Annexes to COM(2023)443 - Use of railway infrastructure capacity in the single European railway area - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2023)443 - Use of railway infrastructure capacity in the single European railway area. |
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document | COM(2023)443 ![]() |
date | July 11, 2023 |
CEF funds will cover only part the costs of activities (1) and (2) described in box 1.5.5. above (co-financing), as the proposed Regulation requires stakeholders to provide a significant part of the funding necessary to cover the costs of these activities.
The control strategy for procurements and grants in DG MOVE includes specific ex-ante legal, operational and financial controls on the procedures as well as on the signature of contracts and agreements. In addition, expenditure made to procure goods and services is subject to ex ante and, when necessary, ex post financial controls.
2.2.2.Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up to mitigate them
The pre-identified recipients of CEF technical assistance grants (see point 1.5.5. above) are regarded as low-risk beneficiaries. Potential risks would therefore be covered by the existing mechanisms of the Financial Regulation and mitigated by the set of internal controls of DG MOVE (systematic ex ante legal and financial controls, ex post audits of expenditure as defined in the yearly audit work plans).
Appropriate controls will also be put in place to mitigate the potential risk of conflict of interest, in particular concerning the respect by the beneficiaries of the obligations imposed on them and concerning the rules determining the functioning of the Performance Review Body.
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)
Considering the limited scope and amount of EU funding to be granted, and since beneficiaries of EU funds are regarded as low-risk, it is expected that this initiative will not cause control costs to go beyond the existing cost of controls of DG MOVE. The risk of error at payment and at closure is expected to remain under 2%.
2.3.Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities
Specify existing or envisaged prevention and protection measures, e.g. from the Anti-Fraud Strategy.
The regular Commission prevention and protection measures would apply, specifically:
- Payments for any services are checked by the Commission staff prior to payment, taking into account any contractual obligations, economic principles and good financial or management practice. Anti-fraud provisions (supervision, reporting requirements, etc.) will be included in all grant agreements and contracts concluded between the Commission and recipients of any payments.
- To combat fraud, corruption and other unlawful activities the provisions of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) shall apply without restriction.
DG MOVE adopted a revised Anti-fraud Strategy (AFS) in 2020. The MOVE AFS is based on the Commission 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 MOVE’s capacity to prevent, detect and correct fraud.
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. 26 | from EFTA countries 27 | from candidate countries and potential candidates 28 | fromother third countries | other assigned revenue | |
1 | 02 03 01 00 - CEF Transport. | Diff. | NO | YES | NO | NO |
3.2.Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations
3.2.1.Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations
– The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations
– The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below:
EUR million (to three decimal places)
Heading of multiannual financial framework | 01 | Single Market, Innovation and Digital |
DG: MOVE | Year 2025 29 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | Year 2028+ 30 | TOTAL (2025 – 2027) | ||
Operational appropriations | |||||||
Budget line 31 : 02 03 01 00 (CEF Transport) | Commitments | (1a) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
Payments | (2a) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 | |
TOTAL appropriations for DG MOVE | Commitments | =1a | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
Payments | =2a | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
TOTAL operational appropriations | Commitments | (4) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
Payments | (5) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 | |
TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 1 of the multiannual financial framework | Commitments | =4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
Payments | =5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
Heading of multiannual financial framework | 7 | ‘Administrative expenditure’ |
This section should be filled in using the 'budget data of an administrative nature' to be firstly introduced in the Annex to the Legislative Financial Statement (Annex 5 to the Commission decision on the internal rules for the implementation of the Commission section of the general budget of the European Union), which is uploaded to DECIDE for interservice consultation purposes.
EUR million (to three decimal places)
Year N | Year N+1 | Year N+2 | Year N+3 | Year N+X | TOTAL | ||||
DG: <…….> | |||||||||
·Human resources | |||||||||
·Other administrative expenditure | |||||||||
TOTAL DG <…….> | Appropriations |
TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | (Total commitments = Total payments) |
EUR million (to three decimal places)
Year 2025 32 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | Year 2028+ 33 | TOTAL (2025 – 2027) | |||
TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7 of the multiannual financial framework | Commitments | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 | |
Payments | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
3.2.2.Estimated output funded with operational appropriations
Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
Indicate objectives and outputs | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | Year 2028+ | TOTAL (2025 - 2027) | |||||||||||
OUTPUTS | ||||||||||||||||
Type | Avg. cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | Total No | Total cost | |||||
Support for the coordination of infrastructure managers 34 | ||||||||||||||||
Output | Nbr of ‘coordinated’ border crossings | 0.013 35 | 73 | 0.941 | 73 | 0.941 | 73 | 0.941 | 73 | 0.941 | 219 | 2.823 | ||||
Subtotal for activity No 1 | 73 | 0.941 | 73 | 0.941 | 73 | 0.941 | 73 | 0.941 | 219 | 2.823 | ||||||
Support for the coordination of rail regulatory bodies | ||||||||||||||||
Output | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
Subtotal for activity No 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Performance Review Body | ||||||||||||||||
Output | Number of members | 0.009 36 | 11 | 0.099 | 11 | 0.099 | 11 | 0.099 | 11 | 0.099 | 33 | 0.297 | ||||
Subtotal for activity No 3 | 11 | 0.099 | 11 | 0.099 | 11 | 0.099 | 11 | 0.099 | 33 | 0.297 | ||||||
TOTALS 37 | 84 | 1.040 | 84 | 1.040 | 84 | 1.040 | 84 | 1.040 | 252 | 3.120 |
3.2.3.Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations
– The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an administrative nature
– The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative nature, as explained below:
EUR million (to three decimal places)
Year N 38 | 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 |
HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | ||||||||
Human resources | ||||||||
Other administrative expenditure | ||||||||
Subtotal HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework |
Outside HEADING 7 39 of the multiannual financial framework | ||||||||
Human resources | ||||||||
Other expenditure of an administrative nature | ||||||||
Subtotal outside HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework |
TOTAL |
The appropriations required for human resources and other expenditure of an administrative nature will be met by appropriations from the DG that are already assigned to management of the action and/or 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.
3.2.3.1.Estimated requirements of human resources
– The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources.
– The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below:
Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units
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) | ||||
·Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) | ||||||||
20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) | ||||||||
20 01 02 03 (Delegations) | ||||||||
01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) | ||||||||
01 01 01 11 (Direct research) | ||||||||
Other budget lines (specify) | ||||||||
·External staff (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE) 40 | ||||||||
20 02 01 (AC, END, INT from the ‘global envelope’) | ||||||||
20 02 03 (AC, AL, END, INT and JPD in the delegations) | ||||||||
XX 01 xx yy zz 41 | - at Headquarters | |||||||
- in Delegations | ||||||||
01 01 01 02 (AC, END, INT - Indirect research) | ||||||||
01 01 01 12 (AC, END, INT - Direct research) | ||||||||
Other budget lines (specify) | ||||||||
TOTAL |
XX is the policy area or budget title concerned.
The human resources required will be met by staff from the DG who are already assigned to management of the action and/or 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.
Description of tasks to be carried out:
Officials and temporary staff | |
External staff |
3.2.4.Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework
The proposal/initiative:
– can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
The activities referred to in box 1.5.5. will use existing CEF Technical Assistance funds (budget line 02 03 01 00) which are currently planned for allocation to infrastructure managers in the period 2025 -2027 in the ongoing amendment of the CEF multi-annual work programme.
– requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF and/or use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation.
– requires a revision of the MFF.
3.2.5.Third-party contributions
The proposal/initiative:
– does not provide for co-financing by third parties
– provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below 42 :
Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
Year 2025 43 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | Year 2028+ | TOTAL (2025 – 2050) | |
Infrastructure managers 44 | 13.667 | 5.312 | 5.312 | 5.312 | 32.606 |
National regulatory bodies 45 | 3.558 | 0.180 | 0.185 | 0.190 | 9.401 |
TOTAL appropriations co-financed | 17.226 | 5.492 | 5.496 | 5.501 | 42.007 |
3.3.Estimated impact on revenue
– 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 46 | ||||||
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 assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected.
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Other remarks (e.g. method/formula used for calculating the impact on revenue or any other information).
(1) In particular section 3 of Chapter IV of Directive 2012/34/EU.
(2) COM(2018) 189 final of 16 April 2018. The report was preceded by a European Court of Auditors’ report (European Court of Auditors, Rail freight transport in the EU: still not on the right track, Special Report No 8, Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union, 2016).
(3) SWD(2021) 134 final of 2 June 2021.
(4) International freight and passenger transport – increasing the share of rail traffic (europa.eu)
(5) International freight and passenger transport – increasing the share of rail traffic (europa.eu)
(6) Platform of Rail Infrastructure Managers in Europe (PRIME) for cooperation between infrastructure managers and the Commission services.
(7) A forum for rail undertakings, involving the Commission services and the European Union Agency for Railways.
(8) SWD(2023) 443.
(9) SEC(2023) 443.
(10) However, a focus on the most strategic lines will be maintained to avoid overregulation on lines with regional importance and/or low traffic density.
(11) OJ C , , p. .
(12) OJ C , , p. .
(13) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘The European Green Deal’, COM(2019)640 final of 11 December 2019.
(14) Commission Communication ‘Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All EU Action Plan: “Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil”’, COM(2021) 400 final of 12 May 2021.
(15) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic And Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future’, COM(2020) 789 final of 9 December 2020.
(16) Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area the rules applicable to the management of railway infrastructure (OJ L 343 14.12.2012, p. 32).
(17) Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 22).
(18) OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
(19) 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).
(20)
SWD(2021) 134 final of 2 June 2021
(21) Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 44).
(22) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2177 of 22 November 2017 on access to service facilities and rail-related services (OJ L 307, 23.11.2017, p. 1).
(23) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1100 of 7 July 2015 on the reporting obligations of the Member States in the framework of rail market monitoring (OJ L 181, 9.7.2015, p. 1).
(24) As referred to in Article 58(2)(a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation.
(25) Details of budget implementation methods and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on the BUDGpedia site: https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/corp/budget/financial-rules/budget-implementation/Pages/implementation-methods.aspx
(26) Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations.
(27) EFTA: European Free Trade Association.
(28) Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the Western Balkans.
(29) Year 2025 is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. For the 2025 – 2027 period, expenses will be covered using CEF Transport technical assistance funds.
(30) Amounts indicated for the period post 2028 are purely indicative and will depend on the next Multi-annual Financial Framework discussions and final agreement.
(31) According to the official budget nomenclature.
(32) Year 2025 is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts.
(33) Amounts indicated for the period post 2028 are purely indicative and will depend on the next Multi-annual Financial Framework discussions and final agreement.
(34) As described in point 1.5.5. ‘Assessment of the different available financing options…’
(35) Annual costs incurred by ENIM / the Network Coordinator for ensuring alignment between IMs at border crossings (staff costs).
(36) Annual costs covering the expenses incurred by members of the performance review body (per diem).
(37) Note that the totals here show the sum of costs only for the outputs shown in the table and do not amount to the total costs of activities 1 to 3 covered by EU funding.
(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) Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research.
(40) AC= Contract Staff; AL = Local Staff; END= Seconded National Expert; INT = agency staff; JPD= Junior Professionals in Delegations.
(41) Sub-ceiling for external staff covered by operational appropriations (former ‘BA’ lines).
(42) Third party calculations were calculated as the difference between the sum of estimated costs of associated with measures from the proposal borne by the relevant beneficiary (see box 1.5.5. above) and the share of EU co-funding provided to said beneficiary. Estimated costs were directly derived from the calculations made for the impact assessment of the proposal.
(43) Year 2025 is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts.
(44) Financing of the Network Coordinator, see point (1) in box 1.5.5. above.
(45) To cover the costs of establishing a secretariat for ENRRB, see point (2) in box 1.5.5. above.
(46) 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.