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amendment list, 23 June 2026

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509

Document CJ71-AM-790156 · (COM(2025)0565 – C100179/2025 – 2025/0240(COD))

Committee on Budgets Committee on Regional Development Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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Amendment 5545

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 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. In case of breaches of applicable law that do not constitute failure to achieve milestone, targets, objective or outputs, shall not be subject of the correction or financial correction by the Commission, provided that the Member State remedies such situation, according to the national legislation.

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Justification

The proposal is meant to clarify the treatment of breaches of applicable law that do not constitute failure to achieve milestones, targets or outputs. These breaches should not be subject to financial corrections applied by the Commission, but only to corrective measures at the national level to comply with the fully performance-based model. The provision is needed as the legal text does not clarify the link between irregularities and financial corrections applied by the MS in relation to the beneficiaries and the milestones and targets and their payout values.

Amendment 5546

Isabelle Le Callennec

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 1

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Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 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 and to ensure that the use of funds in the implementation of the Plans complies with 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. These responsibilities shall be devised and carried out by each managing authority where designated by the NRP Plans, in consultation with the coordinating authority.

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Amendment 5547

Elsi Katainen, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy

on behalf of the Renew Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 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 and other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union.

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Amendment 5548

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 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 including the use of data mining tools.

Or. en

Amendment 5549

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 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, double funding, corruption and conflicts of interest.

Or. en

Amendment 5550

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) establish effective and efficient management and control systems for their Plans in accordance with the key requirements set out in Annex IV and ensure their proper functioning in accordance with the principle of sound financial management;(a) establish appropriate, effective and efficient management and control systems for the use of funds in their Plans in accordance with the key requirements set out in Annex IV and ensure their proper functioning in accordance with the principle of sound financial management;

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Amendment 5551

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 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. Where the Member State reimburses the beneficiary using the same method of reimbursement applied to payments made by the Commission to the Member State or through standard unit costs, lump sums or flat rates, as provided in Article 78 of the current Regulation, the audits and management verifications carried out by Member States shall be limited to checking fulfilment of the conditions triggering the payments;

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Amendment 5552

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 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; When the Member State reimburses the beneficiary through the same form of reimbursement applied for payments from the Commission to Member State or standard scales of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates, as stated in art. 78 of the current regulation, the audits and management verifications carried out by Member States shall exclusively aim at verifying that the conditions for triggering payments have been met.

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Amendment 5553

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 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; when the Member State reimburses the beneficiary through the same form of reimbursement applied for payments from the Commission to Member State or standard scales of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates, as stated in art. 78 of the current regulation, the audits and management verifications carried out by Member States shall aim mainly at verifying that the conditions for triggering payments have been met;

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Amendment 5554

Marta Wcisło

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 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. Member States shall not verify the underlying costs of the operations and the measures when assessing the fulfilment of milestones, targets and outputs;

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Amendment 5555

Andrzej Buła, Krzysztof Hetman, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 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. Member States shall not verify the underlying costs of the operations and the measures when assessing the fulfilment of milestones, targets and outputs;

Or. en

Amendment 5556

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 impact indicators and take all the appropriate actions to ensure that the use of funds in the implementation of the Plans complies with applicable law;

Or. en

Amendment 5557

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 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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Amendment 5558

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ba) follow and regularly check the implementation progress of the measures in the NRP Plan and keep relevant documents and evidence; before submitting a payment application, Member States shall verify that the relevant milestones and targets, and where relevant, outputs are fulfilled, by evaluating each milestone and target, and where relevant, output individually and in its entirety, taking into account its wording, underlying purpose and context, in accordance with Annex VIII of this Regulation;

Or. en

Amendment 5559

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(bb) where the Member States intends to use different methods or procedures than originally envisaged for the implementation of the measures under the NRP Plan, it shall notify the Commission of this intention without undue delay, with due justification. The change and the new method and procedure shall be mutually agreed between the Member State and the Commission before it can be applied.

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Amendment 5560

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(bc) ensure the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the data related to the fulfilment of the milestones and targets, and where relevant, outputs;

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Amendment 5561

Giuseppe Antoci, Valentina Palmisano

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 and the infiltration of organised crime, such as preventive mechanisms, based on systematic ex-ante verifications that shall include mandatory checks to certify the absence of ties to criminal organisations, enhanced due diligence on beneficial ownership structures, and rigorous checks on subcontracting chains. Such screening measures shall apply to all legal and natural persons participating in projects supported by the Fund, irrespective of the financial value involved;

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Amendment 5562

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 and other breaches of applicable law, including through the mandatory use of single data mining tool and other IT tools; Member States shall provide specific training to authorities to use such tools;

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Amendment 5563

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 data mining tools; For this purpose, Commission will provide the Arachne+ tool;

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Amendment 5564

Elsi Katainen, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy

on behalf of the Renew Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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, report and correct irregularities including fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest and other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union, including the use of data mining tools;

Or. en

Amendment 5565

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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, report and correct irregularities including fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest, including through the use of data mining tools;

Or. en

Amendment 5566

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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, including the use of data mining tools where appropriate;

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Amendment 5567

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) apply corrective measures where the applicable law is not respected;(d) apply corrective measures where the applicable law is not respected; where serious or systemic breaches of the applicable law are identified, corrective measures shall be applied, including, as a rule, a net financial correction; a net financial correction shall result in a definitive reduction of Union support;

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Amendment 5568

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) apply corrective measures where the applicable law is not respected;(d) apply proportionate corrective measures where the applicable law is not respected;

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Amendment 5569

Tamás Deutsch

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) apply corrective measures where the applicable law is not respected;(d) apply proportionate corrective measures where the applicable law is not respected;

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Amendment 5570

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) apply corrective measures where the applicable law is not respected;(d) apply proportionate corrective measures where the applicable law is not respected;

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Amendment 5571

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(da) 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 the Union’s financial interests, the programme authorities will comply with their obligations to continue the payments to beneficiaries, recipients, final recipients, contractors and participants;

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Amendment 5572

Tamás Deutsch

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) ensure the avoidance of double funding from the Union budget, and take immediate measure to correct any situation of double funding by cancelling the most recent funds decided to the concerned operation;(e) ensure the avoidance of double funding from the Union budget, by verifying that the total amount of Union support, together with any other public support granted from different sources for the same operation, does not exceed the total eligible cost of that operation, and take immediate measure to correct any situation of double funding, in particular by cooperating with the Commission in line with Article 7(5) or through recovery of;

Or. en

Amendment 5573

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) ensure the avoidance of double funding from the Union budget, and take immediate measure to correct any situation of double funding by cancelling the most recent funds decided to the concerned operation;(e) ensure the avoidance of double funding from the Union budget, by verifying that the total amount of Union support, together with any other public support granted from different sources for the same operation, does not exceed the total eligible cost of that operation, and take immediate measure to correct any situation of double funding, in particular by cooperating with the Commission in line with Article 7(5) or through recovery of;

Or. en

Amendment 5574

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) ensure the avoidance of double funding from the Union budget, and take immediate measure to correct any situation of double funding by cancelling the most recent funds decided to the concerned operation;(e) ensure the avoidance of double funding from the Union budget, including in respect to other funds, and take immediate measure to correct any situation of double funding by cancelling the most recent funds decided to the concerned operation;

Or. en

Amendment 5575

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(fa) ensure compliance with the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU;

Or. en

Amendment 5576

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point g

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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. This reporting requirement shall not apply to irregularities where the value of the Union contribution is less than EUR 10 000 and the irregularities were detected and corrected by the Member State prior to inclusion in the payment application.

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Amendment 5577

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point g

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 timely 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) regardless of the person responsible, which shall serve as the single reporting platform for these cases throughout the implementation of the NRP Plans; the Commission shall summarise and publish that information annually and shall communicate it to the European Parliament without undue delay;

Or. en

Amendment 5578

Tamás Deutsch

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point g

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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) for operations for which the Union contribution exceeds EUR 10 000; the Commission shall summarise and publish that information annually and shall communicate it to the European Parliament;

Or. en

Amendment 5579

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point g

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 immediately with the European Parliament;

Or. en

Amendment 5580

Elsi Katainen, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy

on behalf of the Renew Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point g – point i (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) For those Member States participating in enhanced cooperation pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/1939:
– have systems in place that ensures that their authorities have the capacity to detect and report to the EPPO without undue delay any criminal conduct in respect of which it could exercise its competence, in accordance with Article 24(1) to (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939
– ensure that the EPPO receives adequate support in its investigations, in accordance with art 5(6) of the EPPO Regulation, notably by having dedicated and specialised staff assigned by Member States to the EPPO’s decentralised level, including law enforcement authorities and other specialised investigators and experts;

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Amendment 5581

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point h – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 timely, direct and unconstrained access to all documents and the data necessary to assess the legality, regularity and performance of funding, including flows of funds to beneficiaries, recipients, final recipients, contractors and subcontractors in accordance with referred to in Article 63 [on data collection and publication] within the exercise of their respective competences.

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Amendment 5582

Ivan David, Volker Schnurrbusch, Stanislav Stoyanov

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point h – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) receive access to the data referred to in Article 63 [on data collection and publication] within the exercise of their respective competences.(ii) to access the data referred to in Article 63 [on data collection and publication] in the exercise of their respective powers, with the exception of data necessary to identify the final beneficiaries, beneficial owners, suppliers and subcontractors;

Or. en

Justification

Legal certainty, proportionality and administrative feasibility should remain key principles for the design of audit and control systems under the CAP. Information requirements should be limited to what is necessary for sound financial management and the protection of the Union’s financial interests. Requirements extending beyond the direct recipient of support would increase administrative complexity and create significant challenges for national authorities in collecting, verifying and assessing ownership and control structures. In practice, such assessments may lead to divergent interpretations across Member States, increased compliance costs and legal uncertainty, particularly where natural persons or interconnected economic interests are concerned. Member States should therefore retain sufficient flexibility to organize their control systems in accordance with their institutional and legal frameworks.

Amendment 5583

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point h – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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] and to the data referred to in point (ia), within the exercise of their respective competences.

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Amendment 5584

Michal Wiezik, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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; 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; the audit trail shall ensure full traceability to the level of beneficiaries, final recipients and entities implementing operations in practice, covering both the achievement of milestones and targets and compliance with applicable Union and national law;

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Amendment 5585

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ia) ensure full traceability of the support from the Fund to the beneficiaries, recipients, final recipients, contractors, sub-contractors and participants;

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Amendment 5586

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point j

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 the 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;. Complaint mechanisms shall be widely publicised, user-friendly and accessible to all, including persons in vulnerable situations, throughout the entire programme cycle

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Amendment 5587

Elsi Katainen, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy

on behalf of the Renew Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point j

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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, impartial and timely 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. Such arrangements shall ensure that complaints may be submitted in any written form, that receipt of each complaint is promptly acknowledged and assigned a clear reference number, and that complainants are informed of the follow-up to their complaint within a reasonable period not exceeding one year from its submission.

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Amendment 5588

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point k

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 and final recipients 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;

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Amendment 5589

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point l

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 not verify the underlying costs of the operations and the measures when assessing the fulfilment of milestones and targets.

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Amendment 5590

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point l

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 when assessing the fulfilment of milestones and targets.

Or. en

Amendment 5591

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point l a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(la) take appropriate measures to strengthen the resilience and long-term viability of farms, including by rewarding voluntary practices which contribute to competitive and resilient production systems, in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

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Amendment 5592

Jessica Polfjärd

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point l a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(la) ensure compliance with the principles of the Rule of Law and the relevant provisions of the Charter.

Or. en

Amendment 5593

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point l a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(la) ensure quality and reliability of data submitted relating to performance indicators;

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Amendment 5594

Salvatore De Meo

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. For the purposes of this Article, the Member States shall adopt the requisite measures to apply the ‘once only’ principle, including minimising the administrative burden for beneficiaries and ensuring that information and documentation already submitted to the competent authorities can be reused for the purposes of accessing and managing the different interventions under the Fund, in accordance with the applicable legislation on the protection of personal data.

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Amendment 5595

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Kathleen Funchion

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. In exercising the provisions of this Article, Member States shall ensure compliance with the "once-only" principle by ensuring that beneficiaries submit information to public authorities only once, with full reuse of data across the various programmes.

Or. en

Justification

The amendment aims to strengthen simplification and reduce the administrative burden on beneficiaries. In particular, the introduction of the "once-only" principle and the enhancement of data interoperability represent two essential tools for the participation of beneficiaries and for the rationalisation objectives of the Fund.

Amendment 5596

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 the date set out in Article 59(1) on the cumulative 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 preceding calendar year and shall be submitted as part of the annual assurance package referred to in Article 59(1), point (a).

Or. en

Amendment 5597

Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 and the European Parliament 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).

Or. en

Amendment 5598

Tamás Deutsch

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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. 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 October 31 of the previous year and shall be submitted as part of the annual assurance package referred to in Article 59(1), point (a).

Or. en

Amendment 5599

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 30 April 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).

Or. en

Amendment 5600

Céline Imart, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. The Member States shall ensure that the reporting, documentation, visibility, monitoring and audit requirements incumbent on the beneficiaries and the authorities responsible for the Plan are proportionate, necessary and limited to what is required to carry out the Plan properly and to protect the Union’s financial interests. A measure that contributes to multiple objectives, priorities or chapters in the Plan cannot, in and of itself, justify the imposition of additional administrative requirements where the requisite information is already provided by virtue of being a primary element of the measure.

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Amendment 5601

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 5602

Tamás Deutsch

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 5603

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 delegated acts by 31 January 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 and on the data to be provided in that context.

Or. en

Amendment 5604

Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. The European Parliament has the right to be fully informed by the Commission and Member States on the implementation, performance and progress of the plans. Member States are required to give specific information to the Commission upon request and then to transfer it to the European Parliament.

Or. en

Amendment 5605

Elsi Katainen, Andrey Novakov, Karlo Ressler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 58 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 58a
Eligibility of expenditure effected by the paying agencies
1. The expenditure of the interventions referred to in Article 5(1) of the CAP Regulation may be financed by the Union only if it has been effected by accredited paying agencies and if:
(a) it has been effected in accordance with the applicable Union rules; or
(b) it is matched by a corresponding reported output and it has been effected in accordance with the applicable governance systems, not extending to the eligibility conditions for individual beneficiaries laid down in the relevant chapter of the NRP Plan.
2. Paragraph 1, point (b), first condition shall not apply to advances paid to beneficiaries under interventions referred to in Article 5(1) of the CAP Regulation.

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Amendment 5606

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 shall submit to the Commission after the end of the first accounting year by 15 February of each year following 2028 the following documents for the Plan or the respective Chapters, where applicable (‘the annual assurance package’):

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Amendment 5607

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 shall submit to the Commission after the end of the first accounting year by 15 February of each year the following documents for the Plan or the respective Chapters, where applicable (‘the annual assurance package’):

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Amendment 5608

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 shall submit to the Commission by 15 February of each year following 2028 the following documents (‘the annual assurance package’) which shall cover the preceding calendar year:

Or. en

Amendment 5609

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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. (Does not affect the English version.)

Or. pt

Amendment 5610

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 shall submit to the Commission by 15 April of each year following 2028 the following documents (‘the annual assurance package’):

Or. en

Amendment 5611

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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(4) [Responsibilities of Member States], in accordance with the template set out in Annex IX [Reporting on progress in implementation of measures] covering the cumulative progress until the end of the preceding calendar year and referencing the payment applications submitted in the previous financial year;

Or. en

Amendment 5612

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(aa) the accounting corrections made to payment applications under point (a);

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Amendment 5613

Bert-Jan Ruissen, Dick Erixon

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) a management declaration, in accordance with the template set out in Annex XII, indicating that:(c) a management declaration for each managing authority, in accordance with the template set out in Annex XII, indicating that:

Or. en

Justification

ECA recommends that all managing authorities submit their own managing declarations as part of the assurance package (Opinion 09/2026, par. 104).

Amendment 5614

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) the information submitted with the payment application(s) is complete, accurate and reliable;(i) the information referred to in Article 53a, submitted with the payment application(s) is complete, accurate and reliable;

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Amendment 5615

Miriam Lexmann, Gabriella Gerzsenyi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) the funds were properly used;(ii) the funds were properly used to achieve the established milestones and targets or outputs as determined in criteria for the assessment of their fulfilment set out in the Annex VIII of this Regulation;

Or. en

Amendment 5616

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) the funds were properly used;(ii) the funds were properly used in accordance with the applicable law with the view of achieving the European and specific objectives, and requirements establish in the Plan;

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Amendment 5617

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp, Cristina Maestre

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) the funds were properly used;(ii) the funds were properly used to achieve the objectives established in the NRP Plan;

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Amendment 5618

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) the funds were properly used;(ii) the funds were properly used in accordance with applicable law;

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Amendment 5619

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 and common fisheries policy, function properly, ensure 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, correction, reporting and follow-up of irregularities, including reporting and correction of conflicts of interests, corruption, double funding, fraud and other irregularities, and in line with the principle of sound financial management and in compliance with the applicable law;

Or. en

Amendment 5620

Ivan David, Volker Schnurrbusch, Stanislav Stoyanov

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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;

Or. en

Justification

The existing audit, control and reporting requirements under the Regulation already provide the necessary safeguards for the sound financial management and protection of the Union budget.

Amendment 5621

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 in the meaning of Article 3a of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], 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;

Or. en

Amendment 5622

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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, based on robust and verifiable data;

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Amendment 5623

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(iva) the audit trail for the measures concerned is in place.

Or. en

Amendment 5624

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The Commission shall take into account the information provided in the annual assurance package in order to decide whether any of the measures specified in Articles 66, 67 and 68 [interruptions][suspension of payments][financial corrections] are necessary.2. The Commission shall take into account the information provided in the annual assurance package in order to decide whether any of the measures specified in Articles 66, 67 and 68 [interruptions][suspension of payments][financial corrections] are necessary. The Commission shall perform sample-based verifications on each annual assurance package.

Or. en

Amendment 5625

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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.deleted

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Amendment 5626

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 5627

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 5628

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 5629

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 5630

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 preceding calendar year, the Member State shall confirm that the total payments from the Commission for that period, excluding technical assistance at the initiative of the Member State, do not exceed the total amount paid by the Member State to the beneficiaries in implementing the Plan, taking into account the national contribution.

Or. en

Amendment 5631

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 59 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 do not exceed the total amount paid by the Member State to the beneficiaries and recipients in implementing the Plan, taking into account the national contribution.

Or. en

Amendment 5632

Ivan David, Volker Schnurrbusch, Stanislav Stoyanov

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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.

Or. en

Justification

The existing audit, control and reporting requirements under the Regulation already provide the necessary safeguards for the sound financial management and protection of the Union budget.

Amendment 5633

Céline Imart, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. The Commission shall monitor the administrative implementation of the Plans. If the Commission should ascertain that the administrative requirements imposed by a Member State on the beneficiaries, the coordinating authorities, the managing authorities, the audit authorities or the paying agencies significantly diverge from the requirements of this Regulation, the Financial Regulation or the relevant sector-specific legislation, it may ask the Member State concerned to justify that those requirements are necessary and proportionate. If they are not duly justified, the Commission shall call on the relevant Member State to adapt or simplify those requirements accordingly.

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Amendment 5634

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. The Commission shall draw up, by 31 January 2027, a common methodology for the setting of the milestones and targets and for the setting of the pay-out values, to ensure a coherent approach across Member States. The methodology shall ensure that the milestones and targets set are sufficiently clear and precisely defined to allow for objective assessment of their fulfilment. Pay-out values shall be based on estimated costs of a measure. Pay-out values for measures for which the estimated costs are zero shall be based on their importance, taking into account the amount set aside for reforms.

Or. en

Amendment 5635

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1b. The Commission shall draw up, by 31 January 2027, guidelines for Member States on how cost estimates for the measures included in the NRP Plans should be prepared, evidenced and assessed to support a coherent approach across Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 5636

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 1 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1c. The Commission shall draw up, by 31 December 2027, a common methodology for the assessment of the fulfilment of milestones and targets, and the overall measures included in the NRPs Plans, building on the criteria and principles as referred to in Annex VIII of this Regulation.

Or. en

Amendment 5637

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. For the purpose of audits, the Commission officials or their authorised representatives shall, in accordance with Article 58(2), point (h) [responsibilities of MS], have access to all necessary records, documents and metadata, irrespective of the medium in which they are stored, relating to the plan implementation, including operations supported by the Fund or to management and control systems and shall receive copies in the specific format requested. The Commission officials or their authorised representatives may request supplementary information and perform on-the-spot audits.4. For the purpose of audits, the Commission officials or their authorised representatives shall, in accordance with Article 58(2), point (h) [responsibilities of MS], have access to all necessary records, documents and metadata, irrespective of the medium in which they are stored, relating to the plan implementation, including operations supported by the Fund or to management and control systems and shall receive copies in the specific format requested. The Commission officials or their authorised representatives may request supplementary information and perform on-the-spot audits. The Commission officials or their authorised representatives shall also have access to the list of beneficiaries, recipients, final recipients, contractors, sub-contractors and participants that received support from the Fund, in accordance with Article 58(2)(ii);

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Amendment 5638

Michal Wiezik, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. For the purpose of audits, the Commission officials or their authorised representatives shall, in accordance with Article 58(2), point (h) [responsibilities of MS], have access to all necessary records, documents and metadata, irrespective of the medium in which they are stored, relating to the plan implementation, including operations supported by the Fund or to management and control systems and shall receive copies in the specific format requested. The Commission officials or their authorised representatives may request supplementary information and perform on-the-spot audits.4. For the purpose of audits, the Commission officials or their authorised representatives shall, in accordance with Article 58(2), point (h) [responsibilities of MS], have access to all necessary records, documents and metadata, including full transaction chains from the Union contribution to beneficiaries and final recipients, irrespective of the medium in which they are stored, relating to the plan implementation, including operations supported by the Fund or to management and control systems and shall receive copies in the specific format requested. The Commission officials or their authorised representatives may request supplementary information and perform on-the-spot audits.

Or. en

Amendment 5639

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. For the purpose of audits, the Commission officials or their authorised representatives shall, in accordance with Article 58(2), point (h) [responsibilities of MS], have access to all necessary records, documents and metadata, irrespective of the medium in which they are stored, relating to the plan implementation, including operations supported by the Fund or to management and control systems and shall receive copies in the specific format requested. The Commission officials or their authorised representatives may request supplementary information and perform on-the-spot audits.4. For the purpose of audits, the Commission officials or their authorised representatives shall, in accordance with Article 58(2), point (g) [responsibilities of MS], have access to all necessary records, documents and metadata, irrespective of the medium in which they are stored, relating to the plan implementation, including operations supported by the Fund or to management and control systems and shall receive copies in the specific digital format requested. The Commission officials or their authorised representatives may request supplementary information and perform on-the-spot audits.

Or. en

Amendment 5640

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. The Commission shall regularly check the implementation progress of the measures in the NRP Plan, including through the annual assurance packages as referred to in Article 59; before authorising a payment, the Commission shall verify that the relevant milestones and targets, and where relevant, outputs are fulfilled, in accordance with Annex VIII of this Regulation. When assessing the fulfilment milestones and targets, and where relevant, outputs, the Commission shall take into account all relevant and objective information and data and keep the relevant documents related to this process for at least three years after the date of the payment.

Or. en

Amendment 5641

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. The Commission shall carry out audits during the implementation of the Fund and up to three years following the date of the final payment.5. The Commission shall verify the annual assurance package and shall carry out annual audits during the implementation of the Fund and up to three years following the date of the final payment.

Or. en

Amendment 5642

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. The Commission is not expected to verify the underlying costs of the operations for the purpose of its audit work.6. The Commission is not expected to verify the underlying costs of the operations for the purpose of its audit work. Where the Member State reimburses the beneficiary by means of the same form of reimbursement used for payments made by the Commission to the Member State or through standard unit costs, lump sums or flat rates, as provided in Article 78 of the current Regulation, the audits carried out by the Commission shall be limited to checking fulfilment of the conditions triggering the payments.

Or. ro

Amendment 5643

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. The Commission is not expected to verify the underlying costs of the operations for the purpose of its audit work.6. The Commission is not expected to verify the underlying costs of the operations for the purpose of its audit work. When the Member State reimburses the beneficiary through the same form of reimbursement applied for payments from the Commission to Member State or standard scales of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates, as stated in art. 78 of the current regulation, the Commission audits shall exclusively aim at verifying that the conditions for triggering payments have been met.

Or. en

Justification

This provision is meant to simplify the implementation at the level of the beneficiary, by clarifying what type of verification should be performed when using the same form of reimbursement in relation to the COM at the level between the Managing Authorities and the beneficiaries. Unless this provision is included, the Member States would not be able, in practice, to use performance based approach (PBA) al lower level, because of the uncertainties driven by the gap in the proposed implementing rules. In addition, this proposal maintains the correct approach for 2021-2027 provided for in art. 94 (3) of current CPR Regulation. This provision should be introduced in general and particularly for Interreg, where implementation is already complex because of the multi-country specificity.

Amendment 5644

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. The Commission is not expected to verify the underlying costs of the operations for the purpose of its audit work.6. The Commission is not expected to verify the underlying costs of the operations for the purpose of its audit work. Where the Commission identifies indications of serious deficiencies, irregularities, fraud, systemic overestimation of costs or other risks to the financial interests of the Union, it may carry out targeted verifications or audits of the costs underlying the operations related to the relevant milestones and targets.

Or. en

Amendment 5645

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp, Cristina Maestre

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 and to ensure compliance with applicable law, including public procurement and state aid, and the absence of fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest and any other illegal activities affecting the Union financial interests.

Or. en

Amendment 5646

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 60 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 not verify the underlying costs of the operations for the purpose of its audit work.

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Amendment 5647

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 61 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 referred to in Article 58 (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. Where the Commission and the audit authorities ask for information from beneficiaries directly, they shall provide digital means of submission of information.

Or. en

Amendment 5648

Tamás Deutsch

Proposal for a regulation

Article 61 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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, the Commission’s own audits shall be limited to auditing the work of the audit authority. The Commission’s assessment of the opinion of the audit authority may also take into account the participation of the Member State concerned in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the EPPO. The Commission and the audit authority shall not audit milestones and targets more than once in respect of operations for which the total eligible cost does not exceed EUR 300 000.

Or. en

Amendment 5649

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 61 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 or Chapters 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.

Or. de

Amendment 5650

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 61 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 or Chapters 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.

Or. de

Amendment 5651

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 61 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 shall be limited to auditing the work of the audit authority.

Or. en

Amendment 5652

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 61 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. The Commission and the audit authority may decide not to audit milestones and targets in any year where they have already been subject to an audit by the European Court of Auditors.4. The Commission and the audit authority may decide not to audit milestones and targets in any year where they have already been subject to an audit by the European Court of Auditors, and where the audit covers the same scope and objective. In such cases, the assurance shall be derived from the statement of assurance issued by the European Court of Auditors in relation to that audit.

Or. en

Amendment 5653

Karlo Ressler, Andrey Novakov, Elsi Katainen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 61 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. The Commission and the audit authority may decide not to audit milestones and targets in any year where they have already been subject to an audit by the European Court of Auditors.4. The Commission and the audit authority may decide not to audit milestones and targets in any year where they have already been subject to an audit by the European Court of Auditors, with the same scope and objective.

Or. en

Amendment 5654

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 61 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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, where there is a reasoned opinion by the European Commission Where the European Parliament deems it necessary, it may ask the European Commission to issue a reasoned opinion or justify the absence of such.

Or. en

Amendment 5655

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 61 – paragraph 6 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Paragraph 2 shall not apply where:6. Paragraph 3 shall not apply where:

Or. en

Amendment 5656

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 61 – paragraph 6 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 of irregularity or suspicion of fraud, corruption, double funding or conflicts of interest 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;

Or. en

Amendment 5657

Elsi Katainen, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy

on behalf of the Renew Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 61 – paragraph 6 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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, other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union or another serious non-compliance with the responsibilities of Member States referred to in Article 58 [Responsibilities of Member States];

Or. en

Amendment 5658

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 61 – paragraph 6 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) there is evidence that the functioning of the audit authority does not comply with the key requirements laid down in Article 53 [functions of the audit authority] and Annex IV [A&C requirements].(c) there is evidence that the functioning of the audit authority does not comply with the key requirements laid down in Article 53 [functions of the audit authority] and Annex IV [A&C requirements].
In such cases, the Commission shall perform its own audits.

Or. en

Amendment 5659

Karlo Ressler, Andrey Novakov, Elsi Katainen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 61 – paragraph 7 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
7a. For the Plans that the Commission concludes that the audit opinion is not reliable, the Commission shall carry out own audits of milestones, targets, outputs and underlying costs of the operations based on statistical sample methods in cooperation with the audit authority.

Or. en

Amendment 5660

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 5661

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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Or. en

Justification

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.

Amendment 5662

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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Or. en

Justification

Provisions related to CAP should be transferred to Regulation (EU) 202/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Amendment 5663

Valérie Deloge, Gilles Pennelle, André Rougé, Rody Tolassy, Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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Amendment 5664

Marta Wcisło

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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Or. en

Amendment 5665

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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Or. en

Justification

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.

Amendment 5666

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Member States shall as part of the controls referred to in Article 58 [Responsibilities of Member States] verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] and with Article XX paragraph XX of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CFP Regulation].deleted
Where the area eligible for the support referred to in the first subparagraph, as declared in the geo-spatial application referred to in Article 70 [IACS], does not exceed 10 hectares, the beneficiaries shall be exempted from controls and penalties under this Article.
Where a beneficiary has been selected for an on-the-spot check on an aid application or on a payment claim, Member States shall, to the extent possible and taking account of the associated risks, not select that beneficiary for a subsequent check and control sample for that year, except when the circumstances require more than one on-the-spot check in order to ensure the effective protection of the financial interests of the Union. This provision shall not reduce the level of checks.

Or. en

Justification

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

Amendment 5667

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States shall as part of the controls referred to in Article 58 [Responsibilities of Member States] verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] and with Article XX paragraph XX of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CFP Regulation].Member States shall as part of the controls referred to in Article 58 [Responsibilities of Member States] verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] and with Article XX paragraph XX of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CFP Regulation]. The provisions on the monitoring of compliance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] are laid down in the latter [CAP Regulation].

Or. fr

Amendment 5668

Luis-Vicențiu Lazarus

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States shall as part of the controls referred to in Article 58 [Responsibilities of Member States] verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] and with Article XX paragraph XX of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CFP Regulation].Member States shall verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Member States shall make use of their control system already in place for conditionality to check compliance with the farm stewardship requirements.

Or. en

Amendment 5669

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Where the area eligible for the support referred to in the first subparagraph, as declared in the geo-spatial application referred to in Article 70 [IACS], does not exceed 10 hectares, the beneficiaries shall be exempted from controls and penalties under this Article.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 5670

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Where a beneficiary has been selected for an on-the-spot check on an aid application or on a payment claim, Member States shall, to the extent possible and taking account of the associated risks, not select that beneficiary for a subsequent check and control sample for that year, except when the circumstances require more than one on-the-spot check in order to ensure the effective protection of the financial interests of the Union. This provision shall not reduce the level of checks.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 5671

Waldemar Buda, Bogdan Rzońca

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
A beneficiary shall, as a general rule, be subject to no more than one on-the-spot control per calendar year in relation to obligations financed under this Regulation. Competent authorities shall coordinate control activities in order to avoid duplication and unnecessary administrative burden.

Or. en

Amendment 5672

Luis-Vicențiu Lazarus

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Member States shall make use of their control and enforcement systems in the areas of climate and environment, public health, plant health and animal welfare, social and employment legislation, applicable labour standards, fisheries and aquaculture to ensure that beneficiaries of the support comply with the requirements set out in the first paragraph.deleted

Or. en

Justification

honestly I WOULD NOT DELETE THIS!!! Provision generates parallel controls and excessive bureaucracy. Compliance with environmental, health, social and labour legislation is already verified by the competent authorities. Deleting the paragraph does not eliminate existing legal obligations, but avoids double sanctioning and keeps agricultural policy focused on its main objectives.

Amendment 5673

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Member States shall make use of their control and enforcement systems in the areas of climate and environment, public health, plant health and animal welfare, social and employment legislation, applicable labour standards, fisheries and aquaculture to ensure that beneficiaries of the support comply with the requirements set out in the first paragraph.deleted

Or. en

Justification

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

Amendment 5674

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. The managing authority or paying agency shall be notified where relevant at least once a year of cases of non-compliance where enforceable decisions in that respect have been made under the applicable control and enforcement systems referred to in paragraph 2. That notification shall include an assessment and grading of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality of the non-compliance concerned.deleted

Or. en

Justification

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

Amendment 5675

Waldemar Buda, Bogdan Rzońca

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. Beneficiaries shall have the right to correct declarations, applications and supporting information within a reasonable period after notification of an irregularity, without administrative penalty, where the irregularity results from an obvious or unintentional error and does not involve fraud.

Or. en

Amendment 5676

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to non-compliance with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation XX [CAP, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met:deleted
(a) the non-compliance is related to the agricultural activity of the beneficiary, as defined by Member States in their NRP Plans in accordance with Article 4, point (21), point (a) [framework definition of agricultural activity];
(b) the non-compliance concerns the holding as defined in Article 4(15) [definitions - holding] or other areas managed by the beneficiary situated within the territory of the same Member State.

Or. fr

Amendment 5677

Willemien Koning

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to non-compliance with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation XX [CAP, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met:The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to culpable non-compliance committed either negligently or intentionally with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation XX [CAP, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met:

Or. en

Justification

The system of payment reductions should remain proportionate and legally clear, and should take into account the nature and severity of the non-compliance. Penalties should apply only where non-compliance is genuinely attributable to the beneficiary, whether committed negligently or intentionally. Where a penalty applies, its level should subsequently be set in a proportionate manner in accordance with paragraph 5.

Amendment 5678

Luis-Vicențiu Lazarus

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to non-compliance with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation XX [CAP, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met:The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to culpable noncompliance committed either negligently or intentionally with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation XX [CAP, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met:

Or. en

Amendment 5679

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to non-compliance with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation XX [CAP, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met:The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to culpable non-compliance committed either negligently or intentionally with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation XX [CAP, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met:

Or. en

Amendment 5680

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to non-compliance with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation XX [CAP, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met:The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to culpable non-compliance with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation XX [CAP, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an intentional act or omission or instance of negligence directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met:

Or. pl

Amendment 5681

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the non-compliance is related to the agricultural activity of the beneficiary, as defined by Member States in their NRP Plans in accordance with Article 4, point (21), point (a) [framework definition of agricultural activity];deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 5682

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) the non-compliance concerns the holding as defined in Article 4(15) [definitions - holding] or other areas managed by the beneficiary situated within the territory of the same Member State.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 5683

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
However, if the non-compliance concerns forest areas, the penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall not be applied where no support is claimed for the area concerned.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 5684

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States shall set up a system of administrative penalties applying to beneficiaries referred to in paragraph 4 who do not comply, at any time in the calendar year concerned, with the requirements of the farm stewardship.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 5685

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The penalties shall consist of the reduction or exclusion of the total amount of the payments under measures listed in Article 35(1), points (a) to (f), and (o) and (p) to the extent they concern support for local agricultural products, of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] granted or to be granted to the beneficiary concerned in respect of aid applications that the beneficiary has submitted or will submit in the course of the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance. The penalties shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred. However, where it is not possible to determine the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred, the reductions or exclusions shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 5686

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
For the calculation of those penalties, account shall be taken of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality of the non-compliance determined, in line with the assessment referred to in paragraph 3. A penalty imposed pursuant to the national legislation implementing the legal acts listed in Annex I, parts A and B, to Regulation XX [CAP] for the same act or omission of a farmer or other beneficiary shall be taken into account in the calculation of penalties referred to in the first subparagraph.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 5687

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be at least 15 % of the amount of those payments.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 5688

Willemien Koning

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be at least 15 % of the amount of those payments.The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of negligent or intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall not exceed 5 % of the amount of those payments and shall be proportionate to the gravity of the non-compliance. Where the non-compliance is insignificant, no administrative penalty shall be applied.

Or. en

Justification

The system of payment reductions must be governed by proportionality and absolute legal certainty. Given that modern satellite monitoring renders intentional non-compliance virtually impossible to go undetected, penalties must strictly reflect the actual nature and gravity of the infraction. To provide beneficiaries with essential legal predictability, a clear ceiling on penalties must be established, and no sanctions should be applied in cases of insignificant, minor non-compliance.

Amendment 5689

Luis-Vicențiu Lazarus

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be at least 15 % of the amount of those payments.The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of negligent or intentional non-compliance, the reduction may be increased to 5 % of the amount of those payments. Where the noncompliance is insignificant, no administrative penalty shall be applied.

Or. en

Amendment 5690

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be at least 15 % of the amount of those payments.The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of negligent or intentional non-compliance, the reduction may be increased to 5 % of the amount of those payments. Where the non-compliance is insignificant, no administrative penalty shall be applied.

Or. en

Amendment 5691

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be at least 15 % of the amount of those payments.The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be at least 5 % of the amount of those payments. No penalty shall be applied in the event that no culpability can be attributed for the non-compliance.

Or. pl

Amendment 5692

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Tomáš Kubín

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
By way of derogation, a fixed penalty amount may be considered.

Or. en

Amendment 5693

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
By way of derogation, in the case of controls through the Area Monitoring System, any non-compliance should result in an adjustment of the applied area and not in a penalty.

Or. en

Amendment 5694

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States shall provide that no administrative penalty shall be imposed if:deleted
(a) The non-compliance is due to force majeure or exceptional circumstances;
(b) The non-compliance is due to an order from a public authority.

Or. fr

Amendment 5695

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 5 – point b a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ba) No culpability can be attributed for the non-compliance.

Or. pl

Amendment 5696

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5a. In their management and control systems, Member States should 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 competent 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 competent authority has taken its decision in respect of the application.

Or. en

Amendment 5697

Willemien Koning

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5a. Member States shall establish a proportionate early warning mechanism for individual cases of non-compliance. This mechanism shall ensure that beneficiaries are notified of minor or unintentional non-compliance and given the opportunity to take corrective action before any administrative penalties or payment reductions are applied.

Or. en

Justification

An EU-wide mechanism providing a genuine 'right to error' is essential to safeguard the human scale within the CAP. Agriculture is increasingly data-driven and administratively complex; therefore, applicants must have the flexibility to correct unintentional mistakes in their applications without facing immediate, punitive penalties. Introducing an early warning system shifts the focus from blind punishment to constructive compliance, ensuring a truly fair and proportionate sanction system across all Member States.

Amendment 5698

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 5 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5b. Member States shall set up an early warning mechanism that applies to individual cases of non-compliance.

Or. en

Amendment 5699

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. In case of a non-compliance with Article XX of Regulation (EU) XX [Common Fisheries Policy], the support paid to the beneficiary shall be recovered and an application for support submitted by a beneficiary shall be inadmissible for a specified period of time laid down pursuant to paragraph 8 of this Article, if it has been determined through a final decision by the competent authority concerned that the beneficiary has committed fraud.deleted

Or. en

Justification

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

Amendment 5700

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
7. Where a case as listed in Article XX of Regulation (EU) XX [Common Fisheries Policy] occurs between in the period of application and the five years after the final payment, the support paid to the beneficiary shall be recovered. The recovery shall be proportionate to the nature, gravity, duration and repetition of the serious infringements or offences by the beneficiary concerned and the importance of support to the economic activity of that beneficiary.deleted

Or. en

Justification

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

Amendment 5701

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 8

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
8. In order to ensure a level playing field among Member States and the effectiveness, proportionality and dissuasive effect of the penalties referred to in paragraph 5 and recoveries and inadmissibility referred to Article XX of Regulation EU XX [Common Fisheries Policy], and in paragraph 6 and 7 of this Article, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 supplementing this Regulation withdeleted
(a) detailed rules on the application and calculation of the penalties;
(b) the identification of the threshold triggering, and the period of time of, the inadmissibility as well as the arrangements for recovering the support granted, including thresholds triggering it.

Or. en

Justification

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

Amendment 5702

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 62 – paragraph 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
8a. Amounts allocated to agriculture and rural development under National and Regional Partnership Plans shall be reserved solely for funding objectives, interventions and investments in the field of agriculture and rural development and cannot be transferred, reallocated or used to fund other policy objectives, priorities or sectors set out in the Plan. Any amendment to the Plan which leads to a reduction in allocations for agriculture and rural development shall require specific justification and the prior approval of the European Commission, along with evidence that Common Agricultural Policy objectives are not affected.

Or. ro

Amendment 5703

Dario Nardella, Camilla Laureti, Stefano Bonaccini

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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, Member States shall collect, record and store electronically the information referred to in points (a) to (g), minimising the administrative burden on beneficiaries while ensuring the security, integrity, anonymisation and confidentiality of data and the authentication of users and allowing automated exchange of data in aggregated form with the electronic system identified by the Commission:

Or. en

Justification

With regard to the obligation on Member States to communicate CAP-related data to the European Commission, it is necessary to specify that Member States shall share exclusively aggregated and anonymised data. This is intended to ensure the protection of individual data and business confidentiality, as well as to guarantee that farmers' data are used solely for the purposes for which they were originally collected.

Amendment 5704

Barry Cowen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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, Member States shall collect, record and store electronically the information referred to in points (a) to (g), while minimising administrative burdens as well as ensuring the security, integrity, anonymisation and confidentiality of individual data and the authentication of users and allowing automated aggregated data exchange with the electronic system identified by the Commission:

Or. en

Amendment 5705

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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. 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 minimising administrative burdens as well as ensuring the security, integrity, anonymisation and confidentiality of individual data and the authentication of users and allowing automated aggregated data exchange with the electronic system identified by the Commission:

Or. en

Amendment 5706

Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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, as well as for democratic scrutiny for the European Parliament, 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:

Or. en

Amendment 5707

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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, Member States shall require their managing authorities and paying agencies to 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:

Or. en

Amendment 5708

Ruggero Razza, Francesco Ventola, Denis Nesci, Antonella Sberna, Michele Picaro

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) on the beneficiary:(a) on the beneficiary, in the event that the action has been carried out by the beneficiaries in accordance with Union procurement rules, and once the relevant contracts have been signed;

Or. it

Amendment 5709

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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, gender, locality and national identification number;

Or. en

Amendment 5710

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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(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.
Member States may comply with this requirement using the data stored in the registers referred to in Article 30 of Directive (EU) 2015/849.
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).

Or. de

Amendment 5711

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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(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; Member States may comply with this requirement using the data stored in the registers referred to in Article 30 of Directive (EU) 2015/849.
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).

Or. de

Amendment 5712

Ivan David, Volker Schnurrbusch, Stanislav Stoyanov

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 beneficial owners, where applicable, in accordance with Union and national law and in a manner proportionate to the objectives and implementation modalities of the relevant intervention;
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).

Or. en

Justification

The collection and processing of information should remain proportionate to the objectives and implementation modalities of the relevant intervention, while fully respecting Member States’ administrative systems and avoiding unnecessary administrative burdens for beneficiaries and national authorities.

Amendment 5713

Tomáš Kubín

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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(6) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 in a proportionate manner and in accordance with Union and national law
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).

Or. en

Amendment 5714

Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Erik Kaliňák

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 where applicable, in accordance with Union and national law and in a manner proportionate to the objectives and implementation modalities of the relevant intervention;
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).

Or. en

Amendment 5715

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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(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, gender and VAT registration number(s) or tax identification number(s) where available or another unique identifier at country level;
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).

Or. en

Amendment 5716

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vi

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(vi) indication of the associated measure under the Plan with the measure’s sequence number and operation’s identifier;(vi) a list of all and any measure for the implementation of reform and investments projects under the Plan with the measure’s sequence number and operation’s identifier and the total amount of funding of those measures;

Or. en

Amendment 5717

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – point viii – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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],

Or. en

Amendment 5718

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – point viii – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(viii) In relation to CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1),(viii) Data collection relating to CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1) will be laid down in the [CAP Regulation].

Or. fr

Amendment 5719

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – point viii – indent 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
– gender, whether the beneficiary is a farmer, a forest holder, a young farmer, a newly-set-up business; for sectoral interventions, the type of producer organisation;deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 5720

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – point viii – indent 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
– 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];deleted
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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Amendment 5721

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – point viii – indent 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
– the type of farming17, whether the holding is farmed organically18, the total number of hectares of arable land, of permanent grassland area, with permanent crops, on which no agricultural activity is performed but which are eligible, the total number of hectares subject to stewardship, out of which protected practices;deleted
17 As defined in the Union typology for holdings referred to in Article 5b of Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 of 30 November 2009 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Community (OJ L 328, 15.12.2009, p. 27, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1217/oj).
18 As laid down in 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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/848/oj).

Or. fr

Amendment 5722

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a – point viii a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(viiia) In relation to CFP interventions referred to in Article 35(11):
• full name of the final beneficiary, gender, related VAT number and country, postal code and full address of the beneficiary;
• full date of payment;
• vessel registration number, flag State, name of the home port of the fishing boat;
• fishing gears used, yearly proportion in case of multiple use;
• all information in case the fishing vessel or owner of the fishing vessel has ever been engaged in IUU fishing;
• all information in case a competent authority at EU or national level determined that the fishing vessel or the owner of the fishing vessel has ever received undue EU funds.

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Amendment 5723

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) in the case of a legal person, the recipient’s or the final recipient’s full legal name and their VAT identification number or tax identification number where available or another unique identifier established at country level, and in the case of a natural person, the first and last name of the recipient, the date of birth and the tax identification number where available or another unique identifier;(ii) in the case of a legal person, the recipient’s or the final recipient’s full legal name and their VAT identification number or tax identification number where available or another unique identifier established at country level, and in the case of a natural person, the first and last name of the recipient, the date of birth, gender and the tax identification number where available or another unique identifier;

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Amendment 5724

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(v) information on all beneficial owners of the recipient or the final recipient, if any, as defined in Article 3(6) of Directive (EU) 2015/849, 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;(v) information on all beneficial owners of the recipient or the final recipient, if any, as defined in Article 3(6) of Directive (EU) 2015/849, 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; Member States may comply with this requirement using the data stored in the registers referred to in Article 30 of Directive (EU) 2015/849.

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Amendment 5725

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(v) information on all beneficial owners of the recipient or the final recipient, if any, as defined in Article 3(6) of Directive (EU) 2015/849, 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;(v) information on all beneficial owners of the recipient or the final recipient, if any, as defined in Article 3(6) of Directive (EU) 2015/849, namely first name(s) and last name(s), gender, date(s) of birth and VAT registration number(s) or tax identification number(s) where available or another unique identifier at country level;

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Amendment 5726

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vi

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(vi) the amount of Union contribution committed, the indication of the associated measure under the Plan and the operation’s identifier.(vi) the amount of Union contribution committed and the amounts disbursed to recipients and final recipients, the indication of the associated measure under the Plan and the operation’s identifier.

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Amendment 5727

Anouk Van Brug, Moritz Körner, Joachim Streit

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vi

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(vi) the amount of Union contribution committed, the indication of the associated measure under the Plan and the operation’s identifier.(vi) the amount of Union contribution committed, the indication of the associated measure under the Plan and the operation’s identifier;

Or. en

Amendment 5728

Anouk Van Brug, Moritz Körner, Joachim Streit

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vi a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(via) where the recipient is a body implementing a financial instrument as referred to in Article 4(37), information on all loans disbursed to final recipients, repayments received from final recipients, and the reuse of returned resources, including the specific policy objectives of the relevant milestones and targets to which reinvested amounts have been allocated.

Or. en

Amendment 5729

Jessica Polfjärd

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) on the contractor:(c) on the contractor, where public procurement procedures above the Union thresholds are concerned:

Or. en

Amendment 5730

Isabelle Le Callennec

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) information on all beneficial owners of the contractor, if any, as defined in Article 3(6) of Directive (EU) 2015/849, 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;deleted

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Amendment 5731

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) information on all beneficial owners of the contractor, if any, as defined in Article 3(6) of Directive (EU) 2015/849, 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;(ii) information on all beneficial owners of the contractor, if any, as defined in Article 3(6) of Directive (EU) 2015/849, namely first name(s) and last name(s), date(s) of birth, gender and VAT registration number(s) or tax identification number(s) where available or another unique identifier at country level;

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Amendment 5732

Isabelle Le Callennec

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(iii) information on all contracts, namely name, date, reference, contract amount and any relevant identifier or identification number;deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 5733

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(iii) information on all contracts, namely name, date, reference, contract amount and any relevant identifier or identification number;(iii) information on all contracts, namely name, date, reference, contract amount and any relevant identifier or identification number, including full traceability of contractual chains;

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Amendment 5734

Isabelle Le Callennec

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(iv) indication of the associated measure under the Plan with the measure’s sequence number and operation’s identifier.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 5735

Isabelle Le Callennec

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) on the subcontractor:deleted
(i) the name, VAT registration or tax identification number;
(ii) information on the sub-contract, namely name, date, reference, contract amount and any relevant identifier or identification number;
(iii) indication of the associated measure and operation under the Plan with the measure's sequence number and operation’s identifier.

Or. fr

Amendment 5736

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) the name, VAT registration or tax identification number;(i) the name, gender, VAT registration or tax identification number;

Or. en

Amendment 5737

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) information on the sub-contract, namely name, date, reference, contract amount and any relevant identifier or identification number;(ii) information on the sub-contract, namely name, date, gender, reference, contract amount and any relevant identifier or identification number;

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Amendment 5738

Ruggero Razza, Francesco Ventola, Denis Nesci, Antonella Sberna, Michele Picaro

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(iiia) information is only required from the first subcontractor, and only once such information has been registered in accordance with point (c) of this paragraph and in the event of a subcontract with a total value in excess of EUR 50 000;

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Amendment 5739

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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);

Or. en

Amendment 5740

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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, as well as its expected or actual achievement, with the exception of the CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1), points (a) to (g), (o) and (p);

Or. en

Amendment 5741

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point e – point vi a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(via) information on traceability of the support from the Fund to the beneficiaries, recipients, final recipients, contractors, sub-contractors and participants;

Or. en

Amendment 5742

Michal Wiezik, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point e – point vi a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(via) information on traceability of payments from Union contribution to beneficiaries, final recipients and entities implementing operations;

Or. en

Amendment 5743

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point e – point vii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(vii) co-financing rate applicable to the associated Chapter of the Plan and, where applicable, additional national financing;(vii) co-financing rate applicable to the associated Chapter of the Plan or the relevant measure under the Chapter and, where applicable, additional national financing;

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Amendment 5744

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point e – point vii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(vii) co-financing rate applicable to the associated Chapter of the Plan and, where applicable, additional national financing;(vii) co-financing rate applicable to the associated Chapter of the Plan or the relevant measure under the Chapter and, where applicable, additional national financing;

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Amendment 5745

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point e – point xiii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(xiii) sequence number of the measure, milestone and target, intervention field and performance indicators pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation [Performance Regulation] to which the operation contributes and the progress in achievements and for each indicator;(xiii) sequence number of the reform or investment measure, milestone and target, intervention field and performance output and impact indicators pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation [Performance Regulation] to which the operation contributes and the progress in achievements and for each indicator;

Or. en

Amendment 5746

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point e – point xiii a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(xiiia) Specific objective concerned;

Or. en

Amendment 5747

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point e – point xiv

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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];

Or. en

Amendment 5748

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point e – point xvi

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(xvi) information on whether the financial instrument operation is implemented across consecutive programming periods concerned below: the 2021-2027 programming period and post- the 2027-2034 programming period;(xvi) information on whether the financial instrument operation is implemented across consecutive programming periods concerned below: the 2021-2027 programming period and post- the 2028-2034 programming period;

Or. en

Amendment 5749

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point e – point xvi

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(xvi) information on whether the financial instrument operation is implemented across consecutive programming periods concerned below: the 2021-2027 programming period and post- the 2027-2034 programming period;(xvi) information on whether the financial instrument operation is implemented across consecutive programming periods concerned below: the 2021-2027 programming period and post- the 2028-2034 programming period;

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Amendment 5750

Norbert Lins, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Alexander Bernhuber, Herbert Dorfmann, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Esther Herranz García, Daniel Buda, Lena Düpont, Céline Imart

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point e – point xvi

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(xvi) information on whether the financial instrument operation is implemented across consecutive programming periods concerned below: the 2021-2027 programming period and post- the 2027-2034 programming period;(xvi) information on whether the financial instrument operation is implemented across consecutive programming periods concerned below: the 2021-2027 programming period and 2028-2034 programming period;

Or. en

Amendment 5751

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point e – point xvii a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(xviia) For CFP interventions referred to in Article 35(11): name of the EU contributing EU programme, detailed amount of the intervention, identification number and name of the project funded, full description of the project funded, starting and end date of the project funded; amount of the eligible costs of the project funded, amount of the EU contribution, amount of the national contribution; detailed information on the financial aspects of the national contribution, including private counterpart and their origin.

Or. en

Amendment 5752

Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. The data collected shall be digitally summable, meaning that it shall be structured in a way that allows for automated digital collection, combination and analysis. This shall require a standardised, digital format with unique identifiers and comparable structures and factors across sources, enabling aggregation through i) the summing, ii) filtering and iii) grouping of data. The collection has to be proportionate and efficient, and only necessary data should be introduced into the interoperable system. Artificial intelligence will be used to enhance speed of data processing and analysis. A further developed risk scoring tool will be implemented. Thus automated EU-wide analysis and oversight shall be guaranteed. There should be varying levels of access to the data, with full and permanent access given to the IAS and ECA as the auditing authority, full access being granted to Parliament in their role as budgetary authority and as discharge authority and for the purposes of democratic scrutiny, and appropriate publication of data to the public in line with data protection rules and with full respect to business secret. The interoperable system shall lead to less bureaucratic burden for the managing authorities and set an end to the necessity of a multiplied introduction of data in different digital systems being the cause for a high number of errors.

Or. en

Amendment 5753

Nina Carberry

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. For operations supporting fisheries, aquaculture and maritime activities, Member States shall record and report expenditure using separate policy identifiers which clearly distinguish between:
(a) expenditure directly contributing to the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and Regulation (EU) …/… [Regulation establishing Union support for the Common Fisheries Policy];
and(b) expenditure contributing to the implementation of the European Ocean Pact or any future European Ocean Act which does not directly implement the Common Fisheries Policy.

Or. en

Amendment 5754

Waldemar Buda, Bogdan Rzońca

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Member States shall make available to the Commission the information referred to in paragraph 1 two times per year via automatic data exchange arrangements.2. Member States shall make available to the Commission aggregated and anonymised information referred to in paragraph 1 two times per year via automatic data exchange arrangements. Personal data and commercially sensitive information relating to individual beneficiaries shall not be transmitted unless strictly necessary for audit, fraud prevention or financial correction purposes provided for under Union law.

Or. en

Amendment 5755

Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Sophie Wilmès

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Member States shall make available to the Commission the information referred to in paragraph 1 two times per year via automatic data exchange arrangements.2. Member States shall make available to the Commission the information referred to in paragraph 1 once per year via automatic data exchange arrangements. The principle of only-once and re-used shall be followed. Data that has already been provided through other channels such as the data mining tool can be excluded.

Or. en

Amendment 5756

Barry Cowen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. In relation to the data referred to in paragraph 1 related to the CAP interventions , the Member States shall make available to the Commission annually at the latest by 31 October of the year N the information concerning area and animal-based payments made in claim year N-1, sectoral interventions implemented in calendar year N-1, and any other interventions as appropriate.3. In relation to the data referred to in paragraph 1 related to the CAP interventions , the Member States shall make available to the Commission annually at the latest by 31 October of the year N the anonymised aggregated information concerning area and animal-based payments made in claim year N-1, sectoral interventions implemented in calendar year N-1, and any other interventions as appropriate.

Or. en

Amendment 5757

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. In relation to the data referred to in paragraph 1 related to the CAP interventions , the Member States shall make available to the Commission annually at the latest by 31 October of the year N the information concerning area and animal-based payments made in claim year N-1, sectoral interventions implemented in calendar year N-1, and any other interventions as appropriate.3. In relation to the data referred to in paragraph 1 related to the CAP interventions , the Member States shall make available to the Commission annually at the latest by 31 October of the year N the anonymised aggregated information concerning area and animal-based payments made in claim year N-1, sectoral interventions implemented in calendar year N-1, and any other interventions as appropriate.

Or. en

Amendment 5758

Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. 1b. For operations relating to the data referred to in this paragraph, Member States may entrust the collection, management and transmission of the relevant information to bodies or entities designated in accordance with national law. Such designation shall be without prejudice to the responsibility of Member States towards the Commission for compliance with the obligations laid down in this Regulation.

Or. en

Justification

Data constitute today a fundamental informational resource for guiding public policies and assessing their outcomes. In this context, data accuracy and reliability become essential requirements, allowing Member States to entrust data collection tasks to entities already recognised under national law, such as bodies or organisations involved in the implementation of measures relating to the Common Agricultural Policy, also with a view to simplifying relations between agricultural holdings and national authorities.

Amendment 5759

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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. Member States shall ensure that digital documentation is sufficient for beneficiaries, recipients, final recipients, contractors, and subcontractors after 2 years of storing information.

Or. en

Amendment 5760

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 should to the extent possible 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 and recipients are to the extent possible not confronted with duplication of data requests and can easily reuse these data to complete and submit applications. Whenever possible, Member States shall re-use existing registers and databases.

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Amendment 5761

Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Sophie Wilmès

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 apply the principle that data is collected once and re-used existing registers and databases.

Or. en

Amendment 5762

Waldemar Buda, Bogdan Rzońca

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. Data transmitted to the Commission for monitoring, reporting and evaluation purposes shall be anonymised and aggregated. The processing of individual-level data shall be limited to cases where such data are strictly necessary for the protection of the financial interests of the Union, audit activities or the investigation of fraud and serious irregularities.

Or. en

Amendment 5763

Ruggero Razza, Francesco Ventola, Denis Nesci, Antonella Sberna, Michele Picaro

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. Additional reporting requirements may only be introduced if they replace existing obligations. Financial intermediaries are permitted to use national reporting systems and models.

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Amendment 5764

Georgiana Teodorescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 paragraphdeleted

Or. en

Amendment 5765

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 paragraphdeleted

Or. en

Amendment 5766

Tamás Deutsch

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 paragraphdeleted

Or. en

Amendment 5767

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 paragraph5. 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

Or. en

Amendment 5768

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Christian Doleschal, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 63(a)
Transfers of data
1. The Member State or the managing authority shall submit electronically to the Commission, by 31 January and 31 July of each year, cumulative data for each programme in accordance with the template in Annex xx. Data shall be submitted for the first time on 31 January 2029, and for the last time by xx (month) (year).
2. The data shall be broken down by specific objective and, where applicable, by regional category, and shall relate to:
(a) the number of operations selected, the contribution from the Fund, in each case broken down by the nature of the intervention;
(b) output indicator values for the operations selected and the values obtained under the operations.
3. For financial instruments data shall also be provided on the following:
(a) eligible expenditure by type of financial product;
(b) amount of management costs and fees declared as eligible expenditure;
(c) the amount, by type of financial product, of private and public resources mobilised in addition to the Funds;
(d) interest and other gains generated by support from the Funds to financial instruments referred to in Article 60 and resources returned attributable to support from the Funds as referred to in Article 62;
(e) total value of the loans, equity investments or quasi-equity investments for recipients which were guaranteed using programme resources and which were actually paid out to recipients (time of approval or conclusion of contract).
4. This Article shall not apply to the CAP interventions under paragraph 1 of Article 35.

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Amendment 5769

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 63 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 63a
Visibility and emblem of the Union
1. Any and all operations contributing to the achievement of milestones and targets shall be visibly marked as receiving European Union funding. Each Member State, managing authority, paying agency, and beneficiary shall ensure:
(a) the visibility of support in all operations related to milestones and targets supported by the Plan with particular attention to operations of strategic importance;
(b) communication to Union citizens of the role and achievements of the Plan and associated funds through a single website portal providing access to all programmes involving that Member State.
2. Member States, managing authorities and beneficiaries shall use the emblem of the Union when carrying out visibility, transparency and communication activities.

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Amendment 5770

Anouk Van Brug, Moritz Körner, Joachim Streit

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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. 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. The website shall also include, for each achieved target, a summary of the information submitted pursuant to Article 53(4a), including the comparison between estimated and actual costs and an explanation of how any difference has been reused in line with the relevant policy objectives.

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Amendment 5771

Arash Saeidi, Emma Fourreau

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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. 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 single national website is operational and publicly accessible where information on support under this Regulation is available, covering the Plan’s drafting process objectives, activities, information on beneficiaries and available funding opportunities and achievements.

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Amendment 5772

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 Plan as referred to in Article 21, the Member State shall, within three months ensure that a website is operational where information on support under this Regulation is available, covering the Plan’s objectives, measures and related milestones and targets, activities, available funding opportunities and achievements.

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Amendment 5773

Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Brigitte van den Berg, Ľubica Karvašová, Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Member States shall publish the available funding opportunities on the centralised website referred to in Article 12 [Single Gateway] of the Regulation [Performance Regulation].

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Justification

By adding this provision, notwithstanding a national or regional publication of funding opportunities, all funding opportunities in the Union will be available in one centralised place, allowing for simpler access and findability.

Amendment 5774

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. Member States shall, after the adoption of the delegated act as referred to in Article 23(4), publish the final NRP Plan as approved by that delegated act on the website. The NRP Plan shall remain available on the website for three years after the end of the last payment. Whenever the NRP Plan is amended as referred to in Article 24 or 34, the amended version of the NRP Plan shall be made available on the website. Previous versions of the NRP Plan or at least a history of amendments to it shall remain available on the website.

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Amendment 5775

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. The Commission shall ensure that all documents and information existing and produced under the procedure covered by this Article, including correspondences and other exchanges between the Commission, Member States and other stakeholders, shall be made publicly available on the website referred to in paragraph 1 and, if relevant, Article 12 of Regulation (EU) …/… [Performance Regulation].

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Amendment 5776

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 and where relevant, the managing authority, 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. In any case, the scope of information published pursuant to this Article shall not be narrower than that required under Article 38 of the Financial Regulation.

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Amendment 5777

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Christian Doleschal, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 point (a)(II) and point (e)(I), (II), (V), (VII) and (VIII) of 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.

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Amendment 5778

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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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Amendment 5779

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 35(1), Member States and where relevant, paying agencies, 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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Amendment 5780

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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.2(2) As regards CAP interventions referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], Member States shall ensure by 31 May of the year N+1 the publication of the anonymised aggregated 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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Amendment 5781

Jessika van Leeuwen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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.As regards CAP interventions referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation], Member States shall ensure by 31 May of the year N+1 the publication of the aggregated anonymised 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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Amendment 5782

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Christian Doleschal, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Member State shall also ensure the publication on that website of the elements referred to in Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU) [Performance Regulation] in relation to calls for proposals and tenders under the Fund, as well as a timetable of the planned calls for proposals under the Fund, with those elements, that is updated at least two times a year.The Member State shall ensure that information about funding opportunities for the respective Chapters of the NRP Plan is published and updated on the relevant websites. The Member State shall make available on the website referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article a link to the websites for the Chapters.

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Amendment 5783

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Member State shall also ensure the publication on that website of the elements referred to in Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU) [Performance Regulation] in relation to calls for proposals and tenders under the Fund, as well as a timetable of the planned calls for proposals under the Fund, with those elements, that is updated at least two times a year.The Member State and where relevant, the managing authority, shall also ensure the publication on that website of the elements referred to in Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU) [Performance Regulation] in relation to calls for proposals and tenders under the Fund, as well as a timetable of the planned calls for proposals under the Fund, with those elements, that is updated at least two times a year.

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Amendment 5784

Sophie Wilmès, Olivier Chastel, Benoit Cassart, Fabienne Keller

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 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 also be presented in a clear, accessible and user-friendly manner, including through summaries or explanations in plain language, so as to ensure that it is easily understandable for the general public.

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Amendment 5785

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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, including the list of operations selected for support by the Plan and its funds, 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.

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Amendment 5786

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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. 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.

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Amendment 5787

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(1) In addition to the obligations laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States shall ensure clear, accessible and proactive communication on the impact and achievements of cohesion policy interventions carried out under the National and Regional Partnership Plan. Such communication shall highlight territorial results, improvements in governance, contributions to economic, social and territorial cohesion, and the added value generated at regional and local level.

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Amendment 5788

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 3 – point 2 (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(2) The communication activities referred to in paragraph 3 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.

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Amendment 5789

Thomas Geisel

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission shall publish the data as referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article on the centralised website referred to in Article 12 [Single Gateway] of the Regulation [Performance Regulation].The Commission shall publish the data as referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article on the centralised website referred to in Article 12 [Single Gateway] of the Regulation [Performance Regulation].
The Commission, as operator of the Single Gateway, shall act as the central body for the aggregation and processing of implementation data under this Regulation. Such centralisation shall be without prejudice to the responsibilities of Member States as data providers and shall not confer exclusive control or interpretative authority over the underlying data.
The Commission shall ensure that the European Parliament, in particular, the Committee on Budgets as well as the Committee on Budgetary Control, is granted full, timely and machine-readable access to the underlying datasets used for the Single Gateway, in order to enable effective budgetary scrutiny.
The Commission shall submit an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of the Single Gateway, including data quality, completeness, and its contribution to transparency and financial accountability.
The Commission shall immediately inform the European Parliament and the Council of any interruption or suspension of payments under Articles 66 and 67, or any financial correction under Article 68 exceeding EUR 50 million.

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Amendment 5790

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission shall publish the data as referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article on the centralised website referred to in Article 12 [Single Gateway] of the Regulation [Performance Regulation].The Commission shall publish the data on assurance package and other data as referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article on the centralised website referred to in Article 12 [Single Gateway] of the Regulation [Performance Regulation].

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Amendment 5791

Ivan David, Volker Schnurrbusch, Stanislav Stoyanov

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 2500.
The address referred to in Article 63(1)(a)(ii) shall not be published if the recipient is a micro or small enterprise within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC.

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Justification

The publication of address-related information may give rise to disproportionate risks concerning privacy, data protection and the identification of natural persons, particularly in cases where business and private addresses overlap. Existing transparency, audit and control requirements already provide sufficient safeguards for the protection of the Union budget without the need for additional publication obligations that could lead to unnecessary disclosure of sensitive information.

Amendment 5792

Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Brigitte van den Berg, Ľubica Karvašová, Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5a. The recipients of Union funding shall, where applicable, acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding as set out in the performance framework referred to in Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [Performance Regulation].

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Amendment 5793

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 64 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 64a
NRPP dialogue
1. In order to enhance the dialogue between the Union institutions, in particular the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, and to ensure greater transparency and accountability, the Commission shall appear before the European Parliament at least twice a year in a dialogue on NRP Plans (‘NRP dialogue’) to discuss, in particular, the following matters:
(a) the status of preparation of Plans, including their relevant Chapters;
(b) the assessment of the Member State's Plan, in accordance with Article 23a;
(c) the status of fulfilment of the milestones and targets of the Plans of the Member States;
(d) the status of approval or rejection of the Plans of the Member States;
(e) payment, suspension and termination procedures, including any observation presented and remedial measures taken by the Member States to ensure a satisfactory fulfilment of the milestones and targets, and output and impact indicators;
(f) any other relevant information and documentation provided by the Commission to the European Parliament in relation to the implementation of the Fund; (e) the outcome of the midterm review.
2. The European Parliament may express its views, including by means of resolutions, on the matters referred to in paragraph 1.
3. The Commission shall take into account any elements arising from the views expressed through the NRP dialogue, including the resolutions from the European Parliament if provided.
4. The Commission shall share with the European Parliament the relevant outcomes of discussions held within Council preparatory bodies on the preparation of the Plans. The Member State concerned may request the Commission to redact sensitive or confidential information the disclosure of which could jeopardise its public interests. In such cases, the Commission shall liaise with the European Parliament and the Council on the arrangements for making such information available to them in a confidential manner in accordance with the applicable rules.
5. The Commission shall provide an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Plans.

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Amendment 5794

Anouk Van Brug, Moritz Körner, Joachim Streit

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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]. 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. 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. Where measures are implemented through financial instruments, the payment application shall include a statement confirming that resources disbursed through those instruments have been used in accordance with the policy objectives underpinning the relevant milestones and targets, together with evidence of the audit trail referred to in Article 71(9).

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Amendment 5795

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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]. 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.
For the Interreg Plan chapters the amounts included in the payment application may correspond to proportional payout values of partially fulfilled milestones and targets, when they are more than 66% achieved.
A partial fulfilled milestone or target can be accepted as part of a payment application, when duly justified for the management of decommitment risk.

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Justification

As for Interreg, the achievements are qualitative or process-based (e.g. organisations cooperating, pilot actions, strategies, collaboration actions) and the financed projects include multiple partners, partial delivery often already creates EU added value and cooperative results. 66% represents substantial progress, in line with Annex IX of the NRPP regulation proposal. The proposed approach fully allows the application of measurable progress logic, while the payments still remain conditional on verified achieved outputs. Moreover, it creates the premises for improving absorption and avoiding decommitment risks.

Amendment 5796

Miriam Lexmann, Gabriella Gerzsenyi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 a) to the amounts justified by the fulfilment of milestones and targets or corresponding outputs for other interventions in the case of measures financed from the Fund on the basis of the achievement of milestones and targets, or b) to eligible expenditure, in the case of measures financed from the Fund on the basis of eligible expenditure, in accordance with the decision approving the Plan and based on the evidence collected and verified by the Member State.

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Amendment 5797

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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. Upon completion of the relevant milestones and targets indicated in the Plan 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], supported by verifiable data with information set out in Article 53a. 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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Amendment 5798

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Younous Omarjee

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 or the managing authority 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 or by the managing authority.

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Amendment 5799

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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]. The amounts included in a payment application shall correspond to the real costs of actions, except in duly justified cases where milestones and targets or corresponding outputs for other interventions, are included in the NRP Plan, in accordance with the decision approving the Plan and based on the evidence collected and verified by the Member State.

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Amendment 5800

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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]. The amounts included in a payment application shall correspond to the pay-out values of the fulfilled milestones and targets or, where relevant, corresponding outputs for output-based 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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Amendment 5801

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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]. The amounts included in a payment application shall correspond to the pay-out values 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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Amendment 5802

Isabelle Le Callennec

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 managing authorities 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.

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Amendment 5803

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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]. The amounts included in a payment application shall correspond to the Fund’s contribution to eligible expenditure which has been incurred by the beneficiaries and disbursed in carrying out the operations, as declared and verified by the Member State in accordance with this Regulation and the decision approving the Plan.

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Amendment 5804

Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. For the Interreg Plan chapters the amounts included in the payment application may correspond to proportional payout values of partially fulfilled milestones and targets, when they are more than 66% achieved. A partial fulfilled milestone or target can be accepted as part of a payment application, when duly justified for the management of decommitment risk.

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Amendment 5805

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Where support takes the form of financing not linked to costs or simplified cost options, the managing authority shall define objective, measurable and verifiable conditions for payment, including the evidence required to demonstrate the achievement of outputs, results, milestones or other conditions.

Or. en

Amendment 5806

Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Commission shall make payments only if the preconditions set to milestones and targets are fulfilled.

Or. en

Amendment 5807

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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, 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].
- the methodology for determining the amount of support;
- the objectively verifiable conditions triggering payment;
- the procedure for verifying fulfilment, including, where appropriate, independent verification;
- the consequences of partial or non-fulfilment, including proportional reductions, suspensions and recoveries where applicable.

Or. en

Amendment 5808

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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, taking into account its wording, underlying purpose, and context.

Or. en

Amendment 5809

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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, as well as compliance with the DNSH principle in its implementation, 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].

Or. en

Amendment 5810

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Younous Omarjee

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 or the managing authority 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].

Or. en

Amendment 5811

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 individually and 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].

Or. en

Amendment 5812

Isabelle Le Callennec

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 managing authority 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].

Or. fr

Amendment 5813

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 payment application, the Commission shall verify the accuracy, completeness and consistency of the information submitted by the Member State, as well as the compliance of the declared expenditure with the applicable eligibility rules in the light of this Regulation and the decision approving the Plan.

Or. pt

Amendment 5814

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp, Cristina Maestre

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. The use of financing not linked to costs and simplified cost options shall not affect the application of rules on exclusion, conflicts of interest, avoidance of double funding, compliance with applicable Union and national law, or the audit and investigation rights of the Commission, OLAF, the European Court of Auditors and, as appropriate, the EPPO.

Or. en

Amendment 5815

Fredis Beleris, Georgios Aftias

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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.

Or. en

Amendment 5816

Fredis Beleris

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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.

Or. en

Amendment 5817

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 or the managing authority to the Commission in accordance with the template set out in Annex XI up to six times a year by 31 October.

Or. en

Amendment 5818

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 ten times per calendar a year by 31 December.

Or. en

Amendment 5819

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 to the Commission in accordance with the template set out in Annex XI up to six times a year.

Or. de

Amendment 5820

Isabelle Le Callennec

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 managing authorities to the Commission in accordance with the template set out in Annex XI up to six times a year by 31 October.

Or. fr

Amendment 5821

Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 twelve times a year by 31 December.

Or. en

Amendment 5822

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 December.

Or. en

Amendment 5823

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 December.

Or. en

Justification

The deadline proposed for submitting payment applications by 31 October is too short and can endanger cash flow.

Amendment 5824

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 December.

Or. en

Amendment 5825

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 12 times a year by 31 December.

Or. en

Amendment 5826

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 10 times a year.

Or. pt

Amendment 5827

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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.

Or. de

Amendment 5828

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. Within four weeks of receipt of the payment application, the Commission shall carry out a verification of the Member State’s assessment, in accordance with the criteria set in Annex VIII, in order to determine whether a payment as referred to in paragraph 6 can be authorised. To this end, the Commission shall use the information from the relevant annual assurance package received in accordance with Article 59 as well as from audits as referred to in Article 60 and 61, and any other information at its disposal relevant for such a verification, including complaints as referred to in Article 58(2)(j).

Or. en

Amendment 5829

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. Payment applications shall not be admissible if the latest assurance package due has not been submitted yet in accordance with Article 59 [annual assurance package] and until such time that it is submitted.5. Payment applications shall not be admissible if the latest assurance package due has not been submitted yet in accordance with Article 59 [annual assurance package] and until such time that it is submitted.
Acceptable 5% deviation from the indicative target value is permissible, without any reduction in payment, and a proportional reduction in payment in the event of a greater deviation.

Or. en

Amendment 5830

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. Payment applications shall not be admissible if the latest assurance package due has not been submitted yet in accordance with Article 59 [annual assurance package] and until such time that it is submitted.5. Subject to the availability of funds, the Commission shall make payments within 60 days of receipt of the payment application, provided that the assurance package in accordance with Article 59 has been submitted for the previous accounting year.

Or. pl

Amendment 5831

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5a. The Commission shall verify the fulfilment of milestones and targets related to reforms based on sufficient documentary evidence prior to making the corresponding payment. To ensure a consistent, objective and transparent assessment, the Commission shall establish clear methodologies and assessment criteria for the evaluation of milestones and targets at an early stage, and in any case, before the submission of the first payment request by a Member State. For its assessment, the Commission may be assisted by external experts.

Or. en

Amendment 5832

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within 60 days of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.6. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within 60 days of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.
Where a milestone or target has been achieved by at least 95%, the Commission accepts the delivery level as fully satisfactory for EU goal achievement and no reduction in payment shall be applied.
Where a milestone or target has been achieved by less than 95%, the Commission shall make a proportionally reduced payment compared to the full amount.

Or. en

Amendment 5833

Emma Wiesner, Ciaran Mullooly, Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within 60 days of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.6. Without prejudice to Articles 8 and 9, and subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within 60 days of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.

Or. en

Amendment 5834

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within 60 days of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.6. Subject to available funding and to a positive outcome of the verification referred to in paragraph 4a, the Commission shall make the payment within 60 days of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.

Or. en

Amendment 5835

Jessica Polfjärd

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within 60 days of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.6. Without prejudice to Articles 8 and 9, and subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within 60 days of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.

Or. en

Amendment 5836

Cristina Maestre, Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Elena Sancho Murillo, Stefano Bonaccini, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within 60 days of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.6. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within 60 days or 45 days for CAP payments of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.

Or. en

Amendment 5837

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within 60 days of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.6. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within 60 days of the date on which it receives a payment application.

Or. en

Amendment 5838

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within 60 days of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.6. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within a maximum of 60 days of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.

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Amendment 5839

Tamás Deutsch

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within 60 days of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.6. Subject to available funding, the Commission shall make the payment within 45 days of the date on which it receives a payment application. Amounts may be paid in one or more instalments.

Or. en

Amendment 5840

Isabelle Le Callennec

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 95 % of the contribution from the Funds to the Plan. When this ceiling is reached, the managing authority, in conjunction with 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.

Or. fr

Amendment 5841

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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 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 6 months after the receipt of the documents for the last year of implementation.

Or. pl

Amendment 5842

Marta Wcisło

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 7 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
7a. The Commission may provide additional pre-financing and higher co-financing for projects contributing to military mobility, dual-use infrastructure, critical infrastructure protection, civil preparedness, energy resilience and transition, strategic technologies enablers and resilience, water resilience and affordable housing.

Or. en

Amendment 5843

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 7 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
7a. Member States may pay advances of up to 85% for interventions referred to in Article 5(1) Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Or. en

Justification

Specific provision concerning realization of advances under the CAP should be added.

Amendment 5844

Marta Wcisło

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 7 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
7b. Member States may pay advances of up to 85% for interventions referred to in Article 5(1) Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Or. en

Amendment 5845

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 8

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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

Or. en

Amendment 5846

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 8

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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

Or. en

Justification

assessment of the achievement of milestones and targets and reporting rules for implementing the NRP Plan measures shall be set out in advance directly in Annexes VIII and IX The introduction of new approaches to assessing the implementation of the NRP Plans in the form of delegating acts during their implementation significantly reduces legal certainty for Member States.

Amendment 5847

Thomas Geisel

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 8

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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].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].
Before adopting a delegated act pursuant to this paragraph, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the envisaged amendments to Annex VIII on the assessment of the satisfactory fulfilment of milestones and targets and to Annex IX on progress in implementation. The Commission shall provide a report setting out the reasons for the proposed amendments and assessing their expected impact on the evaluation of milestones and targets, the implementation of the Plans and future payments from the Fund.
Given that amendments to Annex VIII may affect the criteria used to determine the satisfactory fulfilment of milestones and targets and, consequently, the conditions for the disbursement of Union funding, the European Parliament shall be informed sufficiently in advance to enable appropriate budgetary scrutiny.

Or. en

Amendment 5848

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 – paragraph 8

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
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].8. The Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 86 to amend Annex XI [template for payment applications], provided that such changes are limited to what is required for the purposes of submitting, verifying and processing payment applications on the basis of the declared eligible expenditure.

Or. pt

Amendment 5849

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 65 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article65a
Determination of payment amounts
1. The amount associated with milestones, targets and outputs shall be determined taking into account:
(a) the estimated costs of the measure concerned;
(b) the significance of the milestone, target or output for the implementation of the measure;
(c) the contribution of the milestone, target or output to the achievement of the objectives of the Plan;
(d) the expected implementation timeline and financial needs of the measure.
2. The allocation of financial amounts to milestones, targets and outputs shall not be based solely on their number.
3. For infrastructure, housing, transport, energy, water and other investment intensive measures, Member States may propose payment schedules reflecting the actual implementation progress and financial profile of the measure.
4. The Commission shall assess the proposed allocation in accordance with the principles of proportionality, sound financial management and equal treatment.

Or. en

Justification

Large investment projects often involve substantial expenditure over several years, while the number of milestones and targets does not necessarily reflect their financial scale or implementation progress. A purely milestone-based approach may therefore create disproportionate financing constraints. The amendment allows payment arrangements to better reflect the costs, significance and actual implementation progress of investment measures while preserving the performance-based nature of the Fund and ensuring sound financial management.

Amendment 5850

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. Taking into account the information at its disposal and the principle of proportionality, the Commission may interrupt the payment deadline for a maximum period of six months or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where any of the following conditions is met:3. Taking into account the information at its disposal and the principle of proportionality, the Commission may interrupt the payment deadline for a maximum period of six months or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement for the whole payment application or a part of it in relation to which any of the following conditions is met:

Or. en

Amendment 5851

Bert-Jan Ruissen, Dick Erixon

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. Taking into account the information at its disposal and the principle of proportionality, the Commission may interrupt the payment deadline for a maximum period of six months or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where any of the following conditions is met:3. Taking into account the information at its disposal and the principle of proportionality, the Commission may interrupt the payment deadline for a maximum period of six months where any of the following conditions is met:

Or. en

Amendment 5852

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. Taking into account the information at its disposal and the principle of proportionality, the Commission may interrupt the payment deadline for a maximum period of six months or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where any of the following conditions is met:3. Taking into account the information at its disposal and the principle of proportionality, the Commission may interrupt the payment deadline for a maximum period of six months or, in respect of loan support, take any measure available under the loan agreement, where the Commission has a reasonable suspicion that:

Or. en

Amendment 5853

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 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, the meaning of ‘serious non-compliance’ needs to be defined;

Or. ro

Amendment 5854

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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) concrete evidence 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;

Or. en

Amendment 5855

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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) concrete evidence 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;

Or. en

Justification

The proposed amendments seek to provide greater clarity regarding the conditions under which payment deadlines may be interrupted, ensuring that such decisions are supported by concrete and objective evidence.

Amendment 5856

Tamás Deutsch

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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;deleted

Or. en

Amendment 5857

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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;deleted

Or. pt

Amendment 5858

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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, after the initial verification as referred to in Article 65(4a), intends to carry out more detailed verifications to determine if one or more milestone or target or output included in a payment application has not been fulfilled or achieved;

Or. en

Amendment 5859

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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 following receipt of specific information indicating that if one or more milestone or target or output included in a payment application has not been fulfilled or achieved;

Or. ro

Amendment 5860

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(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) concrete evidence suggests that milestone or target or output included in a payment application has not been fulfilled or achieved;

Or. en

Justification

The proposed amendments seek to provide greater clarity regarding the conditions under which payment deadlines may be interrupted, ensuring that such decisions are supported by concrete and objective evidence.

Amendment 5861

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point b

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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 additional 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;

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Amendment 5862

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point b

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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) concrete evidence suggests that a milestone or target or output included in a payment application has not been fulfilled or achieved;

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Amendment 5863

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point c

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(c) a milestone or a target, for which a payment has been disbursed, may have been reversed pursuant to Article 69 [reversals].deleted

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Amendment 5864

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point c

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(c) a milestone or a target, for which a payment has been disbursed, may have been reversed pursuant to Article 69 [reversals].(c) the Commission intends to carry out verifications whether a milestone or a target, for which a payment has been disbursed, has been reversed pursuant to Article 69 [reversals].

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Amendment 5865

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point c

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(c) a milestone or a target, for which a payment has been disbursed, may have been reversed pursuant to Article 69 [reversals].(c) concrete evidence suggests a milestone or a target, for which a payment has been disbursed, may have been reversed pursuant to Article 69 [reversals].

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Amendment 5866

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) a milestone or a target, for which a payment has been disbursed, may have been reversed pursuant to Article 69 [reversals].(c) a milestone or a target, for which a payment has been disbursed, may have been reversed or otherwise undermined pursuant to Article 69 [reversals].

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Amendment 5867

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point c

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(c) a milestone or a target, for which a payment has been disbursed, may have been reversed pursuant to Article 69 [reversals].(c) several milestones or targets, for which a payment has been disbursed, may have been reversed pursuant to Article 69 [reversals].

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Amendment 5868

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point c

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(c) a milestone or a target, for which a payment has been disbursed, may have been reversed pursuant to Article 69 [reversals].(c) milestones or targets, for which a payment has been disbursed, may have been reversed pursuant to Article 69 [reversals].

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Amendment 5869

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)

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(ca) The Commission shall duly consider any request by the European Parliament to carry out verifications pursuant to this Article and shall inform the European Parliament of the follow-up given.

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Amendment 5870

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 a (new)

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3a. An interruption of the payment deadline shall be restricted to the Chapter or the measures affected by the findings under paragraph 3.

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Amendment 5871

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 3 a (new)

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3a. An interruption of the payment deadline shall be restricted to the Chapter or the measures affected by the findings under paragraph 3.

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Amendment 5872

Thomas Geisel

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 4

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4. The Commission shall inform the Member State concerned of the reasons for the interruption in writing and, where relevant, shall request it to remedy the situation.4. The Commission shall inform the Member State concerned of the reasons for the interruption in writing and, where relevant, shall request it to remedy the situation.
At the same time as informing the Member State concerned, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of any interruption of the payment deadline pursuant to paragraph 3. The information shall include the legal basis, the reasons for the interruption, the estimated financial amounts concerned and, where appropriate, the corrective measures requested from the Member State.

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Amendment 5873

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 4

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4. The Commission shall inform the Member State concerned of the reasons for the interruption in writing and, where relevant, shall request it to remedy the situation.4. The Commission shall inform the Member State concerned of the reasons for the interruption in writing and, where relevant, shall request it to remedy the situation. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the interruption without undue delay.

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Amendment 5874

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 4

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4. The Commission shall inform the Member State concerned of the reasons for the interruption in writing and, where relevant, shall request it to remedy the situation.4. The Commission shall inform the Member State concerned and the European Parliament of the reasons for the interruption in writing and, where relevant, shall request it to remedy the situation.

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Amendment 5875

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 4 a (new)

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4a. For the purposes of Article 66(3)(a), a serious non-compliance shall mean a systemic and significant breach of obligations under this Regulation that has a direct and demonstrable impact on the sound financial management of the Union budget or the financial interests of the Union. Differences in interpretation, administrative errors of a minor nature, isolated irregularities, delays without financial impact or deficiencies that have been remedied shall not constitute serious non-compliance.

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Amendment 5876

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 66 – paragraph 4 a (new)

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4a. The interruption of the payment deadline shall be limited to amounts affected by the non-compliance or irregularity concerned, and shall not affect any payments concerning expenditure, operations or ultimate beneficiaries and not falling within the scope of such non-compliance or irregularities.

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