Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION establishing the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation and Decommissioning for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (Euratom) 2021/100 and (Euratom) 2021/948
Date: 2025-09-03
Institutions: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Subjects: EU financial instrument, decommissioning of power stations, international cooperation, nuclear power station, nuclear safety, peaceful use of energy, radioactive materials, radioactive waste, storage of waste

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 3.9.2025  COM(2025) 598 final 2025/0265 (CNS)  Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION establishing the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation and Decommissioning for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (Euratom) 2021/100 and (Euratom) 2021/948 {SWD(2025) 254 final}  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons for and objectives of the proposal 

This  explanatory  memorandum  accompanies  the  Commission  proposal  for  a  Council 
Regulation  (Euratomestablishing  the  Instrument  for  Nuclear  Safety  Cooperation  and 
Decommissioning  for  the  period  2028-2034  (‘INSC-D’)  1.  The  proposal  is  made  in  the 
context of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), as outlined in The Road to the 
next  Multiannual  Financial  Framework2.  This  instrument  is  planned  to  enter  into  force  in 
2028 with the start of the next MFF3. 

Reasons behind the proposal 

In  an  effort  to  streamline  the  commitments  of  the  Euratom  Community  and  to  reduce  the 
administrative burden for the adoption of the new proposal, this regulation merges the current 
following external and internal instruments: 

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the  Council  regulation  establishing  the  European  Instrument  for  International 
Nuclear Safety Cooperation (INSC)4, which targets EU nuclear and radiation safety 
cooperation with partner countries; 

the  financial  programmes  for  decommissioning  of  nuclear  facilities  and  the 
management  of  radioactive  waste56,  which  target  decommissioning  activities  in 
Bulgaria  and  Slovakia7,  as  well  as  at  the  JRC  sites  in  Geel,  Ispra,  Karlsruhe  and 
Petten.6 

The INSC-D proposal is motivated by two main factors: 1) the Commission’s firm intention 
to  continue  the  current  INSC  during  the  next  MFF;  2)  legal  obligations  to  continue  the 
ongoing  JRC  decommissioning  works.  In  line  with  this,  the  planned  activities  of  the  new 
instrument  continue  those  practised  in  the  current  INSC  and  in  the  JRC  nuclear 
decommissioning and waste management programme (NDWMP). Some small changes have 
also been introduced to leverage the lessons learned during implementation of the 2021-2027 
MFF,  to  follow  recent  developments  in  nuclear  technology,  and  to  better  accommodate 
possible changes in future context and EU priorities. 

The external and internal components remain distinctive where necessary to allow clarity in 
allocation  of  resources  and  to  consider  the  different  needs.  The  Instrument’s  external 
component of the Instrument will complement Global Europe, and its internal component will 
pursue the objectives of the JRC’s current NDWMP. 

Problems the proposal is expected to tackle 

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Proposal  for  a  Council  (Euratom)  Regulation  establishing  the  Instrument  for  Nuclear  Safety 
Cooperation and Decommissioning for the period 2028-X, 16.5.2025. 
The road to next multiannual financial framework, Strasbourg, 11.2.2025, COM(2025) 46 final. 
Communication  COM(2025) 570:  A  dynamic  EU  Budget  for  the  priorities  of  the  future  –  The 
Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034: 26ff3426-b1db-44d5-ad9c-a646febb3222_en. 
Council  Regulation  (Euratom)  2021/948  of  27 May  2021  –  European  Instrument  for  International 
Nuclear Safety Cooperation complementing the NDICI – GE on the basis of the Euratom Treaty. 
Council  Regulation  (Euratom)  2021/100  of  25 January  2021  establishing  a  dedicated  financial 
programme for the decommissioning of nuclear facilities and the management of radioactive waste. 
Council  Regulation  (EU)  2021/101  of  25 January  2021  establishing  the  nuclear  decommissioning 
assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania. 
For  these  decommissioning  programmes  there  are  no  new  Commitment  Appropriations  foreseen  but 
only Payment Appropriations. 

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Ensuring high-level nuclear safety, as well as adequate radiation protection of the public and 
the personnel exposed to occupational radiation has always been a priority for the European 
Union. Since large-scale nuclear accidents may have transboundary impacts, and radioactive 
contamination may disperse over several countries, Euratom has consistently pursued nuclear 
safety  cooperation  with  partner  countries,  especially  with  those  located  in  the  geographical 
proximity but also beyond.  

The instrument for nuclear safety cooperation and decommissioning contributes to enhancing 
nuclear and radiation safety in partner countries to ensure nuclear safety  for EU citizens and 
to protect the environment. It is of direct interest to the Community, as reducing the potential 
threat  of  nuclear  or  radiation  accidents  in  non-EU  countries  increases  nuclear  safety  and 
security in the EU and global reassurance on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. 

The Euratom Treaty  established  the Joint Nuclear Research Centre (which has  now become 
the  JRC)  as  a  research  institute  responsible  for  implementing  nuclear  research  programmes 
and  other  tasks  assigned  by  the  Commission.  The  JRC  currently  owns  nuclear  research 
facilities  in  four  Member  States,  namely  in  Geel  (Belgium),  Karlsruhe  (Germany),  Ispra 
(Italy)  and  Petten  (The  Netherlands).  Some  of  these  facilities  are  permanently  shut  down, 
while others are still in operation. The JRC is responsible for the safe management of spent 
nuclear fuel and radioactive waste in these facilities in line with the corresponding European 
Directive8 and with the relevant regulations in the host countries.  

The European Commission is liable for decommissioning the disused nuclear installations in 
line with decommissioning plans submitted to the nuclear safety authorities of the respective 
host Member States. This work is in progress and the instrument’s internal component aims to 
continue  and  advance  the  activities  and  to  disseminate  valuable  knowledge  acquired  during 
the process of decommissioning and handling radioactive waste, both at JRC sites and under 
Nuclear Decommissioning Assistance Programmes (NDAP)9, to all EU Member States. 

Thus,  the  new  instrument  seeks  to  fulfil  two-fold  requirements  under  the  legal  basis  of  the 
Euratom Community. 

Main objectives 

External  component:  to  promote  high  levels  of  nuclear  safety,  radiation  protection,  safe 
management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste and the application of efficient and 
effective safeguards in partner countries. This objective will be achieved by transferring EU-
related expertise and best  practice to  the key stakeholders in  partner countries, including  by 
building  partnerships  with  nuclear  regulatory  authorities  and  their  technical  support 
organisations. 

Internal component: to pursue the decommissioning of the Commission’s nuclear installations 
at the relevant JRC sites, in line with the needs identified in the respective decommissioning 
plans, and to safely manage the associated spent fuel, nuclear material and radioactive waste. 

Institutional background 

European  engagement  to  support  international  nuclear  safety  cooperation  started  between 
1991-2006,  after 
the 
Commonwealth of Independent States’. Over more than three decades, considerable expertise 

the  Chernobyl  accident  with 

the  ‘Technical  Assistance 

to 

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Council  Directive  2011/70/Euratom  of  19.7.2011  establishing  a  Community  framework  for  the 
responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste. (OJ L 199, 2.8.2011, p. 48, ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2011/70/oj). 
OJ  L  236,  23.9.2003,  p.  944;  OJ  L  157,  21.6.2005,  p.  29.  OJ  L  157,  21.6.2005,  p.  11.  OJ  L  236, 
23.9.2003, p. 33. 

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and  experience  encompassing  the  complete  field  of  nuclear  safety  has  been  accumulated  at 
various EC institutions and in expert organisations within the Euratom Community.  

With  regard  to  the  case  of  the  Instrument’s  internal  component,  the  European  Commission 
established  a  decommissioning  programme  in  1999  to  address  the  legacy  from  past  and 
ongoing  nuclear  research  activities.  Since  then,  a  dedicated  directorate  with  a  specific 
programme  coordinates  the  decommissioning  activities  at  all  the  JRC  sites.  This  proposal 
envisages making good and effective use of the relevant institutional knowledge in the next 
MFF period. The JRC has initiated a knowledge management programme under the current 
MFF  to  share  experience  and  know-how  accumulated  during  ongoing  decommissioning 
activities financed by the EU at JRC sites, in Lithuania, Slovakia and Bulgaria. 

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Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area 

Relevant existing policy provisions 

The  external  component  provides  an  enabling  framework  through  which  external  action 
policies  and  international  obligations  concerning  nuclear  and  radiation  safety  can  be 
implemented in cooperation with partner countries. In this sense, it is an adapted continuation 
of  the  European  Instrument  for  International  Nuclear  Safety  Cooperation  (INSC)  under 
Regulation  (Euratom)  2021/948.  The  external  component  will  therefore  complement  the 
‘Global  Europe’  neighbourhood,  development  and  international  cooperation  instrument  and 
continue to pursue the following objectives: 

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promotion of a high level of nuclear safety and radiation protection; 

promotion of the safe management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste; 

promotion of efficient and effective safeguards of nuclear materials. 

The  proposal  for  the  external  component  includes  the  following  enhancements  compared  to 
the current INSC: 

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ensuring support for the safe use of innovative technologies (such as small modular 
reactors)  following  possible  and  predicted  developments  in  applications  of  nuclear 
technology;  

providing a fast and proper response in exceptional cases (including war situations); 

extending the scope of support to nuclear power plant operators; 

increasing support for enhancing emergency preparedness and response capabilities; 

increasing support for environmental remediation activities, to contribute more to the 
global efforts to protect the environment; 

enabling a more comprehensive implementation approach, including in the selection 
of aid procedures and beneficiaries of cooperation. 

The  INSC-D’s  internal  component  aims  to  continue  and  advance  the  JRC’s  ongoing 
decommissioning activities. In this sense, it can also be considered as the direct continuation 
of  the  JRC’s  current  NDWMP  under  Regulations  (Euratom)  2021/100.  Therefore,  it  will 
pursue  objectives  similar  to  those  of  the  current  NDWMP,  including  the  dissemination  of 
obtained know-how on decommissioning to the EU Member States.  

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The  proposal  also  contains  a  new  item  for  the  internal  component:  a  concrete 
timeline  for  the  negotiations  with  the  Member  States  concerned  on  the  potential 
transfer of nuclear liability from the JRC to the host Member State. 

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Timing of the proposal 

The external component will replace the INSC in 2028, to ensure a seamless continuation of 
related activities.  

The  internal  component  of  the  INSC-D  will  replace  the  JRC’s  NDWMP,  to  ensure  the 
seamless continuation of JRC decommissioning activities. 

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Consistency with other EU policies 

When implementing this Regulation, consistency with other areas of external action and with 
other relevant EU policies will be ensured. As reflected in the United Nations 2030 Agenda 
for Sustainable Development10 and consolidated by the European Green Deal11, this includes 
taking  into  account  the  impact  of  all  policies  on  sustainable  development  at  all  levels  – 
nationally, within the EU, in other countries, and at a global level.  

Synergies with actions under other EU programmes will be sought to maximise the impact of 
the  interventions.  Actions  funded  under  the  external  component  of  this  proposal  should  be 
consistent and complementary to those carried out under Global Europe12, the Decision on the 
Overseas  Association,  including  Greenland13,  as  well  as  the  common  foreign  and  security 
policy. 

The  internal  component  intends  to  seek  potential  synergies  at  EU  and  international  level  in 
information  obtained  while 
knowledge  management  and  dissemination  of  valuable 
implementing  the  JRC’s  NDWMP  and  nuclear  decommissioning  assistance  programme  in 
Lithuania, Slovakia and Bulgaria (NDAP). This will include active knowledge transfer to EU 
nuclear  safety  authorities,  decommissioning  operators  and  radioactive  waste  management 
organisations and cooperation with international organisations (e.g. the International Atomic 
Energy Agency and the OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency). 

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

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The  legal  basis  of  this  proposal  is  Article 203  of  the  Treaty14  establishing  the  European 
Atomic Energy Community (‘the Community’).  
Article 203  of  the  Euratom  Treaty15  is  the  basis  of  the  procedure  for  the  antecedent  legal 
instruments covering both the internal and the external component. It empowers the Council, 
acting on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, is to 
take appropriate measures to pursue the objectives of the Euratom Community.  

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Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)  

The  EU  does  not  have  exclusive  competence  for  nuclear  safety  cooperation  with  non-EU 

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https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda 
The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final, European Commission, Brussels, 11.12.2019. 
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Global Europe, 
2025/551, 16/07/2025. Global Europe - European Commission 
Proposal  for  a  Council  (EU)  Decision  on  the  Overseas  Association,  including  Greenland,  DG  XXX, 
xx.x.2025 (to be filled in when the proposal is ready). 
Consolidated  version  of  the  treaty  establishing  the  European  Atomic  Energy  Community  (2016/C 
203/01),  Official 
the  European  Union,  17.6.2016,  C  203.,  p.  1,  ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/euratom_2016/oj). 
If action by the Community should prove necessary to attain one of the objectives of the Community and 
this Treaty has not provided the necessary powers, the Council shall, acting unanimously on a proposal 
from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, take the appropriate measures. 

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countries.  Many  EU  Member  States  are  not  only  signatories  to  relevant  multilateral  treaties 
under  the  umbrella  of  international  organisations  (e.g.  the  International  Atomic  Energy 
Agency, the UN or the OECD’s NEA), but also have bilateral agreements with other countries 
on  the  peaceful  use  of  nuclear  energy.  These  agreements  can  comprise  joint  research  and 
development  activities  or  providing  professional  assistance  in  selected  areas  of  nuclear 
technology.  National  nuclear  safety  regulators  often  have  bilateral  cooperation  agreements 
with  regulators  in  partner  countries  to  promote  regulatory  information  exchange  and  share 
experiences.  Besides  the  World  Association  of  Nuclear  Operators,  nuclear  power  plant 
operators usually cooperate with each other by means of international ‘users’ clubs’ grouping 
the operators of a certain type of nuclear power plant to share operating experience and good 
practice. 

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Despite  this  rich  palette  of  multilateral  and  bilateral  cooperation  possibilities 
available  to  EU  Member  States,  nuclear  safety  cooperation  with  partner  countries 
under  the  EU  and  Euratom  Community  umbrella  offers  significant  advantages  and 
can  provide  added  value.  The  EURATOM’s  status  as  a  supranational  community 
brings  political  influence,  access  to  multilateral  treaties  aimed  to  address  global 
challenges, and consequent leverage.  

A global presence is provided through the EU delegations, which ensure a network 
for obtaining first-hand and reliable information on developments affecting countries 
worldwide. 

The  Community  complements  Member  States  activities  in  dealing  with  potentially 
dangerous situations or handling particularly expensive interventions. 

The  Community  can  carry  out  interventions  at  larger  scale,  through  coordinated 
efforts  and  beyond  the  possible  contributions  of  individual  Member  States  or  other 
single donors. For large-scale, ambitious projects like remediation of uranium mining 
legacy sites in Central Asia, or actions to continue addressing the effects of the 1986 
Chernobyl accident, common EU action creates efficiencies in coordinating funds. 

The Community can leverage the significant joint expertise and reputation of all its 
Member States combined. 

The  Community  makes  it  possible  to  fulfil  EU  legal  obligations  efficiently  by 
decommissioning permanently shut down nuclear facilities at the JRC. 

For the internal component, bilateral agreements may still play a special role. The European 
Commission  will  conduct  bilateral  negotiations  with  each  affected  host  Member  State  (i.e. 
Belgium, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands) to determine whether the Member State would 
be  prepared  to  voluntarily  take  over  the  involved  JRC  nuclear  facility  and  continue 
implementing  the  decommissioning  programme  according  to  plans.  If  a  host  Member  State 
were  willing  to  enter  into  such  an  agreement,  the  European  Commission  would  still  fully 
finance the relevant decommissioning programme. 

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Proportionality 

Compliance with the proportionality principle 

Under  thethe  proportionality  principle,  any  Union  action  should  not  go  beyond  what  is 
necessary to address the issue in question or meet the objectives outlined in the Treaties. In 
this respect, based on the results of various evaluations and available evidence, the INSC and 
the  NDWMP  in  the  current  and  previous  MFF  periods  have  proven  to  be  efficient  tools  to 
cover the needs of partner countries and the European Commission, as well as the objectives 
of the EU in the area of international nuclear safety cooperation and decommissioning.  

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In line with the principle of proportionality, the proposed Regulation does not go beyond what 
is  necessary  to  achieve  its  objectives  as  reflected  in  the  prioritisation  of  activities  and  the 
budget allocated. 

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Choice of the instrument 

One of the objectives of the Euratom Treaty is to attain a high level of nuclear safety in the 
EU.  This  should  also  be  achieved  outside  of  the  EU.  Since  the  Euratom  Treaty  has  not 
provided  the  necessary  powers,  appropriate  measures  must  be  taken  on  the  basis  of 
Article 203.  The  proposed  instrument  takes  the  form  of  a  Regulation,  ensuring  its  uniform 
application, binding nature in its entirety and direct applicability. 

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RESULTS 
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

EVALUATIONS, 

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STAKEHOLDER 

Ex post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation 

Evaluations  for  the  previous  and  current  instruments  that  will  be  covered  by  the  INSC-D’s 
external component for the MFF 2028-2034 included: 

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an  external  mid-term  review  evaluating  nine  EU  External  Financing  Instruments 
(EFIs) over the period from 2014 to mid-2017;16 

an independent ex post evaluation of INSC for the 2014-2020 period;17  

the ex-ante impact assessment of the INSC proposal for the 2021-2027 period;18  

the mid-term review of the INSC for the 2021-2027 period19. 

The  most  recent  report  on  the  mid-term  review  of  the  2021-2027  external  financial 
instruments was issued in March 2024. It summarises the results of two distinct procedures: 1) 
the final evaluation of the EFIs under the MFF 2014-2020 and 2) the mid-term review of the 
EFIs under the 2021-2027 MFF. The following descriptions focus on the results of the mid-
term review for the 2021-2027 MFF period and the previous mid-term review performed in 
2017. 

All the above reports concluded that the external financing instruments were fit for purpose 
and the achievement of objectives was on track. The instruments set the scope, objectives and 
procedures  for  implementing  the  policies.  The  reports  have  also  shown  that  the  enabling 
nature of the EFIs allows covering most needs and goals of the EU external action. 

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The regulation corresponding to the ongoing INSC20 has slightly adjusted the scope 
and  objectives  of  the  instrument  to  emphasise  transparency  and  cooperation  with 
partner countries. 

There  is  a  strong  continuity  between  the  INSC  regulations  corresponding  to  the 
previous  and  current  MFF  periods.  Despite  some  new  aspects  introduced  for  the 
2021-2027  period  (e.g.  striving  for  greater  nuclear  transparency  in  the  partner 
countries),  the  basic  logic  of  the  instrument  and  the  modes  of  operation  remained 
practically unchanged. 

External evaluation of the INSC (2014 - mid 2017), GDSI Consortium, June 2017. 
Evaluation  of  the  INSC  2014-2020,  Expert  Facility  for  the  INSC,  Contract  No 2020/419-010,  LDK 

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Consultants Global EEIG, December 2021. 
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Impact  assessment  accompanying  the  ‘Proposal  for  a  Regulation  (EU)  establishing  a  European 
Instrument for Nuclear Safety complementing the NDICI, SWD (2018) 337 final, Brussels, 14.6.2018. 
Evaluation  of  the  European  Union’s  External  Financing  Instruments  (2014-2020  and  2021-2027), 
Volume I: Synthesis Report and Volume II: Annexes, Particip GmbH Consortium, March 2024. 

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Considering  its  main  objectives  (e.g.  promoting  nuclear  safety  culture  in  partner 
countries, etc.), the INSC is fully aligned with EU political principles and priorities.   

The ability to set common objectives with the partner countries was identified as an 
area of weakness. 

There  is  a  discernible  trend  to  plan  and  implement  fewer,  but  larger  actions  and 
projects. It is also discernible for the INSC because the number of contracts has been 
steadily decreasing since 2014. 

The  INSC  results  framework  remained  mainly  output-oriented,  in  spite  of  repeated 
efforts to introduce an outcome- and impact-oriented framework.  

The  INSC  has  repeatedly  proven  its  high  flexibility  through  rapidly  initiated, 
adjusted,  stepped-up  or  suspended  cooperation  with  Belarus,  Iran,  and  especially 
Ukraine, thanks to fast budget allocations, and agile coordination.  

The report states that there could be possibilities for bringing the INSC more into alignment 
with the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance and the Neighbourhood, Development And 
International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-GE), and vice versa. 

Evaluation findings and the proposed new programme  

Evaluation findings 

Proposed INSC-D 

As a worldwide instrument with a global 
outreach, the INSC positions the EU as a 
leading  actor  in  nuclear  safety  and 
safeguards  cooperation,  both  through 
bilateral  partnerships  and  as  part  of  the 
international architecture.   

dialogue  with 

The  INSC  allows  the  EU  to  engage  in 
partner 
policy-level 
countries,  particularly 
the  EU 
neighbourhood  region,  where  nuclear 
issues  may  potentially  have 
safety 
the  EU 
significant 
Member  States  and 
the  security  of 
European citizens. 

implications 

for 

in 

Enabling instrument: Based on lessons learned 
from  the  INSC, improvements are proposed to 
allow  more  flexibility  and  enable  the  EU  to 
intervene in future unforeseen circumstances. 

These changes were motivated by the feedback 
provided  during  the  mid-term  review,  recent 
technological developments in the peaceful use 
of  nuclear  energy,  geopolitical  changes  in  the 
past  years  and  by  efforts  to  improve  the 
management  and 
the 
instrument.   

implementation  of 

Streamlining  instruments  resulted  in  a 
simplified EFI structure and more unified 
programming  processes,  using  unified 
programme 
indicative 
multiannual 
templates, etc. 

time  pressure 

The  transition  between  the  previous  and 
currently ongoing EFIs was not seamless, 
in  2021  and 
because 
capacity  constraints  meant 
the  EU 
prioritised progress in programming and 
internal 
delivery 
External 
institutional 

introducing 
changes. 

over 

Further  streamlining  of  the  external  financing 
instruments:  In  the  2014-2020  MFF  several 
independent  EFIs  operated  under  the  Global 
Europe  heading.  When  designing  the  2021-
2027  MFF,  the  Commission  streamlined  the 
EFIs  to  ensure  better  recognition  of  changed 
geopolitical realities and better management of 
related  programmes.  As  the  result  of  this 
simplification, 
separate 
instruments  were  placed  under  the  NDICI-GE. 
The INSC, as a special-purpose instrument with 
Euratom  legal  basis,  stayed  separate  from 

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final  phase  of 
circumstances 
the 
COVID-19) 
situation  already  stressed  by  high  staff 
turn-over and lack of sufficient resources.  

further  compounded 

The  evaluation  confirmed  that  keeping 
the INSC as a separate instrument – due 
to  its  very  specialised,  technical  nature 
and  its  different  legal  basis  –  was  an 
adequate decision. 

More  consistency 
is  needed  between 
parts  of  a  specific  instrument,  between 
different  instruments,  as  well  as  with 
donors. 

NDICI-GE. 

Further streamlining of EFIs is proposed in the 
next  2028-2034  MFF  as  Global  Europe  will 
build  on  NDICI-Global  Europe,  the  IPA III 
instrument  for  pre-accession  assistance,  the 
Ukraine  Facility,  the  Reform  and  Growth 
Facility  for  the  Western  Balkans,  and  the 
Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of 
Moldova.  

Merging INSC with JRC decommissioning: The 
INSC  is  merged  with  JRC  decommissioning. 
The  proposed  INSC-D  merges  two  regulations 
into a single instrument.  

An  external  component  will  complement 
Global Europe and pursue similar objectives to 
the current INSC.  

the 
internal  component  will  pursue 
An 
objectives 
nuclear 
the 
decommissioning  and  waste  management 
programme (NDWMP).  

JRC’s 

of 

Recent evaluations performed for the JRC decommissioning programme 

The JRC’s internal audit service audited the NDWMP in 2024 and made six recommendations 
to  improve  the  programme’s  implementation.  The  JRC  submitted  an  action  plan  that  was 
agreed and implemented to address all issues: 

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JRC oversight arrangements (important); 

JRC internal organisation of NDWMP responsibilities (very important); 

decommissioning plans for the JRC sites (very important); 

cost estimates for decommissioning the JRC nuclear sites (very important); 

NDWMP budget flexibility needs (very important); 

human resources planning and allocation (important). 

Stakeholder consultations 

Open public consultation 

In line with the respective rules, the Commission has carried out an open public consultation 
on the EU funding for external action under next MFF20. The results of this consultation for 
the INSC were as follows: 

About 50% of the respondents were positive about the objectives of the INSC and agreed to a 
large  extent  or  somewhat  with  the  INSC  objectives21.  Only  13%  of  the  respondents  were 
completely against it and 27% did not have a definite (either positive or negative) opinion.  

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Open Public Consultation, EU’s next long-term budget (MFF) – EU funding for external action, 2025. 
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14522-EUs-next-long-term-
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The  above  results  indicate  that  most  of  the  respondents  support  providing  EU  assistance  to 
partner countries in the area of nuclear and radiation safety and safeguards. 

Consultations with other stakeholders 

Results synthesised from stakeholder consultations were used to complement the conclusions 
subtracted from documentary evidence. When drafting evaluation documents that constituted 
the  basis  of  the  2021-2024  mid-term  review  report  assessing  EFIs,  the  following  types  of 
consultations with stakeholders were held: 

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In-person  and  remote  semi-structured  interviews  with  about  350  key  stakeholders, 
including  staff  from  the  European  Commission  (working  in  its  Secretariat-General 
and  Directorates-General  such  as  International  Partnerships,  Neighbourhood  and 
Enlargement  Negotiations,  Foreign  Policy  Instruments,  etc.),  from  the  European 
External Action Service, and from EU Delegations.  

External stakeholders such as representatives from UN agencies, EU Member States 
and partner country governments were also interviewed. 

The Commission organised targeted  consultations with  specific stakeholder groups, 
constituted  by  experts  from  EU  Member  States  and  representatives  of  relevant  UN 
agencies and international financial institutions, among others. 

Three  e-Surveys  supplemented  the  above  consultations,  providing  voluntary 
additional contributions mainly from the EU Delegations. 

The main messages communicated by the stakeholders consulted are summarised in Annex III 
of Volume II of the mid-term review report. The details are not repeated here and for the sake 
of brevity only the most important points are quoted. 

Stakeholders agreed that the EFIs should be more flexible in responding to crises and sudden 
changes in the geopolitical situation. It was also  emphasised that a greater consistency must 
be  ensured  between  the  internal  and  external  policies  of  the  EU  and  between  the  EFIs 
themselves. The substantial contribution of the EFIs to the Sustainable Development Goals of 
the 2030 Agenda was generally acknowledged and it was pointed out that organising activities 
around the SDGs tend to increase consistency between internal and external policies.  

The introduction of the new broad instrument (NDICI-Global Europe) in the current MFF was 
generally  welcomed  and  further  simplification  of  the  overall  architecture  of  the  EFIs  was 
encouraged. Addressing thematic dimensions in geographic programmes was also positively 
received and there was a general agreement that the combination of geographic and thematic 
programmes tends to bring positive results.  

Consistency  and  complementarity  of  the  INSC-D  proposal  with  Global  Europe  will  be 
ensured, primarily by implementing international cooperation activities related to the peaceful 
use of nuclear energy in areas that are ancillary to the broader objectives of Global Europe, in 
line  with  the  development  and  international  cooperation  policy  for  health,  agriculture, 
industry and social projects. 

• 

Collection and use of expertise for the INSC 

The  three  evaluation  reports  referred  to  before  were  prepared  as  part  of  independent 
assessments  conducted  between  2017  and  2024  by  selected  consortia  consisting  of 
distinguished  external  expert  companies.  In  addition  to  documentary  evidence,  the 

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These  objectives  were:  support  the  strengthening  of  nuclear  safety,  radiation  protection,  radioactive 
waste  management  and  nuclear  safeguards  with  beneficiary  countries  located  across  the  EU 
neighbourhood region and beyond. 

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assessments  relied  on  extensive  in-person  and  remote  consultations,  which  also  included  a 
large number of European Commission staff members. Even though a considerable part of the 
information  included  in  the  evaluation  reports  directly  from  Commission  employees,  the 
reports reflect the conclusions of independent external experts and by no means be considered 
as Commission self-assessment reports. 

All the above-mentioned assessment reports are publicly available. 

As  far  as  the  opinion  of  relevant  international  professional  organisations  on  the  EU  nuclear 
safety cooperation with partner countries is concerned, the 7th IAEA Convention on Nuclear 
Safety  Review Meeting in  2017 officially acknowledged the outstanding  added value of  the 
INSC by declaring that ‘the implementation of the instrument for nuclear safety cooperation 
programme for assisting non-EU countries was identified as a good practice’22. 

During the past three decades, the Euratom Community systematically applied the INSC as an 
efficient tool to achieve and maintain a high level of nuclear safety, radiation protection and 
efficient safeguards in partner countries. The role of the INSC in transferring regulations and 
best  practices  of  the  Community  has  also  been  recognised  by  the  European  Nuclear  Safety 
Regulators Group (ENSREG) in its position paper23 on the INSC. The ENSREG also created 
a working group to comment on the INSC multiannual indicative programmes, review mid-
term reports of the instrument, and make proposals on the necessity and feasibility of potential 
projects assisting partner countries. 

Use of external expertise for the JRC decommissioning programme 

The  JRC’s  nuclear  decommissioning  and  waste  management  programme  underwent  a  mid-
term evaluation in 2024. Its findings and recommendations24 are as follows: 

Findings 

Significant progress in stakeholder management has been seen at JRC sites. 

Safe retrieval, treatment and storage of historical wastes has progressed at JRC Ispra 
and Petten. 

Due to the time-dependent nature of many costs, project delays are synonymous with 
cost increases, although the ‘earned value management’ monitoring indicators show 
that the programme is overall financially efficient. 

The  governance  framework  is  fit  for  purpose  and  adapted  to  the  objectives  of  the 
NDWMP. 

The  implementation  of  the  NDWMP  is  in  line  with  the  EU  acquis  and  EU  and 
national legislation and policies. 

Knowledge products have been produced in line with targets across all NPP sites. 

The  knowledge  management  has  encouraged  the  collaboration  and  the  sharing  of 
information among the three nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes. 

Rapporteur’s Report for Euratom of 29 March 2017 in the 7th Review Meeting under the Convention on 
Nuclear Safety. 
ENSREG – INSC Position paper (2014-26)_133, https://www.ensreg.eu/international-cooperation. 

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Interim  evaluation  of  the  programmes  for  the  decommissioning  of  nuclear  facilities  and  the 
management of radioactive waste, European Commission Directorate-General for Energy, Revised Final Report 
and Annexes, April 2025. 

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Recommendations  

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Anticipate  and  prepare  the  licensing  demands  through  early  engagement  of  the 
regulator to limit their impact on the programme’s delivery. 

Improve the procurement organisational capacities. 

Develop and implement monitoring indicators to measure the impact of the use of the 
knowledge products developed within the NDWMP and NDAP. 

Ex ante evaluation 

The Better Regulation Tool #9 states that ‘programmes that provide continuity as regards their 
broad  content  and  structure  and  are  small’  require  only  an  ex-ante  evaluation.  As  a  result, 
comprehensive ex ante evaluation report25 was prepared to accompany the INSC-D proposal 
analysing the effects of different policy options. 
The analysis has shown that only one option26 is able to satisfy all the relevant requirements. 
The  impacts  of  past  and  ongoing  nuclear  safety  cooperation  components  and  the  expected 
impact of the INSC-D in the partner countries can be summarised as follows: 

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enhanced  regulatory  capacities  and  capabilities  of  the  national  nuclear 
regulator; 

creation or further development of a competent technical support organisation 
assisting the nuclear regulator; 

implementation of a national nuclear emergency response centre equipped with 
state-of-the-art accident diagnosis, prognosis and decision support tools; 

creation or further development of a national radiation monitoring system with 
early warning capabilities; 

provision  of  comprehensive  training  and  tutoring  to  regulators  and  technical 
support organisation experts; 

participation in the EU stress-tests and the following ENSREG peer-review; 

remediation of legacy sites contaminated with radioactive material. 

For  JRC  decommissioning  activities,  the  implementation  of  the  NDWMP  effectively 
improved  the  nuclear  and  radiation  safety  at  the  JRC  sites  involved  for  the  benefit  of  EU 
citizens and the environment.  

It is expected that by continuing the NDWMP:  

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• 

• 

the legal obligations and commitments of the EC will be duly fulfilled; 

the  nuclear  and  radiation  hazards  at  the  involved  JRC  sites  will  be  further 
reduced; 

the  complete  release  of  involved  facilities  from  regulatory  control  will  be 
achieved in the final programme implementation phase; 

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26 

Ex ante  evaluation  of  a  new  instrument  combining  the  current  European  Instrument  for  International 
Nuclear  Safety  Cooperation  with  the  JRC  decommissioning  activities,  SWD  (2025)  XXX,  Brussels, 
June 2025. 
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considerable technological know-how and practical knowledge will be created 
and  shared  with  EU  stakeholders  involved  in  decommissioning  and  waste 
management. 

For  the  internal  component 
implementing  the  nuclear  decommissioning  and  waste 
management  programme,  the  JRC  has  started  investigating  the  option  of  transferring  the 
nuclear liability to the host Member States (Italy and the Netherlands). This has not yet been 
decided,  but  the  option  to  negotiate  this  is  included  in  the  new  basic  act  with  a  proposed 
deadline of two years after the entry into force of the Instrument. 

The NDWMP  gives  the  local  economy  opportunities  to  contribute to  the  implementation  of 
the  programme  through  participation  in  open  call  for  tenders  in  the  multi-faceted  areas  of 
expertise  entailed  by  decommissioning  and  waste  management.  The  opportunities  that 
decommissioning  activities  offer  help  both  skills  development  and  social  development. 
Moreover,  decommissioning  obsolete  nuclear  facilities  and  addressing  radioactive  waste 
management  issues  by  applying  the  best  international  standards  using  state-of-the-art 
methodologies contributes to a safer and cleaner environment. The programme  helps protect 
people and the environment from radioactivity-related hazards. 

Explanation of policy choices 

When developing the INSC-D proposal, several policy options were investigated.  

Option  A  -  the  baseline (keep  two  separate  instruments).  This  was  rejected  as  contradicting 
the Commission’s simplification goals.  

Option B - ending the programme. This was rejected due to its high risk of diminishing EU 
influence  in  global  nuclear  safety  cooperation  and  conflicting  with  Euratom’s  legal  and 
political obligations.  

Option C - full integration with another EU instrument. This was rejected due to legal barriers 
stemming from the Euratom Treaty, which prevented merging nuclear safety activities with, 
for instance, Global Europe. 

Option D - merging the two Euratom instruments. This was selected as the preferred solution. 
It met all the requirements: aligning with the Euratom Treaty’s legal framework, adhering to 
EU  external  action  procedures,  and  advancing  the  Commission’s  simplification  agenda.  By 
consolidating international nuclear safety cooperation and JRC decommissioning obligations 
into a single instrument, this option ensured feasibility, consistency, and regulatory efficiency, 
making it the optimal choice for the INSC-D proposal. 

• 

Simplification 

The  proposed  INSC-D  formally  merges  two  previously  separate  regulations  into  a  single 
instrument. This merger is motivated and justified by multiple strategic and regulatory factors, 
e.g.  by  the  regulation  simplification  goals  of  the  Commission  and  the  Better  Regulation 
agenda.  According  to  the  simplification  principles  for  the  next  MFF,  overlapping  processes 
and potential administrative burdens should be eliminated by bringing together programmes 
which may require similar technical and/or logistical support. 

This  merger  is  made  possible  by  the  same  legal  basis  (Euratom).  The  MFF  simplification 
efforts aim at reducing complexity within the EU for better transparency and coordination and 
for creating a simpler regulatory and financial framework for stakeholders (agencies, Member 
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new  European  innovation  agenda,  promoting  cross-agency  collaboration  over  fragmented 
approaches. 

Merging an instrument (the INSC) and a programme (NDWMP) that were initially separate, 
but  which  belong  to  the  same  legal  basis  and  share  common  objectives,  contributes  to  the 
simplification promoted by the European Commission. 

• 

Fundamental rights 

The instrument has no impact on fundamental rights. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

4. 
In its Communication of 16 June July 202527, the European Commission proposed to allocate 
EUR 966.000.000 to the INSC-D Instrument. 

5. 

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OTHER ASPECTS 

Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements 

The  implementation  of  the  INSC-D  will  be  monitored  by  means  of  the  performance 
framework for the post-2027 budget. This framework provides for an implementation report 
during the implementation phase and a retrospective evaluation to be performed in accordance 
with  Article 34(3)  of  Regulation  2024/250928.  The  evaluation  willmust  be  conducted  in 
accordance with the Better Regulation Guidelines29 and will be based on indicators relevant to 
the instrument’s objectives.  

The  methodological  rationale  behind  the  use  of  a  common  performance  framework  is  that 
applying performance indicators aggregated across programmes can considerably simplify the 
various  reporting  obligations  for  all  future  MFF  programmes.  It  is  anticipated  that  this 
approach will make it possible to significantly reduce the administrative burden by reducing 
the number of indicators and by attributing indicators to each intervention field. 

• 

Geographic scope 

The  geographic  scope  of  the  external  component  of  the  proposed  INSC-D  is  worldwide. 
However,  priority  will  be  given  to  persons  and  entities  from  acceding  countries,  candidate 
countries,  including  Ukraine,  potential  candidate  countries,  and  European  Neighbourhood 
Policy countries. 

The  geographic  scope  of  the  internal  component  is  limited  to  the  JRC  sites  involved  in  the 
JRC  decommissioning  activities,  i.e.  Geel  in  Belgium,  Ispra  in  Italy,  Karlsruhe  in  Germany 
and Petten in the Netherlands. 

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A  dynamic  EU  Budget  for  the  priorities  of  the  future  -  The  Multiannual  Financial  Framework  2028-
2034, COM(2025) 570 final. 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 
2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast), Brussels, 26.9.2024. 
Better Regulation Guidelines, SWD (2021) 305 final, Brussels, 3.11.2021. 

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2025/0265 (CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

establishing the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation and Decommissioning for 
the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (Euratom) 2021/100 and (Euratom) 
2021/948 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Atomic  Energy  Community,  and  in 
particular Article 203 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament30, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

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31 

32 
33 

34 

The  purpose  of  this  Regulation  is  to  establish  the  rules  and  the  procedures  for  the 
nuclear safety cooperation and decommissioning activities carried out by the European 
Atomic  Energy  Community  (‘the  Community’)  under  the  Instrument  for  Nuclear 
Safety Cooperation and Decommissioning (the ‘Instrument’).  

In  order  to  maintain  and  promote  the  continuous  improvement  of  nuclear  safety  and 
the  regulation  thereof,  the  Council  adopted  Directive  2009/71/Euratom31.  That 
Directive and the high standards of nuclear safety, radiation protection, and radioactive 
waste and spent fuel management implemented in the Community are examples to be 
used in order to encourage partner countries to adopt similar high standards. 

The  Community  and  its  Member  States  are  contracting  parties  to  the  Convention  on 
Nuclear Safety adopted on 17 June 199432 and the Joint Convention on the Safety of 
Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management adopted 
on 5 September 199733. 

The  Member  States  are  parties  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Non-Proliferation  of  Nuclear 
Weapons (NPT)34, concluded a Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement and signed an 
Additional Protocol to that agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency35. 

Opinion of …, OJ …. 

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nuclear 

installations 

Council  Directive  2009/71/  Euratom  of  25  June  2009  establishing  a  Community  framework  for  the 
nuclear 
ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/71/oj). 
OJ L 318, 11.12.1999, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/convention/1999/819/oj. 
International  Atomic  Energy  Agency  (IAEA),  Joint  Convention  on  the  Safety  of  Spent  Fuel 
Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, adopted 5 September 1997, entered 
into  force  18  June  2001.  Available  at:  https://www.iaea.org/topics/nuclear-safety-conventions/joint-
convention-safety-spent-fuel-management-and-safety-radioactive-waste  
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), opened for signature 1 July 1968, entered 
into 
at: 
729 
5 March 
https://www.un.org/disarmament/wmd/nuclear/npt/. 

Available 

2.7.2009, 

U.N.T.S. 

1970, 

force 

161. 

18, 

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(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

Since the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (‘the Euratom 
Treaty’) covers both internal and external policies and provides for synergies between 
the  two,  this  Instrument  has  two  components  addressing  respectively  external  and 
internal activities. 

The Instrument’s external component should support activities in international nuclear 
safety  cooperation,  building  on  the  actions  previously  supported  under  Council 
Regulation  (Euratom)  2021/94836.  The  external  component  is  consistent  with  and 
complements  the  external  action  supported  under  Regulation  (EU)  202X/XXXX 
[Global Europe]. 37  

The  Instrument’s  internal  component  should  support  activities  in  the  area  of  the 
Commission’s  decommissioning  and  management  of  radioactive  waste  (the  JRC 
decommissioning  and  waste  management  programme),  addressing  the  Commission’s 
nuclear liabilities coming from past nuclear research performed at the Joint Research 
Centre  (JRC)  sites,  namely  JRC-Geel  in  Belgium,  JRC-Karlsruhe  in  Germany,  JRC-
Ispra  in  Italy  and  JRC-Petten  in  the  Netherlands,  building  on  the  actions  previously 
supported under Council Regulation (Euratom) 2021/10038. 

Programme evaluations have shown that the complex Union funding architecture is a 
factor  hindering  the  impact  of  the  Union  budget,  due  to  administrative  burden. 
Therefore,  the  activities  carried  out  in  the  field  of  international  nuclear  safety 
cooperation and decommissioning of JRC nuclear research facilities under Regulations 
(Euratom) 2021/100 and (Euratom) 2021/948 should be regrouped to be governed by a 
single legal act.   

The  general  objective  of  the  Instrument  is  to  contribute  to  a  high  level  of  nuclear 
safety,  radiation  protection,  safe  management  of  spent  fuel  and  radioactive  waste, 
decommissioning and the application of efficient and effective safeguards of nuclear 
materials.  

This  Regulation  also  aims  to  provide  increased  flexibility  in  the  programming 
approach,  including  among  aid  modalities  and  eligible  entities,  to  respond  to 
unpredicted needs as identified across evaluations and consultations under Regulation 
(Euratom) 2021/948. 

(10)  Cooperation  provided  by  the  Community  under  this  Regulation  is  not  aimed  at 

promoting nuclear energy in partner countries39. 

35 

36 

37 

38 

39 

Model Additional Protocol to the Agreement(s) Between State(s) and the International Atomic Energy 
Agency for the Application of Safeguards (INFCIRC/540), approved by the IAEA Board of Governors 
15 May  1997.  Available  online  in:  INFCIRC/540  -  Model  Protocol  Additional  to  the  Agreement(s) 
Between State(s) and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards 
Council  Regulation  (Euratom)  2021/948  of  27  May  2021  establishing  a  European  Instrument  for 
International  Nuclear  Safety  Cooperation  complementing  the  Neighbourhood,  Development  and 
International  Cooperation  Instrument  –  Global  Europe  on  the  basis  of  the  Treaty  establishing  the 
European  Atomic  Energy  Community,  and  repealing  Regulation  (Euratom)  No  237/2014  (OJ  L  209, 
14.6.2021, p. 79, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/948/oj). 
Regulation (EU) …/… [Global Europe] of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the 
Global Europe instrument (OJ, …, … ELI: …).  
Council  Regulation  (Euratom)  2021/100  of  25  January  2021  establishing  a  dedicated  financial 
programme for the decommissioning of nuclear facilities and the management of radioactive waste, and 
repealing  Regulation 
3,  ELI: 
1368/2013 
(Euratom)  No 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/100/oj). 
Council  Regulation  (Euratom)  2021/948  of  27  May  2021  establishing  a  European  Instrument  for 
International  Nuclear  Safety  Cooperation  complementing  the  Neighbourhood,  Development  and 

1.2.2021, 

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(11)  This Regulation lays down an indicative financial envelope for the overall Instrument. 
For  the  purpose  of  this  Regulation,  current  prices  are  calculated  by  applying  a  fixed 
2% deflator. 

(12) 

In  a  rapidly  changing  economic,  social  and  geopolitical  environment,  recent 
experience  has  shown  the  need  for  a  more  flexible  multiannual  financial  framework 
and Union spending programmes. To that effect, and in line with the objectives of this 
Regulation,  the funding  should duly  consider the evolving policy needs  and Union’s 
priorities as identified in relevant documents published by the Commission, in Council 
resolutions  while  ensuring  sufficient 
conclusions  and  European  Parliament 
predictability for the budget implementation. 

(13)  Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council40 
applies  to  the  Instrument.  It  lays  down  the  rules  on  the  establishment  and  the 
implementation  of  the  general  budget  of  the  Union,  including  the  rules  on  grants, 
prizes, non-financial donations, procurement, and indirect management in the form of 
financial instruments and budgetary guarantees. 

(14)  The  amount  of  the  appropriations  allocated  to  the  Instrument  as  well  as  the 
programming period and the distribution of funds among the various activities should 
be reviewed based on the results of the evaluation carried out pursuant to Article 10 of 
Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  202X/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council 41[Performance Regulation]. 

(15) 

In accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, Regulation (EU, Euratom) 
No 883/2013  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council42,  Council  Regulations 
(EC, Euratom) No 2988/9543, (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9644 and (EU) 2017/193945, the 
financial  interests  of  the  Union  are  to  be  protected  through  proportionate  measures, 
including  the  prevention,  detection,  correction  and  investigation  of  irregularities  and 
fraud,  the  recovery  of  funds  lost,  wrongly  paid  or  incorrectly  used  and,  where 
appropriate,  the  imposition  of  administrative  sanctions.  In  particular,  in  accordance 
with  Regulations  (EU,  Euratom)  No 883/2013  and  (Euratom,  EC)  No 2185/96,  the 
European  Anti-Fraud  Office  (OLAF)  may  carry  out  investigations,  including  on-the-

40 

41 
42 

43 

44 

45 

International  Cooperation  Instrument  –  Global  Europe  on  the  basis  of  the  Treaty  establishing  the 
European  Atomic  Energy  Community,  and  repealing  Regulation  (Euratom)  No  237/2014  (OJ  L  209, 
14.6.2021, p. 79, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/948/oj). 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 
2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/OJ). 
Regulation (EU) (EU, Euratom) …/… [Performance Regulation] (OJ, …, … ELI: …).  
Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  No 883/2013  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of 
11 September  2013  concerning  investigations  conducted  by  the  European  Anti-Fraud  Office  (OLAF) 
and  repealing  Regulation  (EC)  No 1073/1999  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  and 
p. 1, 
Council 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/883/oj). 
Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European 
Communities 
23.12.95, 
financial 
p. 1,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1995/2988/oj).) 
Council  Regulation  (Euratom,  EC)  No 2185/96  of  11 November  1996  concerning  on-the-spot  checks 
and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities’ financial 
interests 
15.11.96, 
fraud 
p. 2,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1996/2185/oj).). 
Council  Regulation  (EU)  2017/1939  of  12 October  2017  implementing  enhanced  cooperation  on  the 
establishment  of  the  European  Public  Prosecutor’s  Office  (‘the  EPPO’)  (OJ  L  283,  31.10.2017,  p. 1, 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/1939/OJ). 

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spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, 
corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union. In 
accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office 
(EPPO)  may  investigate and  prosecute  fraud  and  other  illegal  activities  affecting  the 
financial  interests  of  the  Union  as  provided  for  in  Directive  (EU)  2017/1371  of  the 
European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council46.  In  accordance  with  Regulation  (EU, 
Euratom) 2024/2509, any person or entity receiving Union funds is to fully cooperate 
in  the  protection  of  the  Union’s  financial  interests,  to  grant  the  necessary  rights  and 
access to the Commission, OLAF, EPPO and the European Court of Auditors and to 
ensure  that  any  third  parties  involved  in  the  implementation  of  Union  funds  grant 
equivalent rights.  

(16)  The  Instrument  is  to  be  implemented  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom) 
202X/XXXX  [Performance  Regulation],  which  lays  down  rules  for  expenditure 
tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including rules for ensuring a 
uniform application of the principles of ‘do no significant harm’ and gender equality 
referred to in Article 33(2), points (d) and (f), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 
respectively,  rules  for  monitoring  and  reporting  on  the  performance  of  Union 
programmes and activities, rules for establishing a Union funding portal and rules for 
the evaluation of the programmes, as well as other horizontal provisions applicable to 
all Union programmes such as those on information, communication and visibility. 

(17)  The  forms  and  methods  of  implementation  of  Union  funding  laid  down  in  this 
Regulation  should  be  chosen  on  the  basis  of  their  ability  to  achieve  the  specific 
objectives  of the actions and to  deliver results, taking into account,  in  particular, the 
costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non-compliance. 
That should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as 
well  as  financing  not  linked  to  costs  as  referred  to  in  Article 125(1),  point  (a),  of 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. 

(18)  Coordination of the activities implemented under this Regulation should be achieved 
via  ongoing  work  and  dialogue  with  Member  States,  partner  countries  and  their 
relevant  authorities,  in  particular  the  competent  regulatory  authorities  in  the  field  of 
nuclear safety, safeguards and decommissioning to avoid duplication. 

(19)  To  ensure  consistent  external  action  implementation,  the  rules  and  procedures  laid 
down  in  Regulation  (EU)  202X/XXXX  [Global  Europe]  should  apply  to  the 
implementation  of  the  Instrument’s  external  component,  where  appropriate,  and  the 
implementing provisions under this Regulation should refer to the provisions provided 
for in that Regulation. 

(20)  For  the  Instrument’s  external  component,  annual  or  multiannual  action  plans  and 
measures referred to in this Regulation should constitute work programmes within the 
meaning of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Annual or multiannual action plans 
should consist of a set of measures grouped into one document. 

(21)  The Commission should adopt multiannual indicative programmes that are consistent 
with and complement the multiannual indicative programmes referred to in Chapter 1 
of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [Global Europe].  

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Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the  Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight 
against  fraud  to  the  Union’s  financial  interests  by  means  of  criminal  law  (OJ  L  198,  28.7.2017, 
p. 29,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2017/1371/oj). 

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(22)  The overall policy framework for the implementation of the external component of the 
Instrument should be constituted by the policies as set out in association agreements, 
partnership and cooperation agreements, multilateral agreements, nuclear cooperation 
agreements,  memoranda  of  understanding,  and  other  agreements  that  establish  a 
relationship  between  the  Community  and  its  partner  countries,  as  well  as  European 
Council  conclusions  and  Council  conclusions,  summit  declarations,  conclusions  of 
high-level meetings with partner countries, communications from the Commission and 
joint communications from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union 
for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. 

(23)  The external component of the Instrument may finance actions in any partner countries 
in compliance with the criteria set out in this Regulation.  Priority should be given to 
persons and entities from acceding countries, candidate countries, including Ukraine, 
potential candidate countries, and European Neighbourhood Policy countries. 

(24) 

International  Cooperation  will  be  based  on  the  Fundamental  Safety  Principles  as 
stipulated in the IAEA safety standards. 

(25)  Considering the continued need for safety improvement for the peaceful use of nuclear 
energy in partner countries, the Instrument should pursue the objectives of promotion 
of the highest level of nuclear safety, radiation protection, safe management of spent 
fuel  and  radioactive  waste  and  the  application  of  efficient  and  effective  nuclear 
safeguards 
includes  remediation  of  radiologically 
contaminated legacy sites and enhancing regulatory capacity.  

in  partner  countries.  This 

(26)  Considering  that  the  peaceful  uses  of  nuclear  energy  continue  to  develop,  the 
Instrument  should  be  fit  to  carry  out  activities  in  emerging  fields  related  to  nuclear 
safety  and emergency preparedness  and response, for instance by contributing to  the 
safety  of  small  and  modular  reactors  and  radiological  protection  in  new  radiological 
medical applications. 

(27)  Russia’s  war  of  aggression  against  Ukraine  is  causing  damages  to  the  Ukrainian 
infrastructure,  including  to  the  country’s  nuclear  power  facilities,  as  shown  by  the 
drone  attack  on  14 February  2025  to  the  Chernobyl’s  New  Safe  Confinement.  As 
regards  Union  support  for  Ukraine-related  needs  in  the  field  of  nuclear  safety, 
appropriations mobilised from the Ukraine Reserve referred to in Article 6 of Council 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 202X/XXXX [MFF Regulation] may be made available for 
support provided under the external component of the Instrument in the form of non-
repayable support, financial instruments and provisioning of the budgetary guarantee.  
Support  provided  to  Ukraine  under  the  external  component  of  the  Instrument  of  this 
Regulation  in  the  form  of  loans  under  Council  decision  77/270/Euratom  should  be 
provided  within  the  amount  established  in  Council  decision  77/270/Euratom  and 
ceiling  referred  to  in  Article  6  (2),  second  sub-paragraph  of  the  Global  Europe 
regulation. If those loans are to be provided to Ukraine as sovereign state, they should 
be  covered  by  the  guarantee  provided  in  accordance  with  Article  2(3),  second 
subparagraph of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 202X/XXXX [MFF Regulation]. 
Accordingly,  it  is  appropriate  to  provide  for  derogation  from  Article  214(1)  of 
Regulation  (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509  and set  no provisioning rate for those loans to 
Ukraine as provided by Article 24 (3), last paragraph of the Global Europe Regulation. 

(28)  With  a  view  to  ensuring  consistency,  the  budgetary  guarantee  and  financial 
instruments,  including  when  combined  with  non-repayable  support  in  blending 
operations, under the external component of the Instrument should be implemented in 
accordance  with  the  applicable  rules  of  Regulation  (EU)  202X/XXXX  [Global 

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Europe] through agreements concluded for that type of support under Global Europe 
delivery mechanisms. 

(29)  For  the  external  component,  where  Union  support  under  the  Instrument  is  to  be 
provided  in  the  form  of  a  budgetary  guarantee  or  a  financial  instrument,  including 
where  combined  with  non-repayable  support  in  a  blending  operation,  it  is  necessary 
that  such  support  is  provided  exclusively  through  the  Global  Europe  delivery 
mechanisms  in  accordance  with  the  applicable  rules  of  the  Global  Europe  delivery 
mechanisms.  

(30)  Close cooperation with international organisations pursuing objectives similar to those 
of  the  Instrument,  as  referred  to  in  Chapter  10  Title  II  of  the  Euratom  Treaty,  in 
particular  with  the  International  Atomic  Energy  Agency  (IAEA),  is  considered 
necessary for a successful cooperation on nuclear safety. 

(31)  The most efficient use of available resources  can be achieved through coherence and 
complementarity  between  the  Union’s  external  financing  instruments,  as  well  as 
through the creation of synergies with other Union policies and programmes. In order 
to maximise the impact of combined interventions to achieve a common objective, this 
Regulation  should  allow  for  the  combination  of  funding  with  other  Community  and 
Union programmes, provided that the contributions do not cover the same costs. 

(32)  The  previous 

financial  programme  under  Regulation 

(Euratom)  2021/100 
demonstrated  the  additional  Community  added  value  by  the  collection  and  the 
dissemination  of  knowledge.  On  the  basis  of  Article 8  of  the  Euratom  Treaty,  and 
pursuant to Article 7 of Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom47, the JRC is responsible 
for  managing 
its  nuclear 
installations  that  have  been  shut  down  in  accordance  with  the  relevant  national 
legislation.  Accordingly,  the  Nuclear  Decommissioning  and  Waste  Management 
Programme at the JRC was launched in 1999 with a communication to the European 
Parliament  and  the  Council48,  and  since  then  the  Commission  has  provided  regular 
updates on the progress of that programme49  

its  historical  nuclear  liabilities  and  decommission 

(33)  The Commission has concluded that the best option to satisfy requirements stemming 
from Article 5(1), point (f), and Article 7 of Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom is to 
pursue  a  strategy  combining  decommissioning  and  radioactive  waste  management 
activities  while  initiating  the  discussions  between  the  JRC  and  host  Member  States 
regarding  a  potential  transfer  of  the  decommissioning  and  spent  fuel  and  radioactive 
waste  management  liabilities  in  the  case  of  mutual  agreements  between  the 
Commission  and  the  host  Member  States.  The  JRC  should  provide  for  and  maintain 
adequate  resources  to  fulfil  its  obligations  with  respect  to  decommissioning  and  the 
safety of spent fuel and radioactive waste management. 

(34) 

In  order  to  ensure  uniform  conditions  for  the  implementation  of  this  Regulation, 
implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should 

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Council  Directive  2011/70/Euratom  of  19 July  2011  establishing  a  Community  framework  for  the 
responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste (OJ L 199, 2.8.2011, p. 48, ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2011/70/oj). 

Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  of  17 March  1999  on  the 
decommissioning  of  obsolete  nuclear  installations  and  waste  management:  Historical  liabilities  resulting  from 
nuclear activities carried out at the JRC under the Euratom Treaty (COM (1999) 114 final). 

SEC(2004) 624, COM(2008) 903 and COM(2013) 734. 

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be  exercised  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EU)  No 182/2011  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council50. 

(35)  The Commission should immediately adopt applicable implementing acts to adopt or 
amend  annual  or  multi-annual  action  plans  and  measures  under  the  Instrument’s 
external  component  where,  in  duly  justified  cases  relating  to  the  need  of  a  swift 
response by the Community, imperative grounds of urgency so require. 

(36) 

In  accordance  with  Article  9  of  Council  Decision  2010/427/EU, 
the  High 
Representative, in its capacity of Vice-President of the Commission, shall ensure the 
overall  political  coordination  of  the  Union’s  external  action,  ensuring  its  unity, 
consistency and effectiveness, in particular through the implementation of the present 
Instrument. 

(37)  The 

to 

references 

external  assistance 

in  Council  Decision 
2010/427/EU51 should be read as references to this Regulation and to the Regulations 
referred to herein. The Commission should ensure that this Regulation is implemented 
in accordance with the role of the European External Action Service as provided for in 
that Decision. 

instruments 

(38) 

(39) 

In order to ensure continuity in providing support to the relevant policy areas  and to 
allow  implementation  to  start  from  the  beginning  of  the  multiannual  financial 
framework 2028-2034, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2028. 

In the framework of the Union’s restrictive measures, adopted on the basis of Article 
29  TEU  and  Article  215(2)  TFEU,  no  funds  or  economic  resources  may  be  made 
available,  directly  or  indirectly,  to  or  for  the  benefit  of  designated  natural  or  legal 
persons, entities or bodies. Therefore, such natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, 
as well as legal persons, entities or bodies owned or controlled by them should not be 
supported. 

(40)  Regulations  (Euratom)  2021/100  and  (Euratom)  2021/948 should  therefore  be 

repealed, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

CHAPTER I  

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

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Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the 
rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of 
implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/182/oj). 

Council  Decision  2010/427/EU  of  26 July  2010  establishing  the  organisation  and  functioning  of  the  European 
External Action Service (OJ L 201, 3.8.2010, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2010/427/oj). 

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Article 1 

Subject matter 

the 

Instrument 

This  Regulation  establishes 
for  Nuclear  Safety  Cooperation  and 
Decommissioning  (the  ‘Instrument’)  and  lays  down  the  objectives  of  the  Instrument,  its 
indicative  budget  for  the  period  from  1 January  2028  to  31 December  2034,  the  forms  of 
Union  funding  and  the  rules  for  providing  such  funding  under  the  Instrument.  It  also 
addresses  the  specificities  of  each  of  the  Instrument’s  two  components:  the  external 
component and the internal component. 

1. 

2. 

Article 2  

Instrument objectives 

The  general  objective  of  the  Instrument’s  external  component  is  to  contribute  to  a 
high level of nuclear safety, radiation protection, safe management of spent fuel and 
radioactive  waste,  decommissioning  and  the  application  of  efficient  and  effective 
safeguards  of  nuclear  materials  in  partner  countries,  in  complementarity  with 
Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [Global Europe], and building on the activities within 
the Community including the relevant Euratom regulatory framework.  

The  general  objective  of  the  Instrument’s  internal  component  is  to  support  the 
decommissioning  of  the  Commission’s  nuclear  installations  at  the  Joint  Research 
Centre  (JRC)  sites, 
the  respective 
decommissioning  plans  and  to  safely  manage  the  associated  spent  fuel,  nuclear 
material and radioactive waste.  In addition, the Instrument shall support knowledge 
deriving  from  the  nuclear  decommissioning  process  and  the  management  of  the 
resulting radioactive waste that will be shared with the Community’s stakeholders.  

the  needs 

line  with 

identified 

in 

in 

3. 

The Instrument’s external component has the following specific objectives: 

(a) 

to promote an effective nuclear safety and radiation protection culture, and the 
implementation of the highest nuclear safety and radiation protection standards, 
including  for  security  of  supplies,  emergency  preparedness  and  response, 
capacity  development  and  transparency  in  decision-making  processes  of  the 
authorities in partner countries; 

(b) 

to  support  responsible  and  safe  management  of  spent  fuel  and  radioactive 
waste  and  the  decommissioning  and  remediation  of  former  nuclear  sites  and 
installations in partner countries; 

(c) 

to strengthen efficient and effective safeguards for nuclear material in partner 
countries. 

4. 

The Instrument’s internal component has the following specific objectives: 

(a) 

to  support  the  decommissioning  plan  and  to  carry  out  the  activities  in 
accordance with the national law of the host Member State for the dismantling 
and  decontamination  of  the  Commission’s  nuclear  installations  at  the  JRC 
sites,  to  carry  out  the  safe  management  of  associated  radioactive  waste  and, 
where  appropriate,  to  prepare  the  optional  transfer  of  the  related  nuclear 
liabilities from the JRC to the host Member State; 

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for  the  JRC  to  continue  developing  ties  and  exchanges  among  Union 
stakeholders  on  nuclear  decommissioning,  with  a  view  to  ensuring  the 
dissemination of knowledge and the sharing of experience in all relevant areas, 
such as regulation and training, and developing potential Union synergies. 

The  transfer  referred  to  in  the  first  subparagraph,  point  (a),  shall  be  voluntary  for  any  host 
Member  State  and  subject  to  a  bilateral  agreement  concluded  between  the  Commission  and 
the  host  Member  State.  That  bilateral  agreement  shall  stipulate  that  all  costs  of  the 
decommissioning of the Commission’s nuclear installations at the JRC sites and storage of the 
associated  radioactive  waste  are  to  be  paid  by  the  Community  and  shall  fully  comply  with 
Directive 2011/70/Euratom. The nnegotiation between the Commission and the host Member 
State shall be concluded within two years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. 

Article 3 

Budget 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

The  indicative  financial  envelope  for  the  implementation  of  the  Instrument  for  the 
period  from  1 January  2028  to  31 December  2034  shall  be  EUR  966  000  000  in 
current prices. 

Additionally,  financial  resources  for  Ukraine  mobilised  through  article  6  (2)  of 
Regulation  (EU)  202X/XXXX  [Global  Europe]  from  the  Ukraine  Reserve  in 
accordance  with  Article 6  of  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  202X/XXXX  [MFF 
Regulation] may be used, where appropriate, to provide for Union support to Ukraine 
under this Regulation.  

Appropriations  may  be  entered  in  the  Union  budget  beyond  2034  to  cover  the 
expenses  necessary  and  to  enable  the  management  of  actions  not  completed  by  the 
end of the Instrument.  

The  financial  envelope  referred  to  in  paragraph  1  of  this  Article,  the  financial 
resources  referred  to  in  paragraph  2  of  this  Article  and  the  amounts  of  additional 
resources referred to in  Article 3 may also be used for technical  and administrative 
assistance for the implementation of the Instrument, such as preparatory, monitoring, 
control,  audit  and  evaluation  activities,  corporate  information  technology  systems 
and  platforms,  information,  visibility  and  communication  activities,  including 
corporate  communication  on  the  political  priorities  of  the  Union  and  all  other 
technical  and  administrative  assistance  or  staff-related  expenses  incurred  by  the 
Commission for the management of the Instrument. 

For the Instrument’s external component, the rules and procedures concerning carry 
overs,  annual  instalments,  repayments,  revenue  and  recoveries  from  financial 
instruments  financed  under  this  Instrument  or  its  predecessors,  and  surpluses  from 
the  budgetary  guarantees  and  loans  provisioned  under  this  Instrument  or  its 
predecessors,  laid  down  in  Article 22  of  Regulation  (EU)  202X/XXXX  [Global 
Europe] shall apply to the implementation of this Regulation. 

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Article 4 

Additional resources  

Member  States,  Union  institutions,  bodies  and  agencies,  partner  countries,  international 
organisations, international financial institutions, or other third parties, may make additional 
financial  or  non-financial  contributions  to  the  Instrument.  The  additional  financial 
contributions shall constitute external  assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 21(2), 
points (a), (d), or (e) or Article 21(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.  

Article 5 

Alternative, combined and cumulative funding  

The  Instrument shall be implemented in  synergy with  other Community and Union 
programmes.  An  action  that  has  received  a  Community  and  a  Union  contribution 
from another programme may also receive a contribution. The rules of the relevant 
Union  programme  shall  apply  to  the  corresponding  contribution,  or  a  single  set  of 
rules  may  be  applied  to  all  contributions  and  a  single  legal  commitment  may  be 
concluded.  If  the  Union  contribution  is  based  on  eligible  costs,  the  cumulative 
support from the Union budget shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action 
and  may  be  calculated  on  a  pro-rata  basis  in  accordance  with  the  conditions  for 
support.  

Award  procedures  under  the  Instrument  may  be  jointly  conducted  under  direct  or 
indirect  management  with  Member  States,  Union  institutions,  bodies  and  agencies, 
partner  countries,  international  organisations,  international  financial  institutions,  or 
other third parties (‘partners to the joint award procedure’), provided the protection 
of the financial interests of the Union is ensured. Such procedures shall be subject to 
a single set of rules and lead to the conclusion of single legal commitments. For that 
purpose, the partners to  the joint award procedure may make resources available to 
the Instrument in accordance with Article [4] of this Regulation, or the partners may 
be  entrusted  with  the  implementation  of  the  award  procedure,  where  applicable  in 
accordance with Article 62(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. In 
joint  award procedures, representatives of the partners to  the joint award procedure 
may  also  be  members  of  the  evaluation  committee  referred  to  in  Article  153(3)  of 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. 

Article 6 

Implementation and forms of Union funding 

The Instrument shall be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 
2024/2509,  under  direct  management  or  in  indirect  management  with  entities 
referred to in Article 62(1), point (c) of that Regulation. 

Union  funding  may  be  provided  in  any  form  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EU, 
Euratom)  2024/2509,  in  particular  grants,  prizes,  procurement,  non-financial 
donations, budgetary guarantees, financial instruments and blending operations. 

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2. 

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2. 

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CHAPTER II  

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INSTRUMENT’S DIFFERENT COMPONENTS  

SECTION 1: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 
INSTRUMENT’S EXTERNAL COMPONENT  

Article 7 

Policy framework  

The  policies,  as  set  out  in  association  agreements,  partnership  and  cooperation  agreements, 
including  nuclear  cooperation  agreements,  multilateral  agreements,  legally  non-binding 
instruments,  such  as  memoranda  of  understanding,  declarations  and  other  agreements  that 
establish a relationship between the Union and/or the Community and its partner countries, as 
well  as  European  Council  conclusions  and  Council  conclusions,  summit  declarations, 
conclusions  of  high-level  meetings  with  partner  countries,  strategies  and  communications 
from  the  Commission  and  joint  communications  from  the  Commission  and  the  High 
Representative  of  the  Union  for  Foreign  Affairs  and  Security  Policy,  shall  constitute  the 
overall policy framework for the implementation of the Instrument. 

Article 8 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

Implementation and eligibility in alignment with Global Europe  

Unless  otherwise specified in  this Regulation,  Union  financing  for the  Instrument’s 
external  component  shall  be  implemented  in  accordance  with  this  Regulation, 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, and as appropriate Chapter II and Chapter III 
of  Title  II  of  Regulation  (EU)  202X/XXXX  [Global  Europe]  with  the  exception  of 
Articles 19, 20(2) and (3) and 26 of that Regulation. The eligibility rules set  out  in 
Articles 20(1) and (4) to (12) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [Global Europe] shall 
apply to all actions financed under the external component. 

Where Union support is provided in the form of a budgetary guarantee or a financial 
instrument,  including  where  combined  with  non-repayable  support  in  a  blending 
operation,  it  shall  be  exclusively  provided  through  the  Global  Europe  delivery 
mechanism  and  implemented  in  accordance  with  the  applicable  rules  of  the  Global 
Europe  delivery  mechanism  through  agreements concluded  for  that  type  of  support 
under the Global Europe delivery mechanisms.  

Union  support  in  the  form  of  a  budgetary  guarantee  shall  be  provided  within  the 
maximum  amount  of  the  budgetary  guarantee  established  by  the  Global  Europe 
Regulation.  

Where the Instrument makes use of the Global Europe delivery mechanism, it shall 
provide  the  provisioning  for  the  budgetary  guarantee  and  the  financing  to  financial 
instruments, including when combined with non-repayable support in the form of a 
blending operation. 

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Article 9 

Euratom loans  

1. 

2. 

1. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

in 

to  Ukraine 

Union  support 
the  form  of  loans  under  Council  Decision 
77/270/Euratom shall be provided within the maximum amount referred to in Article 
6 (2), second sub-paragraph of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [Global Europe]. The 
provisions  of  the  Article  24  (3),  last  paragraph  of  Regulation  (EU)  202X/XXXX 
[Global  Europe]  shall  apply  to  loans 
to  Ukraine  under  Council  Decision 
77/270/Euratom.  

The  provisioning  rate  for  Union  support  in  the  form  of  loans  to  Armenia  under 
Council Decision 77/270/Euratom shall be the provisioning rate set out in Article 24 
of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [Global Europe]. 

Article 10 

Multiannual indicative programmes  

The  implementation  of  the  Instrument’s  external  component  shall  be  carried  out 
through multiannual indicative programmes adopted by means of implementing acts 
in  accordance  with  the  examination  procedure  referred  to  in  Article  17(3).  Such 
multiannual indicative programmes shall: 

aim  to  provide  a  coherent  framework  for  cooperation  between  the  Community  and 
partner  countries  or  regions  concerned,  in  a  manner  consistent  with  the  overall 
purpose and scope, objectives, principles and policy of the Community and based on 
the policy framework referred to in Article 7 of this Regulation; 

constitute a general basis for the nuclear safety cooperation under the Instrument and 
set  out  the  Community’s  goals  for  cooperation,  having  regard  to  the  needs  of  the 
countries  concerned,  the  Community’s  priorities,  the  international  situation  and  the 
activities of the partner countries concerned;  

indicate the added value of the cooperation referred to in point (b) and how to avoid 
overlapping  other  programmes  and  initiatives,  in  particular  those  of  international 
organisations pursuing similar objectives and those of other major donors; 

set out the geographic and policy priorities selected for Union financing, the specific 
objectives,  and,  where  appropriate,  the  indicative  financial  allocations  and  the 
methods of implementation. 

be  based  on  dialogue  with  the  partner  countries  or  regions  which  involves  relevant 
stakeholders,  especially  the  governmental  and  regulatory  authorities  and  the 
organisations  designated  by  them,  as  well  as,  where  appropriate,  on  consultations 
with  the  European  Nuclear  Safety  Regulators  Group  (‘ENSREG’)  established  by 
Commission Decision 2007/530/Euratom52. 

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Commission  Decision  2007/530/Euratom  of  17 July  2007  on  establishing  the  European  High  Level 
Group  on  Nuclear  Safety  and  Waste  Management  (OJ  L  195,  27.7.2007,  p.  44,  ELI: 
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1. 

2. 

The  multiannual  indicative  programmes  may  be  reviewed  on  an  ad  hoc  basis  as 
necessary for their effective implementation, in particular where there are substantive 
changes in the policy framework referred to in Article 6 or following a situation of 
crisis or post-crisis. The examination procedure referred to in Article 17(3) shall also 
apply to reviews, which have the effect of significantly amending the content of the 
multiannual indicative programme.  

Article 11 

Adoption of action plans and measures 

Annual  or  multiannual  action  plans  and  measures  under  the  Instrument’s  external 
component shall constitute work programmes within the meaning of Regulation (EU, 
Euratom) 2024/2509. 

The  Commission  shall  adopt,  by  means  of  implementing  acts,  the  action  plans  and 
measures  referred  to  in  paragraph  1.  Those  implementing  acts  shall  be  adopted  in 
accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17(3).  

3. 

The examination procedure referred to in paragraph 2 shall not be required for:  

(a) 

(b) 

special measures and support measures for which the Union funding does not 
exceed EUR 10 million;  

technical  amendments,  provided  that  they  do  not  substantially  affect  the 
objectives of the action plan or measure concerned, such as: 

(i) 

change of method of implementation; 

(ii) 

reassignments of funds between actions contained in an action plan; 

(iii) 

increase  of  the  budget  of  action  plans  and  measures  by  not  more  than 
20% of that budget. 

When  adopted  in  accordance  with  this  paragraph,  special  measures  and  support 
measures  as  well  as  technical  amendments  shall  be  communicated  to  the  Member 
States through the committee referred to in Article 17(1), within one month of their 
adoption. They shall also be communicated to the European Parliament. 

On  duly  justified  imperative  grounds  of  urgency  relating  to  the  need  for  a  swift 
response  from  the  Community,  the  Commission  shall  adopt  or  amend  the  action 
plans or measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article by means of immediately 
applicable  implementing  acts  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  referred  to  in 
Article 17(4). 

Article 12 

Criteria for international cooperation 

The external component of the Instrument may finance actions in partner countries in 
compliance with the criteria set out in this article. 

A common understanding or a reciprocal agreement between the partner country and 
the Community shall be the basis for cooperation. 

Partner  countries  seeking  to  cooperate  with  the  Community  on  nuclear  safeguards 
shall be parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and shall 

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1. 

2. 

3. 

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5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

have  concluded  a  Comprehensive  Safeguards  Agreement  with  the  IAEA  or  shall 
have the Additional Protocol with the IAEA in force.  

Partner countries seeking to cooperate with the Community on nuclear safety, shall 
be active parties  to  the  Convention on Nuclear  Safety  and the Joint Convention on 
the  Safety  of  Spent  Fuel  Management  and  on  the  Safety  of  Radioactive  Waste 
Management or other relevant conventions or have taken steps demonstrating a firm 
commitment to accede to such conventions. 

Partner  countries  seeking  to  cooperate  with  the  Community  on  emergency 
preparedness  and  response,  radiation  protection  or  radioactive  waste  management 
and not meeting criteria (3) or (4) should not have any nuclear installations on their 
territory. 

Cooperation with partner countries not  fulfilling the criteria in Articles 12(3) to (5) 
shall  be  of  exceptional  nature,  upon  direct  request  from  the  concerned  partner 
countries, and limited to support requested by them in case of a nuclear accident or 
radiological emergency event as referred to in the Convention on Early Notification 
of  a  Nuclear  Accident  and  the  Convention  on  Assistance  in  the  Case  of  a  Nuclear 
Accident or Radiological Emergency. 

Cooperation  with  candidates  or  potential  candidates,  who  are  not  in  a  position  to 
meet the criteria in Articles 12(3) to (6) due to their country status, is an exception.  

In order to ensure and monitor compliance with the cooperation-related objectives of 
the  Instrument,  the  partner  country  concerned  shall  accept  the  evaluation  of  the 
actions  undertaken.  That  evaluation  shall  allow  the  monitoring  and  verification  of 
compliance with the objectives and shall be a condition for continued payment of the 
Community contribution. 

Article 13 

EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE (EEAS) 

The Instrument’s external component shall be implemented taking into account the role of the 
EEAS  as  provided  for  in  Council  Decision  2010/427/EU,  in  particular  Articles  3  and  9 
thereof. 

SECTION 2: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 
INSTRUMENT’S INTERNAL COMPONENT 

Article 14 

Work programmes 

1. 

The  implementation  of  the  Instrument’s  internal  component  shall  be  carried  out  by 
work programmes referred to in Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.  

The work programme for the Instrument’s internal component shall: 

(a) 

aim to provide an overview of the activities planned over the period covered by 
the multiannual work programme;  

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constitute  a  general  basis  for  the  implementation  of  the  activities  covered  by 
this Regulation and be based on the highest nuclear safety standards and best 
practices in addressing the Community’s nuclear liabilities. 

Article 15 

Implementation and forms of Union funding and eligibility criteria for the implementation 
of the Instrument’s internal component 

Unless  otherwise  specified  in  this  Regulation,  Union  financing  for  the  Instrument’s  internal 
component  shall  be  implemented  in  accordance  with  this  Regulation,  Regulation  (EU, 
Euratom) 2024/2509. 

Only  the  following  activities  shall  be  eligible  for  Union  funding  under  the  Instrument’s 
internal component: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

(g) 

(h) 

(i) 

(j) 

(k) 

(l) 

1. 

2. 

safe conservation and operation of shutdown nuclear facilities; 

dismantling of obsolete or unused nuclear installations, or both; 

safe  management  of  radioactive  waste  and  spent  fuel,  including  collection, 
characterisation, treatment, transport and storage; 

reduction of the nuclear material inventory at the JRC sites; 

development and construction of radioactive wastes management facilities; 

production  and  update  of  decommissioning  plans,  technical  studies  and  licensing 
files; 

external support for project design, evaluation, management; 

operational  support, 
maintenance; 

including  radiation  protection,  equipment  and  facilities 

negotiation  with  host  Member  States  in  view  of  the  transfer  of  the  Commission’s 
nuclear liabilities; 

communication and cooperation with external stakeholders; 

collection,  production,  assessment  and  dissemination  of  nuclear  decommissioning 
knowledge, including training activities; 

any  other  activity  supporting  the  achievement  of  the  decommissioning  of  the 
Commission’s  nuclear  installations  at  the  JRC  sites  and  nuclear  decommissioning 
and waste management knowledge as referred to in Article 2. 

Article 16 

Knowledge-sharing provision  

Knowledge created in the implementation process of the JRC Decommissioning and 
Waste management programme shall be disseminated at the Community level. 

Activities for accomplishing the activity referred to in paragraph 1 shall be financed 
under the Instrument. The JRC shall coordinate the structuring and dissemination of 
knowledge to Member States. 

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The process of dissemination of knowledge shall be included and defined in the work 
programmes referred to in Article 16. 

CHAPTER III  

IMPLEMENTING POWERS, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 

Article 17 

Committee procedure  

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  a  committee  for  the  Instrument’s  external 
component. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation 
(EU) No 182/2011.  

The  committee  shall  meet  in  different  configurations  depending  on  the  topic  or 
subject matter. 

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Article  5  of  Regulation  (EU)  182/2011 
shall apply. 

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Article  8  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
182/2011, in conjunction with Article 5 thereof, shall apply. 

Where  the  opinion  of  the  committee  is  to  be  obtained  by  written  procedure,  that 
procedure shall be terminated without result when, within the time-limit for delivery 
of  the  opinion,  the  chair  of  the  committee  so  decides  or  a  simple  majority  of 
committee members so request.  

In accordance with international agreements concluded by the Union, representatives 
of partner countries or international organisations may be invited as observers in the 
meetings of the committee under the conditions laid down in its rules of procedure, 
taking into account the security and public order of the Union or its Member States. 
Representatives  of  partner  countries  or  international  organisations  shall  not  be 
present in deliberations on matters related to eligibility criteria as per article 8 of this 
Regulation. 

Article 18 

Repeal 

Regulations  (Euratom)  2021/100  and  (Euratom)  2021/948  are  repealed  with  effect  from 
1 January 2028. 

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Article 19 

Transitional provisions  

1. 

2. 

This  Regulation  shall  not  affect  the  continuation  or  modification  of  the  actions 
concerned, until their closure, under Regulations (Euratom) 2021/100 and (Euratom) 
2021/948, which shall continue to apply to those actions until their closure. 

The  financial  envelope  for  the  Instrument  may  also  cover  the  technical  and 
administrative  assistance  expenses  necessary  to  ensure  the  transition  between  the 
Instrument  and  the  measures  adopted  under  Regulations  (Euratom)  2021/100  and 
(Euratom) 2021/948. 

Article 20 

Entry into force and application 

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2028. 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL AND DIGITAL STATEMENT 

1. 

1.1. 

1.2. 

1.3. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITATIVE ................................................ 3 

Title of the proposal/initiative ...................................................................................... 3 

Policy area(s) concerned .............................................................................................. 3 

Objective(s) .................................................................................................................. 3 

1.3.1.  General objective(s) ..................................................................................................... 3 

1.3.2.  Specific objective(s) ..................................................................................................... 3 

1.3.3.  Expected result(s) and impact ...................................................................................... 3 

1.3.4. 

Indicators of performance ............................................................................................ 3 

1.4. 

1.5. 

The proposal/initiative relates to: ................................................................................. 4 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative .............................................................................. 4 

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 ............................................................ 4 

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. ................................................................................. 4 

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past .................................................. 4 

1.5.4.  Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with 
other appropriate instruments ....................................................................................... 5 

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

redeployment ................................................................................................................ 5 

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 .................................... 6 

Method(s) of budget implementation planned ............................................................. 6 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES................................................................................... 8 

Monitoring and reporting rules .................................................................................... 8 

Management and control system(s) ............................................................................. 8 

Justification of the budget implementation method(s), the funding implementation 
mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed .................. 8 

Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up 
to mitigate them............................................................................................................ 8 

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) ........................................... 8 

2.3. 

3. 

Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities ................................................................ 9 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE .......... 10 

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Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) 
affected ....................................................................................................................... 10 

3.2. 

Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations ................................... 12 

3.2.1.  Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations.................................... 12 

3.2.1.1.  Appropriations from voted budget ............................................................................. 12 

3.2.1.2.  Appropriations from external assigned revenues ....................................................... 17 

3.2.2.  Estimated output funded from operational appropriations......................................... 22 

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

3.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget .............................................................................. 24 

3.2.3.2.  Appropriations from external assigned revenues ....................................................... 24 

3.2.3.3.  Total appropriations ................................................................................................. 24 

3.2.4.  Estimated requirements of human resources.............................................................. 25 

3.2.4.1.  Financed from voted budget....................................................................................... 25 

3.2.4.2.  Financed from external assigned revenues ................................................................ 26 

3.2.4.3.  Total requirements of human resources ................................................................... 26 

3.2.5.  Overview of estimated impact on digital technology-related investments ................ 28 

3.2.6.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework.............................. 28 

3.2.7.  Third-party contributions ........................................................................................... 28 

3.3. 

4. 

4.1. 

4.2. 

4.3. 

4.4. 

4.5. 

Estimated impact on revenue ..................................................................................... 29 

DIGITAL DIMENSIONS ........................................................................................ 29 

Requirements of digital relevance .............................................................................. 30 

Data ............................................................................................................................ 30 

Digital solutions ......................................................................................................... 31 

Interoperability assessment ........................................................................................ 31 

Measures to support digital implementation .............................................................. 32 

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1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative 

Council  Regulation  (Euratom)  establishing  the  Instrument  for  Nuclear  Safety 
Cooperation and Decommissioning for the period 2028-2034.  

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned  

Nuclear Safety 

1.3. 

Objective(s) 

1.3.1.  General objective(s) 

The Instrument meets one external and one internal objective. 

• 

• 

1.  The  general  objective  of  the  external  component  of  the  Instrument  is  to 
support  the  promotion  of  the  highest  level  of  nuclear  safety,  radiation 
protection,  safe  management  of  spent  nuclear  fuel  and  radioactive  waste  and 
the  application  of  efficient  and  effective  safeguards  of  nuclear  materials  in 
partner countries.    

2.  The  general  objective  of  the  internal  component  of  the  Instrument  is  to 
support the decommissioning of the Commission’s nuclear installations at the 
JRC sites and to safely manage the associated spent fuel, nuclear material and 
radioactive waste. 

1.3.2. 

Specific objective(s) 

Specific objective No 

For the external component: 

• 

• 

• 

1. to promote of an effective nuclear safety and radiation protection culture, the 
implementation of the highest nuclear safety and radiation protection standards, 
and the continuous improvement of nuclear safety, including the promotion of 
transparency  in  decision-making  processes  of  the  authorities  in  partner 
countries relating to the safety of peaceful uses of nuclear installations   

2.  to  support  responsible  and  safe  management  of  spent  fuel  and  radioactive 
waste  and  the  decommissioning  and  remediation  of  former  nuclear  sites  and 
installations;   

3. to establish efficient and effective safeguards for nuclear material in partner 
countries.  

For the internal component: 

• 

1.  to  support  the  decommissioning  plan  and  to  carry  out  the  activities  in 
accordance with the national law of the host Member State for the dismantling 
and  decontamination  of  the  Commission’s  nuclear  installations  at  the  JRC 
sites,  to  carry  out  the  safe  management  of  associated  radioactive  waste  and 
where  appropriate,  to  prepare  the  optional  transfer  of  the  related  nuclear 
liabilities from the JRC to the host Member State;;   

• 

2.  for  the  JRC  to  continue  developing  ties  and  exchanges  among  Union 
stakeholders  on  nuclear  decommissioning,  with  a  view  to  ensuring  the 

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dissemination of knowledge and the sharing of expertise in all relevant  areas, 
such as regulation and training and developing Union synergies.  

1.3.3.  Expected result(s) and impact 

For the external component:  

• 

• 

• 

Increased  nuclear  safety  and  radiation  protection  management  in  external 
partner countries in line with Euratom acquis and EU best practices  

Radioactive  waste  management  and  decommissioning  activities  in  external 
partner countries in line with Euratom acquis and EU best practices  

Improved nuclear safeguards capabilities in external partner countries.  

For the internal component:  

• 

Since  2021, 
the  Nuclear  Decommissioning  and  Waste  Management 
Programme  of  the  Joint  Research  Centre  is  financed  under  a  specific  legal 
basis.  The  programme  that  started  in  1999  under  JRC  budget  has  benefited 
from the new approach and enhanced the efficiency for its implementation. The 
programme  effectively  improved  the  nuclear  safety  at  the  JRC  sites  for  the 
benefit  of  the  EU  citizens  and  the  environment.  The  continuation  of  the 
programme is needed to fulfil the European Commission’s legal commitments, 
reduce the nuclear hazards towards a complete release of the facilities from the 
regulatory  control  and  create  and  share  knowledge  with  the  EU  stakeholders 
dealing with the decommissioning and waste management. 

1.3.4. 

Indicators of performance 

The output and result indicators for the purpose of monitoring progress and achievements of 
this  programme  will  correspond  to  the  common  indicators  provided  under  Regulation  xxx 
[Performance Regulation].’ 

1.4. 

The proposal/initiative relates to:  

 a new action  
 a new action following a pilot project / preparatory action53  

 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 

The  external  component  is  a  natural  progression  of  the  European  Instrument  for 
International Nuclear Safety Cooperation and therefore a similar institutional set-up 
would  be  expected  to  ensure  smooth  implementation.  The  internal  component 
continues  the  activities  initiated  in  1999  to  address  the  nuclear  legacy  of  the  Joint 
Research  Centre.  The  Instrument  aims  at  progressing  in  the  decommissioning  and 
dismantling  of  the  obsolete  nuclear  facilities  in  line  with  the  site-related 
decommissioning plan and ensure the safe management of radioactive wastes.  

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Reasons  for  action  at  EU  level  (ex-ante)  In  respect  of  the  external  component,  the 
external partners could benefit from action at Community level due to the flexibility 
in  the implementation  and the access  to  all the experience of the different  Member 
States, 

For the external component, there is a larger impact, efficiency and visibility than if 
individual Member States were to implement. The internal component is a European 
Commission legal responsibility in managing its own nuclear research facilities. 

For  the  internal  component,  the  EU  involvement  is  deriving  from  of  the  European 
Commission’s  legal  responsibilities  regarding  the  nuclear  legacies  of  its  past  and 
ongoing research activities 

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

learned  from 

implementation  of  the  European  Instrument  for 
Lessons 
International  Nuclear  Safety  Cooperation  and  its  predecessors  will  be  used  for  the 
implementation of the external component.  

the 

Lessons learned from the implementation of the previous Nuclear Decommissioning 
Assistance  Programme  will  be  used  for  the  implementation  of  the  internal 
component. 

1.5.4.  Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with 

other appropriate instruments 

The Programme is one of the funding instruments under the 2028-2034 Multiannual 
financial framework and has a high  degree of coherence and complementarity with 
other key EU priorities and funding schemes.  

Regarding the internal component, the promotion and implementation of the highest 
standards  of  nuclear  safety  and  safe  management  of  radioactive  wastes  is  a  shared 
objective  between  the  two  merged  instruments  (Instrument  for  Nuclear  Safety 
Cooperation  and  Decommissioning  Programme).  It  is  aligned  with  the  Nuclear 
Decommissioning Programme managed by DG ENER supporting decommissioning 
activities in the Member States of the European Union. 

When implementing this Regulation, consistency with other areas of external action 
and  with  other  relevant  EU  policies  will  be  ensured.  Synergies  with  actions  under 
other  EU  programmes  should  be  sought,  in  order  to  maximise  the  impact  of 
combined interventions. 

Actions funded under this proposal should be coherent and complementary to those 
carried  out  under  the  Global  Europe,  the  Decision  on  Overseas  Countries  and 
Territories, the common foreign and security policy and the European Peace Facility  
which is outside the EU budget. 

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

Not applicable, as this proposal  is  part of the package of new funding programmes 
for  the  2028-2034  Multiannual  Financial  Framework  (MFF).  The  proposed 
budgetary  allocation  for  this  programme  is  therefore  fully  covered  by  the 

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Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact 

 limited duration  

–   in effect from 01/01/2028 to 31/12/2034  

–   financial impact  from  2028 to  2034 for commitment  appropriations  and from 

2028 to 2041 for payment appropriations. 

 unlimited duration 

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

–  followed by full-scale operation. 

1.7.  Method(s) of budget implementation planned  

 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  

For  the  internal  component,  negotiations  with  the  host  Member  States  during  the  MFF  is 
planned for the possible transfer of the nuclear liabilities of the Joint Research Centre.  

For the external component, the most suitable implementation method will be chosen, which 
will include direct management, implementation by the EBRD, implementation by the IAEA 

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implementation by EU Member States’ pillar assessed organisations, at stage of programming 
it is preferred not to exclude possible implementation modalities.  

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2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

The  monitoring,  reporting,  and  evaluation  rules  for  this  programme  will  follow  the 
requirements laid down in Regulation xxx [Performance Regulation]. 

Internal component 

The internal  component  is  implemented by the Commission.  The JRC is  managing 
and governing the Instrument through a high-level steering committee, composed of 
JRC senior management and meeting three times per year to take strategic decisions, 
revise objectives and monitor the progress of the Instrument. The high-level steering 
committee  is  supported  by  the  operational  level  steering  committee,  composed  of 
technical  site  representatives  and  representatives  from  the  legal  and  financial 
directorates. The committee meets three times per year to ensure that technical, legal, 
financial and procurement tasks are streamlined. It monitors both technical progress 
as well as budget implementation. 

In  line  with  the  European  Parliament  resolution  in  1999  (COM(1999)–114–C5-
0214/1999-1999/2169(COS)),  the  JRC  is  since  the  beginning  of  the  D&WM 
programme regularly advised by a group of independent European decommissioning 
experts,  the  D&WM  programme  Expert  Group.  Their  advice  relates  to  the 
decommissioning  and  waste  treatment  strategy,  the  available  technology,  technical 
aspects of the organisation and any other aspects relating to the instrument.  

Since  the  beginning  of  the  D&WM  programme,  the  Commission  is  periodically 
reporting to the Council and the European Parliament the progress and status of the 
D&WM  programme,  thereby  providing  an  updated  budget  forecast  (every  four 
years). 

Moreover, JRC reports on an annual basis on the mid-term targets and the progress 
achieved (JRC Management Plan, JRC Activity Report).  

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 

For the external component 

Regarding the management modes, there are no fundamental changes envisaged and 
the experience acquired by the Commission services and implementing actors under 
the  predecessor  programmes  will  contribute  to  better  results  in  the  future.  Partner 
countries  are  still  adjusting  to  the  existing  legislative  framework  and  the 
implementation  for  INSC  programmes  is  still  in  an  early  stage;  as  a  result  a 
maximum of continuity should be secured. 

The  actions  to  be  financed  under  this  Regulation  will  be  implemented  under  direct 
management  by  the  Commission  from  headquarters  and/or  through  the  Union 
delegations  and  under  indirect  management  by  any  of  the  entities  listed  in 
Article 62(1)(c) of the Financial Regulation in order to better achieve the objectives 
of the Regulation. 

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Concerning  indirect  management,  as  stated  in  Article 157  of  the  Financial 
Regulation,  such  entities  must  ensure  a  level  of  protection  of  the  EU’s  financial 
interests  equivalent  to  the  one  under  direct  management.  An  ex-ante  pillar 
assessment of the entities’ systems and procedures will be carried out, in accordance 
with the principle of proportionality and with due consideration for the nature of the 
action  and  the  financial  risks  involved.  Where  the  implementation  requires  so  or 
there have been reservations expressed in the Annual Activities Reports, action plans 
with  specific  mitigation  measures  will  be  defined  and  implemented.  Additionally, 
appropriate supervisory  measures imposed by the Commission  may accompany the 
implementation. 

To ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the operations (and to mitigate the high 
level of risk in the external assistance environment), in addition to all the elements of 
the  Commission  wide  strategic  policy  and  planning  process,  internal  audit 
environment  and  other  requirements  of  the  Commission’s  Internal  Control 
Framework,  the  implementing  services  will  continue  to  have  a  tailored  aid 
management framework in operation under all the instruments. 

The  implementing  services  will  continue  to  pursue  the  highest  standards  of 
accounting  and  financial  reporting  using  the  Commission’s  corporate  financial 
system (SUMMA) as well as external aid specific tools such as OPSYS. 

In  relation  to  compliance  with  the  relevant  legislative  and  procedural  framework, 
compliance control methods are set out in Section 2.3 (measures to prevent fraud and 
irregularities). 

For the internal component 

Regarding the management modes, there are no fundamental changes envisaged and 
the  experience  acquired  by  the  JRC  under  the  predecessor  programmes  will 
contribute to better results in the future.  

External  reviews  and  audits  have  acknowledged  that  the  instrument  has  made 
important  progress  and  achievement  since  its  launch  within  the  given  external  and 
internal constraints. 

2.2.2. 

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

For the external component 

The operational environment of cooperation under this instrument is characterised by 
the  risks  of  not  achieving  the  instrument’s  objectives,  suboptimal  financial 
management  and/or  of  not  complying  with  the  applicable  rules  (legality  and 
regularity errors) related to: 

-Economic and political instability and natural disasters and extreme climatic events 
that  may  lead  to  difficulties  and  delays  in  the  design  and  implementation  of 
interventions; 

- limited institutional and administrative capacity in partner countries that may lead 
to difficulties and delays in the design and implementation of interventions; 

- geographically dispersed projects  and programmes (covering approximately many 
states,  territories  and  regions)  may  pose  logistical  and  resource  challenges  to 
monitoring - particularly any ‘on-the-spot’ follow-up of activities; 

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-  diversity  of  potential  partners  or  beneficiaries  with  their  diverse  internal  control 
structures  and  capacities  can  fragment  and  therefore  reduce  the  effectiveness  and 
efficiency  of  the  Commission’s  available  resources  to  support  and  monitor 
implementation; 

- limited availability of quantitative and qualitative data on the outcomes and impact 
of  external  assistance  implementation  in  partner  countries  may  hinder  the 
Commission’s ability to report on and be accountable for results. 

In  order  to  deal  with  the  risk  of  financial  errors,  the  Commission  will  perform  the 
appropriate  ex ante  and  ex post  controls.  Wherever  applicable  the  performance  of 
systems  audits  will  work  as  a  tool  to  identify  root  causes  of  errors  in  the  entities’ 
control  systems  and  trigger  the  necessary  mitigating  measures.  Moreover,  to 
strengthen  its  effectiveness  in  preventing  errors,  management  deficiencies  and 
irregularities,  the  Commission  is  setting  up  a  system  for  an  ongoing  targeted  risk 
assessment at contract and at entity level. Key factors increasing the likelihood of a 
high  error rate and a negative impact  on sound financial management, in  particular 
linked  also  to  historical  data  of  previous  controls  and  monitoring  haven  been 
identified and aggregated in a risk profiling dashboard.  The dashboard will provide 
an  important  tool  to  target  more  effectively  future  controls,  monitoring  efforts  and 
other  means  of  mitigation  to  sensibly  reduce  the  risks  of  errors,  management 
deficiencies and irregularities. 

For the internal component  

The  main  risk  identified  and  documented  in  the  JRC  risk  register  concerns 
unforeseen occurrences, uncertainties, and delays that can lead to cost escalation and 
generate non-compliance. 

The main mitigating measures to address this risk are:  

- Regular contacts with relevant national authorities;  

- Strengthened governance in place since beginning of 2025;  

- Continued use of the JRC risk register with a regular risk review process with close 
follow  up  of  the  most  important  risks  and  the  possibility  to  carry  out  thematic 
verifications if need be.  

2.2.3.  Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls   

The  cost  of  controls  for  the  Instrument  for  Nuclear  Safety  Cooperation  & 
Decommissioning  is  estimated  to  be  <4%  of  the  funds  managed  under  this 
programme.  The estimated risk at payment and at closure is expected to be <2% of 
the relevant expenditure on an annual basis. 

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

For the external component 

The  proposal  contains  appropriate  anti-fraud  measures  as  per  Financial  Regulation. 
Regarding the measures to prevent fraud and irregularities, there are no fundamental 
changes  envisaged  and  the  experience  acquired  by  the  Commission  services  and 
implementing  actors  under  the  predecessor  programmes  will  contribute  to  better 
results in the future. 

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Preventative measures 

-  Compulsory  core  training  covering  fraud  issues  for  aid  management  staff  and 
auditors; 

-  Ex ante  assessment  to  ensure  that  appropriate  anti-fraud  measures  to  prevent  and 
detect  fraud  in  the  management  of  Union  funds  are  in  place  in  the  authorities 
managing the relevant funds under joint and decentralised management); 

- Ex ante screening of the anti-fraud mechanisms available in the partner country as 
part  of  the  assessment  of  the  eligibility  criterion  of  public  finance  management  for 
receiving  budget  support  (i.e.  active  commitment  to  fight  fraud  and  corruption, 
adequate inspection authorities, sufficient judicial capacity and efficient response and 
sanction mechanisms); 

- Effective anti-fraud mechanisms to prevent and detect fraud, corruption, and other 
illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union, including cyber-attacks 

Detective and corrective measures 

- Suspension of EU funding where there is a serious fraud case, including large scale 
corruption,  until  the  authorities  have  taken  appropriate  action  with  a  view  to 
correcting and preventing such fraud in the future; 

- EDES (Early Detection Exclusion System); 

- Suspension/termination of contract; 

- Exclusion procedure. 

Anti-fraud  strategies  of  the  services  concerned,  aligned  with  the  objectives  and 
priorities  of  the  Commission’s  anti-fraud  strategy  (CAFS)  and  its  corresponding 
Action Plan ensures that  the systems used for spending EU funds in third countries 
enable relevant  data to  be retrieved with  a view to feeding  this data into  fraud risk 
assessment  and  management  (e.g.  double  funding,  inflation  of  costs,  rigged  tender 
procedures,  conflict  of  interest,  collusion);  and  wherever  necessary,  networking 
groups and adequate IT/digital tools aimed at early detection and prevention of fraud 
risks and fraud cases related to the external aid sector could be set up. 

For the internal component 

In line with the Financial Regulation and the Rules of Application to perform ex ante 
and ex post verifications, the JRC has put in place the Public Procurement Advisory 
Group under the Deputy General Director. It performs  ex ante controls on the legal 
and  regulatory  aspects  of  the  procurement  procedures  and  gives  advice  to  the 
Authorising Officer by sub-delegation (AOS) before the award decision is taken. The 
controls  carried  out  by  the  Group  are  aimed  at  reducing  legal  and  reputational  risk 
for the Commission. These controls are complementary to the other ex-ante controls 
executed by the Finance and Procurement Unit and the site’s support services. 

The JRC’s ex post controls strategy is implemented using a representative stratified 
sampling methodology Multiple selection criteria (including random sampling) were 
used to select the 2024 payments for control.  In 2024, 134 payments were selected 
from  various  JRC  sites.  In  addition,  ex post  controls  were  carried  out  on  51 

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procurement  files  related  to  legal  commitments  associated  to  the  payments  made.  
Recommendations from audits are followed up and implemented in timely manner. 

The  JRC  Anti-Fraud  Strategy  has  been  updated  in  December  2024  in  line  with  the 
latest  OLAF  methodology.
and 
Commission  Anti-Fraud  Strategy 

the 

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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  

(1)  New budget lines requested  

Heading of multiannual 
financial framework  

Budget line  

Number 

-  Support  expenditure 

04  01  04 
for 
International  Nuclear  Safety  Cooperation  - 
Decommissioning 

04  05  01  –  International  Nuclear  Safety 
Cooperation  

04  05  02  –  International  Nuclear  Safety 
Cooperation – Provisioning of the Common 
Provisioning Fund 

04  05  03  –  Decommissioning  and  Waste 
Management  Programme  of 
Joint 
Research Centre (JRC) 

the 

04 05 99 01 - Completion of previous INSC 
programme (prior 2028) 

04  05  99  02  –  Completion  of  previous 
decommissioning programme (prior 2028) 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

Type of expenditure  

Diff./Non-diff.  

Non-diff. 

Diff 

Diff 

Diff 

Diff 

Diff 

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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 

2 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

2028 

2029 

2030 

2031 

2032 

2033 

2034 

TOTAL MFF 
2028-2034 

Operational appropriations  

04  05  01  -  International  Nuclear  Safety 
Cooperation    

04  05  02  -  International  Nuclear  Safety 
Cooperation 
the 
Common Provisioning Fund   

-  Provisioning  of 

04 05 03 - Decommissioning and Waste 
Management  Programme  of  the  Joint 
Research Centre (JRC) 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1a) 

(2a) 

(1b) 

(2b) 

(1c) 

(2c) 

49 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

37 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

44 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

46 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

52 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

57 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

65 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

86 

66 

77 

82 

92 

101 

112 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes[1] 
04  01  04  -  Support  expenditure  for 
INSC-D  (International  Nuclear  Safety 
Cooperation - Decommissioning)    

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

(3) 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

TOTAL appropriations 

Commitments 

Payments 

=1a+1b+1c+
3 
=2a+2b+2c+
3 

135 

p.m. 

103 

p.m. 

121 

p.m. 

128 

p.m. 

144 

p.m. 

158 

p.m. 

177 

p.m. 

350 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

616 

p.m. 

p.m. 

966 

p.m. 

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[1] 

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. 

Heading of multiannual financial  framework  

4 

‘Administrative expenditure’[1] 

DG: <…….> 

Year 

2028 

Year 

2029 

Year 

2030 

Year 

2031 

Year 

2032 

Year 

2033 

Year 

2034 

TOTAL MFF 
2028-2034 

Human resources  
Other administrative expenditure  

4.136 

p.m. 

4.136 

p.m. 

4.136 

p.m. 

4.136 

p.m. 

4.136 

p.m. 

4.136 

p.m. 

4.136 

p.m. 

28.952 

p.m. 

TOTAL DG <…….> 

Appropriations  

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

28.952 

TOTAL 
appropriations under 
HEADING 4 of the 
multiannual financial 
framework  

(Total commitments 
= Total payments) 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

28.952 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

TOTAL 
appropriations 
under 
HEADINGS 1 to 

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Year 

2028 

Year 

2029 

Year 

2030 

Year 

2031 

Year 

2032 

Year 

2033 

Year 

2034 

TOTAL MFF 
2028-2034 

Commitments 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

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of the multiannual 
financial 
framework  

Payments 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

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3.2.3. 

Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations  

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

administrative nature  

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

nature, as explained below 

3.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget 

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

2028 

2029 

2030 

2031 

Year 

2032 

Year 

2033 

Year 

2034 

TOTAL 
2028 - 
2034 

HEADING 4 

Human resources  

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

28.952 

Other administrative expenditure [1] 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

Subtotal HEADING 4 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

4.136 

28.952 

Outside HEADING 4 

Human resources  

2.424 

2.424 

2.424 

2.424 

2.424 

2.424 

2.424 

16.968 

Other expenditure of an administrative 
nature[2] 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

Subtotal outside HEADING 4 

2.424 

2.424 

2.424 

2.424 

2.424 

2.424 

2.424 

16.968 

TOTAL 

6.560 

6.560 

6.560 

6.560 

6.560 

6.560 

6.560 

45.920 

[1] 
[2] 

The appropriations for “Other administrative expenditure” will be filled in at a later stage. 
The appropriations for “Other expenditure of an administrative nature” will be filled in at a later stage. 

3.2.4.  Estimated requirements of human resources  

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

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

below 

3.2.4.1.  Financed from voted budget 

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

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS 

Year 

2028 

Year 

2029 

Year 

2030 

Year 

2031 

Year 

2032 

Year 

2033 

Year 

2034 

 Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) 

20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and 

Commission’s Representation 
Offices) 

20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations) 

(Indirect research) 

22 

0 

0 

22 

0 

0 

22 

0 

0 

22 

0 

0 

22 

0 

0 

22 

0 

0 

22 

0 

0 

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Other budget lines (specify) 

20 02 01 (AC, END from the 

‘global envelope’) 

20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD 

in the EU Delegations) 

Admin. Support 
line 

- at 

Headquarters 

[XX.01.YY.YY] 

- in EU 
Delegations  

(AC, END - Indirect research) 

(AC, END - Direct research)

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Other budget lines (specify) - 

Heading 4 

Other budget lines (specify) - 

Outside Heading 4 

TOTAL 

27 

0 

0 

0 

24 

0 

0 

20 

0 

0 

93 

27 

0 

27 

0 

• External staff (inFTEs) 

0 

0 

24 

0 

0 

20 

0 

0 

93 

0 

0 

24 

0 

0 

20 

0 

0 

93 

27 

0 

0 

0 

24 

0 

0 

20 

0 

0 

93 

27 

0 

0 

0 

24 

0 

0 

20 

0 

0 

93 

27 

0 

0 

0 

24 

0 

0 

20 

0 

0 

93 

27 

0 

0 

0 

24 

0 

0 

20 

0 

0 

93 

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

(1) 

(2) 

To be 

covered by 
current staff 
available in the 
Commission 
services  

(4) 

(5) 

(3) 

Exceptional additional staff* 

(6) 
To be 
financed under 
Heading 4 or 
Research 

(7) 
To be 
financed from 
BA line 

(8) 
To be 
financed from 
fees 

Establishment 

(9) 
plan posts 

External  staff 

(14) 
(CA, SNEs, INT) 

(10) 

47 

(11) 

2 

(12)  N/A 

(13) 

(15) 

26 

(16) 

10 

(17) 

8 

(18) 

Description of tasks to be carried out by: 

Officials and temporary staff 

External staff 

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

TOTAL Digital 
and IT 
appropriations 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

TOTAL 
MFF 
2028 - 

54 
55 

The staff will be financed from the Euratom R&T Programme. 
The staff will be financed from the Euratom R&T Programme. 

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HEADING 4 

IT expenditure 
(corporate)  

Subtotal 
HEADING 4 

Outside HEADING 4 

Policy IT 
expenditure on 
operational 
programmes 

Subtotal outside 
HEADING 4 

2028 

2029 

2030 

2031 

2032 

2033 

2034 

2034 

0.763 

0.763 

0.763 

0.763 

0.763 

0.763 

0.763 

5.341 

0.763 

0.763 

0.763 

0.763 

0.763 

0.783 

0.763 

5.341 

0.36 

0.36 

0.36 

0.36 

0.36 

0.36 

0.36 

2.52 

0.36 

0.36 

0.36 

.360 

0.36 

0.36 

0.36 

2.52 

TOTAL 

1.123 

1.123 

1.123 

1.123 

1.123 

1,123 

1.123 

7.861 

3.2.6.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework  

The proposal/initiative: 

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

multiannual financial framework (MFF) 

–    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  

2028 

Year  

2029 

Year  

2030 

Year  

2031 

Year  

2032 

Year  

2033 

Year  

2034 

Total 

Specify  the  co-
financing body  

TOTAL 
appropriations 
co-financed  

3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

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

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

– 

– 

– 

 

 

on own resources  

on other revenue 

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

Appropriations 
available for 
the current 
financial year 

Budget revenue line: 

Article ………… 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative56 

Year 
2028 

Year 
2029 

Year 
2030 

Year 
2031 

Year 
2032 

Year 
2033 

Year 
2034 

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

N/A 

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

N/A 

4. 

DIGITAL DIMENSIONS 

4.1. 

Requirements of digital relevance 

N/A 

4.2. 

Data 

N/A 

4.3. 

Digital solutions 

(19)  The European Commission will be responsible for developing and maintaining the 
digital solution. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the European Commission 
shall ensure the security, integrity, authenticity and confidentiality of the data collected and 
stored for the purpose of this regulation. 

4.4. 

Interoperability assessment 

N/A 

4.5.  Measures to support digital implementation 

N/A 

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As regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net 
amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 20% for collection costs. 

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