Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the adoption of a Supplementary Research Programme for the ITER project (2014-2018)
Date: 2011-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, nuclear energy, nuclear fusion, nuclear reactor, research programme

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 21.12.2011 
COM(2011) 931 final 

2011/0460 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the adoption of a Supplementary Research Programme  
for the ITER project (2014-2018) 

 
 
 
 
  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

The  purpose  of  the  annexed  proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  is  to  define  the  funding 
arrangement for the EU contribution to the ITER project for the period 2014-2018 through a 
"Supplementary Research Programme" under the Euratom Treaty. 

The main purpose of the ITER project1 is to build and operate an experimental fusion reactor. 
ITER is a major step towards the demonstration of fusion as a sustainable energy source. Due 
to its important advantages, such as the availability of large fuel reserves and the lack of CO2 
emissions, fusion could greatly contribute to the long-term EU energy strategy. Furthermore, 
fusion has inherent safety features that set it apart from traditional nuclear power. ITER is part 
of  the  Strategic  Energy  Technology  (SET)  Plan  and  will  contribute  to  the  Europe  2020 
strategy,  as  the  involvement  of  European  high  tech  industry  should  provide  the  EU  with  a 
global competitive advantage in this promising sector.  

The  ITER  project  is  conducted  under  the  terms  of  the  international  Agreement  on  the 
Establishment  of  the  ITER  International  Fusion  Energy  Organization  for  the  Joint 
Implementation of the ITER Project (the "ITER Agreement")2 between the European Atomic 
Energy Community ("Euratom") and 6 other Parties: China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, and 
the  USA.  This  legally  binding  agreement  established  the  ITER  Organization  with  full 
international  legal  personality,  as  the  body  responsible  for  the  joint  implementation  of  the 
ITER  project.  The  Commission  represents  Euratom  in  the  different  ITER  instances,  in 
particular the ITER Council, the project's major governing body.  

In the framework of the negotiations to obtain the support of the other ITER parties to fix the 
site  for  ITER  in  Europe,  Euratom  and  Japan  concluded  a  bilateral  agreement  setting  out 
complementary joint fusion research activities, called Broader Approach activities 3. 

As  Host  Party  and  bearing  the  largest  share  of  the  contributions  to  the  construction  phase 
(5/11,  or  roughly  45%  of  the  total),  Euratom  has  special  responsibilities  and  obligations, 
including the impossibility to withdraw unilaterally from the ITER Agreement. 

The EU contribution to the ITER project is managed through the European Joint Undertaking 
for  ITER  and  the  Development  of  Fusion  Energy  ("Fusion  for  Energy"),  established  by 
Council Decision on 27 March 20074. The Members of Fusion for Energy (Euratom, the 27 
Member  States  and  Switzerland)  are  all  represented  in  its  Governing  Board.  The  EU 
contribution to the ITER project consists mainly of major systems and components procured 
by  Fusion  for  Energy  and  provided  "in  kind"  to  the  ITER  Organization  during  the 
construction  phase.  The  European  Parliament  is  responsible  for  giving  the  budgetary 
discharge to Fusion for Energy. 

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An important feature of the construction of ITER is the extreme technical challenge. With its 
unprecedented scale and complexity, it represents a major undertaking with contributions in 
civil, mechanical, electrical and nuclear engineering.  

ITER shares some features with other large scale projects of interest to the EU: they can be 
disproportionately  expensive  in  relation  to  the  small  EU  budget  and  they  tend  to  overrun 
initial cost projections. The subsequent need to find additional funds leads either to redeploy 
funds  that  had  already  been  earmarked  for  other  priorities  or  to  challenge  the  limits 
established by the Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF). These consequences have also 
been  questioned  by  the  European  Parliament.  In  addition,  the  redeployments  can  only  be 
decided upon after a long and complex inter-institutional process that generates risks for the 
fulfilment of the commitments adopted by the EU at international level.  

This is not a sustainable model: a different approach is needed, one that provides long-term 
certainty to this challenging project.  For  this  reason, through its Communication of 29 June 
2011 “A Budget for Europe 2020”5, the Commission proposed to fund the EU contribution to 
the  ITER  project  outside  the  Multi-annual  Financial  Framework  (MFF)  after  2013.  It  is 
therefore proposed to set up a Supplementary Research Programme under the Euratom Treaty 
for the EU contribution to the ITER project for the period 2014-2018. 

It  must  be  noted  that  the  Euratom  Treaty  limits  the  duration  of  Research  Programmes  to  a 
maximum  of  five  years.  According  to  the  ITER  Agreement,  the  ITER  project  will  have  an 
initial duration of 35 years (i.e. until 2041); thus, subsequent Council decisions will be needed 
to continue to fund the EU contribution to this project.  

2. 

SCOPE OF THE PROPOSAL 

The  proposed  Supplementary  Research  Programme  covers  the  contributions  to  the 
construction  of  the  ITER  facility,  procurement  of  equipment  and  installations  and  general 
technical and administrative support for the project during construction, and participation in 
commissioning  and  initial  operation,  as  well  as  other  ITER  related  activities,  such  as  those 
under the Broader Approach Agreement.  

Euratom will continue to participate in the governance, management and staffing of the ITER 
Organization  and  Fusion  for  Energy  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  agreement 
establishing the ITER Organization and the Council Decision establishing Fusion for Energy. 

3. 

RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND 
IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

This proposal takes full account of the responses to an extensive public consultation based on 
the  Green  Paper  'From  Challenges  to  Opportunities:  Towards  a  Common  Strategic 
Framework for EU research and innovation funding'6, within the preparation of the Euratom 
Research  and  Training  Programme  (2014-2018)  contributing  to  the  "Horizon  2020" 
Framework programme for Research and Innovation.  

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ITER  was  included  in  this  consultation  and  in  the  internal  and  external  evaluations  for  the 
drafting  of  the  impact  assessment.  This  impact  assessment  concluded  that  the  benefits  of 
ITER,  which  balance  scientific,  technical  and  financial  risks,  are,  in  the  long  term,  the 
commercial exploitation of fusion energy and, in the near term, the competitiveness benefits 
to industry.  

On  the  basis  of  the  Communication  of  29  June  2011,  several  options  for  the  modalities  of 
funding  the  ITER  project  outside  the  MFF  have  been  examined.  The  creation  of  a 
Supplementary  Research  Programme  funded  with  contributions  from  Member  States  will 
provide continuity for the project, in particular vis-à-vis our international partners. It will also 
avoid a renegotiation process to modify the ITER Agreement, a complex process surrounded 
by uncertainties. 

4. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

The legal basis for the Supplementary Research Programme is provided for by Article 7 of the 
Euratom Treaty. The Supplementary Research Programme, with a duration of 5 years, will be 
adopted through a specific Council Decision.  

5. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION  

The 'legislative financial statement' attached to this proposal for a Council Decision sets out 
the  budgetary  implications  and  the  human  and  administrative  resources  needed  for  the 
implementation of the Supplementary Research Programme. 

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2011/0460 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the adoption of a Supplementary Research Programme  
for the ITER project (2014-2018) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular 
Article 7 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament7, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee8, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

The Agreement on the Establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy Organization 
for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project9 (hereinafter the "ITER Agreement") was 
signed on 21 November 2006 by the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), the 
People's Republic of China, the Republic of India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian 
Federation  and  the  United  States  of  America.  The  ITER  Agreement  establishes  the  ITER 
International Fusion Energy Organization (hereinafter the "ITER Organization"), which has 
full  responsibility  for  constructing,  operating,  exploiting  and  de-activating  the  ITER 
facilities. 

The ITER Agreement requires all parties to provide contributions to the ITER Organization 
through  appropriate  legal  entities  referred  to  as  "Domestic  Agencies".  The  European 
Domestic  Agency  to  discharge  Euratom  obligations  to  the  ITER  Organization  has  been 
established  by  Council  Decision  2007/198/Euratom  of  27  March  2007  establishing  the 
European  Joint  Undertaking  for  ITER  and  the  Development  of  Fusion  Energy  and 
conferring advantages upon it10. 

In the framework of the negotiations to obtain the support of the other ITER parties to fix 
the  site  for  ITER  in  Europe,  the  Agreement  between  the  European  Atomic  Energy 
Community  and  the  Government  of  Japan  for  the  Joint  Implementation  of  the  Broader 
Approach Activities in the Field of Fusion Energy Research11 was concluded in 2007 setting 
out  complementary  joint  fusion  research  activities  in  the  territory  of  Japan  to  ensure  the 

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rapid start-up of high performance operation of ITER. The Broader Approach activities and 
other  ITER  related  activities  are  channelled  through  the  European  Joint  Undertaking  for 
ITER  and  the  Development  of  Fusion  Energy.  The  funding  of  the  Broader  Approach 
activities  is  mainly  ensured  by  in  kind  contributions  from  some  members  of  the  European 
Joint  Undertaking  for  ITER  and  the  Development  of  Fusion  Energy,  while  the  remaining 
part of the Euratom contribution is covered by the Euratom budget.  

The  estimated  costs  for  ITER  construction  increased  compared  to  the  initial  estimates  of 
2001, on which the ITER Agreement was based. In its conclusions of 12 July 2010 on ITER 
status and possible way forward, the Council of the European Union limited the European 
contribution to the ITER construction phase to an amount of EUR 6.6 billion in 2008 value. 
According to those conclusions, the European contribution is funded by Euratom (80%) and 
by  France  (20%)  and  includes  construction  costs,  running  costs  and  contingencies.  As  a 
result  of  those  conclusions,  the  Commission  proposed  to  amend  the  Interinstitutional 
Agreement  of  17  May  2006  on  budgetary  discipline  and  sound  financial  management  as 
regards the multiannual framework12 (MFF) for the period 2007-2013 to provide additional 
funds for ITER for the period of 2012-2013.  

For  the  period  after  2013  the  Commission  in  its  communication  “A  Budget  for  Europe 
2020”13  proposed  to  fund  the  ITER  project  outside  the  MFF.  Therefore  a  Supplementary 
Research  Programme  for  the  ITER  project  should  be established for the period of 2014 to 
2018.  

The  Supplementary  Research  Programme  for  the  ITER  project  should  be  funded  by 
contributions from the Member States based on a call rate applied to each Member State's 
Gross  National  Income  (GNI)  as  defined  for  the  purpose  of  calculating  the  GNI  own 
resource  contribution  to  the  General  Budget  of  the  European  Union.  Those  contributions 
shall be made to the General Budget of the European Union, and shall be assigned to that 
Programme. Third countries which have concluded a cooperation agreement with Euratom 
in the field of controlled nuclear fusion that associates their respective research programmes 
with the Euratom programmes should also be able to contribute to that Programme. 

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. 

The Scientific and Technical Committee provided to the Commission its opinion concerning 
the  Euratom  Research  and  Training  Programme  (2014-2018)  contributing  to  the  "Horizon 
2020"  Framework  Programme  for  Research  and  Innovation.  The  scientific  and  technical 
content of ITER activities are unchanged in this Supplementary Research Programme.  

(4) 

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(8) 

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

Article 1 

The Supplementary Research Programme for the ITER project is established for the period from 1 
January  2014  to  31  December  2018  (hereinafter  the  "Programme").  It  shall  finance  activities 

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necessary to provide the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) contribution to the ITER 
Organization,  including  those  activities  necessary  for  constructing,  operating  and  exploiting  the 
ITER  facilities  as  well  as  ITER  related  activities.  The  scientific  and  technological  objective, 
rationale and activities of the Programme are set out in the Annex.  

The  Programme  shall  be  financed  through  a  maximum  contribution  of  EUR  2,573  million  (in 
current values) according to Article 3. 

Article 2 

Article 3 

The Programme shall be funded by contributions of the Member States, based on a call rate applied 
to  each  Member  State's  Gross  National  Income  (GNI)  as  defined  for  the  purposes  of  calculating 
GNI own resource contribution to the General Budget of the European Union. Those contributions 
shall be considered as external assigned revenue for the Programme in accordance with [Article XX 
of  Regulation  (EU)  No  XX/2012  of  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  [New  Financial 
Regulation]14 . 

Article 4 

Third  countries  which  have  concluded  a  cooperation  agreement  with  Euratom  in  the  field  of 
controlled  nuclear  fusion  that  associates  their  respective  research  programmes  with  the  Euratom 
programmes (hereinafter "associated countries") may also contribute to the Programme. 

The  contribution  of  associated  countries  shall  be  determined  in  the  respective  cooperation 
agreement with Euratom in the field of controlled nuclear fusion. 

Article 5 

The Programme shall be implemented by the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 
XXXX/2012 [New Financial Regulation].  

The Commission may entrust the implementation to the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and 
the  Development  of  Fusion  Energy15  in  accordance  with  [Article  XX  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
XXXX/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council [New Financial Regulation]. 

Article 6 

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

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2. 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  checks  and  inspections,  over  all  grant  beneficiaries, 
contractors,  subcontractors  and  other  third  parties  who  have  received  Union  funds  under  this 
Decision. 

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 Council 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 Union in connection with a grant agreement or grant decision or a contract concerning Union 
funding. 

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

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

Article 7 

It shall apply from 1 January 2014. 

Article 7 

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX 

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL OBJECTIVE, RATIONALE AND ACTIVITIES OF 
THE SUPPLEMENTARY RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR THE ITER PROJECT 

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL OBJECTIVE 

The  objective  of  the  Supplementary  Research  Programme  for  the  ITER  project  shall  be  to 
implement ITER as a major step towards the creation of prototype reactors for fusion power stations 
that are safe, sustainable, environmentally responsible, and economically viable.  

The first priority of the strategy to achieve the objective shall be the construction of ITER (a major 
experimental  facility  which  demonstrates  the  scientific  and  technical  feasibility  of  fusion  power), 
followed by the construction of a demonstration fusion power plant. 

RATIONALE 

Fusion has the potential to make a major contribution to the realisation of a sustainable and secure 
energy  supply  for  the  Union  a  few  decades  from  now.  Its  successful  development  would  provide 
energy which is safe, sustainable and environmentally friendly.  

The global dimension of fusion R&D is embodied in the  agreement establishing the International 
Fusion Energy Organisation for the ITER Project and in the Agreement between the Government of 
Japan  and  Euratom  for  the  Broader  Approach  Activities  in  the  Field  of  Fusion  Energy  Research, 
which are complementary to the ITER activities. 

ACTIVITIES  

The  Supplementary  Research  Programme  for  the  ITER  project  will  provide  the  Euratom 
contribution  to  activities  of  the  European  Joint  Undertaking  for  ITER  and  the  Development  of 
Fusion  Energy  (Fusion  for  Energy),  as  set  out  in  the  Council  Decision  of  27  March  2007 
(2007/198/Euratom). 

The activities of Fusion for Energy, for the period 2014 – 2018, shall be as follow: 

(a)  To  provide  the  Euratom  contribution  to  the  ITER  International  Fusion  Energy  Organisation, 
including those R&D activities necessary for developing the basis for the procurement of the ITER 
components and the procurement of the ITER Test Blanket Modules; 

(b) To provide the Euratom contribution to Broader Approach Activities with Japan; 

(c) As appropriate, other  activities in order to prepare the basis for the design of a demonstration 
reactor and related facilities. 

The functioning of Fusion for Energy, its management and staffing as well as the general technical 
and  administrative  support  are  also  covered  by  the  Supplementary  Research  Programme  for  the 
ITER project. 

The  detailed  work  programmes  implementing  the  above  activities  will  be  decided,  on  an  annual 
basis, by the Fusion for Energy Governing Board. 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

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  

Council  Decision  on  the  adoption  of  a  Supplementary  Research  Programme  for  ITER 
(2014-2018)  

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure16  

- XX XX ITER  

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 action17  

(cid:58) 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  

The  Supplementary  Research  Programme  for  ITER  ("the  Programme")  shall  have  the 
general objective of contributing to the long-term decarbonisation of the energy system in 
a  safe,  efficient  and  secure  way.  The  Programme  will  contribute  to  the  Europe  2020 
strategy and to the ‘Innovation Union’ flagship by supporting the mobilisation of European 
high-tech  industries  which  will  gain  new  skills  and  manufacturing  capabilities  through 
participation in Fusion for Energy (F4E) procurement contracts. 

1.4.2. 

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

To  provide  the  Euratom  contribution  to  the  ITER  Organization,  for  the  construction, 
operation  and  exploitation  of  the  ITER  facilities,  as  well  as  for  ITER  related  activities.

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ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned:  

1.4.3. 

Specific objective(s) and ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned for JRC Direct Actions  

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1.4.4.  Expected result(s) and impact 

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

The Supplementary Research Programme will result in Europe making its contributions to 
the  successful  construction  of  the  ITER  device  within  the  framework  of  an  international 
collaboration.  Since Europe is making the largest contribution to the project (45% of the 
construction costs) the impacts of the Programme will be greatest in Europe. These impacts 
will  be  both  near  term  (competitiveness  benefits  to  European  industry)  and  long  term  (a 
leading role for Europe in the commercial exploitation of fusion energy). 

The  project  is  already  having  a  positive  impact  on  industrial  competitiveness  and  job 
creation due to the nature of the ITER activities (procurement of high tech components or 
buildings), which require industrial contributions in civil, mechanical, electrical, materials 
and nuclear engineering combined in unprecedented conditions. More than three quarters 
of  the  overall  Community  contribution  to  ITER  will  result  in  contracts  with  private 
companies.  The  creation  of  new  jobs  in  Europe  directly  due  to  ITER  activities  will  be 
significant  because  a  large  fraction  of  the  expenditure  is  for  R&D  and  engineering  tasks 
which are more labour intensive than conventional manufacturing. 

In the long term ITER presents a unique opportunity for European high tech industry and 
construction companies to establish a global competitive advantage and become a leading 
actor  in  the  design  of  the  first  generation  of  fusion  power  plants  and  the  subsequent 
international commercialisation. 

1.4.5. 

Indicators of results and impact  

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

The  indicators  which  will  measure  progress  in  the  European  contributions  to  ITER 
construction  will  be  the  achievement  of  milestones  by  F4E,  the  European  Joint 
Undertaking  with  the  task  of  procuring  components  and  providing  them  as  "in  kind" 
contributions to ITER during the construction phase of the project. 

F4E  has  identified  in  its  project  plan  major  milestones  covering  all  its  procurement 
activities during ITER construction. The overall planning and annual Work Programme of 
F4E specify the timetable for the achievement of these milestones, and regular reports to 
its  governance  body  (the  Governing  Board)  and  the  EU  Council  provide  information  on 
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1.5. 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative 

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

Through  its  Communication  of  29  June  2011  “A  Budget  for  Europe  2020”,  the 
Commission proposed to fund the EU contribution to the ITER project outside the Multi-
annual Financial Framework (MFF) after 2013. This Supplementary Research Programme 
will implement this proposal. 

1.5.2.  Added value of EU involvement 

The risk, costs, and long-term nature of a project such as ITER puts it beyond the reach of 
individual Member States and even of the EU as such. Thus, the establishment of a global 
framework  has  been  deemed  necessary  to  undertake  this  project.  In  order  to  take  part  to 
this international endeavor, action at European level shares risk and generates a breadth of 
scope and economies of scale that could not otherwise be achieved.  

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

The  Joint  European  Torus  (JET)  project  has  demonstrated  that  building  and  operating  a 
large  fusion  research  infrastructure  under  the  coordination  of  Euratom  is  efficient  and 
maximises  the  scientific  and  industrial  benefits.  However,  the  scale  required  for  the 
construction  of  ITER  is  unprecedented  and  requires  a  collaboration  at  global  level  for 
which there is no example to be found in the past. 

1.5.4.  Coherence and possible synergy with other relevant instruments 

The  Programme  will  establish  synergies  and  complementarities  with  fusion  research 
activities  and  in  the  future  Euratom  research  programme  complementing  Horizon  2020 
(2014-2018).  In  particular,  actions  to  be  undertaken  in  this  framework  will  provide 
important scientific contribution to the construction and operation of ITER and constitute 
important  risk-mitigation  measures.  The  results  of  fusion  research  activities  under  the 
Euratom  research  Framework  Programme  for  2012-2013  will  also  make  an  important 
contribution to activities under the Programme. 

1.6. 

Duration and financial impact  

(cid:58) Proposal/initiative of limited duration  

–  (cid:58)  Proposal/initiative in effect from 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2018  

–  (cid:58)  Financial impact from 2014 to 2026 

(cid:133) Proposal/initiative of unlimited duration 

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

–  followed by full-scale operation. 

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1.7.  Management mode(s) envisaged18  

(cid:58) Centralised direct management by the Commission  

(cid:58) Centralised indirect management with the delegation of implementation tasks to: 

–  (cid:133)  executive agencies  

–  (cid:58)  bodies set up by the Communities19  

–  (cid:133)  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  

(cid:133) Joint management with international organisations (to be specified) 

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

Comments:  

Management  will  be  through  the  services  of  the  Commission  and  through  the  European 
Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy ("Fusion for Energy" – 
F4E).  The  Commission  represents  Euratom  in  the  high  level  instances  of  both  the  ITER 
Organization (IO) and F4E. 

2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES 

The  Programme  will  be  implemented  through  F4E,  which  channels  the  Euratom 
contribution to the ITER Project and the Euratom contribution to other activities related to 
ITER, such as the Broader Approach activities with Japan. 

The  Commission  participates  in  the  decision-making  bodies  of  F4E  and  of  the  ITER 
Organization. 

At the international level the Commission represents Euratom in the decision-making body 
of  IO,  the  ITER  Council,  and  participates  in  the  Scientific  and  Technical  Advisory 
Committee  (STAC)  and  in  the  Management  Advisory  Committee  of  the  ITER  Council 
(MAC).  

As regards F4E's governance and management, the Commission is a member of Fusion for 
Energy  and  participates,  on  behalf  of  Euratom,  in  the  bodies  governing  this  Joint 

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19 

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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Undertaking, i.e. the Governing Board, the Executive Committee, the Technical Advisory 
Panel, the Administration and Finance Committee and the “Bureau”.  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules 

A monitoring system is in place to ensure the highest quality outputs and most efficient use 
of resources. Monitoring and reporting are based  on  the  management  and  reporting  rules 
that are applied by F4E and the IO, which require the approval of all key documents by the 
governance  bodies.  Through  these  bodies,  the  Commission  monitors  and  revises  the 
documents  governing  the  activities  to  implement  the  ITER  Project,  such  as  the  Work 
Programmes, Annual activity report, the Project Plans, the Resources Estimates Plans, the 
Staff Policy Plans, the Budgets, the Accounts, etc.. 

F4E  is  setting  up  a  project  management  and  reporting  process,  fully  integrating  various 
aspects of the reporting system to the GB. 

Every  year  and  in  line  with  the  Council  conclusions  of  12  July  2010  (Draft  11902/10 
RECH 255 ATO 38 BUDGET 45; adoption 11821/10 ADD 1), F4E reports to the Council 
on the progress achieved in implementing the cost containment and savings plan as well as 
on  the  performance  and  management  of  the  Joint  Undertaking  and  the  ITER  project, 
including the fulfillment of the schedule activities within its annual budget. 

In response of these Council conclusions, Fusion for Energy has appointed an independent 
expert who will assess the project progress on the basis of existing reports and will submit 
its opinion of the F4E GB and to the Competitiveness Council once a year. 

In  addition,  F4E  and  the  Commission  have  signed  an  Administrative  Agreement  which 
defines the modalities and conditions applicable to the transfer by the Commission of the 
Community financial contribution to F4E. 

2.2.  Management and control system 

The  Commission  participates  in  the  decision-making  bodies  of  the  IO  and  also  in  the 
governing bodies of F4E.  

At the level of the Commission, the services of the DG in charge of the Joint Undertaking 
will follow and revise all initiatives needed to implement efficiently the ITER project, in 
particular those of a financial nature.  

Also, the Commission's Internal Audit Service (IAS) will act as Internal Auditor of F4E as 
from  2012,  under  the  modalities  agreed  between  the  Directorate  General  of  the  IAS  and 
F4E. 

Also, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) enjoys the same powers with respect to F4E 
and its staff as it enjoys in respect of Commission departments. 

As regards the governance of Fusion for Energy, at the end of May 2011, F4E's GB at the 
initiative  of  the  Commission  adopted  a  set  of  measures  to  improve  the  governance  and 
management  of  F4E.  These  set  of  measures  included  the  establishment  of  the  AFC  to 
provide  comments  and  recommendations  to  the  GB  on  administrative  and  financial 

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matters; a “Bureau” that prepares the work and decisions of the GB and the revision of the 
role of the ExCo that will focus on the F4E’s upstream procurement activities.  

In addition, a newly appointed Director has put in place as from the 1st of January 2011, a 
new organisational structure to have a more project-oriented organisation with on a strong 
financial service. 

F4E's Financial Regulation is similar to the Commission's Financial Regulation, including 
public procurement procedures equivalent to the Commission's standards. F4E's contracts, 
in line with its Financial Regulation, include the necessary provisions for supervision and 
control of the use of F4E's budget. Following opinions of the Court of Auditors, F4E has 
revised its Financial Regulation to take into account the main recommendations from the 
Court. 

F4E is accountable to its GB and the European Parliament, the latter providing the annual 
discharge for the budget, based on a recommendation by the Council. In addition, F4E is 
audited  twice  a  year  by  the  European  Court  of  Auditors  that  provides  a  report  to  the 
Commission,  the  Council  and  the  Parliament  as  part  of  the  annual  discharge.  For  joint 
management activities between F4E and ITER (like joint procurements), the Commission 
will  continue  to  ensure  that  accounting,  internal  control,  audit  and  public  procurement 
procedures  of  partners  are  compatible  with  EU  rules  and  standards.  Recommendations 
from past audits by the Court of Auditors are taken into account. 

2.2.1. 

Internal control framework  

The internal control framework is built on: 

1. The Internal Control Standards of the Commission which are applied by the Directorate 
General  in  charge  of  the  ITER  project  when  adopting  any  decision  concerning  F4E,  in 
particular those having a financial nature; 

2.  The  Internal  Control  Standards  that  F4E  is  putting  in  place  to  implement  systematic 
surveillance exercisesand follow-up the implementation of the resulting recommendations. 
Seconded  Commission  staff  members  have  provided  their  support  in  order  to  assist  F4E 
with  the  implementation  of  the  Internal  Control  Action  plan,  the  establishment  of  check 
lists, the implementation of a regular surveillance mechanism and budget management.  

3.  Technical,  financial  and  political  review  by  the  Commission  of  F4E's  and  ITER 
activities throughout every step of the project; 

4.  Ex-ante  checks  for  the  procurement  and  ex-post  controls.  Risks  are  assessed  regularly 
and  progress  in  the  execution  of  work  and  the  consumption  of  resources  is  monitored 
regularly, based on defined objectives and indicators. 

2.2.2.  Expected level of risk of non-compliance  

There  is  an  inherent  financial  risk  in  F4E  due  to  the  nature  of  its  activities  (large  and 
complex in-kind procurements with high technical risks). Measures to monitor and better 
control  the  functioning  of  F4E  have  been  put  in  place  and  the  reorganization  of  F4E's 
structure should also alleviate this situation.  

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The  Commission  will  continue  to  identify  the  risks  related  to  the  implementation  of  this 
project, notably in terms of costs, and will take the most appropriate measures to manage 
and mitigate these risks.  

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2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities 

The  Commission's  Directorate  General  charged  with  the  implementation  of  the  ITER 
project  and  budget  is  determined  to  fight  against  fraud  at  all  stages  of  the  project 
implementation  in  line  with  the  Commission  Anti-fraud  strategy  COM(2011)376  of  24 
June 2011. 

The  administrative  monitoring  of  the  contracts,  grants  and  related  payments  is  under  the 
responsibility  of  F4E.  The  Commission  and  F4E  pay  particular  attention  to  cost 
containment. 

The Commission and the Joint Undertaking take into account the financial interests of the 
European  Union  notably  in  compliance  with  Council  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom) 
No 2988/95  of  18  December  1995  on  the  protection  of  the  European  Communities’ 
financial interests and Article 53(a) of the Financial Regulation.  

They  shall  take  appropriate  measures  ensuring  that,  when  actions  financed  under  this  
Decision  are  implemented,  the  financial  interests  of  the  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. 

Fusion  for  Energy  has  started  to  develop  an  ex-post  audit  strategy  to  be  implemented  in 
2012.  This  strategy  is  a  key  control  aiming  to  assess  the  legality  and  regularity  of  the 
underlying transactions. 

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) enjoys the same powers with respect to F4E and 
its staff, as it enjoys in respect of Commission departments.  

OLAF may carry out on-the-spot checks and inspections on economic operators concerned 
directly  or  indirectly  by  EU  funding  in  accordance  with  the  procedures  laid  down  in 
Council  Regulation  (Euratom,  EC)  No  2185/96  of  11  November  1996  with  a  view  to 
establishing  whether  there  has  been  fraud,  corruption  or  any  other  illegal  activity  in 
connection  with  a  grant  agreement  or  grant  decision  or  a  contract  concerning  Union 
funding. 

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3. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

3.1. 

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  

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework:  Number: 08 01 xx  

Diff./non-
diff 
(20) 

from 
EFTA21 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries22 

from third 
countries 

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

Outside 
MFF 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

H1/outside 
MFF 

08 01 04 40 Fusion For Energy 

Non-diff. 

NO 

NO 

YES 

YES  

•  New budget lines requested  

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line 

Type of 
expenditure

Contribution  

Outside the Multiannual Financial Framework 

08 01 XX 01 Expenditure related to Staff* 

08 01 XX 02 Expenditure related to External Staff* 

08 01 XX 03 Other management expenditure* 

08 06 01 xx ITER related expenditure 

Diff./non-
diff. 

from 
EFTA 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries 

from third 
countries 

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

Diff./non-
diff. 

NO 

NO 

YES 

YES 

*- The precise numbering of the budget lines will be defined at later stage. 

20 
21 
22 

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  

In current prices - EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Outside the Multiannual Financial Framework  

Year 
201423 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

>2018 

TOTAL 

(cid:121)  Operational  appropriations  outside  the 
MFF 

Number  of  budget 
line. 

08 06 01 xx ITER 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

-  2,349.534 
897.230  631.578  285.383  282.081  253.262 
107.000  306.140  405.263  304.368  353.455  873.308  2,349.534 

Appropriations of an administrative nature 
financed  from  the  envelope  for  ITER 
programme24  
Number  of  budget 
line.  

08  01  04  40  F4E 
Staff 

TOTAL 
appropriations 

Commitments 

Outside MFF 

Payments 

(3) 

=1+1a 
+3 

=2+2a 

+3 

43.000 

43.860 

44.737 

45.632 

46.545 

223.774 

- 

940.230  675.438  330.120  327.713  299.807 

2,573.308 

150.000  350.000  450.000  350.000  400.000 

873,308 

2,573.308 

Heading 1  

DG:  

Year
201425 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

>2018 

TOTAL 

(cid:121) Operational appropriations  

Number of budget line 

Number of budget line 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

(1a) 

(2a) 

Appropriations  of  an  administrative  nature 
financed  

23 
24 

25 

Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. 
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. 
Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. 

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from the envelope for specific programmes26  
Number of budget line 

08 01 XX 01 

08 01 XX 02 
08 01 XX 03 

TOTAL 
appropriations 
for  

6.350 

6.477 

6.606 

6.738 

(3) 

0.960 

0.979 

0.999 

1.019 

2.559 

2.610 

2.662 

2.715 

6.874 

1.039 

2.769 

33.045

4.996

13.315 

Commitments 

=1+1a +3 

9.869  10.066  10.267  10.472 

10.682 

51.356 

Payments 

=2+2a 

+3 

9.869  10.066  10.267  10.472 

10.682 

51.356 

(cid:121)  TOTAL  operational 
appropriations  

Commitments 

Payments 

TOTAL 

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

appropriations 

of 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADING 1 a 
of the multiannual 
financial framework 

Commitments 

Payments 

If more than one heading is affected by the proposal / initiative: NA 

26 

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. 

EN 

21 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                      
EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
201427 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

>2018 

TOTAL 

TOTAL appropriations  

Commitments 

950.099  685.504  340.387  338.185  310.489 

  2,624.664 

under Heading 
1/OUTSIDE MFF 

Payments 

159.869  360.066  460.267  360.472  410.682 

873.308 

2,624.664 

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Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. 

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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  

–  (cid:58)  The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below: 

Indicate 
objectives and 
outputs  

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2017+2018 

2019 

2020 

TOTAL 

OUTPUTS 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Type 
of 
output
28 

Avera
ge 
cost  
of the 
output 

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

(cid:216) 

Cost 

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

Cost 

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

Cost 

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

Cost 

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

Cost 

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

Cost 

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

Cost 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 129… 

- Output* 

Sub-total for specific objective N°1 

TOTAL COST 

1 

1 

897.23
0 

897.23
0 

1 

1 

631.57
8 

631.57
8 

1 

1 

285.38
3 

285.38
3 

1 

1 

282.08
1 

282.08
1 

1 

1 

253.2
62 

253.2
62 

Total 
numbe
r of 
output
s 

Total  
cost 

5 

5 

2,349.53
4 

2,349.53
4 

* The output of the ITER project will be the annual activity report provided by F4E (Barcelona Agency) in which the advancement of the project is 
described. 

28 
29 

EN 

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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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  

–  (cid:58)  The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  administrative  appropriations,  as 

explained below: 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
201430 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 2018 

TOTAL 

HEADING 1 
of the multiannual 
financial framework 

Human resources  

running the 
programme 

Other administrative 
expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 1 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Outside MFF 

Human resources  

Other expenditure  
of an administrative 
nature* 

* estimated figures 

7.310 

7.456 

7.605 

7.757 

7.913 

38.041 

2.559 

2.610 

2.662 

2.715 

2.769 

13.315 

9.869 

10.066 

10.267 

10.472 

10.682 

51.356 

33.996 

34.676 

35.369  36.077 

36.798 

176.916 

9.004 

9.184 

9.368 

9.555 

9.747 

46.858 

TOTAL 

52.869 

53.926 

55.004 

56.104 

57.227 

275.130

30 

Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. 

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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  

–  (cid:58)The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below: 

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

Year 
201431 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

TOTAL 

(cid:121) Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary agents) ITER, to be integrated into s specific establishment 
plan for ITER in Heading 1 

At Headquarters  

50 

50 

50 

50 

50 

50 

(cid:121) External personnel (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)32 ITER in Heading 1 

CA, INT, SNE  

15 

15 

15 

15 

15 

15 

08 01 04 4033 

- at Headquarters34 

- (JU ITER-F4E 
(Barcelona) (*) 

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

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

Other budget lines (specify) 

TOTAL 

422 

422 

422 

422 

422 

422 

487 

487 

487 

487 

487 

487 

XX is the policy area or budget title concerned. 

The needs for human resources shall be covered within the allocation already granted 
for  managing  this  action  and/or  redeployed  within  the  DG  RTD,  complemented  as 
the case may be by any additional allocation that might be granted to the managing 
DG  in  the  framework  of  the  annual  allocation  procedure  in  the  light  of  budgetary 
constraint. 
The  administrative  cost  (including  staff)  of  running  the  ITER  programme  (outside 
the operating grant to the European Joint Undertaking for ITER (F4E)) should follow 
the operational appropriations for the ITER programme itself. 
(*) The 422 FTE financed in Budget 2012 under lines 08.01 04 40. 

Description of tasks to be carried out: 

31 
32 

33 
34 

Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. 
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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Officials and temporary agents 

External personnel 

Staff  working  in  the  headquarters  are  in  charge  of  the  definition  and  subsequent 
follow-up of the activities both from the domestic agency in Barcelona (F4E) and the 
ITER project where the Commission is a representative of the European partnership. 

Staff  working  in  the  domestic  agency  in  Barcelona  (F4E)  are  in  charge  of  the 
European contribution for the procuring, contracting and financial implementation of 
the  work  plan  of  ITER  International  Organisation  as  defined  in  the  ITER  Council 
decision 2007/198/Euratom of 27 March 2007. 

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3.2.4.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework  

–  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative is compatible the current multiannual financial framework. 

–  (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 framework35. 

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

3.2.5.  Third-party contributions  

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

–  (cid:58) The proposal/initiative provides for the co-financing estimated below*: 

Appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

… enter as many years as 
necessary to show the duration 
of the impact (see point 1.6) 

Total 

Specify  the  co-financing 
body  

TOTAL appropriations 
cofinanced  

* - The programme may receive third countries contributions (based on the cooperation agreement 
between the third countries and Euratom) which at this stage are not known yet. 

35 

See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement. 

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3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

–  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue. 

–  (cid:58)  Proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 

(cid:133) 

(cid:58) 

on own resources  

on miscellaneous revenue  

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative36 

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) 

Budget 
revenue line: 

Appropriations 
available for the 
ongoing budget 
year 

Article 
XXXX 

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

08 01 04 40, 08 06 01 Specify the method for calculating the impact on revenue. 

The Programme shall be funded by contributions of the Member States, based on the call 
rate  applied  to  each  Member  State's    Gross  National  Income  (GNI)  as  defined  for  the 
purposes  of  calculating  GNI  own  resource  contribution  to  the  General  Budget  of  the 
European Union. These contributions shall be, made to the general budget of the European 
Union  and,  shall  be  considered  as  external  assigned  revenue  for  the  Programme  in 
accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No XX/2012 of the European Parliament 
and  the  Council  [New  Financial  Regulation]  applicable  to  the  general  budget  of  the 
European Union. 

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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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