Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030
Date: 2020-10-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission
Subjects: EU environmental policy, EU programme, biodiversity, circular economy, environmental protection, green economy, greenhouse gas, pollution control measures, reduction of gas emissions

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 14.10.2020  COM(2020) 652 final 2020/0300 (COD)  Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

On 4 December 2019, the European Environment Agency (EEA) published its report entitled 
“The European Environment – state and outlook 2020” (SOER)1, and its results are sobering. 
The  current  environmental,  climate  and  sustainability  challenges  are  of  an  unprecedented 
scale  and  urgency,  requiring  immediate  and  concerted  action  and  systemic  solutions.  The 
Union’s environment policies have delivered substantial benefits over the last decades without 
affecting EU long-term competitiveness, and in recent years the acquis has been increasingly 
shaped by an ambitious long-term vision, targets and strategic framework policies, effectively 
reducing  environmental  pressures.  However,  biodiversity  loss  and  ecosystem  services 
degradation, climate change and its impacts, and unsustainable use of resources, pollution and 
associated  risks  to  human  health  and  well-being,  nature,  ecosystems,  and  the  economy  all 
require decisive further action in the EU and globally.  

On  11  December  2019,  the  European  Commission  responded  to  these  challenges  with  the 
adoption of the European Green Deal2 – an ambitious agenda for the EU to become the first 
climate  neutral  continent  by  2050  and  to  protect,  conserve  and  enhance  the  EU’s  natural 
capital,  and  protect  the  health  and  well-being  of  citizens  from  environmental  risks  and 
impacts.  Based  on  a  regenerative  growth  model  that  gives  back  to  the  planet  more  than  it 
takes, it outlines the environmental priorities for the coming years and the Union’s ambition 
to transform its economy for a sustainable future while leaving no one behind, to turn these 
objectives into reality, its designs a set of deeply transformative policies and urged the Union 
to enhance its leadership on the global stage on climate and environmental issues. 
Following  the  wide  debate  on  the  Communication  “A  Clean  Planet  for  All’3,  the  EU 
submitted  in  March  2020  its  long-term  strategy  under  the  Paris  Agreement  to  the  United 
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change4, committing to become a climate-neutral 
economy by 2050. The Commission proposed to enshrine this target in the European Climate 
Law.5 The European Commission also adopted a number of new strategic initiatives, notably 
a  new  Circular  Economy  Action  Plan  for  a  clean  and  competitive  Europe6,  a  Biodiversity 
Strategy for 20307 and a Farm to Fork Strategy8.   

The EU has also adopted a comprehensive response to the coronavirus crisis, which is causing 
a heavy toll on life and livelihoods and has led to unprecedented challenges to policymaking, 
aggravated  by  a  severe  economic  downturn.  The  Next  Generation  EU  Recovery  Plan  
proposed by the European Commission on 27 May 2020 and endorsed by the Extraordinary 
European Council of July 2020 highlights the status of the European Green Deal as Europe’s 
new  growth  strategy  and  its  role  in  achieving  a  sustainable  and  rapid  recovery  as  well  as 
ensuring long term predictability on the path to climate neutrality, and ultimately a just and 

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Report  of  the  European  Environment  Agency:  The  European  environment  -  state  and  outlook  2020, 
Knowledge for transition to a sustainable Europe (2019). 
COM(2019) 640 final. 
COM (2018)773 final. 
Submission by Croatia and the European Commission on behalf of the European Union and its Member 
States,  Long-term  low  greenhouse  gas  emission  development  strategy  of  the  European  Union  and  its 
Member 
https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/HR-03-06-
(2020, 
2020%20EU%20Submission%20on%20Long%20term%20strategy.pdf). 
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COM (2020) 98 final. 
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fair transition, which leaves no-one behind. The 8th Environment Action Programme, with its 
long-term  vision  and  environmental  priority  objectives  it  shares  with  the  Green  Deal,  will 
support the EU’s common commitment to a green recovery. 

Environment  action  programmes  have  guided  the  development  of  EU  environment  policy 
since the early 1970s. The Seventh Environment Action Programme (7th EAP) will expire on 
31 December 2020 and its Article 4 (3) requires the Commission, if appropriate, to present a 
proposal for an Eighth Environment Action Programme (8th EAP) in a timely manner with a 
view to avoiding a gap between the 7th and the 8th EAP. The European Green Deal announced 
the adoption of a new environment action programme. 

The Council, the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions have called upon the 
Commission to present at the latest by early 2020 a proposal for an 8th EAP.  

2. 

LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY  

This proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a new General 
Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 is based on Article 192 (3) TFEU. In order to 
ensure ownership of this Programme and delivery on its priority objectives by the EU and its 
Member  States,  this  proposal  for  a  Decision  sets  out  an  enabling  framework  supporting  the 
achievements  of  the  priority  objectives  and  ensures  that  progress  towards  the  objectives  is 
measured on a regular basis.  

The objectives of this proposal for a Decision cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member 
States alone. Since environment and climate policy is an area of shared competence in the EU 
and  a  decentralised  policy,  one  of  the  purposes  of  this  Programme  is  to  create  common 
ownership  of  all  three  EU  institutions  and  the  Member  States  of  its  objectives,  providing 
policy  makers  and  other  stakeholders  -  including  regions  and  cities,  businesses,  social 
partners, civil society organisations and individual citizens - with a predictable framework and 
direction for action. 

RESULTS OF EVALUATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS 

3. 
On 15 May 2019, the Commission published a report on the evaluation of the 7th EAP9. The 
report was preceded by an extensive consultation process that took place in the course of 2018 
and  consisted  of  an  open  public  consultation,  a  targeted  Member  States’  consultation,  a 
targeted stakeholder consultation as well as two public workshops.  
The evaluation revealed that the 7th EAP is generally perceived as an effective and high-level 
strategic  tool  that  guides  environmental  policy.  For  many,  the  EAP  also  functions  as  a 
planning tool, providing environment policy continuity – including with its long-term vision, 
accountability  and  predictability  for  European  Commission  actions,  in  addition  to  having  a 
positive  influence  on  mainstreaming  and  streamlining  environmental  policy.  The  priority 
objectives  of  the  7th  EAP  were  generally  considered  to  still  be  valid,  in  particular  its  2050 
vision. 

On 22 November 2017, the European Parliament published an implementation assessment of 
the 7th EAP10, followed by a report on its implementation on 6 March 2018 and a resolution11 
on 17 April 2018. 

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European  Parliament’s  European  Impact  Assessment:  Implementation  of  the  7th  Environment  Action 
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On 31 July 2018, the European Committee of the Regions published a study on the local and 
regional dimension of an 8th EAP12, followed by an Opinion13, adopted on 7 February 2019. 

On 11-12 June 2019, following up on discussions at the Informal Environment Council on 29 
and  30  October  2018  in  Graz  (Austria),  a  Workshop  on  the  Future  Environment  Action 
Programme  took  place  in  Hainburg  (Austria).  On  4  October  2019,  the  Council  adopted 
Conclusions  on  the  “8th  Environment  Action  Programme  -  Turning  the  Trends  Together”14 
under the Finnish Presidency of the Council. 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

This proposal for a Decision has been developed in line with the Commission proposal for the 
EU  Multiannual  Financial  Framework  2021-2027.  The  proposal  includes  a  financial  fiche 
introducing  the  need  for  additional  resources  in  the  European  Environment  Agency  (EEA) 
and in the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in supporting the new monitoring, measuring 
and reporting framework of this Programme. 

The involvement of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Chemicals 
Agency  (ECHA)  is  paramount  to  this  work  and  to  achieving  the  objectives  of  the  8th  EAP. 
The new  monitoring and  reporting framework  proposed for the 8th EAP will include, to  the 
largest  extent  possible,  existing  monitoring  tools  and  indicators  mainly  based  on  European 
statistics  and  data  from  the  EEA  and  ECHA,  thus  avoiding  duplication  and  limiting 
administrative  burden  for  Member  States.  This  means  that  additional  tasks  are  entrusted  to 
these  agencies  so  that  they  can  fully  contribute  to  the  achievement  of  the  priorities  and 
creating the enabling conditions set out in Articles 3 and 4 of this Programme.     

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OTHER ELEMENTS 

Explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal: 
The overarching aim of the 8th EAP is to accelerate the Union’s transition to a climate-neutral, 
resource-efficient  clean  and  circular  economy  in  a  just  and  inclusive  way  and  achieve  the 
environmental  objectives  of  the  United  Nations’  Agenda  2030  and  its  Sustainable 
Development  Goals,  fully  endorsing  the  environmental  and  climate  objectives  of  the 
European Green Deal.  

Article 1 

The  current  proposal  serves  to  increase  coherence  and  synergies  between  actions  across  all 
level of governance by measuring progress towards environmental and climate objectives in 
an integrated way. In line with the European Green Deal’s ‘do no harm’ oath, it supports the 
reduction  of  pressures  on  the  environment  and  the  climate  and  strengthening  the  integrated 
approach to policy development and implementation, notably by mainstreaming sustainability 
in all relevant initiatives and projects at national and EU level.  

Article 2 

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European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2018 on the implementation of the 7th  Environment Action 
Programme (2017/2030(INI)). 
Committee  of  the  Regions:  Towards  an  8th  Environment  Action  Programme  –  Local  and  regional 
dimension (2018). 
OJ C 168, 16.5.2019, p. 27–36. 
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Responsibility  for  achieving  environment  and  climate-related  goals  and  objectives  is  shared 
by  the  Union  and  its  Member  States  and  requires  action  by  all  actors,  governments  at  EU, 
national, regional and local level, social partners, civil society, citizens and businesses. 

Article  2  lays  down  the  thematic  priority  objectives  in  the  context  of  a  2050  long-term 
objective  of  “Living  well,  within  the  planetary  boundaries”,  already  established  in  the  7th 
EAP.  

Article 3 

The European Green Deal underlines the necessity to ensure that policies and legislation are 
enforced and delivered effectively.  

Article  3  provides  the  basis  for  a  joint  understanding  and  commitment  on  the  enabling 
conditions required to reach these thematic priority objectives, thus ensuring coherence in the 
implementation at the appropriate level. 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’. 

Article 4 

While individual environmental legislative instruments require regular reporting by Member 
States  on specific  environmental  policies,  there is  no  comprehensive  framework  foreseen  in 
EU  law  to  ensure  a  coordinated  approach  to  the  overall  achievement  of  the  Union’s 
environmental  objectives.  The  European  Green  Deal  announced  that  the  new  Environment 
Action  Programme  will  include  a  new  monitoring  mechanism  in  order  to  ensure  that  the 
Union remains on track to meet its environmental objectives.  
This  8th  EAP  monitoring  framework  should  be  without  prejudice  to  the  existing 
environmental  and  climate  reporting  and  governance  tools,  including  those  of  the  Energy 
Union and Climate Action Governance. 

–  Measuring progress towards environment and climate objectives in the wider 

context of sustainability, wellbeing and resilience 

Measuring  the  EU’s  and  its  Member  States’  progress  towards  achieving  the  UN  2030 
Sustainable  Development  Goals  requires  an  integrated  framework  for  environmental,  social 
and economic objectives. The Council15 and the European Social and Economic Committee16 
have  called  for  measuring  economic  performance  and  societal  progress  “beyond  GDP”  and 
shift  towards  using  ‘wellbeing’  as  a  compass  for  policy,  a  move  also  supported  by  the 
Organisation  of  Economic  Cooperation  and  Development17.  Members  of  the  European 
Parliament have organised the Post Growth 2018 Conference18 together with stakeholders.   
In this context, the 8th EAP monitoring framework will provide the environment and climate 
input  to  the  EU’s  overall  efforts  to  measure  progress  towards  sustainability,  wellbeing  and 
resilience, including disaster resilience; it should inform policy makers and stakeholders if the 
Union and the Member States are on track to achieving a systemic transformation.   
Setting  up  the  8th  EAP  monitoring  framework  should  also  be  seen  in  the  context  of    other 
governance  and  monitoring  exercises,  notably  the  European  Semester,  the  Eurostat’s  SDG 
Monitoring  Report  and  the  Annual  Strategic  Foresight  Report,  which  also  build  on  the 

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towards-sustainable-europe-2030. 
See  e.g.  the  OECD  Well-being  Framework,  the  OECD  Framework  for  Policy  Action  on  Inclusive 
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available  data  and  use  indicators  that  are  most  relevant  for  the  respective  policy  objectives. 
While  those  governance  and  monitoring  tools  serve  difference  purposes,  they  should  be 
increasingly interconnected with a view to further improving their coherence.  

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Towards an 8th EAP headline indicator set 

The  monitoring  of  the  Seventh  Environment  Action  Programme  was  carried  out  by  the 
European Environment Agency, which published yearly environmental indicator reports19. A 
scoreboard of nearly 30 indicators was developed to monitor the priority objectives of the 7th 
EAP.  
The  8th  EAP  monitoring  framework  should  reflect  its  new  priority  objectives.  It  should 
comprise  a  limited  number  of  key  indicators  for  high-level  communication,  which  tell  a 
coherent story about the state of the environment, the main pressures and the effectiveness of 
our response. Those indicators should also be relevant to the overall goals of increasing the 
wellbeing and the resilience of our economies and societies.  

The  selection  of  an  8th  EAP  headline  indicators  will  take  due  account  of  ongoing  work 
streams  to  improve  the  monitoring  of  biodiversity,  circular  economy  and  zero  pollution,  all 
aimed to be finalised by 2021/22, as well as of other monitoring tools covering environment 
and  climate  policy,  including  the  Governance  of  the  Energy  Union  and  Climate  Action.  It 
should build on available data in the Member States and at the EU level, in particular those 
operated by the European Environment Agency as well as the European Statistical System.  

The  European  Environment  Agency  and  the  European  Chemicals  Agency  shall  support  the 
Commission  in  improving  the  availability  and  relevance  of  data.  This  includes  closing 
indicator  gaps,  in  particular  monitoring  of  policy  related  to  the  zero  pollution  ambition  and 
links between environment, social and health policies.  
The setting up of the 8th EAP monitoring framework will be supported by a new database of 
environmental  indicators  –  an  online  and  easily  accessible  library  of  indicators  creating  a 
complete and structured overview of the several hundred existing environmental indicators.   

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Planetary Boundaries 

The  process  to  develop  an  8th  EAP  monitoring  framework  will  provide  an  opportunity  to 
explore the potential of the ongoing workstream in the Commission’s Joint Research Centre, 
the  European  Environment  Agency  and  others  on  the  planetary  boundaries  (e.g.  freshwater 
use, land use change, ocean acidification) and on the Union consumption footprint, including 
deforestation and forest degradation in third countries. 

While climate science and in particular the work of the International Panel on Climate Change 
provide  reliable  data  and  information  on  the  level  of  greenhouse  gas  emissions  compatible 
with the objective of the Paris Agreement to hold global temperature increase to well below 
2°C and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C compared to pre-industrialised levels, the work for 
other  planetary  boundaries  is  still  in  progress.  Advancing  such  work  is  important  to  inform 
policy  makers  and  stakeholders  on  whether  environmental  policies  are  ambitious  enough  to 
keep Europe within the planet’s safe operating space20. 

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Consultation process on the 8th EAP headline indicators  

The Commission will launch a wide consultation process with other EU institutions, Member 
States and stakeholders to design a comprehensive 8th  EAP monitoring framework, based on 
a consultative document outlining the proposed methodology and steps to be taken.  

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Based  on  these  consultations,  the  Commission  intends  to  present  an  8th  EAP  headline 
indicator set by the end of 2021.  

The  procedure  will  be  closely  coordinated  with  the  ongoing  workstreams  announced  by  the 
European Green  Deal to design or review the monitoring frameworks for circular economy, 
biodiversity and zero pollution to ensure overall coherence and reduce administrative burden. 

Article 5 - Evaluation 
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2020/0300 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 

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(3) 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 Economic and Social Committee21, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions22,  

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

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In  line  with  Article  192(3)  of  the  Treaty  on the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union, 
general  environment  action  programmes  have  provided  the  framework  for  Union 
action in the field of the environment and climate since 1973. 
Decision  No  1386/2013/EU  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council23 
established the 7th Environment Action Programme (the 7th EAP), which sets out the 
Union’s environmental agenda until 31 December 2020 as well as a long-term vision 
for 2050.  
The  Commission’s  evaluation  of  the  7th  EAP24  concluded  that  its  2050  vision  and 
priority objectives are still valid; that it has helped to provide more predictable, faster 
and  better-coordinated  action  in  environment  policy;  and  that  its  structure  and 
enabling  framework  have  helped  create  synergies,  thus  making  environment  policy 
more  effective  and  efficient.  Moreover,  the  evaluation  concluded  that  the  7th  EAP 
anticipated  the  United  Nation’s  2030  Agenda  by  insisting  that  economic  growth  and 
social wellbeing depend on a healthy natural resource base, and facilitated delivering 
on  the  Sustainable  Development  Goals.  It  also  enabled  the  Union  to  speak  with  one 
voice on the global stage on climate and environmental matters. In its evaluation of the 
7th  EAP,  the  Commission  also  concluded  that  progress  related  to  nature  protection, 
health and policy integration was not sufficient.  

According  to  the  EEA  report  ‘The  European  environment  –  state  and  outlook  2020, 
Knowledge for transition to a sustainable Europe’ (‘SOER 2020’), 2020 represents a 
unique window of opportunity for the Union to show leadership on sustainability and 
to  face the urgent sustainability challenges requiring systemic solutions. As stated in 

Insert if EESC adopts an opinion on the proposal 
Insert if CoR adopts an opinion on the proposal 
OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 171 
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SOER  2020,  the  changes  in  the  global  climate  and  ecosystems  observed  since  the 
1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The global population has tripled 
since  1950,  while  the  population  living  in  cities  has  quadrupled.  With  the  current 
growth model, environmental pressures are expected to increase further, causing direct 
and  indirect  harmful  effects  on  human  health  and  well-being.  This  is  especially  true 
for the sectors with the highest environmental impact – food, mobility, energy as well 
as infrastructure and buildings.  

The European Commission responded to the challenges identified in the SOER 2020 
by adopting the European Green Deal25: a new growth strategy for the twin green and 
digital transition that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, 
with  a competitive,  climate-neutral and resource-efficient  economy. Regulation (EU) 
of the European Parliament and of the Council26 enshrines into law the Union target to 
achieve climate neutrality by 2050.  

The  European  Green  Deal  underpins  the  Next  Generation  EU  Recovery  Plan  which 
promotes  the  investments  in  key  green  sectors  needed  to  build  resilience,  and  create 
growth and jobs in a fair and inclusive society. The Recovery and Resilience Facility 
which will power the Union’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis together 
with the Union budget for 2021-2027, is also based on the priority objectives set out in 
the  European  Green  Deal.  Furthermore,  all  initiatives  under  Next  Generation  EU 
Recovery Plan should respect the European Green Deal’s “do no harm” oath. 

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Environment  action  programmes  have  guided  the  development  of  EU  environment 
policy  since  the  early  1970s.  The  7th  EAP  will  expire  on  31  December  2020  and  its 
Article  4  (3)  requires  the  Commission,  if  appropriate,  to  present  a  proposal  for  an 
Eighth Environment Action Programme (8th EAP) in a timely manner with a view to 
avoiding a gap between the 7th and the 8th EAP. The European Green Deal announced 
the adoption of a new environment action programme. 
The  8th  EAP  should  support  the  environment  and  climate  action  objectives  of  the 
European  Green  Deal  in  line  with  the  long-term  objective  to  “live  well,  within  the 
planetary boundaries” by 2050, which is already established in the 7th EAP. It should 
contribute  to  achieving  the  United  Nations’  2030  Agenda  and  its  Sustainable 
Development Goals.  
The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy that gives back 
to  the  planet  more  than  it  takes.  A  regenerative  growth  model  recognises  that  the 
wellbeing  and  prosperity  of  our  societies  depend  on  a  stable  climate,  a  healthy 
environment  and  thriving  ecosystems,  which  provide  a  safe  operating  space  for  our 
economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to 
grow,  economic  activity  should  develop  in  a  way  that  does  no  harm  but,  on  the 
contrary, reverses climate change and environmental degradation, minimises pollution 
and  results  in  maintaining  and  enriching  natural  capital,  therefore  ensuring  the 
abundance  of  renewable  and  non-renewable  resources.  Through  continuous 
innovation,  adaptation  to  new  challenges  and  co-creation,  the  regenerative  economy 
strengthens resilience and protects present and future generations’ wellbeing. 
(10)  The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality, 
adaption  to  climate  change,  protecting  and  restoring  biodiversity,  circular  economy, 
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consumption.  It  should  furthermore  identify  the  enabling  conditions  to  achieve  the 
long-term and the thematic priority objectives for all actors involved.  

(11)  Environment  policy  being  highly  decentralised,  action  to  achieve  the  priority 
objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the 
European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach 
to  multi-level  governance.  The  integrated  approach  to  policy  development  and 
implementation  should  be  strengthened  with  a  view  to  maximising  the  synergies 
between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention 
to  potential  trade-offs  and  to  the  needs  of  vulnerable  groups.  Moreover,  transparent 
engagement with non-governmental actors is important for ensuring the success of the 
8th EAP and the achievement of its priority objectives.  

(12)  Enhanced cooperation with partner countries, good global environmental governance 
as well as synergies between internal and external Union policies are key to reach the 
Union’s environmental and climate objectives.  

(13)  The  European  Commission  should  assess  the  progress  in  achieving  the  priority 
objectives  of  the  8th  EAP  by  the  Union  and  the Member  States  in  the  context  of  the 
transition towards greater sustainability, wellbeing and resilience. This is in line with 
calls  of  the  Council27  and  the  European  Economic  and  Social  Committee28  for 
measuring  economic  performance  and  societal  progress  “beyond  GDP”,  and  moving 
towards  using  well-being  as  a  compass  for  policy,  which  is  also  supported  by  the 
OECD29.  

(14)  The  assessment  of  progress  towards  the  priority  objectives  of  the  8th  EAP  should 
reflect  the  latest  developments  as  regards  the  availability  and  relevance  of  data  and 
indicators.  It  should  be  coherent  with  and  without  prejudice  to  monitoring  or 
governance  tools  covering  more  specific  aspects  of  environment  and  climate  policy, 
such  as  in  particular  Regulation  1999/2018  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council30, the Environmental  Implementation Review or  monitoring  tools relating  to 
circular  economy,  zero  pollution,  biodiversity,  air,  water,  soil,  waste,  or  any  other 
environment  policies.  Together  with  other  tools  used  in  the  European  Semester,  the 
Eurostat  SDG  Monitoring  and  in  the  Commission’s  Strategic  Foresight  Report31,  it 
would be part of a coherent interconnected set of monitoring and governance tools.  

(15)  The  Commission  and  the  EEA  and  other  relevant  agencies  should  access  and  re-use 
the data and indicators provided by the Member States in accordance with applicable 
Union legal acts. In addition, other data sources, such as satellite data and processed 
information  from  the  European  Earth  Monitoring  Programme  (Copernicus),  the 
European Forest Fire Information System and the European Flood Awareness System, 
or  data  platforms  such  as  European  Marine  Observation  and  Data  Network  or  the 
Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring should be utilised. The application of 
modern digital tools and artificial intelligence allows managing and analysing the data 
in  an  effective  way  and  thereby  reducing  administrative  burden  whilst  increasing 
timeliness and quality.  

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See e.g. https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-10414-2019-INIT/en/pdf  
https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions/reflection-paper-
towards-sustainable-europe-2030. 
See  e.g.  the  OECD  Well-being  Framework,  the  OECD  Framework  for  Policy  Action  on  Inclusive 
Growth, the Better Life Initiative and the New Approaches to Economic Challenges Initiative. 
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, OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1–77. 
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(16)  Furthermore,  in  accordance  with  the  requirements  set  out  in  Directives  2003/4/EC, 
2007/2/EC  and  2019/1024/EU  from  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council, 
Member  States  should  ensure  that  the  relevant  data,  information  and  indicators  for 
monitoring the implementation of the 8th EAP are freely available, non-discriminatory, 
with open access, adequate, of high quality, comparable, up-to-date, user friendly and 
easily accessible online.  

(17)  To  reach  the  priority  objectives  of  the  8th  EAP,  the  EEA  and  ECHA  should  be 
equipped with adequate capacity and sufficient resources to ensure a sound, accessible 
and  transparent  knowledge  and  evidence  base  to  support  the  implementation  of  the 
strategic priorities of the European Green Deal and the assessment of progress under 
the programme. 
In order to take account of evolving policy objectives and the progress made, the 8th 
EAP should be evaluated by the Commission in 2029. 

(18) 

(19)  Since  the  objective  of  this  Decision  cannot  be  sufficiently  achieved  by  the  Member 
States,  but  can  rather  by  reason  of  the  scale  and  effects  of  the  proposed  action 
programme,  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 the 
European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that 
Article,  this  Decision  does  not  go  beyond  what  is  necessary  to  achieve  those 
objectives, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

Article 1 - Subject matter  

This  decisions  sets  out  a  general  action  programme  in  the field  of  the environment 
for  the  period  up  to  31  December  2030  (‘8th  EAP’).  It  lays  down  its  priority 
objectives, identifies enabling conditions for their achievement and sets a framework 
to  measure  whether  the  Union  and  its  Member  States  are  on  track  to  meet  those 
priority objectives. 
The  8th  EAP  aims  at  accelerating  the  transition  to  a  climate-neutral,  resource-
efficient,  clean  and  circular  economy  in  a  just  and  inclusive way,  and  endorses  the 
environmental and climate objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiatives.  
The 8th EAP forms the basis for achieving the environmental and climate objectives 
defined  under  the  United  Nations  2030  Agenda  and  its  Sustainable  Development 
Goals and its monitoring framework constitutes the environment and climate part of 
the EU’s efforts to measure progress towards greater sustainability, including climate 
neutrality and resource efficiency, wellbeing and resilience. 

Article 2 – Priority objectives 

The  8th  EAP  has  the  long-term  priority  objective  for  2050  that  citizens  live  well, 
within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative economy where nothing is wasted, 
no  net  emissions  of  greenhouse  gases  are  produced  and  economic  growth  is 
decoupled from resource use and environmental degradation. A healthy environment 
underpins  the  well-being  of  citizens,  biodiversity  thrives  and  natural  capital  is 
protected, restored and valued in ways that enhance resilience to climate change and 
other  environmental  risks.  The  Union  sets  the  pace  for  ensuring  the  prosperity  of 
present and future generations globally. 

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The 8th EAP has the following six thematic priority objectives : 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

irreversible  and  gradual  reduction  of  greenhouse  gas  emissions  and 
enhancement of removals by natural and other sinks in the Union to attain the 
2030 greenhouse  gas emission reduction target and achieve climate neutrality 
by 2050 as laid down in Regulation (EU) …/…32;  

continuous  progress  in  enhancing  adaptive  capacity,  strengthening  resilience 
and reducing vulnerability to climate change; 

advancing  towards  a  regenerative  growth  model  that  gives  back  to  the  planet 
more  than  it  takes,  decoupling  economic  growth  from  resource  use  and 
environmental  degradation,  and  accelerating  the  transition  to  a  circular 
economy;  

(d)  pursuing a zero-pollution ambition for a toxic free-environment, including for 
air,  water  and  soil,  and  protecting  the  health  and  well-being  of  citizens  from 
environment-related risks and impacts; 

(e) 

(f) 

protecting, preserving and restoring biodiversity and enhancing natural capital, 
notably air, water, soil, and forest, freshwater, wetland and marine ecosystems; 

promoting  environmental  sustainability  and  reducing  key  environmental  and 
climate  pressures  related  to  production  and  consumption,  in  particular  in  the 
areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility 
and the food system. 

Article 3 - Enabling conditions to achieve this programme’s priority objectives 
Achieving the priority objectives of the 8th EAP will require: 

1. 

(a) 

(b) 

ensuring  effective  and  efficient  implementation  of  Union  legislation  on  
environment  and  climate  and  striving  for  excellence  in  environmental 
performance  at  Union,  national,  regional  and  local  levels  including  through 
providing  appropriate  administrative  and  compliance  assurance  capacity,  as 
laid  out  in  the  regular  Environmental  Implementation  Review,  as  well  as 
stepping up action against environmental crime, 

strengthening 
implementation, in particular by: 

the 

integrated  approach 

to  policy  development  and 

– 

– 

legislative  and  non-legislative 

mainstreaming  the  priority  objectives  set  out  in Article  2  in all  relevant 
strategies, 
initiatives,  programmes, 
investments and projects at Union, national, regional and local levels so 
that  they  and  their  implementation  do  no  harm  to  any  of  the  priority 
objectives set out in Article 2; 
maximising the benefits from implementing the Directives 2014/52/EU33 
and 2001/42/EC34 of the European Parliament and of the Council; 

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Directive  2014/52/EU  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  16  April  2014  amending 
Directive  2011/92/EU  on  the  assessment  of  the  effects  of  certain  public  and  private  projects  on  the 
environment Text with EEA relevance, OJ L 124, 25.4.2014, p. 1–18.  
Directive  2001/42/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  27  June  2001  on  the 
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– 

paying  careful  attention  to  synergies  and  potential  trade-offs  between 
economic,  environmental  and  social  objectives  so  as  to  ensure  that 
citizens’  needs  for  nutrition,  housing  and  mobility  are  met  in  a 
sustainable way that leaves no-one behind; 

regularly  evaluating  existing  policies  and  preparing  impact  assessments 
for  new  initiatives,  which  are  based  on  wide  consultations  following 
procedures  that  are  accountable,  inclusive,  informed  and  simple  to 
implement,  and  which  pay  due  regard  to  projected  impacts  on 
environment and climate;  

(c) 

integrating  environmental  and  climate  sustainability 

effectively 
the 
European Semester of economic governance, including in the National Reform 
Programmes and National Recovery and Resilience plans;  

in 

(d)  mobilising sustainable investments from public and private sources, including 
of funds and instruments available under the Union  budget, via the European 
Investment Bank and at national level; 

(e) 

(f) 

phasing  out  environmentally  harmful  subsidies  at  Union  and  national  level, 
making  the  best  use  of  market-based  instruments  and  green  budgeting  tools, 
including  those  required  to  ensure  a  socially  fair  transition,  and  supporting 
businesses  and  other  stakeholders  in  developing  standardised  natural  capital 
accounting practices; 

ensuring that environmental policies and action are based on the best available  
scientific knowledge and strengthening the environmental knowledge base and 
its uptake, including by research, innovation, fostering green skills, and further 
building up environmental and ecosystem accounting; 

(g)  harnessing the potential of digital and data technologies to support environment 

policy while minimising their environmental footprint;    

(h)  making full use of nature based solutions and social innovation; 

(i) 

effectively  applying  high  standards  for  transparency,  public  participation  and 
access to justice in accordance with the Convention on access to information, 
public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental 
matters (Aarhus Convention)35; 

(j)  making  the  data  and  evidence  linked  to  the  implementation  of  the  8th  EAP  
publicly  available  and  easily  accessible,  without  prejudice  to  provisions  on 
confidentiality in domain specific legislation;  

(k) 

supporting the global uptake of the priority objectives laid down in Article 2, 
ensuring coherence between internal and external approaches and coordinated 
action, in particular as regards:  

– 

– 

engaging  with  partner  countries  on  climate  and  environmental  action, 
encouraging and supporting them to adopt and implement rules in these 
areas  that  are  as  ambitious  as  those  of  the  Union,  and  ensuring  that  all 
products  placed  on  the  Union  market  fully  comply  with  relevant  Union 
requirements in line with the Union’s international commitments; 

enhancing cooperation with governments, businesses and civil society in 
third  countries  and  international  organisations  to  form  partnerships  and 

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alliances  for  environment  protection  and  promoting  environmental 
cooperation in G7 and G20; 

the 

implementation  of 

strengthening 
the 
Convention on Biological Diversity and other multilateral environmental 
agreements  by  the  Union  and  its  partners,  including  by  increasing 
transparency and accountability as regards progress on the commitments 
made under those agreements; 

the  Paris  Agreement, 

international  environmental  governance  by  closing 
strengthening 
remaining  gaps  and  strengthening  respect  for  and  application  of 
recognised  international environmental principles; 

ensuring  that  the  Union  and  the  Member  States’  financial  assistance  to 
third countries promotes the UN 2030 Agenda. 

– 

– 

– 

2. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Reaching the 8th EAP’s priority objectives will require mobilising broad support by 
involving  citizens,  social  partners  and  other  stakeholders,  and  encouraging 
cooperation  in  the  development  and  implementation  of  strategies,  policies  or 
legislation related to the 8th EAP amongst national, regional and local authorities, in 
urban and rural areas. 

Article 4 - Monitoring framework 

The Commission, supported by the European Environment Agency and the European 
Chemicals  Agency,  shall  assess  and  report  on  the  progress  of  the  Union  and  the 
Member States with regard to achieving the priority objectives laid down in Article 2 
on  a  regular  basis,  taking  into  consideration  the  enabling  conditions  laid  down  in 
Article 3.  

The  assessment  referred  to  in  paragraph  1  shall  reflect  the  latest  developments  as 
regards  the  availability  and  relevance  of  data  and  indicators,  building  on  data 
available in the Member States and at the Union level, in particular those operated by 
the  European  Environment  Agency  and  the  European  Statistical  System.  This 
assessment  shall  be  without  prejudice  to  existing  monitoring,  reporting  and 
governance frameworks and exercises covering environment and climate policy.  

The  European  Environment  Agency  and  the  European  Chemicals  Agency  shall 
support  the  Commission  in  improving  the  availability  and  relevance  of  data  and 
knowledge, in particular by carrying out the following: 

(a) 

gathering,  processing  and  reporting  evidence  and  data  with  modern  digital 
tools; 

(b)  working towards closing the relevant monitoring data gaps; 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

delivering  policy-relevant  and  systemic  analyses,  and  contributing 
implementing policy objectives at Union and national level;  

to 

integrating data on environmental, social and economic impacts, and exploiting 
fully other available data, such as those delivered by Copernicus;  

further improving access to data through Union programmes; 

ensuring transparency and accountability; 

(g)  helping civil society, public authorities, citizens, social partners and the private 
sector  identify  climate  and  environmental  risks  and  take  action  to  prevent, 

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mitigate  and  adapt  to  them,  and  fostering  their  engagement  in  closing 
knowledge gaps. 

4. 

The  Commission  shall  regularly  examine  data  and  knowledge  needs  at  Union  and 
national level, including the capacity of the European Environment Agency and the 
European Chemicals Agency to carry out the tasks referred to in paragraph 3. 

Article 5 - Evaluation 
By  31  March  2029,  the  Commission  shall  carry  out  an  evaluation  of  the  8th  EAP.  The 
Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council containing 
the main findings of that evaluation, accompanied, if the Commission deems appropriate, by a 
legislative proposal for the next environmental action programme. 

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

Article 6 - Entry into force 

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT ‘AGENCIES’ 

Contents 

1. 

1.1. 

1.2. 

1.3. 

1.4. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE ............................................... 18 

Title of the proposal/initiative .................................................................................... 18 

Policy area(s) concerned ............................................................................................ 18 

The proposal relates to ............................................................................................... 18 

Objective(s) ................................................................................................................ 18 

1.4.1.  General objective(s) ................................................................................................... 18 

1.4.2.  Specific objective(s) ................................................................................................... 18 

1.4.3.  Expected result(s) and impact .................................................................................... 22 

1.5. 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative ............................................................................ 22 

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 ........................................................................... 22 

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.
 .................................................................................................................................... 22 

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past ................................................ 23 

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

appropriate instruments .............................................................................................. 23 

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

 .................................................................................................................................... 23 

1.6. 

1.7. 

2. 

2.1. 

2.2. 

2.2.1. 

2.2.2. 

Duration and financial impact of the proposal/initiative ........................................... 24 

Management mode(s) planned ................................................................................... 24 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES ................................................................................ 25 

Monitoring and reporting rules .................................................................................. 25 

Management and control system(s) ........................................................................... 25 

Justification of the management mode(s), the funding implementation mechanism(s), the 
payment modalities and the control strategy proposed .............................................. 25 

Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up to mitigate 
them ............................................................................................................................ 26 

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) ................................................................................................ 26 

2.3. 

3. 

Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities .............................................................. 26 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE ............ 26 

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Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected
 .................................................................................................................................... 26 

3.2. 

Estimated impact on expenditure ............................................................................... 28 

3.2.1.  Summary of estimated impact on expenditure ........................................................... 28 

3.2.2.  Estimated impact on EEA and ECHA's appropriations ............................................. 30 

3.2.3.  Estimated impact on EEA’s and ECHA's human resources ...................................... 31 

3.2.4.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework ............................. 34 

3.2.5.  Third-party contributions ........................................................................................... 34 

3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue ..................................................................................... 34 

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SUPPLEMENTARY LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 'AGENCIES' 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative 

Decision  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  on  a  General  Union  Environment 
Action Programme to 2030 to accelerate the transition to a climate-neutral, resource-efficient 
and regenerative economy 

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned 

Policy areas: 09 Environment and Climate Action  

Activities:  

09 02 - Programme for Environment and Climate Action (LIFE)  

09 10 - European Environment Agency & European Chemicals Agency  

1.3. 

The proposal relates to  

 a new action  
 a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action36  

 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)  

Accelerate the Union’s transition to a climate-neutral, clean, resource-efficient and restorative 
economy in a just and inclusive way and achieve the environmental objectives of the United 
Nation’s  Agenda  2030  and  its  Sustainable  Development  Goals,  fully  endorsing  the 
environmental objectives of the European Green Deal. 

Contribute  to  a  better  integrated,  coherent,  multidisciplinary  monitoring  and  reporting 
framework for environment and climate policies, in full response to the objectives of the Paris 
Agreement, the SDGs, and the European Green Deal (EGD).  

1.4.2. 

Specific objective(s)  

In  2015,  landmark  international  agreements  have  been  established  with  the  adoption  of  the 
United  Nations  Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs)  and  the  Paris  Climate  Agreement 
(COP21). These commitments and  the growing  awareness of the urgency to  address climate 
change, environmental degradation and sustainability risks call for an effective EU 8th EAP. 

The  State  and  outlook  of  the  European  Environment  2020  (SOER  2020),  presented  by  the 
EEA  on  4  December  2019  reported  on  Europe’s  current  environmental,  climate  and 
sustainability  challenges  of  an  unprecedented  scale  and  urgency;  these  challenges  require 
immediate and concerted action and urgent systemic solutions. While recent EU policy efforts 
have brought significant benefits, problems persist when it comes to biodiversity loss, resource 
use, the need to address climate change and its impacts and risks to human health and well-
being. To close the gaps between the state of the environment and the environmental goals up 

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to  2030,  a  focus  on  implementation  remains  relevant,  requiring  funding,  stakeholder 
engagement, a collaborative approach to multi-level governance and a strong knowledge base. 
There is need for development of more systemic long-term policy frameworks, innovation for 
societal  change,  the  reorientation  of  investment  and  financing  and  the  management  of  a 
socially fair and just transition. 

The  European  Green  Deal,  presented  on  December  11,  2019,  announced  an  8th  EAP  with  a 
complementing  function,  that  will  help  ensure  implementation,  enforcement  and  effective 
delivery of environmental and climate policies and legislation and include a new monitoring 
framework. This proposal presents a Decision for the 8th Environmental Action Programme to 
2030  to  accelerate  the  transition  to  a  climate-neutral,  resource-efficient  and  regenerative 
economy, which targets the support of the European Green Deal.  
One of the key actions included in the 8th EAP, announced by the European Green Deal, is a 
new  monitoring  framework  to  measure  the  EU’s  and  its  Member  States’  progress  on  the 
implementation  of  the  programme’s  priority  objectives  and  its  2050  vision  to  “Live  well, 
within  the  planetary  boundaries”.  Indeed,  while  the  EU  has  set  up  several  monitoring 
frameworks which measure progress towards specific agreed environmental objectives, so far 
there is no comprehensive framework laid down in EU law to ensure a coordinated approach 
to  the  overall  achievement  of  the  Union’s  environmental  and  climate  objectives  and  to  their 
contribution  towards  sustainability,  wellbeing  and  resilience.  This  is  also  an  opportunity  to 
link the monitoring of environmental policies with the ongoing work-streams in JRC, the EEA 
and  others  on  the  planetary  boundaries  (e.g.  freshwater  use,  land  use  change,  ocean 
acidification) and on the Union consumption footprint. 

The new monitoring framework will be building on, be without prejudice and complementary 
to  the  existing  environmental  and  climate  monitoring  or  governance  frameworks,  including 
those  of  the  Energy  Union  and  Climate  Action  Governance  and  the  Environmental 
Implementation Review. It will be in full coherence with ongoing work streams following the 
EGD deliverables, such as new Biodiversity and Zero Pollution monitoring, as well as updated 
Circular Economy monitoring. Thus the 8th EAP monitoring will be based mainly on existing 
data, monitoring and reporting tools, avoiding duplication and limiting administrative burden 
for  Member  States,  while  using  this  opportunity  to  close  indicator  gaps  (zero  pollution  and 
link between environment and social policy). More specifically, it builds on the achievements 
under the actions for streamlining environmental reporting already ongoing since 201737, thus 
helping to develop coherent messages in different monitoring exercises.  

The  monitoring  framework  should  ensure  ownership  of  and  delivery  on  commitments  and 
clear,  result-based  indicators  to  measure  progress  and  build  on,  and  be  consistent  with, 
existing monitoring frameworks and reporting tools operated in particular, but not exclusively, 
by the European Environment Agency and its Eionet network, while avoiding duplication and 
additional administrative burden for Member States and other reporting bodies. The ECHA is 
also  called  to  contribute  to  this  exercise  and  provide  information  on  the  sustainable  use  of 
chemicals.  
In  order  to  run  and  support  the  8th  EAP  monitoring  framework,  additional  resources  are 
required  to  be  given  to  the  European  Environment  Agency  (EEA)  and  the  European 
Chemicals  Agency (ECHA). These  resources are not  new resources, but  will be provided  to 
the Agencies out of the LIFE programme (which also supports their core activities), in order to 
respect  the  MFF  proposal,  currently  under  negotiation  with  the  budgetary  authority.  The 

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resources will be used to both reinforce staff in the Agencies that will be carrying out work on 
the  European  Green  Deal  and in  particular  on  supporting  and  feeding  in  the  monitoring  and 
reporting work of the 8th EAP. More specifically: 

•  European  Environmental  Agency  (EEA):  EEA’s  monitoring  and  reporting  work  on 
various environment and climate policies, and on the “State of Environment” report (SOER) 
will  be  the  basis  of  the  monitoring  framework.  The  new  strategy  of  the  EEA  and  its  multi-
annual  work  programme  and  resources  of  the  EEA  need  to  be  adapted  and  reinforced  for 
providing  a  dynamic,  coherent,  multi-layered  and  cross-cutting  monitoring,  based  on  the 
integration  of  various  sources  of  information  and  allowing  for  a  reporting  at  various  levels 
(national,  regional,  international).  The  monitoring  framework  should  be  tailored  to  the 
identified  reporting  requirements  and  needs  of  the  8th  EAP,  allowing  for  the  effective 
communication  of  the  challenges  and  responses  to  the  citizens  and  for  the  facilitation  of  a 
High Level political discussion in the European Parliament and the Council.  

While monitoring and reporting on the “State of Environment” fall within the current mandate 
of  the  EEA  Founding  Regulation,  the  above  monitoring  and  reporting  tasks  will  include 
additional  tasks  for  the  EEA  and  therefore  require  more  resources.  Following  a  careful 
analysis  made  together  with  the  EEA  to  analyse  possible  synergies,  but  also  to  strategically 
plan future work in response to the European Green Deal priorities, the EEA would need the 
following additional new posts as of 2021 covering the new MFF period (2021-2027):  

9 TA and 6 CA posts for the following new tasks and activities:  

Update  of  the  monitoring  framework  of  the  Circular  Economy  (support  to  the  CE 

scoreboard) and support to sectorial CE initiatives (1 TA) 

Reporting  on  CE  actions  implementation,  sustainable  investments  and  monitoring  the 

impact of EU finances CE investments (1 CA) 

Support  to  the  development  of  the  EU  Biodiversity  strategy  and  development  of  a 
Biodiversity and Ecosystems monitoring framework, with emphasis to areas to be covered by 
new initiatives (soil, land and forests) (1 TA, 2 CA) 

Monitoring of Biodiversity and Ecosystems health (with emphasis to freshwater and marine 
environments)  as  a  contribution  to  Zero-Pollution  (reduction  of  marine  litter)  and  building  a 
non-toxic environment (1 TA) 

Integrated  analysis  of  pollution  impacts  on  environment  and  health  and  reporting  on  new 
(e.g.  drinking  water,  water  reuse,  SEVESO,  mercury)  and  cross-cutting  areas  of  the  Zero-
pollution ambition of the Green Deal, in close cooperation with ECHA and EFSA (1 TA) 

Reinforced  capacity  for  integrated  analysis  and  assessments  of  the  various  Green  Deal 
policy areas (e.g. linking biodiversity with the zero pollution and Farm2Fork initiatives). This 
concerns  also  integrated  assessments  on  the  Floods  Directive,  Urban  Waste  Water  but  also 
Nitrates Directive and integration of freshwater and marine ecosystem-based approach in the 
economic transition (Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy) and climate (1 CA) 

Improving the monitoring of the 8th EAP and climate policies in the digital era – making 
full  use  of  COPERNICUS  data,  integration  of  citizen  science  and  other  sources  information 
for  a  dynamic  environmental  monitoring  and  implementation  –  improving  the  timeliness  of 
delivery, visualisation and access to information (2 CAs) 

  Strengthening  the  international  dimension  of  environmental  and  climate  monitoring, 

supporting environment and climate diplomacy and negotiations (1 TA) 

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Monitoring and evaluating national climate change adaptation policies and measures and its 

links with other environmental objectives (1 TA) 

  Support  to  Member  States  in  monitoring  and  evaluating  climate  change  mitigation 

policies and their links with air quality and the zero-pollution ambition (1 TA) 

  Monitoring of Human health and impacts of and adaptation to climate change by means 
of a virtual observatory of climate and health  in the context of the Green  Deal  and its zero-
pollution ambition for a toxic free environment (1 TA)  

Support  to  new  monitoring  methods  for  real-world  fuel  consumption  and  emissions  of 

light- and heavy-duty vehicles (from 2022) (1 TA) 
HR Baseline in the EEA for the 8th EAP proposal  
To  fulfil  the  EEA  contributions  to  monitoring  and  reporting  under  the  8th  EAP,  it  is  also 
crucial  to  maintain  from  2021  and  throughout  the  next  MFF  period  (2021  to  2027)  the 
allocation of resources which were additionally allocated for this purpose between 2018 and 
2020. The baseline for the calculation of additional needed EEA resources should therefore be 
the  resources  as  adopted  in  the  final  EU  budget  2020  (i.e.  130  establishment  plan  posts,  74 
CAs and 20 ENDs). This should ensure the continuity of the new core tasks added in the 2018-
2020 period in particular: 

- 
The  assisting  role  of  the  EEA  in  monitoring,  checking,  reporting  and  disseminating 
information  on  key  dimensions  of  the  8th  EAP  climate  related  objectives,  decarbonisation 
(greenhouse gas emission reduction and renewable energy) and energy efficiency is set out in 
Art. 42 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate 
Action. Three additional contract agent posts (CAs) were allocated and budgeted for the time 
frame  to  2020  of  the  current  MFF,  with  an  indication  of  unlimited  duration.  These  3  posts 
should be maintained throughout the new MFF period, changed to TAs posts, to account fully 
and in a permanent basis for the respective additional tasks added to the EEA. 

Additional posts allocated to the Agency in the establishment of the 2020 budget (5 TAs 
- 
and  2  CAs)  and  by  Regulation  (EU)  2018/956  (2  CAs),  which  are  crucial  for  the 
implementation of current environment and climate policies. These posts cover activities that 
already are implemented (see below) and are part of the Agency’s HR baseline: 

a)  Climate  change  mitigation,  integration  of  LULUCF  in  GHG  inventory  platform  and  systemic  analysis  of 
climate and forest and agriculture sectors  

b) Systemic analysis of water policy in changing climate  

c) Integrated analysis of economic impact of environmental and sustainable and just transition  

d) Modernisation of biodiversity monitoring tools  

e) Integration of Copernicus data in environmental monitoring and reporting  

f) Monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles 

•  European  Chemicals  Agency  (ECHA):  The  ECHA  will  play  an  important  role  in  the 
development of the forthcoming EU Sustainable Chemicals strategy.  

In order to accomplish the listed tasks, ECHA would need the following new posts as of 2020:  

1  TA  and  1  CA  for  management  and  consolidation  of  databases  and  provision  of 
chemical  data  in  order  to  complete  the  respective  emerging  risk  reports  and  contribution  to 
chemical policy indicators and other inputs to EEA’s work. 

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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  main  objective  of  the  actions  envisaged  is  to  provide  a  comprehensive  monitoring 
framework  fit  for  the  new  8th  EAP,  but  also  to  promote  the  interlinkages  and  synergies 
between the 8th EAP and relevant initiatives under the umbrella of the European Green Deal. 
The recently adopted Circular Economy Plan, the European Climate Law enshrining the 2050 
climate  neutrality  objective,  the  EU  Biodiversity  Strategy  to  2030,  the  Fram2Fork  initiative, 
but also initiatives under preparation like the Zero-Pollution Ambition initiatives (ZPAP and 
Chemicals Strategy for sustainability), are the obvious candidates.  

This  new  monitoring  approach,  integrating  the  state-of-the-art  digital  tool  will  provide 
evidence based analyses, a well-defined reporting at various levels and sectors and will further 
support the EU reporting obligations at EU and at international level.  

The  well-structured  and  planned  reporting  framework  and  activity  aims  to  contribute  to  the 
meaningful assessment of the 8th EAP, inform policy makers and trigger High Level debates 
at the Council and the European Parliament.  

Specify the indicators for monitoring progress and achievements. 

The  implementation  of  the  actions  envisaged  in  the  proposal  will  be  monitored  by  the 
Commission. Indicators could include: 

-  Number  of  reports  on  thematic  subjects  (Circular  Economy,  Biodiversity,  Forests,  Land, 
Water and Marine, Air, Noise, Waste, Emissions, etc.  

-  Number  of  horizontal  monitoring  reports  on  progress  with  the  implementation  of  the  8th 
EAP, the SDGs, the EIR and the European Green Deal in response to the respective Reporting 
cycles  (the  3rd  reporting  cycle  will  be  concluded  in  June  2027  before  the  expiry  of  the  8th 
EAP). 

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 8th EAP proposal responds to the Article 192(3) of the Treaty and follows the results of 
the recent evaluation of the 7th EAP.  

The Commission shall take stock of progress in the context of three successive EIR reporting 
cycles in 2022, 2024 and 2027.  

In  the  context  of  the  second  reporting  cycle  in  2024  -  which  shall  be  completed  in  time  to 
inform on the progress on the implementation of the EDG, the 8th EAP, towards the SDGs and 
this  programme’s  2050  vision  enshrined  in  Art  2  of  the  Decision  by  the  end  of  this 
Commission’s mandate - the Commission will take stock and examine the need to review the 
Union’s  environment  and  climate  priorities  as  set  out  in  the  European  Green  Deal  and  the 
priority objectives as set out in this Programme.  

The third reporting cycle shall be concluded by June 2027, well in time before the expiry of 
this Programme.  

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 

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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): 

The need to provide for an efficient, coherent and responsive monitoring of the 8th EAP and 
of all EU environment and climate policies is embedded in the Treaty of the Union.  

Expected generated Union added value (ex-post): 

The Monitoring framework will be the monitoring vehicle of the 8th EAP Programme and the 
European  Green  Deal.  It  will  support  its  reporting  obligations,  facilitate  High-Level  debates 
and will contribute to the assessment and evaluation of the 8th EAPs achievements.  

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

N/A 

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

appropriate instruments 

The objective of this proposal is consistent with a number of other EU policies and ongoing 
initiatives  stemming  from  the  European  Green  Deal.  The  priority  objectives  of  the  8th 
Environment Action Programme are to: 

achieve that by 2050, we live well, within the planet’s ecological limits. Our prosperity 
a) 
and healthy environment stem from an innovative, circular economy where nothing is wasted 
and where natural resources are managed sustainably, and biodiversity is protected, valued and 
restored in ways that enhance our society’s resilience. Our climate neutral economy has been 
decoupled from resource use, setting the pace for a safe and sustainable global society; 

b) 
achieve  the  Union’s  environmental  and  climate  objectives  as  set  out  in  the  European 
Green Deal with a view to delivering on the UN 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, in 
particular:  

- 

- 

- 

- 

Climate neutrality by 2050 as outlined in the Climate Law 

A climate neutral, clean and circular economy 

The preservation and restoration of ecosystems and biodiversity 

A Zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment and to protect citizen’s health; 

c)  Achieve full compliance with the existing environment and climate acquis; 

implement the measures, policies and approaches set out in Art 3 of this Programme that 

d) 
together constitute an enabling framework for transformative change. 

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

N/A.    

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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 2021 

–  followed by full-scale operation. 
1.7.  Management mode(s) planned38  

 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. 

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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. 

The  proposal  sets  up  a  Decision  adopting  the  8th  Environmental  Action  Programme  of  the 
Union.  Within  the  8th  EAP  proposal  the  need  for  an  ambitious  programme  providing  for 
regular monitoring and reporting on the state of environment and on Member States efforts to 
implement  environmental  and  climate  actions  is  presented  (Article  4.1).  The  work  will 
enhance the use of agreed indicators on various environment and climate policy areas and will 
build  on  the  principles  of  INSPIRE  for  the  use  of  spatial  data  and  digital  information 
(COPERNICUS).  Coherent,  multidisciplinary  and  updated  reporting  will  be  basis  or 
presenting information to the public and stock taking of progress on climate and environment 
issues. Furthermore, based on these reports, a High Level discussion will take place, where the 
Council  and  the  Parliament  will  debate  the  state  of  environment  and  climate  challenges  and 
assess the coherency of EU policies and actions addressing them and meeting the objectives of 
the European Green Deal. The involvement of the EEA and ECHA is paramount to this work. 
Equally,  for  the  EU  Biodiversity  Strategy  the  role  of  monitoring  and  the  full  use  of  digital 
information is paramount for the monitoring of status of vulnerable and valuable ecosystems 
and  their  services.  The  interoperability  of  databases  and  data  mining  form  different  sources 
provide valuable information for the impacts of human activity on environment and climate. 
Reporting on these impacts regularly, signal not only negative impacts, but also responses to 
positive  management  measures  and  protection  actions.  This  way  monitoring  and  reporting 
provide indications about the performance on the ground of Community Programmes, actions 
and financial resources, at both EU and international level.   

Standard  monitoring  and  reporting  rules  for  EU  subsidies  to  traditional  agencies  will 
apply. 

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 

Management  will  be  both  direct  by  the  Commission  and  indirect  through  the  European 
Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).  

The  appropriateness  of  a  wholly  indirect  management  approach  through  two  (or  potentially 
more)  decentralised  Agencies  (EEA,  ECHA,  but  possibly  also  EFSA)  will  be  explored  with 
the co-legislators.   

As  regards  the  control  strategy,  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  and  ECHA  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 2021 and will further continue 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 and the ECHA. These bodies work 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 and the ECHA for the implementation of their budget. 

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  and  the  ECHA  without  any  restriction.  The  EEA  and  the  ECHA 
have  a  dedicated  anti-fraud  strategy  and  resulting  action  plan.  In  addition,  the  Regulations 
establishing the EEA and the ECHA, set out the provisions on implementation and control of 
the  EEA’s  and  ECHA's  budgets  and  applicable  financial  rules,  including  those  aimed  at 
preventing fraud and irregularities. 

3. 

3.1. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE39

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

  Existing budget lines  

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Number  

Budget line 

Type of  
expenditure 

Diff./Non-
diff.40 

Contribution  

from 
EFTA 

from 
candidate 

from third 
countries 

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

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The  budgetary  figures  presented  are  indicative  and  without  prejudice  the  budgetary  procedures  following  the 
adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027. 

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

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countries
41 

countries
42 

of the Financial 
Regulation  

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

09.02.01 Nature and biodiversity 

Diff. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

09.02.02  Circular  economy  and  quality  of 
life 

09.02.03  Climate  change  mitigation  and 
adaptation 

09.10.02 - European Environment Agency 

09.10.01 – European Chemicals Agency 

Diff. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Diff. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Diff. 

Diff. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

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

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3.2. 

3.2.1. 

Estimated impact on expenditure  
Summary of estimated impact on expenditure43  

It is expected that the Heading 3 will maintain neutrality and will not be impacted by this proposals. The necessary resources for EEA and ECHA will be 
deducted by the LIFE budget according to a split of 2/3 of costs for DG Environment and 1/3 of costs for DG Climate Action for the EEA, while the 
resources needed for ECHA will be covered by DG Environment in totality.  

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Heading of multiannual financial  
framework  

Number  Heading 3: Natural Resources and Environment 

DG ENV and DG CLIMA: 
<09.02.01, 09.02.02, 
09.0203> 

Reduction on 09.02.01 – DG ENV 

Reduction on 09.02.02 – DGENV 

Reduction  on  09.02.03  –  DG 
CLIMA 

TOTAL reduction in 
operational appropriations 
for DG ENV and DG CLIMA 
<09.02.01, 09.02.02 and 
09.0203> 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

Constant Prices 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1a) 

(2a) 

(1b) 

(2b) 

(1c) 

(2c) 

1.385    
1.385    
    1.062  
    1.062  
    1.062  

    1.450   

    1.428   

    1.474         1.496         1.522    
   1.405   
   1.405         1.428         1.450         1.474         1.496         1.522    
     1.079  
     1.079  
     1.079  

    1.148  
    1.148  
    1.148  

    1.166  
    1.166  
    1.166  

    1.096  
    1.096  
    1.096  

    1.130  
    1.130  
    1.130  

    1.113  
    1.113  
    1.113  

10.160    
10.160    
 7.794  
 7.794  
 7.794  

    1.062  

     1.079  

    1.096  

    1.113  

    1.130  

    1.148  

    1.166  

 7.794 

Commitments 

=1a+1b +1c 

  3.509   

   3.563        3.620         3.676         3.734   

    3.792   

    3.854        25.748   

Payments 

=2a+2b+3c 

3.509  

   3.563         3.620         3.676         3.734   

    3.792   

    3.854    

25.748   

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The budgetary figures presented are indicative and without prejudice the budgetary procedures following the adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework 
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2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

Title 1: 

Title 2: 

Title 3: 

TOTAL appropriations 
for EEA <09.10.02> 

ECHA: <09.10.01> 

Title 1: 

Title 2: 

Title 3: 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

(1a) 

(2a) 

(3a) 

(3b) 

2.462 

2.462 

0.225 

0.225 

500 

500 

2.511 

2.511 

0.225 

0.225 

500 

500 

2.562 

2.562 

0.225 

0.225 

500 

500 

2.613 

2.613 

0.225 

0.225 

500 

500 

2.665 

2.665 

0.225 

0.225 

500 

500 

2.718 

2.718 

0.225 

0.225 

500 

500 

2.773 

2.773 

0.225 

0.225 

500 

500 

18.304 

18.304 

1.575 

1.575 

3.500 

3.500 

Commitments 

=1+1a +3a 

3.187 

3.236 

3.287 

3.338 

3.390 

3.443 

3.498 

23.379 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

=2+2a 

+3b 

(1) 

(2) 

(1a) 

(2a) 

(3a) 

(3b) 

3.187 

3.236 

3.287 

3.338 

3.390 

3.443 

3.498 

23.379 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

0.272 

0.272 

0.050 

0.050 

0.000 

0.000 

0.277 

0.277 

0.050 

0.050 

0.000 

0.000 

0.283 

0.283 

0.050 

0.050 

0.000 

0.000 

0.288 

0.288 

0.050 

0.050 

0.000 

0.000 

0.294 

0.294 

0.050 

0.050 

0.000 

0.000 

0.300 

0.300 

0.050 

0.050 

0.000 

0.000 

0.306 

0.306 

0.050 

0.050 

0.000 

0.000 

2.019 

2.019 

0.350 

0.350 

0.000 

0.000 

2.369 

0.322 

0.327 

0.333 

0.338 

0.344 

0.350 

0.356 

2.369 

Commitments 

=1+1a +3a 

0.322 

0.327 

0.333 

0.338 

0.344 

0.350 

0.356 

TOTAL appropriations 
for ECHA <09.10.01> 

Payments 

=2+2a 

+3b 

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3.2.2.  Estimated impact on EEA and ECHA'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: 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places) in constant prices 

o
N

Cost  N

o

Cost  N

o

Cost  N

o

Cost  N

o

Cost  N

o

Cost  N

o

Cost 

Total 
No 

Total 
cost 

Indicate 
objectives 
and 
outputs  

 

OUTPUTS 

4
4
e
p
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T

e
g
a
r
e
v
A

t
s
o
c

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 
No 145… 

- Output 

Subtotal for specific 
objective No 1 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 
No 2 ... 

- Output 

Subtotal for specific 
objective No 2 

TOTAL COST 

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

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3.2.3.  Estimated impact on EEA’s and ECHA'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) in constant prices 

EEA & ECHA 

Temporary agents 
(AD Grades) 

Temporary agents 
(AST grades) 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

    1.993  

    2.033  

    2.074  

    2.115  

    2.158  

    2.201 

    2.245 

14.820 

Contract staff 

740 

755 

770 

786 

801 

817 

834 

5.503 

Seconded National 
Experts 

TOTAL 

2.734 

2.778 

2.844 

2.901 

2.959 

2.018 

3.087 

20.323 

Note: Prices assume a 31.9% adjustment for the EEA posts (in Copenhagen) and a 2% salary 
indexation for the whole period of the MMF (both EEA and ECHA posts). 

Staff requirements (FTE): 

EEA & ECHA 

Temporary agents (AD 
Grades) 
EEA=9, ECHA=1 

Temporary 
(AST grades) 

agents 

Contract staff 
EEA=6, ECHA=1  

Seconded National 
Experts 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

TOTAL 

17 

17 

17 

17 

17 

17 

17 

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3.2.3.2.  Estimated requirements of human resources for the (parent) DGs 

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

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

below: 

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

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

 Establishment plan posts (officials and 

temporary staff) 

 External staff (in Full Time Equivalent 

unit: FTE)46 

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 
yy47 

- at 
Headquarters48 

- 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 

XX is the policy area or budget title concerned. 

The  human  resources  required  for  this  activity  and  n  particular  the  enhanced 
monitoring framework that will be set in place, will be met by staff from the DGs who are 
already assigned to management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG. If 
necessary, needs will be matched with any additional allocation, which may be granted to 
the  managing  DGs  under  the  annual  allocation  procedure  and  in  the  light  of  budgetary 
constraints. 

Description of tasks to be carried out: 

Officials and temporary staff 

External staff 

46 

47 
48 

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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Description  of  the  calculation  of  cost  for  FTE  units  should  be  included  in  the  Annex  V, 
section 3.  

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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 framework49. 

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

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: 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

Total 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Xxxxx 

TOTAL 
co-financed  

appropriations 

3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

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

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

- 

- 

- 

 

 

 

Appropriation
s available for 
the current 
financial year 

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/initiative50 

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

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

Budget revenue line: 

Article …………. 

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

Specify the method for calculating the impact on revenue. 

49 

50 

See Articles 11 and 17 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial 
framework for the years 2014-2020. 
As regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net amounts, i.e. 
gross amounts after deduction of 20 % for collection costs. 

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