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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-790158 · (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 6190

Pascal Arimont, Marcos Ros Sempere

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Integrated territorial and urban development`Integrated territorial and sustainable urban development

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Amendment 6191

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development as well as social, sustainable, limited-profit, and affordable housing models, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, or development of educational, cultural or sport infrastructure, measures improving access to education or culture or protection and promotion of cultural heritage or closer cooperation between educational or cultural institutions, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.
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Amendment 6192

Hélder Sousa Silva

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, or development of educational, cultural or sport infrastructure, measures improving access to education or culture or protection and promotion of cultural heritage or closer cooperation between educational or cultural institutions taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.

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Amendment 6193

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, within the framework of regional or territorial chapters, including via community-led local development, integrated territorial investments under [Article 22(2)(h)] focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.

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Amendment 6194

Norbert Lins, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Daniel Buda, Lena Düpont, Céline Imart

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach.

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Amendment 6195

Rosa Serrano Sierra, Cristina Maestre, Marcos Ros Sempere, Sabrina Repp

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, mountainous areas, depopulated, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.

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Amendment 6196

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain, Cristina Maestre

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, outermost regions, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.

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Amendment 6197

Herbert Dorfmann, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Alexander Bernhuber, Sophia Kircher, Claire Fita, Lara Magoni, Borja Giménez Larraz, Christine Singer, Cristina Guarda, Christian Doleschal, Marco Falcone

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, mountainous areas, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.

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Amendment 6198

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.1. Support for integrated territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.

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Amendment 6199

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

on behalf of the Renew Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets or outputs shall be established in the Plan.

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Amendment 6200

Ciaran Mullooly

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development and LEADER, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.

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Amendment 6201

Miriam Lexmann, Gabriella Gerzsenyi, Andrzej Buła, Andrzej Halicki

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones, targets or outputs shall be established in the Plan.

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Amendment 6202

Pascal Arimont

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments in the 2021 to 2027 period, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.1. Support for territorial development shall be based on integrated territorial development strategies, including via community-led local development, focused on urban areas, rural areas, islands, coastal areas, or any appropriate territorial area as well as smart specialisation or territorial just transition strategies, or strategies for decarbonisation developed with the support of Union instruments, taking account, where relevant, of a functional area and place-based approach. Corresponding milestones and targets shall be established in the Plan.

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Amendment 6203

Pascal Arimont, Marcos Ros Sempere

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Integrated territorial development and urban development strategies shall:2. Integrated territorial and sustainable urban development strategies shall:

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Amendment 6204

Marta Temido, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 2 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) contribute to achieving the objectives laid down in Articles 2 and 3 [Objectives of the Plan];(a) contribute to achieving the objectives laid down in Articles 2 and 3 [Objectives of the Plan], including, for urban areas with more than 50 000 inhabitants, the national frameworks for local climate adaptation plans referred to in Article 3(1), point (a), point (xa);

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Justification

Local climate adaptation and urban greening plans are essential to ensure that NRP Plans contribute effectively to the Regulation’s climate, environmental, public health and resilience objectives. For larger urban areas, these plans should be part of the national framework, while the corresponding recital clarifies that urban areas from 20 000 inhabitants may also submit such plans on a voluntary basis, with the possibility to receive EU funding for greener and more climate-resilient cities.

Amendment 6205

Rosa Serrano Sierra, Cristina Maestre, Marcos Ros Sempere, Sabrina Repp

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) provide an analysis of the development needs and a description of an integrated approach to address the identified development needs;(c) provide an analysis of the development needs and a description of an integrated and place-based approach to address the identified development needs;

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Amendment 6206

Norbert Lins, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Daniel Buda, Lena Düpont, Céline Imart

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) set out key objectives with measurable targets;deleted

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Amendment 6207

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

on behalf of the Renew Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) set out key objectives with measurable targets;(d) set out key objectives with measurable milestones and/or targets;

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Amendment 6208

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(da) be prepared by the relevant regional or local authorities;

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Amendment 6209

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) set out the involvement of partners in the preparation and implementation of the strategy.(e) set out the involvement and role of partners in the preparation and implementation of the strategy.

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Amendment 6210

Hélder Sousa Silva

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) set out the involvement of partners in the preparation and implementation of the strategy.(e) set out the involvement and role of partners in the preparation and implementation of the strategy.

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Amendment 6211

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. Strategies implemented pursuant to this Article shall be selected by managing authority(ies) in view of providing support, including for its preparation. They shall be implemented under the responsibility of the relevant territorial or urban authorities or bodies, who shall select or be involved in the selection of operations.3. Strategies implemented pursuant to this Article shall be selected by managing authority(ies) in view of providing support, including for its preparation. They shall be implemented under the responsibility of the relevant territorial or urban (including metropolitan) authorities or bodies, who shall be responsible for implementation of the strategies and select or be involved in the selection of operations.

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Amendment 6212

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. Integrated urban development shall be implemented as follows:
(a) integrated urban development is implemented through the integrated territorial investment (ITI) instrument in accordance with Article 22;
(b) strategies implemented pursuant to this Article shall contribute to sustainable urban development (SUD) in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) XX [ERDF, Interreg and Cohesion Fund];
(c) strategies implemented pursuant to this Article may address specific activities to support clean transition and industrial decarbonisation policies, in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EU) XX [European Competitiveness Fund];

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Amendment 6213

Gabriella Gerzsenyi, Kinga Kollár

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. Each Member State shall allocate no less than 8% of its total financial allocation under this Regulation, that is implemented under shared management in the framework of cohesion policy, excluding technical assistance, to measures implemented through integrated territorial and sustainable urban development strategies, as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 above. The corresponding financial allocation shall be clearly identified in the Plan, in particular in the Urban Chapter referred to in Article 22(2a), and shall support measures that contribute to the objectives laid down in Articles 2 and 3.

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Amendment 6214

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. Member States shall include in the NRP Plan one national urban greening framework. That framework shall require urban areas with more than 20,000 inhabitants to incorporate, in their integrated territorial or urban development strategies, measures to maintain existing urban green space and to increase urban green infrastructure, in order to reduce heat stress and strengthen resilience to changing climatic conditions.

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Amendment 6215

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

on behalf of the Renew Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. Member States that have the appropriate territorial level, as defined in Article 21(2) shall allocate a minimum of 20% of their total resources from the ERDF to support integrated territorial and urban development strategies implemented via the instrument referred to in this Article. Those strategies may combine financing under the NRP Plan that may support integrated territorial and sustainable urban development.

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Amendment 6216

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

on behalf of the Renew Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 75 – paragraph 3 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3b. The Commission shall seek to maximise the allocation by Member States of resources beyond the minimum threshold referred to in the first paragraph, to ensure direct access of local and regional authorities to EU funding and to strengthen place-based territorial development.

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Amendment 6217

Marta Wcisło

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Community-led local development shall:1. Community-led local development, including LEADER shall:

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Amendment 6218

Andrzej Buła, Krzysztof Hetman, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Community-led local development shall:1. Community-led local development, including LEADER shall:

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Amendment 6219

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) focus on subregional areas, rural and coastal areas;(a) focus on subregional areas, mountainous, rural and coastal areas, but not be limited to less developed regions;

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Amendment 6220

Rosa Serrano Sierra, Cristina Maestre, Marcos Ros Sempere

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) focus on subregional areas, rural and coastal areas;(a) focus on subregional areas, rural, mountainous, depopulated and coastal areas;

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Amendment 6221

Herbert Dorfmann, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Alexander Bernhuber, Sophia Kircher, Claire Fita, Lara Magoni, Christine Singer, Cristina Guarda, Christian Doleschal, Marco Falcone

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) focus on subregional areas, rural and coastal areas;(a) focus on subregional areas, rural, island, mountainous and coastal areas;

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Amendment 6222

Fredis Beleris, Georgios Aftias

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) focus on subregional areas, rural and coastal areas;(a) focus on subregional areas, rural, insular and coastal areas;

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Amendment 6223

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) focus on subregional areas, rural and coastal areas;(a) focus on subregional areas, urban, rural and coastal areas;

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Amendment 6224

Norbert Lins, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Lena Düpont, Céline Imart

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) focus on subregional areas, rural and coastal areas;(a) focus on subregional areas;

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Amendment 6225

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) be designed and implemented by local action groups composed of representatives of public and private local stakeholders, in which no single interest group controls the decision-making;(b) be designed and implemented by local action groups composed of representatives of public and private local stakeholders, building, where they exist, on the experience, territorial coverage and capacities of existing local action groups, in which no single interest group controls the decision-making;

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Amendment 6226

Ciaran Mullooly

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) be designed and implemented by local action groups composed of representatives of public and private local stakeholders, in which no single interest group controls the decision-making;(b) be designed and implemented by local action groups, with LEADER constituting the principal delivery method for community-led local development, composed of representatives of public and private local stakeholders, in which no single interest group controls the decision-making;

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Amendment 6227

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain, Cristina Maestre

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) be designed and implemented by local action groups composed of representatives of public and private local stakeholders, in which no single interest group controls the decision-making;(b) be designed and implemented by local action groups composed of representatives of public and private local stakeholders, including organisations representing SMEs, in which no single interest group controls the decision-making;

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Amendment 6228

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) be designed and implemented by local action groups composed of representatives of public and private local stakeholders, in which no single interest group controls the decision-making;(b) be designed and implemented by local action groups composed of representatives of public and private local stakeholders, including organisations representing SMEs, in which no single interest group controls the decision-making;

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Amendment 6229

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) be carried out through strategies in accordance with Article 75 [Integrated territorial and urban development], supportive of innovative features in the local context, networking and cooperation with other territorial actors(c) be carried out through strategies in accordance with Article 75 [Integrated territorial and urban development], supportive of innovative features in the local context, networking and cooperation with other territorial actors and stakeholders, including educational and cultural institutions;

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Amendment 6230

Hélder Sousa Silva

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) be carried out through strategies in accordance with Article 75 [Integrated territorial and urban development], supportive of innovative features in the local context, networking and cooperation with other territorial actors(c) be carried out through strategies in accordance with Article 75 [Integrated territorial and urban development], supportive of innovative features in the local context, networking and cooperation with other territorial actors, including educational and cultural institutions.

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Amendment 6231

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) be carried out through strategies in accordance with Article 75 [Integrated territorial and urban development], supportive of innovative features in the local context, networking and cooperation with other territorial actors.(c) be carried out through strategies in accordance with Article 75 [Integrated territorial and urban development], supportive of innovative features in the local context, networking and, where applicable, cooperation with other territorial actors.

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Amendment 6232

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States shall ensure that they support, as a priority, locally-anchored projects, promoting short supply chains, local economies and use of territorial resources, and that they strike a balance between urban, rural and peri-urban regions, avoiding any over-concentration of funding in major urban areas.

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Amendment 6233

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) enable a combining support from different policy areas and Union funds, where this strengthens territorial coherence, simplifies access for beneficiaries and supports integrated local development.

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Amendment 6234

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Support from the Fund for community-led local development shall cover:2. Support from the NRP Plan for community-led local development shall cover:

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Amendment 6235

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) the management, monitoring and evaluation of the strategy and its animation, including the facilitation of exchanges between stakeholders and communication of the strategy and the Union.(c) the management, monitoring and evaluation of the strategy and its animation, including the facilitation of exchanges between stakeholders and communication of the strategy and the Union, including support in the civil protection infrastructure, areas and actions.

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Amendment 6236

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain, Cristina Maestre

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) the management, monitoring and evaluation of the strategy and its animation, including the facilitation of exchanges between stakeholders and communication of the strategy and the Union.(c) the management, monitoring and evaluation of the strategy and its animation, including the facilitation of exchanges between stakeholders and communication of the strategy and the Union, including support in the civil protection infrastructure, areas and actions.

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Amendment 6237

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) the management, monitoring and evaluation of the strategy and its animation, including the facilitation of exchanges between stakeholders and communication of the strategy and the Union.(c) the management, monitoring and evaluation of the strategy and its animation, including the facilitation of exchanges between stakeholders and communication of the strategy and the Union, including support in the civil protection infrastructure, areas and actions.

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Amendment 6238

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Where a local development strategy is financed by more than one EU fund, the simplification rules laid down in Article 77 for LEADER shall also apply to the strategy as a whole.

Or. es

Amendment 6239

Ciaran Mullooly

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. When preparing and implementing community-led local development, the following tasks shall be carried out exclusively by the local action groups:3. When preparing and implementing community-led local development, with LEADER constituting the principal delivery method, the following tasks shall be carried out exclusively by the local action groups:

Or. en

Amendment 6240

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) support in the process of drawing up and publishing calls for proposals, selecting projects, determining the level of financial assistance, and submitting the selected applications to the managing authority for final verification of eligibility prior to their approval;

Or. es

Amendment 6241

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) preparing and publishing calls for proposals

Or. en

Justification

The added task will allow local action groups to maintain the rights they have in the current period 2021-2027.

Amendment 6242

Marta Wcisło

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) preparing and publishing calls for proposals

Or. en

Amendment 6243

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) selecting operations;(d) preparing and publishing calls for applications, selecting operations and determining the amount of funding, as well as submitting proposals to the body responsible for the final eligibility check prior to their approval;

Or. pt

Amendment 6244

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) selecting operations;(d) drawing up and publishing calls for proposals and selecting operations;

Or. de

Amendment 6245

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) selecting operations;(d) drawing up and publishing calls for proposals and selecting operations;

Or. de

Amendment 6246

Tamás Deutsch

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(fa) determining the amount of support and presenting applications to the entity responsible for the final verification of eligibility before their approval.

Or. en

Amendment 6247

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. The managing authorities shall provide local action groups with the support, guidance and tools necessary for capacity-building, enabling them to carry out effectively the tasks set out in this Article, in particular those relating to the management, monitoring and evaluation of community-led local development strategies -. This support will not affect the exclusive decision-making responsibilities of the local action groups.

Or. es

Amendment 6248

Eric Sargiacomo, Claire Fita, Nora Mebarek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. Given that LEADER is implemented through a community-led local development (CLLD) approach operating as a multi-fund system, a single set of rules laid down in the PSRN Regulation must be applied.

Or. fr

Amendment 6249

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. LEADER local action groups may benefit from support under this Article for activities not covered by Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX (CAP Regulation), provided that the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1-4 of Article 74 are met.

Or. de

Amendment 6250

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain, Cristina Maestre

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. Local action groups under LEADER may receive support under this Article for activities not covered by Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX (CAP Regulation), provided that the conditions set out in Article 74(1) to (4) are met.

Or. en

Amendment 6251

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. Member States may involve local action groups, including existing local action groups where they exist, in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the relevant chapters of the Plan.

Or. en

Amendment 6252

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 – paragraph 4 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4b. Member States shall ensure proportionate administrative requirements and controls, as well as adequate pre-financing arrangements for local action groups and small beneficiaries, in order to facilitate access to support.

Or. en

Amendment 6253

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 76a
Territorial just transition strategies
1. Member States may prepare, together with the relevant local and regional authorities and stakeholders of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition strategy within their NRP territorial chapter(s), covering one or more affected territory corresponding to NUTS 3 level regions, in accordance with the template set out in Annex V.
2. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected, based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the clean energy transition, in particular with regard to the expected adaptation of workers or job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity.
3. The territorial just transition strategy should include, among others, projects regarding: rehabilitation of brownfield sites and green infrastructure; clean energy and energy efficiency; district heating systems; training and education for workers and jobseekers.
4. A territorial just transition strategy shall contain elements present in Annex V.

Or. en

Amendment 6254

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article76a
Territorial just transition strategies
1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant local and regional authorities of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition strategy within their NRP territorial chapter(s), covering one or more affected territory corresponding to NUTS 3 level regions or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex V.
2. Those territories shall be NUTS level 3 regions or parts thereof that are most negatively affected, or at risk of being negatively affected, by the transition to a climate-neutral economy and are either already supported under the Just Transition Mechanism or meet the criteria of the Just Transition Fund. These criteria include levels of GDP per capita, greenhouse gas emissions intensity, dependence on fossil fuels or other carbon-intensive activities, and the exposure of employment and economic activity to transition-related risks, including potential job losses and reskilling needs.
3. A territorial just transition strategy shall contain elements present in Annex V.

Or. en

Amendment 6255

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article76a
Support for place-based innovation and smart specialisation
1. As part of the EU's ambition to promote competitiveness and close the innovation divide in Europe's regions, Member States shall support place-based innovation via renewed smart specialisation strategies, developed at the 2025-03467-00-01-AC-TRA (EN) 62/71 most appropriate level, which are transformational in ambition.
2. The support should include investment in innovation infrastructure, promotion of effective collaboration of the quadruple helix and the development of holistic strategies to improve regional innovation performance towards societal goals. The European Commission should support the creation of European value chains based on the Smart specialisation strategies and the optimisation of regional innovation ecosystems.
3. Special attention should be given to promoting innovation-driven territorial transformation, linking EU priorities with the European Competitiveness Fund’s dedicated instrument.

Or. en

Amendment 6256

Cristina Maestre, Elena Sancho Murillo, Stefano Bonaccini, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article76a
Support for place-based innovation and smart specialisation
1. Member States shall support place-based innovation through renewed strategies for smart specialisation that are transformative in nature.
2. The support provided for in this Article may include, where appropriate, measures aimed at promoting innovation in production, processing, marketing and services linked to agri-food value chains, as well as digitalisation, resource efficiency, circularity, capacity building and knowledge transfer, where these contribute to the development, resilience and competitiveness of regional economies, particularly in rural areas.
3. Particular attention will be paid to the specific needs and potential of rural areas, taking into account their demographic, geographical and economic characteristics, particularly in those regions where agri-food value chains and the bioeconomy form the basis for economic specialisation, job creation and regional competitiveness.

Or. en

Amendment 6257

Andrey Novakov, Karlo Ressler, Elsi Katainen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 76a
Support for place-based innovation and smart specialisation
1. As part of the Union՚s ambition to promote competitiveness and close the innovation divide in Europe՚s regions, Member States shall support place-based innovation via renewed smart specialisation strategies which are transformational in ambition.
2. The support shall include investment in innovation infrastructure, promotion of effective collaboration of the quadruple helix and the development of holistic strategies to improve regional innovation performance towards societal goals.
3. Special attention shall be given to promoting innovation-driven territorial transformation, linking Union priorities with the European Competitiveness Fund’s dedicated instrument.

Or. en

Amendment 6258

Andrey Novakov, Karlo Ressler, Elsi Katainen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 76b
Territorial just transition strategies
1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant local and regional authorities of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition strategy within their NRP territorial chapter(s), covering one or more affected territory corresponding to NUTS 3 level regions or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex V.
2. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected, based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to the expected adaptation of workers or job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity.
3. A territorial just transition strategy shall contain inter alia projects regarding rehabilitation of brownfield sites and green infrastructure; clean energy and energy efficiency; district heating systems; training and education for workers and jobseekers.

Or. en

Amendment 6259

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 76 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 76b
Territorial just transition strategies
1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant local and regional authorities of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition strategy within their NRP territorial chapter(s), covering one or more affected territory corresponding to NUTS 3 level regions or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex XXX to this Regulation.
2. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected, based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to the expected adaptation of workers or job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity.
3. A territorial just transition strategy shall contain elements present in Annex XXX to this Regulation.

Or. en

Amendment 6260

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 77deleted
Support under LEADER
1. Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;
(b) support for projects carried out in accordance with the LEADER local development strategies not exceeding EUR 20 000 shall be provided in the form of lump sums and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;
(c) support to rural business start-ups for non-agricultural activities in rural areas may be provided in the form of lump sums up to maximum EUR 100 000 and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;
(d) the use of simplified cost options shall be encouraged for projects implemented under the LEADER local development strategies.
2. The support provided under this Article may cover the costs of the preparation of the local development strategies or the costs of operations implemented or a combination of both. Member States shall ensure that the costs of operations comply with the requirements laid down for the relevant types of interventions laid down in this Regulation.

Or. en

Justification

Transferred to CAP Regulation

Amendment 6261

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Support under LEADERSupport under LEADER and Community-Led Local Development (CLLD)

Or. pt

Amendment 6262

Cristina Maestre, Elena Sancho Murillo, Camilla Laureti, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Support under LEADERSupport under community-led local development

Or. en

Amendment 6263

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Support under LEADERSupport under community-led local development

Or. en

Justification

There shall be one name used for the same instrument i.e. CLLD and its type i.e. LEADER. With one Fund in place there is no grounds to differentiate between CLLD and LEADER. CLLD is a wider term, so we propose to use CLLD. However, due to longer history behind LEADER, the name LEADER can denominate this instrument as well (all its types, replacing name CLLD).

Amendment 6264

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Support under LEADERSupport under LEADER/CLLD

Or. es

Amendment 6265

Nina Carberry

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements:1. Member States shall allocate sufficient and ring-fenced funding to LEADER and ensure that local action groups retain genuine decision-making autonomy over the design, selection and implementation of local development strategies. Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements:

Or. en

Amendment 6266

Ciaran Mullooly

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements:1. Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements, and shall be subject to a minimum dedicated allocation within Member State’s NRP Plans:

Or. en

Amendment 6267

Norbert Lins, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Herbert Dorfmann, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Maria Walsh, Daniel Buda, Lena Düpont

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements:1. Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] and other forms of community-led local development (CLLD) shall comply with the following requirements:

Or. en

Amendment 6268

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements:1. Support provided through LEADER and Community-Led Local Development referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements:

Or. pt

Amendment 6269

Céline Imart, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1.Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements:1.Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be defined in Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Or. fr

Amendment 6270

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements:1. Support provided through LEADER/Community-Led Local Development referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements:

Or. es

Amendment 6271

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements:1. Support provided through community-led local development shall comply with the following requirements:

Or. en

Justification

There shall be one name used for the same instrument i.e. CLLD and its type i.e. LEADER. With one Fund in place there is no grounds to differentiate between CLLD and LEADER. CLLD is a wider term, so we propose to use CLLD. However, due to longer history behind LEADER, the name LEADER can denominate this instrument as well (all its types, replacing name CLLD).

Amendment 6272

Cristina Maestre, Elena Sancho Murillo, Camilla Laureti, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements:1. Support provided through community-led local development shall comply with the following requirements:

Or. en

Amendment 6273

Marion Walsmann, Christian Ehler, Oliver Schenk

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements:1. Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 76 shall comply with the following requirements:

Or. de

Amendment 6274

Céline Imart, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 6275

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the LEADER/CLLD local action groups;

Or. es

Amendment 6276

Cristina Maestre, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Elena Sancho Murillo, Camilla Laureti, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the LEADER/CLLD local action groups;

Or. en

Amendment 6277

Bert-Jan Ruissen, Carlo Fidanza, Ruggero Razza, Francesco Ventola, Waldemar Buda, Jessika van Leeuwen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be optional for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;

Or. en

Justification

This amendment aims to preserve the option to continue current well-established practice in certain Local Action Groups.

Amendment 6278

Anouk Van Brug, Moritz Körner, Joachim Streit

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be optional for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;

Or. en

Justification

Some LAGs do not have legal personality and hence no employees. The coordinating functions often have to be publicly procured and the use of SCO does not allow for public procurement. Hence, to preserve current well established practices in some LAGs, the use of SCO should be optional rather than mandatory and at the discretion of Member States.

Amendment 6279

Willemien Koning

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be optional for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;

Or. en

Amendment 6280

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the local action groups;

Or. en

Justification

There shall be one name used for the same instrument i.e. CLLD and its type i.e. LEADER. With one Fund in place there is no grounds to differentiate between CLLD and LEADER. CLLD is a wider term, so we propose to use CLLD. However, due to longer history behind LEADER, the name LEADER can denominate this instrument as well (all its types, replacing name CLLD).

Amendment 6281

Charles Goerens

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;(a) the simplified cost options may be used for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;

Or. en

Amendment 6282

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Andrea Wechsler, Monika Hohlmeier, David McAllister

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;(a) simplified cost options may be used for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups;

Or. de

Amendment 6283

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) support for projects carried out in accordance with the LEADER local development strategies not exceeding EUR 20 000 shall be provided in the form of lump sums and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;deleted

Or. en

Amendment 6284

Céline Imart, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) support for projects carried out in accordance with the LEADER local development strategies not exceeding EUR 20 000 shall be provided in the form of lump sums and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 6285

André Franqueira Rodrigues

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) support for projects carried out in accordance with the LEADER local development strategies not exceeding EUR 20 000 shall be provided in the form of lump sums and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;(b) support for projects carried out in accordance with the LEADER/CLLD local development strategies not exceeding EUR 50 000 shall be provided in the form of lump sums and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria. In the outermost regions, on islands and in low-density areas, this threshold may be increased to EUR 75 000;

Or. pt

Amendment 6286

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) support for projects carried out in accordance with the LEADER local development strategies not exceeding EUR 20 000 shall be provided in the form of lump sums and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;(b) support for projects carried out in accordance with the LEADER local development strategies not exceeding EUR 50 000 may be provided in the form of lump sums and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;

Or. de

Amendment 6287

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) support for projects carried out in accordance with the LEADER local development strategies not exceeding EUR 20 000 shall be provided in the form of lump sums and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;(b) support for projects carried out in accordance with the local development strategies not exceeding EUR 20 000 shall be provided in the form of lump sums and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;

Or. en

Justification

There shall be one name used for the same instrument i.e. CLLD and its type i.e. LEADER. With one Fund in place there is no grounds to differentiate between CLLD and LEADER. CLLD is a wider term, so we propose to use CLLD. However, due to longer history behind LEADER, the name LEADER can denominate this instrument as well (all its types, replacing name CLLD).

Amendment 6288

Céline Imart, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) support to rural business start-ups for non-agricultural activities in rural areas may be provided in the form of lump sums up to maximum EUR 100 000 and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 6289

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) support to rural business start-ups for non-agricultural activities in rural areas may be provided in the form of lump sums up to maximum EUR 100 000 and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;deleted

Or. en

Amendment 6290

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) support to rural business start-ups for non-agricultural activities in rural areas may be provided in the form of lump sums up to maximum EUR 100 000 and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;(c) support to rural business start-ups for non-agricultural activities in rural areas, including craft activities, local services and sustainable tourism, may be provided in the form of lump sums up to maximum EUR 100 000 and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;

Or. en

Amendment 6291

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) support to rural business start-ups for non-agricultural activities in rural areas may be provided in the form of lump sums up to maximum EUR 100 000 and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;(c) support to rural business start-ups for non-agricultural activities in rural areas, including craft activities, local services and sustainable tourism may be provided in the form of lump sums up to maximum EUR 100 000 and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;

Or. en

Amendment 6292

André Franqueira Rodrigues

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) support to rural business start-ups for non-agricultural activities in rural areas may be provided in the form of lump sums up to maximum EUR 100 000 and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;(c) support to rural and local business start-ups for non-agricultural activities in rural, coastal, island and outermost areas may be provided in the form of lump sums up to maximum EUR 150 000 and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;

Or. pt

Amendment 6293

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) support to rural business start-ups for non-agricultural activities in rural areas may be provided in the form of lump sums up to maximum EUR 100 000 and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;(c)support to rural business start-ups for agricultural and non-agricultural activities in rural areas may be provided in the form of lump sums up to maximum EUR 100 000 and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria;

Or. ro

Amendment 6294

Céline Imart, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) the use of simplified cost options shall be encouraged for projects implemented under the LEADER local development strategies.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 6295

André Franqueira Rodrigues

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) the use of simplified cost options shall be encouraged for projects implemented under the LEADER local development strategies.(d) the use of simplified cost options shall be encouraged for projects implemented under the LEADER local development strategies, including multi-fund strategies, unless the beneficiary expressly requests another method of funding.

Or. pt

Justification

Further measures to simplify procedures for small beneficiaries.

Amendment 6296

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) the use of simplified cost options shall be encouraged for projects implemented under the LEADER local development strategies.(d) the use of simplified cost options shall be encouraged for projects implemented under the LEADER local development strategies, including craft activities, local services and agritourism.

Or. ro

Amendment 6297

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) the use of simplified cost options shall be encouraged for projects implemented under the LEADER local development strategies.(d) the use of simplified cost options shall be encouraged for projects implemented under the LEADER/CLLD local development strategies.

Or. pt

Amendment 6298

Cristina Maestre, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Elena Sancho Murillo, Camilla Laureti, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) the use of simplified cost options shall be encouraged for projects implemented under the LEADER local development strategies.(d) the use of simplified cost options shall be encouraged for projects implemented under the LEADER/CLLD local development strategies.

Or. en

Amendment 6299

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) the use of simplified cost options shall be encouraged for projects implemented under the LEADER local development strategies.(d) the use of simplified cost options shall be encouraged for projects implemented under the local development strategies.

Or. en

Justification

There shall be one name used for the same instrument i.e. CLLD and its type i.e. LEADER. With one Fund in place there is no grounds to differentiate between CLLD and LEADER. CLLD is a wider term, so we propose to use CLLD. However, due to longer history behind LEADER, the name LEADER can denominate this instrument as well (all its types, replacing name CLLD).

Amendment 6300

Céline Imart, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The support provided under this Article may cover the costs of the preparation of the local development strategies or the costs of operations implemented or a combination of both. Member States shall ensure that the costs of operations comply with the requirements laid down for the relevant types of interventions laid down in this Regulation.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 6301

Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Member States shall ensure adequate, predictable and territorially balanced budgetary allocations for integrated territorial investments and for community-led local development strategies, including LEADER, implemented by local action groups, with a view to strengthening local ownership, improving absorption capacity and ensuring that urban, rural, coastal, mountain and less developed areas can effectively benefit from Union support;

Or. en

Amendment 6302

André Franqueira Rodrigues

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Member States should ensure that local action groups have adequate resources for their day-to-day operations, local engagement, capacity-building for beneficiaries, project monitoring and support for small-scale local promoters, including in the outermost regions, on islands, in coastal areas and in low-density areas.

Or. pt

Amendment 6303

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 77a
Support for place-based innovation and smart specialisation
1. As part of the Union’s ambition to promote competitiveness and close the innovation divide in Europe’s regions, Member States shall support place-based innovation through renewed smart specialisation strategies which are transformational in ambition.
2. Support should include investment in innovation infrastructure, the promotion of effective quadruple helix collaboration, and the development of holistic strategies aimed at achieving regional competitive advantages, endogenous growth and the improvement of the regional innovation framework.
3. Special attention should be given to promoting innovation-driven territorial growth, linking Union priorities with the European Competitiveness Fund’s dedicated instrument.
4. Support for locally-based innovation shall be accompanied by monitoring indicators that capture the uptake of innovation, its dissemination across regions, its contribution to regional value chains, and its impact on employment, capacity building and long-term competitiveness, rather than being limited to project counts or infrastructure outcomes.

Or. es

Amendment 6304

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 77 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 77b
Territorial just transition strategies
1. Member States shall prepare, with the relevant local and regional authorities of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition strategy within their NRP Plan territorial chapters, covering one or more affected territory corresponding to NUTS 3 level regions or parts thereof.
2. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to the expected adaptation of workers and job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity.
3. A territorial just transition strategy shall include the elements set out in Annex XXX to this Regulation.
4. Territorial just transition strategies shall include indicators that assess transitions in employment, socio-economic resilience, the accessibility and quality of services, and overall territorial development outcomes, ensuring that the social and territorial impacts of the transition are systematically monitored.

Or. es

Amendment 6305

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Use of simplified form of support towards the beneficiariesUse of simplified form of support towards the beneficiaries and final recipients

Or. en

Amendment 6306

Matthias Ecke, Sabrina Repp

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Unless provided otherwise in this Regulation, where the total estimated cost of an operation does not exceed EUR 400 000, the public support provided to the beneficiary by the Member State shall take the form of financing not linked to cost or, a unit costs, lump sums or, flat rate, except for operations for which the support constitutes state aid.1. In the event of objective difficulties in collecting and measuring data, public authorities are able to opt out from the performance based budgeting in the implementation of NRPPs. In these cases, they can either apply cost-based financing, including standard scales of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates, in line with existing regulatory provisions, or supplement the quantitative reporting with qualitative indicators for the purpose of triggering the disbursement of funding. Horizontal principles are not affected by this opt out.
Where the total estimated cost of an operation does not exceed EUR 400 000, the public support provided to the beneficiary by the Member State shall take the form of financing not linked to cost or, a unit costs, lump sums or, flat rate, except for operations for which the support constitutes state aid.

Or. en

Amendment 6307

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Unless provided otherwise in this Regulation, where the total estimated cost of an operation does not exceed EUR 400 000, the public support provided to the beneficiary by the Member State shall take the form of financing not linked to cost or, a unit costs, lump sums or, flat rate, except for operations for which the support constitutes state aid.1. Unless provided otherwise in this Regulation, where the total estimated cost of an operation does not exceed EUR 200 000, the public support provided to the beneficiary by the Member State shall take the form of financing not linked to cost or, a unit costs, lump sums or, flat rate, except for operations for which the support constitutes state aid. Where flat-rate financing is used, the categories of costs to which the flat-rate applies may be reimbursed based on the eligible costs actually incurred by the beneficiary. This paragraph does not apply to operations supported under CFP.

Or. en

Justification

The provision on the mandatory use of SCOs and FNLC should be based on the rules set out in Regulation 2021/l060 so that continuity is maintained. That is, keeping the EUR 200,000 threshold and also retaining the option to fulfil this obligation by using actually incurred expenditures to which a flat rate is applied should not be applied to operations supported under CFP. Considering the average size of projects within the CFP, the application of the simplified cost methodology would be required for nearly all projects, which is neither technically nor administratively feasible.

Amendment 6308

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Unless provided otherwise in this Regulation, where the total estimated cost of an operation does not exceed EUR 400 000, the public support provided to the beneficiary by the Member State shall take the form of financing not linked to cost or, a unit costs, lump sums or, flat rate, except for operations for which the support constitutes state aid.1. Member States may provide support to beneficiaries in the form of financing not linked to costs or unit costs, lump sums, flat rate, or a combination of these forms, except where such form is not appropriate due to the nature of the operation.

Or. en

Amendment 6309

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Unless provided otherwise in this Regulation, where the total estimated cost of an operation does not exceed EUR 400 000, the public support provided to the beneficiary by the Member State shall take the form of financing not linked to cost or, a unit costs, lump sums or, flat rate, except for operations for which the support constitutes state aid.1. Unless provided otherwise in this Regulation, the public support provided to the beneficiary and final recipient by the Member State shall take the form of financing not linked to cost or, a unit costs, lump sums or, flat rate, except for operations for which the support constitutes state aid.

Or. en

Amendment 6310

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Unless provided otherwise in this Regulation, where the total estimated cost of an operation does not exceed EUR 400 000, the public support provided to the beneficiary by the Member State shall take the form of financing not linked to cost or, a unit costs, lump sums or, flat rate, except for operations for which the support constitutes state aid.1. Unless provided otherwise in this Regulation, where the total estimated cost of an operation does not exceed EUR 400 000, the public support provided to the beneficiary by the Member State may take the form of financing not linked to cost or, a unit costs, lump sums or, flat rate, except for operations for which the support constitutes state aid.

Or. de

Amendment 6311

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Unless provided otherwise in this Regulation, where the total estimated cost of an operation does not exceed EUR 400 000, the public support provided to the beneficiary by the Member State shall take the form of financing not linked to cost or, a unit costs, lump sums or, flat rate, except for operations for which the support constitutes state aid.1. Unless provided otherwise in this Regulation, where the total estimated cost of an operation does not exceed EUR 2 400 000, the public support provided to the beneficiary by the Member State shall take the form of financing not linked to cost or, a unit costs, lump sums or, flat rate, except for operations for which the support constitutes state aid.

Or. en

Amendment 6312

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. The amounts for the forms of grants (unit costs, lump sums or flat rates) shall be established in one of the following ways:
(a) a fair, equitable and verifiable calculation method based on:
(i) statistical data, other objective information or an expert judgement;
(ii) the verified historical data of individual beneficiaries;
(iii) the application of the usual cost accounting practices of individual beneficiaries;
(b) draft budget established on a case-by-case basis and agreed ex ante by the body selecting the operation, where the total cost of the operation does not exceed EUR 200 000;
(c) in accordance with the rules for application of corresponding unit costs, lump sums and flat rates applicable in Union policies for a similar type of operation;
(d) in accordance with the rules for application of corresponding unit costs, lump sums and flat rates applied under schemes for grants funded entirely by the Member State for a similar type of operation;
(e) on the basis of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates and specific methods laid down by this Regulation.

Or. de

Amendment 6313

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. For operations supported under interventions referred to in Article 34(1) [Types of interventions], the requirements of the first sub-paragraph shall apply only to those operations of which the total cost does not exceed EUR 100 000.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 6314

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. The amounts for the forms of grants shall be established in one of the following ways:
(a) a fair, equitable and verifiable calculation method in line with Article 49a [cost estimation];
(b) draft budget established on a case-by-case basis and agreed ex ante by the body selecting the operation, where the total cost of the operation does not exceed EUR 200 000;
(c) in accordance with the rules for application of corresponding unit costs, lump sums and flat rates applicable in Union policies for a similar type of operation informed by past comparison of cost estimates and underlying costs in line with Art 53a [comparison];
(d) in accordance with the rules for application of corresponding unit costs, lump sums and flat rates applied under schemes for grants funded entirely by the Member State for a similar type of operation informed by past comparison of cost estimates and underlying costs in line with Art 53a [comparison];
(e) flat rates and specific methods established by or on the basis of this Regulation or relevant Fund-specific Regulations.

Or. en

Amendment 6315

Matthias Ecke

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. The amounts for the forms of grants shall be established in one of the following ways:
(a) a fair, equitable and verifiable calculation method based on: statistical data, other objective information or an expert judgement; the verified historical data of individual beneficiaries; the application of the usual cost accounting practices of individual beneficiaries;
(b) draft budget established on a case-by-case basis and agreed ex ante by the body selecting the operation, where the total cost of the operation does not exceed EUR 200 000;
(c) in accordance with the rules for application of corresponding unit costs, lump sums and flat rates applicable in Union policies for a similar type of operation;
(d) in accordance with the rules for application of corresponding unit costs, lump sums and flat rates applied under schemes for grants funded entirely by the Member State for a similar type of operation;
(e) flat rates and specific methods established by or on the basis of this Regulation or the Fund specific Regulations.

Or. en

Amendment 6316

Matthias Ecke

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2b. Where a flat rate is used to cover indirect costs of an operation, it may be based on one of the following:
(a) up to 7 % of eligible direct costs, in which case the Member State shall not be required to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate;
(b) up to 15 % of eligible direct staff costs, in which case the Member State shall not be required to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate;
(c) up to 25 % of eligible direct costs.

Or. en

Amendment 6317

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2b. Where a flat rate is used to cover indirect costs of an operation, it may be based on one of the following:(a) up to 7 % of eligible direct costs, in which case the Member State shall not be required to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate;(b) up to 15 % of eligible direct staff costs, in which case the Member State shall not be required to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate;(c) up to 25 % of eligible direct costs.

Or. en

Amendment 6318

Matthias Ecke

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 2 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2c. Direct staff costs of an operation may be calculated at a flat rate of up to 20 % of the direct costs other than the direct staff costs of that operation, without there being a requirement for the Member State to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate, provided that the direct costs of the operation do not include public works contracts or supply or service contracts which exceed in value the thresholds set out in Article 4 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (49) or in Article 15 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (50).

Or. en

Amendment 6319

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 2 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2c. Direct staff costs of an operation may be calculated at a flat rate of up to 20 % of the direct costs other than the direct staff costs of that operation, without there being a requirement for the Member State to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate, provided that the direct costs of the operation do not include public works contracts or supply or service contracts which exceed in value the thresholds set out in Article 4 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (49) or in Article 15 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council

Or. en

Amendment 6320

Matthias Ecke

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 2 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2d. For the purposes of determining direct staff costs, an hourly rate may be calculated in one of the following ways:
(a) by dividing the latest documented annual gross employment costs by 1 720 hours for persons working full time, or by a corresponding pro-rata of 1 720 hours, for persons working part-time;
(b) by dividing the latest documented monthly gross employment costs by the average monthly working time of the person concerned in accordance with applicable national rules referred to in the employment or work contract or an appointment decision (both referred to as the employment document). Where gross employment costs have increased subsequent to the reference period used for the calculation of the hourly rate, in particular as a result of collective bargaining agreements or sectoral wage agreements, the beneficiary may adjust the hourly rate to reflect the documented increase in employment costs. Such adjustments shall be supported by the relevant collective agreement or equivalent documentation and shall be accepted by the managing authority as eligible costs;
(c) When applying the hourly rate calculated in accordance with paragraph 2, the total number of hours declared per person for a given year or month shall not exceed the number of hours used for the calculation of that hourly rate.
(d) Where annual gross employment costs are not available, they may be derived from the available documented gross employment costs or from the employment document, duly adjusted for a 12-month period.
(e) Staff costs related to individuals who work on part-time assignment on the operation may be calculated as a fixed percentage of the gross employment costs, in line with a fixed percentage of time worked on the operation per month, with no obligation to establish a separate working time registration system. The employer shall issue a document for employees setting out that fixed percentage.

Or. en

Amendment 6321

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 2 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2d. For the purposes of determining direct staff costs Annex XX [Direct staff costs methodology] shall be applied. The Commission is empowered to change that methodology with a delegated act.

Or. en

Amendment 6322

Matthias Ecke

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 2 e (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2e. A flat rate of up to 40 % of eligible direct staff costs may be used in order to cover the remaining eligible costs of an operation. The Member State shall not be required to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate.

Or. en

Amendment 6323

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 2 e (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2e. A flat rate of up to 40 % of eligible direct staff costs may be used in order to cover the remaining eligible costs of an operation. The Member State shall not be required to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate.

Or. en

Amendment 6324

Matthias Ecke

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 – paragraph 2 f (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2f. For operations supported under interventions referred to in Article 34(1) [Types of interventions], the requirements of the first sub-paragraph shall apply only to those operations of which the total cost does not exceed EUR 100 000.

Or. en

Amendment 6325

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article78a
Setting of Simplified Forms of Support
1. The amounts of simplified forms of support may take any of the forms referred to in Article 78(1), or a combination thereof, provided that each form covers different categories of costs or is used for different projects forming part of an operation or for successive phases of an operation.
2. The amounts shall be established in one of the following ways:
(a) in accordance with the rules for the application of corresponding unit costs, lump sums and flat rates applicable in Union policies for a similar type of operation;
(b) by applying flat rates established by, or on the basis of, this Regulation, in which case the Member State shall not be required to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate;
(c) in accordance with methodologies established in previous programming periods, provided that:
(i) the conditions applied in the previous programming period remain relevant and valid for the period 2028-2034 (including the type of activities and categories of costs covered)
(ii) the original data remains auditable. The managing authorities shall ensure that the amounts of simplified forms of support constitute a reliable proxy for real costs and comply with the principle of sound financial management;
(d) in accordance with processes established by the Member State. The Member State shall ensure that the amounts of simplified forms of support constitute a reliable proxy for real costs and comply with the principle of sound financial management.

Or. en

Justification

It is proposed that the Regulation explicitly set out the options for establishing simplified cost options and financing not linked to costs, including the possibility to use off-the-shelf rates. The Regulation should also clarify the basic principle applicable to controls and audits, namely that only compliance with the conditions for applying the SCO or FNLC method should be verified. Without such provisions in a directly applicable legal act, support providers may face difficulties in using SCOs and FNLC, while national audit and control bodies may challenge their application.

Amendment 6326

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 78a
Flat-rate financing for indirect costs concerning grants
1. Where a flat rate is used to cover indirect costs of an operation, it may be based on one of the following:
(a) up to 7 % of eligible direct costs, in which case the Member State shall not be required to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate;
(b) up to 15 % of eligible direct staff costs, in which case the Member State shall not be required to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate;
(c) up to 25 % of eligible direct costs, provided that the rate is calculated in accordance with point (a) of Article 78(2).

Or. de

Amendment 6327

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 78b
Direct staff costs concerning grants
1. Direct staff costs of an operation may be calculated at a flat rate of up to 20 % of the direct costs other than the direct staff costs of that operation, without there being a requirement for the Member State to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate, provided that the direct costs of the operation do not include public works contracts or supply or service contracts which exceed in value the thresholds set out in Article 4 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council or in Article 15 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.
2. For the purposes of determining direct staff costs, an hourly rate may be calculated in one of the following ways:
(a) by dividing the latest documented annual gross employment costs by 1 720 hours for persons working full time, or by a corresponding pro-rata of 1 720 hours, for persons working part-time;
(b) by dividing the latest documented monthly gross employment costs by the average monthly working time of the person concerned in accordance with applicable national rules referred to in the employment or work contract or an appointment decision (both referred to as the employment document).
3. When applying the hourly rate calculated in accordance with paragraph 2, the total number of hours declared per person for a given year or month shall not exceed the number of hours used for the calculation of that hourly rate.
4. Where annual gross employment costs are not available, they may be derived from the available documented gross employment costs or from the employment document, duly adjusted for a 12-month period.
5. Staff costs related to individuals who work on part-time assignment on the operation may be calculated as a fixed percentage of the gross employment costs, in line with a fixed percentage of time worked on the operation per month, with no obligation to establish a separate working time registration system. The employer shall issue a document for employees setting out that fixed percentage.

Or. de

Amendment 6328

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article78b
Flat-rate Financing for Indirect Costs
Where a flat rate is used to cover indirect costs of an operation, it may be based on one of the following:
(a) up to 7 % of eligible direct costs;
(b) up to 15 % of eligible direct staff costs.

Or. en

Justification

The introduction of standard flat rates for indirect costs provides a simple and proportionate mechanism for beneficiaries and managing authorities. It reduces administrative burden, limits the need for complex cost allocation methodologies and contributes to a more efficient implementation of the Fund.

Amendment 6329

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 78c
Flat-rate Financing for Direct Staff Costs
1. Direct staff costs of an operation may be calculated at a flat rate of up to 20 % of the direct costs other than direct staff costs of that operation, provided that the direct costs do not include public works contracts or supply and service contracts exceeding the thresholds laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2014/24/EU, or Article 15 of Directive 2014/25/EU.
2. For the purpose of determining direct staff costs, an hourly rate may be calculated:
(a) by dividing the latest documented annual gross employment costs by 1 720 hours for full-time employees, or by the corresponding pro rata of 1 720 hours for part-time employees;
(b) by dividing the latest documented monthly gross employment costs by the average monthly working time of the person concerned in accordance with the applicable national rules or the employment document.
3. Where annual gross employment costs are not available, they may be derived from available documented gross employment costs or from the employment document, duly adjusted to a 12-month period.
4. Staff costs relating to individuals working part-time on an operation may be calculated as a fixed percentage of gross employment costs corresponding to a fixed percentage of time worked on the operation per month.

Or. en

Justification

Staff costs represent one of the most common sources of administrative complexity and audit errors. Providing harmonised methods for calculating direct staff costs, including the use of flat rates and standard hourly rates, will simplify implementation, improve legal certainty and reduce the administrative burden for beneficiaries and managing authorities.

Amendment 6330

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 78c
Flat rate financing for eligible costs other than direct staff costs concerning grants
1. A flat rate of up to 40 % of eligible direct staff costs may be used in order to cover the remaining eligible costs of an operation. The Member State shall not be required to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate.
2. Salaries/wages and allowances paid to participants shall be regarded as additional eligible costs not included in the flat rate.
3. The flat rate referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be applied to staff costs calculated on the basis of a flat rate as referred to in Article 78b(1).

Or. de

Amendment 6331

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article78d
Flat-rate Financing for Eligible Costs Other Than Direct Staff Costs
1. A flat rate of up to 40 % of eligible direct staff costs may be used to cover the remaining eligible costs of an operation.
2. Salaries and allowances paid to participants shall be considered additional eligible costs and shall not be included in the flat rate.
3. The flat rate referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be applied to staff costs calculated on the basis of a flat rate under Article 78c (1).

Or. en

Justification

A flat-rate approach for costs other than direct staff costs significantly simplifies financial management and reporting requirements. It reduces the need to document and verify numerous categories of expenditure while ensuring a reasonable link between funding and the actual implementation of operations.

Amendment 6332

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 e (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 78e
Flat-rate Financing for Travel and Accommodation Costs
Travel and accommodation costs of an operation may be calculated at a flat rate of up to 15 % of the direct staff costs of that operation.

Or. en

Justification

Travel and accommodation costs are often recurring and relatively predictable expenditure items. Allowing their reimbursement through a flat-rate mechanism reduces administrative burden, facilitates project implementation and decreases the risk of errors during controls and audits.

Amendment 6333

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 78 f (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article78f
Management Verifications and Audits of the Use of Simplified Forms of Support
Management verifications and audits of operations reimbursed through simplified forms of support shall exclusively verify that the conditions for reimbursement to the beneficiary have been fulfilled. They shall not require verification of the underlying categories of costs or of the actual expenditure incurred by the beneficiary, except in cases of suspected fraud or where otherwise required by Union law.

Or. en

Justification

In line with the purpose of simplified cost options, controls and audits should focus on verifying compliance with the conditions attached to the simplified form of support rather than re-examining the underlying expenditure. This approach reduces administrative burden, increases legal certainty for beneficiaries and managing authorities, and ensures the effective use of simplified funding mechanisms.

Amendment 6334

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1.Member States may support measures where the underlying operation(s) consist(s) of the second phase of an operation already selected for support and started under Regulation (EU) No 2021/1060, provided that all the following conditions are met:1.Member States may support measures where the underlying operation(s) of an operation already selected for support and started before 1 January 2028, provided that all the following conditions are met:

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Justification

This two-phase limit artificially restricts access to financing and creates a needless administrative burden by imposing artificial solutions that split projects in order to meet formal requirements, even though this administrative burden can be avoided entirely.

Amendment 6335

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Member States may support measures where the underlying operation(s) consist of the second phase of an operation already selected for support and started under Regulation (EU) No 2021/1060, provided that all the following conditions are met:1. Member States may support measures where the underlying operation(s) consist of the second phase of an operation already selected for support and started provided that all the following conditions are met:

Or. en

Amendment 6336

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Member States may support measures where the underlying operation(s) consist of the second phase of an operation already selected for support and started under Regulation (EU) No 2021/1060, provided that all the following conditions are met:1. Member States may support measures where the underlying operation(s) consist of a phase of an operation already selected for support and started before 1 January 2028, provided that all the following conditions are met:

Or. en

Amendment 6337

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the operation, as selected for support under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, has two phases identifiable from a financial point of view with separate audit trails;(a) the operation has phases identifiable from a financial point of view with separate audit trails;

Or. ro

Amendment 6338

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the operation, as selected for support under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, has two phases identifiable from a financial point of view with separate audit trails;(a) the operation has identifiable phases identifiable from a financial point of view with separate audit trails;

Or. en

Amendment 6339

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the operation, as selected for support under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, has two phases identifiable from a financial point of view with separate audit trails;(a) the operation, as selected for support under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, has identifiable phases identifiable from a financial point of view with separate audit trails;

Or. en

Amendment 6340

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the operation, as selected for support under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, has two phases identifiable from a financial point of view with separate audit trails;(a) the operation, as selected for support under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, has identifiable phases identifiable from a financial point of view with separate audit trails;

Or. en

Amendment 6341

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) the costing for the measure exclusively takes into account costs for which expenditure has not been included in a payment application in relation to the first phase;(c) the costing for the measure exclusively takes into account costs for which expenditure has not been included in a payment application in relation to the previous phase;

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Amendment 6342

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) the costing for the measure exclusively takes into account costs for which expenditure has not been included in a payment application in relation to the first phase;(c) the costing for the measure exclusively takes into account costs for which expenditure has not been included in a payment application in relation to the previous phase;

Or. en

Amendment 6343

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) the costing for the measure exclusively takes into account costs for which expenditure has not been included in a payment application in relation to the first phase;(c) the costing for the measure exclusively takes into account costs for which expenditure has not been included in a payment application in relation to the previous phase;

Or. en

Amendment 6344

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) the costing for the measure exclusively takes into account costs for which expenditure has not been included in a payment application in relation to the first phase;(c) the costing for the measure exclusively takes into account costs for which expenditure has not been included in a payment application in relation to the previous phase;

Or. en

Justification

art 79: MS consider that conditions for measures with phased implementation should not be limited to two phases or only to Cohesion, but it should cover any other financing sources. In this regard, the restriction limiting eligibility to the second phase should be eliminated. This restriction artificially constrains access to funding and creates an unnecessary administrative burden by requiring artificial solutions to split projects in order to comply with formal requirements - a burden that is entirely avoidable. In addition, as NRPP is performance based, which phase is financed under the approved measure should not be an issues as long as it is complying with the description of that measure. There are major projects (over 200 mil. Euro) for which the implementation started in 2022-2023 and they could be continued for 2028, due to lack of sufficient financing under the programmes 2021-2027 (RO is using overbooking and has many project for which a so called “third phase” could start under the future NRPP – but not eligible under the proposed text). RO considers that conditions for measures with phased implementation should also cover any other financing sources, including RRF. In addition, an operation could have been started under Regulation 2021/241, continued from state budget and their financing could continue under NRP 2028-2034.

Amendment 6345

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d)the second phase of the operation complies with applicable law and is eligible for support under this Regulation;(d)the phase of the operation selected for financing under this Regulation complies with applicable law and is eligible for support under this Regulation;

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Amendment 6346

Tamás Deutsch

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) the second phase of the operation complies with applicable law and is eligible for support under this Regulation;(d) the phase of the operation, selected for financing under the current regulation, complies with applicable law and is eligible for support under this Regulation;

Or. en

Amendment 6347

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) the second phase of the operation complies with applicable law and is eligible for support under this Regulation;(d) the phase of the operations selected for financing under the current regulation complies with applicable law and is eligible for support under this Regulation;

Or. en

Amendment 6348

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) the second phase of the operation complies with applicable law and is eligible for support under this Regulation;(d) the phase of the operation complies with applicable law and is eligible for support under this Regulation;

Or. en

Amendment 6349

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) the second phase of the operation complies with applicable law and is eligible for support under this Regulation;(d) the phase of the operation complies with applicable law and is eligible for support under this Regulation;

Or. en

Amendment 6350

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) the Member State establishes milestones and targets for the second and final phase of the operation.(e) the Member State establishes milestones and targets for the second and final phase of the operation financed under the Plan.

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Amendment 6351

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) the Member State establishes milestones and targets for the second and final phase of the operation.(e) the Member State establishes milestones and targets for the phase of the operation financed by the Plan .

Or. en

Amendment 6352

Tamás Deutsch

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) the Member State establishes milestones and targets for the second and final phase of the operation.(e) the Member State establishes milestones and targets for the phase supported by the Plan of the operation.

Or. en

Amendment 6353

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) the Member State establishes milestones and targets for the second and final phase of the operation.(e) the Member State establishes milestones and targets for a phase of the operation financed by the Plan.

Or. en

Amendment 6354

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) the Member State establishes milestones and targets for the second and final phase of the operation.(e) the Member State establishes milestones and targets for phase of the operation financed by the Plan.

Or. en

Amendment 6355

Tamás Deutsch

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. This Regulation shall apply to the measure for which the second phase of the operation is included.2. This Regulation shall apply to the measure for which the phase of the operation selected under the Plan.

Or. en

Amendment 6356

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. This Regulation shall apply to the measure for which the second phase of the operation is included.2. This Regulation shall apply to the measure for which a phase of the operation is included.

Or. en

Amendment 6357

Elsi Katainen, Andrey Novakov, Karlo Ressler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 79 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 79a
Continuity of CAP payments
1. Member States with interventions referred to in Article 42, points (a) and (d) to (f) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, implemented through operational programmes approved under their CAP Strategic Plans with a duration beyond 31 December 2027 shall ensure that, by [15 September 2027], producer organisations, associations of producer organisations or, where applicable, other beneficiaries as referred to in Article 67(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 submit to the competent national authorities a request for approval of the transition of their operational programme, indicating whether:
(a) the operational programme is to be modified in order to comply with Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and this Regulation; or
(b) the operational programme is replaced by a new operational programme complying with Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and this Regulation; or
(c) the operational programme is to continue to be implemented until its end in accordance with the provisions of Title III, Chapter III of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Member States shall assess the request and decide whether to approve it. If no such request is submitted by [15 September 2027], the operational programmes approved under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 shall end on 31 December 2027.
2. Where there is a significant risk of delay for the adoption of the NRP Plan after its submission by the Member State in accordance with Article 21(1) and at the latest by 31 January 2028, the Commission shall adopt a financing decision within the meaning of Article 110 of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 setting out the amounts corresponding to the year 2028 for interventions listed in Article 35(1)(a) to (g) [IACS] that are supported by the resources referred to in Article 10(2)(a)(ii), provided that the obligation of ensuring the compliance of the submitted NRP Plan with all requirements laid down in this Regulation, in particular in Article 22, is fulfilled. The decision adopted under this subparagraph shall be replaced by the decision under Article 23(7) once it is adopted

Or. en

Amendment 6358

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Social Climate Plan chapter(Does not affect the English version)

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Amendment 6359

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Eligible measures and investments included in the Social Climate Plans shall continue to be eligible under the Plan, subject to Article 7 [horizontal principles].deleted

Or. en

Amendment 6360

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Eligible measures and investments included in the Social Climate Plans shall continue to be eligible under the Plan, subject to Article 7 [horizontal principles].deleted

Or. en

Justification

Deleting the SCF-related provisions in Articles 80 is necessary to preserve the Social Climate Fund as a dedicated instrument with its own objectives, target groups and accountability framework. The proposed integration into the NRPP risks weakening its social-climate purpose, reducing visibility and creating fragmentation between Member States. It may also allow resources intended for vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users to be diluted into broader national priorities. Coordination with the NRPP can be ensured without reopening or lowering the ambition of the SCF Regulation. The deletion therefore avoids backsliding, legal uncertainty and repurposing of the Fund.

Amendment 6361

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Eligible measures and investments included in the Social Climate Plans shall continue to be eligible under the Plan, subject to Article 7 [horizontal principles].2. Eligible measures and investments included in the Social Climate Plans shall continue to be eligible under the Plan, subject to Article 6 and 7 [horizontal principles]. All other aspects of the Social Climate Fund and the Social Climate Plans shall be regulated in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2023/955.

Or. en

Amendment 6362

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Member States may program part of their resources under the NRPP envelope to provide additional funding to support eligible measures and investments included top up the investments proposed in their respective National Social Climate Plans.

Or. en

Amendment 6363

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. The rules laid down in this Regulation shall apply to the Social Climate Plan chapter.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 6364

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. The rules laid down in this Regulation shall apply to the Social Climate Plan chapter.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Deleting the SCF-related provisions in Articles 80 is necessary to preserve the Social Climate Fund as a dedicated instrument with its own objectives, target groups and accountability framework. The proposed integration into the NRPP risks weakening its social-climate purpose, reducing visibility and creating fragmentation between Member States. It may also allow resources intended for vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users to be diluted into broader national priorities. Coordination with the NRPP can be ensured without reopening or lowering the ambition of the SCF Regulation. The deletion therefore avoids backsliding, legal uncertainty and repurposing of the Fund.

Amendment 6365

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. The rules laid down in this Regulation shall apply to the Social Climate Plan chapter.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 6366

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. By derogation from paragraph 3, a Member State may choose to continue implementing its Social Climate Plan chapter under the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2023/955. In case of doubt about the application between Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and this Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/955 shall prevail, without prejudice to Articles 6, 8 and 9 of this Regulation.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Deleting the SCF-related provisions in Articles 80 is necessary to preserve the Social Climate Fund as a dedicated instrument with its own objectives, target groups and accountability framework. The proposed integration into the NRPP risks weakening its social-climate purpose, reducing visibility and creating fragmentation between Member States. It may also allow resources intended for vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users to be diluted into broader national priorities. Coordination with the NRPP can be ensured without reopening or lowering the ambition of the SCF Regulation. The deletion therefore avoids backsliding, legal uncertainty and repurposing of the Fund.

Amendment 6367

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. By derogation from paragraph 3, a Member State may choose to continue implementing its Social Climate Plan chapter under the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2023/955. In case of doubt about the application between Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and this Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/955 shall prevail, without prejudice to Articles 6, 8 and 9 of this Regulation.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 6368

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. By derogation from paragraph 3, a Member State may choose to continue implementing its Social Climate Plan chapter under the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2023/955. In case of doubt about the application between Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and this Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/955 shall prevail, without prejudice to Articles 6, 8 and 9 of this Regulation.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 6369

Anouk Van Brug, Moritz Körner, Joachim Streit

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. By derogation from paragraph 3, a Member State may choose to continue implementing its Social Climate Plan chapter under the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2023/955. In case of doubt about the application between Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and this Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/955 shall prevail, without prejudice to Articles 6, 8 and 9 of this Regulation.4. By derogation from paragraph 3, a Member State may choose to continue implementing its Social Climate Plan chapter under the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2023/955. In case of doubt about the application between Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and this Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/955 shall prevail, without prejudice to Articles 6, 8, 9 and 67 of this Regulation.

Or. en

Amendment 6370

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. The national contribution set out in Article 15 of Regulation 2023/955 shall continue to apply to the Social Climate Plan chapter.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 6371

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. The national contribution set out in Article 15 of Regulation 2023/955 shall continue to apply to the Social Climate Plan chapter.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Deleting the SCF-related provisions in Articles 80 is necessary to preserve the Social Climate Fund as a dedicated instrument with its own objectives, target groups and accountability framework. The proposed integration into the NRPP risks weakening its social-climate purpose, reducing visibility and creating fragmentation between Member States. It may also allow resources intended for vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users to be diluted into broader national priorities. Coordination with the NRPP can be ensured without reopening or lowering the ambition of the SCF Regulation. The deletion therefore avoids backsliding, legal uncertainty and repurposing of the Fund.

Amendment 6372

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. The national contribution set out in Article 15 of Regulation 2023/955 shall continue to apply to the Social Climate Plan chapter.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 6373

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Member States may, when preparing or amending their National and Regional Partnership Plans, programme all or part of their available resources under the Social Climate Fund to other measures contributing to the objectives laid down in Article 3, point (c)(vi), including through measures set out in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2023/955, within their Social Climate Plan chapter.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Deleting the SCF-related provisions in Articles 80 is necessary to preserve the Social Climate Fund as a dedicated instrument with its own objectives, target groups and accountability framework. The proposed integration into the NRPP risks weakening its social-climate purpose, reducing visibility and creating fragmentation between Member States. It may also allow resources intended for vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users to be diluted into broader national priorities. Coordination with the NRPP can be ensured without reopening or lowering the ambition of the SCF Regulation. The deletion therefore avoids backsliding, legal uncertainty and repurposing of the Fund.

Amendment 6374

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Member States may, when preparing or amending their National and Regional Partnership Plans, programme all or part of their available resources under the Social Climate Fund to other measures contributing to the objectives laid down in Article 3, point (c)(vi), including through measures set out in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2023/955, within their Social Climate Plan chapter.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 6375

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Member States may, when preparing or amending their National and Regional Partnership Plans, programme all or part of their available resources under the Social Climate Fund to other measures contributing to the objectives laid down in Article 3, point (c)(vi), including through measures set out in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2023/955, within their Social Climate Plan chapter.6. Member States may, when preparing or amending their National and Regional Partnership Plans, programme all or part of their available resources under the Social Climate Fund to other measures contributing to the objectives laid down in Article 3, point (c)(vi), including through measures set out in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2023/955, within their Social Climate Plan chapter.

Or. en

Amendment 6376

Esther Herranz García, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Elena Nevado del Campo, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6a. When designing interventions under the Social Climate Fund, Member States shall ensure that they are based on the principle of technological neutrality. Support measures for building refurbishment, energy efficiency, transport decarbonisation, and other eligible actions will prioritise effective emissions reductions and the cost-efficient reduction of energy consumption, without favouring or excluding any specific technology or solution, as long as they meet the Union’s climate and environmental objectives.

Or. es

Amendment 6377

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 81

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 81deleted
Transfer of resources
Member States may request in their initial Plan to transfer amounts from their 2026 and 2027 allocations under the Social Climate Fund. Such amounts shall be programmed within their Social Climate Plan chapters. These amounts shall constitute external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and contribute to the objectives laid down in Article 3, point (c)(iv), including through measures set out in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2023/955.

Or. en

Justification

Deleting the SCF-related provisions in Articles 81 is necessary to preserve the Social Climate Fund as a dedicated instrument with its own objectives, target groups and accountability framework. The proposed integration into the NRPP risks weakening its social-climate purpose, reducing visibility and creating fragmentation between Member States. It may also allow resources intended for vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users to be diluted into broader national priorities. Coordination with the NRPP can be ensured without reopening or lowering the ambition of the SCF Regulation. The deletion therefore avoids backsliding, legal uncertainty and repurposing of the Fund.

Amendment 6378

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 81

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 81deleted
Transfer of resources
Member States may request in their initial Plan to transfer amounts from their 2026 and 2027 allocations under the Social Climate Fund. Such amounts shall be programmed within their Social Climate Plan chapters. These amounts shall constitute external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and contribute to the objectives laid down in Article 3, point (c)(iv), including through measures set out in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2023/955.

Or. en

Amendment 6379

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 81

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 81deleted
Transfer of resources
Member States may request in their initial Plan to transfer amounts from their 2026 and 2027 allocations under the Social Climate Fund. Such amounts shall be programmed within their Social Climate Plan chapters. These amounts shall constitute external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and contribute to the objectives laid down in Article 3, point (c)(iv), including through measures set out in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2023/955.

Or. en

Amendment 6380

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 81 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States may request in their initial Plan to transfer amounts from their 2026 and 2027 allocations under the Social Climate Fund. Such amounts shall be programmed within their Social Climate Plan chapters. These amounts shall constitute external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and contribute to the objectives laid down in Article 3, point (c)(iv), including through measures set out in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2023/955.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Deleting the SCF-related provisions in Articles 81 is necessary to preserve the Social Climate Fund as a dedicated instrument with its own objectives, target groups and accountability framework. The proposed integration into the NRPP risks weakening its social-climate purpose, reducing visibility and creating fragmentation between Member States. It may also allow resources intended for vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users to be diluted into broader national priorities. Coordination with the NRPP can be ensured without reopening or lowering the ambition of the SCF Regulation. The deletion therefore avoids backsliding, legal uncertainty and repurposing of the Fund.

Amendment 6381

Thomas Geisel

Proposal for a regulation

Article 82 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. Member States shall provide an explanation of how the investments it plans to finance under the Modernisation fund have been designed taking into account the policy the expected synergies between existing and future Modernisation Fund investments and the reforms and investments of the NRP Plan.3. Member States shall provide an explanation of how the investments it plans to finance under the Modernisation fund have been designed taking into account the policy the expected synergies between existing and future Modernisation Fund investments as well as investments of the NRP Plan.

Or. en

Amendment 6382

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 82 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. Member States shall provide an explanation of how the investments it plans to finance under the Modernisation fund have been designed taking into account the policy the expected synergies between existing and future Modernisation Fund investments and the reforms and investments of the NRP Plan.3. Member States shall provide an explanation of how the investments it plans to finance under the Modernisation fund have been designed taking into account the policy the expected synergies between existing and future Modernisation Fund investments and the investments of the NRP Plan.

Or. pt

Amendment 6383

Jean-Marc Germain, Sabrina Repp

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83

Regulation (EU) 2023/955

Article 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
andeleted
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Amendment 6384

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83

Regulation (EU) 2023/955

Article 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
andeleted
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Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6385

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1

Regulation (EU) 2023/955

Article 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
[...]deleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6386

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation EU 2023/955

Article 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
[...]deleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6387

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation (EU) 2023/955

Article 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
[...]deleted

Or. en

Amendment 6388

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation (EU) 2023/955

Article 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 10deleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6389

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation (EU) 2023/955

Article 10 – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Resources of the Funddeleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6390

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation EU 2023/955

Article 10 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. A maximum amount of EUR 65 000 0000 for the period from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2032 in current prices shall be made available, in accordance with Articles 10a(8b), 30d(3) and 30d(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC, for implementation of the Social Climate Plans. That amount shall constitute external assigned revenue for the purposes of Article 21(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, without prejudice to Article 30d(4), sixth subparagraph, of Directive 2003/87/EC.deleted
The annual amounts, within the limit of the maximum amount laid down in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, shall not exceed the amounts referred to in Article 30d(4), fourth subparagraph, of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amounts for the years 2028 to 2032 shall be made available for the implementation of the investments and measures of the Social Climate Plan under the National Regional Partnership Plans in accordance with Article 27a of this Regulation and Article 20 of Regulation XXX [NRPP Regulation] for the period from 2028 to [2032].
Where the emission trading system established in accordance with Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC is postponed until 2028 pursuant to Article 30k of that Directive, the maximum amount to be made available shall be EUR 54 600 000 000 and the annual amounts allocated shall not exceed the respective amounts referred to in the Article 30d(4), fifth subparagraph, of Directive 2003/87/EC.

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6391

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation EU 2023/955

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
A maximum amount of EUR 65 000 0000 for the period from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2032 in current prices shall be made available, in accordance with Articles 10a(8b), 30d(3) and 30d(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC, for implementation of the Social Climate Plans. That amount shall constitute external assigned revenue for the purposes of Article 21(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, without prejudice to Article 30d(4), sixth subparagraph, of Directive 2003/87/EC.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6392

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation EU 2023/955

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The annual amounts, within the limit of the maximum amount laid down in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, shall not exceed the amounts referred to in Article 30d(4), fourth subparagraph, of Directive 2003/87/EC.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6393

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation EU 2023/955

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Amounts for the years 2028 to 2032 shall be made available for the implementation of the investments and measures of the Social Climate Plan under the National Regional Partnership Plans in accordance with Article 27a of this Regulation and Article 20 of Regulation XXX [NRPP Regulation] for the period from 2028 to [2032].deleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6394

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation (EU) 2023/955

Article 10 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. By way of derogation from Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 and without prejudice to Article 19 of this Regulation, commitment appropriations covering the relevant annual amount, referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be made available automatically at the beginning of each financial year, starting from 1 January 2026, up to the relevant applicable annual amounts referred to in the second and fourth subparagraphs of paragraph 1.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6395

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation (EU) 2023/955

Article 10 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. The amounts referred to in paragraph 1 may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of the Fund and the achievement of its objectives, in particular studies, meetings of experts, consultation of stakeholders, information and communication actions, including inclusive outreach actions, and corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, insofar as they are related to the objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, corporate IT tools, and all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Fund. Expenses may also cover the costs of other supporting activities such as quality control and monitoring of projects on the ground and the costs of peer counselling and experts for the assessment and implementation of the eligible actions.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6396

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU) 2023/955

Article 27a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(2) The following Article 27a is inserteddeleted
‘
Article 27a
Social Climate Plans and National and Regional Partnership Plans
1. Member States shall include in National and Regional Partnership Plans to be submitted in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation XXX [NRPP Regulation] the investments and measures of Social Climate Plans prepared and adopted in accordance with this Regulation in a separate chapter, as set out in Article 80 of Regulation xx [NRPP Regulation].
2. The rules of Regulation XXX [NRPP Regulation] shall apply to the Social Climate Plan chapter.
3. By derogation from paragraph 3, a Member State may choose to continue implementing its Social Climate Plan chapter under the rules of this Regulation. In case of doubt about the application between Regulation XXX [NRPP Regulation] and this Regulation, this Regulation shall prevail, with the exception of Articles 6, 8, and 9 of Regulation XXX [NRPP Regulation].
4. Without prejudice to outstanding payment requests submitted by the Member State to the Commission under Article 20 of this Regulation, upon adoption of the implementing decision referred to in Article 23 [Commission proposal and Council implementing decision] approving the National and Regional Partnership Plan, the Commission shall amend or terminate the agreement set out in Article 19 of this Regulation, in case such an agreement has been concluded with Member States.
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Or. en

Amendment 6397

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation EU 2023/955

Article 27a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 27adeleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6398

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation EU 2023/955

Article 27a – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Social Climate Plans and National and Regional Partnership Plansdeleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6399

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU) 2023/955

Article 27a – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Member States shall include in National and Regional Partnership Plans to be submitted in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation XXX [NRPP Regulation] the investments and measures of Social Climate Plans prepared and adopted in accordance with this Regulation in a separate chapter, as set out in Article 80 of Regulation xx [NRPP Regulation].deleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6400

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU) 2023/955

Article 27a – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The rules of Regulation XXX [NRPP Regulation] shall apply to the Social Climate Plan chapter.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 6401

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU) 2023/955

Article 27a – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The rules of Regulation XXX [NRPP Regulation] shall apply to the Social Climate Plan chapter.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6402

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU) 2023/955

Article 27a – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. By derogation from paragraph 3, a Member State may choose to continue implementing its Social Climate Plan chapter under the rules of this Regulation. In case of doubt about the application between Regulation XXX [NRPP Regulation] and this Regulation, this Regulation shall prevail, with the exception of Articles 6, 8, and 9 of Regulation XXX [NRPP Regulation].deleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6403

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU) 2023/955

Article 27a – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. Without prejudice to outstanding payment requests submitted by the Member State to the Commission under Article 20 of this Regulation, upon adoption of the implementing decision referred to in Article 23 [Commission proposal and Council implementing decision] approving the National and Regional Partnership Plan, the Commission shall amend or terminate the agreement set out in Article 19 of this Regulation, in case such an agreement has been concluded with Member States.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Necessary to preserve the integrity, purpose and legal continuity of the SCF and to avoid backsliding in its protection of vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users. The Commission proposal would risk weakening the dedicated SCF architecture by allowing resources, rules and implementation logic to be absorbed into broader NRPP flexibility. This could create legal uncertainty, diverging implementation regimes between MS and a risk that resources intended to address the social impacts of ETS2 are redirected or diluted. The SCF was established for the purpose to mitigate the social impacts of the inclusion of buildings and road transport in the EU ETS, by addressing energy and public transport poverty and social exclusion. The deletion ensures consistency, avoids fragmentation and safeguards the original objectives. The approach does not prevent synergies with the NRPP, but ensures that such synergies do not become a backdoor weakening, repurposing or dilution of the SCF.

Amendment 6404

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Title XI – Chapter 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1 [...]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 6405

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 84

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 84deleted
Rules applying to undertakings
Where support is granted through CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] to forms of cooperation between undertakings, it may be granted only to such forms of cooperation which comply with the competition rules provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

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 6406

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 84

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 84deleted
Rules applying to undertakings
Where support is granted through CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] to forms of cooperation between undertakings, it may be granted only to such forms of cooperation which comply with the competition rules provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

Or. en

Justification

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

Amendment 6407

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 84

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 84deleted
Rules applying to undertakings
Where support is granted through CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] to forms of cooperation between undertakings, it may be granted only to such forms of cooperation which comply with the competition rules provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

Or. en

Justification

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

Amendment 6408

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 84

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 84deleted
Rules applying to undertakings
Where support is granted through CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] to forms of cooperation between undertakings, it may be granted only to such forms of cooperation which comply with the competition rules provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

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 6409

Marta Wcisło

Proposal for a regulation

Article 84

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 84deleted
Rules applying to undertakings
Where support is granted through CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] to forms of cooperation between undertakings, it may be granted only to such forms of cooperation which comply with the competition rules provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

Or. en

Amendment 6410

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 85

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
andeleted
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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) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 6411

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 85

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
andeleted
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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 6412

Marta Wcisło

Proposal for a regulation

Article 85

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
[...]deleted

Or. en

Amendment 6413

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 85

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
[...]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 6414

Luis-Vicențiu Lazarus

Proposal for a regulation

Article 85 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
This Regulation should provide for the continued application of the rules of the current CAP framework covering the period 2023 to 2027 (‘current CAP framework’) and for uninterrupted payments to farmers and other beneficiaries, and thus provide predictability and stability during the transitional period in the years 2028 and 2029 (‘transitional period’) until the date of application of the new legal framework.

Or. en

Amendment 6415

Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 85 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Articles 107, 108 and 109 TFEU shall not apply to support paid by Member States pursuant to and in accordance with this Regulation and to the national contribution to eligible costs provided by Member States for the CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1), points (d) to (f) and (h) to (r) or to the additional national financing provided for CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1), points (d) to (f) and (h) to (r), falling within the scope of Article 42 TFEU or to aid granted by Member States to undertakings in the Union fishery and aquaculture sector, falling within the scope of Article 42 TFEU.2. Articles 107, 108 and 109 TFEU shall not apply to support paid by Member States pursuant to and in accordance with this Regulation and to the national contribution to eligible costs provided by Member States for the CAP interventions referred to in Article 35(1), points (d) to (f) and (h) to (r), falling within the scope of Article 42 TFEU, and — without prejudice to the applicable State aid rules for activities outside Article 42 TFEU — to aid granted by Member States to undertakings in the Union fishery and aquaculture sector falling within the scope of Article 42 TFEU.

Or. en

Justification

The current wording may be interpreted as excluding all fisheries and aquaculture support from State aid control. This could not reflect the intended scope and risks legal inconsistencies with Articles 107–109 TFEU. The proposed clarification preserves the distinction between activities within and outside Article 42 TFEU, ensuring compliant and predictable application.

Amendment 6416

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 85 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. In the eastern border regions, the regional aid map shall be adjusted by increasing the maximum levels of support. The aim of this amendment shall be to provide an additional economic boost to the areas affected by the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine, especially in connection with deterrents to investment and capital flight from these regions.

Or. pl

Amendment 6417

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 86 – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Delegation of powers as regards amendments of certain Articles and AnnexesDelegation of powers

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Amendment 6418

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 86 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of delegation] to amend Articles 48 [Support for local agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture products], 58 [Responsibilities of Member States, reporting on irregularities], 62 [calculation of penalties for stewardship], 63 [data collection and recording], 70 [IACS], Annexes VIII [fulfilment of milestones and targets], IX [progress on implementation], XI [payment application], XV [Union actions], XIV [financial corrections], to this Regulation in order to adapt them to changes occurring during the programming period.deleted

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Justification

Transferred to the CAP Regulation

Amendment 6419

Thomas Geisel

Proposal for a regulation

Article 86 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of delegation] to amend Articles 48 [Support for local agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture products], 58 [Responsibilities of Member States, reporting on irregularities], 62 [calculation of penalties for stewardship], 63 [data collection and recording], 70 [IACS], Annexes VIII [fulfilment of milestones and targets], IX [progress on implementation], XI [payment application], XV [Union actions], XIV [financial corrections], to this Regulation in order to adapt them to changes occurring during the programming period.The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of delegation] to amend Articles 48 [Support for local agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture products], 58 [Responsibilities of Member States, reporting on irregularities], 62 [calculation of penalties for stewardship], 63 [data collection and recording], 70 [IACS], Annexes VIII [fulfilment of milestones and targets], IX [progress on implementation], XI [payment application], XV [Union actions], XIV [financial corrections], to this Regulation in order to adapt them to changes occurring during the programming period.
Before adopting any delegated act under this Article that amends Annexes VIII, IX, XI or XIV, which concern respectively the assessment of milestones and targets, progress reporting, payment applications and financial corrections, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament and provide a detailed explanation of the expected impact of such amendments on the implementation of the Fund and on the Union budget.
Where a delegated act may affect the criteria for the assessment of milestones or targets (Annex VIII), the Commission shall, in addition, ensure early and structured dialogue with the European Parliament, particularly with the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control.

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Amendment 6420

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 86 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of delegation] to amend Articles 48 [Support for local agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture products], 58 [Responsibilities of Member States, reporting on irregularities], 62 [calculation of penalties for stewardship], 63 [data collection and recording], 70 [IACS], Annexes VIII [fulfilment of milestones and targets], IX [progress on implementation], XI [payment application], XV [Union actions], XIV [financial corrections], to this Regulation in order to adapt them to changes occurring during the programming period.The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 solely to make strictly technical and non-substantive amendments to Articles 48, 58, 62, 63 and 70 and to Annexes IX, XI, XIV and XV, where this is necessary to take account of technical changes occurring during the programming period.
Delegated acts may not amend essential elements of this Regulation, including its objectives, eligibility criteria, methodology for the allocation of resources, co-financing rates, payment conditions, governance system, control and penalty regime, or the obligations of Member States, regional and local authorities or final recipients.
Any amendment to the essential elements of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.

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Amendment 6421

Céline Imart, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 86 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of delegation] to amend Articles 48 [Support for local agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture products], 58 [Responsibilities of Member States, reporting on irregularities], 62 [calculation of penalties for stewardship], 63 [data collection and recording], 70 [IACS], Annexes VIII [fulfilment of milestones and targets], IX [progress on implementation], XI [payment application], XV [Union actions], XIV [financial corrections], to this Regulation in order to adapt them to changes occurring during the programming period.The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of delegation] to amend Articles 48 [Support for local agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture products], 58 [Responsibilities of Member States, reporting on irregularities], 62 [calculation of penalties for stewardship], 63 [data collection and recording], 70 [IACS], Annexes VIII [fulfilment of milestones and targets], IX [progress on implementation], XI [payment application], XV [Union actions], XIV [financial corrections], to this Regulation in order to adapt them to changes occurring during the programming period. The provisions concerning the delegation of powers as regards the amendment of certain Articles and Annexes relating to the CAP are set out in Article 22a (new) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

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Amendment 6422

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 86 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of delegation] to amend Articles 48 [Support for local agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture products], 58 [Responsibilities of Member States, reporting on irregularities], 62 [calculation of penalties for stewardship], 63 [data collection and recording], 70 [IACS], Annexes VIII [fulfilment of milestones and targets], IX [progress on implementation], XI [payment application], XV [Union actions], XIV [financial corrections], to this Regulation in order to adapt them to changes occurring during the programming period.The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of delegation] to amend Articles 58 [Responsibilities of Member States, reporting on irregularities], 62 [calculation of penalties for stewardship], 63 [data collection and recording], IX [progress on implementation], XI [payment application], XV [Union actions], XIV [financial corrections], to this Regulation in order to adapt them to changes occurring during the programming period.

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Amendment 6423

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 86 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of delegation] to amend Articles 48 [Support for local agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture products], 58 [Responsibilities of Member States, reporting on irregularities], 62 [calculation of penalties for stewardship], 63 [data collection and recording], 70 [IACS], Annexes VIII [fulfilment of milestones and targets], IX [progress on implementation], XI [payment application], XV [Union actions], XIV [financial corrections], to this Regulation in order to adapt them to changes occurring during the programming period.The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of delegation] to amend Articles 48 [Support for local agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture products], 58 [Responsibilities of Member States, reporting on irregularities], 62 [calculation of penalties for stewardship], 63 [data collection and recording], 70 [IACS], Article 78 [simplified form of support], Annexes VIII [fulfilment of milestones and targets], IX [progress on implementation], XI [payment application], XV [Union actions], XIV [financial corrections], to this Regulation in order to adapt them to changes occurring during the programming period.

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Amendment 6424

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 86 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of delegation] to amend Articles 48 [Support for local agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture products], 58 [Responsibilities of Member States, reporting on irregularities], 62 [calculation of penalties for stewardship], 63 [data collection and recording], 70 [IACS], Annexes VIII [fulfilment of milestones and targets], IX [progress on implementation], XI [payment application], XV [Union actions], XIV [financial corrections], to this Regulation in order to adapt them to changes occurring during the programming period.The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 [Exercise of delegation] to amend Articles 48 [Support for local agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture products], 58 [Responsibilities of Member States, reporting on irregularities], 63 [data collection and recording], Annexes VIII [fulfilment of milestones and targets], IX [progress on implementation], XI [payment application], XV [Union actions], XIV [financial corrections], to this Regulation in order to adapt them to changes occurring during the programming period.

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Amendment 6425

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 86 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87, to determine whether the NRP Plan of the Member State concerned is in compliance with requirements set in Article 22 and 24.

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Amendment 6426

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 86 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87 to determine the non-fulfilment of the democracy and the rule of law and the Charter horizontal conditions and to identify the amount to be withheld.

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Amendment 6427

Thomas Geisel

Proposal for a regulation

Article 87 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 5 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of one month of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by one month at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 5 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of one month of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by one month at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Where a delegated act adopted under Article 86 concerns Annexes VIII, IX, XI or XIV, the period for objection by the European Parliament or the Council shall be extended by one additional month.
The European Parliament shall be systematically informed in a timely manner of any planned delegated act having a direct or indirect impact on payment conditions, the assessment of milestones and targets, or financial corrections under this Regulation.

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Amendment 6428

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 87 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 5 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of one month of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by one month at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 5 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by one month at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.

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Amendment 6429

Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 87 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
7. The empowerment conferred in Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/201321 on the Commission to adopt a delegated act to provide for a European code of conduct on partnership shall remain in force for the 2028-202X programming period. The delegation of power shall be exercised in accordance with Article 86 of this Regulation.7. The power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 of this Regulation shall be conferred on the Commission to establish a European code of conduct on partnership. This code shall define the standards for the involvement of partners in the preparation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the Plans through the advisory committees in line with the governance arrangements set out in this Regulation.
21 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1303/oj).21 deleted

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Amendment 6430

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 88 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. Organisations of persons with disabilities shall be invited to join the committee.

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Amendment 6431

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 88 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

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Amendment 6432

Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 89 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509

Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point d

Present textAmendment
Article 33 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 is amended as follows:
in paragraph 2, point (d) is amended as follows
(d) programmes and activities shall, where feasible and appropriate in accordance with the relevant sector-specific rules, be implemented to achieve their set objectives without doing significant harm to the environmental objectives of climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy, pollution prevention and control and the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, as set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council(44)Deleted
(44) Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).

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Amendment 6433

Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 89 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509

Article 61 – paragraph 3

Present textAmendment
Article 61 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 is amended as follows:
paragraph 3 is replaced by the following
3.For the purposes of paragraph 1, a conflict of interests exists where the impartial and objective exercise of the functions of a financial actor or other person, as referred to in paragraph 1, is compromised for reasons involving family, emotional life, political or national affinity, economic interest or any other direct or indirect personal interest.For the purposes of paragraph 1, a conflict of interests exists where the impartial and objective exercise of the functions of a financial actor or other person, as referred to in paragraph 1, is compromised for reasons involving family or financial or economic interest or any other direct personal interest.

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Amendment 6434

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Younous Omarjee

Proposal for a regulation

Article 89 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 89a
Review
The European Parliament and the Council shall review this Regulation by 31 December 2032

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Amendment 6435

Bert-Jan Ruissen, Dick Erixon

Proposal for a regulation

Article -90 (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article-90
Review
The Commission shall review this Regulation no later than four years after its entry into force. The Commission shall, at least, take into account:
(a) the suitability of a common fund for the objectives under Article 2 and 3;
(b) the suitability of the use of performance indicators for agricultural policy;
(c) the effectiveness of the output and result indicators used under this Regulation;
(d) the consistency with other Union instruments;
(e) the suitability and effectiveness of the criteria used to assess reallocations under Article 11, paragraph 3;
If deemed appropriate, the Commission shall accompany the evaluation with a legislative proposal.

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Amendment 6436

Bert-Jan Ruissen, Dick Erixon

Proposal for a regulation

Article -90 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article -90a
Audit monitoring
The Commission shall annually publish a list of the final beneficiaries under this Regulation.

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Amendment 6437

Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Sophie Wilmès

Proposal for a regulation

Title XI – Chapter 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Transition period:
In the event of the adoption after 1 January 2027 of Regulation (EU) 202XX/XXXX [CAP Regulation], Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 on the financing, management and monitoring of the Common Agricultural Policy and Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 establishing rules on support for national CAP strategic plans covering the period 2023-2027 and the provisions adopted pursuant to it shall continue to apply until the date of application of Regulation (EU) 202XX/XXXX [CAP Regulation]

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