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dossier	COM(2023)745 - Amendment of Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 9728/22 INIT; ST 9728/22 ADD 1) of 17 June 2022 on the approval of the ...
document	COM(2023)745
date	November 21, 2023

Article 1

Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 9728/22 INIT; ST 9728/ 2022 ADD 1) is amended as follows:

(1) Article 1 is replaced by the following:

“Article 1

Approval of the assessment of the RRP

The assessment of the modified RRP of Poland on the basis of the criteria provided for in Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 is approved. The reforms and investment projects under the RRP, the arrangements and timetable for the monitoring and implementation of the RRP, including the relevant milestones and targets and the additional milestones and targets related to the payment of the loan, the relevant indicators relating to the fulfilment of the envisaged milestones and targets, and the arrangements for providing full access by the Commission to the underlying relevant data are set out in the Annex to this Decision.”;

(2) In Article 2, paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

“1. The Union shall make available to Poland a financial contribution in the form of non-repayable support amounting to EUR 25 276 853 716.⁸ That contribution includes:

(a) an amount of EUR 20 270 784 381 that shall be available to be legally committed by 31 December 2022;

(b) an amount of EUR 2 250 206 974 that shall be available to be legally committed from 1 January 2023 until 31 December 2023;

(c) an amount of EUR 2 755 862 361 ⁹, in accordance with Article 21a(6) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, exclusively for measures referred to in Article 21c of that Regulation, with the exception of measures referred to in Article 21c (3), point (a).

2. The Union financial contribution shall be made available by the Commission to Poland in instalments in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

An amount of EUR 551 172 472 shall be made available as pre-financing in accordance with Article 21d of Regulation (EU) 2021/241. That pre-financing may be disbursed by the Commission in up to two payments.

The pre-financing and instalments may be disbursed by the Commission in one or several tranches. The size of the tranches shall be subject to the availability of funding.”.

(3) In Article 3, paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

“1. The Union shall make available to Poland a loan amounting to a maximum of EUR 34 541 303 518, of which up to EUR 23 034 803 518 of additional loan following the request for loan support of 31 August 2023.

2. The loan support referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made available by the Commission to Poland in instalments in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

An amount of EUR 4 503 960 704 shall be made available as pre-financing in accordance with Article 21d of Regulation (EU) 2021/241. That pre-financing may be disbursed by the Commission in up to two payments.

The pre-financing and instalments may be disbursed by the Commission in one or several tranches. The size of the tranches shall be subject to the availability of funding.”.

(4) The Annex is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision:

Article 4
Addressee

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Poland.