Amended proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument, REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the Common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Date: 2020-05-29
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: EAFRD, EAGF, European neighbourhood policy, Framework Programme for Research and Development, aid to agriculture, common agricultural policy, epidemic, infectious disease, innovation, international cooperation

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 29.5.2020  COM(2020) 459 final 2018/0224 (COD)  Amended proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination,   DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation,    REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument,  REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the Common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

The COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a widespread and severe public health crisis. It severely 
affects  citizens,  societies  and  economies  worldwide.  The  extent  of  the  health  crisis  and  the 
policy  responses  taken  to  control  it  are  unprecedented.  As  a  result,  the  depth  of  its  socio-
economic impact is extraordinarily uncertain. Already at this stage, it is certain that it presents 
unprecedented  and  acute  challenges  for  the  financial  and  economic  systems  of  Member 
States. According to the Commission’s spring economic forecasts1, the EU GDP is forecast to 
contract by about 7.5 % this year - far deeper than during the global financial crisis in 2009 - 
and to rebound by only 6% in 2021. 

In  response,  Member  States  have  adopted  exceptional  discretionary  economic  and  financial 
measures. Together with the effect of so-called “automatic stabilizers”, i.e. payments foreseen 
under  unemployment  insurance  and  social  security  systems  combined  with  loss  in  tax 
revenue, those measures have a considerable bearing on their public finances with aggregate 
general  government deficit surging from 0.6% of GDP in 2019 to 8.5% of GDP in both the 
euro area and the EU this year.  

The  COVID-19  pandemic  crisis  is  having  a  major  impact  also  on  societies  all  around  the 
globe,  starting  with  health  systems,  and  moving  to  severe  global  social  and  economic 
consequences.  Our  response  strategy  needs  to  be  comprehensive,  coherent  and  integrated, 
tackling  both  the  public  health  and  the  socio-economic  challenges.  The  least  developed 
countries  are  the  most  vulnerable  to  COVID-19,  given  their  weak,  non-resilient  health 
systems  and  complex  socio-economic  and  governance  challenges.  It  is  already  evident  that 
COVID-19  will  have  a  major  impact  on  the  economic  and  macroeconomic  systems  in  our 
partner  countries.  Governments  will  be  challenged  to  sustain  macro-economic  stability  and 
maintain  fiscal  space  to  protect  the  most  vulnerable,  their  companies,  their  workers,  and 
continue providing basic social services. 

This exceptional situation calls for a coherent and unified approach at the level of the Union.  

A comprehensive plan for European recovery will need massive public and private investment 
at European level to energise the economy, create high-quality jobs and invest in repairing the 
immediate  damage  wrought  by  the  Coronavirus.  The  Commission  is  therefore  proposing  to 
harness  the  full  power  of  the  EU  budget  to  mobilise  investment  and  frontload  financial 
support in the crucial first years of recovery based on: 

A European Union Recovery Instrument as an exceptional measure based on 

Article 122 of TFEU, the financing of which will be based on an empowerment provided in 
the proposal for the Own Resources Decision.  The funds will enable implementation of fast-
acting  measures  to  protect  livelihoods,  increase  prevention  and  strengthen  resilience  and 
recovery in response to the crisis. 

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A reinforced Multi-Annual Financial Framework for 2021-2027 

The  recovery  and  resilience  measures  under  the  European  Recovery  Instrument  will  be 
carried out through the already existing implementation vehicles under a number of specific 
Union programmes proposed by the Commission under the multiannual financial framework 
for 2021-2027, including: 

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European Economic Forecast, Institutional Paper 125. May 2020. 

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the  Framework  Programme  for  Research  and  Innovation  and  its  implementing 
Specific Programme Horizon Europe,  

the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument 

the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development 

It  is  therefore  necessary  to  amend  the  Commission  proposals  related  to  the  above  Union 
programmes.  

2. 

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

EU  action  is  justified  by  Articles  43(2),  173(3),  182(1)  and  (4),  183,  188,  209,  212  of  the 
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 

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Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence) 

The  explanatory  memorandum  of  the  [ERI]  details  the  subsidiary  and  proportionality 
considerations.  

Furthermore, the  explanatory  Memoranda of the following Commission  proposals  detail  the 
subsidiary and proportionality considerations applicable to the concerned programmes: 

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COM (2018) 392 for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND 
OF THE COUNCIL establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up 
by Member States under the Common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and 
financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European 
Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulation (EU) 
No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 
No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (hereinafter referred to 
as “Commission proposal COM (2018) 392”), 

COM  (2018)  435:  Proposal  for  a  REGULATION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT  AND  OF  THE  COUNCIL  establishing  Horizon  Europe  –  the 
Framework  Programme  for  Research  and  Innovation,  laying  down  its  rules  for 
participation  and  dissemination  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  “Commission  proposal 
COM (2018) 435”),  

COM (2018) 436 for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF 
THE  COUNCIL  on  establishing  the  specific  programme  implementing  Horizon 
Europe  –  the  Framework  Programme  for  Research  and  Innovation  (hereinafter 
referred to as “Commission proposal COM (2018) 436”), 

COM  (2018)  460:  Proposal  for  a  REGULATION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT  AND  OF  THE  COUNCIL  establishing  the  Neighbourhood, 
Development  and  International  Cooperation  Instrument  (hereinafter  referred  to  as 
“Commission proposal COM (2018) 460”), 

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Choice of the instrument 

This  proposal  amends  Commission  proposals  COM  (2018)  392,  COM  (2018)  435,  COM 
(2018) 436 and COM (2018) 460. 

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3. 

 

RESULTS 
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

EX-POST 

EVALUATIONS, 

OF 

STAKEHOLDER 

Stakeholder consultations 

The explanatory memorandum of the following initial Commission proposals detail the public 
and stakeholders consultations carried out: COM (2018) 392, COM (2018) 435, COM (2018) 
436 and COM (2018) 460. 

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Evaluations and Impact assessment 

The  explanatory  memorandum  of  the  following  initial  Commission  proposals  detail  the 
outcome of ex-post and interim evaluations carried out to support the proposal: COM (2018) 
392, COM (2018) 435, COM (2018) 436 and  COM (2018) 460. 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

The Union will make available a total of EUR 14 647 million for the Horizon Europe  – the 
Framework Programme  for Research and  Innovation, a total of EUR 16 483 million for the 
European Agricultural  Fund for Rural  Development  and a total  of EUR 11 448 million   for 
the  increase  of  the  External  action  guarantee  under  the  Neighbourhood,  Development  and 
International  Cooperation  Instrument.  Beneficiaries  listed  in  Annex  I  of  the  Instrument  for 
Pre-Accession  Assistance  (IPA)  will  be  eligible  under  such  an  increase.  The  additional 
financing  will  be  made  available  through  the  European  Recovery  Instrument  based  on 
empowerment provided in the new Own Resources Decision.  

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

5. 

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OTHER ELEMENTS 

Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal 

The  proposal  consists  of  targeted  modifications  to  the  following  Commission’s  proposals: 
COM (2018) 392, COM (2018) 435, COM (2018) 436 and COM (2018) 460. 

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  the  Framework  programme  for  Research  and  Innovation,    the 
Neighbourhood,  Development  and  International  Cooperation  Instrument  and  the 
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development; 

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; 

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2018/0224 (COD) 

Amended proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and 
Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 
on establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework 
Programme for Research and Innovation, 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 
establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation 
Instrument, 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 
establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States 
under the Common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the 
European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural 
Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of 
the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council 

Commission Proposals COM(2018) 435, COM (2018) 436, COM (2018) 460, COM (2018) 
392 are amended as follows:  

1. 

Commission Proposal COM (2018) 435 for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT  AND  OF  THE  COUNCIL  establishing  Horizon  Europe  –  the 
Framework  Programme  for  Research  and  Innovation,  laying  down  its  rules  for 
participation and dissemination is amended as follows: 

(1) 

The following recital (15a) is  inserted:  

“(15a)  
In accordance with Regulation [European Union Recovery Instrument] 
and within the limits of resources allocated therein, recovery and resilience measures 
under this Programme 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].; 

(2) 

The following Article 9a is inserted:  

Article 9a 
Resources from the European Union Recovery Instrument 

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

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

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2. 

The following Article 4a is inserted into Commission Proposal COM (2018) 436 for 
a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on 
establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework 
Programme for Research and Innovation:  

“Article 4a 
Resources from the European Union Recovery Instrument 

In  accordance  with  Article  9a  of  Regulation  [Framework  programme  Regulation] 
measures referred to in Article 2 of Regulation [ERI] shall be implemented under this 
Specific  Programme  through  amounts  referred  to  in  point  (v)  of  Article  3(2)(a)  of 
that Regulation [ERI], subject to its Article 4(4) and (8).” 

3. 

Commission Proposal COM (2018) 460 for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT  AND  OF  THE  COUNCIL  establishing  the  Neighbourhood, 
Development and International Cooperation Instrument is amended as follows:  

(1) 

The following recital 36a is inserted: 

“(36a)  In  accordance  with  Regulation  [European  Union  Recovery  Instrument]  and 
within  the  limits  of  resources  allocated  therein,  recovery  and  resilience  measures 
under  the  Neighbourhood,  Development  and  International  Cooperation  Instrument 
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].”  

(2) 

The following Article 6a is inserted: 

“Article 6a 
Resources from the European Union Recovery Instrument 

(1)  Under  the  External  Action  Guarantee,  the  amount  referred  to  in  the  second 
subparagraph  of  Article  26(3),  shall  be  granted  in  accordance  with  the 
conditions  set  out  in  Article  4(6)  of  Regulation  [ERI],  except  for  macro-
financial assistance operations which shall be granted as set out in Article 4(7) 
of  that  Regulation  [ERI].  This  amount  shall  also  support  operations  in 
beneficiaries listed in Annex I to Regulation IPA III. 

(2)  The amount referred to in point (iii) of Article 3(2)(c) of Regulation [ERI] shall 
be  used  for  the  provisioning  of  the  External  Action  Guarantee  under  this 
Regulation, in addition to the resources mentioned in the first subparagraph of 
Article 211(4) of the Financial Regulation, and for measures referred to in the 
second sentence of Article 2(2) of Regulation [ERI], subject to its Article 4(8).  

In  addition  to  the  resources  referred  to  in  the  second  subparagraph  of  Article 
211(4) of the Financial Regulation, an amount of up to EUR 11 285 762 000 
shall be taken into account for calculating the provisioning resulting from the 
provisioning rate referred to in Article 211(1) of the Financial Regulation.  

The  amount  referred  to  in  the  first  sub-paragraph  shall  constitute  external 
assigned  revenue 
the  Financial 
Regulation.” 

in  accordance  with  Article  21(5)  of 

(3) 

Article 26 is amended as follows: 

(a)  Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:  

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“3. Under the External Action Guarantee, the Union may guarantee operations, 
signed  between  1  January  2021  and  31  December  2027,  up  to  EUR  130  000 
000 000.  

An amount of up to EUR 70 000 000 000 of that amount shall be allocated for 
operations  implementing  measures  referred  to  in  the  second  subparagraph  of 
Article  2(1)  of  Regulation  [ERI],  and  shall  only  be  available  as  of  the  date 
referred to in Article 4(3)  of that Regulation.”; 

(b)  Paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:  

“6. The EFSD+ and the External Action Guarantee may support financing and 
investment operations in partner countries in the geographical areas referred to 
in  Article  4(2).  The  provisioning  of  the  External  Action  Guarantee  shall  be 
financed  from  the  budget  of  the  relevant  geographic  programmes  established 
by Article 6(2)(a) without prejudice to Article 6a and shall be transferred into 
the common provisioning fund. The EFSD+ and the External Action Guarantee 
may  also  support  operations  in  beneficiaries  listed  in  Annex  I  to  Regulation 
[IPA  III].  The  funding  for  these  operations  under  the  EFSD+  and  for  the 
provisioning  of  the  External  Action  Guarantee  shall  be  financed  from 
Regulation  [IPA],  without  prejudice  to  Article  6a(1)  of  this  Regulation.  The 
provisioning  of  the  External  Action  Guarantee  for  loans  to  third  countries 
referred  to  in  Article  10  (2)  of  Regulation  EINS  shall  be  financed  from  that 
Regulation.”; 

(4) 

In Article 39, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 

4. 

“1.  Decision  No  466/2014/EU  and  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  480/2009  are 
repealed  with  effect  from  1  January  2021.  Regulation  (EU)  2017/1601  is  repealed 
with effect from 31 December 2021.” 

Commission Proposal COM (2018) 392 for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing rules on support for strategic 
plans to be drawn up by Member States under the Common agricultural policy (CAP 
Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) 
and  by  the  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development  (EAFRD)  and 
repealing  Regulation  (EU)  No 1305/2013  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament  and of the 
Council is amended as follows:  

(1) 

The following new recital (71a) is inserted:  

(71a)  In  accordance  with  Regulation  [European  Union  Recovery  Instrument]  and 
within  the  limits  of  resources  allocated  therein,  recovery  and  resilience  measures 
under  the  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development  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].” 

(2) 

The following  new Article 84a is inserted:  

Article 84a 
Resources from the European Union Recovery Instrument 

(1)  Measures  referred  to  in  Article  2  of  Regulation  [ERI]  shall  be  implemented 
under the EAFRD with an amount of EUR 16 483 million in current prices of 

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the  amount  referred  to  in  point  (vii)  of  Article  3(2)(a)  of  that  Regulation, 
subject to its Article 4(3), (4) and (8). 

This  amount  shall  constitute  external  assigned  revenues  in  accordance  with 
Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation. 

It  shall  be  made  available  as  additional  resources  for  budgetary  commitment 
under the EAFRD for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 in addition to the global 
resources set out in Article 83 as follows: 

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2022: EUR 8 117 million 

2023: EUR 4 140 million; 

2024: EUR 4 226 million. 

(2)  The breakdown of the additional resources referred to in paragraph 1 for each 

Member State shall be set in accordance with Article 83(3).  

(3)  De-commitment  rules  as  set  out  in  Article  32  of  the  [COM  Proposal  for  a 
Regulation  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  on  the  financing, 
management  and  monitoring  of  the  CAP]  shall  apply  to  the  budgetary 
commitments based on the additional resources referred to in paragaph 1 of this 
Article.  

(4)  Article 86 shall not apply to the additional resources referred to in paragaph 1 

of this Article. 

(5)  Up  to  4 %  of  the  total  additional  resources  referred  to  in  paragaph  1  may  be 
allocated  to  technical  assistance  at  the  initiative  of  the  Member  States  under 
EAFRD contributions to the CAP Strategic Plans of the Member States.  

(6)  The  additional  resources  referred  to  in  paragaph  1  shall  be  used  under  a new 
specific objective complementing the specific objectives set out in Article 6 to 
support operations preparing the recovery of the economy.” 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1.  Title of the proposal/initiative  

1.2.  Policy area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure 

1.3.  Nature of the proposal/initiative  

1.4.  Objective(s)  

1.5.  Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.6.  Duration and financial impact  

1.7.  Management mode(s) planned  

2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

2.2.  Management and control system  

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  

3.2.  Estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.1. Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.2. Estimated impact on operational appropriations  

3.2.3. Estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

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 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

Title of the proposal/initiative  

Amended  Proposals  for  REGULATION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT 
AND  OF  THE  COUNCIL  establishing  Horizon  Europe  –  the  Framework 
Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and 
dissemination (COM(2018)435); DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 
AND  OF  THE  COUNCIL  on  establishing  the  specific  programme  implementing 
Horizon  Europe  –  the  Framework  Programme  for  research  and  Innovation 
(COM(2018)436); REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF 
THE COUNCIL establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by 
Member  States  under  the  Common  Agricultural  Policy  (CAP  Strategic  Plans) 
(COM(2018)  392);  REGULATION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT  AND 
OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International 
Cooperation Instrument 

Policy area(s) concerned (Programme cluster) 

01 Research and Innovation 

15 External Action 

08 Agriculture and Maritime policy  

The proposal/initiative relates to:  

 a new action  
 a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action2  

 the extension of an existing action  

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

Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

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

These  targeted  amendments  of  Horizon  Europe  –  the  Framework,  the  Specific 
Programme for Research and Innovation and the Neighbourhood, Development and 
International  Cooperation  Instrument  (NDICI)  and  of  the  EAFRD  interventions 
under  the  CAP  Strategic  Plans  are  proposed  within  the  framework  of  the  revised 
MFF proposal including the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI). This new 
instrument will provide funds to these 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.  

As  a  general  rule,  the  financial  support  and  the  relevant  actions  carried  out  by  the 
Commission  should  be  frontloaded  by  the  end  of  2024  and,  as  regards  the  non-
repayable financial support, for at least 60 percent of the total, be undertaken by the 
end  of  2022.  The  remaining  years  after  2024  until  the  end  of  the  MFF  should 

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

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therefore  be  used  by  the  Commission  to  foster  the  implementation  of  the  relevant 
actions on the ground and to achieve the expected recovery in the relevant economic 
and social sectors and promoting resilience and convergence. 

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) 
In order to contain the spread of the Coronavirus disease (‘COVID-19’), which 
on  11  March  2020  was  declared  a  pandemic  by  the  World  Health  Organisation, 
Member  States  and  third  countries  have  adopted  a  set  of  unprecedented  measures. 
Those  measures  have  caused  significant  disturbances  of  economic  activities.  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 
the Union and in third countries.  

(2)  The  crisis  has  spread  quickly  in  the  territory  of  the  Union  and  in  third 
countries. A sharp contraction of growth in the Union is now foreseen for 2020 and 
may last into 2021. Recovery risks being very uneven in the different Member States, 
increasing the divergence between national economies. The different fiscal ability of 
Member States to provide financial support where it is needed most for recovery and 
the divergence of national measures endangers the single market. 

(3)  A comprehensive set of measures for economic recovery are needed, requiring 
substantial amounts of public and private investment to energise the economy, create 
high-quality  jobs  and  invest  in  repairing  the  immediate  damage  brought  by  the 
COVID-19 pandemic. 

(4)  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, ensuiring continuity and increase in  investments 
for  the  green  and  digitial  transistion.  In  this  context,  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) Under this logic, the instrument should reinforce the support, via Horizon Europe, 
to health and climate related research and innovation activities. This will contribute 
to strengthened preparedness to effectively and rapidly respond to  emergencies and 
investment  in  science-driven  solutions  as  well  as  ensuring  consistency  with  the 
European Green Deal goals. 

(6)  Trade  and  economic  relations  with  neighbouring  and  developing  countries, 
including  Western  Balkans,  countries  of  the  European  Neighbourhood  and  African 
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 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. 

(7) The instrument should also reinforce support, through the European Agricultural 
Fund  for  Rural  Development  (EAFRD),  making  available  for  Member  States 

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exceptional additional resources to provide assistance to the farming and food sectors 
that have been hardly hit, for fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 
outbreak  and preparing the recovery of the economy. 

Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

For  external  relations,  the  Mid-term  review  report  of  the  External  Financing 
Instrument3 concludes that in the current context of multiple crises and conflicts, the 
EU’s multi-annual financial framework needs to be able to adjust swiftly to changing 
priorities  and  unforeseen  events,  and  to  deliver  rapidly  on  the  ground.  The 
instruments  similarly  need  sufficient  financial  and  other  kinds  of  flexibility  for 
external action to respond to the many challenges for the EU on the world stage. This 
flexibility  needs  to  be  built  up  at  different  levels.  This  means  starting  from  the 
budget,  which  should  include  more  substantial  reserves,  through  to  multi-annual 
programming,  and  greater  simplification  at  implementation  level  to  increase 
efficiency and effectiveness. This proposal responds to this conclusion by increasing 
the  availability  of  additional  resources  to  tackle  the  unforseen  crisis  caused  by  the 
COVID-19 pandemic. 

Research  and  Innovation,  and  in  particular  the  European  flagship  programme 
Horizon Europe, delivers on citizens’ priorities, boosts the Union’s productivity and 
competetiveness, is crucial for sustaining our socio-economic model and values and 
enabling solutions that address challenges in a more systemic way. Under the current 
extraordinary  circumstances,  Europe  needs  quick  R&I-driven  solutions  and  deeper 
scientific understanding  of communicable diseases. The reinforcement  would  allow 
for  strong  R&I  investments  into  affordable  and  innovative  protective  measures, 
virology,  vaccines,  treatments  and  diagnostics,  and  the  translation  of  research 
findings into public health policy measures. It is essential to devote more resources 
to climate R&I in support of the competitiveness of EU industry in related economic 
sectors and to ensure a recovery consistent with the EGD goals. R&I investments can 
help tackle dramatic increases in emissions and nature degradation with high impact 
on  health  (e.g.  zoonotic  diseases).  The  reinforcement  would  support  firms  that 
perform R&I to phase out fossil fuels and invest in disruptive technologies in EGD 
areas. It would provide financial and scale up means for emerging and breakthrough 
innovations  by  SMEs,  start-ups,  and  midcaps.The  proposal  complements  other 
specific measures already taken providing relief to the agricultural sector. Regulatory 
measures  were  taken,  such  as  adaptation  of  state  aid  rules  or  facilitating  the 
availability of seasonal workers. 

The  Commission  has  also  adapted  the  rules  and  introduced  changes  to  the  two 
dedicated  agricultural  funds,  the  EAGF  and  the  EAFRD  to  provide  exceptional 
flexibility for the use of the European Structural and Investments Funds in response 
to the COVID-19 outbreak (Coronavirus Response Investment  Initiative) as well as 
all  other  measures  aimed  at  addressing  the  current  unprecedented  situation.  The 
measures  are  consistent  with  the  Commission’s  proposal  for  a  European  Union 
Recovery Instrument set out by the proposed Regulation (EU) XXX/XX. 

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Compatibility and possible synergy with other appropriate instruments 

On top  of the synergies  already listed for Horizon Europe, NDICI and the EAFRD 
interventions  under  the  CAP  Strategic  Plans  in  the  previous  Commission  2018 
respective  proposals,  this  specific  initiative  in  the  context  of  the  revised MFF 
proposal  sets  strong  synergies  between  these  programmes  and  the  new  European 
Union 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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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. 
Management mode(s) planned4  

X Direct management by the Commission 

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

X 

by the executive agencies  

 Shared management with the Member States  

X Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to: 

X third countries or the bodies they have designated; 

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

Xthe EIB and the European Investment Fund; 

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

X 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; 

X 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  may  decide  to  delegate  part  of  the  implementation  of  the  Horizon  Europe 
reinforcement  to  an  executive  agency,  in  line  with  the  management  mode  decided  for  the 
activities which will be reinforced. 

4 

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

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MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

Monitoring and reporting rules  

Specify frequency and conditions. 

See  the  legislative  financial  statements  of  Commission  proposals:  COM(2018)  460 
final, COM(2018) 435 final, COM(2018) 436 final, (COM(2018) 392) final 

Management and control system(s)  

See  the  legislative  financial  statements  of  Commission  proposals:  COM(2018)  460 
final, COM(2018) 435 final, COM(2018) 436 final, (COM(2018) 392) final 

Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

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

See  the  legislative  financial  statements  of  Commission  proposals:  COM(2018)  460 
final, COM(2018) 435 final, COM(2018) 436 final, (COM(2018) 392) final 

 ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

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

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Budget line 

Type of  
expenditure 

Contribution  

Heading  1.  Single  Market,  Innovation  and 
Digital 

Diff./Non-
diff.

5

from 
EFTA 
6 
countries

from 
candidate 
7 
countries

from 
third 
countrie
s 

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

01 01 01 01, 01 01 01 02, 01 01 01 03, 01 
01 01 61, 01 01 01 62, 01 01 01 62, 01 01 
01  63,  01  01  01  64  Support  expenditure 
including 
for 
contributions 
to  Executive  Agencies 
implementing the programme 

“Horizon 

Europe”, 

Non-diff. 

YES 

YES 

YES 

NO 

01 02 02 10 Cluster Health 

Diff. 

YES 

YES 

YES 

01 02 02 40 Cluster Digital, Industry and 
Space 

Diff. 

YES 

YES 

YES 

NO 

NO 

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

1 

1 

1 

5 
6 
7 

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1 

1 

3 

3 

3 

6 

6 

01 02 02 50 Cluster Climate, Energy and 
Mobility 

Diff. 

YES 

YES 

YES 

01 02 03 01 European Innovation Council 

Diff. 

YES 

YES 

YES 

NO 

NO 

Heading 
environment 

3.  Natural 

resources 

and 

Diff./Non-
diff.

8

from 
EFTA 
9 
countries

from 
candidate 
10 
countries

from 
third 
countrie
s 

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

08  01  02  Support  expenditure  for  the 
"European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural 
Development (EAFRD) 

08  03  01  03  Rural  development  types  of 
interventions  under  the  CAP  Strategic 
Plans financed from EURI   

08  03  02  EAFRD  –  Operational  technical 
assistance 

Heading 6. Neighbourhood and the World 

15  01  01  Support  expenditure  for  the 
Neighbourhood, 
and 
International Cooperation Instrument 

Development 

Non-diff. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Diff. 

No 

No 

No 

NO 

Diff. 

No 

No 

No 

NO 

Diff./Non-
11 
diff.

from 
EFTA 
countries

12 

from 
candidate 
13 
countries

from 
third 
countrie
s 

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

Non-diff. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

15  02  01  07  EURI  provisioning  of  the 
External Action Guarantee 

Diff. 

YES 

YES 

YES 

NO 

8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 

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

Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

Heading of multiannual financial  
framework  

< 1, 3 & 
6 > 

 [Heading 1- Single Market, Innovation and Digital, Heading 3 – Natural resources 
and Environment, Heading 6 - Neighbourhood and the World] 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

In addition to the financial envelope defined in Article 9 of the proposed Regulation COM(2018)435 (‘Horizon Europe Framework Programme 
Regulation’) and  Article 4 of the proposed Decision on the Horizon Europe Specific Programme, EUR  14 647 million (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 689,160 million may be dedicated to administrative expenditure, including external staff costs. 

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

[Horizon Europe] 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

Post 2027 

TOTAL 

Operational expenditure from EURI 
external assigned revenues 

Administrative support expenditure 
from EURI external assigned 
revenues 

Total external assigned revenues 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments = 
Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

=1+3 

=2+3 

4 919,020 

4 739,320 

2 558,890 

1 740,610 

13 957,840 

433,668 

3 479,853 

2 708,187 

2 475,285 

1 978,160 

1 860,712 

909,443 

112,532 

13 957,840 

126,980 

197,680 

132,110 

106,390 

51,000 

37,000 

38,000 

689,160 

5 046,000 

4 937,000 

2 691,000 

1 847,000 

51,000 

37,000 

38,000 

14 647,000 

560,648 

3 677,533 

2 840,297 

2 581,675 

2 029,160 

1 897,712 

947,443 

112,532 

14 647,000 

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In addition to the financial envelope defined in  Article 83 of the proposed Regulation COM(2018) 392 (‘EAFRD interventions under the CAP 
Strategic Plans), EUR 16 483 million (in current prices) will be available as external assigned revenues for  the years 2022-202414 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 6,000 
million may be dedicated to administrative expenditure, including external staff costs. Operational technical assistance is included in the amount 
for operational expenditure and will be calculated when the breakdown of the additional resources referred to in paragraph 1 for each Member 
State will be set in accordance with Article 83(3) of COM(2018) 392. 

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

[EAFRD] 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

Post 2027 

TOTAL 

Operational expenditure financed from 
EURI external assigned revenues 

EAFRD – Operational technical 
assistance (contribution from EURI 
external assigned revenues) 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

Administrative support expenditure 
(contribution from EURI external 
assigned revenues) 

Commitments = 
Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

Total external assigned revenues 

Commitments 

Payments 

=1+3 

=2+3 

8 116,000 

4 139,000 

4 222,000 

16 477,000 

2 029,000 

3 875,350 

4 938,950 

3 531,000 

1 680,500 

422,200 

16 477,000 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

6,000 

8 117,000 

4 140,000 

4 223,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

16 483,000 

2 030,000 

3 876,350 

4 939,950 

3 532,000 

1 681,500 

423,200 

16 483,000 

In addition to the financial envelope defined in Article 6 of Regulation COM(2018) 460 final,  (‘NDICI’), EUR 11 448,070 million  (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  162,308  million    may  be  dedicated  to  administrative  expenditure,  including 
external staff costs. 

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For  activities  such  as  the  monitoring  the  implementation,  including  audit  and  financial  management,  participation  to  the  closure  process  of  the  programmes, 
financed by administrative expenditure, commitments might be made until 2027 (see details in the table above). 

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

[External Action Guarantee - NDICI] 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

Operational expenditure from EURI 
external assigned revenues 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

Administrative support expenditure 
from EURI external assigned revenues 

Total external assigned revenues 

Commitments = 
Payments 

(3) 

Commitments 

Payments 

=1+3 

=2+3 

 3 265,383  

 3 331,093  

 2 274,063  

 2 320,063  

 27,383  

 33,389  

 34,389  

 11 285,762  

 23,133  

 1 883,383  

 1 883,383  

 1 883,383  

 1 883,383  

 1 888,389  

 1 840,709  

 11 285,762  

 24,617  

 24,617  

 24,617  

 24,617  

 24,617  

 19,611  

 19,611  

 162,308  

 3 290,000  

 3 355,710  

 2 298,680  

 2 344,680  

 52,000  

 53,000  

 54,000  

 11 448,070  

 47,750  

 1 908,000  

 1 908,000  

 1 908,000  

 1 908,000  

 1 908,000  

 1 860,320  

 11 448,070  

Heading of multiannual financial  
framework  

7 

‘Administrative expenditure’ 

Human resources  
Other administrative expenditure  

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

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TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 
7 of the multiannual financial framework 

(Total  commitments  = 
Total payments) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

EN 

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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, 

X 
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  

15 

Outside HEADING 7
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Human resources -
external assigned revenue 
(research)  

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

Sub-total external 
assigned revenue 
(research) 

Human resources -
external assigned revenue 
(non-research) - NDICI 

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

Human resources -
external assigned revenue 
(non-research) - EAFRD 

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

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

6,000 

6,000 

6,000 

4,800 

2,400 

1,600 

1,200 

28,000 

120,980 

191,680 

126,110 

101,590 

48,600 

35,400 

36,800 

661,160 

126,980 

197,680 

132,110 

106,390 

51,000 

37,000 

38,000 

689,160 

 16,440  

 16,440  

 16,440  

 16,440  

 16,440  

 11,434  

 11,434  

  105,068  

 8,177  

 8,177  

 8,177  

 8,177  

 8,177  

 8,177  

 8,177  

 57,240  

0,000 

0,720 

0,720 

0,720 

0,720 

0,720 

0,000 

3,600 

0,000 

0,280 

0,280 

0,280 

0,280 

0,280 

1,000 

2,400 

15 

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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EAFRD 

Sub-total external 
assigned revenue (non-
research) 

Subtotal  
outside HEADING 7 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

24,617 

25,617 

25,617 

25,617 

25,617 

20,611 

20,611 

168,307 

151,597  223,297 

157,727 

132,007 

76,617 

57,611 

58,611  857,467 

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. 

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 

16

Heading 7 

Financed from 
HEADING 7 of 
the multiannual 
financial 
framework  

Financed from the 
envelope of the 

programme 

17

- at Headquarters 

- in Delegations  

- at Headquarters 

- in Delegations  

Other: external assigned revenue 
(research)18  

Other: external assigned revenue (non-
research) - NDICI 

Other: external assigned revenue (non-
research) - EAFRD 

TOTAL 

75 

150 

0 

75 

150 

9 

75 

150 

9 

60 

150 

9 

30 

150 

9 

20 

105 

9 

15 

105 

225 

234 

234 

219 

189 

134 

120 

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 

16 

17 
18 

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). 
These estimates do not prejudge the additional staff needed in Executive Agencies and financed from 
assigned revenues, based on a thorough assessment of the impact on resources. 

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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 relevant programmes.  

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Estimated impact on revenue  

X 

 

The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue. 

The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 

 

 

on own resources  

on other revenue 

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

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative

19

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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EN 

1 

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