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On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
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On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
Document CJ71-AM-790097 · COM(2025)0565 – C100179/2025 – 2025/0240(COD)
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| 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. | 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. Any derogation shall be duly justified by the Member State at the submission of the respective chapter of the Plan. Unless clearly specified by legislation, the derogation shall not apply for the establishment and functioning of monitoring committees. |
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| 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. | 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. The European Commission shall make an ex-ante assessment of the implementation of the Code of Conduct on Partnership as part of the programme assessment. Plans shall only be accepted after the code of conduct has been deemed duly implemented. |
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| 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. | 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out from the bottom up and with due regard for the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States, including regional and local self-government, and in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. |
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| 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. | 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. The partnership shall take into account the area covered and the principle of proportionality and should rely on existing national mechanisms. |
The continuation of existing mechanism is essential for an effective implementation of the partnership. The principle of proportionality is needed for chapters that cover large territories (e.g. transnational or interregional programmes).
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| 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. | 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. The partnership shall take into account the area covered and the principle of proportionality and should rely on existing national mechanisms. |
This amendment ensures that partnership arrangements remain fully aligned with the existing EU Code of Conduct on Partnership, while respecting proportionality and subsidiarity. It promotes the use of established national structures, avoiding unnecessary administrative burdens and duplication of mechanisms.
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| 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. | 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. The partnership shall take into account the area covered and the principle of proportionality and should rely on existing national mechanisms. |
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| 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. | 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in a bottom-up approach and in accordance with the institutional and legal framework of the Member States and the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014, as well as with Article 9a of this Regulation. |
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| 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. | 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014, and aligned with the recommendations of the European Community of Practice in Partnership (ECoPP). |
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| 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. | 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with Article 20b on the subsidiarity clause and respecting the principle of partnership ensuring the consultation of civil society and relevant socio-economic stakeholders; |
Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Brigitte van den Berg, Ľubica Karvašová, Dan Barna
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| 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. | 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014, as well as with Article 9a of this Regulation. |
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| 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. | 3. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out based on a bottom-up approach and in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014. |
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| 3a. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the partnership, Member States shall, in accordance with their institutional and legal framework, allocate appropriate funds to technical assistance and to the capacity building of partners. |
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| 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4. In addition to the Partnership Principle, each Member State shall ensure multilevel governance and bottom-up approach through proper consultation and involvement of all relevant authorities mentioned in paragraph 1, point (a). The Member State shall ensure that all authorities are involved at an early stage and are fully represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. Such representation shall ensure the direct involvement of competent regional and local authorities in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the measures concerned. The Member State shall in order to have their national plans accepted, demonstrate an effective partnership with regional, local, urban and rural authorities, as well as civil society organisations and other relevant stakeholders. Should the Member State fail to provide such a demonstration or if the involvement of local and regional authorities is not duly respected, those authorities shall have the right to refer the matter to the European Commission, which may suspend the approval of the plan pending compliance; |
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| 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. Such representation shall ensure the direct involvement of competent regional and local authorities in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the measures concerned. The Member State shall demonstrate, in order to approve its national plan, an effective partnership with regional, local, urban and rural authorities, as well as civil society organizations and other relevant stakeholders. Should the Member State fail to provide such evidence, or should the involvement of local and regional authorities not be duly respected, those authorities shall be entitled to refer the matter to the Commission. The Commission shall, in such cases, suspend the approval of the plan until compliance has been ensured. |
Cristina Maestre, Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Elena Sancho Murillo, Stefano Bonaccini, Rosa Serrano Sierra
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| 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. Such representation shall ensure the direct involvement of competent regional and local authorities in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the measures concerned. The Member State shall demonstrate an effective multi-level governance with regional, local, urban and rural authorities, as well as partnership with civil society organisations and other relevant stakeholders. |
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| 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (d), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, where appropriate. Such representation shall ensure the direct involvement of competent regional and local authorities in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the measures concerned. The Member State shall demonstrate an effective partnership with regional, local, urban and rural authorities, as well as economic and social partners and other relevant stakeholders. |
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| 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. Such representation shall ensure the direct involvement of competent regional and local authorities in the preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the measures concerned. The Member State shall demonstrate an effective partnership with regional, local, urban and rural authorities, as well as civil society organisations and other relevant stakeholders. |
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| 4.Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4.Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) and (d), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. This representation must ensure the direct involvement of competent regional and local authorities in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the measures concerned. The Member State must demonstrate the existence of a partnership with the regional and local authorities and all relevant actors. |
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| 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. Such representation shall ensure the direct involvement of competent regional and local authorities in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the measures set out in regional, territorial and urban chapters and by integrated territorial and sustainable urban development measures. |
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| 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. Such representation shall ensure the direct involvement of the competent regional and local authorities in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the measures concerned. |
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| 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. Where a chapter or measure has a direct impact on the delivery of services at a local level, the relevant local authorities shall be involved as equal partners in that chapter; |
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| 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. Where a chapter or measure has a direct impact on the delivery of services at a local level, the relevant local authorities shall be involved as equal partners in that chapter. |
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| 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a) and with a view to guaranteeing genuine multi-level governance, the Member State shall ensure that the partners are involved fully and at a particularly early stage of the process and that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. |
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| 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are directly and properly involved in formulating, implementing, monitoring and assessing the relevant measures in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. |
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| 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented without discrimination in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. |
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| 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a) to (d), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities and bodies concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. |
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| 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that all authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. | 4. Regarding the partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure that authorities concerned by the relevant chapters of the Plan are appropriately represented in accordance with the corresponding territorial level and the geographical coverage of the chapter, as appropriate. |
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| Where the NRP Plan includes regional or territorial chapters within the meaning of Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [NRPP Regulation], the Member State shall, in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the competences of regional and local authorities, designate the relevant regional or local authority as managing authority for each such chapter pursuant to Article 49(1a) of this Regulation, and shall allocate an appropriate share of the resources coming from the Plan for the administrative capacity building of these regional or local authorities. |
Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover
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| 4a. Where the Member State’s institutional framework requires the inclusion of a mandatory regional or territorial chapter, the full involvement of the relevant regional and local authorities must also be mandatory in the implementation of the principle of partnership. This means, inter alia, that the regional and local authorities shall be the authorities responsible for their respective chapters, with full responsibility for the design, programming, management, implementation and monitoring of the actions falling within their remit. Such partnership must also entail the direct participation of the local and regional authorities in defining the milestones and targets linked to their respective regional or territorial chapters, and they must interact directly with the Commission during the process of negotiating them. |
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| 4a. Where regions with decisive bodies such as regional parliaments, are in place and where the constitution of a member state allows, the regions should play an independent and autonomous role in the formulation of regional plans and should negotiate their own regional plans directly with the Commission. They should have the capacity to decide over their own regional plans. The Commission approves the regional plan directly with the relevant regional government ahead of time and then the member state includes the approved regional plan in the national plan. |
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| 4a. When assessing the NRP Plan and any amendment thereto, the Commission shall take into account the organisation and implementation of the multi-level governance, including the extent to which regional and local authorities have been effectively involved in accordance with this Article and the European code of conduct on partnership. |
Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover
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| 4b. The Member State shall inform the Commission of the formal agreement with the selected competent authorities responsible for the plan or chapters, concerning: (i) the delegation and, where applicable, the sub-delegation of responsibilities for the programming and management of a chapter of the NRP Plan; (ii) alternatively, responsibility for implementing the NRP Plans may be assigned, at national level, to the local or regional level where the matter falls within their competence. |
Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover
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| 4c. The consultations on the partnership principle with partners must include timely information, access to the draft documents relating to the NRP Plan, the chapter and the monitoring committee pursuant to [Article 56] with sufficient time to formulate observations, clear channels for submitting observations and publication of the results. |
Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover
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| 4d. The evaluation of the NRP Plan and of the territorial chapter(s) must address, as a minimum: territorial analysis; explanation of the objectives pursued; indicative resources and distribution; governance structures; coordination with national and EU instruments; and integrated territorial development. |
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| 5. Member States may derogate from the requirements on partnership and multi-level governance for the purposes of the Union support established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [border management] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [internal security] if duly reasoned and substantiated by the Member State in its Plan. For the purposes of the Union support for asylum, migration and integration established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [migration, asylum and integration], partnerships shall include regional, local, urban and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities, civil society organisations, such as refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations, as well as national human rights institutions and equality bodies, and, where appropriate, international organisations and economic and social partners. | deleted |
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| 5. Member States may derogate from the requirements on partnership and multi-level governance for the purposes of the Union support established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [border management] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [internal security] if duly reasoned and substantiated by the Member State in its Plan. For the purposes of the Union support for asylum, migration and integration established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [migration, asylum and integration], partnerships shall include regional, local, urban and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities, civil society organisations, such as refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations, as well as national human rights institutions and equality bodies, and, where appropriate, international organisations and economic and social partners. | deleted |
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| 5. Member States may derogate from the requirements on partnership and multi-level governance for the purposes of the Union support established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [border management] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [internal security] if duly reasoned and substantiated by the Member State in its Plan. For the purposes of the Union support for asylum, migration and integration established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [migration, asylum and integration], partnerships shall include regional, local, urban and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities, civil society organisations, such as refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations, as well as national human rights institutions and equality bodies, and, where appropriate, international organisations and economic and social partners. | 5. For the purposes of the Union support for asylum, migration and integration established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [migration, asylum and integration], partnerships shall include regional, local, urban and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities, civil society organisations, such as refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations, as well as national human rights institutions and equality bodies, and, where appropriate, international organisations and economic and social partners. |
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| 5. Member States may derogate from the requirements on partnership and multi-level governance for the purposes of the Union support established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [border management] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [internal security] if duly reasoned and substantiated by the Member State in its Plan. For the purposes of the Union support for asylum, migration and integration established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [migration, asylum and integration], partnerships shall include regional, local, urban and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities, civil society organisations, such as refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations, as well as national human rights institutions and equality bodies, and, where appropriate, international organisations and economic and social partners. | 5. For the purposes of the Union support for asylum, migration and integration established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [migration, asylum and integration], partnerships shall include regional, local, urban and other public authorities and associations representing such authorities, civil society organisations, such as refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations, as well as national human rights institutions and equality bodies, and, where appropriate, international organisations and economic and social partners. |
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| 5. Member States may derogate from the requirements on partnership and multi-level governance for the purposes of the Union support established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [border management] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [internal security] if duly reasoned and substantiated by the Member State in its Plan. For the purposes of the Union support for asylum, migration and integration established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [migration, asylum and integration], partnerships shall include regional, local, urban and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities, civil society organisations, such as refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations, as well as national human rights institutions and equality bodies, and, where appropriate, international organisations and economic and social partners. | 5. For the purposes of the Union support for asylum, migration and integration established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [migration, asylum and integration], Regulation (EU) xx/xxx [border management], and Regulation EU XX/XXX [internal security], partnerships shall include regional, local, urban and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities, civil society organisations, such as refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations, as well as national human rights institutions and equality bodies, and economic and social partners, and, where appropriate, international organisations. |
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| 5. Member States may derogate from the requirements on partnership and multi-level governance for the purposes of the Union support established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [border management] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [internal security] if duly reasoned and substantiated by the Member State in its Plan. For the purposes of the Union support for asylum, migration and integration established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [migration, asylum and integration], partnerships shall include regional, local, urban and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities, civil society organisations, such as refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations, as well as national human rights institutions and equality bodies, and, where appropriate, international organisations and economic and social partners. | 5. Member States may derogate from the requirements on partnership and multi-level governance for the purposes of the Union support established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [border management] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [internal security] if duly reasoned and substantiated by the Member State in its Plan, as well as for the purpose of defence and security, where relevant. For the purposes of the Union support for asylum, migration and integration established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [migration, asylum and integration], partnerships shall include regional, local, urban and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities, civil society organisations, such as refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations, as well as national human rights institutions and equality bodies, and, where appropriate, international organisations and economic and social partners. |
Possible derogation should apply also to defense and security measures. Defense-related decisions typically require high levels of confidentiality, specialized expertise, and consideration of geopolitical dynamics, which may not align with the more open and inclusive decision-making processes typically associated with the aforementioned types of partnerships.
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| 5. Member States may derogate from the requirements on partnership and multi-level governance for the purposes of the Union support established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [border management] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [internal security] if duly reasoned and substantiated by the Member State in its Plan. For the purposes of the Union support for asylum, migration and integration established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [migration, asylum and integration], partnerships shall include regional, local, urban and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities, civil society organisations, such as refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations, as well as national human rights institutions and equality bodies, and, where appropriate, international organisations and economic and social partners. | 5. Member States may derogate from the requirements on partnership and multi-level governance for the purposes of the Union support established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [border management] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [internal security] if duly reasoned and substantiated by the Member State in its Plan as well for the purposes of defence and security, where relevant. For the purposes of the Union support for asylum, migration and integration established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [migration, asylum and integration], partnerships shall include regional, local, urban and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities, civil society organisations, such as refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations, as well as national human rights institutions and equality bodies, and, where appropriate, international organisations and economic and social partners. |
This amendment extends the derogation to defence and security measures. Given the sensitive nature of these policy areas, which often require confidentiality, specialised expertise and rapid decision-making, standard partnership requirements may not always be appropriate. The amendment therefore provides the necessary flexibility for Member States while ensuring an effective implementation of security and defence-related actions.
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| 5. Member States may derogate from the requirements on partnership and multi-level governance for the purposes of the Union support established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [border management] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [internal security] if duly reasoned and substantiated by the Member State in its Plan. For the purposes of the Union support for asylum, migration and integration established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [migration, asylum and integration], partnerships shall include regional, local, urban and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities, civil society organisations, such as refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations, as well as national human rights institutions and equality bodies, and, where appropriate, international organisations and economic and social partners. | 5. Member States may derogate from the requirements on partnership and multi-level governance for the purposes of the Union support established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [border management] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [internal security] if duly reasoned and substantiated, with quantifiable arguments, by the Member State in its Plan. For the purposes of the Union support for asylum, migration and integration established by Regulation (EU) 202X/XX [migration, asylum and integration], partnerships shall include regional, local, urban and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities, civil society organisations, such as refugee organisations and migrant-led organisations, as well as national human rights institutions and equality bodies, and, where appropriate, international organisations and economic and social partners. |
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| 5a. In implementing the partnership principle and multi-level governance arrangements referred to in this Article, Member States shall remain responsible for determining the appropriate governance structures in accordance with their constitutional, institutional and administrative framework. The Commission shall respect those arrangements and shall not require Member States to establish additional governance, coordination, management, monitoring or advisory structures beyond those necessary for the effective implementation of the Fund. Member States shall, to the extent possible, build upon existing national, regional and local structures and mechanisms in order to ensure continuity, proportionality, administrative efficiency and cost-effectiveness. |
The amendment reinforces the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality by recognising that governance arrangements must reflect the constitutional, institutional and administrative structures of each Member State. It helps prevent the creation of unnecessary administrative layers and additional bodies, reduces administrative burden and implementation costs, and promotes the use of existing governance mechanisms. This contributes to more efficient, cost effective and proportionate implementation of the Fund while fully respecting national competences.
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| 5a. The Commission shall systematically monitor the proper application of the goals and tools outlined in the European code of conduct on partnership. The NRP Plan [National and Regional Partnership Plan] shall not be approved by the Commission unless Member State submits clear evidence that meaningful and comprehensive consultation processes were applied during the preparation of the Plan. This shall include data regarding the methodology, timeline, and partners of the consultation processes, as well as feedback on how stakeholder opinions and contributions were taken into consideration in the submitted Plans. |
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| 5a. Where regions with their decisive bodies such as regional parliaments, are in place and where the constitution of a member state allows, the regions should play an independent and autonomous role in the formulation of regional plans and should negotiate their own regional plans directly with the Commission. They should have the capacity to decide over their own regional plans. The Commission approves the regional plan directly with the relevant regional government ahead of time and then the member state includes the approved regional plan in the national plan. |
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| 5a. The Commission shall review, upon duly justified request by regional or local authorities, whether the partnership principle and the requirements laid down in this Article have been effectively respected by the Member States in the preparation or implementation of the national and regional partnership plans and their programmes. |
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| 5b. The Commission shall take into account the information provided by the Member State regarding the implementation of the partnership principle and multi-level governance arrangements when assessing the Plan. here appropriate, the Commission may invite the Member State to provide additional information concerning the involvement of relevant partners in the preparation of the Plan. |
The amendment improves legal certainty and transparency regarding the assessment of the partnership principle while respecting Member States ' primary responsibility for organising governance arrangements. It ensures a proportionate approach and facilitates constructive dialogue between the Commission and Member States where further clarification is necessary.
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| 5b. Where, following its assessment, the Commission considers that regional and local authorities have not been involved in accordance with the requirements laid down in this Article, the Commission shall request the Member State concerned to revise the plan or programme accordingly prior to its approval. |
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| 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. | 6. At least twice a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans and shall report to the European Parliament and to Council on the outcome. The Commission and the Member States shall publish an annual report on the effectiveness of the partnership, specifying how stakeholders' observations have been integrated. In case of persistent and documented lack of meaningful involvement of the partners, the Commission may suspend the payments related to technical assistance of the concerned plan. |
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| 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. | 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans and shall report on the outcome of those consultations to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of the Regions. Such consultation shall ensure timely, meaningful and structured participation of the partners in accordance with the principle of multi-level governance and the European Code of Conduct on Partnership. |
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| 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. | 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. The Commission shall ensure a consultation of stakeholder's representative organisations before approving the NRP Plans in order to collect information on effective implementation of Article 6, and shall report on the outcome of those consultations to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of the Regions. |
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| 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. | 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. Regions shall be completely involved in all stages of Fund-supported regional chapters and participate directly in negotiations with the European Commission. From the preparation to the evaluation, supported by permanent consultation and coordination arrangements between the member states and regional authorities. |
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| 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. | 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. Such consultation must ensure that partners participate in a timely, meaningful and structured manner, in accordance with the principle of multi-level governance. |
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| 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. | 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult all organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans and provide a written forum for submission of their opinions and observations on the plans. |
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| 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. | 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans, including on their role and involvement in the preparation of the Plans. The Commission shall report on the outcome of such consultation to the European Parliament. |
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| 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. | 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans, including organisations representing regional and local authorities and the outermost regions in particular, which shall be suitably involved in such consultations. |
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| 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. | 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans, including organisations representing local and regional authorities, farming communities, rural stakeholders, fisheries stakeholders and civil society. |
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| 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. | 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans, ensuring transparency in the process and the appropriate involvement of the economic, social and environmental partners. |
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| 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. | 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans, and also involve, where relevant, representatives of the territories and productive sectors concerned. |
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| 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. | 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans, and shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the outcome. |
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| 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. | 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations representing the partners referred to in Article 6(1)(a)-(d) at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. |
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| 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans. | 6. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult organisations which represent full variety of partners at Union level on the implementation of the Plans |
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| 6a. The Commission shall involve representatives of the partners referred to in Article 6(1) through structured and timely consultations in the preparation and implementation of the work programmes under the Facility with the exception of the mobilisation of the European Solidarity Fund. Such consultations shall take place at an early stage and enable partners to contribute effectively to the content and priorities of the work programmes. The Commission shall ensure transparency of the process and provide feedback on how the contributions of partners have been taken into account. |
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| 6a. The Commission shall verify that the consultation process has been carried out in accordance with the requirements set out in the preceding paragraphs . Where the Commission finds that the involvement of partners was insufficient to ensure a coordinated assessment of the Plan’s objectives, it shall request the Member State to supplement the consultation before the final adoption of the Plan. |
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| 6a. For coordination between the chapters and, more broadly, of the NRP plan, the Member States shall establish permanent mechanisms for consultation with the Regions. The partnership plans shall specify, in particular, the arrangements for coordination between the national and regional levels. |
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| 6a. The European Commission shall involve representatives of the partners referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article through structured and timely consultations in the preparation and implementation of the Union actions under the EU Facility. |
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| 6b. Where a Member State persistently fails to comply with the partnership and multi-level governance obligations during the implementation of the Plan, the Commission may suspend the payments related to the technical assistance of the concerned Plan. | |
| The Commission shall define the criteria for the assessment of the partnership's effectiveness and the procedure for the suspension of technical assistance payments, ensuring that such measures are proportionate to the nature and duration of the non-compliance. | |
| Any measure taken under this Article shall not affect the payment obligations of the Member State towards final recipients or beneficiaries. |
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| 6c. The European Commission shall involve representatives of the partners referred to in Article 6(1) through structured and timely consultations in the preparation and implementation of the work programmes under the following chapters of the EU Facility: | |
| (a) Home affairs actions (actions listed under Annex XV (l)); | |
| (b) Union actions under social inclusion policy window (actions listed under Annex XV (b) (c) (d) Such consultations shall take place at an early stage and enable partners to contribute effectively to the content and priorities of the work programmes. The Commission shall ensure transparency of the process and provide feedback on how the contributions of partners have been taken into account. |
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| Exchange of good practices and capacity-building | |
| 1. In order to raise the implementation standards of the plans, the Commission shall establish a European Platform dedicated to the collection, validation and dissemination of good practices on partnership and multi-level governance. | |
| 2. The platform shall constitute the operational tool for: | |
| (a) the identification of replicable models for the involvement of partners and civil society that have demonstrated a positive impact on the performance of the chapters of the plan; | |
| (b) the sharing of innovative solutions for transparency and civic monitoring of social expenditure; | |
| (c) the transfer of technical knowledge between managing authorities and partner organisations to improve the quality of territorial design. | |
| The platform shall serve as a tool to identify administrative and procedural obstacles limiting the effectiveness of the partnership, promoting place-based policy processes and facilitating the direct communication of such bottlenecks to the Union institutions. | |
| 3. The Commission, in cooperation with the Committee of the Regions, shall ensure that the shared information and practices are regularly updated, relevant to cohesion objectives and made accessible in an open format. |
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| For coordination between the chapters and, more broadly, of the NRP plan, the Member States shall establish permanent mechanisms for consultation with the Regions. The partnership plans shall specify the arrangements for coordination between the national and regional levels. |
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| 1. Member States shall design the measures in the NRP Plan and Interreg Plan in a way that ensures respect of | deleted |
| (a) the principles of the rule of law as set out in Article 2, point (a), and Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092; | |
| (b) the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. | |
| The Member States shall respect those rights, freedoms and principles throughout the preparation and implementation of their respective Plans. |
Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy
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| 1. Member States shall design the measures in the NRP Plan and Interreg Plan in a way that ensures respect of | deleted |
| (a) the principles of the rule of law as set out in Article 2, point (a), and Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092; | |
| (b) the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. | |
| The Member States shall respect those rights, freedoms and principles throughout the preparation and implementation of their respective Plans. |
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| Member States shall design the measures in the NRP Plan and Interreg Plan in a way that ensures respect of | deleted |
| (a) the principles of the rule of law as set out in Article 2, point (a), and Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092; | |
| (b) the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. |
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| Member States shall design the measures in the NRP Plan and Interreg Plan in a way that ensures respect of | Member States shall design and implement the measures in the NRP Plan, Interreg Plan, and the Commission shall plan and implement the EU Facility in a way that ensures respect of |
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| Member States shall design the measures in the NRP Plan and Interreg Plan in a way that ensures respect of | Member States shall design the measures in the NRP Plan, the NRCAP Plan and Interreg Plan in a way that ensures respect of |
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| Member States shall design the measures in the NRP Plan and Interreg Plan in a way that ensures respect of | Member States shall design the measures in the NRP Plan, the CAPNRP Plan and the Interreg Plan in a way that ensures respect of: |
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| Member States shall design the measures in the NRP Plan and Interreg Plan in a way that ensures respect of | (Does not affect the English version) |
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| Member States shall design the measures in the NRP Plan and Interreg Plan in a way that ensures respect of | Member States shall design the measures in the NRP Plans in a way that ensures respect of: |
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| (a) the principles of the rule of law as set out in Article 2, point (a), and Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092; | (a) the principles of the democracy and rule of law as set out in Article 2 of the TEU and specified, in particular, in Article 2, point (a), and Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092; |
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| (aa) the 'do no significant harm' principle. |
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| (ab) precautionary principle enshrined in Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); |
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| (b) the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. | (b) the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and in the European Pillar of Social Rights |
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| (b) the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. | (b) the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including the rights of persons with disabilities; |
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| (ba) a high level protection of the environment in accordance with articles 191 and article 11 of the TFEU, including the objectives set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, Regulation (EU) 2024/1991, Directive 2008/56/EC, and of Council Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC. |
Brigitte van den Berg, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Jana Toom, Irena Joveva, Hristo Petrov
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| (ba) the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (UNCRPD) in accordance with Council Decision 2010/48/EC. |
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| (ba) the principles of partnership and multi-level governance set out in Article 6, as well as the ‘do no harm to cohesion’ principle |
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| (ba) the do no significant harm principle as referred to in Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [Performance regulation]. |
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| (ba) the principles of partnership and multi-level governance set out in Article 6 of this Regulation; |
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| (ba) (c) the principles of partnership and multi-level governance set out in Article 6. |
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| (ba) the Partnership Principle as set out in the European Code of Conduct on Partnership; |
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| (ba) the principles of partnership and multi-level governance set out in Article 6; |
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| (ba) the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. |
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| (ba) the principle of partnership as set out in Article 6 of this Regulation; |
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| (ba) the principles enshrined in the European Pillar of Social Rights; |
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| (ba) the principles of partnership and multi-level governance. |
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| (ba) the do no harm to cohesion principle. |
In accordance with the do no harm to cohesion principle, measures in the NRP Plan and Interreg Plan should not undermine the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union.
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| (bb) the principle of partnership and multilevel governance such that measures in the NRP Plan and Interreg Plan shall be formulated and implemented in conjunction with the relevant partners, including regional and local authorities, and in accordance with the political and constitutional structures of the Member States and the principles of multilevel governance and a bottom-up approach. |
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| (bb) workers’ rights and prerogatives as enshrined in European, national and other relevant laws and in applicable collective agreements including, where appropriate, obligations relating to site retention, employment guarantees, access to qualification and training measures, the promotion of workers’ participation and the application of collective bargaining; |
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| (bb) the environmental principles enshrined in Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); |
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| (bb) the ‘do not significant harm’ principle as defined in Regulation xxxx [Performance Regulation]; |
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| (bc) the 'do no significant harm' principles as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, in line with Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [Performance Regulation] and an exclusion of investments related to production, processing, transport, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels in line with Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1058. |
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| (bc) the 'do no significant harm' principle, and consequently full exclusion of support towards fossil fuel investments, including direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies, as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and in line with Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [Performance Regulation] |
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| (c) the principles of partnership and multi-level governance set out in Article 6, of this Regulation. |
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| The Member States shall respect those rights, freedoms and principles throughout the preparation and implementation of their respective Plans. | The Member States shall respect those rights, freedoms and principles throughout the preparation and implementation of their respective Plans. To that end, Member States shall put in place appropriate arrangements to prevent, detect and address any breaches of those rights, freedoms and principles, including through effective monitoring and control mechanisms. |
| Compliance with the rule of law horizontal condition shall be assessed on the basis of objective, transparent and verifiable criteria established in advance by the Commission. The Commission shall monitor the continued fulfilment of these criteria throughout the implementation of the Plans. Where sufficiently serious deficiencies are identified, appropriate measures shall without undue delay be taken in accordance with Article 67, including the suspension of payments. |
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| The Member States shall respect those rights, freedoms and principles throughout the preparation and implementation of their respective Plans. | The Member States shall respect those rights, freedoms and principles throughout the preparation and implementation of their respective Plans as well as the Commission for the design and implementation of the EU Facility. |
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| The Member States shall respect those rights, freedoms and principles throughout the preparation and implementation of their respective Plans. | The Member States shall respect those rights, freedoms and principles throughout the preparation and implementation and assessment of their respective Plans. |
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| The identification of challenges and the development of the self-assessment under this paragraph shall explicitly incorporate the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, the rule of law principles, and the relevant case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union. Member States shall ensure the mandatory and structured involvement of independent national and European fundamental rights bodies in the drafting and monitoring of such self-assessments. |
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| The Commission shall immediately inform the European Parliament of any decision, assessment or procedure relating to the non-compliance with, or the repeal of measures concerning, the principles and rights referred to in points (a), (b) and (c). |
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| A horizontal condition under paragraph 1, points (a) (b) and (c), shall be deemed to be fulfilled only when all specific criteria and benchmarks established by the Commission for the resumption of payments are fully and substantially met. The Commission shall possess no margin of discretion in assessing the complete fulfilment of the pre-established benchmarks. |
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| All acts, decisions, evaluation reports and underlying national legislative measures relevant to the assessment, suspension or resumption of payments under paragraph 1 shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union within 14 days of their adoption. |
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| 1a. Member States shall ensure that interventions supporting agricultural activities under the NRP Plan comply with applicable Union and national labour law, including rules on fair remuneration, decent working conditions and social security coverage for agricultural workers, including seasonal workers. Compliance with these requirements shall constitute an enabling condition for the approval of the agricultural chapter of the NRP Plan. |
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| 1a. Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between people, gender mainstreaming and the integration of a gender perspective are taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of programmes. |
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| 1a. Member States shall put in place and maintain effective mechanisms to ensure compliance with the Union acquis essential for the protection of the Union’s financial interests throughout the implementation of the Fund. |
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. Member States and the Commission shall ensure that gender equality and mainstreaming, and the integration of a gender perspective are taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plan and the Facility. In particular, the promotion of independent living and inclusion in the community of and accessibility for persons with disabilities and respect of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities shall be ensured and taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans in accordance with accessibility requirements laid down in Directive (EU) 2019/882. Member States shall prevent EU funds and related measures going towards any actions of settings that further segregate marginalised communities, and take into account the EU Guidance on Independent Living and Inclusion in the Community for Persons with Disabilities Using EU Funds. |
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and shall pay particular attention to barriers affecting persons experiencing poverty, material deprivation, homelessness or food insecurity during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans in accordance with accessibility requirements laid down in Directive (EU) 2019/882. Member States shall prevent EU funds going towards any actions that further segregate marginalised communities and take into consideration the EU Guidance on Independent Living and Inclusion in the Community for Persons with Disabilities Using EU Funds. |
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans in accordance with accessibility requirements laid down in Directive (EU) 2019/882. Member States shall prevent EU funds going towards any actions that further segregate marginalised communities and take into consideration the EU Guidance on Independent Living and Inclusion in the Community for Persons with Disabilities Using EU Funds. |
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. The implementation of this paragraph shall respect the constitutional identity, national traditions and competences of the Member States, in particular in the fields of education, family law, culture and social policy, and shall not require Member States to finance ideological, party-political or activist campaigns. |
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans, in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the accessibility requirement laid down in Directive (EU) 2019/882. Member States shall also prevent EU funds going towards any actions or settings that further marginalise certain communities. |
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. When requested, the Member States shall report on such steps to the Commission. The Commission shall keep the Parliament duly informed. |
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans, including against marginalised communities such as migrants, whether they are regularly or irregularly staying. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. |
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities and respect of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities shall be ensured throughout the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Plans. |
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities, and respect for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, shall be ensured throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. |
Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability or age during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation. |
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability or age during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation. |
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities as well as gender equality mainstreaming shall be ensured throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. |
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities, young people and women shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. |
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, socio-economic status, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. |
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| 2. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. | 2. The Member States shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of the Plans. |
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| Member States and the Commission shall ensure that gender equality, gender mainstreaming and the integration of a gender perspective are taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the NRP Plans. Member States and the Commission shall support specific targeted actions to promote gender equality that fall within any of the objectives of this Regulation. |
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| 2a. Support from the Fund shall be conditional upon compliance with binding social conditionalities aimed at creating and maintaining decent work. Such conditionalities shall include, where appropriate, obligations relating to site retention, employment guarantees, access to qualification and training measures, the promotion of workers’ participation, and the application of collective bargaining. Such conditionalities should respect the varieties of social dialogue in Member States and not lead to undue discrimination against certain types of companies or Member States. Where relevant, Member States shall ensure that programmes and activities contribute to strengthening collective bargaining coverage and to improving working conditions in line with the objectives of Directive (EU) 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages. |
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| 2a. Member States shall design and implement measures supported by the Fund in a manner that contributes to the Union’s climate and environmental objectives and to a high level of protection of health, taking into account the Unions’ long-term resilience and competitiveness, the principle of preventive action and of preventing environmental and health inequalities, in particular for vulnerable groups and disadvantaged regions, whilst aiming to ensure a balanced approach between economic, social and environmental sustainability. |
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| 2a. Member States shall establish a mandatory, publicly available reporting mechanism to be conducted every two years, evaluating the alignment of the implementation of the Plans with the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the annual Rule of Law reports. To ensure full transparency and public accountability, Member States shall publish the comprehensive minutes and decisions of the monitoring committee meetings within 14 days of each session. |
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| 2a. Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between men and women, gender mainstreaming and the integration of a gender perspective are taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of programmes |
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| 2a. Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between men and women and the promotion of equal opportunities is taken into account throughout the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of programmes. |
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| 2b. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination [...] during the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the Plans. The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament on the implementation of this paragraph, including any specific corrective measures imposed on Member States. |
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | deleted |
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The principle of ‘do no significant harm’ shall not apply to investments aimed at military mobility or investments in the Eastern border regions as defined in Article 4. |
| The principle of ‘do no significant harm’ as referred to in point (d) of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 shall not apply to the CAP interventions referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 35 [Types of intervention]. |
The principle of ‘do no significant harm’ should not apply to the area of military mobility given the specific nature of such investments, or in the Eastern regions bordering Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. The attractiveness of investments in these areas has been adversely affected as a result of the war, and negative demographic trends have also accelerated; the administrative burden should be reduced for investments in these regions with a view to maintaining the quality of life of local populations, preventing depopulation and fostering good conditions for economic development.
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35 shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. |
All interventions related to AGRICULTURE should be considered DNSH compliance per se: they have to respect stricter rules on environmental, animal welfare, climate change aspects even for investments.
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. The principle of “do no significant harm” (“do no significant harm” – DNSH) as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 shall not apply to the interventions under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) listed in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. |
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. The principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 shall not apply to CAP interventions listed in article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. |
Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. The principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 shall not apply to CAP interventions listed in article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. |
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. The principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 shall not apply to CAP interventions listed in article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. |
The application of the horizontal "Do No Significant Harm" (DNSH) principle to the agricultural sector should be rejected, as it creates an unnecessary layer of abstract evaluation, severe administrative burdens, and double regulation. Agriculture is inherently intertwined with natural resources and already operates under a heavily regulated framework of strict eco-conditionality, water protection, emission controls, and animal welfare standards that directly contribute to climate and biodiversity objectives. Introducing DNSH would yield no additional environmental benefits. Instead, it would generate legal uncertainty, counterproductive verification overlap, and excessive red tape at a time when European farmers and national administrations urgently require simplification, predictability, and workable framework conditions.
Bert-Jan Ruissen, Carlo Fidanza, Ruggero Razza, Francesco Ventola, Waldemar Buda, Jessika van Leeuwen
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. |
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. |
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. The "do no significant harm" principle as set out in Article 33(2) point d of Regulation (EU) 2024/2509 shall not apply to CAP interventions listed in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXX (CAP regulation). |
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Farm stewardship requirements shall not go beyond the environmental and agricultural conditionality requirements established under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. |
Environmental conditionality applicable to agricultural support should remain within the legal framework established by Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Introducing additional requirements through this Regulation would increase administrative burdens, reduce legal certainty and undermine the coherence of the Common Agricultural Policy.
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Article 5(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) to point (p) [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with „Statutory management requirements“ as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. |
As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation. Limiting baseline requirements to Statutory Management Requirements (SMRs) would simplify the CAP, reduce administrative burden and implementation costs for both farmers and national administrations, while maintaining essential Union-wide standards. The proposed Farm Stewardship framework would introduce additional obligations and increase divergence between Member States through nationally defined protective practices, thereby reducing the common character of the CAP. At a time of low farm profitability, rising production costs and geopolitical uncertainty, further compliance requirements would place additional pressure on farmers. A simpler and more harmonised system based on SMRs would improve legal certainty, competitiveness and the efficient use of CAP resources.
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Article 5, paragraph 1, points (a) to (f) and points (o) to point (p) [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. |
Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Article 5(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) to point (p) [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. |
As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Any exemption to the application of the Do No Significant Harm principle shall be justified by the Commission in its coherence and consistency check on each national NRP plan, in Article 23. |
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with „Statutory management requirements“ as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. |
Norbert Lins, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Alexander Bernhuber, Herbert Dorfmann, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Maria Walsh, Esther Herranz García, Daniel Buda, Lena Düpont, Céline Imart
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 5(1) of Regulation EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. |
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 5(1) of Regulation EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. |
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| 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and points (o) and (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | 3. Payments under interventions referred to in Articles 35(1), points (a) to (f) and point (p), to the extent that they concern support for local agricultural products shall be subject to compliance with “farm stewardship” as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Payments subject to the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex I, parts A and C, to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be deemed to comply with the principle of “do no significant harm” as set out in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. |
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| 3a. The Fund shall not support measures that significantly undermine the Union’s climate and environmental objectives, the conservation or restoration of biodiversity, the protection of soil, water resources, forests, wetlands, and peatlands, or animal welfare. In particular, operations that lead to the drainage or degradation of carbon-rich soils, wetlands or peatlands, to the degradation of protected habitats and species, to a significant increase in greenhouse gas or ammonia emissions or to the expansion of farming systems that are not compatible with applicable Union animal welfare rules are excluded. |
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| 4. Support from the Fund shall be additional to national public funding. | 4. Support from the Fund shall be additional to national public funding and shall not replace recurring national public expenditure in the policy areas supported. Member States shall demonstrate, in their NRP plans and in each payment application, that the level of national structural public expenditure in the areas supported is maintained at least at the level of the reference period preceding the submission of the plan. The Commission shall verify compliance with this requirement prior to approving payment applications. |
Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Elena Nevado del Campo, Esther Herranz García, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Carmen Crespo Díaz
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| 4. Support from the Fund shall be additional to national public funding. | 4. Support from the Fund shall be additional to national public funding and it must be demonstrated that such support does not replace recurring national public expenditure in the policy areas supported. |
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| 4. Support from the Fund shall be additional to national public funding. | 4. Support from the Fund shall be additional to national public funding. Under no circumstances shall support from the NRP Plan substitute recurring budgetary expenditure. |
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| 4. Support from the Fund shall be additional to national public funding. | 4. Support from the Fund shall be additional to national public funding, and shall not substitute national recurring expenditure, national funding and investments. |
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| 4. Support from the Fund shall be additional to national public funding. | 4. Support to the NRP Plans shall be additional to national public funding. |
Norbert Lins, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Herbert Dorfmann, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Daniel Buda, Lena Düpont
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| 4. Support from the Fund shall be additional to national public funding. | 4. Support from the Fund shall be additional to national funding. |
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| 4. Support from the Fund shall be additional to national public funding. | 4. Support from the Fund shall be additional to national financing. |
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| 4a. Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between women and men, gender mainstreaming and a gender perspective are taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of programmes. |
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| The Commission and the Member States concerned shall, in a manner commensurate to their respective responsibilities, ensure coordination, consistency and synergies between the Fund and other Union programmes and instruments. For that purpose, they shall ensure the following: | The Commission and the Member States concerned shall, in a manner commensurate to their respective responsibilities, ensure coordination, consistency and synergies between the Fund and other Union programmes and instruments, while avoiding overlaps, duplication of controls and disproportionate reporting obligations. For that purpose, they shall ensure the following: |
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| The Commission and the Member States concerned shall, in a manner commensurate to their respective responsibilities, ensure coordination, consistency and synergies between the Fund and other Union programmes and instruments. For that purpose, they shall ensure the following: | The Commission and the Member States concerned shall, in a manner commensurate to their respective responsibilities, ensure coordination, consistency and synergies between the Fund and other Union programmes and instruments, including systematic coordination with the Union’s gender equality strategies. For that purpose, they shall ensure the following: |
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| (a) complementarity and consistency among different instruments at Union, national and regional levels, both in the planning phase and during implementation; | (a) complementarity and consistency among different instruments at Union, national, regional and local levels, both in the planning phase and during implementation; |
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| (a) complementarity and consistency among different instruments at Union, national and regional levels, both in the planning phase and during implementation; | (a) complementarity and consistency among different instruments at Union, national, regional and local levels, both in the planning phase and during implementation; |
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| (a) complementarity and consistency among different instruments at Union, national and regional levels, both in the planning phase and during implementation; | (a) complementarity and consistency among different instruments at Union, national, regional and local levels, both in the planning phase and during implementation; |
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| (aa) eligibility rules shall be equivalent to the principles laid down in Regulations (EU) [Regulation ECF] and [Regulation CEF] respectively for measures falling under the objective referred to in Article 3, paragraph 1, point (xxx). |
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| (b) close cooperation between the authorities responsible for implementation and control at Union, national and regional levels to achieve the objectives of the Fund and synergies between measures under different objectives of the Fund. | (b) close cooperation between the authorities responsible for implementation and control at Union, national, regional and local levels to achieve the objectives of the Funds and synergies between measures under different objectives of the Funds. |
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| (b) close cooperation between the authorities responsible for implementation and control at Union, national and regional levels to achieve the objectives of the Fund and synergies between measures under different objectives of the Fund. | (b) close cooperation between the authorities responsible for implementation and control at Union, national and regional and local levels to achieve the objectives of the Fund and synergies between measures under different objectives of the Fund. |
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| (b) close cooperation between the authorities responsible for implementation and control at Union, national and regional levels to achieve the objectives of the Fund and synergies between measures under different objectives of the Fund. | (b) close cooperation between the authorities responsible for implementation and control at Union, national, regional and local levels to achieve the objectives of the Fund and synergies between measures under different objectives of the Fund. |
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| (ba) observance of the principles of partnership and multi-level governance laid down in Article 6. |
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| Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support and milestones and targets resulting in payments do not cover the same costs. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in designing and implementing operations which are cumulatively financed under the Plan and another Union programme in view of avoiding double funding. | Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such milestones and targets support the operation. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in avoiding double funding. |
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| Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support and milestones and targets resulting in payments do not cover the same costs. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in designing and implementing operations which are cumulatively financed under the Plan and another Union programme in view of avoiding double funding. | Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support and milestones and targets resulting in payments do not cover the same costs. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in avoiding double funding. |
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| Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support and milestones and targets resulting in payments do not cover the same costs. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in designing and implementing operations which are cumulatively financed under the Plan and another Union programme in view of avoiding double funding. | Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support and milestones and targets resulting in payments do not cover the same costs. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in designing and implementing operations which are cumulatively financed under the Plan and another Union programme in view of avoiding double funding. The Commission shall also set up verification mechanisms to prevent, detect and correct double funding. |
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| Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support and milestones and targets resulting in payments do not cover the same costs. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in designing and implementing operations which are cumulatively financed under the Plan and another Union programme in view of avoiding double funding. | Support from the NRP Plan shall respect the principle of additionality. Reforms and investment operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support and milestones and targets resulting in payments do not cover the same costs. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in designing and implementing operations which are cumulatively financed under the Plan and another Union programme in view of avoiding double funding. |
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| Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support and milestones and targets resulting in payments do not cover the same costs. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in designing and implementing operations which are cumulatively financed under the Plan and another Union programme in view of avoiding double funding. | Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support and milestones and targets resulting in payments do not cover the same costs, and does not lead to unjustified market distortions. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in designing and implementing operations which are cumulatively financed under the Plan and another Union programme in view of avoiding double funding. |
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| Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support and milestones and targets resulting in payments do not cover the same costs. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in designing and implementing operations which are cumulatively financed under the Plan and another Union programme in view of avoiding double funding. | Support under the funds shall be additional to the support provided under other Union programmes and instruments. Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support does not finance the same cost, output/result, or milestone or target. For that purpose, Member States and the Commission shall ensure that double funding is prevented, detected and corrected, including where operations overlap between programming periods. |
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| Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support and milestones and targets resulting in payments do not cover the same costs. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in designing and implementing operations which are cumulatively financed under the Plan and another Union programme in view of avoiding double funding. | Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support and milestones and targets resulting in payments do not cover the same costs, outputs, milestones or targets. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in designing and implementing operations which are cumulatively financed under the Plan and another Union programme in view of avoiding double funding. |
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| Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support and milestones and targets resulting in payments do not cover the same costs. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in designing and implementing operations which are cumulatively financed under the Plan and another Union programme in view of avoiding double funding. | Operations may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support does not cover the same part of the operation. For the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in designing and implementing operations which are cumulatively financed under the Plan and another Union programme in view of avoiding double funding. |
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| (1) Key horizontal overarching principles superseding all other principles will include ensuring that funds are spent increase competitiveness, innovation and resilience of these sectors in the European Union, and these three overarching principles will be used to approve plans and measure success above all other principles; |
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| 5a. Decisions adopted under Articles 8 and 9 shall not affect the obligation of Member States to implement its Plan, and in particular the obligations they have towards final recipients, including the obligation to make payments under this Regulation and the applicable sector-specific or financial rules. |
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| 5a. Decisions adopted under Articles 8(4), 8(7), 9(4), 9(7), 9a(4), 9a(7), 66, 67 and 68 shall not affect the obligation of Member States to implement their Plan, and in particular the obligations to continue the payments to beneficiaries, recipients, final recipients, contractors and participants. |
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| 5a. Decisions adopted under Articles 8 and 9 shall not affect the obligation of Member States to implement its Plan, and in particular the obligations they have towards final recipients or beneficiaries. |
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| 5a. The Commission shall ensure that NRP Plans do not lower standards or undermine environmental and social goals and shall ensure that the “no backsliding principle” is maintained. |
This amendment reflects broad cross-party support in ENVI for ensuring that NRP Plans do not become a vehicle for lowering environmental or social standards. The no backsliding principle is essential to preserve existing levels of protection, ensure consistency with Union objectives and maintain public trust in the NRPP as a future-oriented investment framework.
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| 5a. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that interventions remain proportionate, economically viable for farmers and tailored to national and regional specificities. |
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| 5b. Initiatives under Articles 75 and 76 implemented under direct management by relevant territorial or urban authorities or bodies, which shall select or be involved in the selection of operations, shall not be subject to decisions as referred to in Articles 8(4), 8(7), 9(4), 9(7) and 9a(4) and 9a(7), unless those authorities or bodies are identified as being directly responsible for the breaches of the horizontal conditions. Measures and amounts subject to decision as referred to in Article 8(4), 9(4) and 9a(4) of this Regulation that are aimed at civil society organisations shall be transferred under direct management of the Commission. |
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| 5c. The European Commission may decide, for amounts subject to decisions as referred to in Articles 8(4), 8(7), 9(4), 9(7) and 9a(4) and 9a(7), to request relevant territorial or urban authorities or bodies to submit a Plan or Plans at NUTS 2 level. In such case, the relevant territorial or urban authorities or bodies concerned shall carry out the duties of the Member State as provided in this Regulation, provided that those authorities or bodies comply with all the requirements set out in this Regulation. |
Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy
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The protection of the Union budget should not be linked to broad and politically contestable interpretations of fundamental rights. Financial corrections should only apply where there is a direct risk to the sound financial management of Union funds.
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| Respect of the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights | Compliance with the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights |
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| Member States shall put in place and maintain effective mechanisms to ensure compliance of the measures supported by their Plans and their implementation with the relevant provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union throughout the implementation of the Fund (‘Charter horizontal condition’). | Member States shall ensure compliance of the measures supported by their Plans and their preparation and implementation with the relevant provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union throughout the implementation of the Fund (‘Charter horizontal condition’). To that end, Member States shall put in place and maintain effective, transparent and independent mechanisms, which shall include: |
| (a) concrete arrangements, including preventive measures, risk assessments and capacity building for managing authorities and beneficiaries, to ensure that measures implemented under and supported by the Fund comply with the Charter horizontal condition; | |
| (b) independent complaint mechanisms enabling individuals and organisations to report cases of non-compliance to an independent body, with concrete safeguards for protection of whistleblowers, in accordance with the arrangements set out in article 58(2) point (j). The mechanisms shall be widely publicised, user-friendly and accessible to all, including persons in vulnerable situations and persons with disabilities; | |
| (c) reporting mechanisms enabling individuals and organisations to report cases of non-compliance to the monitoring or coordinating committee as referred to in article 54(1) and 54(2). | |
| Such mechanisms shall be publicly and easily accessible throughout the preparation and the implementation of the measures under the NRP Plans and shall remain operational during the period referred to in Article 69(1). | |
| The monitoring or coordinating committee as referred to in article 54(1) and 54(2) of this Regulation shall oversee compliance with the Charter horizontal condition, including by implementing follow-up actions and addressing systemic issues identified by the independent complaints mechanisms |
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| Member States shall put in place and maintain effective mechanisms to ensure compliance of the measures supported by their Plans and their implementation with the relevant provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union throughout the implementation of the Fund (‘Charter horizontal condition’). | Member States shall put in place and maintain effective mechanisms to ensure compliance of the measures supported by their Plans and their implementation with the relevant provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union throughout the implementation of the Fund (‘Charter horizontal condition’), including effective mechanisms to ensure gender equality, equal treatment and equal access to the benefits of the Fund. |
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| Member States shall put in place and maintain effective mechanisms to ensure compliance of the measures supported by their Plans and their implementation with the relevant provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union throughout the implementation of the Fund (‘Charter horizontal condition’). | Member States shall put in place and maintain effective mechanisms to ensure compliance of the measures supported by their Plans and their implementation with the relevant provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including rights of persons with disabilities throughout the implementation of the funds covered under this Regulation (‘Charter horizontal condition’). |
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| Member States shall put in place and maintain effective mechanisms to ensure compliance of the measures supported by their Plans and their implementation with the relevant provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union throughout the implementation of the Fund (‘Charter horizontal condition’). | Member States shall, in a way that is transparent and independently verifiable, put in place and maintain effective mechanisms to ensure compliance of the measures supported by their Plans and their implementation with the relevant provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union throughout the implementation of the Fund (‘Charter horizontal condition’). |
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| Member States shall put in place and maintain effective mechanisms to ensure compliance of the measures supported by their Plans and their implementation with the relevant provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union throughout the implementation of the Fund (‘Charter horizontal condition’). | Member States shall ensure compliance of the measures supported by their Plans and their implementation with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and international human rights law throughout the implementation of the Fund (‘Charter horizontal condition’). |
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| They shall provide an assessment of those mechanisms, in accordance with Article 22(2), point (q) [requirements for the NRP Plan] and inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition. | They shall provide an assessment of those mechanisms, in accordance with Article 22(2), point (l) [requirements for the NRP Plan]. The mechanisms shall include: |
| (a) Arrangements to ensure compliance of the NRP Plans and their implementation with the relevant provisions of the Charter; | |
| (b) Reporting arrangements to the monitoring committee regarding cases of non-compliance of operations with the Charter and complaints regarding the Charter submitted in accordance with the arrangements made pursuant to Article 58(2)(j). | |
| Member States shall ensure that those mechanisms remain fulfilled and respected throughout the implementation and inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition. |
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| They shall provide an assessment of those mechanisms, in accordance with Article 22(2), point (q) [requirements for the NRP Plan] and inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition. | At the submission of the Plan, the Member State concerned shall provide a self-assessment of this compliance, in accordance with Article 22(2), point (q) [requirements for the NRP Plan]. The condition is fulfilled where all the related requirements are met in accordance with Article 22. Any shortcomings in the self-assessment need to be addressed in the Plan in order to receive a positive assessment, in accordance with Article 22a and 23. |
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| They shall provide an assessment of those mechanisms, in accordance with Article 22(2), point (q) [requirements for the NRP Plan] and inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition. | Member States shall provide an assessment of those mechanisms, in accordance with Article 22(2), point (o) [requirements for the NRP Plan] and inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition. The condition is fulfilled where all the related criteria are met. |
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| Throughout the implementation of the Plan, the Member State shall inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition. |
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| 1a. Effective mechanisms to ensure compliance of measures supported by the Funds with the Charter of Fundamental Rights shall include: | |
| (1) arrangements to ensure that programmes supported by the Funds, as well as their implementation, comply with the relevant provisions of the Charter, including preventive measures, risk assessments and capacity-building for managing authorities and beneficiaries; | |
| (2) accessible, transparent and confidential complaint mechanisms enabling individuals and organisations to report cases of non-compliance to an independent body designated by the Member State, such as national human rights institutions, with safeguards to protect complainants from retaliation; | |
| Complaints shall be effectively followed up, including through timely investigation, corrective measures and, where appropriate, suspension or financial corrections of the support concerned. | |
| The Monitoring Committee shall oversee compliance with fundamental rights, including by implementing follow-up actions and addressing systemic issues identified by the independent body responsible for handling complaints. Aggregated data on complaints and their outcomes shall be made publicly available at least every two years. | |
| Complaint mechanisms shall be widely publicised, user-friendly and accessible to all, including persons in vulnerable situations, throughout the entire programme cycle. | |
| The European Commission shall issue and regularly update guidelines for assessing compliance with fundamental rights and shall support Member States in ensuring effective implementation. | |
| The European Commission shall also collect, verify and assess information from relevant independent sources, including complaints and reports by civil society organisations and national human rights institutions, and shall take appropriate supervisory, preventive and corrective measures where risks or breaches of the Charter are identified. These elements shall be duly reflected in the Commission’s assessment of national plans. |
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| 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the Charter horizontal condition, as provided for in paragraph 1, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, based on information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and taking into account relevant information, including the Rule of Law and European Semester country-specific reports. | 2. Where the Commission, based on the Member States notification, information received from the Monitoring Committee or any other information available to it, considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the horizontal condition, as provided for in paragraph 1, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment taking into account relevant information, including the Rule of Law and European Semester country-specific reports, the reports by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, relevant jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Court of Human Rights and national courts or tribunals, ongoing or concluded infringement proceedings pursuant to Articles 258 to 260 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and recommendations and findings issued by international bodies in the field of human rights, reports by competent national authorities and civil society organisations, and relevant complaints submitted in accordance with Article 58 (2) (j). |
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| 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the Charter horizontal condition, as provided for in paragraph 1, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, based on information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and taking into account relevant information, including the Rule of Law and European Semester country-specific reports. | 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the Charter horizontal condition, as provided for in paragraph 1, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, including the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected, based on information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and taking into account relevant information, including the Rule of Law and European Semester country-specific reports as well as relevant jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU, the European Court of Human Rights, the Annual report on the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and relevant reports from the Fundamental Rights Agency. |
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| 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the Charter horizontal condition, as provided for in paragraph 1, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, based on information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and taking into account relevant information, including the Rule of Law and European Semester country-specific reports. | 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the Charter horizontal condition, as provided for in paragraph 1, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, taking into account information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and taking into account relevant information, including the Rule of Law and European Semester country-specific reports, judgments of the Court of Justice of the EU, the Annual report on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights as well as relevant reports from the Fundamental Rights Agency. |
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| 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the Charter horizontal condition, as provided for in paragraph 1, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, based on information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and taking into account relevant information, including the Rule of Law and European Semester country-specific reports. | 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the Charter horizontal condition, as provided for in paragraph 1, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, based on information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and taking into account relevant information. |
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| 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the Charter horizontal condition, as provided for in paragraph 1, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, based on information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and taking into account relevant information, including the Rule of Law and European Semester country-specific reports. | 2. Where it is established that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the Charter horizontal condition, as provided for in paragraph 1, the Commission it shall notify the Member State concerned, based on information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and taking into account relevant information, including the Rule of Law report. |
The European Semester is an instrument for coordinating economic, fiscal and structural policies and was not designed to assess compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights. References to European Semester reports may create legal uncertainty and extend the scope of Charter conditionality beyond its intended purpose. Compliance with the Charter should therefore be assessed on the basis of objective and relevant information directly linked to the Charter horizontal condition and the measures concerned.
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| 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the Charter horizontal condition, as provided for in paragraph 1, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, based on information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and taking into account relevant information, including the Rule of Law and European Semester country-specific reports. | 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the Charter horizontal condition, as provided for in paragraph 1, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, based on information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and taking into account relevant information, including the Rule of Law. |
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| 2a. Where the European Parliament considers that there is a clear risk of a breach of the Charter horizontal condition, it may request the Commission to examine the matter and where the conditions laid down in this Regulation are fulfilled, the Commission shall initiate the procedure referred to in paragraph 2. |
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| 2b. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, without undue delay, of the results of its examination pursuant paragraph 2a. Where the Commission decides not to initiate the procedure as referred to in paragraph 2, it shall outline the reasons for such a decision. |
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| Where the Commission concludes that the Charter horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall adopt an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 3. | Where the Commission concludes that the Charter horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall adopt a delegated decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition and identifying a total amount to be withheld, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 3. The amount to be withheld shall, insofar as possible, be related to the measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment. |
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| For that purpose, the following aspects of the non-fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition shall be taken into consideration: | For the application of sanctions, the following aspects shall be taken into consideration as part of the proportionality assessment: the nature, duration, gravity, and scope and the actual or potential impact on the sound financial management of the Union budget or on the financial interests of the Union. |
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| For that purpose, the following aspects of the non-fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition shall be taken into consideration: | For that purpose, as part of the proportionality assessment, the following aspects of the non-fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition shall be taken into consideration: |
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| For that purpose, the following aspects of the non-fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition shall be taken into consideration: | For that purpose, the following aspects of the non-fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition shall be duly taken into account: |
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| (a) the actual or potential impact on the sound financial management of the Union budget or on the financial interests of the Union; | deleted |
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| (a) the actual or potential impact on the sound financial management of the Union budget or on the financial interests of the Union; | (a) the actual or potential impact on the sound financial management of the Union budget or on the financial interests of the Union; where such an impact is not or cannot be established, it shall not prevent the Commission from adopting the implementing decision referred to in the first subparagraph. |
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| 4a. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act laying down detailed rules concerning: | |
| (a) the criteria for the fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition; | |
| (b) the methodology for assessing the aspects listed in paragraph 4; | |
| (c) the information to be provided by Member States; | |
| (d) the procedures for assessment and review. |
The amendment strengthens legal certainty, transparency and equal treatment of Member States by ensuring that the assessment of the Charter horizontal condition is based on clear and publicly available rules adopted through a formal legal act. An implementing act provides an appropriate balance between flexibility and legal certainty while ensuring the involvement of Member States through the examination procedure. It also helps prevent divergent interpretations and guarantees a consistent application of the Charter horizontal condition across the Union.
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| 4b. The assessment of the fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition shall be carried out on the basis of objective, transparent and publicly available criteria established in accordance with paragraph 4. The Commission shall ensure consistent application of those criteria across all Member States. The assessment shall be reviewed at least once per year on the basis of the methodology applicable at the time of the assessment. A decision establishing the non-fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition may only be amended or reviewed before the annual assessment where new factual circumstances arise which have a direct and demonstrable impact on the implementation of measures supported under this Regulation, the sound financial management of the Union budget or the financial interests of the Union. The Commission may carry out an earlier reassessment where the Member State has remedied the deficiencies identified in the decision referred to in paragraph 4. |
The amendment strengthens legal certainty, transparency and equal treatment of Member States by ensuring that the Charter horizontal condition is assessed on the basis of objective, publicly available and consistently applied criteria. It prevents ad hoc changes in interpretation while preserving the Commission 's ability to react to new facts affecting the sound financial management of the Union budget or the financial interests of the Union and to reassess cases where deficiencies have been remedied.
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| 5. The Member State may submit payment applications for the specific measures identified in the decision referred to in paragraph 4, but the Commission shall not make the corresponding payments until the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled. | 5. The Member State may submit payment applications for the specific measures identified in the decision referred to in paragraph 4, but the Commission shall not make the corresponding payments until the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled. This shall not affect the regional chapters of national plans. |
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| 5. The Member State may submit payment applications for the specific measures identified in the decision referred to in paragraph 4, but the Commission shall not make the corresponding payments until the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled. | 5. The Member State may submit payment applications, but the Commission shall suspend payments as per the total amount identified in paragraph 4, until the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled. |
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| 5a. Amounts subject to decision as referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article shall not be reallocated to other, existing or new, measures under the NRP Plan of the Member State concerned, not transferred to other objectives or Union instruments by the Commission or the Member States; |
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| The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers that the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled. The Commission shall assess that information within two months from receipt. Where the Commission considers that the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled, it shall repeal the decision referred to in paragraph 4. | The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers that the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled. The Commission shall assess that information within two months from receipt. Where the Commission considers that the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled, it shall repeal the decision referred to in paragraph 4 through a delegated decision. |
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| The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers that the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled. The Commission shall assess that information within two months from receipt. Where the Commission considers that the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled, it shall repeal the decision referred to in paragraph 4. | The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers that the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled. The Commission shall assess that information within two months from receipt. Where the Commission considers that the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled, it shall repeal the decision referred to in paragraph 4 without undue delay. |
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| The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers that the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled. The Commission shall assess that information within two months from receipt. Where the Commission considers that the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled, it shall repeal the decision referred to in paragraph 4. | The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers that the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled. The Commission shall assess that information within two months from receipt. Where the Commission considers that the Charter horizontal condition has been fulfilled in full or in part, it shall repeal or amend the decision referred to in paragraph 4. |
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| Where the Commission disagrees with the Member State regarding the fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition, it shall inform the Member State thereof and set out its assessment. | Where the Commission disagrees with the Member State regarding the fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition, it shall inform the Member State thereof and set out its assessment within two months from receipt of the information from the Member State. |
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| 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed within one year of its adoption. | 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed within one year of its adoption. Where duly justified in light of the nature, complexity or systemic character of the breaches of the rule of law concerned, the Commission may extend that period by up to 1 year. Such extension shall be based on objective and verifiable criteria and shall be duly reasoned. |
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| 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed within one year of its adoption. | 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures concerned only to the extent necessary to protect the Union budget and the financial interests of the Union, or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement , where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed within one year of its adoption. |
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| 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed within one year of its adoption. | 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures concerned where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed within one year of its adoption. |
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| 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed within one year of its adoption. | 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed within two years of its adoption. |
Due to the often complicated and ambiguous nature of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in terms of interpretation and the experience gained so far with the deadlines for procedures carried out by the European Commission in such cases, it is proposed to extend the deadline for reducing the EU contribution to two years.
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| 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed within one year of its adoption. | 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed within two years of its adoption. |
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| 8. If the breach identified by the Commission could also constitute a breach of the rule of law horizontal condition, the procedure of Article 9 shall be activated by priority. | deleted |
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| 8. If the breach identified by the Commission could also constitute a breach of the rule of law horizontal condition, the procedure of Article 9 shall be activated by priority. | deleted |
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| 8. If the breach identified by the Commission could also constitute a breach of the rule of law horizontal condition, the procedure of Article 9 shall be activated by priority. | 8. If the breach identified by the Commission could also constitute a breach of the rule of law horizontal condition, the procedure of Article 9 shall be activated by priority. The Commission shall immediately inform the European Parliament of any decision proposed, adopted, amended or repealed as in pursuant to paragraphs 4, 6 and 7. That information shall include a duly reasoned justification, the underlying assessment and all relevant documents. |
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| 8a. The Commission shall immediately inform the European Parliament of any decision proposed, adopted, amended or repealed pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 6. The Commission shall regularly inform the Parliament and Council on all exchanges and correspondence with the Member State concerned, in particular those identified in this Article and shall provide, upon request, all exchanges and correspondence documents to the Parliament and Council. |
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| 8a. All funds decommitted according to point 7, should remain available to final recipients of the given Member State, including local and regional authorities through directly managed funds referred to in Article 15(4). |
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| 8a. The Commission shall regularly inform the European Parliament and the Council on all exchanges and correspondence with the Member State concerned in relation to paragraph 2, 3 and 6. |
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| 8a. The Commission shall publish without delay the acts as referred to in paragraph 4, 6 and 7 of this Article. |
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| 8b. The Commission shall adopt by [31 December 2027] a delegated act laying down guidelines regarding the implementation of this Article, in particular with regard to the criteria for the adoption of the acts as referred to in paragraph 4, 6 and 7 of this Article as well as the procedure and the assessment process. The criteria shall be objective, transparent and verifiable and the information and evidence shall come from credible sources and recognised institutions or organisations. The Commission shall monitor the continued fulfilment of these criteria throughout the implementation of the NRP Plans. |
Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy
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The existing Conditionality Regulation already provides adequate safeguards for the protection of the Union budget. Creating an additional mechanism risks legal uncertainty, duplication and politically motivated interference with national competences.
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| Respect for the principles of the rule of law | Respect for the principles of the democracy and rule of law |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure the respect of the principles of the rule of law as set out in Article 2, point (a), and Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 throughout implementation of the Fund (the ‘rule of law horizontal condition’). They shall inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of that condition. | 1. Member States shall ensure the respect of the principles of the democracy and rule of law as set out in Article 2 of the TEU and specified in Article 2, point (a), and Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 throughout implementation of the Fund (the ‘democracy and the rule of law horizontal condition’). They shall inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of that condition. The condition is fulfilled where all the related criteria are met. |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure the respect of the principles of the rule of law as set out in Article 2, point (a), and Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 throughout implementation of the Fund (the ‘rule of law horizontal condition’). They shall inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of that condition. | 1. Member States shall ensure the respect of the principles of the rule of law as set out in Article 2, point (a), and Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the Union values as set out in Article 2 TEU, throughout implementation of the Fund (the ‘rule of law horizontal condition’). They shall inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of that condition. The condition is fulfilled where all the related criteria are met. |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure the respect of the principles of the rule of law as set out in Article 2, point (a), and Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 throughout implementation of the Fund (the ‘rule of law horizontal condition’). They shall inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of that condition. | 1. Member States shall ensure the respect of the principles of the rule of law as set out in Article 2, point (a), and Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 throughout implementation of the NRP Plans (the ‘rule of law horizontal condition’). They shall inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of that condition. The Commission shall review the assessment as referred to in Article 23 before approving the NRP Plan. |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure the respect of the principles of the rule of law as set out in Article 2, point (a), and Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 throughout implementation of the Fund (the ‘rule of law horizontal condition’). They shall inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of that condition. | 1. Member States shall ensure the respect of the principles of the rule of law as set out in Article 2, point (a) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 throughout implementation of the Fund (the ‘rule of law horizontal condition’). They shall inform the Commission of any modification impacting the fulfilment of that condition. |
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| 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the rule of law horizontal condition, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, taking into account relevant information, including information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and the Rule of Law and European Semester country- reports. | 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the democracy and the rule of law horizontal condition, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, taking into account relevant information, including information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and the Rule of Law and European Semester country- reports, the reports by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, relevant jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Court of Human Rights and national courts or tribunals, ongoing or concluded infringement proceedings pursuant to Articles 258 to 260 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, recommendations and findings issued by international bodies in the field of democracy and the rule of law, reports by competent national authorities and civil society organisations and relevant complaints submitted in accordance with Article 58(2)(j). |
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| 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the rule of law horizontal condition, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, taking into account relevant information, including information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and the Rule of Law and European Semester country- reports. | 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the rule of law horizontal condition, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, taking into account relevant information, including information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and the Rule of Law and European Semester country- reports, relevant jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Court of Human Rights and national courts or tribunals, relevant ongoing or concluded infringement proceedings pursuant to Articles 258 to 260 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the reports provided by the EPPO under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092. |
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| 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the rule of law horizontal condition, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, taking into account relevant information, including information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and the Rule of Law and European Semester country- reports. | 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the rule of law horizontal condition, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, taking into account relevant information, including information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, the Rule of Law and European Semester country- reports, judgments of the court of Justice of the EU and relevant reports from the Fundamental Rights Agency. |
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| 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the rule of law horizontal condition, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, taking into account relevant information, including information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and the Rule of Law and European Semester country- reports. | 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the rule of law horizontal condition, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, taking into account relevant information, including information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations. |
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| 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the rule of law horizontal condition, it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, taking into account relevant information, including information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and the Rule of Law and European Semester country- reports. | 2. Where is established that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the rule of law horizontal condition, the Commission shall notify the Member State concerned, taking into account relevant information, including information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to Commission observations, and the Rule of Law report. |
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| 3. The Member State concerned may present its observations and eventual remedial measures, including changes to the NRP Plan, within two months following the notification of the assessment pursuant to paragraph 3. | 3. The Member State concerned may present its observations and eventual remedial measures, including changes to the NRP Plan, within two months following the notification of the assessment pursuant to paragraph 2. |
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| 3. The Member State concerned may present its observations and eventual remedial measures, including changes to the NRP Plan, within two months following the notification of the assessment pursuant to paragraph 3. | 3. The Member State concerned may present its observations and eventual remedial measures, including changes to the NRP Plan, within two months following the notification of the assessment pursuant to paragraph 2. |
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| Where the Commission concludes that the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall propose to Council an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Rule of Law horizontal conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 4. | Where the Commission concludes that the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall adopt an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Rule of Law horizontal conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 4. Where the Commission adopts an implementing decision pursuant to this paragraph, it shall without undue delay initiate the suspension of payments in accordance with Article 67 of this Regulation. |
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| Where the Commission concludes that the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall propose to Council an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Rule of Law horizontal conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 4. | Where the Commission concludes that the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled and if relevant in the light of the below mentioned aspects, it shall propose to Council an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Rule of Law horizontal conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State's observations referred to in paragraph 3. |
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| Where the Commission concludes that the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall propose to Council an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Rule of Law horizontal conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 4. | Where the Commission concludes that the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall adopt an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Rule of Law horizontal conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 3. The implementing decision shall, insofar as possible, target the measures in the NRP Plan affected by the breaches. |
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| Where the Commission concludes that the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall propose to Council an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Rule of Law horizontal conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 4. | Where the Commission concludes that the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall adopt an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Rule of Law horizontal conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 4. That implementing decision shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 88(2) |
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| Where the Commission concludes that the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall propose to Council an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Rule of Law horizontal conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 4. | Where the Commission concludes that democracy and the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall adopt a delegated decision determining the non-fulfilment of democracy and the Rule of Law horizontal conditions and identifying the total amount to be withheld, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 4.The amount to be withheld shall, insofar as possible, be related to the measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment. |
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| Where the Commission concludes that the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall propose to Council an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Rule of Law horizontal conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 4. | Where, after the procedure referred to in paragraph 3, the Commission concludes that the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall adopt an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the rule of law horizontal condition and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State's observations referred to in paragraph 3. |
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| Where the Commission concludes that the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall propose to Council an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Rule of Law horizontal conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 4. | Where the Commission concludes that the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall adopt an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Rule of Law horizontal conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 4. |
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| The assessment of the fulfilment of the Rule ofla horizontal condition shall be carried out on the basis of objective, transparent and publicly available criteria established in accordance with paragraph 4. The Commission shall ensure consistent application of those criteria across all Member States. The assessment shall be reviewed at least once per year on the basis of the methodology applicable at the time of the assessment. A decision establishing the non-fulfilment of the Rule of law horizontal condition may only be amended or reviewed before the annual assessment where new factual circumstances arise which have a direct and demonstrable impact on the implementation of measures supported under this Regulation, the sound financial management of the Union budget or the financial interests of the Union. The Commission may carry out an earlier reassessment where the Member State has remedied the deficiencies identified in the decision referred to in paragraph 4. |
The amendment strengthens legal certainty, transparency and equal treatment of Member States by ensuring that the Rule of law horizontal condition is assessed on the basis of objective, publicly available and consistently applied criteria. It prevents ad hoc changes in interpretation while preserving the Commission 's ability to react to new facts affecting the sound financial management of the Union budget or the financial interests of the Union and to reassess cases where deficiencies have been remedied.
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| For that purpose, the following aspects of the non-fulfilment of the Rule of Law horizontal condition shall be taken into consideration: | For the application of sanctions, the following aspects shall be taken into consideration as part of the proportionality assessment: the nature, duration, gravity, and scope and the actual or potential impact on the sound financial management of the Union budget or on the financial interests of the Union. |
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| For that purpose, the following aspects of the non-fulfilment of the Rule of Law horizontal condition shall be taken into consideration: | For that purpose, as part of the proportionality assessment, the following aspects of the non-fulfilment of the democracy and the Rule of Law horizontal condition shall be taken into consideration: |
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| (a) the actual or potential impact on the sound financial management of the Union budget or on the financial interests of the Union; | (a) the actual or potential impact on the sound financial management of the Union budget or on the financial interests of the Union, in particular effective and timely cooperation with the EPPO; where such an impact is not or cannot be established, it shall not prevent the Commission from adopting the implementing decision referred to in the paragraph 4. |
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| (a) the actual or potential impact on the sound financial management of the Union budget or on the financial interests of the Union; | (a) the actual or potential impact, including the sufficient direct link on the sound financial management of the Union budget or on the financial interests of the Union; |
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| 4a. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act laying down detailed rules concerning: | |
| (a) the criteria for the fulfilment of the Rule of law horizontal condition; | |
| (b) the methodology for assessing the aspects listed in paragraph 4; | |
| (c) the information to be provided by Member States; | |
| (d) the procedures for assessment and review. |
The amendment strengthens legal certainty, transparency and equal treatment of Member States by ensuring that the assessment of the Rule of law horizontal condition is based on clear and publicly available rules adopted through a formal legal act. An implementing act provides an appropriate balance between flexibility and legal certainty while ensuring the involvement of Member States through the examination procedure. It also helps prevent divergent interpretations and guarantees a consistent application of the Rule of law horizontal condition across the Union.
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| 4a. Where the European Parliament considers that there is a clear risk of a breach of the Rule of Law horizontal condition, it may request the Commission to examine the matter and where the conditions laid down in this Regulation are fulfilled, initiate the procedure referred to in paragraph 2. |
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| 5. The Member State may submit payment applications for the specific measures identified in the decision referred to in paragraph 4, but the Commission shall not make the corresponding payments until the Rule of Law horizontal condition has been fulfilled. | 5. The Member State may submit payment applications for the specific measures identified in the decision referred to in paragraph 4, but the Commission shall not make the corresponding payments until the Rule of Law horizontal condition has been fulfilled. This shall not affect the regional chapters of national plans. |
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| 5. The Member State may submit payment applications for the specific measures identified in the decision referred to in paragraph 4, but the Commission shall not make the corresponding payments until the Rule of Law horizontal condition has been fulfilled. | 5. The Member State may submit payment applications for the specific measures identified in the decision referred to in paragraph 4, but the Commission suspend payments as per the total amount identified in paragraph 4 until the democracy and Rule of Law horizontal condition has been fulfilled. |
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| 5. The Member State may submit payment applications for the specific measures identified in the decision referred to in paragraph 4, but the Commission shall not make the corresponding payments until the Rule of Law horizontal condition has been fulfilled. | 5. The Member State may submit payment applications, but the Commission shall not make any payments under this Regulation to the Member State concerned until the Rule of Law horizontal condition has been fulfilled. |
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| 6. The Member State shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers that the breach of the rule of law horizontal condition has been remedied. The Commission shall assess that information within two months of receipt. If the Commission considers that the breach has been remedied in full, it shall propose to the Council to repeal the decision referred to in paragraph 4. If the Commission considers that the breach has been remedied in part, it shall propose to the Council to amend the decision referred to in paragraph 4 accordingly. The Council shall adopt the implementing decision within four weeks of the adoption of the Commission proposal. | 6. The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers that democracy the rule of law horizontal condition has been fulfilled. Where measures under the rule of law conditionality mechanism are adopted against a Member State, the Commission shall take all appropriate steps to guarantee that regional and local authorities in that Member State retain access to EU funding. The Commission shall assess that information within two months of receipt. Where the Commission considers that the democracy and rule of law horizontal condition has been fulfilled, it shall repeal the decision referred to in paragraph 4 through a delegated decision. Where the Commission disagrees with the Member State regarding the fulfilment of the democracy and the rule of law horizontal condition, it shall inform the Member State thereof and set out its assessment. |
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| 6. The Member State shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers that the breach of the rule of law horizontal condition has been remedied. The Commission shall assess that information within two months of receipt. If the Commission considers that the breach has been remedied in full, it shall propose to the Council to repeal the decision referred to in paragraph 4. If the Commission considers that the breach has been remedied in part, it shall propose to the Council to amend the decision referred to in paragraph 4 accordingly. The Council shall adopt the implementing decision within four weeks of the adoption of the Commission proposal. | 6. The Member State shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers that the breach of the rule of law horizontal condition has been remedied. The Commission shall assess that information within two months of receipt. If the Commission considers that the breach has been remedied in full, it shall repeal the decision referred to in paragraph 4. If the Commission considers that the breach has been remedied in part, it shall amend the decision referred to in paragraph 4 accordingly. |
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| 6. The Member State shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers that the breach of the rule of law horizontal condition has been remedied. The Commission shall assess that information within two months of receipt. If the Commission considers that the breach has been remedied in full, it shall propose to the Council to repeal the decision referred to in paragraph 4. If the Commission considers that the breach has been remedied in part, it shall propose to the Council to amend the decision referred to in paragraph 4 accordingly. The Council shall adopt the implementing decision within four weeks of the adoption of the Commission proposal. | 6. Amounts subject to decision as referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article shall not be reallocated to other, existing or new, measures under the NRP Plan of the Member State concerned, not transferred to other objectives or Union instruments by the Commission or the Member States. |
| The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers has provided objective and verifiable evidence that the breach of the rule of law horizontal condition has been remedied. The Commission shall assess that information within two months of receipt. If the Commission considers that the rule of law horizontal condition is fulfilled, it shall repeal the decision referred to in paragraph 4. |
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| 6. The Member State shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers that the breach of the rule of law horizontal condition has been remedied. The Commission shall assess that information within two months of receipt. If the Commission considers that the breach has been remedied in full, it shall propose to the Council to repeal the decision referred to in paragraph 4. If the Commission considers that the breach has been remedied in part, it shall propose to the Council to amend the decision referred to in paragraph 4 accordingly. The Council shall adopt the implementing decision within four weeks of the adoption of the Commission proposal. | 6. The Member State shall inform the Commission as soon as it has provided objective and verifiable evidence that the breach of the rule of law horizontal condition has been remedied. The Commission shall assess that information within two months of receipt. If the Commission considers that the breach has been remedied in full, it shall adopt a delegated act repealing the decision referred to in paragraph 4. The European Parliament or the Council may object to the delegated act within a period of one month of notification. If neither the European Parliament nor the Council has objected, the delegated act shall enter into force. |
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| 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures of the Plan concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed [within [one] year of its adoption]. | 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures of the Plan concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed [within [one] year of its adoption]. Where duly justified in light of the nature, complexity or systemic character of the breaches of the Charter horizontal condition, the Commission may decide to extend that period by up to 1 year. Such extension shall be based on objective and verifiable criteria and shall be duly reasoned. |
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| 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures of the Plan concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed [within [one] year of its adoption]. | 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures of the Plan concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed [within [one] year of its adoption] or consider applying Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2020/2092 [conditionality regulation] in particular in respect to commitments. |
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| 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures of the Plan concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed [within [one] year of its adoption]. | 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures of the Plan concerned, limited to what is strictly necessary to protect the Union budget and the financial interests of the Union, or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed [within [one] year of its adoption]. |
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| 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures of the Plan concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed [within [one] year of its adoption]. | 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures of the Plan concerned where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed [within [one] year of its adoption]. |
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| 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures of the Plan concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed [within [one] year of its adoption]. | 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures of the Plan concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed [within a maximum of [one] year of its adoption]. |
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| 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures of the Plan concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed [within [one] year of its adoption]. | 7. The Commission shall reduce proportionately the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed within one year of its adoption. |
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| 7a. Funding suspended following decision under paragraph 4 shall not be subject to re-use/reprogramming via an amendment of the NRP Plan nor transferred to other objectives or Union instruments by Member States. |
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| 8. The Commission shall immediately inform the European Parliament of any decision proposed, adopted, amended or repealed pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 6. | 8. The Commission shall immediately inform the European Parliament of any decision proposed, adopted, amended or repealed pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 6. The Commission shall regularly inform the Parliament and Council on all exchanges and correspondence with the Member State concerned, in particular those identified in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 of this Article and shall provide, upon request, all exchanges and correspondence documents to the Parliament and Council. |
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| 8. The Commission shall immediately inform the European Parliament of any decision proposed, adopted, amended or repealed pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 6. | 8. The Commission shall immediately inform the European Parliament and the Council of any decision proposed, adopted, amended or repealed pursuant to paragraphs 4, 6 and 7. That information shall include a duly reasoned justification, the underlying assessment and all relevant documents |
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| 8a. The Commission shall adopt by [31 December 2027] a delegated act laying down guidelines regarding the implementation of this Article, in particular with regard to the criteria for the adoption of the acts as referred to in paragraph 4, 6 and 7 of this Article as well as the procedure and the assessment process. The criteria shall be objective, transparent and verifiable and the information and evidence shall come from credible sources and recognised institutions or organisations. The Commission shall monitor the continued fulfilment of these criteria throughout the implementation of the NRP Plans. |
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| 8a. The European Parliament may signal to the Commission cases when it considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the rule of law horizontal condition. The Commission shall examine such cases and take relevant actions envisaged in this Article without undue delay. The Commission shall keep the Parliament duly informed about its examination and the actions taken. |
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| 8a. Lost or decommitted funds for the concerned Member State should remain available for final recipients, including local and regional authorities, through directly managed funds referred to in Article 15(4). |
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| 8a. The Commission shall publish without delay the acts as referred to in paragraph 4, 6 and 7 of this Article. |
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| Article 9a | |
| Article 9a Respect for partnership and multi-level governance | |
| 1. Member States shall respect partnership and multi-level governance as set out in Article 6 of this Regulation throughout the preparation, design, implementation and monitoring of the NRP Plan ensuring that decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizens in a place-based manner and that competences are exercised at the most appropriate territorial level (the ‘partnership horizontal condition’). | |
| The distribution of responsibilities between national and sub-national authorities within the NRP Plan, including design, implementation, preparation, monitoring, audit and payment applications, shall reflect the allocation of competences under the Member State’s institutional and legal framework, in accordance with Article 4(2) TEU. | |
| 1a. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the partnership horizontal condition shall be considered not fulfilled in particular where: | |
| (a) the Member State has failed to designate the relevant regional or local authority as managing authority for a regional or territorial chapter pursuant to Article 49(1a), or has not ensured that the designated authority has exercised its responsibilities as set out therein; or | |
| (b) the content of a regional or territorial chapter of the NRP Plan has been substantively modified by the Member State without the explicit written agreement of the relevant regional or local authority in accordance with Article 21(2); or | |
| (c) the Member State has not included in the NRP Plan the signed declaration referred to in Article 21(2); or | |
| (d) the Member State has failed to transmit an amendment request initiated by the relevant regional or local managing authority designated pursuant to Article 49(1a) in accordance with Article 24(1a) or Article 24a within the period referred to therein. | |
| (e) the Member State has not included in the NRP Plan a statement pursuant to Article 21(2) where agreement on the financial allocation to a regional or territorial chapter has not been reached, or has included such a statement without providing the information required therein. | |
| 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the partnership horizontal condition it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, taking into account the relevant information, including information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to the Commission’s observations. | |
| 3. The Member State concerned may present its observations and eventual remedial actions, including changes to the NRP Plan, within two months following the notification of the assessment pursuant to paragraph 2. | |
| 4. Where the Commission concludes that the partnership horizontal condition is not fulfilled, the Commission shall adopt an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 3. For that purpose, the nature, duration, gravity, and scope of the non-fulfilment of the partnership horizontal condition shall be taken into consideration. | |
| 5. The Member State may submit payment applications for the specific measures identified in the decision referred to in paragraph 4, but the Commission shall not make the corresponding payments until the partnership horizontal condition has been fulfilled. | |
| 6. The Member State shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers that the partnership horizontal condition has been fulfilled. The Commission shall assess that information within two months of its receipt. Where the Commission considers that the condition has been fulfilled, it shall repeal the decision referred to in paragraph 4. Where the Commission considers that the condition has been fulfilled in part, it shall amend the decision referred to in paragraph 4 accordingly. | |
| 7. The Commission shall reduce the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures of the NRP Plan concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any action available under the loan agreement, in the case the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed [within [one] year of its adoption]. | |
| 8. Funds subject to the decision referred to in paragraph 4 shall not be subject to an amendment of the NRP Plan nor transferred to other objectives or Union instruments by Member States. | |
| 9. The Commission shall immediately inform the European Parliament of any decision proposed, adopted, amended or repealed pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 6. The Commission shall regularly inform the European Parliament and the Council on all communications with the Member State concerned, in particular those identified in paragraphs 1 to 4, 6 and 7 of this Article and shall provide, upon request, all documents containing those communications to the European Parliament and the Council. |
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| Article9a | |
| Respect for the principle of partnership and multi-level governance | |
| 1. Member States shall respect the principle of partnership and multi-level governance as set out in Article 6 of this Regulation throughout the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the NRP Plan ensuring that decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizens in a place-based manner and that competences are exercised at the most appropriate territorial level (the ‘partnership horizontal condition’). The distribution of responsibilities between national and sub-national authorities within the NRP Plan, including design, monitoring, audit and payment applications, shall reflect the allocation of competences under the Member State’s institutional and legal framework, in accordance with Article 4(2) TEU. | |
| 2. Where the Commission considers that a Member State does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the partnership horizontal condition it shall notify the Member State concerned of its assessment, taking into account the relevant information, including information provided by the Member State concerned in its NRP Plan, in response to the Commission’s observations. | |
| 3. Where the European Parliament m considers that there is a clear risk of a breach of the Partnership horizontal condition it may request the Commission to examine the matter and where the conditions laid down in this Regulation are fulfilled, the Commission shall initiate the procedure referred to in paragraph 2. | |
| 4. The Member State concerned may present its observations and eventual remedial actions, including changes to the NRP Plan, within two months following the notification of the assessment pursuant to paragraph 2. | |
| 5. Where the Commission concludes that the partnership horizontal condition is not fulfilled, the Commission shall adopt an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment, within two months of receiving the Member State’s observations referred to in paragraph 3. For that purpose, the nature, duration, gravity, and scope of the non-fulfilment of the partnership horizontal condition shall be taken into consideration. | |
| 6. The Member State may submit payment applications for the specific measures identified in the decision referred to in paragraph 4, but the Commission shall not make the corresponding payments until the partnership horizontal condition has been fulfilled. | |
| 7. Amounts subject to decision as referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article shall not be reallocated to other existing or new measures under the NRP Plan of the Member State concerned, nor transferred to other objectives or Union instruments by the Commission or the Member States. | |
| 8. The Member State shall inform the Commission as soon as it considers that the partnership horizontal condition has been fulfilled. The Commission shall assess that information within two months of its receipt. Where the Commission considers that the condition has been fulfilled, it shall repeal the decision referred to in paragraph 4. | |
| 9. The Commission shall reduce the Union financial contribution of the Member State as regards the specific measures of the NRP Plan concerned or, in respect of loan support, take any action available under the loan agreement, where the decision referred to in paragraph 4 has not been repealed [within [one] year of its adoption]. | |
| 10. The Commission shall immediately inform the European Parliament and the Council of any decision proposed, adopted, amended or repealed pursuant to paragraphs 4, 6 and 7. That information shall include a duly reasoned justification, the underlying assessment and all relevant documents. The Commission shall regularly inform the European Parliament and the Council on all exchanges and correspondence with the Member State concerned in relation to paragraph 2, 3 and 6. | |
| 11. The Commission shall adopt by [31 December 2027] a delegated act laying down guidelines regarding the implementation of this Article, in particular with regard to the criteria for the adoption of the acts as referred to in paragraph 4, 6 and 7 of this Article as well as the procedure and the assessment process. The criteria shall be objective, transparent and verifiable and the information and evidence shall come from credible sources and recognised institutions or organisations. The Commission shall monitor the continued fulfilment of these criteria throughout the implementation of the NRP Plans. |
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| Article 9a | |
| Respect for partnership and multi-level governance | |
| 1. Member States shall respect partnership and multi-level governance throughout the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the NRP Plan, as set in Article 6 of this Regulation, ensuring that responsibilities between national and sub-national authorities as well as the rights of actors referenced under Article 6 1 (b) and (c) reflect the national institutional and legal framework in accordance with Article 4(2) TEU. | |
| 2. Where the Commission considers that the partnership principle is not fulfilled or is no longer being fulfilled, it shall notify the Member State concerned, taking into account all relevant information, including information provided by the Member State and stakeholders involved. | |
| 3. Where the Commission concludes that the partnership principle is not fulfilled, it shall adopt a delegated decision identifying the affected measures of the NRP Plan, taking into account the nature, duration, gravity and scope of the non-fulfilment. Payment applications for the affected measures may continue to be submitted, but corresponding payments shall be suspended until the partnership principle is fulfilled. Funds covered by the delegated decision may not be amended within the NRP Plan or transferred to other objectives or Union instruments. | |
| 4. The Member State shall inform the Commission once it considers that the condition has been fulfilled. The Commission shall assess the information. Where the Commission considers that the condition has been fulfilled, it shall repeal decision in paragraph 3 through a delegated decision. Where the Commission disagrees with the Member State regarding the fulfilment of the principle, it shall inform the Member State thereof and set out its assessment. |
Cristina Maestre, Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Elena Sancho Murillo, Camilla Laureti, Stefano Bonaccini, Rosa Serrano Sierra
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| Article9a | |
| Respect for partnership and multi-level governance | |
| 1. Member States shall respect partnership and multi-level governance as set out in Article 6 of this Regulation throughout the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the NRP Plan ensuring that decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizens in a place-based manner and that competences are exercised at the most appropriate territorial level (the ‘partnership horizontal condition’). | |
| Where the Commission concludes that the partnership horizontal condition is not fulfilled, the Commission shall adopt an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the conditions and identifying the specific measures of the NRP Plan affected by the non-fulfilment. | |
| The activation of Article [9a] shall not affect the obligations government entities have towards final recipients or beneficiaries, including the obligation to make payments under this Regulation. |
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| Article 9b | |
| Funding obligation towards final recipients and beneficiaries | |
| 1. The adoption of decisions under Articles 8(4), 9(4), 9a(3), 67(1) or 68(1) shall not affect the obligations of Member States to implement the measures of the NRP plan, and in particular the obligations they have towards final recipients or beneficiaries, including the obligation to make payments under this Regulation and the applicable sector-specific or financial rules. This obligation does not apply towards final recipients or beneficiaries whose conduct caused, contributed to, or facilitated the non-fulfilment of horizontal conditions, principles and provisions underlying the adoption of relevant decisions. | |
| 2. Where payments are suspended in accordance with Articles 8, 9, 9a, 67 and 68, Member States shall fully, and without deductions, continue the payments towards the final recipients or beneficiaries, substituting suspended EU funding from national budgets with the exception of final recipient or beneficiary whose conduct caused, contributed to, or facilitated the non-fulfilment of horizontal conditions, principles and provisions underlying the adoption of relevant decisions. | |
| 3. In amendments to the plans after such suspensions, the Commission shall not give a positive assessment to plans that reduce the funding for final recipients or beneficiaries due to the suspended payments, in order to ensure predictability and fairness. |
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