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Council of the European Union

Brussels, 13 December 2019 (OR. en)

14960/19

Interinstitutional File: 2018/0199(COD) i

FSTR 164 REGIO 217 FC 70 CADREFIN 409 RELEX 1144 CODEC 1747

NOTE

From: General Secretariat of the Council

To: Permanent Representatives Committee

No. Cion doc.: COM(2018) 374 i

Subject: Cohesion policy legislative package 2021-2027

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Interreg Regulation

=

Progress Report

I.
INTRODUCTION
- 1.
  
  On 29 May 2018 the Commission adopted the proposal on specific provisions for the
  European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by the European Regional
  
  Development Fund and external instruments 1 .
- 2.
  
  The Interreg Regulation was presented to the Structural Measures Working Party
  (SMWP) in June 2018 during the Bulgarian Presidency.

1 Doc. 9536/18 + ADD1.

3.

Detailed examination of the Interreg Regulation by the SMWP started under the
Austrian Presidency. Under its term, the General Affairs Council dedicated to Cohesion

Policy on 30 November 2018 gave specific guidance on the architecture of the Interreg

Regulation.

4.

The Romanian Presidency pursued the work on the file with a detailed examination of
the full Interreg Regulation and its Annex. On 29 May 2019 the Permanent

Representatives Committee agreed on a partial mandate for negotiations on the Interreg

Regulation (ST 10285/19).

5.

The Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions have been
consulted on the Interreg Regulation and have adopted their opinions on 19 September

and 5 December 2018, respectively.

6.

The European Parliament voted its first reading position on the Interreg Regulation on
26 March 2019.

II. STATE OF PLAY

7.

Since the Interreg Regulation is a proposal linked to the Multiannual Financial
Framework (MFF), all provisions with budgetary implications or of a horizontal nature

have been set aside (in square brackets) for the time being - and thus excluded from the

negotiations - pending further progress on the MFF. These provisions under the Interreg

Regulation are: Article 9 (ERDF resources for Interreg), Article 13 (co-financing rates),

paragraph 2 of Article 49 (pre-financing), all references to the PEACE PLUS

programme and to contributions to the EU budget by external assigned revenue. Chapter

VIII on the participation of third countries or partner countries or OCTs in Interreg

programmes under shared management is also in square brackets given its sensitivity,

and therefore dependent on the outcome of the horizontal negotiations on the MFF;

however those amendments made to Chapter VIII by the SMWP during its work on the

file have been already included in the text.

8.

Inter-institutional negotiations on this file started under Finland's Presidency. 6
technical meetings (23 October; 5, 12, 19 and 26 November; and 3 December) and 2

trilogues (20 November and 10 December) with the REGI Committee took place, with

the following Articles being examined:

‒ Articles 1-8 (rows 2-75): Subject matter and scope, definitions and components,

geographical coverage;

‒ Articles 10-12 (rows 93 - 123): Cross-fund provisions, list of programme

resources, discontinuation;

‒ Articles 14-15 (rows 126 - 159): Interreg-specific objectives, thematic

concentration;

‒ Articles 16-21 (rows 160 - 246): Preparation approval and amendment of

programmes, territorial development;

‒ Articles 22-26 (rows 247-321): Operations, small project funds, technical

assistance;

‒ Articles 36-43 (rows 412-518): Eligibility;

‒ Articles 44-48 (rows 519-572): Programme authorities, management, control and

audit.

9.

Substantial progress has been made during the inter-institutional negotiations on the
Interreg Regulation, with a provisional common understanding between the European

Parliament and the Presidency being reached in most of the provisions being examined.

Following the trilogues of 20 November and 10 December and the examination of the

four-column table by the Structural Measures Working Party on 6 and 11 December,

the Presidency is of the view that, based on the principle that "nothing is agreed

until everything is agreed", a balanced compromise text has emerged from the

inter-institutional negotiations on a substantial part of the Regulation. The

Presidency regards the package as the best possible compromise, taking into

account the European Parliament’s ambitions for these blocks.

III. WAY FORWARD

10.

The Permanent Representatives Committee is, therefore, invited to:
‒ take note of the progress made on the inter-institutional negotiations on the

Interreg Regulation;

‒ endorse the progress made on the negotiations with the European Parliament, as

set out in the fourth column of the Annex to this note.

ANNEX

INTERREG REGULATION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Provisional common understanding

[… to be inserted] TABLE OF CONTENTS

[… to be inserted] 1

CHAPTER I [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding General provisions

[No change] 2

Section I [no change] Section I Provisional common understanding Subject matter, scope and Interreg Subject matter, scope and Interreg

components components strands

Section I Subject matter, scope and Interreg

components strands 3

Article 1 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Subject matter and scope 2

2 Recital 2 and 10, on which the EP adopted an am, are linked to this article.

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[No change]

1.

This Regulation lays down [no change] Provisional common understanding

rules for the European territorial Amendment 35

cooperation goal (Interreg) with a view to fostering cooperation

between Member States inside the 1. This Regulation lays down 1. This Regulation lays down rules for

Union and between Member States rules for the European territorial the European territorial cooperation goal and adjacent third countries, partner cooperation goal (Interreg) with a (Interreg) with a view to fostering countries, other territories or view to fostering cooperation cooperation between Member States and overseas countries and territories between Member States and their their regions inside the Union and between ('OCTs') respectively. regions inside the Union and Member States, their regions and adjacent

between Member States, their third countries, partner countries, other regions and adjacent third territories or overseas countries and countries, partner countries, other territories('OCTs'), or regional integration territories or overseas countries and and cooperation organisations, territories('OCTs'), or regional respectively. integration and cooperation organisations, or group of third countries forming part of a regional organisation, respectively. 5

2.

This Regulation also lays [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding down the provisions necessary to ensure effective programming including on technical assistance,

monitoring, evaluation, [No change]

communication, eligibility, management and control, as well as financial management of programmes under the European

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European Regional Development

Fund ('ERDF').

3.

With regard to support from [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding the 'Instrument for Pre-Accession

Assistance' ('IPA III'), the

'Neighbourhood, Development and

International Cooperation [No change]

Instrument' ('NDICI') and the funding for all the OCTs for the period 2021 to 2027 established as a

Programme by Council Decision

(EU) XXX ('OCTP') to Interreg programmes (the three instruments together: 'the external financing instruments of the Union'), this

Regulation defines additional specific objectives as well as the integration of those funds into

Interreg programmes, the criteria for third countries, partner countries and

OCTs and their regions to be eligible and certain specific implementation rules. 7

4.

With regard to support from [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding the ERDF and the external financing instruments of the Union (jointly referred to as ‘the Interreg funds’) to

Interreg programmes, this [No change]

Regulation defines the Interregspecific objectives as well as the organisation, the criteria for Member

States, third countries, partner

countries and OCTs and their regions 8

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to be eligible, the financial resources, and the criteria for their allocation.

5.

Regulation (EU) [new CPR] [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding and Regulation (EU) [new ERDF] shall apply to Interreg programmes, except where specifically provided

for otherwise under those [No change]

Regulations and this Regulation or where provisions of Regulation (EU)

[new CPR] can only apply to the

Investment for jobs and growth goal. 9

Article 2 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Definitions

[No change] 10

1.

For the purpose of this [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Regulation, the definitions in Article

[2] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] shall apply. The following

definitions shall also apply: [No change] 11

(1)

'IPA beneficiary' means a [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding country or territory listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) [IPA III];

[No change] 12

(2)

'third country' means a country [no change] (2) ['third country' means a Provisional common understanding which is not a Member State of the country which is not a Member

Union and does not receive support State of the Union and does not 13

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from the Interreg funds; receive support from the Interreg funds; or which contributes to the EU budget by external assigned

revenue]; (2) ['third country' means a country which is not a Member State of the Union

and does not receive support from the Interreg funds; or which contributes to the EU budget by external assigned revenue];

(3)

'partner country' means an IPA [no change] (3) 'partner country' means an Provisional common understanding beneficiary or a country or territory IPA beneficiary or a country or covered by the 'Neighbourhood territory covered, for strands A geographic area’ listed in Annex I to and B, by the 'Neighbourhood

Regulation (EU) [NDICI] and the geographic area’ listed in Annex I (3) 'partner country' means an IPA

Russian Federation, and which to Regulation (EU) [NDICI] and beneficiary or a country or territory receives support from the external the Russian Federation, or for covered, for Interreg A and B financing instruments of the Union; strands C and D, a country or programmes, by the 'Neighbourhood

territory covered by any geographic area’ listed in Annex I to geographic area under NDICI, Regulation (EU) [NDICI] and the Russian and which receives support from Federation, or for Interreg C and D the external financing instruments programmes, a country or territory of the Union; covered by any geographic area under

NDICI, and which receives support from the external financing instruments of the Union; 14

(4)

'cross-border legal body'

means a legal body established under Amendment 36

(4)

'cross-border legal body' Provisional common understanding means a legal body established

the laws of one of the participating

countries in an Interreg programme (4) 'cross-border legal body'

under the laws of one of the participating countries in an

provided that it is set up by territorial means a legal body including a Interreg programme provided that it [No change]

authorities or other bodies from at euroregion, established under the is set up by territorial authorities or

least two participating countries. laws of one of the participating countries in an Interreg programme other bodies from at least two

provided that it is set up by participating countries.; 15

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territorial authorities or other bodies from at least two participating countries.

Amendment 37 Provisional common understanding

(4 a) ’regional integration and cooperation organisation’ means a

group of Member States or regions (4 a) ’regional integration and in the same geographical area that cooperation organisation’ means a group aim to cooperate closely on issues of Member States third countries or

of common interest. regions in the same geographical area that aim to cooperate closely on issues of

common interest, of which Member States may also be part. 16

2.

For the purpose of this [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Regulation, where provisions of

Regulation (EU) [new CPR] refer to a 'Member State', this shall be

construed as meaning 'the Member [No change]

State hosting the managing authority' and where provisions refer to 'Each

Member State' or 'Member States', this shall be construed as meaning

'the Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in a given Interreg programme'. 17

For the purpose of this Regulation, [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding where provisions of Regulation (EU)

[new CPR] refer to 'the Funds' as 18

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listed in [point (a) of Article 1(1)] of that Regulation or to the 'ERDF', this shall be construed as also covering

the respective external financing [No change]

instrument of the Union.

Article 3 [no change] Article 3 Provisional common understanding Components of the European ComponentsStrands of the territorial cooperation goal European territorial cooperation

(Interreg) 3 goal (Interreg)

Article 3 ComponentsStrands of the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) 19

Under the European territorial [no change] Under the European territorial Provisional common understanding cooperation goal (Interreg), the cooperation goal (Interreg), the

ERDF and, where applicable, ERDF and, where applicable, external financing instruments of the external financing instruments of

Union shall support the following the Union shall support the Under the European territorial cooperation components: following componentsstrands: goal (Interreg), the ERDF and, where

applicable, external financing instruments of the Union shall support the following componentsstrands: 20

(1)

cross-border cooperation

between adjacent regions to promote Amendment 38 (1) cross-border cooperation

Provisional common understanding

integrated regional development between adjacent regions to

(component 1): (1) cross-border cooperation promote integrated regional between adjacent regions to development (component

promote integrated and 1):between neighbouring land (1) cross-border cooperation between

harmonious regional development and maritime border regions adjacent regions to promote integrated and harmonious regional development 21

3 Recitals 3 to 8, on which the EP adopted amendments, are linked to this article, Council also amended recitals 3 and 4 (those two recitals are included at the

end of the table).

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(component 1): (Interreg strand A): between neighbouring land and maritime border regions (Interreg A):

(a) internal cross-border Provisional common understanding

cooperation between adjacent land Amendment 39

(a) internal cross-border cooperation between adjacent land

border regions of two or more

Member States or between adjacent (a) internal cross-border

border regions of two or more Member States or between adjacent

land border regions of at least one cooperation between adjacent land land border regions of at least one (a) internal cross-border cooperation

Member State and one or more third or maritime border regions of two Member State and one or more between adjacent land border regions of

countries listed in Article 4(3); or or more Member States or between adjacent land or maritime border third countries listed in Article 4(3); two or more Member States or between

regions of at least one Member or adjacent land border regions of at least one

State and one or more third Member State and one or more third countries listed in Article 4(3); or countries listed in Article 4(3); or

(b) external cross-border Amendment 40 external cross-border Provisional common understanding cooperation, between adjacent land (b) external cross-border

(b) cooperation, between adjacent land

border regions of at least one cooperation, between adjacent land border regions of at least one

Member State and of one or more of or maritime border regions of at Member State and of one or more

the following: least one Member State and of one or more of the following: of the following: (b) external cross-border cooperation,

between adjacent land border regions of at least one Member State and of one or more of the following: 23

(i) IPA beneficiaries; or [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change] 24

(ii) partner countries supported by [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding 25

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NDICI; or

[No change]

(iii) the Russian Federation, for the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding purpose of enabling its participation in cross-border cooperation also supported by NDICI;

[No change] 26

(2)

transnational cooperation and Amendment 41 (2) transnational cooperation and Provisional common understanding

maritime cooperation over larger (2) transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation over larger transnational territories or around maritime cooperation over larger transnational territories or around

sea-basins, involving national, transnational territories or around sea-basins, involving national, 2) transnational cooperation and regional and local programme sea-basins, involving national, regional and local programme maritime cooperation over larger partners in Member States, third regional and local programme partners in Member States, third transnational territories or around seacountries and partner countries and partners in Member States, third countries and, partner countries and basins, involving national, regional and in Greenland, with a view to countries and partner countries and in Greenland, with a view to local programme partners in Member achieving a higher degree of in Greenland OCTs, with a view to achieving a higher degree of States, third countries and partner countries territorial integration ('component 2'; achieving a higher degree of territorial integration ('component and in Greenland OCTs, with a view to where referring only to transnational territorial integration ('component 2'; where referring only to achieving a higher degree of territorial cooperation: 'component 2A'; where 2'); where referring only to transnational cooperation: integration ('component 2'; where referring referring only to maritime transnational cooperation: 'component 2A'; where referring only to transnational cooperation: cooperation: 'component 2B'); 'component 2A'; where referring only to maritime cooperation: 'component 2A'; where referring only to

only to maritime cooperation: 'component 2B'Interreg strand maritime cooperation: component 2B'/ 'component 2B'); B) 4 . Interreg B);

(3)

outermost regions' cooperation Provisional common understanding

among themselves and with their Amendment 42 (3) outermost regions'

neighbouring third or partner cooperation among themselves and (3) outermost regions' cooperation 28

4 Council position: Recital 6 is linked to this art (Included at the end of the table).

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countries or OCTs, or several with their neighbouring third or among themselves and with their

thereof, to facilitate their regional (3) outermost regions' partner countries or OCTs, or neighbouring third or partner countries or integration in their neighbourhood cooperation among themselves and several thereof, to facilitate their OCTs, or several thereof, to facilitate their ('component 3'); with their neighbouring third or regional integration in their regional integration in their neighbourhood

partner countries or OCTs, or neighbourhood ('component 3'); ('component 3');

regional integration and cooperation organisations, or

several thereof, to facilitate their [moved to row 45]

regional integration and harmonious development in their neighbourhood ('component 3');

(4)

interregional cooperation to [no change] (4) interregional cooperation to Provisional common understanding reinforce the effectiveness of reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy ('component 4') by cohesion policy ('component 4')

promoting: (Interreg strand C) by promoting: (4) interregional cooperation to reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy

(Interreg C) by promoting

(a) exchange of experiences, [no change] (a) exchange of experiences, Provisional common understanding innovative approaches and capacity innovative approaches and capacity building in relation to: building focusing on policy

objectives, in relation to the

identification, dissemination and (a) exchange of experiences, innovative transfer of good practices into approaches and capacity building focusing regional development policies on policy objectives set out in the first including Investment for jobs and sub-paragraph of Article 4 of Regulation growth goal programmes ('the (EU) [new CPR] and the Interreg specific Interreg Europe programme'); objective "a better cooperation

governance", in relation to the identification, dissemination and transfer

of good practices into regional 30

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development policies including Investment for jobs and growth goal programmes ('the Interreg Europe programme');

(i) the implementation of Interreg [no change] (i) the implementation of Provisional common understanding programmes; Interreg programmes;

(i) the implementation of Interreg programmes; 31

Amendment 43 Provisional common understanding

(i a) the implementation of [EP amendment 43 withdrawn]

common interregional development projects;

Amendment 44 Provisional common understanding

(i b) the development of [EP amendment 44 withdrawn]

capacities between partners throughout the Union in connection with:

(ii) the implementation of [no change] (ii) the implementation of Provisional common understanding

Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth programmes, in particular with goal programmes, in particular with

regard to interregional and regard to interregional and (ii) the implementation of Investment for transnational actions with transnational actions with jobs and growth goal programmes, in

beneficiaries located in at least one beneficiaries located in at least one particular with regard to interregional and transnational actions with beneficiaries 34

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other Member State; other Member State; located in at least one other Member State;

Amendment 45 Provisional common understanding

(ii a) the identification and [EP amendment 45 withdrawn]

dissemination of good practices with a view to their transfer principally to operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal;

Amendment 46 Provisional common understanding

(ii b) the exchange of [EP amendment 46 withdrawn]

experiences concerning the identification, transfer and dissemination of best practice on sustainable urban development, including linkages between urban and rural areas;

(b) exchange of experiences, Provisional common understanding innovative approaches and capacity building in relation to

the identification, transfer and (b) exchange of experiences, capitalisation of urban good innovative approaches and capacity practices on integrated and building in relation to the identification, sustainable urban development, transfer and capitalisation of urban good taking into account the linkages practices on integrated and sustainable

between urban and rural areas, urban development, taking into account the linkages between urban and rural 37

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supporting actions developed in areas, supporting actions developed in the framework of Article 9 [of the framework of Article 9 [of Regulation (new ERDF)] and Regulation (new ERDF/CF)] and while while also complementing in a also complementing in a coordinated way coordinated way with the with the initiative outlined in Article 10 initiative outlined in Article 10 of of Regulation (EU) [ERDF/CF Regulation (EU) [ERDF/CF Regulation] ('the URBACT programme'); Regulation] ('the URBACT programme');

(c) exchange of experiences, Provisional common understanding innovative approaches and capacity building with a view to

('the INTERACT programme'): (c) exchange of experiences, innovative approaches and capacity

building with a view to ('the INTERACT programme'):

(i ) harmonising and Provisional common understanding simplifying the implementation of Interreg programmes as well

as contributing to the (i) harmonising and simplifying the

capitalisation of their results; implementation of Interreg programmes as well as contributing to the

capitalisation of their results;

(i bis) harmonising and Provisional common understanding simplifying possible cooperation actions refered in point [d (v) of

paragraph 3 of Article 17 of (new (i bis) harmonising and simplifying 40

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CPR)]; possible cooperation actions refered in point [d (v) of paragraph 3 of Article 17 of (new CPR)];

(iii) the setting-up, functioning and Provisional common understanding

use of European groupings of [no change]

(ii) supporting the setting-up, functioning and use of European

territorial cooperation (EGTCs); groupings of territorial cooperation

(EGTCs); (ii) supporting the setting-up, functioning and use of European groupings

of territorial cooperation (EGTCs);

Amendment 47

(iii a) the setting-up, functioning and use of the European Cross Border Mechanism as referred to in Regulation (EU) .../... [new European Cross-Border Mechanism];

(b) analysis of development [no change] (b) (d) analysis of Provisional common understanding trends in relation to the aims of development trends in relation to territorial cohesion; the aims of territorial cohesion ('the

ESPON programme'); 5 (b) (d) analysis of development trends in relation to the aims of territorial cohesion

('the ESPON programme'); 4 43

5 Council position: Recital 8 is linked to this art (Included at the end of the table).

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(5)

interregional innovation

investments through the Amendment 48

(5)

interregional innovation investments through the

commercialisation and scaling up of commercialisation and scaling up

interregional innovation projects (5) interregional innovation of interregional innovation projects having the potential to encourage the investments through the having the potential to encourage development of European value commercialisation and scaling up the development of European value

chains ('component 5'). of interregional innovation projects having the potential to encourage chains ('component 5').

the development of European value chains ('component 5').

(5)

outermost regions' Provisional common understanding cooperation among themselves and with their neighbouring third or partner countries or OCTs, or Moved from row 28 several thereof, to facilitate their regional integration in their (35) outermost regions' cooperation neighbourhood (Interreg strand among themselves and with their D); neighbouring third or partner countries or OCTs, or regional integration and cooperation organisations, or several thereof, to facilitate their regional integration and harmonious development in their neighbourhood (Interreg D);

Section II [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Geographical coverage

[No change] 46

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Article 4 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Geographical coverage for cross

border cooperation

[No change] 47

1.

For cross-border cooperation, Provisional common understanding

the regions to be supported by the Amendment 49

1.

For cross-border cooperation, the regions to be supported by the

ERDF shall be the NUTS level 3 ERDF shall be the NUTS level 3

regions of the Union along all 1. For cross-border regions of the Union along all

internal and external land borders cooperation, the regions to be internal and external land borders 1. For cross-border cooperation, the with third countries or partner supported by the ERDF shall be the with third countries or partner regions to be supported by the ERDF shall

countries. NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along all internal and external land countries and all NUTS level 3 be the NUTS level 3 regions of the Union

or maritime borders with third regions of the Union along along all internal and external land borders countries or partner countries, maritime borders separated by a with third countries or partner countries without prejudice to potential maximum of 150 km without and all NUTS level 3 regions of the Union adjustments to ensure the prejudice to potential along maritime borders separated by a coherence and continuity of adjustments needed to ensure the maximum of 150 km without prejudice cooperation programme areas coherence and continuity of to potential adjustments needed to established for the 2014-2020 cooperation programme areas. ensure the coherence and continuity of

programming planning period. cooperation programme areas and where cross-border interaction may effectively

take place.

2.

Regions on maritime borders Regions on maritime borders Provisional common understanding

which are connected over the sea by Amendment 50

2.

which are connected over the sea

a fixed link shall also be supported 2. Regions on maritime borders by a fixed link shall also be

under cross-border cooperation. which are connected over the sea supported under cross-border 2. Regions on maritime borders which

by a fixed link shall also be cooperation. are connected over the sea by a fixed link shall also be supported under cross-border 49

6 Recital 9, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 4-8.

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supported under cross-border cooperation. cooperation. deleted

3.

Internal cross-border 3. Internal cross-border Provisional common understanding

cooperation Interreg programmes Amendment 51 cooperation Interreg programmes

may cover regions in Norway, may cover regions in Norway,

Switzerland and the United Kingdom 3. Internal cross-border 3. Internal cross-border cooperation

which are equivalent to NUTS level cooperation Interreg programmes

Switzerland and [the United Interreg programmes may cover regions in

3 regions as well as Liechtenstein, may cover regions in Norway,

Kingdom] which are equivalent to

Andorra and Monaco. Switzerland and the United

NUTS level 3 regions as well as Norway, Switzerland and [the United

Kingdom which are equivalent to Liechtenstein, Andorra and,

Kingdom] which are equivalent to NUTS

NUTS level 3 regions as well as Monaco and San Marino.

level 3 regions as well as Liechtenstein, Andorra and, Monaco and San Marino.

Liechtenstein, Andorra and , Monaco and San Marino.

Brackets to references to the United Kingdom and third countries will be removed in due time. 50

4.

For external cross-border 4. For external cross-border Provisional common understanding

cooperation, the regions to be Amendment 52 cooperation, the regions to be

supported by IPA III or NDICI shall supported by IPA III or NDICI

be NUTS level 3 regions of the 4. For external cross-border shall be NUTS level 3 regions of 4. For external cross-border respective partner country or, in the cooperation, the regions to be the respective partner country or, in cooperation, the regions to be supported by absence of NUTS classification, supported by IPA III or NDICI the absence of NUTS classification, IPA III or NDICI shall be NUTS level 3 equivalent areas along all land shall be NUTS level 3 regions of equivalent areas along all land and regions of the respective partner country or, borders between Member States and the respective partner country or, in maritime borders between Member in the absence of NUTS classification, partner countries eligible under IPA the absence of NUTS classification, States and partner countries eligible equivalent areas along all land and

III or NDICI. equivalent areas along all land or maritime borders between Member under IPA III or NDICI, without maritime borders between Member States

States and partner countries eligible prejudice to potential

and partner countries eligible under IPA III

under IPA III or NDICI. adjustments needed to ensure the

or NDICI, without prejudice to potential

coherence and continuity of adjustments needed to ensure the

cooperation programme areas. coherence and continuity of cooperation programme areas. 51

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Article 5 Provisional common understanding

Geographical coverage for Amendment 53

Article 5

transnational cooperation and Geographical coverage for Geographical coverage for

maritime cooperation 7 transnational cooperation and transnational cooperation and Article 5

maritime cooperation maritime cooperation Geographical coverage for transnational

cooperation and maritime cooperation

1.

For transnational cooperation 1. For transnational cooperation Provisional common understanding

and maritime cooperation, the Amendment 54 and maritime cooperation, the

regions to be supported by the ERDF regions to be supported by the

shall be the NUTS level 2 regions of ERDF shall be the NUTS level 2 1. For transnational cooperation and

the Union covering contiguous 1. For transnational cooperation regions of the Union including maritime cooperation, the regions to be functional areas, taking into account, and maritime cooperation, the outermost regions 8 covering supported by the ERDF shall be the NUTS where applicable, macro-regional regions to be supported by the contiguous functional areas,larger level 2 regions of the Union, including strategies or sea basin strategies. ERDF shall be the NUTS level 2 transnational territories taking outermost regions

9 , covering contiguous

regions of the Union covering into account, where applicable, functional areas,larger transnational contiguous functional areas, macro-regional strategies or sea territories taking into account, where without prejudice to potential basin strategies. applicable, macro-regional strategies or sea adjustments to ensure the basin strategies.

coherence and continuity of such cooperation in larger coherent areas based on the 2014-2020 programming planning period and taking into account, where

applicable, macro-regional 53

7 Recital 12 is linked to article 5(1) and 17(4).

8 Council position: To be taken into account when finalising Article 9(4), currently under square brackets.

9 Council position: To be taken into account when finalising Article 9(4), currently under square brackets.

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strategies or sea basin strategies.

1a. At the request of the Member Provisional common understanding State or Member States concerned when submitting a

transnational cooperation 1a. At the request of the Member State programme, that programme or Member States concerned when may also include one or more submitting a transnational cooperation outermost regions from the programme, that programme may also Member State or Member States include one or more outermost regions

concerned 10 . from the Member State or Member 11 States concerned . 54

2.

Transnational cooperation and 2. Transnational cooperation Provisional common understanding

maritime cooperation Interreg Amendment 55 and maritime cooperation Interreg

programmes may cover: Transnational cooperation and programmes may cover: 2. Transnational cooperation and

maritime cooperation Interreg maritime cooperation Interreg programmes programmes may cover: may cover:

(a) regions in Iceland, Norway, [no change] (a) regions in Iceland, Norway, Provisional common understanding

Switzerland, the United Kingdom as Switzerland, [the United Kingdom] well as Liechtenstein, Andorra, as well as Liechtenstein, Andorra,

Monaco and San Marino; Monaco and San Marino; (a) regions in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, [the United Kingdom] as well

as Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco and San Marino; 56

(b) Greenland; Amendment 56 [no change] Provisional common understanding 57

10 Council position: To be taken into account when finalising Article 9(4), currently under square brackets.

11 Council position: To be taken into account when finalising Article 9(4), currently under square brackets.

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(b) Greenland; OCTs benefit (b) Greenland; OCTs; from the support provided by the OCT programme;

[No change] 58

(d) regions of partner countries [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding under IPA III or NDICI;

[No change] 59

whether or not they are supported [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding from the EU budget.

[No change] 60

3.

The regions, third countries or

partner countries listed in paragraph Amendment 57

[no change] Provisional common understanding

2 shall be NUTS level 2 regions or,

in the absence of NUTS The regions, third countries, or partner

classification, equivalent areas. The regions, third countries, or countries, or OCTs listed in paragraph 2 partner countries, or OCTs listed in shall be NUTS level 2 regions or, in the paragraph 2 shall be NUTS level 2 absence of NUTS classification, equivalent regions or, in the absence of NUTS areas.

classification, equivalent areas. 61

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Article 6 [no change] Article 6 Provisional common understanding Geographical coverage for Geographical coverage for

outermost regions' cooperation 12 outermost regions' cooperation Article 6

Geographical coverage for outermost regions' cooperation 62

1.

For the outermost regions' [no change] 1. For the outermost regions' Provisional common understanding cooperation, all regions listed in the cooperation, all regions listed in the first paragraph of Article 349 of the first paragraph of Article 349 of the

TFEU shall be supported by the TFEU shall be supported by the 1. For the outermost regions'

ERDF. ERDF. cooperation, all regions listed in the first paragraph of Article 349 of the TFEU shall

be supported by the ERDF.

2.

The outermost regions' The outermost regions' Provisional common understanding

Interreg programmes may cover Amendment 58

2.

Interreg programmes may cover

neighbouring partner countries neighbouring partner countries

supported by the NDICI or OCTs supported by the NDICI or OCTs 2. The outermost regions' Interreg

supported by the OCTP, or both. 2. The outermost regions' supported by the OCTP, or both. programmes may cover neighbouring

Interreg programmes may cover partner countries supported by the NDICI neighbouring partner countries or OCTs supported by the OCTP, or both.

supported by the NDICI, or OCTs supported by the OCTP, regional cooperation organisations, or both a combination of two or all three of these. 64

Article 7 Article 7 Provisional common understanding

Geographical coverage for Amendment 59 Geographical coverage for 65

12 Recital 14, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to art. 6, 10(5), 16(5), 23 (4), 60.

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interregional cooperation and interregional cooperation and

interregional innovation investments Geographical coverage for interregional innovation Article 7 interregional cooperation and investments Geographical coverage for interregional interregional innovation cooperation and investments interregional innovation investments

1.

For any component 4 Interreg 1. For interregional Provisional common understanding

programme or for interregional Amendment 60 cooperation any component 4

innovation investments under Interreg programme or for

component 5, the entire territory of 1. For any component 4 interregional innovation 1. For interregional cooperation any the Union shall be supported by the Interreg programme or for investments under component 5, the component 4 Interreg programme or for

ERDF. interregional innovation interregional innovation investments under investments under component 5, the entire territory of the Union shall be component 5, the entire territory of the

entire territory of the Union shall be supported by the ERDF. Union shall be supported by the ERDF

supported by the ERDF including including the outermost regions.

the outermost regions.

2.

Component 4 Interreg 2. Component 4 Interreg Provisional common understanding

programmes may cover the whole or Amendment 61 Interregional cooperation

part of the third countries, partner programmes may cover the whole

countries, other territories or OCTs 2. Component 4 Interreg or part of the third countries, 2. Component 4 Interreg Interregional referred to in Articles 4, 5 and 6, programmes may cover the whole partner countries, other territories cooperation programmes may cover the whether or not they are supported by or part of the third countries, or OCTs referred to in Articles 4, 5 whole or part of the third countries, partner the external financing instruments of partner countries, other territories and 67bis, whether or not they are countries, other territories or OCTs referred

the Union. or OCTs referred to in Articles 4, 5 and 6, whether or not they are supported by the external financing to in Articles 4, 5 and 67bis, whether or not

supported by the external financing instruments of the Union.

they are supported by the external financing instruments of the Union.

instruments of the Union. Third countries may participate in those programmes, provided that they make a funding contribution in the

form of externally allocated 67

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revenue.

Article 7bis 13 Provisional common understanding Geographical coverage for

outermost regions' cooperation Article 7bis 14

Geographical coverage for outermost regions' cooperation 68

1.

For the outermost regions' Provisional common understanding cooperation, all regions listed in the first paragraph of Article 349

of the TFEU shall be supported 1. For the outermost regions'

by the ERDF. cooperation, all regions listed in the first paragraph of Article 349 of the TFEU

shall be supported by the ERDF. 69

2.

The outermost regions' Provisional common understanding Interreg programmes may cover neighbouring partner countries

or parts thereof supported by the 2. The outermost regions' Interreg NDICI or OCTs supported by the programmes may cover neighbouring

OCTP, or both. partner countries or parts thereof supported by the NDICI or OCTs

supported by the OCTP, or both. 70

Article 8 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

List of Interreg programme areas to 71

13 Council position: Recital 14 is linked to this art (included at the end of the table).

The order of recitals (7) and (8) should be switched.

14 Council position: Recital 14 is linked to this art (included at the end of the table).

The order of recitals (7) and (8) should be switched.

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receive support 15 [No change]

1.

For the purposes of Articles 4, [no change] 1. For the purposes of Articles Provisional common understanding

5 and 6, the Commission shall adopt 4, 5, 7 and 67bis, the Commission an implementing act setting out the shall adopt an implementing act

list of Interreg programme areas to setting out the list of Interreg 1. For the purposes of Articles 4, 5, 7 receive support, broken down for programme areas to receive and 67bis, the Commission shall adopt an each component and each Interreg support, broken down for each implementing act setting out the list of programme. That implementing act componentstrand and each Interreg Interreg programme areas to receive shall be adopted in accordance with programme. That implementing act support, broken down for each the advisory procedure referred to in shall be adopted in accordance with componentstrand and each Interreg Article 63(2). the advisory procedure referred to programme. That implementing act shall be

in Article 63(2). adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 63(2). 72

External cross-border Interreg [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding programmes shall be listed as

'Interreg IPA III CBC programmes'

or 'Interreg Neighbourhood CBC [No change]

programmes' respectively.

2.

The implementing act referred 2. The implementing act Provisional common understanding

to in paragraph 1 shall also contain a Amendment 62 referred to in paragraph 1 shall also

list specifying those NUTS level 3 contain a list specifying those

regions of the Union taken into NUTS level 3 regions of the Union 2. The implementing act referred to in

account for the ERDF allocation for 2. The implementing act taken into account for the ERDF paragraph 1 shall also contain a list cross-border cooperation at all referred to in paragraph 1 shall also allocation for cross-border specifying those NUTS level 3 regions of internal borders and those external contain a list specifying those cooperation at all internal borders the Union taken into account for the ERDF

borders covered by the external NUTS level 3 regions of the Union and those external borders covered allocation for cross-border cooperation at all internal borders and those external 74

15 Recital 34 is linked to article 8(1)-(2), 10(1), 11, 18(4),and 19(4).

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financing instruments of the Union taken into account for the ERDF by the external financing borders covered by the external financing as well as a list specifying those allocation for cross-border instruments of the Union as well as instruments of the Union as well as a list NUTS level 3 regions taken into cooperation at all internal borders a list specifying those NUTS level specifying those NUTS level 3 regions account for allocation purposes and those external borders covered 3 regions taken into account for taken into account for allocation purposes under component 2B referred to in by the external financing allocation purposes under under component 2B referred to in point (a) point (a) of Article 9(3). instruments of the Union as well as component 2B referred to in of Article 9(3)..

a list specifying those NUTS level point (a) of Article 9(3).. 3 regions taken into account for allocation purposes under component 2B referred to in point (a) of Article 9(3).

3.

Regions of third or partner

countries or territories outside the Amendment 63

3.

Regions of third or partner Provisional common understanding countries or territories outside the

Union which do not receive

supported from the ERDF or an 3. Regions of third or

Union which do not receive Regions of third or partner countries

external financing instrument of the partner countries or territories

supportedsupport from the ERDF 3. or territories outside the Union which do

Union shall also be mentioned in the outside the Union which do not

or from an external financing

instrument of the Union, [or which not receive supportedsupport from the

list referred to in paragraph 1. receive supported support from the ERDF or from an external financing ERDF or an external financing contributes to the EU budget by instrument of the Union, [or which

instrument of the Union shall also external assigned revenue], shall contributes to the EU budget by external be mentioned in the list referred to also be mentioned in the list assigned revenue], shall also be mentioned in paragraph 1. referred to in paragraph 1. in the list referred to in paragraph 1.

Section III [no change] [no change] Resources and co-financing rates 76

Article 9 [no change] [no change] ERDF resources for the European

territorial cooperation goal 17

(Interreg) 16 77

16 Recital 15, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to this art.

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1.

The ERDF resources for the [1. The ERDF resources for the

European territorial cooperation goal Amendment 64 European territorial cooperation

(Interreg) shall amount to goal (Interreg) shall amount to

EUR 8 430 000 000 of the global 1. The ERDF Resources for [EUR 8 430 000 000] of the global resources available for budgetary the European territorial cooperation resources available for budgetary commitment from the ERDF, ESF+ goal (Interreg) shall amount to EUR commitment from the ERDF, ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund for the 2021- 8 430 000 000 of 11 165 910 000 and the Cohesion Fund for the 2027 programming period and set (2018 prices) of out the global 2021-2027 programming period out in Article [102(1)] of Regulation resources available for budgetary and set out in Article [102103(1)]

(EU) [new CPR]. commitment from the ERDF, ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund for the 2021 of Regulation (EU) [new CPR].

the 2021-2027 programming period and set out in Article [102(1)] [103(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR].

2.

The resources referred to in [no change]

paragraph 1 shall be allocated as Amendment 65

follows: 2. EUR 10 195 910 000

(91,31 %) of the resources referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated as follows:

(a) 52.7 % (i.e., a total of

EUR 4 440 000 000) for cross Amendment 66

(a) 52.7 % (i.e., a total of EUR [4 440 000 000)] for crossborder

cooperation (component 1); (a) 52.7 % (i.e., a total of border cooperation (component 1); 80

17 Council position: This Article is bracketed pending discussion on the financial allocation.

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EUR 4 440 000 000) EUR 7 500 000 000 (67,16 %) for cross-border cooperation (component 1);

(b) 31.4 % (i.e., a total of (b) 31.4 % (i.e., a total of

EUR 2 649 900 000) for Amendment 67 EUR [2 649 900 000)] for

transnational cooperation and transnational cooperation and

maritime cooperation (component 2); (b) 31.4 % (i.e., a total of EUR 2 649 900 000) EUR 1 973 maritime cooperation

600 880 (17,68 %) for transnational (component 2);

cooperation and maritime cooperation (component 2);

EUR 270 100 000) for outermost Amendment 68

[no change]

regions' cooperation (component 3); (c) 3.2 % (i.e., a total of EUR

270 100 000) EUR 357 309 120 (3,2 %) for outermost regions' cooperation (component 3);

(d) 1.2 % (i.e., a total of (d) 1.2 % (i.e., a total of

EUR 100 000 000) for interregional Amendment 69 EUR [100 000 000)] for

cooperation (component 4); (d) 1.2 % (i.e., a total of EUR interregional cooperation

100 000 000) EUR 365 000 000 (component 4);

(3,27%) for interregional cooperation (component 4);

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(e) 11.5 % (i.e., a total of

EUR 970 000 000) for interregional Amendment 70

[no change]

innovation investments (component

5). (e) 11.5 % (i.e., a total of EUR 970 000 000) for interregional

innovation investments (component 5). deleted

3.

The Commission shall [no change] [no change] communicate to each Member State its share of the global amounts for components 1, 2 and 3, broken down by year. 85

Population size in the following [no change] [no change] regions shall be used as the criterion for the breakdown by Member State: 86

(a) NUTS level 3 regions for

component 1 and those NUTS level Amendment 71

[no change]

3 regions for component 2B listed in

the implementing act under Article (a) NUTS level 3 regions for

8(2); component 1 and those NUTS level 3 regions for component 2B listed

in the implementing act under Article 8(2);

(b) NUTS level 2 regions for [no change]

components 2A and 3. Amendment 72 88

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(b) NUTS level 2 regions for components 2A and 3 component 2.

Amendment 73

(b a) NUTS level 2 and 3 regions for component 3.

4.

Each Member State may [no change] [no change] transfer up to 15% of its financial allocation for each of components 1,

2 and 3 from one of those components to one or more of the others. 90

5.

Based on the amounts [no change] 5. Based on the amounts communicated pursuant to paragraph communicated pursuant to 3, each Member State shall inform paragraph 3, each Member State the Commission whether and how it shall inform the Commission has used the transfer option provided whether and how it has used the for in paragraph 4 and the resulting transfer option provided for in distribution of its share among the paragraph 4 and the resulting Interreg programmes in which the distribution of its share among the Member State participates. Interreg programmes in which the

Member State participates..] 91

Amendment 74 92

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5 a. EUR 970 000 000 (8,69 %) of the resources referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated to the new initiative on interregional innovation investments as referred to in Article 15 a (new).

If by 31 December 2026, the Commission has not committed all of the available resources referred to in paragraph 1 on projects selected under that initiative, the remaining uncommitted balances shall be re-allocated prorata among components 1 to 4.

Article 10 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Cross-fund provisions 18

[No change] 93

1.

The Commission shall adopt [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding an implementing act setting out the multi-annual strategy document with

regard to external cross-border [No change]

Interreg programmes supported by the ERDF and the NDICI or IPA III.

That implementing act shall be 94

18 Recital 10, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to this article.

Recital 14, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to art. 6, 10(5), 16(5), 23 (4), 60. Recital 34 is linked to article 8(1)-(2), 10(1), 11, 18(4),and 19(4).

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adopted in accordance with the

advisory procedure referred to in To be aligned with the wording agreed in

Article 63(2). NDICI and IPA III Regulation.

With regard to Interreg programmes [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding supported by the ERDF and the

NDICI, that implementing act shall

set out the elements referred to in [No change]

Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU)

[NDICI]. 95

The respective implementing act Provisional common understanding shall also cover the participation of IPA beneficiaries or partner countries in Interreg strand B, C

and D programmes. The respective implementing act shall

also cover the participation of IPA beneficiaries or partner countries in Interreg B, C and D programmes. 96

2.

The contribution from the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

ERDF to external cross-border

Interreg programmes to be also

supported from the financial [No change]

envelope under IPA III allocated to cross-border cooperation ('IPA III

CBC') or from the financial envelope under NDICI allocated to crossborder cooperation for the

Neighbourhood geographic area

('NDICI CBC') shall be established by the Commission and the Member

States concerned. The ERDF 97

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contribution established for each

Member State shall not subsequently be reallocated between the Member

States concerned.

The respective contributions Provisional common understanding from IPA III and NDICI to Interreg strand B, C and D

programmes shall be set out in The respective contributions from IPA the multi-annual strategy III and NDICI to Interreg B, C and D documents under the first programmes shall be set out in the multisubparagraph of paragraph one annual strategy documents under the and shall take account of the first subparagraph of paragraph one and composition of the respective shall take account of the composition of programme partnership by the respective programme partnership Member States, IPA beneficiaries by Member States, IPA beneficiaries and and partner countries. partner countries. 98

3.

Support from the ERDF shall

be granted to individual external Amendment 75

3.

Support from the ERDF shall Provisional common understanding be granted to individual external

cross-border Interreg programmes cross-border Interreg programmes

provided that equivalent amounts are Support from the ERDF shall be provided that at least equivalent 3. Support from the ERDF shall be provided by IPA III CBC and NDICI granted to individual external crossamounts are provided by IPA III granted to individual external cross-border CBC under the relevant strategic border Interreg programmes CBC and NDICI CBC under the Interreg programmes provided that at least programming document. That provided that at least equivalent relevant strategic programming equivalent amounts are provided by IPA III equivalence shall be subject to a amounts are provided by IPA III document. That CBC and NDICI CBC under the relevant maximum amount set out in the CBC and NDICI CBC under the equivalencecontribution shall be strategic programming document. That

IPA III or NDICI legislative act. relevant strategic programming document. That equivalence subject to a maximum amount set equivalencecontribution shall be subject to

contribution shall be subject to a out in the IPA III or NDICI

a maximum amount set out in the IPA III or

maximum amount set out in the legislative act.

NDICI legislative act.

IPA III or NDICI legislative act.

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However, where the review of the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding relevant strategic programming document under IPA III or NDICI

results in the reduction of the [No change]

matching amount for the remaining years, each Member State concerned shall choose from the following options: 100

(a) to request the mechanism [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding under Article 12(3);

[No change] 101

(b) to continue the Interreg [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding programme with the remaining support from the ERDF and IPA III

CBC or NDICI CBC; or [No change] 102

19 [No change] 103

4.

The annual appropriations [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding corresponding to the support from the ERDF, IPA III CBC or NDICI

CBC to external cross-border [No change]

Interreg programmes shall be entered in the relevant budget lines for the

2021 budgetary exercise. 104

19 Council position: Recital 10 is linked to this art. (included at the end of the table).

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5.

Where the Commission has [no change] 5. Where the Commission has Provisional common understanding included a specific financial included a specific financial allocation to assist partner countries allocation to assist partner countries

or regions under Regulation (EU) or regions under Regulation (EU) 5. Where the Commission has included

[NDICI] and OCTs under Council [NDICI] and OCTs under Council a specific financial allocation to assist

Decision [OCT Decision] or both in Decision [OCT Decision] or both in partner countries or regions under strengthening their cooperation with strengthening their cooperation Regulation (EU) [NDICI] and OCTs under neighbouring Union outermost with neighbouring Union outermost Council Decision [OCT Decision] or both regions in accordance with Article regions in accordance with Article in strengthening their cooperation with [33(2)] of Regulation (EU) [NDICI] [33(2)] of Regulation (EU) neighbouring Union outermost regions in or Article[ 87] of the [OCTP [NDICI] or Article[ 87] of the accordance with Article [33(2)] of Decision] or both, the ERDF may [OCTP Decision] or both, the Regulation (EU) [NDICI] or Article[ 87] of also contribute in accordance with ERDF may also contribute in the [OCTP Decision] or both, the ERDF this Regulation, where appropriate accordance with this Regulation, may also contribute in accordance with this and on the basis of reciprocity and where appropriate and on the basis Regulation, where appropriate and on the proportionality as regards the level of reciprocity and proportionality as basis of reciprocity and proportionality as of funding from the NDICI or the regards the level of funding from regards the level of funding from the OCTP or both, to actions the NDICI or the OCTP or both, to NDICI or the OCTP or both, to actions implemented by a partner country or actions implemented by a partner implemented by a partner country or region region or any other entity under country or region or any other or any other entity under Regulation (EU) Regulation (EU) [NDICI], by a entity under Regulation (EU) [NDICI], by a country, territory or any country, territory or any other entity [NDICI], by a country, territory or other entity under the [OCT Decision] or by under the [OCT Decision] or by a any other entity under the [OCT a Union outermost region under, in Union outermost region under, in Decision] or by a Union outermost particular, one or more joint component 2, 3 particular, one or more joint region under, in particular, one or or 4 Interreg B, C or D programmes or component 2, 3 or 4 Interreg more joint component 2, 3 or 4 under cooperation measures referred to in programmes or under cooperation Interreg strands B, C or D Article 60 established and implemented measures referred to in Article 60 programmes or under cooperation pursuant to this Regulation.

established and implemented measures referred to in Article 60 pursuant to this Regulation. established and implemented

pursuant to this Regulation. 105

Article 11 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

List of Interreg programme 106

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resources 20 [No change]

1.

On the basis of the [no change] 1. On the basis of the Provisional common understanding information provided by Member information provided by Member

States pursuant to Article 9(5), the States pursuant to Article 9(5), the

Commission shall, adopt an Commission shall, adopt an 1. On the basis of the information implementing act setting out a list of implementing act setting out a list provided by Member States pursuant to all Interreg programmes and of all Interreg programmes and Article 9(5), the Commission shall, adopt indicating per programme the global indicating per programme the an implementing act setting out a list of all amount of the total support from the global amount of the total support Interreg programmes and indicating per ERDF and, where applicable, the from the ERDF and, where programme the global amount of the total total support from external financing applicable, the total support from support from the ERDF and, where instruments of the Union. That each external financing applicable, the total support from each implementing act shall be adopted in instrumentsinstrument of the external financing instrumentsinstrument accordance with the advisory Union. That implementing act shall of the Union. That implementing act shall procedure referred to in be adopted in accordance with the be adopted in accordance with the advisory Article 63(2). advisory procedure referred to in procedure referred to in Article 63(2).

Article 63(2). 107

2.

That implementing act shall [no change] 2. That implementing act shall Provisional common understanding also contain a list of the amounts also contain a list of the amounts transferred pursuant to Article 9(5) transferred pursuant to

broken down by Member State and Article 9(54) broken down by 2. That implementing act shall also by external financing instrument of Member State and by external contain a list of the amounts transferred

the Union. financing instrument of the Union.. pursuant to Article 9[(54)] broken down by Member State and by external financing

instrument of the Union..

The reference will be aligned when common understanding on Art. 9 is reached 108

20 Recital 34 is linked to article 8(1)-(2), 10(1), 11, 18(4), and 19(4).

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discontinuation 21 [No change] 109

1.

In 2022 and 2023, the annual [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding contribution from the ERDF to external cross-border Interreg

programmes, for which no [No change]

programme has been submitted to the Commission by 31 March of the respective years, and which has not been re-allocated to another programme submitted under the same category of external crossborder Interreg programmes, shall be allocated to the internal cross-border

Interreg programmes in which the

Member State or Member States concerned participates or participate. 110

2.

If by 31 March 2024, there are [no change] 2. If by 31 March 2024, there Provisional common understanding still external cross-border Interreg are still external cross-border programmes which have not been Interreg programmes which have

submitted to the Commission, the not been submitted to the 2. If by 31 March 2024, there are still entire contribution from the ERDF Commission, the entire contribution external cross-border Interreg programmes referred to in Article 9(5) to those from the ERDF referred to in which have not been submitted to the programmes for the remaining years Article 9(5) to those programmes Commission, the entire contribution from up to 2027, which has not been refor the remaining years up to 2027, the ERDF referred to in Article 9(5) to allocated to another external crosswhich has not been re-allocated to those programmes for the remaining years border Interreg programme also another external cross-border up to 2027, which has not been re-allocated

supported by IPA III CBC or NDICI Interreg programme also supported to another external cross-border Interreg programme also supported by IPA III CBC 111

21 Recital 16 is linked to this article.

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CBC respectively, shall be allocated by IPA III CBC or NDICI CBC or NDICI CBC respectively, shall be to the internal cross-border Interreg respectively, shall be allocated to allocated to the internal cross-border programmes in which the Member the internal cross-border Interreg Interreg programmes in which the Member State or Member States concerned programmes in which the Member State or Member States concerned participates or participate. State or Member States concerned participates or participate.

participates or participate.

3.

Any external cross-border [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Interreg programme already approved by the Commission shall

be discontinued, or the allocation to [No change]

that programme shall be reduced, in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures, in particular if: 112

(a) none of the partner countries [no change] (a) none of the partner countries Provisional common understanding covered by the respective Interreg covered by the respective Interreg programme has signed the relevant programme has signed the relevant

financing agreement by the deadlines financing agreement by the (a) none of the partner countries covered set out in accordance with deadlines set out in accordance with by the respective Interreg programme has

Article 57; Article 5758; signed the relevant financing agreement by the deadlines set out in accordance with

Article 5758; 113

(b) the Interreg programme [no change] Provisional common understanding

cannot be implemented as planned Amendment 76

due to problems in relations between

the participating countries. (b) In duly justified cases, [EP amendment 76 withdrawn] where the Interreg programme

cannot be implemented as planned [No change]

due to problems in relations between the participating countries.

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In such cases, the contribution from [no change] In such cases, the contribution from Provisional common understanding the ERDF referred to in paragraph 1 the ERDF referred to in corresponding to annual instalments paragraph 1 corresponding to

not yet committed, or annual annual instalments not yet In such cases, the contribution from the instalments committed and decommitted, or annual instalments ERDF referred to in paragraph 1 committed totally or partially during committed and de-committed corresponding to annual instalments not yet the same budgetary year, which have totally or partially during the same committed, or annual instalments not been re-allocated to another budgetary year, which have not committed and de-committed totally or external cross-border Interreg been re-allocated to another partially during the same budgetary year, programme also supported by external cross-border Interreg which have not been re-allocated to another IPA III CBC or NDICI CBC programme also supported by external cross-border Interreg programme respectively, shall be allocated to the IPA III CBC or NDICI CBC also supported by IPA III CBC or NDICI internal cross-border Interreg respectively, shall be allocated to CBC respectively, shall be allocated to the programmes in which the Member the internal cross-border Interreg internal cross-border Interreg programmes State or Member States concerned programmes in which the Member in which the Member State or Member participates or participate. State or Member States concerned States concerned participates or participate.

participates or participate. 115

4.

With regard to a component 2 4. With regard to a Provisional common understanding

Interreg programme already Amendment 77 component 2 Interreg strand B

approved by the Commission, the programme already approved by

participation of a partner country or With regard to a component 2 the Commission, the participation 4. With regard to an component 2 of Greenland shall be discontinued, Interreg programme already of a partner country or of Interreg B programme already approved by if one of the situations set out in approved by the Commission, the Greenland shall be discontinued, if the Commission, the participation of a points (a) and (b) of the first participation of a partner country or one of the situations set out in partner country or of Greenland an OCT subparagraph of paragraph 3 is of Greenland an OCT shall be points (a) and (b) of the first shall be discontinued, if one of the

fulfilled. discontinued, if one of the situations set out in points (a) and (b) of the situations set out in points(a) and subparagraph of paragraph 3 is

(b) of the first subparagraph of fulfilled.

first subparagraph of paragraph 3 is fulfilled.

paragraph 3 is fulfilled.

[No change] 116

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The participating Member States [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding and, where applicable, the remaining participating partner countries, shall

request one of the following: [No change]

117

(a) that the Interreg programme [no change] Provisional common understanding

be discontinued in total, in particular Amendment 78

where the main joint development

challenges thereof cannot be (a) that the Interreg (a) that the Interreg programme be achieved without the participation of programme be discontinued in total, discontinued in total, in particular where the

that partner country or of Greenland; in particular where the main joint development challenges thereof main joint development challenges thereof

cannot be achieved without the cannot be achieved without the participation of that partner country participation of that partner country or of or of Greenland OCT; Greenland OCT;

118

(b) that the allocation to that [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Interreg programme be reduced, in accordance with the applicable rules

and procedures; [No change] 119

continue without the participation of Amendment 79

that partner country or of Greenland. (c) that the Interreg programme continue without the (c) that the Interreg programme participation of that partner country continue without the participation of that or of Greenland an OCT. partner country or of Greenland an OCT.

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Where the allocation to the Interreg [no change] Where the allocation to the Interreg Provisional common understanding programme is reduced pursuant to programme is reduced pursuant to point (b) of the second subparagraph point (b) of the second

of this paragraph, the contribution subparagraph of this paragraph, the Where the allocation to the Interreg from the ERDF corresponding to contribution from the ERDF programme is reduced pursuant to point (b) annual instalments not yet corresponding to annual instalments of the second subparagraph of this committed, shall be allocated to not yet committed, shall be paragraph, the contribution from the ERDF another component 2 Interreg allocated to another component 2 corresponding to annual instalments not yet programme in which one or more of Interreg strand B programme in committed, shall be allocated to another the Member States concerned which one or more of the Member component 2 Interreg B programme in participate or, where a Member State States concerned participate or, which one or more of the Member States only participates in one component 2 where a Member State only concerned participate or, where a Member Interreg programme, to one or more participates in one component 2 State only participates in one component 2 internal cross-border Interreg Interreg strand B programme, to Interreg B programme, to one or more programmes in which that Member one or more internal cross-border internal cross-border Interreg programmes State participates. Interreg programmes in which that in which that Member State participates.

Member State participates. 121

5.

The contribution from IPA III, [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

NDICI or OCTP reduced pursuant to this Article shall be used in

accordance with Regulations (EU) [No change]

[IPA III], [NDICI] or Council

Decision [OCT] respectively. 122

6.

Where a third country or [no change] Provisional common understanding

partner country contributing to an Amendment 80

Interreg programme with national

resources, which do not constitute 6. Where a third country or, partner

the national cofinancing of support 6. Where a third country or, country or OCTs contributing to an Interreg from the ERDF or from an external partner country or OCTs programme with national resources, which financing instrument of the Union, contributing to an Interreg do not constitute the national cofinancing of reduces that contribution during the programme with national resources, support from the ERDF or from an external

implementation of the Interreg which do not constitute the national financing instrument of the Union, reduces that contribution during the implementation 123

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programme, either globally or with cofinancing of support from the of the Interreg programme, either globally regard to joint operations already ERDF or from an external or with regard to joint operations already selected and having received the financing instrument of the Union, selected and having received the document document provided for in Article reduces that contribution during the provided for in Article22(6), the

22(6), the participating Member implementation of the Interreg participating Member State or Member

State or Member States shall request programme, either globally or with States shall request one of the options set one of the options set out in the regard to joint operations already out in the second subparagraph of second subparagraph of paragraph 4. selected and having received the paragraph 4 of this Article.

document provided for in Article22(6), the participating Member State or Member States shall request one of the options set out in the second subparagraph of paragraph 4 of this Article.

Article 13 [no change] [Article 13 Co-financing rates Co-financing rates 124

The co-financing rate at the level of The co-financing rate at the level of

each Interreg programme shall be not Amendment 81 each Interreg programme shall be

higher than 70 %, unless, with regard not higher than 70 %, unless, with to external cross-border or regard to external cross-border or

component 3 Interreg programmes, a The co-financing rate at the level of component 3 Interreg strand D higher percentage is fixed in each Interreg programme shall be programmes, a higher percentage is Regulations (EU) [IPA III], not higher than 70% 80 %, unless, fixed in Regulations (EU) [IPA III], [NDICI] or Council Decision (EU) with regard to external cross-border [NDICI] or Council Decision (EU) [OCTP] respectively or in any act or component 3 Interreg [OCTP] respectively or in any act adopted thereunder. programmes, a higher percentage is adopted thereunder.]

fixed in Regulations (EU) [IPA III], [NDICI] or Council Decision (EU) [OCTP] respectively or in any act adopted thereunder. 125

CHAPTER II [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Interreg-specific objectives and 126

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thematic concentration [No change]

Article 14 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Interreg-specific objectives 22

[No change] 127

1.

The ERDF, within its scope as [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding set out in Article [4] of Regulation

(EU) [new ERDF], and, where

applicable, the external financing [No change]

instruments of the Union shall contribute to the policy objectives set out in Article [4(1)] of Regulation

(EU) [new CPR] through joint actions under Interreg programmes. 128

2.

In the case of the PEACE [no change] 2. [In the case of the PEACE Provisional common understanding

PLUS programme, where it is acting PLUS programme, where it is in support of peace and acting in support of peace and

reconciliation, the ERDF, as a reconciliation, the ERDF, as a 2. [In the case of the PEACE PLUS specific objective under policy specific objective under policy programme, where it is acting in support of objective 4, shall also contribute to objective 4, shall also contribute to peace and reconciliation, the ERDF, as a promoting social, economic and promoting social, economic and specific objective under policy objective 4, regional stability in the regions regional stability in the regions shall also contribute to promoting social, concerned, in particular through concerned, in particular through economic and regional stability in the actions to promote cohesion between actions to promote cohesion regions concerned, in particular through

communities. A separate priority between communities. A separate actions to promote cohesio between communities. A separate priority shall 129

22 Recital 11, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 14(5).

Recital 17 is linked to art 14(1), 14(3). Recital 18, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 14(2), 23(3), 44(3), 53(1), 59(3). Recital 19 is linked to article 14(4), 14(5).

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shall support that specific objective. priority shall support that specific support that specific objective.] objective.]

3.

In addition to the specific

objectives for the ERDF as set out in Amendment 82

3.

In addition to the specific objectives for the ERDF as set out

Article [2] of Regulation (EU) [new

ERDF], the ERDF and, where 3. In addition to the specific

in Article [2] of Regulation (EU)

applicable, the external financing objectives for the ERDF as set out

[new ERDF], the ERDF and, where

instruments of the Union may also in Article [2] of Regulation (EU)

applicable, the external financing instruments of the Union may also

contribute to the specific objectives [new ERDF], the ERDF and, where contribute to the specific objectives

under PO 4 as follows: applicable, the external financing instruments of the Union may shall under PO 4 as follows:(i) to (x) of

also contribute to the specific Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU)

objectives under PO 4 as follows: [ESF+ Regulation] through joint actions under Interreg

programmes 23 . 130

(a) enhancing the effectiveness of [no change] (a) enhancing the effectiveness labour markets and improving access of labour markets and improving to quality employment across access to quality employment borders; across borders; 131

(b) improving access to and the [no change] (b) improving access to and the quality of education, training and quality of education, training and lifelong learning across borders with lifelong learning across borders a view to increasing the educational with a view to increasing the attainment and skills levels thereof educational attainment and skills as to be recognised across borders; levels thereof as to be recognised

across borders; 132

(c) enhancing the equal and [no change] (c) enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable timely access to quality, sustainable

and affordable healthcare services and affordable healthcare services 133

23 Council position: Recital 17 is linked to this art. (included at the end of the table).

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across borders; across borders;

(d) improving accessibility, [no change] (d) improving accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems and long-term healthcare systems and long-term care services across borders; care services across borders; 134

(e) promoting social inclusion and [no change] (e) promoting social inclusion tackling poverty, including by and tackling poverty, including by enhancing equal opportunities and enhancing equal opportunities and combating discrimination across combating discrimination across borders. borders. 135

4.

Under components 1, 2, and 3, [no change] 4. Under components 1, 2, and Provisional common understanding the ERDF and, where applicable, the 3Interreg programmes, the ERDF external financing instruments of the and, where applicable, the external

Union may also support the Interregfinancing instruments of the Union 4. Under components 1, 2, and specific objective 'a better Interreg may also support the Interreg 3Interreg programmes, the ERDF and, governance', in particular by the specific objective 'a better where applicable, the external financing following actions: Interregcooperation governance', instruments of the Union may also support

in particular by the following the Interreg-specific objective 'a better Interregcooperation governance', in

particular by the following actions: 136

(a) under component 1 and 2B (a) under component 1 and 2B Provisional common understanding

Interreg programmes: Amendment 83 Interreg strand A programmes:

(a) under component 1 and (a) under component 1 and 2B Interreg 2B 2 Interreg programmes: A programmes:

137

(i) enhance the institutional [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding capacity of public authorities, in particular those mandated to manage

a specific territory, and of [No change] 138

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stakeholders;

(ii) enhance efficient public

administration by promoting legal Amendment 84

[no change] Provisional common understanding

and administrative cooperation and

cooperation between citizens and (ii) enhance efficient public (ii) enhance efficient public institutions, in particular, with a view administration by promoting legal administration by promoting legal and to resolving legal and other obstacles and administrative cooperation and administrative cooperation and cooperation

in border regions; cooperation between citizens, between citizens, civil society actors and including people-to-people institutions, in particular, with a view to

projects, civil society actors and resolving legal and other obstacles in institutions, in particular, with a border regions;

view to resolving legal and other obstacles in border regions;

139

Provisional common understanding

(iii) build up mutual trust, in

particular by encouraging (iii) build up mutual trust, in particular

people-to-people actions 24 ; by encouraging people-to-people actions 25 ; 140

(b) under component 1, 2 and 3 [no change] (b) under component 1, 2 and 3 Provisional common understanding

Interreg programmes: enhance Interreg programmes: enhance institutional capacity of public institutional capacity of public

authorities and stakeholders to authorities and stakeholders to (b) under component 1, 2 and 3 Interreg implement macro-regional strategies implement macro-regional programmes: enhance institutional capacity and sea-basin strategies; strategies and sea-basin strategies;, of public authorities and stakeholders to

as well as other territorial implement macro-regional strategies and

strategies; sea-basin strategies;, as well as other territorial strategies; 141

24 Council position: Recital 19 is linked to this art. (included at the end of the table).

25 Council position: Recital 19 is linked to this art. (included at the end of the table).

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(c) under external cross-border [no change] (c) under external cross-border Provisional common understanding and component 2 and 3 Interreg and component 2 and 3 Interreg programmes supported by the strands B, C and D programmes

Interreg funds, in addition to points supported by the Interreg funds, in (c) under external cross-border and

(a) and (b): building up mutual trust, addition to points (a) and (b): component 2 and 3 Interreg B, C and D in particular by encouraging peoplebuilding up mutual trust, in programmes supported by the Interreg to-people actions, by enhancing particular by encouraging peoplefunds, in addition to points (a) and (b): sustainable democracy and by to-people actions, by enhancing building up mutual trust, in particular by supporting civil society actors and sustainable democracy and by encouraging people-to-people actions, by their role in reforming processes and supporting civil society actors and enhancing sustainable democracy and by democratic transitions; their role in reforming processes supporting civil society actors and their role

and democratic transitions; in reforming processes and democratic transitions; 142

5.

Under external cross-border 5. Under external cross-border

and component 2 and 3 Interreg Amendment 85 and component 2 and 3 Interreg

programmes the ERDF and, where programmes, the ERDF and, where

applicable, the external financing 5. Under external crossapplicable, the external financing instruments of the Union shall also border and component 1, 2 and 3 instruments of the Union shallmay contribute to the external Interreg Interreg programmes the ERDF also contribute to the external specific objective 'a safer and more and, where applicable, the external Interreg-specific objective 'a safer secure Europe', in particular by financing instruments of the Union and more secure Europe', in actions in the fields of border shall may also contribute to the crossing management and mobility external Interreg-specific objective

particular by actions in the fields of

and migration management, 'a safer and more secure Europe', in

border crossing management and

including the protection of migrants. particular by actions in the fields of

mobility and migration

border crossing management and management, including the mobility and migration protection of migrants.

management, including the protection, economic and social integration of migrants and refugees under international protection.

143

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Article 15 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Thematic concentration 26

[No change]

Rows 145, 146 and 147 to be discussed together

144

1.

At least 60% of the ERDF [no change] 1. At least 60% of the ERDF and, where applicable, of the and, where applicable, of the external financing instruments of the external financing instruments of

Union allocated under priorities the Union allocated under priorities other than for technical assistance to other than for technical assistance each Interreg programme under to each Interreg strand A, B and D components 1, 2 and 3, shall be programme under components 1, 2 allocated on a maximum of three of and 3, shall be allocated on a the policy objectives set out in maximum of three of the policy

Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) objectives set out in Article [4(1)]

[new CPR]. of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. 145

2.

An additional 15% of the

ERDF and, where applicable, of the Amendment 86

2.

An additional 15At least 10% of the ERDF and, where

external financing instruments of the applicable, of the external financing

Union allocations under priorities instruments of the Union

other than for technical assistance to 2. An additional 15% Of the allocations under priorities other each Interreg programme under ERDF and, where applicable, of the than for technical assistance to each components 1, 2 and 3, shall be external financing instruments of Interreg strand A, B and D

allocated on the Interreg-specific the Union allocations under programme under components 1, 2 146

26 Recital 20, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to this article.

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objective of 'a better Interreg priorities other than for technical and 3, shall, may be allocated on governance' or on the external assistance to each Interreg the Interreg-specific objective of 'a

Interreg-specific objective of 'a safer programme under components 1, 2 better Interregcooperation and more secure Europe'. and 3, up to15 % shall be allocated governance' or on the external

on the Interreg-specific objective of Interreg-specific objective of 'a 'a better Interreg governance' or safer and more secure Europe'. and up to 10 % may be allocated on the external Interreg-specific objective of 'a safer and more secure Europe'.

3.

Where a component 2A 3. Where a component 2Aan

Interreg programme supports a Amendment 87 Interreg strand B programme

macro-regional strategy, the total supportscovers the same

ERDF and, where applicable, the 3. Where a component 2A 1 geographical area as a macrototal external financing instruments or 2 Interreg programme supports a regional or sea basin strategy, at of the Union allocations under macro-regional strategy or a sealeast 75% of the total ERDF and, priorities other than for technical basin strategy, at least 80 % the where applicable, the total external assistance shall be programmed on total ERDF and, where applicable, financing instruments of the Union be programmed on the objectives of part of the total external financing that strategy. instruments of the Union

allocations under priorities other

allocations under priorities other than for technical assistance shall than for technical assistance shall be programmed on the objectives of be programmed on contribute to that strategy.

the objectives of that strategy.

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4.

Where a component 2B

Interreg programme supports a Amendment 88

4.

Where a component 2B Provisional common understanding Interreg programme supports a

macro-regional strategy or sea-basin

strategy, at least 70% of the total 4. Where a component 2B

macro-regional strategy or sea

ERDF and, where applicable, of the Interreg programme supports a

basin strategy, at least 70% of the 4. Where a component 2B Interreg

external financing instruments of the macro-regional strategy or seatotal

ERDF and, where applicable, programme supports a macro-regional of the external financing strategy or sea-basin strategy, at least 70%

Union allocations under priorities basin strategy, at least 70% of the instruments of the Union of the total ERDF and, where applicable, of other than for technical assistance total ERDF and, where applicable, allocations under priorities other the external financing instruments of the 148

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shall be allocated on the objectives of the external financing than for technical assistance shall Union allocations under priorities other of that strategy. instruments of the Union be allocated on the objectives of than for technical assistance shall be

allocations under priorities other that strategy. allocated on the objectives of that strategy. than for technical assistance shall be allocated on the objectives of that strategy. deleted

5.

For component 4 Interreg [no change] 5. For component 4 Interreg Provisional common understanding programmes, the total ERDF and, programmes, All of the policy where applicable, of the external objectives set out in the first

financing instruments of the Union paragraph of Article 4 of 5. For component 4 Interreg allocations under priorities other Regulation (EU)[new CPR] and programmes, All of the policy objectives than for technical assistance shall be the Interreg specific objective "a set out in the first paragraph of Article 4 allocated on the Interreg-specific better cooperation governance" of Regulation (EU)[new CPR] and the objective 'a better Interreg may be selected for Interreg Interreg specific objective "a better governance'. Europe and URBACT cooperation governance" may be selected

programmes. For INTERACT and for Interreg Europe and URBACT ESPON programmes, the total programmes. For INTERACT and ERDF and, where applicable, of the ESPON programmes, the total ERDF and, external financing instruments of where applicable, of the external financing the Union allocations under instruments of the Union allocations under priorities other than for technical priorities other than for technical assistance assistance shall be allocated to the shall be allocated to the Interreg-specific Interreg-specific objective 'a better objective 'a better cooperation governance'.

cooperation governance'. 149

Amendment 89

Article 15 a Interregional innovation

investments 150

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1.

The resources referred to in Article 9 (5 a) (new) shall be allocated to a new initiative on interregional innovation

investments that is earmarked for: 151

(a) the commercialisation and scaling up of common innovation projects that are likely to encourage the development of

European value chains; 152

(b) the bringing together of researchers, businesses, civil society organisations, and public administrations involved in smart specialisation and social innovation strategies at national or

regional level; 153

(c) pilot projects aimed at identifying or testing new development solutions at regional and local level which are based on

smart specialisation strategies; or 154

(d) sharing innovation experiences with the aim of benefiting from the experience gained in regional or

local development. 155

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2.

To maintain the European territorial cohesion principle, with an approximate equal share of financial resources, those investments shall focus on creating linkages between less developed regions with those in lead regions by increasing the capacity of regional innovation eco-systems in less developed regions to integrate in and move up the existing or emerging EU value as well as the capacity to participate in partnerships with

other regions. 156

3.

The Commission shall implement those investments under direct or indirect management. It shall be supported by an expert group in defining a long-term work programme and

related calls. 157

4.

The entire territory of the Union shall be supported by the ERDF for interregional innovation

investments. 158

Third countries may participate in those investments, provided that they make a funding contribution in the form of externally allocated

revenue. 159

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CHAPTER III [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Programming

[No change] 160

Section I [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Preparation, approval and

amendment of Interreg programmes [No change] 161

Article 16 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Preparation and submission of

Interreg programmes 27 [No change]

162

1.

The European territorial

cooperation goal (Interreg) shall be Amendment 90

1.

The European territorial Provisional common understanding cooperation goal (Interreg) shall be

implemented through Interreg

programmes under shared 1. The European territorial

implemented through Interreg 1. The European territorial cooperation

management with the exception of cooperation goal (Interreg) shall be

programmes under shared goal (Interreg) shall be implemented

component 3, which may be implemented through Interreg management with the exception of through Interreg programmes under shared

implemented as a whole or partially programmes under shared

component 3strand D, which may management with the exception of

under indirect management, and of management with the exception of

be implemented as a whole or component 3 Interreg D programme,

component 5 which shall be component 3, which may be partially under indirect which may be implemented as a whole or

implemented under direct or indirect implemented as a whole or partially

management, and of component 5

management. under indirect management and of

which shall be implemented under partially under indirect management, and of

component 5 which shall be direct in agreement with the

component 5 which shall be implemented

implemented under direct or Member State or indirect

under direct in agreement with the

indirect management.after managementMember States

Member State or indirect management

consulting stakeholders. concerned.

Member States concerned after consulting stakeholders. 163

27 Recital 13 is linked to this article.

Recital 14, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to art. 6, 10(5), 16(5), 23 (4), 60. Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48, 52. Recital 36 is linked to article 16(6) and 62.

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2.

The participating Member

States and, where applicable, third Amendment 91

[no change] Provisional common understanding

countries, partner countries or OCTs,

shall prepare an Interreg programme 2. The participating 2. The participating Member States and, in accordance with the template set Member States and, where where applicable, third countries, partner out in the Annex for the period from applicable, third countries, partner countries, or OCTs, or regional

1 January 2021 to 31 December countries, or OCTs, or regional integration and cooperation

2027. integration and cooperation organisations shall prepare an Interreg organisations shall prepare an programme in accordance with the template

Interreg programme in accordance set out in the Annex for the period from 1 with the template set out in the January 2021 to 31 December 2027.

Annex for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027.

164

3.

The participating Member [no change] Provisional common understanding

States shall prepare an Interreg Amendment 92

programme in cooperation with the

programme partners referred to in The participating Member States The participating Member States shall

Article [6] of Regulation (EU) [the shall prepare an Interreg prepare an Interreg programme in

new CPR]. programme in cooperation with the cooperation with the programme partners programme partners referred to in referred to in Article [6] of Regulation (EU)

Article [6] of Regulation (EU) [the [the new CPR]. In the preparation of the new CPR]. In the preparation of Interreg programmes, covering macrothe Interreg programmes, covering regional or sea basin strategies, the macro-regional or sea basin Member States and the programme strategies, the Member States and partners should take into account the the programme partners should thematic priorities of the relevant macrotake into account the thematic regional and sea basins strategies and priorities of the relevant macroconsult the relevant actors, as well as regional and sea basins strategies ensure that these actors at macro-region

and consult the relevant actors. An and sea basin level are brought together 165

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ex ante mechanism shall be set up at the start of the programming period in by the Member States and the line with Article [6] of Regulation (EU) programme partners to ensure that [the new CPR]. all actors at macro-region and sea basin level, ETC programme authorities, regions and countries are brought together at the start of the programming period to decide jointly on the priorities for each programme. Those priorities shall be aligned with macro-regional or sea basin strategies’ Action Plans wherever relevant.

The participating third countries or [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding partner countries or OCTs, where applicable, shall also involve the

programme partners equivalent to The participating third countries or

those referred to in that Article. partner countries or OCTs, where applicable, shall also involve the

programme partners, including regional integration and cooperation organisations, equivalent to those referred to in that Article.

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4.

The Member State hosting the

prospective managing authority, Amendment 93

[no change] Provisional common understanding

shall submit an Interreg programme

to the Commission by [date of entry The Member State hosting the 4. The Member State hosting the into force plus nine months;] on prospective managing authority, prospective managing authority, shall behalf of all participating Member shall submit an one or more submit an Interreg programmes to the States and, where applicable, third Interreg programme programmes to Commission by [date of entry into force 167

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countries, partner countries or OCTs. the Commission by [date of entry plus nine months;] on behalf of all into force plus nine months participating Member States and, where twelvemonths;] on behalf of all applicable, third countries, partner countries participating Member States and, or OCTs, or regional integration and where applicable, third countries, cooperation organisations.

partner countries, or OCTs OCTs, or regional integration and cooperation organisations.

However, an Interreg programme However, an Interreg programme Provisional common understanding

covering support from an external Amendment 94 covering support from an external

financing instrument of the Union financing instrument of the Union

shall be submitted by the Member However, an Interreg programme shall be submitted by the Member However, an Interreg programme covering

State hosting the prospective covering support from an external State hosting the prospective support from an external financing managing authority no later than six financing instrument of the Union managing authority no later than instrument of the Union shall be submitted months after the adoption by the shall be submitted by the Member sixnine months after the adoption by the Member State hosting the

Commission of the relevant strategic State hosting the prospective prospective managing authority no later

programming document under managing authority no later than six by the Commission of the relevant than sixnine months after the adoption by

Article 10(1) or where required twelve months after the adoption by strategic programming document the Commission of the relevant strategic

under the respective basic act of one the Commission of the relevant under Article 10(1) or where programming document under Article 10(1)

or more of an external financing strategic programming document required under the respective basic or where required under the respective

instrument of the Union. under Article 10(1) or where

act of one or more of an external basic act of one or more of an external

required under the respective basic financing instrument of the Union. financing instrument of the Union.

act of one or more of an external financing instrument of the Union.

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5.

The participating Member [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries or OCTs

shall confirm in writing their [No change] 169

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agreement to the contents of an

Interreg programme prior to its submission to the Commission. That agreement shall also include a commitment by all participating

Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries or OCTs to provide the cofinancing necessary to implement the

Interreg programme and, where applicable, the commitment for the financial contribution of the third countries, partner countries or OCTs.

By way of derogation from the first [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding subparagraph, in the case of Interreg programmes involving outermost

regions and third countries, partner By way of derogation from the first countries or OCTs, the Member subparagraph, in the case of Interreg States concerned shall consult the programmes involving outermost regions respective third countries, partner and third countries, partner countries or countries or OCTs before submitting OCTs, the Member States concerned shall the Interreg programmes to the consult the respective third countries, Commission. In that case, the partner countries or OCTs before agreements to the contents of the submitting the Interreg programmes to the Interreg programmes and the Commission. In that case, the agreements to possible contribution of the third the contents of the Interreg programmes countries, partner countries or OCTs and the possible contribution of the third may, instead, be expressed in the countries, partner countries or OCTs may, formally approved minutes of the instead, be expressed in the formally consultation meetings with the third approved minutes of the consultation countries, partner countries or OCTs meetings with the third countries, partner or of the deliberations of the regional countries or OCTs or of the deliberations of

cooperation organisations. the regional integration and cooperation organisations. 170

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6.

The Commission is [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 62 to

amend the Annex in order to adapt to [No change]

changes occurring during the programming period for nonessential elements thereof. 171

Article 17 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Content of Interreg programmes 28

[No change]

Article 17 of the Interreg Regulation will

have to be aligned with Article 17 of CPR. 172

1.

Each Interreg programme [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding shall set out a joint strategy for the programme's contribution to the

policy objectives set out in Article [No change]

[4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new

CPR] and to the Interreg-specific objectives set out in Article 14(4) and (5) of this Regulation and the communication of its results. 173

2.

Each Interreg programme [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding shall consist of priorities.

[No change] 174

28 Recital 12 is linked to article 5(1) and 17(4).

Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48, 52.

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Each priority shall correspond to a [no change] Each priority shall correspond to a Provisional common understanding single policy objective or, where single policy objective or, where applicable, to one or both Interregapplicable, to one or both Interregspecific

objectives respectively or to specific objectives respectively or Each priority shall correspond to a single technical assistance. A priority to technical assistance. A priority policy objective or, where applicable, to corresponding to a policy objective corresponding to a policy objective one or both Interreg-specific objectives or, where applicable, to one or both or, where applicable, to one or both respectively or to technical assistance. Interreg-specific objectives Interreg-specific objectives A priority corresponding to a policy respectively shall consist of one or respectivelyand shall consist of one objective or, where applicable, to one or more specific objectives. More than or more specific objectives. More both Interreg-specific objectives one priority may correspond to the than one priority may correspond to respectivelyand shall consist of one or same policy or Interreg-specific the same policy or Interreg-specific more specific objectives. More than one

objective. objective. priority may correspond to the same policy or Interreg-specific objective. 175

3.

In duly justified cases and in 3. In duly justified cases and in

agreement with the Commission, in Amendment 95 agreement with the Commission, in

order to increase the efficiency of order to increase the efficiency of

programme implementation and to 3. In duly justified cases and programme implementation and to achieve larger-scale operations, the in agreement with the achieve larger-scale operations, the

Member State concerned may decide Commission,In order to increase Member State concerned may to transfer to Interreg programmes the efficiency of programme decide to transfer to Interreg up to [x]% of the amount of the implementation and to achieve programmes up to [x]% of the

ERDF allocated to the corresponding larger-scale operations, the Member amount of the ERDF allocated to programme under the Investment for State concerned may decide to the corresponding programme jobs and growth goal for the same transfer to Interreg programmes up region. The amount transferred shall to [x]20 % of the amount of the

under the Investment for jobs and

constitute a separate priority or ERDF allocated to the

growth goal for the same region.

separate priorities. corresponding programme under

The amount transferred shall

the Investment for jobs and growth constitute a separate priority or goal for the same region. Each separate priorities.

Member State shall inform the Commission in advance that it intends to make use of the transfer

option, and shall give the 176

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Commission reasons for its decision. The amount transferred shall constitute a separate priority or separate priorities.

4.

Each Interreg programme [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding shall set out:

[No change] 177

(a) the programme area (including [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding a map thereof as a separate

document); [No change] 178

(b) a summary of the main joint

challenges, taking into account: Amendment 96

[no change] Provisional common understanding

(b) a summary of the main [EP amendment 96 withdrawn]

joint challenges, particularly taking

into account: [No change]

179

(i) economic, social and [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding territorial disparities;

Final wording to be aligned with Art.17 CPR

For information, this is the wording in art.17 CPR on which there is a provisional common understanding:

(i) economic, social and territorial 180

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disparities as well as inequalities, except for programmes supported by the EMFF;

(ii) joint investment needs and [no change] Provisional common understanding

complementarity with other forms of Amendment 97

support; (ii) joint investment needs Final wording to be aligned with Art.17

and complementarity with other CPR

forms of support and potential

synergies to be achieved; For information, this is the wording in

art.17 CPR on which there is a provisional common understanding:

(ii bis) investment needs and complementarity and synergies with other forms of support;

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(iii) lessons learnt from past [no change] Provisional common understanding

experience; Amendment 98

(iii) lessons learnt from past [EP amendment 98 withdrawn]

experience and how they have been

taken into account into the [No change]

programme;

For information, this is the wording in art.17 CPR on which there is a provisional common understanding: 182

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(v) lessons learnt from past experience;

(iv) macro-regional strategies and [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding sea-basin strategies where the programme area as a whole or

partially is covered by one or more [No change]

strategies; 183

policy objectives and Interreg Amendment 99

specific objectives, corresponding

priorities, specific objectives and the (c) a justification for the forms of support, addressing, where selected policy objectives and appropriate, missing links in cross Interreg-specific objectives, [EP amendment 99 withdrawn]

border infrastructure; corresponding priorities, specific objectives and the forms of support, [No change]

and addressing, where appropriate, missing links in cross-border infrastructure;

184

(d) for each priority, except for [no change] (d) for each priority, except for Provisional common understanding technical assistance, specific technical assistance, :

objectives; (d) for each priority, except for technical

assistance, : 185

(i) specific objectives; 186

(ii) types of intervention; 187

(iii) an indicative breakdown of 188

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the programmed resources by type of intervention.

(e) for each specific objective: [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change] 189

(i) the related types of actions, (i) the related types of actions, Provisional common understanding

including a list of planned operations Amendment 100 including a list of planned

of strategic importance, and their operations of strategic importance,

expected contribution to those (i) the related types of and their expected contribution to (i) the related types of actions, including specific objectives and to macroactions, including a list of planned those specific objectives and to a list of planned operations of strategic regional strategies and sea-basin operations of strategic importance, macro-regional strategies and seaimportance, and their expected contribution

strategies, where appropriate; and their expected contribution to those specific objectives and to basin strategies, where appropriate; to those specific objectives and to macroregional strategies and sea-basin strategies,

macro-regional strategies and seawhere appropriate;

basin strategies, where appropriate, respectively the set of criteria and the corresponding transparent selection criteria for such For information, this is the wording in operation; art.17 CPR on which there is a provisional common understanding:

(i) the related types of actions, including a list of planned operations of strategic importance, and their expected contribution to those specific objectives and to macroregional strategies and sea-basin strategies, where appropriate;

190

(ii) output indicators and result [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

indicators with the corresponding 191

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milestones and targets; [No change]

For information, this is the wording in art.

17 CPR on which there is a provisional common understanding:

(ii) output indicators and result indicators with the corresponding milestones and targets;

(iii) the main target groups; Amendment 101 [no change] Provisional common understanding

(iii) the main target groups; [EP amendment 101 withdrawn]

deleted [No change]

For information, this is the wording in art.

17 CPR on which there is a provisional common understanding:

(iii) the main target groups; 192

(iv) specific territories targeted, [no change] (iv) indication of the specific Provisional common understanding including the planned use of territories targeted, including the integrated territorial investments, planned use of integrated territorial

community-led local development or investments, community-led local (iv) indication of the specific territories other territorial tools; development or other territorial targeted, including the planned use of

tools; integrated territorial investments, community-led local development or other

territorial tools; 193

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17 CPR on which there is a provisional common understanding:

(iv) indication of the specific territories targeted, including the planned use of integrated territorial investment, community-led local development or other territorial tools;

(v) the planned use of financial [no change] Provisional common understanding

instruments; Amendment 102

(v) the planned use of [EP amendment 102 withdrawn]

financial instruments; deleted

[No change] 194

(vi) an indicative breakdown of the [no change] (vi) an indicative breakdown of programmed resources by type of the programmed resources by type intervention. of intervention. 195

(f) for the technical assistance [no change] (f) for the technical assistance Provisional common understanding priority, the planned use in priority, the planned use in accordance with Articles [30], [31] accordance with Articles [30], [31]

and [32] of Regulation (EU) [new and [32] of Regulation (EU) [new (f) for the technical assistance priority,

CPR] and relevant types of CPR] and relevant types of the planned use in accordance with

intervention; intervention; Articles [30], [31] and [32] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] and relevant types of

intervention; 196

(g) a financing plan containing the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding following tables (without any

division per participating Member 197

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State, third country, partner country

or OCT, unless specified otherwise [No change]

therein):

(i) a table specifying the total [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding financial allocation for the ERDF and, where relevant, for each

external financing instrument of the [No change]

Union for the whole programming period and by year; 198

(ii) a table specifying the total [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding financial allocation for each priority by the ERDF and, where relevant, by

each external financing instrument of [No change]

the Union by priority and the national co-financing and whether the national co-financing is made up of public and private co-financing; 199

(h) the actions taken to involve [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding the relevant programme partners referred to in Article [6] of

Regulation (EU) [new CPR] in the [No change]

preparation of the Interreg programme, and the role of those programme partners in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of that programme; 200

(i) the envisaged approach to [no change] (i) the envisaged approach to Provisional common understanding communication and visibility for the communication and visibility for

Interreg programme through defining the Interreg programme through

its objectives, target audiences, defining its objectives, target Final wording to be aligned with Art.17 communication channels, social audiences, communication 201

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media outreach, planned budget and channels, social media outreach, CPR. relevant indicators for monitoring planned budget and relevant and evaluation. indicators for monitoring and

evaluation. For information, this is the wording in art.

17 CPR on which there is a provisional common understanding:

(i) the envisaged approach to communication and visibility for the Interreg programme through defining its objectives, target audiences, communication channels, including social media outreach, where appropriate, planned budget and relevant indicators for monitoring and evaluation;

When submitting the Provisional common understanding programme, this shall be accompanied by a list of planned

operations of strategic When submitting the programme, this importance, for information shall be accompanied by a list of planned

purposes. operations of strategic importance, for information purposes.

For information, this is the wording in art. 202

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17 CPR on which there is a provisional common understanding:

When submitting the programme for the ERDF, the Cohesion Fund, the ESF+ and the EMFF, this shall be accompanied for information purposes by a list of planned operations of strategic importance, with a timetable.

5.

The information referred to in [no change] 5. TheAs regards the Provisional common understanding paragraph 4 shall be given as information referred to in paragraph

follows: 4 shall be given as follows: 5. TheAs regards the information

referred to in paragraph 4 shall be given as follows: 203

(a) with regard to the tables [no change] (a) with regard to, for the tables Provisional common understanding referred to in point (g) and as referred to in point (g) and as concerns the support from external concerns the support from external

financing instruments of the Union, financing instruments of the Union, (a) with regard to, for the tables referred those funds shall be set out as those funds shall be set out as to in point (g) and as concerns the support

follows: follows: from external financing instruments of the Union, those funds 204

(i) for external cross-border [no change] (ia) for external cross-border Provisional common understanding

Interreg programmes supported by Interreg programmes supported by

IPA III and NDICI as a single IPA III and NDICI as a single

amount ('IPA III CBC' or amount ('IPA III CBC' or (ia) for external cross-border Interreg

'Neighbourhood CBC' combining the 'Neighbourhood CBC' combining programmes supported by IPA III and contribution from [Heading 2 the contribution from [Heading 2 NDICI as a single amount ('IPA III CBC' or Cohesion and Values, sub-ceiling Cohesion and Values, sub-ceiling 'Neighbourhood CBC' combining the Economic, social and territorial Economic, social and territorial contribution from [Heading 2 Cohesion and cohesion] and [Heading 6 cohesion] and [Heading 6 Values, sub-ceiling Economic, social and Neighbourhood and the World]; Neighbourhood and the World]; territorial cohesion] and [Heading 6 205

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Neighbourhood and the World];

(ii) for component 2 and 4 [no change] (iib) for component 2strand B Provisional common understanding

Interreg programmes supported by and 4C Interreg programmes

IPA III, NDICI or the OCTP as a supported by IPA III, NDICI or the

single amount ('Interreg funds') OCTP as a single amount ('Interreg (iib) for component 2 Interreg B and 4C combining the contribution from funds') combining the contribution programmes supported by IPA III, NDICI [Heading 2] and [Heading 6] or split from [Heading 2] and [Heading 6] or the OCTP as a single amount ('Interreg per financing instrument 'ERDF', or split per financing instrument funds') combining the contribution from 'IPA III', 'NDICI' and 'OCTP', 'ERDF', 'IPA III', 'NDICI' and [Heading 2] and [Heading 6] or split per pursuant to the choice of the 'OCTP', pursuant to the choice of financing instrument 'ERDF', 'IPA III',

programme partners; the programme partners; 'NDICI' and 'OCTP', pursuant to the choice of the programme partners; 206

(iii) for component 2 Interreg

programmes supported by OCTP Amendment 103

(iiic) for component 2strand B Provisional common understanding Interreg programmes supported by

concerning split per financing

instrument ('ERDF' and 'OCTP (iii) for component 2 Interreg

OCTP concerning split per

financing instrument ('ERDF' and (iiic) for component 2 Interreg B

Greenland'); programmes supported by OCTP concerning split per financing 'OCTP Greenland'); programmes supported by OCTP concerning split per financing instrument

instrument ('ERDF' and 'OCTP' ('ERDF' and 'OCTP Greenland');

Greenland');

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(iv) for component 3 Interreg [no change] (ivd) for component 3strand D Provisional common understanding programmes supported by the NDICI Interreg programmes supported by and by the OCTP split per financing the NDICI and by the OCTP split

instrument ('ERDF', 'NDICI' and per financing instrument ('ERDF', (ivd) for component 3 Interreg D

'OCTP', as appropriate). 'NDICI' and 'OCTP', as programmes supported by the NDICI and

appropriate). by the OCTP split per financing instrument ('ERDF', 'NDICI' and 'OCTP', as

appropriate). 208

(b) with regard to the table

referred to in point (g)(ii) of Amendment 104

(b) with regard to the table referred to in point (g)(ii) of

paragraph 4, it shall include the paragraph 4, it shall include the 209

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amounts for the years 2021 to 2025 amounts for the years 2021 to 2025

only. (b) with regard to the table only.

referred to in point (g)(ii) of paragraph 4, it shall include the amounts for the years 2021 to 2025 only. deleted

6.

With regard to point (e)(vi) [no change] 6. With regard to point (e)(vid) and (f) of paragraph 4, the types of (ii) and (iii) and (f) of paragraph 4, intervention shall be based on a the types of intervention shall be nomenclature set out in Annex [I] to based on a nomenclature set out in

Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. Annex [I] to Regulation (EU) [new

CPR] 29 . 210

7.

The Interreg programme shall: [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change] 211

(a) identify the managing [no change] (a) identify the managing Provisional common understanding authority, the audit authority and the authority, the audit body to which payments are to be authorityprogramme authorities

made by the Commission; and the body to which payments are (a) identify the managing authority, the

to be made by the Commission; audit authorityprogramme authorities and the body to which payments are to be made

by the Commission; 212

(b) lay down the procedure for

setting up the joint secretariat; Amendment 105

[no change] Provisional common understanding

(b) lay down the procedure [EP amendment 105 withdrawn] 213

29 Council position: Code 135 in Annex I CPR covers article 14.4, whereas a separate code could be proposed for Article 14.5. This will require an adjustment of the Annex I CPR.

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for setting up the joint secretariat

and, where applicable, supporting [No change]

management structures in the Member States or third countries;

(c) set out the apportionment of [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding liabilities among the participating

Member States and, where

applicable, third or partner countries [No change]

or OCTs, in the event of financial corrections imposed by the managing authority or the

Commission. 214

8.

The managing authority shall [no change] 8. The managing authority shall Provisional common understanding communicate to the Commission any communicate to the Commission changes in the information referred any changes in the information

to in point (a) of paragraph 7 without referred to in point (a) and (b) of 8. The managing authority shall requiring a programme amendment. paragraph 7 without requiring a communicate to the Commission any

programme amendment. changes in the information referred to in point (a) and (b) of paragraph 7 without

requiring a programme amendment. 215

8bis. With regard to an Interreg Provisional common understanding programme under strands A, B or D where the latter covers long

borders with heterogenous 8bis. With regard to an Interreg development challenges and programme under strands A, B or D needs, Member States and, where programme, where the latter an A applicable, third countries, programme covers long borders with partner countries and OCTs heterogeneous development challenges participating in an Interreg and needs, Member States and, where

programme may define subapplicable, third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in an 216

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programme areas. Interreg programme may define subprogramme areas.

[Moved from row 525]

9.

By way of derogation from [no change] 9. By way of derogation from Provisional common understanding paragraph 4, the content of paragraph 4, the content of component 4 Interreg programmes component 4 InterregINTERACT

shall be adapted to the specific and ESPON programmes shall be By way of derogation from paragraph 4, character of those Interreg adapted to the specific character of the content of Interreg C programmes shall programmes, in particular as follows: those Interreg programmes, in be adapted to the specific character of those

particular as follows: Interreg programmes, in particular as follows: 217

(a) the information referred to in [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding point (a) is not required;

[No change] 218

(b) the information required under [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding points (b) and (h) shall be given as a

short outline; [No change] 219

(c) for each specific objective [no change] (c) for each specific objective Provisional common understanding under any priority other than under any priority other than technical assistance, the following technical assistance, the following

information shall be given: information shall be given: (c) for each specific objective under any priority other than technical assistance, the

following information shall be given: 220

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(i) the definition of a single [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding beneficiary or a limited list of beneficiaries and the granting

procedure; (i) with regard to INTERACT and ESPON, the definition of a single

beneficiary or a limited list of beneficiaries and the granting procedure; 221

(ii) the related types of actions [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding and their expected contribution to the

specific objectives; [No change] 222

(iii) output indicators and result [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding indicators with the corresponding

milestones and targets; [No change] 223

(iv) the main target groups; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change] 224

(v) an indicative breakdown of the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding programmed resources by type of

intervention. [No change] 225

Article 18 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Approval of Interreg programmes 30

[No change] 226

30 Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48 and 52.

Recital 34 is linked to article 8(1)-(2), 10(1), 11, 18(4), and 19(4).

Recital 35, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 18(4)-(5) and 19(4).

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1.

The Commission shall assess [no change] Provisional common understanding

each Interreg programme and its Amendment 106

compliance with Regulation (EU)

[new CPR], Regulation (EU) [new 1. The Commission shall 1. The Commission shall assess each

ERDF] and this Regulation and, in assess with full transparency each Interreg programme and its compliance the case of support from an external Interreg programme and its with Regulation (EU) [new CPR], financing instrument of the Union compliance with Regulation (EU) Regulation (EU) [new ERDF] and this and where relevant, its consistency [new CPR], Regulation (EU) [new Regulation and, in the case of support from with the multi-annual strategy ERDF] and this Regulation and, in an external financing instrument of the document under Article 10(1) or the the case of support from an external Union and where relevant, its consistency relevant strategic programming financing instrument of the Union with the multi-annual strategy document framework under the respective and where relevant, its consistency under Article 10(1) of this Regulation or basic act of one or more of those with the multi-annual strategy the relevant strategic programming

instruments. document under Article 10(1) of framework under the respective basic act of this Regulation or the relevant one or more of those instruments.

strategic programming framework under the respective basic act of one or more of those instruments.

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2.

The Commission may make [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding observations within three months of the date of submission of the Interreg

programme by the Member State [No change]

hosting the prospective managing authority. 228

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3.

The participating Member

States and, where applicable, third or Amendment 107

[no change] Provisional common understanding

partner countries or OCTs shall

review the Interreg programme 3. The participating [No change]

taking into account the observations Member States and, where

made by the Commission. applicable, third or partner countries, or OCTs OCTs, or

regional integration and cooperation organisations shall review the Interreg programme taking into account the observations made by the Commission.

229

4.

The Commission shall adopt a

decision by means of an Amendment 108

[no change]

implementing act approving each

Interreg programme no later than six 4. The Commission shall months after the date of submission adopt a decision by means of an of that programme by the Member implementing act approving each

State hosting the prospective Interreg programme no later than

managing authority. six three months after the date of submission of the revised version

of that programme by the Member State hosting the prospective managing authority.

230

5.

With regard to external cross[no change] 5. With regard to external Provisional common understanding border Interreg programmes, the cross-border Interreg programmes,

Commission shall adopt its decisions the Commission shall adopt its

in accordance with paragraph 4 after decisions in accordance with 5. With regard to external cross-border consultation of the 'IPA III paragraph 4 after consultation of Interreg programmes, the Commission shall Committee' in accordance with the 'IPA III Committee' in adopt its decisions in accordance with 231

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Article [16] of Regulation (EU) [IPA accordance with Article [16] of paragraph 4 after consultation of the 'IPA

III] and of the 'Neighbourhood, Regulation (EU) [IPA III] and of III Committee' in accordance with Article

Development and International the 'Neighbourhood, Development [16] of Regulation (EU) [IPA III] and of the

Cooperation Committee' in and International Cooperation 'Neighbourhood, Development and accordance with Article [36] of Committee' in accordance with International Cooperation Committee' in Regulation (EU) [NDICI]. Article [3635] of Regulation (EU) accordance with Article [3635] of

[NDICI]. Regulation (EU) [NDICI].

Article 19 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding level Amendment of Interreg

programmes 31

[No change] 232

1.

The Member State hosting the

managing authority may submit a Amendment 109

1.

The Member State hosting Provisional common understanding the managingManaging authority

motivated request for an amendment

of an Interreg programme together 1. Following consultation

may submit a motivated request for 1. Following consultation with the an amendment of an Interreg programme partners and in compliance

with the amended programme, with the local and regional programme together with the with Article 6 of Regulation (EU).../... setting out the expected impact of authorities and in compliance with amended programme, setting out [new CPR], the Member State hosting the that amendment on the achievement Article 6 of Regulation (EU).../... the expected impact of that managing managing authority may submit

of the objectives. [new CPR], the Member State hosting the managing authority may amendment on the achievement of a motivated request for an amendment of an

submit a motivated request for an the objectives. Interreg programme together with the

amendment of an Interreg amended programme, setting out the programme together with the expected impact of that amendment on the amended programme, setting out achievement of the objectives.

the expected impact of that amendment on the achievement of

the objectives. 233

31 Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48 and 52.

Recital 34 is linked to article 8(1)-(2), 10(1), 11, 18(4), and 19(4). Recital 35, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 18(4)-(5) and 19(4).

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2.

The Commission shall assess

the compliance of the amendment Amendment 110

2.

The Commission shall assess Provisional common understanding the compliance of the amendment

with Regulation (EU) [new CPR],

Regulation (EU) [new ERDF] and 2. The Commission shall

with Regulation (EU) [new CPR], The Commission shall assess the

this Regulation and may make assess the compliance of the

Regulation (EU) [new ERDF] and 2. compliance of the amendment with

observations within three months of amendment with Regulation (EU) this Regulation and may make Regulation (EU) [new CPR], Regulation

the submission of the amended [new CPR], Regulation (EU) [new

observations within threetwo (EU) [new ERDF] and this Regulation and

programme. ERDF] and this Regulation and

months of the submission of the may make observations within threetwo

may make observations within amended programme. months of the submission of the amended

three months one month of the programme.

submission of the amended programme.

234

3.

The participating Member [no change] Provisional common understanding

States and, where applicable, third Amendment 111

countries, partner countries or OCTs

shall review the amended 3. The participating [No change]

programme and take into account the Member States and, where observations made by the applicable, third countries, partner

Commission. countries, or OCTs OCTs, or regional integration and

cooperation organisations shall review the amended programme and take into account the observations made by the Commission.

235

4.

The Commission shall 4. The Commission shall Provisional common understanding

approve the amendment of a Interreg Amendment 112 approve the amendment of a programme no later than six months Interreg programme no later than 236

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after its submission by the Member sixfour months after its submission

State. 4. The Commission shall by the Member Statemanaging 4. The Commission shall approve the approve the amendment of a authority. amendment of a Interreg programme no Interreg programme no later than later than sixfour months after its six three months after its submission by the Member Statemanaging submission by the Member State. authority.

5.

The Member State may 5. The Member Statemanaging Provisional common understanding

transfer during the programming Amendment 113 authority may transfer during the

period an amount of up to 5% of the programming period an amount of 5. Following consultation with the

initial allocation of a priority and no Following consultation with the up to 510% of the initial allocation programme partners and in compliance more than 3% of the programme local and regional authorities and of a priority and no more than 35% with Article 6 of Regulation (EU).../... budget to another priority of the in compliance with Article 6 of of the programme budget to another [new CPR], the Member State managing

same Interreg programme. Regulation (EU).../... [new CPR], the Member State may transfer priority of the same Interreg authority may transfer during the

during the programming period an programme. programming period an amount of up to

amount of up to 5% 10 % of the 510% of the initial allocation of a priority initial allocation of a priority and and no more than 35% of the programme no more than 3% 5 % of the budget to another priority of the same programme budget to another Interreg programme.

priority of the same Interreg programme.

237

Such transfers shall not affect [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding previous years.

[No change] 238

They shall be considered to be not [no change] TheyThe transfer and related Provisional common understanding substantial and shall not require a changes shall be considered to be

decision of the Commission not substantial and shall not require TheyThe transfer and related changes amending the Interreg programme. a decision of the Commission shall be considered to be not substantial and

They shall, however comply with all amending the Interreg programme. shall not require a decision of the 239

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regulatory requirements. The They shall, however comply with Commission amending the Interreg managing authority shall submit to all regulatory requirements. The programme. They shall, however comply the Commission the revised table managing authority shall submit to with all regulatory requirements. The referred to in point (g)(ii) of Article the Commission the revised table managing authority shall submit to the

17(4). referred to in point (g)(ii) of Article Commission the revised table referred to in

17(4).) together with any related point (g)(ii) of Article 17(4).) together changes in the programme 32 . with any related changes in the programme 33 .

6.

The approval of the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Commission shall not be required for corrections of a purely clerical or editorial nature that do not affect the

implementation of the Interreg [No change]

programme. The managing authority shall inform the Commission of such corrections. 240

Section II [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Territorial development

[No change] 241

Article 20 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Integrated territorial development 34

242

32 Council position: This amendment requires Article 19.5 CPR to be amended accordingly for consistency purposes.

33 Council position: This amendment requires Article 19.5 CPR to be amended accordingly for consistency purposes.

34 Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48 and 52.

Recital 27, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 20, 23(6), 24(2) and 44(4).

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[No change]

For Interreg programmes, the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding relevant urban, local or other

territorial authorities or bodies For Interreg programmes, the relevant responsible for drawing up territorial urban, local or other territorial authorities or or local development strategies as bodies responsible for drawing up territorial listed in Article [22] of Regulation or local development strategies as listed in (EU) [new CPR] or responsible for Article [22] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] the selection of operations to be or involved in responsible for the selection supported under those strategies as of operations to be supported under those referred to in Article [23(4)] of that strategies as referred to in Article [23(4)] of Regulation or for both shall be either that Regulation or for both shall be either cross-border legal bodies or EGTCs. cross-border legal bodies or EGTCs. shall

represent at least two participating countries, of which at least one is a Member State. 243

A cross-border legal body or an [no change] A cross-border legal body or an Provisional common understanding

EGTC implementing an integrated EGTC implementing an integrated territorial investment under Article territorial investment under Article Where a A cross-border legal body or an [24] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] [24] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] EGTC implements ing an integrated or another territorial tool under point or another territorial tool under territorial investment under Article [24] of (c) of Article [22] of that Regulation point (c) of Article [22] of that Regulation (EU) [new CPR] or another may also be the sole beneficiary Regulation may also be the sole territorial tool under point (c) of Article pursuant to Article 23(5) of this beneficiary pursuant to Article [22] of that Regulation, it may also be the Regulation, provided that there is a 23(56) of this Regulation, provided sole beneficiary pursuant to Article (56) of separation of function inside the that there is a separation of function this Regulation, provided that there is a cross-border legal body or the inside the cross-border legal body separation of functions inside the cross EGTC. or the EGTC. border legal body or the EGTC. 244

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Article 21 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Community-led local development

[No change] 245

Community-led local development [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

('CLLD') under point (b) of Article

[22] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] may be implemented in Interreg

programmes, provided that the [No change]

relevant local action groups are composed of representatives of public and private local socioeconomic interests, in which no single interest group controls the decision-making, and of at least two participating countries, of which at least one is a Member State. 246

Section III [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Operations and small project funds

[No change] 247

Article 22 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Selection of Interreg operations 36

248

35 Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48 and 52.

36 Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48 and 52.

Recital 30, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 22(6), 50 and 58(5)(f).

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[No change]

1.

Interreg operations shall be [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding selected in accordance with the programme's strategy and objectives by a monitoring committee set up in

accordance with Article 27. [No change] 249

That monitoring committee may set [no change] Provisional common understanding

up one or, in particular in the case of Amendment 114

sub-programmes, more steering

committees which act under its That monitoring committee may set responsibility for the selection of up one or, in particular in the case operations. of sub-programmes, more steering

That monitoring committee may set up one

committees which act under its or, in particular in the case of subresponsibility for the selection of programmes, more steering committees operations. Steering committees which act under its responsibility for the shall apply the partnership selection of operations. Steering principle as set out in Article 6 of committees shall apply the partnership Regulation (EU).../... [new CPR] principle as set out in Article 6 of and shall involve partners from all Regulation (EU).../... [new CPR].

participating Member States.

250

Where all or part of an operation is [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding implemented outside the programme area [inside or outside the Union], the selection of that operation shall

require the explicit approval by the [No change]

managing authority in the monitoring committee or, where applicable, the steering committee. 251

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When the operation involves one Provisional common understanding or several partners located in the territory of a Member State, third country, partner country or

OCT which is not represented in When the operation involves one or the monitoring committee, the several partners located in the territory managing authority shall of a Member State, third country, condition its explicit approval to partner country or OCT which is not the submission of a written represented in the monitoring committee, acceptance by the concerned the managing authority shall condition Member State, third country, its explicit approval to the submission of partner country or OCT to a written acceptance by the concerned reimburse any amounts unduly Member State, third country, partner paid to these partners, in country or OCT to reimburse any accordance with Article 50(2). amounts unduly paid to these partners,

in accordance with Article 50(2). 252

When the written acceptance Provisional common understanding referred to in the previous subparagraph cannot be obtained, require that the body

implementing all or part of an "When the written acceptance referred operation outside the programme to in the previous sub-paragraph cannot area takes a guarantee by a bank be obtained, require that the body or another financial institution implementing all or part of an operation for the corresponding amount of outside the programme area shall obtain the Interreg funds granted. This takes a guarantee by from a bank or guarantee shall be included in the another financial institution for the document under paragraph 6. corresponding amount of the Interreg

funds granted. This guarantee shall be included in the document under paragraph 6."

253

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2.

For the selection of [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding operations, the monitoring committee or, where applicable, the steering committee shall establish

and apply criteria and procedures [No change]

which are non-discriminatory and transparent, ensure gender equality and take account of the Charter of

Fundamental Rights of the European

Union and the principle of sustainable development and of the

Union policy on the environment in accordance with Article 11 and

Article 191(1) of the TFEU. 254

The criteria and procedures shall [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding ensure the prioritisation of operations to be selected with a view to maximise the contribution of

Union funding to the achievement of [No change]

the objectives of the Interreg programme and to implementing the cooperation dimension of operations under Interreg programmes, as set out in Article 23(1) and (4). 255

3.

The managing authority shall

consult the Commission and take its Amendment 115

3.

The managing authority shall consult the Commission and take its

comments into account prior to the

initial submission of the selection 3. The managing authority

comments into account prior to the

criteria to the monitoring committee shall consult notify the Commission

initial submission of the selection

or, where applicable, the steering and take its comments into account

criteria to the monitoring

committee. The same shall apply for prior to the initial submission of the

committee or, where applicable, the steering committee. The same shall

any subsequent changes to those selection criteria to the monitoring committee or, where applicable, the apply for any subsequent changes 256

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criteria. steering committee. The same shall to those criteria. apply for any subsequent changes

to those criteria.

4.

In selecting operations, the [no change] Provisional common understanding

monitoring committee or, where Amendment 116

applicable, the steering committee

shall: 4. In selecting operations [EP amendment 116 withdrawn] Before the monitoring committee

or, where applicable, the steering [No change] committee selects operations, the managing authority shall:

257

(a) ensure that selected operations [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding comply with the Interreg programme and provide an effective contribution to the achievement of its specific

objectives; [No change] 258

(b) ensure that selected operations [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding do not conflict with the corresponding strategies established under Article 10(1) or established for

one or more of the external financing [No change]

instruments of the Union; 259

(c) ensure that selected operations [no change] (c) ensure that selected present the best relationship between operations present the best the amount of support, the activities relationship between the amount of undertaken and the achievement of support, the activities undertaken objectives; and the achievement of objectives; 260

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(d) verify that the beneficiary has [no change] (d) verifysatisfy itself that the the necessary financial resources and beneficiary has the necessary mechanisms to cover operation and financial resources and mechanisms maintenance costs; to cover operation and maintenance

costs; 261

(e) ensure that selected operations [no change] (e) ensure that selected which fall under the scope of operations which fall under the

Directive 2011/92 i/EU of the scope of Directive 2011/92 i/EU of

European Parliament and of the the European Parliament and of the

Council 37 are subject to an Council 39 are subject to an environmental impact assessment or environmental impact assessment a screening procedure, on the basis or a screening procedure, on the of the requirements of that Directive basis of the requirements of that as amended by Directive Directive as amended by Directive

2014/52/EU of the European 2014/52/EU of the European

Parliament and of the Council 38 . Parliament and of the Council 40 . 262

(f) verify that where the [no change] (f) verifysatisfy itself that where operations have started before the the operations have started before submission of an application for the submission of an application for funding to the managing authority, funding to the managing authority, the applicable law has been complied the applicable law has been with; complied with; 263

37 Directive 2011/92 i/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1).

38 Directive 2014/52 i/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Directive 2011/92 i/EU (OJ L 124, 25.4.2014, p. 1).

39 Directive 2011/92 i/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1).

40 Directive 2014/52 i/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Directive 2011/92 i/EU (OJ L 124, 25.4.2014, p. 1).

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(g) ensure that selected operations [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding fall within the scope of the Interreg fund concerned and are attributed to a type of intervention;

[No change] 264

(h) ensure that operations do not [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding include activities which were part of an operation subject to relocation in accordance with Article [60] of

Regulation (EU) [new CPR] or [No change]

which would constitute a transfer of a productive activity in accordance with [point (a) of Article 59(1)] of that Regulation. 265

(i) ensure that selected operations [no change] i) ensure that selected are not affected by a reasoned operations are not directly affected opinion by the Commission in by a reasoned opinion by the respect of an infringement under Commission in respect of an

Article 258 of the TFEU that puts at infringement under Article 258 of risk the legality and regularity of the TFEU that puts at risk the expenditure or the performance of legality and regularity of operations; expenditure or the performance of

operations; 266

(j) ensure the climate proofing of [no change] (j) ensure the climate proofing investments in infrastructure with an ofthat, for investments in expected lifespan of at least five infrastructure with an expected years. lifespan of at least five years, an

assessment of expected impacts of climate change is carried out. 267

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5.

The monitoring committee or, [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding where applicable, the steering committee shall approve the methodology and criteria used for

the selection of Interreg operations, [No change]

including any changes thereto, without prejudice to [point (b) of

Article 27(3)] of Regulation (EU)

[new CPR] with regard to CLLD and to Article 24 of this Regulation. 268

6.

For each Interreg operation, [no change] 6. For each Interreg operation, Provisional common understanding the managing authority shall provide the managing authority shall a document to the lead or sole provide a document to the lead or partner setting out the conditions for sole partner setting out the

support of that Interreg operation, conditions for support of that 6. For each Interreg operation, the including the specific requirements Interreg operation, including the managing authority shall provide a concerning the products or services specific requirements concerning document to the lead or sole partner setting to be delivered, its financing plan, the products or services to be out the conditions for support of that time-limit for its execution and, delivered, its financing plan, time Interreg operation, including the specific where applicable, the method to be limit for its execution and, where requirements concerning the products or applied for determining the costs of applicable, the method to be services to be delivered, its financing plan, the operation and the conditions for applied for determining the costs of time-limit for its execution and, where payment of the grant. the operation and the conditions for applicable, the method to be applied for

payment of the grant support. determining the costs of the operation and

the conditions for payment of the grant support. 269

That document shall also set out the

lead partner's obligations with regard Amendment 117

That document shall also set out the lead partner's obligations with

to recoveries pursuant to Article 50.

Those obligations shall be defined by That document shall also set out the

regard to recoveries pursuant to

the monitoring committee. However, lead partner's obligations with

Article 50. Those obligations shall

a lead partner located in a different regard to recoveries pursuant to

be defined by the monitoring

Article 50. Those obligations committee. However, a lead partner 270

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Member State, third country, partner Procedures related to recoveries located in a different Member State, country or OCT from the partner shall be defined and agreed by the third country, partner country or shall not be obliged to recover monitoring committee. However, a OCT from the partner shall not be through a judicial procedure. lead partner located in a different obliged to recover through a

Member State, third country, judicial procedure. partner country or OCT from the partner shall not be obliged to recover through a judicial procedure.

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Article 23 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Partnership within Interreg

operations 41 [No change] 271

1.

Operations selected under Operations selected under Provisional common understanding

components 1, 2 and 3 shall involve Amendment 118

1.

components 1, 2Interreg strands

actors from at least two participating A, B and 3D shall involve actors

countries, at least one of which shall Operations selected under from at least two participating 1. Operations selected under be a beneficiary from a Member components 1, 2 and 3 shall involve countries, at least one of which components 1, 2Interreg A, B and 3D

State. actors from at least two participating countries or OCTs, at shall be a beneficiary from a programmes shall involve actors from at

least one of which shall be a Member State.

least two participating countries or OCTs, at least one of which shall be a beneficiary

beneficiary from a Member State. from a Member State.

272

Operations selected under the Provisional common understanding Interreg Europe and URBACT programmes shall involve actors

from at least three participating Operations selected under the Interreg countries, at least two of which Europe and URBACT programmes shall shall be beneficiaries from involve actors from at least three

Member States. participating countries, at least two of which shall be beneficiaries from

Member States.

273

41 Recital 14, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to art. 6, 10(5), 16(5), 23 (4) and 60.

Recital 18, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 14(2), 23(3), 44(3), 53(1), and 59(3). Recital 22, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 23, 25. Recital 27, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 20, 23(6), 24(2), and 44(4).

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Beneficiaries receiving support from [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding an Interreg fund and partners which do not receive any financial support

under those funds (beneficiaries and [No change]

partners together: 'partners') constitute an Interreg operation partnership. 274

2.

An Interreg operation may be

implemented in a single country, Amendment 119

[no change] Provisional common understanding

provided that the impact on and the

benefits for the programme area are 2. An Interreg operation An Interreg operation may be identified in the operation may be implemented in a single

2.

implemented in a single country or OCT,

application. country or OCT, provided that the impact on and the benefits for the provided that the impact on and the benefits

programme area are identified in for the programme area are identified in the the operation application. operation application.

275

3.

Paragraph 1 shall not apply to [no change] [3. Paragraph 1 shall not apply Provisional common understanding operations under the PEACE PLUS to operations under the PEACE programme in where the programme PLUS programme in where the

is acting in support of peace and programme is acting in support of [3. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to

reconciliation. peace and reconciliation.] operations under the PEACE PLUS programme in where the programme is

acting in support of peace and reconciliation.] 276

4.

Partners shall cooperate in the [no change] Provisional common understanding

development, implementation, Amendment 120

staffing and financing of Interreg

operations. Partners shall cooperate in the Partners shall cooperate in the development development and implementation and implementation staffing and financing

staffing and financing of Interreg of Interreg operations, as well as in the operations, as well as in the staffing or financing or both thereof. 277

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staffing and/or financing thereof. An effort shall be made to limit the number of partners for each

Interreg operation to no more than Linked to amendment in recital (3), row ten. 697.

For Interreg operations under

component 3 Interreg programmes, Amendment 121

For Interreg operations under Provisional common understanding component 3 Interreg strand D

the partners from outermost regions

and third countries, partner countries For Interreg operations under

programmes, the partners from

or OCTs shall be required to component 3 Interreg programmes,

outermost regions and third For Interreg operations under component 3 countries, partner countries or Interreg D programmes, the partners from

cooperate only in three of the four the partners from outermost regions OCTs shall be required to cooperate outermost regions and third countries, dimensions listed in the first and third countries, partner only in threetwo of the four partner countries or OCTs shall be required

subparagraph. countries or OCTs shall be required to cooperate only in threetwo of the four to cooperate only in three two of the dimensions listed in the first dimensions listed in the first subparagraph.

four dimensions listed in the first subparagraph.

subparagraph.

278

5.

Where there are two or more [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding partners, one of them shall be designated by all the partners as the

lead partner. [No change] 279

6.

A cross-border legal body or 6. A cross-border legal body or Provisional common understanding

an EGTC may be the sole partner of Amendment 122 an EGTC may be the sole partner of

an Interreg operation under

component 1, 2 and 3 Interreg A cross-border legal body or an an Interreg operation under 6. A cross-border legal body or an

programmes, provided that the EGTC may be the sole partner of an component 1, 2 and 3 Interreg EGTC may be the sole partner of an

members thereof involve partners Interreg operation under component

strands A, B and D programmes

from at least two participating 1, 2 and 3 Interreg programmes,

and under the ESPON Interreg operation under component 1, 2

countries. provided that the members thereof

programme, provided that the and 3 Interreg A, B and D programmes,

involve partners from at least two members thereof involve partners

provided that the members thereof involve

from at least two participating partners from at least two participating 280

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participating countries or OCTs. countries. countries.

The cross-border legal body or [no change] The cross-border legal body or Provisional common understanding

EGTC shall have members from at EGTC shall have members from at least three participating countries least three participating countries

under component 4 Interreg under component 4the Interreg The cross-border legal body or EGTC shall programmes. Europe and URBACT have members from at least three

programmes. participating countries under component 4the Interreg Europe and URBACT

programmes. 281

A legal body that implements a [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding financial instrument or a fund of funds, as applicable, may be the sole

partner of an Interreg operation [No change]

without the application of the requirements for its composition set out in paragraph 1. 282

7.

A sole partner shall be [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding registered in a Member State participating in the Interreg

programme. [No change] 283

However, a sole partner may be

registered in a Member State not Amendment 123

However, a sole partner may be Provisional common understanding registered in a Member State not

participating in that programme, participating in that programme,

provided the conditions set out in However, a sole partner may be provided the conditions set out in However, a sole partner may be registered

Article 23 are satisfied. registered in a Member State not participating in that programme, Article 23 are satisfied. in a Member State not participating in that programme, provided the conditions set out

provided the conditions set out in in Article 23 are satisfied.

Article 23 are satisfied. deleted 284

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Article 24 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Small project funds 42

[No change] 285

1.

The contribution from the 1. The contribution from the

ERDF or, where applicable, an Amendment 124 ERDF or, where applicable, an

external financing instrument of the external financing instrument of the

Union, to a small project fund within The total contribution from the Union, to a small project fund an Interreg programme shall not ERDF or, where applicable, an funds within an Interreg exceed EUR 20 000 000 or 15% of external financing instrument of the programme shall not exceed the total allocation of the Interreg Union, to a one or more small programme, whichever is lower. project fund funds within an

EUR 20 000 000 or 15% of the

Interreg programme shall not total allocation of the Interreg exceed EUR 20 000 000 or 15% 20 programme, whichever is lower.

% of the total allocation of the Interreg programme whichever is lower. and shall, in the case of an Interreg programme for crossborder cooperation, be at least 3 % of the total allocation.

286

The final recipients within a small [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding project fund shall receive support from the ERDF or, where applicable

the external financing instruments of [No change]

the Union through the beneficiary

and implement the small projects 287

42 Recital 23, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 24, 35(5).

Recital 27, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 20, 23(6), 24(2), and 44(4).

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within that small project fund (‘small project’).

2.

The beneficiary of a small 2. The beneficiary of a small

project fund shall be a cross-border Amendment 125 project fund shall may be a crosslegal

body or an EGTC. 2. The beneficiary of a border legal body or an EGTC.

small project fund shall be a crossborder public or private law body, an entity with or without legal body or an EGTC personality or a natural person, that is responsible for initiating or both initiating and implementing operations.

288

When the beneficiary is not a cross-border legal body or an EGTC, it shall have legal personality. 289

3.

The document setting out the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding conditions for support to a small project fund shall, in addition to the

elements laid down in Article 22(6) [No change]

set out the elements necessary to ensure that the beneficiary: 290

(a) establishes a non[no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding discriminatory and transparent

selection procedure; [No change] 291

(b) applies objective criteria for [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

the selection of small projects, which 292

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avoid conflicts of interest; [No change]

[No change] 293

(d) selects projects and fixes the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding amount of support for each small

project; [No change] 294

(e) is accountable for the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding implementation of the operation and keeps at its level all supporting

documents required for the audit trail [No change]

in accordance with Annex [XI] of

Regulation (EU) [new CPR]; 295

(f) makes available to the public [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding the list of the final recipients which

benefit from the operation. [No change] 296

The beneficiary shall ensure that the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding final recipients comply with the

requirements set out in Article 35. [No change] 297

4.

The selection of small projects [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding shall not constitute a delegation of tasks from the managing authority to

an intermediate body as referred to [No change]

in Article [65(3)] of Regulation (EU)

[new CPR]. 298

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4bis Selection of small project funds shall take into account the function carried out by the beneficiary, its remuneration and shall be done in accordance with applicable rules. 299

5.

Staff and indirect costs [no change] Provisional common understanding

generated at the level of the Amendment 126

beneficiary for the management of

the small project fund shall not 5. Staff and other direct 5. Staff and other costs exceed 20% of the total eligible cost costs corresponding to the cost corresponding to the cost categories in

of the respective small project fund. categories in Articles 39 to 42, as well as indirect costs generated at Articles 38 to 42 indirect costs generated at

the level of the beneficiary for the the level of the beneficiary for the management of the small project management of the small project fund or fund or funds, shall not exceed 20 funds, shall not exceed 20 % of the total % of the total eligible cost of the eligible cost of the respective small project respective small project fund or fund or funds.

funds.

300

6.

Where the public contribution

to a small project does not exceed Amendment 127

[no change]

EUR 100 000, the contribution from

the ERDF or, where applicable, an Where the public contribution to a external financing instrument of the small project does not exceed EUR

Union shall take the form of unit 100 000, the contribution from the costs or lump sums or include flat ERDF or, where applicable, an rates, except for projects for which external financing instrument of the

the support constitutes State aid. Union shall take the form of unit costs or lump sums or include flat

rates. except for projects for which

the support constitutes State aid. 301

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Amendment 128 Provisional common understanding

Where the total costs of each Where the total costs of each project do operation do not exceed EUR 100 not exceed EUR 100 000, the amount of 000, the amount of support for one support for one or more small projects or more small projects may be set may be set out on the basis of a draft out on the basis of a draft budget budget which is established on a case-bywhich is established on a case-bycase basis and agreed ex ante by the body case basis and agreed ex ante by managing the small project fund.

the body selecting the operation. 302

Where flat-rate financing is used, the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding categories of costs to which the flat rate is applied may be reimbursed in

accordance with [point (a) of Article [No change]

48(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new

CPR]. 303

Article 25 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Tasks of the lead partner 43

[No change] 304

1.

The lead partner shall: [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change] 305

(a) lay down the arrangements [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

with the other partners in an 306

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agreement comprising provisions

that, inter alia, guarantee the sound [No change]

financial management of the respective Union fund allocated to the Interreg operation, including the arrangements for recovering amounts unduly paid;

(b) assume responsibility for [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding ensuring implementation of the

entire Interreg operation; [No change] 307

(c) ensure that expenditure [no change] (c) ensure that expenditure Provisional common understanding presented by all partners has been presented by all partners has been incurred in implementing the incurred paid in implementing the

Interreg operation and corresponds Interreg operation and corresponds (c) ensure that expenditure presented by to the activities agreed between all to the activities agreed between all all partners has been incurred paid in the partners, and is in accordance the partners, and is in accordance implementing the Interreg operation and with the document provided by the with the document provided by the corresponds to the activities agreed between managing authority pursuant to managing authority pursuant to all the partners, and is in accordance with

Article 22(6). Article 22(6). the document provided by the managing authority pursuant to Article 22(6). 308

2.

If not otherwise specified in

the arrangements laid down pursuant Amendment 129

[no change] Provisional common understanding

to point (a) of paragraph 1 the lead

partner shall ensure that the other 2. If not otherwise specified partners receive the total amount of in the arrangements laid down

2.

If not otherwise specified in the

the contribution from the respective pursuant to point (a) of paragraph 1

arrangements laid down pursuant to point

Union fund as quickly as possible the lead partner shall ensure that the

(a) of paragraph 1 the lead partner shall

and in full. No amount shall be other partners receive the total

ensure that the other partners receive the

deducted or withheld and no specific amount of the contribution from the

total amount of the contribution from the

charge or other charge with respective Union fund as quickly as

respective Union fund as quickly as

equivalent effect shall be levied that possible and in full and within

possible and in full and within timeframe agreed by all partners and following the

would reduce that amount for the timeframe agreed by all partners same procedure applied in respect of the 309

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other partners. and following the same procedure lead partner. No amount shall be deducted applied in respect of the lead or withheld and no specific charge or other partner. No amount shall be charge with equivalent effect shall be levied deducted or withheld and no that would reduce that amount for the other specific charge or other charge with partners.

equivalent effect shall be levied that would reduce that amount for the other partners.

3.

Any beneficiary in a Member Provisional common understanding

State, third country, partner country Amendment 130

3.

Any beneficiary partner in a Member State, third country,

or OCT participating in an Interreg

programme may be designated as the Any beneficiary in a Member State partner country or OCT 3. Any beneficiary partner in a

lead partner. third country, partner country or

participating in an Interreg

OCT participating in an Interreg programme may be designated as

Member State, third country, partner

programme may be designated as the lead partner.

country or OCT participating in an Interreg programme may be designated as the lead

the lead partner. partner. 310

However, Member States, third [no change] Provisional common understanding

countries, partner countries or OCTs Amendment 131

participating in an Interreg

programme may agree that a partner However, Member States, third However, Member States, third countries, not receiving support from the ERDF countries, partner countries or partner countries or OCTs participating in or an external financing instrument OCTs participating in an Interreg an Interreg programme may agree that a of the Union may be designated as programme may agree that a partner not receiving support from the

the lead partner. partner not receiving support from ERDF or an external financing instrument the ERDF or an external financing of the Union may be designated as the lead

instrument of the Union may be partner.

designated as the lead partner. deleted

311

Section IV [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding 312

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Technical assistance [No change]

Article 26 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Technical assistance 44

[No change] 313

1.

The amount of the Funds Provisional common understanding allocated to technical assistance shall be identified as part of the

financial allocation of each 1. The amount of the Funds allocated to priority of the programme in technical assistance shall be identified as accordance with Article 17(4)(g) part of the financial allocation of each and shall not take the form of a priority of the programme in accordance separate priority or a specific with Article 17(4)(g) and shall not take

programme. the form of a separate priority or a specific programme. 314

1.

Technical assistance to each [no change]

Interreg programme shall be Amendment 132

reimbursed as a flat rate by applying

the percentages set out in paragraph 1. Technical assistance to

2 to the eligible expenditure included each Interreg programme shall be in each payment application pursuant reimbursed as a flat rate by to [points (a) or (c) of Article 85(3)] applying the percentages set out in of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] as paragraph 2 for 2021 and 2022 to

appropriate. the yearly instalments of the prefinancing pursuant to points (a)

and (b) of Article 49(2) of this Regulation and then to the eligible expenditure included in each payment application pursuant to

[points (a) or (c) of Article 85(3)] 315

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of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] as appropriate for subsequent years.

2.

The percentage of the ERDF [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding and the external financing instruments of the Union to be

reimbursed for technical assistance [No change]

shall be as follows: 316

(a) for internal cross-border [no change] Provisional common understanding

cooperation Interreg programmes Amendment 133

supported by the ERDF: 6%; (a) for internal cross-border cooperation Interreg programmes (a) for internal cross-border

supported by the ERDF: 6%7%; cooperation Interreg programmes supported by the ERDF: 6%7%;

317

(b) for external cross-border [no change] (b) for external cross-border Provisional common understanding

Interreg programmes supported by strand D programmes and

IPA III CBC or NDICI CBC: 10%; Interreg programmes supported by

IPA III CBC or NDICI CBC: 10%; (b) for external cross-border Interreg D programmes and Interreg programmes

supported by IPA III CBC or NDICI CBC: 10%; 318

Interreg programmes, both for the Amendment 134

ERDF and, where applicable, for the

external financing instruments of the (c) for component 2, 3 and 4

and C, both for the ERDF and,

Union: 7%. Interreg programmes, both for the

where applicable, for the external (c) for component 2, 3 and 4 Interreg B

ERDF and, where applicable, for financing instruments of the Union:

and C programmes, both for the ERDF

the external financing instruments 7%.

and, where applicable, for the external financing instruments of the Union: 7% 8

of the Union: 7% 8 %. %. 319

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3.

For Interreg programmes with [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding a total allocation between

EUR 30 000 000 and

EUR 50 000 000 the amount [No change]

resulting from the percentage for technical assistance shall be increased by an additional amount of

EUR 500 000. The Commission shall add that amount to the first interim payment. 320

4.

For Interreg programmes with [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding a total allocation below

EUR 30 000 000, the amount needed

for technical assistance expressed in [No change]

EUR and the resulting percentage shall be fixed in the Commission decision approving the Interreg programme concerned. 321

CHAPTER IV [no change] [no change] Monitoring, evaluation and

communication 322

Section I [no change] [no change] Monitoring

323

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1.

The Member States and, [no change] Provisional common understanding level

where applicable, the third countries, Amendment 135

partner countries and OCTs

participating in that programme shall 1. The Member States and, [No change]

set up, in agreement with the where applicable, the third managing authority, a committee to countries, partner countries, and monitor implementation of the OCTs OCTs or regional respective Interreg programme integration cooperation

('monitoring committee') within organisations participating in that three months of the date of programme shall set up, in notification to the Member States of agreement with the managing the Commission decision adopting authority, a committee to monitor

an Interreg programme, implementation of the respective Interreg programme ('monitoring

committee') within three months of the date of notification to the Member States of the Commission decision adopting an Interreg programme

325

2.

The monitoring committee 2. The monitoring committee

shall be chaired by a representative Amendment 136 shall be chaired by a representative

of the Member State hosting the of the Member State hosting the

managing authority or of the 2. The monitoring managing authority or of the

managing authority. committee shall be chaired by a representative of the Member State managing authority.

hosting the managing authority or 326

45 Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48 and 52.

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of the managing authority. deleted

Where the rules of procedure of the Where the rules of procedure of the Where the rules of procedure of the monitoring committee establish a monitoring committee establish a monitoring committee establish a rotating chair, the monitoring rotating chair, the monitoring rotating chair, the monitoring committee may be chaired by a committee may be chaired by a committee may be chaired by a representative of a third country, representative of a third country, representative of a third country, partner country or OCT, and copartner country or OCT, and copartner country or OCT, and cochaired by a representative of the chaired by a representative of the chaired by a representative of the Member State or of the managing Member State or of the managing Member State or of the managing authority, and vice-versa. authority, and vice-versa. authority, and vice-versa. 327

3.

Each member of the [no change] 3. Each member of the monitoring committee shall have the monitoring committee shall have right to vote. the right to vote. 328

4.

Each monitoring committee [no change] 4. Each monitoring committee shall adopt its rules of procedure shall adopt its rules of procedure during its first meeting. during its first meeting. 329

The rules of procedure of the [no change] The rules of procedure of the monitoring committee and, where monitoring committee and, where applicable, of the steering committee applicable, of the steering shall prevent any situation of conflict committee shall preventinclude of interest when selecting Interreg provisions regarding the operations. prevention of any situation of

conflict of interest when selecting Interreg operations., the voting rights and the rules for attending the meetings. 330

5.

The monitoring committee [no change] [no change]

shall meet at least once a year and 331

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shall review all issues that affect the programme’s progress towards achieving its objectives.

6.

The managing authority shall

publish the rules of procedures of the Amendment 137

6.

The managing authority shall publish the rules of procedures of

monitoring committee and all the

data and information shared with the 6. The managing authority

the monitoring committee and all

monitoring committee on the website shall publish the rules of procedures

the data and information shared withapproved by the monitoring

referred to in Article 35(2). of the monitoring committee and all the, the summary of data and committee on the website referred

information as well as all the to in Article 35(2).

decisions shared with the monitoring committee on the website referred to in Article 35(2).

332

Article 28 [no change] [no change] Composition of the monitoring

committee 46 333

1.

The composition of the 1. The composition of the

monitoring committee of each Amendment 138 monitoring committee of each

Interreg programme shall be agreed Interreg programme shall be agreed

by the Member States and, where The composition of the monitoring by the Member States and, where applicable, by the third countries, committee of each Interreg partner countries and OCTs programme shall may be agreed by

applicable, by the third countries,

participating in that programme and the Member States and, where

partner countries and OCTs

shall ensure a balanced applicable, by the third countries,

participating in that programme and

representation of the relevant partner countries and OCTs

shall ensure a balanced

authorities, intermediate bodies and participating in that programme and

representation of the relevant

representatives of the programme shall ensure aim for a balanced

authorities, including intermediate

representation of the relevant bodies, and representatives of the 334

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partners referred to in Article [6] of authorities, intermediate bodies and programme partners referred to in

Regulation (EU) [new CPR] from representatives of the programme Article [6] of Regulation (EU) [new

Member States, third countries, partners referred to in Article [6] of CPR] from Member States, third partner countries and OCTs. Regulation (EU) [new CPR] from countries, partner countries and

Member States, third countries, OCTs. partner countries and OCTs.

The composition of the monitoring

committee shall take into account the Amendment 139

[no change]

number of participating Member

States, third countries, partner The composition of the monitoring countries and OCTs in the Interreg committee shall take into account

programme concerned. the number of participating Member States, third countries,

partner countries and OCTs in the Interreg programme concerned. deleted

335

The monitoring committee shall also

include representatives of bodies Amendment 140

The monitoring committee shallmay also include

jointly set up in the whole

programme area or covering a part The monitoring committee shall

representatives of bodies jointly set up in the whole programme area or

thereof, including EGTCs. also include representatives of regions and local governments as covering a part thereof, including

well as other bodies jointly set up EGTCs.

in the whole programme area or covering a part thereof, including EGTCs.

336

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2.

The managing authority shall [no change]

publish a list of the members of the Amendment 141

monitoring committee on the website

referred to in Article 35(2). 2. The managing authority shall publish a list of the

authorities or bodies appointed as members of the monitoring committee on the website referred to in Article 35(2).

337

3.

Representatives of the [no change]

Commission shall participate in the Amendment 142

work of the monitoring committee in

an advisory capacity. 3. Representatives of the Commission shall may participate

in the work of the monitoring committee in an advisory capacity.

338

Amendment 143

3 a. Representatives of bodies established throughout the area of the programme or which cover a part of it, including EGTCs, may participate in the work of the monitoring committee in an advisory capacity.

339

Article 29 [no change] [no change]

Functions of the monitoring 340

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1.

The monitoring committee [no change] [no change] shall examine:

341

(a) the progress in programme [no change] [no change] implementation and in achieving the milestones and targets of the Interreg programme; 342

(b) any issues that affect the [no change] [no change] performance of the Interreg programme and the measures taken to address those issues; 343

(c) with regard to financial [no change] (c) with regard to financial instruments, the elements of the instruments, the elements of the ex ante assessment listed in Article ex ante assessment listed in Article [52(3)] of Regulation (EU) [new [52(3)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] and the strategy document CPR] and the strategy document referred to in Article [53(2)] of that referred to in Article [53(21)] of Regulation; that Regulation; 344

(d) the progress made in carrying [no change] [no change] out evaluations, syntheses of evaluations and any follow-up given to findings; 345

(e) the implementation of [no change] [no change]

communication and visibility 346

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actions;

(f) the progress in implementing [no change] [no change]

Interreg operations of strategic importance and, where applicable, of large infrastructure projects; 347

(g) the progress in administrative [no change]

capacity building for public Amendment 144

institutions and beneficiaries, where

relevant. (g) the progress in administrative capacity building for

public institutions and beneficiaries, where relevant and propose any further support measures if necessary.

348

2.

In addition to its tasks [no change] [no change] concerning the selection of operations listed in Article 22, the monitoring committee shall approve: 349

(a) the methodology and criteria (a) the methodology and criteria

used for the selection of operations, Amendment 145 used for the selection of operations,

including any changes thereto, after including any changes thereto, after consultation with the Commission consultation with the Commission

pursuant to Article 22(2), without (a) the methodology and criteria pursuant to Article 22(2), without prejudice to [points (b), (c) and (d) used for the selection of operations, prejudice to [points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 27(3)] of Regulation (EU) including any changes thereto, after of Article 27(3)] of Regulation [new CPR]; consultation with notifying the (EU) [new CPR];

Commission pursuant to Article 22(2) of this Regulation, without

prejudice to [points (b), (c) and 350

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(d)of Article 27(3)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR];

(b) the evaluation plan and any [no change] [no change] amendment thereto;

351

Interreg programme including for a transfer in accordance with Article

19(5); 352

(d) the final performance report. [no change] [no change]

353

Article 30 [no change] [no change]

Review 48

354

1.

A review may be organised by [no change] [no change] the Commission to examine the performance of Interreg programmes. 355

The review may be carried out in [no change] [no change] writing.

356

2.

At the request of the 2. At the request of the

Commission, the managing authority Amendment 146 Commission, the managing 357

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shall, within one month, provide the authority shall, within one

Commission with the information on 2. At the request of the monthtwo months, provide the the elements listed in Article 29(1): Commission, the managing Commission with the concise and

authority shall, within one month updated information on related to three months, provide the the elements listed progress in Commission with the information Article 29(1):programme on the elements listed in implementation. Article 29(1):

(a) progress in programme [no change] (a) progress in programme implementation and in achieving the implementation and in achieving milestones and targets, any issues the milestones and targets, any affecting the performance of the issues affecting the performance of respective Interreg programme and the respective Interreg programme the actions taken to address them; and the actions taken to address

them; 358

(b) progress made in carrying out [no change] (b) progress made in carrying evaluations, syntheses of evaluations out evaluations, syntheses of and any follow-up given to findings evaluations and any follow-up

given to findings 359

(c) the progress in the [no change] (c) the progress in the administrative capacity building of administrative capacity building of

public authorities and beneficiaries. public authorities and beneficiaries. 360

3.

The outcome of the review [no change] [no change] shall be recorded in agreed minutes.

361

4.

The managing authority shall [no change] 4. The managing authority shall follow-up issues raised by the follow-up issues raised by the

Commission and inform the Commissionduring the review, 362

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Commission within three months of which significantly affect the the measures taken. implementation of the

programme and inform the Commission within three months of the measures taken.

Article 31 [no change] [no change]

Transmission of data 49

363

1.

Each managing authority shall

electronically transmit to the Amendment 147

1.

Each managing authority shall electronically transmit to the

Commission cumulative data for the

respective Interreg programme by 31 Each managing authority shall

Commission cumulative data for

January, 31 March, 31 May, 31 July, electronically transmit to the

the respective Interreg programme

30 September and 30 November of Commission cumulative data for

by 31 January, 31 March, 31

each year in accordance with the the respective Interreg programme

May30 April, 31 July, 30

template in Annex [VII] to pursuant to point (a) of Article

September and 30 November31 October of each year in accordance

Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. 31(2) of this Regulation by 31 January, 31 March, 31 May, 31 with the template in Annex [VII] to

July, May and 30 September and Regulation (EU) [new CPR].], with 30 November of each year as well the exception of the information as data pursuant to point (b) of required in point (b) of Article 31(2) of this Regulation paragraph 2 and in paragraph 3 once a year in accordance with the that should be reported by 31 template in Annex [VII] to January and 31 July of each year. Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. 364

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The transmission of data shall be carried out using existing datareporting systems insofar as those systems have proven to be reliable during the previous programming period.

365

The first transmission shall be due [no change] [no change] by 31 January 2022 and the last one by 31 January 2030. 366

2.

The data referred to in [no change] [no change] paragraph 1 shall be broken down for each priority by specific objective and shall refer to: 367

(a) the number of selected [no change] (a) the number of selected

Interreg operations, their total Interreg operations, their total eligible cost, the contribution from eligible cost, the contribution from the respective Interreg fund and the the respective Interreg fund and the total eligible expenditure declared by total eligible expenditure declared the partners to the managing by the lead partners to the authority, all broken down by types managing authority, all broken of intervention; down by types of intervention; 368

(b) the values of output and result

indicators for selected Interreg Amendment 149

[no change]

operations and values achieved by 369

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(b) the values of output and result indicators for selected Interreg operations and values achieved by finalised Interreg operations.

3.

For financial instruments, data [no change] [no change] shall also be provided on the following: 370

(a) eligible expenditure by type of [no change] [no change] financial product;

371

(b) the amount of management [no change] [no change] costs and fees declared as eligible expenditure; 372

(c) the amount, by type of [no change] [no change] financial product, of private and public resources mobilised in addition to the Funds; 373

(d) interest and other gains [no change] [no change] generated by support from the

Interreg funds to financial instruments as referred to in Article

54 of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] and resources returned attributable to support from the Interreg funds as

referred to in Article 56 of that 374

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(e) total value of loans, equity or quasi-equity investments in final recipients which were guaranteed with programme resources and which were actually disbursed to final recipients. 375

4.

The data submitted in [no change] 4. The data submitted in accordance with this Article shall be accordance with this Article shall up-to-date as of the end of the month be up-to-datereliable and reflect preceding the month of submission. the data available in the
electronic system referred to in Article 66 (1)(e) of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] as of the end of the month preceding the month of submission. 376

5.

The managing authority shall [no change] 5. The managing authority shall publish all the data transmitted to the publish or provide a link to all the Commission on the website referred data transmitted to the Commission to in Article 35(2). on the website referred to in Article

35(2). 377

Article 32 [no change] [no change] Final performance report 50

378

1.

Each managing authority shall [no change] 1. Each managing authority

submit to the Commission a final shall submit to the Commission a 379

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performance report on the respective final performance report on the

Interreg programme by 15 February respective Interreg programme by

2031. 15 February [2031.].

The final performance report shall be [no change] [no change] submitted using the template established in accordance with

Article [38(5)] of Regulation (EU)

[new CPR]. 380

2.

The final performance report [no change] 2. The final performance report shall assess the achievement of shall assess the achievement of programme objectives based on the programme objectives based on the elements listed in Article 29 with the elements listed in Article 29 with exception of point (c) of paragraph 1 the exception of point (c) of thereof. paragraph 1 and point (d) of

paragraph 2 thereof. 381

3.

The Commission shall [no change] 3. The Commission shall examine the final performance report examine the final performance and inform the managing authority report and inform the managing of any observations within five authority of any observations months of the date of receipt of within five months of the date of thatreport. Where such observations receipt of thatreportthat report. are made, the managing authority Where such observations are made, shall provide all necessary the managing authority shall information with regard to those provide all necessary information observations and, where appropriate, with regard to those observations inform the Commission, within three and, where appropriate, inform the months, of measures taken. The Commission, within three months, Commission shall inform the of measures taken. The Member State of the acceptance of Commission shall inform the the report. Member State of the acceptance of
the reportmanaging authority of

the acceptance of the report 382

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within two months after receiving all necessary information from the managing authority. Where the Commission does not inform the managing authority within those deadlines, the report shall be deemed to be accepted.

4.

The managing authority shall [no change] [no change] publish the final performance report on the website referred to in Article

35(2). 383

Article 33 [no change] [no change] Indicators for the European territorial cooperation goal

(Interreg) 51 384

1.

Common output and common 1. Common output and

result indicators, as set out in Annex Amendment 150 common result indicators, as set out

[I] to Regulation (EU) [new ERDF], in Annex [I] to Regulation (EU)

and, where necessary, programme 1. Common output and [new ERDF], and, where necessary, specific output and result indicators common result indicators, as set out programme-specific output and shall be used in accordance with in Annex [I] to Regulation (EU) result indicators shall be used in Article [12(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new ERDF], and, where necessary, accordance with Article [12(1)] of [new CPR], and point (d)(ii) of programme-specific output and Regulation (EU) [new CPR], and Article 17(3) and point (b) of result indicators which are found to point (de)(ii) of Article 17(34) and

Article 31(2) of this Regulation. be most suited to measure progress towards the goals of the European point (b) of Article 31(2) of this

territorial cooperation goal Regulation.

(Interreg) programme, shall be used in accordance with

Article[12(1)] of Regulation (EU) 385

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[new CPR], and point (d) (e)(ii) of Article 17(3) 17(4) and point (b) of Article 31(2) of this Regulation.

Amendment 151

1 a. Where necessary and in cases duly justified by the managing authority, programmespecific output and result indicators shall be used in addition to the indicators which were selected in accordance with the paragraph 1 .

386

2.

For output indicators, [no change] [no change] baselines shall be set at zero. The milestones set for 2024 and targets set for 2029 shall be cumulative. 387
Section II [no change] [no change] Evaluation and communication

388

Article 34 [no change] [no change] Evaluation during the programming

period 52 389

1.

The managing authority shall Amendment 152 1. The managing authority shall 390

52 Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48 and 52.

Recital 25 is linked to article.30-34.

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carry out evaluations of each Interreg carry out evaluations of each programme. Each evaluation shall Interreg programme. Each assess the programme’s

effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, 1. The managing authority shall

evaluation shall assess related to

coherence and EU added value with carry out evaluations of each

one or more of the

the aim to improve the quality of the Interreg programme, no more than

programme’sfollowing criteria:

design and implementation of the once a year. Each evaluation shall

effectiveness, efficiency, relevance,

respective Interreg programme. assess the programme’s

coherence, and EU added value

effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, with the aim to improve the quality coherence and EU added value with of the design and implementation of the aim to improve the quality of the respective Interreg programme. the design and implementation of Evaluations may also cover other

the respective Interreg programme. relevant criteria and may cover more than one Interreg

programme.

2.

In addition, the managing [no change] 2. In addition, the managing authority shall carry out an authority shall carry out an evaluation for each Interreg evaluation for each Interreg programme to assess its impact by programme to assess its impact 30 June 2029. shall be carried out by

30 June 2029. 391

3.

The managing authority shall [no change] 3. The managing entrust evaluations to functionally authorityEvaluations shall entrust independent experts. evaluationsbe entrusted to
internal or external experts functionally independent experts. 392

4.

The managing authority shall [no change]

ensure the necessary procedures to Amendment 153

produce and collect the data

necessary for evaluations. 4. The managing authority shall aims to ensure the necessary

procedures to produce and collect

the data necessary for evaluations. 393

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5.

The managing authority shall [no change] [no change] draw up an evaluation plan that may cover more than one Interreg programme. 394

6.

The managing authority shall [no change] [no change] submit the evaluation plan to the monitoring committee no later than one year after the approval of the

Interreg programme. 395

7.

The managing authority shall [no change] [no change] publish all evaluations on the website referred to in Article 35(2). 396
Article 35 [no change] [no change] Responsibilities of managing authorities and partners with regard

to transparency and

communication 53 397

1.

Each managing authority shall [no change] 1. Each managing authority identify a communication officer for shall identify a communication each Interreg programme under its officer for each Interreg programme responsibility. under its responsibility('Interreg
programme communication officer'), who may be responsible for more than one programme. 398

53 Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48 and 52.

Recital 23, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 24, 35(5).

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2.

The managing authority shall [no change] [no change] ensure that, within six months of the

Interreg programme's approval, there is a website where information on each Interreg programme under its responsibility is available, covering the programme’s objectives, activities, available funding opportunities and achievements. 399

3.

Article [44(2) to (7)] of 3. Article [44(2) to (76)] of

Regulation (EU) [new CPR] on the Amendment 154 Regulation (EU) [new CPR] on the

responsibilities of the managing responsibilities of the managing

authority shall apply. 3. Article [44(2) to (7) (6)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] on authority shall apply.

the responsibilities of the managing authority shall apply.

400

4.

Each partner of an Interreg [no change] [no change] operation or each body implementing a financing instrument shall acknowledge support from an

Interreg fund, including resources reused for financial instruments in accordance with Article [56] of

Regulation (EU) [new CPR], to the

Interreg operation by: 401

(a) providing on the partner's [no change] (a) providing on the partner's professional website, where such a professionalofficial website or website exists, a short description of social media sites, where such a the Interreg operation, proportionate website existssites exist, a short

to the level of support provided by description of the Interreg 402

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an Interreg fund, including its aims operation, proportionate to the level and results, and highlighting the of support provided by an Interreg financial support from the Union; fund, including its aims and results,

and highlighting the financial support from the UnionInterreg fund;

(b) providing a statement [no change] (b) providing a statement highlighting the support from an highlighting the support from an Interreg fund in a visible manner on Interreg fund in a visible manner on documents and communication documents and communication material relating to the material relating to the implementation of the Interreg implementation of the Interreg operation, used for the public or for operation, usedintended for the participants; general public or for participants; 403

plaques or billboards as soon as the Amendment 155

physical implementation of an physical implementation of an

Interreg operation involving physical (c) publicly displaying public Interreg operation involving investment or the purchase of plaques or billboards as soon as the physical investment or the purchase equipment starts, the total cost of physical implementation of an of equipment starts, the total cost of

which exceeds EUR 100 000; Interreg operation involving physical investment or the purchase which exceeds EUR 100 000;

of equipment starts, the total cost of which exceeds EUR 100 000 50 000;

404

(d) for Interreg operations not (d) for Interreg operations not

falling under point (c), publicly Amendment 156 falling under point (c), publicly

displaying at least one printed or

electronic display of a minimum size (d) for Interreg operations

displaying at least one printed

A3 with information about the not falling under point (c), publicly

poster of a minimum size A3 or

Interreg operation highlighting the displaying at least one printed or

equivalent electronic display of a

minimum size A3 with information 405

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support from an Interreg fund; and, where applicable, electronic about the Interreg operation display of a minimum size A3 A2 highlighting the support from an with information about the Interreg Interreg fund;, except when the operation highlighting the support beneficiary is a natural person; from an Interreg fund;

(e) for operations of strategic (e) for operations of strategic

importance and operations whose Amendment 157 importance and operations whose

total cost exceed EUR 10 000 000 total cost exceed EUR 10 000 000

organising a communication event (e) for operations of strategic organising a communication and involving the Commission and importance and operations whose eventactivity and involving the the responsible managing authority total cost exceed EUR 10 000 000 5 Commission and the responsible

in a timely manner. 000 000 organising a communication event and involving managing authority in a timely

the Commission and the manner.

responsible managing authority in a timely manner.

406

The term 'Interreg' shall be used next [no change] [no change] to the emblem of the Union in accordance with Article [42] of

Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. 407

5.

For small project funds and [no change] 5. For small project funds and financial instruments, the beneficiary financial instruments, the shall ensure that final recipients beneficiary shall ensure that final comply with the requirements set out recipients comply with the in point (c) of paragraph 4. requirements set out in point (c) of
paragraph 4 except for projects where the total cost is under EUR 10 000. 408

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For financial instruments, the beneficiary shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding (in particular when promoting the actions and their results), by providing coherent, effective and targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public. 409

6.

Where the beneficiary does 6. Where the beneficiary does

not comply with its obligations under Amendment 158 not comply with its obligations

Article [42] of Regulation (EU) [new under Article [42] of Regulation

CPR] or paragraphs 1 and 2 of this 6. Where the beneficiary

Article, the Member State shall does not comply with its

(EU) [new CPR] or paragraphs 14

apply a financial correction by obligations under Article [42] of

and 25 of this Article and where

cancelling up to 5% of the support Regulation (EU) [new CPR] or

remedial actions have not been

from the Funds to the operation paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article,

put into place, the Member

concerned. the Member State or does not

Statemanaging authority shall

remedy its omission in good time, apply a financial the managing authority shall apply correctionmeasures, taking into a financial correction by cancelling account the principle of up to 5 % of the support from the proportionality, by cancelling up

Funds to the operation concerned. to 52% of the support from the Funds to the operationbeneficiary

concerned. 410

7.

Where the final recipient of a small project fund which implements a project with a total cost above EUR 10.000 does not comply with its obligations under Article [42] of Regulation (EU)

[new CPR] or paragraphs 4 and 5 411

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of this Article and where remedial actions have not been put into place, the managing authority shall apply measures, taking into account the principle of proportionality, by cancelling up to 2% of the support from the Funds to the final recipient concerned.

CHAPTER V [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Eligibility

[No change]

412

Article 36 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Rules on eligibility of expenditure 54

[No change]

413

1.

All or part of an Interreg [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding operation may be implemented outside of a Member State, including

outside the Union, provided that the [No change]

Interreg operation contributes to the objectives of the respective Interreg programme. 414

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2.

Without prejudice to the [no change] 2. Without prejudice to the Provisional common understanding eligibility rules laid down in Articles eligibility rules laid down in

[57 to 62] of Regulation (EU) [new Articles [57 to 62] of Regulation

CPR], Articles [4 and 6] of (EU) [new CPR], Articles [4 and 6] 2. Without prejudice to the eligibility

Regulation (EU) [new ERDF] or in of Regulation (EU) [new ERDF] or rules laid down in Articles [57 to 62] of this Chapter, including in acts in this Chapter, including in acts Regulation (EU) [new CPR], Articles [4 adopted thereunder, the participating adopted thereunder, the and 6] of Regulation (EU) [new ERDF] or Member States and, where participating Member States and, in this Chapter, including in acts adopted applicable, third countries, partner where applicable, third countries, thereunder, the participating Member States countries and OCTs shall, by a joint partner countries and OCTs shall, and, where applicable, third countries, decision in the monitoring by a joint decision in the partner countries and OCTs shall, by a joint committee, only establish additional monitoring committee, only decision in the monitoring committee, only rules on eligibility of expenditure for establish additional rules on establish additional rules on eligibility of the Interreg programme on eligibility of expenditure for the expenditure for the Interreg programme on categories of expenditure not Interreg programme on categories categories of expenditure not covered by covered by those provisions. Those of expenditure not covered by those those provisions. Those additional rules additional rules shall cover the provisions. Those additional rules shall cover the Interreg programme area as programme area as a whole. shall cover the Interreg a whole.

programme area as a whole. 415

However, where an Interreg [no change] However, where an Interreg Provisional common understanding programme selects operations based programme selects operations based on calls for proposals, those on calls for proposals, those

additional rules shall be adopted additional rules shall be adopted However, where an Interreg programme before the first call for proposals is before the first call calls for selects operations based on calls for published. In all other cases, those proposals is are published. In all proposals, those additional rules shall be additional rules shall be adopted other cases, those additional rules adopted before the first call calls for before the first operations are shall be adopted before the first proposals is are published. In all other

selected. operations are selected. cases, those additional rules shall be adopted before the first operations are

selected. 416

3.

For matters not covered by the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

eligibility rules laid down in 417

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Articles [57 to 62] of Regulation

(EU) [new CPR], Articles [4 and 6] [No change]

of Regulation (EU) [new ERDF] and this Chapter, including in acts adopted thereunder or in rules established in accordance with paragraph 4, the national rules of the

Member State and, where applicable, of the third countries, partner countries and OCTs in which the expenditure is incurred shall apply.

4.

In the event of a difference of [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding opinion between the managing authority and the audit authority with

regard to the eligibility as such of an [No change]

Interreg operation selected under the respective Interreg programme, the opinion of the managing authority shall prevail, taking due account of the opinion of the monitoring committee. 418

5.

OCTs shall not be eligible for [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding support from the ERDF under

Interreg programmes, but may

participate in those programmes [No change]

under the conditions set out in this

Regulation. 419

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Article 37 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding General provisions on eligibility of

cost categories 55 [No change]

420

1.

The participating Member [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries and

OCTs, may agree in the monitoring [No change]

committee of an Interreg programme that expenditure falling under one or more of the categories referred to in

Articles 38 to 43 shall not be eligible under one or more priorities of an

Interreg programme. 421

2.

Any expenditure eligible in [no change] 2. Any expenditure eligible in Provisional common understanding accordance with this Regulation, accordance with this Regulation, paid by or on behalf of an Interreg paid by or on behalf of an Interreg

partner, shall relate to the costs of partner, shall relate to the costs of 2. Any expenditure eligible in initiating or initiating and initiating or initiating and accordance with this Regulation, paid by or implementing an operation or part of implementing an operation or part on behalf of an Interreg partner, shall relate

an operation. of an operation. to the costs of initiating or initiating and implementing an operation or part of an

operation. 422

3.

The following costs are not [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding eligible:

[No change] 423

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(a) fines, financial penalties and [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding expenditure on legal disputes and

litigation; [No change]

424

(b) costs of gifts, except those not [no change] (b) costs of gifts, except those Provisional common understanding exceeding EUR 50 per gift where not exceeding EUR 50 per gift related to promotion, where related to promotion,

communication, publicity or communication, publicity or (b) costs of gifts, except those not

information; information; exceeding EUR 50 per gift where related to promotion, communication, publicity or

information; 425

(c) costs related to fluctuation of [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding foreign exchange rate.

[No change]

426

4.

Where the flat rate Provisional common understanding provided for in Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] is

used to calculate eligible costs 4. Where the flat rate provided for in other than direct staff costs of an Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) [new operation, it shall not be applied CPR] is used to calculate eligible costs to direct staff costs calculated on other than direct staff costs of an the basis of a flat rate as referred operation, it shall not be applied to direct

to in point (c) of Article 38(3). staff costs calculated on the basis of a flat rate as referred to in point (c) of Article

38(3). 427

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Article 38 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Staff costs 56

[No change]

428

1.

Staff costs shall consist of [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding gross employment costs of staff employed by the Interreg partner in

one of the following ways: [No change]

429

(a) full time; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change]

430

(b) part-time with a fixed [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding percentage of time worked per

month; [No change]

431

(c) part-time with a flexible [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding number of hours worked per month;

or [No change]

432

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(d) on an hourly basis. [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change]

433

2.

Staff costs shall be limited to [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding the following:
[No change]

434

(a) salary payments related to the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding activities which the entity would not carry out if the operation concerned

was not undertaken, fixed in an [No change]

employment or work contract, an appointment decision (both hereinafter referred to as

‘employment document’) or by law, relating to responsibilities specified in the job description of the staff member concerned; 435

(b) any other costs directly linked [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding to salary payments incurred and paid by the employer, such as

employment taxes and social [No change]

security including pensions as

covered by Regulation (EC) No 436

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883/2004 of the European

Parliament and of the Council 57 , provided that they are:

(i) fixed in an employment [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding document or by law;

[No change]

437

(ii) in accordance with the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding legislation referred to in the employment document and with

standard practices in the country or [No change]

the organisation where the individual staff member is actually working or both; and 438

(iii) not recoverable by the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding employer.

[No change]

439

With regard to point (a), payments to [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding natural persons working for the

Interreg partner under a contract

other than an employment or work [No change]

contract may be assimilated to salary

payments and such a contract 440

57 Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 i of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (OJ L 166,

30.4.2004, p.1).

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considered as an employment document.

3.

Staff costs may be reimbursed [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding either:
[No change]

441

(a) in accordance with [point (a) [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding of the first subparagraph of Article

48(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new

CPR] (proven by the employment [No change] document and payslips); or 442

(b) under simplified cost options [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding as set out in [points (b) to (e) of the first subparagraph of Article 48(1)]

of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]; or [No change]

443

with Article [50(1)] of Regulation Amendment 159 of the direct costs other than the

(EU) [new CPR]. (c) direct staff costs of an direct staff costs of that operation may be calculated at as a operation, without there being a flat rate in accordance with Article requirement for the Member

[50(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new State to perform a calculation to CPR].of up to 20 % of the direct determine the applicable rate or

costs other than the direct staff costs of that operation, without there being a requirement for the

Member State to perform a 444

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calculation to determine the applicable rate.

(d) as an hourly rate in accordance with Article [50(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new2), (3) and (4) of CPR]. either for direct staff costs of individuals who work on full-time assignment on the operation or for individuals who work on part-time assignment on the operation under point (b) of paragraph 4 . 445

4.

Staff costs related to [no change] 4. Staff costs related to individuals who work on part-time individuals who work on part-time assignment on the operation, shall be assignment on the operation, shal calculated as either: lmay be calculated as either: 446

(a) a fixed percentage of the gross [no change] (a) a fixed percentage of the employment cost in accordance with gross employment cost in

Article [50(2)] of Regulation (EU) accordance with Article [50(25)] of

[new CPR]; or Regulation (EU) [new CPR]; or 447

(b) a flexible share of the gross [no change] [no change] employment cost, in line with a number of hours varying from one month to the other worked on the operation, based on a time registration system covering 100 % of the working time of the employee. 448

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5.

For part-time assignments [no change] 5. For part-time assignments under point (b) of paragraph 4, the under point (b) of paragraph 4, the reimbursement of staff costs shall be reimbursement of staff costs shall calculated on an hourly rate basis be calculated on an hourly rate determined either by: basis determined either by: 449

(a) dividing the monthly gross (a) dividing the monthly gross

employment cost by the monthly Amendment 160 employment cost by the monthly

working time fixed in the working time fixed in the

employment document expressed in (a) Dividing the latest employment document expressed in

hours; or documented monthly gross employment cost costs by the hours; or

monthly working time fixed of the person concerned in accordance with applicable law as referred to in the employment document expressed in hours; contract and paragraph 2 (b) of Article 50 of Regulation (EU) .../...[New CPR]; or

450

(b) dividing the latest documented [no change] (b) dividing the latest annual gross employment cost by documented annual gross

1 720 hours in accordance with employment cost by 1 720 hours in

[paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Article [50] accordance with [paragraphs 2, 3 of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. and 4 of Article [50] of Regulation

(EU) [new CPR]. 451

6.

As regards staff costs related

to individuals who, according to the Amendment 161

6.

For part-time assignments under staff employed pursuant to

employment document, work on an

hourly basis, such costs shall be 6. As regards staff costs

point (bd) of paragraph 41, the

eligible applying the number of related to individuals who,

reimbursement of staff costs shall

be calculated on an hourly rate 452

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hours actually worked on the according to the employment basis determined either shall be operation to the hourly rate agreed in document, work on an hourly basis, multiplied by: As regards staff the employment document based on such costs shall be eligible applying costs related to individuals who, a working time registration system. the number of hours actually according to the employment

worked on the operation to the document, work on an hourly basis, hourly rate agreed in the such costs shall be eligible applying employment document based on a the number of hours actually working time registration system. If worked on the operation to the not yet included in the agreed hourly rate agreed in the hourly rate, salary costs as employment document based on a referred to under point (b) of working time registration system. Article 38 (2) may be added to that hourly rate, in line with applicable national law.

Article 39 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Office and administrative costs 58

[No change]

453

Office and administrative costs shall [no change] be limited to the following elements: Amendment 162

Office and administrative costs shall be limited to 15 % of total direct costs of an operation and to

the following elements: 454

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(a) office rent; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change]

455

(b) insurance and taxes related to [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding the buildings where the staff is located and to the equipment of the

office (e.g. fire, theft insurances); [No change]

456

[No change]

457

(d) office supplies; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change]

458

(e) general accounting provided [no change] (e) general accounting provided Provisional common understanding inside the beneficiary organisation; inside the beneficiary organisation;

(e) general accounting provided inside

the beneficiary organisation; 459

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(f) archives; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change]

460

(g) maintenance, cleaning and [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding repairs;

[No change]

461

(h) security; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change] 462

(i) IT systems; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change] 463

(j) communication (e.g. [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding telephone, fax, internet, postal

services, business cards); [No change]

464

(k) bank charges for opening and [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding administering the account or accounts where the implementation

of an operation requires a separate [No change] account to be opened; 465

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(l) charges for transnational [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding financial transactions.

[No change]

466

2.

Office and administrative costs may be calculated as a fixed percentage of the gross employment cost in accordance with Article [49] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. 467

Article 40 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Travel and accommodation costs 59

[no change] 468

1.

Travel and accommodation [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding costs shall be limited to the

following elements: [No change]

469

(a) travel costs (e.g. tickets, travel [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding and car insurance, fuel, car mileage,

toll, and parking fees); [No change]

470

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(b) the costs of meals; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change]

471

[No change]

472

(d) visa costs; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change]

473

(e) daily allowances, [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding to be validated at trilogue level

[No change]

474

regardless whether such costs are [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding incurred and paid in or outside the

programme area. [No change]

475

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2.

Any element listed in points [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

(a) to (d) of paragraph 1 covered by a daily allowance shall not be

reimbursed in addition to the daily [No change] allowance. 476

3.

Travel and accommodation [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding costs of external experts and service providers fall under external

expertise and services costs listed in [No change]

Article 41. 477

4.

Direct payment of expenditure [no change]

for costs under this Article by an Amendment 163

employee of the beneficiary shall be

supported by a proof of 4. Direct payment of reimbursement by the beneficiary to expenditure for costs under this

that employee. Article by an employee of the beneficiary shall be supported by a

proof of reimbursement by the beneficiary to that employee. That cost category may be used for the travel expenses of operation staff and other stakeholders for the purpose of implementation and promotion of the Interreg operation and Programme.

478

5.

Travel and accommodation

costs of an operation may be Amendment 164

5.

Travel and accommodation costs of an operation may be

calculated at a flat rate of up to 15 % calculated at a flat rate of up to

14960/19 NTC/TS/cs 145

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direct staff costs of that operation. accommodation costs of an the direct staff costs of that operation may be calculated at a operation, without there being a flat rate of up to 15 % of the direct requirement for the Member costs other than the direct staff State to perform a calculation to costs of that operation. determine the applicable rate.

Articles 41 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding External expertise and services

costs 60 [No change]

480

External expertise and service costs [no change] Provisional common understanding

shall be limited to the following Amendment 165

services and expertise provided by a

public or private law body or a External expertise and service costs External expertise and service costs shall be natural person other than the shall be composed but not limited limited to the following services and

beneficiary of the operation: to the following services and expertise provided by a public or expertise provided by a public or private

private law body or a natural person law body or a natural person other than the other than the beneficiary, beneficiary, including all partners, of the including all partners, of the operation:

operation:

481

(a) studies or surveys (e.g. [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding evaluations, strategies, concept

notes, design plans, handbooks); [No change] 482

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(b) training; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change]

483

[No change]

484

(d) IT systems and website [no change] (d) IT systems and website Provisional common understanding development, modifications and development, modifications and updates; updates to IT systems and

website; (d) IT systems and website development, modifications and updates to IT systems

and website; 485

(e) promotion, communication, [no change] (e) promotion, communication, Provisional common understanding publicity or information linked to an publicity, promotional items and operation or to a cooperation activities or information linked to

programme as such; an operation or to a cooperation (e) promotion, communication,

programme as such; publicity, promotional items and activities or information linked to an

operation or to a cooperation programme as such; 486

(f) financial management; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change]

487

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(g) services related to the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding organisation and implementation of events or meetings (including rent,

catering or interpretation); [No change]

488

(h) participation in events (e.g. [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding registration fees);

[No change]

489

(i) legal consultancy and notarial [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding services, technical and financial expertise, other consultancy and

accountancy services; [No change]

490

(j) intellectual property rights; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change]

491

(k) verifications under [point (a) [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding of Article 68(1)] of Regulation (EU)

[new CPR] and Article 45(1) of this

Regulation; [No change]

492

(l) costs for the accounting [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding 493

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function on programme level under

Article [70] of Regulation (EU) [new [No change]

CPR] and Article 46 of this

Regulation;

(m) audit costs on programme [no change] (m) audit costs on programme Provisional common understanding level under Articles [72] and [75] of level under Articles [72] and [75]

Regulation (EU) [new CPR] under of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] and

Articles 47 and 48 of this under Articles 47 and 48 of this (m) audit costs on programme level under

Regulation; Regulation; Articles [72] and [75] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] and under Articles 47 and 48 of

this Regulation; 494

(n) the provision of guarantees by [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding a bank or other financial institution where required by Union or national

law or in a programming document [No change]

adopted by the monitoring committee; 495

(o) travel and accommodation for

external experts, speakers, Amendment 166

[no change]

chairpersons of meetings and service

providers; (o) travel and accommodation for external

experts, speakers, chairpersons of meetings and service providers;

496

(p) other specific expertise and [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding services needed for operations.

[No change]

497

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Article 42 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Equipment costs

[No change]

498

1.

Costs for equipment [no change] Provisional common understanding

purchased, rented or leased by the Amendment 167

beneficiary of the operation other

than those covered by Article 39 1. Costs for equipment [EP amendment 167 withdrawn]

shall be limited to the following: purchased, rented or leased by the beneficiary of the operation other [No change]

than those covered by Article 39 shall be composed but not limited to the following:

499

(a) office equipment; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change]

500

(b) IT hardware and software; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change]

501

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[No change] 502

(d) laboratory equipment; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change] 503

(e) machines and instruments, [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change] 504

(f) tools or devices; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change] 505

(g) vehicles; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change] 506

(h) other specific equipment [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding needed for operations.

[No change] 507

2.

Costs for the purchase of [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding second-hand equipment may be eligible subject to the following

conditions: [No change] 508

(a) no other assistance has been [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

received for it from the Interreg 509

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funds or the Funds listed in [point (a)

of Article 1(1)] of Regulation (EU) [No change]

[new CPR];

(b) this price does not exceed the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding generally accepted price on the

market in question; [No change] 510

(c) it has the technical [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding characteristics necessary for the operation and complies with

applicable norms and standards. [No change] 511

Article 43 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Costs for infrastructure and works 62

[No change] 512

Costs for infrastructure and works [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding shall be limited to the following:

[No change] 513

(a) purchase of land in accordance

with [point (c) of Article 58(1)] of Amendment 168

(a) purchase of land in Provisional common understanding accordance with [point (cb) of

Regulation (EU) [new CPR]; (a) purchase of land in Article 58(1)] of Regulation (EU) accordance with [point (c) (b) of [new CPR];

(a) purchase of land in accordance with [point (cb) of Article 58(1)] of Regulation

Article 58(1)] of Regulation (EU) (EU) [new CPR];

[new CPR];

514

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(b) building permits; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change] 515

[No change] 516

(d) labour; [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

[No change] 517

(e) specialised interventions (e.g. [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding soil remediation, mine-clearing).

[No change] 518

CHAPTER VI [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Interreg programme authorities,

management, control and audit [No change]

519

Article 44 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Interreg programme authorities 63

[No change] 520

1.

Member States and, where [no change] Provisional common understanding

applicable, third countries, partner Amendment 169 521

63 Recital 18, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 14(2), 23(3), 44(3), 53(1), and 59(3).

Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48, and 52. Recital 27, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 20, 23(6), 24(2), and 44(4).

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countries and OCTs participating in

an Interreg programme shall identify, 1. Member States and, [No change]

for the purposes of Article [65] of where applicable, third countries,

Regulation (EU) [new CPR], a single partner countries, and OCTs OCTs, managing authority and a single and regional integration audit authority. cooperation organisations

participating in an Interreg programme shall identify, for the purposes of Article [65] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], a single managing authority and a single audit authority.

2.

The managing authority and [no change] Provisional common understanding

the audit authority shall be located in Amendment 170

the same Member State. 2. The managing authority [No change]

and the audit authority shall may be located in the same Member State.

522

3.

Concerning the PEACE PLUS [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding programme, the Special EU

Programmes Body, when identified

as the managing authority, shall be [No change]

considered as located in a Member

State. 523

4.

Member States and, where [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding applicable, third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in

an Interreg programme may identify [No change] an EGTC as managing authority of 524

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that programme.

5.

With regard to an Interreg 5. With regard to an Interreg Provisional common understanding

programme under component 2B or Amendment 171 programme under component 2B or

under component 1 where the latter under component 1 where the latter

covers long borders with 5. With regard to an Interreg covers long borders with 5. With regard to an Interreg heterogenous development programme under component 2B or heterogenous development programme under component 2B or under challenges and needs, Member States under component 1 where the latter component 1 where the latter covers long

and, where applicable, third covers long borders with

challenges and needs, Member

countries, partner countries and heterogenous development

States and, where applicable, third borders with heterogenous development

OCTs participating in an Interreg challenges and needs, Member

countries, partner countries and challenges and needs, Member States and,

programme may define sub States and, where applicable, third

OCTs participating in an Interreg where applicable, third countries, partner

programme areas. countries, partner countries and

programme may define subcountries and OCTs participating in an

OCTs participating in an Interreg programme areas.

Interreg programme may define subprogramme areas.

programme may define subprogramme areas.

Moved to row 216 525

6.

Where the managing authority 6. Where the managing Provisional common understanding

identifies an intermediate body under Amendment 172 authority identifies an intermediate

an Interreg programme in body under an Interreg programme

accordance with Article [65(3)] of 6. Where the managing in accordance with Article [65(3)] 6. Where the managing authority

Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the authority identifies an one or more of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the identifies an intermediate body under an intermediate body shall carry out intermediate body bodies under an intermediate body shall carry out Interreg programme in accordance with those tasks in more than one Interreg programme in accordance those tasks in more than one Article [65(3)] of Regulation (EU) [new participating Member State or, where with Article [65(3)] of Regulation participating Member State or, CPR], the intermediate body shall carry out applicable, third country, partner (EU) [new CPR], the intermediate where applicable, third country, those tasks in more than one participating

country or OCT. body or bodies concerned shall carry out those tasks in more than partner country or OCT. Without Member State or, where applicable, third

one participating Member State, or prejudice to the provisions of

country, partner country or OCT. Without

in their respective Member States, Article 22, one or more

prejudice to the provisions of Article 22,

or, where applicable, in more than intermediate bodies may carry

one or more intermediate bodies may

one third country, partner country out those tasks in only one

carry out those tasks in only one

or OCT. participating Member State or,

participating Member State or, where

applicable, third country, partner 526

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where applicable, third country, country or OCT where such an approach partner country or OCT where is based on existing structures. such an approach is based on existing structures.

Article 45 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding Functions of the managing

authority [No change]

527

1.

The managing authority of an [no change] 1. The managing authority of an Provisional common understanding

Interreg programme shall carry out Interreg programme shall carry out the functions laid down in Articles the functions laid down in Articles

[66], [68] and [69] of Regulation [66], [68] and [69] of Regulation 1. The managing authority of an

(EU) [new CPR] with the exception (EU) [new CPR] with the exception Interreg programme shall carry out the of the task of selecting operations of the task of selecting operations functions laid down in Articles [66], [68] referred to in point (a) of referred to in point (a) of Article 66 and [69] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] Article 66(1) and Article 67 and of (1) and Article 67 of that with the exception of the task of selecting payments to beneficiaries referred to Regulation (EU) [new CPR] and, operations referred to in point (a) of in point (b) of Article 68(1). Those where the accounting function is Article 66 (1) and Article 67 of that functions shall be carried out in the carried out by a different body Regulation (EU) [new CPR] and, where whole of the territory covered by that pursuant to Article 46 of this the accounting function is carried out by programme, subject to derogations Regulation, of payments to a different body pursuant to Article 46 of set out under Chapter VIII of this beneficiaries referred to in this Regulation, of payments to

Regulation. point (b) of Article 68(1).) of beneficiaries referred to in point (b) of

Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. Article 68(1).) of Regulation (EU) [new Those functions shall be carried out CPR]. Those functions shall be carried out in the whole of the territory covered in the whole of the territory covered by that by that programme, subject to programme, subject to derogations set out derogations set out under under Chapter VIII of this Regulation.

Chapter VIII of this Regulation. 528

64 Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48 and 52.

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Amendment 173

1 a. By way of derogation from Article 87(2) of Regulation (EU) .../... [new CPR], the Commission shall reimburse as interim payments 100 % of the amounts included in the payment application which result from applying the cofinancing rate of the programme to the total eligible expenditure or to the public contribution, as appropriate.

529

Amendment 174 4. By way of derogation to Provisional common understanding Article 68 (1) from Regulation

1b. Where the managing (EU) [new CPR] and Article 44 authority does not carry out (6) , the Member States may

4.

By way of derogation to Article 68

verification under point (a) of decide that the management

(1)

from Regulation (EU) [new CPR] and

Article 68(1) of Regulation (EU) verifications will be done through

Article 44 (6) of this regulation , the

.../... [new CPR] throughout the the identification by each

Member States, and where applicable , third country, partner country or OCT,

whole programme area, each Member State of a body or participating in the Interreg programme, Member State shall designate the person responsible for this may decide that the management body or person responsible for verification on its territory. verifications will be done through the

carrying out such verification in identification by each Member State of a relation to beneficiaries on its body or person responsible for this territory. verification on its territory.

530

Amendment 175 Provisional common understanding 531

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1c. By way of derogation [EP amendment 175 withdrawn]

from Article 92 of Regulation (EU)

.../... [new CPR], Interreg [deletion]

programmes are not subject to the annual clearance of accounts. Accounts are cleared at the end of a programme, on the basis of the final performance report.

2.

The managing authority, after [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding consultation with the Member States and, where applicable, any third

countries, partner countries or OCTs [No change]

participating in the Interreg programme, shall set up a joint secretariat, with staff taking into account the programme partnership. 532

The joint secretariat shall assist the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding managing authority and the monitoring committee in carrying

out their respective functions. The [No change]

joint secretariat shall also provide information to potential beneficiaries about funding opportunities under

Interreg programmes and shall assist beneficiaries and partners in the implementation of operations. 533

3.

By way of derogation from [no change] 3. By way of derogation from Provisional common understanding

[point (c) of Article 70(1)] of [point (c) of Article 70(1)] of

Regulation (EU) [new CPR], Regulation (EU) [new CPR], 3. By way of derogation from [point (c) 534

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expenditure paid in another currency expenditure paid in another of Article 70(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new shall be converted into euro by each currency shall be converted into CPR], expenditure paid in another currency partner using the monthly accounting euro by each partnerbeneficiary shall be converted into euro by each exchange rate of the Commission in coming from countries which partnerbeneficiary coming from countries the month during which that have not adopted the euro as which have not adopted the euro as their expenditure was submitted for their currency using the monthly currency using the monthly accounting verification to the managing accounting exchange rate of the exchange rate of the Commission in the authority in accordance with Commission in the month during month during which that expenditure was [point (a) of Article 68(1)] of that which that expenditure was submitted for verification to the managing Regulation. submitted for verification to the authority in accordance with [point (a) of

managing authority in accordance Article 68(1)] of that Regulation.. with [point (a) of Article 68(1)] of that Regulation..

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Article 46 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

The accounting function

[No change] 535

1.

Member States and, where [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding applicable, third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in

an Interreg programme shall agree [No change]

on the arrangements for carrying out the accounting function. 536

2.

The accounting function shall [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding consist of the tasks listed in

[points (a) and (b) of Article 70(1)]

of Regulation [new CPR] and shall [No change]

also cover the payments made by the

Commission and, as a general rule, the payments made to the lead partner in accordance with [point (b) of Article 68(1)] of Regulation (EU)

[new CPR]. 537

Article 47 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Functions of the audit authority 66

[No change] 538

65 Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48 and 52.

Recital 28 on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 46(2), 49(1). 66 Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48 and 52.

Recital 29, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 47-48.

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1.

The audit authority of an [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Interreg programme shall carry out the functions provided for in this

Article and in Article 48 in the whole [No change]

of the territory covered by that

Interreg programme, subject to the derogations set out in Chapter VIII. 539

However, a participating Member [no change] However, a participating Member Provisional common understanding

State may specify when the audit State may specify when the audit authority is to be accompanied by an authority is to be accompanied by

auditor from that participating an auditor from that participating However, a participating Member State

Member State. Member State. may specify when the audit authority is to be accompanied by an auditor from that

participating Member State. 540

Where the audit authority does Provisional common understanding not have the authorisation in the whole territory covered by a

cooperation programme, it shall Where the audit authority does not have be assisted by a group of auditors the authorisation in the whole territory composed of a representative covered by a cooperation programme, it from each Member State, and, shall be assisted by a group of auditors where applicable, third country, composed of a representative from each partner country or OCT, Member State, and, where applicable, participating in the Interreg third country, partner country or OCT, programme. Each Member State, participating in the Interreg programme. and, where applicable, third Each Member State, and, where country, partner country or OCT applicable, third country, partner shall be responsible for audits country or OCT shall be responsible for carried out on its territory. audits carried out on its territory. 541

Each representative from each Provisional common understanding Member State, and, where

applicable, third country, partner 542

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country or OCT participating in

the Interreg programme shall be Each representative from each Member responsible for providing the State, and, where applicable, third factual elements relating to country, partner country or OCT expenditure on its territory that participating in the Interreg programme are required by the audit shall be responsible for providing the authority in order to perform its factual elements relating to expenditure

assessment. on its territory that are required by the audit authority in order to perform its

assessment.

The group of auditors shall be set Provisional common understanding up within three months of the decision approving the Interreg

programme. It shall draw up its The group of auditors shall be set up rules of procedure and be chaired within three months of the decision by the audit authority for the approving the Interreg programme. It

Interreg programme. shall draw up its rules of procedure and be chaired by the audit authority for the

Interreg programme. 543

The auditors shall be functionally Provisional common understanding independent of bodies or persons responsible for management

verifications under Article 45(4). The auditors shall be functionally independent from bodies or persons

responsible for management verifications under Article 45(4). 544

2.

The audit authority of an [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Interreg programme shall be responsible for carrying out system

audits and audits on operations in [No change]

order to provide independent assurance to the Commission that

management and control systems 545

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function effectively and that expenditure included in the accounts submitted to the Commission is legal and regular.

3.

Where an Interreg programme [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding is included in the population from which the Commission selects a

common sample under Article 48(1), [No change]

the audit authority shall carry out audits of operations selected by the

Commission in order to provide independent assurance to the

Commission that management and control systems function effectively. 546

4.

Audit work shall be carried [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding out in accordance with internationally accepted audit

standards. [No change] 547

5.

The audit authority shall draw [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding up and submit to the Commission each year by 15 February following

the end of the accounting year an [No change]

annual audit opinion in accordance with Article [63(7)] of Regulation

[FR-Omnibus] using the template set out in Annex [XVI] to Regulation

(EU) [new CPR] and based on all audit work carried out, covering each of the following components: 548

(a) the completeness, veracity and [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding 549

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accuracy of the accounts; [No change]

(b) the legality and regularity of [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding the expenditure included in the accounts submitted to the

Commission; [No change] 550

(c) the management and control [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding system of the Interreg programme.

[No change] 551

Where the Interreg programme is [no change] Where the Interreg programme is Provisional common understanding included in the population from included in the population from which the Commission selects a which the Commission selects a

sample pursuant to Article 48(1), the common sample pursuant to Where the Interreg programme is included annual audit opinion shall only cover Article 48(1), the annual audit in the population from which the the components referred to in opinion shall only cover the Commission selects a common sample points (a) and (c) of the first componentselements referred to in pursuant to Article 48(1), the annual audit subparagraph. points (a) and (c) of the first opinion shall only cover the

subparagraph. componentselements referred to in points (a) and (c) of the first subparagraph. 552

The deadline of 15 February may [no change] The deadline of 15 February may Provisional common understanding exceptionally be extended by the exceptionally be extended by the Commission to 1 March, upon Commission to 1 March, upon

communication by the Member State communication by the Member The deadline of 15 February may hosting the managing authority State hosting the managingaudit exceptionally be extended by the

concerned. authority concerned. Commission to 1 March, upon communication by the Member State

hosting the managingaudit authority concerned. 553

6.

The audit authority shall draw [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding up and submit to the Commission

each year by 15 February following 554

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the end of the accounting year an

annual control report in accordance [No change]

with [point (b) of Article 63(5)] of

Regulation [FR-Omnibus] using the template set out in Annex [XVII] of

Regulation (EU) [new CPR] and, supporting the audit opinion provided for in paragraph 5 of this

Article and setting out a summary of the findings, including an analysis of the nature and extent of any errors and deficiencies in the systems as well as the proposed and implemented corrective actions and the resulting total error rate and residual error rate for the expenditure entered in the accounts submitted to the Commission.

7.

Where the Interreg [no change] 7. Where the Interreg Provisional common understanding programme is included in the programme is included in the population from which the population from which the

Commission selects a sample under Commission selects a common 7. Where the Interreg programme is

Article 48(1), the audit authority sample under Article 48(1), the included in the population from which the shall draw up the annual control audit authority shall draw up the Commission selects a common sample report referred to in paragraph 6 of annual control report referred to in under Article 48(1), the audit authority shall this Article and fulfilling the paragraph 6 of this Article and draw up the annual control report referred requirements of [point (b) of Article fulfilling the requirements of [point to in paragraph 6 of this Article and 63(5)] of Regulation (EU, Euratom) (b) of Article 63(5)] of Regulation fulfilling the requirements of [point (b) of [FR-Omnibus] using the template set (EU, Euratom) [FR-Omnibus] Article 63(5)] of Regulation (EU, Euratom) out in Annex [XVII] to Regulation using the template set out in Annex [FR-Omnibus] using the template set out in (EU) [new CPR] and supporting the [XVII] to Regulation (EU) [new Annex [XVII] to Regulation (EU) [new audit opinion provided for in CPR] and supporting the audit CPR] and supporting the audit opinion paragraph 5 of this Article. opinion provided for in paragraph 5 provided for in paragraph 5 of this Article.

of this Article. 555

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That report shall set out a summary [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding of the findings, including an analysis of the nature and extent of any errors

and deficiencies in the systems as [No change]

well as the proposed and implemented corrective actions, the results of the audits of operations carried out by the audit authority in relation to the common sample referred to in Article 48(1) and the financial corrections applied by the

Interreg programme authorities for any individual irregularities detected by the audit authority for these operations. 556

8.

The audit authority shall [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding transmit system audit reports to the

Commission as soon as the required

contradictory procedure with the [No change]

relevant auditees is concluded. 557

9.

The Commission and the audit [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding authority shall meet on a regular basis and at least once a year, unless

otherwise agreed, to examine the [No change]

audit strategy, the annual control report and the audit opinion, to coordinate their audit plans and methods and to exchange views on issues relating to the improvement of management and control systems. 558

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Article 48 [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Audit of operations

[No change] 559

1.

The Commission shall select a [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding common sample of operations (or other sampling units) using a

statistical sampling method for the [No change]

audits of operations to be carried out by the audit authorities for the

Interreg programmes receiving support from the ERDF or an external financing instrument of the

Union in respect of each accounting year. 560

The common sample shall be [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding representative for all the Interreg programmes constituting the

population. [No change] 561

For the purposes of selecting the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding common sample, the Commission may stratify groups of Interreg

programmes according to their [No change]

specific risks. 562

2.

The programme authorities [no change] 2. The programme authorities Provisional common understanding shall provide the information shall provide the information

necessary for the selection of a necessary for the selection of a 2. The programme authorities shall 563

67 Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48 and 52.

Recital 29, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 47-48.

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common sample to the Commission common sample to the Commission provide the information necessary for the by 1 September following the end of by 1 SeptemberAugust following selection of a common sample to the each accounting year at the latest. the end of each accounting year at Commission by 1 SeptemberAugust

the latest. following the end of each accounting year at the latest.

That information shall be submitted [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding in a standardised electronic format, shall be complete and shall reconcile

with the expenditure declared to the [No change]

Commission for the reference accounting year. 564

3.

Without prejudice to the [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding requirement to carry out an audit referred to in Article 47(2), the audit

authorities for Interreg programmes [No change]

covered by the common sample shall not carry out additional audits of operations under those programmes, unless requested by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 8 of this Article or in cases for which an audit authority has identified specific risks. 565

4.

The Commission shall inform [no change] 4. The Commission shall Provisional common understanding the audit authorities of the Interreg inform the audit authorities of the programmes concerned of the Interreg programmes concerned of

common sample selected in time to the common sample selected in 4. The Commission shall inform the allow those authorities to carry out time to allow those authorities to audit authorities of the Interreg programmes

the audits of operations, in general, carry out the audits of operations, in concerned of the common sample selected in time to allow those authorities to carry 566

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by 1 October following the end of general, by 1 OctoberSeptember out the audits of operations, in general, by each accounting year, at the latest. following the end of each 1 OctoberSeptember following the end of

accounting year, at the latest. each accounting year, at the latest.

5.

The audit authorities [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding concerned shall submit information on the results of these audits as well

as on any financial correction taken [No change]

in relation to individual irregularities detected at the latest in the annual control reports to be submitted to the

Commission pursuant to Article

47(6) and (7). 567

6.

Following its assessment of [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding the results of audits of operations selected pursuant to paragraph 1, the

Commission shall calculate a global [No change]

extrapolated error rate with regard to the Interreg programmes included in the population from which the common sample was selected, for the purposes of its own assurance process. 568

7.

Where the global extrapolated [no change] Provisional common understanding

error rate referred to in paragraph 6 Amendment 176

is above 2% of the total expenditure

declared for the Interreg programmes 7. Where the global [EP amendment 176 withdrawn]

included in the population from extrapolated error rate referred to in

which the common sample was paragraph 6 is above 2% 3.5 % of [No change]

selected, the Commission shall the total expenditure declared for the Interreg programmes included 569

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calculate a global residual error rate, in the population from which the taking account of financial common sample was selected, the corrections applied by the respective Commission shall calculate a global

Interreg programme authorities for residual error rate, taking account individual irregularities detected by of financial corrections applied by the audits of operations selected the respective Interreg programme pursuant to paragraph 1. authorities for individual

irregularities detected by the audits of operations selected pursuant to paragraph 1.

8.

Where the global residual

error rate referred to in paragraph 7 Amendment 177

[no change] Provisional common understanding

is above 2% of the expenditure

declared for the Interreg programmes [EP amendment 177 withdrawn]

included in the population from 8. Where the global residual

which the common sample was error rate referred to in paragraph 7 [No change]

selected, the Commission shall is above 2% 3.5 % of the determine whether it is necessary to expenditure declared for the request the audit authority of a Interreg programmes included in specific Interreg programme or a the population from which the group of Interreg programmes most common sample was selected, the affected to carry out additional audit Commission shall determine work in order to further evaluate the whether it is necessary to request error rate and assess the required the audit authority of a specific corrective measures for the Interreg Interreg programme or a group of programmes affected by the Interreg programmes most affected irregularities detected. to carry out additional audit work in

order to further evaluate the error rate and assess the required corrective measures for the Interreg programmes affected by the irregularities detected. 570

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9.

Based on the assessment of [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding the results of the additional audit work requested pursuant to

paragraph 8, the Commission may [No change]

request additional financial corrections to be applied on the

Interreg programmes affected by the irregularities detected. In such cases, the Interreg programme authorities shall carry out the required financial corrections in accordance with

Article [97] of Regulation (EU) [new

CPR]. 571

10.

Each audit authority of an [no change] [no change] Provisional common understanding

Interreg programme for which the information referred to in paragraph

2 is missing or incomplete or has not [No change]

been submitted by the deadline laid down in the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 shall carry out a separate sampling exercise for the respective

Interreg programme in accordance with Article [73] of Regulation (EU)

[new CPR]). 572

CHAPTER VII [no change] [no change] Financial management

573

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Article 49 [no change] [no change] Payments and pre-financing 68

574

1.

The ERDF support and, where [no change] [no change] applicable, the support from external financing instruments of the Union to each Interreg programme shall be paid, in accordance with Article

46(2), into a single account with no national subaccounts. 575

2.

The Commission shall pay a [no change] 2. [The Commission shall pay a pre-financing based on the total pre-financing based on the total support from each Interreg fund, as support from each Interreg fund, as set out in the decision approving set out in the decision approving each Interreg programme under each Interreg programme under Article 18, subject to available funds, Article 18, subject to available in yearly instalments as follows and funds, in yearly instalments as before 1 July of the years 2022 to follows and before 1 July of the 2026, or, in the year of the approving years 2022 to 2026, or, in the year decision, no later than 60 days after of the approving decision, no later that decision is adopted: than 60 days after that decision is

adopted: 576

(a) 2021: 1%; Amendment 178 [no change]

(a) 2021: 1% 3 %;

577

68 Recital 28 on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 46(2), 49(1).

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(b) 2022: 1%; Amendment 179 [no change]

(b) 2022: 1% 2,25%;

578

579

(d) 2024: 1%; Amendment 181 [no change]

(d) 2024: 1% 2,25%;

580

(e) 2025: 1%; Amendment 182 [no change]

(e) 2025: 1% 2,25%;

581

(f) 2026: 1%. Amendment 183 (f) 2026: 1%]

(f) 2026: 1% 2,25%.

582

3.

Where external cross-border

Interreg programmes are supported Amendment 184

3.

Where external cross-border Interreg programmes are supported

by the ERDF and IPA III CBC or Where external cross-border by the ERDF and IPA III CBC or 583

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NDICI CBC, the pre-financing for Interreg programmes are supported NDICI CBC, the pre-financing for all funds supporting such an Interreg by the ERDF and IPA III CBC or all funds supporting such an programme shall be made in NDICI CBC, the pre-financing for Interreg programme shall be made accordance with Regulation (EU) all funds supporting such an in accordance with Regulation (EU) [IPA III] or [NDICI] or of any act Interreg programme shall be made [IPA III] or [NDICI] or of any act adopted thereunder. in accordance with Regulation (EU) adopted thereunder.

[IPA III] or [NDICI] or of any act adopted thereunder.

The pre-financing amount may be [no change] The pre-financing amount may be paid in two instalments, where paid in two instalments, where necessary, according to budgetary necessary, according to budgetary needs. needs. 584

The total amount paid as pre The total amount paid as prefinancing

shall be reimbursed to the Amendment 185 financing shall be reimbursed to the

Commission if no payment Commission if no payment

application under the cross-border The total amount paid as preapplication under the cross-border

Interreg programme is sent within 24 financing shall be reimbursed to the Interreg programme is sent within months of the date on which the Commission if no payment 24 months of the date on which the Commission pays the first instalment application under the cross-border Commission pays the first of the pre-financing amount. Such Interreg programme is sent within instalment of the pre-financing reimbursement shall constitute 24 36 months of the date on which amount. Such reimbursement shall internal assigned revenue and shall the Commission pays the first constitute internal assigned revenue not reduce the support from the instalment of the pre-financing and shall not reduce the support ERDF, IPA III CBC or NDICI CBC amount. Such reimbursement shall to the programme. constitute internal assigned revenue

from the ERDF, IPA III CBC or

and shall not reduce the support NDICI CBC to the programme.

from the ERDF, IPA III CBC or NDICI CBC to the programme.

585

Article 50 [no change] [no change] 586

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Recoveries 69

1.

The managing authority shall [no change] [no change] ensure that any amount paid as a result of an irregularity is recovered from the lead or sole partner.

Partners shall repay to the lead partner any amounts unduly paid. 587

1a. The Member States, third countries, partner countries or OCTs participating in a given Interreg programme may decide that neither the lead or sole partner nor the programme's managing authority is obliged to recover an amount unduly paid that does not exceed EUR 250, not including interest, in contribution from any of the Interreg funds to an operation in an accounting year. 588

No information needs to be provided to the Commission beyond the information about a decision being taken under the first subparagraph. 589

2.

Where the lead partner does [no change] [no change] not succeed in securing repayment

from other partners or where the 590

69 Recital 30, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 22(6), 50, 58(5)(f).

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managing authority does not succeed in securing repayment from the lead or sole partner, the Member State, third country, partner country or

OCT on whose territory the partner concerned is located or, in the case of an EGTC, is registered shall reimburse the managing authority any amounts unduly paid to that partner. The managing authority shall be responsible for reimbursing the amounts concerned to the general budget of the Union, in accordance with the apportionment of liabilities among the participating Member

States, third countries, partner countries or OCTs laid down in the

Interreg programme.

3.

Once the Member State, third [no change] [no change] country, partner country or OCT has reimbursed the managing authority any amounts unduly paid to a partner, it may continue or start a recovery procedure against that partner under its national law. In the event of successful recovery, the

Member State, third country, partner country or OCT may use those amounts for the national cofinancing of the Interreg programme concerned. The Member State, third country, partner country or OCT shall not have any reporting

obligations towards the programme 591

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authorities, the monitoring committee or the Commission with regard to such national recoveries.

4.

Where a Member State, third [no change] 4. Where a Member State, third country, partner country or OCT has country, partner country or OCT not reimbursed the managing has not reimbursed the managing authority any amounts unduly paid to authority any amounts unduly paid a partner pursuant to paragraph 3, to a partner pursuant to paragraph those amounts shall be subject to a 3, those amounts shall be subject to recovery order issued by the AOD a recovery order issued by the which shall be executed, where AODCommission which shall be possible, by offsetting against executed, where possible, by amounts due to the Member State, offsetting against amounts due to third country, partner country or the respective Member State, third OCT under subsequent payments to country, partner country or OCT the same Interreg programme or, in under subsequent payments to the the case of a third country, partner same Interreg programme or, in the country or an OCT, under case of a third country, partner subsequent payments to programmes country or an OCT, under under the respective external subsequent payments to financing instruments of the Union. programmes under the respective Such recovery shall not constitute a external financing instruments of financial correction and shall not the Union. . Such recovery shall not reduce the support from the ERDF or constitute a financial correction and any external financing instrument of shall not reduce the support from the Union to the respective Interreg the ERDF or any external financing programme. The amount recovered instrument of the Union to the shall constitute assigned revenue in respective Interreg programme. The accordance with Article [177(3)] of amount recovered shall constitute Regulation (EU, Euratom) [FR- assigned revenue in accordance Omnibus]. with Article [17721(3)] of
Regulation (EU, Euratom) [FR- Omnibus]. 592

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With regard to amounts not reimbursed to the managing authority by a Member State, the offsetting shall concern subsequent payments to the same Interreg programme. The managing authority shall then offset with regard to that Member State in accordance with the apportionment of liabilities among the participatng Member States set out in the Interreg programme in the event of financial corrections imposed by the managing authority or the Commission. 593

With regard to amounts not reimbursed to the managing authority by a third country, partner country or OCT, the offsetting shall concern subsequent payments to programmes under the respective external financing instruments of the Union. 594

CHAPTER VIII

Participation of third countries or Amendment 186

[CHAPTER VIII Participation of third countries or partner countries or OCTs in Interreg partner countries or OCTs in

programmes under shared Participation of third countries or Interreg programmes under shared

management partner countries,or OCTs, or regional integration or management

cooperation organisations in

Interreg programmes under shared 595

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management

Article 51 [no change] [no change] Applicable provisions 70

596

Chapters I to VII and Chapter X Chapters I to VII and Chapter X

shall apply to the participation of Amendment 187 shall apply to the [PEACE PLUS

third countries, partner countries and programme] and to participation

OCTs in Interreg programmes Chapters I to VII and Chapter X of third countries, partner countries subject to the specific provisions set shall apply to the participation of and OCTs supported by external

out in this Chapter. third countries, partner countries, and OCTs, or regional integration financing instruments from the

or cooperation organisations in Union in Interreg programmes Interreg programmes subject to the subject to the specific provisions set specific provisions set out in this out in this Chapter.

Chapter.

597

Article 52 [no change] [no change] Interreg programme authorities and

their functions 71 598

1.

Third countries, partner [no change] 1. Third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in countries and OCTs participating in an Interreg programme shall either an Interreg programme shall either allow the managing authority of that allow the managing authority of

programme to carry out its functions that programme to carry out its 599

70 Recital 31 is linked to article 51-59.

71 Recital 21, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 16-22, 27-29, 34, 35, 44-48 and 52.

Recital 31 is linked to article 51-59.

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in its respective territory or shall functions in its respective territory identify a national authority as or shall identify a national or contact point for the managing regional authority as contact point authority or a national controller to for the managing authority or a carry out management verifications national controller to carry out as provided for in [point (a) of management verifications as Article 68(1)] of Regulation (EU) provided for in [point (a) of Article [new CPR] in its respective territory. 68(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new

CPR] in its respective territory.

Where the management verifications are carried out on behalf of the managing authority by private companies, those companies shall meet at least one of the following requirements: 600

(a) be a member of a national accounting or auditing body or institution which in turn is member of International Federation of Accountants ('IFAC'); 601

(b) be a member of a national accounting or auditing body or institution. Where this organisation is not a member of IFAC, the auditor shall commit to undertake the work in accordance with IFAC standards and ethics; 602

(c) be registered as a statutory

auditor in the public register of a 603

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public oversight body in a Member State in accordance with the principles of public oversight set out in Directive 2006/43/EC i of the European Parliament and of the Council;

(d) be registered as a statutory auditor in the public register of a public oversight body in a partner country, provided this register is subject to principles of public oversight as set out in the legislation of the country concerned. 604

2.

Third countries, partner [no change] 2. Third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in countries and OCTs participating in an Interreg programme shall either an Interreg programme shall either allow the audit authority of that allow the audit authority of that programme to carry out its functions programme to carry out its in its respective territory or shall functions in its respective territory identify a national audit authority or or shall identify a national audit body, functionally independent from authority or body, functionally the national authority. independent from the national

authority. 605

3.

Third countries, partner

countries and OCTs participating in Amendment 188

3.

The managing authority, in accordance with Article 45(2) and

an Interreg programme shall delegate

staff to the joint secretariat of that 3. Third countries, partner

after consultation with the

programme or shall set up a branch countries and OCTs participating in

Member States, third countries, partner countries and OCTs

office in its respective territory, or an Interreg programme shall may participating in an Interreg

shall do both. delegate staff to the joint secretariat of that programme or, in agreement programme shall delegate staff to

the joint secretariat ofmay agree 606

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with the managing authority, shall that third countries, partner set up a branch office of the Joint countries and OCTs participating Secretariat in its respective in the programme or shallmay set territory, or shall do both. up a branch office in its respective territory, or shall do both.(s) in the programme area.

4.

The national authority or a 4. The national authority or a

body equivalent to the Interreg Amendment 189 body equivalent to the Interreg

programme communication officer programme communication officer

as provided for in Article 35(1), shall 4. The national authority or as provided for in Article 35(1),) or support the managing authority and a body equivalent to the Interreg the branch office, shall support the partners in the respective third programme communication officer managing authority and partners in country, partner country or OCT as provided for in Article the respective third country, partner with regard to the tasks provided for 35(1),shall may support the in Article 35(2) to (7). managing authority and partners in

country or OCT with regard to the

the respective third country, partner tasks provided for in Article 35(2) country or OCT with regard to the to (76).

tasks provided for in Article 35(2) to (7).

607

Article 53 [no change] [no change] Management methods 72

608

1.

External cross-border Interreg [no change] 1. External cross-border programmes supported both by Interreg programmes supported ERDF and IPA III CBC or NDICI both by ERDF and IPA III CBC or CBC shall be implemented under NDICI CBC shall be implemented

shared management both in the under shared management both in 609

72 Recital 18, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 14(2), 23(3), 44(3), 53(1), 59(3).

Recital 31 is linked to article 51-59.

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Member States and in any the Member States and in any participating third country or partner participating third country or country. partner country.

The PEACE PLUS programme shall [no change] [The PEACE PLUS programme be implemented under shared shall be implemented under shared management both in Ireland and in management both in Ireland and in the United Kingdom. the United Kingdom.] 610

2.

Component 2 and 4 Interreg 2. Component 2 and 4 Interreg

programmes combining Amendment 190 Strand B and C programmes

contributions from the ERDF and combining contributions from the

from one or more external financing 2. Component 2 and 4 instrument of the Union shall be Interreg programmes combining

ERDF and from one or more

implemented under shared contributions from the ERDF and

external financing instrument of the

management both in the Member from one or more external

Union shall be implemented under

States and in any participating third financing instrument of the Union

shared management both in the

country or partner country or, with shall be implemented under shared

Member States and in any

regard to component 3, in any OCT, management both in the Member

participating third country or

whether or not that OCT receives States and in any participating third

partner country or, with regard to

support under one or more external country, or partner country,

component 3Strand D, in any

financing instruments of the Union. participating OCT or, with regard

OCT, whether or not that OCT

to component 3, in any OCT, receives support under one or more whether or not that OCT receives external financing instruments of support under one or more external the Union.

financing instruments of the Union.

611

3.

Component 3 Interreg [no change] 3. Component 3 Interreg programmes combining Strand D programmes combining contributions from the ERDF and contributions from the ERDF and one or more external financing one or more external financing instruments of the Union shall be instruments of the Union shall be

implemented in any of the following implemented in any of the 612

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ways: following ways:

(a) under shared management [no change]

both in the Member States and in any Amendment 191

participating third country or OCT; a) under shared

management both in the Member States and in any participating third country or OCT or group of third countries forming part of a regional organisation;

613

(b) under shared management

only in the Member States and in any Amendment 192

[no change]

participating third country or OCT

with regard to ERDF expenditure b) under shared outside the Union for one or more management only in the Member operations, whereas the contributions States and in any participating third from one or more external financing country or OCT, or group of third instruments of the Union are countries forming part of a managed under indirect regional organisation, with regard

management; to ERDF expenditure outside the Union for one or more operations,

whereas the contributions from one or more external financing instruments of the Union are managed under indirect management;

614

both in the Member States and in any Amendment 193

[no change]

participating third country or OCT. c) under indirect 615

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management both in the Member States and in any participating third country or OCT or group of third countries forming part of a regional organisation.

Where all or part of a component 3 Where all or part of a component

Interreg programme is implemented Amendment 194 3an Interreg Strand D programme

under indirect management, Article is implemented under indirect

60 shall apply. Where all or part of a component 3 Interreg programme is implemented management, Article 60 shall

under indirect management, a prior apply.

agreement between Member States and regions concerned is required and Article 60 shall apply.

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Amendment 195

3 a. Joint calls for proposals mobilising funding from bilateral or multi-country NDICI programmes and ETC programmes may be launched if the respective managing authorities agree to do so. The content of the call shall specify its geographical scope, and its expected contribution to the objectives of the respective programmes. Managing authorities shall decide whether

NDICI or ETC rules are 617

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applicable to the call. They may decide to appoint a lead managing authority responsible for the tasks of management and control related to the call.

Article 54 [no change] [no change] Eligibility 73

618

1.

By way of derogation from [no change] 1. By way of derogation from

Article [57(2)] of Regulation (EU) Article [57(2)] of Regulation (EU)

[new CPR] expenditure shall be [new CPR] expenditure shall be eligible for a contribution from eligible for a contribution from external financing instruments of the external financing instruments of Union if it has been incurred by a the Union if it has been incurred by partner or the private partner of PPP a partner or the private partner of operations in the preparation and PPP operationsand paid in the implementation of Interreg preparation, and implementation of operations from 1 January 2021 and Interreg operations from 1 January paid after the date when the 2021 and paidor from the date of financing agreement with the the programme submission, respective third country, partner whichever date is earlier but may country or OCT was concluded. be claimed from the programme

after the date when the financing agreement with the respective third country, partner country or OCT was concluded. 619

However, expenditure for technical [no change] However, expenditure for technical

assistance managed by programme assistance managed by programme 620

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authorities located in a Member State authorities located in a Member shall be eligible as of 1 January State shall be eligible as of 1 2021, even when paid for actions January 2021, even when paid for implemented in favour of third actions implemented in favour of countries, partner countries or OCTs. third countries, partner countries or

OCTs.

For costs reimbursed by external financing instrument pursuant to points (b), (c) and (f) of Article 48(1) of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the actions constituting the basis for reimbursement shall be carried out from 1 January 2021 or from the date of the programme submission, whichever date is earlier but may be claimed from the programme after the date when the financing agreement with the respective third country, partner country or OCT was concluded. 621

2.

Where an Interreg programme [no change] 2. Where an Interreg selects operations based on calls for programme selects operations based proposals, such calls may include on calls for proposals, such calls applications for a contribution from may include applications for a external financing instruments of the contribution from external Union, even when launched before financing instruments of the Union, the relevant financing agreement was even when the calls were launched signed, and operations may already and operations were selected be selected before such dates. before the relevant financing
agreement was signed, and

operations may already be selected 622

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before such dates.

However, the managing authority [no change] However, theThe managing may not provide the document authority may not provide the provided for in Article 22(6) before document provided for in such dates. Article 22(6) before such datesthe

relevant financing agreement was signed. 623

Article 55 [no change] [no change] Large infrastructure projects 74

624

1.

Interreg programmes under [no change] 1. Interreg programmes under this section may support 'large this section may support 'large infrastructure projects' meaning infrastructure projects' meaning operations comprising a set of operations comprising a set of works, activities or services intended works, activities or services to fulfil an indivisible function of a intended to fulfil an indivisible precise nature pursuing clearly function of a precise nature identified objectives of common pursuing clearly identified interest for the purposes of objectives of common interest for implementing investments delivering the purposes of implementing a cross-border impact and benefits investments delivering a crossand where a budget share of at least border impact and benefits and EUR 2 500 000 is allocated to the where a budget share of a total cost acquisition of infrastructure. of at least EUR 2 500 000 is
allocated to the acquisition, construction or modernisation of infrastructure. 625

74 Recital 31 is linked to article 51-59.

Recital 33 is linked to this article.

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2.

Each beneficiary [no change] [no change] implementing a large infrastructure project or a part thereof shall apply the applicable public procurement rules. 626

3.

Where the selection of one or 3. Where the selection of one or

more large infrastructure projects is Amendment 196 more large infrastructure projects is

on the agenda of a monitoring on the agenda of a monitoring

committee or, where applicable, 3. Where the selection of committee or, where applicable, steering committee meeting, the one or more large infrastructure managing authority shall transmit a projects is on the agenda of a

steering committee meeting, the

concept note for each such project to monitoring committee or, where

managing authority shall transmit a

the Commission at the latest two applicable, steering committee

concept note for each such project

months before the date of the meeting, the managing authority

to the Commission, for

meeting. The concept note shall be a shall transmit a concept note for

information, at the latest two

maximum of three pages and shall each such project to the

months before the date of the

indicate the name, the location, the Commission at the latest two

meeting. The concept note shall be

budget, the lead partner and the months before the date of the

a maximum of three pages and shall

partners as well as the main meeting. The concept note shall be

indicate the name, the location, the

objectives and deliverables thereof. a maximum of three five pages and

budget, the lead partner and the

If the concept note concerning one or shall indicate the name, the

partners as well as the main

more large infrastructure projects is location, the budget, the lead

objectives and deliverables thereof.

not transmitted to the Commission partner and the partners as well as

If the concept note concerning one

by that deadline, the Commission the main objectives and

or more large infrastructure projects

may request that the chair of the deliverables thereof, as well as

is not transmitted to the

monitoring committee or steering including a credible business plan

Commission by that deadline, the

committee remove the projects which demonstrates that the

Commission may request that the

concerned from the agenda of the project or projects’ continuation is

chair of the monitoring committee

meeting. secure even without the provision

or steering committee remove the

of Interreg funds. If the concept projects concerned from the agenda note concerning one or more large of the meeting.

infrastructure projects is not transmitted to the Commission by

that deadline, the Commission may 627

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request that the chair of the monitoring committee or steering committee remove the projects concerned from the agenda of the meeting.

Article 56 [no change] [no change] Procurement 75

628

1.

Where the implementation of [no change] [no change] an operation requires procurement of service, supply or works contracts by a beneficiary, the following rules shall apply: 629

(a) where the beneficiary is a [no change] (a) where the beneficiary is contracting authority or a contracting located in a Member State and is entity within the meaning of the a contracting authority or a Union law applicable to public contracting entity within the procurement procedures, it shall meaning of the Union law apply national laws, regulations and applicable to public procurement administrative provisions adopted in procedures, it shall apply national connection with Union laws; laws, regulations and administrative

provisions adopted in connection with Union laws; 630

(b) where the beneficiary is a [no change] [no change] public authority of a partner country under IPA III or NDICI whose cofinancing

is transferred to the 631

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Managing Authority, it may apply national laws, regulations and administrative provisions, provided that the financing agreement allows it and that the contract is awarded to the tender offering best value for money, or as appropriate, to the tender offering the lowest price, while avoiding any conflict of interests.

2.

For the award of goods, works [no change] [no change] or services in all cases other than those referred to in paragraph 1, the procurement procedures under

Articles [178] and [179] of

Regulation (EU, Euratom) [FR-

Omnibus] and Chapter 3 of Annex 1

(Points 36 to 41) to that Regulation shall apply. 632

Article 57 [no change] [no change]

Financial management 76

633

The Commission decisions [no change] [no change] approving Interreg programmes also supported by an external financing instrument of the Union shall meet the requirements necessary to constitute financing decisions in

terms of Article [110(2)] of 634

76 Recital 31 is linked to article 51-59.

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Regulation (EU, Euratom) [FR-

Omnibus].

Article 58 [no change] [no change] Conclusion of Financing Agreements

under shared management 77 635

1.

In order to implement an [no change] [no change]

Interreg programme in a third country, partner country or OCT, in accordance with Article [112(4)] of

Regulation (EU, Euratom) [FR-

Omnibus], a financing agreement shall be concluded between the

Commission representing the Union and each participating third country, partner country or OCT represented in accordance with its national legal framework. 636

2.

Any financing agreement shall [no change] [no change] be concluded at the latest on 31

December of the year following the year when the first budget commitment was made and shall be considered concluded on the date when the last party has signed it. 637

Any financing agreement shall enter [no change] [no change] into force either on the date 638

77 Recital 30, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 22(6), 50, 58(5)(f).

Recital 31 is linked to article 51-59.

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(a) when the last party has signed [no change] [no change] it; or

639

(b) when the third or partner [no change] [no change] country or OCT has completed the procedure required for ratification under its national legal framework and informed the Commission . 640

3.

Where an Interreg programme [no change] 3. The Commission shall involves more than one third provide the draft financing country, partner country or OCT, at agreement at the latest one year least one financing agreement shall prior to the deadline for be signed by both parties before that signature. date. The other third countries, partner countries or OCTs may sign their respective financing agreements

at the latest on 30 June of the second Where an Interreg programme year following the year when the involves more than one third first budget commitment was made. country, partner country or OCT, at

least one financing agreement shall be signed by both parties before thatthe date specified in paragraph 2. The other third countries, partner countries or OCTs may sign their respective financing agreements at the latest on 30 June of the second year following the year when the first budget commitment was made. 641

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4.

The Member State hosting the [no change] [no change] managing authority of the relevant

Interreg programme either 642

(a) may also sign the financing [no change] [no change] agreement; or

643

(b) shall sign, on the same date, [no change] [no change] an implementing agreement with each third country, partner country or OCT participating in that Interreg programme setting out the mutual rights and obligations with regard to its implementation and financial management. 644

When transmitting the signed copy [no change] When transmitting the signed copy of the financing agreement or a copy of the financing agreement or a of the implementing agreement to copy of the implementing the Commission, the Member State agreement to the Commission, the hosting the managing authority shall Member State hosting the also send, as a separate document, a managing authority shall also send, list of the planned large as a separate document, a list of the infrastructure projects as defined in planned large infrastructure projects Article 55, indicating the prospective as defined in Article 55, indicating name, location, budget and lead the prospective name, location, partner thereof. budget and lead partner thereof. 645

5.

An implementing agreement [no change] [no change] signed pursuant to point (b) of paragraph 4 shall at least cover the following elements: 646

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(a) detailed arrangements for [no change] [no change] payments;

647

(b) financial management; [no change] [no change]

648

649

(d) reporting obligations; [no change] [no change]

650

(e) verifications, controls and [no change] [no change] audit;

651

(f) irregularities and recoveries. [no change] [no change]

652

6.

Where the Member State [no change] [no change] hosting the managing authority of the Interreg programme decides to sign the financing agreement pursuant to point (a) of paragraph 4, that financing agreement shall be considered a tool to implement the

Union budget in accordance with the

Financial Regulation and not an 653

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international agreement as referred to in Articles 216 to 219 of the

TFEU.

Article 59 [no change] Article 59 Third country, partner country or

OCT contribution other than co Third country, partner country

financing 78 or OCT contribution other than

co-financing 79 654

1.

Where a third country, partner [no change] [no change] country or OCT transfers to the

Managing Authority a financial contribution to the Interreg programme other than its cofinancing of the Union support to the

Interreg programme, the rules concerning that financial contribution shall be contained in the following document: 655

(a) where the Member State signs [no change] (a) where the Member State the financing agreement pursuant to signs the financing agreement point (a) of Article 58(4), in a pursuant to point (a) of Article separate implementing agreement 58(4), in one of the following: signed either between the Member

State hosting the managing authority

and the third country, partner 656

78 Recital 18, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to article 14(2), 23(3), 44(3), 53(1), 59(3).

Recital 31 is linked to article 51-59. 79 Council position: The final wording on de-commitment rule for Interreg programmes also supported by IPA III CBC or NDICI III CBC will be subject to

MFF discussions.

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country or OCT or directly between the managing authority and the competent authority in the third country, partner country or OCT;

(i) a distinct part of that financing agreement; or 657

(ii) in a separate implementing agreement signed either between the Member State hosting the managing authority and the third country, partner country or OCT or directly between the managing authority and the competent authority in the third country, partner country or OCT; 658

(b) where the Member State signs [no change] [no change] an implementing agreement pursuant to point (b) of Article 58(4), in one of the following: 659

(i) a distinct part of that [no change] [no change] implementing agreement; or

660

(ii) an additional implementing [no change] [no change] agreement signed between the same parties referred to point (a). 661

For the purposes of point (b)(i) of the [no change] [no change] first subparagraph, sections of the

implementing agreement may, where 662

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applicable, cover both the transferred financial contribution and the Union support to the Interreg programme.

2.

An implementing agreement [no change] [no change] under paragraph 1 shall at least contain the elements concerning the third country's, partner country's or

OCT's co-financing listed in Article

58(5). 663

In addition, it shall set out both of [no change] [no change] the following:

664

(a) the amount of the additional [no change] [no change] financial contribution;

665

(b) the intended use and [no change] [no change] conditions for its use, including conditions for applications for that additional contribution. 666

3.

With regard to the PEACE [no change] [3. With regard to the PEACE

PLUS programme, the financial PLUS programme, the financial contribution to Union activities from contribution to Union activities the United Kingdom in the form of from the United Kingdom in the external assigned revenue as referred form of external assigned revenue to in [point (e) of Article 21(2)] of as referred to in [point (e) of Article Regulation (EU, Euratom) [FR- 21(2)] of Regulation (EU, Euratom) Omnibus] shall make part of the [FR-Omnibus] shall make part of budget appropriations for Heading 2 the budget appropriations for

'Cohesion and Values', sub-ceiling Heading 2 'Cohesion and Values', 667

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'Economic, social and territorial sub-ceiling 'Economic, social and cohesion'. territorial cohesion'.

That contribution shall be subject to [no change] [no change] a specific financing agreement with the United Kingdom in accordance with Article 58. The Commission and the United Kingdom as well as

Ireland shall be parties to this specific financing agreement. 668

It shall be signed before the [no change] It shall be signed before the beginning of the implementation of beginning of the implementation of the programme thus allowing the the programme thus allowing the Special EU Programmes Body to Special EU Programmes Body to apply all the Union legislation for apply all the Union legislation for the implementation of the the implementation of the programme. programme.]

] 669

CHAPTER IX [no change] CHAPTER IX Specific provisions for direct or Specific provisions for direct or

indirect management indirect management 670

Article 60 [no change] [no change] Outermost regions' cooperation 80

671

1.

Where part or all of a 1. Where part or all of a

component 3 Interreg programme is Amendment 197 component 3an Interreg Strand D 672

80 Recital 14, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to art. 6, 10(5), 16(5), 23 (4), 60.

Recital 32, on which the EP adopted an am, is linked to this article.

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implemented under indirect programme is implemented under

management pursuant to point (b) or 1. Where, after consulting indirect management pursuant to

(c) respectively of Article 53(3), stakeholders, part or all of a point (b) or (c) respectively of implementation tasks shall be component 3 Interreg programme is Article 53(3), implementation tasks entrusted to one of the bodies listed implemented under indirect shall be entrusted to one of the in point [(c) of the first subparagraph management pursuant to point (b) bodies listed in point [(c) of the first of Article 62(1)] of Regulation (EU, or (c) respectively of Article 53(3) subparagraph of Article 62(1)] of Euratom) [FR-Omnibus], in of this Regulation, implementation Regulation (EU, Euratom) [FR- particular to such a body located in tasks shall be entrusted to one of Omnibus], in particular to such a the participating Member State, the bodies listed in point [(c) of the body located in the participating including the managing authority of first subparagraph of Article 62(1)] Member State, including the the Interreg programme concerned. of Regulation (EU, Euratom) [FR- managing authority of the Interreg

Omnibus], in particular to such a programme concerned. body located in the participating Member State, including the managing authority of the Interreg programme concerned.

2.

In accordance with [point (c) [no change] [no change] of Article 154(6)] of Regulation

(EU, Euratom) [FR-Omnibus], the

Commission may decide not to require an ex-ante assessment as referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of that Article when the budget implementation tasks referred to in

[point (c) of the first subparagraph of

Article 62(1)] of Regulation (EU,

Euratom) [FR-Omnibus] are entrusted to a managing authority of an outermost regions' Interreg programme identified pursuant to

Article 37(1) of this Regulation and 673

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in accordance with Article [65] of

Regulation (EU) [new CPR].

3.

Where the budget [no change] [no change] implementation tasks referred to in

[point (c) of the first subparagraph of

Article 62(1)] of Regulation [FR-

Omnibus] are entrusted to a Member

State organisation, Article [157] of

Regulation (EU, Euratom) [FR-

Omnibus] shall apply. 674

4.

Where a programme or action [no change] 4. Where a programme or co-financed by one or more external action co-financed by one or more financing instrument is implemented external financing instrument is by a third country, a partner country, implemented by a third country, a an OCT or any of the other bodies partner country, an OCT or any of listed to in [point (c) of the first the other bodies listed to in [point subparagraph of Article 62(1)] of (c) of the first subparagraph of Regulation (EU, Euratom) [FR- Article 62(1)] of Regulation (EU, Omnibus] or referred to in Euratom) [FR-Omnibus] or referred Regulation (EU) [NDICI] or Council to in Regulation (EU) [NDICI] or Decision [OCT Decision] or both, Council Decision [OCT Decision] the relevant rules of these or both, the relevant rules of these instruments shall apply, in particular instruments shall apply, in Chapters I, III and V of Title II of particular Chapters I, III and V of Regulation (EU) [NDICI]. Title II of Regulation (EU)

[NDICI].. 675

Conditions for the implementation of part of an Interreg Strand D programme under indirect management pursuant to point (b) or (c) of

Article 53(3) shall be defined by 676

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an agreement concluded between the Commission, the managing authority or its Member State and the entrusted body.

Article 61 Article 61 Interregional innovation investments Amendment 198 Interregional innovation

Interregional innovation investments

investments 677

At the initiative of the Commission, At the initiative of the Commission, At the initiative of the Commission, the ERDF may support interregional the ERDF may support the ERDF may support innovation investments, as set out in interregional innovation interregional innovation point 5 of Article 3, bringing investments, as set out in point 5 of investments, as set out in point 5 of together researchers, businesses, Article 3, bringing together Article 3, bringing together civil society and public researchers, businesses, civil researchers, businesses, civil administrations involved in smart society and public administrations society and public administrations specialisation strategies established involved in smart specialisation involved in smart specialisation at national or regional levels. strategies established at national or strategies established at national or

regional levels. regional levels. 678

Amendment 199

Article 61 a

Exemption from reporting requirements under Article 108(3) TFEU

679

The Commission may declare that aid in favour of projects supported

by EU European territorial 680

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cooperation are compatible with the internal market and are not subject to the notification requirements of Article 108(3) TFEU.

CHAPTER X [no change] [no change] Final provisions

681

Article 62 [no change] [no change] Exercise of the delegation 81

682

1.

The power to adopt delegated [no change] [no change] acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 683

2.

The power to adopt delegated [no change] 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 16(6) shall acts referred to in Article 16(6) be conferred on the Commission shall be conferred on the from [as of one day after its Commission from [as of one day publication = date of entry into after its publication = date of entry force] until 31 December 2027. into force] until 31 December 2027 684

3.

The delegation of power [no change] [no change] referred to in Article 16(6) may be revoked at any time by the European

Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to

the delegation of the power specified 685

81 Recital 36 is linked to article 16(6) and 62.

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in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

4.

Before adopting a delegated [no change] [no change] act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member

State in accordance with the principles laid down in the

Interinstitutional Agreement of 13

April 2016 on Better Law-Making. 686

5.

As soon as it adopts a [no change] [no change] delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the

European Parliament and to the

Council. 687

6.

A delegated act adopted [no change] [no change] pursuant to Article 16(6) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the

European Parliament or by the

Council within a period of [two months] of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the

Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not

object. That period shall be extended 688

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by [two months] at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the

Council.

Article 63 [no change] [no change] Committee Procedure

689

1.

The Commission shall be [no change] [no change] assisted by the committee set up pursuant to Article [108(1)] of

Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation

(EU) No 182/2011. 690

2.

Where reference is made to [no change] [no change] this paragraph, Article 4 of

Regulation (EU) No 182/2011shall apply. 691

Article 64 [no change] [no change] Transitional provisions

692

Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 i or [no change] [no change] any act adopted thereunder shall continue to apply to programmes and operations supported by the ERDF under the 2014-2020 programming period. 693

Article 65 [no change] [no change] Entry into force 694

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This Regulation shall enter into force [no change] [no change] on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 695

This Regulation shall be binding in [no change] [no change] its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 696

RECITALS

At this stage the table only contains the recitals on which the Council has a mandate for negotiation.

(3)

In order to support the (3) In order to support the a (3) In order to support the harmonious development of the cooperative and harmonious harmonious development of the

Provisional common understanding 697

Union's territory at different levels, development of the Union's Union's territory at different levels, the ERDF should support crossterritory at different levels and to the ERDF should support cross(3) In order to support the harmonious border cooperation, transnational reduce existing disparities, the border cooperation, transnational development of the Union's territory at cooperation, maritime cooperation, ERDF should support cross-border cooperation, maritime cooperation, different levels, the ERDF should support outermost regions’ cooperation and cooperation, transnational interregional cooperation and cross-border cooperation, transnational interregional cooperation under the cooperation, maritime cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation and cooperation, maritime cooperation, European territorial cooperation goal outermost regions’ cooperation and interregional cooperation under interregional cooperation and outermost (Interreg). interregional cooperation under the the European territorial cooperation regions’ cooperation and interregional

European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg). cooperation under the European territorial

goal (Interreg). In the process, the cooperation goal (Interreg). In the process, principles of multi-level the principles of multi-level governance governance and partnership and partnership should be taken into should be taken into account, and account, ensuring an effective size of place-based approaches should be partnership for a programme.

strengthened. [Am. 3]

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(4)

The cross-border cooperation (4) The cross-border cooperation (4) The cross-border cooperation component should aim to tackle component should aim to tackle strand should aim to tackle

698

common challenges identified jointly common challenges identified common challenges identified in the border regions, and to exploit jointly in the border regions, and to jointly in the neighbouring land the untapped growth potential in exploit the untapped growth and maritime border regions, and border areas as evidenced in the potential in border areas as to exploit the untapped growth Communication of the Commission evidenced in the Communication of potential in border areas as 'Boosting Growth and Cohesion in the Commission 'Boosting Growth evidenced in the Communication of EU Border Regions’ 82 ('Border and Cohesion in EU Border the Commission 'Boosting Growth Regions Communication'). Regions’ 83 ('Border Regions and Cohesion in EU Border Consequently, the cross-border Communication'). Consequently Regions’ ('Border Regions component should be limited to Therefore, the cross-border Communication'). Consequently, cooperation on land borders and component should be limited to the cross-border component should

cross-border cooperation on include cooperation on land be limited to cooperation on land borders and cross-border

82 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament 'Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions' - COM(2017) 534 i

final, 20.9.2017. 83 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament 'Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions' - COM(2017)0534 i,

20.9.2017.

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maritime borders should be borders and cross-border cooperation on maritime borders integrated into the transnational cooperation on both land or should be integrated into the component. maritime borders should be transnational component.

integrated into the transnational, without prejudice to the new component for outermost regions cooperation. [Am. 5]

(6)

The transnational cooperation (6) The transnational (6) The transnational cooperation 699 and maritime cooperation component cooperation and maritime andmaritime cooperation should aim to strengthen cooperation cooperation component should aim component strand should aim to by means of actions conducive to to strengthen cooperation by means strengthen cooperation by means of integrated territorial development of actions conducive to integrated actions conducive to integrated linked to the Union's cohesion policy territorial development linked to the territorial development linked to the priorities, and should also include Union's cohesion policy priorities, Union's cohesion policy priorities, maritime cross-border cooperation. and should also include maritime and should also include maritime

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Transnational cooperation should cross-border cooperation in full cross-border cooperation.. cover larger territories on the respect of subsidiarity. Transnational cooperation should mainland of the Union, whereas Transnational cooperation should cover larger territories on the maritime cooperation should cover cover larger transnational mainland of the Union, whereas territories around sea-basins and territories on the mainland of the maritime cooperation should cover integrate cross-border cooperation on Union, whereas maritime territories and around sea-basins maritime borders during the cooperation should cover and, and integrate cross-border programming period 2014-2020. where appropriate, territories cooperation on maritime borders Maximum flexibility should be given around sea-basins and integrate that during the programming period to continue implementing previous extend geographically beyond 2014-2020. Maximumwith maritime cross-border cooperation those covered by cross-border maximum flexibility should be within a larger maritime cooperation cooperation on maritime borders given to continue framework, in particular by defining during the programming period implementingensure the the territory covered, the specific 2014-2020. Maximum flexibility coherence and continuity of objectives for such cooperation, the should be given to continue cooperation programmes, requirements for a project implementing previous maritime including previous external partnership and the setting-up of subcross-border cooperation within a maritime cross-border cooperation programmes and specific steering larger maritime cooperation within a larger maritime committees. framework, in particular by cooperation framework, in

defining the territory covered, the particular by defining the territory specific objectives for such covered, the specific objectives for cooperation, the requirements for a such cooperation, the requirements project partnership and the settingfor a project partnership and the up of sub-programmes and specific setting-up ofpossibility to set up steering committees programmes. sub-programmes and specific [Am. 7] steering committees.

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(8)

Based on the experience with (8) Based on the positive (8) Based on the positive 700 the interregional cooperation experience with the interregional experience with the and the high programmes under Interreg and the cooperation programmes under added value brought by the lack of such cooperation within Interreg, on the one hand, and the existing programmes to programmes under the Investment lack of such cooperation within territorial cohesion in Europe, for jobs and growth goal during the programmes under the Investment interregional cooperation programming period 2014-2020, the for jobs and growth goal during the programmes under Interreg and the interregional cooperation component programming period 2014-2020, lack of such cooperation within

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should focus more specifically on the on the other, interregional programmes under the Investment boosting the effectiveness of cooperation component should for jobs and growth goal during the cohesion policy. That component focus more specifically on boosting programming period 2014-2020, should therefore be limited to two the effectiveness of cohesion the interregional cooperation programmes, one to enable all kind policy. That component should componentstrand should focus of experience, innovative approaches therefore be limited to two more specifically on boosting the and capacity building for programmes, one to enable all kind, effectiveness of cohesion policy. programmes under both goals and to through the exchange of That component should therefore promote European groupings of experience, innovative approaches be limited to two through four territorial cooperation ('EGTCs') set and capacity building the specific programmes,: one to up or to be set up pursuant to development of capacities for enable all kind the exchange of Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 i of programmes under both goals and experience experiences, innovative the European Parliament and of the to promote (European territorial approaches and capacity building Council 84 and one to improve the cooperation and Investment for for programmes under both goals analysis of development trends. growth and jobs) among cities and and to promotefocusing on policy Project-based cooperation regions is an important component objectives, in relation to the throughout the Union should be with a view to finding common identification, dissemination and integrated into the new component solutions in the cohesion policy transfer of good practices into on interregional innovation field and building lasting regional development policies investments and closely linked to the partnerships. Existing including Investment for jobs and implementation of the programmes and, in particular, growth goal programmes; one Communication from the promotion of project-based dedicated to the exchange of Commission 'Strengthening cooperation, including promoting experiences and capacity building Innovation in Europe's Regions: European groupings of territorial in relation to the identification, Strategies for resilient, inclusive and cooperation ('EGTCs') set up or to transfer and capitalisation of sustainable growth' 85 , in particular to be set up pursuant to Regulation urban good practices on support thematic smart specialisation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the integrated and sustainable urban

84 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 i of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (OJ

L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19). 85 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the

Regions 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth' - COM(2017) 376 final i, 18.7.2017.

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platforms on fields such as energy, European Parliament and of the development, taking into account industrial modernisation or agrifood. Council 86 and one to improve the the linkages between urban and Finally, integrated territorial analysis of development trends. rural areas including support to development focusing on functional Project-based cooperation actions developed in the urban areas or urban areas should be throughout the Union ), as well as framework of Article 9 of concentrated within programmes macro-regional strategies should [ERDF-Cohesion Fund under the Investment for jobs and be integrated into the new regulation], complementing and growth goal and in one component on interregional being coordinated with the accompanying instrument, the innovation investments and closely initiative outlined in Article 10 of ‘European Urban Initiative”. The linked to the implementation of the Regulation (EU) [ERDF/CF two programmes under the Communication from the Regulation]; one for the exchange interregional cooperation component Commission 'Strengthening of experiences, innovative should cover the whole Union and Innovation in Europe's Regions: approaches and capacity building should also be open for the Strategies for resilient, inclusive with a view to harmonizing and participation of third countries. and sustainable growth' 87 , in simplifying the implementation of

particular to support thematic smart Interreg programmes and to specialisation platforms on fields harmonising and simplifying such as energy, industrial cooperation actions referred in modernisation or agrifood. Finally, point [d (v) of paragraph 3 of integrated territorial development Article 17 of (new CPR)]; and to focusing on functional urban areas support the setting-up, or urban areas should be functioning and use of European concentrated within programmes groupings of territorial cooperation under the Investment for jobs and ('EGTCs') set up or to be set up growth goal and in one pursuant to Regulation (EC) No accompanying instrument, the 1082/2006 of the European ‘European Urban Initiative”. The Parliament and of the Council 1 and two programmes under the one to improve the analysis of interregional cooperation development trends. Project-based

86 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 i of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (OJ

L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19). 87 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the

Regions 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth' - COM(2017) 376 final i, 18.7.2017.

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component should cover the whole cooperation throughout the Union Union and should also be open for should be integrated into the new the participation of third countries. component on interregional therefore be continued. [Am. 9] innovation investments and closely linked to the implementation of the Communication from the Commission 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth' 1 , in particular to support thematic smart specialisation platforms on fields such as energy, industrial modernisation or agrifood. Finally, integrated territorial development focusing on functional urban areas or urban areas should be concentrated within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and in one accompanying instrument, the ‘European Urban Initiative”. The twoThe four programmes under the interregional cooperation component strand should cover the whole Union and should also be open for the participation of third countries.

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European Parliament's First Council Position

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European Parliament's First Council Position

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(10)

It is necessary to continue (10) It is necessary to continue (10) It is necessary to continue 701 supporting or, as appropriate, to supporting or, as appropriate, to supporting or, as appropriate, to establish cooperation in all its establish cooperation in all its establish cooperation in all its dimensions with the Union's dimensions with the Union's dimensions with the Union's neighbouring third countries, as such neighbouring third countries, as neighbouring third countries, as cooperation is an important regional such cooperation is an important such cooperation is an important development policy tool and should regional development policy tool regional development policy tool benefit the regions of the Member and should benefit the regions of and should benefit the regions of States which border third countries. the Member States which border the Member States which border To that effect, the ERDF and the third countries. To that effect, the third countries. To that effect, the external financing instruments of the ERDF and the external financing ERDF and the external financing Union, IPA 88 , NDICI 89 and OCTP 90 , instruments of the Union, IPA 91 , instruments of the Union, IPA 1 ,

88 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (OJ L xx, p. y).

89 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (OJ L xx, p. y).

90 Council Decision (EU) XXX on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Inion including relations between the

European Union on the one hand and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (OJ L xx, p. y).

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should support programmes under NDICI 92 and OCTP 93 , should NDICI 1 IPA27, NDICI28 and cross-border cooperation, support programmes under cross OCTP 1 OCTP29, should support transnational cooperation and border cooperation, transnational programmes under cross-border maritime cooperation, outermost cooperation and maritime cooperation, transnational regions’ cooperation and cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation and maritime interregional cooperation. The cooperation and interregional cooperation, outermost regions’ support from the ERDF and from the cooperation. The support from the cooperation and interregional external financing instruments of the ERDF and from the external cooperation. The support from the Union should be based on reciprocity financing instruments of the Union ERDF and from the external and proportionality. However, for should be based on reciprocity and financing instruments of the Union IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, the proportionality. However, for should be based on reciprocity and ERDF support should be IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, the proportionality. However, for complemented by at least equivalent ERDF support should be IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, the amounts under IPA III CBC and complemented by at least ERDF support should be NDICI CBC, subject to a maximum equivalent amounts under IPA III complemented by at least amount set out in the respective legal CBC and NDICI CBC, subject to a equivalent amounts under IPA III act, that is to say, up to 3 % of the maximum amount set out in the CBC and NDICI CBC, subject to a financial envelope under IPA III and respective legal act, that is to say, maximum amount set out in the up to 4 % of the financial envelope up to 3 % of the financial envelope respective legal act, that is to say, of the Neighbourhood geographic under IPA III and up to 4 % of the up to 3 % of the financial envelope programme under Article 4(2)(a) of financial envelope of the under IPA III and up to 4 % of the the NDICI. Neighbourhood geographic financial envelope of the

programme under Article 4(2)(a) of Neighbourhood geographic the NDICI. [Am. 12] programme under Article 4(2)(a) of the NDICI.

91 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (OJ L xx, p. y).

92 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (OJ L xx, p. y).

93 Council Decision (EU) XXX on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Inion including relations between the

European Union on the one hand and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (OJ L xx, p. y).

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(14)

In view of the specific (14) In view of the specific (14) In view of the specific 702

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situation of outmost regions of the situation of outmost regions of the situation of outmost regions of the

Union, it is necessary to adopt Union, it is necessary to adopt Union, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the conditions measures concerning the measures concerning the conditions under which those regions may have improvement of conditions under under which those regions may access to structural funds. which those regions may have have access to structural funds. Consequently, certain provisions of access to structural funds. Consequently, certain provisions of this Regulation should be adapted to Consequently, certain provisions of this Regulation should be adapted the specificities of the outermost this Regulation should be adapted to the specificities of the outermost regions in order to simplify and to the specificities of the outermost regions in order to simplify and foster cooperation with their regions in order to simplify and foster cooperation with their neighbors, while taking into account foster their cooperation with their neighbours, while taking into the Communication from the neighbors third countries and account the Communication from Commission 'A stronger and OCTs, while taking into account the Commission 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the Communication from the renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions'

94 . Commission 'A stronger and the EU's outermost regions'. This renewed strategic partnership cooperation may be carried out in withthe EU's outermost regions' 95 . close partnership with regional [Am. 16] organisations.

94 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the

Regions and the European Investment Bank 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions', - COM(2017) 623 final i, 24.10.2017.

95 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the

Regions and the European Investment Bank 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions', - COM(2017)0623 i, 24 i.10.2017.

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(17)

The ERDF should contribute, (no change) (17) The ERDF should contribute, 703 under Interreg, to the specific under Interreg, to the specific objectives under the cohesion policy objectives under the cohesion objectives. However, the list of the policy objectives. However, the list specific objectives under the of the specific objectives under the different thematic objectives should different thematicpolicy objectives be adapted to the specific needs of should be adapted to the specific Interreg, by providing for additional needs of Interreg, by providing for specific objectives under the policy additional specific objectives under objective 'a more social Europe by the policy objective 'a more social implementing the European Pillar of Europe by implementing the Social Rights' in order to allow for European Pillar of Social Rights' in ESF-type interventions. order to allow for ESF-type
interventions, according to paragraphs (i) to (x) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) [ESF+ Regulation] through joint actions under Interreg programmes.

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(19)

This Regulation should add (no change) (19) This Regulation should add 704 two Interreg-specific objectives, one two Interreg-specific objectives, to support an Interreg-specific one to support an Interreg-specific objective strengthening institutional objective strengthening institutional capacity, enhancing legal and capacity, enhancing legal and administrative cooperation, in administrative cooperation, in particular where linked to particular where linked to implementation of the Border implementation of the Border Regions Communication, intensify Regions Communication, intensify cooperation between citizens and cooperation between citizens and institutions and the development and institutions and the development coordination of macro-regional and and coordination of macro-regional sea-basin strategies, and one to and sea-basin strategies, build up address specific external cooperation mutual trust, in particular by issues such as safety, security, border encouraging people-to-people crossing management and migration. actions, and one to address specific
external cooperation issues such as safety, security, border crossing management and migration.

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(27)

Member States should be 27) Member States should be 705 encouraged to assign the functions encouraged to assign, where of the managing authority to an appropriate, delegate the functions EGTC or to make such a grouping, of the managing authority to an a like other cross-border legal bodies, new or, where applicable, an responsible for managing a subexisting EGTC or to make such a programme, an integrated territorial grouping, like other cross-border investment or one or more small legal bodies, responsible for project funds, or to act as sole managing a sub-programme, an partner. integrated territorial investment or
one or more small project funds, or

The provisions on the annual audit to act as sole partner. Member opinion, the annual control report States should enable regional and and the audits of operations should local authorities and other public therefore be simplified and adapted bodies from different Member to those programmes involving more States to set up such cooperation than one Member States. groupings with a legal personality

and should involve local and

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regional authorities in their functioning. [Am. 27]

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the Presidency is of the view that, based on the principle that "nothing is agreed

until everything is agreed", a balanced compromise text has emerged from the

Presidency regards the package as the best possible compromise, taking into

account the European Parliament’s ambitions for these blocks.

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capitalisation of their results;

take place.

(iii) build up mutual trust, in

Member States.

programme.

remedial actions have not been

prejudice to the provisions of Article 22,

one or more intermediate bodies may

carry out those tasks in only one

participating Member State or, where

Article 44 (6) of this regulation , the

country or OCT participating in

assessment.

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