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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-PR-787817 · COM(2025)0565 – C100179/2025 – 2025/0240(COD)
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- Report parliamentary committee draft CJ71-PR-787817
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- 11 May 2026
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- Committee on Budgets Committee on Regional Development Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
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- Karlo Ressler, Andrey Novakov, Elsi Katainen
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- 2025-0240
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Draft european parliament legislative resolution
–having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 42, Article 43(3), ), Article 46, point (d), Article 91(1), point (d), Article 149, Article 153 (2), point (a), and Articles 164, 175, 177 and 178, Article 192(1), Article 194(2), Article 209(1), Article 212(2), Article 322(1), point (a), and Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C100179/2025),
–having regard to the reasoned opinions sent to its President by national parliaments on the compliance of the draft act with the principle of subsidiarity,
–having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Regional Development and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development under Rule 59 of the Rules of Procedure,
–having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Security and Defence, the Committee on Budgetary Control, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, the Committee on Public Health, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the Committee on Fisheries, the Committee on Culture and Education and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs,
–having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Regional Development and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A100000/2026),
2.Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;
3.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
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| (34 a) The provisions of this Regulation as well as its governance arrangements should be conducive to proper decision-making by the budgetary authority and to appropriate parliamentary oversight. In particular, in line with Article 47(2) of the Financial Regulation, any specification of the NRPP’s internal architecture should be duly reflected in the budget nomenclature through the introduction of corresponding budget lines. |
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| (50 a) The implications of this Regulation for the Union budget have been assessed pursuant to Article 310(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Sufficient financial and human resources should be provided for its implementation, while considering the impact of the financing on other Union programmes or policies and ensuring its compatibility with the multiannual financial framework, the system of own resources and the corresponding interinstitutional agreement, as well as with the budgetary principles laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. | |
| 1a Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj). |
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| (h a) Regulation (EU) 2023/955 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 establishing a Social Climate Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. |
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| 1. With the overall aim of promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion, the sustainable development and competitiveness of the Union, its security and its preparedness, the Fund shall support the following general objectives: | 1. With the overall goal of promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion, the sustainable development and competitiveness of the Union, its security and its preparedness, the Fund shall support the following general objectives across regions and territories to reduce regional imbalances in the Union and the backwardness of the least favoured regions and promote European territorial cooperation: |
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| (a) to reduce regional imbalances in the Union and the backwardness of the least favoured regions and promote European territorial cooperation in accordance with Part Three, Title XVIII of the TFEU, including supporting projects in the area of environment and trans-European networks in the area of transport infrastructure in accordance with Article 177(2) TFEU (‘European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund’); | (a) to foster a more competitive and innovative Union; |
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| (a a) to promote a more sustainable, better connected and resilient Union; |
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| (b) to support quality employment, education and skills and social inclusion in accordance with Part Three, Title XI and Title XVIII of Part Three of the TFEU (‘European Social Fund’) and to contribute to a socially fair transition towards climate neutrality in accordance with Article 91(1), point (d), Article 192(1) and Article 194(2) TFEU; | (b) to strengthen social cohesion and the Union’s societies and social model; |
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| (c) to support the implementation of the CAP of the Union in accordance with Parth Three, Title III of the TFEU; | (c) to support the implementation of the CAP of the Union; |
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| (d) to support the implementation of the common fisheries policy of the Union in accordance with Part Three, Title III of the TFEU; | (d) to support the implementation of the common fisheries policy of the Union; |
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| (d a) to support the Union’s defence and security capabilities; |
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| (e) to protect and strengthen democracy in the Union and uphold Union values in accordance with Article 2 TEU. | (e) to protect and strengthen fundamental rights, democracy, equality, rule of law and to uphold Union values in accordance with Article 2 TEU. |
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| 1. The general objectives referred to in Article 2 shall be pursued across all regions through the following specific objectives: | 1. The general objectives referred to in Article 2 shall be pursued across regions and territories through the following specific objectives, which may be implemented in accordance with region-specific requirements: |
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| (a) to support the Union’s sustainable prosperity across all regions by: | (a) to foster a more competitive and innovative Union by: |
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| (i) fostering the attractiveness of territories to support the right to stay including by supporting strategies for the integrated development of urban and rural areas, including support for territorial services and infrastructure; | deleted |
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| (ii a) providing comprehensive additional support to the Eastern border regions and other bordering regions, including by facilitating access to funding, promoting digital connectivity and upgrading transport networks, including dual-use roads, rail, and port infrastructure as well as cross border connections; |
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| (iii) supporting a just transition towards the Union’s 2030, 2040 and 2050 targets for energy and climate, in particular by prioritising support for clean energy generation and infrastructure, promoting energy efficiency and decarbonisation, storage and technology, developing smart energy systems and domestic transmission and distribution grids also taking into account the Trans-European Network (TEN-E) and technology and promoting a circular economy, ensuring that all territories and everyone can contribute and benefit from the clean transition; | deleted |
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| (iv) supporting the digital transformation towards the Digital Decade targets and objectives set out in the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030, thereby contributing to the achievement of a digitally sovereign, secure, and inclusive Union, and promoting the development and use of advanced technologies, including AI secure and trusted digital infrastructure and services, basic and advanced digital skills, digital public services, and ICT connectivity, while addressing the digital divide; | (iv) supporting the digital transformation towards the Digital Decade targets and objectives set out in the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030, thereby contributing to the achievement of a digitally sovereign, secure, and inclusive Union, and promoting the development and use of advanced technologies, including AI secure and trusted digital infrastructure and services, basic and advanced digital skills, digital public services, broadband connectivity and regional ICT connectivity, while addressing the digital divide; |
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| (v) supporting research, development and innovation, including the diffusion of innovation across all regions; | (v) supporting research, development and innovation, including the smart specialisation strategies and the diffusion of innovation across all regions; |
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| (vii) supporting social and affordable housing; | deleted |
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| (viii) enhancing Union transport infrastructure and contributing to the completion of the trans-European network for transport, in particular on the core and extended core network, while decarbonising and improving connectivity, security and accessibility for remote, peripheral and less connected areas; support the green and digital transition of transport; | deleted |
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| (ix) support for tourism, including sustainability; | deleted |
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| (x) supporting efficient water management, quality and resilience, environmental protection, climate adaptation, climate resilience and enhancing biodiversity, soil quality and natural resources, promoting circularity, bioeconomy and wider resource efficiency, strengthening pollution prevention, control and remediation, preserving and restoring nature and enhancing biodiversity and natural resources, as well as promoting the New European Bauhaus solutions in the built environment. | deleted |
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| (a a) to promote a more sustainable, better connected and resilient Union by: | |
| (i) supporting a just transition to address the social, employment, economic and environmental impacts towards the Union’s 2030, 2040 and 2050 targets for energy and climate, in particular by prioritising support for clean energy generation and infrastructure, promoting energy efficiency and decarbonisation, energy communities, storage and technology, developing smart energy systems and domestic transmission and distribution grids also taking into account the Trans-European Network (TEN-TE) and technology, strengthening energy infrastructure and fostering innovation, including the use of geothermal sources, nuclear energy and the principle of technological neutrality, and enhancing a circular economy, waste management and bioeconomy, permanent and non-permanent carbon removal, ensuring that all territories and everyone can contribute and benefit from the clean transition; | |
| (ii) enhancing Union transport infrastructure and contributing to the completion of the trans-European network for transport, in particular on the core and extended core network, as well as the development of urban nodes and of multimodal hubs, while decarbonising and improving connectivity, security and accessibility for remote, peripheral, cross-border and less connected areas; supporting sustainable and multimodal urban mobility and the green and digital transition of transport; | |
| (iii) supporting efficient water management, quality and resilience, environmental protection, climate adaptation, climate resilience and enhancing biodiversity, soil quality and natural resources, promoting circularity, bioeconomy and wider resource efficiency, strengthening pollution prevention, control and remediation, preserving and restoring nature and enhancing biodiversity and natural resources, as well as promoting the New European Bauhaus solutions in the built environment; | |
| (iv) supporting the prevention and management of climate- and non-climate related natural risks and disasters, notably fires, floods, landslides, storms, drought, earthquakes, including adaptation, mitigation, awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based approaches. |
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| (b) to support the Union’s defence capabilities and security across all regions by: | deleted |
| (i) reinforcing the Union’s defence industrial base and military mobility, in particular by developing dual-use TEN-T infrastructure; | |
| (ii) strengthening the Union’s preparedness to crises and disasters by mainstreaming the principle of ‘preparedness by design’; | |
| (iii) strengthening the Union’s security by improving threat detection, prevention and response threat detection capabilities, including by strengthening energy and transport critical infrastructure and cybersecurity; | |
| in a manner fully consistent with the objectives set out: | |
| — in Regulation (EU) […] establishing the Union support for asylum migration and integration for the period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034; | |
| — in Regulation (EU) […] establishing the Union support for European integrated border management and European visa policy for the period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034; | |
| — in Regulation (EU) […] establishing the Union support for internal security for the period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034. |
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| (c) to strengthen social cohesion by supporting people and strengthening the Union’s societies and the Union’s social model by: | (c) to strengthen social cohesion and the Union's societies and social model by: |
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| (iii) promoting equal opportunities for all, supporting strong social safety nets, fostering social inclusion and fighting poverty and homelessness, and supporting investment in social infrastructure; | (iii) promoting equal opportunities for all, supporting strong social safety nets, fostering social inclusion and fighting poverty and homelessness, and supporting investment in social infrastructure, as well as promoting inclusion and equal treatment of persons with disabilities; |
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| (iv) facilitating access to services and associated infrastructure, including modernization, digitalization and strengthening the quality and resilience of healthcare systems, child and long-term care services; | (iv) facilitating access to services and associated infrastructure, including modernization, digitalization and strengthening the quality and resilience of healthcare systems, child and long-term care services, and enhancing accessibility for persons with disabilities; |
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| (v) addressing the challenges of demographic change across the EU, which include labour shortages and disparities between generations and regions; | (v) supporting a holistic and integrated approach to address depopulation and other demographic challenges or relevant needs of regions and areas, which include labour shortages and disparities between generations and regions; |
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| (vi a) fostering the attractiveness of territories to support the right to stay, including by supporting strategies for the integrated development of cities, urban and rural areas, including support for territorial services and infrastructure; |
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| (vi b) supporting areas affected by industrial transition, islands and coastal areas, sparsely populated areas, in particular northern sparsely populated regions, outermost, mountainous, northernmost, cross-border, in particular the Eastern border regions and southern border regions, and other disadvantaged regions and territories; |
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| (vi c) supporting social and affordable housing; |
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| (vi d) support for tourism and agrotourism; |
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| (d) to sustain the quality of life in the Union by: | (d) to support the implementation of the CAP of the Union by: |
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| (i) supporting fairer and sufficient income for farmers and their long-term competitiveness, including the farmers’ position in the value chain; | (i) supporting fairer and sufficient income for farmers and their long-term competitiveness, including the farmers’ position in the value chain, as well as farmers’ efforts in diversifying their production and income streams, and promoting well-functioning and local value chains; |
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| (ii) contributing to long-term food security; | (ii) contributing to long-term food security and food sovereignty and improving farmers’ preparedness and ability to cope with crises and risks; |
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| (iii) improving the attractiveness and living standards, including access to healthcare, in rural areas and fair working conditions and fostering generational renewal; improving farmers’ preparedness and ability to cope with crises and risks; enhancing the access to knowledge and innovation and accelerating the digital and green transition for a thriving agri-food sector; | (iii) improving the attractiveness and living standards, including access to basic public services, in rural areas and fair working conditions and fostering generational renewal; gender equality and ensuring the continuity of agricultural activity on farms through transmission of land; fostering access to land and preventing land concentration, land loss and abandonment; enhancing the access to knowledge and innovation and accelerating the digital and green transition for a thriving agri-food sector; |
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| (iv) ensuring sustainability, competitiveness and resilience of the Union fisheries and aquaculture sector, boosting the sustainable and competitive blue economy in coastal, island and inland areas, enhancing the socio-economic opportunities and the resilience of the local communities and ensuring strong ocean governance in all dimensions, with safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed ocean; | deleted |
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| (d a) to support the implementation of the common fisheries policy of the Union by: | |
| (i) ensuring sustainability, competitiveness and resilience of the Union fisheries and aquaculture sector including processing and marketing; | |
| (ii) boosting the sustainable and competitive blue economy in coastal, island and inland areas; | |
| (iii) enhancing the socio-economic opportunities and the resilience of the fishers and local communities and ensuring strong ocean governance in all dimensions, with safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed ocean; |
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| (d b) to support the Union’s defence capabilities and security by: | |
| (i) contributing to the competitiveness and the production capacity of the European defence technological and industrial base by supporting in a predictable and continued manner innovation, resilience, technological sovereignty and security of supply; | |
| (ii) supporting military mobility, in particular by contributing to the development of dual-use TEN-T infrastructure, mobility corridors and acquiring military mobility-specific and dual-use mobile assets, addressing the missing links; | |
| (iii) addressing the procedural and administrative bottlenecks linked to moving military assets and personnel across EU’s internal borders by digital transformation and alignment of relevant customs and administrative services in full respect of national and the Union’s legal frameworks; | |
| (iv) protecting critical transport, energy, digital and communal infrastructure from interference, including hybrid attacks and sabotage by employing physical and cybersecurity standards and best practices; | |
| (v) strengthening the Union’s preparedness to crises and disasters by mainstreaming the principle of ‘preparedness by design’; | |
| (vi) strengthening the Union’s security by improving threat detection, prevention and response threat detection capabilities, including by supporting defence industrial projects of common interest and strengthening food security; | |
| (vii) supporting the acquisition of relevant skills and qualifications; in a manner fully consistent with the objectives set out in Regulation (EU) […] establishing the Union support for asylum migration and integration for the period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034, Regulation (EU) […] establishing the Union support for European integrated border management and European visa policy for the period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034 and Regulation (EU) […] establishing the Union support for internal security for the period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034. |
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| (iv) promoting culture as a catalyst for European values and supporting a vibrant and diverse cultural sector. | (iv) promoting culture as a catalyst for European values and supporting a vibrant and diverse cultural and heritage sectors. |
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| (c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer who is: | (c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer as defined in Article 1a(-1) [Definitions] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] |
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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| (i) a natural or legal person whose holding is situated in the Union and whose principal activity is agricultural activity in accordance with the criteria defined by the Member States in line with this Regulation; or | deleted |
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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| (ii) natural person or small legal person, whose principal activity is not agriculture, but who is engaged in at least a minimum level of agricultural activity, as defined by Member States. | deleted |
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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| (2 a) ‘Eastern border regions’ means Union NUTS2 regions bordering the Russian Federation, Belarus or the Ukraine, by land or sea, in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, not covering the entire territory of the Member State concerned; |
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| (c) in the context of the CAP, a payment granted to farmers under area- and animal-based CAP income support interventions referred to in Article 35(1) [Types of intervention], points (a) to (g), (o) and (p). | (c) in the context of the CAP, a payment as defined in the Article 1a(1a) [Definitions] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. |
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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| (13) ‘Agricultural Knowledge and Information system’ or ‘AKIS’ means the combined organisation and knowledge flows between persons, organisations and institutions who use and produce knowledge and innovations for agriculture and interrelated fields referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. | deleted |
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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| (14) ‘organic farming’ means organic production system certified in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council8; | deleted |
| 8 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150 14.6.2018, p. 1). |
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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| (15) ‘holding’ means all the units used for agricultural activities and managed by a farmer and situated within the territory of the same Member State, within the territorial scope of the Treaties, as defined in Article 52 TEU in conjunction with Articles 349 and 355 TFEU; | deleted |
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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| (16) ‘the smaller Aegean islands’ means any islands in the Aegean Sea except the islands of Crete and Evia. | deleted |
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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| [...] | deleted |
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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| (22) ‘new farmer’ shall be determined in such a way as to refer to a farmer other than a young farmer and who is head of the holding for the first time. | deleted |
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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| (25) ‘small-scale coastal fishing’ means fishing activities carried out by: | deleted |
| (a) marine and inland fishing vessels of an overall length of less than 12 metres and not using towed gear as defined in Article 2, point (1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (28); or | |
| (b) fishers on foot, including shellfish gatherers; |
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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| (26) ‘fisher’ means any natural person engaging in commercial fishing activities, as recognised by the Member State concerned; | deleted |
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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| (27) ‘fishing’ means any natural person engaging in commercial fishing activities, as recognised by the Member State concerned; | deleted |
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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| (28) ‘sustainable blue economy’ means all sectoral and cross-sectoral economic activities throughout the internal market relating to ocean, seas, coasts and inland waters, covering the Union’s insular and outermost regions and landlocked countries, including emerging sectors and non-market goods and services, aimed at ensuring environmental, social and economic sustainability in the long term and which are consistent with the SDGs, and in particular SDG 14, and with Union environmental legislation; | deleted |
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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| (29) ‘maritime policy’ means Union policy that aims to foster integrated and coherent decision making to maximise the sustainable development, economic growth and social cohesion of the Union, particularly of the coastal and insular areas and of the outermost regions, and of the sustainable blue economy sectors, through coherent maritime-related policies and relevant international cooperation; | deleted |
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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| (30) ‘maritime security and surveillance’ means activities carried out in order to understand, prevent wherever applicable and manage in a comprehensive way all the events and actions related to the maritime domain which would impact the areas of maritime safety and security, law enforcement, defence, border control, protection of the marine environment, fisheries control, trade and economic interest of the Union; | deleted |
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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| (31) ‘European marine observation and data network’ or ‘EMODnet’ means a partnership assembling marine data and metadata in order to make those fragmented resources more available and usable by public and private users by offering quality-assured, interoperable and harmonised marine data; | deleted |
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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| (32) ‘maritime spatial planning’ means a process by which the relevant Member State’s authorities analyse and organise human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic and social objectives; | deleted |
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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| (33) ‘ocean observation’ means the foundation of all marine knowledge. It forms the basis of understanding of marine ecosystems and factors that influence them. It provides critical data for weather forecasting, climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, extreme events monitoring, civil security – sea condition, floods-, maritime shipping, offshore energy, fisheries and aquaculture and increasingly security and defence. It creates the foundation for evidence-based decision-making and it provides crucial information on how human activities influence ocean health and what services the ocean provides to societies. | deleted |
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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| 1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types]. | 1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management at the appropriate territorial and institutional level in accordance with Article 4(2) of the TEU and with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types]. |
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| 1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners: | 1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced and fair representation of the following partners: |
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| (b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their organisations; | (b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their organisations and other representatives of the agriculture sector; |
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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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| 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, 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 partnership with regional, local, urban and rural authorities, as well as civil society organisations and other relevant stakeholders. |
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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. 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. In that context, Member States shall, in accordance with their institutional and legal framework, allocate an appropriate share of the resources coming from the Plan for the administrative capacity building of regional and local 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, with a view to assess the quality of partner involvement, the Commission shall consult regional, local, urban, rural and other public authorities, and organisations representing other relevant stakeholders 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. |
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| Member States shall design the measures in the NRP Plan and Interreg Plan in a way that ensures respect of | Measures in the NRP Plan, in the Interreg Plan, and under the EU Facility shall be designed in a way that ensures respect of: |
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| (b a) the principles of partnership and multi-level governance set out in Article 6 of this 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 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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| 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 to the support provided under other Union programmes and instruments. That support shall not substitute national budgetary recurring expenditure. |
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| 5 a. Decisions adopted under Articles 8, 9 and 9a 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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| 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 (q) [requirements for the NRP Plan]. Those mechanisms shall include: |
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| (a) arrangements to ensure compliance of the NRP Plans supported by the Fund and their implementation with the relevant provisions of the Charter; |
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| (b) reporting arrangements to the monitoring committee regarding cases of non-compliance of operations supported by the Fund with the Charter and complaints in relation to the Charter submitted in accordance with the arrangements made pursuant to Article 58(2), point (j). |
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| 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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| 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 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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| 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 a. The Commission shall immediately inform the European Parliament of any decision proposed, adopted, amended or repealed pursuant to paragraphs 4 or 6. | |
| The Commission shall regularly inform the European Parliament and the Council on all exchanges and correspondence with the Member State concerned, in particular those identified in paragraphs 1 to, 4 and 6 of this Article and shall provide, upon request, all exchanges and correspondence documents to the European Parliament and to the Council. |
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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 Fund (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 referred to in Article 23 before approving the NRP Plan. |
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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. |
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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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| The Council shall adopt the implementing decision within four weeks of the adoption of the Commission proposal | deleted |
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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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| 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 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 a. 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. |
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| The Commission shall regularly inform the European Parliament and the Council on all exchanges and correspondence with the Member State concerned, in particular those identified in paragraphs 1 to 4 and 6 of this Article and shall provide, upon request, all exchanges and correspondence documents to the European Parliament and Council. |
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| 8 a. The Commission shall adopt by [1 June 2028] a delegated act laying down guidelines regarding the implementation of this Article, in particular with regard to the conditions for the adoption of decisions, the relationship between this Article and Regulation (EU) 2020/2092, the proportionality of the measures, the procedure and the assessment process. |
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| 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, 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. 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, where 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 exchanges and correspondence with the Member State concerned, in particular those identified in paragraphs 1 to4 and 6 of this Article and shall provide, upon request, all exchanges and correspondence documents to the European Parliament and the Council. |
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| 1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period from 1 January 2028 to December 2034 shall be EUR 865 076 000 000 in current prices. | 1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034 shall be EUR 972 860 000 000 in current prices. |
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| (a) EUR 782 879 000 000 shall be allocated to the NRP Plans referred to in Title III in accordance with Annex I [Allocation key], of which: | (a) EUR 898 910 000 000 shall be allocated to the NRP Plans referred to in Title III in accordance with Annex I [Allocation key], of which: |
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| (i) At least EUR 217 798 000 000 for less developed regions by establishing minimum amounts per Member State based on the methodology set out in Annex II; | (i) EUR 419 550 000 000 (excluding the allocation for the Interreg Plan) for Cohesion Policy interventions, including: |
| (a) EUR 46 990 000 000 for Cohesion Fund, | |
| (b) EUR 248 370 000 000 for ERDF, | |
| (c) EUR 124 190 000 000 for ESF; |
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| (ii) At least EUR 295 700 000 000 for CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1) [types of support], paragraph 1, points (a) to (k) and (r) and paragraph 10 and for interventions listed in article 35 paragraph 11; | (ii) EUR 426 700 000 000 for CAP interventions referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXX [CAP Regulation], including: |
| (a) EUR 320 300 000 000 for income-support; | |
| (b) EUR 106 410 000 000 for rural development; |
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| (ii a) EUR 7 330 000 000 for [POSEI] interventions; |
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| (ii b) EUR 7 290 000 000 for Common Fisheries Policy interventions referred to in Article X [types of support] of Regulation (EU)202X/XXXX [CFP Regulation]; |
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| (iii) At least EUR 34 215 510 000 as follows: EUR 11 975 428 500 as set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXX [establishing the Union support for asylum, migration and integration for the period from 2028 to 2034], EUR 15 396 750 000 as set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXX [Establishing the Union support for the Schengen area, for European integrated border management and for the common policy on visas for the period from 2028 to 2034] and EUR 6 843 331 500 as set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXX [establishing the Union support for internal security for the period from 2028-2034] for the objectives set out in Article 3 of those Regulations. | (iii) EUR 38 040 000 000 as follows: EUR 13 310 000 000 as set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXX [establishing the Union support for asylum, migration and integration for the period from 2028 to 2034], EUR 17 120 000 000 as set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXX [Establishing the Union support for the Schengen area, for European integrated border management and for the common policy on visas for the period from 2028 to 2034] and EUR 7 610 000 000 as set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXX [establishing the Union support for internal security for the period from 2028-2034] for the objectives set out in Article 3 of those Regulations. |
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| (b) EUR 71 933 000 000 shall be allocated to the Facility referred to in Title IV; | (b) EUR 62 379 000 000 shall be allocated to the Facility referred to in Title IV; |
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| (c) EUR 10 264 000 000 shall be allocated to the Interreg Plan referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan]; | (c) EUR 11 570 000 000 shall be allocated to the Interreg Plan referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan]; |
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| 2 a. Allocations under the Cohesion Fund shall support a Member State whose gross national income (GNI) per capita is less than 90 % of the EU average GNI per capita. |
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| 2 b. Resources from the ERDF and the ESF shall be allocated as follows: | |
| (a) 72,9 % (i.e. a total of EUR 270 050 000 000) for less developed regions; | |
| (b) 17,2 % (i.e. a total of EUR 63 720 000 000) for transition regions; | |
| (c) 9,9 % (i.e. a total of EUR 36 670 000 000) for more developed regions; | |
| (d) EUR 2 120 511 053 as additional funding for the outermost regions identified in Article 349 TFEU and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession. |
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| 5. At least 14 % of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 2 and of the amount referred to in paragraph 4 shall be dedicated to meeting the Union’s social objectives, calculated by using the coefficients referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) [Performance Regulation]. The amount set out in paragraph 2, point (a) letter (ii), as well as the external assigned revenue from the Social Climate Fund, shall be excluded from the basis for the calculation of this minimum allocation. | 5. At least 14 % of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 2 and of the amount referred to in paragraph 4 shall be dedicated to meeting the Union’s social objectives, including for social inclusion and improved services provided to persons with disabilities, calculated by using the coefficients referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) [Performance Regulation]. The amount set out in paragraph 2, point (a) letter (ii), as well as the external assigned revenue from the Social Climate Fund, shall be excluded from the basis for the calculation of this minimum allocation. |
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| 2. For the purpose of implementing a measure under their NRP Plan, Member States may propose to include in their NRP Plan, as estimated costs, the amounts of financial contributions to be made by Member States to Union programmes or instruments implementing policies aligned to the objectives of the NRP Plan for the purposes of implementing the measure through those programmes or instruments. Such contributions may also be made to the provisioning of the budgetary guarantee, to the financing of the financial instrument or to any amounts of non-repayable support when combined with the budgetary guarantee or the financial instrument in a blending operation, under the [ECF InvestEU Instrument]. The measure shall comply with the requirements of this Regulation. Where such amounts contribute to the provisioning of the budgetary guarantee under [ECF InvestEU Instrument], they shall, where relevant, be complemented by a back-to-back guarantee from the Member State covering the non-provisioned contingent liability. | 2. For the purpose of implementing a measure under their NRP Plan, Member States may propose to include in their NRP Plan, as estimated costs, the amounts of financial contributions to be made by Member States to Union programmes or instruments implementing policies aligned to the objectives of the NRP Plan for the purposes of implementing the measure through those programmes or instruments. Such contributions may also be made to the provisioning of the budgetary guarantee, to the financing of the financial instrument or to any amounts of non-repayable support when combined with the budgetary guarantee or the financial instrument in a blending operation, under the [ECF InvestEU Instrument]. The measure shall comply with the requirements of this Regulation to avoid any possible fraud, irregularities, double funding and conflict of interest. Where such amounts contribute to the provisioning of the budgetary guarantee under [ECF InvestEU Instrument], they shall, where relevant, be complemented by a back-to-back guarantee from the Member State covering the non-provisioned contingent liability. |
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| 1. At the initiative of the Commission, the Fund may support technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Plan and the Interreg Plan, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, corporate information technology systems and platforms, information and communication activities, including through the set-up of EU-wide networks of Member States’ authorities and other relevant stakeholders, corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, and all other technical and administrative assistance or staff-related expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Fund, and where appropriate with third countries. | 1. At the initiative of the Commission, the Fund may support technical and administrative assistance for effective implementation and management of the NRP Plan and the Interreg Plan, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, corporate information technology systems and platforms, information and communication activities with particular attention to the results and added value of support from the Fund, including through the set-up of EU-wide networks of Member States, regional, local and other public authorities and other relevant stakeholders, corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, and all other technical and administrative assistance or staff-related expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Fund, and where appropriate with third countries. |
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| The Fund may also support technical assistance to strengthen national and regional capacity together with the relevant partners as referred to in Article 6, regarding investment planning, funding needs, preparation, design and implementation of financial instruments. |
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| Where relevant, such technical and administrative assistance may build on and be implemented through existing Union-level platforms, including platforms supporting the just transition, in order to provide technical guidance, training, peer learning and expert exchanges for national, regional and local authorities. |
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| 1. At the initiative of a Member State, the Fund may support actions, which may concern previous and subsequent programming periods, necessary for the effective implementation of the Fund, including to provide financing for carrying out, amongst other, functions such as preparation, training, management, monitoring, evaluation, information, visibility and communication. | 1. At the initiative of a Member State, the Fund may support actions, which may concern previous and subsequent programming periods, necessary for the effective implementation of measures, including reforms, under the Fund, to provide financing for carrying out, amongst other, functions such as support for administrative or absorption capacity, preparation, training, capacity building of partners identified in Article 6 [Partnership and multi-level governance], management, monitoring, evaluation, information, visibility and communication. |
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| 2. Technical assistance to each NRP Plan and each Interreg Plan chapter shall be established as a flat rate of up to 3% and 8% respectively, applied to the amount included in each payment application pursuant to Article 65 [payment applications]. The flat rate shall be 10% for the Interreg Plan chapters supporting outermost cooperation and cooperation on external borders. | 2. Technical assistance to each NRP Plan and each Interreg Plan chapter shall be established as a flat rate of up to 3% and 8% respectively, applied to the amount included in each payment application pursuant to Article 65 [payment applications]. The flat rate shall be 10% for the chapters supporting outermost regions and for the Interreg Plan chapters supporting outermost cooperation and cooperation on external borders. |
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| 4. The Member States shall ensure that the amounts paid by the Commission for the NRP Plans are distributed in a balanced and proportionate manner across all the chapters of the Plan to promote all supported objectives. | 4. The Member States shall ensure that technical assistance is distributed in a balanced and proportionate manner across all the chapters of the Plan to promote all supported objectives. |
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| 5. The Member States may request support to prepare reforms included in their NRP Plans. | 5. The Member States may request technical assistance to prepare reforms within their NRP Plans, including for the local and regional level, in accordance with the flat rates specified in paragraph 2. |
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| (a) 15.8% in 2028; | (a) 13, 8 % in 2028; |
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| (b) 15.5% in 2029; | (b) 14, 5 % in 2029; |
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| (d) 14.8% in 2031; | (d) 15, 8 % in 2031; |
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| (e) 14.4% in 2032; | (e) 15, 3 % in 2032; |
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| (f) 12.8% in 2033; | (f) 13, 8 % in 2033; |
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| A flexibility amount, corresponding to 25% of the Union financial contribution of a Member State as set out in Annex I [allocation method], shall only be available for programming as follows: | For each allocation listed under Article 10(2), point (a), except the allocation to CAP interventions as referred to in Article 10(2), point (a) (ii), a flexibility amount corresponding to 5% of the Union financial contribution of a Member State as set out in Annex I [allocation method] shall be available for programming each year when requested by a Member State in accordance with Article 34 [Amendment of the plan in case of crisis situations]. |
| By way of derogation to Article 20(1), no national contribution shall be provided for the measures covered by the flexibility amount as referred to in the first subparagraph. | |
| In case no amount is requested by a Member State by 1 October of a given year, unprogrammed amounts shall become available for programming in the same year or carried over for a crisis situation in subsequent years. As of 30 June 2033, any unprogrammed amount shall be available for programming for an amendment of the Plan as referred to in Article 24. |
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| (a) Up to one fifth may be requested by a Member State in accordance with Article 34 (Amendment of the plan in case of crisis situations), with the remaining amount to be programmed in accordance with Article 25 (mid-term review); | deleted |
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| (b) three fifths may be requested by a Member State in accordance with Article 25 [midterm review] of which a part may be requested before the mid-term review in duly justified and exceptional circumstances; | deleted |
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| (c) one fifth may only be requested by the Member State as of 2031, in accordance with Article 34 (Amendment of the plan in case of crisis situations). As of 30 June 2033, any unprogrammed amount shall be available for programming for any amendment of the Plan. | deleted |
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| The part of the financial contribution allocated to interventions referred to in Article 35(1) points (a) to (h), (j), (k) and (r) [types of intervention] shall not be counted towards the flexibility amount. | deleted |
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| Articles 8, 9 and 9a shall apply to the flexibility amount referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph. |
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| For the flexibility amount, the time limit set out in Article 15(1) shall only start when amounts are programmed in accordance with points (a), (b), and (c). | For the flexibility amount, the time limit set out in Article 15(1) shall only start when amounts are programmed in accordance with the first subparagraph of this paragraph. |
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| 1. The Commission shall decommit any amount in an NRP Plan and the Interreg Plan chapter which has not been used for pre-financing, in accordance with Article 17 [pre-financing] or for which a payment application has not been submitted in accordance with Articles 65 [submission and assessment of payment applications], by 31 October of the calendar year following the year of the budgetary commitments. | 1. The Commission shall decommit any amount in an NRP Plan and the Interreg Plan chapter which has not been used for pre-financing, in accordance with Article 17 [pre-financing] or for which a payment application has not been submitted in accordance with Articles 65 [submission and assessment of payment applications], by 31 October of the calendar third year following the year of the budgetary commitments. |
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| 4. The appropriations corresponding to decommitments in accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 and Articles 8 [Charter] and 9 [RoL horizonal condition] of this Regulation may be made available again for use under other Union instruments or programmes implemented under direct or indirect management, in particular those contributing to supporting Europe’s democracy, civil society, Union values or the fight against corruption. | 4. The appropriations corresponding to decommitments in accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 and Articles 8 [Charter], 9 [RoL horizonal condition] and 9a [Partnership] of this Regulation may be made available again to the Flexibility Instrument as referred to in Article X of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [MFF Regulation] for use under other Union instruments or programmes implemented under direct or indirect management, in particular those contributing to supporting Europe’s democracy, civil society, Union values or the fight against corruption. |
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| 5. This Article shall not apply to amounts made available as externally assigned revenue and paragraphs 1 to 3 shall not apply to interventions listed in Article 35(1), (a) to (g) [types of intervention]. | 5. This Article shall not apply to amounts made available as externally assigned revenue and paragraphs 1 to 3 shall not apply to interventions listed in Article 5(1), point (a), and Article 35(1), points (a), (b), (c) and (g) [types of support], of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] and to the support implemented in the form of financial instruments in accordance with Article 71 of this Regulation. |
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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| 6. Following the decommitment procedure set in this Article, the Commission shall make a proposal for a new Council implementing decision approving the NRP Plan in accordance with Article 23 reflecting the amounts concerned by the decommitment. | 6. Following the decommitment procedure set in this Article, the Commission shall amend the delegated act approving the NRP Plan in accordance with Article 23 reflecting the amounts concerned by the decommitment. |
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| 1. Subject to the adoption by the Council of the implementing decision referred to in Article 23 and to the availability of funds, the Commission shall make a pre-financing payment. The amount of pre-financing shall be 10% of the Union financial allocation referred to in Article 14 [budgetary commitments] and shall be paid in tranches over three consecutive years, as follows: 4% in 2028, 3% in 2029, and 3% in 2030. Where the implementing decision is adopted by the Council after 31 July 2028, only the tranches of 2029 and 2030 shall be paid. | 1. Subject to the adoption of the delegated act referred to in Article 23 and to the availability of funds, the Commission shall make a pre-financing payment. The amount of pre-financing shall be 15% of the Union financial allocation referred to in Article 14 [budgetary commitments] and shall be paid in tranches over three consecutive years, as follows: 5% in 2028, 5% in 2029, and 5% in 2030. The tranches shall be paid before 1 July of the corresponding year. If the delegated act has not entered into force by 31 December 2028, the tranche of 2028 shall be paid in the year of the entry into force of the delegated act. |
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| 1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the amount of pre-financing for Member States having Eastern border regions shall be 20%. |
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| 6. The Commission shall assess the request for loan support in accordance with Article 23 [Commission proposal and Council implementing decision]. | 6. The Commission shall assess the request for loan support in accordance with Article 23 [Assessment and approval of the NRP Plan]. |
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| 2. Upon adoption of the Council implementing decision referred to in Article 23 [Commission proposal and Council implementing decision], the Commission shall enter into a loan agreement with the Member State. In addition to the elements laid down in Article 223(4) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, the loan agreement shall lay down the maximum loan amount, the availability period, the maximum duration of each disbursement of the loan and the detailed terms and conditions of the support. Such agreements may also contain the amount of the pre-financing and rules on clearing of pre-financing | 2. Upon adoption of the Commission delegated act referred to in Article 23 [Assessment and approval of the NRP Plan], the Commission shall enter into a loan agreement with the Member State. In addition to the elements laid down in Article 223(4) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, the loan agreement shall lay down the maximum loan amount, the availability period, the maximum duration of each disbursement of the loan and the detailed terms and conditions of the support. Such agreements may also contain the amount of the pre-financing and rules on clearing of pre-financing. |
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| National contributions may include private contributions, provided that such contributions do not replace public national contribution. |
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| 2. Where for a given measure, it is not possible to determine the proportion of implementation in less developed regions, the national contribution rate to the estimated costs shall not be lower than the population weighted average of the applicable contribution rates of its regions laid down in paragraph 1. | 2. Where a given measure is implemented in more than one category of regions as referred to in Article 4, [Definitions] the national contribution rate shall be calculated based on the applicable contribution rates laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article taking into account the proportion of implementation in the regions concerned. |
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| 2 a. Technical assistance measures implemented at the initiative of, or on behalf of, the Commission may be financed at the rate of up to 100%. |
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| 3 a. The minimum national contribution rate listed under paragraph 1 may be decreased by ten percentage points for interventions referred to in Articles 75 and 76 [Integrated territorial and urban development and Community-led local development]. |
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| 4. No national contribution shall be requested for interventions referred to in Article 35, points (a), (b), (c) and (g). No additional national financing shall be provided for those interventions. Any contribution rate derogating from those of paragraph 1 set out for interventions referred to in Title V, including where no national contributions are requested, shall only apply to a total amount of interventions not exceeding the Member State’s share of the amount set out in Article 10(2), point (a)(ii), as laid down in Annex I. | 4. No national contribution shall be requested for interventions referred to in Article 5(1), points (a), (b), (c) and (g) [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. No additional national financing shall be provided for those interventions. Any contribution rate derogating from those of paragraph 1 set out for interventions referred to in Title V, including where no national contributions are requested, shall only apply to a total amount of interventions not exceeding the Member State’s share of the amount set out in Article 10(2), point (a)(ii), as laid down in Annex I. For the purpose of the EU School Scheme, the national contribution may take the form of free school meals offered to children in educational establishments covered by the school scheme. |
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| 1 a. Prior to the submission of the NRP Plan to the Commission, each Member State shall hold with the Commission a preparatory dialogue with the objective of ensuring that the NRP plan complies with the requirements set out in Article 22. As part of this preparatory dialogue, the Commission and the Member State shall agree on the challenges to be addressed in the NRP Plan in accordance with Article 22(2), point (b), and the adequacy of the milestones and targets for each measure listed. In those dialogues, the Commission shall ensure equal treatment of Member States. | |
| Member States shall ensure that all relevant regional and local authorities participate in the preparatory dialogue when discussing regional, territorial or CAP chapters. Before the preparatory dialogue, Member States shall consult all relevant partners as set out in Article 6. | |
| The Commission shall make available the relevant documents as part of those dialogues to the European Parliament, subject to confidentiality arrangements, where necessary. |
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| 2. Each Member State shall prepare and implement the Plan in partnership with partners as set out in Article 6 [Partnership], including regional and local authorities, and in accordance with their institutional, legal and financial framework. The Plan shall include national, sectoral and, where relevant, regional and territorial chapters. | 2. Each Member State shall prepare and implement the Plan at the appropriate territorial level in partnership with partners as set out in Article 6 [Partnership] and in accordance with their institutional, legal and financial framework. Regional and local authorities shall be fully involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NRP Plan. The Plan shall include national, sectoral, CAP, Social Climate regional or territorial chapters. |
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| Prior to the submission of its NRP plan, each Member State shall debate its Plan with its national and regional parliaments, in accordance with its legal and institutional framework. |
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| Only measures whose implementation started from 1 January 2028 shall be eligible for financing provided that they comply with the requirements set out in this Regulation and Regulations listed in Article 1 paragraph 1. | Only measures whose implementation started as of 1 January 2028 shall be eligible for financing provided that they comply with the requirements set out in this Regulation and Regulations listed in Article 1 paragraph 1. The start date of an investment shall be the date of the legal commitment as referred to in Article 23(7), second subparagraph. |
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| By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, expenditure related to legal commitments to beneficiaries incurred under the interventions financed under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 may be eligible for contribution, provided such expenditure is provided in the relevant NRP Plan in accordance with this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. | By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, expenditure related to legal commitments to beneficiaries incurred under the interventions financed under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 may be eligible for contribution, provided such expenditure is provided in the relevant NRP Plan in accordance with this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CMO Regulation] . |
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| 1. Each NRP Plan shall be duly reasoned and substantiated and shall set out the elements referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, in accordance with the template set out in Annex V. | 1. Each NRP Plan shall be duly reasoned and substantiated. |
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| 2. The NRP Plan shall: | 2. In accordance with the template set out in Annex V, the NRP Plan shall set out the following elements: |
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| (a) support the general objectives laid down in Article 2 and contribute in a comprehensive and adequate manner to all the specific objectives laid down in Article 3, taking into account the specific challenges of the Member State concerned, and provide an intervention strategy demonstrating how those objectives will be addressed and financed by the Plan, what level of financing is needed to ensure achievement of the general objectives, and how that level of financing is justified. The NRP Plan of Member State with a per capita GNI of less than 90 % of the Union average shall in particular demonstrate that it contributes in an adequate manner to the specific objectives set out in Article 3(a), points (vii) and (ix), and Article 3(d), point (v). | (a) support the general objectives laid down in Article 2 and all the specific objectives laid down in Article 3 in accordance with region or territory specific requirements and taking due account of the proportionality principle, and of the specific challenges of the Member State concerned. The Plan shall, provide an intervention strategy demonstrating how all general and specific objectives will be addressed and financed, under which Regulations as referred to in Article 1(2), what level of financing is needed to ensure achievement of the general and specific objectives, and how that level of financing is justified. |
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| (i a) in the context of Union instruments addressing poverty reduction and equality, such as the European Anti-Poverty Strategy, European Child Guarantee, the EU Roma Strategic Framework, European Affordable Housing Plan, the Union of Equality strategies, and other relevant strategies, action plans, and sector-specific coordination frameworks; |
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| (ii) in other relevant documents officially adopted or assessed by the Commission related to the objectives laid down in Article 3 [specific objectives], including CAP national recommendations laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], Digital Decade recommendations based on Article 6 of the Decision establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme, and National Energy and Climate Plans; | (ii) in other relevant documents officially adopted or assessed by the Commission related to the objectives laid down in Article 3 [specific objectives], including the Rule of Law Report, CAP national recommendations laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], Digital Decade recommendations based on Article 6 of the Decision establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme, and National Energy and Climate Plans; |
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| (ii a) where applicable, the Sustainable Energy and Climate Actions Plans developed in the framework of the EU Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy; |
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| The Member State shall provide an explanation on how the challenges and country-specific recommendations are addressed by the NRP Plan and what level of financing is envisaged and how the NRP Plan will: | The Member State shall provide an explanation on how the challenges and country-specific recommendations are addressed by the NRP Plan and what level of financing is envisaged. The NRP Plan shall: |
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| (a a) provide, where applicable for Member States benefitting from the Modernisation Fund, an explanation of the synergies between the measures included in NRP Plan and the investments supported under the Modernisation Fund in accordance with Article 82; |
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| (c) provide the list and description of measures grouped in chapters, including the general and specific objectives that each of them primarily pursues and the list of envisaged milestones and targets, with their indicative completion date during the programming period, including the additional measures and related milestones and targets in case the Member State concerned requests loan support. Measures linked to the CAP shall comply with the requirements set out in Title V [CAP] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CMO] and those linked to the Common Fisheries Policy with the requirements set out in Article XX of Regulation XX [CFP]. The indicators proposed for the targets shall be based on the output indicators listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [Performance Regulation] except where duly justified; | (c) provide the list and description of measures grouped in chapters, including the general and specific objectives that each of them primarily pursues and the list of milestones and targets with their indicative completion date during the programming period, the related indicators and the estimated cost of each measure. Additional measures and related milestones and targets should be included in case the Member State concerned requests loan support. Milestones and targets included in a regional chapter shall be elaborated in close cooperation with the relevant regional authorities, in accordance with the institutional and legal and frameworks of Member States. Measures linked to the CAP shall comply with the requirements set out in Title V [CAP] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] and Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CMO] and those linked to the Common Fisheries Policy with the requirements set out in Article XX of Regulation XX [CFP]. The indicators proposed for the targets shall be based on the output indicators listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [Performance Regulation]; |
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| (c a) provide for a dedicated CAP chapter, that shall set out intervention strategy incorporating all measures listed in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], including the general and specific objectives that each of them primarily pursues and the list of milestones, targets and outputs, and requirements related to the Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]; |
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| (c b) set out how the territorial and local cooperation initiatives referred in Article 74 will be implemented, including the relevant chapter, a description of the measures, the general policy and specific objectives pursues, the related milestones and the level of financing ensured by the relevant Fund; |
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| (c c) provide for a communication and visibility strategy, comprising the visibility of support in all activities relating to operations supported by the Fund with particular attention to operations of strategic importance, and communication to Union citizens of the role and achievements of the Fund;t his strategy shall not apply with regard to the beneficiaries of area- and animal-based interventions under the CAP; |
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| (d) set out the total estimated costs of the measures in accordance with the template set out in Annex V, as part of the Plan or of a request for its amendment, for a total amount at least equivalent to the sum of the Union financial contribution, any requested loans, and national contribution, together with information on existing or planned Union financing where relevant, backed up by appropriate justification and by explanations of how it is plausible and reasonable and in line with the principle of cost efficiency, sound financial management and commensurate to the expected economic and social impact. The non-programmed amount set aside as flexibility amount shall be considered as part of the total estimated costs of the measures; | (d) set out the total estimated costs of the measures in accordance with the template set out in Annex V for a total amount equivalent to the sum of the Union financial contribution, excluding the technical assistance, any requested loans, and national contribution, together with information on existing or planned Union financing where relevant, backed up by appropriate justification of how it is plausible and reasonable and in line with the principle of cost efficiency, sound financial management and commensurate to the expected economic and social impact. To that end, the Commission shall provide a single methodology to be applied by all Member States when providing the cost estimates. The methodology shall ensure the comparability of cost estimates across Member States. The European Court of Auditors shall adopt an opinion on the single methodology. For the CAP chapter, Member States shall set out one or more planned unit amounts for each intervention included in their CAP chapter. The planned unit amount may be uniform or average, as determined by Member States. The ‘planned uniform unit amount’ is the value that is expected to be paid for each related output. The ‘planned average unit amount’ is the average value of the different unit amounts that are expected to be paid for the related outputs; |
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| (e) set out clear arrangements for the effective monitoring and implementation of the Plan by the Member State concerned, including the responsible authorities and monitoring committees reflecting the objective of establishing a robust multi governance system based on the partnership principle, the envisaged approach to communication and visibility, an identification of potential technical support needs, as well as clear and effective arrangements between the national and regional authorities in terms of responsibilities for programming, implementation, financial management, monitoring and evaluation, in accordance with the institutional and legal framework of the Member State; | (e) set out arrangements for the effective monitoring and implementation of the Plan and its chapters by the Member State concerned, including by clearly identifying the responsible authorities as referred to in Article 49 and monitoring committees reflecting the objective of establishing a multi governance system based on the partnership principle, the envisaged approach to communication and visibility, an identification of potential technical support needs, as well as arrangements between the national and regional authorities in terms of responsibilities for programming, implementation, financial management, monitoring and evaluation, in accordance with the institutional and legal framework of the Member State; |
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| (i) allocating resources to less developed, transition and more developed regions, in accordance with their specific challenges, to be reported in Annex V based on methodology set out in Annex VII; | (i) allocating minimum amounts of resources to each category of regions: less developed, transition and more developed regions, in accordance with their specific challenges, to be reported in Annex V based on methodology set out in Annex VII; |
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| (ii) concentrate resources on less developed regions by establishing minimum amounts per Member State based on methodology set out in Annex II; | (ii) concentrating resources on less developed regions by establishing minimum amounts per Member State based on methodology set out in Annex II; |
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| (ii a) ensuring that the minimum level of support to transition regions correspond to at least 65 % of their indicative average annual allocation in 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, and at least 60 % in 2032, 2033, 2034 calculated by the Commission within the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027 from the resources for Investment for jobs and growth goal within the Regulation (EU) 2021/1060; |
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| (ii b) ensuring that the minimum level of support to more developed regions correspond to at least to 60% of their indicative average annual allocation in 2028, 55 % in 2029, 50 % in 2030, 45 % in 2031 and 40 % in 2032, 2033 and 2034, calculated by the Commission within the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027 from the resources for Investment for jobs and growth goal within the Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 [CPR]; |
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| (iii) focusing on the specific needs of border regions, northern sparsely populated regions, rural and urban areas, areas affected by industrial transition, islands, to be reported in Annex V based on methodology set out in Annex VII; | (iii) focusing on the specific needs of border regions, in particular Eastern and Southern border regions, sparsely populated areas, in particular northern sparsely populated regions, demographically challenged and unevenly populated areas, cities, rural and urban areas, areas affected by industrial transition, islands and coastal areas, areas affected by double insularity condition, outermost, mountainous, cross-border and other disadvantaged regions and territories to be reported in Annex V based on methodology set out in Annex VII; |
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| (iv) strengthening the economic and social development of outermost regions; to be set out in dedicated measures for the territories concerned in accordance with Article 46; | (iv) strengthening the economic, social and territorial development of outermost regions; to be set out in dedicated measures for the territories concerned in accordance with Article 46; |
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| (i) promoting the use of cooperation interventions as referred to in Article 74 [cooperation interventions], including integrated territorial investment in cities, urban, rural and coastal areas, community-led local development, or other territorial tools including just transition and smart specialisation strategies, as well as LEADER as referred to in Article 77 [LEADER]; | (i) promoting the use of cooperation interventions as referred to in Article 74 [cooperation interventions], including integrated territorial investment in cities, urban, rural and coastal areas, community-led local development, or other territorial tools including just transition and smart specialisation strategies, macro-regional strategies, as well as LEADER as referred to in Article 77 [LEADER]; |
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| (ii) improving farm resilience and management of risks at farm level and supporting the digital and data-driven transition of agriculture and rural areas to enhance their competitiveness, sustainability and resilience; | (ii) improving farm resilience and management of risks at farm level and supporting the digital and data-driven transition of agriculture and rural areas as well as diversification efforts of farm activities towards different income streams, as part of the CAP chapter, to enhance their competitiveness, sustainability and resilience; |
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| (iii a) supporting the implementation of the territorial and local cooperation initiatives. At least 11% of the total ERDF amount allocated to the Member State within the NRP Plan, other than for technical assistance, shall be allocated to integrated territorial and urban development strategies, as referred in Article 74(1), point (a); |
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| (k) explain how the Member State’s system and arrangements are sufficient to ensure a regular, effective and efficient use of Union resources, in compliance with sound financial management and the protection of the financial interests of the Union, based on the key requirements laid down in Annex IV [key requirements], together with measures to address potential deficiencies; | (k) explain how the Member State’s and where relevant the regions’ system and arrangements ensure a regular, effective and efficient use of Union resources, in compliance with sound financial management and the protection of the financial interests of the Union, based on the key requirements laid down in Annex IV [key requirements], together with measures to address potential deficiencies and misuse of funds. Member States shall explain how the measures in place ensure cooperation with the ECA, OLAF, EPPO or other relevant EU bodies within the exercise of their respective competences; |
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| (k a) explain how the measures in the NRP Plan are expected to contribute to competitiveness objectives such as the strengthening the internal market, digitalisation, sustainable growth and productivity, building on just transition strategies and smart specialisation strategies, supporting SMEs and industrial ecosystems, addressing missing links in terms of connectivity, supporting place-based innovation and research, improving skills and quality employment, and reducing strategic dependencies; |
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| (l) specify the arrangements in place to ensure that in the event of interruption of payment deadlines or suspension of Union funding, financial corrections or other measures to ensure the protection of Union’s financial interests, the Member States will comply with their obligations to continue the payments to beneficiaries, recipients, final recipients, contractors and participants; | (l) provide for the guarantee that there are arrangements in place to ensure that in the event of specific measures affected by deficiencies, interruption of payment deadlines or suspension of Union funding, financial corrections or other measures to ensure the protection of Union’s financial interests, the Member States shall comply with their obligations to continue the payments to beneficiaries, recipients, final recipients, contractors and participants; |
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| (n) justify the coherence of the Plan and the synergies and complementarities between measures supporting the objectives as referred to in Articles 2 and 3, with a description of how the needs of more than one target group will be addressed, including the needs of rural and coastal communities, and the arrangements in place to capitalise on such synergies ; | (n) justify the coherence of the Plan and the synergies and complementarities between measures supporting the objectives as referred to in Articles 2 and 3 of this Regulation, with a description of how the needs of more than one target group will be addressed, including the needs of territories with natural and geographical handicaps as referred in Article 174 of the TFEU, of rural and coastal communities, and the arrangements in place to capitalise on such synergies, including through integrated projects such as CLLD and LEADER in accordance with Articles 76 and 77 of this Regulation; |
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| (p) specify the way in which the Plan and its envisaged implementation ensure the respect of the Rule of Law horizontal condition referred to in Article 9 [RoL horizontal condition], including the follow-up given to the country-specific recommendations issued in the framework of the latest Rule of Law Report and European Semester, together with measures to address those identified country-specific challenges. | (p) provide sufficient evidence that the NRP Plan and its envisaged implementation ensure the respect of the ‘Rule of Law horizontal condition‘ as referred to in Article 9 [RoL horizontal condition], including the follow-up given to the country-specific recommendations issued in the framework of the latest Rule of Law Report and European Semester, together with measures to address those identified country-specific challenges. |
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| (p a) ensure a comprehensive compliance with the ‘Partnership horizontal condition’ as referred to in Article 9a by involving regional, local, urban, rural and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities in the preparation of the NRP Plan and by setting out which authorities have been consulted, how these were selected, how their representativeness has been ensured and how their input is reflected in the NRP Plan in line with the code of conduct on partnership, and by including a summary of the consultation process conducted for the preparation of the NRP Plan and each chapter; |
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| (p b) include an explanation of how the measures in the NRP plan are expected to contribute to gender equality and equal opportunities for all and the mainstreaming of those objectives within the meaning of Article 33(2), point (f), of (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509; |
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| (p c) include an explanation of how the NRP plan ensures that no measure does significant harm to environmental objectives within the meaning of Art 33(2), point (d), of (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509; | |
| The ‘do no significant harm’ principle as referred to in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, shall apply, only when all the following conditions are met: | |
| (a) its application shall not negatively affect the impact of the relevant measures and interventions; | |
| (b) it shall not require [implementing actors] to comply with higher levels of protection to human health and the environment than those already provided for by existing Union and national legislation. | |
| The ‘do no significant harm‘ principle shall not apply to defence, security or research activities. |
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| (q) ensure that the NRP Plan contributes to the Union’s social objectives. At least 14% of the total Union contribution and loans shall be dedicated to meeting these objectives, calculated by using the coefficients referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) …/… [Performance Regulation]. The amount set out in Article 10(2), point (a) (ii), as well as externally assigned revenue from the Social Climate Fund shall be excluded from the basis for the calculation of this minimum allocation. | (q) ensure that the NRP Plan contributes to the Union’s social objectives. At least 14% of the total Union contribution and loans shall be dedicated to meeting these objectives, calculated based on the intervention fields, EU coefficients and performance indicators included in Annex I of Regulation (EU) …/… [Performance Regulation]. The amount set out in Article 10(2), point (a) (ii) of this Regulation, as well as externally assigned revenue from the Social Climate Fund shall be excluded from the basis for the calculation of this minimum allocation; |
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| (r a) include an explanation of the Member State’s system to present, detect and correct corruption, fraud and conflict interests, when using the funds provided, and the arrangements that aim to avoid double funding from the fund and other Union programmes and the arrangements to ensure additionality. The Member State shall include the confirmation of the recording of data and full use of the system referred to in Art 36(2) of Financial Regulation. |
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| By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Commission may request Member States to contribute a lower or higher minimum percentage of the total allocation of the plan for climate and environmental objectives. The specific percentage shall be established by the Commission in the context of the approval of the NRP Plan. | deleted |
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| The determination of the percentage shall take into account the Commission's assessment of the Member State's progress and projected trajectory towards achieving their targets under Regulation (EU) 2018/842 (Effort Sharing Regulation), as detailed in its most recent National Energy and Climate Plan assessment, and their targets under Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 (Nature Restoration Regulation), in accordance with the Nature Restoration Plans. | deleted |
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| 3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of the delegation] to amend the template set out in Annex V. | 3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of the delegation] to amend the template set out in Annex V, as long as it remains in compliance with paragraph 2 of this Article. |
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| Commission proposal and Council implementing decision | Assessment and approval of the NRP Plan |
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| 1. The Commission shall assess the Plan or the amended Plan submitted by the Member State and its compliance with this Regulation within four months of its submission and make a proposal for a Council implementing decision. When carrying out the assessment, the Commission shall ensure that the NRP Plan complies with all requirements laid down in this Regulation, in particular in Article 22. | 1. The Commission shall assess the Plan submitted by the Member State within four months of its submission as regards its compliance with all the requirements under Article 22, and its completeness, consistency and coherence with the general principles of Union law, with this Regulation and the delegated and implementing acts adopted pursuant to it, its effective contribution to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 3 and its impact on the level of administrative burden on beneficiaries and administration. The assessment shall address, in particular, the adequacy of the NRP Plan, the corresponding general and specific objectives, measures, interventions, milestones and targets, the accuracy of estimated costs according to the established methodology referred to in Article 22(2), point (d), and the allocation of budgetary resources to meet them. |
| The Commission shall keep the European Parliament and the Council informed and shall provide, upon request, all relevant information of the assessment. |
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| The Commission may make observations to Member States and request additional information. | When carrying out the assessment, the Commission shall act in close cooperation with the Member State concerned. Where the Commission considers that the Plan does not comply with the requirements referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission may make duly justified observations to Member States and request additional information. |
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| The Member State shall provide the requested additional information and, if needed, review its Plan, taking into account the observations and requests made by the Commission. The deadline set out in paragraph 1 shall be interrupted from the working day following the date following that on which Commission sends its observations or a request for revised documents to the Member State and until the Member State responds to the Commission. | Member State shall provide the requested additional information and, if needed, review its Plan, taking into account the observations and requests made by the Commission. The deadline set out in paragraph 1 shall be interrupted from the working day following the date following that on which Commission sends its observations or a request for revised documents to the Member State and until the Member State responds to the Commission, without exceeding six months after the submission of the NRP Plan concerned. |
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| 3. Where the Plan does not comply with the requirements referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall communicate a duly justified reasoning to the Member State concerned within the deadline set out in paragraph 1. | deleted |
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| 4. Where the Commission concludes that the Plan complies with the requirements referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission proposal for a Council implementing decision shall lay down: | 4. Where the Commission concludes that the Plan complies with the requirements referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall, without delay and no later than two months after the submission of the NRP Plan, adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 87 to supplement this Regulation by determining: |
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| 4 a. Where the Commission concludes that the Plan does not comply with the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission may approve a NRP Plan which does not contain all the required elements. In that case, the Commission shall indicate the parts of the NRP Plan that are missing and the Member State shall provide indicative targets and financial plans to demonstrate the overall consistency and coherence of the Plan. The missing elements of the NRP Plan shall be submitted to the Commission as an amendment of the Plan in accordance with Article 24, no later than three months from the date of approval of the NRP Plan. |
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| 5. In duly justified cases, where the Commission concludes that one or more measures of the Plan do not comply with the requirements referred to in paragraph 1, and that a corresponding request made in accordance with paragraph 2, second subparagraph, has not been satisfactorily addressed by the Member States, it may include in the Commission proposal referred to in paragraph 4 an identification of the deficiencies affecting those measures. | 5. Where the Commission concludes that one or more measures of the Plan do not comply with the requirements referred to in paragraph 1, and that a corresponding request made in accordance with paragraph 2, second subparagraph, has not been satisfactorily addressed by the Member States, it shall include in the delegated act referred to in paragraph 4 an identification of the deficiencies affecting those measures. |
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| 6. The Council shall adopt the implementing decisions referred to in paragraph 1, as a rule, within four weeks of the adoption of the Commission proposal. | deleted |
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| Once the Council has adopted an implementing decision as referred to in paragraph 6, the Commission shall adopt a financing decision within the meaning of Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, including the following: | Once the delegated act as referred to in paragraph 4 enters into force, the Commission shall adopt a financing decision within the meaning of Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, including the following: |
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| (b a) the arrangements for providing full access by the Commission to the underlying relevant data. |
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| 8. Payment applications for the specific measures affected by deficiencies identified in the implementing decisions adopted by the Council may be submitted by the Member State concerned, but the Commission shall not make the corresponding payments until the deficiencies have been remedied. | 8. Payment applications for the specific measures affected by deficiencies identified in the delegated act as referred to in paragraph 4 shall be submitted by the Member State concerned, but the Commission shall not make the corresponding payments until the deficiencies have been remedied. |
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| 1. A Member State may submit to the Commission a reasoned request for an amendment of its NRP Plan, together with the amended NRP Plan, setting out the expected impact of that amendment on the achievement of the objectives laid down in Articles 2 and 3. | 1. A Member State may submit to the Commission an amended NRP Plan, together with a reasoned explanation setting out the expected impact of that amendment on the achievement of the objectives laid down in Articles 2 and 3, and justifying full compliance with the partnership and multilevel governance principles set in Article 6. Amendments may concern one or more chapters of the NRP Plan. |
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| 2. The Commission shall assess the compliance of the amended NRP Plan with this Regulation, including Article 23 [Commission proposal and Council implementing decision], and may make observations within three months of the submission of the amended NRP Plan. | 2. The Commission shall assess, within two months of the NRP Plan submission, the compliance of the amended NRP Plan with this Regulation and its effective contribution to achieving the specific objectives. In its assessment, the Commission shall ensure that successive amendments under this Article do not result in a cumulative reduction of a Member State’s NRP Plan overall ambition. |
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| 3. In duly justified cases, irrespective of whether the Member State submitted a reasoned request for an amendment of its NRP Plan pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission may also propose to the Member State to amend existing measures or to introduce new ones. | 3. In duly justified cases, the Commission may also propose to the Member State to amend existing measures or to introduce new ones. |
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| 4. The Member State shall review the amended NRP Plan within one month from the date of submission of the Commission’s observations referred to in paragraph 2, taking into account the observations and the proposals by the Commission as referred to paragraphs 2 or 3. | deleted |
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| Where the Commission has not submitted observations or where it is satisfied that any observations made have been duly taken into account, and where the amendment of the NRP Plan would result in a modification of the total Union contribution, of the amount of loan support or the list of measures or in one or more measures of the Plan no longer complying with the requirements referred to in Article 23(1) [Commission proposal and Council implementing decision], the Commission shall make a proposal for a new Council implementing decision in accordance with Article 23 no later than four months after the submission of the amended NRP. The Council shall adopt the new implementing decision, as a rule, within four weeks of the adoption of the Commission proposal. The Commission shall then amend the financing decision referred to in Article 23(7) [Commission proposal and Council implementing decision] accordingly. | Where the Commission has not submitted observations or where it is satisfied that any observations made have been duly taken into account, and where the amendment of the NRP Plan would result in a modification of the total Union contribution, of the amount of loan support or the list of measures or in one or more measures of the Plan no longer complying with the requirements referred to in Article 23(1), the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23(4) no later than two months after the submission of the amended NRP. The Commission shall then amend the financing decision referred to in Article 23(7) accordingly. |
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| Where the amendment of the NRP Plan would not result in a modification of the total Union contribution, of the amount of loan support or the list of measures, the Commission shall proceed directly by amending the financing decision referred to in Article 23(7) [Commission proposal and Council implementing decision] accordingly. | deleted |
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| 6. The adoption of the decisions referred to in paragraph 5 shall not be required: | 6. The adoption of the delegated act as referred to in paragraph 5 shall not be required for the following: |
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| (a) for corrections of a purely clerical or editorial nature or in the case of minor adjustments to the NRP Plan, representing an increase or decrease of less than 5 % of a target set out in the NRP Plan. Member States shall apply those rules only once per target and shall notify the Commission of such adjustments. Such amendments shall comply with all requirements of the NRP Plan, including the revision of costing information; | (a) corrections of a purely clerical or editorial nature not affect the implementation of the policy and the intervention. Member States shall inform the Commission of such corrections. Such amendments shall comply with all requirements of the NRP Plan; |
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| 6 a. An amendment to the CAP chapter of the NRP Plan related to CAP interventions referred to in Article 5(1), points (b), (c) and (r) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall take effect from 1 January of the calendar year following the year of approval of the request for that amendment by the Commission. | |
| An amendment to the CAP chapter related to CAP interventions referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], other than amendments referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, shall take effect from a date to be determined by the Member State but not earlier than from the date of submission to the Commission of the request for that amendment. Member States may set a different date or dates of effect for different elements of the amendment. Where the amendment could place the farmers concerned in a less favourable position than that which they enjoyed prior to that amendment, Member States shall take into account, when determining the date of effect of the amendment, the need of farmers and other beneficiaries to have sufficient time to take that amendment into account. The planned date of effect shall be indicated by the Member State in the request for amendment and shall be subject to approval by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article. |
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| 6 b. Member States may, at any time, make and apply amendments to the CAP chapter that do not affect the financial allocations of the Plan. They shall notify those amendments to the Commission by the time they start applying them and add them to the amended NRP Plan submitted together with the next request for amendment in accordance with paragraph 1. | |
| Where amendments are introduced in relation to the protective practices within the meaning of Article 3(4) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], Member States shall ensure and provide a specific justification that such amendments do not put at risk the environmental and climate objectives set out in Article 3(4), points (a), (b) and (c) [protection of soils, landscape features, permanent grasslands and watercourses], of that Regulation. | |
| Where the Commission does not object to notified amendments within 30 working days from the date of submission of complete notification, the amendments shall have legal effects from the date of submission of the notification. That period shall not include the time between the date on which the Commission requests additional information from the Member State and the date on which the Member State responds. The Commission shall object to a notified amendment if it finds that the amendment is not compatible with this Regulation, with Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] or with the delegated and implementing acts adopted pursuant to them. | |
| Notified amendments to which the Commission has made objections shall not have legal effects and the Member State shall delete them from the amended NRP Plan submitted pursuant to the first subparagraph of this paragraph. The expenditure resulting from those amendments shall not be eligible for a contribution from the Fund. The Member State may submit those amendments to the Commission for approval as a request for amendment in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article. The rules concerning approval of amendments referred to in [paragraphs 2 to 6] of this Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the approval of amendments to which the Commission objected in accordance with the third subparagraph of this paragraph. |
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| 9. The specific measures identified in the implementing decision referred to in Article 8(4) [Charter conditions] shall not be amended until the decision has been repealed, unless the amendment is intended to support measures that contribute to: | 9. The specific measures identified in the implementing decision referred to in Article 8(4) [Charter conditions] shall not be amended until the decision has been repealed, unless the amendment is intended to support measures that contribute to the fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition. |
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| (a) the fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition; | deleted |
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| (b) addressing significant changes in the priorities of the Union, within the limit of 30% of the amounts associated with the specific measures concerned. | deleted |
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| Article 25 | deleted |
| Mid-term review | |
| 1. The Member State shall review their NRP Plans, taking into account the following elements: | |
| (a) the challenges identified in accordance with Article 22(2), points (a), (b) and (c) [Requirements of the Plan]; | |
| (b) the socio-economic situation of the Member State or region concerned, with special emphasis on territorial needs, taking into account any major negative financial, economic or social development; | |
| (c) the main results of relevant interim assessment reports; | |
| (d) the progress towards the achievement of measures, taking into account major difficulties encountered in the implementation of the NRP Plan; | |
| (e) Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) and projects that have been awarded a Seal; | |
| (f) occurrence of any crisis; | |
| (g) the need to ensure continuous compliance of the Rule of Law and the Charter horizontal conditions in the implementation of the Plan, taking into consideration in particular the country-specific challenges identified in the context of the Rule of Law Report and the European Semester. | |
| 2. The Member State shall submit an amended NRP Plan presenting the outcome of the mid-term review, including a review of the estimated total costs of the measures covered by the Plan and a proposal for additional measures to be supported by the flexibility amount referred to in Article 14(2) by 31 March 2031. | |
| 3. The amended NRP Plan shall include the following: | |
| (a) revised or new measures; | |
| (b) the updated estimated total costs of the Plan and the flexibility amount requested; | |
| (c) revised or new milestones and targets. | |
| 4. The revised Plan shall be approved in accordance with Article 24 [on amendment]. |
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| 4. Funding from the Facility shall be used for its components, which are as follows: | 4. Funding of EUR 62 379 000 000 from the Facility shall be used for Union actions, including: |
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| (a) EUR 63 223 000 000 billion for Union actions, including the Unity Safety Net as referred to in paragraph 1, point (j) of Annex XV [Union actions], Union actions as referred to in paragraph 1, point (l) of Annex XV (Union actions supported by the EU Facility, Home affairs actions), support LIFE actions as referred to in paragraph 1, point (n) of Annex XV [Union actions], Solidarity Actions as referred to in paragraph 1, point (i) of Annex XV [Union actions] supported by the EU Facility; | (a) EUR 6 301 000 000 for the Unity Safety Net as referred to in paragraph 1, point (j) of Annex XV [Union actions], |
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| (a a) EUR 25 285 000 000 for Union actions as referred to in paragraph 1, point (l), of Annex XV (Union actions supported by the EU Facility, Home affairs actions), |
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| (a b) EUR 20 117 000 000 for Solidarity Actions as referred to in paragraph 1, point (i), of Annex XV [Union actions] supported by the EU Facility, |
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| (a c) EUR 512 000 000 for sustainable urban development as referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), of Annex XV [Union actions], |
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| (a d) EUR 10 164 000 000 for other Union actions such as technical support as referred to in paragraph 1, point (k), of Annex XV [Union actions] and LIFE actions as referred to in paragraph 1, point (n), of Annex XV [Union actions]. |
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| (b) EUR 8 710 000 000 for emerging challenges and priorities cushion (the ‘budget cushion’). | deleted |
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| Amounts provided for in the budget for work programmes which enter into force after 1 January of the financial year concerned and for crisis response [Unity Safety Net and Solidarity Actions] shall be put in reserve. |
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| 11 a. Each quarter, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council detailed information about the implementation of the EU Facility and a financial forecast for the remainder of the year. |
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| The Commission shall grant the budgetary guarantee or entrust the implementation of financial instruments and blending operations through the contribution agreements or guarantee agreements concluded under Regulation [ECF Regulation] with entities referred to in Article 62(1), first subparagraph, point (c) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 in line with the rules of the Regulation [ECF Regulation]. | The Commission shall grant the budgetary guarantee or entrust the implementation of financial instruments and blending operations through the contribution agreements or guarantee agreements concluded under Regulation [ECF Regulation] with entities referred to in Article 62(1), first subparagraph, point (c) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, including the EIB Group, in line with the rules of the Regulation [ECF Regulation]. |
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| 7. Where the Union action is implemented in accordance with paragraph 6, taking into account the type of Union action and the preference of the Member State concerned, the Commission may allocate funding from the EU Facility to a Member State in accordance with the financing decision referred to in paragraph 1. Following such an allocation, the Member State concerned shall propose additional measures to be added to the NRP Plan. This procedure shall not be used for the Union actions referred to in paragraph 1, point (i) of Annex XV and actions concerning more than one Member State of Annex XV [Union actions] and, by way of derogation from Article 13(3) [Technical assistance at the initiative of Member States], shall not increase the Union support for technical assistance. If the Commission accepts part of or all of the proposed additional measures, it shall notify the Member State accordingly. This notification shall constitute a legal commitment, complementing the legal commitment referred to in Article 23(7). The Member State shall include all accepted additional measures in its Plan, for information, at the occasion of the next amendment requiring decisions in accordance with Article 24(5). | 7. Where the Union action is implemented in accordance with paragraph 6, taking into account the type of Union action and the preference of the Member State concerned, the Commission may allocate funding from the EU Facility to a Member State in accordance with Article 31 of the Financial Regulation. Following such an allocation, the Member State concerned shall propose additional measures to be added to the NRP Plan. This procedure shall not be used for the Union actions referred to in paragraph 1, point (i) of Annex XV and actions concerning more than one Member State of Annex XV [Union actions] and, by way of derogation from Article 13(3) [Technical assistance at the initiative of Member States], shall not increase the Union support for technical assistance. If the Commission accepts part of or all of the proposed additional measures, it shall notify the Member State accordingly. This notification shall constitute a legal commitment, complementing the legal commitment referred to in Article 23(7). The Member State shall include all accepted additional measures in its Plan, for information, at the occasion of the next amendment requiring decisions in accordance with Article 24(5). |
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| In addition to Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, commitment and payment appropriations for Union actions referred to in paragraph 1, points (i) and (j) of Annex XV [Union actions, Unity Safety Net] not used by the end of the financial year for which they were entered shall be automatically carried over. | In addition to Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, commitment and payment appropriations for Union actions referred to in paragraph 1, points (i) and (j) of Annex XV [Union actions, Solidarity actions and Unity Safety Net ] not used by the end of the financial year for which they were entered shall be automatically carried over. |
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| 10. On 1 September of each year, at least one quarter of the annual amount provided for in the budget for Union actions referred to in paragraph 1, point (i) of Annex XV shall remain available in order to cover needs arising by the end of that year. | deleted |
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| Article 33 | deleted |
| Emerging challenges and priorities cushion | |
| 1. The amount referred to in Article 26(4), point (b), [budget cushion] shall be used where most needed and duly justified, in particular: | |
| (a) to ensure an appropriate response of the Union in the event of unforeseen circumstances; | |
| (b) to promote new Union-led initiatives or priorities. | |
| 2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt financing decisions as referred to in Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 identifying objectives and actions to be supported and specifying the amounts for the budget cushion set out in Article 26(4), point (b), of this Regulation [General provision on the implementation of the EU Facility]. | |
| 3. In addition to Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, commitment and payment appropriations not used by the end of the financial year for which they were entered shall be automatically carried over. | |
| Commitment appropriations carried over in accordance with the first subparagraph may be used until the end of 2033. Commitment and payment appropriations carried over in accordance with the first subparagraph shall be used first in the following financial year. |
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| 2. Where the request for amendment exceeds 1 % of the Union financial contribution under the Plan, the Member State may, in addition, request to programme up to 2.5% of the amount of the Union financial contribution from their unprogrammed flexibility amount within the limits set out in Article 12 [Budgetary commitments] for measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. | 2. Where the request for amendment exceeds 1 % of the Union financial contribution under the Plan, the Member State may, in addition, request to programme the amount of the Union financial contribution from their annual unprogrammed flexibility amount within the limits set out in Article 12 [Budgetary commitments] for measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. |
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| 4. Where the amount available under paragraph 3 is not sufficient to cover the needs, Member States may receive additional support from the ‘budget cushion’ as referred to in Article 26(4), point (b) [General provision on the implementation of the EU Facility], subject to availability of funding. | deleted |
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| 6. By way of derogation from Article 24 [Amendment of the plan], the Commission shall do its utmost to approve any amendment to the NRP Plan within 15 working days of its submission by a Member State. | 6. By way of derogation from Article 24 [Amendment of the plan], the Commission shall approve any amendment to the NRP Plan within 15 working days of its submission by a Member State. |
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| 7 a. When more than one Member State requests to amend its NRP Plan to respond to the same crisis situation, Commission shall ensure that the affected Member States support measures of a similar nature. The Commission may recommend that a Member State affected by the crisis situation request an amendment to its NRP Plan. |
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| 9. Paragraphs 3 and 4 shall not apply to the provision of crisis payments to farmers affected by natural disasters. | deleted |
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| 1. In line with the interventions listed in Article XX [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], the following CAP interventions are set out: | 1. The CAP interventions are the interventions listed in Article 5(1) [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. |
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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| (a) degressive area-based income support; | deleted |
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 [applicable to the full list of interventions, indents (a) to (r)]
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| (b) coupled income support | deleted |
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| (c) crop specific payment for cotton | deleted |
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| (d) payment for natural and other area specific constraints; | deleted |
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| (e) support for disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements; | deleted |
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| (f) agri-environmental and climate actions; | deleted |
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| (g) support for small farmers; | deleted |
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| (h) support for risk management tools; | deleted |
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | deleted |
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| (j) support for the setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural businesses and start-ups and development of small farmers; | deleted |
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| (k) support for farm relief services; | deleted |
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| (l) LEADER; | deleted |
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| (m) Support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas; | deleted |
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| (n) Territorial and local cooperation initiatives; | deleted |
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| (o) interventions in outermost regions referred to in Article 46 | deleted |
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| (p) interventions in smaller Aegean islands referred to in Article 42 | deleted |
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| (q) EU school scheme referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; | deleted |
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| (r) Support for interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title X of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. | deleted |
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| 2. The interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a), (b), (c) and (g) shall not apply to outermost regions referred to in Title IV. | deleted |
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. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k) and (r) shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a) (ii) [Budget]. | deleted |
| The planned average aid per hectare for degressive area-based income support referred in the first subparagraph shall not be less than EUR 130 and not more than EUR 240 for each Member State. For cotton, the aids are defined in Article 38. |
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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| Subject to compliance with Article 20(4) [national contribution to the estimated costs], the minimum national contribution to the interventions referred to in paragraph 1 points (d) to (k) shall be no less than 30% of the total estimated costs of each intervention. | Subject to compliance with Article 20(4) [national contribution to the estimated costs], the minimum national contribution to the interventions referred to in Article 5 paragraph 1 points (d) to (f) and (h) to (j) and (l) to (p) and (s) [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be no less than 30% of the total estimated costs of each intervention. |
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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| At least 5 % of the total amount dedicated to rural development set out in Article 10(2), point (a)(ii)(b), shall be reserved for LEADER. |
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| At least 35 % of the total amount dedicated to rural development set out in Article 10(2), point (a)(ii)(b), shall be reserved for agri-environmental and climate actions under Article 5(1), point (f), of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. |
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| At least 10 % of the total amount dedicated to CAP interventions set out in Article 10(2), point (a)(ii), shall be set out for interventions targeting young farmers. |
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| At least 5 % of the total amount dedicated to rural development set out in Article 10(2), point (a)(ii)(b), shall be set out for crisis payments to farmers following natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events under Article 5(1), point (s), of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. |
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| The maximum support rate applicable to the interventions referred to in paragraph 1 point (1) [investments for farmers] shall be 75% of the total eligible costs of each intervention. However, the maximum support rate applicable to the interventions referred to in paragraph 1, point (i), targeting young farmers shall be 85 % of the eligible public expenditure. | deleted |
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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| 4 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 4 of this Article and from Article 20(1), the minimum national contribution rate shall, where the rate set in the NRP Plan in accordance with paragraph 4 and Article 20(1) is higher, be: | |
| (a) 35 % of the eligible public expenditure for payments for natural or other area-specific constraints under Article 5(1), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]; | |
| (b) 20 % of the eligible public expenditure for payments for agri-environmental and climate actions under Article 5, point (f), of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], for LEADER under Article 5(1), point (l), of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] and for investments targeting young farmers under Article 5(1), point (i), of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. | |
| (c) 0% of the eligible public expenditure for crisis payments to farmers following natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events under Article 5(1), point (s), of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] and for interventions receiving funding from funds transferred to the rural development in accordance with Article 35a of this Regulation. |
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| 5. The financial allocation to coupled income support interventions as referred to in paragraph 1, point (b) shall be limited to a maximum of 20% of the Union contribution set out by the Member State in the NRP Plan for CAP income support interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a), (c), (f) and (g). This percentage may be increased by a maximum of 5 percentage points, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding 20% is allocated to protein crops, farmers combining the production of crops and livestock or agricultural areas at a risk of abandonment of agricultural production in particular in the Eastern border regions, defined in the Plans. For the purposes of this Article, Eastern border regions means Union NUTS2 regions bordering the Russian Federation, Belarus or the Ukraine, by land or sea, not covering the entire territory of the Member State concerned. | deleted |
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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| The amount of Union financial assistance set out in the NRP Plan for the supply and distribution of products containing free sugars or having a fat content above 4 % shall not exceed 10 % of the total amount of the Union financial assistance and the national contribution set out in the NRP Plan for the interventions referred to in the first subparagraph. | deleted |
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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| 7. The EU school scheme shall be without prejudice to any separate national school schemes which are compatible with Union legislation. Union funding may be used to extend the scope or effectiveness of any existing national school schemes or school distribution schemes providing fruit, vegetables and milk in educational establishments but shall not replace funding for those existing national schemes, except for free distribution of meals to children in educational establishments. | deleted |
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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| Subject to compliance with Article 20(4) [national contribution to the estimated costs], the minimum national contribution to the eligible public expenditure of the interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be 30 % of the eligible public expenditure of each intervention. | Subject to compliance with Article 20(4) [national contribution to the estimated costs], the minimum national contribution to the eligible public expenditure of the interventions in certain sectors referred to in Part II, Chapter IIa, Section 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be 30 % of the eligible public expenditure of each intervention. |
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| The maximum support rate applicable to those interventions shall be 75 % of the total eligible costs of each intervention. | deleted |
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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| By way of derogation from the first and second subparagraph, the minimum national contribution to the eligible public expenditure of interventions in the apiculture sector implemented by beneficiaries other than producer organisations, associations of producer organisations or identified producer groups shall be at least equal to the Union financial assistance granted for these interventions. | By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, the minimum national contribution to the eligible public expenditure of interventions in the apiculture sector implemented by beneficiaries other than producer organisations, associations of producer organisations or identified producer groups shall be at least equal to the Union financial assistance granted for these interventions. |
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| By way of derogation from the second subparagraph, Member States may decide to increase the maximum support rate to up to 95 % of the total eligible costs of each intervention for interventions linked to generational renewal, research and innovation, risk management or environment and climate, and for producer organisations implementing operational programmes for the first time. | deleted |
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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| By way of derogation from the second subparagraph, Member States may also decide to compensate producers for loss of revenue due to the implementation of the interventions referred to in Article 31, point (n), of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, by covering up to 100 % of the relevant loss for a maximum period of three years. | deleted |
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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| By way of derogation from second subparagraph, Member States may decide to increase the maximum support rate for interventions concerning market withdrawals for free distribution to 100 % for market withdrawals which do not exceed 5 % of the volume of the production marketed by a producer organisation. The volume of the production shall be calculated as the average of the overall volumes of products for which the producer organisation is recognised and which are marketed by the producer organisation during the three previous years. Member States shall ensure that the compensation granted for market withdrawals does not exceed the market price of the withdrawn products. | deleted |
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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| 9. Subject to compliance with Article 20(4), the Union financial assistance to be granted to recognised producer organisations, associations of producer organisations or identified producer groups implementing interventions in certain sectors referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be limited to: | deleted |
| (a) 4.1% of the value of the marketed production of each producer organisation; | |
| (b) 4.5% of the value of marketed production of each association of producer organisations; | |
| (c) 5% of the value of marketed production of each transnational producer organisation or transnational association of producer organisations. | |
| Those limits may be increased by 0,5 percentage points, where the operational programme comprises one or more interventions linked to generational renewal, research and innovation, risk management or environment and climate, provided the amount in excess of the relevant percentage set out in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) or (c), is used solely to finance expenditure related to the implementation of these interventions. | |
| Member States shall establish in their NRP Plans rules relating to the calculation of the support for distillation of by-products of wine, ensuring a fair compensation to both distillers and wine producers. | |
| If Member States establish in their NRP Plans that the entities referred to in Article 32(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 may be beneficiaries of the interventions in certain sectors referred to in Article 31 of that Regulation, Member States shall also provide support for the setting-up of producer organisations in accordance with Article74 [cooperation] in addition to the support provided for the implementation of the intervention. | |
| The Union financial assistance and national contribution to each intervention in certain sectors referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall together not exceed 100 % of actual costs of the intervention. |
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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| Support for the interventions referred to in paragraph 1 may only be provided under the conditions laid down in this Title. Any amount relative to claim year 2027 set out in Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 as well as claims related to types of interventions referred to in Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2021/215, claims related to Regulations (EU) 228/2013 and 229/2013 shall be counted as part of -budgetary commitments- for the financial year 2028 as laid down in Article 14(1), point(a). | Support for the interventions referred to in paragraph 1 may only be provided under the conditions laid down in this Title. Any amount relative to claim year 2027 set out in Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 as well as claims related to types of interventions referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2021/215, claims related to Regulations (EU) 228/2013 and 229/2013 shall be counted as part of -budgetary commitments- for the financial year 2028 as laid down in Article 14(1), point(a). |
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| 11. Interventions of the Common Fisheries Policy include | 11. The CFP interventions are the interventions listed in Article X [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CFP Regulation] |
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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| (a) support for sustainable fisheries and the restoration and conservation of aquatic biological resources, energy transition of fisheries and aquaculture as well as actions improving safety; | deleted |
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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| (b) support for the innovation for more selective fishing activities and for the conservation, protection and restoration of aquatic biodiversity and ecosystems; | deleted |
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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| (c) support for the Common Market Organisation (CMO); | deleted |
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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| (d) support to fishers or aquaculture producers for the compensation to operators of the fishery and aquaculture sector for their income foregone or additional costs and compensation to recognised producer organisations and associations of producer organisations which store fishery products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013, provided that those products are stored in accordance with Articles 30 and 31 of that Regulation. | deleted |
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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| 12. When determining amounts to be paid out for support provided for CAP interventions as referred to in Article 35 paragraph 1, points (a) to [h] and [j], [k] and [r], and paragraph 11, payout values shall be computed without setting aside amounts for reforms. | 12. When determining amounts to be paid out for support provided for CAP interventions as referred to in Article 5 paragraph 1, points (a) to [h] and [j], [k] and [r] [types of support], of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], payout values shall be computed without setting aside amounts for reforms. |
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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| Article 35a | |
| Flexibility between direct payment allocations and rural development allocations | |
| 1. As part of its CAP chapter as referred to in Article 22(2), point (ca), a Member State may decide to transfer: | |
| (a) up to 25 % of its allocation for income support set out in Article 10(2), point (a)(ii)(a), to its allocation for rural development as set out in Article 10(2), point (a)(ii)(b) of this Regulation in 2028 to 2034; | |
| Or | |
| (b) up to 25 % of its allocation for rural development as set out in Article 10(2), point (a)(ii)(b), to its allocation for income support set out in Article 10(2), point (a)(ii)(a), of this Regulation in 2028 to 2034. |
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| Specific requirements for CAP interventions | |
| 1. Member States shall provide for each intervention in their Plans: | |
| (a) the type of intervention on which it is based, the territorial scope and the type of area targeted by the intervention; | |
| (b) where applicable, sectors targeted by the intervention or group of farmers or other beneficiaries targeted under the intervention, CAP environment and climate priority area, in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]; | |
| (c) An explanation of the relevant criteria of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture as referred to in Article 40 [WTO domestic support] and in Annex XVII [WTO annex]; | |
| (d) A description of the design of the intervention, including the eligibility conditions, and for agri-environmental and climate actions referred to in Article 10 of Regulation XX [CAP]; | |
| (e) a description of farming practices covered by the intervention based on the Joint Research Centre classification of farming practices in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. | |
| (f) in relation to the interventions in certain sectors referred to in Part II, Title I, Chapter IIa of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, justification for targeting the selected sectors and complementarity with other CAP interventions, and where relevant, with other measures set out in the Plan; | |
| 2. Member States shall determine the amount of support for transition actions referred to in Article 10(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] based on cost estimates set out in the transition plans. The support shall be limited to [EUR 200 000] per farmer per programming period of the Plan. | |
| 3. Where public support granted under Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] for an investment operation does not exceed EUR 100 000 and is not subject to rules on public procurement, that support shall take the form of standard scales of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates. |
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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| Monitoring of agricultural resources | |
| The Fund may support actions taken by the Commission through remote-sensing applications used for the monitoring of agricultural resources, which shall aim to give the Commission the means to: | |
| (a) manage Union agricultural markets in a global context; | |
| (b) ensure agri-economic and agri-environmental-climate monitoring of agricultural land use and agricultural land use change, including agro-forestry, and monitoring of the condition of soil, crops, water, biodiversity, agricultural landscapes and agricultural land so as to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields and agricultural production and agricultural impacts associated with exceptional circumstances, and to enable the assessment of the resilience of agricultural systems and progress towards the achievement of the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; | |
| (c) share the access to the estimates referred to in point (b) in an international context, such as the initiatives coordinated by United Nations organisations, including the constitution of greenhouse gas inventories under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or other international agencies; | |
| (d) contribute to specific measures increasing the transparency of world markets, taking account of Union objectives and commitments; | |
| (e) ensure technological follow-up of the agri-meteorological system. |
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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| Crisis payments to farmers following natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events | |
| 1. Member States may provide crisis payments to farmers that are affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events or catastrophic events. Those payments shall aim at ensuring continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers and shall be subject to the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified by the Member States. | |
| 2. Support under this Article shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent authority of the Member State that a natural disaster, adverse climatic event or catastrophic event, as defined by the Member State, has occurred and that these events, or measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest, or measures adopted to prevent or eradicate animal diseases listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 or measures adopted regarding an emerging disease in accordance with Article 6(3) and Article 259 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 have directly caused a damage resulting in the destruction of at least 30 % of the average annual production of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry. | |
| 3. The losses shall be calculated either at holding level, at the level of the holding’s activity in the sector concerned or in relation to the specific area concerned. | |
| 4. Member States shall establish the applicable support rates for compensating the loss of production. Those rates shall be higher for farmers who also implement interventions, or other preventive actions at farm level, to reduce the level of production and income risks for which support is granted. Indexes may be used for calculating the loss of production. | |
| 5. When granting support under this Article, Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this support with other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided. |
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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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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| [...] | deleted |
Deletion of full Chapter II 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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| [...] | deleted |
Deletion of full Chapter III 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 and the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation, based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025
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| (b) a list of the aid constituting income support interventions in accordance with Article 35(1); | (b) a list of the aid constituting income support interventions in accordance with Article 5(1) [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]; ; |
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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| 1. For the purposes of Article 63(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, each Member State shall identify one or more managing authorities, one or more paying agencies and one or more audit authorities for the Plan. The authorities identified shall fulfil the relevant key requirements set out in Annex IV to this Regulation. All authorities identified for the purposes of this Article shall have the possibility for exchanges with the Commission. | 1. For the purposes of Article 63(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, each Member State shall designate one or more managing authorities, one or more paying agencies and one or more audit authorities for the Plan. The authorities designated shall fulfil the relevant key requirements set out in Annex IV to this Regulation. All authorities designated for the purposes of this Article shall have the possibility to interact directly with the Commission. Member States shall ensure a clear and documented chain of accountability between all authorities designated and the final recipients of Union funding. |
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| 1 a. The designation of authorities under this Article shall ensure full consistency with Article 9a. In particular, the Member State shall ensure that the relevant regional and local managing authorities designated under paragraph 1 are responsible for the design and implementation of the relevant regional and territorial chapters, and are systematically involved in: | |
| (a) the preparation and submission of the Plan pursuant to Article 21(2), including territorial analysis, governance structures and resource allocation; | |
| (b) the programming or reprogramming of flexibility amounts under Article 22; | |
| (c) the formulation and adaptation of milestones and targets at regional level under Article 22; | |
| (d) any amendments to the Plans under Article 24. | |
| The relevant regional and local managing authorities responsible for the design, programming, management and implementation of the regional and territorial chapters pursuant to Article 21(2), shall interact directly with the Commission, in accordance with the national laws of the Member States. | |
| For the purpose of implementing Articles 74, 75 and 76, Member States shall designate relevant territorial or urban authorities as managing authorities or intermediate bodies of the chapters implemented in any appropriate territorial area. |
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| 2. Where a Member State entrusts the implementation of the Plan to authorities in charge of implementing cohesion policy, the CAP or European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund in the 2021-2027 programming period and based on all available audit results the Commission did not question the effective functioning of these authorities, these authorities shall be deemed to comply with the key requirements. | 2. Where a Member State entrusts the implementation of the Plan to authorities in charge of implementing cohesion policy, Home Affairs Fund, the CAP or European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund in the 2021-2027 programming period and based on all available audit results the Commission did not question the effective functioning of these authorities, these authorities shall be deemed to comply with the key requirements. The presumption of compliance shall not apply where there are identified systematic deficiencies in data reliability, audit trail or traceability of funds. |
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| 3. Where a Member State identifies more than one managing authority, it shall set up a coordinating authority. A managing authority may be entrusted with carrying out certain functions of the coordinating authority. Arrangements between the coordinating authority and the managing authority shall be recorded in writing. | 3. Where a Member State identifies more than one managing authority, it shall establish a coordinating function. A managing authority may be entrusted with carrying out the tasks of the coordinating function Arrangements to establish the coordination function shall be recorded in writing. |
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| 4. The managing authority may identify one or more intermediate bodies to carry out certain tasks under their responsibility. Arrangements between the managing authorities and intermediate bodies shall be recorded in writing. The tasks delegated to intermediate bodies shall not be entrusted further to other bodies. | 4. The managing authority may identify one or more intermediate bodies to carry out certain tasks under their responsibility. Arrangements between the managing authorities and intermediate bodies shall be recorded in writing. The tasks delegated to intermediate bodies shall not be entrusted further to other bodies. The managing authority shall ensure that delegated tasks are carried out in compliance with the requirements on traceability, data recording and auditability, as set out in this Regulation. |
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| 6. Member States shall ensure that the principle of separation of functions between and within the authorities identified for the Plan is respected. | 6. Member States shall ensure that the principle of separation of functions between and within the authorities designated is respected, including functional independence between managing authorities, paying agencies and audit authorities. |
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| 7. Member States shall accredit paying agencies responsible for the management and control of the measures referred to in Article 35(1) and the Union actions referred to in Annex XV, paragraph 1, points (h) and (j), of this Regulation [Uion actions], implemented under shared management and may entrust their functions, as referred to in Article 52 [functions of the paying agency], to the managing authority or to another body. | deleted |
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| 9. When carrying out their functions, the plan authorities may use a single integrated and interoperable information and monitoring system, including a single data-mining and risk-scoring tool, as referred to in Article 36(2), point (d) of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, to access and analyse the relevant data, with a view to a generalised application by Member States. | 9. When carrying out their functions, the plan authorities shall use a single integrated and interoperable information and monitoring system, including a single data-mining and risk-scoring tool, as referred to in Article 36(2), point (d) of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, to access and analyse the relevant data, |
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| 10. Annual review meetings shall be organised once a year between the Commission and each Member State to examine the performance of the Plan or its chapters. The relevant authorities and the coordinating authority shall participate in the review meetings. The outcome of the review meeting shall be recorded in writing. The Member State shall follow up issues raised during the review meeting which affect the implementation of the plan or one or more chapters and shall inform the Commission within three months of the measures taken. | 10. Annual review meetings shall be organised once a year between the Commission and each Member State to examine the performance of the Plan or its chapters. The relevant authorities, including the relevant regional and local authorities, and the authority in charge of the coordination function shall participate in review meetings. The outcome of the review meeting shall be recorded in writing. The Member State shall follow up issues raised during the review meeting which affect the implementation of the plan or one or more chapters and shall inform the Commission within three months of the measures taken. The review shall include an assessment of the reliability of reported data and effectiveness of control systems |
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| Functions of the coordinating authority | Coordinating function |
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| The coordinating authority shall be responsible for: | The authority in charge of the coordination function as referred to Article 49(3), shall be responsible for: |
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| (a) monitoring the implementation of the Plan while ensuring sound governance practices and the maintenance of adequate administrative capacity by the authorities responsible for the Plan; | (a) monitoring the implementation of the Plan, including the reliability of reported data and the effectiveness of management and control systems, while ensuring sound governance practices and the maintenance of adequate administrative capacity by the authorities responsible for the Plan |
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| (c a) to take or coordinate actions with a view to resolving any deficiencies of a common nature and to inform the Commission of any follow-up; |
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| (e) providing the management declaration referred to Article 59(1), point (c) [Annual assurance package] in accordance with the template set out in Annex XII [management declaration] signed by the managing authority or the paying agency; | (e) providing the management declaration referred to Article 59(1), point (c) [Annual assurance package] in accordance with the template set out in Annex XII [management declaration] signed by all the managing authorities or the paying agencies; |
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| (f) coordinating and submitting to the Commission all the documents requested as part of the annual assurance package referred to in Article 59 [annual package]; | (f) coordinating and submitting to the Commission all the documents requested as part of the annual assurance package referred to in Article 59 [annual package] and ensuring that the annual assurance package is based on harmonised methodologies and consistent data; |
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| (g) ensuring financial flows to managing authorities, guaranteeing that with each payment made by the Commission, such authorities receive the amounts due to them, in accordance with the progress made in the implementation of the measures included in their respective chapters and taking into account potential financial corrections resulting from the implementation of their chapters and that they receive by the end of the period an amount at least equivalent to their Union contribution; | (g) ensuring financial flows to managing authorities and paying agencies, guaranteeing that with each payment made by the Commission, such authorities receive the amounts due to them, in accordance with the verified progress made in the implementation of the measures included in their respective chapters and taking into account potential financial corrections resulting from the implementation of their chapters and that they receive by the end of the period an amount at least equivalent to their Union contribution |
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| (h) ensuring a framework to strengthen the administrative capacity of authorities, stakeholders, partners, and beneficiaries at national and local levels, and promoting policy learning and experimentation; | (h) ensuring a framework to strengthen the administrative capacity of authorities, stakeholders, partners, and beneficiaries at national, regional and local levels, and promoting policy learning and innovation; |
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| (j a) ensuring the traceability of Union funding throughout the implementation chain, including at the level of final recipients. |
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| 1. The managing authority shall be responsible for managing the Plan or a part of the Plan with a view to delivering its objectives. It shall have the following functions: | 1. The managing authority shall be responsible for managing the Plan or specific chapters of the Plan, falling under its area of responsibility, with a view to delivering its objectives. It shall have the following functions: : |
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| (a) selecting operations with a view to maximising the contribution of the Plan towards the achievement of the objectives of the Fund, defined at the level of its chapters and measures by establishing and applying criteria and procedures which are non-discriminatory and transparent; | (a) selecting operations with a view to maximising the contribution of the Plan towards the achievement of the objectives of the Fund, defined at the level of its chapters and measures by establishing and applying criteria and procedures which are non-discriminatory and transparent. Selection criteria shall ensure that operations are measurable, verifiable and auditable in terms of their contribution to milestones and targets; |
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| (b) carrying out management verifications to ensure the fulfilment of the milestones and targets set out in the Plan and the effective use of funds in compliance with applicable law; for the purposes of drawing up the management declaration, the managing authority is not expected to verify the underlying costs of the operations; | (b) carrying out verifications to ensure both the fulfilment of all the milestones and targets set out in the Plan under its responsibility, based on documented evidence and reliable data, and the effective use of funds in compliance with applicable law. For the purposes of drawing up the management declaration, the managing authority shall verify the underlying costs of the operations; ; |
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| (c) applying effective and proportionate measures and procedures, taking into account the risks identified, to prevent, detect, and correct irregularities, including fraud, corruption, conflict of interests, and double-funding and ensure compliance of the underlying operations with applicable law, in accordance with the relevant key requirements set out in Annex IV [key requirements]; | (c) applying effective and proportionate actions and procedures, taking into account the risks identified, to prevent, detect, and correct irregularities, including breach of State aid and public procurement rules, fraud, corruption, conflict of interests, and double-funding, including through systematic cross-checks of beneficiaries against relevant Union and national databases, and ensure compliance of the underlying operations with applicable law, in accordance with the relevant key requirements set out in Annex IV [key requirements]; |
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| (f) strengthening the administrative capacity of intermediate bodies (if relevant), and beneficiaries, and promoting policy learning and experimentation; | (f) strengthening the administrative capacity of intermediate bodies (if relevant), and beneficiaries; |
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| (g) ensuring that a beneficiary receives the amount due in relation to the implementation of a measure in full and no later than [80] days from the date of submission of the payment claim by the beneficiary; and for interventions referred to in Article 35, points (a) to (g), (o), (p), and (r) [types of interventions], ensuring that the payment to beneficiaries takes place not later than 30 June of the year following the year of the submission of the payment claim. The deadline may be interrupted if information submitted by the beneficiary does not allow the managing authority to establish whether the amount is due; | (g) ensuring that a beneficiary receives the amount due in relation to the implementation of a measure in full and no later than [30] days from the date of submission of the payment claim by the beneficiary; and for interventions referred to in Article 5(1), points (a) to (g), (o), (p), and (r) [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], ensuring that the payment to beneficiaries takes place not later than 30 June of the year following the year of the submission of the payment claim. The deadline may be interrupted if information submitted by the beneficiary does not allow the managing authority to establish whether the amount is due; |
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| (h) recording and storing electronically the data necessary for monitoring, evaluation, financial management, verifications and audits in accordance with Article 58 [Responsibilities of the MS] and Annex IV [key requirements], and ensure the security, integrity and confidentiality of data and the authentication of users; | (h) recording and storing electronically the data necessary for monitoring, evaluation, financial management, verifications and audits in interoperable and machine readable systems in accordance with Article 58 [Responsibilities of the MS], Article 63 [Data collection and recording] and Annex IV [key requirements], and ensure the security, integrity and confidentiality of data and the authentication of users. The systems shall allow the reconciliation of financial data with performance data and ensure traceability to final recipients; |
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| (j) ensuring that beneficiaries comply with their obligation to ensure the visibility of the Union support, in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) XX [Performance regulation] | (j) ensuring that beneficiaries, except for the beneficiaries of support for the CAP interventions, comply with their obligation to ensure the visibility of the Union support, in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) XX [Performance regulation]; |
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| (k) signing the management declaration referred to in point (a) paragraph 1 of Article 59(1), point (c) (1, point (a) [Annual assurance package] in accordance with the template set out in Annex XII [management declaration]; | (k) signing the management declaration referred to in Article 59(1), point (c) in accordance with the template set out in Annex XII [management declaration]; |
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| (l) submitting information on the implementation progress of the measures in the Plan as required by Article 58 [Responsibilities of Member States] and Annex IX [Reporting on progress in implementation of measures]. | (l) submitting information on the implementation progress of the measures in the Plan as required by Article 58 [Responsibilities of Member States] and Annex IX [Reporting on progress in implementation of measures]. Information submitted shall be complete, accurate and reliable, and be subject to appropriate validation procedures; |
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| 2. Management verifications referred to paragraph 1, point (b) shall be risk-based and proportionate to the risks identified ex ante and in writing. | 2. The verification of the underlying operations as part of the management verifications referred to paragraph 1, point (b) shall be risk-based and proportionate to the risks identified ex ante and in writing. Risk assessments shall explicitly take into account risks related to fraud, corruption, conflict of interests and unreliable reporting. |
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| 1. The paying agency shall have an administrative organisation and a system of internal control that complies with internationally recognised standards of internal control and that provides sufficient guarantees that payments are legal, regular and properly accounted for. | 1. Paying agencies shall be departments or bodies of the Member States and, where applicable, of their regions responsible for the management and control of expenditure. The paying agency shall have an administrative organisation and a system of internal control that complies with internationally recognised standards of internal control and that provides sufficient guarantees that payments to beneficiaries are legal, regular and properly accounted for. |
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| 2 a. Where paying agencies are established at regional level, Member States shall, in addition, either accredit a paying agency at national level for aid schemes which, by their nature, have to be managed at national level, or confer the management of those schemes to their regional paying agencies. |
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| In relation to the measures referred to in Article 35 [CAP type of interventions], the paying agency shall perform the tasks of the managing authority listed in Article 51(1) [managing authority], points (b), (c), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k) and (2) and (3) of that Article. | In relation to the measures referred to in Article 5 [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] the paying agency may perform the tasks of the managing authority listed in Article 51(1) [managing authority], points (b), (c), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k) and (2) and (3) of that Article. |
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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| The paying agency shall ensure that its tasks are carried out in manner that guarantees the reliability of data and compliance with applicable law. |
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| The paying agency shall provide the coordinating authority with the necessary information for the purpose of Article 50, points (c), (e) and (f) of Regulation [CA]. | The paying agency shall provide the authority in charge of the coordination function with the necessary information for the purpose of Article 50, points (c), (e) and (f) of this Regulation |
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| The information provided shall include assurance on the legality and regularity of expenditure and the reliability of data. |
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| Each Member State shall continuously monitor the compliance of the paying agency with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 and be in charge of issuing, reviewing and withdrawing their accreditation. | Each Member State shall continuously monitor the compliance of the paying agency with the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 and be in charge of issuing, reviewing and withdrawing their accreditation. Monitoring of compliance shall include the effectiveness of the systems to prevent irregularities, fraud and double funding. |
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| Where the Member State has determined that an accredited paying agency no longer respects one or more of the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 in a manner that affects the fulfilment of its tasks, the Member State shall put the paying agency’s accreditation under probation without delay. It shall draw up a plan including actions and deadlines to remedy the deficiencies found within a period to be determined according to the severity of the problem. That period which shall not exceed 12 months from the date on which the accreditation is put under probation. In duly justified cases, the Commission may, upon request of the Member State concerned, grant an extension of that period. | Where the Member State has determined that an accredited paying agency no longer respects one or more of the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 in a manner that affects the fulfilment of its tasks, the Member State acting on its own initiative or at the request of the Commission shall put the paying agency’s accreditation under probation without delay. It shall draw up a plan including actions and deadlines to remedy the deficiencies found within a period to be determined according to the severity of the problem. That period which shall not exceed 12 months from the date on which the accreditation is put under probation. In duly justified cases, the Commission may, upon request of the Member State concerned, grant an extension of that period. |
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| 1. The audit authority shall be responsible for carrying out audits on the fulfilment of milestones and targets, and system audits in order to provide assurance to the Commission regarding the effective functioning of the management and control systems, including whether the management and control systems ensure the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions and the effective and timely protection of the financial interests of the Union. The audits shall provide assurance on the effective use of funds in compliance with the applicable law. | 1. The audit authority shall be responsible for carrying out audits on the fulfilment of milestones and targets, including the reliability of data underpinning them, and system audits in order to provide assurance to the Commission regarding the effective functioning of the management and control systems, including whether the management and control systems ensure the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions and the effective and timely protection of the financial interests of the Union. The audits shall provide assurance on the effective use of funds in compliance with the applicable law. |
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| (a) an annual audit opinion for the purposes of Article 63(7) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 in accordance with the template set out in Annex XIII of this Regulation which shall establish whether | (a) an annual audit opinion for each managing authority and managing declaration for the purposes of Article 63(7) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 in accordance with the template set out in Annex XIII of this Regulation which shall establish whether |
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| (i) data entered in the payment applications submitted for the reference period as referred to Article 59(1), point (a), [assurance package] are complete, accurate and reliable; | (i) data entered in the payment applications submitted for the reference period as referred to Article 59(1), point (a), [assurance package] are complete, accurate reliable and supported by verifiable evidence; |
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| (ii) the management and control systems function properly and ensure the effective and timely protection of the financial interests of the Union and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions; | (ii) the management and control systems function properly and ensure the effective and timely protection of the financial interests of the Union and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions, including their capacity to ensure the traceability of Union funding and the prevention of double funding; |
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| (iv) whether the audit work puts in doubt the assertions made in the management declaration. | (iv) the audit work puts in doubt the assertions made in the management declaration. |
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| (iv a) the authorities referred to in Articles 49(1) function properly. |
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| 3. The audit authority shall prepare an audit strategy based on a risk assessment, taking into account the management and control system description provided for as required in Article 22(2), point (m), covering system audits, and audits regarding the milestones and targets, and the effective use of funds in compliance with applicable law. All newly identified managing authorities shall be subject to a system audit before the submission of the first payment application. | 3. The audit authority shall prepare an audit strategy based on a risk assessment, taking into account the management and control system description provided for as required in Article 22(2), point (m), covering system audits, and audits regarding the milestones and targets, and the effective use of funds in compliance with applicable law. All identified managing authorities and intermediate bodies shall be subject to a system audit by the auditing authority before the submission of the first payment application, while ensuring no delay in the disbursement of funds. The audit strategy shall ensure sufficient coverage to provide reasonable assurance at Union level. |
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| 4. The audit authority is not expected to verify the underlying costs of the operations for the purpose of its audit work. | 4. The audit authority shall verify the underlying costs of the operations for the purpose of its audit work. . |
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| Monitoring committee and coordinating committee | Monitoring committee |
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| 1. Each Member State shall set up one or more monitoring committees for the chapters of the NRP Plan, as appropriate in function of the chapter concerned. All chapters of the Plan shall be covered. The same monitoring committee may cover more than one chapter. | 1. Each Member State shall set up a single national monitoring committee, which shall operate through sub-committees established in accordance with the regional, territorial or sectoral chapters, including the CAP chapter. All chapters of the Plan shall be covered. The same sub-committee may cover more than one chapter, with the exception of the CAP sub-committee which shall monitor the implementation of the CAP chapter, including where elements of the CAP chapter are established at regional levels. |
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| 2. Where the Member State sets up more than one monitoring committee, it shall also set up a coordinating committee which shall ensure the overview and the monitoring of the implementation of the plan, after consulting the relevant authorities managing each of the NRP Plan’s chapters, within three months of the date of notification to the Member State concerned of the decision approving the NRP Plan. The coordinating committee shall approve all elements listed under Article 56(1) [ functions of the monitoring committee] | 2. The national monitoring committee shall be set up within three months of the date of notification to the Member State concerned of the decision approving the NRP Plan, after consulting the relevant managing authorities. This committee shall be in charge of coordinating the activity of all sub-committees and shall provide for the overview and the monitoring of the implementation of the plan, ensuring the participation of the competent authorities and partners. It shall approve all relevant elements for the fulfilment of its role listed under Article 56(1) [functions of the monitoring committee] and it shall also review risks related to fraud, conflict of interests and reliability of data |
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| 3. The rules laid down in Articles 55 and 56 shall apply to the coordinating committee and to the monitoring committee. | 3. The rules laid down in Articles 55 and 56 shall apply to the monitoring sub-committees. |
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| 4. Each monitoring committee and the coordinating committee shall adopt its rules of procedure, including provisions regarding the prevention of any conflict of interest and the application of the principle of transparency. | 4. Each national monitoring committee shall adopt its rules of procedure, including provisions regarding the prevention of any conflict of interest and the application of the principle of transparency. |
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| 5. The monitoring committee shall meet at least once a year and shall review the implementation of the chapter or chapters of the NRP Plan under its responsibility, including all issues that affect the progress towards achieving their objectives. | 5. The national monitoring committee shall meet at least once a year and shall review the implementation all chapters of the NRP Plan, including all issues that affect the progress towards achieving their objectives. The review shall include progress towards milestones and targets and the quality and reliability of reported data. |
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| 6. The rules of procedure of the monitoring committee and the data and information shared with the monitoring committee shall be published on the website referred to in Article 64. | 6. The rules of procedure of the national monitoring committee and of the sub-committees, minutes of meetings, decisions, including the results of the vote, data and information shared with the members shall be published on the website referred to in Article 64. Published information shall include summaries of audit findings and corrective actions. |
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| Each Member State shall determine in a public procedure and based on objective and transparent criteria, the composition and the size of the monitoring committee, ensuring a balanced representation of the relevant Member State authorities and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners referred to in Article 6 [partnership]. The number of such partners shall be equal or superior to members belonging to authorities or intermediate bodies. | Each Member State shall determine in a public procedure and based on objective and transparent criteria, the composition and the size of the monitoring committee, ensuring a balanced representation of the relevant Member State public authorities, including local and regional authorities, and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners referred to in Article 6 [partnership]. The number of such partners shall be equal or superior to members belonging to authorities or intermediate bodies. |
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| Each member of the monitoring committee shall have a vote. | Each member of the monitoring committee shall have a vote. Regional and local managing authorities may chair the relevant monitoring committees and interact directly with the Commission. |
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| The Member State shall publish and annually update the list of the members of the monitoring committee on the website referred to in Article 64. | The Member State shall publish and keep up to date the list of the members of the monitoring committee including their full names and the names of the organisations they represent on the website referred to in Article 64. |
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| Members of the monitoring committee shall be selected in a manner that ensures the absence of conflicts of interest. |
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| 2. Representatives of the Commission shall participate in the work of the monitoring committee in an advisory capacity. | 2. Representatives of the Commission shall participate in the work of the monitoring committee in an advisory capacity and may provide observations on issues discussed. |
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| (a) the progress in implementation of the measures included in the chapter of the Plan; | (a) the progress in the implementation of the measures and in achieving the milestones and targets included in the chapter or chapters of the Plan under its responsibility, including the reliability and completeness of the data underpinning such progress; |
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| (b) any issues that affect the performance of the chapter and the measures taken to address those issues; | (b) any issues that affect the performance of the chapter or chapters under its responsibility, including weaknesses in control systems and risks related to fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest and unreliable reporting, and the measures taken to address those issues, including progress towards simplification and reduction of administrative burden for final beneficiaries; |
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| (c) the fulfilment of the Rule of Law and Charter horizontal conditions laid down in Articles 8 and 9 [Rule of law and charter horizontal conditions] and their application throughout the programming period; | (c) the fulfilment of the Rule of Law, Charter and Partnership horizontal conditions laid down in Articles 8, 9 and 9a [Rule of law, charter and Partnership horizontal conditions] and their application throughout the programming period ; |
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| (d) the progress made in carrying out evaluations, syntheses of evaluations and any follow-up given to findings; | (d) the progress made in carrying out evaluations, including the quality and methodological robustness of evaluations, syntheses of evaluations and any follow-up given to findings; |
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| (g a) the involvement of partners referred to in Article 6 in the preparation and implementation of the relevant regional, territorial and CAP chapters of the NRP Plan; |
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| (g b) the functioning of management and control systems and the effectiveness of measures to ensure the traceability of Union funding. |
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| (b) the methodology, criteria and procedures for the selection of operations, including any changes thereto. The criteria applied and procedures used shall be non-discriminatory, inclusive and transparent, ensuring accessibility to persons with disabilities, ensuring gender equality, and take account of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; | (b) the methodology, criteria and procedures for the selection of operations, including any changes thereto. The criteria applied and procedures used shall be non-discriminatory, inclusive and transparent, ensuring territorial balance and accessibility to persons with disabilities in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities, ensuring gender equality, and take account of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and ensure that selected operations are verifiable and auditable in relation to milestones and targets |
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| 3. The coordinating committee shall examine and approve the same elements as the ones mentioned in the preceding paragraph but at the level of the Plan. In case of divergent opinions, the opinion of the monitoring committee responsible for the chapter shall prevail. | deleted |
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| 4. In case of delays or challenges in the implementation of different chapters of the Plan, the coordinating committee can issue recommendations to the authorities managing the chapters of the Plan on improving the effectiveness of these chapters in achieving their objectives, including any corrective actions that shall be taken by the authorities. | 4. In case of delays or challenges in the implementation of different chapters of the Plan, the monitoring committee can issue recommendations to the authorities managing the chapters of the Plan on improving the effectiveness of these chapters in achieving their objectives, including any corrective actions that shall be taken by the authorities. Recommendations shall address, where relevant, deficiencies in reporting data, audit findings and risks to the Union budget. |
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| Article 57 | deleted |
| European and national CAP Network | |
| 1. Each Member State shall, at the latest 12 months after the approval by the Commission of the Plan, establish and support a national network for CAP (‘national CAP network’) for the networking of organisations and administrations, advisors, researchers and other innovation actors, and other actors in the field of agriculture and rural development at national level. The national CAP networks shall build on the existing networking experience and practices in the Member States. | |
| 2. The Commission shall establish a European network for the Common Agricultural Policy (‘European CAP network’) to link national networks, organisations, and administrations in the field of agriculture and rural development at Union level. | |
| 3. The objectives of the national and European CAP networks shall be to: | |
| (a) involve stakeholders in the design and implementation of the CAP interventions of the NRP Plan; | |
| (b) support Member State administrations in implementing the CAP interventions; | |
| (c) improve the quality of the NRP Plans and in particular their measures related to agriculture and disseminate results; | |
| (d) foster innovation, peer-to-peer learning, and knowledge-sharing; | |
| (e) enhance monitoring and evaluation capacities; | |
| (f) disseminate information on the CAP and funding opportunities; | |
| (g) contribute to further development of the CAP. | |
| 4. To achieve the objectives referred to in paragraph 6, the networks shall: | |
| (a) collect, analyse, and disseminate information on good practices concerning the CAP as well as analysis on developments in agriculture and rural areas; | |
| (b) build capacity for Member States’ administrations and other actors involved in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NRP Plans concerning the CAP; | |
| (c) facilitate exchanges, peer-to-peer learning, and networking, including where relevant exchanges with networks in third countries; | |
| (d) support the networking of funded cooperation projects, such as local action groups under Article 77 [LEADER], EIP-AGRI operational groups referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] and promote links to other Union-funded strategies. | |
| 5. The European CAP network and the national CAP networks shall collaborate and carry out joint activities in the achievement of the objectives referred to in paragraph 3. The European CAP network shall use a distinctive visual identity. |
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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| 1. The Member States shall take appropriate measures to protect the financial interests of the Union and to ensure that the use of funds in the implementation of the Plans complies with the applicable law, including applicable public procurement and State aid rules. They shall in particular ensure the prevention, detection, correction and reporting of irregularities, including fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest. | 1. The Member States shall take appropriate measures to protect the financial interests of the Union, including through systems ensuring the traceability of Union funding, and to ensure that the use of funds in the implementation of the Plans complies with the applicable law, including applicable public procurement and State aid rules. They shall in particular ensure the prevention, detection, correction and reporting of irregularities, including fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest . |
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| (b) ensure and regularly check that the support provided has been properly used to achieve the established milestones and targets or outputs and take all the appropriate actions to ensure that the use of funds in the implementation of the Plans complies with applicable law; | (b) ensure and regularly verify, based on documented evidence and reliable data, that the support provided has been properly used to achieve the established milestones and targets or outputs and take all the appropriate actions to ensure that the use of funds in the implementation of the Plans complies with applicable law |
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| (b a) ensure the quality, completeness, accuracy and reliability of the monitoring system and the data relating to output and performance indicators; |
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| (c) take appropriate measures to prevent, detect and correct irregularities including fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest, including the use of data mining tools; | (c) take appropriate measures to prevent, detect and correct irregularities including fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest, double funding and breach of State aid and public procurement rules including the use of single data mining tool; |
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| (g) ensure the reporting of all cases of suspected fraud, corruption and irregularities, including conflict of interest, double funding and other breaches of the applicable law in the Commission’s Irregularity Management System (IMS); the Commission shall summarise and publish that information annually and shall communicate it to the European Parliament; | (g) ensure the reporting of all cases of suspected fraud, corruption and irregularities, including conflict of interest, double funding and other breaches of the applicable law in the Commission’s Irregularity Management System (IMS); the Commission shall summarise and publish that information annually and shall communicate it to the European Parliament; subject to confidentiality arrangements, the Commission shall provide to the European Parliament, upon request, the reporting of all those cases; |
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| (ii) receive access to the data referred to in Article 63 [on data collection and publication] within the exercise of their respective competences. | (ii) receive access to the data referred to in Article 63 [on data collection and publication] within the exercise of their respective competences, including data necessary to identify final recipients, beneficial owners, contractors and sub-contractors; |
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| (i) have systems and procedures in place to ensure that all supporting documents necessary for the audit trail related to a measure supported by the Fund are kept at the appropriate level for a ten year period from 31 December of the year in which the last payment by the Commission to the Member State is made; where a redress procedure has been initiated, an appeal has been lodged or where court proceedings have begun, the supporting documents shall be kept until those procedures or any subsequent recovery procedures are terminated; | (i) have systems and procedures in place to ensure that all supporting documents necessary for the audit trail related to a measure supported by the Fund are kept at the appropriate level for a ten year period from 31 December of the year in which the last payment by the Commission to the Member State is made and shall ensure that such documents allow the reconstruction of the full audit trail; where a redress procedure has been initiated, an appeal has been lodged or where court proceedings have begun, the supporting documents shall be kept until those procedures or any subsequent recovery procedures are terminated; ; |
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| (j) make arrangements to ensure the effective examination of complaints concerning the use of the Fund, in accordance with their institutional and legal frameworks, and upon request by the Commission, examine complaints submitted to the Commission falling within the scope of the NRP Plan and inform the Commission of the results of these examinations; | (j) make arrangements to ensure the effective examination of complaints concerning the use of the Fund, in accordance with their institutional and legal frameworks, and upon request by the Commission, examine complaints submitted to the Commission falling within the scope of the NRP Plan and inform the Commission of the results of these examinations; The Commission shall ensure that complaints directly lodged with it are adequately followed up. Where the Commission forwards a complaint to a Member State and the Member State fails to follow it up by the deadline set by the Commission, the Commission shall take the necessary steps with a view to ensuring that the Member State respects its obligations under this paragraph; |
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| (k) ensure that all exchanges of information between beneficiaries of funding and the NRP Plan authorities, as well as with the Commission, are carried out by means of electronic data exchange systems which includes, among others, use of automatic and interactive forms and calculations, ensures record-keeping and data storage in the system enabling both administrative verifications of payment claims submitted by beneficiaries and audits as well as allows for automatic synchronisation and transmission of data between beneficiaries' and Member States' systems; | (k) ensure that all exchanges of information between beneficiaries of funding and the NRP Plan authorities, as well as with the Commission, are carried out by means of electronic data exchange systems which includes, among others, use of automatic and interactive forms and calculations, ensures record-keeping and data storage in the system enabling both administrative verifications of payment claims submitted by beneficiaries and audits as well as allows for automatic synchronisation and transmission of data between beneficiaries' and Member States' systems. Member States shall provide all necessary support to beneficiaries in this respect; |
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| (l) ensure that all official exchanges of information with the Commission are carried out by means of an electronic data exchange system referred to in Annex XVI [SFC2028: electronic data exchange system between the Member States and the Commission]. Member States are not expected to verify the underlying costs of the operations and the measures when assessing the fulfilment of milestones and targets. | (l) ensure that all official exchanges of information with the Commission are carried out by means of an electronic data exchange system referred to in Annex XVI [SFC2028: electronic data exchange system between the Member States and the Commission]. Member States shall verify the underlying costs of the operations and the measures linked to the fulfilment of milestones and targets. |
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| By way of derogation from point (k) of the first subparagraph, the managing authority may exceptionally accept, upon the explicit request of a beneficiary, the exchanges of information in paper format, without prejudice to its obligation to record and store data in accordance with Article 63 [Data collection and recording]. |
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| 2 a. Member States may in their management and control systems referred in the Article 20j of Regulation (EU) 20XX/XXX [CAP Regulation] include the possibility for aid applications and payment claims to be corrected after their submission without an effect on the right to receive aid, provided that the elements or omissions to be corrected were made in good faith as recognised by the managing authority, and that the correction is made either before the applicant is informed of being selected for an on-the-spot check or before the managing authority has taken its decision in respect of the application. |
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| 3. Member States shall inform the Commission by 15 February of each year on the progress in achieving the objectives established in the Plans, quantifying the fulfilment of each target and milestone, and progress achieved for output-based interventions supported by the Plans. This information shall be provided in accordance with the template set out in Annex IX [Reporting on progress in implementation of measures]. If no quantification on progress of milestones and targets is available in the progress reporting systems, the Member state shall provide an estimation of progress achieved, in accordance with the template set out in Annex IX [Reporting on progress in implementation of measures]. The information made available shall cover progress until the end of year N and shall be submitted as part of the annual assurance package referred to in Article 57(1), point (a). | 3. Member States shall inform the Commission by 15 February of each year on the progress in achieving the objectives established in the Plans, quantifying the fulfilment of each target and milestone, and progress achieved for output-based interventions supported by the Plans. Member States shall also report all cases of non-compliance with applicable law, whether or not they affect the fulfilment of milestones and targets. This information shall be provided in accordance with the template set out in Annex IX [Reporting on progress in implementation of measures]. If no quantification on progress of milestones and targets is available in the progress reporting systems, the Member state shall provide an estimation of progress achieved, in accordance with the template set out in Annex IX [Reporting on progress in implementation of measures]. The information made available shall cover progress until the end of year N and shall be submitted as part of the annual assurance package referred to in Article 59 (1), point (a). The information provided shall be complete, accurate and reliable and be subject to validation procedures. |
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| 4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 [delegated acts] supplementing paragraph 2, point (g) of this Article, with rules on the criteria for determining the cases of suspected fraud, corruption and irregularity to be reported and on the data to be provided in that context. | 4. The Commission shall adopt a delegated acts by [31 January 2028] in accordance with Article 87 [delegated acts] supplementing paragraph 2, point (g) of this Article, with rules on the criteria for determining the cases of suspected fraud, corruption, conflict of interests, and irregularity to be reported, on the data to be provided in that context and the template for electronic reporting. |
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| 1. For the purpose of Article 63 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, Member States shall submit to the Commission by 15 February of each year following 2028 the following documents (‘the annual assurance package’): | 1. For the purpose of Article 63 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, Member States the authority in charge of the coordination function shall submit to the Commission by 15 February of each year following 2028 the following documents (‘the annual assurance package’): |
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| (a) reporting on the implementation progress of the measures in the Plan set out in Article 58(4) [Responsibilities of Member States], in accordance with the template set out in Annex IX [Reporting on progress in implementation of measures], referencing the payment applications submitted in the previous financial year; | (a) reporting on the implementation progress of the measures in the Plan set out in Article 58(3) [Responsibilities of Member States], in accordance with the template set out in Annex IX [Reporting on progress in implementation of measures], referencing the payment applications submitted in the previous financial year; |
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| (i) the information submitted with the payment application(s) is complete, accurate and reliable; | (i) the information submitted with the payment application(s) is complete, accurate and reliable and supported by verifiable evidence; |
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| (ii) the funds were properly used; | (ii) the funds were properly used in accordance with applicable law and with a view to achieving the objectives established in the NRP Plan; |
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| (iii) the management and control systems put in place function properly and give the necessary assurance that the funds were managed in accordance with all applicable laws, including on the prevention, detection, reporting and correction of conflicts of interests, corruption, double funding, fraud and other irregularities, and in line with the principle of sound financial management; | (iii) the management and control systems put in place, including control system for farm stewardship within the meaning of Article 3a of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], function properly, ensure the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions and give the necessary assurance that the funds were managed in accordance with all applicable laws, including on the prevention, detection, reporting and correction of conflicts of interests, corruption, double funding, fraud and other irregularities, and in line with the principle of sound financial management, while ensuring traceability of funds; |
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| (iv) the information referred to in point (a) provides a true and fair view of the implementation progress; | (iv) the information referred to in point (a) provides a true and fair view of the implementation progress and that such view is based on robust and validated data; |
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| (d) the annual audit opinion referred to in Article 53(2) [functions of the audit authority] in accordance with the template set out in Annex XII; | (d) the annual audit opinion referred to in Article 53(2) [functions of the audit authority] in accordance with the template set out in Annex XIII; |
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| 3. When submitting the final annual assurance package for the last financial year, the Member State shall confirm that the total payments from the Commission do not exceed the total amount paid by the Member State to the beneficiaries in implementing the Plan, taking into account the national contribution. | 3. When submitting the final annual assurance package for the last financial year, the Member State shall confirm that the total payments from the Commission, at the level of the implementing operations, do not exceed the total amount paid by the Member State to the beneficiaries in implementing the Plan, taking into account the national contribution. |
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| 1. The Commission shall obtain reasonable assurance that Member States have put in place management and control systems that comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation and that these systems function effectively and efficiently during the implementation of the Plans. | 1. The Commission shall obtain comprehensive assurance that Member States have put in place management and control systems that comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation and that these systems function effectively and efficiently during the implementation of the Plans, including their capacity to ensure reliable reporting and traceability of Union funding. |
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| 6. The Commission is not expected to verify the underlying costs of the operations for the purpose of its audit work. | 6. The Commission shall verify the underlying costs of the operations for the purpose of its audit work. . |
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| 1. When carrying out audits, the Commission and the audit authorities shall take due account of the principles of single audit and proportionality in relation to the level of risk to the budget of the Union. | 1. When carrying out audits, the Commission and the audit authorities shall take due account of the principles of single audit and proportionality in relation to the level of risk to the budget of the Union while ensuring that the level of assurance required for the protection of the Union budget is not reduced. |
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| 1 a. The Commission shall take assurance from the work of the audit authority referred to in Article 53, unless it has informed the Member State concerned that it cannot rely on the work of the audit authority for a given financial year, and it shall take it into account in its risk assessment of the need for Commission audits in that Member State. The Commission shall inform that Member State of the reasons why it cannot rely on the work of the audit authority concerned. |
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| 2. The Commission and audit authorities shall first use all the information and records referred to in Article 58(2), point (h) (Responsibilities of Member States), including results of management verifications, and may request and obtain additional documents and audit evidence from the plan authorities and beneficiaries concerned where, based on their professional judgement, this is required to support robust audit conclusions. | 2. The Commission and audit authorities shall first use all the information and records available as referred to in Article 58, including results of management verifications. The Commission and audit authorities may request and obtain additional documents and audit evidence from the plan authorities and beneficiaries concerned where, based on their professional judgement, this is required to support robust audit conclusions. |
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| 3. For Plans for which the Commission concludes that the opinion of the audit authority is reliable, and the Member State concerned participates in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the EPPO, the Commission’s own audits shall be limited to auditing the work of the audit authority. | 3. For Plans for which the Commission concludes that the opinion of the audit authority is reliable, and the Member State concerned participates in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the EPPO, the Commission’s own audits may be limited to auditing the work of the audit authority. |
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| 5. Notwithstanding paragraph 3, any milestone and target may be subject to more than one audit, if the audit authority concludes, based on its professional judgement, that it is not possible to draw up a valid audit opinion. | 5. Notwithstanding paragraph 4, any milestone and target may be subject to more than one audit, if the audit authority concludes, based on its professional judgement, that it is not possible to draw up a valid audit opinion. |
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| 6. Paragraph 2 shall not apply where: | 6. Paragraph 3 shall not apply where: |
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| (a) there is a specific risk or suspicion of fraud, corruption or conflicts of interest or another serious non-compliance with the responsibilities of Member States referred to in Article 58 [Responsibilities of Member States]; | (a) there is a specific risk or suspicion of fraud, corruption or conflicts of interest double funding and breach of State aid and public procurement rules or another serious non-compliance with the responsibilities of Member States referred to in Article 58 [Responsibilities of Member States], including risks of unreliable reporting data; |
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| 7 a. For the Plans that the Commission concludes that the audit opinion is not reliable, the Commission shall carry out own audits of underlying costs of the operations based on statistical sample methods in cooperation with the audit authority. |
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| 7 b. The Commission shall request and obtain audit evidence from the managing authorities where, based on its professional judgment, this is required to support robust audit conclusions. | |
| Prior to the submission of the audit assurance by the Member State, the Commission shall verify and compare it to the information obtained by its own audits in order to decide whether any of the measures specified in Articles 66, 67 and 68 [interruptions] [suspension of payments] [financial corrections] are necessary. |
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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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| 1. For the purposes of audit and controls, transparency and performance monitoring and evaluation, Member States shall collect, record and store electronically the information referred to in points (a) to (g), while ensuring the security, integrity and confidentiality of data and the authentication of users and allowing automated data exchange with the electronic system identified by the Commission: | 1. For the purposes of audit and controls, transparency and performance monitoring and evaluation, managing authorities or paying agencies shall collect, record and store electronically, in an interoperable and machine-readable format in accordance with Article 36(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 [FinReg], the information referred to in points (a) to (g), while ensuring the security, integrity and confidentiality of data and the authentication of users, and allowing automated data exchange with the electronic system identified by the Commission: |
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| (iii) if natural person, first and last name, date of birth, locality and national identification number; | (iii) if natural person, first and last name, date of birth, locality and unique identifier number established at country level; |
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| (iv) information on all beneficial owners of the beneficiary, if any, as defined in Article 4(6) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , namely first name(s) and last name(s), date(s) of birth and VAT registration number(s) or tax identification number(s) where available or another unique identifier at country level; | (iv) information on all beneficial owners of the beneficiary, if any, as defined in Article 4 of the European Parliament and of the Council[2], namely first name(s) and last name(s), date(s) of birth and VAT registration number(s) or tax identification number(s) where available or another unique identifier at country level and ensure their verification against national or Union registers, where available; |
| 15 Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC (OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 73, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2015/849/oj). | 15 Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC (OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 73, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2015/849/oj). |
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| (viii) In relation to CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1), | (viii) In relation to CAP interventions referred to in Article 5(1) [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]: |
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| – geolocation of the holding, whether it is located in an area with natural or specific constraints as referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 202/XXXX [CAP Regulation][Payment for natural or other area-specific constraints], in a nitrate vulnerable zone16 , in Natura 2000 area as referred to in Article 9 of that Regulation [Support for disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements]; | – geolocation of the municipality where the holding is located, whether it is located in an area with natural or specific constraints as referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 202/XXXX [CAP Regulation][Payment for natural or other area-specific constraints], in a nitrate vulnerable zone16 , in Natura 2000 area as referred to in Article 9 of that Regulation [Support for disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements]; |
| 16 As designed under Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1991/676/oj). | 16 As designed under Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1991/676/oj). |
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| (ii) short description and objectives of the operation, with the exception of the CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1), points (a) to (g), (o) and (p); | (ii) short description and objectives of the operation, with the exception of the CAP interventions referred to in Article 5(1) [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]:, points (a) to (g), (o) and (p); ; |
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| (xiv) for CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1): the eligible area, the farming practices covered where applicable, whether this farming practice is newly implemented, the agricultural sector, group of farmers or area targeted, the type of area supported the area or number of animals or capital insured, the category of investments, the type of training; | (xiv) for CAP interventions referred to in Article 5(1) [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]: the eligible area, the farming practices covered where applicable, whether this farming practice is newly implemented, the agricultural sector, group of farmers or area targeted, the type of area supported the area or number of animals or capital insured, the category of investments, the type of training; ; |
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| 4. Member States shall set up their systems for collection of data in a digital-ready and interoperable way based on the principle that data is collected only once and re-used. Member States shall ensure that beneficiaries, recipients, final recipients, contractors and sub-contractors are to the extent possible not confronted with duplication of data requests, have access to all relevant data related to them and can easily reuse these data to complete and submit applications. Whenever possible, Member States shall re-use existing registers and databases. | 4. Member States shall set up their systems for collection of data in a digital-ready and interoperable way based on the principle that data is collected only once and re-used. Member States shall ensure that beneficiaries, recipients, final recipients, contractors and sub-contractors are to the extent possible not confronted with duplication of data requests, have access to all relevant data related to them and can easily reuse these data to complete and submit applications. Whenever possible, Member States shall re-use existing registers and databases. Member States shall ensure that data is validated, consistent and reusable for audit purposes. Additional reporting requirements may only be introduced where replacing existing obligations. |
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| 5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 [Exercise of the delegation] to amend the data categories set out in paragraph | 5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of the delegation] to amend the data categories set out in paragraph |
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| Transparency | Visibility, transparency and communication |
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| 1. The Member State shall, within six months of the adoption of the Council decision referred to in Article 23 [Commission proposal and Council implementing decision], ensure that a website is operational where information on support under this Regulation is available, covering the Plan’s objectives, activities, available funding opportunities and achievements. | 1. Upon the submission of the NRP Plan as referred to in Article 21, the Member State shall ensure that a website is operational where information on support under this Regulation is available, covering the Plan’s objectives, activities, available funding opportunities and achievements |
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| The Member State shall ensure the publication of the information set out in Article 63(1) [Data collection and recording] on the website referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, subject to the protection of personal data and the exceptions listed in paragraph 5 of this Article. The information shall be updated at least every six months. | The Member State shall ensure the publication of the information set out in Article 63(1) [Data collection and recording] on the website referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, subject to the protection of personal data and the exceptions listed in paragraph 5 of this Article. The information shall be updated at least every three months. |
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| By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, as regards CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1), Member States shall ensure by 31 May of the year N+1 the publication of the information referred to in Article 63(3) [Data collection and recording], with the exception of the data referred to in points (a)(iv), (a)(ix) and (e)(xiv) of paragraph 1 of that Article. | By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, as regards CAP interventions referred to in Article 5(1) [types of support] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation Member States shall ensure by 31 May of the year N+1 the publication of the information referred to in Article 63(3) [Data collection and recording], with the exception of the data referred to in points (a)(iv), (a)(ix) and (e)(xiv) of paragraph 1 of that Article. |
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| The information shall be in the official language or languages of the Member State and/or in either English, French or German, and shall remain available on the website for two years from the date of its initial publication. The data published on the website referred to in paragraph 1 shall be in a digital-ready, open, interoperable and machine-readable format, which allows data to be sorted, searched, extracted, compared and reused. | The information shall be in the official language or languages of the Member State and/or in either English, French or German, and shall remain available on the website for five years from the date of its initial publication. The data published on the website referred to in paragraph 1 shall be in a digital-ready, open, interoperable and machine-readable format, which allows data to be sorted, searched, extracted, compared and reused and shall allow cross-checks with other Union databases, where applicable. |
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| 2 a. Member States shall ensure clear, accessible and proactive communication on the impact and achievements of interventions carried out under the NRP Plan. Such communication shall highlight improvements in governance, contributions to economic, social and territorial cohesion, and the added value generated both at Union as well as at regional and local level. | |
| The communication activities referred to in the first subparagraph shall be designed and implemented in close cooperation with regional managing authorities and other authorities designated under Article 49, ensuring that achievements at regional and local level are duly represented. Member States shall make use of digital tools, open data platforms and targeted territorial communication channels to reach citizens, stakeholders and local communities. | |
| The obligations set out in the first and second subparagraphs of this Article shall be complementary to the requirements established in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 20XX/XXXX [Performance Framework Regulation], while taking into account the derogation for CAP beneficiaries as provided for in that Article, and shall ensure that communication on the impact and achievements of interventions under the Plan reflects both the performance monitoring requirements and the territorial dimension of the NRP Plan. |
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| Information on name and surname of farmers shall not be published if the amount received by them in one year is equal to or less than EUR 2500. | Information on name and surname of farmers shall not be published if the amount received by them in one year is equal to or less than EUR 3000. |
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| The address referred to in Article 63(1), point (a)(ii), shall not be published where the beneficiary is a micro or small enterprise within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC and the farmer justifies that the address of the legal entity is also the address of the natural person |
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| 5 a. Within the framework of the discharge procedure to the Commission, in accordance with Article 319 TFEU, the Fund shall be subject to reporting under the integrated financial and accountability reporting referred to in Article 253 of the Financial Regulation, and, in particular, separately in the Annual Management and Performance Report. |
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| 5 b. The recipients of Union funding, with the exception of CAP beneficiaries, shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding, including, where applicable, by displaying the emblem of the Union and an appropriate funding statement that reads ‘funded by the European Union’, in particular when promoting the actions and their results, by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public |
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| 2. The Member States shall submit to the Commission a payment application in accordance with the template set out in Annex XI [template for payment application]. The amounts included in a payment application shall correspond to the amounts justified by the fulfilment of milestones and targets or corresponding outputs for other interventions, in accordance with the decision approving the Plan and based on the evidence collected and verified by the Member State. | 2. The Member States shall submit to the Commission a payment application in accordance with the template set out in Annex XI [template for payment application] and shall be supported by documented evidence and verifiable data. The amounts included in a payment application shall correspond to the amounts justified by the fulfilment of milestones and targets or corresponding outputs for other interventions, in accordance with the decision approving the Plan and based on the evidence collected and verified by the Member State. |
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| 3. In assessing the fulfilment of milestones and targets, the Member State shall evaluate each milestone and target in its entirety, taking into account its wording, underlying purpose, and context, pursuant to Annex VIII [Assessment guidelines on the satisfactory fulfilment of milestones and targets under the Fund]. | 3. In assessing the fulfilment of milestones and targets, the Member State shall evaluate each milestone and target in its entirety, including at regional level, taking into account its wording, underlying purpose, and context, pursuant to Annex VIII [Assessment guidelines on the satisfactory fulfilment of milestones and targets under the Fund] including verification of the underlying data and evidence supporting the fulfilment. |
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| 3 a. For measures included in regional or territorial chapters, payment applications submitted by the Member State shall demonstrate progress towards the milestones and targets established at regional level in accordance with Article 22. |
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| 4. Payment applications shall be submitted by the Member States to the Commission in accordance with the template set out in Annex XI up to six times a year by 31 October. | 4. Payment applications shall be submitted by the Member States to the Commission in accordance with the template set out in Annex XI up to six times a year by 31 October. No payment applications may be submitted after 31 October 2037. |
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| 5 a. Prior to authorising payment, the Commission shall verify that the milestones, targets and outputs reported in the payment application have been achieved in a substantive and verifiable manner. Where the Commission identifies that reported achievements are incomplete or unverified, it shall suspend the relevant portion of the payment application pending clarification, without prejudice to Article 66. |
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| 7. The cumulative total amount of pre-financing and payments made shall not exceed 95 % of the contribution from the Funds to the Plan. When this ceiling is reached, the coordinating authority shall continue transmitting to the Commission payment applications. Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 66, 67 and 68, the Commission shall pay the final balance no later than 10 months after the receipt of the documents for the last year of implementation. | 7. The cumulative total amount of pre-financing and payments made shall not exceed 90% of the contribution from the Funds to the Plan. When this ceiling is reached, the authority in charge of the coordinating function shall continue transmitting to the Commission payment applications. Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 66, 67 and 68, the Commission shall pay the final balance no later than 10 months after the receipt of the documents for the last year of implementation. |
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| Member States may pay advances of up to 85% for interventions referred to in Article 5(1) Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. |
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| 8. The Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 86 to amend Annexes VIII and IX [on the payment application and the fulfilment of milestones and targets]. | deleted |
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| (a) that information suggests a serious non-compliance of a Member State with the obligations laid down in Article 58 [responsibilities of Member States], for which corrective measures have not been taken; | (a) that information suggests a non-compliance of a Member State with the obligations laid down in Article 58 [responsibilities of Member States], for which corrective measures have not been taken, |
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| (b) the Commission intends to carry out verifications in particular to determine if one or more milestone or target or output included in a payment application has not been fulfilled or achieved; | (b) the Commission intends to carry out verifications in particular to determine if one or more milestone or target or output included in a payment application has not been fulfilled; |
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| 1. The Commission may suspend all or part of the payments, or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, taking into account the principle of proportionality, in any of the following cases: | 1. The Commission may suspend all or part of the payments, or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, taking into account the principle of proportionality, directly affected by any of the following cases: |
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| (b) there is a serious non-compliance with the obligations laid down in Article 58 [Responsibilities of Member States], for which corrective measures have not been taken; | (b) there is non-compliance with the obligations laid down in Article 58 [Responsibilities of Member States], for which corrective measures have not been taken; |
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| (c) one or more milestone or target or output included in a payment application has not been fulfilled or a milestone or a target, for which a payment has been disbursed, has been reversed pursuant to Article 69 [reversals]; | (c) one or more milestone or target or output included in a payment application has not been fulfilled or where such fulfilment cannot be verified based on reliable evidence or a milestone or a target, for which a payment has been disbursed, has been reversed pursuant to Article 69 [reversals]; |
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| 2. Before taking a decision on a suspension, the Commission shall inform the Member State of its conclusions and give the Member State the opportunity to present, within two months, its observations on the Commission’s assessment. The deadline may be extended if mutually agreed. The Commission shall take into account all relevant information and observations provided by the Member State before taking a decision on the suspension. | 2. Before taking a decision on a suspension, the Commission shall inform the Member State of its conclusions and give the Member State the opportunity to present, within two months, its observations on the Commission’s assessment. The Commission shall take into account all relevant information and observations provided by the Member State, before taking a decision on the suspension. |
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| 2 a. The Commission shall keep the European Parliament informed of the implementation of this Article. In particular, the Commission shall transmit to the European Parliament, without delay, decisions on the suspension or on the lifting of suspension of payments. The [competent committee of the] European Parliament may invite the Commission for a exchange of views on the implementation of this Article. |
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| 3. The Commission shall lift the suspension when the Member State has taken corrective measures remedying the elements referred to in paragraph 1. Such measures may include the amendment of the Plan inserting additional conditions for payment. | 3. The Commission shall lift without delay the suspension when the Member State has taken corrective measures remedying the elements referred to in paragraph 1. Such measures may include the amendment of the Plan inserting additional conditions for payment. |
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| (a) the Member State concerned has not taken the necessary measures referred to in Article 67(2) [Suspension of payments] and where payments have been suspended for at least six months; | (a) the Member State concerned has not taken the necessary measures referred to in Article 67(2) [Suspension of payments] and where payments have been suspended for at least twelve months; |
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| (c) there is a serious non-compliance with the obligations laid down in Article 58 [Responsibilities of Member States], for which corrective measures were not taken by the Member State; | (c) there is non-compliance with the obligations laid down in Article 58 [Responsibilities of Member States], for which corrective measures were not taken by the Member State; |
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| (d) amounts were paid out for an unfulfilled milestone or target or unachieved output, which was not detected and reported by the Member State and corrective measures have not been taken by the end of the Plan; where a Member State reports such findings to the Commission, the suspension procedure set out in Article 67(1), point (c), (Suspension of payments) applies; | (d) amounts were paid out for an unfulfilled milestone or target or unachieved output, which was not detected and reported by the Member State and corrective measures have not been taken by the end of the Plan including where the reporting of such milestone or target was inaccurate or misleading; where a Member State reports such findings to the Commission, the suspension procedure set out in Article 67(1), point (c), (Suspension of payments) applies; |
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| (e) a milestone or target, for which a payment has been disbursed, has been found to be reversed after the last payment made under the Plan and corrective measures were not taken by the end of the Plan. | (e) a milestone or target, for which a payment has been disbursed, has been found to be reversed after the last payment made under the Plan and corrective measures were not taken by the end of the Plan, provided that such reversal is attributable to the Member State and not to the final beneficiaries or implementing entities acting in compliance with the applicable legal and contractual framework. |
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| When deciding on the amount of the financial correction, the Commission shall respect the principle of proportionality and shall take into account the seriousness, frequency and financial implications of the deficiencies listed in paragraph 1. It shall as much as possible correspond to the actual financial loss or risk for the Union budget. Where the actual level of undue payments, and the amount of financial damage suffered by the Union, cannot be determined by the Commission with reasonable effort, the Commission may determine the amount by applying extrapolated or flat-rate corrections in accordance with Annex XIV [Determination of the level of flat-rate financial corrections]. | When deciding on the amount of the financial correction, the Commission shall respect the principle of proportionality and shall take into account the seriousness, frequency and financial implications of the deficiencies listed in paragraph 1. It shall as much as possible correspond to the actual financial loss or risk for the Union budget and affect only the relevant measures. Where the actual level of undue payments, and the amount of financial damage suffered by the Union, cannot be determined by the Commission with reasonable effort, the Commission may determine the amount by applying extrapolated or flat-rate corrections in accordance with Annex XIV [Determination of the level of flat-rate financial corrections]. |
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| 3. Before taking a decision on a financial correction, the Commission shall inform the Member State of its conclusions and give the Member State the opportunity to present, within two months, its observations on the Commission’s assessment. The deadline may be extended if mutually agreed. The Commission shall take into account all relevant information and observations provided by the Member State before taking a decision on the application of the financial correction. | 3. Before taking a decision on a financial correction, the Commission shall inform the Member State of its conclusions and give the Member State the opportunity to present, within two months, its observations on the Commission’s assessment. The deadline may be extended if mutually agreed. The national monitoring committee and the relevant subcommittees shall be duly informed in writing about this exchange between the Commission and the Member States. The Commission shall take into account all relevant information and observations provided by the Member State before taking a decision on the application of the financial correction. |
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| 1. The Member State shall ensure that the fulfilment of any of the relevant milestones and targets remains ensured for at least five years after the date of the Commission payment corresponding to the achievement of the milestone or target. | 1. The Member State shall ensure that the fulfilment of any of the relevant milestones and targets remains ensured for at least ten years after the date of the Commission payment corresponding to the achievement of the milestone or target and shall be supported by evidence demonstrating continued compliance. |
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| [...] | deleted |
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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| 1. Member States may include in their Plans support to existing or newly created financial instruments implemented directly by, or under the responsibility of, the managing authority. | 1. Member States may include in their Plans support to existing or newly created financial instruments implemented directly by, or under the responsibility of, the managing authority. Such financial instruments may continue across consecutive programming periods, and may remain in operation beyond the 2028–2034 programming period, subject to applicable rules. |
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| 1 a. All or part of an operation may be implemented outside of a Member State, including outside the Union, provided that the operation contributes to the objectives of the Plan. Member States shall also include in their Plans an assessment drawn up under the responsibility of the managing authority. | |
| This assessment shall be completed before managing authorities make chapter contributions to financial instruments. | |
| The assessment shall include at least the following elements: | |
| (a) the proposed amount of chapter contribution to a financial instrument and the estimated leverage effect accompanied by a short justification; | |
| (b) the proposed financial products to be offered, including the possible need for differentiated treatment of investors; | |
| (c) the proposed target group of final recipients; | |
| (d) the expected contribution of the financial instrument to the achievement of specific objectives. | |
| The assessment may be reviewed or updated, may cover part or the entire territory of the Member State, and may be based on existing or updated assessments. |
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| 2. The use of financial instruments and their possible combination with grant support shall be justified with regard to the corresponding market needs and their capacity to de-risk and leverage private capital. The estimated costs of a financial instrument shall be established in accordance with paragraph 11. | 2. The use of financial instruments and their possible combination with grant support shall be justified with regard to the corresponding market needs and their capacity to de-risk and leverage private and other capital in line with the Commission guidance on financial efficiency first principle. The estimated costs of a financial instrument shall be established in accordance with paragraph 11. |
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| 2 a. The use of financial instruments, including any possible combination with grant support, shall be specified at the level of the submission of the NRP Plan. Such justification and the associated costing shall be limited to a description of the identified market failure. |
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| 2 b. National promotional banks and publicly-owned banks or financial institutions shall be involved from the outset of the preparation of the Plan as referred in Article 21 to ensure that financial instruments are effectively tailored to market needs and maximise their impact. |
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| 3 a. The Commission shall develop an EU Renovation Loan Facility in cooperation with the EIB Group, other international financial institutions and national promotional banks. The EU Renovation Loan Facility shall support building renovations aligned with Directive (EU) 2024/1275 [the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive] and national building renovation plans. |
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| Where bodies implementing a holding fund are selected through a direct award of contract the amount of management fees shall be subject to a ceiling of up to 7% of the financial contribution of the Plan for equity or quasi-equity products and up to 5% for any other financial products. | Where bodies implementing a holding fund are selected through a direct award of contract the amount of management fees shall be subject to a ceiling of up to 7% of the financial contribution of the Plan disbursed to final recipients for equity or quasi-equity products and up to 5% of the financial contribution of the Plan disbursed to final recipients for any other financial products. |
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| Where bodies implementing a specific fund are selected through a direct award of contract the amount of management fees shall be subject to a ceiling of up to 15% of the financial contribution of the Plan for equity or quasi-equity products and up to 7% of the financial contribution of the Plan for any other financial products. | Where bodies implementing a specific fund are selected through a direct award of contract the amount of management fees shall be subject to a ceiling of up to 15% of the financial contribution of the Plan disbursed to final recipients for equity or quasi-equity products and up to 7% of the financial contribution of the Plan disbursed to final recipients for any other financial products. |
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| 6. Financial instruments may be combined with the support in the form of grants in a single financial instrument operation in a single funding agreement, where both distinct forms of support shall be provided by the body implementing the financial instrument. In such a case, the rules applicable to financial instruments shall apply to that single financial instrument operation. The support in the form of grants shall be directly linked and necessary for the financial instrument and shall not exceed the value of the investments supported by the financial product. Separate records shall be kept for each type of support. | 6. Financial instruments or repayable instruments provided by the own resources of bodies as referred to in Article 71(15), points (a) to (c), may be combined with the support in the form of grants in a single financial instrument operation in a single funding agreement, where both distinct forms of support shall be provided by the body implementing the financial instrument or the grant. In such a case, the rules applicable to financial instruments shall apply to that single financial instrument operation. The support in the form of grants shall be directly linked and necessary for the financial instrument and shall not exceed the value of the investments supported by the financial product. Separate records shall be kept for each type of support. |
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| Resources paid back, before the end of the eligibility period, to financial instruments from investments in final recipients or from the release of resources set aside for guarantee contracts, including capital repayments and any type of generated income that is attributable to the support from the Fund, shall be re-used in the same or other financial instruments for further investments in final recipients to cover the losses in the nominal amount of the Fund contribution to the financial instrument resulting from negative interest, if such losses occur despite active treasury management, or for any management fees associated to such further investments, taking into account the principle of sound financial management. | Resources paid back, before the end of the eligibility period, to financial instruments from investments in final recipients or from the release of resources set aside for guarantee contracts, including capital repayments and any type of generated income that is attributable to the support from the Fund, shall be re-used in the same or other financial instruments for further investments in final recipients to cover the losses in the nominal amount of the Fund contribution to the financial instrument resulting from negative interest, if such losses occur despite active treasury management, or for any management fees associated to the financial instruments, taking into account the principle of sound financial management. |
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| Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that during a period of eight years after the end of the eligibility period the resources returned are re-used in accordance with the objectives of the Plan, either within the same or in other financial instruments or in other forms of support. | Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that the resources returned are re-used in accordance with the objectives of the Plan, either within the same or in other financial instruments or in other forms of support. |
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| 3 a. Ex ante assessed entities shall provide the ECA, managing and audit authorities with complete and timely access to relevant data and information. Managing and audit authorities shall carry out their functions at the level of final recipients. |
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| (a) integrated territorial and urban development | (a) integrated territorial and sustainable urban development |
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| (h a) support energy communities. |
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| 3. Member States shall limit the support for setting-up of producer groups, producer organisations or interbranch organisations to 10 % of the turnover of the group or organisation with a maximum of EUR 100 000 per year; that support shall be degressive and limited to the first five years following recognition or the start of joint activities intended to lead to recognition as determined by Member States in the Agriculture chapter of their Plans. | deleted |
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| 2. Integrated territorial development and urban development strategies shall: | 2. Integrated territorial development and sustainable urban development strategies shall: |
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| 3. Strategies implemented pursuant to this Article shall be selected by managing authority(ies) in view of providing support, including for its preparation. They shall be implemented under the responsibility of the relevant territorial or urban authorities or bodies, who shall select or be involved in the selection of operations. | 3. Strategies implemented pursuant to this Article shall be selected by managing authority(ies) in view of providing support, including for its preparation. They shall be implemented under the responsibility of the relevant territorial or urban authorities or bodies, who shall select or be involved in the selection of operations. Those strategies may combine financing under the NRP Plan that may support integrated territorial and sustainable urban development. |
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| (a) focus on subregional areas, rural and coastal areas; | (a) focus on subregional areas, including urban, rural and coastal areas; |
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| 4 a. LEADER local action groups may benefit from support under this Article for activities not covered by Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] under the conditions set out in this Article. |
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| Article 76a | |
| Support for place-based innovation and smart specialisation | |
| 1. As part of the Union՚s ambition to promote competitiveness and close the innovation divide in Europe՚s regions, Member States shall support place-based innovation via renewed smart specialisation strategies which are transformational in ambition. | |
| 2. The support shall include investment in innovation infrastructure, promotion of effective collaboration of the quadruple helix and the development of holistic strategies to improve regional innovation performance towards societal goals. | |
| 3. Special attention shall be given to promoting innovation-driven territorial transformation, linking Union priorities with the European Competitiveness Fund’s dedicated instrument. |
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| Article76b | |
| Territorial just transition strategies | |
| 1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant local and regional authorities of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition strategy within their NRP territorial chapter(s), covering one or more affected territory corresponding to NUTS 3 level regions or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex V. | |
| 2. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected, based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to the expected adaptation of workers or job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. | |
| 3. A territorial just transition strategy shall contain elements present in Annex V. |
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| Article 76c | |
| Support for energy communities and local climate action plans | |
| The Plans may support the development of energy communities as defined under Union law, in particular where such communities contribute to: | |
| (a) the deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency at local level and the reduction of energy poverty; | |
| (b) the achievement of the objectives set out in the Sustainable Energy and Climate Actions Plans. |
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| (c) support to rural business start-ups for non-agricultural activities in rural areas may be provided in the form of lump sums up to maximum EUR 100 000 and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria; | deleted |
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| 1. Unless provided otherwise in this Regulation, where the total estimated cost of an operation does not exceed EUR 400 000, the public support provided to the beneficiary by the Member State shall take the form of financing not linked to cost or, a unit costs, lump sums or, flat rate, except for operations for which the support constitutes state aid. | 1. Unless provided otherwise in this Regulation, where the total estimated cost of an operation does not exceed EUR 200 000 , the public support provided to the beneficiary by the Member State shall take the form of a unit costs, lump sums or, flat rate, except for operations for which the support constitutes state aid. |
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| 2. For operations supported under interventions referred to in Article 34(1) [Types of interventions], the requirements of the first sub-paragraph shall apply only to those operations of which the total cost does not exceed EUR 100 000. | 2. The simplified cost option may be used for operations supported under interventions referred to in Article 5(1) [Types of interventions] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. |
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| (b) the total cost of the operation referred to in point (a) exceeds EUR 5 000 000; | (b) the total cost of the operation referred to in point (a) exceeds EUR 3 000 000; |
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| [...] | deleted |
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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| Delegation of powers as regards amendments of certain Articles and Annexes | Delegation of powers |
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| The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of delegation] to amend Articles 48 [Support for local agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture products], 58 [Responsibilities of Member States, reporting on irregularities], 62 [calculation of penalties for stewardship], 63 [data collection and recording], 70 [IACS], Annexes VIII [fulfilment of milestones and targets], IX [progress on implementation], XI [payment application], XV [Union actions], XIV [financial corrections], to this Regulation in order to adapt them to changes occurring during the programming period. | The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of delegation] to supplement Articles 23 and 24, and amend Articles 48 [Support for local agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture products], 58 [Responsibilities of Member States, reporting on irregularities], 63 [data collection and recording], Annexes VIII [fulfilment of milestones and targets], IX [progress on implementation], XI [payment application], XV [Union actions], XIV [financial corrections], to this Regulation in order to adapt them to changes occurring during the programming period. |
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| 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 5 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of one month of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by one month at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. | 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 5 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. |
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| Article 89a | |
| Review | |
| The European Parliament and the Council shall review this Regulation by 31 December 2032. |
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| Article 89b | |
| Adjustment following new rules or programmes under shared management | |
| 1. In the event of the adoption after 1 January 2028 of new rules or programmes under shared management for Heading 1 of the MFF 2028-2034, the amounts corresponding to the allocations not used in 2028 shall be transferred in equal proportions to each of the years 2029 to 2032 in current prices, and the corresponding MFF ceilings shall be adjusted accordingly. | |
| 2. The Commission shall communicate the result of any adjustments under paragraph 1 to the European Parliament and to the Council. |
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