Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)
Date: 2020-03-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission
Subjects: EU environmental policy, climate change, environmental law, greenhouse gas, joint implementation, pollution control measures, reduction of gas emissions

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 4.3.2020  COM(2020) 80 final 2020/0036 (COD)  Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)    
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons for and objectives of the proposal 

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The European Green Deal Communication1 launched a new growth strategy for the EU that 
aims to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, improving the quality of life of 
current  and  future  generations,  with  a  modern,  resource-efficient  and  competitive  economy 
where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is 
decoupled from resource use. The European Green Deal reaffirms the Commission’s ambition 
to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. 

Tackling  climate  change  is  an  urgent  challenge.  The  atmosphere  is  warming  and  this  is 
affecting citizens already now. European citizens see climate change as a serious problem and 
want to see increased action.2 Climate Change is having an increasingly severe impact on our 
planet’s  eco-systems  and  biodiversity,  in  addition  to  our  health  and  food  systems.  The 
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the impacts of global 
warming  of  1.5  °C  above  pre-industrial  levels  and  related  global  greenhouse  gas  emission 
pathways confirms that the impacts of climate change increase rapidly with increasing global 
mean temperature, and indicates  that  already at  2  °C the  world would see dramatic impacts 
due  to  climate  change.  It  estimates  that  in  order  to  be  on  a  pathway  to  limit  temperature 
increase to 1.5 °C, net-zero CO2 emissions at global level needs to be achieved around 2050 
and  neutrality  for  all  other  greenhouse  gases  somewhat  later  in  the  century.  This  urgent 
challenge  calls  for  the  EU  to  step  up  its  action  to  show  global  leadership  by  becoming 
climate-neutral by 2050, covering all sectors of the economy and compensating, by 2050, not 
only any remaining CO2 but also any other remaining greenhouse gas emissions, as set out in 
the  Communication  ‘A  Clean  Planet  for  all-  A  European  strategic  long-term  vision  for  a 
prosperous,  modern,  competitive  and  climate-neutral  economy’3  and  as  confirmed  by  the 
‘European Green Deal’ Communication.  

Both  the  European  Parliament  and  the  European  Council  have  endorsed  the  long-term  EU 
climate-neutrality objective.  

The European Parliament has endorsed the EU objective of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas 
emissions by 2050 in its resolution of 14 March 2019 on climate change4. In resolutions of 28 
November 2019, it stressed that the Union, as a global leader and together with other major 
global  economies,  needs  to  strive  towards  reaching  net-zero  greenhouse  gas  emissions  as 
early  as  possible  and  by  2050  at  the  latest5,  and  declared  a  climate  and  environment 

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COM(2019) 640 final. 
According  to  the  Special  Eurobarometer  490,  Climate  Change,  April  2019,  93%  of  EU  citizens  see 
climate change as a serious problem and a significant majority of EU population wants to see increased 
action on climate change. 
COM(2018) 773 final. 
European Parliament resolution of 14 March 2019 on climate change – a European strategic long-term 
vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate-neutral economy in accordance with the Paris 
Agreement (2019/2582(RSP)). 
European Parliament resolution of 28 November 2019 on the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference in 
Madrid, Spain (COP25) (2019/2712(RSP)). 

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emergency.6 The European Parliament also urged the Commission to fully assess the climate 
and  environment  impact  of  all  relevant  legislative  and  budgetary  proposals,  and  ensure  full 
alignment with the objective of limiting global warming to under 1.5 °C and that they are not 
contributing to biodiversity loss, and that there be far-reaching reform of agricultural, trade, 
transport, energy and infrastructure investment policies. In its resolution of 15 January 2020 
on the European Green Deal, the European Parliament called for the necessary transition to a 
climate-neutral society by 2050 at the latest and for this to be made into a European success 
story.7  

The European Council has set building a climate-neutral, green, fair and social Europe as one 
of  the  main  four  priorities  in  its  Strategic  Agenda  for  2019-20248.  In  its  conclusions  of  12 
December 2019, the European Council, in the light of the latest available science and of the 
need  to  step  up  global  climate  action,  endorsed  the  objective  of  achieving  a  climate-neutral 
EU  by  2050,  in  line  with  the  objectives  of  the  Paris  Agreement9.  The  European  Council 
recognised the need to put in place an enabling framework and that the transition will require 
significant  public  and  private  investments.  The  European  Council  also  concluded  that  all 
relevant  EU  legislation  and  policies  need  to  be  consistent  with,  and  contribute  to,  the 
fulfilment  of  the  climate-neutrality  objective  while  respecting  a  level  playing  field,  and 
invited the Commission to examine whether this requires an adjustment of existing rules. 

The  EU  has  put  in  place  a  comprehensive  framework  of  policies  to  reduce  greenhouse  gas 
emissions.  It  has  already  started  to  modernise  and  transform  the  economy  with  the  aim  of 
climate  neutrality.  Between  1990  and  2018,  it  reduced  greenhouse  gas  emissions  by  23%10, 
while the economy  grew by 61%. Additional action needs to be taken and every sector will 
have to contribute as current policies are expected to only reduce  greenhouse gas emissions 
by 60% by 2050, and thus much more remains to be done to reach climate neutrality.  

In  this  context,  this  proposal  aims  to  establish  the  framework  for  achieving  EU  climate 
neutrality.  It  aims  to  provide  a  direction  by  setting  a  pathway  to  climate  neutrality,  and 
enhance certainty and confidence on the EU’s commitment for businesses, workers, investors 
and consumers, as well as transparency and accountability, thus  sustaining prosperity and job 
creation. To this end, it aims to set in legislation the EU’s 2050 climate-neutrality objective, 
in  line  with  scientific  findings  reported  by  the  IPCC  and  the  Intergovernmental  Science-
Policy  Platform  on  Biodiversity  and  Ecosystem  Services  (IPBES),  and  to  contribute  to  the 
implementation  of  the  Paris  Agreement  on  climate  change,  including  its  long-term  goal  to 
keep  the  global  temperature  increase  to  well  below  2°C  above  pre-industrial  levels  and  to 
pursue efforts to keep it to below 1.5°C. It also aims to contribute to the implementation of 
the Sustainable Development Goals. The proposal also provides for the conditions to set out a 
trajectory leading the Union to climate neutrality by 2050, for regular assessment of progress 
towards  climate  neutrality  and  the  level  of  ambition  of  the  trajectory  identified,  and 
mechanisms  in  case  of  insufficient  progress  or  inconsistencies  with  the  EU  2050  climate-
neutrality objective.  

In spite of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, climate change is already having and 
will continue to have impacts on the EU’s environment, citizens and economy. Continued and 

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European  Parliament  resolution  of  28  November  2019  on  the  climate  and  environment  emergency 
(2019/2930(RSP)). 
European Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP)). 
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/39914/a-new-strategic-agenda-2019-2024-en.pdf. 
Ratified by the EU on 5 October 2016, and entered into force on 4 November 2016. 
In relation to all sectors of the economy except international shipping, SWD(2019)396. 

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more ambitious action on adaptation to climate change, including by strengthening the efforts 
on climate-proofing, resilience building, prevention and preparedness is essential, as well as 
on ensuring a just transition. 

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Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area 

The  proposal  aims  to  complement  the  existing  policy  framework  by  setting  the  long-term 
direction of travel and enshrining the 2050 climate-neutrality objective in EU law, enhancing 
adaptation efforts, establishing a process to set out and review a trajectory until 2050, regular 
assessment and a process in case of insufficient progress or inconsistencies. It also tasks the 
Commission  to  review  existing  policies  and  Union  legislation  in  view  of  their  consistency 
with the climate-neutrality objective as well as with the trajectory identified. Consistency with 
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action has 
been  ensured  by  including  consequential  amendments  to  that  Regulation.  Several  other 
European Green Deal Initiatives such as the European Green Deal Investment Plan11 and the 
proposal  for  a  Regulation  establishing  the  Just  Transition  Fund12  have  been  adopted.  Other 
initiatives are under preparation and will support achieving the objectives of this Regulation. 
This  includes  the  new,  more  ambitious  EU  Strategy  for  Adaptation  to  Climate  Change,  the 
launch of the European Climate Pact, an EU industrial strategy to address the twin challenge 
of  the  green  and  digital  transformation  and  a  new  circular  economy  action  plan,  and  a 
sustainable  finance  strategy  including  to  further  embed  sustainability  into  the  corporate 
governance framework. 

As  regards  the  relation  with  existing  policy  instruments  with  a  2030  perspective,  the 
Commission  should  assess  and  make  proposals  for  increasing  the  Union’s  greenhouse  gas 
emission  reduction  target  for  2030  to  ensure  its  consistency  with  the  climate-neutrality 
objective for 2050. By September 2020, the Commission will present an impact assessed plan 
to increase the EU’s  greenhouse gas emission reduction target for  2030 to at least 50% and 
towards 55% compared with 1990 levels in a responsible way. The Commission will propose 
to amend this Regulation accordingly and, by June 2021, review and propose to revise where 
necessary, all relevant related policy instruments.  

For the period 2030 to 2050, the Commission would be empowered to adopt delegated acts to 
supplement this Regulation by setting out a trajectory at Union level to achieve over time the 
2050 objective.  

The  global  challenge  of  climate  change  requires  global  action.  While  the  EU  cannot  solve 
climate  change  without  others  also  acting,  being  responsible  for  less  than  10%  of  global 
greenhouse gas emissions, it is a leader in the global transition towards a net-zero-greenhouse 
gas  emissions  economy.  Given  that  worldwide  progress  towards  the  objectives  of  the  Paris 
Agreement  is  insufficient,  EU  leadership  is  needed  now  more  than  ever.  As  the  EU  sets  its 
own ambitious targets, it will also continue to lead international negotiations to increase the 
ambition of major emitters ahead of the 2020 United Nations Climate Change Conference in 
Glasgow. The EU will keep promoting and implementing ambitious climate policy across the 
world, including in the context of a strong climate diplomacy, and engaging intensely with all 
partners to increase the collective effort while at the same time ensuring a level playing field. 

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COM(2020) 21 final of 14 January 2020.  
Proposal  for  a  Regulation  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  establishing  the  Just 
Transition Fund, COM (2020) 22 final. 

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Consistency with other Union policies 

All EU actions and policies should pull together to help the EU to achieve a successful and 
just  transition  towards  climate  neutrality  and  a  sustainable  future,  as  stated  by  the 
Commission in the European Green Deal Communication. As such, this initiative is linked to 
many other policy areas, including the Union’s external policies. The Commission announced 
it  will  improve  the  way  its  better  regulation  guidelines  and  supporting  tools  address 
sustainability  and  innovation  issues,  with  the  objective  that  all  EU  initiatives  live  up  to  a 
green oath to ‘do no harm’.  

The  aspect  of  Commission  recommendations  to  Member  States  as  set  out  by  the  proposed 
Regulation is complementary to the recommendations issued in the context of the European 
Semester.  While  the  European  Semester  focuses  on  macro-economic  and  structural  reform 
issues  –  which  also  encompasses  climate  issues-,  this  initiative  addresses  specific  policy 
developments inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective or trajectory towards climate 
neutrality.  

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

Articles 191 to 193 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) confirm 
and specify EU competencies in the area of climate change. The legal basis for this proposal 
is  Article  192(1)  TFEU.  In  accordance  with  Articles  191  and  192(1)  TFEU,  the  European 
Union  shall  contribute  to  the  pursuit,  inter  alia,  of  the  following  objectives:  preserving, 
protecting and improving the quality of the environment, promoting measures at international 
level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems, and in particular combating 
climate change.  

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Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)  

Climate  change  is  by  its  very  nature  a  trans-boundary  challenge  that  cannot  be  solved  by 
national  or  local  action  alone.  Coordinated  EU  action  can  effectively  supplement  and 
reinforce  national  and  local  action  and  enhances  climate  action.  Coordination  of  climate 
action  is  necessary  at  European  level  and,  where  possible,  at  global  level,  and  EU  action  is 
justified on grounds of subsidiarity. Since 1992, the EU has worked to develop joint solutions 
and drive forward global action to tackle climate change. More specifically, action at EU level 
should  aim  to  provide  for  cost  effective  delivery  of  long-term  climate  objectives,  while 
ensuring  fairness  and  environmental  integrity.  The  establishment  of  a  robust  governance  of 
the EU 2050 climate-neutrality objective will help to ensure that the EU remains on track to 
achieve the objective. Action on climate change adaptation at EU level enables the integration 
of adaptation policies and measures in key sectors, governance levels and EU policies. 

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Proportionality 

The proposal complies with the proportionality principle because it does not go beyond what 
is necessary in order to set the framework for achieving climate neutrality. The proposal aims 
to provide a direction by setting the EU on a path to climate neutrality, certainty on the EU’s 
commitment  and for  transparency  and accountability by setting out a process of  assessment 
and  reporting.  It  requests  Member  States  to  take  the  necessary  measures  to  enable  the 
collective  achievement  of  the  climate-neutrality  objective  but  it  does  not  prescribe  specific 
policies  or  measures,  leaving  Member  States  flexibility,  taking  into  account  the  regulatory 
framework  to  achieve  2030  greenhouse  gas  emission  reduction  targets.  It  sets  a  mechanism 

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for reviewing existing policies and Union legislation or taking additional measures, but does 
not include the detailed proposals yet. Similarly, the proposal provides for flexibility to ensure 
that the EU improves its adaptive capacity to the impacts of climate change. 

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Choice of the instrument 

The  objectives  of  the  present  proposal  can  best  be  pursued  through  a  Regulation.  This  will 
ensure  direct  applicability  of  the  provisions.  Requirements  are  placed  on  Member  States  to 
contribute  to  achieving  the  long-term  objective.  Moreover,  many  of  the  provisions  are 
directed  to  the  Commission  (assessment,  reporting,  recommendations,  additional  measures, 
review)  and  also  to  the  European  Environment  Agency  and  could  therefore  not  be 
implemented by national transposition. A legislative rather than a non-legislative approach is 
needed to anchor the long-term objective into EU law. 

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RESULTS 
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

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STAKEHOLDER 

Stakeholder consultations 

When  preparing  the  ‘Clean  Planet  for  All’  Communication,  the  Commission  carried  out  a 
public consultation from 17 July to 9 October 2018, receiving more than 2800 replies from a 
wide  range  of  stakeholders.  The  Commission  also  organised  a  stakeholder  event  on  10-11 
July  2018.  The  public  consultation  conducted  by  the  Commission  in  preparation  for  the 
‘Clean  Planet  for  All’  Communication  found  that  there  is  significant  support,  both  from 
individuals and from organisations, for the EU to achieve a balance between greenhouse gas 
emissions and removals by 2050. A synopsis report on the consultation activities undertaken 
for the ‘Clean Planet for all Communication’ is annexed to the In-depth analysis in support of 
the  Commission  Communication  COM  (2018)  77313.  The  adoption  of  the ‘Clean  Planet  for 
All’  Communication  led  to  a  yearlong  extensive  debate  among  the  Member  States, 
institutions, local  and regional  authorities, social  partners, businesses, industry, stakeholders 
and the citizens. This broad social engagement allowed the debate to mature and enabled the 
development  of  a  broad  consensus  on  the  EU’s  ambition  for  205014.  In  addition,  on  28 
January  2020,  the  Commission  organised  a  public  event,  which  brought  together  a  broad 
range  of  stakeholders  for  a  discussion  on  implementing  the  European  Green  Deal  -  the 
European  Climate  Law.  Panellists  shared  their  views  on  the  content  of  the  Climate  Law, 
addressed social and financial aspects of the European Green Deal and engaged in a session of 
questions  and  answers  with  the  public.  The  Commission  also  published  a  roadmap  on  the 
initiative that was open for feedback for 4 weeks, from 9 January 2020 to 6 February 2020. 
Many  stakeholders  present  at  the  event  submitted  their  feedback.  In  total,  926  replies  were 
received.  Contributors  included  many  European  and  national  associations  representing 
industrial  sectors  such  as  the  power,  automotive  and  steel  sectors,  as  well  as  private 
companies,  NGOs  and  many  EU  citizens.  Public  authorities  from  seven  Member  States 
(Denmark,  France,  Germany,  Portugal,  Spain,  Sweden  and  The  Netherlands)  and  Norway 
contributed to the consultation. 

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Annex  7.1  to  the  In-depth  analysis  in  support  of  the  Commission  Communication  COM(2018)773, 
https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/docs/pages/com_2018_733_analysis_in_support_en_0.pdf. 
According to the Special Eurobarometer 490, Climate  Change, April 2019, 92% of respondents  – and 
more than eight in ten in each Member State - agree that greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced to 
a minimum while offsetting the remaining emissions, in order to make the EU economy climate-neutral 
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Impact assessment 

In support of the ‘Clean Planet for All’ Communication, the Commission services carried out 
an in-depth analysis15. It explores how climate neutrality can be achieved by looking at all the 
key economic sectors, including energy, transport, industry and agriculture. Current policies 
will have a continued impact after 2030, with projected emissions reductions of around 60% 
by  2050.  However,  this  is  not  sufficient  for  the  EU  to  contribute  to  the  Paris  Agreement’s 
temperature goals. A portfolio of scenarios was analysed for achieving the transition to net-
zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, based on existing – though in some cases emerging – 
technological  solutions,  empowering  citizens  and  aligning  action  in  key  areas  such  as 
industrial  policy,  the  circular  economy,  finance  or  research  and  innovation,  while  ensuring 
social fairness for a just transition. The assessment builds upon scientific literature and inputs 
from  a  wide  range  of  stakeholders  as  well  as  integrated  modelling  allowing  to  better 
understand  the  transformation  of  and  complex  interactions  between  the  energy,  industry, 
buildings,  transport,  agriculture,  forestry  and  waste  sectors.  Given  this  recent  (November 
2018) full analysis on the implications of the 2050 climate-neutrality objective, and evaluation 
of the EU adaptation strategy, an impact assessment is not required. 

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Fundamental rights 

The  proposal  respects  the  fundamental  rights  and  observes  the  principles  recognised  in 
particular  by  the  Charter  of  Fundamental  Rights  of  the  European  Union.  In  particular,  it 
contributes to the objective of a high level of environmental protection in accordance with the 
principle of sustainable development as laid down in Article 37 of the Charter of Fundamental 
Rights of the European Union.16 

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BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

The  indirect  impacts  on  Member  States’  budgets  will  depend  on  their  choice  of  national 
policies  and  measures  for  greenhouse  gas  emission  reductions  and  other  mitigation  or 
adaptation  action,  and  will  follow  mostly  from  the  possible  complementary  proposals  to 
revise  related  instruments  or  propose  new  ones  to  deliver  the  additional  greenhouse  gas 
emission reductions necessary as will be presented in the impact assessed plan to increase the 
EU’s greenhouse gas emission reductions target for 2030. 

The implementation of this proposal will require the redeployment of human resources within 
the Commission, as well as a small reinforcement of the staff of the European Environment 
Agency (EEA), which are presented in the attached legislative financial statement. 

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OTHER ELEMENTS 

Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements 

Transparent and regular reporting by Member States coupled with robust assessments by the 
Commission and mechanisms to ensure that progress is assessed are essential to ensure that 
the  EU  remains  on  track  towards  achieving  the  EU  2050  climate-neutrality  objective.  The 
initiative builds on the process based on integrated national energy and climate plans and the 
robust  transparency  framework  for  greenhouse  gas  emissions  and  other  climate  information 

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https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/docs/pages/com_2018_733_analysis_in_support_en_0.pdf. 
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that is contained in Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on the Governance of the Energy Union and 
Climate Action.  The Commission will use  inter alia the  information submitted and  reported 
by Member States under the Governance Regulation as a basis for its regular assessment of 
progress.  This  includes  information  on  greenhouse  gas  emissions,  policies  and  measures, 
projections  and  adaptation.  The  Commission  will  also  make  use  of  this  information  for  the 
Environmental  Implementation  Reviews  and  the  monitoring  of  the  Environment  Action 
Programmes. Information obtained from Member States may be complemented by systematic 
atmospheric observations through in situ as well as remote sensing observations, such as those 
provided  by  Copernicus.  The  Commission  will  also  regularly  assess  whether  the  trajectory 
requires  updating  and  review  policies  and  legislation  and  take  action  in  case  of  insufficient 
progress. 

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Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal 

Article  2  sets  the  EU  2050  climate-neutrality  objective,  covering  all  sectors  and  all 
greenhouse  gases  -  not  only  CO2-,  and  to  be  achieved  domestically  within  the  Union.  It 
reflects that in line with Article 4(4) of the Paris Agreement, developed country Parties should 
continue taking the lead by undertaking economy-wide absolute emission reduction targets. It 
recognises  that  while  greenhouse  gas  emissions  should  be  avoided  at  source  as  a  priority, 
removals  of  greenhouse  gases  will  be  needed  to  compensate  for  remaining  greenhouse  gas 
from sectors where decarbonisation is the most challenging. The natural sink of forests, soils, 
agricultural  lands  and  wetlands  should  be  maintained  and  further  increased  and  carbon 
removal technologies, such as carbon capture and storage and carbon capture and utilisation, 
should  be  made  cost-effective  and  deployed.  The  Article  also  requires  the  European 
Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Commission  and  the  Member  States  to  take  the  necessary 
measures  both  at  Union  and  national  level  to  enable  the  collective  achievement  of  this 
objective. Measures at Union level will constitute an important part of the measures needed to 
achieve the objective.  

Identifying  a  trajectory  for  greenhouse  gas  emission  reductions  at  Union  level  will  help  to 
ensure that the EU 2050 climate-neutrality objective is achieved (Article 3). Every five years, 
aligned  with  the  Paris  Agreement  timelines,  the  Commission  will  review  the  EU  trajectory. 
Under the Paris Agreement, Parties periodically take stock of the implementation of the Paris 
Agreement and assess collective progress towards achieving its purpose and long-term goals, 
in  the  ‘global  stocktake’.  At  the  latest  within  six  months  of  each  global  stocktake,  the 
Commission will review the trajectory.  

Article 4 concerns adaptation to climate change. In spite of mitigation efforts, climate change 
is already creating and will continue to create significant stress in Europe and strengthening 
the  efforts  to  enhance  adaptive  capacity,  strengthen  resilience  and  reduce  vulnerability  is 
crucial,  building  on  Union  legislation  which  already  addresses  specific  climate  adaptation 
objectives.  The  development  and  implementation  of  adaptation  strategies  and  plans  is 
essential in this regard. The new EU Adaptation Strategy will aim directly at helping achieve 
this goal.  

The  Commission  will  assess  progress  every  five  years,  aligned  with  the  Paris  Agreement 
timelines  (Articles  5  to  7).  Before  each  global  stocktake,  the  Commission  will  assess  and 
report on the collective progress made by the Member States towards the achievement of the 
climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation, and on the consistency of Union measures with 
the  climate-neutrality  objective  or  adequacy  to  enhance  adaptive  capacity,  strengthen 
resilience  or  reduce  vulnerability.  The  Commission  will  take  the  necessary  measures  where 
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insufficient. The Commission will also regularly assess relevant national measures and issue 
recommendations where it finds inconsistencies or that measures are inadequate.   

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2020/0036 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation 
(EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law) 

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 192(1) 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 Committee17, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions18, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

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The  Commission  has,  in  its  Communication  of  11  December  2019  entitled  ‘The 
European  Green  Deal’19,  set  out  a  new  growth  strategy  that  aims  to  transform  the 
Union  into  a  fair  and  prosperous  society,  with  a  modern,  resource-efficient  and 
competitive economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 
and  where  economic  growth  is  decoupled  from  resource  use.  It  also  aims  to  protect, 
conserve  and  enhance  the  Union's  natural  capital,  and  protect  the  health  and  well-
being  of  citizens  from  environment-related risks and impacts.  At the same time, this 
transition must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. 

The  Intergovernmental  Panel  on  Climate  Change’s  (IPCC)  Special  Report  on  the 
impacts  of  global  warming  of  1.5  °C  above  pre-industrial  levels  and  related  global 
greenhouse  gas  emission  pathways20  provides  a  strong  scientific  basis  for  tackling 
climate  change  and  illustrates  the  need  to  step  up  climate  action.  It  confirms  that 
greenhouse gas emissions need to be urgently reduced, and that climate change needs 
to  be  limited  to  1.5  °C,  in  particular  to  reduce  the  likelihood  of  extreme  weather 
events.  The  Intergovernmental  Science-Policy  Platform  on  Biodiversity  and 
Ecosystem  Services’  (IPBES)  2019  Global  Assessment  Report21  showed  worldwide 

OJ C , , p. . 
OJ C , , p. . 
Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019. 
IPCC, 2018: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 
1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context 
of  strengthening  the  global  response  to  the  threat  of  climate  change,  sustainable  development,  and 
efforts  to  eradicate  poverty  [Masson-Delmotte,  V.,  P.  Zhai,  H.-O.  Pörtner,  D.  Roberts,  J.  Skea,  P.R. 
Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma-Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. 
Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. 
IPBES 2019: Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.  

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erosion  of  biodiversity,  with  climate  change  as  the  third  most  important  driver  of 
biodiversity loss.22 

A  fixed  long-term  objective  is  crucial  to  contribute  to  economic  and  societal 
transformation,  jobs,  growth, and the achievement  of the United Nations Sustainable 
Development Goals, as well as to move in a fair and cost-effective manner towards the 
temperature  goal  of  the  2015  Paris  Agreement  on  climate  change  following  the  21st 
Conference  of  the  Parties  to  the  United  Nations  Framework  Convention  on  Climate 
Change (the ‘Paris Agreement’).  

The Paris Agreement sets out a long-term goal to keep the global temperature increase 
to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1.5 °C 
above  pre-industrial  levels23,  and  stresses  the  importance  of  adapting  to  the  adverse 
impacts  of  climate  change24  and  making  finance  flows  consistent  with  a  pathway 
towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development25. 

The  Union’s  and  the  Member  States’  climate  action  aims  to  protect  people  and  the 
planet,  welfare,  prosperity,  health,  food  systems,  the  integrity  of  eco-systems  and 
biodiversity against the threat of climate change, in the context of the 2030 agenda for 
sustainable development and in pursuit of the objectives of the Paris Agreement, and 
to maximize prosperity within the planetary boundaries and to increase resilience and 
reduce vulnerability of society to climate change. 

Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors. 
In light  of the importance of  energy production and consumption on  greenhouse  gas 
emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying 
on  a  well-functioning  internal  energy  market  is  essential.  The  digital  transformation, 
technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for 
achieving the climate-neutrality objective. 

The  Union  has  been  pursuing  an  ambitious  policy  on  climate  action  and  has  put  in 
place a regulatory framework to  achieve its 2030 greenhouse  gas  emission reduction 
target.  The  legislation  implementing  this  target  consists,  inter  alia,  of  Directive 
2003/87/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council26,  which  establishes  a 
system  for  greenhouse  gas  emission  allowance  trading  within  the  Union,  Regulation 
(EU)  2018/842  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council27,  which  introduced 
national  targets  for  reduction  of  greenhouse  gas  emissions  by  2030,  and  Regulation 
(EU)  2018/841  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council28,  which  requires 

European Environment  Agency’s The  European environment  – state and outlook 2020 (Luxembourg: 
Publication Office of the EU, 2019). 
Article 2.1.a of the Paris Agreement. 
Article 2.1.b of the Paris Agreement. 
Article 2.1.c of the Paris Agreement. 
Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a 
system  for  greenhouse  gas  emission  allowance  trading  within  the  Union  and  amending  Council 
Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275 of 25 October 2003, p. 32). 
Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding 
annual  greenhouse  gas  emission  reductions  by  Member  States  from  2021  to  2030  contributing  to 
climate  action  to  meet  commitments  under  the  Paris  Agreement  and  amending  Regulation  (EU)  No 
525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26). 
Regulation  (EU)  2018/841  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  30  May  2018  on  the 
inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 
2030  climate  and  energy  framework,  and  amending  Regulation  (EU)  No  525/2013  and  Decision  No 
529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1). 

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Member States to balance greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land 
use change and forestry. 

In  addition,  the  Commission  has,  in  its  Communication  of  28  November  of  2018 
entitled  ‘A  Clean  Planet  for  all:  A  European  strategic  long-term  vision  for  a 
prosperous, modern, competitive and climate-neutral economy’, presented a vision for 
achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050 through a socially-
fair and cost-efficient transition. 
The  Union  has,  through  the  ‘Clean  Energy  for  All  Europeans’  package29  been 
pursuing an ambitious decarbonisation agenda notably by constructing a robust Energy 
Union, which includes 2030 goals for energy efficiency and deployment of renewable 
energy in Directives 2012/27/EU30 and (EU) 2018/200131 of the European Parliament 
and  of  the  Council,  and  by  reinforcing  relevant  legislation,  including  Directive 
2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council32. 

(10)  The  Union  is  a  global  leader  in  the  transition  towards  climate  neutrality,  and  is 
determined  to  help  raise  global  ambition  and  to  strengthen  the  global  response  to 
climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy.  

(11)  The  European  Parliament  called  for  the  necessary  transition  to  a  climate-neutral 
society by 2050 at  the latest and for this to  be made into a European success  story33 
and  has  declared  a  climate  and  environment  emergency34.  The  European  Council,  in 
its  Conclusions  of  12  December  201935,  has  agreed  on  the  objective  of  achieving  a 
climate-neutral  Union  by  2050,  in  line  with  the  objectives  of  the  Paris  Agreement, 
while also recognising that it is necessary to put in place an enabling framework and 
that the transition will require significant public and private investment. The European 
Council also invited the Commission to prepare a proposal for the Union’s long-term 
strategy as early as possible in 2020 with a view to its adoption by the Council and its 
submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.  

(12)  The  Union  should  aim  to  achieve  a  balance  between  anthropogenic  economy-wide 
emissions  and  removals,  through  natural  and  technological  solutions,  of  greenhouse 
gases domestically within the Union by 2050. The Union-wide 2050 climate-neutrality 
objective should be pursued by all Member States collectively, and the Member States, 
the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary 
measures  to  enable  its  achievement.  Measures  at  Union  level  will  constitute  an 
important part of the measures needed to achieve the objective.  

(13)  The Union should continue its climate action and international climate leadership after 
2050, in order to protect people and the planet against the threat of dangerous climate 

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COM(2016) 860 final of 30 November 2016. 
Directive  2012/27/EU  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  25  October  2012  on  energy 
efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 
2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1) 
Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the 
promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82). 
Directive  2010/31/EU  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  19  May  2010 on  the  energy 
performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13). 
European Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP)). 
European  Parliament  resolution  of  28  November  2019  on  the  climate  and  environment  emergency 
(2019/2930(RSP)). 
Conclusions adopted by the European Council at its meeting on 12 December 2019, EUCO 29/19, CO 
EUR 31, CONCL 9. 

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change,  in  pursuit  of  the  temperature  goals  set  out  in  the  Paris  Agreement  and 
following the scientific recommendations of the IPCC.  

(14)  Adaptation  is  a  key  component  of  the  long-term  global  response  to  climate  change. 
Therefore,  Member  States  and  the  Union  should  enhance  their  adaptive  capacity, 
strengthen  resilience  and  reduce  vulnerability  to  climate  change,  as  provided  for  in 
Article  7  of  the  Paris  Agreement,  as  well  as  maximise  the  co-benefits  with  other 
environmental  policies  and  legislation.  Member  States  should  adopt  comprehensive 
national adaptation strategies and plans. 

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to 

the  well-being  of  citizens, 

In  taking  the  relevant  measures  at  Union  and  national  level  to  achieve  the  climate-
neutrality objective, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the 
Commission  should  take  into  account  the  contribution  of  the  transition  to  climate 
the 
neutrality 
competitiveness of the economy;  energy and food security and affordability; fairness 
and solidarity across and within Member States considering their economic capability, 
national circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the need to make the 
transition  just  and  socially  fair;  best  available  scientific  evidence,  in  particular  the 
findings reported by the IPCC; the need to integrate climate change related risks into 
investment  and  planning  decisions;  cost-effectiveness  and  technological  neutrality  in 
achieving  greenhouse  gas  emissions  reductions  and  removals  and  increasing 
resilience; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambition. 

the  prosperity  of  society  and 

(16)  The transition to climate neutrality requires changes across the entire policy spectrum 
and a collective effort of all sectors of the economy and society, as illustrated by the 
Commission  in  its  Communication  ‘The  European  Green  Deal’.  The  European 
Council,  in  its  Conclusions  of  12  December  2019,  stated  that  all  relevant  Union 
legislation and policies need to be consistent with, and contribute to, the fulfilment of 
the climate-neutrality objective while respecting a level playing field, and invited the 
Commission to examine whether this requires an adjustment of the existing rules.  

their  part.  By  September  2020, 

(17)  The  Commission,  in  its  Communication  ‘The  European  Green  Deal’,  announced  its 
intention  to  assess  and  make  proposals  for  increasing  the  Union’s  greenhouse  gas 
emission reduction target for 2030 to ensure its consistency with the climate-neutrality 
objective for 2050. In that Communication, the Commission underlined that all Union 
policies should contribute to the climate-neutrality objective and that all sectors should 
the  Commission  should,  based  on  a 
play 
comprehensive impact assessment and taking into account its analysis of the integrated 
national  energy  and  climate  plans  submitted  to  the  Commission  in  accordance  with 
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council36, review 
the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 
55 % emission reductions compared with 1990 levels. Where it considers necessary to 
amend the Union’s 2030 target, it should make proposals to the European Parliament 
and  to  the  Council  to  amend  this  Regulation  as  appropriate.  In  addition,  the 
Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing 
that target would need to be amended in order to achieve emission reductions of 50 to 
55 % compared to 1990. 

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Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the 
Governance  of  the  Energy  Union  and  Climate  Action,  amending  Regulations  (EC)  No  663/2009  and 
(EC)  No  715/2009  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council,  Directives  94/22/EC,  98/70/EC, 
2009/31/EC,  2009/73/EC,  2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU  and  2013/30/EU of  the  European  Parliament  and 
of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 
525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1). 

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(18)  To ensure the Union and the Member States remain on track to  achieve the climate-
neutrality  objective  and  progress  on  adaptation,  the  Commission  should  regularly 
assess  progress.  Should  the  collective  progress  made  by  Member  States  towards  the 
achievement  of  the  climate-neutrality  objective  or  on  adaptation  be  insufficient  or 
Union  measures  inconsistent  with  the  climate-neutrality  objective  or  inadequate  to 
the 
enhance  adaptive  capacity,  strengthen  resilience  or  reduce  vulnerability, 
Commission should take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties. The 
Commission  should  also  regularly  assess  relevant  national  measures,  and  issue 
recommendations where it finds that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with 
the climate-neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen 
resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change.   

(19)  The Commission should ensure a robust and objective assessment based on the most 
up  to  date  scientific,  technical  and  socio-economic  findings,  and  representative  of  a 
broad range of independent expertise, and base its assessment on relevant information 
including  information  submitted  and  reported  by  Member  States,  reports  of  the 
European  Environment  Agency,  best  available  scientific  evidence,  including  the 
reports of the IPCC. Given that the Commission has committed to exploring how the 
EU  taxonomy  can  be  used  in  the  context  of  the  European  Green  Deal  by  the  public 
sector, this should include information on environmentally sustainable investment, by 
the  Union  and  Member States,  consistent  with  Regulation  (EU)  2020/…  [Taxonomy 
Regulation]  when  such  information  becomes  available.  The  Commission  should  use 
European statistics and  data where available and seek expert scrutiny. The European 
Environment Agency should assist the Commission, as appropriate and in accordance 
with its annual work programme.  

(20)  As citizens and communities have a powerful role to play in driving the transformation 
towards  climate  neutrality  forward,  strong  public  and  social  engagement  on  climate 
action should be facilitated. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of 
society  to  enable  and  empower  them  to  take  action  towards  a  climate-neutral  and 
climate-resilient society, including through launching a European Climate Pact.  

(21) 

In  order  to  provide  predictability  and  confidence  for  all  economic  actors,  including 
businesses,  workers,  investors  and  consumers,  to  ensure  that  the  transition  towards 
climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradual reduction over time and to assist in 
the assessment of the consistency of measures and progress with the climate-neutrality 
objective, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the 
Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to set out a 
trajectory for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. It is 
of  particular  importance  that  the  Commission  carries  out  appropriate  consultations 
during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be 
conducted  in  accordance  with  the  principles  laid  down  in  the  Interinstitutional 
Agreement  of  13  April  2016  on  Better  Law-Making37.  In  particular,  to  ensure  equal 
participation  in  the  preparation  of  delegated  acts,  the  European  Parliament  and  the 
Council receive all documents at  the same time as Member States' experts,  and their 
experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing 
with the preparation of delegated acts. 

(22) 

In line with  the Commission’s  commitment to the principles on Better  Law-Making, 
coherence  of  the  Union  instruments  as  regards  greenhouse  gas  emissions  reductions 
should be sought. The system of measuring the progress towards the achievement of 

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the climate-neutrality objective as well as the consistency of measures taken with that 
objective  should  build  upon  and  be  consistent  with  the  governance  framework  laid 
down  in  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1999.  In  particular,  the  system  of  reporting  on  a 
regular basis and the sequencing of the Commission’s assessment and actions on the 
basis of the reporting should be aligned to the requirements to submit information and 
provide  reports  by  Member  States  laid  down  in  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1999. 
Regulation  (EU)  2018/1999  should  therefore  be  amended  in  order  to  include  the 
climate-neutrality objective in the relevant provisions.  

(23)  Climate change is by definition a trans-boundary challenge and a coordinated action at 
Union level is needed to effectively supplement and reinforce national policies. Since 
the objectives of this Regulation, namely to achieve climate neutrality in the Union by 
2050, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone, but can rather, by 
reason of the scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt 
measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the 
Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set 
out  in  that  Article,  this  Regulation  does  not  go  beyond  what  is  necessary  to  achieve 
those objectives, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Subject matter and scope 

This  Regulation  establishes  a  framework  for  the  irreversible  and  gradual  reduction  of 
greenhouse  gas  emissions  and  enhancement  of  removals  by  natural  or  other  sinks  in  the 
Union. 

This  Regulation  sets  out  a  binding  objective  of  climate  neutrality  in  the  Union  by  2050  in 
pursuit  of  the  long-term  temperature  goal  set  out  in  Article  2  of  the  Paris  Agreement,  and 
provides  a  framework  for  achieving  progress  in  pursuit  of  the  global  adaptation  goal 
established in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement. 

This Regulation applies to anthropogenic emissions and removals by natural or other sinks of 
the greenhouse gases listed in Part 2 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.  

Article 2 

Climate-neutrality objective 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Union-wide  emissions  and  removals  of  greenhouse  gases  regulated  in  Union  law 
shall  be balanced at  the  latest  by 2050, thus  reducing  emissions to  net  zero by that 
date.  

The  relevant  Union  institutions  and  the  Member  States  shall  take  the  necessary 
measures  at  Union  and  national  level  respectively,  to  enable  the  collective 
achievement  of  the  climate-neutrality  objective  set  out  in  paragraph  1,  taking  into 
account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States. 

By  September  2020,  the  Commission  shall  review  the  Union’s  2030  target  for 
climate  referred  to  in  Article  2(11)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1999  in  light  of  the 
climate-neutrality  objective  set  out  in  Article  2(1),  and  explore  options  for  a  new 
2030  target  of  50  to  55%  emission  reductions  compared  to  1990.  Where  the 
Commission  considers  that  it  is  necessary  to  amend  that  target,  it  shall  make 
proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council as appropriate.  

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1. 

2. 

3. 

By  30  June  2021,  the  Commission  shall  assess  how  the  Union  legislation 
implementing the Union’s 2030 target would need to be amended in order to enable 
the achievement of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared to 1990 and to achieve 
the  climate-neutrality-objective  set  out  in  Article  2(1),  and  consider  taking  the 
necessary  measures,  including  the  adoption  of  legislative  proposals,  in  accordance 
with the Treaties.  

Article 3 

Trajectory for achieving climate neutrality  

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 
to supplement this Regulation by setting out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the 
climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050. At the latest within six 
months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, 
the Commission shall review the trajectory. 

The  trajectory  shall  start  from  the  Union’s  2030  target  for  climate  referred  to  in 
Article 2(3). 

When  setting  a  trajectory  in  accordance  with  paragraph  1,  the  Commission  shall 
consider the following: 

(a) 

cost-effectiveness and economic efficiency; 

(b) 

competiveness of the Union’s economy;  

(c) 

best available technology; 

(d) 

energy efficiency, energy affordability and security of supply; 

(e) 

(f) 

(g) 

(h) 

(i) 

fairness and solidarity between and within Member States; 

the need to ensure environmental effectiveness and progression over time; 

investment needs and opportunities; 

the need to ensure a just and socially fair transition; 

international  developments  and  efforts  undertaken  to  achieve  the  long-term 
objectives  of  the  Paris  Agreement  and  the  ultimate  objective  of  the  United 
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; 

(j) 

the  best  available  and  most  recent  scientific  evidence,  including  the  latest 
reports of the IPCC. 

Article 4  

Adaptation to climate change 

1. 

2. 

The  relevant  Union  institutions  and  the  Member  States  shall  ensure  continuous 
progress  in  enhancing  adaptive  capacity,  strengthening  resilience  and  reducing 
vulnerability to climate change in accordance with Article 7 of the Paris Agreement.  

Member  States  shall  develop  and  implement  adaptation  strategies  and  plans  that 
include  comprehensive  risk  management  frameworks,  based  on  robust  climate  and 
vulnerability baselines and progress assessments.  

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Article 5 

Assessment of Union progress and measures 

1. 

By  30  September  2023,  and  every  5  years  thereafter,  the  Commission  shall  assess, 
together  with  the  assessment  foreseen  under  Article  29(5)  of  Regulation  (EU) 
2018/1999:  

(a) 

the collective progress made by all Member States towards the achievement of 
the  climate-neutrality  objective  set  out  in  Article  2(1)  as  expressed  by  the 
trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);  

(b) 

the collective progress made by all Member States on adaptation as referred to 
in Article 4.  

The Commission shall submit the conclusions of that assessment, together with the 
State  of  the  Energy  Union  Report  prepared  in  the  respective  calendar  year  in 
accordance  with  Article  35  of  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1999,  to  the  European 
Parliament and to the Council. 

2. 

By 30 September 2023, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall review: 

3. 

4. 

(a) 

(b) 

the consistency of Union measures with the climate-neutrality objective set out 
in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);  

the adequacy of Union measures to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to 
in Article 4. 

Where, based on the assessment referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission 
finds  that  Union  measures  are  inconsistent  with  the  climate-neutrality  objective  set 
out  in  Article  2(1)  or  inadequate  to  ensure  progress  on  adaptation  as  referred  to  in 
Article  4,  or  that  the  progress  towards  either  the  climate-neutrality  objective  or  on 
adaptation  as  referred  to  in  Article  4  is  insufficient,  it  shall  take  the  necessary 
measures  in  accordance  with  the  Treaties,  at  the  same  time  as  the  review  of  the 
trajectory referred to in Article 3(1). 

The Commission shall assess any draft measure or legislative proposal in light of the 
climate-neutrality  objective  set  out  in  Article  2(1)  as  expressed  by  the  trajectory 
referred  to  in  Article  3(1)  before  adoption,  and  include  this  analysis  in  any  impact 
assessment  accompanying  these  measures  or  proposals,  and  make  the  result  of  that 
assessment public at the time of adoption. 

Article 6 

Assessment of national measures 

1. 

By 30 September 2023, and every 5 years, thereafter the Commission shall assess: 

(a) 

the  consistency  of  national  measures  identified,  on  the  basis  of  the  National 
Energy  and  Climate  Plans  or  the  Biennial  Progress  Reports  submitted  in 
accordance  with  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1999,  as  relevant  for  the  achievement 
of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as 
expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1); 

(b) 

the adequacy of relevant national measures to ensure progress on adaptation as 
referred to in Article 4. 

The Commission shall submit the conclusions of that assessment, together with the 
State  of  the  Energy  Union  Report  prepared  in  the  respective  calendar  year  in 

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2. 

3. 

accordance  with  Article  35  of  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1999,  to  the  European 
Parliament and to the Council. 

Where  the  Commission  finds,  under  due  consideration  of  the  collective  progress 
assessed  in  accordance  with  Article  5(1),  that  a  Member  State’s  measures  are 
inconsistent  with  that objective as  expressed by the trajectory referred to  in  Article 
3(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, it may 
issue  recommendations  to  that  Member  State.  The  Commission  shall  make  such 
recommendations publicly available.  

Where  a  recommendation  is  issued  in  accordance  with  paragraph  2,  the  following 
principles shall apply: 

(a) 

(b) 

the Member State concerned shall take due account of the recommendation in a 
spirit of solidarity between Member States and the Union and between Member 
States; 

the Member State concerned shall set out, in its first progress report submitted 
in  accordance  with  Article  17  of  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1999,  in  the  year 
following the year in which the recommendation was issued, how it has taken 
due  account  of  the  recommendation.  If  the  Member  State  concerned  decides 
not  to  address  a  recommendation  or  a  substantial  part  thereof,  that  Member 
State shall provide the Commission its reasoning;  

(c) 

the  recommendations  should  be  complementary  to  the  latest  country-specific 
recommendations issued in the context of the European Semester. 

Article 7 

Common provisions on Commission assessment 

1. 

In  addition  to  the  national  measures  referred  to  in  Article  6(1)(a),  the  Commission 
shall base its assessment referred to in Articles 5 and 6 on at least the following: 

(a) 

information submitted and reported under Regulation (EU) 2018/1999;  

(b) 

reports of the European Environment Agency (EEA); 

(c)  European  statistics  and  data,  including  data  on  losses  from  adverse  climate 

impacts, where available; and 

(d)  best available scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC; and 

(e) 

any supplementary information on environmentally sustainable investment, by 
the Union and Member States, including, when available, investment consistent 
with Regulation (EU) 2020/… [Taxonomy Regulation]. 

2. 

The EEA shall assist the Commission in the preparation of the assessment referred to 
in Articles 5 and 6, in accordance with its annual work programme. 

Article 8 

Public participation 

The Commission shall engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take 
action towards a climate-neutral and climate-resilient society. The Commission shall facilitate 
an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level 
and  with  social  partners,  citizens  and  civil  society,  for  the  exchange  of  best  practice  and  to 

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identify  actions  to  contribute  to  the  achievement  of  the  objectives  of  this  Regulation.  In 
addition, the Commission may also draw on the multilevel climate and energy dialogues as set 
up by Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

Article 9 

Exercise of the delegation 

The  power  to  adopt  delegated  acts  referred  to  in  Article  3(1)  is  conferred  on  the 
Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 

The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(1) shall be conferred on the 
Commission for an indeterminate period of time from …[OP: date of entry into force 
of this Regulation]. 

The delegation of power referred to  in  Article 3(1) may be  revoked  at  any  time by 
the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to 
the  delegation  of  the  power  specified  in  that  decision.  It  shall  take  effect  the  day 
following  the  publication  of  the  decision  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the  European 
Union  or  at  a  later  date  specified  therein.  It  shall  not  affect  the  validity  of  any 
delegated acts already in force. 

Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by 
each  Member  State 
the 
in  accordance  with 
Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. 

the  principles 

laid  down 

in 

As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to 
the European Parliament and to the Council. 

A  delegated  act  adopted  pursuant  to  Article  3  shall  enter  into  force  only  if  no 
objection  has  been  expressed  either  by  the  European  Parliament  or  the  Council 
within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament 
and  to  the  Council  or  if,  before  the  expiry  of  that  period,  the  European  Parliament 
and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That 
period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament 
or of the Council. 

Article 10 

Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 

Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 is amended as follows: 

(1) 

in Article 1(1), point (a) is replaced by the following: 

‘(a)  implement  strategies  and  measures  designed  to  meet  the  Union’s  climate-
neutrality  objective  as  set  out  in  Article  2  of  Regulation  …/…  [Climate  Law],  the 
objectives  and  targets  of  the  Energy  Union,  and  for  the  first  ten-year  period,  from 
2021 to 2030, in particular the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate;’; 

(2) 

in Article 2, point 7 is replaced by the following: 

‘(7)  ‘projections’  means  forecasts  of  anthropogenic  greenhouse  gas  emissions  by 
sources  and  removals  by  sinks  or  developments  of  the  energy  system,  including  at 
least  quantitative  estimates  for  a  sequence  of  six  future  years  ending  with  0  or  5 
immediately following the reporting year;’; 

(3) 

in Article 3(2), point (f) is replaced by the following:  

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‘(f) an  assessment of the impacts  of the planned  policies and measures to meet  the 
objectives referred to in point (b) of this paragraph, including their consistency with 
Union’s climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate 
Law],  the  long-term  greenhouse  gas  emission  reduction  objectives  under  the  Paris 
Agreement and the long-term strategies as referred to in Article 15;’; 

(4) 

in Article 8(2), the following point (e) is added: 

‘(e)  the  manner  in  which  existing  policies  and  measures  and  planned  policies  and 
measures  contribute  to  the  achievement  of  the  Union’s  climate-neutrality  objective 
set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law].’; 

(5) 

Article 11 is replaced by the following: 

‘Article 11 

Multilevel climate and energy dialogue 

Each Member State shall establish a multilevel climate and energy dialogue pursuant 
to  national  rules,  in  which  local  authorities,  civil  society  organisation,  business 
community, investors and other relevant stakeholders and the general public are able 
actively  to  engage  and  discuss  the  achievement  of  the  Union’s  climate-neutrality 
objective  set  out  in  Article  2  of  Regulation  …/…  [Climate  Law]  and  the  different 
scenarios envisaged for energy and climate policies, including for the long term, and 
review  progress,  unless  it  already  has  a  structure  which  serves  the  same  purpose. 
Integrated national energy and climate plans may be discussed within the framework 
of such a dialogue.’; 

(6) 

In Article 15(3), point (c) is replaced by the following: 

‘(c)  achieving  long-term  greenhouse  gas  emission  reductions  and  enhancements  of 
removals  by  sinks  in  all  sectors  in  accordance  with  the  Union's  climate-neutrality 
objective set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law];’ 

(7) 

Annex I, Part 1, is amended as follows: 

(a) 

in section A, point 3.1.1., point (i) is replaced by the following: 

‘(i) Policies and measures to achieve the target set under Regulation (EU) 2018/842 
as referred in point 2.1.1 and policies and measures to comply with Regulation (EU) 
2018/841,  covering  all  key  emitting  sectors  and  sectors  for  the  enhancement  of 
removals,  with an outlook to  the climate-neutrality objective set  out  in  Article 2 of 
Regulation …/… [Climate Law]’;  

(b) 

in Section B, the following point 5.5. is added: 

‘5.5.  The  contribution  of  planned  policies  and  measures  to  the  achievement  of  the 
Union’s climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate 
Law]’;  

(8) 

in Annex VI, point (viii) of point (c) is replaced by the following: 

‘(viii) an assessment of the contribution of the policy or measure to the achievement 
of  the  Union’s  climate-neutrality  objective  set  out  in  Article  2  of Regulation  …/… 
[Climate Law] and to the achievement of the long-term strategy referred to in Article 
15;’. 

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Article 11 

Entry into force 

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

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 

Contents 

1. 

1.1. 

1.2. 

1.3. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE 

Title of the proposal/initiative  

Policy area(s) concerned (Programme cluster) 

The proposal/initiative relates to: 

1.4.  Grounds for the proposal/initiative 

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

roll-out of the implementation of the initiative 

1.4.2.  Added value of Union involvement 

1.4.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past  

1.4.4.  Compatibility and possible synergy with other appropriate instruments 

1.5.  Duration and financial impact  

1.6.  Management mode(s) planned 

2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES 

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules 

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 

2.2.2.  Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up to 

mitigate them   

2.2.3.  Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls  

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities   

3. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE 

3.1.  Heading  of  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  new  expenditure  budget  line(s) 

proposed 

3.2. 

Estimated impact on expenditure 

3.2.1.  Summary of estimated impact on expenditure 

3.2.2.  Summary of estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

3.2.3.  Third-party contributions 

3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative  

Regulation  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  establishing  the 
framework  for  achieving  climate  neutrality  and  amending  Regulation  (EU) 
2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (European Climate Law)  

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned (Programme cluster) 

Climate Action 

Title 34 (MFF 2014/20) – Title 9 (MFF 2021/27) 

1.3. 

The proposal/initiative relates to:  

 a new action  
 a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action38  

 the extension of an existing action  

 a merger or redirection of one or more actions towards another/a new action  

1.4. 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

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

roll-out of the implementation of the initiative 

The European Green Deal reaffirms the Commission’s ambition to make Europe the 
first  climate-neutral  continent  by  2050.  Both  the  European  Parliament  and  the 
European Council have endorsed the long-term EU climate-neutrality objective. This 
proposal  aims  to  establish  the  framework  for  achieving  EU  climate  neutrality 
including the setting of a pathway. The relevant Union institutions and the Member 
States are to take the necessary measures to implement the proposal. Member States 
have to further integrate the long-term perspective into their plans and reports under 
the  Governance  Regulation.  The  Commission  is  to  carry  out  various  tasks  such  as 
reviewing the 2030 target  and all relevant  related policy instruments  to  achieve the 
revised  target,  setting  a  trajectory,  assessment  of  consistency  of  the  existing  policy 
framework,  a  five-yearly  assessment,  issuing  recommendations  and  additional 
measures at EU level.  

1.4.2.  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. 

Reasons  for action at  European level  (ex-ante)  Climate Change is  a trans-boundary 
challenge and cannot be solved by national or local action alone. 

Expected  generated  Union  added  value  (ex-post)  Coordinated  EU  action  can 
effectively supplement and reinforce national and local action and enhances climate 
action. 

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As referred to in Article 58(2)(a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation. 

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1.4.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

The  EU  has  put  in  place  a  comprehensive  framework  of  policies  to  reduce 
greenhouse  gas  emissions.  It  has  already  started  to  modernise  and  transform  the 
economy  with  the  aim  of  climate  neutrality.  Between  1990  and  2018,  it  reduced 
greenhouse  gas  emissions  by  23%,  while  the  economy  grew  by  61%.  However, 
current  policies  are  expected  to  only  reduce  greenhouse  gas  emissions  by  60%  by 
2050 and thus much more remains to be done to reach climate-neutrality by 2050. 

1.4.4.  Compatibility and possible synergy with other appropriate instruments 

The proposal aims to complement the existing policy framework by setting the long-
term  direction  of  travel  and  enshrining  the  2050  climate-neutrality  objective  in  EU 
law,  enhancing  adaptation  efforts,  establishing  a  process  to  set  out  and  review  a 
trajectory  until  2050,  regular  assessment  and  a  process  in  case  of  insufficient 
progress or inconsistencies. It also tasks the Commission to review existing policies 
and  Union  legislation  in  view  of  their  consistency  with  the  climate-neutrality 
objective as well as with the trajectory. It tasks the Commission to assess and make 
proposals  for  increasing  the  Union’s  greenhouse  gas  emission  reduction  target  for 
2030  to  ensure  its  consistency  with  the  climate  neutrality  objective  for  2050.  It  is 
consistent with the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate 
Action ((EU) 2018/1999) and amendments.  

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1.5. 

Duration and financial impact  

 limited duration  

–    in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to [DD/MM]YYYY  

–    Financial  impact  from  YYYY  to  YYYY  for  commitment  appropriations  and 

from YYYY to YYYY for payment appropriations.  

 unlimited duration 

–  Implementation with a start-up period from 2020 for unlimited duration, 

–  followed by full-scale operation. 

1.6.  Management mode(s) planned  

 Direct management by the Commission 

–   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 

The Commission will be supported by the European Environment Agency in accordance with 
its  annual  work  programme  in  the  preparation  of  the  reports  and  the  monitoring  and 
evaluation of progress on adaptation under this Regulation. 

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2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

Specify frequency and conditions. 

The  proposal  builds  on  the  robust  transparency  framework  for  greenhouse  gas 
emissions, on the integrated national energy and climate plans and any other climate 
information that is e.g. contained in the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy 
Union  and  Climate  Action,  rather  than  establishing  additional  reporting  streams  by 
Member States. The timing of the assessment by  the Commission has been aligned 
with  the  Paris  Agreement  timelines  and  the  review  foreseen  under  the  Governance 
Regulation.  The  process  of  the  Commission  recommendations  links  to  this  five-
yearly assessment by the Commission. 

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 

long-term  policy.  Management  mode,  funding 

Not  applicable  -  The  proposal  is  not  implementing  a  financial  programme  but 
implementation 
designing  a 
mechanisms, payment modalities and control strategy in relation to error rates are not 
applicable.  The  implementation  of  this  proposal  will  require  the  redeployment  of 
human  resources  within  the  Commission,  as  well  as  a  small  reinforcement  of  the 
staff  of  the  European  Environment  Agency  (EEA).  Appropriate  procedures  are  in 
place. 

2.2.2. 

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

Member  States  may  become  delayed  in  their  planning  and  reporting  obligations 
under  the  Regulation  on  the  Governance  of  the  Energy  Union  and  Climate  Action. 
Thanks  to  the  already  existing  and  well-established  reporting  systems  on  climate 
information  (under  the  Monitoring  Mechanism  Regulation  and  integrated  in  the 
Governance  Regulation),  there  are  procedures  in  place  for  ensuring  that  reports  on 
greenhouse  gas  emissions  arrive  on  time,  are  quality  controlled,  that  gaps  can  be 
addressed,  and  that  Member  States  not  fulfilling  their  reporting  obligations  can  be 
assisted.  

Union  and  national  level  measures  may  also  be  inadequate  to  achieve  climate-
neutrality  or  progress  could  be  insufficient.  For  this  reason  the  proposal  foresees 
regular  assessment  of  progress,  review,  recommendations  and  additional  measures. 
The  proposal  also  foresees  an  assessment  and  proposals  for  increasing  the  Union’s 
greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 and setting a trajectory. 

This initiative does not bring about new significant risks that would not be covered 
be an existing internal control framework. 

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)  

This initiative does not bring about new significant controls/risks that would not be 
covered be an existing internal control framework. 

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

No specific measures beyond the application of the Financial Regulation have been 
envisaged. 

3. 

3.1. 

Heading 
of 
multiannu
al 
financial 
framewor
k 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

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

Budget line 

Number 5 (7)  

[Heading 
Administration] 

European 

Public 

34 01 01 01 / 20 02 01 02 

34 01 02 01 / 20 02 06 01 

Type of  
expenditu
re 

Diff./Non
-diff.39 

Non-
diff. 

Contribution  

from 
EFTA 
countries
40 

from 
candidate 
countries41 

from 
third 
countr
ies 

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

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

39 
40 
41 

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 impact on expenditure  

3.2.1. 

Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

Heading of multiannual financial  
framework  

5 (7) 

‘Administrative expenditure’ 

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

Post 
2027 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Human resources  

Other administrative expenditure  

TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 
7 of the multiannual financial framework 

(Total 
commitments  = 
Total payments) 

0.300 

0.450 

0.600 

0.050 

0.050 

0.050 

0.600 

0.050 

0.600 

0.600 

0.600 

0.600 

0.050 

0.050 

0.050 

0.050 

0.350 

0.500 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

4.350 

0.400 

4.750 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

TOTAL appropriations  
across HEADINGS  
of the multiannual financial framework  

Commitments 

0.350 

0.500 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

Payments 

0.350 

0.500 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

Post 
2027 

TOTAL 

4.750 

4.750 

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3.2.2. 

Summary of estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

–    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) 

Years 

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

HEADING 5 (7) 
of the 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Human resources  

Other 
administrative 
expenditure  

Subtotal 
HEADING 7 
of the 
multiannual 
financial 
framework  

0.300 

0.450 

0.600 

0.600 

0.600 

0.600 

0.600 

0.600 

4.350 

0.050 

0.050 

0.050 

0.050 

0.050 

0.050 

0.050 

0.050 

0.400 

0.350 

0.500 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

4.750 

TOTAL 

0.350 

0.500 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

0.650 

4.750 

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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3.2.2.1.  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 

Years 

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

 Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) 

Headquarters and Commission’s 
Representation Offices 

Delegations 

Research 

2 

3 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

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- at 
Headquarters 

- in 
Delegations  

- at 
Headquarters 

- in 
Delegations  

Heading 7 

Financed 
from 
HEADING 
7 of the 
multiannual 
financial 
framework  

Financed 
from the 
envelope of 
the 
programme 
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Research 

Other (specify) 

TOTAL 

2 

3 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

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 

This  demand  for  additional  HR  (4  FTE  by  2022  –  administrators)  is  limited  to  the 
drafting, the interinstitutional approval and further monitoring by the DG of the climate 
law  ‘stricto  sensu’,  excluding  the  coordination/communication  dimension.  However,  
the  further  workload  implications  in  terms  of  both  the  ensuing  legislative  and  non-
legislative  initiatives  of  the  Climate  Law  are  much  broader  and  will  be  reflected 
elsewhere. 

External staff 

n/a 

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3.2.3.  Third-party contributions  

The proposal/initiative: 

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

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

Years 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places) 

the 
Specify 
financing body  

co-

TOTAL appropriations 
co-financed  

3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

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

–    The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 

– 

– 

 

 

on own resources  

on other revenue 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 'AGENCIES' 

The European Environment Agency 

Contents 

1. 

1.1. 

1.2. 

1.3. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE 

Title of the proposal/initiative  

Policy area(s) concerned 

The proposal relates to 

1.4.  Objective(s) 

1.4.1.  General objective(s) 

1.4.2.  Specific objective(s) 

1.4.3.  Expected result(s) and impact 

1.4.4.  Indicators of performance 

1.5.  Grounds for the proposal/initiative 

1.5.1.  Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for roll-out of 

the implementation of the initiative 

1.5.2.  Added value of Union involvement  

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

1.5.4.  Compatibility  with  the  Multiannual  Financial  Framework  and  possible  synergies  with  other 

appropriate instruments 

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

1.6.  Duration and financial impact of the proposal/initiative 

1.7.  Management mode(s) planned 

2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES 

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules 

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 

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

them 

2.2.3.  Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls  

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities   

3. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE 

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

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3.2. 

Estimated impact on expenditure 

3.2.1.  Summary of estimated impact on expenditure 

3.2.2.  Estimated impact on [body]'s appropriations 

3.2.3.  Estimated impact on [body]'s human resources 

3.2.4.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework 

3.2.5.  Third-party contributions 

3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 'AGENCIES' 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative 

Regulation  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  establishing  the  framework  for 
achieving  climate  neutrality  and  amending  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1999  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council (European Climate Law)  

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned 

Climate action 

Title 34 (MFF 2014/20) Title 09 (MFF 2021/27) 

1.3. 

The proposal relates to  

 a new action  
 a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action44  

 the extension of an existing action  

 a merger of one or more actions towards another/a new action  

1.4. 

Objective(s) 

1.4.1.  General objective(s)  

The proposed Regulation aims to establish the framework for achieving EU climate neutrality, 
with a binding EU climate neutrality objective for 2050, providing for reviewing the existing 
greenhouse  gas  emission  reduction  target  for  2030  and  the  setting  of  a  trajectory  towards 
2050,  action  on  adaptation  to  climate  change,  and  a  governance  process  to  keep  the  EU  on 
track towards reaching the objective. 

The proposal is at the heart of the European Green Deal, one of the six headline ambitions set 
out in President von der Leyen’s Political Guidelines.  

1.4.2. 

Specific objective(s)  

Specific  objective  No  1:  Climate  neutrality  achieved  through  a  well-functioning  EU  carbon 
market and a fair operating framework for EU MS to reduce emissions in other sectors   

ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned: European Green Deal 

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As referred to in Article 58(2)(a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation. 

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1.4.3.  Expected result(s) and impact 

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

The  proposal  aims  to  establish  the  framework  for  achieving  EU  climate  neutrality.  The  in-
depth analysis in support of the ‘Clean Planet for All’ Communication explores how climate-
neutrality  can  be  achieved  by  looking  at  all  the  key  economic  sectors.  The  effects  on  these 
sectors will follow from later possible complementary proposals to revise existing legislation 
and policies or for additional policies. As regards the national level, the nature and scope of 
national  measures  chosen  by  Member  States  to  implement  the  policy  will  determine  which 
stakeholders are affected.  

Building the monitoring and reporting processes on the ones included in the Regulation on the 
Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action should minimise administrative burden 
for Member States, while improving the quality of information and transparency. The proposal 
also aims at synchronising the assessment with the Paris Agreement’s timelines.  

1.4.4. 

Indicators of performance  

Specify the indicators for monitoring progress and achievements. 

The implementation of the proposal should ensure that the EU and the Member States are on 
track to achieve EU climate neutrality by 2050 and enhance their adaptation efforts.  

Specific indicators for monitoring the implementation are: 

Level of reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU (as reported under Regulation (EU) 
2018/1999) 

Action  on  adaptation  to  climate  change  (as  reported  under  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1999)  and 
number of Member States with adaptation strategies and plans (as specified in the proposal) 

1.5. 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.5.1.  Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for roll-out of 

the implementation of the initiative 

The relevant Union institutions and the Member States are to take  the necessary measures to 
implement  the  proposal.  Member  States  have  to  further  integrate  the  long-term  perspective 
into their plans and reports under the Governance Regulation. The Commission is to carry out 
various tasks such as reviewing the 2030 target and all relevant related policy instruments to 
achieve the revised target, setting a trajectory, assessment of consistency of the existing policy 
framework, a five-yearly assessment, issuing recommendations and additional measures at EU 
level.  

1.5.2.  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. 

Climate Change is a trans-boundary challenge and cannot be solved by national or local action 
alone.  Coordinated  EU  action  can  effectively  supplement  and  reinforce  national  and  local 
action and enhances climate action.   

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1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

The  EU  has  put  in  place  a  comprehensive  framework  of  policies  to  reduce  greenhouse  gas 
emissions.  It  has  already  started  to  modernise  and  transform  the  economy  with  the  aim  of 
climate  neutrality.  Between  1990  and  2018,  it  reduced  greenhouse  gas  emissions  by  23%, 
while  the  economy  grew  by  61%.  However,  current  policies  are  expected  to  only  reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2050 and thus much more remains to be done to reach 
climate-neutrality. 

1.5.4.  Compatibility  with  the  Multiannual  Financial  Framework  and  possible  synergies  with  other 

appropriate instruments 

The  proposal  aims  to  complement  the  existing  policy  framework  by  setting  the  long-term 
direction of travel and enshrining the 2050 climate-neutrality objective in EU law, enhancing 
adaptation efforts, establishing a process to set out and update a trajectory until 2050, regular 
assessment  and  a  process  in  case  of  insufficient  progress  or  inconsistencies.  It  tasks  the 
Commission to assess and make proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission 
reduction  target  for  2030  to  ensure  its  consistency  with  the  climate  neutrality  objective  for 
2050. It is consistent with the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate 
Action. 

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

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1.6. 

Duration and financial impact of the proposal/initiative 

 limited duration  

–    Proposal/initiative in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to [DD/MM]YYYY  

–    Financial impact from YYYY to YYYY 

 unlimited duration 

–  Implementation with a start-up period from 2020 for unlimited duration, 

–  followed by full-scale operation. 

1.7.  Management mode(s) planned  

 Direct management by the Commission through 

–    executive agencies  

 Shared management with the Member States  

 Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to: 

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

the EIB and the European Investment Fund; 

 bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71; 

 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. 

Comments 

The  Commission  will  be  supported  by  the  European  Environment  Agency  in  accordance  with  its 
annual  work programme in  the preparation of the five  yearly  assessment reports of progress  towards 
climate neutrality and the monitoring and evaluation of progress on adaptation under this Regulation. 
The  EEA  will  carry  out  this  work  as  part  of  its  current  mandate  and  in  line  with  the  “Single 
Programming Document”, setting out, a multiannual and annual work programme of the EEA (Article 
32 of Regulation 2019/715 – Financial Framework Regulation). 

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2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

Specify frequency and conditions. 

The proposal builds on the robust transparency framework for greenhouse gas emissions and other climate information that is contained in 
the  Regulation  on  the  Governance  of  the  Energy  Union  and  Climate  Action,  rather  than  establishing  additional  reporting  streams  by 
Member  States.  The  timing  of  the  assessment  by  the  Commission  has  been  aligned  with  the  Paris  Agreement  timelines  and  the  review 
foreseen under the  Governance Regulation.  The  process  of the Commission  recommendations links to  this five-yearly assessment  by the 
Commission.  

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 

Member  States  may  become  delayed  in  their  planning  and  reporting  obligations  under  the  Regulation  on  the  Governance  of  the  Energy 
Union  and  Climate  Action.  Thanks  to  the  already  existing  and  well-established  reporting  systems  on  climate  information  (under  the 
Monitoring Mechanism Regulation and integrated in the Governance Regulation), there are procedures in place for ensuring that reports on 
greenhouse  gas  emissions  arrive  on  time,  are  quality  controlled,  that  gaps  can  be  addressed,  and  that  Member  States  not  fulfilling  their 
reporting obligations can be assisted.  

Union and national level measures may also be inadequate to achieve climate-neutrality or progress could be insufficient. For this reason the 
proposal  foresees  regular  assessment  of  progress,  review,  recommendations  and  additional  measures.  The  proposal  also  foresees  an 
assessment and proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 and setting a trajectory.  

As regards the control strategy for additional Agency expenditure, all Decentralised Agencies work closely with the Commission’s Internal 
Audit Service to ensure that appropriate standards are met in all areas of internal control framework. Those arrangements will also apply to 
the role of the Agencies in respect of the current proposal.   

In  addition,  every  financial  year,  the  European  parliament,  following  a  recommendation  from  the  Council,  and  taking  into  account  the 
findings of the European Court of Auditors, considers whether to grant discharge to the Agencies for their implementation of the budget. 

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2.2.2. 

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

In relation to the legal, economic, efficient and effective use of appropriations resulting from the actions to be carried out by the EEA in the 
context of this proposal, this initiative does not bring about new significant risks that would not be covered by an existing internal control 
framework.  The  actions  to  be  carried  out  in  the  context  of  this  proposal  will  start  in  2022    throughout  the  new  Multiannual  Financial 
Framework (MFF).  

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)  

Management and control systems are provided in the Regulations currently governing the functioning of the EEA. This body works closely      
together with the Internal Audit Service of the Commission to ensure that the appropriate standards are observed in all areas of the internal 
control framework. 

Every year, the European Parliament, following a recommendation from the Council, grants discharge to both EEA for the implementation 
of their budget. 

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2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

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

For the purpose of combating fraud, corruption and any other illegal activity, the provisions of Regulation (EU, Euratom) N°883/2013 of the 
European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  11  September  2013  concerning  investigations  conducted  by  the  European  Anti-Fraud  Office 
(OLAF) apply to the EEA without any restriction. The EEA has a dedicated anti-fraud strategy and resulting action plan. In addition,  the 
Regulation establishing the EEA sets out the provisions on implementation and control of the EEA’s budget and applicable financial rules, 
including those aimed at preventing fraud and irregularities.  

3. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

3.1. 

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

  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. 

Contribution  

from 
EFTA 
countries
45 

from 
candidate 
countries46 

from third 
countries 

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

02 (03) 

07 02 06 00 (09 10 02) 

34 02 03 (09 02 03) 

  New budget lines requested : N/A 

Diff 

YES 

YES 

YES 

NO 

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46 

EFTA: European Free Trade Association. 
Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the Western Balkans. 

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3.2. 

Estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.1. 

Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

Heading of multiannual financial  
framework  

2 (3) 

Heading 2: Sustainable Growth; Natural Resources 

(Heading 3: Natural Resources and environment - as from 2021) 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

EEA: 07 02 06 (09 10 02) 

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

Title 1: 

Title 2: 

Title 3: 

TOTAL appropriations 
for [EEA] 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

(1a) 

(2a) 

(3a) 

(3b) 

=1+1a 
+3a 

=2+2a 

+3b 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.145 

0.145 

0.050 

0.050 

0.145 

0.145 

0.050 

0.050 

0.145 

0.145  0.145  0.145 

0.145 

0.145  0.145  0.145 

0.050 

0.050  0.050  0.050 

0.050 

0.050  0.050  0.050 

0.000 

0.000 

0.195 

0.195 

0.195 

0.195  0.195  0.195 

0.000 

0.000 

0.195 

0.195 

0.195 

0.195  0.195  0.195 

0.870 

0.870 

0.300 

0.300 

1.170 

1.170 

Heading of multiannual financial  
framework  

5 (7) 

‘Administrative expenditure’ – separate financial statement for impact on DG CLIMA 

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2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Commitments 

0.000 

0.000 

0.195 

0.195 

0.195 

0.195  0.195 

0.195 

1.170 

Payments 

0.000 

0.000 

0.195 

0.195 

0.195 

0.195  0.195 

0.195 

1.170 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADINGS 1 to 5 (1 to 7) 
of the multiannual financial 
framework* 

* To be noted that additional needs at the EEA are to be met by a transfer of the LIFE budget to the agency's budget line 

3.2.2.  Estimated impact on EEA's appropriations  

–   The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations  

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

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3.2.3.  Estimated impact on EEA's human resources  

3.2.3.1.  Summary  

–    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) 

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

Temporary agents 
(AD Grades) 

Temporary 
agents 
grades) 

(AST 

Contract staff* 

Seconded National 
Experts 

TOTAL 

0.145 

0.145 

0.145 

0.145 

0.145 

0.145 

0.870 

0.145 

0.145 

0.145 

0.145 

0.145 

0.145 

0.870 

*  based  on  average  costs  of    EUR  55.000  for  contract  staff  to  which  the  EEA  coefficient 
corrector is applied i.e. 1.319*55 000=EUR 72.545 excluding overheads in title 2 

Staff requirements (FTE): 

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

Temporary agents 
(AD Grades) 

Temporary 
agents 
grades) 

(AST 

Contract staff* 

Seconded National 
Experts 

TOTAL 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

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3.2.3.2.  Estimated requirements of human resources for the parent DG 

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

–    The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as  explained in  a separate 

LFS: 

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

2020  2021  2022  2023  2024  2025  2026  2027 

2 

3 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

 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 (Indirect research) 

10 01 05 01 (Direct research) 

 External staff (in Full Time Equivalent unit: 

FTE)47 

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 
yy48 

- at 
Headquarters49 

- in 
Delegations  

XX 01 05 02 (AC, END, INT – 
Indirect research) 

10 01 05 02 (AC, END, INT – Direct 
research) 

Other budget lines (specify) 

TOTAL 

2 

3 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

34 is the policy area or budget title concerned in 2020 
09 is the policy area or budget title concerned in 2021-27 

47 

48 
49 

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). 
Mainly  for  the  Structural  Funds,  the  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development  (EAFRD)  and  the 
European Fisheries Fund (EFF). 

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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. 

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3.2.4.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework  

–   The proposal/initiative is compatible the current multiannual financial framework. 

–    The  proposal/initiative  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the 

multiannual financial framework. 

–    The  proposal/initiative  requires  application  of  the  flexibility  instrument  or  revision  of 

the multiannual financial framework. 

3.2.5.  Third-party contributions  

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

–  The proposal/initiative provides for the co-financing estimated below: 

3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

–   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  

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