Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards certain provisions relating to financial management for certain Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability and to the decommitment rules for certain Member States
Date: 2013-05-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, Romania, Slovakia, Structural Funds, co-financing, commitment of expenditure, economic recession, economic stabilisation

EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 

Strasbourg, 21.5.2013  
COM(2013) 301 final 

2013/0156 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

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

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

BACKGROUND TO THE PROPOSAL 

•  Reasons and objectives for the proposal 

a)  Extension  of  increased  co-financing  for  Member  States  threatened  with  serious 
difficulties with respect to their financial stability 

The  sustained  financial  and  economic  crisis  has  put  national  financial  resources 
under pressure as Member States pursue necessary policies of fiscal consolidation. In 
this context, ensuring a smooth implementation of cohesion policy programmes is of 
particular importance for investment in growth and jobs.  

Programme implementation is often challenging, not least as a result of the liquidity 
problems  resulting  from  fiscal  consolidation.  This  is  particularly  the  case  for  those 
Member  States  which  have  been  most  affected  by  the  crisis  and  have  received 
financial assistance under an adjustment programme. To date, seven countries have 
received  financial  assistance  and  have  agreed  a  macro-economic  adjustment 
programme  with  the  Commission.  These  countries  are  Cyprus,  Hungary,  Romania, 
Latvia,  Portugal,  Greece  and  Ireland,  hereafter  called  "programme  countries". 
Hungary, Romania and Latvia are no longer under an adjustment programme. 

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

b) Follow-up of European Council conclusions of 8 February 2013, paragraph 87 

The European Council has invited the Commission to explore practical solutions to 
reduce the risk of automatic decommitment of funds from the 2007-2013 envelopes 
for Romania and Slovakia, including through an amendment of Regulation (EC) No 
1083/20061  (hereinafter  the  'General  Regulation')  (conclusions  of  8  February  2013, 
paragraph 87). The provisions of the European Council agreement of 8 February on 
the  capping  of  2014-2020  allocation  at  110%  of  the  2007-2013  allocation  in  real 
terms will affect both Slovakia and Romania (paragraph 46 of the conclusions). This 
will  be  reflected  in  paragraph  [13  of  annex  III  bis  of  the  Common  Provisions 
Regulation (CPR) concerning the financial framework].  

The  above  elements  are  dependent  on  the  on-going  negotiations  between  the 
European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission and the legislative 
process and approval of the Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) and the CPR 
regulations. 

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Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1083/2006  of  11  July  2006  laying  down  general  provisions  on  the 
European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing 
Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 

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Having  explored  practical  solutions  to  reduce  the  risk  of  automatic  decommitment 
for  Romania  and  Slovakia,  it  is  clear  that  the  risk  cannot  be  substantially  reduced 
without an amendment of the General Regulation. In order, therefore, to implement 
the  agreement  reflected  in  the  European  Council  Conclusions,  and  to  facilitate  the 
absorption  of  the  2007-2013  funds  for  Romania  and  Slovakia,  it  is  necessary  to 
extend  the  decommitment  deadline  for  these  two  Member  States.  Taking  into 
account  paragraph  8  of  the  European  Council  Conclusions  –  which  retains  as  an 
integral part of the MFF agreement a strict application of decommitment rules in all 
headings,  in  particular  the  rules  for  automatic  decommitments  -  the  extension 
proposed  covers  the  2011  and  2012  commitments.  In  this  case,  the  automatic 
decommitment of the 2011 commitment will not be at the end of 2013 but at the end 
of 2014 and the automatic decommitment of 2012 will not be at the end of 2014 but 
at the end of 2015.  

The  end  date  for  eligibility  of  expenditure  for  the  programming  period  remains 
unchanged  as  31  December  2015.  These  extended  deadlines  should  help  Romania 
and Slovakia to overcome any difficulties in implementation and reduce the risk of 
decommitment  in  2013  and  2014,  while  maintainng  the  necessary  discipline  and 
incentive  to  complete  the  2007-2013  programming  period  in  timely  manner.  This 
will  allow  to  concentrate  on  the  implementation  of  the  2014-2020  programmes 
without delay. 

•  General context and provisions in force in the policy sphere of the proposal 

Article 77 of the General Regulation provides that the interim payments and the final 
balance  shall  be  calculated  by  applying  the  co-financing  rate  for  each  priority  axis 
laid  down  by  the  Commission  decision  adopting  the  operational  programme 
concerned. It also provides for the application of an increased co-financing rate for 
programme countries. This provision currently applies until 31 December 2013. 

Article  93  of  the  General  Regulation  provides  that  the  Commission  shall 
automatically decommit amounts for which an application for payment has not been 
submitted  before  the  end  of  the  second  year  (third  year  for  countries  whose  GDP 
from 2001 to 2003 was below 85% of the EU average for commitments made into 
the  programmes  between  2008  and  2010)  with  a  special  treatment  of  the  2007 
commitment. 

•  Consistency with other policies and objectives of the Union 

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

2. 

CONSULTATION OF INTEREST PARTIES AND IMPACT ANALYSIS 

•  Consultation of interested parties 

There was no consultation of external stakeholders 

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•  Procurement and use of expertise 

Use of external expertise has not been necessary. 

•  Impact analysis 

The  proposal  would  allow  the  Commission  to  top  up  payments  to  programme 
countries  until  the  end  of  the  2007-2013  period.  The  increase  will  be  an  amount 
calculated  by  applying  ten  percentage  points  top-up  to  the  co-financing  rates 
applicable to the priority axes of the programmes to the newly certified expenditure 
submitted during the period in question until the ceiling for payments is reached.  

At the same time, it will allow Romania and Slovakia to submit expenditure claims 
up to the end of 2014, rather that up to the end of 2013,  for the 2011  commitment 
and up to closure, rather than up to the end of 2014, for the 2012 commitment. This 
will reduce the risk of automatic decommitment of the 2011 and 2012 commitments. 

The total financial allocation for the period from the Funds to the countries and the 
programmes in question will not change. 

3. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

•  Summary of the proposed measures 

It  is  proposed  to  modify  article  77  of  the  General  Regulation  to  allow  the 
Commission  to  continue,  until  the  end  of  the  2007-2013  period,  to  reimburse  the 
newly  declared  expenditure  by  an  increased  amount  calculated  by  applying  a  10 
percentage points top-up of the applicable co-financing rates for the priority axis. 

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

It  is  also  proposed  to  modify  Article  93  of  the  General  Regulation  to  allow  a  one-
year  extension  of  the  automatic  decommitment  period  of  the  2011  and  2012 
commitments for Romania and Slovakia.  

•  Legal basis 

The  General  Regulation  defines  the  common  rules  applicable  to  the  three  Funds. 
Based  on  the  principle  of  shared  management  between  the  Commission  and  the 
Member States, this Regulation includes provisions for the programming process as 
well as arrangements for programme (including financial) management, monitoring, 
financial control and evaluation of projects. 

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•  Subsidiarity principle 

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

The proposal also complies with the subsidiarity principle to the extent that it allows 
more  time  for  certain  Member  States  to  spend  their  2011  and  2012  commitments. 
This rule has already been set at Union level.  

•  Proportionality principle 

The proposal conforms to the proportionality principle: 

The extension of the application of the increased co-financing rates is proportional in 
relation to the sustained economic crisis and to the other efforts undertaken to help 
these Member States. 

The  extension  of  the  deadline  for  automatic  decommitment  is  also  proportional  in 
that it is focused on those Member States which would see their financial allocations 
under the 2014-2020 period capped by the European Council agreement, to limit the 
risk  of  losing  further  allocations  from  the  2007-2013  period  due  to  automatic 
decommitments. 

•  Choice of instruments 

Proposed instrument: amendment of the current regulation. 

The  Commission  has  explored  the  scope  for  manoeuvre  provided  by  the  legal 
framework  and  considers  it  necessary,  in  the  light  of  experience  up  to  now,  to 
propose modifications to the General Regulation.  

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPACT 

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

For  payment  appropriations,  the  proposal  relating  to  the  top-up  is  budget  neutral. 
However, it can result in a higher reimbursement to the Member States concerned in 
2014,  but  will  be  balanced  out  at  closure  in  2017.  The  additional  payment 
appropriations for this proposal will imply an increase of payment appropriations (for 
2014 of approximately EUR 484 million) which will be compensated by the end of 
the  programming  period.  Therefore,  the  total  payment  appropriations  for  the  whole 
programming period remain unchanged. 

The budgetary impact of the proposal to extend the automatic de-commitment by one 
year  for  Romania  and  Slovakia  does  not  change  the  total  amount  of  commitment 
appropriations.  However,  it  could  have  a  net  positive  impact  on  total  payment 
appropriations in future years linked to the reduced decommitment risk. 

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2013/0156 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

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

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 177 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national Parliaments, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee2, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions3, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

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

(2)  Whilst  important  actions  to  counterbalance  the  negative  effects  of  the  crisis  have 
already been taken, including amendments of the legislative framework, the impact of 
the financial crisis on the real economy, the labour market and citizens is being widely 
felt. Pressure on national financial resources is increasing and further steps should be 
taken to alleviate that pressure through the maximum and optimal use of the funding 
from the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund. In view of the persisting financial 
difficulties,  it  is  necessary  to  extend  the  application  of  the  measures  adopted  by 
amending  Regulation  (EU)  No  1311/2011  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council4. These measures were adopted pursuant to to Articles 122(2), 136 and 143 of 
the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). 

(3) 

In order to facilitate the management of Union funding, to help accelerate investments 
in  Member  States  and  regions  and  to  improve  the  availability  of  funding  to  the 

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OJ L , , p. . 
OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 5. 

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economy,  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1083/2006  of  11  July  2006  laying  down 
general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social 
Fund  and  the  Cohesion  Fund  and  repealing  Regulation  (EC)  No  1260/19995  was 
amended  by  Regulation  (EU)  No  1311/2011  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council to allow the increase of interim payments from the Structural Funds as well as 
from the Cohesion Fund by an amount corresponding to ten percentage points above 
the actual co-financing rate for each priority axis for Member States which are facing 
serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability and have requested to benefit 
from this measure. 

Article  77(6)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1083/2006  allows  for  the  application  of  an 
increased co-financing rate up to 31 December 2013. However, since Member States 
still face serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability the duration of the 
application of an increased co-financing rate should not be limited until the end of 31 
December 2013.  

[Regulation  (EU)  No  …  (CPR)  of  the  Council  and  the  European  Parliament]  [The 
future  Common  Provisions  Regulation]  aims  to  contribute  to  achieving  adequate 
concentration of cohesion funding on the least developed regions and Member States. 
In  order  to  contribute  to  the  reduction  of  disparities  in  average  per  capita  aid 
intensities, the maximum level of transfer (capping) from the Funds to each individual 
Member State pursuant to future Regulations is foreseen to be fixed at 2.35% of the 
GDP of the Member State. The capping will be applied on an annual basis, and will - 
if  applicable  -  proportionally  reduce  all  transfers  (except  for  the  more  developed 
regions  and  "European  territorial  cooperation")  to  the  Member  State  concerned  in 
order to obtain the maximum level of transfer. For Member States which acceded to 
the  Union  before  2013  and  whose  average  real  GDP  growth  2008-2010  was  lower 
than -1%, the maximum level of transfer will be 2.59 %. 

Regulation  (EU)  No  …/…[Common  Provisions  Regulation]  caps  the  allocations  per 
Member State at 110% of their level in real terms for the 2007-2013 period. Member 
States affected by this capping need to be further protected from the risk of automatic 
decommitment of allocations in the 2007-2013 period. 

In its conclusions of 8 February 2013, the European Council invited the Commission 
to  explore  practical  solutions  to  reduce  the  risk  of  automatic  de-commitment  of  the 
Funds from the 2007-2013 national envelope for Romania and Slovakia, including the 
amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006. 

The  European  Council  also  highlighted  the  need  to  ensure  a  manageable  level  and 
profile  for  the  payments  in  all  headings  in  order  to  limit  the  outstanding  budgetary 
commitments notably by applying rules for automatic decommitments in all headings. 
Hence,  provisions  releasing  the  decommitment  rules  for  Member  States  affected  by 
the  capping  set  out  in  Regulation  (EU)  No  …/…  [Common  Provisions  Regulation] 
should be balanced in view of its effects on the outstanding budgetary commitments. 

The deadline for the calculation of the automatic decommitment of the annual budget 
commitments for years 2011 and 2012 should be extended by one year, but the 2012 
budget commitment, which will still be open on 31 December 2015 is to be justifed by 
31 December 2015. This should help to improve the absorption of funding committed 
for operational programmes in Member States that are affected by the capping of their 
future  cohesion  policy  allocations  at  110%  of  their  level  in  real  terms  for  the  2007-

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

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2013 period. Such flexibility is necessary in order to address a slower than expected 
implementation of programmes affecting in particular those Member States.  

(10)  Given  the  unprecedented  crisis,  swift  adoption  of  support  measures  are  needed  and 
therefore  it  is  appropriate  that  this  Regulation  enters  into  force  on  the  day  of  its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 

(11)  Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 is amended as follows: 

Article 1 

(1) In Article 77, paragraph 6 is deleted. 

(2) Article 93 is amended as follows: 

(a) The following paragraph 2b is inserted: 

"2b.  By  way  of  derogation  from  the  first  subparagraph  of  paragraph  1  and  from 
paragraph 2, for Member States whose cohesion policy allocations in the 2014-2020 
programming  period  are  capped  at  110%  of  their  level  in  real  terms  for  the  2007-
2013  period,  the  deadline  referred  to  in  paragraph  1  shall  be  31  December  of  the 
third  year  following  the  year  of  the  annual  budget  commitment  from  2007  to  2012 
under their operational programmes." 

(b) In paragraph 3, the following subparagraph is added: 

"The  first  subparagraph  is  without  prejudice  to  the  application  of  the  deadline  laid 
down  in  Article  93(2)(b)  to  the  2012  budget  commitment  for  the  Member  State 
referred to in that paragraph." 

Article 2 

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

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

Done at Strasbourg, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

NAME OF THE PROPOSAL: 

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

2. 

ABM / ABB FRAMEWORK 

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

Regional Policy; ABB activity 13.03 

Employment and Social Affairs; ABB activity 04.02 

Cohesion Fund, ABB 13.04 

BUDGET LINES 

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

3. 

3.1. 

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

•  13.031600 Convergence (ERDF) 

•  13.031800 Regional competitiveness & employment (ERDF) 

•  04.0217 Convergence (ESF) 

•  04.0219 Regional competitiveness & employment (ESF) 

•  13.04.02 Cohesion Fund 

3.2. 

Duration of the action and of the financial impact: 

None of the proposed changes will have a financial impact. Indeed, the increased need 
in  2014  to  cover  the  payment  claims  for  Member  States  under  financial  assistance, 
will be offset at closure of te programmes in year 2017. The mechanism allows some 
frontloading  of  payments  compared  to  a  situation  without  “top-up”.  As  for  the 
extension of the automatic de-commitment rule, it could have a net positive impact on 
total  payment  appropriations  in  future  years  linked  to  the  reduced  decommitment 
risk.. 

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3.3.  Budgetary characteristics: 

Budget 
line 

13.031600 

13.031800 

04.0217 

13.0402 

04.0219 

Type of expenditure 

New 

EFTA 
contribution 

Contributions 
from applicant 
countries 

Heading in 
financial 
perspective 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

No 1b 

No 1b 

No 1b 

No 1b 

No 1b 

4. 

SUMMARY OF RESOURCES 

4.1. 

Financial Resources 

4.1.1. 

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

The following tables show the estimated impact of the proposed measures in 2014 to 
2017. Since no new financial resources are proposed for commitment appropriations, 
no  figures  are  inserted  in  the  tables  but  n.a.  (non-applicable)  is  indicated.  The 
proposal is therefore in line with the multi-annual financial framework for 2007-2013.  

For  payments,  the  proposal  to  extend  the  top-up  mechanism  can  result  in  a  higher 
reimbursement to the Member States concerned, that will be offset at closure. Based 
on  the  latest  available  payment  forecast  from  Member  States,  top-up  payments  paid 
out to the concerned Member States in 2012, and the payment appropriations included 
in  the  2013  Budget,  the  budgetary  needs  would  be  approximately  EUR  484  million 
for 2014. This amount will be reversed at closure in 2017.  

The budgetary impact of the proposal to extend the automatic de-commitment period 
for the 2011 and 2012 commitments by one year for Romania and Slovakia does not 
change the total amount of commitment appropriations. However, it could have a net 
positive impact on total payment appropriations in future years linked to the reduced 
decommitment risk. 

The  Commission  has  reviewed  the  need  for  additional  payment  credits  and  thus 
proposes hereby the necessary actions to the Budgetary Authority. 

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Expenditure type 

Secti
on 
no. 

Year 
n 

n + 1 

n + 
2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

n + 5 
and 
later 

Total 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Operational expenditure6  

Commitment 
Appropriations (CA) 

8.1 

Payment  Appropriations 
(PA) 

a 

b 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a 

+0.484 

n.a 

 n.a. 

-0.484 

n.a;

0.

Administrative expenditure within reference amount7 

Technical 
& 
administrative  assistance 
(NDA) 

8.2.4 

c 

TTOOTTAALL  RREEFFEERREENNCCEE  AAMMOOUUNNTT  

Commitment 
Appropriations 

Payment 
Appropriations 

a+c 

b+c 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

+0.484 

n.a 

n.a. 

-0.484 

n.a.

0,000

Administrative expenditure not included in reference amount8 

Human 
associated 
(NDA) 

resources 

and 
expenditure 

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

costs, 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

8.2.5 

d 

8.2.6 

e 

Total indicative financial cost of intervention  

TOTAL  CA 
cost 
Resources 

of 

TOTAL  PA 
cost 
Resources 

of 

including 
Human 

including 
Human 

a+c
+d
+e 

b+c
+d
+e 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a 

n.a. 

n.a 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a

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8 

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

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Co-financing details 

Co-financing body 

…………………… 

TOTAL CA including co-
financing 

f 

a+c
+d+
e+f 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

Year 
n 

n  +  5 
and 
later 

Total 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

n.a.

4.1.2.  Compatibility with Financial Programming 

⌧  Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming. 

Proposal  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the 

(cid:133) 
financial perspective. 

Proposal  may 

(cid:133) 
the 
Interinstitutional  Agreement9  (i.e.  flexibility  instrument  or  revision  of  the 
financial perspective). 

require  application  of 

the  provisions  of 

4.1.3.  Financial impact on Revenue 

⌧ 

(cid:133) 

Proposal has no financial implications on revenue 

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

Budget line 

Revenue 

EUR million (to one decimal place) 

Situation following action 

[Yea
r n] 

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

] 

[n+4]  [n+5]

10

Prior to
action 
[Year 
n-1] 

a) Revenue in absolute terms 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

b) Change in revenue 

 Δ 

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a.

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

9 
10 

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

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4.2. 

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

Annual requirements 

Year n 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

n + 5 
and 
later 

Total  number  of  human 
resources 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

5. 

CHARACTERISTICS AND OBJECTIVES 

5.1. 

Need to be met in the short or long term 

The  sustained  financial  and  economic  crisis  is  increasing  the  pressure  on  national 
financial  resources,  as  Member  States  are  reducing  their  budgets.  In  this  context 
ensuring  a  smooth  implementation  of  cohesion  policy  programmes  is  of  particular 
importance as a tool for injecting funds into the economy. In order to ensure that these 
Member  States  continue  the  implementation  of  the  Structural  Fund  and  Cohesion 
Fund programmes on the ground and disburse funds to projects, the proposal contains 
provisions that would allow the Commission to increase payments to Member States, 
for  the  period  they  are  under  the  support  mechanisms.  It  will  also  allow  certain 
Member States more time to make full use of the 2011 and 2012 commitments.  

5.2. 

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

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

5.3. 

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

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

5.4.  Method of Implementation (indicative) 

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

• 

6. 

With Member States 

MONITORING AND EVALUATION 

6.1.  Monitoring system 

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

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6.2. 

Evaluation 

6.2.1.  Ex-ante evaluation 

This  proposal  has  been  prepared  at  the  request  from  the Cabinet  of  the  President  of 
the Commission following the Council conclusions of 8 February 2013. 

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

learned from similar experiences in the past) 

N/A 

6.2.3.  Terms and frequency of future evaluation 

N/A 

7. 

ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES  

N.A. 

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8. 

DETAILS OF RESOURCES 

8.1. 

Objectives of the proposal in terms of their financial cost 

Type 
of 
outp
ut 

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

OPERATIO
NAL 
OBJECTIVE 
No.1 Sustain 
the 
implementati
on of the 
operational 
programmes 

TOTAL 
COST 

Year n 

Av
. 
co
st  No. 
outpu
ts 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

Year n+4 

Year n+5 
and later 

TOTAL 

Tot
al 
cost 

No. 
outpu
ts 

Tot
al 
cost 

No. 
outpu
ts 

Tot
al 
cost 

No. 
outpu
ts 

Tot
al 
cost 

No. 
outpu
ts 

Tot
al 
cost 

No. 
outpu
ts 

Tot
al 
cost 

No. 
outpu
ts 

Tot
al 
cost 

0,00
0 

0,00
0 

0,00
0 

0,00
0 

0,00
0 

0,00
0 

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8.2. 

Administrative Expenditure 

8.2.1.  Number and type of human resources 

Types of 
post 

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

Year n 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

Year n+4 

Year n+5 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Officials 
or 
temporary 
staff (XX 
01 01) 

A*/AD 

B*, 
C*/AST 

Staff financed by art. 
XX 01 02 

Other  staff  financed 
by art. XX 01 04/05 

TOTAL 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

8.2.2.  Description of tasks deriving from the action 

N/A 

8.2.3. 

Sources of human resources (statutory) 

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

Posts  currently  allocated  to  the  management  of  the  programme  to  be 

(cid:133) 
replaced or extended 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

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

Posts to be requested in the next APS/PDB procedure 

Posts  to  be  redeployed  using  existing  resources  within  the  managing 

(cid:133) 
service (internal redeployment) 

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

(cid:133) 
exercise of the year in question 

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

– Expenditure on administrative management) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
n 

Year 
n+1 

Year 
n+2 

Year 
n+3 

Year 
n+4 

Year 
n+5  

and 
later 

TOTAL 

Budget line 

(number and heading) 

1  Technical and administrative 

assistance (including related staff 
costs) 

Executive agencies 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Other technical and administrative 
assistance 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

- intra muros  

- extra muros 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Total Technical and administrative 
assistance 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

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

reference amount 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Type of human resources 

Year n 

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

Year n+5 

and later 

Officials  and 
staff (XX 01 01) 

temporary 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

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

(specify budget line) 

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

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

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Calculation– Officials and Temporary agents 

Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 

n.a. 

Calculation– Staff financed under art. XX 01 02 

Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 

n.a. 

8.2.6.  Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
n+1 

Year 
n+2 

Year 
n+3 

Year 
n+4 

Year 
n 

Year 
n+5 

and 
later 

TOTAL 

XX 01 02 11 01 – Missions 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

XX 01 02 11 02 – Meetings & Conferences 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

XX 01 02 11 03 – Committees  

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

XX 01 02 11 04 – Studies & consultations 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

XX 01 02 11 05 - Information systems 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

 2  Total Other Management 

Expenditure (XX 01 02 11) 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

3  Other expenditure of an 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

administrative nature (specify 
including reference to budget line) 

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

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

Calculation - Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

n.a. 

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