52025PC0983

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 10.12.2025

COM(2025) 983 final

2025/0396(COD)

Proposal for a

DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and electronical equipment and single use plastic waste

(Text with EEA relevance)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL

•Reasons for and objectives of the proposal

Union legislation should deliver its policy objectives efficiently, effectively and transparently. These longstanding principles can be traced back to the 2001 White paper on Governance ( 1 ) which put better regulation and stakeholder engagement at the heart of European policymaking. The Competitiveness Compass ( 2 ) continues the promotion of responsible law-making. It announced unprecedented efforts to simplify legislation to reignite the competitiveness of European business. Moreover, the Commission has since strengthened targets to reduce administrative costs for business (together with public authorities) and Small and Medium sized Entreprises by 25% and 35% respectively ( 3 ).

A mature body of Union environmental law now exists. The Commission takes seriously its duty to manage these laws effectively and invests heavily in reviewing ( 4 ) their application to ensure that they deliver as intended and that problematic issues are tackled early. Moreover, the Commission is committed to ‘stress-test’ all EU laws under its current term of office. The content of this proposal (and others in the ‘omnibus’ package) represents the initial fruits of the Commission’s ongoing ‘stress-testing’ in the environment area ( 5 ) built on extensive dialogue and inputs from civil society. The omnibus package addresses legislation related to the circular economy, the operation of industrial installations, the management of geospatial data, and environmental permitting.

The above legislation are crucial parts of delivering the Union’s commitment to a fair green, and digital transition and the shift towards a circular economy in particular. It is important that this legislation works well, mobilises the Union’s assets like the single market and avoids imposing unnecessary costs on business, public authorities and citizens.

This specific proposed Directive aims to reduce the administrative burden for producers established in one Member State of the Union selling their products in other Member States, in relation to the participation of these producers in the extended producer responsibility schemes in those other Member States, set up under the following EU instruments:

–Directive 2008/98/EC on waste ( 6 )

–Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electric and electronic equipment ( 7 )

–Directive (EU) 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment ( 8 ).

This proposal suspends certain provisions of the above Directives in the area of environment, waste management. Further possible modifications of those Directives or further suspensions of their provisions are entirely outside of the scope and aims of the present proposal. The need for such modifications may be assessed, as appropriate, in the context of further stress-testing of EU environmental legislation announced in the [Chapeau Communication] and in Commission work programme 2026. The Commission will constructively engage with the co-legislators, in order to ensure that the legislative process on the present proposal fully preserves its essential object and does not distort it.

The producer of a product placed on the market of a Member State has the responsibility to cover the costs of managing the product at its end of life (so called ‘Extended Producer Responsibility or EPR). The Waste Framework Directive sets out the minimum general requirements for extended producer responsibility while specific rules for different product groups exist in other legislation such as the Regulation on packaging and packaging waste, the Regulation on batteries and waste batteries, the Directive on electrical and electronical waste, and the Single Use Plastics Directive, as well the Directive on end-of-life vehicles (currently subject to revision under an ongoing ordinary legislative procedure) ( 9 ). Member States may also establish national rules on extended producer responsibility for other products, provided these rules comply with the minimum requirements set out in Article 8 and 8a of the Waste Framework Directive.

An authorised representative for EPR acts on behalf of an economic operator (producer) selling products in a Member State where the producer is not established or if it is established in a third country. The purpose is to ensure that producers making available products on the territory of a Member State comply with the rules on EPR so that the costs of waste management are covered.

In the May 2025 Communication on a strategy for the single market( 10 ), the Commission highlighted the complexity of EPR rules as a major barrier in the internal market, in particular the possibility or obligation for a producer to have an authorised representative for EPR in each Member State where the producer makes its products available.

The proposal would provide additional flexibility by allowing producers established in the Union and selling products in another Member State to choose whether they appoint an authorised representative for EPR. Provisions regarding the appointment of authorised representatives for EPR for producers based in third countries should remain as they currently are contained in sectoral legislation.

•Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area

The current proposal promotes a similar approach across circular economy/waste legislation regarding the operation of schemes for extended producer responsibility. This will facilitate the functioning of the internal market while aiding business operations.

•Consistency with other Union policies

This proposal is part of a package of measures aimed primarily at cutting red tape for economic operators. It is entirely consistent with the Commission’s policies on better regulation, and the objectives of the Competitiveness compass to promote greater competitiveness and economic resilience in the Union. The rationalisation introduced by these measures will not affect the achievement of the objectives in the concerned policy area nor the rationale of the legislative acts

2.LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY

•Legal basis

The legal base of the proposal is 192(1) TFEU. This reflects the underlying legal bases of the Directives containing provisions on authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility that the proposal suspends.

•Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)

Directive on Waste: Waste is a commodity that can cross national borders and will increasingly do so as progress is made in establishing a circular economy. Common rules and approaches are needed across the Union to ensure that waste is managed uniformly and that materials are reused and recycled in the same ways in order that markets can function efficiently. Changes to the rules on waste therefore must also be addressed at Union level.

Directive preventing harm from certain plastic items (single use plastics): Litter does not respect national borders and litter from one member State can be found the seas and beaches of another member State. Moreover, measures needed to tackle litter need to be consistent in order to prevent fragmentation in the functioning of markets in certain products. The EU Directive on single use products is therefore necessary and provides added value above what Member States could achieve acting alone. Changes to these rules also require action at EU level.

Directive on waste electrical and electronical equipment: Electrical and electronical waste is a commodity that can cross national borders and will increasingly do so as progress is made in establishing a circular economy. Common rules and approaches are needed across the Union to ensure that electric and electronic waste is managed uniformly and that materials are reused and recycled in the same ways in order that markets can function efficiently. Changes to the rules on electrical and electronical waste therefore must also be addressed at Union level.

•Proportionality

In the case of the circular economy legislation, the proposal would introduce alternative means to deliver the policy objectives of ensuring that waste products are appropriately managed at the end of their useful life. These respond to the concerns of producers operating across Member States.

•Choice of the instrument

A proposal for a Directive is the appropriate choice of instrument given that the pieces of legislation the proposal suspends are Directives.

3.RESULTS OF EX-POST EVALUATIONS, STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

•Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation

A targeted revision of the Directive on waste was recently adopted by the Legislator based on a Commission proposal that was supported by an impact assessment. The targeted revision introduced a new obligation for the Commission to evaluate the Directive by end 2029 and amend if appropriate. An evaluation of the Directive on waste electrical and electronical equipment has recently been conducted 11 . An evaluation of the Directive on preventing harm from certain plastics products is ongoing and completion is expected in 2027.

•Stakeholder consultations

The staff working document accompanying this proposal provides more information on the various consultation activities that have been undertaken to support the preparation of this proposal. The key consultation activities are summarised below.

The following consultation activities have been carried out to prepare this omnibus proposal:

–A call for evidence 12 for the environmental omnibus open for feedback from 22 July 2025 to 10 September 2025.

–A high-level roundtable on simplifying environmental laws on 2 October 2025.

The call for evidence on environmental simplification drew a lot of attention. The Commission published a call for evidence on the environmental simplification package on the Have-Your-Say website: Simplification of administrative burdens in environmental legislation . The feedback period was from 22 July 2025 till 10 September 2025. All feedback is published on the Have-Your-Say website.

There were 190 998 contributions to the call for evidence, of which 189 751 (99.3%) came from citizens. 1 247 (0.7%) contributions came from organisations other than citizens, including businesses and business associations, non-governmental organisations (environmental and other), public authorities and academics. 622 attachments, mainly position papers, were attached to these submissions, which often included specific suggestions.

From a business perspective, there is support for less burdensome regulation that leaves business with flexibility to deliver both growth and sustainable production. There is a perception of administrative obligations that are too prescriptive, and do not provide value added.

On the side of civil society, there is support for a simplification that makes it easier to protect the environment and social standards and avoid deregulation, for example by removing redundancies and avoiding excessively detailed regulations. There is however concern that efforts to simplify regulations could undermine environmental protections. Citizens urged the EU to focus on enforcing existing laws rather than creating new simplifications.

The Commission is currently preparing an impact assessment to support the preparation of the Circular Economy Act in 2026. This assessment will utilise ongoing consultation activities that will also cover simplification of existing (waste and circular economy-related) legislation, and particularly EPR related legislation.

•Collection and use of expertise

The Commission contracted an external service provider to provide expertise related to this proposal. In particular, the contractor has screened the known body of environmental laws to identify reporting and other administrative obligations together with potential to simplify these obligations. In addition, the contractor has provided assistance in quantifying the reductions in costs of possible measures to simplify provisions in the omnibus package. All information provided by the contractor will be published.

•Impact assessment

An impact assessment has not been prepared primarily because the proposal is highly specific with little choice available to remedy the underlying issues. A staff working document does however accompany this proposal. It justifies the content of the proposal and presents quantitative information about the expected impacts. It also presents the views and inputs of stakeholders which the Commission has received.

•Regulatory fitness and simplification

Under the regulatory fitness and performance programme (REFIT), the Commission ensures that its legislation is fit for purpose, targeted to the needs of stakeholders, and minimises burdens while achieving its objectives. This proposal is therefore part of, and fully coherent with, the REFIT programme in so far as it attempts to simplify administrative procedures related to the appointment of authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility and reduce unnecessary costs for producers.

•Fundamental rights

The proposal has no adverse impact on fundamental rights as enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights as it solely impacts the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility.4.BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS

Not applicable.

5.OTHER ELEMENTS

•Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements

Given the very specific nature of the proposal, there is no need for implementation plans to guide the transposition and application of the new provisions. Existing monitoring and reporting provisions in the affected Directives will continue.

•Explanatory documents (for directives)

Given the very specific nature of the proposal, there is no need to require explanatory documents from the Member States regarding their transposition.

•Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal

Article 1 suspends the application of Article 22a(3), first subparagraph, of Directive 2008/98/EC, Article 17(2) of Directive 2012/19/EU and Article 8(7) of Directive 2019/904 until January 2035.

2025/0396 (COD)

Proposal for a

DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee 13 ,

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions 14 ,

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1)The political guidelines for the Commission’s 2024-2029 term 15 point to the goal of simplifying, consolidating and codifying legislation to eliminate any overlaps and contradictions while maintaining high standards and staying the course on the goals set out in the European Green Deal.

(2)In its Communication of 11 February 2025 entitled ‘A simpler and faster Europe: Communication on implementation and simplification’, 16 the European Commission set out a vision for an implementation and simplification agenda that delivers fast and visible improvements for people and business on the ground. That requires more than an incremental approach and the Union is to take bold action to achieve that goal. The European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Member States’ authorities at all levels and stakeholders need to work together to streamline and simplify Union, national and regional rules and implement policies more effectively.

(3)In its Communication on a Strategy for the Single Market 17 , the Commission identified as a barrier to the internal market that businesses face inconsistent national regulations which makes it harder to sell, scale or move goods and services across borders. The Commission committed to focus on the ten most harmful barriers as a priority. The Communication identified certain features of extended producer responsibility schemes as one of the barriers most frequently reported by companies operating cross-border in the Union. While extended producer responsibility schemes are derived from Union legislation, a lack of uniformity of principles and requirements has led to a large diversity of extended producer responsibility schemes set up in Member States as well as to regulatory complexity and high administrative burden for companies. This Directive is a first stepping stone to more profound simplification of the extended producer responsibility schemes in the area of waste, while the upcoming Circular Economy act should provide for further simplification.

(4)In particular, due to that lack of harmonisation, in particular regarding the current provisions in sectoral legislation for the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility, the fulfilment of the obligations related to the appointment may result in an unnecessary administrative burden on producers operating in multiple Member States where they are not established. Particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises, the obligation to appoint authorised representatives separately for every Member State where the producer places products on the market poses a significant challenge in terms of costs. With a view to ensuring equal conditions for producers established in the Union, it is important that the rules for appointing an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility in Directives 2008/98/EC 18 , 2012/19/EU 19 and (EU) 2019/904 20 of the European Parliament and of the Council have the same content. The currently fragmented legal framework for different products and the significant administrative burden associated with fulfilling the requirement to appoint an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility in up to 26 Member States is hampering the competitiveness of producers established in the Union. It is thus crucial to harmonise the existing rules effectively and promptly, reducing the associated burdens on producers. To this effect, the Commission is currently reviewing the effectiveness, the administrative burden entailed and the unintended barriers for the internal market, of the obligation to appoint authorised representatives as a safeguard for the producers’ compliance with the ‘polluter pays‘ principle. This review is likely to lead to alternative solutions which are more effective and less burdensome.

(5)With a view to simplifying requirements on producers, and reducing the administrative burden, producers of textile, textile-related or footwear, electrical and electronical equipment and single use plastic products (‘producers’) should be able to choose whether they appoint an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility when making available products on the market of another Member State where they are not established. Therefore, Member States should not make the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility mandatory for producers established in the Union, but the option for producers to appoint an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility at their discretion should be maintained. This allows producers who have already appointed an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility to retain their existing arrangements, while immediately alleviating the costs and administrative burden for producers who wish to not appoint an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility.

(6)Ensuring traceability and enforcement with regards to producers established in third countries is more challenging compared to those operating within the Union, as such producers fall outside the territorial scope of Member States’ enforcement powers and are not covered by the Union administrative and judicial cooperation mechanisms that facilitate the enforcement of obligations and judgments within the internal market. Making the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility voluntary for producers established in third countries could thus increase the risk of freeriding, where producers do not fulfil their legal obligations such as registration, reporting, providing a guarantee or participating in a collective scheme, and could create loopholes for non-compliant producers established in third countries. Thus, the provision in Directive 2008/98/EC that allows Member States to provide that a producer established in a third country and making textile, textile-related or footwear products available for the first time on their territory by means of distance contracts directly to end-users is to appoint, by written mandate, a legal or natural person established on their territory as its authorised representative for the purpose of fulfilling the obligations of a producer related to the extended producer responsibility scheme on their territory should remain applicable. However, Member States should be allowed to ensure traceability and enforcement with regard to producers established in third countries through alternative means.

(7)The provisions in Directives 2008/98/EC, 2012/19/EU and (EU) 2019/904 which make the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility mandatory should be suspended until 1 January 2035.

(8)The Commission is preparing a legislative proposal for a comprehensive reform of the extended producer responsibility system. The proposal is expected to be tabled by the Commission, in accordance with its Work Programme, in 2026. The legislative proposal will be subject to the ordinary legislative procedure and, if adopted by the European Parliament and by the Council, the Member States and the producers will have to take the necessary measures to align their regulatory and organisational measures, as well as their conduct to the new rules with regard to the extended producer responsibility.

(9)The provisions in Directives 2008/98/EC, 2012/19/EU and (EU) 2019/904 that currently set out that Member States are to allow producers established in the Union to appoint an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility leave a margin of discretion to Member States. Member States should not make the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility mandatory in their national legislation.

(10)Suspending the application of the requirement for producers established in a Member State to appoint authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility when selling products in other Member States serves as a preliminary measure to immediately alleviate burdens and costs for producers who wish to not appoint an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility. This approach paves the way for the implementation of a comprehensive reform of the extended producer responsibility system.

(11)Since the objectives of this Directive, namely to provide flexibility to producers established in the Union as to whether they appoint an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,

(12)

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Suspension

The application of the following provisions is suspended until 1 January 2035:

(a)Article 22a(3) of Directive 2008/98/EC.

Member States may either provide that a producer as defined in Article 3(4b), point (d), of that Directive established in a third country and making textile, textile-related or footwear products listed in Annex IVc of that Directive available for the first time on their territory is to appoint, by written mandate, a legal or natural person established on their territory as its authorised representative for the purpose of fulfilling the obligations of a producer related to the extended producer responsibility scheme on their territory or ensure traceability and enforcement with regard to producers established in third countries through alternative means;

(b)Article 17(2) of Directive 2012/19/EU;

(c)Article 8(7) of Directive (EU) 2019/904.

Article 2

Transposition

1.Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [OP: please insert date 12 months after entry into force of this Directive] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 3

Entry into force

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

Article 4

Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For the European Parliament For the Council

The President The President

LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL AND DIGITAL STATEMENT

1.FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE3

1.1.Title of the proposal/initiative3

1.2.Policy area(s) concerned3

1.3.Objective(s)3

1.3.1.General objective(s)3

1.3.2.Specific objective(s)3

1.3.3.Expected result(s) and impact3

1.3.4.Indicators of performance3

1.4.The proposal/initiative relates to:4

1.5.Grounds for the proposal/initiative4

1.5.1.Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for roll-out of the implementation of the initiative4

1.5.3.Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past4

1.5.4.Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with other appropriate instruments5

1.5.5.Assessment of the different available financing options, including scope for redeployment5

1.6.Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact6

1.7.Method(s) of budget implementation planned6

2.MANAGEMENT MEASURES8

2.1.Monitoring and reporting rules8

2.2.Management and control system(s)8

2.2.1.Justification of the budget implementation method(s), the funding implementation mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed8

2.2.2.Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up to mitigate them8

2.2.3.Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio between the control costs and the value of the related funds managed), and assessment of the expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure)8

2.3.Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities9

3.ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE10

3.1.Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected10

3.2.Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations12

3.2.1.Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations12

3.2.1.1.Appropriations from voted budget12

3.2.1.2.Appropriations from external assigned revenues17

3.2.2.Estimated output funded from operational appropriations22

3.2.3.Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations24

3.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget24

3.2.3.2.Appropriations from external assigned revenues24

3.2.3.3.Total appropriations24

3.2.4.Estimated requirements of human resources25

3.2.4.1.Financed from voted budget25

3.2.4.2.Financed from external assigned revenues26

3.2.4.3.Total requirements of human resources26

3.2.5.Overview of estimated impact on digital technology-related investments28

3.2.6.Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework28

3.2.7.Third-party contributions28

3.3.Estimated impact on revenue29

4.Digital dimensions29

4.1.Requirements of digital relevance30

4.2.Data30

4.3.Digital solutions31

4.4.Interoperability assessment31

4.5.Measures to support digital implementation32

1.FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

1.1.Title of the proposal/initiative

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and electronical equipment and single use plastic waste

1.2.Policy area(s) concerned

Environment

European Green Deal

1.3.Objective(s)

1.3.1. General objective(s)

The general objective pursued by this legislative proposal is to simplify elements of Directives 2008/98/EC, 2012/19/EU and (EU) 2019/904 with regard to the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility.

1.3.2.Specific objective(s)

By suspending the application of the provisions in Regulation of Directives 2008/98/EC, 2012/19/EU and (EU) 2019/904 that mandate the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility for producers established in the Union, such producers will be able to choose whether they appoint an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility when making available products on the market of another Member State where they are not established, but the appointment will not be mandatory. This allows those producers who have already appointed an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility to retain their existing arrangements, while immediately alleviating the costs and administrative burden for producers who wish to not appoint an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility. 

1.3.3. Expected result(s) and impact

Specify the effects which the proposal/initiative should have on the beneficiaries/groups targeted.

The proposed suspension of the application of the mandatory appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility for producers established in the Union will alleviate administrative burden and costs from the producers of packaging and batteries. Especially SMEs will benefit from not having to appoint an authorised representatives.

1.3.4.Indicators of performance

Specify the indicators for monitoring progress and achievements.To monitor progress towards achieving the proposal’s specific objectives, the Commission will explore the possibility of organising exchanges with Member States in different formats, including by using the existing fora.

1.4.The proposal/initiative relates to:

 a new action

 a new action following a pilot project / preparatory action 21

 the extension of an existing action

 a merger or redirection of one or more actions towards another/a new action

1.5.Grounds for the proposal/initiative

1.5.1.Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for roll-out of the implementation of the initiative

The suspension should apply until 1 January 2035.

1.5.2. Added value of EU involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g. coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For the purposes of this section 'added value of EU involvement' is the value resulting from EU action, that is additional to the value that would have been otherwise created by Member States alone.The proposal will create a harmonised approach across sectoral legislation. To ensure uniform conditions for producers within the Union, it is essential that the same provisions are applied across Member States for appointing an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility. The existing fragmented legal framework for various products and the administrative challenges linked with appointing an authorised representative in up to 26 Member States are hindering the competitiveness of Union-based producers. It is necessary to efficiently and swiftly harmonise the current rules, thereby alleviating the burdens faced by these producers.

1.5.3.Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past

N/A

1.5.4.Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with other appropriate instruments

N/A

1.5.5.Assessment of the different available financing options, including scope for redeployment

N/A

1.6.Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact

 limited duration

– in effect from date of application to 1 January 2035

– financial impact from YYYY to YYYY for commitment appropriations and from YYYY to YYYY for payment appropriations.

unlimited duration

–Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY,

–followed by full-scale operation.

1.7.Method(s) of budget implementation planned [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 ]

 Direct management by the Commission

– by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations;

– by the executive agencies

 Shared management with the Member States

 Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to:

– third countries or the bodies they have designated

– international organisations and their agencies (to be specified)

– the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund

– bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 of the Financial Regulation

– public law bodies

– bodies governed by private law with a public service mission to the extent that they are provided with 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 are provided with adequate financial guarantees

– bodies or persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in the common foreign and security policy pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union, and identified in the relevant basic act

–bodies established in a Member State, governed by the private law of a Member State or Union law and eligible to be entrusted, in accordance with sector-specific rules, with the implementation of Union funds or budgetary guarantees, to the extent that such bodies are controlled by public law bodies or by bodies governed by private law with a public service mission, and are provided with adequate financial guarantees in the form of joint and several liability by the controlling bodies or equivalent financial guarantees and which may be, for each action, limited to the maximum amount of the Union support.

Comments

N/A

2.MANAGEMENT MEASURES

2.1.Monitoring and reporting rules

Specify frequency and conditions.

N/A

2.2.Management and control system(s)

2.2.1.Justification of the budget implementation method(s), the funding implementation mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed

N/A

2.2.2.Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up to mitigate them

N/A

2.3.Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities

N/A

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. 22

from EFTA countries 23

from candidate countries and potential candidates 24

From other third countries

other assigned revenue

N/A

Diff./Non-diff.

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 and potential candidates

from other third countries

other assigned revenue

N/A

Diff./Non-diff.

YES/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

3.2.1.1.Appropriations from voted budget

EUR million (to three decimal places)

Heading of multiannual financial framework

Number

DG: <…….>						Year		Year		Year		Year		TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
						2024		2025		2026		2027
Operational appropriations
Budget line		Commitments		(1a)										0.000
		Payments		(2a)										0.000
Budget line		Commitments		(1b)										0.000
		Payments		(2b)										0.000
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes
Budget line				(3)										0.000
TOTAL appropriations for DG <…….>		Commitments		=1a+1b+3		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
		Payments		=2a+2b+3		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
						2024		2025		2026		2027
Operational appropriations
Budget line		Commitments		(1a)										0.000
		Payments		(2a)										0.000
Budget line		Commitments		(1b)										0.000
		Payments		(2b)										0.000
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes
Budget line				(3)										0.000
TOTAL appropriations for DG <…….>		Commitments		=1a+1b+3		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
		Payments		=2a+2b+3		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
					2024		2025		2026		2027
TOTAL operational appropriations	Commitments		(4)		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
	Payments		(5)		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes			(6)		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
TOTAL appropriations under HEADING <….>	Commitments		=4+6		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
of the multiannual financial framework	Payments		=5+6		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000

Heading of multiannual financial
framework

Number

DG: <…….>			Year	Year	Year	Year	TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
			2024	2025	2026	2027
Operational appropriations
Budget line	Commitments	(1a)					0.000
	Payments	(2a)					0.000
Budget line	Commitments	(1b)					0.000
	Payments	(2b)					0.000
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes
Budget line		(3)					0.000
TOTAL appropriations	Commitments	=1a+1b +3	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
for DG <…….>	Payments	=2a+2b+3	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

DG: <…….>			Year	Year	Year	Year	TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
			2024	2025	2026	2027
Operational appropriations
Budget line	Commitments	(1a)					0.000
	Payments	(2a)					0.000
Budget line	Commitments	(1b)					0.000
	Payments	(2b)					0.000
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes
Budget line		(3)					0.000
TOTAL appropriations	Commitments	=1a+1b +3	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
for DG <…….>	Payments	=2a+2b+3	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

					Year		Year		Year		Year		TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
					2024		2025		2026		2027
TOTAL operational appropriations	Commitments		(4)		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
	Payments		(5)		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes			(6)		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
TOTAL appropriations under HEADING <….>	Commitments		=4+6		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
of the multiannual financial framework	Payments		=5+6		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
						Year		Year		Year		Year		TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
						2024		2025		2026		2027
• TOTAL operational appropriations (all operational headings)		Commitments		(4)		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
		Payments		(5)		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
• TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes (all operational headings)				(6)		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
TOTAL appropriations Under Heading 1 to 6		Commitments		=4+6		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
of the multiannual financial framework (Reference amount)		Payments		=5+6		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000

Heading of multiannual financial framework		7	‘Administrative expenditure’
DG: <…….>					Year	Year	Year	Year	TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
					2024	2025	2026	2027
 Human resources					0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
 Other administrative expenditure					0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
TOTAL DG <…….>	Appropriations				0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

DG: <…….>					Year	Year	Year	Year	TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
					2024	2025	2026	2027
 Human resources					0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
 Other administrative expenditure					0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
TOTAL DG <…….>	Appropriations				0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework				(Total commitments = Total payments)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

EUR million (to three decimal places)

		Year	Year	Year	Year	TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
		2024	2025	2026	2027
TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7	Commitments	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
of the multiannual financial framework	Payments	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

3.2.1.2.Appropriations from external assigned revenues

EUR million (to three decimal places)

Heading of multiannual financial framework

Number

DG: <…….>							Year		Year		Year		Year		TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
							2024		2025		2026		2027
Operational appropriations
Budget line		Commitments			(1a)										0.000
		Payments			(2a)										0.000
Budget line		Commitments			(1b)										0.000
		Payments			(2b)										0.000
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes
Budget line					(3)										0.000
TOTAL appropriations for DG <…….>		Commitments			=1a+1b+3		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
		Payments			=2a+2b+3		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
DG: <…….>							Year		Year		Year		Year		TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
							2024		2025		2026		2027
Operational appropriations
Budget line		Commitments			(1a)										0.000
		Payments			(2a)										0.000
Budget line		Commitments			(1b)										0.000
		Payments			(2b)										0.000
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes
Budget line					(3)										0.000
TOTAL appropriations for DG <…….>		Commitments			=1a+1b+3		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
		Payments			=2a+2b+3		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
						Year		Year		Year		Year		TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
						2024		2025		2026		2027
TOTAL operational appropriations	Commitments			(4)		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
	Payments			(5)		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes				(6)		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
TOTAL appropriations under HEADING <….>	Commitments			=4+6		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
of the multiannual financial framework	Payments			=5+6		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000		0.000
Heading of multiannual financial framework			Number

DG: <…….>								Year			Year			Year			Year			TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
								2024			2025			2026			2027
Operational appropriations
Budget line		Commitments			(1a)															0.000
		Payments			(2a)															0.000
Budget line		Commitments			(1b)															0.000
		Payments			(2b)															0.000
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes
Budget line					(3)															0.000
TOTAL appropriations for DG <…….>		Commitments			=1a+1b+3			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000
		Payments			=2a+2b+3			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000
DG: <…….>								Year			Year			Year			Year			TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
								2024			2025			2026			2027
Operational appropriations
Budget line		Commitments			(1a)															0.000
		Payments			(2a)															0.000
Budget line		Commitments			(1b)															0.000
		Payments			(2b)															0.000
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes
Budget line					(3)															0.000
TOTAL appropriations for DG <…….>		Commitments			=1a+1b+3			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000
		Payments			=2a+2b+3			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000
							Year			Year			Year			Year			TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
							2024			2025			2026			2027
TOTAL operational appropriations	Commitments			(4)			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000
	Payments			(5)			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000
TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes				(6)			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000
TOTAL appropriations under HEADING <….>	Commitments			=4+6			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000
of the multiannual financial framework	Payments			=5+6			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000
									Year			Year			Year			Year			TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
									2024			2025			2026			2027
• TOTAL operational appropriations (all operational headings)			Commitments			(4)			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000
			Payments			(5)			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000
• TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes (all operational headings)						(6)			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000
TOTAL appropriations under Headings 1 to 6			Commitments			=4+6			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000
of the multiannual financial framework (Reference amount)			Payments			=5+6			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000			0.000

Heading of multiannual financial framework

‘Administrative expenditure’

EUR million (to three decimal places)

DG: <…….>			Year	Year	Year	Year	TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
			2024	2025	2026	2027
 Human resources			0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
 Other administrative expenditure			0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
TOTAL DG <…….>	Appropriations		0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

DG: <…….>			Year	Year	Year	Year	TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
			2024	2025	2026	2027
 Human resources			0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
 Other administrative expenditure			0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
TOTAL DG <…….>	Appropriations		0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework		(Total commitments = Total payments)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

EUR million (to three decimal places)

		Year	Year	Year	Year	TOTAL MFF 2021-2027
		2024	2025	2026	2027
TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7	Commitments	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
of the multiannual financial framework	Payments	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

3.2.2.Estimated output funded from operational appropriations (not to be completed for decentralised agencies)

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)

Indicate objectives and outputs



Year
2024

Year
2025

Year
2026

Year
2027

Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see Section1.6)

TOTAL

OUTPUTS

Type 25

Average cost

Cost

Total No

Total cost

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 1 26 …

- Output

Subtotal for specific objective No 1

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 2 ...

- Output

Subtotal for specific objective No 2

TOTALS

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

3.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS	Year	Year	Year	Year	TOTAL 2021 - 2027
	2024	2025	2026	2027
HEADING 7
Human resources	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Other administrative expenditure	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Subtotal HEADING 7	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Outside HEADING 7
Human resources	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Other expenditure of an administrative nature	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Subtotal outside HEADING 7	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

TOTAL	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

3.2.3.2.Appropriations from external assigned revenues

EXTERNAL ASSIGNED REVENUES	Year	Year	Year	Year	TOTAL 2021 - 2027
	2024	2025	2026	2027
HEADING 7
Human resources	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Other administrative expenditure	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Subtotal HEADING 7	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Outside HEADING 7
Human resources	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Other expenditure of an administrative nature	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Subtotal outside HEADING 7	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

TOTAL	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

3.2.3.3.Total appropriations

TOTAL VOTED APPROPRIATIONS + EXTERNAL ASSIGNED REVENUES	Year	Year	Year	Year	TOTAL 2021 - 2027
	2024	2025	2026	2027
HEADING 7
Human resources	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Other administrative expenditure	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Subtotal HEADING 7	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Outside HEADING 7
Human resources	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Other expenditure of an administrative nature	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Subtotal outside HEADING 7	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

TOTAL	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

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.

3.2.4.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

3.2.4.1.Financed from voted budget

Estimate to be expressed in full-time equivalent units (FTEs)

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS		Year	Year	Year	Year
		2024	2025	2026	2027
 Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff)
20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices)		0	0	0	0
20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations)		0	0	0	0
01 01 01 01 (Indirect research)		0	0	0	0
01 01 01 11 (Direct research)		0	0	0	0
Other budget lines (specify)		0	0	0	0
• External staff (inFTEs)
20 02 01 (AC, END from the ‘global envelope’)		0	0	0	0
20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD in the EU Delegations)		0	0	0	0
Admin. Support line [XX.01.YY.YY]	- at Headquarters	0	0	0	0
	- in EU Delegations	0	0	0	0
01 01 01 02 (AC, END - Indirect research)		0	0	0	0
01 01 01 12 (AC, END - Direct research)		0	0	0	0
Other budget lines (specify) - Heading 7		0	0	0	0
Other budget lines (specify) - Outside Heading 7		0	0	0	0
TOTAL		0	0	0	0

3.2.4.2.Financed from external assigned revenues

EXTERNAL ASSIGNED REVENUES		Year	Year	Year	Year
		2024	2025	2026	2027
 Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff)
20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices)		0	0	0	0
20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations)		0	0	0	0
01 01 01 01 (Indirect research)		0	0	0	0
01 01 01 11 (Direct research)		0	0	0	0
Other budget lines (specify)		0	0	0	0
• External staff (in full time equivalent units)
20 02 01 (AC, END from the ‘global envelope’)		0	0	0	0
20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD in the EU Delegations)		0	0	0	0
Admin. Support line [XX.01.YY.YY]	- at Headquarters	0	0	0	0
	- in EU Delegations	0	0	0	0
01 01 01 02 (AC, END - Indirect research)		0	0	0	0
01 01 01 12 (AC, END - Direct research)		0	0	0	0
Other budget lines (specify) - Heading 7		0	0	0	0
Other budget lines (specify) - Outside Heading 7		0	0	0	0
TOTAL		0	0	0	0

3.2.4.3.Total requirements of human resources

TOTAL VOTED APPROPRIATIONS + EXTERNAL ASSIGNED REVENUES		Year	Year	Year	Year
		2024	2025	2026	2027
 Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff)
20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices)		0	0	0	0
20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations)		0	0	0	0
01 01 01 01 (Indirect research)		0	0	0	0
01 01 01 11 (Direct research)		0	0	0	0
Other budget lines (specify)		0	0	0	0
• External staff (in full time equivalent units)
20 02 01 (AC, END from the ‘global envelope’)		0	0	0	0
20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD in the EU Delegations)		0	0	0	0
Admin. Support line [XX.01.YY.YY]	- at Headquarters	0	0	0	0
	- in EU Delegations	0	0	0	0
01 01 01 02 (AC, END - Indirect research)		0	0	0	0
01 01 01 12 (AC, END - Direct research)		0	0	0	0
Other budget lines (specify) - Heading 7		0	0	0	0
Other budget lines (specify) - Outside Heading 7		0	0	0	0
TOTAL		0	0	0	0

The staff required to implement the proposal (in FTEs): N/A

	To be covered by current staff available in the Commission services	Exceptional additional staff*
		To be financed under Heading 7 or Research	To be financed from BA line	To be financed from fees
Establishment plan posts			N/A
External staff (CA, SNEs, INT)

Description of tasks to be carried out by:

Officials and temporary staff
External staff

3.2.5.Overview of estimated impact on digital technology-related investments

Compulsory: the best estimate of the digital technology-related investments entailed by the proposal/initiative should be included in the table below.

Exceptionally, when required for the implementation of the proposal/initiative, the appropriations under Heading 7 should be presented in the designated line.

The appropriations under Headings 1-6 should be reflected as “Policy IT expenditure on operational programmes”. This expenditure refers to the operational budget to be used to re-use/ buy/ develop IT platforms/ tools directly linked to the implementation of the initiative and their associated investments (e.g. licences, studies, data storage etc). The information provided in this table should be consistent with details presented under Section 4 “Digital dimensions”.

TOTAL Digital and IT appropriations	Year	Year	Year	Year	TOTAL MFF 2021 - 2027
	2024	2025	2026	2027
HEADING 7
IT expenditure (corporate)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Subtotal HEADING 7	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Outside HEADING 7
Policy IT expenditure on operational programmes	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Subtotal outside HEADING 7	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

TOTAL	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

3.2.6.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)

– 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

3.2.7.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:

Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)

	Year 2024	Year 2025	Year 2026	Year 2027	Total
Specify the co-financing body
TOTAL appropriations co-financed

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 27
		Year 2024	Year 2025	Year 2026	Year 2027
Article ………….

For assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected.

N/A

Other remarks (e.g. method/formula used for calculating the impact on revenue or any other information).

N/A

4.Digital dimensions

4.1.Requirements of digital relevance

[Requirement 1 (R1): …]

[Requirement 2 (R2): …]

Please insert as many requirement lines as needed and identify each requirement distinctly (like R1, R2, etc.) to ease cross-referencing in the following sections.

4.2.Data

4.3.Digital solutions

4.4.Interoperability assessment

4.5.Measures to support digital implementation

(1) COM(2001) 428 final of 12 October 2001, European governance - A white paper.

(2) COM(2025) 30 final of 29 January 2025, A Competitiveness Compass for the EU.

(3) COM(2025) 47 final of 11 February 2025, A simpler and faster Europe: Communication on implementation and simplification.

(4) COM(2025) 420 final of 7 July 2025, 2025 Environmental Implementation Review - Environmental implementation for prosperity and security.

(5) Announced by President von der Leyen in her political guidelines 2024-2029 ‘Europe’s Choice’.

(6) Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives; OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p.3.

(7) Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE); OJ L 197, 24.7.2012, p. 38.

(8) Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment; OJ L 155, 12.6.2019, p.1.

(9) Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of life vehicles; OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34.

(10) COM(2025) 500 final of 21 May 2025, The Single Market: our European home market in an uncertain world - A Strategy for making the Single Market simple, seamless and strong.

(11) Commission Staff working document Evaluation of the Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) {SWD(2025) 185 final.

(12) Simplification of administrative burdens in environmental legislation

(13) OJ C , , p. .

(14) OJ C , , p. .

(15) Europe’s Choice, Political Guidelines for the next European Commission 2024−2029, Ursula von der Leyen.

(16) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 11 February 2025, ‘A simpler and faster Europe: Communication on implementation and simplification’, COM/2025/47 final.

(17) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. The Single Market: our European home market in an uncertain world A Strategy for making the Single Market simple, seamless and strong’, COM(2025) 500 final

(18) Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3) ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2008/98/oj

(19) Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE); OJ L 197, 24.7.2012, p. 38, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/19/oj).

(20) Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, OJ L 155, 12.6.2019, p. 1ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/904/oj ).

(21) As referred to in Article 58(2), point (a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation.

(22) Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations.

(23) EFTA: European Free Trade Association.

(24) Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the Western Balkans.

(25) Outputs are products and services to be supplied (e.g. number of student exchanges financed, number of km of roads built, etc.).

(26) As described in Section 1.3.2. ‘Specific objective(s)’

(27) 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.

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