What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

Added:1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee (INSC Committee) for the Instrument’s external component. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

Added:2. The committee shall meet in different configurations depending on the topic or subject matter.

Added:3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 182/2011 shall apply.

Added:4. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, in conjunction with Article 5 thereof, shall apply.

Added:5. Where the opinion of the committee is to be obtained by written procedure, that procedure shall be terminated without result when, within the time-limit for delivery of the opinion, the chair of the committee so decides or a simple majority of committee members so request.

Added:6. In accordance with international agreements concluded by the Union, representatives of partner countries or international organisations may be invited as observers in the meetings of the committee under the conditions laid down in its rules of procedure, taking into account the security and public order of the Union or its Member States. Representatives of partner countries or international organisations shall not be present in deliberations on matters related to eligibility criteria as per article 8 and 12 of this Regulation.

Added:(6a) The Commission shall ensure that the committee is duly consulted, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, in particular in the preparation and selection of programmes under the Instrument’s external component. The committee's scope shall include the evaluation of the strategy developed by the Commission according to article 9a, the assessment of compliance with the Instrument's general objectives as set out in Article 2(1) and (2) and the review of any use of budgetary flexibility, in particular with regard to transfers of funds between the external and internal components of the Instrument. It shall take into account the Union's geostrategic priorities and interests in reference to Articles 7 and 12(8a). The committee shall meet at least annually to review the implementation of the annual or multiannual work programmes and to ensure the proper monitoring and coordination of the Instrument’s activities.

Added:Article 18

Added:Repeal

Added:Regulations (Euratom) 2021/100 and (Euratom) 2021/948 are repealed with effect from 1 January 2028.

Added:Article 19

Added:Transitional provisions

Added:1. This Regulation shall not affect the continuation or modification of the actions concerned, until their closure, under Regulations (Euratom) 2021/100 and (Euratom) 2021/948, which shall continue to apply to those actions until their closure.

Added:2. The financial envelope for the Instrument may also cover the technical and administrative assistance expenses necessary to ensure the transition between the Instrument and the measures adopted under Regulations (Euratom) 2021/100 and (Euratom) 2021/948.

Added:Article 20

Added:Entry into force and application

Added:This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Added:It shall apply from 1 January 2028.

Added:This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Added:Done at Brussels,

Added:For the Council

Added:The President