AMENDING LETTER No 1 TO THE DRAFT GENERAL BUDGET 2022 Pre-financing of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Continued humanitarian support to refugees in Turkey and beyond Updated estimated needs for agricultural expenditure Other adjustments and technical updates
Date: 2021-10-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: EU expenditure, EU migration policy, United Kingdom, amending budget, commitment of expenditure, draft budget (EU), financial year, general budget (EU), sustainable fisheries, withdrawal from the EU

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 12.10.2021  COM(2021) 642 final 2021/0332 (BUD)    AMENDING LETTER No 1 TO THE DRAFT GENERAL BUDGET 2022 Pre-financing of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve     Continued humanitarian support to refugees in Turkey and beyond      Updated estimated needs for agricultural expenditure      Other adjustments and technical updates                              
 
 
Having regard to: 

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the Treaty on the Functioning of the European  Union, and in  particular Article 314 
thereof,  in  conjunction  with  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Atomic  Energy 
Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof, 

Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of 
own resources of the European Union1, entered into force on 1 June 2021, 

Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union 
(…)2, and in particular Article 42 thereof, 

the  draft  general  budget  of  the  European  Union  for  the  financial  year  2022,  as 
adopted by the Commission on 9 July 20213, 

The  European  Commission  hereby  presents  to  the  European  Parliament  and  to  the  Council 
Amending  Letter  No 1  to  the  draft  general  budget  of  the  European  Union  for  the  financial 
year 2022, for the reasons set out in the explanatory memorandum. 

CHANGES  TO  THE  STATEMENT  OF  REVENUE  AND  EXPENDITURE  BY 
SECTION 

The changes to the general statement of expenditure and revenue as well to the statements of 
(https://eur-
revenue  and 
lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm).  An  English  version  of  the  changes  to  this 
statement is attached for information as a budgetary annex. 

section  are  available  on  EUR-Lex 

expenditure  by 

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Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of 
the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom, OJ L 424, 15.12.2020. 
OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1. 
COM(2021) 300 final, 9.7.2021. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1. 

2. 

3. 

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 3 

BREXIT ADJUSTMENT RESERVE ................................................................................................... 4 

SUPPORT TO REFUGEES IN TURKEY ........................................................................................... 4 

3.1   MAKING PAYMENTS IN RELATION TO THE INCREASED HUMANITARIAN AID PROPOSED IN 2021 .......... 4 
3.2   REINFORCING THE INSTRUMENT FOR PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE IN 2022 ....................................... 5 

4. 

5.  

6. 

7. 

8. 

EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUARANTEE FUND (EAGF) ..................................................... 5 

UPDATE OF THE SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS .................... 6 

DIGITAL EUROPE PROGRAMME ................................................................................................... 7 

UPDATE OF THE IPA III CONTRIBUTION TO ERASMUS+ ....................................................... 7 

DECENTRALISED AGENCIES AND EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE .......... 8 

8.1   EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY (EASA) ................................................................................... 8 
8.2   AGENCY FOR THE COOPERATION OF ENERGY REGULATORS (ACER) ................................................. 8 
8.3   EUROPEAN INSURANCE AND OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS AUTHORITY (EIOPA) ................................... 8 
8.4   EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL (ECDC) ............................................. 8 
8.5   EUROPEAN MEDICINES AGENCY (EMA) ................................................................................................ 9 
8.6   EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE (EPPO) ............................................................................. 9 
8.7   EUROPEAN ASYLUM SUPPORT OFFICE (EASO) ..................................................................................... 9 
8.8 
 AGENCY FOR THE OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF LARGE-SCALE IT SYSTEMS IN THE AREA OF 
FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE (EU-LISA) .................................................................................... 10 

9. 

10. 

EUROPEAN HEALTH AND DIGITAL EXECUTIVE AGENCY .................................................. 10 

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE HEADING 7 “EUROPEAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION” ........... 10 

10.1   ASSIGNMENT OF THE REVENUES FROM THE UK CONTRIBUTION TO STAFF PENSION EXPENDITURE .. 10 
10.2   ADAPTATIONS TO ESTABLISHMENT PLANS ............................................................................................ 11 
COMMISSION AND COUNCIL: TRANSFER OF TASKS RELATED TO ACCIDENT INSURANCE ..................... 11 
10.2.1  
BREAKDOWN OF POSTS BETWEEN FUNCTION GROUPS ...................................................................... 11 
10.2.2  
10.2.3  
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ESTABLISHMENT PLANS OF THE EEAS AND THE COMMISSION IN THE LIGHT OF 
THE TRANSFER OF INTERNAL MARKET FILES IN RELATION TO THE NON-EU WESTERN EUROPEAN STATES FROM 
THE EEAS TO THE COMMISSION ................................................................................................................ 11 

11. 

UPDATE OF REVENUE ..................................................................................................................... 12 

11.1   UPDATE OF THE FORECAST OF THE NON-RECYCLABLE PLASTICS OWN RESOURCE............................. 12 
11.2   UPDATE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM CONTRIBUTION ............................................................................. 16 
11.3   TRANSFER OF NET ASSETS OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY .................................. 16 

12. 
ADDITIONAL MODIFICATION OF BUDGETARY NOMENCLATURE AND BUDGET 
REMARKS .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 

12.1   EUROPEAN YEAR OF YOUTH ................................................................................................................. 17 
12.2   CHANGES PROPOSED IN DAB 6/2021 ..................................................................................................... 17 
12.3   ADJUSTMENTS FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF SECTORAL LEGAL BASES ................................................... 17 
12.4   PILOT PROJECTS AND PREPARATORY ACTIONS..................................................................................... 17 

13. 

SUMMARY TABLE BY MFF HEADING ......................................................................................... 19 

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1. 

INTRODUCTION 

Amending  Letter  No 1  (AL 1/2022)  to  the  draft  budget  for  the  year  2022  (DB 2022)  covers  the 
following elements: 

  introducing  the  2022  appropriations  for  the  pre-financing  of  the  Brexit  Adjustment  Reserve, 

following the entry into force of the BAR Regulation4 in October 2021;  

  continued support to refugees from the Syria conflict and beyond and host communities in Turkey, 
Jordan,  Lebanon  and  other  parts  of  the  region  within  the  context  of  the  EU’s  overall  migration 
policy; 

  update of the estimated needs, assigned revenue and appropriations for agricultural expenditure. In 
addition  to  changing  market  factors,  AL  1/2022  also  incorporates  the  impact  of  decisions  in  the 
agricultural  sector  since  the  DB  2022  was  adopted  in  July  2021,  as  well  as  other  proposals 
expected to have a significant effect during the budget year; 

  update  of  the  estimated  needs  for  the  Sustainable  Fisheries  Partnership  Agreements  (SFPAs), 
taking into account the entry into force of new protocols, in particular with Gabon, Mauritania and 
Cook Islands; 

  adjustment of the level of payment appropriations following delays in the adoption of the basis act 

and the work programmes of the Digital Europe Programme; 

  update of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III) contribution to Erasmus+; 

  adjustments  to  the  level  of  appropriations  and/or  staff  of  some  decentralised  agencies  (EASA, 
ACER, EIOPA, ECDC, EMA, EASO and eu-LISA) and the EPPO taking into account the latest 
legislative or political developments on their operations for 2022; 

  adjustments  to  the  grading  of  staff  of  the  European  Health  and  Digital  Executive  Agency 

(HaDEA); 

  adjustments to the heading 7 “European Public Administration”, including the treatment of the UK 
contribution  to  the  staff  pensions  as  assigned  revenue  for  pension  expenditure  and  some 
adaptations of establishment plans;  

  update of the revenue side of the budget, in particular as regards the forecast for the own resource 
based  on  non-recycled  plastic  packaging  waste,  the  revised  UK  contribution  and  the  European 
Coal and Steel Community contribution; and 

  adjustments  to  the  budgetary  nomenclature  and  the  budget  remarks  in  particular  following  the 

adoption of draft amending budget No°6/20215. 

Overall,  the  net  impact  of  AL 1/2022  on  expenditure  in  the  DB 2022  is  an  increase  of 
EUR 1 243,3 million  in  commitment  appropriations  and  an  increase  of  EUR 1 231,7 million  in 
payment appropriations, which can be broken down into the following components: 

Programme 

Brexit Adjustment Reserve 

Continued support to Syrian refugees and host communities 

European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) 

SFPAs 

Digital Europe Programme 

Updates for decentralised agencies 

Commitment 
appropriations 

1 298,9 

71,0 

70,0 

10,9 

18,4 

(In EUR million) 
Payment 
appropriations 

1 298,9 

265,0 

70,0 

21,4 

-216,0 

18,4 

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Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2021 establishing  the 
Brexit Adjustment Reserve, OJ L 357, 8.10.2021, p. 1. 
COM(2021) 955 final, 8.10.2021. 

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Programme 

Adjustments under heading 7 

Other adjustments 

Total 

Commitment 
appropriations 

(In EUR million) 
Payment 
appropriations 

-225,9 

0 

1 243,3 

-225,9 

-0,1 

1 231,7 

More information on each component is provided in the following sections.  

The relevant budget lines and staff establishment plans are detailed in the budgetary annex, together 
with the update of the revenue resulting i.a. from the expenditure changes included in this amending 
letter. 

 2. 

BREXIT ADJUSTMENT RESERVE 

Following  the  political  agreement  reached  in  June  2021,  the  Brexit  Adjustment  Reserve  Regulation 
has  entered  into  force  at  the  beginning  of  October.  The  Regulation  provides  for  pre-financing 
payments  split  across  the  years  2021-2023,  rather  than  the  single  pre-financing  payment  in  2021 
originally  proposed  by  the  Commission.  The  corresponding  adaptation  of  the  pre-financing  in  2021 
has  already  been  included  in  Amending  Budget  3/2021  adopted  on  15  September  20216,  and  the 
Commission  proposes  to  introduce  the  2022  instalment  of  the  pre-financing  in  this  amending  letter, 
for an amount of around EUR 1,3 billion (EUR 1,2 billion in 2018 prices). The financial contributions 
to  Member  States  will  be  implemented  within  the  framework  of  shared  management  in  accordance 
with Article 63 of the Financial Regulation. 

Budget line 

30 04 03 
Total 

Name 

Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) 

3. 

SUPPORT TO REFUGEES IN TURKEY 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

1 298 919 000 
1 298 919 000 

1 298 919 000 
1 298 919 000 

3.1   Making payments in relation to the increased humanitarian aid proposed in 2021 
In Draft Amending Budget (DAB) 5/20217, the Commission proposed to provide continued support to 
the most vulnerable of the around 3,7 million refugees from the Syria conflict and beyond in Turkey. 
Concretely, a total amount of EUR 325 million in commitment appropriations is necessary to ensure 
the  continuation  of  humanitarian  support  to  refugees  in  Turkey  by  extending  the  coverage  of  the 
Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) support, which is providing monthly cash transfers to over 1,5 
million  refugees.  To  make  this  amount  available,  the  Commission  proposed  to  combine  the  full 
unallocated margin under heading 6 “Neighbourhood and the World” in 2021 of EUR 149,6 million 
with EUR 100,4 million in commitment appropriations under the Humanitarian Aid envelope in 2021, 
and  a  further  EUR  75  million  from  the  Humanitarian  Aid  budget  line  in  2022.  As  regards  payment 
appropriations, in DAB 5/2021 the Commission announced that the impact of the continued actions on 
the 2022 payments would be incorporated in the amending letter to the 2022 draft budget.   

Based on a detailed assessment of payment needs in 2022, the Commission estimates that an amount 
of  EUR  265  million  in  payment  appropriations  is  necessary  in  2022  to  cover  the  additional 
humanitarian aid actions proposed in 2021, namely the extension of the Emergency Social Safety Net 
(ESSN) programme. 

Budget line 

14 03 01 
Total 

Name 

Humanitarian aid 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

0 
0 

265 000 000 
265 000 000 

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7  

OJ L XX, XX.XX.2021. 
COM(2021) 460, 9.7.2021. 

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3.2  

Reinforcing the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance in 2022 

Continued  support for refugees  in  Turkey remains necessary in  2022. Through this amending letter, 
the Commission proposes to make partial use of the remaining unallocated margin in heading 6, for an 
amount  of  EUR  71  million  in  commitment  appropriations,  leaving  EUR  33  million  in  commitment 
appropriations available for unforeseen needs in 2022. 

The EUR 71 million in commitment appropriations is requested to reinforce funding for activities for 
refugees  and  host  communities  in  Turkey  under  the  Instrument  for  Pre-accession  Assistance.  These 
EUR  71  million  will  complement  the  EUR  120  million  to  be  committed  from  the  programmed 
amounts  under  IPA  in  2022,  notably  for  migration  management  and  border  protection,  and  other 
socio-economic actions. 

Budget line 

15 02 02 01 
Total 

Name 

Preparation for accession 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

71 000 000 
71 000 000 

0 
0 

The Commission estimates that no additional payment appropriations are necessary in 2022 to cover 
the payment needs for the proposed EUR 71 million in commitment appropriations. 

4. 

EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUARANTEE FUND (EAGF) 

AL 1/2022 updates estimates for agricultural expenditure based on the most up-to-date economic data 
and legislative framework. By September 2021, the Commission had at its disposal a first indication 
of  the  level  of  production  for  2021  and  the  outlook  for  the  agricultural  markets  as  well  as  actual 
figures for most of the 2021 budget  execution  as regards EAGF  shared  management,  which  are  the 
basis for the updated estimates of the budgetary needs for 2022.  

Apart from taking into account market factors, AL 1/2022 also incorporates the impact of legislative 
decisions in the agricultural sector since the DB 2022 was adopted in July 2021, as well as for some 
that are still under preparation, soon to be adopted.  

Overall, 2022 EAGF needs (after taking into account EAGF provisions related to 'financial discipline') 
are now estimated at EUR 40 919,9 million8, which is an increase by EUR 70 million compared to the 
DB 2022. This increase is solely due to additional needs for direct payments.  

The DB 2022 already included the effect of the Member States’ notifications of 19 February 2021 on 
transfers  between  direct  payments  and  rural  development9.  However,  at  the  time  of  drawing  up  the 
DB 2022, the notifications on the implementation of the various direct payment schemes for calendar 
year  2021  were  still  being  analysed  and  hence  their  effects  on  the  individual  schemes  for  financial 
year 2022 could not yet be taken into account in the DB 2022. This is now included in the AL 1/2022 
estimates. Specifically, the needs for the basic payment scheme and small farmers scheme are slightly 
higher compared to the DB 2022 and the needs for the single area payment scheme and young farmers 
scheme are lower. 

The amount of assigned revenue estimated to be available in 2022 with EUR 551 million remains the 
same as in DB 2022. In contrast to previous years, AL 1/2022 does not incorporate an expected carry-
over  of  assigned  revenue  from  2021  to  2022.  The  EAGF  2021  budget  execution  is  advancing  well, 
particularly  for  direct  payments10.  The  financial  discipline  applied  in  the  2021  budget  amounted  to 

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The  needs  amount  corresponds  to  EUR 40 368,9 million  fresh  appropriations  plus  EUR 551,0 million  assigned 
revenue. 
The transfers were notified by Member States concerned in accordance with Articles 7(2), 11(6), 14(1) and 14(2) 
of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 with an amount of EUR 1 144,2 million from the EAGF to the EAFRD and 
EUR 525,4 million from the EAFRD to the EAGF. The resulting net transfer from the EAGF to the EAFRD, i.e. 
EUR 618,8 million,  is  deducted  from  the  2022  EAGF  sub-ceiling  of  EUR 41  257   million  under  the  new  MFF 
2021-2027  and  added  to  the  respective  national  envelopes  for  the  EAFRD  in  2022.  Overall,  such  transfers 
between the two CAP pillars are budgetary neutral as regards the ceiling for Heading 3. 
This  estimate  is  based  on  the  declarations  of  actual  expenditure  received  from  Member  States  for  the  period 
16.10.2020  to  31.08.2021  and  forecasts  for  1.9.2021  to  15.10.2021.  Small  corrections  in  relation  to  these 
declarations and expenditure under direct management are still to be made up to the end of the year. 

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EUR 883 million, of which EUR 487,6 million to establish the crisis reserve and a further EUR 395,4 
million to reduce the amount available for direct payments in order to respect the EAGF net balance. 
In  accordance  with  Article  12(2)(d)  of  the  Financial  Regulation,  the  2021  surplus  would  be  carried 
over to 2022 for reimbursement to the farmers to partly compensate this additional financial discipline 
cut in 2021. The unused appropriations of EUR 487,6 million of the 2021 agricultural crisis reserve, 
which will not be called on, will be carried over for reimbursement to farmers subject to the financial 
discipline in 2022. 

As  a  result  of  these  updates,  the  Commission  proposes  to  increase  the  expenditure  estimates  for 
agriculture  by  EUR 70 million  compared 
the  DB 2022.  Commitment  appropriations  of 
EUR 40 368,9 million, which include EUR 497,3 million for the Reserve for crises in the agricultural 
sector, are required to cover EAGF needs for 2022. This overall amount remains below the EAGF net 
balance of EUR 40 639 million leaving a margin of EUR 270,1 million. This means that the financial 
discipline will only be applied to establish the agricultural crisis reserve for budget year 2022.11  

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Name 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

Budget line 

08 02 05 01 
08 02 05 02 
08 02 05 03 
08 02 05 04 
08 02 05 05 

POSEI and smaller Aegean islands (direct payments) 
Single area payment scheme (SAPS) 
Redistributive payment 
Basic payment scheme (BPS) 
Payment  for  agricultural  practices  beneficial  for  the  climate 
and the environment 
Payment for farmers in areas with natural constraints 
Payment for young farmers 
Crop-specific payment for cotton 

08 02 05 06 
08 02 05 07 
08 02 05 08 
08 02 05 09  Voluntary coupled support scheme 
08 02 05 10 
08 02 05 11 
08 02 05 12 

Small farmers scheme 
Reserve for crises in the agricultural sector 
Reimbursement  of  direct  payments 
from 
appropriations carried-over in relation to financial discipline 

farmers 

to 

0 
-41 000 000 
3 000 000 
86 000 000 
-4 000 000 

0 
-39 000 000 
0 
5 000 000 
60 000 000 
0 
0 

0 
-41 000 000 
3 000 000 
86 000 000 
-4 000 000 

0 
-39 000 000 
0 
5 000 000 
60 000 000 
0 
0 

Total 

70 000 000 

70 000 000 

UPDATE OF THE SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS 

5.  
As  foreseen  in  point  C  of  Part  II  of  the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  (IIA)12,  the  Commission  has 
examined  the  most  recent  information  available  concerning  Sustainable  Fisheries  Partnership 
Agreements (SFPAs) and reviewed the expected needs for 2022 on the basis of the developments in 
the  negotiation  processes  with  the  third  countries  involved.  On  the  basis  of  this  review,  the 
Commission  proposes  to  move  commitment  appropriations  for  an  amount  of  EUR  54  million  and 
payment appropriations for an amount of EUR 51 million from the reserve (budget article 30 02 02) to 
the operational  article  (08 05 01  Establishing a  governance framework for fishing activities carried 
out  by  Union  fishing  vessels  in  third-country  waters).  This  budgetary-neutral  transfer  relates  to  the 
Fisheries Agreements with Gabon, Mauritania and Cook Islands, for which the agreements have been 
reached and will enter into provisional application by mid-November.  

The available commitment appropriations including both the reserve (EUR 58,3 million) and the main 
operational  line  (EUR  84,3  million)  amount  to  EUR  142,6  million.  Considering  the  result  of  the 
negotiations and the following agreements signed with Cook Islands, Mauritania and Gabon, the final 

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12  

The adjustment rate for direct payments related to the financial discipline mechanism in respect of the calendar 
year 2021 is set in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/951 of 11 June 2021 with 1,658907 % on 
the basis of the DB 2022. In view of the minor modifications for direct payments proposed in this AL 1/2022, no 
adaptation of the rate already fixed is required. 
Interinstitutional  Agreement  between  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council  of  the  European  Union  and  the 
European  Commission  on  budgetary  discipline,  on  cooperation  in  budgetary  matters  and  on  sound  financial 
management,  as  well  as  on  new  own  resources,  including  a  roadmap  towards  the  introduction  of  new  own 
resources, OJ L 433, 20.12.2020, p. 28. 

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overall needs amount to EUR 153,5 million. Therefore, an additional amount of EUR 10,9 million is 
necessary to be able to fulfil contractual obligations. 

As  for  payment  appropriations,  including  both  the  reserve  (EUR  55,3  million)  and  the  main 
operational line (EUR 84 million) the available credits amount to EUR 139,3 million. Considering the 
payment  needs  of  EUR  160,7  million  to  cover  existing  protocols  and  also  taking  into  account  the 
agreements signed with  Cook Islands, Mauritania and Gabon, the overall payment needs exceed the 
available budget by EUR 21,4 million. 

Budget line 

Name 

Establishing  a  governance  framework  for  fishing 
activities  carried  out  by  Union  fishing  vessels  in 
third country waters 
Differentiated  appropriations  (Reserve  for  budget 
article 08 05 01) 

08 05 01 

30 02 02 

Total 

6. 

DIGITAL EUROPE PROGRAMME 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

in EUR 

64 925 000 

72 425 000 

-54 000 000 

10 925 000 

-51 000 000 

21 425 000 

Due to delays in the adoption of the work programmes implementing the Digital Europe Programme 
following  the  late  adoption  of  the  corresponding  basis  act13,  several  calls  for  proposals  have  to  be 
postponed  to  late  2022.  As  a  consequence,  the  level  of  payment  appropriations  included  in  the  DB 
2022 can be decreased by EUR 216 million, as follows: 

Budget line 

02 04 01 10 
02 04 01 11 

Cybersecurity 
European  Cybersecurity 
Research Competence Centre 
Artificial intelligence 
Skills 

02 04 03 
02 04 04 
02 04 05 01  Deployment 
Total 

Name 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

EUR 

Industrial,  Technology 

and 

-5 000 000 
-118 000 000 

-49 000 000 
-5 000 000 
-39 000 000 
-216 000 000 

0 

7. 

UPDATE OF THE IPA III CONTRIBUTION TO ERASMUS+ 

An  IPA  III  contribution  to  Erasmus+  of  EUR  3,7  million  was  originally  allocated  for  support  to 
Bologna  activities  to  be  programmed  through  the  IPA  Committee  comitology,  of  which  EUR  2,2 
million in 2022 and EUR 1,5 million in 2025. However, because of the delay in the adoption of the 
IPA  III  basis  act  and  the  state  of  play  on  the  negotiations  of  the  international  dimension  of  the 
Erasmus+ programme, it will not be possible to use the amount of EUR 2,2 million in 2022 as planned 
for  Bologna  activities  and  hence  this  amount  will  be  reprogrammed  for  other  activities  under  IPA. 
These  changes  affect  the  DB  2022  as  well  as  the  financial  programming  for  the  amount  planned  in 
2025. The proposed change to the DB 2022 has the following – overall neutral – impact on the IPA 
budget lines: 

Budget line 

15 02 01 02 
15 02 01 01 
Total 

Name 

Erasmus+ — contribution from IPA III 
Preparation for accession 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

-2 200 000 
2 200 000 
0 

0 
0 
0 

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Regulation  (EU)  2021/694  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  29  April  2021  establishing  the 
Digital Europe Programme and repealing Decision (EU) 2015/2240, OJ L 166, 11.5.2021. 

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8. 

DECENTRALISED AGENCIES AND EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

8.1  
The ReFuelEU Aviation proposal14 aims at ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport. 
As part of the proposal,  EASA will be required to provide data on the aviation  fuel  uplift at  Union 
airports to competent national authorities. As of 2025, EASA will also be required to publish technical 
reports on the compliance of economic operators with the obligations under ReFuelEU Aviation. To 
enable EASA to carry out these additional tasks, the Commission proposes to add one AD5 post to the 
number of posts included in the draft budget 2022, and to increase the EU contribution to EASA on 
the reserve line by EUR 1,8 million in 2022, to be offset by a corresponding reduction from the CEF 
transport budget article 02 03 01. 

Budget line 

Name 

02 03 01 
30 02 02 

Total 

Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Transport 
Differentiated appropriations (Reserve for budget article 02 
10 01) 

The updated establishment plan is set out in the budgetary annex. 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

-1 800 000 
1 800 000 

-1 800 000 
1 800 000 

0 

0 

8.2  

Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) 

In accordance with Article 33 (10) of Regulation (EU) 2019/942 of 5 June 2019, the Commission has 
carried out an assessment as to whether the financial and human resources available to ACER allow it 
to  fulfil  its  role  under  the  recast  Regulation  of  working  towards  an  internal  energy  market  and  of 
contributing to energy security to the benefit of consumers in the Union. The assessment was delayed 
one  year due to  the impact  of the COVID-19 pandemic. The assessment has shown that the agency 
requires a further 18 establishment plan posts, 1 contract  agent  and 6 Seconded National  Experts to 
fully implement its tasks over the period 2022-2027, of which 4 establishment plan posts, 1 contract 
agent  and  6  Seconded  National  Experts  in  2022.  Out  of  the  25  additional  FTEs  needed,  15  will  be 
financed  by  the  fees  collected  by  the  agency,  while  the  remaining  10  are  financed  by  the  EU 
contribution. The additional resources will allow the agency to fully implement the tasks mandated to 
it  by  already  existing  EU  legislation.  The  additional  staff  will  be  dedicated  to  improving  the  legal 
quality of ACER’s decision, the integration of the European electricity market and REMIT. For each 
of the years of the period, the additional staff can be financed within the EU contribution to ACER as 
set out in the financial programming included in the draft budget 2022, taking into account higher fee 
income.  

The updated establishment plan is set out in the budgetary annex. 

8.3  

European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) 

In  the  draft  budget  2022,  EIOPA’s  establishment  plan  for  2022  no  longer  included  an  AD  15  post. 
However,  upon  his  re-appointment  for  a  second  five-year  term,  EIOPA’s  Executive  Director  was 
reclassified from AD14 to AD15. EIOPA’s establishment plan for 2022 therefore needs to be adjusted 
accordingly. 

The updated establishment plan is set out in the budgetary annex. 

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)  

8.4  
In the amending budget 2/202115 and DEC5/2021, the Commission proposed to reinforce the ECDC 
by a total  of EUR 106  million  to  deal  with  the genome sequencing issue resulting  from  COVID-19 
pandemic.  The  Agency  has  managed  to  implement  the  majority  of  the  additional  funding,  but  a 

14  
15  

COM(2021) 561, 14.7.2021. 
OJ L 322, 13.9.2021. 

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surplus of EUR 20 million was returned in draft amending budget 6/2021. EUR 10 million will still be 
needed  in  2022  to  continue  the  COVID-19  actions  that  were  started  in  2021.  Therefore,  the 
Commission  proposes  to  increase  the  ECDC  budget  in  2022  by  EUR  10  million.  The  Commission 
will review the remaining needs for 2023 in the context of the preparation of the 2023 Draft Budget. 

Budget line 

06 10 01 
Total 

Name 

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

10 000 000 
10 000 000 

10 000 000 
10 000 000 

8.5  

European Medicines Agency (EMA) 

In  the  Health  Union  Package  of  11  November  2020,  the  Commission  proposed  to  structurally 
reinforce the role of EMA in crisis preparedness and management, in particular to ensure that critical 
shortages  of  medicinal  products  and  medical  devices  in  a  health  emergency  are  avoided  across  the 
Union. As part of the proposal, a new IT system to monitor and report on shortages of medicines and 
medical devices was planned to be developed in 2021. However, the necessary procurement procedure 
for the IT system has taken more time than originally foreseen, and therefore EUR 17,8 million was 
returned in draft amending budget 6/2021, of which EUR 14 million is proposed to be made available 
again in 2022 through this amending letter. The Commission will review the remaining needs for 2023 
in the context of the preparation of the 2023 Draft Budget. 

Budget line 

Name 

06 10 03 01  Union contribution to the European Medicines Agency 
Total 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

14 000 000 
14 000 000 

14 000 000 
14 000 000 

8.6  

European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) 

The  EPPO  started  its  operation  on  1  June  2021  and  the  caseload  in  the  first  operational  months 
appears to be in line with the EPPO’s initial assessment: the number of backlog and new cases under 
the EPPO proceedings increases month by month. For this reason, the Commission proposes to adjust 
the  EPPO  budget  and  staff  resources  by  76  establishment  plan  posts  (of  which  62  AD  and  14  AST 
posts), 13 Contract Agents and 29 Seconded National Experts. This reinforcement is proposed for a 
period  of  three  years  (2022-2024)  so  as  to  allow  EPPO  to  deal  with  the  backlog  of  cases  in  a 
reasonable timeframe. The Commission will therefore re-assess the staffing situation of the EPPO at 
the  end  of  2023,  by  when  the  unavoidable  backlog  from  the  start  of  operations  should  have  been 
overcome,  giving  a  clearer  picture  of  cruising  speed  case-load  of  this  new  body.  This  analysis  will 
feed  the  proposed  budget  and  staff  for  future  years.  To  cover  the  additional  staff  costs  in  2022  and 
considering recruitment on average mid-year, the Commission proposes to increase appropriations by 
EUR 7,5 million as compared to DB 2022.  

Budget line 

07 10 08 
Total 

Name 

European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

7 500 000 
7 500 000 

7 500 000 
7 500 000 

The updated establishment plan is set out in the budgetary annex. 

8.7  

European Asylum Support Office (EASO) 

The breakdown of posts across the grades of the establishment plan of the European Asylum Support 
Office  (EASO),  as  transmitted by EASO in  the  context  of the preparation of the draft budget  2022, 
does  not  allow  for  the  necessary  career  development  of  staff  through  reclassification.  Following  a 
review of the grades carried out with the agency, the Commission proposes to adjust the breakdown of 
the grades in the establishment plan accordingly. The overall budget and the total number of posts of 
EASO remains unchanged.  

The updated establishment plan is set out in the budgetary annex. 

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8.8  

Agency  for  the  Operational  Management  of  Large-Scale  IT  Systems  in  the  Area  of 

Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) 

In  May  201816,  the  Commission  proposed  to  assign  additional  tasks  to  eu-LISA  in  relation  to  the 
update  of  the  Visa  Information  System  (VIS).  The  agreement  reached  in  July  2021  on  the  new 
Regulation confirms the additional tasks for eu-LISA as proposed by the Commission, but the timing 
of  the  political  agreement  does  not  leave  the  agency  sufficient  time  to  make  good  use  of  the 
appropriations and staff initially planned for 2021. That is why the Commission proposes to postpone 
the resources planned in the original financial statement for each of the years of the MFF period by 
one year, so as to allow for implementation as from 2022. The agency has returned the commitment 
appropriations budgeted for 2021 (EUR 17,2 million) in budget authority transfer DEC 18/2021, and 
the appropriations  requested for this purpose in  the draft budget  2022  can be reduced by EUR 13,1 
million through this amending letter.  

Budget line 

11 10 02 

Total 

Name 

European  Union  Agency  for  the  Operational  Management 
of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security 
and Justice (‘eu-LISA’) 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

-13 100 000 

-13 100 000 

-13 100 000 

-13 100 000 

9. 

EUROPEAN HEALTH AND DIGITAL EXECUTIVE AGENCY 

The  European  Health  and  Digital  Executive  Agency  (HaDEA)  was  established  as  a  new  executive 
agency  in  early  2021.  The  establishment  plan  in  the  draft  budget  included  a  projection  of  seconded 
officials  from  the  Commission.    However,  the  actually  recruited  seconded  officials  will  keep  their 
grading in the Commission, and therefore HaDEA’s establishment plan for 2022 needs to be adjusted 
accordingly, whereas the EU contribution to the agency remains unchanged. 

The updated establishment plan is set out in the budgetary annex. 

10. 

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE HEADING 7 “EUROPEAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION” 

10.1   Assignment of the revenues from the UK contribution to staff pension expenditure 

In  line  with  Article  142  of  the  Agreement  on  the  withdrawal  of  the  United  Kingdom  from  the 
European  Union  (‘Withdrawal  Agreement’)17,  each  year  the  United  Kingdom  will  pay  into  the  EU 
budget its share of the staff pension benefits acquired by EU staff until 31 December 2020. The first 
UK  payment  related  to  staff  pensions  is  due  in  2022.  In  the  draft  budget  2022,  this  contribution  is 
presented on the revenue side of the budget as part of the general line receiving all contributions by 
the United Kingdom linked to the Withdrawal Agreement (revenue item 6 6 0 2). 

Given the direct link between the UK contribution, which is calculated based on individual benefits of 
retired  staff  and  the  annual  pension  benefits  and  other  employee  benefits  paid  from  the  EU  budget, 
and the related expenditure, the Commission  proposes assigning the UK contribution  (amounting  to 
some EUR 225 million in 2022) as assigned revenue directly to the relevant budget line for pension 
expenditure18. The amounts on the budget line can be reduced accordingly.   

Budget line 

21 01 01 
Total 

Name 

Pensions and allowances 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

-225 000 000 
-225 000 000 

-225 000 000 
-225 000 000 

The budgetary remarks are updated accordingly in the budgetary annex.  

16  
17  

18  

COM(2018) 302, 16.5.2018.  
Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European 
Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7. 
Budget article 21 01 01 ”Pensions and allowances”. 

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10.2   Adaptations to establishment plans 

10.2.1   Commission and Council: transfer of tasks related to accident insurance 

In  June  2021,  it  has  been  agreed  to  transfer  the  tasks  of  management  of  the  Council’s  General 
Secretariat (GSC) accident insurance files from the GSC to PMO19. The agreement between the GSC 
and PMO foresees the transfer of 1 AST post to PMO along with the relating appropriations. 

The corresponding impact on the European Council and Council’s section of the draft budget 2022 is 
set out in the table below: 

Budget line 

Name 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

Section II - European Council and Council 
Basic salaries 
1 1 0 0 
Entitlements  under  the  Staff  Regulations  related  to  the 
1 1 0 2 
personal circumstance of the staff member 
Social security cover 

1 1 0 3 
Total 
Section III - Commission 
20 03 16 01 
O3 01 01 01 
Total 

Office  for  the  Administration  and  Payment  of  Individal 
Entitlements – Remuneration and allowances 

-37 052 

-13 000 

-1 000 
-51 052 

46 000 

46 000 

-37 052 

-13 000 

-1 000 
-51 052 

46 000 

46 000 

10.2.2   Breakdown of posts between function groups 

The Commission has committed to stable staffing under the current MFF. Nevertheless, the important 
political  challenges  to  be  tackled,  from  the  actions  to  address  the  COVID-19  pandemic  to  fighting 
climate change, increase the need for highly qualified policy officers, with the appropriate profiles in 
the function group for administrators. Rather than requesting  any additional resources to  meet  these 
challenges, it is proposed to convert an additional 90 AST6 posts into 90 AD5 posts for 2022. This 
will lead to budgetary savings of EUR 0,956 million on the central salaries budget line. 

Budget line 

20 01 02 01 

20 01 02 02 

Total 

Name 

Remuneration and allowances — Headquarters and 
Representation offices 
Expenses and allowances related to recruitment, transfers 
and termination of service  — Headquarters and 
Representation offices 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

-955 000 

-955 000 

-1 000 

-1 000 

-956 000 

-956 000 

The updated establishment plans are set out in the budgetary annex. 

10.2.3   Adjustments  to  the establishment  plans of  the EEAS and the  Commission in  the light  of the 
transfer of internal market files in relation to the non-EU Western European states from the 
EEAS to the Commission 

As  agreed  in  the  recent  exchanges  between  the  Secretaries  General  of  the  Commission  and  the 
EEAS20,  the  Commission  will  take  over  a  number  of  tasks  related  to  the  internal  market  from  the 
EEAS.  The  EEAS  will  hence  transfer  the  corresponding  resources  (1  AD11,  2  AD10  and  1  AST9 
official) to the Commission and reduce its establishment plan and its budget accordingly. For three of 
the officials the transfer will take place already in 2021, and by 1 January 2022 for the fourth official.  

The figures are based on the understanding that these four officials, will be paid by the Commission 
for the whole year 2022 even though they may be seconded during the first six months. The budget 
transferred includes also certain infrastructure and IT budget items.  

Budget line 

Name 

Commitment 

Payment 

19  
20  

Council Decision (EU) 2021/1027 of 22 June 2021. 
Ares(2021)5607239 and Ares(2021)5342554. 

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Section X - European External Action Service  
1 1 0 0 
1 1 0 2 

Basic salaries 
Entitlements  under  the  Staff  Regulations  related  to  the 
personal circumstance of the staff member 
Social security cover 
Missions 
Cleaning and maintenance 
Water, gas, electricity and heating 
Security and surveillance of buildings 
Information and communication technology 

1 1 0 3 
1 4 0  
2 0 1 0 
2 0 1 1 
2 0 1 2 
2 1 0 0 
Total 
Section III - Commission 

20 01 02 01 

20 01 02 02 

Remuneration  and  allowances  —  Headquarters  and 
Representation offices 
Expenses  and  allowances  related  to  recruitment,  transfers 
and 
and 
termination  of 
Representation offices 

service  —  Headquarters 

20 02 06 01  Missions 
20 03 01 02 
20 03 07 02  Guarding of buildings — Brussels 
20 04 02 
Digital workplace 

Expenditure related to buildings 

Total 

11. 

UPDATE OF REVENUE 

appropriations 

appropriations 

-444 000 

-110 000 

-17 000 
-18 800 
-9 900 
-3 000 
-14 200 
-26 000 
-642 900 

-444 000 

-110 000 

-17 000 
-18 800 
-9 900 
-3 000 
-14 200 
-26 000 
-642 900 

603 000 

603 000 

1 000 

18 800 

12 900 

14 200 

26 000 
675 900 

1 000 

18 800 

12 900 

14 200 

26 000 
675 900 

11.1   Update of the forecast of the non-recyclable plastics own resource 

The  new  Own  Resources  Decision  (Council  Decision  (EU,  Euratom)  2020/2053  of  14  December 
202021) was approved by all Member States by 31 May 2021. As a consequence, it entered into force 
on  1 June  2021.  The  Own  Resources  Decision  has  established  a  new  own  resource  based  on  non-
recycled plastic packaging waste, which the Commission entered in the 2022 draft budget. 

Non-recycled plastic packaging waste results from the difference between plastic packaging waste and 
the  recycled  quantity  thereof.  The  forecast  of  plastic  packaging  waste  used  by  the  Commission  is 
based on the following method: the annual growth rates of GNI in constant prices for 2017/2018-2021 
according to the latest available Commission economic forecast are applied to the latest outturn data 
for plastic packaging waste. 

Member States’ recycling rates are assumed to follow a linear convergence path between the recycling 
rate based on the latest available outturn data (2017/2018) and the EU recycling target of 50 % to be 
met  by  2025.  The  increase  of  recycling  rates  is  capped  at  2  percentage  points  per  year  to  ensure  a 
realistic convergence path. The recycling rate of Member States having already reached or surpassed 
the target in 2017/2018 is kept constant. 

Based  on  this  method  and  including  updated  forecast  bases  provided  by  Luxembourg,  Portugal  and 
Romania,  the  forecast  for  all  Member  States  was  agreed  in  the  181st  meeting  of  the  Advisory 
Committee on Own Resources (ACOR) on 26 May 2021. 

In application of Article 15 of the Making Available Regulation for the plastics-based own resource 
(‘MAR2’)22,  Member  States  were  invited  to  send  to  the  Commission  their  updated  forecasts  on  the 
volume of non-recycled plastic packaging waste by 31 July 2021. 

21  

22  

Council  Decision  (EU,  Euratom)  2020/2053  of  14  December  2020  on  the  system  of  own  resources  of  the 
European Union (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1). 
Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2021/770 of 30 April 2021 on the calculation of the own resource based on 
plastic  packaging  waste  that  is  not  recycled,  on  the  methods  and  procedure  for  making  available  that  own 
resource, on the measures to meet cash requirements, and on certain aspects of the own resource based on gross 
national income (OJ L165, 11.5.2021, p. 15.) 

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The  Czech  Republic,  Germany,  Spain,  Croatia,  Italy,  Hungary,  Austria  and  Slovakia  sent  updated 
forecasts  of  non-recycled  plastic  packaging  waste  for  2021  and  2022  to  the  Commission.  Belgium, 
Bulgaria, Poland and Sweden confirmed the forecast  bases agreed during the ACOR  meeting on 26 
May  2021.  The  remaining  Member  States  did  not  send  updated  forecasts  of  non-recycled  plastic 
packaging waste for 2021 and 2022. 

In this context and as an exception from the annual ACOR forecasting procedure that takes place once 
a year in May, the Commission agreed with all Member States in the ACOR meeting of September an 
updated set of forecasts for 2021 and 2022 for the non-recycled plastics-based own resource only. 

Compared to the results of the ACOR meeting in May, the updated forecast results in changes for a 
limited number of Member States, but overall the non-recycled plastic packaging waste own resource 
will be only EUR 2 million lower due to a slightly lower plastics base (in tons). 

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2022 - Plastic packaging waste own resource - Impact compared to previous forecast 

Plastics OR gross contribution 

May ACOR 

Sept. ACOR 

Δ 

%Δ 

Plastics OR 
lump-sum 
correction 

Plastics OR net 
contribution 
(May ACOR/ 
DAB4) 

Plastics OR net 
contribution 
(Sept. ACOR) 

Difference 
in plastics 
OR 
contribution 

GNI 
contribution 
(May 
ACOR/ 
DAB4) 

GNI 
contribution 
(Sept. 
ACOR) 

Difference in 
GNI 
contribution 
due to revised 
plastics OR 
forecast23 

Total difference  
(plastics OR + 
GNI 
contribution) 

BE 

BG 

CZ 

DK 

DE 

EE 

IE 

EL 

ES 

FR 

HR 

IT 

CY 

LV 

LT 

LU 

HU 

MT 

NL 

AT 

PL 

PT 

RO 

SI 

  153 

  46 

  95 

  124 

 1 365 

  27 

  150 

  84 

  671 

 1 258 

  30 

  955 

  7 

  21 

  21 

  14 

  189 

  9 

  213 

  149 

  498 

  201 

  183 

  17 

  153 

  46 

  88 

  124 

 1 392 

  27 

  150 

  84 

  663 

 1 258 

  31 

0 

0 

-8 

0 

26 

0 

0 

0 

-6 

0 

2 

0.0% 

0.0% 

-8.1% 

0.0% 

1.9% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

-0.9% 

0.0% 

5.5% 

  945 

-10 

-1.1% 

  7 

  21 

  21 

  14 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

  183 

-6 

-3.0% 

  9 

  213 

  153 

  498 

  201 

  183 

  17 

0 

0 

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0.0% 

0.0% 

2.2% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

0 

22 

32 

0 

0 

4 

0 

33 

142 

0 

13 

184 

3 

6 

9 

0 

30 

1 

0 

0 

117 

31 

60 

6 

  153 

  24 

  63 

  124 

 1 365 

  23 

  150 

  51 

  529 

 1 258 

  17 

  771 

  4 

  15 

  12 

  14 

  159 

  8 

  213 

  149 

  381 

  170 

  123 

  11 

  153 

  24 

  55 

  124 

 1 392 

  23 

  150 

  51 

  521 

 1 258 

  18 

  761 

  4 

  15 

  12 

  14 

  153 

  8 

  213 

  153 

  381 

  170 

  123 

  11 

23 Taking into account only the impact on the GNI resource of the change in the plastics OR forecast. 

14 

 3 864 

  517 

 1 783 

 2 677 

 3 864 

  517 

 1 783 

 2 677 

 28 780 

 28 781 

0 

0 

-8 

0 

26 

0 

0 

0 

-8 

0 

2 

  230 

 2 389 

 1 406 

 9 962 

 19 834 

  436 

-10 

 14 172 

0 

0 

0 

0 

-6 

0 

0 

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

  171 

  251 

  403 

  354 

 1 179 

  103 

 6 688 

 3 164 

 4 296 

 1 707 

 1 877 

  388 

  230 

 2 389 

 1 406 

 9 962 

 19 834 

  436 

 14 172 

  171 

  251 

  403 

  354 

 1 179 

  103 

 6 688 

 3 164 

 4 296 

 1 707 

 1 877 

  388 

0.08 

0.01 

0.04 

0.05 

0.57 

0.00 

0.05 

0.03 

0.20 

0.40 

0.01 

0.28 

0.00 

0.01 

0.01 

0.01 

0.02 

0.00 

0.13 

0.06 

0.09 

0.03 

0.04 

0.01 

0.1 

0.0 

-7.6 

0.1 

27.0 

0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

-7.8 

0.4 

1.6 

-9.9 

0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

-5.6 

0.0 

0.1 

3.3 

0.1 

0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

 
 
 
  
  
                                                 
2022 - Plastic packaging waste own resource - Impact compared to previous forecast 

Plastics OR gross contribution 

May ACOR 

Sept. ACOR 

Δ 

%Δ 

Plastics OR 
lump-sum 
correction 

Plastics OR net 
contribution 
(May ACOR/ 
DAB4) 

Plastics OR net 
contribution 
(Sept. ACOR) 

Difference 
in plastics 
OR 
contribution 

GNI 
contribution 
(May 
ACOR/ 
DAB4) 

GNI 
contribution 
(Sept. 
ACOR) 

Difference in 
GNI 
contribution 
due to revised 
plastics OR 
forecast23 

Total difference  
(plastics OR + 
GNI 
contribution) 

SK 

FI 

SE 

EU27 

  55 

  69 

  106 

 6 711 

  53 

  69 

  106 

-2 

0 

0 

-3.8% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

 6 709 

-0.2 

0.0% 

17 

0 

0 

711 

  38 

  69 

  106 

 6 000 

  36 

  69 

  106 

 5 997 

-2 

0 

0 

  779 

 1 994 

 4 241 

  779 

 1 994 

 4 241 

-2.3 

 113 646 

 113 648 

0.02 

0.04 

0.08 

2.3 

-2.1 

0.0 

0.1 

0.0 

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11.2   Update of the United Kingdom contribution  
Based on Article 148 of the Withdrawal Agreement, the United Kingdom will make payments to the 
Union to cover its share in the outstanding commitments prior to 2021 to be paid in 2022 as well as in 
the Union’s liabilities (such as pensions) and contingent financial liabilities. The overall contribution 
of  the  United  Kingdom  will  also  include  the  payments  to  be  made  by  the  Union  to  the  United 
Kingdom or vice versa related with own resources corrections and adjustments for the financial years 
before 2021.  

Compared  to  the  amounts  indicated  in  the  Draft  Budget  2022,  the  updated  forecast  of  the  United 
Kingdom  contribution  results  in  an  increase  of  EUR 326 659 051  and  amounts  in  total  to 
EUR 11 016 705 653. This increase is the result of: a) the updated amounts related to the September 
invoice which was transmitted to the United Kingdom on 16 September 2021 with five instalments to 
be paid in 2022, and b) the forecast of the United Kingdom’s contribution to the staff pensions and 
other employment-related benefits of 2021 to be paid for the first time in 2022, as  set out in section 
11.1  above.  The  latter  forecast  is  based  on  the  United  Kingdom’s  share  in  the  expenditure  for  staff 
pensions and other employment-related benefits acquired by EU staff until 31 December 2020 (Article 
142(6) of the Withdrawal Agreement).   

The forecasted United Kingdom contribution is entered on the revenue side of the budget  as part of 
the budget line receiving all United Kingdom contributions resulting from the Withdrawal Agreement 
(revenue item 6 6 0 2). 

Reference to the Article of the 
Withdrawal agreement 

2022 

Total provisional UK contribution for 2022, of which: 

1. RAL prior 2021 (including net financial corrections) 

2. Union's liabilities/Pensions*  

3. Own resources corrections and adjustments, of which: 

Art. 140 

Art.142 

3.1 Surplus/deficit of 2020 

Art.136(3)(a) 

3.2 UK correction updates (2018-2019) 

3.3. VAT&GNI 

Art.136 

Art.136 

3.4. TOR 

Art.136, Art. 140(4) 

4. Fines 

5. Contingent liabilities, of which: 

5.1 ELM, EFSI, EFSD, loans (Guarantee funds) 

5.2 Financial Instruments 

5.3 Legal cases (incl. fines) 

6. ECSC net assets 

7. EIF investment 

8. Access to networks/systems/data bases** 

Art.141 

Art.143 

Art.144 

Art.147 

Art.145 

Art.146 

Art. 49(2), Art. 50 and 53, Art. 
62(2), Art. 63(1)(e), Art. 63(2), 
Art. 99(3), Art. 100(2) 

*  the amount of EUR 225 million will be entered in the EU budget as assigned revenue 
** to be entered in the EU budget as assigned revenues 

11 016 705 653 
10 818 886 434 

253 964 699 

18 872 784 

-136 604 402 

p.m. 

137 400 327. 

18 076 859 

-33 609 512 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

-36 656 456 

-6 609 097 

1 856 801 

11.3   Transfer of net assets of the European Coal and Steel Community 

According to Article 145 of the Withdrawal Agreement, the Union is liable to the United Kingdom for 
its  share  in  the  net  assets  of  the  European  Coal  and  Steel  Community  (ECSC)  in  liquidation  on  31 
December 2020, amounting to EUR 183 282 282. The related reimbursement are made in five equal 
annual instalments of EUR 36 656 456 from 2021 to 2025.  

These reimbursements are to be fully compensated by the transfer of the United Kingdom share in the 
net assets of the ECSC to the Union’s budget in the form of annual contributions from 2021 to 2025. 
For this purpose, the revenue item (6 6 0 4) is used, so as to record the contributions from the ECSC in 

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liquidation aiming at fully compensating the effects of the corresponding reductions accounted for in 
the United Kingdom contributions to the Union’s annual budget, as recorded under item 6 6 0 2. 

Revenue line 

6 6 0 4 

Total 

Name 
Contributions  from  the  European  Coal  and  Steel  Community  (ECSC)  in 
liquidation 

EUR 

Amount 

36 656 456 

36 656 456 

12. 

ADDITIONAL MODIFICATION OF BUDGETARY NOMENCLATURE AND BUDGET REMARKS 

12.1   European Year of Youth 

In  view  of  the  2022  European  Year  of  Youth  and  upcoming  legislative  proposals,  the  Commission 
proposes  to  include  in  the  budget  remarks  references  to  the  preparation  and  settlement  of  the 
corresponding  concrete  actions  in  view  of  envisaged  activities  in  2022  in  both  the  Erasmus+  and 
European Solidarity Corps programmes, at chapter level. 

The corresponding budgetary remarks are provided in the budgetary annex. 

12.2   Changes proposed in DAB 6/2021 
In  draft  amending  budget  6/202124,  the  Commission  proposed  to  adjust  the  budgetary  remarks  and 
budgetary  nomenclature  following  requests  from  specific  Member  States  to  transfer  resources 
pursuant to Articles 14 and 26 of the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR25). Through this amending 
letter, the Commission proposes to introduce the same changes in the 2022 draft budget.  

The corresponding budgetary remarks are provided in the budgetary annex. 

12.3   Adjustments following adoption of sectoral legal bases 

The  budgetary  remarks  are  proposed  to  be  updated  following  the  recent  adoption  of  sectoral  legal 
bases  that  were  not  reflected  in  the  DB  2022.  Additionally,  the  EFTA  annex  to  the  EU  Budget  is 
updated  to  mirror  the  final  participation  of  EEA  EFTA  States  to  EU  programmes  in  line  with  (i) 
Protocol  31  of  the  EEA  Agreement  and  the  adoption  of  successive  EEA  Joint  Committee  and  (ii) 
upcoming amendments to Protocol 32 of the EEA Agreement which defines the financial modalities 
for implementation of article 82 of the EEA Agreement including an exceptional contribution of EEA 
EFTA  States  proportional  to  Next  Generation  EU  Credits  for  Horizon  Europe  and  the  Union  Civil 
Protection  Mechanism  and  a  reviewed  calculation  of  the  EFTA  States  financial  contribution  for 
completion lines taking into account the consequences of the UK withdrawal. 

The corresponding modifications are provided in the budgetary annex. 

Pilot projects and preparatory actions 

12.4  
As  set  out  in  the  ‘executability  letter’  of  17  November  202026,  the  Commission  considered  that  the 
commitment  and  payment  appropriations  related  to  pilot  projects  and  preparatory  actions  adopted 
under the 2021 budget that were assessed by the Commission as ‘category C’ - i.e. fully covered by a 
legal base or the ideas are otherwise being addressed - could be transferred to the relevant budget lines 
of the existing programmes to finance the proposed activities. These related appropriations in the 2021 
budget have been transferred through the budgetary authority DEC 1/2021, which was adopted by the 
European Parliament and the Council in April 2021.  

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COM(2021) 955, 8.10.2021. 
OJ L 231, 30.6.2021. 
Ares(2020)6821998 – Synthesis note point 7 + Annex 3.  

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Given that the level of payment appropriations for the existing programmes in the DB 2022 already 
includes the financing of these initiatives in 2022, as a technical correction it is proposed to cancel in 
this amending letter the payment appropriations corresponding to PP 09 21 03. 

Budget line 

PP 09 21 03 

Total 

Name 

Pilot  project  —  Assessing  Options  for  use  of 
hydrogen in shipping 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

in EUR 

0 

0 

-135 000 

-135000 

As  regards  the  budget  nomenclature,  these  transfers  should  also  be  reflected  in  the  2022  budget 
documents. The Commission therefore proposes to adjust the budget nomenclature by transferring and 
deleting the preparatory action and eight pilot projects that were created in 2021.  

Budget line 
PA 03 21 01 
PP 04 21 01 

PP 07 21 06 

PP 07 21 10 

PP 07 21 12 

PP 07 21 13 

PP 07 21 15 
PP 09 21 03 
PP 14 21 01 

Total 

Name 

Preparatory action — The European crisis-management mechanism for the tourism sector 
Pilot project — Pandemic Union-wide management 
Pilot project  — Enabling  greater gender  budget responsiveness of the  next MFF through an gender 
impact assessment 
Pilot project — Education Platform on Rule of Law 
Pilot  project  —  Improving  the  employment  for  persons  with  disabilities  through  the  inclusive 
enterprise model 
Pilot project — Domestic Violence — Assessment of the impact of programs targeting aggressors as 
an instrument to prevent their recurrence in different European countries 
Pilot project — Establishing an EU app for domestic violence victims 
Pilot project — Assessing Options for use of hydrogen in shipping 
Pilot project — European Observatory on the fight against Impunity 

As concerns preparatory actions PA 03 20 05 “Assessing alleged differences in the quality of products 
sold  on  the  internal  market”  and  PA  07  20  06  “Roma  Civil  Monitor  —  Strengthening  capacity  and 
involvement of Roma and pro-Roma civil society in policy monitoring and review”, the corresponding 
lines will be deleted once the commitments already made in 2020 are fully paid. 

Additionally, as Title 05 (Regional Development and Cohesion) is the primary Title for cross-border 
cooperation through the European Regional Development Fund, PP 07 21 03 Pilot project  — Cross-
Border Crisis Response Integrated Initiative (CB-CRII) will be fully transferred to the new PP 05 21 
01 Pilot project — Cross-Border Crisis Response Integrated Initiative (CB-CRII). 

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SUMMARY TABLE BY MFF HEADING 

Draft Budget 2022 

Amending Letter No 1/2022 

Draft Budget 2022 (incl. AL 1/2022) 

In EUR 

1. 

Single  Market,  Innovation 
and Digital 

21 644 141 840 

21 729 301 276 

-216 000 000 

21 644 141 840 

21 513 301 276 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

Ceiling 

21 878 000 000 

Margin 

233 858 160 

21 878 000 000 

233 858 160 

2. 

Cohesion,  Resilience  and 
Values 

56 098 583 548 

62 219 351 658 

31 500 000 

31 500 000 

56 130 083 548 

62 250 851 658 

56 200 000 000 

69 916 452 

Ceiling 

56 200 000 000 

101 416 452 

2a. 

Economic, 
territorial cohesion 

social 

Margin 

and 

49 706 125 007 

56 349 452 460 

800 000  

49 706 125 007 

56 350 252 460 

Ceiling 

49 739 000 000 

Margin 

32 874 993 

49 739 000 000 

32 874 993 

2b.  Resilience and values 

6 392 458 541 

5 869 899 198 

31 500 000 

30 700 000 

6 423 958 541 

5 900 599 198 

Ceiling 

6 461 000 000 

Margin 

68 541 459 

6 461 000 000 

37 041 459 

3. 

Natural  Resources 
Environment 

and 

56 097 406 716 

56 508 073 963 

80 925 000 

91 290 000 

56 178 331 716 

56 599 363 963 

Ceiling 

56 519 000 000 

Margin 

421 593 284 

56 519 000 000 

340 668 284 

Of  which:  Market  related 
direct 
expenditure 
payments 

and 

40 298 859 305 

40 323 039 132 

70 000 000 

70 000 000 

40 368 859 305 

40 393 039 132 

EAGF sub-ceiling 

41 257 000 000 

 Rounding difference 
excluded for calculating the 
sub-margin 
 Net transfers between EAGF 
and EAFRD 
 Net balance available for 
EAGF expenditure (sub-
ceiling corrected by transfers 
between EAGF and EAFRD) 

800 000 

-618 000 000 

40 639 000 000 

EAGF sub-margin 

340 140 695 

41 257 000 000 

800 000 

-618 000 000 

40 639 000 000 

270 140 695 

4. 

Migration 
Management 

and  Border 

3 123 967 387 

3 120 985 566 

-13 100 000 

-13 100 000 

3 110 867 387 

3 107 885 566 

Ceiling 

3 191 000 000 

Margin 

67 032 613 

3 191 000 000 

80 132 613 

5. 

Security and Defence 

1 785 291 945 

1 237 861 185 

1 785 291 945 

1 237 861 185 

Ceiling 

1 868 000 000 

Margin 

82 708 055 

1 868 000 000 

82 708 055 

6. 

Neighbourhood  and 
World 

the 

16 698 442 918 

12 407 051 937 

71 000 000 

265 000 000 

16 769 442 918 

12 672 051 937 

Ceiling 

16 802 000 000 

103 557 082 

7. 

European 
Administration 

Margin 

Public 

16 802 000 000 

32 557 082 

10 845 262 174 

10 845 362 174 

-225 928 052 

-225 928 052 

10 619 334 122 

10 619 434 122 

Ceiling 

11 058 000 000 

Margin 

212 737 826 

11 058 000 000 

438 665 878 

of  which:  Administrative 
expenditure 
the 
institutions 

of 

8 288 083 561 

8 288 183 561 

-928 052 

-928 052 

8 287 155 509 

8 287 255 509 

Sub-ceiling 

8 528 000 000 

Sub-margin 

239 916 439 

8 528 000 000 

240 844 491 

Appropriations for headings 

166 293 096 528 

168 067 987 759 

-55 603 052 

-67 238 052 

166 237 493 476 

168 000 749 707 

Ceiling  

167 516 000 000 

169 209 000 000 

167 516 000 000 

169 209 000 000 

Of which under Flexibility 

248 033 174 

248 033 174 

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Amending Letter No 1/2022 

Draft Budget 2022 (incl. AL 1/2022) 

In EUR 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

Instrument 

Margin 

1 222 903 472 

1 389 045 415 

1 278 506 524 

1 456 283 467 

Thematic special 
instruments 

1 500 251 382 

1 323 919 000 

1 298 919 000 

1 298 919 000 

2 799 170 382 

2 622 838 000 

Total appropriations  

167 793 347 910 

169 391 906 759 

1 243 315 948 

1 231 680 948 

169 036 663 858 

170 623 587 707 

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