Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down provisions for the continuation of ongoing learning mobility activities under the Erasmus+ programme in the context of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ("United Kingdom") from the European Union
Date: 2019-01-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, EU sport policy, United Kingdom, cooperation in the field of education, education, education policy, student mobility, vocational training, withdrawal from the EU, youth policy

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 30.1.2019  COM(2019) 65 final 2019/0030 (COD)  Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down provisions for the continuation of ongoing learning mobility activities under the Erasmus+ programme in the context of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ("United Kingdom") from the European Union  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons for and objectives of the proposal 

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ("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  Agreement  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  European  Council  (Article  50)  reiterated  its  call,  on  13  December  2018,  for  work  on 
preparedness  at  all  levels  on  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 that the Commission is adopting in response to this call. 

The Erasmus+ programme is  an EU flagship  initiative, probably one of  the most successful 
programmes  of  the  European  Union.  It  has  given  more  than  9  million  young  Europeans  an 
opportunity for a learning mobility experience abroad since its start more than 30 years ago. It 
has created a whole generation of people who identify themselves with Europe. A generation 
of open-minded,  confident  and empowered people, who share Europe's common values and 
are  contributing  to  building  the  knowledge  base  and  resilience  of  Europe's  economy  and 
society. 

Erasmus+  is  supporting  actions  in  the  fields  of  education  and  training,  youth  and  sport.  It 
helps  European  countries  to  modernise and improve their education and  training systems  as 
well  as  their  youth  and  sport  policies,  reinforcing  their  role  as  drivers  for  growth, 
employment,  competitiveness,  innovation  and  social  cohesion.  The  programme  provides 
almost  800  000  people  per  year  with  an  opportunity  to  benefit  from  learning  or  training 
abroad. Mobility activities can have a duration of up to 12 months. 

The programme is a key instrument for working towards a European Education Area by 2025, 
where  young  people  receive  the  best  education  and  training,  where  learning,  studying  and 
doing  research  would  not  be  hampered  by  borders  and  where  spending  time  in  another 
Member  state  –  to  study,  to  learn,  or  to  work  –  has  become  the  standard.  In  the  European 
Education Area people have a strong sense of their identity as Europeans, of Europe's cultural 
heritage and its diversity. 

At the moment of withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 
from the European Union, there will be almost 14,000 EU-27 learners (students and trainees 
in higher education and vocational education and training, youth learners, educational staff) in 
the United Kingdom, and around 7,000 United Kingdom learners in EU-27. 

If  the  Withdrawal  Agreement  is  not  ratified,  it  would  mean  that  the  current  EU-27  and  UK 
Erasmus+  participants  would  have  to  interrupt  their  learning  mobility  activities.  Many 
students  would  lose  their  academic  credits  and  could  be  obliged  to  repeat  their  academic 
semester or  year. This would be a very disruptive impact for students themselves as well as 
for their sending and hosting institutions. 

This proposal aims to put in place contingency measures to avoid the disruption of Erasmus+ 
learning mobility activities involving the United Kingdom at the time of its withdrawal from 
the European Union. These measures will be applied to Erasmus+ ongoing learning mobility 
activities  starting  before  the  date  on  which  the  Treaties  cease  to  apply  to  and  in  the  United 
Kingdom. 

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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 Union. 

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

Article 165 and 166 TFEU 

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Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence) 

The  proposed  act  aims  at  ensuring  the  partial  continuation  of  the  Erasmus+  programme, 
which  is  governed  by  Regulation  (EU)  No  1288/2013  as  amended  by  Regulation  (EU) 
2018/1475.  The  compliance  with  the  subsidiarity  principle  of  this  programme  has  already 
been examined at the time of the adoption of the latter. 

• 

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 continuation of the 
ongoing mobility actions already granted under the framework of the Erasmus+ programme. 

• 

Choice of the instrument 

Given  that  the  act  builds  on  Regulation  (EU)  No  1288/2013,  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 of preparing the proposal, so that the co-legislators can adopt it 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 continuation of ongoing learning mobility activities involving the United Kingdom in 
the framework of the Erasmus+ programme, 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 
ongoing  Erasmus+  learning  mobility  activities  involving  the  United  Kingdom,  without 
financing.
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2019/0030 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

laying down provisions for the continuation of ongoing learning mobility activities under 
the Erasmus+ programme in the context of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Northern Ireland ("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 165(4) and 166(4) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee1, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions2, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

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  of  the  Erasmus+ 
programme in which the United Kingdom participates. 
Regulation  (EU)  No  1288/2013  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council3 
governs the Erasmus+ programme. This Regulation should lay down rules in order to 
allow  for  the  continuation  of  legal  commitments  already  undertaken  with  regard  to 
ongoing  learning  mobility  activities  involving  the  United  Kingdom,  further  to  its 
withdrawal from the Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013. 

From the date the Treaties cease to apply, the United Kingdom will cease to be part of 
the  'Union  part  of  the  programme  area'  within  the  meaning  of  Article  24(1)(a)  of 
Regulation  (EU)  No  1288/2013.  In  order  to  avoid  that  the  current  Erasmus+ 
participants would have to interrupt their ongoing learning mobility activities, the rules 
on the eligibility of ongoing learning mobility  activities under Erasmus+ programme 
should be adapted. 

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2 
[…] 
3 
Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 
establishing ‘Erasmus+’: the Union programmes for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions 
No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p.50). 

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(5) 

(6) 

For  the  purposes  of  the  continuation  of  financing  of  ongoing  learning  mobility 
activities  from  the  Union  budget,  the  Commission  and  the  United  Kingdom  should 
agree  to  allow  the  exercise  of  controls  and  audits  of  the  respective  activities.  If  the 
necessary controls and audits cannot be carried out, this should be considered a serious 
deficiency in the management and control system. 

This Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency and should apply from 
the  date  following  that  on  which  the  Treaties  cease  to  apply  to  and  in  the  United 
Kingdom  unless  a  withdrawal  agreement  concluded  with  the  United  Kingdom  has 
entered into force by that date. 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 
Subject matter and scope 

This  Regulation  lays  down  provisions  for  the  continuation  of  learning  mobility  activities 
referred to in Articles 7 and 13 of Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 which have started at the 
latest on the date on which the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom. 

Article 2 
Eligibility 

1. 

2. 

Activities referred to in Article 1, which take place in the United Kingdom or involve 
entities or participants from the United Kingdom, shall continue to be eligible. 

For  the  purpose  of  application  of  any  other  provisions  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
1288/2013  and  the  acts  implementing  that  Regulation  necessary  to  give  effect  to 
paragraph 1, the United Kingdom shall be treated as a Member State, subject to the 
provisions of this Regulation. 

However,  representatives  of  the  United  Kingdom  shall  not  participate  in  the 
committee referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013. 

Article 3 
Controls and audits 

The application of the rules regarding the controls and audit of the learning mobility activities 
referred  to  in  Article  1  shall  be  agreed  between  the  Commission  and  the  authorities  of  the 
United Kingdom. The controls and audits shall cover the entire period of the learning mobility 
activities and the related follow-up. 

If  the  necessary  controls  and  audit  of  the  programme  cannot  be  executed  in  the  United 
Kingdom, this shall constitute a serious deficiency in complying with the main obligations in 
the  implementation  of  the  legal  commitment  between  the  Commission  and  the  national 
agency of the United Kingdom. 

Article 4 
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 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. 

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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. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE 

1.1.  Title of the proposal/initiative 

1.2.  Policy area(s) concerned 

Proposal  for  a  Regulation  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  laying 
down  provisions  for  the  continuation  of  ongoing  learning  mobility  activities  under 
the Erasmus+ programme in the context of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Northern Ireland ("United Kingdom") 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 
or 
certainty, 
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. 

effectiveness 

greater 

gains, 

legal 

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 Multiannual Financial Framework. 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.  

1.4.  Duration and financial impact of the proposal/initiative 

X no financial impact 

– 
1.5.  Management mode(s) planned4 

 Direct management by the Commission 

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

–  –  by the executive agencies. 

 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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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 
mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed 

the  management  mode(s), 

funding 

the 

implementation 

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 

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. 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Number  

Budget line 

Type of  
expenditure 

Contribution  

Diff./Non-
diff.5 

from 
EFTA 
countries6 

from 
candidate 
countries7 

from third 
countries 

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

Diff. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

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6 
7 

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

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3.2.  Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations 

3.2.1 

Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations  

–    This Regulation has no financial impact. 

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

2019  

2020  

2021  

2022  

2023 

Subsequent 
years  

TOTAL  

 Cancellation of operational appropriations 

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 

Commitments  

=4+ 6  

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of the multiannual financial framework  

Payments  

=5+ 6  

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

 TOTAL operational appropriations (all  

Commitments  

operational headings)  

Payments  

(4)  

(5)  

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

 (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 ye necessary to show the 
duration of the impact (see pars as 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)  

Year N8   Year 
N+1  

Year 
N+2  

Year 
N+3  

Enter as many years 

necessary to show the duration 
of the impact (see point 1.6)  

TOTAL  

EUR million (to three decimal places)  

8 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. 

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HEADINGS 1 to 5 

Commitments  

of the multiannual financial framework   

Payments  

3.2.2 

Estimated output funded with operational appropriations 

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  

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places) 

OUTPUTS  

Type9  

Avera 
ge cost  

N
° 

cost 

N° 

cost 

N° 

cost 

N° 

cost 

N° 

cost 

N° 

cost 

N° 

Cost  

Total 
No  

Total 
cost  

Indicate 
objectives and 
outputs 

  

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 110…  

- Output  

- Output  

- Output  

Subtotal for specific objective No 1  

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

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- Output  

Subtotal for specific objective No 2  

TOTALS  

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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 11 

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 512 
of the multiannual  
financial framework   

Human resources   

Other expenditure  of 
an administrative 
nature  

Subtotal  outside 
HEADING 5 of the 
multiannual 
financial framework   

11 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. 
12 Technical and/or administrative assistance  and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes  and/or 
actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research. 

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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. 

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)13  

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 14 

- 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)  

13 AC=  Contract  Staff;  AL =  Local Staff; END= Seconded National Expert; INT =  agency staff; JPD= Junior 

Professionals in Delegations. 

14 Sub-ceiling for external staff covered by operational appropriations (former ‘BA’ lines). 

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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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3.2.4.   Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework 

The proposal/initiative: 

X can be fully financed within 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 

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 

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

     EUR 

N/A 

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

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