LA= Local Agent; SNE= Seconded National Expert;  
Under the ceiling for external personnel from operational appropriations (former "BA" lines). 
Essentially  for  Structural  Funds,  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development  (EAFRD)  and 
European Fisheries Fund (EFF). 

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3.2.4.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework  

–  x  Proposal/initiative  is  compatible  with  the  2014  –  2020  multiannual  financial 

framework as per COM(2011)500. 

–  (cid:133)  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. 

- 

–  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative requires application of the flexibility instrument or revision 

of the multiannual financial framework27. 

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

- 

3.2.5.  Third-party  contributions  (no  3rd  party  contributions  directly  to  the  EU  support 

prgr.) 

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

27 

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3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

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

–  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 

– 

– 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

on own resources  

on miscellaneous revenue  

Appropriation
s available for 
the ongoing 
budget year 

Budget revenue line: 

Article …………. 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative28 

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

… insert as many columns as necessary 
in order to reflect the duration of the 
impact (see point 1.6) 

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

- 

Specify the method for calculating the impact on revenue. 

- 

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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. 

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