Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL in order to allow for the continuation of the territorial cooperation programmes PEACE IV (Ireland-United Kingdom) and United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland) in the context of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Date: 2018-12-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, European territorial cooperation, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, regional cooperation, withdrawal from the EU

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 19.12.2018  COM(2018) 892 final 2018/0432 (COD)  Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL in order to allow for the continuation of the territorial cooperation programmes PEACE IV (Ireland-United Kingdom) and United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland) in the context of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union  
 
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

• 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons for and objectives of the proposal 

The  United  Kingdom  submitted  on  29  March  2017  the  notification  of  its  intention  to 
withdraw from the Union pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. This means 
that, if the Withdrawal Agreement1 is not ratified, the Unions’ primary and secondary law will 
cease  to  apply  to  the  United  Kingdom  from  30  March  2019  (‘the  withdrawal  date’).  The 
United Kingdom will then become a third country. 

The  Commission  Communication  on  ‘Preparing  for  the  withdrawal  of  the  United  Kingdom 
from  the  European  Union  on  30  March  2019:  a  Contingency  Action  Plan’2  states  that  ‘The 
Commission  is  also  committed  to  ensuring  the  continuation  of  the  current  PEACE  and 
INTERREG  programmes  between  the  border  counties  of  Ireland  and  Northern  Ireland,  to 
which the United Kingdom is a partner’. 

The  European  Council  (Article  50)  reiterated  its  call,  on  13  December  2018,  for  work  on 
preparedness  at  all  levels  for  the  consequences  of  the  United  Kingdom's  withdrawal  to  be 
intensified,  taking  into  account  all  possible  outcomes.  This  act  is  part  of  a  package  of 
measures which the Commission is adopting in response to this call. 

This  proposal  aims  to  ensure  the  continuation  of  two  bilateral  cooperation  programmes 
involving  Ireland  namely  the  PEACE  IV  (Ireland-United  Kingdom)  programme  and  the 
United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland) programme. 

• 

Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area 

This proposal aims at the continuation of existing programmes. 

• 

Consistency with other Union policies 

This  proposal  is  fully  consistent  with  the  Council  mandate  for  the  negotiations  with  the 
United Kingdom on its withdrawal from the Union3.  

2. 

• 

LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

Article 178 TFEU•  Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)  

As the proposed act aims at ensuring the continuation of two cooperation programmes which 
are  governed  by  Regulation  (EU)  No  1299/2013,  the  compliance  with  the  subsidiarity 
principle of those programmes has already been examined at the time of the adoption of the 
latter. 

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https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/draft_withdrawal_agreement_0.pdf. 
COM(2018) 880 final, 13.11.2018. 
Inspiration  drawn  from  the  Proposal  for  a  Regulation  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
amending Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from 
the Union - COM(2018) 568, 1.8.2018. 

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Proportionality 

The proposal is considered proportionate as it provides for the necessary legal change and at 
the same time does not  go beyond what is necessary to achieve the orderly continutation of 
the two North-South cooperation programmes that involve the territory of Northern Ireland.  

• 

Choice of the instrument 

Given  that  the  act  builds  on  Regulation  (EU)  No  1299/2013,  proposing  a  regulation  is  the 
only adequate form. 

Due to the fact that this Regulation, which shall enter into force on the day following that of 
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, will only apply if a withdrawal 
agreement concluded with the United Kingdom in accordance with Article 50(2) of the Treaty 
on European Union has not entered into force by the date the Treaties cease to apply to and in 
the United Kingdom,   the proposed ad hoc act  is  more appropriate than  a Regulation  in  the 
form of an amending act. 

3. 

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RESULTS 
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

EX-POST 

EVALUATIONS, 

OF 

STAKEHOLDER 

Stakeholder consultations 

Due to the urgency for preparing the proposal so that it can be adopted by the colegislators on 
time, a stakeholder consultation could not be carried out.  

• 

Impact assessment 

Due to the nature of the proposed measure, no impact assessment was carried out, in line with 
the  Better  Regulation  Guidelines.  There  are  no  other  materially  different  policy  options 
available.  The  envisaged  measure  represents  the  only  viable  policy  option  to  ensure  the 
orderly continutation of two bilateral cooperation programmes involving Ireland, namely the 
PEACE  IV  (Ireland-United  Kingdom)  programme  and  United  Kingdom-Ireland  (Ireland-
Northern Ireland-Scotland), after the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union. 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

This proposal aims to ensure, if the Withdrawal Agreement is not ratified, the continuation of 
two  bilateral  cooperation  programmes  involving  Ireland,  namely  the  PEACE  IV  (Ireland-
United  Kingdom)  programme  and  the  United  Kingdom-Ireland  (Ireland-Northern  Ireland-
Scotland) programme, without modifying the amounts allocated to them and their financing. 
The two programmes will continue to be financed from the Union's budget. The possibility to 
execute the necessary controls and audits in all participating regions will need to be confirmed 
by an agreement between the Commission and the authorities of the United Kingdom and will 
constitute a condition for financing.  

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2018/0432 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

in order to allow for the continuation of the territorial cooperation programmes PEACE 
IV (Ireland-United Kingdom) and United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-
Scotland) in the context of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European 
Union 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  of  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular, 
Article 178 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 Committee4,  
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions5, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

On  29  March  2017,  the  United  Kingdom  submitted  the  notification  of  its  intention  to 
withdraw from the Union pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. The 
Treaties will cease to apply to the United Kingdom from the date of entry into force of 
a withdrawal  agreement  or failing that, two  years after that notification, i.e. from  30 
March  2019,  unless  the  European  Council,  in  agreement  with  the  United  Kingdom, 
unanimously decides to extend that period.  

The withdrawal occurs during the programming period 2014-2020 in which the United 
Kingdom  is  participating  in  fifteen  programmes  under  the  European  territorial 
cooperation  goal  ('cooperation  programmes').  Two  of  those  programmes  are 
programmes  involving  Northern  Ireland  and  supporting peace  and  reconciliation  and 
North-South cooperation under the "Good Friday Agreement" that the Union intends 
to  continue  even  if  the  United  Kingdom  withdraws  from  the  Union  without  a 
withdrawal agreement having entered into force by the date the Treaties cease to apply 
to  and  in  the  United  Kingdom  pursuant  to  Article  50(3)  of  the  Treaty  on  European 
Union.  Therefore,  this  Regulation  should  be  limited  to  those  two  cooperation 
programmes.  

(3) 

The two cooperation programmes concerned are in particular governed by Regulation 
(EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council6, Regulation (EU) 

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OJ C , , p. . 
OJ C , , p. . 
Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on 
specific  provisions  for  the  support  from  the  European  Regional  Development  Fund  to  the  European 
territorial cooperation goal (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 259). 

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(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

No 1303/2013  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council7  and  Regulation  (EU, 
Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council8. This Regulation 
should  lay  down  provisions  in  order  to  allow  for  the  continuation  of  those  two 
cooperation programmes further to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the Union 
in accordance with the said Regulations. 

As regards the PEACE IV (Ireland-United Kingdom) and the United Kingdom-Ireland 
(Ireland-Northern  Ireland-Scotland)  bilateral  cooperation  programmes,  the  managing 
authority is located in the Special EU Programmes Body ('SEUPB') set up under the 
"Agreement  between  the  Government  of  Ireland  and  the  Government  of  the  United 
Kingdom of Great  Britain and Northern  Ireland establishing Implementation Bodies" 
signed on 8 March 1999 (the British-Irish Agreement of 8 March 1999). As those two 
cooperation  programmes  involve  Northern-Ireland,  they  should  continue  with  the 
necessary complementing provisions.  

For the purposes of the continuation of those programmes, it should be clarified that, 
without  prejudice  to  Article  20(2)  and  (3)  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  1299/2013,  the 
cooperation programmes concerned may cover the participating regions in the United 
Kingdom, which should be equivalent to NUTS level 3 regions.   

For the purposes of the continuation of those programmes with financing from the EU 
general budget, an administrative agreement should be concluded with effect as from 
the date in which the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom between 
the Commission and the authorities of the United Kingdom  to  allow for the controls 
and audits  of the respective programmes.  If the  necessary  controls  and audits  cannot 
be  carried  out,  the  Commission  should  have  the  possibility  to  interrupt  payment 
deadlines, suspend payments and apply financial corrections as laid down in Articles 
83, 142, 144 and 145 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.  

In accordance with article 76 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, the decisions of the 
Commission  approving  the  PEACE  IV  IV  (Ireland-United  Kingdom)  programme 
C(2015) 8564  of  30  November  2015,  as  amended  by  Decision  C(2018) 5126  of  26 
July  2018,  and  the  Interreg  VA  programme  C(2015) 890  of  12  February  2015,  as 
amended by C(2016) 1547 of 10 March 2016, are to continue to constitute a financing 
decision  within  the  meaning  of  the  Financial  Regulation  and  hence  a  legal 
commitment  within  the  meaning  of  that  Regulation.  The  United  Kingdom  remains 
liable  for  its  financial  obligations  assumed  as  a  Member  State  which  relate  to  these 
legal commitments of the Union.   

(8) 

The United Kingdom will cease, from the date the Treaties cease to apply, to be part of 
the  'Union  part  of  the  programme  area'  within  the  meaning  of  Article  20(1)  of 
Regulation  (EU)  No 1299/2013.  Therefore,  the  provisions  on  the  eligibility  of 
operations depending on location should be adapted. 

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Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 
laying  down  common  provisions  on  the  European  Regional  Development  Fund,  the  European  Social 
Fund,  the  Cohesion  Fund,  the  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development  and  the  European 
Maritime  and  Fisheries  Fund  and  laying  down  general  provisions  on  the  European  Regional 
Development  Fund,  the  European  Social  Fund,  the  Cohesion  Fund  and  the  European  Maritime  and 
Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320). 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on 
the  financial  rules  applicable  to  the  general  budget  of  the  Union,  amending  Regulations  (EU) 
No 1296/2013,  (EU)  No  1301/2013,  (EU)  No  1303/2013,  (EU)  No  1304/2013,  (EU)  No  1309/2013, 
(EU)  No  1316/2013,  (EU)  No  223/2014,  (EU)  No  283/2014,  and  Decision  No  541/2014/EU  and 
repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1). 

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(9) 

In  order  to  allow  for  prompt  application  of  the  measures  provided  for  in  this 
Regulation,  this  Regulation  should  enter  into  force  on  the  day  following  that  of  its 
publication  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the  European  Union.  This  Regulation  should 
only  apply  in  a situation where no withdrawal  agreement  concluded with the United 
Kingdom  in  accordance  with  Article  50(2)  of  the  Treaty  on  European  Union  has 
entered into force by the date the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom 
pursuant to Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 
Subject matter and scope 

This  Regulation  lays  down provisions to  address  the consequences of the withdrawal  of the 
United  Kingdom  from  the  Union  in  a  situation  where  no  withdrawal  agreement  concluded 
with the United Kingdom in accordance with Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union 
has entered into force by the date the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom 
pursuant  to  Article  50(3)  of  the  Treaty  on  European  Union,  and  with  regard  to  the 
continuation of the following two  cooperation programmes covered by Regulation (EU)  No 
1299/2013  ('cooperation  programmes')  with  the  participation  of  the  United  Kingdom  (‘the 
cooperation programmes’):  

(1) 

(2) 

PEACE IV (Ireland-United Kingdom);  

United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland). 

Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 shall continue to apply to the cooperation programmes subject 
to the provisions of this Regulation.  

Article 2  
Geographical coverage 

Without prejudice to Article 20(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013, the cooperation 
programmes  may  cover  the  participating  regions  in  the  United  Kingdom,  which  shall  be 
equivalent to NUTS level 3 regions. 

Article 3 
Programme authorities 

By derogation from Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013, 

–  the  Special  EU  Programmes  Body  (SEUPB)  hosting  the  managing  authority  and  the 
certifying authority of the PEACE IV (Ireland-United Kingdom) and the United Kingdom-
Ireland  (Ireland-Northern  Ireland-Scotland)  Programmes  shall  continue  to  exercise  its 
functions; 

–  the Department of Finance of Northern Ireland shall remain the audit authority of these 

programmes.  

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Article 4 
Commission competences regarding controls 

The  application  of  the  rules  regarding  the  controls  and  audit  of  the  respective  programmes 
shall  be  agreed  between  the  Commission  and  the  authorities  of  the  United  Kingdom.  The 
controls and audits shall cover the entire period of the cooperation programmes. 

If  the  necessary  controls  and  audit  of  the  programmes  cannot  be  executed  in  all  regions 
concerned, this shall constitute a serious deficiency in the management and control system for 
the purposes of measures as laid down in Articles 83, 142, 144 and 145 of Regulation (EU) 
No 1303/2013. 

Article 5 
Eligibility of operations depending on location 

The ceiling set out in Article 20(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 shall not apply to the 
cooperation programmes. 

Article 6 
Entry into force and application 

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

It shall apply from the day following that on which the Treaties cease to apply to and in the 
United Kingdom pursuant to Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union. 

However,  this  Regulation  shall  not  apply  if  a  withdrawal  agreement  concluded  with  the 
United  Kingdom  in  accordance  with  Article  50(2)  of  the  Treaty  on  European  Union  has 
entered into force by that date. 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

1.1. 

1.2. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

Title of the proposal/initiative 

Policy area(s) concerned  

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific 
provisions  for  the  management  of  the  European  territorial  cooperation  programmes 
in  the  context  of  the  withdrawal  of  the  United  Kingdom  (UK)  from  the  European 
Union. 

1.3. 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.3.1.  Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for 

roll-out of the implementation of the initiative 

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

It shall apply from the date following that on which the Treaties cease to apply to and 
in the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union. 

This Regulation shall not apply if a withdrawal agreement concluded with the United 
Kingdom  in  accordance  with  Article  50(2)  of  the  Treaty  on  European  Union  has 
entered into force by that date 

1.3.2.  Added  value  of  Union  involvement  (it  may  result  from  different  factors,  e.g. 
coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For 
the purposes of this point 'added value of Union involvement' is the value resulting 
from  Union  intervention  which  is  additional  to  the  value  that  would  have  been 
otherwise created by Member States alone. 

N/A 

1.3.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

N/A 

1.3.4.  Compatibility  with  the  Multiannual  Financial  Framework  and  possible  synergies 

with other appropriate instruments 

This Regulation is compatible with the MFF. It has no financial impact. 

1.3.5.  Assessment  of  the  different  available  financing  options,  including  scope  for 

redeployment 

This Regulation has no financial impact. The Union contribution to the programmes 
will be financed via the general budget of the Union. 

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1.4. 

Duration and financial impact of the proposal/initiative 

–  X no financial impact 
1.5.  Management mode(s) planned9  

 Direct management by the Commission 

–   by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations;  

–    by the executive agencies  

X Shared management with the Member States  

 Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to: 

–   third countries or the bodies they have designated; 

–   international organisations and their agencies (to be specified); 

–   the EIB and the European Investment Fund; 

–   bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 of the Financial Regulation; 

–   public law bodies; 

–   bodies governed by private law with a public service mission to the extent that 

they provide adequate financial guarantees; 

–   bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted with 
the  implementation  of  a  public-private  partnership  and  that  provide  adequate 
financial guarantees; 

–    persons  entrusted  with  the  implementation  of  specific  actions  in  the  CFSP 

pursuant to Title V of the TEU, and identified in the relevant basic act. 

– 

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

Comments  

N/A

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Details of management modes and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on the 
BudgWeb site: 
https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/budgweb/EN/man/budgmanag/Pages/budgmanag.aspx  

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2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

Specify frequency and conditions. 

N/A 

2.2.  Management and control system(s)  

2.2.1. 

Justification of the management mode(s), the funding implementation mechanism(s), 
the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed 

N/A 

2.2.2. 

Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up 
to mitigate them 

N/A 

2.2.3.  Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio of "control 
costs ÷ value of the related funds managed"), and assessment of the expected levels 
of risk of error (at payment & at closure)  

N/A 

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

Specify existing or envisaged prevention and protection measures, e.g. from the Anti-Fraud Strategy. 

N/A

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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 budget lines  

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Number  

Type of  
expenditure 

Diff./Non-
diff.10 

Contribution  

from 
EFTA 
countries
11 

from 
candidate 
countries12 

from third 
countries 

within the 
meaning of 
Article 21(2)(b) of 
the Financial 
Regulation  

13 

- 

13.03.64.01 
European  Regional 
Development  Fund  (ERDF)  –  European 
Territorial Cooperation (ETC) 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

NO 

      NO 

3.2. 

Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations  

3.2.1. 

Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations  

–  X  This Regulation has no financial impact.   

 

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

10 
11 
12 

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

EN 

10 

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EUR  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Heading of multiannual financial  
framework  

13 

 Cancellation of operational appropriations 

2019 

2020 

2021 

2022 

      2023 

Subsequent 
years 

TOTAL 

- 

13.03.64.01 
Development  Fund 
Territorial Cooperation (ETC) 

European  Regional 
(ERDF)  –  European 

TOTAL appropriations 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1a) 

(2a) 

=1a+1b 
+3 

=2a+2b 

+3 

 TOTAL operational appropriations  

Commitments 

Payments 

  TOTAL  appropriations  of  an  administrative  nature 
financed from the envelope for specific programmes  

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADING 13 
of the multiannual financial framework 

Commitments 

=4+ 6 

Payments 

=5+ 6 

If more than one operational heading is affected by the proposal / initiative, repeat the section above: 

  TOTAL  operational  appropriations  (all  Commitments 

(4) 

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operational headings) 

Payments 

 TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed 
from  the  envelope  for  specific  programmes  (all  operational 
headings) 

(5) 

(6) 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADINGS 1 to 4 
of the multiannual financial framework 
(Reference amount) 

Commitments 

=4+ 6 

Payments 

=5+ 6 

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Heading of multiannual financial  
framework  

5 

‘Administrative expenditure’ 

This section should be filled in using the 'budget data of an administrative nature' to be firstly introduced in the Annex to the Legislative 
Financial Statement (Annex V to the internal rules), which is uploaded to DECIDE for interservice consultation purposes. 

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 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

DG: <…….> 

 Human resources  
 Other administrative expenditure  

TOTAL DG <…….> 

Appropriations  

TOTAL appropriations 
under HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial framework  

(Total  commitments  = 
Total payments) 

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

Commitments 

Payments 

Year 
N13 

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 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

13 

EN 

Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same for the 
following years. 

13 

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3.2.2.  Estimated output funded with operational appropriations  

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

OUTPUTS 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places) 

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

TOTAL 

o
N

Cost  N

o

Cost 

o
N

Cost 

o
N

Cost  N

o

Cost  N

o

Cost  N

o

Cost 

Total 
No 

Total 
cost 

Indicate 
objectives and 
outputs  

 

Type14 

Avera
ge 
cost 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 115… 

- Output 

- Output 

- Output 

Subtotal for specific objective No 1 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 2 ... 

- Output 

Subtotal for specific objective No 2 

TOTALS 

14 
15 

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 point 1.4.2. ‘Specific objective(s)…’  

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3.2.3. 

Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations  

–    The  proposal/initiative  does  not  require  the  use  of  appropriations  of  an 

administrative nature  

–    The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative 

nature, as explained below: 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Year 
N 16 

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 

HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework 

Human resources  

Other administrative 
expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Outside HEADING 517 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Human resources  

Other expenditure  
of an administrative 
nature 

Subtotal  
outside HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

TOTAL 

The  appropriations  required  for  human  resources  and  other  expenditure  of  an  administrative  nature  will  be  met  by 
appropriations from the DG that 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. 

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Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first 
year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same for the following years. 
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 

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3.2.3.1.  Estimated requirements of human resources  

–    The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources.  

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

below: 

Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units 

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) 

 Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) 

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

XX 01 01 02 (Delegations) 

XX 01 05 01/11/21 (Indirect research) 

10 01 05 01/11 (Direct research) 

 External staff (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)18 

XX 01 02 01 (AC, END, INT from the ‘global envelope’) 

XX 01 02 02 (AC, AL, END, INT and JPD in the delegations) 

XX 01 04 yy 19 

- at Headquarters 

- in Delegations  

XX 01 05 02/12/22 (AC, END, INT - Indirect research) 

10 01 05 02/12 (AC, END, INT - Direct research) 

Other budget lines (specify) 

TOTAL 

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 staff 

External staff 

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19 

AC=  Contract  Staff;  AL  =  Local  Staff;  END=  Seconded  National  Expert;  INT  =  agency  staff; 
JPD= Junior Professionals in Delegations.  
Sub-ceiling for external staff covered by operational appropriations (former ‘BA’ lines). 

EN 

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3.2.4.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework  

The proposal/initiative: 

–  X  can be fully financed twithin the relevant heading of the Multiannual Financial 

Framework (MFF). 

–    requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF 

and/or use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation. 

Explain  what  is  required,  specifying  the  headings  and  budget  lines  concerned,  the  corresponding 
amounts, and the instruments proposed to be used. 

–    requires a revision of the MFF. 

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

3.2.5.  Third-party contributions  

The proposal/initiative: 

–  X does not provide for co-financing by third parties 

–   

provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below: 

Appropriations in EUR  

EN 

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3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

–  X  The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue.  

–    The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 

–   

–   

on own resources  

on other revenue 

– 

please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines X 

     EUR  

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

N/A 

Other  remarks  (e.g.  method/formula  used  for  calculating  the  impact  on  revenue  or  any  other 
information). 

EN 

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