Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/256 of 13 February 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/207 with regard to changes to the models for submission of the information on a major project, for the joint action plan, for the implementation reports for the Investment for growth and jobs goal and for the European territorial cooperation goal and correcting that Regulation with regard to data for the purpose of the performance review and performance framework

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Publication 2019-02-14
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14.2.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 43/20

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of 17 December 2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 1, and in particular the fifth paragraph of Article 101, the second paragraph of Article 106, and Article 111(5), thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of 17 December 2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal 2, and in particular Article 14(5) thereof,

After consulting the Coordination Committee for the European Structural and Investment Funds,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/207 is amended as follows:

Article 2

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/207 is corrected as follows:

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2 shall apply from 14 February 2015.

Point (1) of Annex III shall apply from 1 January 2014.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 February 2019.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/207 of 20 January 2015 laying down detailed rules implementing Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the models for the progress report, submission of the information on a major project, the joint action plan, the implementation reports for the Investment for growth and jobs goal, the management declaration, the audit strategy, the audit opinion and the annual control report and the methodology for carrying out the cost-benefit analysis and pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the model for the implementation reports for the European territorial cooperation goal (OJ L 38, 13.2.2015, p. 1).

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Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1).

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Commission Notice on the notion of State aid as referred to in Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C/2016/2946) (OJ C 262, 19.7.2016, p. 1).

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Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Social Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 470).

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 215/2014 of 7 March 2014 laying down rules for implementing Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund with regard to methodologies for climate change support, the determination of milestones and targets in the performance framework and the nomenclature of categories of intervention for the European Structural and Investment Funds (OJ L 69, 8.3.2014, p. 65).

ANNEX I

Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/207 is amended as follows:

  • ‘(1) The Commission services provided guidance to Member States to facilitate the assessment when infrastructure investments involve State aid. In particular, the Commission services have prepared analytical grids. Commission Notice on the notion of State aid as referred to in Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has been published (C/2016/2946) (OJ C 262, 19.7.2016, p. 1). The Commission invites Member States to make use of the analytical grids or of other methods for explaining why it is considered that the support does not involve the granting of State aid.’;

‘Flat rate method or decreased co-financing rate method (Article 61(3)(a), Article 61(3)(aa) and Article 61(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)’;

‘Value
1. Total eligible cost before taking into account the requirements set out in Article 61 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 (in EUR, not discounted) (Section C.1.12(C))
2. Net revenue flat rate as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 or delegated acts or established on the basis of Article 61(3)(aa) (FR) (%)
3. Total eligible cost after taking into account the requirements set out in Article 61 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 (in EUR, not discounted) = (1) × (1 – FR)8 The maximum public contribution must respect the State aid rules and the amount of total aid granted reported above (if applicable)
  • ‘(3) This does not apply: (1) for projects subject to the rules on State aids in the meaning of Article 107 of the Treaty (see point (G1), pursuant to Article 61(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013; (2) if flat rate (Article 61(3)(a) and Article 61(3)(aa) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013) or decreased co financing rate (Article 61(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013) is used; and (3) if the sum of the present values of operating and replacement costs are higher than the present value of revenues the project is not considered as revenue generating, in which case items 7 and 8 can be ignored and pro rata application of discounted net revenue should be set at 100 %.’.
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In case of decreased co-financing rate method, this formula is not applicable (flat rate is reflected in the co-financing rate of the priority axis, resulting in lower ERDF/CF financing) and the total eligible cost is equal to the amount mentioned in point 1.’

ANNEX II

Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/207 is amended as follows:

‘A.8. Type of JAP ( ) Normal ( ) YEI ( ) First JAP under IGJ () ( ) First JAP under ETC () [one possibility only]; *

‘C.   OBJECTIVES OF THE JAP’;

  • ‘C.1. Please describe the objectives of the JAP and how it contributes to the objectives of the programme or to the relevant country-specific recommendations and the broad guidelines of the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union under Article 121(2) TFEU and the relevant Council recommendations under Article 148(4) TFEU which Member States are to take into account in their employment policies.

*’

  • (4) point C.2 is replaced by the following:
  • ‘C.2. On the basis of the information provided in C.1, please set out the JAP objectives
Number Code Objective
JAP objective 1
JAP objective 2’
…
  • (5) point C.3 is deleted;
  • (6) the title of part D is replaced by the following:

‘D.   DESCRIPTION OF THE JAP’;

‘JAP objective(s) to which it contributes’;

  • ‘D.1.2. How will the projects contribute to achieving the JAP objectives? Please justify.’;
  • ‘D.1.3. What are the milestones, where relevant, and targets for outputs and results of these projects?’;

‘(Please specify the starting date of implementation)’;

‘G.   Contribution of the JAP to horizontal principles’;

‘ Please confirm and explain how the JAP contributes to horizontal principles as set out in the relevant programme or Partnership Agreement ’;

  • ‘G.1. The promotion of equality between men and women

*’

  • (17) point G.3 is replaced by the following:
  • ‘G.3. The promotion of sustainable development

*’

  • (18) point H.1.2 is replaced by the following:
  • ‘H.1.2. Please provide information on the selection of the joint action plan in accordance with Article 125(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.’;

‘I.1.   Costs of achieving milestones, and targets for outputs and results (please also complete the appendix on indicators).

Please fill out the following tables with the indicators to be used for the financial management of the JAP, where relevant broken down by priority axis, Fund and category of region.’;

ANNEX III

Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/207 is amended as follows:

‘Table 4A

Common output indicators for the ESF (by priority axis, investment priority, by category of region.

For the YEI, for each priority axis or any part thereof, a breakdown by category of region is not required 9

Investment priority:

Indicator ID Indicator (name of indicator) Category of region (where relevant) Target value (2023) Gender breakdown optional (for the target) Target value (2023) Gender breakdown optional (for the target) Target value (2023) Gender breakdown optional (for the target) 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 2020 2021 2021 2022 2022 2023 2023 Cumulative value (calculated automatically) Cumulative value (calculated automatically) Cumulative value (calculated automatically) Achievement ratio gender breakdown optional Achievement ratio gender breakdown optional Achievement ratio gender breakdown optional
Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value Annual Value
Total M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W total M W total M W
Unemployed(ESF)
Unemployed(YEI)
Long-term unemployed (ESF)
Long-term unemployed (YEI)
Inactive (ESF)
Inactive (YEI)
Inactive not in education or training (ESF)
Inactive not in education or training (YEI)
Employed including self-employed
Below 25 years of age (ESF)
Below 25 years of age (YEI)
Above 54 years of age
Above 54 years of age who are unemployed, including long-term unemployed, or inactive not in education or training
With primary (ISCED 1) or lower secondary education (ISCED 2) (ESF)
With primary (ISCED 1) or lower secondary education (ISCED 2) (YEI)
With upper secondary (ISCED 3) or post-secondary education (ISCED 4 (ESF)
With upper secondary (ISCED 3) or post-secondary education (ISCED 4 (YEI)
With tertiary education (ISCED 5 to 8) (ESF)
With tertiary education (ISCED 5 to 8) (YEI)
Migrants, participants with a foreign background, minorities (including marginalised communities such as the Roma) (ESF)
Migrants, participants with a foreign background, minorities (including marginalised communities such as the Roma) (YEI)
Participants with disabilities (ESF)
Participants with disabilities (YEI)
Other disadvantaged (ESF)
Other disadvantaged (YEI)
Homeless or affected by housing exclusion 10 (ESF)
Homeless or affected by housing exclusion (YEI)
From rural areas 10 (ESF)
From rural areas (YEI)
Number of projects fully or partially implemented by social partners or NGOs
Number of projects dedicated at sustainable participation and progress of women in employment
Number of projects targeting public administration or public services at national, regional or local level
Number of micro, small and medium-sized enterprise supported (including cooperative enterprises, enterprises of the social economy)
Grand total of participants 11 Grand total of participants 11
  • (2) in part A, point 3.2, Table 9 (Cost of operations implemented outside the programme area (the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund under the Investment for growth and jobs goal)) is replaced by the following:
‘1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Priority axis The amount of EU support envisaged to be used for operations implemented outside the programme area based on selected operations (EUR) As a share of the EU support to the priority axis at the time of adoption of the programme (%) (3/EU support to priority axis at the time of adoption of the programme * 100) The amount of EU support in operations implemented outside the programme area based on eligible expenditure declared by the beneficiary to the managing authority (EUR) As a share of the EU support to the priority axis at the time of adoption of the programme (%) (5/EU support to priority axis at the time of adoption of the programme * 100)
Cost of operations outside the programme area12
  • (3) in part A, point 3.2, in Table 13 (Joint action plans), the text of the eighth column of the first row is replaced by the following:

‘Type of JAP

    1. normal
    1. first JAP
    1. YEI’.
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Structured data required for the report on YEI which is to be submitted in April 2015 in accordance with Article 19(3) and Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013.

10

Estimate based on a representative sampling. Member States have two options of reporting. Option 1: The minimum requirement is to provide data once in the 2017 AIR. In this option, a cumulative value is reported in the “Cumulative value” column in the 2017 AIR. Option 2: Annual values are provided for each year.

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The grand total of participants includes those with complete records (of personal non sensitive data) as well as participants with incomplete records (of personal non sensitive data). The total number of participants is calculated in the SFC2014 system based on the following three common output indicators “unemployed, including long-term unemployed”, “inactive” and “employed, including self-employed”. That total only encompasses participants with complete data records including all personal non-sensitive data. In the grand total of participants, Member States are required to report on all ESF participants, including those with non-complete record of personal non-sensitive data.’.

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In accordance with and subject to ceilings set out in Article 70(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 or Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013.’

ANNEX IV

In Part A, point 8.2, of Annex X to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/207, in Table 8 (Joint Action Plans), the text of the eighth column of the first row is replaced by the following:

‘Type of JAP

    1. normal
    1. First JAP’.

ANNEX V

In Part C, point 15 of Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/207, the table is replaced by the following:

‘13 14
Data for the purpose of the performance review and performance framework Data for the purpose of the performance review and performance framework
Only for the report submitted in 2019: Total eligible expenditure incurred by beneficiaries and paid by 31.12.2018 and certified to the Commission Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 Only for the final implementation report: Total eligible expenditure incurred by beneficiaries and paid by 31.12.2023 and certified to the Commission Article 22(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013’

ANNEX VI

In Part B, point 12 of Annex X to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/207, the table is replaced by the following:

‘13 14
Data for the purpose of the performance review and performance framework Data for the purpose of the performance review and performance framework
Only for the report submitted in 2019: Total eligible expenditure incurred by beneficiaries and paid by 31.12.2018 and certified to the Commission Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 Only for final the implementation report: Total eligible expenditure incurred by beneficiaries and paid by 31.12.2023 and certified to the Commission Article 22(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013’

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