Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 as regards the Union contribution for the integrated farm statistics under the 2021-2027 financial framework
Date: 2021-08-12
Institutions: European Commission, Eurostat
Subjects: EU financing, EU statistics, agricultural holding, agricultural statistics, agricultural structure, data collection, multiannual financial framework, statistical method

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 12.8.2021  COM(2021) 477 final 2021/0270 (COD)  Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 as regards the Union contribution for the integrated farm statistics under the 2021-2027 financial framework (Text with EEA relevance)  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons for and objectives of the proposal 

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Regulation  (EU)  2018/10911  on  integrated  farm  statistics  requires  that  Member  States  carry 
out integrated farm surveys in 2020, 2023 and 2026. 

Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 establishes the financial envelope (i.e. the budget allocation) for 
the  entire  duration  of  the  relevant  multiannual  financial  framework  (MFF).  It  includes  a 
provision for establishing the data collection budget for the surveys to be conducted in 2023 
and  2026.  Its  Article 14  states  that  following  the  date  of  entry  into  force  of  the  2021-2027 
MFF, the  amount for the post-2020 period should be fixed by the European Parliament and 
the Council based on a proposal by the Commission. 
The  financial  reference  of  this  proposal  is  Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  2020/20932 
which lays down the MFF for 2021-2027. 

Member States are to receive a maximum financial contribution of 75% of the eligible costs 
from  the  EU  (subject  to  defined  maximum  amounts  indicated  in  Article 13  (4)  and  (5)  of 
Regulation (EU) 2018/1091) towards the cost of carrying out the surveys. The amount for the 
post-2020 period should be fixed under the provisions of the MFF. 

This legislative proposal establishes a budget of EUR 40 000 000.00 for 2021-2027 (of which 
EUR 36 400 000.00  is  for  grants  for  national  statistical  institutes  and  other  national 
authorities). 

According to Article 13(7) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1091, the EU financial contribution for 
the  grants  referred  to  in  paragraph  2  of  Article 13  should  be  provided  by  the  European 
Agricultural Guarantee Fund under point (d) of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 
or the Regulation on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural 
policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013. 

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Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area 

Statistics  must  be  reliable  and  of  high  quality  to  enable  policymakers,  businesses  and  the 
general public to take appropriate evidence-based decisions. 

The 2020 agricultural statistics strategy includes the following key objectives: 

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produce high-quality statistics that meet users’ needs efficiently and effectively; 

improve the harmonisation and coherence of European agricultural statistics. 

This proposal directly addresses these objectives. 

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Consistency with other Union policies 

Providing  quality  statistics  to  support  European  policies  is  a  main  objective  for  European 
statistics  under  the  single  market  programme3.  Environmental  and  agricultural  statistics  are 

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Regulation  (EU)  2018/1091  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  18 July  2018  on 
integrated farm statistics and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1166/2008 and (EU) No 1337/2011 (OJ L 
200, 7.8.2018, p. 1). 

Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  2020/2093  of  17 December  2020  laying  down  the  multiannual 

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financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 11). 
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Regulation (EU) 2021/690 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing 
a  programme  for  the  internal  market,  competitiveness  of  enterprises,  including  small  and  medium-sized 

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one of three statistics-gathering  areas under the  programme. There is  also a need  for  timely 
and relevant data for the common agricultural policy (CAP). 

This initiative implements that objective for the period 2021-2026. 

The  European  Agricultural  Statistics  System  will  also  contribute  to  at  least  two  of  the  six 
priorities of the von der Leyen Commission, namely  

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a European Green Deal with the underlying farm to fork and biodiversity strategies, 
and 

an economy that works for people 

by  providing  better  data  for  assessing  the  sustainability  of  the  sector  covering  the 
environment, people, regions and the economy. Agricultural statistics are also useful for other 
EU or Member State priorities affecting or affected by agriculture and rural development. 

EU policies need to be backed by high-quality, comparable and reliable statistical information 
on  the  economic,  social,  territorial  and  environmental  situation  across  the  EU.  European 
statistics can also help the broader public understand and participate in the democratic process 
and debate the current state and the future of the EU. For agricultural statistics, the focus is on 
providing timely and relevant data for the needs of the CAP, the common fisheries policy and 
other environmental, food security and animal welfare policies. 

Agricultural statistics provide the high-quality evidence needed to implement and monitor the 
CAP. The CAP is an important driver for jobs and smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in 
the  EU.  The  rural  development  policy  -  an  integral  part  of  the  CAP  -  aims  to  improve  the 
competitiveness  and  sustainability  of  agricultural  production  in  addition  to  its  social 
objectives.  The  CAP  accounted  for  over  37%  of  the  total  EU  budget  under  the  2014-2020 
MFF. 

Agricultural  statistics  are  also  increasingly  needed  for  other  key  EU  policies  such  as  the 
European  Green  Deal,  environmental  and  climate  change  policies,  and  trade,  social  and 
regional policies. 

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

Article 338  of  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union  (TFEU)  provides  the 
legal  basis  for  European  statistics.  Acting  in  accordance  with  the  ordinary  legislative 
procedure,  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  adopt  measures  on  the  production  of 
statistics  where  they  are  necessary  for  the  EU  to  carry  out  its  role.  Article 338  sets  out  the 
requirements  for  European  statistics,  stating  that  they  must  conform  to  standards  of 
impartiality, reliability,  objectivity, scientific independence, cost-effectiveness  and statistical 
confidentiality. Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 

enterprises, the area of plants, animals, food and feed, and European statistics (Single Market Programme) and 
repealing Regulations (EU) No 99/2013, (EU) No 1287/2013, (EU) No 254/2014 and (EU) No 652/2014. (OJ L 
153, 3.5.2021, p. 1). 
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Regulation  (EC)  No  223/2009  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  11 March  2009  on 
European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of 
the  Council  on  the  transmission  of  data  subject  to  statistical  confidentiality  to  the  Statistical  Office  of  the 
European  Communities,  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  322/97  on  Community  Statistics,  and  Council  Decision 
89/382/EEC,  Euratom  establishing  a  Committee  on  the  Statistical  Programmes  of  the  European  Communities 
(OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164–173). 

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establishes a legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European 
statistics. 

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Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)  

The  subsidiarity  principle  applies  as  the  proposal  does  not  fall  within  the  exclusive 
competence of the EU. The European Statistical System (ESS) provides an infrastructure for 
statistical information. The system is designed to meet the needs of multiple users and support 
the  decision-making  process  in  democratic  societies.  The  proposal  for  this  Regulation  has 
been drafted to protect core activities of ESS partners while better ensuring and assuring the 
quality and comparability of agricultural statistics. 

Key  criteria  for  the  statistical  data  include  consistency  and  comparability.  Member  States 
cannot  achieve  the  necessary  consistency  and  comparability  without  a  clear  European 
framework, i.e. EU legislation laying down the common statistical concepts, reporting formats 
and  quality  requirements.  The  comparability  requirement  is  particularly  important  for 
agricultural statistics because of the CAP. 

The  objectives  cannot  be  fully  achieved  by  Member  States  acting  alone.  Action  would  be 
more effective if taken at EU level, based on an EU legal act ensuring the comparability of 
statistical information in the statistical areas covered by the proposed act. The data collection 
itself, meanwhile, is best carried out by the Member States. 

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Proportionality 

The proposal complies with the proportionality principle, in view of the following: 

It  will  ensure  the  quality  and  comparability  of  European  agricultural  statistics  collected  and 
compiled by applying the same principles across Member States. Similarly, it will ensure that 
European agricultural statistics remain relevant and are adapted to respond to user needs. The 
Regulation  will  make  the  production  of  statistics  more  cost-effective  while  respecting  the 
specific characteristics of Member States’ systems. 

In  line  with  the  proportionality  principle,  the  proposed  Regulation  confines  itself  to  the 
minimum required to achieve its objective and does not go beyond what is necessary for that 
purpose. 

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Choice of the instrument 

Proposed instrument: Regulation. 

Given the objectives and content of the proposal, an amendment to the existing Regulation is 
the most appropriate instrument.  

Key  EU  policies  such  as  the  CAP  depend  on  comparable,  harmonised  and  high-quality 
agricultural statistics at European level. These can best be ensured by regulations, which are 
directly  applicable  in  Member  States  and  do  not  need  to  be  turned  into  national  law  first. 
Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 already provides for an amendment. 

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RESULTS 
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

EX-POST 

EVALUATIONS, 

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STAKEHOLDER 

Ex-post evaluations / fitness checks of existing legislation 

The evaluation of the European Agricultural Statistics System for the strategy for agricultural 
statistics for 2020 and beyond (SWD (2017) 96 final) indicated the need of a more systematic 
approach in this area. 

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The evaluation of the agricultural statistics system showed that: 

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Current  legislation  on  agricultural  statistics  does  not  adequately  meet  new  and 
emerging data needs because such statistics are not included as a requirement in the 
legal acts. The acts are also not flexible and integrated enough to respond promptly 
to emerging needs. 

The European Agricultural Statistics System is not sufficiently flexible and does not 
react quickly enough to emerging needs. This is partly due to the nature of statistics-
gathering,  but  also  to  the  way  the  regulations  have  been  set  up,  and  the  lack  of 
budgetary and human resources. 

The data collection is not harmonised or coherent enough. This is because new data 
needs are emerging, legislation has been developed separately over many years, and 
definitions and concepts differ somewhat between agricultural areas. 

The  statistics  could  be  produced  more  efficiently  if  the  legislation  is  adapted  to 
encompass  various  sources  of  information  and  if  Member  States  adapt  to  modern 
technology. 

A public consultation was conducted as part of the preparation of Regulation (EU) 2018/1091, 
and the results are detailed in a specific report5. 

The related strategy on agricultural statistics concluded that agricultural statistics need to be 
designed  and  function  as  a  system,  where  the  parts  fit  together  and  make  the  output  more 
significant  than  their  sum.  Agricultural  statistics  also  need  to  fit  seamlessly  into  the  entire 
ESS,  and  data  sources  need  to  be  diversified  with  other  data  sources  being  used  where 
possible.  Information  and  communications  technology  and  other  new  technologies  (e.g.  big 
data  and  researched-based  innovations)  have  to  be  integrated  into  data  collection,  and  the 
effectiveness  and  efficiency  of  data  collection  methods  must  be  assessed  against  the  data 
needs and the quality criteria, and the existing silos should be broken. 

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Stakeholder consultations 

Eurostat develops, produces and disseminates European agricultural statistics thanks to close, 
coordinated  and  regular  cooperation  within  the  European  Statistical  System  and  its  long 
partnership with the national statistical institutes (NSIs) and all other relevant authorities. 

Overall, and in line with the strategy for agricultural statistics for 2020 and beyond, the main 
groups and individuals concerned by or involved in European agricultural  statistics are: data 
producers  (NSIs,  other  national  authorities  and  Eurostat);  respondents  (farmers,  farmers’ 
organisations  and  businesses);  and  users  (public  and  private  decision  makers,  in  particular 
other  Commission  departments,  researchers  and  journalists).  These  stakeholders  have  been 
consulted extensively about the problems they face, the changes they would like to see, their 
data needs and priorities, possible policy solutions, impacts of suggested actions, and on the 
strategy itself. 

Stakeholders' views have been gathered at meetings and seminars of the Standing Committee 
for  Agricultural  Statistics  (CPSA)  and  its  successor,  the  Directors’  Group  for  Agricultural 
Statistics  (DGAS)  (for  directors  of  agricultural  statistics)  where  Commission  departments, 

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Eurostat public consultation webpage: 
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/about/opportunities/consultations/eass  
Open public consultation report: 
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/10186/6937766/Agricultural-Statistics-Strategy-2020-
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international  organisations  and  farmers’  organisations  are  often  heard,  European  Statistical 
(for  NSI  directors-general),  and  regularly  scheduled 
System  Committee  meetings 
consultations and hearings (for Commission departments). 

The results of these consultations were taken into account in the evaluation mentioned above. 

In addition, a consultation on the roadmap for the proposal ran for 4 weeks on the European 
Commission’s ‘Have your say’ webpage. 

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Collection and use of expertise 

To prepare Regulation (EU) 2018/1091, Eurostat held extensive discussions on the content of 
the proposal with NSIs within the relevant expert groups, including at directors’ level. 

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Impact assessment 

An  impact  assessment  of  the  strategy  for  agricultural  statistics  for  2020  and  beyond  (SWD 
(2016)430) of which integrated farm statistics are an integral part, received a positive opinion 
from the Regulatory Scrutiny Board6. 

Statistical 
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legislation  primarily  concerns  administrative-level  data  users 
Commission's policy departments), data producers (NSIs), and data respondents (farmers), so 
its  direct  economic,  social  and  environmental  effects  are  limited.  The  main  direct  costs  for 
stakeholders relate to  adapting to  new statistical and technical  systems.  In the mid- to long- 
term, the modernisation measures were expected to slightly reduce the administrative burden 
as well as costs. Most of the cost savings would be due to the lowered coverage requirements 
of Regulation (EU) 2018/1091. The cost of gathering statistics must be weighed against their 
societal benefits but also against the cost of having low-quality statistics or none at all. 

(e.g. 

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Regulatory fitness and simplification 

The  proposal  is  part  of  the  strategy  for  agricultural  statistics  for  2020  and  beyond,  a  major 
programme to modernise EU agricultural statistics produced by the European Commission in 
close cooperation with Member States. The strategy is supported by the European Statistical 
System Committee and is  part of the REFIT programme, aiming to  streamline and improve 
the European Agricultural Statistics System (EASS). 

This  proposal  covers  the  funding  of  integrated  farm  statistics  for  2021-2027,  in  line  with 
Regulation (EU) 2018/1091. 

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Fundamental rights 

The proposal has no consequences for the protection of fundamental rights. 

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BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

The financial impact of the proposal is of limited duration, and refers to the co-funding of data 
collection  on  integrated  farm  statistics  for  the  period  2021-2027  (the  2023  and  2026  data 
collection exercises). 

Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 establishes the EU financial contribution for the 
implementation of that Regulation. This proposal establishes a budget of EUR 40 000 000.00 
for 2021-2027 (of which 36 400 000.00 is for NSI grants). 

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Impact assessment, Impact assessment summary, Regulatory Scrutiny Board Opinion 

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The EU financial contribution for the grants referred to in Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EU) 
2018/1091 will be provided by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund under point (d) of 
Article 4(2)  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 1306/2013  or  Regulation  on  the  financing,  management 
and  monitoring  of  the  common  agricultural  policy  and  repealing  Regulation  (EU)  No 
1306/2013. 

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OTHER ELEMENTS 

Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements 

The  proposed  Regulation  is  expected  to  be  adopted  by  the  European  Parliament  and  the 
Council  as  soon  as  possible,  and  the  Commission  is  expected  to  adopt  the  implementing 
measures shortly afterwards. The Regulation will be directly applicable in all Member States 
without the need for an implementation plan. 

Member States will need to provide data to the Commission in 2024 and 2027.  

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1091, the Commission should, after consulting the 
ESSC,  submit  a  report  on  the  implementation  and  achievement  of  its  objectives  to  the 
European Parliament and to the Council by 31 December 2024. 

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Explanatory documents (for directives) 

Not applicable. 

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Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal 

The proposed amendment applies to Articles 13(4) (5) and (7) and 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 
2018/1091, establishing the maximum amounts to be assigned to each Member State and the 
amount and source of the financial envelope for 2021-2027. 

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2021/0270 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 as regards the Union contribution for the 
integrated farm statistics under the 2021-2027 financial framework 

(Text with EEA relevance) 

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 338(1) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

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

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 provides 
that  Member  States  are  to  collect  and  provide  core  structural  data  (‘core  data’)  and 
module data related to agricultural holdings in 2023 and 2026. 

To carry out the farm structure surveys and to satisfy the information requirements of 
the Union, a considerable amount of funding is required from Member States and from 
the Union. 

(3)  Member  States  are  to  receive  a  maximum  financial  contribution  of  75%  from  the 
Union towards the costs of the 2023 and 2026 core data and module data collections, 
subject to the maximum amounts specified in Regulation (EU) 2018/1091. 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 lays down the financial envelope for the entire duration of 
the  relevant  multiannual  financial  framework  (MFF)  and  includes  a  provision  for 
establishing the amount to be granted for further data collections under the subsequent 
MFF covering the surveys in 2023 and 2026. 

That  subsequent  MFF  for  the  years  2021-2027  has  been  laid  down  by  Council 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/20932. 

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1091, the amount of the Union contribution 
for the integrated farm statistics under the MFF for 2021-2027 should be fixed by the 
European  Parliament  and  the  Council,  based  on  a  proposal  from  the  Commission 
following the date of entry into force of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093. 

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Regulation  (EU)  2018/1091  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  18 July  2018  on 
integrated  farm  statistics  and  repealing  Regulations  (EC)  No 1166/2008  and  (EU)  No 1337/2011  (OJ  L  200, 
7.8.2018, p. 1). 
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financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 11). 

Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  2020/2093  of  17 December  2020  laying  down  the  multiannual 

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(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

The  amount  proposed  for  2021-2027  should  finance  the  farm  structure  surveys 
conducted  in  2023  and  2026  only,  including  the  costs  related  to  the  management, 
maintenance and development of the databases used by the Commission to process the 
data supplied by Member States. 

In  addition,  following  the  withdrawal  of  the  United  Kingdom  from  the  Union,  it  is 
appropriate to delete the reference to that former Member State. 

The  European  Statistical  System  Committee  established  by  Article 7  of  Regulation 
(EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 has been consulted. 

(10)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 should therefore be amended accordingly, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 is amended as follows: 

(1) 

Article 13 is amended as follows: 

(a) 

paragraph 4 is amended as follows: 

(i) 

the introductory phrase is replaced by the following: 

‘For the combined costs of the 2023 and 2026 core data and module data 
collections,  the  Union  financial  contribution  shall  be  limited  to  the 
maximum amounts specified below:’; 

(ii)  point (c) is replaced by the following: 

‘(c)  EUR 2 000 000  each  for  Bulgaria,  Germany,  Hungary  and 
Portugal;’; 

(b)  paragraph 5 is deleted; 

(c) 

paragraph 7 is replaced by the following: 

‘7. The Union financial contribution for the grants referred to in paragraph 2 of 
this  Article  shall  be  provided  by  the  European  Agricultural  Guarantee  Fund 
under  point  (d)  of  Article 4(2)  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 1306/2013  or  a 
subsequent  Regulation  on  the  financing,  management  and  monitoring  of  the 
common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.’; 

(2) 

in Article 14, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 

‘1. The Union financial  envelope for the implementation  of the programme of data 
collections  for  the  reference  years  2023  and  2026,  including  the  appropriations 
necessary  for  the  management,  maintenance  and  development  of  the  database 
systems  used  within  the  Commission  to  process  the  data  supplied  by  the  Member 
States  under  this  Regulation,  shall  be  EUR 40 000  000  for  the  period  2021-2027, 
covered by the MFF for 2021-2027.’. 

3  Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European 
statistics  and  repealing  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No 1101/2008  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council  on  the  transmission  of  data  subject  to  statistical  confidentiality  to  the  Statistical  Office  of  the 
European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 
89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities 
(OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164). 

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

Article 2 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

Contents 

1. 

1.1. 

1.2. 

1.3. 

1.4. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE ............................................... 12 

Title of the proposal/initiative .................................................................................... 12 

Policy area(s) concerned ............................................................................................ 12 

The proposal/initiative relates to: ............................................................................... 12 

Objective(s) ................................................................................................................ 12 

1.4.1.  General objective(s) ................................................................................................... 12 

1.4.2.  Specific objective(s) ................................................................................................... 12 

1.4.3.  Expected result(s) and impact .................................................................................... 13 

1.4.4. 

Indicators of performance .......................................................................................... 13 

1.5. 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative ............................................................................ 13 

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 .......................................................... 13 

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. ............................................................... 14 

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past ................................................ 14 

1.5.4.  Compatibility with the Multiannual Financial Framework and possible synergies 

with other appropriate instruments............................................................................. 14 

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

redeployment .............................................................................................................. 15 

1.6. 

1.7. 

2. 

2.1. 

2.2. 

2.2.1. 

2.2.2. 

Duration and financial impact of the proposal/initiative ........................................... 16 

Management mode(s) planned ................................................................................... 16 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES................................................................................. 17 

Monitoring and reporting rules .................................................................................. 17 

Management and control system(s) ........................................................................... 17 

Justification of the management mode(s), the funding implementation mechanism(s), 
the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed ........................................ 17 

Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up 
to mitigate them.......................................................................................................... 17 

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) .................................................................. 17 

2.3. 

3. 

Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities .............................................................. 18 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE ............ 19 

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3.1. 

Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) 
affected ....................................................................................................................... 19 

3.2. 

Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations ................................... 20 

3.2.1.  Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations.................................... 20 

3.2.2.  Estimated output funded with operational appropriations ......................................... 23 

3.2.3.  Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations ............................... 24 

3.2.4.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework.............................. 27 

3.2.5.  Third-party contributions ........................................................................................... 27 

3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue ..................................................................................... 28 

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1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1091  as  regards  the  Union  contribution  for  the 
integrated farm statistics under the 2021-2027 financial framework 

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned  

Production of European statistics. 

Agriculture and rural development. 

1.3. 

The proposal/initiative relates to:  

 a new action  

 a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action10  

 the extension of an existing action  

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

1.4. 

Objective(s) 

1.4.1.  General objective(s) 

This legislative proposal establishes a budget of EUR 40 000 000.00 for 2021-2027 
(of which EUR 36 400 000.00 is for grants for national statistical institutes and other 
national authorities). 

Statistics must be reliable and of high quality to enable policymakers, businesses and 
the general public to take appropriate evidence-based decisions. The current proposal 
addresses two objectives of the 2020 agricultural statistics strategy:  

produce high-quality statistics that meet users’ needs efficiently and effectively 

improve the harmonisation and coherence of European agricultural statistics 

1.4.2. 

Specific objective(s) 

Specific objective No 1 

finance the farm structure surveys conducted in 2023, including the costs related to 
the  management,  maintenance  and  development  of  the  databases  used  by  the 
Commission to process the data supplied by Member States for the reference period 
2023 and improve the interoperability between IFS and FADN/FSDN 

Specific objective No 2 

finance the farm structure surveys conducted in 2026, including the costs related to 
the  management,  maintenance  and  development  of  the  databases  used  by  the 
Commission to process the data supplied by Member States for the reference period 
2026 and improve the interoperability between IFS and FADN/FSDN 

1.4.3.  Expected result(s) and impact 

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

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

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Impact  on  national  statistical  institutes  and  other:  Statistical  legislation  primarily 
concerns administrative-level data users (e.g. the Commission's policy departments), 
data producers (NSIs), and data respondents (farmers), so its direct economic, social 
and environmental effects are limited. The main direct costs for stakeholders relate to 
adapting  to  new  statistical  and  technical  systems.  In  the  mid-  to  long  term,  the 
modernisation measures are expected to reduce the administrative burden and costs. 

1.4.4. 

Indicators of performance 

Specify the indicators for monitoring progress and achievements. 

Regulation  (EU)  2018/1091  foresees  that  for  the  reference  years  2023  and  2026, 
Member States shall transmit validated core and module data and a quality report to 
the Commission (Eurostat) within 12 months after the end of the reference year. 

Moreover by 31 December 2024, the Commission shall, after consulting the ESSC, 
submit  a  report  on  the  implementation  and  achievement  of  the  objectives  of  this 
Regulation to the European Parliament and to the Council (Art. 18). 

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  proposal  aims  to  ensure  that  further  financial  support  is  provided  to  Member 
States to collect data on the structure of agricultural holdings, by fixing the financial 
envelope for the period 2021-2027. 

An EU financial contribution to support national agricultural statistics data collection 
is expected to continue at a level and proportion comparable to the status quo in the 
new  system,  and  national  expenditure  should  also  be  at  a  similar  level  as  today. 
When fully implemented, burden and cost reduction actions as well as the expected 
decline in the number of agricultural holdings (based on observed trends) can lead to 
a reduced need for data collection and therefore a reduced budget. 

Regulation  (EU)  2018/1091  aims  to  improve  the  quality,  comparability  and 
coherence of European agricultural statistics so that policymakers, businesses and the 
general public can take appropriate evidence-based decisions. 

It  covers  agricultural  structural  statistics  and  takes  the  form  of  a  main  framework 
regulation  and  implementing  acts.  As  a  regulation,  it  is  directly  applicable  in  EU 
Member States, whereas the implementing acts specify variable lists and descriptions 
and  methodological  requirements.  Each  Member  State  will  integrate  the  variables 
and other requirements into its national databases, questionnaires, etc. as soon as the 
acts are adopted. 

The  agricultural  census  2020  is  already  under  way.  The  data  collection  for  2023  is 
under preparation and will be followed by the 2026 data collection. 

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. 

With integrated farm statistics (IFS), the EU and its Member States will have high-
quality,  comparable  and  coherent  European  structural  agricultural  statistics  which 

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impose an acceptable burden on data respondents and data producers as compared to 
their benefits. Evidence-based policymaking is crucial to the success of policies such 
as the CAP, and is an important driver for jobs and smart, sustainable and inclusive 
growth in the EU. 

Statistical  legislation  primarily  concerns  administrative-level  data  users  (e.g.  the 
Commission's policy departments), data producers (national statistical institutes), and 
data respondents (farmers), so its direct economic, social and environmental effects 
are  limited.  The  main  direct  costs  for  stakeholders  relate  to  adapting  to  new 
statistical,  organisational  and  technical  systems,  but  those  costs  and  burdens  are 
expected  to  pay  for  themselves  in  the  mid  to  long  term  by  lowering  the  burden  of 
data collection and achieving several efficiencies and savings. 

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

European agricultural statistics have been a cornerstone of the CAP and many other 
key  EU  policies  for  many  decades.  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1091  was  designed  to 
respond  to  changes  in  agriculture  and  to  remedy  the  main  issues  identified  in  the 
evaluation  of  the  European  Agricultural  Statistics  System  (EASS).  The  identified 
issues were that: 

1.  the  previous  agricultural  statistics  legislation  did  not  adequately  serve  new  and 
emerging data needs; 

2.  the  EASS  was  not  sufficiently  flexible  and  did  not  react  quickly  enough  to 
emerging needs; 

3. data collection exercises were not harmonised or coherent enough; 

4. statistics production was lacking in efficiency; 

5. the burden of providing data was perceived as high. 

1.5.4.  Compatibility  with  the  Multiannual  Financial  Framework  and  possible  synergies 

with other appropriate instruments 

Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 is part of Eurostat’s strategy for agricultural statistics for 
2020 and beyond, to be complemented by statistics on agricultural input and output 
(SAIO) and an updated  Economic Accounts for  Agriculture (EAA) Regulation.  All 
three regulations will have a common scope and share technical and methodological 
documentation. Taken together, they will cover all aspects of agricultural statistics. 

agricultural 

Important common EU policies such as the CAP, the European Green Deal and the 
farm to fork and biodiversity strategies depend on comparable, harmonised and high-
quality 
their 
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compatibility/complementarity  with  various  related  data  sources  such  as  the  Farm 
Accountancy  Data  Network.  These  can  best  be  ensured  by  regulations,  which  are 
directly applicable in Member States and do not need to first be turned into national 
law. 

European 

statistics 

level 

and 

The  current  amendment  is  provided  for  in  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1091  and  only 
concerns the financing of the data collection for 2023 and 2026. 

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

redeployment 

Not applicable 

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1.6. 

Duration and financial impact of the proposal/initiative 

 limited duration  

–   in effect from 01/01/2022 (tentative) to 31/12/2027  

–   Financial impact from 2022 to 2025 for commitment appropriations and from 

2024 to 2028 for payment appropriations.  

 unlimited duration 

–  Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY, 

–  followed by full-scale operation. 

1.7.  Management mode(s) planned11  

 Direct management by the Commission 

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

–    by the executive agencies  

 Shared management with the Member States  

 Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to: 

–   third countries or the bodies they have designated; 

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

–   the EIB and the European Investment Fund; 

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

–   public law bodies; 

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

they provide adequate financial guarantees; 

–   bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted with 
the  implementation  of  a  public-private  partnership  and  that  provide  adequate 
financial guarantees; 

–    persons  entrusted  with  the  implementation  of  specific  actions  in  the  CFSP 

pursuant to Title V of the TEU, and identified in the relevant basic act. 

– 

If more than one management mode is indicated, please provide details in the ‘Comments’ section. 

Comments  

Not applicable 

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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. 

Grant recipients must deliver the data collected and the corresponding quality reports 
as specified in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1091. 

In  line  with  Article  18  of  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1091,  the  Commission,  after 
consulting  the  ESSC,  should  by  31  December  2024  submit  a  report  on  the 
implementation  and  achievement  of  the  Regulation's  objectives  to  the  European 
Parliament and the Council. 

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 

The subsidiarity principle applies as the proposal  does  not  fall within  the exclusive 
competence  of  the  EU.  The  European  Statistical  System  (ESS)  provides  an 
infrastructure for statistical information. The system is designed to meet the needs of 
multiple users and support the decision-making process in democratic societies. The 
proposal  for  this  Regulation  has  been  drafted  to  protect  core  activities  of  ESS 
partners  while  better  ensuring  and  assuring  the  quality  and  comparability  of 
agricultural statistics.  

Key  criteria  for  the  statistical  data  include  consistency  and  comparability.  Member 
States  cannot  achieve  the  necessary  consistency  and  comparability  without  a  clear 
European  framework,  that  is  to  say,  EU  legislation  laying  down  the  common 
statistical concepts, reporting formats and quality requirements.  

The  objectives  cannot  be  fully  achieved  by  Member  States  acting  alone.  Action 
would be more effective if taken at EU level, based on an EU legal act ensuring the 
comparability  of  statistical  information  in  the  statistical  areas  covered  by  the 
proposed  act.  The  data  collection  itself,  meanwhile,  is  best  carried  out  by  the 
Member States. 

2.2.2. 

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

Identified risks include sub-standard data quality and late submission of data. 

These  would  be  mitigated  by  sending  technical  and  methodological  documentation 
and  guidelines  to  Member  States  in  advance,  automated  data  checks,  monitoring 
compliance with deadlines, and scrutinising quality reports for each survey. 

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)  

Controls will be carried out by Commission officials as part of their regular duties in 
order  to  assess  data  quality  and  comparability.  The  expected  risk-of-error  level  is 
low,  as  data  collection  in  agricultural  statistics  has  been  carried  out  in  good 
cooperation with Member States since the 1950s and the systems in place have been 
modernised in line with the latest technical standards. 

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2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

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

In  addition  to  the  regulatory  controls,  Eurostat  will  apply  an  anti-fraud  strategy  in 
line with the Commission’s general anti-fraud policy. This will ensure that the fraud 
risk  management  approach  is  geared  towards  identifying  fraud  risk  areas  and 
adequate responses. Networking groups and specific IT tools dedicated to analysing 
potential cases of fraud will be set up where necessary. 

Eurostat has developed a control strategy to accompany Member States' spending on 
data  collection,  with  measures  and  tools  that  are  appropriate  for  the  proposed 
regulation.  Reducing  complexity,  applying  cost-effective  monitoring  procedures  as 
well as conducting risk-based preliminary and final controls should help reduce and 
prevent  fraud.  The  strategy  includes  awareness-raising  measures  and  training  on 
fraud prevention. 

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3. 

3.1. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

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

  Existing budget lines  

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Number  

3 

08.02  06  03  -  European  Agricultural 
Guarantee Fund (EAGF) - Operational 
technical assistance  

  New budget lines requested  

Type of  
expenditure 

Diff./Non-
diff.12 

Contribution  

from 
EFTA 
countries
13 

from 
candidate 
countries14 

from third 
countries 

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

Diff. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line 

Type of 
expenditure 

Contribution  

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Number  

[XX.YY.YY.YY] 

Diff./Non-
diff. 

from 
EFTA 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries 

from third 
countries 

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

YES/NO  YES/NO  YES/NO 

YES/NO 

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13 
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Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations. 
EFTA: European Free Trade Association.  
Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the Western Balkans. 

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3.2. 

Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations  

3.2.1. 

Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations  

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

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

Heading of multiannual financial  
framework  

3 

08.02  06  03  -  European  Agricultural  Guarantee  Fund  (EAGF)  -  Operational 
technical assistance 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

DG: AGRI 

 Operational appropriations  

08.02 06 0316 

Budget line 

Year 
202115 

Year 
2022 

Year 
2023 

Year 
2024 

Year 
2025 

Year 
2026 

Year 
2027 

Post 
2027 

TOTAL 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1a) 

(2a) 

(1b) 

(2b) 

20.000 
9.100 

1.800 

20.000 
18.200 

1.800 

9.100 

40.000 
40.000 

Appropriations  of  an  administrative  nature  financed  from  the 
envelope of specific programmes17  

Budget line 

TOTAL appropriations 
for DG AGRI 

Commitments 

Payments 

(3) 

=1a+1b 
+3 

=2a+2b 

+3 

20.000 

20.000 

40.000 

9.100 

1.800 

18.200 

1.800 

  9.100 

40.000 

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Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same  for the 
following years. 
According to the official budget nomenclature. 
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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 TOTAL operational appropriations  

Commitments 

Payments 

  TOTAL  appropriations  of  an  administrative  nature 
financed from the envelope for specific programmes  

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

20.000 

9.100 

1.800 

20.000 

18.200 

1.800 

9.100 

40.000 

40.000 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADING 3 
of the multiannual financial framework 

Commitments 

=4+ 6 

20.000 

20.000 

40.000 

Payments 

=5+ 6 

9.100 

1.800 

18.200 

1.800 

9.100 

40.000 

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

  TOTAL  operational  appropriations  (all 
operational headings) 

Commitments 

Payments 

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

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADINGS 1 to 6 
of the multiannual financial framework 
(Reference amount) 

Commitments 

=4+ 6 

Payments 

=5+ 6 

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Heading of multiannual financial  
framework  

7 

‘Administrative expenditure’ 

This section should be filled in using the 'budget data of an administrative nature' to be firstly introduced in the Annex to the Legislative 
Financial Statement (Annex V to the internal rules), which is uploaded to DECIDE for interservice consultation purposes. 

Year 
2021 

Year 
2022 

Year 
2023 

Year 
2024 

Year 
2025 

Year 
2026 

Year 
2027 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

DG: ESTAT 

 Human resources  
 Other administrative expenditure  

0.775 

0.030 

0.775 

0.530 

0.775 

0.280 

0.775 

0.280 

0.775 

0.280 

0.775 

0.280 

0.775 

0.030 

TOTAL DG ESTAT 

Appropriations  

0.805 

1.305 

1.055 

1.055 

1.055 

1.055 

0.805 

5.426 

0.210 

5.636 

TOTAL appropriations 
under HEADING 7 
of the multiannual financial framework  

(Total  commitments  = 
Total payments) 

0.805 

1.305 

1.055 

1.055 

1.055 

1.055 

0.805 

5.636 

Year 
202118 

Year 
2022 

Year 
2023 

Year 
2024 

Year 
2025 

Year 
2026 

Year 
2027 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADINGS 1 to 7 
of the multiannual financial framework  

Commitments 

0.775 

0.775 

0.775 

0.775 

0.775 

0.775 

0.775 

Payments 

0.030 

0.530 

0.280 

0.280 

0.280 

0.280 

0.030 

5.426 

0.210 

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Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same  for the 
following years. 

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Indicate 
objectives and 
outputs  

 

Type19 

Avera
ge 
cost 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 120: 
IFS2023 

- Output 

- Output 

- Output 

data 

other 

3.2.2.  Estimated output funded with operational appropriations  

Year 
2021 

Year 
2022 

Year 
2023 

Year 
2024 

Year 
2025 

Year 
2026 

Post 
2027 

TOTAL 

OUTPUTS 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places) 

o
N

Cost 

o
N

Cost 

o
N

Cost 

o
N

Cost  N

o

Cost 

o
N

Cost 

o
N

Cost 

Total No 

Total cost 

9.100 

9.100 

1.800 

Subtotal for specific objective No 1 

9.100 

1.800 

9.100 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 2: 
IFS2026 

- Output 

- Output 

data 

other 

Subtotal for specific objective No 2 

9.100 

9.100 

1.800 

1.800 

9.100 

9.100 

TOTALS 

9.100 

1.800 

18.200 

1.800 

9.100 

18.200 

1.800 

20.000 

18.200 

1.800 

20.000 

40.000 

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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. 

Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations  

–    The  proposal/initiative  does  not  require  the  use  of  appropriations  of  an 

administrative nature  

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

nature, as explained below: 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Year 
2021 21 

Year 
2022 

Year 
2023 

Year 
2024 

Year 
2025 

Year 
2026 

Year 
2027 

TOTAL 

HEADING 7 
of the multiannual 
financial framework 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

Human resources  

0,775 

0,775 

0,775 

0,775 

0,775 

0,775 

0,775 

5,426 

0,030 

0,530 

0,280 

0,280 

0,280 

0,280 

0,030 

1,710 

0,805 

1,305 

1,055 

1,055 

1,055 

1,055 

0,805 

7,136 

Other administrative 
expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 7 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Outside HEADING 722 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Human resources  

Other expenditure  
of an administrative 
nature 

Subtotal  
outside HEADING 7 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

TOTAL 

0,805 

1,305 

1,055 

1,055 

1,055 

1,055 

0,805 

7,136 

The  appropriations  required  for  human  resources  and  other  expenditure  of  an  administrative  nature  will  be  met  by 
appropriations from the DG that are already assigned to management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the 
DG,  together  if  necessary  with  any  additional  allocation  which  may  be  granted  to  the  managing  DG  under  the  annual 
allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints. 

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22 

Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first 
year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same for the following years. 
Technical  and/or  administrative  assistance  and  expenditure  in  support  of  the  implementation  of  EU programmes 
and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research. 

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3.2.3.1.  Estimated requirements of human resources  

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

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

below: 

 Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) 

20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation 
Offices) 

20 01 02 03 (Delegations) 

01 01 01 01  (Indirect research) 

 01 01 01 11 (Direct research) 

Other budget lines (specify) 

 External staff (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)23 

20 02 01 (AC, END, INT from the ‘global envelope’) 

20 02 03 (AC, AL, END, INT and JPD in the delegations) 

XX 01  xx yy zz  24 

- at Headquarters 

- in Delegations  

01 01 01 02 (AC, END, INT - Indirect research) 

 01 01 01 12 (AC, END, INT - Direct research) 

Other budget lines (specify) 

TOTAL 

Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units 

Year 
2021 

Year 
2022 

Year 
2023 

Year 
2024 

Year 
2025 

Year 
2026 

Year 
2027 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

XX is the policy area or budget title concerned. 

The human resources required will be met by staff from the DG who are already assigned to management of the 
action  and/or  have  been  redeployed  within  the  DG,  together  if  necessary  with  any  additional  allocation  which 
may  be  granted  to  the  managing  DG  under  the  annual  allocation  procedure  and  in  the  light  of  budgetary 
constraints. 

Description of tasks to be carried out: 

Officials and temporary staff 

The human resources required will be met by staff from the DG that are 
already  assigned  to  the  management  of  the  action  and/or  have  been 
redeployed  within  the  DG,  together  if  necessary  with  any  additional 
allocation  that  may  be  granted  to  the  managing  DG  under  the  annual 
allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints. 

The tasks to be performed include: 

- management of grants related to the initiative 

- validation of data 

- support and methodological work 

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AC=  Contract  Staff;  AL  =  Local  Staff;  END=  Seconded  National  Expert;  INT  =  agency  staff; 
JPD= Junior Professionals in Delegations.  
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- analysis of reports 

- dissemination of data 

External staff 

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3.2.4.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework  

The proposal/initiative: 

–    can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the 

Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). 

Explain what reprogramming is required, specifying the budget lines concerned and the corresponding 
amounts. Please provide an excel table in the case of major reprogramming. 

–    requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF 

and/or use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation. 

Explain  what  is  required,  specifying  the  headings  and  budget  lines  concerned,  the  corresponding 
amounts, and the instruments proposed to be used. 

–    requires a revision of the MFF. 

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

3.2.5.  Third-party contributions  

The proposal/initiative: 

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

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

Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Year 
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Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

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

Total 

Specify  the  co-financing 
body  

TOTAL appropriations 
co-financed  

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Year N is the year in which implementation of the  proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the 
expected first year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same for the following years. 

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3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

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

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

–   on own resources  

–   on other revenue 

– 

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

Appropriations 
available for 
the current 
financial year 

Budget revenue line: 

Article …………. 

     EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative26 

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) 

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

Not applicable 

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

Not applicable 

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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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