Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Directive 92/43/EEC as regards the protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus)
Date: 2025-03-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission
Subjects: European convention, biodiversity, biotope, environmental cooperation, protected species, protection of animal life, wolf

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 7.3.2025  COM(2025) 106 final 2025/0058 (COD)  Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Directive 92/43/EEC as regards the protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus)  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons for and objectives of the proposal 

On  6 December  2024,  the  Standing  Committee  of  the  Convention  on  the  Conservation  of 
European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (the Bern Convention) adopted the European Union’s 
proposal to change the protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus) by moving the species from 
Appendix II (strictly protected fauna species) to Appendix III (protected fauna species). 

That  decision  entered  into  force  three  months  later,  in  line  with  the  procedure  set  out  in 
Article 17 of the Bern Convention. Following its entry into force and in order to transpose this 
change under the Bern Convention, it is necessary to amend the annexes of Council Directive 
92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (the Habitats 
Directive) by moving reference to the species from Annex IV of the Directive to Annex V. 

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

The  legal  basis  for  this  proposal  is  Article 192(1)  of  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the 
European  Union,  which  sets  out  how  the  objectives  referred  to  in  Article 191  of  the  Treaty 
should be implemented. 

• 

Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence) 

To  transpose  the  changes  under  the  Bern  Convention  into  EU  legislation,  it  is  necessary  to 
amend  the  Habitats  Directive,  which  is  one  of  the  main  instruments  for  implementing  the 
international obligations of the EU under the Convention. This targeted amendment complies 
with the subsidiarity requirements. 

• 

Proportionality 

The  proposed  amendment  relates  solely  to  the  effects  of  the  decision  of  the  Standing 
Committee of the Bern Convention to change the protection status of the wolf. Therefore, this 
proposal  is  strictly  limited  to  the  changes  to  the  Habitats  Directive  that  give  effect  to  that 
decision at EU level. Specifically, it is a limited, targeted amendment to Annex IV and Annex 
V, solely concerning the wolf. 

• 

Choice of the instrument 

As  the  Habitats  Directive  transposes  the  Bern  Convention’s  provisions  on  the  protection 
status of the wolf into EU law, it is appropriate to incorporate any changes to the protection of 
that  species  into  the  Habitats  Directive  through  an  amending  Directive,  via  the  ordinary 
legislative procedure. 

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OTHER ELEMENTS 

Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements 

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The  monitoring  and  reporting  provisions  of  the  Habitats  Directive  are  not  affected  by  this 
proposal. 

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Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal 

Article 12 of the Habitats Directive sets out prohibitions concerning the deliberate capture or 
killing,  deliberate  disturbance,  and  deterioration  or  destruction  of  breeding  sites  or  resting 
places. With this amendment, this strict protection would cease to apply to the wolf.  

The  wolf  would  then  be  subject  to  the  protection  set  out  in  Article  14  of  the  Habitats 
Directive. Article 14 requires Member States to take measures to ensure that the taking in the 
wild  of  specimens  of  species  of  wild  fauna  and  flora  listed  in  Annex  V  as  well  as  their 
exploitation is compatible with maintaining them at a favourable conservation status.  

As  with  Article 12,  Member  States  may  derogate  from  the  requirements  of  Article 14 
provided they satisfy the requirements set out in Article 16 of the Directive. 

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Proposal for a 

DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Council Directive 92/43/EEC as regards the protection status of the wolf 
(Canis lupus) 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 192(1) 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 Committee1, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions2, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

For the reasons set out in Council Decision (EU) 2024/26693, the Union submitted a 
proposal  to  the  Standing  Committee  of  the  Convention  on  the  Conservation  of 
European  Wildlife  and  Natural  Habitats4  (the  Bern  Convention)  to  lower  the 
protection level of the wolf species under the Bern Convention. At its 44th meeting on 
6 December  2024,  the  Standing  Committee  approved  the  proposal  of  the  Union  to 
move the wolf (Canis lupus) from Appendix  II (‘Strictly protected fauna species’) to 
the Bern Convention to Appendix III (‘Protected fauna species’) to the Convention. 

In line with Article 17(3) of the Bern Convention, the change to the protection status 
of the wolf entered into force on 7 March 2025, three months after the decision of the 
Standing Committee. 
Council Directive 92/43/EEC5 is a key instrument for the conservation of nature in the 
Union,  particularly  in  view  of  the  Union’s  international  obligations  under  the  Bern 
Convention. For the change to the protection status of the wolf to be transposed into 
the legal framework of the Union, the decision of the Standing Committee should be 
reflected in Directive 92/43/EEC. 

(4) 

Transposing the decision of the Standing Committee requires moving reference to the 
wolf  from  Annex  IV  to  Directive  92/43/EEC  to  Annex  V  to  that  Directive,  which 

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OJ C , , p. . 
OJ C , , p. . 
Council Decision (EU) 2024/2669 of 26 September 2024 on the submission, on behalf of the European 
Union, of a proposal for the amendment of Appendices II and III to the Convention on the conservation 
of European wildlife and natural habitats and on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the  Union, at 
the  44th  meeting  of  the  Standing  Committee  to  that  Convention  (OJ  L,  2024/2669,  10.10.2024,  ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2669/oj).  
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (OJ L 38, 10.2.1982, p.3, ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/convention/1982/72/oj). 
Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 
206 22.7.1992, p. 7, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1992/43/oj). 

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(5) 

(6) 

makes  the  wolf  subject  to  the  protection  provided  for  in  Article 14  of  Directive 
92/43/EEC. 

Directive  92/43/EEC  aims  to  contribute  to  ensuring  biodiversity  through  the 
conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora in the European territory 
of the Member States to which the Treaty applies. 

Directive  92/43/EEC  is  an  instrument  in  the  field  of  environment,  which  permits 
Member States to maintain or introduce more stringent protective measures as long as 
they are compatible with the Treaties, as provided for in Article 193 of the Treaty on 
the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union.  Therefore,  for  the  purposes  of  Directive 
92/43/EEC, Member States remain free to maintain a strict level of protection for the 
wolf. 

(7) 

Directive 92/43/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 

Directive 92/43/EEC is amended as follows: 

in Annex IV, the following paragraph is deleted: 

Article 1 

‘Canis  lupus (except  the  Greek  populations  north  of  the  39th  parallel;  Estonian 
populations, Spanish populations north of the Duero; Bulgarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, 
Polish,  Slovak  populations  and  Finnish  populations  within  the  reindeer  management 
area as defined in paragraph 2 of the Finnish Act No 848/90 of 14 September 1990 on 
reindeer management)’; 

in Annex V, the following paragraph: 

‘Canis lupus (Spanish populations north of the Duero, Greek populations north of the 
39th parallel, Finnish populations within the reindeer management area as defined in 
paragraph  2  of  the  Finnish  Act  No 848/90  of  14 September  1990  on  reindeer 
management,  Bulgarian,  Latvian,  Lithuanian,  Estonian,  Polish  and  Slovak 
populations)’ 

is replaced with the following: 

‘Canis lupus’. 

Article 2 

1. 

Member  States  shall  bring  into  force  the  laws,  regulations  and  administrative 
provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by […] [OP please insert date = 
18  months  after  date  of  entry  into  force  of  this  Directive].  They  shall  forthwith 
communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. 

When  Member  States  adopt  those  provisions,  they  shall  contain  a  reference  to  this 
Directive  or  be  accompanied  by  such  a  reference  on  the  occasion  of  their  official 
publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. 

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2. 

Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions 
of national law that they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. 

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

Article 3 

This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

Article 4 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL AND DIGITAL STATEMENT 

1. 

1.1. 

1.2. 

1.3. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE ................................................. 8 

Title of the proposal/initiative ...................................................................................... 8 

Policy area(s) concerned .............................................................................................. 8 

Objective(s) .................................................................................................................. 8 

1.3.1.  General objective(s) ..................................................................................................... 8 

1.3.2.  Specific objective(s) ..................................................................................................... 8 

1.3.3.  Expected result(s) and impact ...................................................................................... 8 

1.3.4. 

Indicators of performance ............................................................................................ 8 

1.4. 

1.5. 

The proposal/initiative relates to: ................................................................................. 8 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative .............................................................................. 9 

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 ............................................................ 9 

1.5.2.  Added value of EU involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g. 

coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For 
the purposes of this section ‘added value of EU involvement’ is the value resulting 
from EU action, that is additional to the value that would have been otherwise 
created by Member States alone. ................................................................................. 9 

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past .................................................. 9 

1.5.4.  Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with 
other appropriate instruments ....................................................................................... 9 

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

redeployment ................................................................................................................ 9 

1.6. 

1.7. 

2. 

2.1. 

2.2. 

2.2.1. 

2.2.2. 

Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact .................................. 10 

Method(s) of budget implementation planned ........................................................... 10 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES................................................................................. 12 

Monitoring and reporting rules .................................................................................. 12 

Management and control system(s) ........................................................................... 12 

Justification of the budget implementation method(s), the funding implementation 
mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed ................ 12 

Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up 
to mitigate them.......................................................................................................... 12 

2.2.3.  Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio between 
the control costs and the value of the related funds managed), and assessment of the 
expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure) ......................................... 12 

2.3. 

3. 

3.1. 

Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities .............................................................. 12 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE ............ 13 

Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) 
affected ....................................................................................................................... 13 

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3.2. 

Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations ................................... 14 

3.2.1.  Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations.................................... 14 

3.2.1.1.  Appropriations from voted budget ............................................................................. 14 

3.2.2.  Estimated output funded from operational appropriations......................................... 16 

3.2.3.  Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations ............................... 18 

3.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget .............................................................................. 18 

3.2.3.2.  Appropriations from external assigned revenues ....................................................... 18 

3.2.3.3.  Total appropriations ................................................................................................... 18 

3.2.4.  Estimated requirements of human resources.............................................................. 18 

3.2.4.1.  Financed from voted budget....................................................................................... 18 

3.2.5.  Overview of estimated impact on digital technology-related investments ................ 19 

3.2.6.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework.............................. 19 

3.2.7.  Third-party contributions ........................................................................................... 20 

3.3. 

4. 

4.1. 

4.2. 

4.3. 

4.4. 

4.5. 

Estimated impact on revenue ..................................................................................... 20 

DIGITAL DIMENSIONS .......................................................................................... 20 

Requirements of digital relevance .............................................................................. 20 

Data ............................................................................................................................ 21 

Digital solutions ......................................................................................................... 21 

Interoperability assessment ........................................................................................ 21 

Measures to support digital implementation .............................................................. 21 

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1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE 

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative 

Proposal  for  a  Directive  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  amending 
Council  Directive  92/43/EEC  as  regards  the  protection  status  of  the  wolf  (Canis 
lupus) 

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned 

Environment 

1.3. 

Objective(s) 

1.3.1.  General objective(s) 

Under the Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the 
conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora) the wolf (Canis lupus) is 
currently listed as a strictly protected species in most of the EU territory. 

On  the  basis  of  an  in-depth  analysis  on  the  status  of  the  wolf  in  the  EU,  the 
Commission proposed in December 2023 to change the protection status of the wolf 
under  the  Bern  Convention.  The  proposal  was  then  adopted  by  the  Council  in 
September 2024. 

In December 2024, the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention voted in favour 
of the EU proposal to adapt the protection status of the wolf from ‘strictly protected’ 
to  ‘protected’.  The  change  entered  into  force  on  7 March  2025,  in  line  with  the 
procedure defined in Article 17 of the Bern Convention. 

This  initiative  aims  at  aligning  the  protection  status  of  the  wolf  under  the  Habitats 
Directive  for  all  EU  Member  States  to  the  amended  status  under  the  Bern 
Convention, bringing it to ‘protected’ as opposed to ‘strictly protected’. 

1.3.2. 

Specific objective(s) 

Specific objective 

Aligning  the  protection  status  of  the  wolf  under  the  Habitats  Directive  for  all  EU 
Member  States  to  the  amended  status  under  the  Bern  Convention,  bringing  it  to 
‘protected’ as opposed to ‘strictly protected’. 

1.3.3.  Expected result(s) and impact 

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

Amendment of Annexes IV and V of the Habitats Directive, changing the protection 
status of the wolf. 

1.3.4. 

Indicators of performance 

Specify the indicators for monitoring progress and achievements. 

Annex IV and V amended for the wolf (Canis lupus). 

1.4. 

The proposal/initiative relates to: 

X a new action 

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 a new action following a pilot project / preparatory action6 

 the extension of an existing action 

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

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  EU  involvement  (it  may  result  from  different  factors,  e.g. 
coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For 
the purposes of  this section  ‘added value of  EU  involvement’ is  the value resulting 
from  EU  action,  that  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 

No budgetary impact 

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

redeployment 

No budgetary impact 

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

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1.6. 

Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact 

 limited duration 

–    in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to [DD/MM]YYYY 

–    financial  impact  from  YYYY  to  YYYY  for  commitment  appropriations  and 

from YYYY to YYYY for payment appropriations. 

X unlimited duration 

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

–  followed by full-scale operation. 

1.7.  Method(s) of budget implementation planned7 

 Direct management by the Commission 

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

–    by the executive agencies 

 Shared management with the Member States 

 Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to: 

–   third countries or the bodies they have designated 

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

–   the European Investment Bank 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 are provided with 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  are  provided  with 
adequate financial guarantees 

–   bodies or persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in the 
common  foreign  and  security  policy  pursuant  to  Title  V  of  the  Treaty  on 
European Union, and identified in the relevant basic act 

–  bodies  established  in  a  Member  State,  governed  by  the  private  law  of  a 
Member  State  or  Union  law  and  eligible  to  be  entrusted,  in  accordance  with 
sector-specific  rules,  with  the  implementation  of  Union  funds  or  budgetary 
guarantees,  to  the extent that such bodies are controlled by public law bodies or 
by bodies governed by private law with a public service mission, and are provided 
with adequate financial guarantees in the form of joint and several liability by the 
controlling bodies or equivalent financial guarantees and which may be, for each 
action, limited to the maximum amount of the Union support. 

Comments 

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Details of budget implementation methods and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on 
the BUDGpedia site: https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/corp/budget/financial-rules/budget-
implementation/Pages/implementation-methods.aspx. 

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No budgetary impact. 

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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  budget  implementation  method(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  between 
the control costs and the 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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3. 

3.1. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE 

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

•  Existing budget lines 

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line 

Type of 
expenditure 

Contribution  

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Number  

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

Diff./Non-
diff8. 

from 
EFTA 
countries9 

from 
candidate 
countries 
and 
potential 
candidates
10 

From 
other 
third 
countries 

other assigned 
revenue 

Diff./Non
-diff. 

Diff./Non
-diff. 

Diff./Non
-diff. 

YES/NO  YES/NO  YES/NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO  YES/NO  YES/NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO  YES/NO  YES/NO 

YES/NO 

•  New budget lines requested 

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Number  

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

Budget line 

Type of 
expenditure 

Diff./Non-
diff. 

from 
EFTA 
countries 

Contribution  

from 
candidate 
countries 
and 
potential 
candidates 

from 
other 
third 
countries 

other assigned 
revenue  

Diff./Non
-diff. 

Diff./Non
-diff. 

Diff./Non
-diff. 

YES/NO  YES/NO  YES/NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO  YES/NO  YES/NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO  YES/NO  YES/NO 

YES/NO 

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9 
10 

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

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3.2. 

Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations 

3.2.1. 

Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations 

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

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

3.2.1.1.  Appropriations from voted budget 

Heading of multiannual financial framework  

Number  N/A 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

DG: <…….> 

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

TOTAL MFF 
2021-2027 

Operational appropriations  

Budget line 

Budget line 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1a) 

(2a) 

(1b) 

(2b) 

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes11 
Budget line 

(3) 

TOTAL appropriations 
for DG <…….> 

Commitments 

Payments 

=1a+1b+3 

=2a+2b+3 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

TOTAL 

operational 

appropriations  

Commitments 

Payments 

(4) 

(5) 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

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. 

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

TOTAL MFF 
2021-2027 

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

TOTAL appropriations under 
HEADING <….> 

Commitments 

of the multiannual financial framework 

Payments 

(6) 

=4+6 

=5+6 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

Heading of multiannual financial framework  

7 

‘Administrative expenditure’12 – N/A 

 Human resources  
 Other administrative expenditure  
TOTAL DG <…….> 

DG: <…….> 

Appropriations  

DG: <…….> 

 Human resources  
 Other administrative expenditure  
TOTAL DG <…….> 

Appropriations  

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

TOTAL 
MFF 2021-
2027 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

TOTAL 
MFF 2021-
2027 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial 
framework  

(Total 
commitments 
= Total 
payments) 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

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TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7 

Commitments 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

of the multiannual financial framework  

Payments 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

3.2.2.  Estimated output funded from operational appropriations (not to be completed for decentralised agencies) 

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

TOTAL MFF 
2021-2027 

Year  
2024 

Year  
2025 

Year  
2026 

Year  
2027 

OUTPUTS 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Enter as many years as necessary to show the 
duration of the impact (see Section1.6) 

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  

 

Type13 

Avera
ge 
cost 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 114… 

- Output 

- Output 

- Output 

Subtotal for specific objective No 1 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 2 ... 

- Output 

Subtotal for specific objective No 2 

13 
14 

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 Section 1.3.2. ‘Specific objective(s)’. 

EN 

16 

EN 

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTALS 

EN 

17 

EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.2.3. 

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 

3.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget 

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS 

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

TOTAL 
2021 - 2027 

HEADING 7 

Human resources  

Other administrative expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 7 

Outside HEADING 7 

Human resources  

Other expenditure of an administrative nature 

Subtotal outside HEADING 7 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

TOTAL 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

3.2.4.  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 

3.2.4.1.  Financed from voted budget 

Estimate to be expressed in full-time equivalent units (FTEs)15 

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS 

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

 Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) 

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

20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations) 

01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) 

01 01 01 11 (Direct research) 

Other budget lines (specify) 

• External staff (in FTEs) 

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

20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD in the EU Delegations) 

Admin. Support 
line 
[XX.01.YY.YY] 

- at Headquarters 

- in EU Delegations  

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

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

15 

Please specify below the table how many FTEs within the number indicated are already assigned to the 
management of the action and/or can be redeployed within your DG and what are your net needs. 

EN 

18 

  EN 

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

Other budget lines (specify) - Heading 7 

Other budget lines (specify) - Outside Heading 7 

TOTAL 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

The staff required to implement the proposal (in FTEs):  

To be covered by 
current staff 
available in the 
Commission 
services  

Exceptional additional staff* 

Establishment 
plan posts 

staff 
External 
(CA, SNEs, INT) 

- 

- 

To be financed 
under Heading 7 
or Research 

To be financed 
from BA line 

To be financed 
from fees 

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

Description of tasks to be carried out by: 

Officials and temporary staff 

Human  resources  needed  for the  proposal  are  covered  by  existing  staff  of  DG  ENV. 
However,  following  the  co-decision  procedure  might  require  substantial  effort.  The 
implementation  of  this  amendment  proposal  will  take  place  as  part  of  the  general 
implementation of Directive 92/43/EEC. 

External staff 

N/A 

3.2.5.  Overview of estimated impact on digital technology-related investments 

TOTAL Digital and IT appropriations 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 
MFF 
2021 - 
2027 

HEADING 7 

IT expenditure (corporate)  

Subtotal HEADING 7 

Outside HEADING 7 

Policy IT expenditure on operational 
programmes 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

Subtotal outside HEADING 7 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

TOTAL 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

3.2.6.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework  

The proposal/initiative: 

EN 

19 

  EN 

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

multiannual financial framework (MFF) 

–    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 

–    requires a revision of the MFF 

3.2.7.  Third-party contributions 

The proposal/initiative: 

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

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

Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Year  
2024 

Year  
2025 

Year  
2026 

Year  
2027 

Total 

Specify the co-financing body  

TOTAL appropriations co-
financed  

3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue 

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

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

– 

– 

– 

Budget revenue line: 

Article ………… 

 

 

on own resources 

on other revenue 

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

Appropriations 
available for the 
current financial 
year 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative16 

Year 2024 

Year 2025  Year 2026 

Year 2027 

4. 

DIGITAL DIMENSIONS 

When  completing  this  Section,  it  is  acceptable  to  present  the  information  in  a  table  format, 
where appropriate. 

4.1. 

Requirements of digital relevance 

This proposal relates solely to the transposition of the decision of the Standing Committee 
to the Bern Convention concerning the protection status of the wolf, and therefore carries 
no relevance to digital delivery of public services. 

16 

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 

20 

  EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.2. 

Data 

N/A 

4.3. 

Digital solutions 

N/A 

4.4. 

Interoperability assessment 

N/A 

4.5.  Measures to support digital implementation 

N/A 

EN 

21 

  EN