Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1Proposal for a regulation · Title 1
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   Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review

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   Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058, (EU) 2021/1056 and (EU) 2021/1060 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review

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2. Amendment 2Proposal for a regulation · Recital 1
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   (1) In recent years, geopolitical dynamics have been marked by profound uncertainty, necessitating a fundamental re-evaluation of the Union’s strategic autonomy, resilience and security alongside the challenges stemming from the green, social and technological transitions. Those simultaneous transformations demonstrate the urgent need to close the innovation gap, accelerate decarbonisation efforts to reinforce economic competitiveness and reduce external dependencies by diversifying supply chains, scaling-up domestically produced green energy, and investing in critical sectors.

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   (1) In recent years, geopolitical dynamics have been marked by profound uncertainty, necessitating a fundamental re-evaluation of the Union’s strategic autonomy, resilience and the safeguarding of democratic principles and rule of law alongside the challenges stemming from the green, social and technological transitions. Those simultaneous transformations demonstrate the urgent need to close the innovation gap, accelerate decarbonisation efforts to reinforce economic competitiveness and reduce external dependencies by diversifying supply chains, scaling-up domestically produced green energy, and investing in critical sectors.

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3. Amendment 3Proposal for a regulation · Recital 2
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   (2) As the Union’s main investment instrument within the Multiannual Financial Framework, cohesion policy plays a crucial role in supporting those priorities. It drives targeted investments that contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion while at the same time addressing emerging challenges.

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   (2) As the Union’s main investment instrument within the Multiannual Financial Framework, cohesion policy drives targeted investments that contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion, as set out in Article 3(3) of the Treaty on the European Union and Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, while at the same time addressing emerging challenges. Moreover, the mid-term review is committed to the partnership principle and the principle of multi-level governance to safeguard an effective, regional and citizen-centred implementation of cohesion policy. This Regulation acknowledges the political and practical significance of the Union’s cohesion policy especi…

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4. Amendment 4Proposal for a regulation · Recital 2 a (new)
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   (2a) Certain investments in dual-use or crisis-resilient infrastructure can serve both civilian and defence purposes, thereby contributing to territorial cohesion, regional resilience and Union preparedness. Such infrastructure include public facilities, such as community centres, educational institutions, parking structures or recreational parks, which supports social, economic and cultural activities in peacetime and can be converted into shelters, coordination centres or logistics hubs in times of crisis. Enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructure, including cybersecurity, secure communication systems, surveillance and threat detection, as well as public buildings and transport h…

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5. Amendment 5Proposal for a regulation · Recital 3
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   (3) The legal framework for cohesion policy programmes provides for a mid-term review in 2025, which offers a timely and unique opportunity to refocus programmes on addressing new challenges and opportunities, to accelerate implementation and to increase their effectiveness to respond to both old and new Union priorities.

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   (3) The legal framework for cohesion policy programmes provides for a mid-term review in 2025, which offers a timely and unique opportunity to improve the effectiveness of cohesion policy, meet challenges and to accelerate implementation to achieve its goals set out in Article 174 TFEU.

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6. Amendment 6Proposal for a regulation · Recital 5
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   (5) In light of the unprecedented geopolitical instability and the need for the Union to guarantee its own defence, cohesion policy funding should be swiftly mobilised to directly support investments in defence capabilities. It is therefore necessary to create new specific objectives for support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund established by Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 to finance industrial capacities in the defence sector and to allow for investments in resilient defence or dual-use infrastructure with a view to fostering military mobility, in line with the scope of those funds. Industrial capacities to fo…

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   (5) In light of the unprecedented geopolitical instability and the need for the Union to guarantee its own defence, civil preparedness and resilience, cohesion policy funding should be swiftly mobilised to directly support investments in defence capabilities at the same time that guarantees civil preparedness and resilience. It is therefore necessary to create new specific objectives for support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund established by Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 to finance industrial capacities in the defence sector and civil preparedness, and to allow for investments in resilient dual-use infrastruc…

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7. Amendment 7Proposal for a regulation · Recital 5 a (new)
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   (5a) Special attention and exceptional support should be dedicated to the Union’s Eastern border regions neighbouring Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, given their unique security challenges and geopolitical significance. Those regions are often on the frontline of potential conflicts and are particularly exposed to external threats, including hybrid attacks, breaches of the Union’s external borders, and other hostile activities. Strengthening local defence capabilities and community resilience in those areas is essential not only to deter potential aggression and safeguard European security, but also to support regional development, promote social cohesion, generate employment, and improve livin…

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8. Amendment 8Proposal for a regulation · Recital 5 b (new)
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   (5b) In the allocation and implementation of cohesion policy resources directed towards defence-related objectives, Member States should prioritise projects that promote employment, skills development and industrial diversification at regional level. Particular emphasis should be placed on supporting SMEs and regional clusters active in dual-use technologies, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, ensuring that such investments serve the Union’s strategic interests and the objective of economic, social and territorial cohesion.

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9. Amendment 9Proposal for a regulation · Recital 5 c (new)
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   (5c) Military mobility infrastructure constitutes, de facto, a dual-use asset, as investments in upgrading transport networks to meet military requirements also deliver significant benefits for civilian mobility, economic connectivity and crisis response capacities within the Union. Such investments improve cross-border infrastructure, reduce bottlenecks, enhance preparedness and contribute to the resilience of regions and critical supply chains. Furthermore, transport hubs enabling the rapid deployment of emergency services and distribution of essential supplies, contribute significantly to the continuity of vital functions and national security.

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10. Amendment 10Proposal for a regulation · Recital 6
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    (6) Furthermore, in order to quickly inject liquidity to cover the most pressing needs notably for investments in enhanced defence capabilities, additional financing possibilities should be offered. In particular, it is necessary to provide for an additional one-off pre-financing of 30% of the amounts programmed under dedicated priorities for defence under the respective policy objectives of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund and the possibility to apply a Union co-financing rate of up to 100%.

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    (6) Furthermore, in order to quickly inject liquidity to cover the most pressing needs notably for investments in enhanced defence capabilities, in particular dual use,civil preparedness and resilience, additional financing possibilities should be offered. In particular, it is necessary to provide for an additional one-off pre-financing of 30% of the amounts programmed under dedicated priorities for defence, in particular dual use,civil preparedness and resilience under the respective policy objectives of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund and the possibility to apply a Union co-financing rate of up to 100%.

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11. Amendment 11Proposal for a regulation · Recital 7
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    (7) The ERDF and the Cohesion Fund may, within their respective scopes, already support investments contributing to the objectives of the ‘Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform’ (STEP), which aims to strengthen Europe’s technological leadership. In order to further incentivise investments from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund in those critical fields, the limitation for the overall contribution of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund to those priorities should be removed and the possibility for Member States to receive a higher pre-financing for related programme amendments should be extended. Furthermore, the possibilities for the financing of productive investments contributing to STEP object…

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    (7) The ERDF and the Cohesion Fund may, within their respective scopes, already support investments contributing to the objectives of the ‘Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform’ (STEP), which aims to strengthen Europe’s technological leadership. In order to further incentivise investments from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund in those critical fields, the limitation for the overall contribution of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund to those priorities should be removed and the possibility for Member States to receive a higher pre-financing for related programme amendments should be extended. Furthermore, the possibilities for the financing of productive investments contributing to STEP object…

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12. Amendment 12Proposal for a regulation · Recital 8
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    (8) In order to enhance energy security, accelerate the energy transition and clean mobility, the investments under STEP and the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility should be complemented by creating a new specific objective for the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund under policy objective 2 to promote energy interconnectors and related transmission infrastructure, and the deployment of charging infrastructure. In order to accelerate investments in these fields, priorities dedicated to this specific objective should benefit from an additional one-off pre-financing of 30% of the amounts programmed under those priorities and from the possibility to apply a Union co-financing rate of up to 100%.…

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    (8) In order to enhance energy security, accelerate the energy transition and clean mobility, the investments under STEP and the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility should be complemented by creating a new specific objective for the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund under policy objective 2 to promote energy interconnectors and related transmission, distribution and supportive infrastructure, as well as to protect and safeguard that infrastructure and to enhance the deployment of charging infrastructure. In order to accelerate investments in these fields, priorities dedicated to this specific objective should benefit from an additional one-off pre-financing of 30% of the amounts programmed un…

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13. Amendment 13Proposal for a regulation · Recital 8 a (new)
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    (8a) To ensure the resilience of the Union’s energy system and the competitiveness of transition regions, long-duration electricity storage infrastructure, such as pumped-storage hydropower, should be eligible for support under cohesion policy. Those investments ensure grid stability, especially in regions phasing out fossil fuel-based generation.

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14. Amendment 14Proposal for a regulation · Recital 9
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    (9) Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) result from a State aid instrument requiring cross-European cooperation for innovative technologies or pan-European infrastructures. IPCEI are projects that support and promote large-scale, cross-border projects that are considered essential for the economic growth, innovation, and competitiveness of the Union. To help accelerate the design of new IPCEI and the implementation of the existing ones, support from the ERDF for investments in projects participating in an IPCEI as approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and to Communication C(2021) 8481…

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    (9) Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) result from a State aid instrument requiring cross-European cooperation for innovative technologies or pan-European infrastructures. IPCEI are projects that support and promote large-scale, cross-border projects that are considered essential for the economic growth, innovation, and competitiveness of the Union. To help accelerate the design of new IPCEI and the implementation of the existing ones, support from the ERDF for investments in projects participating in an IPCEI as approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and to Communication C(2021) 8481…

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15. Amendment 15Proposal for a regulation · Recital 10
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    (10) Affordable housing is another challenge that has come to the forefront due to the significant increase in prices and rents in recent years. With a view to incentivising Member States and regions to double investments from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, within their respective scopes, in the construction and renovation of the affordable housing stock, including social housing, new specific objectives should be created under different policy objectives to provide flexibility for the programming of housing interventions under dedicated priorities. Such priorities should entail the possibility to apply a Union co-financing rate of up to 100% and benefit from an additional one-off pre-finan…

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    (10) Affordable and sustainable housing is another challenge that has come to the forefront due to the significant increase in prices and rents in recent years. Disadvantaged groups and low and middle-income families are facing difficulties in accessing decent housing and a growing risk of homelessness. With a view to incentivising Member States and regions to double investments from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, within their respective scopes, in the construction and renovation of the affordable and sustainable housing stock, including social housing, new specific objectives should be created under different policy objectives to provide flexibility for the programming of housing intervent…

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16. Amendment 16Proposal for a regulation · Recital 10 a (new)
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    (10a) The Cohesion Policy should respond in a balanced way both to challenges in rural and peripheral regions and to the growing pressures in densely populated urban areas where the accelerated rise in housing prices and rents is causing social exclusion. Cohesion funds must support integrated measures to build, renovate and transform urban spaces, including by converting unused buildings to homes. Interventions must be flexible, tailored to the local context and eligible for increased European co-financing in order to reduce the pressure on the budgets of local authorities.

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17. Amendment 17Proposal for a regulation · Recital 11
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    (11) Water has a vital role as a resource for the security of food, energy and economic systems. This is also a key aspect of ensuring climate resilience. Given the challenges posed by the impact of climate change on water resources, further investments in water resilience should be encouraged. It is urgent to enhance the implementation of the water and marine protection legislation and improve water efficiency, address water scarcity, and progress towards a water resilient Europe. This requires important investments. It is therefore appropriate to include a reference to secure access to water, sustainable water management and water resilience in the new specific objective under policy objec…

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    (11) Water has a vital role as a resource for the security of food, energy and economic systems. This is also a key aspect of ensuring climate resilience. Given the challenges posed by the impact of climate change on water resources, further investments in water resilience should be encouraged. It is urgent to enhance the implementation of the water and marine protection legislation and improve water efficiency, address water scarcity, and progress towards a water resilient Europe. This requires important investments in infrastructure to ensure sustainable irrigation by means of advanced solutions, such as desalination, water reuse and blue biotechnology, and in water stress and drought prev…

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18. Amendment 18Proposal for a regulation · Recital 12
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    (12) Finally, in order to enhance the effectiveness of investments, it is important to allow for the payment of costs related to the implementation of reforms, also where such costs are not directly linked to the implementation of investments.

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19. Amendment 19Proposal for a regulation · Recital 13
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    (13) In order to enable Member States to carry out a meaningful reprogramming in the context of the mid-term review and focus resources on those new strategic Union priorities, additional restrictions should be lifted. As regards thematic concentration requirements, it is appropriate to allow Member States to count amounts programmed for new strategic priorities, including those contributing to STEP objectives, towards the amounts required to ensure compliance with thematic concentration requirements. This should be accompanied with some flexibility regarding the calculation of the respective climate contribution for the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund as set out in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2…

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    (13) In order to enable Member States to carry out a meaningful reprogramming in the context of the mid-term review and focus resources on those new strategic Union priorities, additional restrictions should be lifted. As regards thematic concentration requirements, it is appropriate to allow Member States to count amounts programmed for new strategic priorities, irrespective of whether the Member States comply with the thematic concentration requirements at national level or at the level of category of region, including those contributing to STEP objectives, towards the amounts required to ensure compliance with thematic concentration requirements. This should be accompanied with some flexi…

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20. Amendment 20Proposal for a regulation · Recital 15
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    (15) Furthermore, to take account of the time needed to refocus investments in the context of the mid-term review and allow best use of available resources, the deadlines for the eligibility of expenditure as well as decommitment rules should be adjusted for programmes carrying out a reallocation of resources to strategic priorities in the context of the mid-term review exercise. It should also be possible to apply a maximum co-financing rate of up to 100% to priorities in programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal covering one or more NUTS2 regions bordering Russia, Belarus or Ukraine, given the adverse impact on those regions of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.

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    (15) Furthermore, to take account of the time needed to refocus investments in the context of the mid-term review and allow best use of available resources, the deadlines for the eligibility of expenditure as well as decommitment rules should be adjusted for programmes carrying out a reallocation of resources to strategic priorities in the context of the mid-term review exercise. It should also be possible to apply a maximum co-financing rate of up to 100% to priorities in programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal covering one or more NUTS2 regions bordering Russia, Belarus or Ukraine, taking into account the adverse impact on those regions of the Russian war of aggression aga…

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21. Amendment 21Proposal for a regulation · Recital 16
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    (16) The mid-term review should also be used to reinforce the crucial role of cities in delivering many Union objectives by giving Member States the possibility to reallocate financial resources from the ERDF to reinforce the European Urban Initiative referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1058. In addition, in order to facilitate the uptake of key innovative actions identified under the European Urban Initiative, such actions should benefit from a simplified selection procedure for support under cohesion policy programmes. Member States should also be provided with the possibility to reallocate ERDF resources from their programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal to…

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    (16) The mid-term review should also be used to reinforce the crucial role of cities in delivering many Union objectives by giving Member States the possibility , in close cooperation with the regional and local authorities and keeping in mind the regional specificities and the scope of the cohesion policies, to reallocate financial resources from the ERDF to reinforce the European Urban Initiative referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 and the metropolitan areas. In addition, in order to facilitate the uptake of key innovative actions identified under the European Urban Initiative, such actions should benefit from a simplified selection procedure for support under cohesion p…

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22. Amendment 22Proposal for a regulation · Recital 19 a (new)
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    (19a) The Commission should carry out an ex post impact assessment of the new measures on cohesion policy in line with its Staff Working Document of 31 November 2021 entitled ‘Better Regulation Guidelines’.

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23. Amendment 23Proposal for a regulation · Recital 19 b (new)
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    (19b) Any programme amendment or transfer of amounts that would be carried out should be without prejudice to the application of measures adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/2092 and to the compliance of relevant programmes with horizontal enabling conditions in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. Amounts that are suspended under Regulation (EU) 2020/2092 or withheld on the basis of horizontal enabling conditions under article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 should not be subject to amended programmes or transfers.

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24. Amendment 24Proposal for a regulation · Recital 20
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    (20) Given the urgent need to enable crucial investments notably in defence capabilities in the context of pressing geopolitical challenges, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

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    (20) Given the urgent need to enable crucial investments notably in security and defence capabilities and related supply chains in the context of pressing geopolitical challenges, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

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25. Amendment 25Proposal for a regulation · Recital 20 a (new)
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    (20a) This Regulation has implications for the Union budget. Accordingly, the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets adopted a budgetary assessment, which forms an integral part of Parliament’s mandate for negotiations.

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26. Amendment 26Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
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    (vii) enhancing industrial capacities to foster dual use as well as defence capabilities.;

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    (vii) enhancing industrial capacities to foster defence capabilities prioritising dual use.;

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27. Amendment 27Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point ii · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v
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    (v) promoting secure access to water, sustainable water management and water resilience;;

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    (v) promoting secure access to water, sustainable and integrated water management and water resilience;

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28. Amendment 28Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point iii · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point xi
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    (xi) promoting access to affordable housing, and related reforms;

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    (xi) promoting access to affordable, sustainable housing;

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29. Amendment 29Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point iii · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point xii
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    (xii) promoting energy interconnectors and related transmission infrastructure, and the deployment of recharging infrastructure.;

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    (xii) promoting energy interconnectors and related transmission, distribution and supportive infrastructure, as well as the protection of critical energy infrastructure and the deployment of recharging infrastructure.;

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30. Amendment 30Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point iii · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point xii a (new)
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    (xiia) promoting long-duration electricity storage infrastructure, including pumped-storage hydropower plants, which contributes to energy system flexibility, renewable integration, and climate neutrality.

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31. Amendment 31Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point iv · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
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    (iii) developing resilient defence or dual use infrastructure to foster military mobility in the Union.;

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    (iii) developing resilient dual use infrastructure and capacities, including to foster military mobility in the Union, as well as enhancing preparedness;

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32. Amendment 32Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point v · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point vii
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    (vii) promoting access to affordable housing, and related reforms.;

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    (vii) promoting access to affordable, sustainable housing;

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33. Amendment 33Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point vi · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – paragraph 1 – point iii

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34. Amendment 34Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point vi · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – paragraph 1 – point iii a (new)
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    (iiia) ensuring civil preparedness and resilience infrastructure in all types of territories;

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35. Amendment 35Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point vi · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii b (new)
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    (iiib) ensuring access to public services, including education and health, particularly in rural areas and regions experiencing population decline, to ensure that citizens have an effective right to stay in the place they callhome.

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36. Amendment 36Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point vii · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a
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    Operations supported under the specific objective set out in point (c)(iii) shall primarlily focus, where relevant, on one or more of the four EU Priority Military Mobility Corridors identified by Member States in Annex II to the Military Requirements for Military Mobility within and beyond the EU as adopted by the Council on [18 March 2025 and with reference ST 6728/25 ADD1]. Operations supported which are part of those Corridors shall comply with the infrastructure requirements laid down in implementing acts based on Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1153.;

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    Operations supported under the specific objective set out in point (c)(iii) fostering military mobility shall primarily focus, where relevant, on one or more of the four EU Priority Military Mobility Corridors identified by Member States in Annex II to the Military Requirements for Military Mobility within and beyond the EU as adopted by the Council on [18 March 2025 and with reference ST 6728/25 ADD1]. Operations supported which are part of those Corridors shall comply with the infrastructure requirements laid down in implementing acts based on Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1153;

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37. Amendment 37Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 1c – subparagraph 1
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    The resources under the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(xi), (b)(xii), (c)(iii), (d)(vii) and (e)(iii), shall be programmed under dedicated priorities corresponding to the respective policy objective.

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    The resources under the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(xi), (b)(xii), (c)(iii), (d)(vii) and (e)(iii), shall be programmed under dedicated priorities corresponding to the respective policy objective. Support under those priorities shall be provided exclusively in the form of grants.

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38. Amendment 38Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 1c – subparagraph 2
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    The Commission shall pay 30% of the allocation to those priorities as set out in the decision approving the programme amendment as exceptional one-off pre-financing in addition to the yearly pre-financing for the programme provided for in Article 90(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. That exceptional pre-financing shall be paid provided that the programme amendment is submitted to the Commission by 31 December 2025. It shall be paid within 60 days of the adoption of the Commission decision approving the programme amendment.

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    The Commission shall pay 30% of the allocation to those priorities as set out in the decision approving the programme amendment as exceptional one-off pre-financing in addition to the yearly pre-financing for the programme provided for in Article 90(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 or in Article 51(2), (3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1059. That exceptional pre-financing shall be paid provided that the programme amendment is submitted to the Commission by 31 December 2025. It shall be paid within 60 days of the adoption of the Commission decision approving the programme amendment. (To be applied where relevant throughout the text)

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39. Amendment 39Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 1c – subparagraph 7
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    By way of derogation from Article 112 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the maximum co-financing rate for dedicated priorities established to support the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(xi), (b) (xii), (c)(iii), (d)(vii) and (e)(iii), of this Article shall be 100%.;

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    By way of derogation from Article 112(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the maximum co-financing rate for dedicated priorities established to support the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(xi), (b) (xii), (c)(iii), (d)(vii), and (e)(iii) and (iiia), of this Article shall be 100%.: (To be applied where relevant throughout the text)

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40. Amendment 40Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
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    In order to ensure the uniform application of the implementation of reforms referred to in point (d), the Commission shall, by ... , adopt implementing acts setting out detailed eligibility criteria for projects that contribute to such implementation. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)

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41. Amendment 41Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e a (new) · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
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    (e a) the following paragraph is added: ‘(4a) By way of derogation from Article 49(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, for operations linked to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(1), points (a)(vii) and (c)(iii) of this Regulation, the Member State shall not be required to provide information where disclosure is not permitted due to obligations under national law or would be contrary to the essential security interests of the Member State concerned, in particular for sensitive works, supplies or services requiring extremely high levels of confidentiality. For that purpose, Member States shall inform the Commission before selecting the operation concerned for support. This paragrap…

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42. Amendment 42Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 4 – paragraph 10
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    10. The thematic concentration requirements set out in paragraph 6 of this Article shall be complied with throughout the entire programming period, including when ERDF allocations are transferred between priorities of a programme or between programmes and at the mid-term review in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. Where a Member State submits a request for an amendment of a programme in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, amounts programmed for the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (a)(vi) and (b)(ix), of this Article, as well as for the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(xi), (b)(xii),…

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    10. The thematic concentration requirements set out in paragraph 6 of this Article shall be complied with throughout the entire programming period, including when ERDF allocations are transferred between priorities of a programme or between programmes and at the mid-term review in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. Where a Member State submits a request for an amendment of a programme in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, amounts programmed for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(1), first subparagraph, points (a)(vi) and (b)(ix), as well as for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(1), first subparagraph, points (a)(vii), (…

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43. Amendment 43Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point i – point 1 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
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    (e) when they contribute to the specific objectives under PO 1 set out in Article 3(1), points (a)(vi) and (a)(vii), of this Regulation, or to the specific objective under PO 2 set out in Article 3(1), point (b)(ix), of this Regulation;;

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    (e) when they contribute to the specific objectives under PO 1 set out in Article 3(1), points (a)(vi) and (a)(vii), of this Regulation, or to the specific objective under PO 2 set out in Article 3(1), point (b)(ix), of this Regulation in less developed and transition regions, as well as in more developed regions of Member States whose average GDP per capita is below the EU-27 average measured in purchasing power standards and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2015-2017, while preserving a focus on SMEs;

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44. Amendment 44Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point i – point 2 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 5 – paragraph 2 –subparagraph 1 – point f
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    (f) when they contribute to an Important Project of Common European Interest as approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and to Communication C(2021) 8481, while preserving a focus on SMEs;;

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    (f) when they contribute to an Important Project of Common European Interest as approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and to Communication C(2021) 8481, while preserving a primary focus on SMEs;;

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45. Amendment 45Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point i – point 3 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g
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    (g) where they facilitate industrial adjustment linked to the decarbonisation of production processes and products.’;

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    (g) where they facilitate industrial adjustment linked to the decarbonisation of production processes and products in less developed and transition regions, in more developed regions of Member States whose average GDP per capita is below the EU-27 average measured in purchasing power standards and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2015-2017, or in territories covered by an approved territorial just transition plan in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1056, while preserving a focus on SMEs;

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46. Amendment 46Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point i – point 3 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 5 – paragraph 2 –subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
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    (ga) when they contribute to projects awarded a Sovereignty Seal under Regulation (EU) 2024/795, or are included in the Union list of Projects of Common or Mutual Interest (PCI/PMI), or in the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP), provided that such operations are consistent with the programme’s objectives.

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    (ii) the second subparagraph is deleted;

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    (ii) the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘Points (e) and (g) shall apply to Interreg programmes where the geographical coverage of the programme within the Union consists exclusively of categories of regions set out in those points’;

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48. Amendment 48Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 5 – paragraph 10
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    10. In addition to the possibilities set out in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, Member States may, with the agreement of the managing authorities concerned, allocate resources from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund to the Member State compartment of the InvestEU Fund to deploy them through the InvestEU financial instrument to be set out in [Article 10a of Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council]*. Such contributions shall be subject to the procedures set out in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and count towards the ceilings set out in that Article. Resources generated by or attributable to the amounts contributed to the InvestEU financial instrumen…

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    10. In addition to the possibilities set out in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, Member States may, with the agreement of the managing authorities concerned and relevant partners, allocate resources from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund to the Member State compartment of the InvestEU Fund to deploy them through the InvestEU financial instrument to be set out in [Article 10a of Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council]*. Such contributions shall be subject to the procedures set out in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and count towards the ceilings set out in that Article. Resources generated by or attributable to the amounts contributed to the Invest…

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49. Amendment 49Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
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    (b) investment to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC, except those which have been awarded a Seal of Excellence as defined in Article 2, point (45), of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060;;

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    (b) investment to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC;

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50. Amendment 50Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point h – point iv
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    (b) in point (h), the following point (iv) is added: ‘(iv) investment in operations attributed a Sovereignty Seal under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/795 in a call for proposals under Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/856..’

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51. Amendment 51Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 7a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
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    The Commission shall pay in 2026 4.5% of the total support from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund as set out in the decision approving the programme amendment as additional one-off pre-financing. This one-off pre-financing percentage shall be increased to 9.5% for programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal covering one or more NUTS2 regions bordering Russia, Belarus or Ukraine, provided the programme does not cover the entire territory of the Member State. Where in a Member State NUTS 2 regions bordering Russia, Belarus or Ukraine are included exclusively in programmes covering the entire territory of that Member State, the increased pre-financing set out in this paragraph shall a…

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    The Commission shall pay in 2026 4.5% of the total support from the ERDF, the Cohesion Fund and the JTF as set out in the decision approving the programme amendment as additional one-off pre-financing. This one-off pre-financing percentage shall be increased to 9.5% for programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal covering one or more NUTS2 regions bordering Russia, Belarus or Ukraine, provided the programme does not cover the entire territory of the Member State. Where in a Member State NUTS 2 regions bordering Russia, Belarus or Ukraine are included exclusively in programmes covering the entire territory of that Member State, the increased pre-financing set out in this paragrap…

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52. Amendment 52Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 7a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
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    The additional pre-financing referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall only apply where reallocations of at least 15% of the financial resources of the programme to one or more dedicated priorities established for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(1), points (a)(vi), (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(ix), (b)(xi), (b)(xii), (c)(iii), (d)(vii) and (e)(iii), of this Regulation in the context of the mid-term review have been approved, provided that the programme amendment is submitted by 31 December 2025.

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    The additional pre-financing referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall only apply where reallocations of at least 10% of the financial resources of the programme to one or more dedicated priorities established for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(1), points (a)(vi), (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(ix), (b)(xi), (b)(xii), (c)(iii), (d)(vii) and (e)(iii), of this Regulation in the context of the mid-term review have been approved, provided that the programme amendment is submitted by 31 December 2025. The following reallocations within the same programme shall also count towards the 10% threshold: (a) reallocations from the ESF+ to one or more dedicated priorities ref…

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53. Amendment 53Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 7a – paragraph 2
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    2. By way of derogation from Article 63(2) and Article 105(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the deadline for the eligibility of expenditure, the reimbursement of costs as well as for decommitment shall be 31 December 2030. That derogation shall only apply where programme amendments reallocating at least 15% of the financial resources of the programme to one or more dedicated priorities established for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(1), points (a)(vi), (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(ix), (b)(xi), (b)(xii), (c)(iii), (d)(vii) and (e)(iii), of this Regulation in the context of the mid-term review have been approved.

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    2. By way of derogation from Article 63(2) and Article 105(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the deadline for the eligibility of expenditure, the reimbursement of costs as well as for decommitment shall be 31 December 2030. That derogation shall only apply where programme amendments reallocating at least 10% of the financial resources of the programme to one or more dedicated priorities as set out in paragraph 1, second subparagraph, have been approved. For such programmes, where Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 or the Fund-specific Regulations establishes the final date for the purposes of the application of the performance framework, financial management, reporting and evaluation requirements, thi…

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54. Amendment 54Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 7a – paragraph 3 a (new)
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    3a. Any reallocation of resources in the framework of Regulation EU(2025)/XXXX [mid-term review; reference to be inserted after adoption of this regulation] already programmed to forms of integrated territorial development according to Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 shall be made only with the consent of the local and regional authorities concerned.

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55. Amendment 55Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 7a – paragraph 4
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    4. By way of derogation from Article 112 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the maximum co-financing rate for priorities in programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal covering one or more NUTS2 regions bordering Russia, Belarus or Ukraine shall be 100%. The higher co-financing rate shall not apply to programmes covering the entire territory of the Member State concerned, unless those regions are included only in programmes covering the entire territory of that Member State. The derogation shall only apply where reallocations of at least 15% of the financial resources of the programme to one or more dedicated priorities established for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3…

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    4. By way of derogation from Article 112(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the maximum co-financing rate for priorities in programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal covering one or more NUTS2 regions bordering Russia, Belarus or Ukraine shall be 100%. The higher co-financing rate shall not apply to programmes covering the entire territory of the Member State concerned, unless those regions are included only in programmes covering the entire territory of that Member State. The derogation shall only apply where reallocations of at least 10% of the financial resources of the programme to one or more dedicated priorities as set out in paragraph 1, second subparagraph, have…

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56. Amendment 56Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Article 7a – paragraph 6 a (new)
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    6a. The Commission shall carry out an ex post evaluation of the impact of the new measures on cohesion policy and shall ensure that major amendments to the cohesion policy framework in future are preceded by an appropriate impact assessment1a. _________________ 1a European Court of Auditors opinion 02/2025

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57. Amendment 57Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Annex 1 – table 1 – policy objective 1 – row vii
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    (vii) enhancing industrial capacities to foster dual use as well as defence capabilities Any RCO listed for specific objectives (i), (iii) RCO128 Enterprises supported linked primarily to foster dual use and defence capabilities (RearmEU) - entreprises Any RCR listed for specific objectives (i), (iii)’

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    (vii) enhancing industrial capacities to foster defence capabilities, prioritising dual use Any RCO listed for specific objectives (i), (iii) RCO128 Enterprises supported linked primarily to foster dual use and defence capabilities (RearmEU) - - entreprises Any RCR listed for specific objectives (i), (iii)’

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58. Amendment 58Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Annex 1 – table 1 – policy objective 2 – row v

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59. Amendment 59Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Annex 1 – table 1 – policy objective 2 – row xi

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60. Amendment 60Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Annex 1 – table 1 – policy objective 2 – row xii – column 2
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    (xii) promoting energy interconnectors and related transmission infrastructure, and the deployment of recharging infrastructure

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    (xii) promoting energy interconnectors and related transmission, distribution and supportive infrastructure, as well as protection of critical energy infrastructure and the deployment of recharging infrastructure

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61. Amendment 61Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c · Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 · Annex I – table 1 – point 2 – policy objective 2 – point xii a (new)
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    (xiia) promoting long-duration electricity storage infrastructure RCOXXX: Installed PSH capacity (MW) RCOYYY: Usable storage capacity (GWh) RCRZZZ: Reduction in renewable curtailment (MWh/year)

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62. Amendment 62Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Annex 1 – table 1 – policy objective 3 – row iii – column 2
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    (iii) developing resilient defence or dual use infrastructure to foster military mobility for the Union

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    (iii) developing resilient dual use infrastructure and capacities, including to foster military mobility in the Union, as well as enhancing preparedness

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63. Amendment 63Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point e · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Annex 1 – table 1 – policy objective 4 – row vii

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64. Amendment 64Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point f · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Annex 1 – table 1 – policy objective 5 – row iii

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65. Amendment 65Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point f a (new) · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Annex 1 – table 1 – point 5 – policy objective 5 – point iii a (new)
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    (fa) in policy objective 5, the following row is added: (iiia) ensuring access to public services, including education and health, particularly in rural areas and regions experiencing population decline, to guarantee that citizens have an effective right to stay in the place they call home RCO 67 - Classroom capacity of new or modernised education facilities RCO 69 - Capacity of new or modernised health care facilities RCO 115 - Improved local development RCO 116 - Attraction and retention of population RCR 71 - Annual users of new or modernised education facilities RCR 71 - Annual users of new or modernised e-health care services RCR 73 - Annual users of new or modernised health care facili…

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66. Amendment 66Proposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point f b (new) · Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 · Annex 1 – table 1 – policy objective 5 – row iii b (new)

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67. Amendment 67Proposal for a regulation · Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a (new) · Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 · Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
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    (f) investments in smart and sustainable local mobility, including decarbonisation of the local transport sector and its infrastructure;

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    (-a) in the first subparagraph, point (f) is replaced by the following: ‘(f) investments in smart and sustainable local mobility, including decarbonisation of the local transport sector and its infrastructure, as well deployment of recharging infrastructure’;

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68. Amendment 68Proposal for a regulation · Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a a (new) · Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 · Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
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    (i) investments in regeneration and decontamination of brownfield sites, land restoration and including, where necessary, green infrastructure and repurposing projects, taking into account the ‘polluter pays’ principle;

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    (-aa) in the first subparagraph, point (i) is replaced by the following: ‘(i) investments in regeneration and decontamination of brownfield sites, water and land restoration and including, where necessary, green infrastructure and repurposing projects, taking into account the ‘polluter pays’ principle;’

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69. Amendment 69Proposal for a regulation · Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a · Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 · Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point p
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    (p) promoting access to affordable housing, and related reforms.;

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    (p) promoting access to affordable, sustainable housing;

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70. Amendment 70Proposal for a regulation · Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a · Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 · Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point p a (new)
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    (pa) supporting long-duration electricity storage systems, including pumped-storage hydropower, when contributing to the decarbonisation of regional economies and the integration of renewable energy into the grid.

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71. Amendment 71Proposal for a regulation · Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new) · Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 · Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
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    (aa) the second subparagraph is deleted.

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72. Amendment 72Proposal for a regulation · Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b · Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 · Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
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    The JTF may also support productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, while preserving a focus on SMEs, irrespective of whether the gap analysis was carried out in accordance with Article 11(2), point (h), of this Regulation and irrespective of its outcome. Such investments shall only be eligible where they do not lead to relocation as defined in Article 2, point (27), of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. The provision of such support shall not require a revision of the territorial just transition plan where that revision would be exclusively linked to the gap analysis. Apprenticeships and jobs, education or training for new skills shall be considered in the selection process.;

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    The JTF may also support productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, while preserving a focus on SMEs, Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan, where their support is necessary for job creation in the identified territory and where they do not lead to relocation as defined in Article 2, point (27), of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. The provision of such support shall not require a revision of the territorial just transition plan where that revision would be exclusively linked to the gap analysis. For investments contributing to the STEP objectives referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/79…

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73. Amendment 73Proposal for a regulation · Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 · Article 9 – point d
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    (2) In Article 9, point (d) is replaced by the following: (d) investment related to the production, processing, transport, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, with the exception of investment in operations attributed a Sovereignty Seal under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/795 in a call for proposals under Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/856.

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74. Amendment 74Proposal for a regulation · Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 · Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
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    5a. Where JTF resources are programmed in a dedicated programme, Member States may establish dedicated priorities to support investments contributing to the STEP objectives or for the promotion of access to affordable housing, in accordance with Article 8(2), point (p), of this Regulation. Where at least 10% of the financial resources of the programme is reallocated to one or more dedicated priorities referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall, in 2026,, pay 4,5 % of the total support from the JTF to the programme as an exceptional one-off pre-financing. In addition, reallocations to dedicated priorities established to support investments contributing to the STEP objectives…

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75. Amendment 75Proposal for a regulation · Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new) · Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 · Annex 3 – table 1 – row 3

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76. Amendment 76Proposal for a regulation · Article 2 a (new) · Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 · Article 24 – paragraph 10 a (new)
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    Article2a Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 is amended as follows: In Article 24 the following paragraph is added: 10a. Commitments suspended by measures adopted in the context of Regulation (EU) 2020/2092 and amounts subject to a negative assessment by the Commission on the basis of the application of enabling conditions pursuant to Article 15 of this Regulation shall not be subject to a programme amendment or transfer pursuant to this Article or to Article 26 of this Regulation.

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77. Amendment 77REGIProposal for a regulation

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78. Amendment 78REGIDraft legislative resolution · Paragraph 1 a (new)
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    1a. Takes note of the statement by the Commission annexed to this resolution, which will be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union;

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79. Amendment 79The LeftProposal for a regulation

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80. Amendment 80The LeftProposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i
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    (vii) enhancing industrial capacities to foster dual use as well as defence capabilities.;

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    (vii) enhancing industrial capacities with the explicit and unwavering prohibition of using the funds for the production, development, storage, transport or distribution of weapons, ammunitions, war materials or any other instrument designed for offensive purposes.;

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81. Amendment 81Verts/ALEProposal for a regulation

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82. Amendment 82RenewProposal for a regulation · Title 1
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    Proposal for aREGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILamending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review

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    Proposal for aREGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILamending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058, (EU) 2021/1056 and (EU) 2021/1060 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review

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83. Amendment 83Verts/ALEProposal for a regulation · Title 1
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    Proposal for aREGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILamending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review

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    Proposal for aREGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILamending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058, (EU) 2021/1056 and (EU) 2021/1060 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review

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84. Amendment 84Verts/ALEProposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i
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    (vii) enhancing industrial capacities to foster dual use as well as defence capabilities.;

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    (vii) enhancing industrial capacities to foster dual use capabilities.;

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85. Amendment 85Verts/ALEProposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
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    The resources under the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(xi), (b)(xii), (c)(iii), (d)(vii) and (e)(iii), shall be programmed under dedicated priorities corresponding to the respective policy objective.

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    The resources under the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(xi), (b)(xii), (c)(iii), (d)(vii) and (e)(iii), shall be programmed under dedicated priorities corresponding to the respective policy objective. The resources under the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (a)(vii) and (c)(iii), shall be limited to a combined maximum of 5% of the initial national allocation of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund.

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86. Amendment 86Verts/ALEProposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
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    10. The thematic concentration requirements set out in paragraph 6 of this Article shall be complied with throughout the entire programming period, including when ERDF allocations are transferred between priorities of a programme or between programmes and at the mid-term review in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. Where a Member State submits a request for an amendment of a programme in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, amounts programmed for the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (a)(vi) and (b)(ix), of this Article, as well as for the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(xi), (b)(xii),…

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    10. The thematic concentration requirements set out in paragraph 6 of this Article shall be complied with throughout the entire programming period, including when ERDF allocations are transferred between priorities of a programme or between programmes and at the mid-term review in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. Where a Member State submits a request for an amendment of a programme in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, amounts programmed for the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (a)(vi) and (b)(ix), of this Article, as well as for the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (b)(v), (b)(xi), (b)(xii), (d)(vii)…

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87. Amendment 87Verts/ALEProposal for a regulation · Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
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    (a) paragraph 2 is amended as follows: (i) the first subparagraph is amended as follows: (1) point (e) is replaced by the following: ‘(e) when they contribute to the specific objectives under PO 1 set out in Article 3(1), points (a)(vi) and (a)(vii), of this Regulation, or to the specific objective under PO 2 set out in Article 3(1), point (b)(ix), of this Regulation;;’ ‘(f) when they contribute to an Important Project of Common European Interest as approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and to Communication C(2021) 8481, while preserving a focus on SMEs;;’ ‘(g) where they facilitate industrial adjustmen…

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88. Amendment 88Verts/ALEProposal for a regulation · Article 2 a (new)
    Amendment

    Article 2a Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 In Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the following paragraph is added: '10a. Commitments suspended by measures adopted in the context of Regulation (EU) 2020/2092 and amounts subject to a negative assessment by the Commission on the basis of the application of enabling conditions pursuant to Article 15 of this Regulation shall not be subject to a programme amendment or transfer pursuant to this Article or to Article 26 of this Regulation.'.

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89. Amendment 89RenewProposal for a regulation · Recital 19 a (new)
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    (19 a) Any programme amendment or transfer of amounts that would be carried out should be without prejudice to the application of measures adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/2092 and to the compliance of relevant programmes with horizontal enabling conditions in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. Amounts that are suspended under Regulation (EU) 2020/2092 or withheld on the basis of horizontal enabling conditions under article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 should not be subject to a programme amendment or transfer.

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90. Amendment 90RenewProposal for a regulation · Article 2 a (new)
    Amendment

    Article2a Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 In Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the following paragraph is added: '10a. Commitments suspended by measures adopted in the context of Regulation (EU) 2020/2092 and amounts subject to a negative assessment by the Commission on the basis of the application of enabling conditions pursuant to Article 15 of this Regulation shall not be subject to a programme amendment or transfer pursuant to this Article or to Article 26 of this Regulation.'.

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