Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 as regards additional flexibility to address the consequences of the military aggression of the Russian Federation FAST (Flexible Assistance for Territories) - CARE
Date: 2022-06-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU migration policy, Russia, Ukraine, additional resources, aid to refugees, coordination of financing, economic and social cohesion, fund (EU), integration of migrants, military intervention

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 29.6.2022  COM(2022) 325 final 2022/0208 (COD)  Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 as regards additional flexibility to address the consequences of the military aggression of the Russian Federation FAST (Flexible Assistance for Territories) - CARE  
 
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons for and objectives of the proposal 

The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has brought a series of unexpected challenges 
for the European Union just when the Union and its Member States have been engaged in the 
recovery of our economies and societies after the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, the Union has received over 
6.2  million  Ukrainian  nationals  fleeing  Russian  aggression.  The  EU  has  reacted  rapidly, 
supporting  Member  States  and  regions  in  managing  this  arrival  of  people  by  mobilising  all 
available funding. However, with the rising number of arrivals, it is clear that further action is 
required. The special meeting of the European Council in May 2022 invited the Commission 
to  “present  new  initiatives  …  within  the  Multiannual  Financial  Framework”  to  support  the 
effort of providing protection to millions of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. 

In  addition  to  providing  support to  Member States in  the context  of the inflow  of displaced 
persons,  the  Commission  has  also  been  monitoring  closely  the  on-going  impact  of  Russia’s 
unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on the implementation of cohesion policy in particular. The 
consequences  on  infrastructure  projects  have  been  especially  noted,  both  in  terms  of  the 
availability  and  costs  of  raw  materials  and  the  availability  of  labour  force.  The  European 
Parliament, the Council and regions have all raised concerns about the effect these issues may 
have on finalising the implementation of the 2014-2020 programmes and ensuring the start up 
of the new 2021-2027 programmes.  

Since  24  February,  the  Commission  has  already  tabled  a  number  of  proposals,  under 
Cohesion’s  Action  for  Refugees  in  Europe  (CARE),  to  ensure  that  all  the  funding  available 
under the 2014-2020 cohesion policy and European Fund for the Most Deprived programmes 
are speedily mobilised to address the immediate challenges faced by the Member States and 
several  of  their  eastern  regions  in  particular,  notably  as  regards  those  fleeing  Russian 
aggression. 

These amendments have secured the possibility to mobilise available funding to address the 
immediate  consequences  of  the  Russian  war  of  aggression  against  Ukraine,  while  allowing 
Member  States  to  continue  their  efforts  to  ensure  a  green,  digital  and  resilient  recovery  of 
their economies from the crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The possibility to  use the  European Regional Development  Fund (ERDF) and the European 
Social  Fund  (ESF)  for  operations  addressing  the  migratory  challenges  resulting  from  the 
military aggression by Russia under the rules of  the other fund  enables the use of  available 
resources for existing needs, without the need for a transfer. Furthermore, these operations are 
made  eligible  as  from  the  date  of  the  invasion,  to  allow  support  for  all  related  needs. 
Moreover,  a  new  unit  cost  has  been  introduced  and  reporting  arrangements  on  participants 
have been simplified to reduce the administrative burden for both beneficiaries and Member 
State  administrations  in  the  context  of  addressing  migratory  challenges.  Finally,  the 
possibility to make use of up to 100% co-financing was extended for these measures also to 
the accounting year ending on 30 June 2022 in order to contribute to alleviating the burden on 
Member States’ public finances, and the substantial increase of pre-financing from REACT-
EU resources provided Member States with liquidity needed to cover the most pressing needs.  

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The consequences of the Russian military aggression have grown in scope and its impact has 
expanded.  As  a  result,  Member  States  are  facing  continuous  substantial  inflows  of  persons 
fleeing  the  Russian  aggression.  At  the  same  time,  some  Member  States  are  facing  labour 
shortages and a scarcity of input materials in certain sectors. This situation comes on top of 
the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, notably the disruption of value chains, which 
challenges public budgets  that were  focused on the recovery of the  economy, but  also  risks 
delaying investments, especially in infrastructure. 

While the measures  already  adopted have played a major role in  supporting Member States 
and regions addressing the immediate effects of the war, it is clear that the evolving situation 
calls for additional action. In particular, increased flexibility will help optimise the use of the 
remaining  2014-2020  resources  and  allow  a  smoother  phasing  of  delayed  projects  between 
2014-2020 and 2021-2027 programmes.  

Consequently, further flexibility to allow quicker and more complete support from the Funds 
should  be  introduced  to  alleviate  the  burden  on  national  budgets  and  facilitate  the 
implementation  of  operations  addressing  both  migratory  challenges,  as  well  as  market 
disruptions of key economic sectors.  

For operations addressing migratory challenges resulting from the military aggression by the 
Russian Federation, it is therefore appropriate, as part of that more complete support and as an 
exceptional  measure,  without  prejudice  to  the  rules  that  should  apply  under  regular 
circumstances,  to  derogate  from  the  requirements  linked  to  the  location  of  the  operation 
within a given Member State, given that the persons fleeing the war may move location more 
than once. In addition, given the continuation of the Russian aggression, an extension in time 
and increase of the newly established unit cost allowed to cover the basic needs and support 
of  persons  granted  temporary  protection  or  other  adequate  protection  under  national  law  in 
accordance  with  Council  Implementing  Decision  (EU)  2022/3821  and  Council  Directive 
2001/55/EC2 in all Member States is justified. 

Furthermore,  it  is  also  proposed  to  allow  the  remaining  resources  from  the  2014-2020 
Cohesion Fund to support operations falling within the scope of either the ERDF or the ESF, 
in  accordance  with  the  rules  applicable  to  those  Funds.  This  implies  the  extension  to  the 
Cohesion  Fund  of  the  flexibility  for  the  use  of  ERDF  and  ESF  resources  introduced  with 
Regulation (EU) 2022/562 of the European Parliament and of the Council3. Similarly, given 
that  the  eligibility  for  operations  addressing  the  migratory  challenges  as  a  result  of  the 
military  aggression  by  Russia  was  set  as  of  24 February  2022,  the  possibility  to  declare 
expenditure  for  such  operations  also  when  they  are  already  physically  completed  or  fully 
implemented  should  be  made  possible.  These  possibilities  should  also  be  extended  to  the 
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) as a result of the consequences of the war on 
the fishery and aquaculture sector. 

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Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of 4 March 2022 establishing the existence of a  mass 
influx of displaced persons from Ukraine within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 2001/55/EC, and 
having the effect of introducing temporary protection, OJ L 71, 4.3.2022, p. 1–6 
Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection 
in  the  event  of  a  mass  influx  of  displaced  persons  and  on  measures  promoting  a  balance  of  efforts 
between  Member  States  in  receiving  such  persons  and  bearing  the  consequences  thereof  (OJ  L  212, 
7.8.2001, p. 12). 
Regulation  (EU)  2022/562  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  6  April  2022  amending 
Regulations (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) No 223/2014 as regards Cohesion’s Action for Refugees in 
Europe (CARE) (OJ L 109, 8.4.2022, p. 1). 

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In the same spirit and with the intention of alleviating the administrative burden on Member 
States  that  are  constantly  adjusting  to  the  evolving  needs,  transfers  between  thematic 
objectives within a priority and within a Fund and category of region should be made possible 
without the need for a decision of the Commission amending the programme. In addition, it is 
proposed to increase the ceiling  of the flexibility  between priorities  for  calculating the final 
balance  of  the  contribution  from  the  Funds.  Moreover,  for  priorities  promoting  the  socio-
economic  integration  of  third  country  nationals,  including  those  dedicated  to  operations 
addressing  migratory  challenges  as  a  result  of  the  military  aggression  by  the  Russian 
Federation,  the  possibility  of  a    co-financing  rate  up  to  100%  should  be established  in  both 
programming periods, in order to support Member States in addressing the needs of displaced 
people both now and in the future. 

To  reflect  the  easier  conditions  for  phasing  of  projects  between  programming  periods,  it  is 
also necessary to introduce targeted flexibilities for the 2021-2027 programming period. 

In order to assist all Member States in addressing the impact of the war with their 2021-2027 
programmes,  support  from  the  ERDF,  ESF+  and  Cohesion  Fund  under  the  Investment  for 
jobs and growth goal should be mobilised quickly by increasing the rate of pre-financing. 

In addition, the co-financing rate of up to 100% should be introduced for priorities promoting 
the  socio-economic  integration  of  third  country  nationals  from  the  2021-2027  programmes 
until mid-2024 and should be reviewed on the basis of how it has been used.  

Finally, the ceiling for the possibility to phase operations from the 2014-2020 programmes to 
those of the 2021-2027 programming period should be lowered to enlarge this possibility to 
more  operations  facing  delays.  Moreover,  the  second  phase  of  operations  under  2021-2027 
programmes  should  be  made  eligible  in  accordance  with  2014-2020  rules  and  managing 
authorities  should  be  given  the  possibility  to  grant  support  to  such  operations  directly, 
provided  that  a  limited  number  of  key  conditions  are  met.  Such  phasing  flexibility  will  not 
affect  Member  States’  obligations  to  comply  with  thematic  concentration  requirements  and 
climate contribution targets. 

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Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area 

The  proposal  is  consistent  with  the  overall  legal  framework  established  for  the  European 
Structural  and  Investment  (ESI)  Funds  and  cohesion  policy  and  is  limited  to  targeted  and 
exceptional  amendments  of  Regulations  (EU)  No  1303/2013  and  (EU)  2021/1060.  The 
proposal also complements the preceding amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 via 
the amending regulations of 6 April 2022 and of 12 April 2022 as well as all other measures 
aimed at addressing the current unprecedented situation. 

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Consistency with other Union policies 

The  proposal  is  limited  to  targeted  and  exceptional  amendments  of  Regulations  (EU) 
No  1303/2013 and (EU) 2021/1060 and maintains consistency with other Union policies. 

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

The proposal is based on Article 177 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.  

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Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)  

The  proposal  amends  existing  EU  legislation  and  aims  to  facilitate  the  use  and  increase  the 
flexibility in  implementation of  cohesion  policy  resources by Member States and regions  to 
support  measures  addressing  migratory  challenges  as  a  result  of  the  military  aggression  by 
Russia both in the 2014-2020 and in the 2021-2027 programmes. Addressing such challenges 
cannot  be  sufficiently  achieved  by  the  Member  States  alone  and  can  be  better  achieved  at 
Union level.  

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Proportionality 

The proposal is limited to what is needed and targeted at ensuring that all available resources 
under cohesion policy can support measures to address migratory challenges as a result of the 
military aggression by Russia. The proposed flexibilities do not go beyond what is necessary 
to  make  full  use  of  resources  under  the  2014-2020  ESI  Fund  programmes  and  to  allow  for 
smoother phasing of operations to the 2021-2027 programmes. 

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Choice of the instrument 

A Regulation amending existing Regulations is the appropriate instrument to facilitate the use 
of  cohesion  policy  and  resources  to  support  measures  to  address  migratory  challenges  as  a 
result of the military aggression by Russia and to extend the possibility of phasing operations 
of a lower total cost, made necessary by these unprecedented circumstances. 

RESULTS 
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

EX-POST 

EVALUATIONS, 

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STAKEHOLDER 

Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation 

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N/A 

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Stakeholder consultations 

The  proposal  follows  high  level  exchanges  with  other  institutions  and  Member  States.  A 
public consultation is not required given that there is no need for an impact assessment. 

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N/A 

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Collection and use of expertise 

Impact assessment 

An impact assessment has been carried out to prepare the proposal for Regulations (EU) No 
1303/2013 and (EU) 2021/1060. This current targeted change to respond to a critical situation 
does not require a separate impact assessment. 

Regulatory fitness and simplification 

Fundamental rights 

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N/A 

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4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

The proposal concerns cohesion policy programmes from both the 2014-2020 period and the 
2021-2027 period and does not modify existing budgetary commitments.  

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For  the  2021-2027  period,  it  increases  the  level  of  pre-financing  for  programmes  receiving 
support  from  the  ERDF,  the  ESF+  and  the  Cohesion  Fund  under  the  Investment  for  the 
growth  and  jobs  goal  in  2022  and  2023.  This  will  result  in  a  frontloading  of  payment 
appropriations to 2022 and 2023 and is budgetary neutral over the 2021-2027 period.  

The  additional  pre-financing  of  EUR 1.74  billion  for  2023  was  not  envisaged  in  the  draft 
budget.  The  Commission  will  therefore  consider  proposing  to  cover  the  additional  payment 
needs  through  an  amending  letter  to  the  2023  draft  budget  taking  into  account  the  revised 
Member States forecasts. 

The proposed modification does not require changes in the Multiannual Financial Framework 
annual  ceilings  for  commitments  and  payments  as  per  Annex  I  to  Council  Regulation  (EU, 
Euratom)  2020/2093,  and  does  not  imply  changes  to  the  overall  payment  needs  over  either 
programming period.  

The Commission will carefully monitor the impact of the proposed modification on payment 
appropriations  in  2022  and  2023,  taking  into  account  the  overall  implementation  of  the 
budget, revised Member State forecasts, as well as any possible emerging needs or priorities.  

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OTHER ELEMENTS 

Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements 

The implementation of the measures will be monitored and reported upon in the framework of 
the  general  reporting  mechanisms  established  in  Regulations  (EU)  No  1303/2013  and  (EU) 
2021/1060. 

Explanatory documents (for directives) 

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N/A 

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Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal 

It is proposed to amend Regulations (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) 2021/1060 in order to: 

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Derogate  from  the  location  requirements  within  a  given  Member  State  for 
operations  addressing  the  migratory  challenges  as  a  result  of  the  military 
aggression by Russia, as people fleeing the war may move location more than 
once (amendment of Article 70 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013); 

Introduce  the  possibility  to  declare  expenditure  for  such  operations  that  are 
already physically completed or fully implemented (amendment  of Article 65 
of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013); 

  With a notification to the Commission of the revised financial tables approved 
by  the  monitoring  committee  and  without  a  decision  of  the  Commission 
amending the programme, allow for the application of a co-financing rate of up 
to 100% for a separate priority axis that has been established for promoting the 
socio-economic 
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dedicated  to  operations  addressing  migratory  challenges  as  a  result  of  the 
military aggression by the Russian Federation (Article 120, new paragraph (9) 
of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013); 

third  country  nationals, 

integration  of 

including 

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Introduce  additional  flexibility  between  the  Funds,  specifically  allowing  the 
use  of  2014-2020  Cohesion  Fund  resources  for  operations  addressing  the 
migratory challenges as a result of the military aggression by Russia and under 

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the  scope  and  Fund-specific  rules  of  the  ERDF  and  the  ESF,  as  long  as  a 
minimum  financial  allocation  of  30%  of  the  budget  of  the  priority  axis  is 
granted to beneficiaries that are local authorities and civil society organisations 
operating  in  local  communities  in  order  to  ensure  that  these  types  of 
beneficiaries receive an appropriate share of such resources given their active 
role in actions to welcome and integrate refugees (amendment of Article 98(4) 
of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013); 

Allow  for  the  use  of  informed  estimates  limited  to  the  total  number  of 
supported persons and the number of children under 18 years of age when data 
on  participants  is  required  to  be  reported  under  the  separate  priority  axis 
supporting  operations  addressing  migratory  challenges  as  a  result  of  the 
military aggression by the Russian Federation (amendment of Article 98(4) of 
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013); 

Extend  the  recently  established  unit  cost  to  support  measures  to  address 
migratory  challenges  as  a  result  of  the  military  aggression  by  the  Russian 
Federation  to  EUR  100  per  week  for  each  full  week  or  partial  week  that  the 
person is in the Member State concerned, for a maximum of 26 weeks in total 
from the date of arrival of the person in the Union (amendment of Article 68c 
of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013); 

Increase the flexibility for payments  of the final balance  for each priority  per 
Fund and per category of regions in the final accounting year from 10% to 15% 
(amendment of Article 130(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013); 

Allow  for  transfers  in  programmes  of  allocation  between  thematic  objectives 
within the same priority  and the same Fund  and  category of region  without a 
decision of the Commission amending the programme (amendment of Articles 
30 and 96(10) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013); 

Increase  the  rate  of  pre-financing  for  progammes  from  the  ERDF,  ESF+  and 
Cohesion Fund under the Investment for the jobs and growth  goal by 0.5% in 
2022  and  0.5%  in  2023  of  the  total  support  from  the  Funds  set  out  in  the 
decision approving the programme in all Member States (amendment of Article 
90(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060); 

Allow  for  the  application  of  a  co-financing  rate  of  up  to  100%  until  30  June 
2024  for  a  separate  priority  established  within  a  programme  to  support 
operations promoting the socio-economic integration of third country nationals. 
At  least  30%  of  the  support  within  the  priority  should  be  granted  to 
beneficiaries that are local authorities and civil society organisations operating 
in local communities in order to ensure that these types of beneficiaries receive 
an  appropriate  share  of  such  resources  given  their  active  role  in  actions  to 
welcome  and  integrate  refugees.  The  total  amount  programmed  under  such 
priorities in a Member State cannot exceed 5% of the initial national allocation 
of  that  Member  State  from  the  ERDF  and  the  ESF+  combined.  The  co-
financing rate of up to 100% will be reviewed by 30 June 2024 (amendment of 
Article 112 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060); 

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Deem  eligible  for  support  also  under  the  2021-2027  programmes  operations 
with a total cost exceeding EUR 1 000 000 that were selected for support from 
the  2014-2020  programmes  and  started  before  29  June  2022,  and  allow  for 

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direct  granting  by  the  managing  authority,  provided  that  a  limited  number  of 
key conditions are met (new Article 118a of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060);  

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Add  dedicated  fields  of  intervention  to  cover  phased  operations  that  would 
otherwise not be eligible for support in 2021-2027 (amendment of Table 1 of 
Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060). 

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2022/0208 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 as regards 
additional flexibility to address the consequences of the military aggression of the 
Russian Federation 
FAST (Flexible Assistance for Territories) - CARE 

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 177 thereof,  

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee4,  
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions5, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1)  Member  States,  and  the  central  and  eastern  regions  of  the  European  Union  in 
particular, have been severely affected by the consequences of the military aggression 
of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, at a time when Member States’ economies 
are still recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time as 
facing  a  continuous  inflow  of  persons  fleeing  Russian  aggression,  many  Member 
States  are  also  affected  by  shortages  of  labour,  supply  chain  difficulties  and  rising 
prices  and  energy  costs.  On  the  one  hand,  this  creates  challenges  for  public  budgets 
and,  on  the  other,  delays  the  implementation  of  investments.  This  has  created  an 
exceptional  situation  which  needs  to  be  addressed  with  specific,  well-targeted 
measures,  in  order  not  to  require  changes  in  the  Multiannual  Financial  Framework 
annual ceilings for commitments and payments as per Annex I to Council Regulation 
(EU, Euratom) 2020/20936, and to  avoid undermining the ongoing green, digital and 
resilient recovery of the economy. 

(2) 

In  order  to  alleviate  the  increasing  burden  on  national  budgets,  Regulation  (EU) 
2022/562 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 made a number of targeted 

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Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  2020/2093  of  17  December  2020  laying  down  the  multiannual 
financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027(OJ L 433I , 22.12.2020, p. 11). 
Regulation  (EU)  2022/562  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  6  April  2022  amending 
Regulations (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) No 223/2014 as regards Cohesion’s Action for Refugees in 
Europe (CARE) (OJ L 109, 8.4.2022, p. 1). 

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(4) 

(5) 

amendments  to  Regulations  (EU)  No  1303/20138  and  (EU)  No  223/2014  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council9 in order to make it easier for Member States 
to  use  their  remaining  European  Regional  Development  Fund  (the  ‘ERDF’),  the 
European  Social  Fund  (the  ‘ESF’)  and  the  Fund  for  European  Aid  to  the  Most 
Deprived  (the  ‘FEAD’)  allocations  under  the  2014-2020  multiannual  financial 
framework,  as  well  as  to  use  REACT-EU  resources,  to  address  the  migratory 
challenges  resulting  from  the  military  aggression  by  the  Russian  Federation  as 
effectively and as rapidly as possible. 

In  addition,  Regulation  (EU)  2022/613  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council10  provided additional  possibilities to mobilise resources quickly  to  offset  the 
immediate  budgetary  costs  borne  by  Member  States  and  established  a  unit  cost  to 
facilitate  the  financing  of  basic  needs  and  support  of  persons  granted  temporary 
protection.  

Additional  exceptional  arrangements  to  enable  Member  States  to  concentrate  on  the 
necessary response to the unprecedented socio-economic situation should nevertheless 
be  provided  to  Member  States,  given  the  extended  nature  of  the  Russian  invasion, 
especially with regard to operations addressing the migratory challenges as a result of 
the military aggression by the Russian Federation.  

Given the additional strain on public budgets caused by the military aggression by the 
Russian  Federation,  the  flexibility  regarding  the  use  of  the  ERDF  and  the  ESF 
provided in Article 98(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 for such operations should 
be extended to also cover the Cohesion Fund so that its resources can also be used to 
support operations falling within the scope of the ERDF or the ESF in accordance with 
the  rules  applicable  to  those  Funds.  In  addition,  it  is  appropriate  to  extend  the  light 
monitoring requirements set out in Article 98(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 to 
operations  supported  by  the  ESF  addressing  migratory  challenges,  where  these 
operations  are  programmed  in  a  priority  axis  only  addressing  this  challenge. 
Furthermore, the possibility should be introduced that priorities promoting the socio-
economic  integration  of  third  country  nationals,  including  those  dedicated  to 
operations  addressing  migratory  challenges  resulting  from  the  Russian  aggression, 
benefit from a co-financing rate of up to 100% in both programming periods, in order 
to support Member States in addressing displaced peoples both now and in the future. 
In the same vein, the amount for the unit cost to facilitate the financing of basic needs 
and the support of refugees should be increased and its application in time extended.  

(6) 

In  addition,  the  setting  of  the  start  of  the  eligibility  date  on  24  February  2022  for 
operations addressing migratory challenges as a result of the military aggression by the 
Russian  Federation  has  not  proved  sufficient  to  ensure  that  all  relevant  operations 
addressing  these  challenges  could  be  supported  by  the  Funds.  It  is  therefore 

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Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the  Council of 17 December 2013 
laying  down  common  provisions  on  the  European  Regional  Development  Fund,  the  European  Social 
Fund,  the  Cohesion  Fund,  the  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development  and  the  European 
Maritime  and  Fisheries  Fund  and  laying  down  general  provisions  on  the  European  Regional 
Development  Fund,  the  European  Social  Fund,  the  Cohesion  Fund  and  the  European  Maritime  and 
Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ  L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320). 
Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 on the 
Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (OJ L 72, 12.3.2014, p. 1). 
Regulation (EU) 2022/613 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 April 2022 amending 
Regulations  (EU)  No  1303/2013  and  (EU)  No  223/2014  as  regards  increased  pre-financing  from 
REACT-EU resources and the establishment of a unit cost (OJ L 115, 13.4.2022, p. 38). 

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appropriate  to  exceptionally  allow  for  the  selection  of  such  operations  prior  to  the 
approval of a related programme amendment and for the eligibility of expenditure for 
such operations which are physically completed or fully implemented, also extending 
these flexibilities to  operations supported by the  EMFF  addressing the consequences 
on  the  fishery  and  aquaculture  sector  resulting  from  the  Russian  aggression. 
Furthermore,  taking  into  account  the  limited  funding  available  in  the  regions  most 
affected,  it  should  be  possible  to  support  such  operations  beyond  the  limits  of  the 
programme  area  within  a  given  Member  State,  given  that  the  situation  with  persons 
fleeing  Russian  aggression  and  moving  within  and  across  Member  States  poses  a 
challenge  to  the  economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion  of  the  Union  as  a  whole. 
Such  operations  should  therefore  be  eligible  irrespective  of  where  they  are 
implemented within a given Member State as their location is ultimately not a decisive 
criterion when addressing the immediate needs. 

(7)  Moreover,  given  the  high  level  of  burden  for  addressing  migratory  challenges  as  a 
result  of  the  military  aggression  by  the  Russian  Federation  that  has  fallen  on  local 
authorities and civil society organisations operating in local communities, a minimum 
level  of  support  of  30%  should  be  set  aside  for  such  bodies  in  the  context  of  the 
resources being used to support operations within the scope of the ERDF or the ESF in 
accordance  with  the  first  and  second  subparagraphs  of  Article  98(4)  of  Regulation 
(EU) No 1303/2013.  

(8)  With  a  view  to  alleviating  the  administrative  burden  for  Member  States  to  take 
account  of  the  evolving  needs  and  compliance  with  the  financial  allocations  in  an 
operational programme, a general measure removing the need for a formal amendment 
of  an  operational  programme  under  the  2014-2020  programming  period  should  be 
provided  to  allow  the  transfers  between  thematic  objectives  within  a  priority  of  the 
same Fund and category of region.  

(9) 

Lastly, in order to optimise the use of the 2014-2020 allocations in the context of the 
closure  of  programmes  under  the  2014-2020  programming  period,  the  ceiling  of  the 
flexibility between priorities for calculating the final balance of the contribution from 
the Funds should be raised. 

(10)  Certain flexibilities to address the unprecedented situation should also be provided for 
in  the  legal  framework  governing  programmes  under  the  2021-2027  programming 
period. Again with a view to alleviating the burden on national budgets, pre-financing 
payments  for  programmes  under  the  Investment  for  jobs  and  growth  goal  should  be 
increased. Furthermore, given the challenges posed by displacements of people and the 
integrated  responses  required  by  Member  States,  where  a  Member  State  dedicates  a 
priority  under  one  of  its  2021-2027  cohesion  programmes  to  supporting  operations 
promoting  the  socio-economic  integration  of  third  country  nationals,  a  co-financing 
rate of up to 100% for that priority should be possible until 30 June 2024, provided an 
appropriate  level  of  support  is  directed  to  local  authorities  and  civil  society 
organisations  operating  in  local  communities  and  that  the  total  amount  programmed 
under  such  priorities  in  a  Member  State  does  not  exceed  5%  of  the  initial  national 
allocation  of  that  Member  State  from  the  ERDF  and  the  ESF+  combined.  This  is 
without  prejudice  to  the  possibility  for  Member  States  to  programme  additional 
amounts for such priorities with regular co-financing rates. Also, taking into account 
disruptions  to  the  end  of  the  2014-2020  programming  period  caused  by  Russia’s 
military  aggression,  on  top  of  the  long-lasting  consequences  of  the  pandemic  on 
project  implementation  and  continuing  disruptions  of  value  chains,  additional 
flexibility  should  also  be  provided  to  enable  the  direct  granting  of  support  and 

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completion of operations for which implementation had started in accordance with the 
2014-2020  legislative  framework  before  the  date  of  this  legislative  proposal,  even 
where  such  operations  would  not  fall  within  the  scope  of  the  corresponding  Fund 
concerned  under  the  2021-2027  programming  period,  with  the  exception  of  cases 
where the Funds were used under the first or second subparagraphs of Article 98(4) of 
Regulation  (EU)  No  1303/2013.  To  ensure  that  such  operations  can  be  attributed  to 
types  of  interventions,  Annex  I  to  Regulation  (EU)  2021/1060  of  the  European 
Parliament  and  of  the  Council11  should  be  adjusted  accordingly.  Support  for  such 
operations  should  not  affect  Member  States’  obligations  to  comply  with  thematic 
concentration requirements and climate contribution targets. 

(11)  Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to  assist Member States in addressing 
the challenges created by the exceptionally high number of arrivals of people fleeing 
the  military  aggression  of  the  Russian  Federation  against  Ukraine  and  to  support 
Member States’ continued efforts to move towards a resilient recovery of the economy 
from the COVID-19 pandemic, can, by reason of the scale and effects of the proposed 
action,  be  better  achieved  at  Union  level,  the  Union  may  adopt  measures,  in 
accordance  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity  as  set  out  in  Article 5  of  the  Treaty  on 
European Union (TEU). In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out 
in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those 
objectives. 

(12)  Regulation  (EU)  No  1303/2013  and  Regulation  (EU)  2021/1060  should  therefore  be 

respectively amended accordingly. 

(13) 

(14) 

In  view  of  the  urgency  of  providing  rapid  relief  to  public  budgets  with  a  view  to 
preserving  Member  States’  capacity  to  support  the  recovery  of  economies,  it  is 
considered to be appropriate to invoke the exception to the 8-week period provided for 
in  Article  4  of  Protocol  No  1  on  the  role  of  national  Parliaments  in  the  European 
Union, annexed to the TEU, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union 
and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community. 

In view of the need to provide rapid relief to public budgets with a view to preserving 
Member States’ capacity to sustain the economic recovery process as well as to enable 
the speedy programming of the phasing of operations to the 2021-2027 programming 
period,  this  Regulation  should  enter  into  force  as  a  matter  of  urgency  on  the  day 
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 

Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 is amended as follows: 

(1) 

in Article 30, the following paragraphs are added:  

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Regulation  (EU)  2021/1060  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  24 June  2021  laying 
down  common  provisions  on  the  European  Regional  Development  Fund,  the  European  Social  Fund 
Plus,  the  Cohesion  Fund,  the  Just  Transition  Fund  and  the  European  Maritime,  Fisheries  and 
Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the 
Internal  Security  Fund  and  the  Instrument  for  Financial  Support  for  Border  Management  and  Visa 
Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159). 

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“6. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, for programmes supported by the 
ERDF,  the  ESF  or  the  Cohesion  Fund,  the  Member  State  may  transfer  financial 
allocations  between  different  thematic  objectives  within  the  same  priority  of  the 
same Fund and category of region of the same programme.  

Such  transfers  shall  be  considered  to  be  not  substantial  and  shall  not  require  a 
decision of the Commission amending the programme. They shall however comply 
with all regulatory requirements and shall be approved by the monitoring committee 
in  advance.  The  Member  State  shall  notify  the  revised  financial  tables  to  the 
Commission. 

7. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the application of a co-financing 
rate of up to 100% pursuant to Article 120(9) to a priority axis promoting the socio-
economic  integration  of  third  country  nationals  that  has  been  established  within  a 
programme, including those dedicated to operations addressing migratory challenges 
as  a  result  of  the  military  aggression  by  the  Russian  Federation  shall  not  require  a 
decision  of  the  Commission  amending  the  programme.  The  amendment  shall  be 
approved  by  the  monitoring  committee  in  advance.  The  Member  State  shall  notify 
the revised financial tables to the Commission.”;  

(2) 

in Article 65, the following paragraph is inserted:  

“10a.  Paragraph  6  shall  not  apply  to  operations  addressing  migratory  challenges 
resulting from the military aggression by the Russian Federation.  

Paragraph 6 shall also not apply to operations supported by the EMFF addressing the 
consequences of that aggression on the fisheries and aquaculture sector. 

By way of derogation from Article 125(3), point (b), such operations may be selected 
for  support  by  the  ERDF,  the  ESF,  the  Cohesion  Fund  or  the  EMFF  prior  to  the 
approval of the amended programme.”; 

(3) 

in Article 68c, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:   

“For  the  implementation  of  operations  addressing  migratory  challenges  resulting 
from the military aggression by the Russian Federation, Member States may include 
in  the  expenditure  declared  in  payment  applications  a  unit  cost  linked  to  the  basic 
needs  and  support  of  persons  granted  temporary  protection  or  other  adequate 
protection  under  national  law  in  accordance  with  Council  Implementing  Decision 
(EU)  2022/38212  and  Council  Directive  2001/55/EC13.  That  unit  cost  shall  be  EUR 
100  per  week  for  each  full  week  or  partial  week  that  the  person  is  in  the  Member 
State  concerned.  The  unit  cost  may  be  used  for  a  maximum  of  26  weeks  in  total, 
starting from the date of arrival of the person in the Union.”; 

(4) 

in Article 70(2), the following subparagraph is added: 

“Where operations, receiving support from the ERDF, the ESF or the Cohesion Fund 
addressing  migratory  challenges  resulting  from  the  military  aggression  by  the 

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Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of 4 March 2022 establishing the existence of a mass 
influx of displaced persons from Ukraine within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 2001/55/EC, and 
having the effect of introducing temporary protection (OJ L 71, 4.3.2022, p. 1). 
Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection 
in  the  event  of  a  mass  influx  of  displaced  persons  and  on  measures  promoting  a  balance  of  efforts 
between  Member  States  in  receiving  such  persons  and  bearing  the  consequences  thereof  (OJ  L 212, 
7.8.2001, p. 12). 

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Russian  Federation  are  implemented  outside  the  programme  area  but  within  the 
Member State, only point (d) of the first subparagraph shall apply.”; 

(5) 

Article 70(4) is replaced by the following:  

“4.  Paragraphs  1,  2  and  3  shall  not  apply  to  programmes  under  the  European 
territorial  cooperation  goal.  Paragraphs  2  and  3  shall  not  apply  to  operations 
supported by the ESF, with the exception of the last subparagraph of paragraph 2.” 

(6) 

the first subparagraph of Article 96(10) is replaced by the following:  

“10. Without prejudice to Article 30(5), 30(6) and 30(7), the Commission shall adopt 
a decision, by means of an implementing act, approving all the elements, including 
any  of  its  future  amendments,  of  the  operational  programme  falling  under  this 
Article,  except  those  falling  under  points  (b)(vi)  and  (c)(v)  and  (e)  of  the  first 
subparagraph of paragraph 2, paragraphs 4 and 5, points (a) and (c) of paragraph 6 
and paragraph 7, which remain under the responsibility of the Member States.”; 

(7) 

Article 98(4) is amended as follows: 

(a) the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:  

“In  addition,  such  operations  may  also  be  financed  by  the  Cohesion  Fund  on  the 
basis of rules applicable either to the ERDF or the ESF.”; 

(b) the following subparagraph is inserted after the second subparagraph: 

“Where  a  dedicated  priority  axis  makes  use  of the  possibility  set  out  in the  first  or 
second  subparagraphs,  at  least  30%  of  the  financial  allocation  of  that  priority  axis 
shall  be  attributed  to  operations  which  have  beneficiaries  that  are  local  authorities 
and civil society organisations operating in local communities. Member States shall 
report on the fulfilment of this condition in the final implementation report required 
under  Article  50(1)  and  Article  111.  Where  this  condition  is  not  fulfilled, 
reimbursement by the Commission under the priority axis concerned shall be reduced 
proportionately  to  ensure  that  this  condition  is  respected  when  calculating  the  final 
balance to be paid to the programme.”; 

(c) the third subparagraph is replaced by the following subparagraph: 

“Where  data  on  participants  is  required  to  be  reported  for  operations  under  the 
priority  axis  referred  to  in  the  third  subparagraph,  that  data  shall  be  based  on 
informed estimates and shall be limited to the total number of supported persons and 
the number of children under 18 years of age. The same reporting requirements shall 
also  apply  to  other  priority  axes  supported  by  the  ESF  which  are  only  supporting 
operations addressing migratory challenges as a result of the military aggression by 
the Russian Federation.”; 

(8) 

in Article 120, the following paragraph is added: 

“9.  A  separate  priority  axis  promoting  the  socio-economic  integration  of  third 
country nationals with a co-financing rate of up to 100% may be established within 
an  operational  programme.  Such  a  priority  axis  may  be  entirely  dedicated  to 
operations addressing migratory challenges as a result of the military aggression by 
the Russian Federation, including the dedicated priority axis referred to in the third 
subparagraph of Article 98(4).”; 

(9) 

in Article 130(3), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: 

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“By  way  of  derogation  from  paragraph  2,  the  contribution  from  the  Funds  or  the 
EMFF  through  payments  of  the  final  balance  for  each  priority  per  Fund  and  per 
category of regions in the final accounting year shall not exceed, by more than 15 %, 
the  contribution  from  the  Funds  or  the  EMFF  for  each  priority  per  Fund  and  per 
category  of  regions  as  laid  down  in  the  decision  of  the  Commission  approving  the 
operational programme.”; 

Article 2 

Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 

Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 is amended as follows: 

(1) 

In Article 90(2), the following subparagraph is added: 

“An additional  0,5  % pre-financing  shall be paid  in  2022  immediately  following the 
entry into force of this Regulation and an additional 0,5 % pre-financing shall be paid 
in 2023 for programmes supported by the ERDF, ESF+ or the Cohesion Fund under 
the  Investment  for  jobs  and  growth  goal.  Where  a  programme  is  adopted  after  31 
December 2022, the 2022 instalment shall be paid in the year of adoption.”; 

(2) 

In Article 90(5), the first subparagraph is replaced with the following:  

“5.  The  amount  paid  as  pre-financing  for  the  years  2021  and  2022,  with  the 
exception  of  the  additional  pre-financing  referred  to  in  the  last  subparagraph  of 
paragraph  2,  shall  be  cleared  from  the  Commission  accounts  each  year.  All  other 
amounts  paid  as  pre-financing  shall  be  cleared  from  the  Commission  accounts  no 
later than with the final accounting year in accordance with Article 100.”; 

(3) 

in Article 112, the following paragraph is added:  

“7. Where a separate priority is established within a programme to support operations 
promoting the socio-economic integration of third country nationals, a co-financing 
rate of up to 100% shall be applied to expenditure declared in payment applications 
until the end of the accounting year ending on 30 June 2024. After that date, the co-
financing  rate  set  out  in  the  programme  in  accordance  with  the  maximum  co-
financing rates set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply.  

The  total  amount  programmed  under  such  priorities  in  a  Member  State  shall  not 
exceed 5% of the initial national allocation from the ERDF and the ESF+ combined.  

The Commission shall review the co-financing rate by 30 June 2024. 

At least 30% of the financial allocation of such a separate priority shall be attributed 
to  operations  which  have  beneficiaries  that  are  local  authorities  and  civil  society 
organisations  operating  in  local  communities.  Member  States  shall  report  on  the 
fulfilment of this condition in the final performance report required under Article 43. 
Where  this  condition  is  not  fulfilled,  reimbursement  by  the  Commission  under  the 
priority  concerned  shall  be  reduced  proportionately  to  ensure  that  this  condition  is 
respected when calculating the final balance to be paid to the programme.”; 

(4) 

the following Article 118a is inserted:  

“Article 118a 

Conditions for operations  subject to phased implementation that were  selected 
for support before 29 June 2022 under Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 

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1.  Notwithstanding  Article  118,  an  operation  with  a  total  cost  exceeding  EUR 
1 000 000  that  was  selected  for  support  and  started  before  29  June  2022  under 
Regulation  (EU)  No 1303/2013  and  Fund-specific  Regulations  (EU)  No  1301/2013 
of the European Parliament and of the Council14, Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of 
the European Parliament and of the Council15, Regulation (EU) No 1300/2013 of the 
European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council16,  Regulation  (EU)  No  1299/2013  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council17 and Regulation (EU) No 2014/508 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council18, shall be deemed eligible for support under 
this  Regulation  and  the  corresponding  Fund-specific  Regulations  in  the  2021-2027 
programming period.  

By way of derogation from Article 73(1) and (2), the managing authority may decide 
to  grant  support  to  such  an  operation  under  this  Regulation  directly,  provided  the 
following conditions are met:  

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

the  operation  has  two  phases  identifiable  from  a  financial  point  of  view  with 
separate audit trails; 

the  operation  falls  within  actions  programmed  under  a  relevant  specific 
objective and is attributed to a type of intervention in accordance with Annex I;  

expenditure  included in  a  payment  application  in relation  to  the first  phase is 
not included under any payment applications in relation to the second phase;  

the  Member  State  commits  to  complete  during  the  programming  period  and 
render  operational  the  second  and  final  phase  in  the  final  implementation 
report,  or  in  the  context  of  the  European  Maritime  and  Fisheries  Fund  in  the 
last annual implementation report, submitted in accordance with Article 141 of 
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. 

2.  This  Article  shall  not  apply  to  operations  addressing  migratory  challenges 
resulting from  the military aggression by the Russian Federation that are supported 
by making use of the possibility provided under the first and second  subparagraphs 
of Article 98(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.” 

in Annex I, the following lines are added at the end of Table 1: 

INTERVENTION FIELD 

Coefficient for  Coefficient for 

Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on 
the  European  Regional  Development  Fund  and  on  specific  provisions  concerning  the  Investment  for 
growth and jobs goal and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1080/200 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 289) 
Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on 
the  European  Social  Fund  and  repealing  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 1081/2006  (OJ  L  347, 
20.12.2013, p. 470) 
Regulation (EU) No 1300/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on 
the  Cohesion  Fund  and  repealing  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1084/2006  (OJ  L  347,  20.12.2013,  p. 
281) 
Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on 
specific  provisions  for  the  support  from  the  European  Regional  Development  Fund  to  the  European 
territorial cooperation goal (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p.259) 
Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the 
European  Maritime  and  Fisheries  Fund  and  repealing  Council  Regulations  (EC)  No  2328/2003,  (EC) 
No  861/2006,  (EC)  No  1198/2006  and  (EC)  No 791/2007 and  Regulation  (EU)  No  1255/2011  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 149, 20.5.2014, p. 1). 

(5) 

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the calculation 
of support to 
environmental 
objectives 
Other codes related to operations subject to phased implementation pursuant to Article 118a 
183  Household waste management: landfill 
184  Electricity storage and transmission 
185  Natural gas: storage, transmission and distribution 
186  Airports 
187  Productive investment in large enterprises linked to 

the calculation 
of support to 
climate change 
objectives 

100% 
40% 
0% 
0% 
0% 

0% 
100% 
0% 
0% 
40% 

the low-carbon economy 

” 

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

Article 3 

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 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 as regards 
additional  flexibility  to  address  the  consequences  of  the  military  aggression  of  the 
Russian Federation 
FAST (Flexible Assistance for Territories) - CARE 

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned  

05 Regional Development and Cohesion 

07 Investing in People, Social Cohesion and Values  

1.3. 

The proposal/initiative relates to:  

 a new action  
 a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action19  

X 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) 

N/A 

1.4.2. 

Specific objective(s) 

N/A 

1.4.3.  Expected result(s) and impact 

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

N/A 

1.4.4. 

Indicators of performance 

Specify the indicators for monitoring progress and achievements. 

N/A 

19 

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

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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 

N/A 

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. 

N/A 

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

N/A 

1.5.4.  Compatibility  with  the  Multiannual  Financial  Framework  and  possible  synergies 

with other appropriate instruments 

N/A 

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

redeployment 

N/A 

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1.6. 

Duration and financial impact of the proposal/initiative 

X limited duration  

–  X  Financial  impact  from  1  January  2022  to  31  December  2027  on  payment 

appropriations 

 unlimited duration 

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

–  followed by full-scale operation. 

1.7.  Management mode(s) planned20  

 Direct management by the Commission 

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

–    by the executive agencies  

X 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  

N/A 

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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. 

N/A 

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 

N/A 

2.2.2. 

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

N/A 

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)  

N/A 

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

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

N/A

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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  

Type of  
expenditure 

Diff./Non-
diff.21 

Contribution  

from 
EFTA 
countries
22 

from 
candidate 
countries23 

from third 
countries 

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

2a 
Economic, 
social and 
territorial 
cohesion 

05.02.01 
Regional 
European 
Development  Fund  (ERDF)  Operational 
Expenditure 

05.03.01 Cohesion Fund (CF) Operational 
Expenditure 

07.02.01  European  Social  Fund  Plus 
(ESF+)  shared  management  strand  – 
Operational Expenditure 

Diff. 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

21 
22 
23 

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

EN 

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Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations  

Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations  

The proposed modification does not imply any changes in the Multiannual Financial Framework annual ceilings for commitments and payments 
as per Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1311/2013, nor to the overall payment needs over the 2021-2027 period.  

The total annual breakdown of commitment appropriations for the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund  Plus and 
the Cohesion Fund remains unchanged.  

The proposal is expected to result in a frontloading of payment appropriations for the calendar years 2022 and 2023, as estimated below. 

The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an administrative nature. 

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Heading of multiannual financial  
framework  

Number  2a 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

DG Regional and Urban Policy and DG 
Employment, Social Affairs and 
Inclusion 

 Operational appropriations  

05.02.01 European Regional Development 
Fund (ERDF) Operational Expenditure 

05.03.01 Cohesion Fund (CF) Operational 
Expenditure 

07.02.01  European  Social  Fund  Plus  (ESF+) 
shared  management  strand  –  Operational 
Expenditure   

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

Commitments 

(1a) 

0.000 

Payments 

(2a) 

  1 743.000  1 743.000 

- 

-3 486.000 

0.000 

Budget line 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1b) 

(2b) 

Appropriations  of  an  administrative  nature  financed  from  the 
envelope of specific programmes24  

Budget line 

TOTAL appropriations 
for DG Regional and Urban Policy and 
DG Employment, Social Affairs and 

Commitments 

Payments 

(3) 

=1a+
1b +3 

=2a+

  1 743.000  1 743.000 

- 

-3 486.000 

0.000 

0.000 

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

EN 

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Inclusion 

 TOTAL operational appropriations  

Commitment
s 

Payments 

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

2b 

+3 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADING 2a 
of the multiannual financial framework 

Commitment
s 

=4+ 6 

0.000 

Payments 

=5+ 6 

  1 743.000  1 743.000 

-3 486.000 

0.000 

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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 
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)  

TOTAL 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

DG: <…….> 

 Human resources  
 Other administrative expenditure  

TOTAL DG <…….> 

Appropriations  

TOTAL appropriations 
under HEADING 7 
of the multiannual financial framework  

(Total  commitments  = 
Total payments) 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

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

Commitments 

0.000 

Payments 

  1 743.000  1 743.000 

-3 486.000 

0.000 

Estimated output funded with operational appropriations  

The proposal/initiative requires the use of existing operational appropriations (no changes): 

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EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

OUTPUTS 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places) 

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

TOTAL 

o
N

Cost 

o
N

Cost 

o
N

Cost 

o
N

Cost 

o
N

Cost  N

o

Cost 

o
N

Cost 

Total 
No 

Total 
cost 

Indicate 
objectives and 
outputs  

 

Type
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Avera
ge 
cost 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 126… 

- Output 

- Output 

- Output 

Subtotal for specific objective No 1 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 2 ... 

- Output 

Subtotal for specific objective No 2 

TOTALS 

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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)…’  

EN 

26 

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Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations  

X  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 
27
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) 

TOTAL 

HEADING 7 
of the multiannual 
financial framework 

Human resources  

Other administrative 
expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 7 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Outside HEADING 7
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

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Human resources  

Other expenditure  
of an administrative 
nature 

Subtotal  
outside HEADING 7 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

TOTAL 

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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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. 

EN 

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Estimated requirements of human resources  

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

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

– 

Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units 

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) 

 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)

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– 

– 

–  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  

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– 

–  - 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 

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 

External staff 

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AC=  Contract  Staff;  AL  =  Local  Staff;  END=  Seconded  National  Expert;  INT  =  agency  staff; 
JPD= Junior Professionals in Delegations.  
Sub-ceiling for external staff covered by operational appropriations (former ‘BA’ lines). 

EN 

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Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework  

The proposal/initiative is compatible 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. 

Third-party contributions  

The proposal/initiative: 

X  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 
N31 

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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  EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Estimated impact on revenue  

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

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

 

 

on own resources  

on other revenue 

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

Appropriations 
available for 
the current 
financial year 

Budget revenue line: 

Article …………. 

     EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative32 

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. 

[…] 

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

[…] 

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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. 

EN 

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  EN