Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 10160/21 INIT; ST 10160/21 ADD 1 REV 2) of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Italy
Date: 2023-07-28
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: EU aid, EU loan, Italy, coronavirus disease, economic and social cohesion, economic recovery, economic reform, epidemic, investment, structural adjustment, student residence

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 28.7.2023  COM(2023) 477 final 2023/0295 (NLE)  Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 10160/21 INIT; ST 10160/21 ADD 1 REV 2) of  13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Italy  
 
 
2023/0295 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 

amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 10160/21 INIT; ST 10160/21 ADD 1 REV 2) 
of  13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for 
Italy 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,  

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility1, and in particular Article 
20(1) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

Following the submission of the national recovery and resilience plan (‘RRP’) by Italy 
on  30  April  2021,  the  Commission  has  proposed  its  positive  assessment  to  the 
Council. The Council has approved the positive assessment by means of the Council 
Implementing Decision of 13 July 20212

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Pursuant  to  Article  11(2)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  the  maximum  financial 
contribution  for  non-repayable  financial  support  for  each  Member  State  should  be 
updated by 30 June 2022 in accordance with the methodology provided therein. On 30 
June  2022,  the  Commission  presented  the  results  of  that  update  to  the  European 
Parliament and the Council. 

Amendments based on Article 21 of Regulation 2021/241 

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On  11  July  2023,  Italy  made  a  reasoned  request  to  the  Commission  to  propose  to 
amend  the  Council  Implementing  Decision  in  accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/241, considering the RRP to be partially no longer achievable 
due to objective circumstances. On this basis, Italy has submitted an amended RRP.  

The amended RRP submitted by Italy because of objective circumstances affects eight 
measures.  

The first amendment concerns Investment 4 Satellite Technology and Space Economy 
under  Component  2  Mission  1.  The  investment  consists  of  developing  satellite 
connections  in  view  of  the  digital  and  green  transition  and  to  contribute  to  the 
development of the space sector, enabling services such as secure communications and 

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ST10160/21 and ST 10155/61 ADD 1, not yet published.  

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monitoring infrastructure for various sectors of the economy. It encompasses four sub-
measures:  (i)  Satcom,  (ii)  Earth  Observation,  (iii)  Space  Factory  and  (iv)  In-Orbit 
Economy.  Italy  explained  that  the  Satcom  sub-measure  is  no  longer  partially 
achievable considering recent market developments related to satellite connections. In 
particular,  the  development  of  several  commercial  initiatives  for  Internet  of  Things 
based  on  small  satellites,  at  the  European  and  global  level,  discourages  a  public 
investment of public resources in this domain and makes it necessary to avoid overlaps 
with  private  investments  of  the  initially  planned  activities.  Furthermore,  there  is  the 
need  to  align  the  Satcom  sub-measure  with  the  EU  IRIS²  “Secure  Connectivity” 
initiative,  which  foresees 
the  development  of  a  state-of-the-art  space-based 
connectivity  system  to  offer  enhanced  communication  capacities,  increasing  Italy’s 
contribution to this initiative. On this basis, Italy has requested to amend description of 
the Satcom sub-measure of Investment 4 Satellite Technology and Space Economy to 
refocus it on the development of dual-use technologies and systems for the provision 
of highly secure innovative satellite communication services for governmental use and 
the Council Implementing Decision should be amended accordingly.  

The  second  amendment  concerns  Investment  3.2  Development  of  the  film  industry 
(Cinecittà project) under Component 3 Mission 1. The objectives of the investment are 
to  enhance  the  competitiveness  of  the  Italian  film  and  audiovisual  sector,  mitigating 
the  social  and  economic  impact  of  the  Covid-19  crisis  and  supporting  economic 
growth,  employment  and  competitiveness.  Italy  explained  that  the  measure  is  no 
longer  achievable  as  originally  described  in  the  Council  Implementing  Decision 
because the original implementing entity ‘’Istituto Luce’’ was renamed as ‘’Cinecitta’ 
S.P.A’’  in  2021.  On  this  basis,  Italy  has  requested  to  change  the  name  of  the 
implementing  entity  for  the  film  industry  development  project,  from  the  previous 
“Istituto Luce” to “Cinecittà S.p.A in the title of the measure and milestone M1C3-20 
and the Council Implementing Decision should be amended accordingly. 

The third amendment concerns Investment 3.4 Hydrogen testing for railway mobility 
under  Component  2  Mission  2.  The  investment  consists  of  building  at  least  10 
refuelling  stations  for  railway  based  on  hydrogen  along  at  least  six  railway  lines.  In 
addition,  the  hydrogen  train  refuelling  stations  shall  be  realised  near  local  green 
hydrogen  production  sites  and/or  motorway  hydrogen  refuelling  stations.  Italy 
explained  that  the  measure  is  no  longer  partially  achievable,  notably,  because  of  the 
limited response of market players as regards the location of the refuelling stations and 
that,  as  a  consequence,  only  some  of  them  could  be  located  near  to  the  place  of 
hydrogen  production.  Moreover,  in  light  of  revised  legal  framework  related  to 
hydrogen  and,  in  particular,  the  adoption  of  the  Commission  Delegated  Regulation 
(EU) 2023/1184 of 10 February 2023 supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the 
European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  “establishing  a  Union  methodology  setting 
out detailed rules for the production of renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of 
non-biological  origin”,  as  well  as,  setting  out  specific  criteria  under  which  hydrogen 
would qualify as renewable, the authorities have clarified that, in line with the RED II 
directive  2018/2021,  renewable  hydrogen  will  be  used  as  it  offers  a  more  clear 
framework for the implementation of the measure. On this basis, Italy has requested to 
change the description of the measure in the Council Implementing Decision.  

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The fourth amendment concerns Investment 4.3 Installation of charging infrastructures 
under Component 2 Mission 2. The investment consists in building rapid re-charging 
stations for electric vehicles along freeways and in urban areas.  Italy explained that a 
part of the measure is no longer achievable within the indicative timeline because the 

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expression  of  interest  for  the  call  for  re-charging  stations  for  “freeways”  was 
extremely  limited,  which  resulted  in  a  very  limited  uptake  of  the  investment  in  that 
respect. On this basis, Italy has requested to modify the description of the intermediate 
target  M2C2-27  by  postponing  the  construction  of  re-charging  infrastructure  on 
freeways,  thus  removing  the  constitutive  element  related  to  the  award  of  (all)  public 
contracts  for  the  installation  of  2500  freeway  electric  vehicle  fast  charging 
infrastructures,  and  by  increasing  the  number  of  re-charging  infrastructure  in  urban 
areas  to  at  least  4700  from  the  original  4000.  The  Council  Implementing  Decision 
should be amended accordingly. 

The  fifth  amendment  concerns  Investment  2.1  Strengthening  of  the  Ecobonus  and 
Sismabonus for energy efficiency and building safety under Component 3 Mission 2. 
The investment consists in financing the renovation of buildings for energy efficiency 
and anti-seismic purposes, also to contribute to the achievement of the energy saving 
and  emission  reduction  targets  and  provide  counter-cyclical  support  for  the 
construction  sector  to  offset  the  effects  of  economic  downturn.  The  support  is 
provided through a tax deduction or, alternatively, through a credit transfer or invoice 
discount.  Italy  explained  that  the  intermediate  target  of  this  measure  is  no  longer 
partially achievable due to the need to prioritize energy efficiency interventions in the 
current geopolitical context, which has changed significantly compared to the time of 
the  initial  planning  of  the  project.  Accordingly,  the  interventions  related  to  anti-
seismic  purposes  had  to  be  reduced  and  could  not  be  completed  in  the  expected 
timeframe.  In  addition,  the  option  of  the  credit  transfer  and  invoice  discount  in  the 
Superbonus  was  removed  in  February  2023  because  of  eligibility  concerns  and  the 
higher-than-expected  uptake  which  resulted  in  an  excessive  increase  of  government 
expenditure. On this basis, Italy has requested to amend the description of the measure 
and to increase the intermediate target M2C3-2 for energy efficiency interventions to 
offset  the  removal  of  the  part  related  to  seismic  risk  interventions.  The  Council 
Implementing Decision should be amended accordingly. 

(10)  The sixth amendment concerns Investment 1.1 Plan for nurseries, and preschools and 
early  childhood  education  and  care  services  under  Component  1  Mission  4.  The 
objectives  of  the  investment  are  to  increase  the  supply  of  childcare  facilities  by 
building, renovating and ensuring the safety of nurseries and preschools, and to ensure 
an increase in the educational offer. Italy explained that milestone M4C1-9 related to 
the  award  of  contracts  is  no  longer  partially  achievable  because  of  objective 
circumstances.  In particular, problems  related  to  the uptake  led to the need of futher 
tenders to reach the objectives within the agreed timeline. Given the existence of that 
objective circumstances, , additional measures such as additional tenders will have to 
be adopted in order to ensure the effective implementation of the measure and to reach 
target M4C1-18 in Q4 2025. On this basis, Italy has requested to revise the description 
of the measure, which initially referred to the award of all the contracts for admissible 
interventions to launch subsequent tenders in 2023 and 2024, and to amend milestone 
M4C1-9  to  adjust  the  first  set  of  eligible  interventions  in  awarding  contracts  for 
nurseries  and  preschool  facilities,  as  well  as  of  early  childhood  education  and  care 
services. The Council Implementing Decision should be amended accordingly. 

(11)  The seventh amendment concerns Reform 1.7: Reform of student housing regulation 
and investment in student housing under Component 1 Mission 4. The objective of this 
measure  is  to  encourage  private  entities  to  set  up  student  accommodation  facilities 
while  increasing  the  supply  of  accommodations  for  students.  Due  to  objective 
circumstances, further tenders are needed to reach the objectives of the measure within 

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the agreed timeline. On this basis and in order to ensure effective implementation of 
the measure, Italy has requested to change target M4C1-28 into a milestone covering 
the first set of calls for additional student housing and to modify target M4C1-30. The 
Council Implementing Decision should be amended accordingly. 

(12)  The eighth amendment concerns Investment 5 Creation of women's enterprises, under 
Component  1  Mission  5.  The  objectives  of  the  investment  are  to  increase  women’s 
participation in the labour market and, in particular, to support women’s participation 
in business activities. Italy explained that companies presented a smaller than expected 
number  of  requests  for  advance  payments  and  that  there  has  been  a  slowdown  in 
payment  requests  by  firms,  thus  affecting  the  disbursement  schedule,  due  to  the 
changed economic context in terms of cost and availability of bank guarantees, as well 
as, longer time needed to procure raw materials and capital goods. On this basis, Italy 
has requested to change the name of target M5C1-18 from “Enterprises have received 
financial  support  through  the  Fund  Impresa  donna”  to  “Financial  support  to 
enterprises  has  been  committed”.  This  change  is  also  reflected  in  the  description  of 
target M5C1-18. Moreover, Italy has proposed, as a better alternative emerged during 
the implementation of the measure, to keep the two existing instruments (Nito-ON and 
Smart&Start)  and  the  new  fund  (Fondo  imprese  femminili)  separate.  Therefore, 
creating  an  overarching  funding  structure  (Fondo  impresa  donna)  was  deemed 
unnecessary,  as  it  would  have  caused  unnecessary  administrative  burdens.  Finally, 
Italy  has  proposed  to  remove  a  specification  included  in  the  description  of  target 
M5C1-18 related to the contribution of the three instruments covered by the measure 
to the achievement of the target, as these instruments are demand-driven and the new 
fund proved more attractive for the market. On this basis, the Council  Implementing 
Decision should be amended accordingly. 

(13)  The Commission  considers that the reasons  put  forward by  Italy  justify  amendments 

pursuant to Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241.  

Corrections of clerical errors 

(14)  Eight  clerical  errors  have  been  identified  in  the  text  of  the  Council  Implementing 
Decision,  affecting  five  milestones  and  targets  and  eight  measures.  The  Council 
Implementing Decision should be amended to correct those clerical errors that do not 
reflect  the  content  of  the  RRP  submitted  to  the  Commission  on  30  April  2021,  as 
agreed  between  the  Commission  and  Italy.  Those  clerical  errors  relate  to  the 
description  of  Investment  4  “Satellite  technology  and  space  economy”  under 
Component 2 of Mission 1; to the description of Investment 3.2 “ Development of the 
film  industry  (Cinecittà  project)”  and  of  milestone  M1C3-20  under  Component  3  of 
Mission  1;  to  the  description  of  Investment  3.4  “Hydrogen  testing  for  railway 
mobility” under Component 2 Mission 2 and of milestone M2C2-16 to the description 
of Investment 4.4.2 – “Strengthening of the regional public transport railway fleet with 
zero  emission  trains  and  universal  service”  and  of  milestone  M2C2-33;  to  the 
description  of  “Investment  3.2  -  Hydrogen  Use  in  hard-to-abate  industry”;  to  the 
description  of  Investment  2.1  “Strengthening  of  the  Ecobonus  and  Sismabonus  for 
energy  efficiency  and  building  safety”  under  Component  3  Mission  2;  to  the 
description of Investment 1.1: “Plan for nurseries and preschools and early childhood 
education and care services”; to the description of the Reform 1.7 ‘’Reform of student 
housing regulation and investment in student housing’’ and to the target M4C1-30; to 
the description of Investment 3: “Structured socio-educational interventions to combat 
educational poverty in the South supporting the Third Sector” and of milestone M5C3-

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8; and to milestone M5C1-18. Those corrections do not affect the implementation of 
the measures concerned. 

(15)  Taking into account  that the final  results related  to  the implementation  of the eleven 
measures subject to the abovementioned modifications do not change, the Commission 
considers  that  the  amendments  put  forward  by  Italy  do  not  affect  the  positive 
assessment of the RRP set out in the Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 
on  the  approval  of  the  assessment  of  the  recovery  and  resilience  plan  for  Italy 
regarding the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and coherence of the RRP against the 
assessment criteria laid down in Article 19(3). 

(16)  With  regard  to  the  assessment  criterion  set  out  in  Article  19(3),  point  (e),  of  and 
Annex  V,  criterion  2.5,  to  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  taking  into  account  the 
increased allocation of the amended RRP, the measures that effectively contribute to 
the green transition amount to 37,5 % of the amended RRP’s total allocation, which is 
the same share as in the initial RRP. Those figures have been calculated in accordance 
with the methodology set out in Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2021/241. Given that, 
the amended RRP is  considered to  continue containing measures that contribute to  a 
large extent (Rating A) to the green transition, including biodiversity, or to addressing 
the  challenges  resulting  from  it.  With  regard  to  the  assessment  criterion  set  out  in 
Article 19(3), point (f), of and Annex V, criterion 2.6, to Regulation (EU) 2021/241, 
taking  into  account  the  increased  maximum  financial  contribution  and  the  updated 
RRP, the measures that effectively contribute to  the digital transition amount to 25,1 
% of the updated RRP’s total allocation, which is the same share as in the initial RRP. 
Those  figures  have  been  calculated  in  accordance  with  the  methodology  set  out  in 
Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2021/241. Given that, the amended RRP is considered 
to continue containing measures that effectively contribute to a large extent (Rating A) 
to the digital transition or to addressing the challenges resulting from it. 

(17)  With  regard  to  the  assessment  criterion  set  out  in  Article  19(3),  point  (h),  of  and 
Annex  V,  criterion  2.8,  to  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Italy  amended  the  multi-level 
governance  system  related  to  the  RRP  (Decree-Law  No.  13  of  24  February  2023, 
converted into Law No. 41 of 21 April 2023) including by enhancing the role of the 
Presidency of the Council of Ministers in the coordination and monitoring of the RRP. 
Given  the  operational  nature  of  the  changes  and  the  preservation  of  the  principles 
underpinning  the  governance  system,  the  arrangements  are  considered  to  remain 
adequate  (Rating  A)  to  ensure  effective  monitoring  and  implementation  of  the  RRP, 
including the envisaged timetable, milestones and targets, and the related indicators. 

(18)  With regard to the assessment criterion set out in Article 19(3), point (j), of and Annex 
V,  criterion  2.10,  to  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  the  amendments  to  the  RRP 
governance framework (as referenced in the previous recital) did not affect the Audit 
Body  in  charge  of  RRP  monitoring  and  the  unitary  repository  system  Regis.  Italy 
adopted  legislation  concerning  the  remit  of  the  Court  of  Auditors  in  relation  to  the 
RRP  (Decree-Law  No.  44  of  22  April  2023,  converted  into  Law  No.  74  of  21  June 
2023).  Given  that  the  overall  ex-ante  and  ex-post  verifications  remain  in  place  and 
have not been affected by the adopted legislation, the arrangements are considered to 
remain  adequate  (Rating  A)  to  prevent,  detect  and  correct  corruption,  fraud  and 
conflicts of interest when using the funds provided under that Regulation, and they are 
expected  to  effectively  avoid  double  funding  under  that  Regulation  and  other  Union 
programmes.  This  is  without  prejudice  to  the  application  of  other  instruments  and 
tools  to  promote  and  enforce  compliance  with  Union  law,  including  for  preventing, 
detecting and correcting corruption, fraud and conflicts of interest, and for protecting 

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the Union budget in line with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council3. 

(19)  With regard to the assessment criteria set out in Article 19(3), points (a), (b), (c), (d), 
(g), (i), and (k) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the limited modifications of the RRP do 
not affect the positive assessment of the initial plan. 

(20)  Following Commission’s assessment that Italy’s amended RRP satisfactorily complies 
with  the  criteria  for  assessment  set  out  in  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  in  accordance 
with Article 20(2) of and Annex V to that Regulation, this Decision should set out the 
amendments  to  the reforms  and investment  projects  necessary to  take account  of the 
amended RRP. 

(21)  Beyond  this  targeted  amendment,  Italy  has  confirmed  that  it  intends  to  request  a 
comprehensive  modification  of  the  Council  Implementing  Decision  including  an 
update  in  accordance  with  Article  18(2)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241  to  take  into 
account  the  updated  maximum  financial  contribution  calculated  in  accordance  with 
Article 11(2). 

(22)  The estimated total costs of the amended RRP is EUR 191 499 177 889. In particular, 
the estimated costs of the measures financed by the Union financial contribution in the 
form  of  non-repayable  support  amounts  to  EUR 68 897 310 054  and  the  estimated 
costs of the measures financed by the loan support amounts to EUR 122 601 867 835. 
As the amount of the estimated costs of the measures in the amended RRP financed by 
the  Union  financial  contribution  is  lower  than  the  updated  maximum  financial 
contribution  available  for  Italy,  the  financial  contribution  calculated  in  accordance 
with  Article 11 allocated for  Italy’s amended RRP should be  equal to the amount of 
the  estimated  costs  of  the  measures  in  the  amended  RRP  financed  by  the  Union 
financial contribution. 

(23)  Council  Implementing  Decision  10160/21  of  13  July  2021  on  the  approval  of  the 
assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Italy should therefore be amended 
accordingly.  

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

Council  Implementing  Decision  of  13  July  2021  on  the  approval  of  the  assessment  of  the 
recovery and resilience plan for Italy is amended as follows:  

Article 1 

(1) Article 1 is replaced by the following:  

“Article 1 

Approval of the assessment of the RRP 

The assessment of the updated RRP of Italy on the basis of the criteria provided for in Article 
19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 is approved. The reforms and investment projects under 
the RRP, the arrangements and timetable for the monitoring and implementation of the RRP, 
including the relevant milestones and targets, the relevant indicators relating to the fulfilment 

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of the envisaged milestones and targets, and the arrangements for providing full access by the 
Commission to the underlying relevant data are set out in the Annex to this Decision. 

(2) In Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 

1. 

support 

The Union shall make available to Italy a financial contribution in the form of non-
amount  of 
repayable 
EUR 47 925 096 762  shall  be  available  to  be  legally  committed  by  31  December 
2022.  A  further  amount  of  EUR 20 972 213 292  shall  be  available  to  be  legally 
committed from 1 January 2023 until 31 December 2023. 

to  EUR 68 897 310 054.4  An 

amounting 

(3) The Annex is amended as follows: 

(a)  Section  1:  Reforms  and  Investments  under  the  Recovery  and  Resilience  Plan;  1. 
Description of reforms and investments;  

(i) in point B3. Mission 1; Component 2: Description of the reforms and investments for the 
loan; Investment 4 Satellite technology and space economy; is replaced by the following:  

The objective of the investment is to develop satellite connections in view of the digital and 
green transition and to contribute to the development of the space sector. The investment has 
also the aim to enable services such as secure communications and monitoring infrastructure 
for  various  sectors  of  the  economy  and,  to  this  effect,  it  includes  both  upstream  (launch 
services,  production  and  operation  of  satellites  and  infrastructure)  and  downstream 
(generation of enabled products and services) activities. The investment includes the award of 
tenders  and  encompasses  four  projects:  1.  Satcom,  which  consists  of  activities  for  the 
development  of  dual-use  technologies  and  systems  to  be  used  for  the  provision  of  highly 
secure 
innovative  satellite  communication  services  for  governmental  use.  2.  Earth 
Observation  (EO),  which  consists  of  (i)  upstream  activities:  including  specification,  design, 
development  of  a  constellation  for  remote  sensing  (Synthetic  Aperture  Radar  (SAR), 
hyperspectral)  and  the  procurement  of  launches  focused  on  monitoring  land,  sea  and 
atmosphere; (ii) downstream activities: the realization of the CyberItaly Project encompassing 
the  creation  of  a  digital  replica  of  the  country.  3.  Space  Factory,  consisting  of  two  sub-
projects: (i) Space Factory 4.0: the specification, design and building of digital manufacturing, 
assembly and testing facilities for small satellites and the implementation of a cyber physical 
system  of production and satellite  digital  twinning aimed  at  establishing  a bidirectional  link 
between  the  digital  model  and  its  physical  counterpart;  (ii)  Access  to  Space:  research, 
development and prototyping for the realization of green technologies for future generation of 
thrusters and launchers, including in-flight demonstration of selected technologies. 4. In-Orbit 
Economy,  which  consists  of  the  implementation  of  a  demonstrator  for  in  orbit  servicing 
technologies for in orbit interoperability; the increase of the national Space Surveillance and 
Tracking (SST) capacity including a network of ground-based sensors for the observation and 
tracking  of  space  debris;  design,  development,  commissioning  of  assets  for  the  acquisition 
and management and provision of the data service in support of Space Traffic Management 
activities. 

It  is  envisaged  that  the  investment  does  not  have  military  or  defence  objectives  and 
implications. 

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This amount corresponds to the financial allocation after deduction of the Italy’s proportional share of 
the  expenses  of  Article  6(2)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  calculated  in  accordance  with  the 
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(ii) in point C3. Mission 1; Component 3: Description of the reforms and investments for the 
loan;  The  title  “Investment  3.1  Development  of  the  film  industry  (Cinecittà  project),  is 
replaced by the following:  

Investment 3.2: Development of the film industry (Cinecittà project) 

(iii)  in  point  E1.  Mission  2;  Component  2:  Description  of  the  reforms  and  investments  for 
non-repayable  financial  support;  Investment  4.4.2  Renewal  of  the  regional  public  transport 
railway fleet with clean fuels trains and universal service, is replaced by the following:  

 “Investment  4.4.2  Strengthening  of  the  regional  public  transport  railway  fleet  with  zero 
emission trains and universal service”. This investment consists of the procurement and entry 
into service of at least 53 zero emission passengers’ trains5 (whereby a train is composed by at 
least  one  locomotive  and  includes  passengers’  carriages)  and  additional  100  carriages  for 
universal  service.  Overall,  the  investment  shall  provide  at  least  a  total  of  471  units,  out  of 
which at least 53 shall be locomotives. 

(iv)  in  point  E1.  Mission  2;  Component  2:  Description  of  the  reforms  and  investments  for 
non-repayable  financial  support;  Investment  3.4  Hydrogen  testing  for  railway  mobility,  is 
replaced by the following: 

This  investment  consists  in  building  at  least  ten  refuelling  stations  for  railway  based  on 
renewable  hydrogen  along  at  least  six  railway  lines.  The  hydrogen  train  refuelling  stations 
shall be realised preferably near local renewable hydrogen production sites and/or motorway 
hydrogen refuelling stations.  

 (v) in point E3. Mission 2; Component 2: Description of the reforms and investments for the 
loan; Investment 3.2 Hydrogen Use in hard-to-abate industry, is replaced by the following:  

This investment consists in supporting R&D&I on industrial processes to develop initiatives 
to use hydrogen in industrial sectors that use methane as an energy source for thermal energy 
(cement,  paper  mills,  ceramic,  glass  industries,  etc.).  In  the  context  of  this  investment,  a 
specific tender shall be launched to support steel R&D&I for steel production process through 
the increasing use of hydrogen. No natural gas shall be used for the production of hydrogen to 
be used in the direct reduction of iron. This measure shall support hydrogen production based 
on  electrolysis  using  renewable  energy  sources  as  defined  in  the  Directive  (EU)  2018/2001 
(renewable Directive) or grid electricity.  

(vi)  in  point  F1.  Mission  2;  Component  3:  Description  of  the  reforms  and  investments  for 
non-repayable  financial  support;  Investment  2.1  Strengthening  of  the  Ecobonus  and 
Sismabonus for energy efficiency and building safety, is replaced by the following:  

The Superbonus measure finances the energy and seismic renovation of residential buildings, 
including  social  housing  as  specified  in  Article  119  of  the  so-called  ‘Decreto  Rilancio’ 
adopted  to  address  the  adverse  economic  and  social  effects  of  the  pandemic.  The  goal  is 
twofold:  1)  to  make  a  significant  contribution  to  the  achievement  of  the  energy  saving  and 
emission reduction targets set by the Integrated National Plan for Energy and Climate of Italy 
(PNIEC) for 2030, and 2) to provide counter-cyclical support to the construction sector and to 
private  demand  to  offset  the  effects  of  economic  downturn.  The  support  is  provided  in  the 
form  of  a  tax  deduction  over  5  years.  Until  16  February  2023,  it  is  provided  that  the 
beneficiaries, as an alternative to the instrument  of tax deduction, may, instead of the direct 
use  of  the  deduction,  choose  to  use  financial  instruments  (so-called  "credit  transfer"  and 

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"invoice  discount"),  to  address  the  problem  of  the  high  initial  investment  costs.  These 
alternative instruments provide that the tax deduction accrued by the beneficiary is made for 
an equal amount in: 1. a contribution in the form of a discount on the prepayment price from 
the supplier (i.e. construction companies, designers, or more generally the general contractor) 
who discounts it directly on the invoice and recovered in the form of a tax credit reducing the 
cost of the initial investment; 2. a tax credit to be ceded to a financial institution, which will 
pay upfront the necessary capital. This mechanism offsets the possible disincentive to making 
the  renovation  because  of  the  high  initial  investment  costs.  The  choice  of  the  general 
contractor or the financial institution will be left to the beneficiary. 

(that 

renovation" 

is,  a  medium 

renovation  according 

Condominiums,  single-family  buildings,  undivided  housing  cooperatives,  non-profit 
organizations  and  voluntary  associations,  amateur  sports  associations  and  clubs  and  social 
housing may benefit from this tax incentive. To be eligible, the renovation must be classified 
to  Commission 
as  "deep 
Recommendation  (EU)  2019/786),  thus  entailing  an  improvement  of  at  least  two  energy 
classes  (corresponding  on  average  to  primary  energy  saving  of  40%).  The  scope  of  eligible 
interventions  covered  by  this  measure  is  wide,  including  for  instance  driving  interventions, 
towed  interventions,  thermal  insulation  of  opaque  surfaces,  and  interventions  on  air 
conditioning systems (condensing boilers; heat pumps; connection to efficient district heating 
networks under specific conditions; solar thermal; biomass boilers under specific conditions), 
PV  systems  with  related  storage  systems  or  infrastructure  for  charging  electric  vehicles. 
Interventions  to  reduce the seismic risk of buildings are also  part of this instrument  and are 
expected  to  account  for  around  14%  of  the  budget  allocated.  Two  ministerial  decrees  of  6 
August  2020  have  already  defined  the  technical  requirements  of  the  interventions  and  the 
procedures  to  certify  compliance  with  the  specific  maximum  requirements  and  costs.  The 
Superbonus has already been active since 1 July 2020 and s hall remain in force until 30 June 
2022 (for social housing until 31 December 2022). Access to the benefit may be required for a 
further period of six months, in the case of works on condominiums or social housing, when 
at least 60% of the works has been carried out before the dates indicated above. To give more 
time to more complex interventions it is planned to extend the application of the measure for 
condominiums until December 31, 2022 and for social housing until June 30, 2023, regardless 
of the completion of at least 60% of the works. It is expected that this measure does not do 
significant harm to environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation 
(EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of the measure and the mitigating steps set 
out  in  the  recovery  and  resilience  plan  in  accordance  with  the  DNSH  Technical  Guidance 
(2021/C58/01).  In  particular,  the  cost  of  installing  gas-condensing  boilers  shall  represent  at 
most  20%  of  the  overall  renovation  programme  cost.  In  those  cases  where  gas-condensing 
boilers are installed as the chosen replacement of existing inefficient gas, coal and oil-based 
boilers, they shall have an A performance. Additionally, the installation of natural-gas boilers 
shall  be  compliant  with  the  conditions  set  up  in  the  DNSH  Technical  Guidance 
(2021/C58/01).  

(vii) in point J1 Mission 4 Component 1: Description of the reforms and investments for non-
repayable  financial  support;  Investment  1.1.  Plan  for  nurseries  and  preschools  and  early 
childhood education and care services, is replaced by the following: 

The  investment  plan  for  the  0-6  age  group  is  aimed  at  increasing  the  supply  of  childcare 
facilities  by  building,  renovating  and  ensuring  the  safety  of  nurseries  and  preschools,  to 
ensure an increase in the educational offer and the available slots for the 0-6 age group, and 
thus improve teaching quality. The measure is expected to encourage women’s participation 
in  the  labour  market  and  support  caregivers  in  reconciling  family  and  professional  life.  In 
order  to  ensure  that  the  measure  complies  with  the  ‘Do  no  significant  harm’  Technical 

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Guidance (2021/C58/01), the eligibility criteria contained in terms of reference for upcoming 
calls  for  projects  shall  exclude  the  following  list  of  activities:  (i)  activities  related  to  fossil 
fuels, including downstream use ; (ii) activities under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) 
achieving projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not lower than the relevant benchmarks 
;  (iii)  activities  related  to  waste  landfills,  incinerators  and  mechanical  biological  treatment 
plants  ;  and  (iv)  activities  where  the  long-term  disposal  of  waste  may  cause  harm  to  the 
environment. The terms of reference shall additionally require that only activities that comply 
with relevant EU and national environmental legislation shall be selected. 

(viii)  in  point  J3  Mission  4;  Component  1:  Description  of  the  reforms  and  investments  for 
loans; reform 1.7 Reform of student housing regulation and investment in student housing, is 
replaced by the following: 

The reform has the objective of encouraging private entities to set up student accommodation 
facilities,  with  the  Ministry  of  University  and  Research  contributing  for  a  portion  of  the 
renting revenues for the first three years of operation of the structures. The aim is to increase 
available places for out-of-school students by 2026. 

The envisaged investment aims at ensuring a widespread access to housing facilities so that a 
reasonable  number  of  students  may  afford  advanced  education  in  their  preferred  field  and 
location  regardless  of  their  socio-economic  background.  It  aims  to  add  60,000  sleeping 
accommodations,  thus  significantly  reducing  Italy's  gap  with  the  EU  average  regarding  the 
share of students provided with housing facilities (18% against the current 3% in Italy). The 
investment shall not include the procurement of natural gas boilers.  

Accommodations already used for student housing purposes before the launch of the relative 
call for projects cannot be accounted for the targets. To reach the final target of beds created 
and assigned, calls for projects shall be launched between 2021 and 2025. 

(ix) in point N1 Mission 5; Component 3: Description of the reforms and investments for non-
repayable  financial  support;  Investment  3  Structured  socio-educational  interventions  to 
combat  educational  poverty  in  the  South  supporting  the  Third  Sector,  is  replaced  by  the 
following:  

The  measure  aims  at  fostering  the  third  sector  in  Southern  regions  (Abruzzo,  Basilicata, 
Campania, Calabria, Molise, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily) and at supplying socio-educational 
services  to  minors  in  connection  with  the  provisions  of  the  Partnership  Agreement  for  the 
2021-2027 programming period of European cohesion policies.  

The  socio-educational  interventions  to  combat  educational  poverty  and  support  the  Third 
sector is expected to take place in one of the following areas:- Interventions for children aged 
zero  to  six  aimed  at  strengthening  the  conditions  of  access  to  nursery  and  kindergarten 
services  and  at  supporting  parenthood;-  Interventions  for  children  aged  five  to  ten  aimed  at 
guaranteeing  effective  educational  opportunities  and  early  prevention  of  school  dropout, 
bullying and other phenomena of distress; - Interventions for children aged 11-17, which aim 
at improving education supply and preventing the phenomenon of early school leaving. The 
interventions  shall  ensure  the  following  key  elements  of  the  tender:  -  Public  notices  shall 
account at least for EUR 50 000 000 each; - The third sector entities projects shall last at least 
one year and up to two years.  

(x)  in  point  C4.  Mission  1;  Component  3:  Milestones,  targets,  indicators,  and  timetable  for 
monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support, row M1C3-20 is replaced 
by the following:  

M1C3-
20 

Investment - 
3.2 

Milestone 

Signature 
of the 

- 

- 

-  Q2  2023 

 Signature of the contracts 
between the implementing 

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Development 
of the film 
industry 
(Cinecittà 
project) 

contracts 

Signature of 
the 
contracts 
between the 
implementig 
entity 
Cinecitta’ 
SPA and the 
companies 
in relation 
to the 
construction 
of nine 
studios 

body, Cinecitta’ SPA and 
the companies in relation to 
the construction of nine 
studios. 

This intervention includes 
the construction of new 
studios, recovery of existing 
studios, investments in new 
digital technologies, systems 
and services aimed at 
strengthening the Cinecittà 
film studios managed by 
Cinecittà SPA. 

The contract between the 
implementing entity 
Cinecittà SPA and the 
companies shall contain 
selection/eligibility criteria 
for compliance with the 
DNSH Technical Guidance 
(2021/C58/01) of supported 
assets/activities and/or 
companies. 

Commitment/target to invest 
20% in assets/activities 
and/or companies compliant 
with the selection criteria for 
digital tracking and 70% 
with selection criteria for 
climate tracking 

(xi)  in  point  E2.  Mission  2;  Component  2:  Milestones,  targets,  indicators,  and  timetable  for 
monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support, row M2C2-16 is replaced 
by the following:  

M2C2-
16 

Investment 
3.4 
Hydrogen 
testing for 
railway 
mobility 

Milestone 

Allocation 
of resources 
for 
hydrogen 
testing for 
railway 
mobility 

Notification 
of the 
allocation of 
resources 

N/A  N/A  N/A  Q1  2023 

Allocation of 
resources 
according to the 
procedures and 
criteria 
established to 
build ten 
refuelling 
stations for 
railway based on 
hydrogen along 
six railway lines. 

(xii) in point E2. Mission 2; Component 2: Milestones, targets,  indicators, and timetable for 
monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support, row M2C2-27 is replaced 
by the following:  

M2C2-
27 

Investment 4.3 
Installation of 
charging 
infrastructures 

Milestone 

Award of all public 
contracts for the 
installation of 
charging 
infrastructures M1 

Notification of the 
award of all the public 
contracts for the 
installation of 
charging 

- - - Q2 2023 

Notification of the award of all 
public contracts to build at least  4 
700 re-charging stations in urban 
areas (all municipalities). The 
project may also include pilot re-

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infrastructures 

charging stations aimed at storing 
energy. 

(xiii) in point E2. Mission 2; Component 2: Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for 
monitoring  and  implementation  for  the  non-repayable  financial  support,  row  M2C2-33  is 
replaced by the following: 

M2C2-
33 

Investment 4.4.2: 
Strengthening of the 
regional public 
transport railway fleet 
with zero emission 
trains and universal 
service carriages 

Milestone 

Award of all public 
contracts for the 
strenghthening of 
regional public transport 
railway fleet with zero 
emission trains and 
universal service 
carriages 

Notification of the 
award of all the 
contracts for the 
regional public 
transport railway 
fleet with zero 
emission trains and 
universal service 

N/A N/A N/A Q2 2023 

Notification of the 
award of all public  
contracts for the 
acquisition of zero 
emission trains6 

(xiv) in point F2. Mission 2; Component 3: Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for 
monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support, row M2C3-2 is replaced 
by the following:  

M2C3-
2 

Investment 2.1-  
Strengthening  of the 
Ecobonus and 
Sismabonus for 
energy efficiency and 
building safety 

Target 

Building renovation 
Superbonus and 
Sismabonus T1 

Complete building 

renovation for, 

at least 17 000 000 
square meters 

which result in 
primary energy 
savings 

of at least 

N/A 

Number  0 

17 
000 
000 

Q2 2023 

40% and increasing 
at least two 

categories in the 
energy 

efficiency 
certificate, 

.  

(xv)  in  point  J2.  Mission  4;  Component  1:  Milestones,  targets,  indicators,  and  timetable  for 
monitoring and implementation for non-repayable financial support, row M4C1-9 is replaced 
by the following:  

M4C1-
9 

Investment 1.1: 
Plan for 
nurseries and 
preschools and 
early childhood 
education and 
care services 

Milestone 

Award of  
contracts for  
building, 
renovating and 
ensuring the 
safety of 
nurseries,  
preschools and 
early childhood 
education and 
care services 

Notification by the 
local authorities 
beneficiaries of the 
financing of award 
of public contracts 
for the first set of 
eligible 
interventions 

N/A N/A N/A Q2 2023 

Award of contracts and territorial 
distribution, for the nursery, 
preschool, early childhood 
education and care services. The 
award shall be done in compliance 
with the “Do no significant harm” 
Technical Guidance 
(2021/C58/01) through the use of 
an exclusion list and the 
requirement of compliance with 
the relevant EU and national 

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environmental legislation. 

(xvi)  in  point  J4  Mission  4  Component  1:  Milestones,  targets,  indicators,  and  timetable  for 
monitoring and implementation for the loan, row M4C1-28 is replaced by the following, 

M4C1-
28 

Reform 1.7: 
Reform of student 
housing regulation 
and investment in 
student housing 

Milestone 

Awards of initial 
contracts for the creation 
of additional sleeping 
accommodation units 
(beds) 

Publication of 
the awards in 
the Ministry’s 
website 

N/A N/A N/A Q2 2023 

Awards of initial 
contracts for the creation 
of additional sleeping 
accommodation units 
(beds) 

(xvii) in  point  J4 Mission 4 Component 1:  Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for 
monitoring and implementation for the loan, row M4C1-30 is replaced by the following, 

M4C1-
30 

Reform 1.7: 
Reform of 
student 
housing 
regulation and 
investment in 
student 
housing 

target 

Student sleeping 
accommodation 
units created and 
assigned following 
the existing or the 
new legislative 
scheme 

N/A  Number  0 

60 
000 

Q2  2026 

At least 60 000 
additional 
sleeping 
accommodation 
units (beds) 
created and 
assigned 
following either 
Law no. 338/2000 
as revised in 
August 2022 or 
the new 
legislative scheme 
adopted under 
milestone M4C1-
29, Reform 1.7:  
Reform of student 
housing 
regulation and 
investment in 
student housing. 

(xviii) in point L4 Mission 5; Component 1: Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for 
monitoring  and  implementation  for  the  loan  support,  row  M5C1-18  is  replaced  by  the 
following: 

support  has  been 
Financial 
committed 
least  700 
to  at 
additional  enterprises  compared 
to the baseline.   

M5C1-
18 

Investment 5 - 
Creation of 
women's 
enterprises 

Target 

 Financial 
support to 
enterprises has 
been committed  

N/A  Number  0 

700  Q2  2023 

and 

The  implementation  of  support 
to  female  entrepreneurship  is 
undertaken  through  instruments 
already  active  (nito,  smart  & 
start) 
fund 
the 
established  by  the  Budget  Law 
for  2021.  (Women's  enterprises 
supported  until  November  2020 
by existing financial instruments 
as the baseline). 

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(xix) in point N2. Mission 5; Component 3: Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for 
monitoring  and  implementation  for  the  non-repayable  financial  support,  row  M5C3-8  is 
replaced by the following: 

shall 

At  least  20  000  minors  aged  up 
to  17  years 
receive 
educational support. The projects 
of  educational 
shall 
focus  on  one  of  the  following 
areas:  

support 

•        Interventions for children 
aged  zero 
to  six  aimed  at 
strengthening  the  conditions  of 
and 
access 
kindergarten  services  and  at 
supporting parenthood;  

nursery 

to 

M5C3-
8 

Investment 1.3: 
Structured 
socio-
educational 
interventions to 
combat 
educational 
poverty in the 
South 
supporting the 
Third Sector 

Target 

Educational 
support to minors 
(first batch) 

•  Interventions  for  children  aged 
five to ten aimed at guaranteeing 
educational 
effective 
opportunities 
early 
prevention  of  school  dropout, 
bullying and other phenomena of 
distress;  

and 

N/A  Number  0  20 000  Q2  2023 

•        Interventions for children 
aged  11-17,  which  aim  at 
improving  education  supply  and 
preventing  the  phenomenon  of 
early school leaving. 

Key elements of the tender: 

 - Public notices shall account for 
at least EUR 50 000 000 each; 

- The third sector entities projects 
shall last at least one year and up 
to two years. 

regions 

The  actions  shall  take  place  in 
of  Abruzzo, 
the 
Basilicata,  Campania,  Calabria, 
Molise,  Puglia,  Sardegna  and 
Sicilia.  

(b) Section 2: Financial Support, point 1. Financial contribution, is amended as follows: 

(i) in  point 1.4 Fourth  Instalment  (non-repayable support), the instalment  of ‘EUR 2 
298 850 575’ is replaced by ‘EUR 2 315 646 882’ 

(c) Section 2: Financial Support, point 2. Loan, is amended as follows:  

(i) in point 2.3 Third Instalment (loan support), row M4C1-28 is deleted;  

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(ii)  in  point  2.3  Third  Instalment  (loan  support),  the  instalment  amount  of  ‘EUR  10 
344 827 586’ in the final row and column is replaced by ‘EUR 9 825 328 389’; 

(iii) in  point 2.4 Fourth Instalment (loan support), the following new row is  inserted 
after row M2C4-21; 

M4C1-28 

Reform 1.7: Reform of student housing regulation and 
investment in student housing 

Milestone 

New student 
sleeping 
accommodations 
in student 
housing 

(iv) in point 2.4 Fourth Instalment (loan support), the instalment amount of ‘EUR 16 
091 954 023’ in the final row and column is replaced by ‘EUR 16 611 453 220’; 

(d) Section 3: Additional arrangements is replaced by the following:  

(1) 

Arrangements for monitoring and implementation of the recovery and resilience plan 

The monitoring and implementation of the recovery and resilience plan of Italy takes place in 
accordance with the following arrangements. 

As provided under Decree-Law No. 77 of 31 May 2021 as amended by Decree-Law No. 13 of 
24  February  2023,  a  number  of  coordinating  structures  are  created  for  the  monitoring  and 
implementation  of  the  plan.  These  include  in  particular:  (i)  a  high-level  steering  committee 
(“cabina  di  regia”)  established  at  the  Presidency  of  the  Council  of  Ministers,  with  the  main 
task to steer and coordinate the implementation of the plan; (ii) a mission structure established 
at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, at least for the duration of the plan, empowered 
to act as a central coordination structure for the implementation and monitoring of the plan; 
(iii) a technical structure at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, performing the operational 
monitoring  of  the  implementation  of  plan,  the  control  of  the  regularity  of  procedures  and 
expenses and the reporting, and the technical and operational support to  the implementation 
phase.  The  mission  structure  at  the  Presidency  of  the  Council  of  Ministers  acts  as  a  single 
point of contact at national level for the European Commission. The Ministry of Economy and 
Finance  ensures  the  evaluation  of  the  results  of  the  plan.  Social  partners  and  other 
stakeholders participate to dedicated meetings of “cabina di regia” to ensure their involvement 
in the implementation of the plan. Moreover, coordination structures are identified at the level 
of each central administration responsible for measures included in the plan, tasked with the 
management,  monitoring,  reporting  and  control  on  the  relevant  interventions,  including  in 
relation  to  the  supervision  of  implementation  and  progress  towards  the  achievement  of 
milestones  and  targets.  Finally,  enforcement  mechanisms  in  case  of  implementation  issues, 
including  through  the  activation  of  substitution  powers  vis-à-vis  the  administrations 
responsible for the measures of the plan, are envisaged with the aim to guarantee a timely and 
effective delivery of projects and ex-ante mechanisms for the resolution of conflicts are put in 
place. 

is  envisaged, 

temporary  personnel 

In  order  to  strengthen  administrative  capacity  for  the  monitoring  and  implementation,  the 
recruitment  of 
to  central 
administrations responsible for plan’s interventions and the Ministry of Economy and Finance 
the  State  Accounting 
the  central  coordinating  structure  and 
(including  concerning 
Department), as provided under Decree  Law of 9 June 2021, n. 80, as well as in relation to 
administrations of the South of Italy, which are expected to reinforce human capital involved 
in  the  planning  and  spending  of  EU  funds,  as  provided  in  particular  under  Law  n.  178  of 
2020.  In  addition,  resources  are  allocated  to  the  mission  structure  established  at  the 
Presidency of the Council of Ministers to ensure its effective functioning, as provided under 

in  relation 

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Decree-Law No. 13 of 24 February 2023. Finally, technical and operational support to central 
and  local  administrations  is  envisaged  in  the  implementation  of  projects,  including  through 
the  use  of  public  capital  companies,  a  pool  of  experts  for  technical  assistance,  and  the 
possibility  to  resort  to  external  expertise.  These  actions  shall  be  accompanied  by  the 
implementation  of  measures  to  cut  red  tape  and  simplify  administrative  procedures,  as 
provided  for  under  Decree  Law  No.  77  of  31  May  2021  and  Decree-Law  No.  13  of  24 
February 2023. 

The arrangements also provide for the use of an integrated IT system (“ReGiS”). The existing 
audit service Inspectorate General for Financial Relations with the European Union (IGRUE), 
within  the  Ministry  of  Economy  and  Finance,  is  tasked  with  the  coordination  of  the  audit 
systems and conducting the controls with the support of the State Territorial Accounts Office 
(RTS). Enhanced arrangements with Guardia di Finanza and relevant independent authorities 
such as the national anti-corruption agency ANAC shall remain in place, thus reinforcing the 
role  that  the  Italian  legal  system  already  attributes  to  these  authorities  in  relation  to  the 
protection of public finances, including those from the EU. 

(2) 

Arrangements for providing full access by the Commission to the underlying data  

The Ministry of Economy and Finance acts as a technical structure for monitoring, including 
on progress on milestones and targets, and, where appropriate, implementing control and audit 
activities, and for providing reporting and requests for payments. It coordinates the reporting 
of  milestones  and  targets,  relevant  indicators,  but  also  qualitative  financial  information  and 
other  data,  such  as  on  final  recipients.  The  data  encoding  is  taking  place  at  the  level  of  the 
central  administrations  responsible  for  the  plan’s  measures,  which  shall  report  the  required 
data to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. In accordance with Article 24(2) of Regulation 
(EU) 2021/241, upon completion of the relevant agreed milestones and targets in Section 2.1 
of this Annex, Italy shall submit to the Commission a duly justified request for payment of the 
financial contribution  and, where relevant,  of the loan.  Italy shall ensure  that, upon request, 
the  Commission  has  full  access  to  the  underlying  relevant  data  that  supports  the  due 
justification of the request for payment, both for the assessment of the request for payment in 
accordance  with  Article  24(3)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241  and  for  audit  and  control 
purposes 

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.  

Done at Brussels, 

Article 2 

For the Council 
The President 

EN 

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  EN