Annexes to COM(2021)804 - Internal markets for renewable and natural gases and for hydrogen (recast) - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2021)804 - Internal markets for renewable and natural gases and for hydrogen (recast). |
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| document | COM(2021)804  |
| date | June 13, 2024 |
It is therefore estimated that 5 FTEs are required for developing and then implementing the new network codes and guidelines related to hydrogen. Given the gradual development of the hydrogen sector, the additional FTEs should be phased in gradually: 1 FTE per year from 2023 onwards.
- ACER shall also take decisions on distributing costs for new cross-border hydrogen infrastructure and for solutions removing restrictions due to differing quality of hydrogen or of other gases. The consultant estimated that for an ACER decision on cross border cost allocation under the TEN-E Regulation 347/2013 in case Member States’ regulatory authorities cannot agree, around 3 FTE are needed for 6 months and in case a decision is appealed further human resources are needed. Assuming a decision once every second year, this would require additional 1 FTE at a time when, with the increasing importance of hydrogen and other gases than natural gas, this decision power is likely to be triggered (i.e. 2026).
- A 4th volume (next to electricity wholesale, natural gas wholesale and retail/consumers) on hydrogen is to be added to ACER’s Market Monitoring Report, extending the scope of ACER’s market monitoring activities. Currently 7-8 FTE work on those existing three volumes. Since hydrogen will be a new area for ACER for which in-house exertise needs to be established, it is estimated that additional 1 FTE is needed from entry into force of the proposals and 1 further FTE once the hydrogen sector is expected to start developing into a pan-European market (i.e. around 2027).
- Given the increasing importance of hydrogen and other gases than fossil gas, the scope of REMIT needs to be extended. This will require in total 5 additional FTE, 2 from 2024 onwards and additional 3 FTE once a hydrogen market starts developing, hence from 2027 onwards. Those 5 FTE will be eligible for funding by fees.
Specific objective No 2: Improving the conditions for cross-border trade in natural gas, taking into account the increasing role of renewable and low-carbon gases, and more rights for consumers
- A new Commission Regulation on cybersecurity is planned, equivalent to the one for the electricity sector. In line with the experience that ACER needs, on average, 1 FTE per network code or guideline, additional 1 FTE is required for cybersecurity from entry into force of the proposal.
- A new provision is to be introduced requiring network operators to have separate regulated asset bases for natural gas, hydrogen and/or electricity networks to avoid cross-subsidisation. ACER will be tasked with issuing recommendations to network operators and Member States’ regulatory authorities on determining the value of the assets and calculating the charges for network users and to update them every second year. ACER will also be tasked with publishing every 4 years a study comparing the efficiency of EU transmission system operators’ costs. For the existing best practice report on transmission and distribution tariffs pursuant to Article 18(9) of Electricity Regulation 2019/943 the consultant estimated 0.4 FTE per year, a little bit more than for the existing report on congestion at gas interconnection points. The proposal reduces the frequency of the latter report from yearly to, in principle, every two years. In consequence additional 0.5 FTE from 2024 onwards should be sufficient to cover both new reporting tasks.
- Mirroring the provisions in the recast Electricity Directive (EU) 2019/944, this proposal will strengthen provisions also for gas consumers. Those provisions should be matched by ACER’s capacity to monitor consumer rights and retail markets and hence ACER’s team working on its yearly Market Monitoring Report should be reinforced by 0.5 FTE from the time onwards when the provisions will need to be transposed by Member States (i.e. 2024).
Specific objective No 3: Ensuring that pan-European entities of network operators comply with EU legislation
- The proposal improves oversight of ENTSO-G (mirroring the provisions related to ENTSO-E), extends the scope of the EU DSO entity to distribution system operators for natural gas and creates a new European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen.
The setting up of the European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen and the extension of the scope of the EU DSO entity creates peak workload for ACER in the first year after entry into force of the proposal followed by the regular monitoring tasks and possible, although rare, enforcement actions. 1 FTE should be sufficient who, after the first year, will also work on the main monitoring task over the new European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen: the assessment of the new Union-wide network development plan.
Those additional FTE as described above do not include overhead. Applying an overhead ratio of around 25% (less than currently) mean that additional 5 FTE are required. Previous Commission Opinions on ACER’s Programming Documents have questionned that the ACER’s establishment plan does not include provisions for staff doing clerical or secretarial tasks and ACER indeed relies on interim staff for such tasks. Those overhead FTE should therefore be AST/SCs to remedy this situation, without additional burden on the EU budget, since they would replace interim staff.
Of the total of 21 FTE, up to 7 would be eligible for funding by fees (2 TA ADs, 3 CAs FG IV and 2 TA AST/SC as secretarial support for the heads of the two REMIT departments).
While most of the additional workload for EU bodies will be within ACER, a hydrogen sector which will progressively develop into a pan-European market as well as the increased complexity of the network and market for natural gas due to the increasing supply of other gases than fossil gas will also increase the workload for DG Energy. A conservative estimate is that 1 additional FTE is needed to ensure proper implementation of the strengthened provisions for consumer protection. On wholesale aspect, currently 8 FTE work on markets in gases (including network planning and gas quality). The addition of hydrogen related rules and the increasing complexity of the sector for natural gas requires the multiplication of the workforce by factor 1.5, hence 4 additional FTE, staggered over the coming years in line with the development of the hydrogen sector and the increasing market share of other gases than fossil gas.
1.5.2.Added value of Union involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g. coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For the purposes of this point 'added value of Union involvement' is the value resulting from Union intervention which is additional to the value that would have been otherwise created by Member States alone.
Currently, there are no rules at EU-level regulating dedicated hydrogen networks or markets. In view of the current efforts at EU and national levels to promote the use of renewable hydrogen as a replacement for fossil fuels, Member States would be incentivised to adopt rules on the transport of hydrogen dedicated infrastructure at national level. This creates the risk of a fragmented regulatory landscape across the EU, which could hamper the integration of national hydrogen networks and markets, thereby preventing or deterring cross-border trade in hydrogen.
Harmonising rules for hydrogen infrastructure at a later stage (i.e. after national legislation is in place) would lead to increased administrative burdens for Member States and higher regulatory costs and uncertainty for companies, especially where long-term investments in hydrogen production and transport infrastructure are concerned.
The creation of a regulatory framework at EU-level for dedicated hydrogen networks and markets would foster the integration and interconnection of national hydrogen markets and networks. EU-level rules on the planning, financing and operation of such dedicated hydrogen networks would create long-term predictability for potential investors in this type of long-term infrastructure, in particular for cross-border interconnections (which might otherwise be subject to different and potentially divergent national laws).
When it comes to biomethane, without an initiative at EU level, it is likely that by 2030 a regulatory patchwork would still exist regarding access to wholesale markets, connection obligations and TSO-DSO coordination measures. Likewise, without some harmonisation at the EU level, renewable and low-carbon gas producers will be facing vastly different connection and injection costs across the EU, resulting in an unequal playing field.
Without further legislation at the EU level Member States would continue to apply different gas quality standards and rules on hydrogen blending levels, risking cross-border flow restrictions and market segmentation. Gas quality standards would continue to be mainly defined by the quality parameters of natural gas, limiting the integration of renewable gases in the network.
All these aspects are likely to lower cross-border trade with renewable gases that might be compensated by higher fossil gas imports. The utilisation of the LNG terminals and imports could remain restricted to fossil gas, despite that no adaptation of LNG terminals would be necessary in case competitive biomethane or synthetic methane from non-EU sources were available.
1.5.3.Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past
The experience with previous legislative proposals has shown that staffing needs of ACER are easily underestimated. This is especially the case if legislation includes empowerment provisions for the adoption of more detailed technical rules like the network codes and guidelines under the Electricity Regulation (EU) 2019/943. In order to avoid a repeat of the experience with the third internal market package of 2009, where underestimating the staffing needs resulted in structural understaffing (only comprehensively solved starting with the EU budget for 2022), for this proposal staffing needs are estimated for several years into the future and take into account likely future developments like the use of empowerments.
1.5.4.Compatibility with the Multiannual Financial Framework and possible synergies with other appropriate instruments
This initiative is included in the Commission work programme for 2021 (COM(2020) 690 final) as part of the European Green Deal and the ‘Fit For 55’ Package’ and will contribute to the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets of at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 as set out by the European Climate Law Regulation and to the EU’s objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
1.5.5.Assessment of the different available financing options, including scope for redeployment
The FTE are needed for new tasks while existing tasks will not decrease in the foreseeable future: a hydrogen sector will develop in parallel to the continued use of the natural gas system, the latter even becoming more complex due to the increasing use of other sources of methane than fossil gas. Hence redeployment would not solve the additional staffing needs.
To the extent legally possible, additional FTE will be financed by the existing fee scheme for ACER’s tasks under REMIT.
1.6.Duration and financial impact of the proposal/initiative
◻ limited duration
–◻ Proposal/initiative in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to [DD/MM]YYYY
–◻ Financial impact from YYYY to YYYY
X unlimited duration
–Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY,
–followed by full-scale operation.
1.7.Management mode(s) planned 22
X Direct management by the Commission through
–◻ executive agencies
◻ Shared management with the Member States
X Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to:
◻ international organisations and their agencies (to be specified);
◻the EIB and the European Investment Fund;
X bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71;
◻ public law bodies;
◻ bodies governed by private law with a public service mission to the extent that they provide adequate financial guarantees;
◻ bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted with the implementation of a public-private partnership and that provide adequate financial guarantees;
◻ persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in the CFSP pursuant to Title V of the TEU, and identified in the relevant basic act.
Comments
2. MANAGEMENT MEASURES
2.1.Monitoring and reporting rules
Specify frequency and conditions.
According to its financial regulation, ACER has to provide, in the context of its Programming Document, an annual Work Programme including details on resources, both financial and human, per each of the activities carried out.
ACER reports monthly to DG ENER on budget execution, including commitments, and payments by budget title, and vacancy rates by type of staff.
In addition, DG ENER is directly represented in the governance bodies of ACER. Through its representatives in the Administrative Board, DG ENER will be informed of the use of the budget and the establishment plan at each of its meetings during the year.
Finally, also in line with financial rules, ACER is subject to annual requirements for reporting on activities and the use of resources through the Administrative Board and its Annual Activity Report.
The tasks directly implemented by DG ENER will follow the annual cycle of planning and monitoring, as implemented in the Commission and the executive agencies, including reporting the results through the Annual Activity Report of DG ENER.
2.2.Management and control system(s)
2.2.1.Justification of the management mode(s), the funding implementation mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed
While ACER will have to develop new expertise, it is nevertheless most cost-effective to allocate the new tasks under this proposal to an existing agency which already works on similar tasks.
DG ENER established a control strategy for managing its relations with ACER, part of the 2017 Internal Control Framework of the Commission. ACER revised and adopted its own Internal Control Framework in December 2018.
2.2.2.Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up to mitigate them
Main risk are wrong estimates as regards the workload created by this proposal, given that it aims at providing a facilitating regulatory framework ex-ante, not ex-post after the establishment of national approaches and the appearance of new actors and new fuels (hydrogen and other “alternative gases”) in the energy sector. This risk needs to be accepted, since, as experience has shown, if additional resources needs are not included in the initial proposal, it is very difficult to remedy this situation later on.
That the proposal includes several new tasks mitigates this risk, since while the workload of some future tasks may be underestimated, others may be overestimated, providing scope for possible future redeployment.
2.2.3.Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio of "control costs ÷ value of the related funds managed"), and assessment of the expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure)
The allocation of additional tasks for the existing mandate of ACER is not expected to generate specific additional controls at ACER, therefore, the ratio of control costs over value of funds managed will remain unaltered.
Similarly, the tasks assigned for DG ENER will not result in additional controls or change in the ratio of control costs.
2.3.Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities
Specify existing or envisaged prevention and protection measures, e.g. from the Anti-Fraud Strategy.
ACER applies the anti-fraud principles of decentralised EU Agencies, in line with the Commission approach.
In March 2019 ACER adopted a new Anti-Fraud Strategy, repealing Decision 13/2014 of the Administrative Board of ACER. The new strategy, spanning over a three-year period, is based on the following elements: an annual risks assessment, the prevention and management of conflicts of interest, internal rules on whistleblowing, the policy and procedure for the management of sensitive functions, as well as measures related to ethics and integrity.
DG ENER also adopted a revised Anti-fraud Strategy (AFS) in 2020. The ENER AFS is based on the Comission Anti-fraud Strategy and a specific risk assessment carried out internally to identify the areas most vulnerable to fraud, the controls already in place and the actions necessary to improve DG ENER’s capacity to prevent, detect and correct fraud.
Both the ACER Regulation and the contractual provisions applicable to public procurement ensure that audits and on-the-spot checks can be carried out by the Commission services, including OLAF, using the standard provisions recommended by OLAF.
3. ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE
3.1.Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected
·Existing budget lines
In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines.
| Heading of multiannual financial framework | Budget line | Type of expenditure | Contribution | |||
| Number | Diff./Non-diff. 23 | from EFTA countries 24 | from candidate countries 25 | from third countries | within the meaning of Article 21(2)(b) of the Financial Regulation | |
| 02 | 02 10 06 and 02 03 02 | Diff./ | YES/NO | YES/NO | YES/NO | YES/NO |
·New budget lines requested
In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines.
| Heading of multiannual financial framework | Budget line | Type of expenditure | Contribution | |||
| Number | Diff./non-diff. | from EFTA countries | from candidate countries | from third countries | within the meaning of Article 21(2)(b) of the Financial Regulation | |
| [XX.YY.YY.YY] | YES/NO | YES/NO | YES/NO | YES/NO |
3.2.Estimated impact on expenditure
3.2.1.Summary of estimated impact on expenditure
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Heading of multiannual financial framework | 2 | European Strategic Investments – Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) |
| ACER | Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | TOTAL | ||
| Title 1: | Commitments | (1) | 0.690 | 0.994 | 1.380 | 1.614 | 1.918 | 6.596 |
| Payments | (2) | 0.690 | 0.994 | 1.380 | 1.614 | 1.918 | 6.596 | |
| Title 2: | Commitments | (1a) | ||||||
| Payments | (2a) | |||||||
| Title 3: | Commitments | (3a) | ||||||
| Payments | (3b) | |||||||
| TOTAL appropriations for ACER | Commitments | =1+1a +3a | 0.690 | 0.994 | 1.380 | 1.614 | 1.918 | 6.596 |
| Payments | =2+2a +3b | 0.690 | 0.994 | 1.380 | 1.614 | 1.918 | 6.596 |
Heading of multiannual financial framework | 7 | ‘Administrative expenditure’ |
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | TOTAL | |||
| DG: ENER | ||||||||
| • Human Resources | 0.152 | 0.304 | 0.304 | 0.456 | 0.760 | 1.976 | ||
| • Other administrative expenditure | ||||||||
| TOTAL DG ENER | Appropriations |
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | (Total commitments = Total payments) | 0.152 | 0.304 | 0.304 | 0.456 | 0.760 | 1.976 |
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | TOTAL | |||
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7 of the multiannual financial framework | Commitments | 0.842 | 1.298 | 1.684 | 2.070 | 2.678 | 8.572 | |
| Payments | 0.842 | 1.298 | 1.684 | 2.070 | 2.678 | 8.572 |
3.2.2.Estimated impact on ACER's appropriations
–X The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations
–◻ The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below:
Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Indicate objectives and outputs ⇩ | Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | TOTAL | ||||||||||||
| OUTPUTS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type 26 | Average cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | Total No | Total cost | |
| SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 1 27 … | ||||||||||||||||||
| - Output | ||||||||||||||||||
| - Output | ||||||||||||||||||
| - Output | ||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal for specific objective No 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 2 ... | ||||||||||||||||||
| - Output | ||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal for specific objective No 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL COST |
3.2.3.Estimated impact on ACER's human resources
3.2.3.1.Summary
–◻ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an administrative nature
–X The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative nature, as explained below:
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | TOTAL |
| Temporary agents (AD Grades) | 0,456 | 0,760 | 0,912 | 1,064 | 1,216 | 4.408 |
| Temporary agents (AST grades) | ||||||
| Temporary agents (AST/SC grades) | 0.152 | 0.152 | 0.304 | 0.304 | 0.456 | 1.368 |
| Contract staff | 0.082 | 0.082 | 0.164 | 0.246 | 0.246 | 0.820 |
| Seconded National Experts |
| TOTAL | 0.690 | 0.994 | 1.380 | 1.614 | 1.918 | 6.596 |
Staff requirements (FTE):
| Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | TOTAL |
| Temporary agents (AD Grades) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Temporary agents (AST grades) | ||||||
| Temporary agents (AST/SC grades) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Contract staff (FG IV) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Seconded National Experts |
| TOTAL | 5 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 21 |
Of which are funded by the EU contribution 28 :
| Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | TOTAL |
| Temporary agents (AD Grades) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Temporary agents (AST grades) | ||||||
| Temporary agents (AST/SC grades) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Contract staff (FG IV) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Seconded National Experts |
| TOTAL | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Planned recruitment date for the FTEs is the 1 January of the respective year.
3.2.3.2.Estimated requirements of human resources for the parent DG
–◻ The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources.
–X The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below:
Estimate to be expressed in full amounts (or at most to one decimal place)
| Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | ||
| ·Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) | ||||||
| 20 01 02 01 and 20 01 02 02 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 20 01 02 03 (Delegations) | ||||||
| 01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) | ||||||
| 10 01 05 01 (Direct research) | ||||||
| • External staff (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE) 29 | ||||||
| 20 02 01 (AC, END, INT from the ‘global envelope’) | ||||||
| 20 02 03 (AC, AL, END, INT and JPD in the Delegations) | ||||||
| Budget line(s) (specify) 30 | - at Headquarters 31 | |||||
| - in Delegations | ||||||
| 01 01 01 02 (AC, END, INT – Indirect research) | ||||||
| 10 01 05 02 (AC, END, INT – Direct research) | ||||||
| Other budget lines (specify) | ||||||
| TOTAL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
These are new tasks, for which there is currently no staff assigned within DG ENER. The human resources required might be met by staff who have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.
3.2.4.Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework
–◻ The proposal/initiative is compatible the current multiannual financial framework.
–X The proposal/initiative will entail reprogramming of the relevant heading in the multiannual financial framework.
Explain what reprogramming is required, specifying the budget lines concerned and the corresponding amounts.
–The ‘Fit for 55’ initiatives were not factored in when the MFF headings were calculated. This specific initiative being new, it will require reprogramming both for the line of the contribution to ACER and the line that will support additional work within DG ENER. To the extent that the budgetary impact of the additional human resources for ACER cannot be met from fees or from the current EU contribution, it will be covered by redeployment from other budget lines managed by DG ENER as regards non-fee financed additional FTE, in particular from CEF Energy Programme budget line 02 03 02), however without creating a precedent for the use of CEF funds.
–◻ The proposal/initiative requires application of the flexibility instrument or revision of the multiannual financial framework 32 .
Explain what is required, specifying the headings and budget lines concerned and the corresponding amounts.
3.2.5.Third-party contributions
–The proposal/initiative does not provide for co-financing by third parties.
–The proposal/initiative provides for the co-financing estimated below:
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | Total | |||
| Specify the co-financing body | ||||||||
| TOTAL appropriations co-financed |
3.3.Estimated impact on revenue
–X The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue.
–◻ The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact:
–◻ on own resources
–◻ on other revenue
– ◻ please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Budget revenue line: | Appropriations available for the current financial year | Impact of the proposal/initiative 33 | ||||||
| Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) | ||||
| Article …………. |
For miscellaneous ‘assigned’ revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected.
Specify the method for calculating the impact on revenue.
ANNEX
to the LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Name of the proposal/initiative:
Gas Regulation (incl. amendments to ACER Regulation)
1. NUMBER AND COST OF HUMAN RESOURCES CONSIDERED NECESSARY
2. COST OF OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE
3. TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
4. METHODS of CALCULATION USED for ESTIMATING COSTS
4.1.Human resources
4.2.Other administrative expenditure
This annex must accompany the legislative financial statement when the inter-services consultation is launched.
The data tables are used as a source for the tables contained in the legislative financial statement. They are strictly for internal use within the Commission.
1. Cost of human resources considered necessary
The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources
X The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below:
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||||||
| FTE | Appropriations | FTE | Appropriations | FTE | Appropriations | FTE | Appropriations | FTE | Appropriations | FTE | Appropriations | FTE | Appropriations | FTE | Appropriations | ||
| • Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 01 02 01 - Headquarters and Representation offices | AD | 1 | 0.152 | 2 | 0.304 | 2 | 0.304 | 3 | 0.456 | 5 | 0.760 | ||||||
| AST | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 01 02 03 - Union Delegations | AD | ||||||||||||||||
| AST | |||||||||||||||||
| • External staff 34 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 02 01 and 20 02 02 – External personnel – Headquarters and Representation offices | AC | ||||||||||||||||
| END | |||||||||||||||||
| INT | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 02 03 – External personnel - Union Delegations | AC | ||||||||||||||||
| AL | |||||||||||||||||
| END | |||||||||||||||||
| INT | |||||||||||||||||
| JPD | |||||||||||||||||
| Other HR related budget lines (specify) | |||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal HR – HEADING 7 | 1 | 0.152 | 2 | 0.304 | 2 | 0.304 | 3 | 0.456 | 5 | 0.760 |
These are new tasks, for which there is currently no staff assigned within DG ENER. The human resources required might be met by staff who have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.
| Outside HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | ||||||||||
| FTE | Appropriations | FTE | Appropriations | FTE | Appropriations | FTE | Appropriations | FTE | Appropriations | FTE | Appropriations | FTE | Appropriations | FTE | Appropriations | |||
| • Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 01 01 01 01 Indirect Research 35 01 01 01 11 Direct Research Other (please specify) | AD | |||||||||||||||||
| AST | ||||||||||||||||||
| • External staff 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| External staff from operational appropriations (former ‘BA’ lines). | - at Headquarters | AC | ||||||||||||||||
| END | ||||||||||||||||||
| INT | ||||||||||||||||||
| - in Union delegations | AC | |||||||||||||||||
| AL | ||||||||||||||||||
| END | ||||||||||||||||||
| INT | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPD | ||||||||||||||||||
| 01 01 01 02 Indirect Research 01 01 01 12 Direct research Other (please specify) 37 | AC | |||||||||||||||||
| END | ||||||||||||||||||
| INT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other budget lines HR related (specify) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal HR – Outside HEADING 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total HR (all MFF Headings) | 1 | 0.152 | 2 | 0.304 | 2 | 0.304 | 3 | 0.456 | 5 | 0.760 |
These are new tasks, for which there is currently no staff assigned within DG ENER. The human resources required might be met by staff who have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.
2. Cost of other administrative expenditure
XThe proposal/initiative does not require the use of administrative appropriations
◻ The proposal/initiative requires the use of administrative appropriations, as explained below:
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | Year N 38 | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Year N+4 | Year N+5 | Year N+7 | Total |
| At headquarters or within EU territory: | ||||||||
| 20 02 06 01 - Mission and representation expenses | ||||||||
| 20 02 06 02 - Conference and meeting costs | ||||||||
| 20 02 06 03 - Committees 39 | ||||||||
| 20 02 06 04 Studies and consultations | ||||||||
| 20 04 – IT expenditure (corporate) 40 | ||||||||
| Other budget lines non-HR related (specify where necessary) | ||||||||
| In Union delegations | ||||||||
| 20 02 07 01 - Missions, conferences and representation expenses | ||||||||
| 20 02 07 02 - Further training of staff | ||||||||
| 20 03 05 – Infrastructure and logistics | ||||||||
| Other budget lines non-HR related (specify where necessary) | ||||||||
| Subtotal Other - HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework |
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Outside HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | Year N 41 | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Year N+4 | Year N+5 | Year N+7 | Total |
| Expenditure on technical and administrative assistance (not including external staff) from operational appropriations (former 'BA' lines): | ||||||||
| - at Headquarters | ||||||||
| - in Union delegations | ||||||||
| Other management expenditure for research | ||||||||
| Policy IT expenditure on operational programmes 42 | ||||||||
| Corporate IT expenditure on operational programmes 43 | ||||||||
| Other budget lines non-HR related (specify where necessary) | ||||||||
| Sub-total Other – Outside HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | ||||||||
| Total Other admin expenditure (all MFFHeadings) |
3. Total administrative costs (all Headings MFF)
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Summary | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
| Heading 7 - Human Resources | 0.152 | 0.304 | 0.304 | 0.456 | 0.760 | |||
| Heading 7 – Other administrative expenditure | ||||||||
| Sub-total Heading 7 | 0.152 | 0.304 | 0.304 | 0.456 | 0.760 | |||
| Outside Heading 7 – Human Resources | ||||||||
| Outside Heading 7 – Other administrative expenditure | ||||||||
| Sub-total Other Headings | ||||||||
| TOTAL HEADING 7 and Outside HEADING 7 | 0.152 | 0.304 | 0.304 | 0.456 | 0.760 |
These are entirely new tasks. The administrative appropriations required might be met by budget that might be redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.
4.
4. Methods of calculation used to estimate costs
4.1 Human resources
This part sets out the method of calculation used to estimate the human resources considered necessary (workload assumptions, including specific jobs (Sysper 2 work profiles), staff categories and the corresponding average costs)
HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework
NB: The average costs for each category of staff at Headquarters are available on BudgWeb:
https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/budgweb/EN/pre/legalbasis/Pages/pre-040-020_preparation.aspx
• Officials and temporary staff
From 1 to 5 AD posts to monitor the implementation of the Regulation:
- Supervision of and coordination with ACER
- Develop a regulatory framework for a market-based development of hydrogen sector and hydrogen networks
- Develop the necessary legal framework to improve conditions for cross-border trade in gas, taking into account the increasing role of renewable and low-carbon gases, and more rights for consumers
- Ensure that pan-European entities of network operators comply with EU legislation
The average costs come from the note Ares(2020)7207955.
• External staff
Outside HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework
• Only posts financed from the research budget
• External staff
4.2 Other administrative expenditure
Give details of the method of calculation used for each budget line
and in particular the underlying assumptions (e.g. number of meetings per year, average costs, etc.)
HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework
Outside HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework
(1) COM(2021) 660 final.
(2) OJ C 211, 19.8.2008, p. 23.
(3) OJ C 172, 5.7.2008, p. 55.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 36).
(5) OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 57.
(6) OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 36.
(7) See page 94 of this Official Journal.
(8) Regulation (EU) 2019/942 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 establishing a European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators.
(9) Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 1).
(10) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
(11) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
(12) OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1
(13) Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/703 of 30 April 2015 establishing a network code on interoperability and data exchange rules (OJ L 113, 1.5.2015, p. 13).
(14) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
(15) OJ L 198, 20.7.2006, p. 18
(16) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
(17) Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure (OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39).
(18) OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39.
(19) Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 54).
(20) Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and repealing Regulation (EU) No 994/2010 (OJ L 280, 28.10.2017, p. 1).
(21) As referred to in Article 58(2)(a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation.
(22) Details of management modes and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on the BudgWeb site: https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/budgweb/EN/man/budgmanag/Pages/budgmanag.aspx .
(23) Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations.
(24) EFTA: European Free Trade Association.
(25) Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the Western Balkans.
(26) Outputs are products and services to be supplied (e.g.: number of student exchanges financed, number of km of roads built, etc.).
(27) As described in point 1.4.2. ‘Specific objective(s)…’
(28) Each year, in accordance with Article 3(1) of Commission Decision (EU) 2020/2152, ACER will identify those costs, including staff costs, which are eligible for funding by fees and present the result in its draft programming document. In accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2019/942, the Commission provides an opinion on ACER’s draft programming document, including the Agency’s proposals as regards which costs are considered as eligible for funding by fees and the scope for thereby reducing the burden on the EU budget.
(29) AC = Contract Staff; AL = Local Staff; END = Seconded National Expert; INT = agency staff; JPD = Junior Professionals in Delegations.
(30) Sub-ceiling for external staff covered by operational appropriations (former ‘BA’ lines).
(31) Mainly for the EU Cohesion Policy Funds, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF).
(32) See Articles 12 and 13 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2093/2020 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027.
(33) As regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 20 % for collection costs.
(34) AC = Contract Staff; AL = Local Staff; END = Seconded National Expert; INT= agency staff; JPD= Junior Professionals in Delegations.
(35) Please choose the relevant budget line, or specify another if necessary; in case more budget lines are concerned, staff should be differentiated by each budget line concerned
(36) AC = Contract Staff; AL = Local Staff; END = Seconded National Expert; INT= agency staff; JPD= Junior Professionals in Delegations.
(37) Please choose the relevant budget line, or specify another if necessary; in case more budget lines are concerned, staff should be differentiated by each budget line concerned
(38) Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same for the following years
(39) Specify the type of committee and the group to which it belongs.
(40) The opinion of DG DIGIT – IT Investments Team is required (see the Guidelines on Financing of IT, C(2020)6126 final of 10.9.2020, page 7)
(41) Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same for the following years
(42) The opinion of DG DIGIT – IT Investments Team is required (see the Guidelines on Financing of IT, C(2020)6126 final of 10.9.2020, page 7)
(43) This item includes local administrative systems and contributions to the co-financing of corporate IT systems (see the Guidelines on Financing of IT, C(2020)6126 final of 10.9.2020)