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 a cti v i t i e s.
The control strategy for procurements and grants in DG MOVE includes specific e x ~ 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 a nte and, when necessary, ex p ost financial c o n tr o I s.
/ nfo r m atio n concerning the risks identified and the i nte r n a I control syste m (s) set up to mitigate them
The pre-identified recipients of CEF technical assistance grants (see point 1.5.5. above) are regarded as lowrisk beneficiaries. Potential risks would therefore be covered by the existing mechanisms ofthe Financial Regulation and mitigated by the set of internal controls of DG MOVE( systematic ex ante legal and financial controls, ex p ost audi ts 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.
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2., 2., 3. Hsti m ati o n and Justification of the cost~effecti ve ness of the controls (ratio of control costs — value of the re I a te cl funds managed J, and assessment of the ex p ecte d levels ofrisk oferror fat payment & at closure)
Considering the limited scope and amount of EU funding to be granted, and since beneficiaries of EU funds are regarded as lowrisk, it is expected that this initiative
will not cause control costs to go beyond the existing cost of controls of
DG MOVE.
Th
e risk of error at payment and at closure is expected to remain under
IVIeasu res to prevent fraud and irregularities
Sp ecify ex i sti n g or envisaged prevention and p rotecti o n m ea s u res, e, g, fro m the /\nti ~ Fra u d 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 b etw een the Commission and recipients of any payments.
To combat fraud, corruption and other unlawful activities the provisions of Regulation (EU, E u rato m ) No 883/2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European AntiTraud Office (OLAF) shall apply without restriction.
DG MOVE adopted a revised Anti"fraud Strategy (AFS) m 2020. The MOVE AFS ,s
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.
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ESTIMATED FlNANCIAL IMPACTOF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE
3.1. H
eadi ngl^sj 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 rn ultiannual f i n a n c i a I fra rnework | Budget line | Type of expenditure | Co n tr i b ut i o n | |||
| Number | Dirr./Non-diff.26 | fro rn EFTA countries 27 | fro rn candid ate c o u ntr i es and p ote nti a I candid ates 28 | from oth e r th i rd c o u ntr i es | other assigned re ven ue | |
| 1 | 02 03 01 00 -CEF Transport. | Diff. | NO | YES | NO | NO |
26 Dirr. = D i f f e r e ntiated appropriations / Non-diff. = N o n " d i f f e r e n ti ated appropriations.
27 EFTA: E uropean Free Trade Association.
28 Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the W estern Dal kans
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3.2. Q st i mated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations
3.2, 1, Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations
- □ T he proposal /initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations
- ST he proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below.
EUR
ion ^to three decimal placesj
| 1 leading of m ultiannual financial | 01 | C l\ | A | Innovation and Digital |
| Jingle V | v \ a r k et, | |||
| fr a mewo r k |
| DG: MOVE | Yea r 202529 | Yea r 2026 | Yea r 2027 | Yea r 2028+30 | TOTAL (2025 - 2027) | ||
| Operational appropriations | |||||||
| Budget line31: 02 03 01 00 (CEF Transport) | Corn rnitrnents | (i.) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
| Pay rn ents | (2.) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 | |
| TOTAI_ appropriations | Corn rnitrnents | = 1, | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
| for DG MOVE | Pay m ents | =2, | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
| TOTAL operational appropriations | Corn rnitrnents | (4) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
| Pay m ents | (5) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
&) Year 2025 i sthe year in which implementation ofthe proposal/initiative starts. For the 2025 -2027 period, expenses will be covered using CEF T ra n s po rt tec h n i ca I assistance funds
Amounts indicated forthe period post 2028 are purely indicative and will depend on the next M u It i ~a n n u a I Financial Framework discussions and final agreement.
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/"According to the official budget nomenclature.
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| TOTAI_ appropriations under HEADING 1 of the multiannual financial framework | Com mitments | = 4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
| Pay m ents | = 5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
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'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 State ment (A nnex 5 to the Commission decision on the internal rules for the implementation of the Commission section of the general budgetofthe European Union), which is uploaded to DECIDE for interservice consultation purposes.
EUR million (to three decimal places
| Yea r N | Yea r N+1 | Yea r N+2 | Yea r N+3 | Yea r N+X | TOTAL | ||||
| DG: <.......> | |||||||||
| • Human resources | |||||||||
| • Other administrative expenditure | |||||||||
| TOTAL DG < > | Appropriations |
| "TOTAI_ appropriations under HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | (Total corn mitrnents — Total payments) |
EUR million (to three decimal places
| Yea r 202532 | Yea r 2026 | Yea r 2027 | Yea r 2028+33 | TOTAL (2025 - 2027) | ||
| "TOTAI_ appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7 of the multiannual financial framework | Com mitments | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
| Pay m e nts | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 |
61 Year 2025 i sthe year in which implement at ion ofthe proposal/initiative starts.
Amounts indicated forthe period post 2028 are purely indicative and will depend on the next M u It i ~a n n u a I Financial Framework discussions and final agreement.
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3.2.2.
sti m a ted output funded with operational appropriations
Co m m itment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places
| Indicate objectives and outputs | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | Ye ar | 2028+ | TOTAL (2025 - 2027) | |||||||
| ■0 | OUTPUTS | ||||||||||||
| Type | Avg. cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | No | Cost | Total No | Total cost | ||
| c 34 Oupport forthecoordination ofinfrastructure managers | |||||||||||||
| Outp ut | Nbr of 'coordinated' border crossings | 0.01335 | 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 | |||
| S u p p o rt f o rthe coordination of rail regulatory bodies | |||||||||||||
| Outp ut | 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 | |||||||||||||
| Outp ut | Number of members | 0.00936 | 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 | |||
| TOTALS37 | 84 | 1.040 | 84 | 1.040 | 84 | 1.040 | 84 | 1.040 | 252 | 3.120 |
34 As described in point 1.5.5. 'Assessment of the different available financing options...'
Annual costs incurred by E N I M /the N etwork Coordinator for ensuring alignment between IMs at border crossings (staff costs).
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/"Annual costs covering the expenses incurred by members of the performance review body l^per cliernj.
Notethatthetotals here show the sum ofcosts only f o rthe outputs shown in the table and do not amounttothetotal costs ofactivities 1 to 3 covered by EU fundinc
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Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations
- ST he proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an administrative nature
□ T he proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative nature, as explained below.
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year | Year | Year | Year | Enter as many years as necessary to show the | TOTAL | |
| N38 | N + 1 | N + 2 | N+3 | |||
| duration of the impact (see point 1,6) |
| HEADING 7 fi na ncial fra mework | ||||||||
| Human resources | ||||||||
| Other a d m i n istrati ve expend iture | ||||||||
| Subtotal HEADING 7 |
| Outs,de HEADING 739 fi na ncial fra mework | ||||||||
| Human resources | ||||||||
| Other expenditure ofan administrative | ||||||||
| S u btotaI outs,de HEADING 7 |
| TOTAL |
I he 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.
Year N i sthe year in which implementation ofthe proposal/initiative starts. Please replace N by the expected first year of i m pie ment at ion (f o r i n sta n ce . 2021). The sam e f o r th e f o Mowing years.
Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU program mes
and/or actions (former 'BA' lines), indirect research, direct research.
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requirements of human resources
proposal /initiative does not require the use of human resources, proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained
Llsti m ate 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 sta ff) | ||||||||
| 20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission's Representation Off i ces) | ||||||||
| 20 01 02 03 (Delegations) | ||||||||
| 01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) | ||||||||
| 01 01 01 11 (Direct research) | ||||||||
| Other budget lines (specify) | ||||||||
| • Exte r n a I sta ff (in Full Time Equivalent unit! FTE)^° | ||||||||
| 20 02 01 (AC, END, INT from the 'global envelope') | ||||||||
| 20 02 03 (AC, AL, END, INT and JPD n the delegations) | ||||||||
| XX 01 xxyyzz | "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 |
isthe policy area or budgettitle concerned.
I he human resources required will be met by staff from the LJo 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 con str a i nts .
Description of tasks to be carried out.
| Officials and temporary staff | |
| Extern a I staff |
3.2.3.1. E sti m a te d
- \E\ The
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AC= C o ntract Staff ] AL = Loca, Starr; END= S econded National Expert, INT = ag ency staff, JPD= J unior Professionals in Delegations.
Sub"ceiling f o r external staff covered by operational appropri a tiOHS (fOTIllCr B A lifl.CS).
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3.2.4.
Compatibility with the current mu/tiannuai financial framework The proposal/initiative.
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an be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the IVIultiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
The activities referred to in box 1.5.5. will use existing CEF Te c h n i ca I Ass istance 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.
3.2.5.
- □ 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 R e g u I at i o n .
- □ requires a revision of the MFF. i r d ~p a rty contributions
The proposal/initiative.
- □ does not provide for co_financing by third parties
rxl 42.
- LiU provides for the co_fi nanci ng by third partiesestimated below
Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Yea r 202543 | Yea r 2026 | Yea r 2027 | Yea r 2028+ | TOTAL (2025 - 2050) | |
| I ,- 44 Infrastructure managers | 13.667 | 5.312 | 5.312 | 5.312 | 32.606 |
| National regulatory bodies^"* | 3.558 | 0.180 | 0.185 | 0.190 | 9.401 |
| TOTAL appropriations co~ financed | 17.226 | 5.492 | 5.496 | 5.501 | 42.007 |
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I hird 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. ab ove) and the share of EU CO " funding provided to said beneficiary. Estimated costs were directly derived from the calculations made for the impact assessment ofthe proposal. 4i Year 2025 i sthe year in which implementation ofthe proposal/initiative starts.
financing ofthe INetwork ^coordinator, see point (1 ) in box 1.5.5. above.
To cover the costs or establishing a secretariat tor ENRRB, see point (2) i n box 1 .5.5. ab o ve.
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3.3. Dstimated impact on revenue
- H T he proposal/ i nitiative has no financial impact on revenue.
- □ T he proposal/initiative has the following financial impact.
— n on own resources
on other revenue
— please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines C
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Budget revenue line. | Appropri ations available f o r the cu rrent f i n a nci a 1 year | Impact ofthe proposal/initiative^ | ||||||
| Ye ar N | Ye ar N + 1 | Yea r N+2 | Ye ar N+3 | Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration ofthe 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 /fo rmula used f o r calculating the impact on revenue or any other
i n f o r m at i o n )
^ As regards traditional own resources (cu sto ms duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net
amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 20 % for collection costs.
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