Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) N° 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning Humanitarian Aid
Date: 2020-05-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), European Commission
Subjects: EU financial instrument, developing countries, economic consequence, economic recovery, epidemic, humanitarian aid, infectious disease, social impact, third country

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 29.5.2020  COM(2020) 461 final 2020/0110 (COD)  Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) N° 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning Humanitarian Aid         
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

The  Coronavirus  disease  outbreak  ("COVID-19")  has  been  declared  as  a  pandemic  by  the 
World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020. Since then, countries across the world 
have adopted extraordinary measures to respond to and contain the outbreak. 

The  COVID-19  pandemic  crisis  is  having  a  major  impact  on  societies  around  the  globe, 
starting with health systems, and moving to severe global social and economic consequences. 
This  poses  important  challenge  to  third  countries  with  weak  institutions  and/or  facing 
conflicts  or  other  crises  such  as  natural  disasters.  Vulnerable  groups  including  refugees  and 
displaced  persons  may  be  in  particular  risk.  The  response  strategy  of  the  Union  should  be 
comprehensive,  coherent  and  integrated,  tackling  the  public  health  and  the  socio-economic 
challenges  as well as responding to immediate humanitarian needs created or aggravated by 
the pandemic.  

This exceptional situation calls for a coherent and unified approach at the level of the Union. 
Therefore, substantial amounts of public and private investment are needed to find solutions 
to the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak.  

The Commission therefore proposes an ambitious package including a proposal to establish a 
European Union Recovery Instrument. In addition to the support to economies both within the 
EU  as  well  as  in  third  countries,  the  instrument  should  also  reinforce  EU  humanitarian 
assistance and support capacity building to enhance future crisis prevention and preparedness.  

It  is  proposed  that  those  measures  are  carried  out  under  specific  Union  instruments  and 
programmes  in  accordance  with  the  relevant  Union  acts  laying  down  rules  for  those 
instruments and programmes.  

It is therefore necessary to enable the implementation of those measures through the delivery 
mechanisms  under  Regulation  (EC)  No  1257/96  of  20  June  1996  concerning  humanitarian 
aid. 

2. 

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

EU  action  is  justified  by  Article  214(3)  of  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European 
Union.  

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Subsidiarity and proportionality  

The explanatory memorandum  of the proposal  for the Regulation  establishing the European 
Union Recovery Instrument details the subsidiarity and proportionality considerations. 

• 

Choice of the instrument 

This  regulation  amends  Regulation  (EC)  No  1257/96  of  20  June  1996  concerning 
humanitarian aid. 

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3. 

RESULTS 
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

EX-POST 

EVALUATIONS, 

OF 

STAKEHOLDER 

Stakeholder consultations 

• 
 The  Annex  8  of  the  Commission  staff  working  document  SWD(2018)  337  final1  provides 
additional information. Additional information on stakeholder consultations on humanitarian 
aid is also available on internet2. 

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Evaluations and impact assessments 

The  Annex  8  of  the  Commission  staff  working  document  SWD(2018)  337  final  provides 
additional information. Evaluations of humanitarian aid are also regularly carried out and are 
available on internet.3

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

The  Union  will  make  available  financing  for  the  implementation  of  the  Humanitarian  Aid 
Programme.  An amount of  EUR 5 468 000 000 (in current prices) will derive from financing 
from the European Union Recovery Instrument. 

More  details  on  the  budgetary  implications  are  provided  in  the  Legislative  Financial 
Statement. 

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OTHER ELEMENTS 

Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal 

The legal framework consists of targeted modifications to Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 of 20 
June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid. 

The main amendments introduced aim at:   

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Enabling  the  implementation  of  the  measures  laid  down  in  the  proposal  for 
Regulation establishing a European Union Recovery Instrument through the delivery 
mechanisms of Humanitarian Aid; 

Enabling  financing  from  the  European  Union  Recovery  Instrument  as  external 
assigned revenues in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation; 

Ensuring  compliance  with  the  targeted  deadlines  laid  down  in  Article  4  of  the 
proposal for Regulation establishing a European Union Recovery Instrument through 
proper cross-referencing; 

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/budget-may2018-neighbourhood-world-
swd_en.pdf 
https://ec.europa.eu/echo/partnerships/consultations/consultations_en 
https://ec.europa.eu/echo/funding-evaluations/evaluations_en 

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2020/0110 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Regulation (EC) N° 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning Humanitarian Aid        

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 214(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

The Covid-19 pandemic crisis is having a major impact on societies around the globe, 
starting  with  health  systems,  and  moving  to  severe  global  social  and  economic 
consequences as well as creating and aggravating humanitarian needs.  

Third countries with weak state institutions are particularly vulnerable to the impact of 
the  pandemic.  This  will  lead/has  led  to  a  rising  demand  on  humanitarian  actors  to 
provide an immediate, effective, efficient  and coherent  response and to support third 
the  Union  should  be 
country 
comprehensive,  coherent  and  integrated,  tackling  the  public  health,  the  socio-
economic  challenges  as  well  as  addressing  humanitarian  challenges.  In  particular, 
vulnerable  countries  and  populations  are  at  risk  and  in  need  of  assistance,  relief  and 
protection.      

local  communities.  The  response  strategy  of 

In accordance with Regulation [European Union Recovery Instrument] and within the 
limits  of  resources  allocated  therein,  recovery  and  resilience  measures  under 
Humanitarian  Aid  should  be  carried  out to  address  the  unprecedented  impact  of  the 
COVID-19 crisis.  Such additional resources should be used in such a way as to ensure 
compliance with the time limits provided for in Regulation [ERI].    

(4) 

Regulation (EC) 1257/96 should therefore be amended accordingly, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Regulation (EC) 1257/96 is amended as follows: 

Article 1 

(1) 

Article 14a is inserted: 

Article 14a 

Resources from the European Union Recovery Instrument 

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Measures  referred  to  in  Article  2  of  Regulation  [ERI]  shall  be  implemented  under 
this Programme through amounts referred to in  point (vii) of Article 3(2)(a) of that 
Regulation, subject to its Article 4(4) and (8).   

These amounts shall constitute external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 
21(5) of Regulation the Financial Regulation.” 

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

Article 2 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in 
accordance with the Treaties. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT  

1. 

1.1. 

1.2. 

1.3. 

1.4. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE ................................................. 2 

Title of the proposal/initiative ...................................................................................... 2 

Policy area(s) concerned (Programme cluster)............................................................ 2 

The proposal/initiative relates to: ................................................................................. 2 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative .............................................................................. 2 

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 ............................................................ 2 

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. ................................................................. 2 

1.4.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past .................................................. 3 

1.4.4.  Compatibility and possible synergy with other appropriate instruments ..................... 3 

1.5. 

1.6. 

2. 

2.1. 

2.2. 

2.3. 

3. 

3.1. 

Duration and financial impact ...................................................................................... 4 

Management mode(s) planned ..................................................................................... 4 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES................................................................................... 5 

Monitoring and reporting rules .................................................................................... 5 

Management and control system(s) ............................................................................. 5 

Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities ................................................................ 5 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE .............. 5 

Headings of the multiannual financial framework and new expenditure budget line(s) 
proposed ....................................................................................................................... 5 

3.2. 

Estimated impact on expenditure ................................................................................. 7 

3.2.1.  Summary of estimated impact on expenditure ............................................................. 7 

3.2.2.  Summary of estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature............. 9 

3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue ..................................................................................... 11 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative  

Proposal for amendment of COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1257/96 of 20 June 
1996 concerning humanitarian aid.  

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned (Programme cluster) 

15 External Action 

1.3. 

The proposal/initiative relates to:  

 a new action  
 a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action4  

X 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 

This targeted amendment of the Humanitarian aid Regulation is proposed within the 
framework  of  the  revised  MFF  (2021-2027)  proposal  including  the  European 
Recovery  Instrument.  This  new  instrument  will  provide  funds  to  the  Humanitarian 
aid, along with other programmes, for a limited period of time above the ceilings set 
for  commitment  and  payment  appropriations    by  the  MFF,  as  external  assigned 
revenue under the meaning of Article 21 of the Financial Regulation.  

The  implementation  of  the  relevant  actions  under  Humanitarian  aid  shall  aim  at 
supporting  third  countries  in  overcoming  the  negative  effects  of  the  COVID-19 
pandemic and promoting resilience. 

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. 

(1)  The  spread  of  the  Coronavirus  disease  (‘COVID-19’),  which  on  11  March 
2020  was  declared  a  pandemic  by  the  World  Health  Organization  has  put  an 
enormous strain on third countries, in particular on countries facing conflicts or other 
types  of  crises.  In  addition,  in  order  to  contain  the  spread,  third  countries  have 
adopted  a  set  of  unprecedented  measures.  Those  measures  have  caused  significant 
disturbances of economic activities posing additional challenges to already weakened 
systems in some of the countries. In particular, those measures have disrupted supply 
chains and production and have caused absences from the workplace. More broadly, 
those measures have already led to or will lead to severe deterioration of the financial 
situation of many businesses in third countries.  

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

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(2)  The  crisis  has  spread  quickly  in  the  territory  of  the  Union  and  in  third 
countries. A sharp contraction of growth across the globe is now foreseen for 2020 
and  may  last  into  2021.  This  may  have  particularly  dire  consequences  for  third 
countries  and their populations or vulnerable  groups (e.g. refugees), in  particular  if 
combined with other challenges such as conflicts, natural disasters or break down of 
health systems in third countries. 

(3)  This exceptional situation calls for a coherent and unified approach at the level 
of the Union to prevent further deterioration of the economy and to boost a balanced 
recovery  of  the  economic  activity,  ensuring  continuity  and  increase  in  investments 
for the green and digitil transistion. Furthemore, due to major implications for third 
countries  or  vulnerable  groups  facing  other  challenges  such  as  conflict,  poverty, 
natural disaster, it is therefore necessary to establish an EU Recovery Instrument to 
address  the  consequences  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  or  the  immediate  funding 
needs to avoid its re-emergence.  

(5)  In  addition  to  the  support  to  economies  both  within  the  EU  as  well  as  in  third 
countries, to health and climate related research and innovation activities within the 
Union, the instrument should reinforce the support that the EU can provide in cases 
of humanitarian needs.  

(6) The overall humanitarian situation, as well as trade and economic relations with 
neighbouring and developing countries are of high relevance for the economy in the 
Union.  For  that  reason,  and  in  line  with  the  global  role  and  responsibility  of  the 
Union as well as its values, financial resources from the EU Recovery Instrument via 
NDICI  should  also  be  used  to  provide  support  for  the  efforts  of  those  countries  to 
fight  the impact  of the  COVID-19 pandemic and recover from  it.  It  should  also  be 
used,  via  Humanitarian  aid,  to  provide  humanitarian  relief  to  populations  in  need, 
including much needed support to the health services of third countries.  

1.4.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

Experience  from  the  MFF  2014–2020  shows  that  the  Humanitarian  aid  annual 
allocations  have  been  insufficient  to  cover  the  numerous  protracting  or  newly 
emerging humanitarian crises in the world. For this reason, extensive reinforcements 
through  the  use  of  the  Emergency  Aid  Reserve  and  other  sources  had  to  be  made. 
This  proposal  responds  to  the additional unforeseen needs related to  COVID-19 by 
increasing  the  availability  of  additional  resources  over  and  above  the  MFF  2021-
2027 amounts. 

1.4.4.  Compatibility and possible synergy with other appropriate instruments 

In addition  to  the synergies with  the  NDICI, the  current initiative in  the  context  of 
the  revised MFF  proposal  sets  strong  synergies  between  Humanitarian  aid  and  the 
new  European  Recovery  Instrument,  set  out  by  the  proposed  Regulation  (EU) 
XXX/XX. The latter will allow to provide funds to these sectorial programmes for a 
limited  period  of  time  above  the  ceilings  of  the  MFF  as  a  result  of  the 
complementarity of objectivities and functioning of these instruments and in light of 
rationale and added value presented in the section 1.4.2. above. 

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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.  

X unlimited duration 

–  Implementation with a start-up period from 2021 onwards, 

–  followed by full-scale operation. 

1.6.  Management mode(s) planned5  

X Direct management by the Commission 

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

–    by the executive agencies  

 Shared management with the Member States  

X Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to: 

–   third countries or the bodies they have designated; 

–  X 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; 

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

they provide adequate financial guarantees; 

–  X 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: 

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

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2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

Specify frequency and conditions. 

In  accordance  with  COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC)  No  1257/96  of  20  June  1996 
concerning humanitarian aid, the Commission monitors and assess operations under 
the  Humanitarian  aid  according  to  the  budgetary  and  other  procedures  in  force,  in 
particular  those  laid  down  in  the  Financial  Regulation  applicable  to  the  general 
budget of the EU. The Commission regularly assesses humanitarian aid operations in 
order  to  establish  whether  they  have  achieved  their  objectives  and  to  produce 
guidelines  for 
the  effectiveness  of  subsequent  operations.  The 
Commission  reports to  the Committee established in  accordance with  Article 17 of 
the Regulation. 

improving 

2.2.  Management and control system(s)  

In order to ensure transparency and accountability on how European aid funds were 
spent, at the end of each year the European Commission's department for European 
Civil  Protection  and  Humanitarian  Aid  Operations  (ECHO)  establishes  an  annual 
report. The report is available to the public, presenting how the budget was spent and 
which  activities  were  carried  out.  ECHO is  regularly  subject  to  an  annual  detailed 
review of procedures and validation of its expenditure. Audits are carried out by the 
European  Court  of  Auditors,  as  well  as  the  Internal  Audit  Service  of  the 
Commission. ECHO  also  carries  out  partners'  audits  to  assess  whether  grants  have 
been spent in accordance with laid down rules, and to provide recommendations to 
improve the financial management by partners.  

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

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

ECHO has in place an Anti-Fraud Strategy. The Strategy covers all key areas such as 
all  stages  of  the  anti-fraud  cycle  (prevention,  detection,  correction);  internal  fraud 
and external fraud; all activities of the DG, in particular Humanitarian Aid and Civil 
Protection  actions;  direct  and  indirect  management  modes;  and  fraud-proofing  of 
legislation. 

 ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

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

Budget line 

Type of  
expenditure 

Contribution  

Heading 6. Neighbourhood and the World 

Diff./Non-
diff.6 

from 
EFTA 
countries7 

from 
candidate 
countries8 

from 
third 
countrie

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

3. 

3.1. 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

6 

Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations. 

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6 

15  01  02  Support  expenditure  for 
"Humanitarian Aid" 

Non-diff. 

YES 

YES 

YES 

15 03 01 Humanitarian aid 

Diff. 

YES 

YES 

YES 

NO 

NO 

s 

Regulation  

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8 

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  

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

In addition to the resources made available under the MFF ceiling for Heading [EUR 5 468 000 000 ] (in current prices) will be available as 
external assigned revenues, within  the meaning of  Article 21(5) of  the  Financial Regulation  as financing  from the  European Union  Recovery 
Instrument. Out of this up to EUR 42 000 000 may be dedicated to administrative expenditure, including external staff costs. 

The indicative breakdown of the expenditure from external assigned revenue is as follows: 

[–Humanitarian aid] 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

Commitments 

(1) 

1 316,170    1 341,170     1 368,170 

1 400,490 

- 

- 

- 

5 426,000    

Operational expenditure from 
EURI external assigned revenues 

Payments 

(2) 

864,621 

1 214,845 

1 356,504 

1.383,504 

477,110 

129,416 

-       

5 426,000    

Administrative support 
expenditure from EURI external 
assigned revenues 

Commitments 
= Payments 

(3) 

5,830 

7,830 

7,830 

7,830 

5,830 

4,230 

2,620 

42,000  

Total external assigned revenues 

Commitments 

=1+3 

1 322,000     1 349,000     1 376,000     1 408,320 

5,830 

4,230 

2,620 

5 468,000    

Payments 

=2+3 

870,451    

1 222,675     1 364,334     1 391,334     482,940     133,646 

2,620 

5 468,000    

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Heading of multiannual financial  
framework  

7 

‘Administrative expenditure’ 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

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) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

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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  

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

nature, as explained below: 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Years 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

HEADING 7 
of the multiannual 
financial framework 

Human resources  

Other administrative 
expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 7 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Outside HEADING 79 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Human resources -
external assigned revenue 
(non-research)  

Other expenditure  
of an administrative 
nature - external assigned 
revenue (non-research)  

Sub-total external 
assigned revenue (non-
research) 

Subtotal  
outside HEADING 7 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4,000 

6,000 

6,000 

6,000 

4,000 

2,400 

0,800 

29,200 

1,830 

1,830 

1,830 

1,830 

1,830 

1,830 

1,820 

    12,800  

5,830 

7,830 

7,830 

7,830 

5,830 

4,230 

2,620 

42,000 

5,830 

7,830 

7,830 

7,830 

5,830 

4,230 

2,620 

42,000 

TOTAL 

5,830 

7,830 

7,830 

7,830 

5,830 

4,230 

2,620 

42,000 

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. Additional staff will be only external staff and will be financed 
solely from assigned revenues. 

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

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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 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

 Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) 

Headquarters and Commission’s 
Representation Offices 

Delegations 

Research 

 External staff (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE) - AC, AL, END, INT and JED 10 
Heading 7 

Financed from 
HEADING 7 of 
the multiannual 
financial 
framework  

- at Headquarters 

- in Delegations  

Financed from the 
envelope of the 
programme 11 

- at Headquarters 

- in Delegations  

Other: external assigned revenue 
(research)  

Other: external assigned revenue (non-
research)  

TOTAL 

50 

50 

75 

75 

75 

75 

75 

75 

50 

50 

30 

30 

10 

10 

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. Additional staff will be only external staff and will be financed solely from assigned revenues. 

Description of tasks to be carried out: 

External staff 

The  external  personnel  will  assist  officials  and  temporary  agents  to  contribute  to  the 
implementation  of  measures  referred  to  in  the  ERI  Regulation  and  to  be  implemented 
under the Humaniatarian Aid Regulation.  

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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). 

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3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

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

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

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on own resources  

on other revenue 

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

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

Budget revenue line: 

Article …………. 

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

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

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