Annexes to COM(2024)301 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 as regards the financial envelope and the allocation for the thematic facility - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2024)301 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 as regards the financial envelope and the allocation for the thematic facility. |
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| document | COM(2024)301 |
| date | February 29, 2024 |
Concerning sections 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6, information on the general objectives can be found in the relevant legislative proposals:
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of The Council introducing a screening of third country nationals at the external borders and amending Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EU) 2017/2226, (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/817.
Proposal for a Regulation laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum and Migration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument (COM/2018/375 final).
The policy objective of the instrument is to ensure strong and effective European integrated border management at the external borders, thereby contributing to ensuring a high level of internal security within the Union, while safeguarding the free movement of persons within it and fully respecting the relevant Union acquis and the international obligations of the Union and the Member States arising from the international instruments to which they are party.
1.4.2. Specific objective(s)
As part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the Instrument contributes to the following specific objectives:
(a) supporting effective European integrated border management at the external borders, implemented by the European Border and Coast Guard as a shared responsibility of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the national authorities responsible for border management, to facilitate legitimate border crossings, to prevent and detect illegal immigration and cross-border crime and to effectively manage migratory flows;
(b) supporting the common visa policy to ensure a harmonised approach with regard to the issuance of visas and to facilitate legitimate travel, while helping to prevent migratory and security risks.
1.4.3. Expected result(s) and impact
Specify the effects which the proposal/initiative should have on the beneficiaries/groups targeted.
The proposal for amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 will increase the financial envelope of the Instrument, through an increase in the Thematic Faciliy allocation by EUR 1 000 000 in current prices.
1.4.4. Indicators of performance
Specify the indicators for monitoring progress and achievements.
N/A
1.5. Grounds for the proposal/initiative
1.5.1. Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for roll-out of the implementation of the initiative
N/A
1.5.2. Added value of Union involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g. coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For the purposes of this point 'added value of Union involvement' is the value resulting from Union intervention, which is additional to the value that would have been otherwise created by Member States alone.
1.5.3. Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past
N/A
1.5.4. Compatibility with the Multiannual Financial Framework and possible synergies with other appropriate instruments
The proposal aims to align the budgetary provisions legislative acts establishing the programmes and instruments concerned to the revision of the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework as set out in the amendment to Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 adopted by the Council on 29 February 2024.
1.5.5. Assessment of the different available financing options, including scope for redeployment
N/A
1.6. Duration and financial impact of the proposal/initiative
limited duration
- X in effect from 2025 to 2027
- 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.
1.7. Method(s) of budget implementation planned0
XDirect management by the Commission
- by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations;
- by the executive agencies
XShared management with the Member States
X 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 EIB 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 CFSP pursuant to Title V of the TEU, and identified in the relevant basic act.
- If more than one management mode is indicated, please provide details in the ‘Comments’ section.
Comments
2. MANAGEMENT MEASURES
2.1. Monitoring and reporting rules
Specify frequency and conditions.
Concerning section 2, information can be found in the Legislative Financial Statements of the relevant legislative proposals, as indicated in section 1.4.1, COM(2018)473 and COM(2018)375.
2.2. Management and control system(s)
2.2.1. Justification of the management mode(s), the funding implementation mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed
2.2.2. Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up to mitigate them
2.2.3. Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio of "control costs ÷ value of the related funds managed"), and assessment of the expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure)
2.3. Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities
Specify existing or envisaged prevention and protection measures, e.g. from the Anti-Fraud Strategy.
3. ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE
3.1. Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected
- Existing budget lines
In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines.
| Heading of multiannual financial framework | Budget line | Type of expenditure | Contribution | |||
| Number | Diff./Non-diff.0 | from EFTA countries0 | from candidate countries and potential candidates0 | from other third countries | other assigned revenue | |
| 4 Migration and Border Management Title 11: Border Management | 11 02 01 Instrument for financial support for border management and visa | Diff - | NO | NO | YES | NO |
- New budget lines requested
In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines.
| Heading of multiannual financial framework | Budget line | Type of expenditure | Contribution | |||
| Number | Diff./Non-diff. | from EFTA countries | from candidate countries and potential candidates | from other third countries | other assigned revenue | |
| [XX.YY.YY.YY] | YES/NO | YES/NO | YES/NO | YES/NO |
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
- X The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below:
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Heading of multiannual financial framework | Number | 4 |
| DG: HOME | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | Post-2027 | TOTAL | |||
| Operational appropriations | ||||||||
| Budget line 11 02 010 | Commitments | (1a) | 150 | 100 | 750 | 1000 | ||
| Payments | (2a) | 10,575 | 21,286 | 100,692 | 867,447 | 1000 | ||
| Budget line | Commitments | (1b) | ||||||
| Payments | (2b) | |||||||
| Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes0 | ||||||||
| Budget line | (3) | |||||||
| TOTAL appropriations for DG HOME | Commitments | =1a+1b +3 | 150 | 100 | 750 | 1000 | ||
| Payments | =2a+2b +3 | 10,575 | 21,286 | 100,692 | 867,447 | 1000 | ||
| Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | Post-2027 | TOTAL | ||||
| TOTAL operational appropriations | Commitments | (4) | 150 | 100 | 750 | 1000 | ||
| Payments | (5) | 10,575 | 21,286 | 100,692 | 867,447 | 1000 | ||
| TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes | (6) | |||||||
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 4 of the multiannual financial framework | Commitments | =4+ 6 | 150 | 100 | 750 | 1000 | ||
| Payments | =5+ 6 | 10,575 | 21,286 | 100,692 | 867,447 | 1000 |
| Heading of multiannual financial framework | 7 | ‘Administrative expenditure’ |
The consequences on the administrative expenditure will be assessed in the framework of the annual budgetary procedure.EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | TOTAL | |||||
| DG: <…….> | ||||||||||
| Human resources | ||||||||||
| Other administrative expenditure | ||||||||||
| TOTAL DG <…….> | Appropriations |
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | (Total commitments = Total payments) |
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year N0 | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | TOTAL | ||||
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7 of the multiannual financial framework | Commitments | ||||||||
| Payments |
3.2.2. Estimated output funded with operational appropriations
Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Indicate objectives and outputs | Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | TOTAL | ||||||||||||
| OUTPUTS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type0 | Average cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | Total No | Total cost | |
| SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 10… | ||||||||||||||||||
| - Output | ||||||||||||||||||
| - Output | ||||||||||||||||||
| - Output | ||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal for specific objective No 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 2 ... | ||||||||||||||||||
| - Output | ||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal for specific objective No 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TOTALS |
3.2.3. Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations
The Mid-Term Review of the MFF included increases of certain budgetary envelopes, as presented in this act, but also significant reductions on others. The net effect of these amendments will have no impact on the administrative costs and resources of the Commission. In this context, the Commission will continue to seek and effective and efficient use of its human resources, taking account of the principle of stable staffing, by constantly assessing internal redeployment opportunities.
- 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:
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year N 0 | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | TOTAL |
| HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | ||||||||
| Human resources | ||||||||
| Other administrative expenditure | ||||||||
| Subtotal HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework |
| Outside HEADING 70 of the multiannual financial framework | ||||||||
| Human resources | ||||||||
| Other expenditure of an administrative nature | ||||||||
| Subtotal outside HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework |
| TOTAL |
The appropriations required for human resources and other expenditure of an administrative nature will be met by appropriations from the DG that are already assigned to management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.
3.2.3.1. 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:
Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units
| Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | |||||
| Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) | |||||||||
| 20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) | |||||||||
| 20 01 02 03 (Delegations) | |||||||||
| 01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) | |||||||||
| 01 01 01 11 (Direct research) | |||||||||
| Other budget lines (specify) | |||||||||
| External staff (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)0 | |||||||||
| 20 02 01 (AC, END, INT from the ‘global envelope’) | |||||||||
| 20 02 03 (AC, AL, END, INT and JPD in the delegations) | |||||||||
| XX 01 xx yy zz 0 | - at Headquarters | ||||||||
| - in Delegations | |||||||||
| 01 01 01 02 (AC, END, INT - Indirect research) | |||||||||
| 01 01 01 12 (AC, END, INT - Direct research) | |||||||||
| Other budget lines (specify) | |||||||||
| TOTAL |
The human resources required will be met by staff from the DG who are already assigned to management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.
Description of tasks to be carried out:
| Officials and temporary staff | |
| External staff |
3.2.4. Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework
The proposal/initiative:
- X can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
This proposal stems from the agreement on the mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework.
- 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.
3.2.5. 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 N0 | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | 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.
- The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact:
- on own resources
- on other revenue
- please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines ◻
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Budget revenue line: | Appropriations available for the current financial year | Impact of the proposal/initiative0 | ||||||
| Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | ||||
| Article …………. |
For assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected.
Other remarks (e.g. method/formula used for calculating the impact on revenue or any other information).
1COM(2023)337, 20.06.2023
2Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/765 of 29 February 2024 amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (OJ L, 2024/765, 29.02.2024).
3Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources, OJ L 433I , 22.12.2020, p. 28.
4Regulation (EU) No 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021
establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the Instrument for Financial Support
for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 48).
5Regulation 2021/522, Regulation 2021/1057, Regulation 2021/1060, Regulation 2021/1139, Regulation 2021/1229 and Regulation 2021/1755.
1OJ C , , p. .
2OJ C , , p. .
3Regulation (EU) No 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 48, ELI: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1148/oj).
4Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 11, ELI: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/2093/oj).
5COM(2023)337, 20.06.2023
6Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/765 of 29 February 2024 amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (OJ L, 2024/765, 29.02.2024, ELI:http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/765/oj).
7OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36, ELI: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/1999/439(1)/oj.
8Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31, ELI: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec/1999/437/oj).
9OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 52 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2008/178(1)/oj.
10Council Decision 2008/146/EC of 28 January 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 1, ELI: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec/2008/146/oj).
11OJ L 160, 18.6.2011, p. 21 , ELI: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/prot/2011/350/oj
12Council Decision 2011/350/EU of 7 March 2011 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, relating to the abolition of checks at internal borders and movement of persons (OJ L 160, 18.6.2011, p. 19, ELI: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec/2011/350/oj).
13Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 29 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20, ELI: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec/2002/192/oj).
0As referred to in Article 58(2)(a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation.
0Details of budget implementation methods and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on the BUDGpedia site: https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/corp/budget/financial-rules/budget-implementation/Pages/implementation-methods.aspx
0Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations.
0EFTA: European Free Trade Association.
0Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the Western Balkans.
0As the split between operational line 11 02 01 and administrative support line 11 01 01 is not computed yet, the amount is provisionally allocated entirely to the operational line 11 02 01 only. The precise distribution by budget line will be defined in the annual budgetary procedure. The amount is allocated to the Thematic Facility.
0Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research.
0Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same for the following years.
0Outputs are products and services to be supplied (e.g.: number of student exchanges financed, number of km of roads built, etc.).
0As described in point 1.4.2. ‘Specific objective(s)…’
0Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same for the following years.
0Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research.
0AC= Contract Staff; AL = Local Staff; END= Seconded National Expert; INT = agency staff; JPD= Junior Professionals in Delegations.
0Sub-ceiling for external staff covered by operational appropriations (former ‘BA’ lines).
0Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same for the following years.
0As 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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