Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION authorising the Member States to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Date: 2026-02-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission
Subjects: Cabo Verde, EU Member State, accession to an agreement, child, child protection, custody, illegal restraint, international convention, parental responsibility, rights of access

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 9.2.2026  COM(2026) 63 final 2026/0041 (NLE)  Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION authorising the Member States to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons for and objectives of the proposal 

The aim of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of  International 
Child  Abduction  (hereafter:  "the  1980  Convention"),  to  date  ratified  by  103  countries, 
including all EU Member States, is to restore the status quo by means of the prompt return of 
wrongfully  removed  or  retained  children  through  a  system  of  cooperation  among  central 
authorities appointed by its Contracting Parties. 

As the prevention of child abduction is an essential part of the EU policy to promote the rights 
of the child, the European Union is active at international level to improve the application of 
the 1980 Convention and encourages third States to accede it. 

Cabo Verde deposited the accession instrument to the 1980 Hague Convention on 4 October 
2022. The Convention entered into force in Cabo Verde on 1 January 2023. 

Article  38(4)  of  the  1980  Convention  stipulates  that  the  Convention  applies  between  the 
acceding  country  and  such  Contracting  States  as  will  have  declared  their  acceptance  of  the 
accession. 
In  Opinion  1/13(1), the  Court  of  Justice  of  the  European  Union  decided that  the  exclusive 
competence  of  the  European  Union  encompasses  the  acceptance  of  the  accession  of  a  third 
state to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. 

The Court insisted on the need for uniformity on the matter at EU level, avoiding a variable 
geometry among Member States. 

As the matter of international child abduction falls within the exclusive external competence 
of the European Union, the decision whether to accept the accession of Cabo Verde has to be 
taken at EU level by means of a Council Decision. The Member States of the European Union 
should thus deposit the declaration of acceptance concerning the accession of Cabo Verde in 
the interest of the European Union. 

The acceptance of the Member States  of the European Union would render the 1980 Hague 
Convention applicable between Cabo Verde and the EU Member States except Denmark. 

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Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area 

As  far  as  parental  child  abduction  is  concerned,  the  1980  Hague  Convention  is  the 
international  counterpart  of  Council  Regulation  No  2019/1111  (known  as  the  Brussels  IIb 
Regulation) (2)which is the cornerstone of EU judicial cooperation in matrimonial matters and 
matters of parental responsibility.  

One  of  the  main  objectives  of  the  Regulation  is  to  deter  child  abduction  between  Member 
States by establishing procedures to ensure the child's prompt return to the Member State of 
his/her habitual residence. To this end, the Brussels IIb Regulation incorporates in Chapter III 
the  procedure  laid  down  in  the  1980  Hague  Convention  and  complements  it  by  clarifying 
some of its aspects, in particular the hearing of the child, the time period to render a decision 
after an application for return has been lodged and the grounds for not returning the child. 

(1) 

(2) 

Opinion  1/13  (Accession  of  third  States  to  the  1980  Hague  Convention)  of  14  October  2014, 
ECLI:EU:C:2014:2303. 
Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 on jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement 
of decisions in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, and on international child 
abduction (recast), OJ L 178, 2.7.2019, pp. 1–115. 

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At  the  international  level,  the  European  Union  supports  the  accession  of  third  States  to  the 
1980 Convention in order for its Member States to rely upon a common legal framework to 
deal with international child abductions. 

22 Council Decisions have been already adopted between June 2015 and December 2022 in 
order to accept the accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction 
of  30  third  countries  (Morocco,  Singapore,  the  Russian  Federation,  Albania,  Andorra,  the 
Seychelles, Armenia, the Republic of Korea, Kazakhstan, Peru, Georgia, South Africa, Chile, 
Iceland,  the  Bahamas,  Panama,  Uruguay,  Colombia,  El  Salvador  and  San  Marino,  the 
Dominican  Republic,  Belarus,  Uzbekistan,  Honduras,  Ecuador,  Ukraine,  Jamaica,  Bolivia, 
Philippines and Tunisia(3). 

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Consistency with other Union policies 

The  present  proposal  is  evidently  linked  to  the  general  objective  enshrined  in  Article  3 
of   Treaty  on  the  European  Union  to  protect  the  rights  of  the  child.  The  1980  Hague 
Convention  system  is  designed  to  protect  the  child  from  the  harmful  effects  of  a  parental 
abduction and ensure that the child is able to maintain contact with both parents, for instance 
by securing the effective exercise of access rights. It is worth mentioning also the link to the 
promotion of the use of mediation in the settlement of cross-border family disputes. 
The Directive on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters(4) also applies 
to  family  law  within  the  common  European  judicial  area.  The  1980  Hague  Convention 
encourages  the  amicable  resolution  of  family  disputes.  One  of  the  Guides  to  Good  Practise 
under  the  1980  Hague  Convention  published  by  the  Hague  Conference  on  Private 
International Law is devoted to the use of mediation for the resolution of international family 
disputes concerning children which fall within the scope of the Convention. At the initiative 
of the European Commission, this Guide has been translated  in all EU languages other than 
English and French and also in Arabic to support the dialogue with States which have not yet 
ratified/acceded  to  the  Convention  and  help  finding  concrete  ways  to  tackle  the  problems 
posed by international child abductions(5). 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

22 Council Decisions have been already adopted, authorizing Member States to accept the accession to 
the 1980 Convention of Andorra (Council Decision 2015/1023 adopted on 15 June 2015); Seychelles 
(Council  Decision  2015/2354  adopted  on  10  December  2015);  Russia  (Council  Decision  2015/2355 
adopted on 10 December 2015); Albania (Council Decision 2015/2356 adopted on 10 December 2015); 
Singapore  (Council  Decision  2015/1024  adopted  on  15  June  2015);  Morocco  (Council  Decision 
2015/2357  adopted  on  10  December  2015);  Armenia  (Council  Decision  2015/2358  adopted  on  10 
December  2015);  Republic  of  Korea  (Council  Decision  2016/2313  adopted  on  8  December  2016), 
Kazakhstan  (Council  Decision  2016/2311  adopted  on  8.12.2016),  Peru  (Council  Decision  2016/2312 
adopted on 8.12.2016); Georgia and South Africa (Council Decision (EU) 2017/2462 of 18 December 
2017);  Chile,  Iceland  and  the  Bahamas  (Council  Decision  (EU)  2017/2424  of  18  December  2017); 
Panama,  Uruguay,  Colombia  and  El  Salvador  (Council  Decision  (EU)  2017/2464  of  18  December 
2017);  San  Marino  (Council  Decision  (EU)  2017/2463  of  18  December  2017);  The  Dominican 
Republic  (Council  Decision  (EU)  2019/305  of  18  February  2019);  Ecuador  and  Ukraine  (Council 
Decision  (EU)  2019/306  of  18  February  2019);  Honduras  (Council  Decision  (EU)  2019/307  of  18 
February  2019);  Belarus  and  Uzbekistan  (Council  Decision  (EU)  2019/308  of  18  February  2019); 
Jamaica  (Council  Decision  (EU)  2021/2206  of  9  December  2021);  Bolivia  (Council  Decision  (EU) 
2021/2207 of 9 December 2021); Philippines (Council Decision (EU) 2022/2439 of 8 December 2022; 
Tunisia (Council Decision (EU) 2022/2450 of 8 December 2022. 
Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on certain aspects 
of mediation in civil and commercial matters (OJ L 136 of 24 May 2008, p. 3). 
https://www.hcch.net/en/publications-and-studies/details4/?pid=6561&dtid=3 

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2. 

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

In accordance with Article 38 of the 1980 Hague Convention, the declaration of acceptance of 
accession  is  a  constituent  part  of  an  international  agreement  concluded  with  the  acceding 
State.  

The  substantive  legal  basis  for  a  decision  under  Article  218(6)  TFEU  depends  primarily  on 
the objective and content of an international agreement to be concluded. Given the fact that 
the  main  objective  and  content of  the  1980  Hague  Convention  is to  deter  parental  child 
abduction,  and therefore the subject matter is family law, the substantive legal basis is Article 
81(3) TFEU. Article 81(3) TFEU provides that measures concerning family law with cross-
border  implications  shall  be  established  by  the Council,  acting  in  accordance  with  a  special 
legislative  procedure.  The  Council  shall  act  unanimously  after  consulting  the  European 
Parliament. 

Given that Article 81 TFEU is the substantive legal basis, the Council is to adopt the decision 
authorising the Member States to accept, in the interest of the Union, the accession of a third 
country to the 1980 Convention after consulting the European Parliament, in accordance with 
Article 218(6), point (b), TFEU. 

Pursuant to Article 218(8), second subparagraph, TFEU, the Council acts by unanimity when 
the agreement covers a field for which unanimity is required for the adoption of a Union act. 

Therefore,  the  procedural  legal  basis  for  the  proposed  decision  is  Article  218(6),  second 
subparagraph, point (b), and Article 218(8), second subparagraph, TFEU. 

Ireland  is  bound  by  Regulation(EU)  2019/1111  (Brussels  IIb Regulation) and  is therefore 
taking part in the adoption and application of this decision. 

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed 
to the  Treaty on  the  European  Union  and  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European 
Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or 
subject to its application. 

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Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence) 

Not Applicable 

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Proportionality 

The present proposal is  drafted along the lines of the already adopted Council Decisions on 
the same subject matter and does not go beyond what it is necessary to achieve of a coherent 
EU action in the matter of international child abduction by ensuring that the Member States of 
the  European  Union  accept  the  accession  of  Cabo  Verde  to  the  1980  Hague  Convention 
within a given time frame. 

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Choice of the instrument 

This  proposal  for  a  Council  decision  is  submitted  in  accordance  with  Article  218(6)  TFEU, 
which envisages the adoption by the Council of a decision concluding the agreement. There 
exists no other legal instrument that could be used in order to achieve the objective pursued 
by this proposal. 

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3. 

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RESULTS 
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

EX-POST 

EVALUATIONS, 

OF 

STAKEHOLDER 

Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation 

Not applicable 

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Stakeholder consultations 

All Member States of the European Union, consulted by the Commission in the framework of 
the Council Working Party on Civil Law Matters on their willingness to accept the accession 
of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention, gave a favourable opinion. 

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Collection and use of expertise 

The Commission has gathered relevant information on the implementation of the Convention 
from The Hague Conference on Private International Law, the EU Delegation in Cabo Verde 
and  the  Prosecutor  General’s  Office,  Central  Department  of  Cooperation  and  Comparative 
Law designated as Central Authority under the 1980 Hague Convention. 

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Impact assessment 

As  for  the  22  Council  Decisions  already  adopted  between  2015  and  2022  concerning  the 
acceptance of the accession of several third States to the 1980 Hague Convention, no specific 
impact assessment has been carried out. 

However, the level of implementation of the Convention was examined through the answers 
given  by  Cabo  Verde  to  the  EU  questionnaire  and  the  completion  of  the  questionnaire  for 
newly acceding countries developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law. 

During discussions at the Working Party on Civil Law Matters, it emerged that experiences of 
some Member States (for instance Portugal) with the legal system of Cabo Verde are positive. 
Indeed, relying on Treaty relationships with EU Member States is considered very important 
by  the  authorities  in  Cabo  Verde.  A  common  legal  framework  with  all  EU  Member  States, 
represented by the 1980 Hague Convention, would help the handling and resolution of cross-
border abduction cases. 

Training actions are planned in cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries, Parties to the 
Convention (Portugal and Brazil). UNICEF will be also involved in the implementation of the 
Hague Children Conventions. 

Cabo Verde has also recently acceded to the 1996  Child Protection and 2007 Child Support 
Conventions  and  its  legal  system,  respect  of  rule  of  law  and  fundamental  rights  have been 
examined in the context of the no objection procedures dealing with the accessions to these 
Conventions. The assessment led to the conclusion that no objection should be raised against 
the accession of Cabo Verde to 1996 Child Protection and 2007 Child Support Conventions. 

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Regulatory fitness and simplification 

Not applicable 

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Fundamental rights 

Parental  abduction  directly  conflicts  with  children’s  rights,  in  particular the  right  to  be 
protected  and  the  right  to  maintain  contact  with  both  parents.   By  establishing  a  legal 
framework which seeks to deter parental child abduction and gives the child the opportunity 
to  be  heard,  the  1980  Convention upheld  children’s rights,  which are  fundamental  human 
rights  recognised  by  the  United  Nations  Convention  on  the  Rights  of  the  Child  (UNCRC). 
The present proposal is aimed at establishing this legal framework between Cabo Verde and 
the EU Member States. 

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4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

The proposed Council Decision has no budgetary implications. 

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OTHER ELEMENTS 

Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements 

Not applicable 

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Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal 

Not applicable 

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2026/0041 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

authorising the Member States to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the 
accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
International Child Abduction 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 81(3) in conjunction with Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (b), and Article 
218(8), second subparagraph, thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1), 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(1) 
(2) 

The Union has set as one of its aims the promotion of the protection of the rights of the 
child,  as  stated  in  Article  3  of  the  Treaty  on  European  Union.  Measures  for  the 
protection  of  children  against  wrongful  removal  or  retention  are  an  essential  part  of 
that policy. 
Council  Regulation  (EU)  2019/1111(2) aims  to  protect  children  from  the  harmful 
effects  of  wrongful  removal  or  retention  and  to  establish  procedures  to  ensure  their 
prompt  return  to  the  State  of  their  habitual  residence,  as  well  as  to  secure  the 
protection of rights of access and rights of custody. 

 Regulation  (EU) 2019/1111 complements and reinforces the Hague Convention of 25 
October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (‘the 1980 Hague 
Convention’)  which  establishes,  at  international  level,  a  system  of  obligations  and 
cooperation among Contracting States and between central authorities and has the aim 
of ensuring the prompt return of wrongfully removed or retained children. 

All Member States are party to the 1980 Hague Convention. 

The  Union  encourages  third  states  to  accede  to  the  1980  Hague  Convention  and 
supports  the  correct  implementation  of  the  1980 Hague  Convention  by  participating, 
along  with  the  Member  States,  inter  alia,  in  the  special  commissions  organised  on  a 
regular basis by the Hague Conference on Private International Law. 

A common legal framework applicable between Member States and third states could 
be the best solution for sensitive cases of international child abduction. 

The 1980 Hague Convention stipulates that it applies between the acceding State and 
such Contracting States as have declared their acceptance of the accession. 

OJ C [...], [...], p. [...] 
Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 on jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement 
of decisions in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, and on international child 
abduction (recast), OJ L 178, 2.7.2019, pp. 1–15, ELI:http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1111/oj  

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(8) 

(9) 

The  1980  Hague  Convention  does  not  allow  regional  economic  integration 
organisations  such  as  the  Union  to  become  party  to  it.  Therefore,  the  Union  cannot 
accede to the 1980 Hague Convention, nor can it deposit a declaration of acceptance of 
an acceding State. 

to  Opinion  1/13  of 

the  European 
According 
Union(3), declarations of acceptance under the 1980 Hague Convention fall within the 
exclusive external competence of the Union. 

the  Court  of  Justice  of 

(10)  Cabo Verde deposited its instrument of accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on 4 
October  2022.  The  1980  Hague  Convention  entered  into  force  for  Cabo  Verde  on 
1 January 2023. 

(11)  An  assessment  of  the  situation  in  Cabo  Verde  has  led  to  the  conclusion  that  the 
Member States are in a position to accept, in the interest of the Union, the accession of 
Cabo Verde under the terms of the 1980 Hague Convention. 

(12)  The  Member  States  should  therefore  be  authorised  to  deposit  their  declaration  of 
acceptance of the accession of Cabo Verde in the interest of the Union in accordance 
with the terms set out in this Decision. 

(13) 

(14) 

Ireland  is  bound  by  Regulation  (EU)  2019/1111  and  is  therefore  taking  part  in  the 
adoption and application of this Decision. 

In  accordance  with  Articles  1  and  2  of  Protocol  No  22  on  the  position  of  Denmark, 
annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the 
European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not 
bound by it or subject to its application, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The Member States are hereby authorised to accept the accession of Cabo Verde to 
the 1980 Hague Convention in the interest of the Union. 

 The Member States shall, no later than … [twelve months after the date of adoption 
of this Decision] deposit a declaration of acceptance of the accession of Cabo Verde 
to  the  1980  Hague  Convention  in  the  interest  of  the  Union,  to  be  worded  as 
follows:‘[Full name of MEMBER STATE] declares that it accepts the accession of 
Cabo  Verde  to  the  Hague  Convention  of  25  October  1980  on  the  Civil  Aspects  of 
International Child Abduction, in accordance with Council Decision (EU)... 

The Member States shall inform the Council and the Commission of the deposit of 
their  declarations  of  acceptance  of  the  accession  of  Cabo  Verde  and  shall 
communicate the text of those declarations within two months of their deposit to the 
Commission. 

(3) 

Opinion 1/13 of the Court of Justice of 14 October 2014, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2303 

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Article 2 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL AND DIGITAL STATEMENT 

(1)  FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE 

Title of the proposal/initiative 

Proposal for a Council Decision authorising the Member States to accept, in the interest of the 
European  Union,  the  accession  of  Cabo  Verde  to  the  1980  Hague  Convention  on  the  Civil 
Aspects of International Child Abduction 

Policy area(s) concerned 

Justice 

Objective(s) 

General objective(s) 

The present proposal has the objective to authorise Member States to accept, in the interest of 
the European Union, the accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil 
Aspects  of  International  Child  Abduction,  in  line  with  Opinion  1/13  of  the  CJEU  to  ensure 
legal certainty and predictability at international and European level. 

Specific objective(s) 

Authorising  EU  Member  States  to  accept  the  accession  of  Cabo  Verde  to  the  1980  Hague 
Convention on International Child Abduction. 

Expected result(s) and impact 

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

The 1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction will be applicable between all 
Member States (with the exception of Denmark) and Cabo Verde. 

Indicators of performance 

Specify the indicators for monitoring progress and achievements. 

N/A 

The proposal/initiative relates to: 

☑ 

☐ 

☐ 

☐ 

a new action 

a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action (1) 

the extension of an existing action 

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

Grounds for the proposal/initiative 

Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for roll-out of 
the implementation of the initiative 

N/A 

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 

(1) 

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

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'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. 

Reasons for action at EU level (ex-ante) 

The authorisation to EU Member State complies with precedent initiatives of the same kind 
following Opinion 1/13 of the Court of Justice of the European Union. It falls within the EU 
exclusive external competence under Article 3(2) TFEU. The authorisation can be given only 
by the Council on a proposal from the Commission and is thus an exclusive competence by 
nature, which is not subject to the principle of subsidiarity.  

Expected generated EU added value (ex-post) 

Respect of EU Treaties and case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union is ensured. 

Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 
It is the 23rd proposal of the same kind. 

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

This proposal has no budgetary implications. 

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

This proposal has no budgetary implications. 

Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact 

☐ 

☐ 

limited duration 

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

financial  impact  from  YYYY  to  YYYY  for  commitment  appropriations  and  from 

☐ 
YYYY to YYYY for payment appropriations. 

☐ 

unlimited duration 

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

followed by full-scale operation. 
Method(s) of budget implementation planned(2) 

☐ 

☐ 

☐ 

☐ 

☐ 

☐ 

☐ 

☐ 

(2) 

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; 

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

BUDGpedia 

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☐ 

☐ 

bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 of the Financial Regulation; 

public law bodies; 

bodies governed by private law  with  a public service mission to  the extent  that they 

☐ 
are provided with adequate financial guarantees; 

☐ 
bodies  governed  by  the  private  law  of  a  Member  State  that  are  entrusted  with  the 
implementation of a public-private partnership and that are provided with adequate financial 
guarantees; 

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

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

Comments 

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MANAGEMENT MEASURES 

Monitoring and reporting rules  

N/A 

Management and control system(s) 

Justification  of 
mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed 

implementation  method(s), 

the  budget 

the 

funding 

implementation 

N/A 

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

N/A 

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) 

Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities 

[...] 

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