Annexes to COM(2023)767 - Implementation of Article 45 of Regulation 1306/2013 on information measures relating to the common agricultural policy

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dossier COM(2023)767 - Implementation of Article 45 of Regulation 1306/2013 on information measures relating to the common agricultural policy.
document COM(2023)767 EN
date December  6, 2023
Agreement.


IV.THE PROPORTION OF SPENDING (COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS) BETWEEN CO-FINANCED ACTIONS AT THE INITIATIVE OF THIRD PARTIES (GRANTS) AND INFORMATION ACTIONS AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE COMMISSION (PUBLIC PROCUREMENT) 10  

20212022
All figures in EURGrantsPublic procurementTotalGrantsPublic procurementTotal
Actual budget4.045.4203.850.0008.000.0004.000.0004.000.0008.000.000
Commitments+
Co-Delegation (*)
3.973.4323.409.2877.382.7204.189.2583.810.7428.000.000
(**)(**)
% of consumption98,22%88,55%92,28%104,73%95,27%100,00%
Payments3.635.9702.514.8566.150.826N/A
(***)
N/A
(***)
N/A
(***)
% of payment vs. Commitment/Co-Delegation (*)91,51%73,76%83,31%N/A
(***)
N/A
(***)
N/A
(***)

(*) Figures including commitments level 1 or 2 as well as budget spent by co-delegated entities.

(**) Based on DG AGRI's external communication action plan amendment.

(***) Payments of these actions are ongoing and not yet finalised.

Payments are generally lower than the amounts originally committed. In the case of grants, this can be explained by the fact that final costs of the actions are lower than initially foreseen by the beneficiary, and secondly, because not all expenses declared by the beneficiaries can be considered as eligible. In the case of actions taken at the initiative of the Commission, the difference between payments and commitments arises from the fact that, while commitments are fixed, actual expenditure is less than that foreseen due to savings and the use of more cost-effective measures during implementation.


V.CONCLUSION 

Information measures carried out in relation to the common agricultural policy during 2021 and 2022 were focused on the policy review and its capacity to better respond to the emerging economic, environmental and social challenges. Communication activities focussed on CAP contribution to objectives of the Green Deal, the Climate Pact, the Farm to Fork Strategy as well as to food security and resilience in view of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. Measures also included communications to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the agri-food sector and assist in its recovery, including the implementation of the European Union Recovery Instrument.


(1) Official Journal of the European Union, OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549.
(2) COM(2003) 235 final of 8.5.2003; COM(2007) 324 final of 13.6.2007; COM(2009) 237 final of 20.5.2009; COM(2011) 294 final of 25.5.2011; COM(2013) 645 final of 20.9.2013; COM(2016) 83 final of 23.2.2016; COM(2017) 777 final of 19.12.2017; COM(2019) 634 final of 17.12.2019, COM(2021) 822 final of 20.12.2021.
(3) Call for proposals for grants 2021 published on the European Commission’s funding & tenders portal under the topic ID IMCAP-INFOME-2021 Funding & tenders (europa.eu)
(4) Call for proposals for grants 2022 published on the European Commission’s funding & tenders portal under topic ID IMCAP-2022-INFOME  Funding & tenders (europa.eu)  
(5) Detailed information on the projects is to be found on: https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming-fisheries/key-policies/common-agricultural-policy/financing-cap/beneficiaries_en#grantsforinformation
(6) More detailed information on grants are also to be found on the Europa website: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/grants-for-information-measures_en .
(7) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_3162
(8) Eurobarometer Special Report 520 published in June 2022 Europeans, Agriculture and the CAP - June 2022 - - Eurobarometer survey (europa.eu)
(9) Evaluation support study on the information policy on the Common Agricultural Policy - Publications Office of the EU (europa.eu)
(10) EUR 18.091.000 – codelegated to DG Communication in 2021 and 2022 for corporate communication activities is not included in this table.