Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/170 of 25 January 2023 establishing the template for the annual performance reports on the Internal Security Fund for the 2021-2027 programming period, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/1149 of the European Parliament and of the Council

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1149 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the Internal Security Fund (1), and in particular Article 30(5) thereof,

After consulting the Home Affairs Funds Committee,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), together with the Regulations (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) and (EU) 2021/1148 (4), and Regulation (EU) 2021/1149 (‘Fund-specific Regulations’) establishing respectively the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy and the Internal Security Fund constitute a framework for Union funding contributing to the development of the area of freedom, security and justice.

(2) Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, and in particular Article 41(7) thereof, requires Member States to submit an annual performance report to the Commission for each programme in accordance with the Fund-specific Regulations.

(3) To ensure uniform conditions in the implementation of annual reporting and that the information provided to the Commission is consistent and comparable, Regulation (EU) 2021/1149 sets out the need to establish a template for the annual performance reports by means of an implementing act.

(4) In accordance with Protocol No 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Ireland takes part in and is bound by Regulation (EU) 2021/1149. Therefore, Ireland is bound by this Regulation.

(5) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not take part in and is not bound by Regulation (EU) 2021/1149. Therefore, Denmark is not bound by this Regulation.

(6) To allow for the prompt application of the measures provided for in this Regulation and to ensure that there is no delay in the implementation of the programmes, this Regulation should enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

This Regulation establishes the template for the annual performance reports on the Internal Security Fund referred to in Article 41(7) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1149.

The template is set out in the Annex.

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.

Done at Brussels, 25 January 2023.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 94.

(2) OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159.

(3) OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 48.