Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1147 of 11 June 2025 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by certain Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (notified under document C(2025) 3622)

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1147 13.6.2025
(1) Article 4(1), point (b), Article 5, Article 7(3), Articles 9, 17, 21 and 34, Article 35(4), Articles 36, 37, 38, 40 to 43, 51, 52, 54, 56, 59, 63, 64, 67, 68, 70 to 75, 77, 91 to 97, 99 and 100, Article 102(2) and Articles 110 and 111 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 continue to apply, as regards the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in relation to expenditure as referred to in Article 104(1), second subparagraph, point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116.
(2) In accordance with Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, the Commission is to carry out the necessary verifications, communicate to the Member States the results of those verifications, take note of the comments of the Member States, initiate a bilateral discussion so that an agreement may be reached with the Member States in question and formally communicate its conclusions to them.
(3) In accordance with Article 52(3), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and Article 34(3), third subparagraph, and Article 40 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014(3), and Article 55(3), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 and Article 37(3), third subparagraph, and Article 43 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/128(4), some Member States made use of the conciliation procedure. The Commission has examined the reports issued by the Conciliation Body on the outcome of these conciliation procedures.
(4) In accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, only agricultural expenditure which has been incurred in a way that has not infringed Union law may be financed, subject to, as regards expenditure incurred under Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, certain limitations in Article 55(1), second and third subparagraph of that Regulation.
(5) In the light of the verifications carried out, the outcome of the bilateral discussions and the conciliation procedures, part of the expenditure declared by certain Member States does not fulfil this requirement and can therefore not be financed under the EAGF and the EAFRD.
(6) The Commission should indicate the amounts that are not recognised as being chargeable to the EAGF and the EAFRD. Those amounts do not relate to expenditure incurred more than 24 months before the Commission’s written notification of the results of the verifications to those Member States, except where otherwise provided for in Article 52(4), points (b) and (c), and Article 52(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and Article 55(4), points (b) and (c), and Article 55(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116.
(7) The amounts excluded from Union financing by the present Decision should also take into account any reductions or suspensions in accordance with Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 due to the fact that such reductions or suspensions are of a provisional nature and without prejudice to decisions taken pursuant to Articles 51 or 52 of that Regulation.
(8) As regards the cases covered by this decision, the Commission notified the assessment of the amounts to be excluded on grounds of non-compliance with Union law to the Member States concerned in the summary report on the subject(5).
(9) This Decision is without prejudice to any financial conclusions that the Commission may draw from the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union in cases pending on 4 September 2024,
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
BE Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2022 Erreur financière détectée lors de l'exercice financier 2022 ONE OFF EUR -8 235,07 0,00 -8 235,07
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2023 Erreur financière détectée lors de l'exercice financier 2023 (section 1.13.2.1 ) ONE OFF EUR -39 279,00 0,00 -39 279,00
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2022 Exercice financier 2022 – délais de paiement ONE OFF EUR -38 195,19 0,00 -38 195,19
Total BE: EUR -85 709,26 0,00 -85 709,26
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
CZ Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals 2019 Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications – for 10% on 14.8 mln 2019 FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR – 211 034,80 0,00 – 211 034,80
Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals 2020 Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications – for 10% on 14.8 mln 2020 FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR – 403 978,96 0,00 – 403 978,96
Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals 2021 Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications – for 10% on 14.8 mln 2021 FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR – 407 697,04 0,00 – 407 697,04
Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals 2022 Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications – for 10% on 14.8 mln 2022 FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR – 460 792,81 0,00 – 460 792,81
Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals 2019 Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications related to the calculation of specific costs –Actions 6.6.1-6.6.2 – FY 2019 ONE OFF EUR -17 684,16 0,00 -17 684,16
Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals 2020 Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications related to the calculation of specific costs –Actions 6.6.1-6.6.2 – FY 2020 ONE OFF EUR -35 926,90 0,00 -35 926,90
Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals 2021 Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications related to the calculation of specific costs –Actions 6.6.1-6.6.2 – FY 2021 ONE OFF EUR -17 929,06 0,00 -17 929,06
Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals 2019 Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications related to the calculation of specific costs – other costs – FY 2019 ONE OFF EUR – 690,56 0,00 – 690,56
Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals 2020 Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications related to the calculation of specific costs – other costs – FY 2020 ONE OFF EUR -15 377,01 0,00 -15 377,01
Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals 2021 Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications related to the calculation of specific costs – other costs – FY 2021 ONE OFF EUR -29 816,60 0,00 -29 816,60
Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals 2022 Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications related to the calculation of specific costs – other costs – FY 2022 ONE OFF EUR -18 031,03 0,00 -18 031,03
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2021 Debt management EAGF ONE OFF EUR – 304 818,17 0,00 – 304 818,17
Total CZ: EUR -1 923 777,10 0,00 -1 923 777,10
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
ES Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2022 Debt management ONE OFF EUR -1 067 431,03 0,00 -1 067 431,03
Voluntary Coupled Support Area Based 2021 Weakness in LPIS VCS Nuts CY2020 ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE 3,59% EUR -32 352,06 0,00 -32 352,06
Voluntary Coupled Support Area Based 2022 Weakness in LPIS VCS Nuts CY2020 ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE 3,59% EUR – 146,37 0,00 – 146,37
Voluntary Coupled Support Area Based 2022 Weakness in LPIS VCS Nuts CY2021 ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE 3,59% EUR -32 594,41 0,00 -32 594,41
Voluntary Coupled Support Area Based 2023 Weakness in LPIS VCS Nuts CY2021 ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE 3,59% EUR 14,53 0,00 14,53
Voluntary Coupled Support Area Based 2023 Weakness in LPIS VCS Nuts CY2022 ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE 3,59% EUR -33 225,36 0,00 -33 225,36
Total ES: EUR -1 165 734,70 0,00 -1 165 734,70
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
GR Decoupled Direct Aids 2021 All weaknesses AA 2020 excl. VCS FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -80 243 125,27 – 772 489,76 -79 470 635,51
Decoupled Direct Aids 2022 All weaknesses AA 2020 excl. VCS FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 4 158,98 0,00 4 158,98
Decoupled Direct Aids 2021 All weaknesses AA 2020 SFS VCS FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -38 580,17 0,00 -38 580,17
Decoupled Direct Aids 2022 All weaknesses AA 2020 SFS VCS FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 13,00 0,00 13,00
Voluntary Coupled Support 2021 All weaknesses AA 2020 VCS FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -5 528 816,30 -55 288,17 -5 473 528,13
Voluntary Coupled Support 2022 All weaknesses AA 2020 VCS FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 437,53 0,00 437,53
Decoupled Direct Aids 2022 All weaknesses AA 2021 excl. VCS FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -77 010 780,99 – 372 132,79 -76 638 648,20
Decoupled Direct Aids 2022 All weaknesses AA 2021 SFS VCS FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -38 202,28 0,00 -38 202,28
Voluntary Coupled Support 2022 All weaknesses AA 2021 VCS FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -3 893 056,15 -19 465,26 -3 873 590,89
Decoupled Direct Aids 2023 All weaknesses AA 2022 excl. VCS FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -80 191 427,26 – 387 320,15 -79 804 107,11
Decoupled Direct Aids 2023 All weaknesses AA 2022 SFS VCS FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -38 494,97 0,00 -38 494,97
Voluntary Coupled Support 2023 All weaknesses AA 2022 VCS FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -3 885 295,29 -19 426,48 -3 865 868,81
Decoupled Direct Aids 2018 All weaknesses BPS/SFS/YFS 2017 FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR -13 357 692,47 -1 047 185,58 -12 310 506,89
Decoupled Direct Aids 2019 All weaknesses BPS/SFS/YFS 2018 FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR -13 320 238,80 0,00 -13 320 238,80
Decoupled Direct Aids 2020 All weaknesses BPS/SFS/YFS 2019 FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR -13 826 242,55 0,00 -13 826 242,55
Decoupled Direct Aids 2018 All weaknesses Greening 2017 FLAT RATE 5,94% EUR -22 396 864,94 – 315 687,56 -22 081 177,38
Decoupled Direct Aids 2019 All weaknesses Greening 2018 FLAT RATE 6,52% EUR -22 393 848,08 0,00 -22 393 848,08
Decoupled Direct Aids 2020 All weaknesses Greening 2019 FLAT RATE 6,52% EUR -22 289 652,85 0,00 -22 289 652,85
Voluntary Coupled Support 2018 All weaknesses VCS 2017 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -4 190 511,89 -39 531,84 -4 150 980,05
Voluntary Coupled Support 2019 All weaknesses VCS 2018 FLAT RATE 6,52% EUR -4 043 449,66 0,00 -4 043 449,66
Voluntary Coupled Support 2020 All weaknesses VCS 2019 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -4 065 595,22 0,00 -4 065 595,22
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2022 Issues related to legality and regularity – Audit objective 2 ONE OFF EUR -74 150,45 0,00 -74 150,45
Decoupled Direct Aids 2016 Weaknesses in LPIS Update FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -12 342 563,07 0,00 -12 342 563,07
Decoupled Direct Aids 2017 Weaknesses in LPIS Update FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -12 060 282,13 0,00 -12 060 282,13
Total GR: EUR – 395 224 261,28 -3 028 527,59 – 392 195 733,69
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
HU Decoupled Direct Aids 2018 All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2017 GP ONE OFF EUR – 680 351,07 -6 135,50 – 674 215,57
Decoupled Direct Aids 2018 all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2017 SAPS ONE OFF EUR -1 254 807,22 -1 574,46 -1 253 232,76
Decoupled Direct Aids 2018 All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2017 SFS ONE OFF EUR – 259 082,68 -3 783,95 – 255 298,73
Decoupled Direct Aids 2018 All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2017 YFS ONE OFF EUR -65 559,78 – 148,92 -65 410,86
Decoupled Direct Aids 2019 All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 GP ONE OFF EUR – 264 320,89 0,00 – 264 320,89
Decoupled Direct Aids 2019 all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 SAPS ONE OFF EUR – 433 533,59 0,00 – 433 533,59
Decoupled Direct Aids 2019 All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 SFS ONE OFF EUR -45 462,06 0,00 -45 462,06
Voluntary coupled support cs 2019 All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 VCS-area related ONE OFF EUR – 462 185,71 0,00 – 462 185,71
Decoupled Direct Aids 2019 All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 YFS ONE OFF EUR -34 312,32 0,00 -34 312,32
Decoupled Direct Aids 2020 All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 GP ONE OFF EUR – 244 534,04 0,00 – 244 534,04
Decoupled Direct Aids 2020 all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 SAPS ONE OFF EUR – 429 396,11 0,00 – 429 396,11
Decoupled Direct Aids 2020 All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 SFS ONE OFF EUR -98 501,29 0,00 -98 501,29
Voluntary coupled support cs 2020 All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 VCS-area related ONE OFF EUR -2 790 331,10 0,00 -2 790 331,10
Decoupled Direct Aids 2020 All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 YFS ONE OFF EUR -14 633,77 0,00 -14 633,77
Decoupled Direct Aids 2018 Performance of on-the-spot checks to the sufficient number_Greening payment ONE OFF EUR -1 203 056,19 0,00 -1 203 056,19
Decoupled Direct Aids 2018 Performance of on the spot checks to the sufficient number _ SAPS ONE OFF EUR – 487 443,06 0,00 – 487 443,06
Voluntary Coupled Support 2018 Performance of on-the-spot checks to the sufficient number_VCS area ONE OFF EUR -5 683,20 0,00 -5 683,20
Decoupled Direct Aids 2018 Performance of on-the-spot checks to the sufficient number_YFS ONE OFF EUR -11 774,62 0,00 -11 774,62
Decoupled Direct Aids 2018 Weaknesses in Key control 'Administrative checks in respect of the aid claimed ' (Artificial creation of conditions to receive premium) – CY 2017 GP FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR – 192 590,60 -20 282,56 – 172 308,04
Decoupled Direct Aids 2018 Weaknesses in Key control 'Administrative checks in respect of the aid claimed ' (Artificial creation of conditions to receive premium) – CY 2017 SAPS FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR -5 783,44 – 169,62 -5 613,82
Decoupled Direct Aids 2019 Weaknesses in Key control 'Administrative checks in respect of the aid claimed ' (Artificial creation of conditions to receive premium) – CY 2018 GP FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR -56 329,50 0,00 -56 329,50
Decoupled Direct Aids 2019 Weaknesses in Key control 'Administrative checks in respect of the aid claimed ' (Artificial creation of conditions to receive premium) – CY 2018 SAPS FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR -2 805,37 0,00 -2 805,37
Decoupled Direct Aids 2020 Weaknesses in Key control 'Administrative checks in respect of the aid claimed ' (Artificial creation of conditions to receive premium) – CY 2019 GP FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR -70 537,80 0,00 -70 537,80
Decoupled Direct Aids 2020 Weaknesses in Key control 'Administrative checks in respect of the aid claimed ' (Artificial creation of conditions to receive premium) – CY 2019 SAPS FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR -2 805,37 0,00 -2 805,37
Total HU: EUR -9 115 820,78 -32 095,01 -9 083 725,77
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
IT Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards 2018 deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. advances FY 2018 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR – 317 217,98 0,00 – 317 217,98
Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards 2019 deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. advances FY 2019 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR – 167 576,69 0,00 – 167 576,69
Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards 2020 deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. advances FY 2020 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR – 132 968,39 0,00 – 132 968,39
Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards 2021 deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. advances FY 2021 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -4 488,40 0,00 -4 488,40
Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards 2022 deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. advances FY 2022 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR – 901,82 0,00 – 901,82
Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards 2021 deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. balances FY 2021. FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR – 787,10 0,00 – 787,10
Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards 2022 deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. balances FY 2022. FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -86 956,18 0,00 -86 956,18
Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards 2023 deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. balances FY 2023. FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -44 577,31 0,00 -44 577,31
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2021 Time limit to launch the recovery procedures ONE OFF EUR – 998 387,77 0,00 – 998 387,77
Total IT: EUR -1 753 861,64 0,00 -1 753 861,64
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
LT Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2017 CEB/2022/065/TL – Promotion programmes affected by potential irregularities ONE OFF EUR – 490 713,17 0,00 – 490 713,17
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2018 CEB/2022/065/TL – Promotion programmes affected by potential irregularities ONE OFF EUR – 315 737,64 0,00 – 315 737,64
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2019 CEB/2022/065/TL – Promotion programmes affected by potential irregularities ONE OFF EUR – 738 501,67 0,00 – 738 501,67
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2020 CEB/2022/065/TL – Promotion programmes affected by potential irregularities ONE OFF EUR – 837 878,87 0,00 – 837 878,87
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2021 CEB/2022/065/TL – Promotion programmes affected by potential irregularities ONE OFF EUR -1 440 265,70 0,00 -1 440 265,70
Total LT: EUR -3 823 097,05 0,00 -3 823 097,05
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
NL Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2022 Debt management – late initiation of recovery procedures or delays in the follow up of recovery procedures ONE OFF EUR -27 083,76 0,00 -27 083,76
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2023 Debt management – late initiation of recovery procedures or delays in the follow up of recovery procedures ONE OFF EUR – 252 183,92 0,00 – 252 183,92
Decoupled Direct Aids 2022 Land at disposal 2021 ONE OFF EUR -76 986,33 0,00 -76 986,33
Decoupled Direct Aids 2023 Land at disposal 2022 ONE OFF EUR -87 402,67 0,00 -87 402,67
Voluntary Coupled Support 2022 VCS – animals FLAT RATE 100,00% EUR -1 494 352,90 0,00 -1 494 352,90
Total NL: EUR -1 938 009,58 0,00 -1 938 009,58
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
PT Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards 2021 Deficiencies in the key control. On the spot control of the sufficient quality FY 2021 ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE 26,93% EUR – 301 383,15 0,00 – 301 383,15
Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards 2022 Deficiencies in the key control. On the spot control of the sufficient quality FY 2022 ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE 26,93% EUR – 564 425,89 0,00 – 564 425,89
Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards 2023 Deficiencies in the key control. On the spot control of the sufficient quality FY 2023 ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE 26,93% EUR – 325 284,00 0,00 – 325 284,00
EU School Scheme 2022 Financial error reported by the CB – School Scheme (EAGF Non-Iacs) ONE OFF EUR – 933,41 0,00 – 933,41
Wine – Promotion in third countries 2020 Performance of administrative checks, including cross-checks, covering all aid applications – Merchandising material – FY 2020 FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR – 238 471,61 0,00 – 238 471,61
Wine – Promotion in third countries 2021 Performance of administrative checks, including cross-checks, covering all aid applications – Merchandising material – FY 2021-2022 FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR -85 913,23 0,00 -85 913,23
Wine – Promotion in third countries 2022 Performance of administrative checks, including cross-checks, covering all aid applications – Merchandising material – FY 2021-2022 FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR – 141 015,15 0,00 – 141 015,15
Wine – Promotion in third countries 2023 Performance of administrative checks, including cross-checks, covering all aid applications – Merchandising material – FY 2023 FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR – 251 749,52 0,00 – 251 749,52
Reimbursement of direct aids in relation to financial discipline 2022 Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – financial discipline reimbursements FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR – 256 176,95 0,00 – 256 176,95
Reimbursement of direct aids in relation to financial discipline 2023 Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – financial discipline reimbursements FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR – 183 515,75 0,00 – 183 515,75
Decoupled Direct Aids 2021 Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – first pillar DDA FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -10 805 852,39 0,00 -10 805 852,39
Decoupled Direct Aids 2022 Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – first pillar DDA FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -10 849 323,87 0,00 -10 849 323,87
Decoupled Direct Aids 2023 Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – first pillar DDA FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -11 070 250,01 0,00 -11 070 250,01
Total PT: EUR -35 074 294,93 0,00 -35 074 294,93
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
RO Wine – Crisis measures 2020 grave deficiencies in KC administrative checks FY 2020 crisis distillation FLAT RATE 15,00 % EUR -2 649 689,47 0,00 -2 649 689,47
Wine – Crisis measures 2021 grave deficiencies in KC administrative checks FY 2021 crisis distillation FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR -2 297 264,67 0,00 -2 297 264,67
Total RO: EUR -4 946 954,14 0,00 -4 946 954,14
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
SE Decoupled Direct Aids 2021 AA – all issues – 2020 ONE OFF EUR – 453 651,97 0,00 – 453 651,97
Decoupled Direct Aids 2022 AA – all issues – 2021 ONE OFF EUR – 454 600,63 0,00 – 454 600,63
Decoupled Direct Aids 2023 AA – all issues – 2022 ONE OFF EUR – 537 916,75 0,00 – 537 916,75
Decoupled Direct Aids 2023 AA – all issues – 2023 ONE OFF EUR – 220 593,91 0,00 – 220 593,91
Voluntary Coupled Support 2021 VCS – all issues – 2020 ONE OFF EUR – 640 045,35 0,00 – 640 045,35
Voluntary Coupled Support 2022 VCS – all issues – 2021 ONE OFF EUR – 455 649,24 0,00 – 455 649,24
Voluntary Coupled Support 2023 VCS – all issues – 2022 ONE OFF EUR – 477 278,25 0,00 – 477 278,25
Voluntary Coupled Support 2023 VCS – all issues – 2023 ONE OFF EUR – 309 280,50 0,00 – 309 280,50
Total SE: EUR -3 549 016,60 0,00 -3 549 016,60
Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
EUR – 458 600 537,06 -3 060 622,60 – 455 539 914,46
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
BG Cross-compliance 2021 2020 A FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -1 506 816,76 -8 058,31 -1 498 758,45
Cross-compliance 2022 2020 A FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -2 000,39 0,00 -2 000,39
Cross-compliance 2023 2020 A FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR – 116,84 0,00 – 116,84
Cross-compliance 2021 2020 B FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -33 739,36 -1 335,84 -32 403,52
Cross-compliance 2022 2020 B FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -71,61 0,00 -71,61
Cross-compliance 2021 2020 C FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -34 222,56 -1 698,93 -32 523,63
Cross-compliance 2022 2020 C FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR – 203,23 0,00 – 203,23
Cross-compliance 2023 2020 C FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -24,43 0,00 -24,43
Cross-compliance 2022 2021 A FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -1 393 008,53 -7 418,25 -1 385 590,28
Cross-compliance 2023 2021 A FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR – 326,15 0,00 – 326,15
Cross-compliance 2022 2021 B FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -30 866,31 -1 270,74 -29 595,57
Cross-compliance 2023 2021 B FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -7,48 0,00 -7,48
Cross-compliance 2022 2021 C FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -32 844,11 -1 709,94 -31 134,17
Cross-compliance 2023 2021 C FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -11,42 0,00 -11,42
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022 A FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -1 434 154,95 0,00 -1 434 154,95
Total BG: EUR -4 468 414,13 -21 492,01 -4 446 922,12
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
DK Cross-compliance 2020 CY 2019 – FY 2020-2023 – calculated ONE OFF EUR – 235 617,62 0,00 – 235 617,62
Cross-compliance 2021 CY 2019 – FY 2020-2023 – calculated ONE OFF EUR – 384,67 0,00 – 384,67
Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2019 – FY 2020-2023 – calculated ONE OFF EUR -20,23 0,00 -20,23
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2019 – FY 2020-2023 – calculated ONE OFF EUR -3,73 0,00 -3,73
Cross-compliance 2021 CY 2020 – FY 2021-2023 – calculated ONE OFF EUR -1 275 123,00 0,00 -1 275 123,00
Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2020 – FY 2021-2023 – calculated ONE OFF EUR -61,60 0,00 -61,60
Cross-compliance 2024 CY 2020 – FY 2024 – calculated ONE OFF EUR -76,52 0,00 -76,52
Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2021 a – FY 2022-2023 – 5% FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -2 242 074,24 0,00 -2 242 074,24
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2021 a – FY 2022-2023 – 5% FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -19 531,66 0,00 -19 531,66
Cross-compliance 2024 CY 2021 a – FY 2024 – 5% FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -6 267,01 0,00 -6 267,01
Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2021 b – FY 2022-2023 – 2% FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR – 674 016,15 0,00 – 674 016,15
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2021 b – FY 2022-2023 – 2% FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -13 513,07 0,00 -13 513,07
Cross-compliance 2024 CY 2021 b – FY 2024 – 2% FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -2 488,09 0,00 -2 488,09
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022 a – FY 2023 – 5% FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -2 234 906,28 0,00 -2 234 906,28
Cross-compliance 2024 CY 2022 a – FY 2024 – 5% FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -2 919,66 0,00 -2 919,66
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022 b – FY 2023 – 2% FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR – 658 220,40 0,00 – 658 220,40
Cross-compliance 2024 CY 2022 b – FY 2024 – 2% FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -2 669,91 0,00 -2 669,91
Total DK: EUR -7 367 893,84 0,00 -7 367 893,84
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
ES Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2021 ONE OFF EUR -43 973,35 0,00 -43 973,35
Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2022 ONE OFF EUR -7,62 0,00 -7,62
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022 ONE OFF EUR – 103 411,96 0,00 – 103 411,96
Total ES: EUR – 147 392,93 0,00 – 147 392,93
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
GR Cross-compliance 2021 CY 2021 – FY 2021-2022 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -6 814,59 0,00 -6 814,59
Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2021 – FY 2021-2022 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -9 269 509,07 0,00 -9 269 509,07
Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2022 – FY 2022 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR – 805,62 0,00 – 805,62
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022 – FY 2023 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -9 595 412,94 0,00 -9 595 412,94
Total GR: EUR -18 872 542,22 0,00 -18 872 542,22
Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
EUR -30 856 243,12 -21 492,01 -30 834 751,11
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
PT Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS 2021 Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – second pillar FLAT RATE 3,00% EUR – 208 682,98 0,00 – 208 682,98
Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS 2022 Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – second pillar FLAT RATE 3,00% EUR -2 041 038,36 0,00 -2 041 038,36
Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS 2023 Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – second pillar FLAT RATE 3,00% EUR -1 873 324,66 0,00 -1 873 324,66
Total PT: EUR -4 123 046,00 0,00 -4 123 046,00
Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
EUR -4 123 046,00 0,00 -4 123 046,00
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
BE Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2023 Erreur financière détectée lors de l'exercice financier 2023 (eader — erreur connue — système de coûts raisonnables — reliquats historiques — recouvrement impossible en l’absence de base juridique à ce moment-là) ONE OFF EUR -23 683,15 0,00 -23 683,15
Total BE: EUR -23 683,15 0,00 -23 683,15
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
CZ Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2021 Debt management EAFRD ONE OFF EUR -2 226 832,07 0,00 -2 226 832,07
Total CZ: EUR -2 226 832,07 0,00 -2 226 832,07
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
ES Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2022 Debt management EAFRD ONE OFF EUR -49 624,99 0,00 -49 624,99
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2022 Legality and regularity – measure 20 ONE OFF EUR – 568 249,52 0,00 – 568 249,52
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2022 Legality and regularity – sub-measure 19.2 ONE OFF EUR – 460 140,16 0,00 – 460 140,16
Total ES: EUR -1 078 014,67 0,00 -1 078 014,67
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
FR Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS 2022 ASP – M13- CY2021 ONE OFF EUR -1 041 222,76 0,00 -1 041 222,76
Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS 2023 ASP – M13- CY2022 ONE OFF EUR -1 033 932,51 0,00 -1 033 932,51
Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS 2022 ODARC – M13- CY2021 ONE OFF EUR – 235 963,20 0,00 – 235 963,20
Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS 2023 ODARC – M13- CY2022 ONE OFF EUR – 228 492,23 0,00 – 228 492,23
Total FR: EUR -2 539 610,70 0,00 -2 539 610,70
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
HR Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2020 EAFRD Non-IACS errors resulting from exhaustive testing made in enquiry CEB/2023/051/HR ONE OFF EUR – 242 861,75 0,00 – 242 861,75
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2021 EAFRD Non-IACS errors resulting from exhaustive testing made in enquiry CEB/2023/051/HR ONE OFF EUR -2 204,23 0,00 -2 204,23
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2022 EAFRD Non-IACS errors resulting from exhaustive testing made in enquiry CEB/2023/051/HR ONE OFF EUR – 150 502,38 0,00 – 150 502,38
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2023 EAFRD Non-IACS errors resulting from exhaustive testing made in enquiry CEB/2023/051/HR ONE OFF EUR -6 295,55 0,00 -6 295,55
Total HR: EUR – 401 863,91 0,00 – 401 863,91
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
IT Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2021 EAFRD ONE OFF EUR -1 040 336,34 0,00 -1 040 336,34
Total IT: EUR -1 040 336,34 0,00 -1 040 336,34
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
LT Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2021 CEB/2022/065/LT -Debt management ONE OFF EUR -49 968,34 0,00 -49 968,34
Rural Development EAFRD Measures with flat-rate support 2022 —Key control "eligibility criteria of the aid scheme. Measure affected: M21 and M6.1—Key control "Adequate verification of all payment claims Measure affected: M21 — Key control "eligibility criteria of the aid scheme. Measure affected: M21 and M6.1 — Key control "Adequate verification of all payment claims Measure affected: M21 ONE OFF EUR -32 725,00 0,00 -32 725,00
— Key control "eligibility criteria of the aid scheme. Measure affected: M21 and M6.1
— Key control "Adequate verification of all payment claims Measure affected: M21
Rural Development EAFRD Measures with flat-rate support 2023 —Key control "eligibility criteria of the aid scheme. Measure affected: M21 and M6.1—Key control "Adequate verification of all payment claims Measure affected: M21 — Key control "eligibility criteria of the aid scheme. Measure affected: M21 and M6.1 — Key control "Adequate verification of all payment claims Measure affected: M21 ONE OFF EUR -34 235,57 0,00 -34 235,57
— Key control "eligibility criteria of the aid scheme. Measure affected: M21 and M6.1
— Key control "Adequate verification of all payment claims Measure affected: M21
Total LT: EUR – 116 928,91 0,00 – 116 928,91
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
NL Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation 2022 FY2022 – Simplified Cost Options ESTIMATED BY AMOUNT EUR -85 009,31 0,00 -85 009,31
Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation 2023 FY2023 – Simplified Cost Options ESTIMATED BY AMOUNT EUR – 160 277,22 0,00 – 160 277,22
Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation 2022 Known error M1 FY2022 ONE OFF EUR – 169,40 0,00 – 169,40
Rural Development EAFRD investment – private beneficiaries 2022 Known error M4 FY2022 ONE OFF EUR – 105,16 0,00 – 105,16
Total NL: EUR – 245 561,09 0,00 – 245 561,09
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
PT Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2022 Financial error in CB report EAFRD Non-Iacs ONE OFF EUR -2 532,50 0,00 -2 532,50
Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS 2020 Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – second pillar FLAT RATE 3,00% EUR -2 960 522,45 0,00 -2 960 522,45
Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS 2021 Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – second pillar FLAT RATE 3,00% EUR -4 482 387,07 0,00 -4 482 387,07
Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS 2022 Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – second pillar FLAT RATE 3,00% EUR -7 651 693,68 0,00 -7 651 693,68
Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS 2023 Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – second pillar FLAT RATE 3,00% EUR -7 873 961,44 0,00 -7 873 961,44
Total PT: EUR -22 971 097,14 0,00 -22 971 097,14
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
SE Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS 2021 Weakness LPIS – EAFRD 2020 ONE OFF EUR – 810 691,68 0,00 – 810 691,68
Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS 2022 Weakness LPIS – EAFRD 2021 ONE OFF EUR -1 160 892,26 0,00 -1 160 892,26
Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS 2023 Weakness LPIS – EAFRD 2022 ONE OFF EUR -1 160 892,26 0,00 -1 160 892,26
Total SE: EUR -3 132 476,20 0,00 -3 132 476,20
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
SK Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance 2022 OLAF investigations not properly followed-up ONE OFF EUR -3 057 580,94 0,00 -3 057 580,94
Total SK: EUR -3 057 580,94 0,00 -3 057 580,94
— Key control "eligibility criteria of the aid scheme. Measure affected: M21 and M6.1
— Key control "Adequate verification of all payment claims Measure affected: M21
— Key control "eligibility criteria of the aid scheme. Measure affected: M21 and M6.1
— Key control "Adequate verification of all payment claims Measure affected: M21
Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
EUR -36 833 985,12 0,00 -36 833 985,12
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
BG Cross-compliance 2022 2021 A FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -7 852,76 0,00 -7 852,76
Cross-compliance 2022 2021 B FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR – 720,97 0,00 – 720,97
Cross-compliance 2022 2021 C FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR – 897,68 0,00 – 897,68
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022B FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -3 246,55 0,00 -3 246,55
Total BG: EUR -12 717,96 0,00 -12 717,96
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
DK Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022 a – FY 2023 – 5% FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -5 294,84 0,00 -5 294,84
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022 b – FY 2023 – 2% FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -2 450,25 0,00 -2 450,25
Total DK: EUR -7 745,09 0,00 -7 745,09
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
ES Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2021 ONE OFF EUR -1 100,59 0,00 -1 100,59
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2021 ONE OFF EUR -0,87 0,00 -0,87
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022 ONE OFF EUR -1 368,46 0,00 -1 368,46
Total ES: EUR -2 469,92 0,00 -2 469,92
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
GR Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022 – FY 2023 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR – 261 155,02 0,00 – 261 155,02
Total GR: EUR – 261 155,02 0,00 – 261 155,02
Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
EUR – 284 087,99 0,00 – 284 087,99
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
BG Cross-compliance 2021 2020 A FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR – 117 890,71 0,00 – 117 890,71
Cross-compliance 2022 2020 A FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR – 665,15 0,00 – 665,15
Cross-compliance 2021 2020 B FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -10 240,08 0,00 -10 240,08
Cross-compliance 2022 2020 B FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -12,20 0,00 -12,20
Cross-compliance 2021 2020 C FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -13 069,31 0,00 -13 069,31
Cross-compliance 2022 2020 C FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -3,84 0,00 -3,84
Cross-compliance 2022 2021 A FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR – 115 480,44 0,00 – 115 480,44
Cross-compliance 2022 2021 B FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -10 505,66 0,00 -10 505,66
Cross-compliance 2022 2021 C FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -15 329,63 0,00 -15 329,63
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022B FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR – 130 589,02 0,00 – 130 589,02
Total BG: EUR – 413 786,04 0,00 – 413 786,04
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
DK Cross-compliance 2020 CY 2019 – FY 2020-2023 – calculated ONE OFF EUR -88 857,66 0,00 -88 857,66
Cross-compliance 2021 CY 2019 – FY 2020-2023 – calculated ONE OFF EUR – 725,20 0,00 – 725,20
Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2019 – FY 2020-2023 – calculated ONE OFF EUR -23,19 0,00 -23,19
Cross-compliance 2021 CY 2020 – FY 2021-2023 – calculated ONE OFF EUR – 129 389,47 0,00 – 129 389,47
Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2020 – FY 2021-2023 – calculated ONE OFF EUR – 787,03 0,00 – 787,03
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2020 – FY 2021-2023 – calculated ONE OFF EUR -13,04 0,00 -13,04
Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2021 a – FY 2022-2023 – 5% FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR – 197 839,52 0,00 – 197 839,52
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2021 a – FY 2022-2023 – 5% FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR – 836,34 0,00 – 836,34
Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2021 b – FY 2022-2023 – 2% FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -50 111,16 0,00 -50 111,16
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2021 b – FY 2022-2023 – 2% FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -97,79 0,00 -97,79
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022 a – FY 2023 – 5% FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR – 196 768,88 0,00 – 196 768,88
Cross-compliance 2024 CY 2022 a – FY 2024 – 5% FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR – 315,38 0,00 – 315,38
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022 b – FY 2023 – 2% FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -47 689,13 0,00 -47 689,13
Cross-compliance 2024 CY 2022 b – FY 2024 – 2% FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR – 387,96 0,00 – 387,96
Cross-compliance 2024 CY 2023 a – FY 2024 – 5% FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR – 149 941,17 0,00 – 149 941,17
Cross-compliance 2024 CY 2023 b – FY 2024 – 2% FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR -38 136,81 0,00 -38 136,81
Total DK: EUR – 901 919,73 0,00 – 901 919,73
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
ES Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2021 ONE OFF EUR -6 605,30 0,00 -6 605,30
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2021 ONE OFF EUR – 225,78 0,00 – 225,78
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022 ONE OFF EUR -26 812,97 0,00 -26 812,97
Total ES: EUR -33 644,05 0,00 -33 644,05
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
GR Cross-compliance 2022 CY 2021 – FY 2021-2022 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -1 507 263,90 0,00 -1 507 263,90
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2021 – FY 2023 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -1 511,02 0,00 -1 511,02
Cross-compliance 2023 CY 2022 – FY 2023 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR -2 212 830,89 0,00 -2 212 830,89
Total GR: EUR -3 721 605,81 0,00 -3 721 605,81
Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
EUR -5 070 955,63 0,00 -5 070 955,63
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
PT Basic Payment Scheme 2017 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 0,18 0,18 0,00
Greening Payment 2017 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 0,10 0,10 0,00
Young farmers scheme 2017 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 0,60 0,60 0,00
Basic Payment Scheme 2017 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 294,67 294,67 0,00
Greening Payment 2017 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 184,08 184,08 0,00
Small farmers scheme 2017 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 521,73 26,09 495,64
Young farmers scheme 2017 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 1,47 0,08 1,39
Basic Payment Scheme 2018 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 366,78 366,78 0,00
Greening Payment 2018 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 181,96 181,96 0,00
Restributive Payment 2018 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 21,66 21,66 0,00
Young farmers scheme 2018 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 191,01 191,01 0,00
Basic Payment Scheme 2018 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 95 114,80 4 755,75 90 359,05
Greening Payment 2018 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 63 925,15 3 196,26 60 728,89
Restributive Payment 2018 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 2 479,27 123,96 2 355,31
Small farmers scheme 2018 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 152 702,55 7 635,13 145 067,42
Young farmers scheme 2018 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 1 192,27 59,62 1 132,65
Basic Payment Scheme 2019 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 375,85 375,85 0,00
Greening Payment 2019 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 336,91 336,91 0,00
Restributive Payment 2019 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 31,86 31,86 0,00
Young farmers scheme 2019 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 236,39 236,39 0,00
Basic Payment Scheme 2019 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 56 747,34 2 837,37 53 909,97
Greening Payment 2019 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 38 309,20 1 915,45 36 393,75
Restributive Payment 2019 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 2 539,82 126,98 2 412,84
Small farmers scheme 2019 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 147 086,85 7 354,34 139 732,51
Young farmers scheme 2019 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 2 128,53 106,43 2 022,10
Basic Payment Scheme 2020 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 697,12 696,94 0,18
Greening Payment 2020 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 463,51 463,30 0,21
Restributive Payment 2020 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 42,34 42,32 0,02
Young farmers scheme 2020 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 258,40 257,95 0,45
Basic Payment Scheme 2020 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 251 301,95 12 565,09 238 736,86
Greening Payment 2020 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 165 304,23 8 265,22 157 039,01
Restributive Payment 2020 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 3 393,55 169,67 3 223,88
Small farmers scheme 2020 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 132 493,14 6 624,65 125 868,49
Young farmers scheme 2020 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 2 002,70 100,13 1 902,57
Basic Payment Scheme 2021 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 812,22 0,00 812,22
Greening Payment 2021 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 598,08 0,00 598,08
Restributive Payment 2021 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 103,90 0,00 103,90
Young farmers scheme 2021 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 258,19 0,00 258,19
Basic Payment Scheme 2021 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 92 497,65 0,00 92 497,65
Greening Payment 2021 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 66 748,56 0,00 66 748,56
Restributive Payment 2021 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 6 385,85 0,00 6 385,85
Small farmers scheme 2021 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 131 973,36 0,00 131 973,36
Young farmers scheme 2021 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23 ONE OFF EUR 1 521,05 0,00 1 521,05
Total PT: EUR 1 421 826,83 59 544,78 1 362 282,05
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
ES Cross-compliance 2017 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 4 428 837,68 3 072,56 4 425 765,12
Cross-compliance 2018 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 4 412 825,10 1 973,84 4 410 851,26
Cross-compliance 2019 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR 776 828,71 7,10 776 821,61
Cross-compliance 2019 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 3 804,98 0,00 3 804,98
Cross-compliance 2020 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR 617,02 0,18 616,84
Cross-compliance 2020 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 1 487,16 0,00 1 487,16
Cross-compliance 2021 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR 3,72 0,00 3,72
Cross-compliance 2021 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 38,41 0,00 38,41
Total ES: EUR 9 624 442,78 5 053,68 9 619 389,10
Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
EUR 11 046 269,61 64 598,46 10 981 671,15
Member State Measure FY Reason Type Correction % Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
ES Cross-compliance 2017 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 148 797,77 1,95 148 795,82
Cross-compliance 2018 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 161 489,50 0,29 161 489,21
Cross-compliance 2019 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR 31 284,90 2,89 31 282,01
Cross-compliance 2019 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 5 218,97 0,40 5 218,57
Cross-compliance 2020 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR 258,55 0,00 258,55
Cross-compliance 2020 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 1 135,35 0,00 1 135,35
Cross-compliance 2021 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 2,00% EUR 66,80 0,00 66,80
Cross-compliance 2021 Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22 FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 579,74 0,00 579,74
Total ES: EUR 348 831,58 5,53 348 826,05
Currency Gross Amount Deductions Net Decided
EUR 348 831,58 5,53 348 826,05
Financial Corrections Total Net Decided
EAGF Financial corrections – excluding cross-compliance – 455 539 914,46
EAGF Financial corrections from cross-compliance -30 834 751,11
EAFRD Financial corrections – excluding cross-compliance -40 957 031,12
EAFRD Financial corrections from cross-compliance -5 355 043,62
TOTAL: – 532 686 740,31
Reimbursements Total Net Decided
EAGF 10 981 671,15
EAFRD 348 826,05
TOTAL: 11 330 497,20
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 (1), and in particular Articles 55 and 104 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (2), and in particular Article 52 thereof,
After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4(1), point (b), Article 5, Article 7(3), Articles 9, 17, 21 and 34, Article 35(4), Articles 36, 37, 38, 40 to 43, 51, 52, 54, 56, 59, 63, 64, 67, 68, 70 to 75, 77, 91 to 97, 99 and 100, Article 102(2) and Articles 110 and 111 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 continue to apply, as regards the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in relation to expenditure as referred to in Article 104(1), second subparagraph, point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116.
(2) In accordance with Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, the Commission is to carry out the necessary verifications, communicate to the Member States the results of those verifications, take note of the comments of the Member States, initiate a bilateral discussion so that an agreement may be reached with the Member States in question and formally communicate its conclusions to them.
(3) In accordance with Article 52(3), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and Article 34(3), third subparagraph, and Article 40 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014 (3), and Article 55(3), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 and Article 37(3), third subparagraph, and Article 43 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/128 (4), some Member States made use of the conciliation procedure. The Commission has examined the reports issued by the Conciliation Body on the outcome of these conciliation procedures.
(4) In accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, only agricultural expenditure which has been incurred in a way that has not infringed Union law may be financed, subject to, as regards expenditure incurred under Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, certain limitations in Article 55(1), second and third subparagraph of that Regulation.
(5) In the light of the verifications carried out, the outcome of the bilateral discussions and the conciliation procedures, part of the expenditure declared by certain Member States does not fulfil this requirement and can therefore not be financed under the EAGF and the EAFRD.
(6) The Commission should indicate the amounts that are not recognised as being chargeable to the EAGF and the EAFRD. Those amounts do not relate to expenditure incurred more than 24 months before the Commission’s written notification of the results of the verifications to those Member States, except where otherwise provided for in Article 52(4), points (b) and (c), and Article 52(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and Article 55(4), points (b) and (c), and Article 55(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116.
(7) The amounts excluded from Union financing by the present Decision should also take into account any reductions or suspensions in accordance with Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 due to the fact that such reductions or suspensions are of a provisional nature and without prejudice to decisions taken pursuant to Articles 51 or 52 of that Regulation.
(8) As regards the cases covered by this decision, the Commission notified the assessment of the amounts to be excluded on grounds of non-compliance with Union law to the Member States concerned in the summary report on the subject (5).
(9) This Decision is without prejudice to any financial conclusions that the Commission may draw from the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union in cases pending on 4 September 2024,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The amounts set out in the Annex and related to expenditure incurred by the Member States’ accredited paying agencies and declared under the EAGF or the EAFRD shall be excluded from Union financing.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Croatia, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Lithuania, Hungary, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Slovak Republic and the Kingdom of Sweden.

Financial Corrections

EAGF

Financial corrections – excluding cross-compliance

Budget Item: 6200

Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
BE
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2022
Erreur financière détectée lors de l’exercice financier 2022
ONE OFF

EUR
-8 235,07
0,00
-8 235,07

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2023
Erreur financière détectée lors de l’exercice financier 2023 (section 1.13.2.1 )
ONE OFF

EUR
-39 279,00
0,00
-39 279,00

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2022
Exercice financier 2022 – délais de paiement
ONE OFF

EUR
-38 195,19
0,00
-38 195,19

Total BE:
EUR
-85 709,26
0,00
-85 709,26
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
CZ
Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals
2019
Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications – for 10% on 14.8 mln 2019
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
– 211 034,80
0,00
– 211 034,80

Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals
2020
Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications – for 10% on 14.8 mln 2020
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
– 403 978,96
0,00
– 403 978,96

Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals
2021
Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications – for 10% on 14.8 mln 2021
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
– 407 697,04
0,00
– 407 697,04

Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals
2022
Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications – for 10% on 14.8 mln 2022
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
– 460 792,81
0,00
– 460 792,81

Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals
2019
Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications related to the calculation of specific costs –
Actions 6.6.1-6.6.2 – FY 2019
ONE OFF

EUR
-17 684,16
0,00
-17 684,16

Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals
2020
Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications related to the calculation of specific costs –
Actions 6.6.1-6.6.2 – FY 2020
ONE OFF

EUR
-35 926,90
0,00
-35 926,90

Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals
2021
Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications related to the calculation of specific costs –
Actions 6.6.1-6.6.2 – FY 2021
ONE OFF

EUR
-17 929,06
0,00
-17 929,06

Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals
2019
Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications related to the calculation of specific costs – other costs – FY 2019
ONE OFF

EUR
– 690,56
0,00
– 690,56

Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals
2020
Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications related to the calculation of specific costs – other costs – FY 2020
ONE OFF

EUR
-15 377,01
0,00
-15 377,01

Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals
2021
Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications related to the calculation of specific costs – other costs – FY 2021
ONE OFF

EUR
-29 816,60
0,00
-29 816,60

Fruit and Vegetables – Operational programmes incl withdrawals
2022
Absence in the key control Appropriate performance of administrative checks to establish the eligibility of the operational programmes and the aid applications related to the calculation of specific costs – other costs – FY 2022
ONE OFF

EUR
-18 031,03
0,00
-18 031,03

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2021
Debt management EAGF
ONE OFF

EUR
– 304 818,17
0,00
– 304 818,17

Total CZ:
EUR
-1 923 777,10
0,00
-1 923 777,10
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
ES
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2022
Debt management
ONE OFF

EUR
-1 067 431,03
0,00
-1 067 431,03

Voluntary Coupled Support Area Based
2021
Weakness in LPIS VCS Nuts CY2020
ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE
3,59%
EUR
-32 352,06
0,00
-32 352,06

Voluntary Coupled Support Area Based
2022
Weakness in LPIS VCS Nuts CY2020
ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE
3,59%
EUR
– 146,37
0,00
– 146,37

Voluntary Coupled Support Area Based
2022
Weakness in LPIS VCS Nuts CY2021
ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE
3,59%
EUR
-32 594,41
0,00
-32 594,41

Voluntary Coupled Support Area Based
2023
Weakness in LPIS VCS Nuts CY2021
ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE
3,59%
EUR
14,53
0,00
14,53

Voluntary Coupled Support Area Based
2023
Weakness in LPIS VCS Nuts CY2022
ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE
3,59%
EUR
-33 225,36
0,00
-33 225,36

Total ES:
EUR
-1 165 734,70
0,00
-1 165 734,70
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
GR
Decoupled Direct Aids
2021
All weaknesses AA 2020 excl. VCS
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-80 243 125,27
– 772 489,76
-79 470 635,51

Decoupled Direct Aids
2022
All weaknesses AA 2020 excl. VCS
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
4 158,98
0,00
4 158,98

Decoupled Direct Aids
2021
All weaknesses AA 2020 SFS VCS
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-38 580,17
0,00
-38 580,17

Decoupled Direct Aids
2022
All weaknesses AA 2020 SFS VCS
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
13,00
0,00
13,00

Voluntary Coupled Support
2021
All weaknesses AA 2020 VCS
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-5 528 816,30
-55 288,17
-5 473 528,13

Voluntary Coupled Support
2022
All weaknesses AA 2020 VCS
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
437,53
0,00
437,53

Decoupled Direct Aids
2022
All weaknesses AA 2021 excl. VCS
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-77 010 780,99
– 372 132,79
-76 638 648,20

Decoupled Direct Aids
2022
All weaknesses AA 2021 SFS VCS
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-38 202,28
0,00
-38 202,28

Voluntary Coupled Support
2022
All weaknesses AA 2021 VCS
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-3 893 056,15
-19 465,26
-3 873 590,89

Decoupled Direct Aids
2023
All weaknesses AA 2022 excl. VCS
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-80 191 427,26
– 387 320,15
-79 804 107,11

Decoupled Direct Aids
2023
All weaknesses AA 2022 SFS VCS
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-38 494,97
0,00
-38 494,97

Voluntary Coupled Support
2023
All weaknesses AA 2022 VCS
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-3 885 295,29
-19 426,48
-3 865 868,81

Decoupled Direct Aids
2018
All weaknesses BPS/SFS/YFS 2017
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
-13 357 692,47
-1 047 185,58
-12 310 506,89

Decoupled Direct Aids
2019
All weaknesses BPS/SFS/YFS 2018
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
-13 320 238,80
0,00
-13 320 238,80

Decoupled Direct Aids
2020
All weaknesses BPS/SFS/YFS 2019
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
-13 826 242,55
0,00
-13 826 242,55

Decoupled Direct Aids
2018
All weaknesses Greening 2017
FLAT RATE
5,94%
EUR
-22 396 864,94
– 315 687,56
-22 081 177,38

Decoupled Direct Aids
2019
All weaknesses Greening 2018
FLAT RATE
6,52%
EUR
-22 393 848,08
0,00
-22 393 848,08

Decoupled Direct Aids
2020
All weaknesses Greening 2019
FLAT RATE
6,52%
EUR
-22 289 652,85
0,00
-22 289 652,85

Voluntary Coupled Support
2018
All weaknesses VCS 2017
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-4 190 511,89
-39 531,84
-4 150 980,05

Voluntary Coupled Support
2019
All weaknesses VCS 2018
FLAT RATE
6,52%
EUR
-4 043 449,66
0,00
-4 043 449,66

Voluntary Coupled Support
2020
All weaknesses VCS 2019
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-4 065 595,22
0,00
-4 065 595,22

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2022
Issues related to legality and regularity – Audit objective 2
ONE OFF

EUR
-74 150,45
0,00
-74 150,45

Decoupled Direct Aids
2016
Weaknesses in LPIS Update
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-12 342 563,07
0,00
-12 342 563,07

Decoupled Direct Aids
2017
Weaknesses in LPIS Update
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-12 060 282,13
0,00
-12 060 282,13

Total GR:
EUR
– 395 224 261,28
-3 028 527,59
– 392 195 733,69
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
HU
Decoupled Direct Aids
2018
All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2017 GP
ONE OFF

EUR
– 680 351,07
-6 135,50
– 674 215,57

Decoupled Direct Aids
2018
all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2017 SAPS
ONE OFF

EUR
-1 254 807,22
-1 574,46
-1 253 232,76

Decoupled Direct Aids
2018
All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2017 SFS
ONE OFF

EUR
– 259 082,68
-3 783,95
– 255 298,73

Decoupled Direct Aids
2018
All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2017 YFS
ONE OFF

EUR
-65 559,78
– 148,92
-65 410,86

Decoupled Direct Aids
2019
All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 GP
ONE OFF

EUR
– 264 320,89
0,00
– 264 320,89

Decoupled Direct Aids
2019
all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 SAPS
ONE OFF

EUR
– 433 533,59
0,00
– 433 533,59

Decoupled Direct Aids
2019
All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 SFS
ONE OFF

EUR
-45 462,06
0,00
-45 462,06

Voluntary coupled support cs
2019
All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 VCS-area related
ONE OFF

EUR
– 462 185,71
0,00
– 462 185,71

Decoupled Direct Aids
2019
All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2018 YFS
ONE OFF

EUR
-34 312,32
0,00
-34 312,32

Decoupled Direct Aids
2020
All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 GP
ONE OFF

EUR
– 244 534,04
0,00
– 244 534,04

Decoupled Direct Aids
2020
all weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 SAPS
ONE OFF

EUR
– 429 396,11
0,00
– 429 396,11

Decoupled Direct Aids
2020
All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 SFS
ONE OFF

EUR
-98 501,29
0,00
-98 501,29

Voluntary coupled support cs
2020
All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 VCS-area related
ONE OFF

EUR
-2 790 331,10
0,00
-2 790 331,10

Decoupled Direct Aids
2020
All weaknesses (calculated)- CY 2019 YFS
ONE OFF

EUR
-14 633,77
0,00
-14 633,77

Decoupled Direct Aids
2018
Performance of on-the-spot checks to the sufficient number_Greening payment
ONE OFF

EUR
-1 203 056,19
0,00
-1 203 056,19

Decoupled Direct Aids
2018
Performance of on the spot checks to the sufficient number _ SAPS
ONE OFF

EUR
– 487 443,06
0,00
– 487 443,06

Voluntary Coupled Support
2018
Performance of on-the-spot checks to the sufficient number_VCS area
ONE OFF

EUR
-5 683,20
0,00
-5 683,20

Decoupled Direct Aids
2018
Performance of on-the-spot checks to the sufficient number_YFS
ONE OFF

EUR
-11 774,62
0,00
-11 774,62

Decoupled Direct Aids
2018
Weaknesses in Key control ‘Administrative checks in respect of the aid claimed ‘ (Artificial creation of conditions to receive premium) – CY 2017 GP
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
– 192 590,60
-20 282,56
– 172 308,04

Decoupled Direct Aids
2018
Weaknesses in Key control ‘Administrative checks in respect of the aid claimed ‘ (Artificial creation of conditions to receive premium) – CY 2017 SAPS
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
-5 783,44
– 169,62
-5 613,82

Decoupled Direct Aids
2019
Weaknesses in Key control ‘Administrative checks in respect of the aid claimed ‘ (Artificial creation of conditions to receive premium) – CY 2018 GP
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
-56 329,50
0,00
-56 329,50

Decoupled Direct Aids
2019
Weaknesses in Key control ‘Administrative checks in respect of the aid claimed ‘ (Artificial creation of conditions to receive premium) – CY 2018 SAPS
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
-2 805,37
0,00
-2 805,37

Decoupled Direct Aids
2020
Weaknesses in Key control ‘Administrative checks in respect of the aid claimed ‘ (Artificial creation of conditions to receive premium) – CY 2019 GP
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
-70 537,80
0,00
-70 537,80

Decoupled Direct Aids
2020
Weaknesses in Key control ‘Administrative checks in respect of the aid claimed ‘ (Artificial creation of conditions to receive premium) – CY 2019 SAPS
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
-2 805,37
0,00
-2 805,37

Total HU:
EUR
-9 115 820,78
-32 095,01
-9 083 725,77
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
IT
Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards
2018
deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. advances FY 2018
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
– 317 217,98
0,00
– 317 217,98

Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards
2019
deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. advances FY 2019
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
– 167 576,69
0,00
– 167 576,69

Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards
2020
deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. advances FY 2020
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
– 132 968,39
0,00
– 132 968,39

Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards
2021
deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. advances FY 2021
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-4 488,40
0,00
-4 488,40

Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards
2022
deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. advances FY 2022
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
– 901,82
0,00
– 901,82

Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards
2021
deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. balances FY 2021. FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
– 787,10
0,00
– 787,10

Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards
2022
deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. balances FY 2022. FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-86 956,18
0,00
-86 956,18

Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards
2023
deficiencies in key control performance of administrative checks. balances FY 2023. FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-44 577,31
0,00
-44 577,31

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2021
Time limit to launch the recovery procedures
ONE OFF

EUR
– 998 387,77
0,00
– 998 387,77

Total IT:
EUR
-1 753 861,64
0,00
-1 753 861,64
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
LT
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2017
CEB/2022/065/TL – Promotion programmes affected by potential irregularities
ONE OFF

EUR
– 490 713,17
0,00
– 490 713,17

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2018
CEB/2022/065/TL – Promotion programmes affected by potential irregularities
ONE OFF

EUR
– 315 737,64
0,00
– 315 737,64

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2019
CEB/2022/065/TL – Promotion programmes affected by potential irregularities
ONE OFF

EUR
– 738 501,67
0,00
– 738 501,67

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2020
CEB/2022/065/TL – Promotion programmes affected by potential irregularities
ONE OFF

EUR
– 837 878,87
0,00
– 837 878,87

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2021
CEB/2022/065/TL – Promotion programmes affected by potential irregularities
ONE OFF

EUR
-1 440 265,70
0,00
-1 440 265,70

Total LT:
EUR
-3 823 097,05
0,00
-3 823 097,05
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
NL
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2022
Debt management – late initiation of recovery procedures or delays in the follow up of recovery procedures
ONE OFF

EUR
-27 083,76
0,00
-27 083,76

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2023
Debt management – late initiation of recovery procedures or delays in the follow up of recovery procedures
ONE OFF

EUR
– 252 183,92
0,00
– 252 183,92

Decoupled Direct Aids
2022
Land at disposal 2021
ONE OFF

EUR
-76 986,33
0,00
-76 986,33

Decoupled Direct Aids
2023
Land at disposal 2022
ONE OFF

EUR
-87 402,67
0,00
-87 402,67

Voluntary Coupled Support
2022
VCS – animals
FLAT RATE
100,00%
EUR
-1 494 352,90
0,00
-1 494 352,90

Total NL:
EUR
-1 938 009,58
0,00
-1 938 009,58
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
PT
Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards
2021
Deficiencies in the key control. On the spot control of the sufficient quality FY 2021
ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE
26,93%
EUR
– 301 383,15
0,00
– 301 383,15

Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards
2022
Deficiencies in the key control. On the spot control of the sufficient quality FY 2022
ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE
26,93%
EUR
– 564 425,89
0,00
– 564 425,89

Wine – Restructuring and conversion of vineyards
2023
Deficiencies in the key control. On the spot control of the sufficient quality FY 2023
ESTIMATED BY PERCENTAGE
26,93%
EUR
– 325 284,00
0,00
– 325 284,00

EU School Scheme
2022
Financial error reported by the CB – School Scheme (EAGF Non-Iacs)
ONE OFF

EUR
– 933,41
0,00
– 933,41

Wine – Promotion in third countries
2020
Performance of administrative checks, including cross-checks, covering all aid applications – Merchandising material – FY 2020
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
– 238 471,61
0,00
– 238 471,61

Wine – Promotion in third countries
2021
Performance of administrative checks, including cross-checks, covering all aid applications – Merchandising material – FY 2021-2022
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
-85 913,23
0,00
-85 913,23

Wine – Promotion in third countries
2022
Performance of administrative checks, including cross-checks, covering all aid applications – Merchandising material – FY 2021-2022
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
– 141 015,15
0,00
– 141 015,15

Wine – Promotion in third countries
2023
Performance of administrative checks, including cross-checks, covering all aid applications – Merchandising material – FY 2023
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
– 251 749,52
0,00
– 251 749,52

Reimbursement of direct aids in relation to financial discipline
2022
Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – financial discipline reimbursements
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
– 256 176,95
0,00
– 256 176,95

Reimbursement of direct aids in relation to financial discipline
2023
Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – financial discipline reimbursements
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
– 183 515,75
0,00
– 183 515,75

Decoupled Direct Aids
2021
Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – first pillar DDA
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-10 805 852,39
0,00
-10 805 852,39

Decoupled Direct Aids
2022
Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – first pillar DDA
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-10 849 323,87
0,00
-10 849 323,87

Decoupled Direct Aids
2023
Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – first pillar DDA
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-11 070 250,01
0,00
-11 070 250,01

Total PT:
EUR
-35 074 294,93
0,00
-35 074 294,93
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
RO
Wine – Crisis measures
2020
grave deficiencies in KC administrative checks FY 2020 crisis distillation
FLAT RATE
15,00 %
EUR
-2 649 689,47
0,00
-2 649 689,47

Wine – Crisis measures
2021
grave deficiencies in KC administrative checks FY 2021 crisis distillation
FLAT RATE
10,00 %
EUR
-2 297 264,67
0,00
-2 297 264,67

Total RO:
EUR
-4 946 954,14
0,00
-4 946 954,14
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
SE
Decoupled Direct Aids
2021
AA – all issues – 2020
ONE OFF

EUR
– 453 651,97
0,00
– 453 651,97

Decoupled Direct Aids
2022
AA – all issues – 2021
ONE OFF

EUR
– 454 600,63
0,00
– 454 600,63

Decoupled Direct Aids
2023
AA – all issues – 2022
ONE OFF

EUR
– 537 916,75
0,00
– 537 916,75

Decoupled Direct Aids
2023
AA – all issues – 2023
ONE OFF

EUR
– 220 593,91
0,00
– 220 593,91

Voluntary Coupled Support
2021
VCS – all issues – 2020
ONE OFF

EUR
– 640 045,35
0,00
– 640 045,35

Voluntary Coupled Support
2022
VCS – all issues – 2021
ONE OFF

EUR
– 455 649,24
0,00
– 455 649,24

Voluntary Coupled Support
2023
VCS – all issues – 2022
ONE OFF

EUR
– 477 278,25
0,00
– 477 278,25

Voluntary Coupled Support
2023
VCS – all issues – 2023
ONE OFF

EUR
– 309 280,50
0,00
– 309 280,50

Total SE:
EUR
-3 549 016,60
0,00
-3 549 016,60

Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
EUR
– 458 600 537,06
-3 060 622,60
– 455 539 914,46

Financial corrections from cross-compliance

Budget Item: 6200

Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
BG
Cross-compliance
2021
2020 A
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-1 506 816,76
-8 058,31
-1 498 758,45

Cross-compliance
2022
2020 A
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-2 000,39
0,00
-2 000,39

Cross-compliance
2023
2020 A
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
– 116,84
0,00
– 116,84

Cross-compliance
2021
2020 B
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-33 739,36
-1 335,84
-32 403,52

Cross-compliance
2022
2020 B
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-71,61
0,00
-71,61

Cross-compliance
2021
2020 C
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-34 222,56
-1 698,93
-32 523,63

Cross-compliance
2022
2020 C
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
– 203,23
0,00
– 203,23

Cross-compliance
2023
2020 C
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-24,43
0,00
-24,43

Cross-compliance
2022
2021 A
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-1 393 008,53
-7 418,25
-1 385 590,28

Cross-compliance
2023
2021 A
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
– 326,15
0,00
– 326,15

Cross-compliance
2022
2021 B
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-30 866,31
-1 270,74
-29 595,57

Cross-compliance
2023
2021 B
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-7,48
0,00
-7,48

Cross-compliance
2022
2021 C
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-32 844,11
-1 709,94
-31 134,17

Cross-compliance
2023
2021 C
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-11,42
0,00
-11,42

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022 A
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-1 434 154,95
0,00
-1 434 154,95

Total BG:
EUR
-4 468 414,13
-21 492,01
-4 446 922,12
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
DK
Cross-compliance
2020
CY 2019 – FY 2020-2023 – calculated
ONE OFF

EUR
– 235 617,62
0,00
– 235 617,62

Cross-compliance
2021
CY 2019 – FY 2020-2023 – calculated
ONE OFF

EUR
– 384,67
0,00
– 384,67

Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2019 – FY 2020-2023 – calculated
ONE OFF

EUR
-20,23
0,00
-20,23

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2019 – FY 2020-2023 – calculated
ONE OFF

EUR
-3,73
0,00
-3,73

Cross-compliance
2021
CY 2020 – FY 2021-2023 – calculated
ONE OFF

EUR
-1 275 123,00
0,00
-1 275 123,00

Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2020 – FY 2021-2023 – calculated
ONE OFF

EUR
-61,60
0,00
-61,60

Cross-compliance
2024
CY 2020 – FY 2024 – calculated
ONE OFF

EUR
-76,52
0,00
-76,52

Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2021 a – FY 2022-2023 – 5%
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-2 242 074,24
0,00
-2 242 074,24

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2021 a – FY 2022-2023 – 5%
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-19 531,66
0,00
-19 531,66

Cross-compliance
2024
CY 2021 a – FY 2024 – 5%
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-6 267,01
0,00
-6 267,01

Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2021 b – FY 2022-2023 – 2%
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
– 674 016,15
0,00
– 674 016,15

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2021 b – FY 2022-2023 – 2%
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-13 513,07
0,00
-13 513,07

Cross-compliance
2024
CY 2021 b – FY 2024 – 2%
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-2 488,09
0,00
-2 488,09

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022 a – FY 2023 – 5%
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-2 234 906,28
0,00
-2 234 906,28

Cross-compliance
2024
CY 2022 a – FY 2024 – 5%
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-2 919,66
0,00
-2 919,66

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022 b – FY 2023 – 2%
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
– 658 220,40
0,00
– 658 220,40

Cross-compliance
2024
CY 2022 b – FY 2024 – 2%
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-2 669,91
0,00
-2 669,91

Total DK:
EUR
-7 367 893,84
0,00
-7 367 893,84
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
ES
Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2021
ONE OFF

EUR
-43 973,35
0,00
-43 973,35

Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2022
ONE OFF

EUR
-7,62
0,00
-7,62

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022
ONE OFF

EUR
– 103 411,96
0,00
– 103 411,96

Total ES:
EUR
– 147 392,93
0,00
– 147 392,93
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
GR
Cross-compliance
2021
CY 2021 – FY 2021-2022
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-6 814,59
0,00
-6 814,59

Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2021 – FY 2021-2022
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-9 269 509,07
0,00
-9 269 509,07

Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2022 – FY 2022
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
– 805,62
0,00
– 805,62

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022 – FY 2023
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-9 595 412,94
0,00
-9 595 412,94

Total GR:
EUR
-18 872 542,22
0,00
-18 872 542,22

Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
EUR
-30 856 243,12
-21 492,01
-30 834 751,11

EAFRD

Financial corrections – excluding cross-compliance

Budget Item: 5040

Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
PT
Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS
2021
Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – second pillar
FLAT RATE
3,00%
EUR
– 208 682,98
0,00
– 208 682,98

Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS
2022
Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – second pillar
FLAT RATE
3,00%
EUR
-2 041 038,36
0,00
-2 041 038,36

Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS
2023
Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – second pillar
FLAT RATE
3,00%
EUR
-1 873 324,66
0,00
-1 873 324,66

Total PT:
EUR
-4 123 046,00
0,00
-4 123 046,00

Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
EUR
-4 123 046,00
0,00
-4 123 046,00

Budget Item: 6201

Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
BE
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2023
Erreur financière détectée lors de l’exercice financier 2023 (eader — erreur connue — système de coûts raisonnables — reliquats historiques — recouvrement impossible en l’absence de base juridique à ce moment-là)
ONE OFF

EUR
-23 683,15
0,00
-23 683,15

Total BE:
EUR
-23 683,15
0,00
-23 683,15
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
CZ
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2021
Debt management EAFRD
ONE OFF

EUR
-2 226 832,07
0,00
-2 226 832,07

Total CZ:
EUR
-2 226 832,07
0,00
-2 226 832,07
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
ES
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2022
Debt management EAFRD
ONE OFF

EUR
-49 624,99
0,00
-49 624,99

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2022
Legality and regularity – measure 20
ONE OFF

EUR
– 568 249,52
0,00
– 568 249,52

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2022
Legality and regularity – sub-measure 19.2
ONE OFF

EUR
– 460 140,16
0,00
– 460 140,16

Total ES:
EUR
-1 078 014,67
0,00
-1 078 014,67
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
FR
Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS
2022
ASP – M13- CY2021
ONE OFF

EUR
-1 041 222,76
0,00
-1 041 222,76

Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS
2023
ASP – M13- CY2022
ONE OFF

EUR
-1 033 932,51
0,00
-1 033 932,51

Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS
2022
ODARC – M13- CY2021
ONE OFF

EUR
– 235 963,20
0,00
– 235 963,20

Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS
2023
ODARC – M13- CY2022
ONE OFF

EUR
– 228 492,23
0,00
– 228 492,23

Total FR:
EUR
-2 539 610,70
0,00
-2 539 610,70
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
HR
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2020
EAFRD Non-IACS errors resulting from exhaustive testing made in enquiry CEB/2023/051/HR
ONE OFF

EUR
– 242 861,75
0,00
– 242 861,75

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2021
EAFRD Non-IACS errors resulting from exhaustive testing made in enquiry CEB/2023/051/HR
ONE OFF

EUR
-2 204,23
0,00
-2 204,23

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2022
EAFRD Non-IACS errors resulting from exhaustive testing made in enquiry CEB/2023/051/HR
ONE OFF

EUR
– 150 502,38
0,00
– 150 502,38

Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2023
EAFRD Non-IACS errors resulting from exhaustive testing made in enquiry CEB/2023/051/HR
ONE OFF

EUR
-6 295,55
0,00
-6 295,55

Total HR:
EUR
– 401 863,91
0,00
– 401 863,91
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
IT
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2021
EAFRD
ONE OFF

EUR
-1 040 336,34
0,00
-1 040 336,34

Total IT:
EUR
-1 040 336,34
0,00
-1 040 336,34
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
LT
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2021
CEB/2022/065/LT -Debt management
ONE OFF

EUR
-49 968,34
0,00
-49 968,34

Rural Development EAFRD Measures with flat-rate support
2022
—
Key control “eligibility criteria of the aid scheme. Measure affected: M21 and M6.1
—
Key control “Adequate verification of all payment claims Measure affected: M21
ONE OFF

EUR
-32 725,00
0,00
-32 725,00

Rural Development EAFRD Measures with flat-rate support
2023
—
Key control “eligibility criteria of the aid scheme. Measure affected: M21 and M6.1
—
Key control “Adequate verification of all payment claims Measure affected: M21
ONE OFF

EUR
-34 235,57
0,00
-34 235,57

Total LT:
EUR
– 116 928,91
0,00
– 116 928,91
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
NL
Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation
2022
FY2022 – Simplified Cost Options
ESTIMATED BY AMOUNT

EUR
-85 009,31
0,00
-85 009,31

Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation
2023
FY2023 – Simplified Cost Options
ESTIMATED BY AMOUNT

EUR
– 160 277,22
0,00
– 160 277,22

Rural Development EAFRD Knowledge and innovation
2022
Known error M1 FY2022
ONE OFF

EUR
– 169,40
0,00
– 169,40

Rural Development EAFRD investment – private beneficiaries
2022
Known error M4 FY2022
ONE OFF

EUR
– 105,16
0,00
– 105,16

Total NL:
EUR
– 245 561,09
0,00
– 245 561,09
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
PT
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2022
Financial error in CB report EAFRD Non-Iacs
ONE OFF

EUR
-2 532,50
0,00
-2 532,50

Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS
2020
Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – second pillar
FLAT RATE
3,00%
EUR
-2 960 522,45
0,00
-2 960 522,45

Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS
2021
Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – second pillar
FLAT RATE
3,00%
EUR
-4 482 387,07
0,00
-4 482 387,07

Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS
2022
Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – second pillar
FLAT RATE
3,00%
EUR
-7 651 693,68
0,00
-7 651 693,68

Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS
2023
Weaknesses in LPIS (PG of action plan, update population and recoveries, MEA common land) – second pillar
FLAT RATE
3,00%
EUR
-7 873 961,44
0,00
-7 873 961,44

Total PT:
EUR
-22 971 097,14
0,00
-22 971 097,14
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
SE
Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS
2021
Weakness LPIS – EAFRD 2020
ONE OFF

EUR
– 810 691,68
0,00
– 810 691,68

Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS
2022
Weakness LPIS – EAFRD 2021
ONE OFF

EUR
-1 160 892,26
0,00
-1 160 892,26

Rural Development EAFRD measures subject to IACS
2023
Weakness LPIS – EAFRD 2022
ONE OFF

EUR
-1 160 892,26
0,00
-1 160 892,26

Total SE:
EUR
-3 132 476,20
0,00
-3 132 476,20
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
SK
Clearance of Accounts – Financial Clearance
2022
OLAF investigations not properly followed-up
ONE OFF

EUR
-3 057 580,94
0,00
-3 057 580,94

Total SK:
EUR
-3 057 580,94
0,00
-3 057 580,94

Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
EUR
-36 833 985,12
0,00
-36 833 985,12

Financial corrections from cross-compliance

Budget Item: 5040

Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
BG
Cross-compliance
2022
2021 A
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-7 852,76
0,00
-7 852,76

Cross-compliance
2022
2021 B
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
– 720,97
0,00
– 720,97

Cross-compliance
2022
2021 C
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
– 897,68
0,00
– 897,68

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022
B
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-3 246,55
0,00
-3 246,55

Total BG:
EUR
-12 717,96
0,00
-12 717,96
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
DK
Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022 a – FY 2023 – 5%
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-5 294,84
0,00
-5 294,84

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022 b – FY 2023 – 2%
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-2 450,25
0,00
-2 450,25

Total DK:
EUR
-7 745,09
0,00
-7 745,09
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
ES
Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2021
ONE OFF

EUR
-1 100,59
0,00
-1 100,59

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2021
ONE OFF

EUR
-0,87
0,00
-0,87

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022
ONE OFF

EUR
-1 368,46
0,00
-1 368,46

Total ES:
EUR
-2 469,92
0,00
-2 469,92
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
GR
Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022 – FY 2023
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
– 261 155,02
0,00
– 261 155,02

Total GR:
EUR
– 261 155,02
0,00
– 261 155,02

Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
EUR
– 284 087,99
0,00
– 284 087,99

Budget Item: 6201

Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
BG
Cross-compliance
2021
2020 A
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
– 117 890,71
0,00
– 117 890,71

Cross-compliance
2022
2020 A
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
– 665,15
0,00
– 665,15

Cross-compliance
2021
2020 B
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-10 240,08
0,00
-10 240,08

Cross-compliance
2022
2020 B
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-12,20
0,00
-12,20

Cross-compliance
2021
2020 C
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-13 069,31
0,00
-13 069,31

Cross-compliance
2022
2020 C
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-3,84
0,00
-3,84

Cross-compliance
2022
2021 A
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
– 115 480,44
0,00
– 115 480,44

Cross-compliance
2022
2021 B
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-10 505,66
0,00
-10 505,66

Cross-compliance
2022
2021 C
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-15 329,63
0,00
-15 329,63

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022
B
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
– 130 589,02
0,00
– 130 589,02

Total BG:
EUR
– 413 786,04
0,00
– 413 786,04
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
DK
Cross-compliance
2020
CY 2019 – FY 2020-2023 – calculated
ONE OFF

EUR
-88 857,66
0,00
-88 857,66

Cross-compliance
2021
CY 2019 – FY 2020-2023 – calculated
ONE OFF

EUR
– 725,20
0,00
– 725,20

Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2019 – FY 2020-2023 – calculated
ONE OFF

EUR
-23,19
0,00
-23,19

Cross-compliance
2021
CY 2020 – FY 2021-2023 – calculated
ONE OFF

EUR
– 129 389,47
0,00
– 129 389,47

Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2020 – FY 2021-2023 – calculated
ONE OFF

EUR
– 787,03
0,00
– 787,03

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2020 – FY 2021-2023 – calculated
ONE OFF

EUR
-13,04
0,00
-13,04

Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2021 a – FY 2022-2023 – 5%
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
– 197 839,52
0,00
– 197 839,52

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2021 a – FY 2022-2023 – 5%
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
– 836,34
0,00
– 836,34

Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2021 b – FY 2022-2023 – 2%
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-50 111,16
0,00
-50 111,16

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2021 b – FY 2022-2023 – 2%
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-97,79
0,00
-97,79

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022 a – FY 2023 – 5%
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
– 196 768,88
0,00
– 196 768,88

Cross-compliance
2024
CY 2022 a – FY 2024 – 5%
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
– 315,38
0,00
– 315,38

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022 b – FY 2023 – 2%
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-47 689,13
0,00
-47 689,13

Cross-compliance
2024
CY 2022 b – FY 2024 – 2%
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
– 387,96
0,00
– 387,96

Cross-compliance
2024
CY 2023 a – FY 2024 – 5%
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
– 149 941,17
0,00
– 149 941,17

Cross-compliance
2024
CY 2023 b – FY 2024 – 2%
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
-38 136,81
0,00
-38 136,81

Total DK:
EUR
– 901 919,73
0,00
– 901 919,73
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
ES
Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2021
ONE OFF

EUR
-6 605,30
0,00
-6 605,30

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2021
ONE OFF

EUR
– 225,78
0,00
– 225,78

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022
ONE OFF

EUR
-26 812,97
0,00
-26 812,97

Total ES:
EUR
-33 644,05
0,00
-33 644,05
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
GR
Cross-compliance
2022
CY 2021 – FY 2021-2022
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-1 507 263,90
0,00
-1 507 263,90

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2021 – FY 2023
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-1 511,02
0,00
-1 511,02

Cross-compliance
2023
CY 2022 – FY 2023
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
-2 212 830,89
0,00
-2 212 830,89

Total GR:
EUR
-3 721 605,81
0,00
-3 721 605,81

Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
EUR
-5 070 955,63
0,00
-5 070 955,63

Reimbursements

EAGF

Budget Item: 08020601

Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
PT
Basic Payment Scheme
2017
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
0,18
0,18
0,00

Greening Payment
2017
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
0,10
0,10
0,00

Young farmers scheme
2017
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
0,60
0,60
0,00

Basic Payment Scheme
2017
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
294,67
294,67
0,00

Greening Payment
2017
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
184,08
184,08
0,00

Small farmers scheme
2017
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
521,73
26,09
495,64

Young farmers scheme
2017
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
1,47
0,08
1,39

Basic Payment Scheme
2018
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
366,78
366,78
0,00

Greening Payment
2018
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
181,96
181,96
0,00

Restributive Payment
2018
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
21,66
21,66
0,00

Young farmers scheme
2018
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
191,01
191,01
0,00

Basic Payment Scheme
2018
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
95 114,80
4 755,75
90 359,05

Greening Payment
2018
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
63 925,15
3 196,26
60 728,89

Restributive Payment
2018
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
2 479,27
123,96
2 355,31

Small farmers scheme
2018
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
152 702,55
7 635,13
145 067,42

Young farmers scheme
2018
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
1 192,27
59,62
1 132,65

Basic Payment Scheme
2019
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
375,85
375,85
0,00

Greening Payment
2019
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
336,91
336,91
0,00

Restributive Payment
2019
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
31,86
31,86
0,00

Young farmers scheme
2019
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
236,39
236,39
0,00

Basic Payment Scheme
2019
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
56 747,34
2 837,37
53 909,97

Greening Payment
2019
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
38 309,20
1 915,45
36 393,75

Restributive Payment
2019
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
2 539,82
126,98
2 412,84

Small farmers scheme
2019
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
147 086,85
7 354,34
139 732,51

Young farmers scheme
2019
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
2 128,53
106,43
2 022,10

Basic Payment Scheme
2020
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
697,12
696,94
0,18

Greening Payment
2020
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
463,51
463,30
0,21

Restributive Payment
2020
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
42,34
42,32
0,02

Young farmers scheme
2020
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
258,40
257,95
0,45

Basic Payment Scheme
2020
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
251 301,95
12 565,09
238 736,86

Greening Payment
2020
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
165 304,23
8 265,22
157 039,01

Restributive Payment
2020
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
3 393,55
169,67
3 223,88

Small farmers scheme
2020
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
132 493,14
6 624,65
125 868,49

Young farmers scheme
2020
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
2 002,70
100,13
1 902,57

Basic Payment Scheme
2021
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
812,22
0,00
812,22

Greening Payment
2021
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
598,08
0,00
598,08

Restributive Payment
2021
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
103,90
0,00
103,90

Young farmers scheme
2021
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
258,19
0,00
258,19

Basic Payment Scheme
2021
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
92 497,65
0,00
92 497,65

Greening Payment
2021
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
66 748,56
0,00
66 748,56

Restributive Payment
2021
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
6 385,85
0,00
6 385,85

Small farmers scheme
2021
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
131 973,36
0,00
131 973,36

Young farmers scheme
2021
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-525/23
ONE OFF

EUR
1 521,05
0,00
1 521,05

Total PT:
EUR
1 421 826,83
59 544,78
1 362 282,05
Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
ES
Cross-compliance
2017
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
4 428 837,68
3 072,56
4 425 765,12

Cross-compliance
2018
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
4 412 825,10
1 973,84
4 410 851,26

Cross-compliance
2019
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
776 828,71
7,10
776 821,61

Cross-compliance
2019
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
3 804,98
0,00
3 804,98

Cross-compliance
2020
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
617,02
0,18
616,84

Cross-compliance
2020
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
1 487,16
0,00
1 487,16

Cross-compliance
2021
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
3,72
0,00
3,72

Cross-compliance
2021
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
38,41
0,00
38,41

Total ES:
EUR
9 624 442,78
5 053,68
9 619 389,10

Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
EUR
11 046 269,61
64 598,46
10 981 671,15

EAFRD

Budget Item: 08030102

Member State
Measure
FY
Reason
Type
Correction %
Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
ES
Cross-compliance
2017
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
148 797,77
1,95
148 795,82

Cross-compliance
2018
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
161 489,50
0,29
161 489,21

Cross-compliance
2019
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
31 284,90
2,89
31 282,01

Cross-compliance
2019
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
5 218,97
0,40
5 218,57

Cross-compliance
2020
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
258,55
0,00
258,55

Cross-compliance
2020
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
1 135,35
0,00
1 135,35

Cross-compliance
2021
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
2,00%
EUR
66,80
0,00
66,80

Cross-compliance
2021
Reimbursement following judgment in case T-508/22
FLAT RATE
5,00 %
EUR
579,74
0,00
579,74

Total ES:
EUR
348 831,58
5,53
348 826,05

Currency
Gross Amount
Deductions
Net Decided
EUR
348 831,58
5,53
348 826,05

Financial Corrections
Total Net Decided
EAGF
Financial corrections – excluding cross-compliance
– 455 539 914,46
EAGF
Financial corrections from cross-compliance
-30 834 751,11
EAFRD
Financial corrections – excluding cross-compliance
-40 957 031,12
EAFRD
Financial corrections from cross-compliance
-5 355 043,62
TOTAL:

– 532 686 740,31

Reimbursements
Total Net Decided
EAGF
10 981 671,15
EAFRD
348 826,05
TOTAL:
11 330 497,20

Council Decision (EU) 2025/1146 of 27 May 2025 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Port State Control Committee of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on port State control, during the period 2025-2029

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1146 5.6.2025
(1) The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (the ‘Paris MOU’) was signed in Paris on 26 January 1982 and took effect on 1 July 1982. It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the Port State Control Committee (‘PSCC’) of the Paris MOU, as its decisions are capable of decisively influencing the content of Union legislation, namely Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(1)for example by establishing the inspection commitment and the average deficiency and detention rates used in the ship risk profile to select vessels for inspection and by updating the instructions and guidelines for inspectors carrying out inspections.
(2) Directive 2009/16/EC sets out the Union’s legal regime on port State control and reformulates and reinforces the previous Union legislation which had been in place in this field since 1995. The Union’s legal regime on port State control is based on the Paris MOU. As regards the Union Member States, Directive 2009/16/EC effectively brings the procedures, tools and activities of the Paris MOU within the scope of Union law.
(3) The PSCC of the Paris MOU meets annually. During its meetings it decides on certain issues which have legal effects.
(4) The internal rules of the Paris MOU make it difficult to establish a position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf in accordance with Article 218(9) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in a timely manner for each annual meeting of the PSCC. It is therefore efficient to establish such a position on a multiannual basis, consisting of guiding principles and orientations, together with a framework for its year-to-year specifications. Moreover, most of the topics discussed at the annual meetings of the PSCC concern port State control matters that are covered generally by a single Union legal act, namely Directive 2009/16/EC. In the particular circumstances that apply to the Paris MOU, it is therefore possible to establish a general position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf for several meetings of the PSCC.
(5) The Union is not a member of the Paris MOU. It is therefore necessary for the Council to authorise the Member States that are members of Paris MOU to act in accordance with the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf and express their consent to be bound by the decisions taken by the PSCC.
(6) Technical discussions and cooperation with third country members of the Paris MOU within the PSCC are of great importance in ensuring the effectiveness and the good functioning of the Paris MOU.
(7) This Decision should cover the period 2025-2029.
(8) The Union’s position should be expressed by the Member States of the Union that are members of the Paris MOU, acting jointly in the interest of the Union,
(a) act in accordance with the objectives pursued by Directive 2009/16/EC, notably to improve maritime safety, pollution prevention, and on-board living and working conditions through a drastic reduction of substandard ships by strictly applying international Conventions and codes;
(b) promote the implementation of an harmonised approach by members of the Paris MOU to the effective enforcement of these international standards in respect of ships sailing in the waters under their jurisdiction and using their ports;
(c) work together within the Paris MOU to achieve a comprehensive inspection scheme and the sharing of the inspection burden in an equitable manner, in particular by the adoption of the annual inspection commitment drawn up in accordance with the agreed methodology set out in Annex 11 to the Paris MOU;
(d) ensure that measures adopted within the Paris MOU are consistent with international law, and in particular with international Conventions and codes relating to maritime safety, pollution prevention, and on-board living and working conditions;
(e) promote the development of common approaches with other bodies carrying out Port State Control;
(f) ensure the coherence with other Union policies, notably in external relations, security, and the environment.
1. The adoption of the following elements of the ship risk profile used to target vessels for inspection:(a)the white, grey and black flag list in accordance with the formula developed by the Paris MOU and set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 801/2010(1). According to Article 10(3) of Directive (EU) 2024/3099 amending Directive 2009/16/EC, the Commission shall adopt a Commission Implementing Regulation to replace Commission Regulation (EU) 801/2010 laying down the methodology for the consideration of generic risk parameters. This replacement text will reflect the decisions already taken, in principle, by the Paris MoU in 2019 to change the methodology for calculating the white, grey and black flag list formula and the renaming thereof to ‘high, medium and low performance lists’. The Commission is expected to adopt that implementing regulation in 2027;(b)the performance list for recognised organisations in accordance with the methodology adopted by the Port State Control Committee (‘PSCC’) at PSCC 37 in May 2004 (agenda item point 4.5.2);(c)the average deficiency and detention ratio for the company performance formula on the basis of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 802/2010(2). (a) the white, grey and black flag list in accordance with the formula developed by the Paris MOU and set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 801/2010(1). According to Article 10(3) of Directive (EU) 2024/3099 amending Directive 2009/16/EC, the Commission shall adopt a Commission Implementing Regulation to replace Commission Regulation (EU) 801/2010 laying down the methodology for the consideration of generic risk parameters. This replacement text will reflect the decisions already taken, in principle, by the Paris MoU in 2019 to change the methodology for calculating the white, grey and black flag list formula and the renaming thereof to ‘high, medium and low performance lists’. The Commission is expected to adopt that implementing regulation in 2027; (b) the performance list for recognised organisations in accordance with the methodology adopted by the Port State Control Committee (‘PSCC’) at PSCC 37 in May 2004 (agenda item point 4.5.2); (c) the average deficiency and detention ratio for the company performance formula on the basis of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 802/2010(2).
(a) the white, grey and black flag list in accordance with the formula developed by the Paris MOU and set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 801/2010(1). According to Article 10(3) of Directive (EU) 2024/3099 amending Directive 2009/16/EC, the Commission shall adopt a Commission Implementing Regulation to replace Commission Regulation (EU) 801/2010 laying down the methodology for the consideration of generic risk parameters. This replacement text will reflect the decisions already taken, in principle, by the Paris MoU in 2019 to change the methodology for calculating the white, grey and black flag list formula and the renaming thereof to ‘high, medium and low performance lists’. The Commission is expected to adopt that implementing regulation in 2027;
(b) the performance list for recognised organisations in accordance with the methodology adopted by the Port State Control Committee (‘PSCC’) at PSCC 37 in May 2004 (agenda item point 4.5.2);
(c) the average deficiency and detention ratio for the company performance formula on the basis of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 802/2010(2).
(a) the white, grey and black flag list in accordance with the formula developed by the Paris MOU and set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 801/2010(1). According to Article 10(3) of Directive (EU) 2024/3099 amending Directive 2009/16/EC, the Commission shall adopt a Commission Implementing Regulation to replace Commission Regulation (EU) 801/2010 laying down the methodology for the consideration of generic risk parameters. This replacement text will reflect the decisions already taken, in principle, by the Paris MoU in 2019 to change the methodology for calculating the white, grey and black flag list formula and the renaming thereof to ‘high, medium and low performance lists’. The Commission is expected to adopt that implementing regulation in 2027;
(b) the performance list for recognised organisations in accordance with the methodology adopted by the Port State Control Committee (‘PSCC’) at PSCC 37 in May 2004 (agenda item point 4.5.2);
(c) the average deficiency and detention ratio for the company performance formula on the basis of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 802/2010(2).
2. The adoption of changes or updates to the procedures and guidelines of the Paris MOU, having legal effects, that are consistent with the objectives pursued by Directive 2009/16/EC, in particular to improve maritime safety, pollution prevention, and on-board living and working conditions.
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (the ‘Paris MOU’) was signed in Paris on 26 January 1982 and took effect on 1 July 1982. It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the Port State Control Committee (‘PSCC’) of the Paris MOU, as its decisions are capable of decisively influencing the content of Union legislation, namely Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) for example by establishing the inspection commitment and the average deficiency and detention rates used in the ship risk profile to select vessels for inspection and by updating the instructions and guidelines for inspectors carrying out inspections.
(2) Directive 2009/16/EC sets out the Union’s legal regime on port State control and reformulates and reinforces the previous Union legislation which had been in place in this field since 1995. The Union’s legal regime on port State control is based on the Paris MOU. As regards the Union Member States, Directive 2009/16/EC effectively brings the procedures, tools and activities of the Paris MOU within the scope of Union law.
(3) The PSCC of the Paris MOU meets annually. During its meetings it decides on certain issues which have legal effects.
(4) The internal rules of the Paris MOU make it difficult to establish a position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf in accordance with Article 218(9) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in a timely manner for each annual meeting of the PSCC. It is therefore efficient to establish such a position on a multiannual basis, consisting of guiding principles and orientations, together with a framework for its year-to-year specifications. Moreover, most of the topics discussed at the annual meetings of the PSCC concern port State control matters that are covered generally by a single Union legal act, namely Directive 2009/16/EC. In the particular circumstances that apply to the Paris MOU, it is therefore possible to establish a general position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf for several meetings of the PSCC.
(5) The Union is not a member of the Paris MOU. It is therefore necessary for the Council to authorise the Member States that are members of Paris MOU to act in accordance with the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf and express their consent to be bound by the decisions taken by the PSCC.
(6) Technical discussions and cooperation with third country members of the Paris MOU within the PSCC are of great importance in ensuring the effectiveness and the good functioning of the Paris MOU.
(7) This Decision should cover the period 2025-2029.
(8) The Union’s position should be expressed by the Member States of the Union that are members of the Paris MOU, acting jointly in the interest of the Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the annual meetings of the Port State Control Committee (‘PSCC’) of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (the ‘Paris MOU’), during the period 2025-2029, when the PSCC is called upon to take decisions having legal effects, is set out in Annex I to this Decision.
The year-to-year specification of the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the annual meetings of the PSCC of the Paris MOU, during the period 2025-2029, is set out in Annex II to this Decision.
The position referred to in Article 1 shall be expressed by the Member States of the Union that are members of the Paris MOU, acting jointly in the interest of the Union.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall expire on 31 December 2029.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

In the framework of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MOU), the Member States which are bound by the Paris MoU shall, on behalf of the Union:

(a) act in accordance with the objectives pursued by Directive 2009/16/EC, notably to improve maritime safety, pollution prevention, and on-board living and working conditions through a drastic reduction of substandard ships by strictly applying international Conventions and codes;

(b) promote the implementation of an harmonised approach by members of the Paris MOU to the effective enforcement of these international standards in respect of ships sailing in the waters under their jurisdiction and using their ports;

(c) work together within the Paris MOU to achieve a comprehensive inspection scheme and the sharing of the inspection burden in an equitable manner, in particular by the adoption of the annual inspection commitment drawn up in accordance with the agreed methodology set out in Annex 11 to the Paris MOU;

(d) ensure that measures adopted within the Paris MOU are consistent with international law, and in particular with international Conventions and codes relating to maritime safety, pollution prevention, and on-board living and working conditions;

(e) promote the development of common approaches with other bodies carrying out Port State Control;

(f) ensure the coherence with other Union policies, notably in external relations, security, and the environment.

ORIENTATIONS

In order to ensure the smooth year-to-year functioning of the Union’s Port State control regime in accordance with Directive 2009/16/EC, the Member States which are bound by the Paris MOU shall endeavour to support following actions by the Paris MOU:
1. The adoption of the following elements of the ship risk profile used to target vessels for inspection:
(a) the white, grey and black flag list in accordance with the formula developed by the Paris MOU and set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 801/2010 (1). According to Article 10(3) of Directive (EU) 2024/3099 amending Directive 2009/16/EC, the Commission shall adopt a Commission Implementing Regulation to replace Commission Regulation (EU) 801/2010 laying down the methodology for the consideration of generic risk parameters. This replacement text will reflect the decisions already taken, in principle, by the Paris MoU in 2019 to change the methodology for calculating the white, grey and black flag list formula and the renaming thereof to ‘high, medium and low performance lists’. The Commission is expected to adopt that implementing regulation in 2027;
(b) the performance list for recognised organisations in accordance with the methodology adopted by the Port State Control Committee (‘PSCC’) at PSCC 37 in May 2004 (agenda item point 4.5.2);
(c) the average deficiency and detention ratio for the company performance formula on the basis of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 802/2010 (2).

2. The adoption of changes or updates to the procedures and guidelines of the Paris MOU, having legal effects, that are consistent with the objectives pursued by Directive 2009/16/EC, in particular to improve maritime safety, pollution prevention, and on-board living and working conditions.

(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 801/2010 of 13 September 2010 implementing Article 10(3) of Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the flag State criteria (OJ L 241, 14.9.2010, p. 1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 802/2010 of 13 September 2010 implementing Article 10(3) and Article 27 of Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards company performance (OJ L 241, 14.9.2010, p. 4).

Before each annual Port State Control Committee (‘PSCC’) meeting of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, the necessary steps shall be taken so that the position to be taken on behalf of the Union takes account of all relevant information transmitted to the Commission as well as any document to be discussed at the meeting on topics falling within Union competence, in accordance with the guiding principles and orientations set out in Annex I.
Accordingly and based on such information and documents, the Commission shall submit to the Council, for consideration and approval, a preparatory document setting out the particulars of the envisaged position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf, in sufficient time before the PSCC meeting.

Council Decision (Euratom) 2025/1134 of 22 May 2025 on the adoption of the 2024-2027 high flux reactor supplementary research programme at Petten to be implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European Atomic Energy Community

January 13, 2026
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2025/1134 4.6.2025
(1) The high flux reactor at Petten (‘HFR’) has been an important resource for the Community research on materials sciences and testing, nuclear medicine and reactor safety research in the field of nuclear energy.
(2) The operation of the HFR has been supported by a series of supplementary research programmes. The last supplementary research programme, which was established under Council Decision (Euratom) 2020/960(1)for a four year term, expired on 31 December 2023.
(3) Considering its continued importance as an irreplaceable infrastructure for Community research in the fields of improvement of nuclear reactors safety, health (including the development of medical isotopes for medical research), nuclear fusion, fundamental research, training and waste management (including the possibility to study the safety behaviour of nuclear fuels for reactor systems of interest to Europe), the HFR should continue to be supported by a supplementary research programme until the end of 2027.
(4) Due to their special interest in the irradiation capabilities of the HFR, theNuclear Research and consultancy Group V.O.F(‘NRG’) and theCommissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives(‘CEA’), as implementing agents for the Netherlands and France respectively, have agreed to finance the entire 2024-2027 HFR supplementary research programme through contributions to the general budget of the Union by way of external assigned revenue.
(5) Those contributions should finance the operation of the HFR in order to support a research programme and the regular operation and maintenance of the HFR. An official notification of definitive shutdown by the operator NRG to the Dutch national regulatory authority prior to the declaration of a safe conservation state should result in the suspension of payments that remain to be effected and in the suspension of any calls for funds by the Commission.
(6) In order to ensure continuity between the supplementary research programmes and the smooth operation of the 2024-2027 HFR supplementary research programme, this Decision should apply retroactively from 1 January 2024.
(7) The Board of Governors of the Joint Research Centre provided its prior opinion(2)pursuant to Article 4(2) of Commission Decision 96/282/Euratom(3),
(1) to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the HFR, in order to guarantee the availability of the neutron flux for experimental purposes;
(2) to allow an efficient use of the HFR by research institutes in a broad range of fields: improvement of safety of nuclear reactors, health (including the development of medical isotopes), nuclear fusion, fundamental research and training and waste management (including the possibility to study the safety issues of nuclear fuels for reactor systems of interest to Europe).
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After consulting the Scientific and Technical Committee,
Whereas:
(1) The high flux reactor at Petten (‘HFR’) has been an important resource for the Community research on materials sciences and testing, nuclear medicine and reactor safety research in the field of nuclear energy.
(2) The operation of the HFR has been supported by a series of supplementary research programmes. The last supplementary research programme, which was established under Council Decision (Euratom) 2020/960 (1) for a four year term, expired on 31 December 2023.
(3) Considering its continued importance as an irreplaceable infrastructure for Community research in the fields of improvement of nuclear reactors safety, health (including the development of medical isotopes for medical research), nuclear fusion, fundamental research, training and waste management (including the possibility to study the safety behaviour of nuclear fuels for reactor systems of interest to Europe), the HFR should continue to be supported by a supplementary research programme until the end of 2027.
(4) Due to their special interest in the irradiation capabilities of the HFR, the Nuclear Research and consultancy Group V.O.F (‘NRG’) and the Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (‘CEA’), as implementing agents for the Netherlands and France respectively, have agreed to finance the entire 2024-2027 HFR supplementary research programme through contributions to the general budget of the Union by way of external assigned revenue.
(5) Those contributions should finance the operation of the HFR in order to support a research programme and the regular operation and maintenance of the HFR. An official notification of definitive shutdown by the operator NRG to the Dutch national regulatory authority prior to the declaration of a safe conservation state should result in the suspension of payments that remain to be effected and in the suspension of any calls for funds by the Commission.
(6) In order to ensure continuity between the supplementary research programmes and the smooth operation of the 2024-2027 HFR supplementary research programme, this Decision should apply retroactively from 1 January 2024.
(7) The Board of Governors of the Joint Research Centre provided its prior opinion (2) pursuant to Article 4(2) of Commission Decision 96/282/Euratom (3),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The supplementary research programme on the operation of the High Flux Reactor at Petten (‘the programme’), the objectives of which are set out in Annex I, is adopted for a period of four years, starting on 1 January 2024.
The costs for the execution of the programme, estimated at EUR 26 815 000, shall be financed entirely through contributions from the Netherlands and France, through the Nuclear Research and consultancy Group V.O.F (‘NRG’) and the Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (‘CEA’), respectively. The breakdown of this amount is set out in Annex II. Those contributions shall be considered as external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(2), point (a), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).
1. The Commission shall be in charge of the management of the programme. To this end, it shall call upon the services of the Joint Research Centre.

2. The Commission shall keep the Board of Governors of the Joint Research Centre informed of the implementation of the programme.

In the event that the NRG officially notifies the definitive shutdown of the High Flux Reactor to the Dutch national regulatory authority, prior to the declaration of a safe conservation state, the obligations on the part of the Netherlands and France, through the NRG and the CEA, respectively, to make further contributions shall be suspended as shall any calls for funds by the Commission under this Decision.
The Commission shall submit a final report on the implementation of this Decision to the European Parliament and to the Council after the end of the programme.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2024.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

The main objectives of the programme are the following:

(1) to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the HFR, in order to guarantee the availability of the neutron flux for experimental purposes;

(2) to allow an efficient use of the HFR by research institutes in a broad range of fields: improvement of safety of nuclear reactors, health (including the development of medical isotopes), nuclear fusion, fundamental research and training and waste management (including the possibility to study the safety issues of nuclear fuels for reactor systems of interest to Europe).

The contributions to the programme come from the Netherlands and France.
The breakdown of those contributions is as follows:
The Netherlands: EUR 26 215 000;
France: EUR 600 000;
Total: EUR 26 815 000.
Those contributions shall be made to the general budget of the Union and shall be assigned to the programme. Part of the contributions under the programme may also cover expenditure incurred in respect of the operation of the HFR during the year 2024 in accordance with the work programme to be agreed upon among contributing Member States and the Commission.
Those contributions are firm and not revisable as regards to the variations related to operational, maintenance and decommissioning costs.

Council Decision (EU) 2025/1133 of 26 May 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council with respect to the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015

January 13, 2026
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2025/1133 4.6.2025
(1) The International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on behalf of the Union in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2016/1892(1)on 18 November 2016, subject to its conclusion at a later date. The Agreement entered into force provisionally on 1 January 2017 in accordance with Article 31(2) thereof, and was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2019/848(2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 29 of the Agreement, the Council of Members of the International Olive Council (the ‘Council of Members’) is to establish the conditions for the accession of a Government to the Agreement.
(3) The Government of the Republic of Iraq has formally applied to accede to the Agreement. The Council of Members will therefore be invited, during a future session thereof, or within the framework of a procedure for adoption of decisions by the Council of Members by exchange of correspondence, to establish the conditions for the accession of the Government of the Republic of Iraq, in respect of the participation shares in the International Olive Council and the time limit for the deposit of the instrument of accession.
(4) Given that Iraq is developing its olive sectors as regards consumption and intends to develop its production, its accession could under certain conditions reinforce the International Olive Council, in particular as regards the achievement of uniformity in national and international legislation relating to the characteristics of olive products in order to prevent any obstacle to trade.
(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Council of Members, as the decisions to be adopted will have legal effects on the Union by impacting the decisional balance within the Council of Members when decisions are not adopted by consensus in accordance with Article 10(4) of the Agreement,
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on behalf of the Union in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2016/1892 (1) on 18 November 2016, subject to its conclusion at a later date. The Agreement entered into force provisionally on 1 January 2017 in accordance with Article 31(2) thereof, and was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2019/848 (2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 29 of the Agreement, the Council of Members of the International Olive Council (the ‘Council of Members’) is to establish the conditions for the accession of a Government to the Agreement.
(3) The Government of the Republic of Iraq has formally applied to accede to the Agreement. The Council of Members will therefore be invited, during a future session thereof, or within the framework of a procedure for adoption of decisions by the Council of Members by exchange of correspondence, to establish the conditions for the accession of the Government of the Republic of Iraq, in respect of the participation shares in the International Olive Council and the time limit for the deposit of the instrument of accession.
(4) Given that Iraq is developing its olive sectors as regards consumption and intends to develop its production, its accession could under certain conditions reinforce the International Olive Council, in particular as regards the achievement of uniformity in national and international legislation relating to the characteristics of olive products in order to prevent any obstacle to trade.
(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Council of Members, as the decisions to be adopted will have legal effects on the Union by impacting the decisional balance within the Council of Members when decisions are not adopted by consensus in accordance with Article 10(4) of the Agreement,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council during a future session thereof, or within the framework of a procedure for adoption of decisions by the Council of Members of the International Olive Council by exchange of correspondence, as regards the conditions for the accession of the Government of the Republic of Iraq to the Agreement, is set out in the Annex.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

The Union shall support the accession of the Government of the Republic of Iraq to the Agreement, at a future session of the Council of Members or within the framework of a procedure for adoption by the Council of Members by exchange of correspondence, provided that the participation shares of Iraq are calculated according to the formula specified in Article 11 of the Agreement and that the time limit for the deposit of the instrument of accession does not exceed a year and a half after the decision of the Council of Members. If the deposit of the instrument is delayed, the Union may support, in subsequent decisions to be adopted by the Council of Members, the extension of the period for the deposit of the instrument.

Council Decision (EU) 2025/1129 of 26 May 2025 inviting Member States to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) contained in the Annex to Resolution WHA77.17 and adopted on 1 June 2024

January 13, 2026
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(1) On 3 March 2022, with the adoption of Decision (EU) 2022/451(2), the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate on behalf of the Union, for matters falling within Union competence, an international agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, as well as complementary amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005).
(2) On 1 June 2024, at the 77th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA), the Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted by consensus the various amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) contained in the Annex to Resolution WHA77.17 (the ‘amendments’)(3)and aimed at strengthening their effectiveness.
(3) Pursuant to Article 22 of the Constitution of the WHO, the amendments are to enter into force for all Members of the WHO except for such Members that have notified the Director-General of rejection or reservations within the period stated in the notice of adoption of those amendments.
(4) The Union promotes the strengthening of the International Health Regulations (2005) and their effective implementation.
(5) In recent years, the Union has significantly strengthened its health security framework through the adoption of several legal acts, in particular Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4)on serious cross-border threats to health, and Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2372(5)on a framework of measures for ensuring the supply of crisis-relevant medical countermeasures in the event of a public health emergency at Union level.
(6) A significant number of the amendments concern matters for which the Union has competence, on the basis of Article 168(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) read together with Article 6 and Article 168(1) TFEU, to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of the Member States and in relation to which Union rules exist, in particular in the field of serious cross-border threats to health under Regulation (EU) 2022/2371. In addition, some of the amendments correspond to areas covered by Union law in relation to the supply of crisis-relevant medical countermeasures as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2022/2372, to the protection of public health in the event of a public health emergency as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2022/123 of the European Parliament and of the Council(6), to the free movement of persons as laid down in Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(7), to civil protection as set out in Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(8), or to development cooperation as set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council(9).
(7) This Decision does not make use of the possibility for the Union to exercise its external competence with regards to areas in relation to which Union rules do not already exist. The Member States remain competent in respect of the matters covered by the amendments, in so far as the amendments do not affect Union rules or alter the scope thereof, including foreseeable future developments of those rules. In addition, Member States remain solely responsible for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care, in accordance with Article 168(7) TFEU. Furthermore, this Decision does not create additional financial obligations for Member States.
(8) None of the amendments are contrary to Union law, and it is therefore not necessary to make reservations in respect of the amendments falling within the competence of the Union.
(9) The Union is not party to the International Health Regulations (2005), as only States can be Parties thereto. All Member States are parties to the International Health Regulations (2005).
(10) In these circumstances, and in accordance with the principle of sincere cooperation, the Union’s competence should be exercised externally through the Member States acting as intermediaries. To this effect, Member States should be invited to accept, without reservations, the amendments, in so far as they fall within the competence of the Union,
1. For the purposes of the International Health Regulations (hereinafter ‘the IHR’ or ‘Regulations’):
(i) has, or is at high risk of having, wide geographical spread to and within multiple States; and
(ii) is exceeding, or is at high risk of exceeding, the capacity of health systems to respond in those States; and
(iii) is causing, or is at high risk of causing, substantial social and/or economic disruption, including disruption to international traffic and trade; and
(iv) requires rapid, equitable and enhanced coordinated international action, with whole- of-government and whole-of-society approaches;
1. The implementation of these Regulations shall be with full respect for the dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons, and shall promote equity and solidarity.
1. Each State Party shall designate or establish, in accordance with its national law and context, one or two entities to serve as National IHR Authority and a National IHR Focal Point and, as well as the authorities responsible within its respective jurisdiction for the implementation of health measures under these Regulations.
1 bis. The National IHR Authority shall coordinate the implementation of these Regulations within the jurisdiction of the State Party.
2 bis. States Parties shall take measures to implement paragraphs 1, 1 bis and 2 of this Article, including, as appropriate, adjusting their domestic legislative and/or administrative arrangements.
4. States Parties shall provide WHO with contact details of their National IHR Authority and their National IHR Focal Point and WHO shall provide States Parties with contact details of WHO IHR Contact Points. These contact details shall be continuously updated and annually confirmed. WHO shall make the contact details available to all States Parties the contact details of National IHR Focal Points it receives pursuant to this Article.
1. Each State Party shall develop, strengthen and maintain, as soon as possible but no later than five years from the entry into force of these Regulations for that State Party, the core capacity capacities to prevent, detect, assess, notify and report events in accordance with these Regulations, as specified in Part A of Annex 1.
2. Following the assessment referred to in paragraph 2, Part A of Annex 1, a State Party may report to WHO on the basis of a justified need and an implementation plan and, in so doing, obtain an extension of two years in which to fulfil the obligation in paragraph 1 of this Article. In exceptional circumstances, and supported by a new implementation plan, the State Party may request a further extension not exceeding two years from the Director-General, who shall make the decision, taking into account the technical advice of the Committee established under Article 50 (hereinafter the ‘Review Committee’). After the period mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article, the State Party that has obtained an extension shall report annually to WHO on progress made towards the full implementation.
3. WHO shall assist States Parties, upon request, to develop, strengthen and maintain the core capacities referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
1. Each State Party shall assess events occurring within its territory by using the decision instrument in Annex 2. Each State Party shall notify WHO, by the most efficient means of communication available, by way of the National IHR Focal Point, and within 24 hours of assessment of public health information, of all events which may constitute a public health emergency of international concern within its territory in accordance with the decision instrument, as well as any health measure implemented in response to those events. If the notification received by WHO involves the competency of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) or other intergovernmental organization(s), WHO shall, pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 14, immediately notify the IAEA or, as appropriate, the other competent intergovernmental organization(s).
3. When WHO receivesUpon receiving information of an event that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern, itWHO shall offer to collaborate with the State Party concerned in assessing the potential for international disease spread, possible interference with international traffic and the adequacy of control measures. Such activities may include collaboration with other standard-setting organizations and the offer to mobilize international assistance in order to support the national authorities in conducting and coordinating on-site assessments. When requested by the State Party, WHO shall provide information supporting such an offer.
4. If the State Party does not accept the offer of collaboration, WHO may,and when justified by the magnitude of the public health risk, WHO should share with other States Parties the information about the event available to it, whilst encouraging the State Party to accept the offer of collaboration by WHO, taking into account the views of the State Party concerned.
2. WHO shall use information received under Articles 6 and 8 and paragraph 2 of Article 9 for verification, assessment and assistance purposes under these Regulations and, unless otherwise agreed with the States Parties referred to in those provisions, shall not make this information generally available to other States Parties, until such time as:
(a) the event is determined to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency, in accordance with Article 12; or
1. The Director-General shall determine, on the basis of the information received, in particular from the State(s) Party(ies) within whose territory(ies) an event is occurring, whether an event constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, including, when appropriate, a pandemic emergency, in accordance with the criteria and the procedure set out in these Regulations.
2. If the Director-General considers, based on an assessment under these Regulations, that a public health emergency of international concern is occurring, the Director-General shall consult with the State(s) Party(ies) in whose territory(ies) the event is occurring arises regarding this preliminary determination. If the Director-General and the State(s) Party(ies) are in agreement regarding this determination, the Director-General shall, in accordance with the procedure set forth in Article 49, seek the views of the Committee established under Article 48 (hereinafter the ‘Emergency Committee’) on appropriate temporary recommendations.
3. If, following the consultation in paragraph 2 above, the Director-General and the State(s) Party(ies) in whose territory(ies) the event is occurring arises do not come to a consensus within 48 hours on whether the event constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, a determination shall be made in accordance with the procedure set forth in Article 49.
4. In determining whether an event constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, including, when appropriate, a pandemic emergency, the Director-General shall consider:
(a) information provided by the State(s) Party(ies);
4 bis. If the Director-General determines that an event constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, the Director-General shall further determine, having considered the matters contained in paragraph 4, whether the public health emergency of international concern also constitutes a pandemic emergency.
5. If the Director-General, having considered the matters contained in subparagraphs (a), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 4 of this Article, and following consultations with the State(s) Party(ies) within whose territory(ies) the a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency, has occurred, considers that a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency, has ended, because it no longer meets the relevant definition in Article 1, the Director-General shall take a decision in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 49.
1. Each State Party shall develop, strengthen and maintain, as soon as possible but no later than five years from the entry into force of these Regulations for that State Party, the core capacity capacities to prevent, prepare for, and respond promptly and effectively to public health risks and public health emergencies of international concern, including a pandemic emergency, including in fragile and humanitarian settings, as set out in Part A of Annex 1. WHO shall publish, in consultation with Member States, guidelines to support States Parties in the development of public health response core capacities.
2. Following the assessment referred to in paragraph 2, Part A of Annex 1, a State Party may report to WHO on the basis of a justified need and an implementation plan and, in so doing, obtain an extension of two years in which to fulfil the obligation in paragraph 1 of this Article. In exceptional circumstances and supported by a new implementation plan, the State Party may request a further extension not exceeding two years from the Director-General, who shall make the decision, taking into account the technical advice of the Review Committee. After the period mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article, the State Party that has obtained an extension shall report annually to WHO on progress made towards the full implementation.
3. At the request of a State Party or following its acceptance of an offer by WHO, WHO shall collaborate in the response to public health risks and other events by providing technical guidance and assistance and by assessing the effectiveness of the control measures in place, including the mobilization of international teams of experts for on-site assistance, when necessary.
4. If WHO, in consultation with the States Parties State(s) Party(ies) concerned as provided in Article 12, determines that a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency, is occurring, it may offer, in addition to the support indicated in paragraph 3 of this Article, further assistance to the State(s) Party(ies), including an assessment of the severity of the international risk and the adequacy of control measures. Such collaboration may include the offer to mobilize international assistance in order to support the national authorities in conducting and coordinating on-site assessments. When requested by the State Party, WHO shall provide information supporting such an offer.
6. When requested, WHO shall provide appropriate guidance and assistance to other States Parties affected or threatened by the public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency.
7. WHO shall support States Parties, upon their request or following acceptance of an offer from WHO, and coordinate international response activities during public health emergencies of international concern, including pandemic emergencies, after their determination pursuant to Article 12 of these Regulations.
8. WHO shall facilitate, and work to remove barriers to, timely and equitable access by States Parties to relevant health products after the determination of and during a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency, based on public health risks and needs. To that effect, the Director-General shall:
(a) conduct, and periodically review and update, assessments of the public health needs, as well as of the availability and accessibility including affordability of relevant health products for the public health response; publish such assessments; and consider the available assessments while issuing, modifying, extending or terminating recommendations pursuant to Articles 15, 16, 17, 18, and 49 of these Regulations;
(b) make use of WHO-coordinated mechanism(s), or facilitate, in consultation with States Parties, their establishment as needed, and coordinate, as appropriate, with other allocation and distribution mechanisms and networks that facilitate timely and equitable access to relevant health products based on public health needs;
(c) support States Parties, upon their request, in scaling up and geographically diversifying the production of relevant health products, as appropriate, through relevant WHO-coordinated and other networks and mechanisms, subject to Article 2 of these Regulations, and in accordance with relevant international law;
(d) share with a State Party, upon its request, the product dossier related to a specific relevant health product, as provided to WHO by the manufacturer for approval and where the manufacturer has consented, within 30 days of receiving such request, for the purpose of facilitating regulatory evaluation and authorization by the State Party; and
(e) support States Parties, upon their request, and, as appropriate, through relevant WHO-coordinated and other networks and mechanisms, pursuant to subparagraph 8(c) of this Article, to promote research and development and strengthen local production of quality, safe and effective relevant health products, and facilitate other measures relevant for the full implementation of this provision.
9. Pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Article and paragraph 1 of Article 44 of these Regulations, and upon request of other States Parties or WHO, States Parties shall undertake, subject to applicable law and available resources, to collaborate with, and assist each other and to support WHO-coordinated response activities, including through:
(a) supporting WHO in implementing actions outlined in this Article;
(b) engaging with and encouraging relevant stakeholders operating in their respective jurisdictions to facilitate equitable access to relevant health products for responding to a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency; and
(c) making available, as appropriate, relevant terms of their research and development agreements for relevant health products related to promoting equitable access to such products during a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency.
1. If it has been determined in accordance with Article 12 that a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency, is occurring, the Director-General shall issue temporary recommendations in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 49. Such temporary recommendations may be modified or extended as appropriate, including after it has been determined that a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency, has ended, at which time other temporary recommendations may be issued as necessary for the purpose of preventing or promptly detecting its recurrence.
2. Temporary recommendations may include health measures to be implemented by the State(s) Party(ies) experiencing the public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency, or by other States Parties, regarding persons, baggage, cargo, containers, conveyances, goods, including relevant health products, and/or postal parcels to prevent or reduce the international spread of disease and avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic.
2 bis. The Director-General, when communicating to States Parties the issuance, modification or extension of temporary recommendations, should provide available information on any WHO-coordinated mechanism(s) concerning access to, and allocation of, relevant health products, as well as on any other allocation and distribution mechanisms and networks.
3. Temporary recommendations may be terminated in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 49 at any time and shall automatically expire three months after their issuance. They may be modified or extended for additional periods of up to three months. Temporary recommendations may not continue beyond the second World Health Assembly after the determination of the public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency, to which they relate.
1. WHO may make standing recommendations of appropriate health measures in accordance with Article 53 for routine or periodic application. Such measures may be applied by States Parties regarding persons, baggage, cargo, containers, conveyances, goods, including relevant health products, and/or postal parcels for specific, ongoing public health risks in order to prevent or reduce the international spread of disease and avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic. WHO may, in accordance with Article 53, modify or terminate such recommendations, as appropriate.
2. The Director-General, when communicating to States Parties the issuance, modification or extension of standing recommendations, should provide available information on any WHO-coordinated mechanism(s) concerning access to, and allocation of, relevant health products as well as on any other allocation and distribution mechanisms and networks.
(d bis) availability of, and accessibility to relevant health products;
3. Recommendations issued by WHO to State Parties shall, as appropriate, take into account the need to:
(a) facilitate international travel, particularly of health and care workers and persons in life-threatening or humanitarian situations. This provision is without prejudice to Article 23 of these Regulations; and
(b) maintain international supply chains, including for relevant health products and food supplies.
(a) ensure that the core capacities set forth in Part B of Annex 1 for designated points of entry are developed within the time frame provided in paragraph 1 of Article 5 and paragraph 1 of Article 13;
1. States Parties shall designate the airports and ports that shall develop the core capacities provided in Part B of Annex 1.
1. Where justified for public health reasons, a State Party may designate ground crossings that shall develop the core capacities provided in Part B of Annex 1, taking into consideration:
2. States Parties sharing common borders should consider:
(b) joint designation of adjacent ground crossings for the core capacities in Part B of Annex 1 in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.
1. Subject to applicable international agreements and relevant articles of these Regulations, a State Party may require for public health purposes, on arrival or departure:
(a) with regard to travellers:
(iii) a non-invasive medical examination which is the least intrusive examination that would achieve the public health objective; and
(b) inspection of baggage, cargo, containers, conveyances, goods, postal parcels and human remains.
1. States Parties shall take all practicable measures consistent with these Regulations to ensure that conveyance operators:
(a) comply with the health measures recommended by WHO and adopted by the State Party, including for application on board as well as during embarkation and disembarkation;
(b) inform travellers of the health measures recommended by WHO and adopted by the State Party, including for application on board as well as during embarkation and disembarkation; and
1. ( )
3. Whenever practicable and subject to the previous paragraph 2 of this Article, a State Party shall authorize the granting of free pratique by radio or other communication means to a ship or an aircraft when, on the basis of information received from it prior to its arrival, the State Party is of the opinion that the arrival of the ship or aircraft will not result in the introduction or spread of disease.
2. Health documents under these Regulations may be issued in non-digital format or digital format, subject to the obligations of any State Party regarding the format of such documents deriving from other international agreements.
3. Regardless of the format in which health documents under these Regulations have been issued, said health documents shall conform to the Annexes, referred to in Articles 36 to 39, as applicable, and their authenticity shall be ascertainable.
4. WHO, in consultation with States Parties, shall develop and update, as necessary, technical guidance, including specifications or standards related to the issuance and ascertainment of authenticity of health documents, both in digital format and non-digital format. Such specifications or standards shall be in accordance with Article 45 regarding treatment of personal data.
1. The master of a ship, before arrival at its first port of call in the territory of a State Party, shall ascertain the state of health on board, and, except when that State Party does not require it, the master shall, on arrival, or in advance of the vessel’s arrival if the vessel is so equipped and the State Party requires such advance delivery, complete and deliver to the competent authority for that port a Maritime Ship Declaration of Health, which shall be countersigned by the ship’s surgeon, if one is carried.
3. A Maritime Ship Declaration of Health shall conform to the model provided in Annex 8.
4. A State Party may decide:
(a) to dispense with the submission of the Maritime Ship Declaration of Health by all arriving ships; or
(b) to require the submission of the Maritime Ship Declaration of Health under a recommendation concerning ships arriving from affected areas or to require it from ships which might otherwise carry infection or contamination.
7. Without prejudice to its rights under Article 56, any State Party impacted by a measure taken pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article may request the State Party implementing such a measure to consult with it, either directly, or through the Director-General, who may also facilitate consultations between the States Parties concerned. The purpose of such consultations is to clarify the scientific information and public health rationale underlying the measure and to find a mutually acceptable solution. Unless otherwise agreed with the State Parties involved in the consultation, information shared during the consultation must be kept confidential.
1. States Parties shall undertake to collaborate with each other, to the extent possible, in:
(a) the detection and assessment of, preparedness for and response to, events as provided under these Regulations;
(b) the provision or facilitation of technical cooperation and logistical support, particularly in the development, strengthening and maintenance of the public-health core capacities required under Annex 1 of these Regulations;
(c) the mobilization of financial resources, including through relevant sources and funding mechanisms to facilitate the implementation of their obligations under these Regulations, in particular to address the needs of developing countries; and
2. WHO shall collaborate with, and assist, States Parties, upon their request, to the extent possible, in:
(a) the evaluation and assessment of their public-health core capacities in order to facilitate the effective implementation of these Regulations;
(b) the provision or facilitation of technical cooperation and logistical support to States Parties; and
(c) the mobilization of financial resources to support developing countries in building developing, strengthening and maintaining the core capacities provided for in Annex 1.; and
(d) the facilitation of access to relevant health products, in accordance with paragraph 8 of Article 13.
2 bis. States Parties, subject to applicable law and available resources, shall maintain or increase domestic funding, as necessary, and collaborate, including through international cooperation and assistance, as appropriate, to strengthen sustainable financing to support the implementation of these Regulations.
2 ter. Pursuant to subparagraph (c) of paragraph 1 of this Article, States Parties shall undertake to collaborate, to the extent possible, to:
(a) encourage governance and operating models of existing financing entities and funding mechanisms to be regionally representative and responsive to the needs and national priorities of developing countries in the implementation of these Regulations;
(b) identify and enable access to financial resources, including through the Coordinating Financial Mechanism, established pursuant to Article 44 bis, necessary to equitably address the needs and priorities of developing countries, including for developing, strengthening and maintaining core capacities.
2 quater. The Director-General shall support the collaboration work in paragraph 2 bis of this Article, as appropriate. States Parties and the Director-General shall report on its outcomes as part of the reporting to the Health Assembly.
1. A Coordinating Financial Mechanism (hereinafter ‘the Mechanism’) is hereby established to:
(a) promote the provision of timely, predictable, and sustainable financing for the implementation of these Regulations in order to develop, strengthen, and maintain core capacities as set out in Annex 1 of these Regulations, including those relevant for pandemic emergencies;
(b) seek to maximize the availability of financing for the implementation needs and priorities of States Parties, in particular of developing countries; and
(c) work to mobilize new and additional financial resources, and increase the efficient utilization of existing financing instruments, relevant to the effective implementation of these Regulations.
2. In support of the objectives set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Mechanism shall, inter alia:
(a) use or conduct relevant needs and funding gap analyses;
(b) promote harmonization, coherence and coordination of existing financing instruments;
(c) identify all sources of financing that are available for implementation support and make this information available to States Parties;
(d) provide advice and support, upon request, to States Parties in identifying and applying for financial resources for strengthening core capacities, including those relevant for pandemic emergencies; and
(e) leverage voluntary monetary contributions for organizations and other entities supporting States Parties to develop, strengthen and maintain their core capacities, including those relevant for pandemic emergencies.
3. The Mechanism shall function, in relation to the implementation of these Regulations, under the authority and guidance of the Health Assembly and be accountable to it.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, States Parties may process and disclose and process personal data where essential for the purposes of assessing and managing a public health risk, but State Parties, in accordance with national law, and WHO must ensure that the personal data are:
1. The Director-General shall establish an Emergency Committee that at the request of the Director-General shall provide its views on:
(a) whether an event constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency;
(b) the termination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency; and
1 bis. The Emergency Committee shall be considered an expert committee and shall be subject to the WHO Advisory Panel Regulations, unless otherwise provided for in this Article.
2. The Emergency Committee shall be composed of experts selected by the Director-General from the IHR Expert Roster and, when appropriate, other expert advisory panels of the Organization. The Director-General shall determine the duration of membership with a view to ensuring its continuity in the consideration of a specific event and its consequences. The Director-General shall select the members of the Emergency Committee on the basis of the expertise and experience required for any particular session and with due regard to the principles of equitable geographical representation. At least one member Members of the Emergency Committee should be an include at least one expert nominated by a State(s) Party(ies) within whose territory the event arises is occurring.
4. The Director-General shall invite the State(s) Party(ies) in whose territory the event arises is occurring to present its (their) views to the Emergency Committee. To that effect, the Director-General shall notify to it the dates and the agenda of the meeting of the Emergency Committee with as much advance notice as necessary. The State(s) Party(ies) concerned, however, may not seek a postponement of the meeting of the Emergency Committee for the purpose of presenting its views thereto.
6. The Director-General shall communicate to all States Parties the determination and the termination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency, any health measure taken by the State(s) Party(ies) concerned, any temporary recommendations, including the supporting evidence, and the modification, extension and termination of such recommendations, together with the composition and views of the Emergency Committee. The Director-General shall inform conveyance operators through States Parties and the relevant international agencies of such temporary recommendations, including their modification, extension or termination. The Director-General shall subsequently make such information and recommendations available to the general public.
7. States Parties in whose territories the event has occurred may propose to the Director-General the termination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency, and/or the temporary recommendations, and may make a presentation to that effect to the Emergency Committee.
1. The Director-General shall establish a Review Committee, which shall carry out the following functions:
(b) provide technical advice to the Director-General with respect to standing recommendations, and any modifications or termination thereof; and
(c) provide technical advice to the Director-General on any matter referred to it by the Director-General regarding the functioning of these Regulations.
(f) the Director-General shall communicate to States Parties any standing recommendation, as well as the modifications or termination of such recommendations, together with the views of the Review Committee; and
(g) standing recommendations shall be submitted by the Director-General to the subsequent Health Assembly for its consideration.
2. The Health Assembly shall periodically review the functioning of these Regulations, including financing for their effective implementation. To that end it may request the advice of the Review Committee, through the Director-General. The first such review shall take place no later than five years after the entry into force of these Regulations.
1. The States Parties Committee for the Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) is hereby established to facilitate the effective implementation of these Regulations, in particular of Article 44 and 44 bis. The Committee shall be facilitative and consultative in nature only, and function in a non-adversarial, non-punitive, assistive and transparent manner, guided by the principles set out in Article 3. To this effect:
(a) the Committee shall have the aim of promoting and supporting learning, exchange of best practices, and cooperation among States Parties for the effective implementation of these Regulations;
(b) the Committee shall establish a Subcommittee to provide technical advice and report to the Committee.
2. The Committee shall be comprised of all States Parties and shall meet at least once every two years. Terms of reference for the Committee, including the way that the Committee conducts its business, and for the Subcommittee shall be adopted at the first meeting of the Committee by consensus.
3. The Committee shall have a Chair and a Vice-Chair, elected by the Committee from among its State Party members, who shall serve for two years and rotate on a regional basis.(1)
4. The Committee shall adopt, at its first meeting, by consensus, terms of reference for the Coordinating Financial Mechanism, established in Article 44 bis, and modalities for its operationalization and governance and may adopt necessary working arrangements with relevant international bodies, which may support its operation as appropriate.
A. CORE CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE
1. States Parties shall utilize existing national structures and resources to meet their core capacity capacities requirements under these Regulations, including with regard to:(a)their prevention, surveillance, reporting, notification, verification, preparedness, response and collaboration activities; and(b)their activities concerning designated airports, ports and ground crossings. (a) their prevention, surveillance, reporting, notification, verification, preparedness, response and collaboration activities; and (b) their activities concerning designated airports, ports and ground crossings.
(a) their prevention, surveillance, reporting, notification, verification, preparedness, response and collaboration activities; and
(b) their activities concerning designated airports, ports and ground crossings.
(a) their prevention, surveillance, reporting, notification, verification, preparedness, response and collaboration activities; and
(b) their activities concerning designated airports, ports and ground crossings.
2. Each State Party shall assess, within two years following the entry into force of these Regulations for that State Party, the ability of existing national structures and resources to meet the minimum requirements described in this Annex. As a result of such assessment, States Parties shall develop and implement plans of action to ensure that these core capacities are present and functioning throughout their territories as set out in paragraph 1 of Article 5 and, paragraph 1 of Article 13 and subparagraph (a) of Article 19.
3. States Parties and WHO shall support assessments, planning and implementation processes under this Annex.
4. Pursuant to Article 44, States Parties shall undertake to collaborate with each other, to the extent possible, in developing, strengthening and maintaining core capacities.
A. CORE CAPACITIES REQUIREMENTS FOR PREVENTION, SURVEILLANCE, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
1. At the local community level and/or primary public health response level (hereinafter the ‘Local level’), each State Party shall develop, strengthen and maintain the core capacities:The capacities:(a)to detect events involving disease or death above expected levels for the particular time and place in all areas within the territory of the State Party; and(b)to report all available essential information immediately to the appropriate level of health-care response. At the community level, reporting shall be to local community health care institutions or the appropriate health personnel. At the primary public health response level, reporting shall be to the intermediate or national response level, depending on organizational structures. For the purposes of this Annex, essential information includes the following: clinical descriptions, laboratory results, sources and type of risk, numbers of human cases and deaths, conditions affecting the spread of the disease and the health measures employed; and(c)to prepare for the implementation of, and implement immediately, preliminary control measures immediately.;(d)to prepare for the provision of, and facilitate access to health services necessary for responding to public health risks and events; and (a) to detect events involving disease or death above expected levels for the particular time and place in all areas within the territory of the State Party; and (b) to report all available essential information immediately to the appropriate level of health-care response. At the community level, reporting shall be to local community health care institutions or the appropriate health personnel. At the primary public health response level, reporting shall be to the intermediate or national response level, depending on organizational structures. For the purposes of this Annex, essential information includes the following: clinical descriptions, laboratory results, sources and type of risk, numbers of human cases and deaths, conditions affecting the spread of the disease and the health measures employed; and (c) to prepare for the implementation of, and implement immediately, preliminary control measures immediately.; (d) to prepare for the provision of, and facilitate access to health services necessary for responding to public health risks and events; and
(a) to detect events involving disease or death above expected levels for the particular time and place in all areas within the territory of the State Party; and
(b) to report all available essential information immediately to the appropriate level of health-care response. At the community level, reporting shall be to local community health care institutions or the appropriate health personnel. At the primary public health response level, reporting shall be to the intermediate or national response level, depending on organizational structures. For the purposes of this Annex, essential information includes the following: clinical descriptions, laboratory results, sources and type of risk, numbers of human cases and deaths, conditions affecting the spread of the disease and the health measures employed; and
(c) to prepare for the implementation of, and implement immediately, preliminary control measures immediately.;
(d) to prepare for the provision of, and facilitate access to health services necessary for responding to public health risks and events; and
(a) to detect events involving disease or death above expected levels for the particular time and place in all areas within the territory of the State Party; and
(b) to report all available essential information immediately to the appropriate level of health-care response. At the community level, reporting shall be to local community health care institutions or the appropriate health personnel. At the primary public health response level, reporting shall be to the intermediate or national response level, depending on organizational structures. For the purposes of this Annex, essential information includes the following: clinical descriptions, laboratory results, sources and type of risk, numbers of human cases and deaths, conditions affecting the spread of the disease and the health measures employed; and
(c) to prepare for the implementation of, and implement immediately, preliminary control measures immediately.;
(d) to prepare for the provision of, and facilitate access to health services necessary for responding to public health risks and events; and
(e) to engage relevant stakeholders, including communities, in preparing for and responding to public health risks and events.
2. At the intermediate public health response levels The(hereinafter the ‘Intermediate level’), where applicable,(1)each State Party shall develop, strengthen and maintain the core capacities:
(a) to confirm the status of reported events and to support or implement additional control measures; and
(b) to assess reported events immediately and, if found urgent, to report all essential information to the national level. For the purposes of this Annex, the criteria for urgent events include serious public health impact and/or unusual or unexpected nature with high potential for spread.; and
(c) to coordinate with and support the Local level in preventing, preparing for and responding to public health risks and events, including in relation to:
(i) surveillance;
(ii) on-site investigations;
(iii) laboratory diagnostics, including referral of samples;
(iv) implementation of control measures;
(v) access to health services and health products needed for the response;
(vi) risk communication, including addressing misinformation and disinformation; and
(vii) logistical assistance (e.g. equipment, medical and other relevant supplies and transport);
3. At the national level
(a) to assess all reports of urgent events within 48 hours; and
(b) to notify WHO immediately through the National IHR Focal Point when the assessment indicates the event is notifiable pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 6 and Annex 2 and to inform WHO as required pursuant to Article 7 and paragraph 2 of Article 9.
(a) to determine rapidly the determining control measures required to prevent domestic and international spread;
(b) to provide support through surveillance;
(c) deploying specialized staff,;
(d) laboratory analysis of samples (domestically or through collaborating centres) and;
(e) logistical assistance (e.g. equipment, medical and other relevant supplies and transport);
(c) to provide(f) providing on-site assistance as required to supplement local investigations;
(d) to provide(g) developing and/or disseminating guidance for clinical case management and infection prevention and control;
(h) access to health services and health products needed for the response;
(i) risk communication, including addressing misinformation and disinformation;
(j) providing a direct operational link with senior health and other officials to approve rapidly and implement containment and control measures;
(e) to provide(k) providing direct liaison with other relevant government ministries;
(f) to provide(l) providing, by the most efficient means of communication available, links with hospitals, clinics, airports, ports, ground crossings, laboratories and other key operational areas for the dissemination of information and recommendations received from WHO regarding events in the State Party’s own territory and in the territories of other States Parties;
(g) to establish, operate(m) establishing, operating and maintaining a national public health emergency response plan, including the creation of multidisciplinary/multisectoral teams to respond to events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern; and
(n) coordinating activities nationally and supporting Local and Intermediate levels, where applicable, in preventing, preparing for and responding to public health risks and events; and
(h) to provide(o) providing the foregoing on a 24-hour basis.
B. CORE CAPACITYCAPACITIES REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNATED AIRPORTS, PORTS AND GROUND CROSSINGS
1. At all times The, each State Party shall develop, strengthen and maintain the core capacities:( )
2. For responding to events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern, each State Party shall develop, strengthen and maintain the core capacities:The capacities:( )
(b) to provide assessment of and care for affected travellers or animals by establishing arrangements with local medical and veterinary facilities and laboratories, for their isolation, and treatment, the analysis of their samples and other support services that may be required;( ).
Port of Date:
This Certificate records the inspection and 1) exemption from control or 2) control measures applied
Name of ship or inland navigation vessel Flag Registration/ IMO No.
At the time of inspection the holds were unladen/laden with tonnes of cargo
Name and address of inspecting officer
Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate Ship Sanitation Control Certificate
Areas, [systems and services] inspected Evidence found1 Sample results2 Documents reviewed Control measures applied Re-inspectiondate Comments regarding conditions found
Galley Medical log
Pantry Ship's log
Stores Other
Hold(s) Cargo
Quarters:
-crew – crew
– crew
-officers – officers
– officers
-passengers s – passengers s
– passengers s
-deck – deck
– deck
Potable water
Sewage
Ballast tanks
Solid and medical waste
Standing water
Engine room
Medical facilities
Other areas specified – see attached
Note areas not applicable, by marking N/A.
No evidence found. Ship/vessel is exempted from control measures. Control measures indicated were applied on the date below.Name and designation of issuing officer. Signature and seal Date.
– crew
– officers
– passengers s
– deck
1. Conveyance operators shall prepare for, as appropriate, and facilitate:(a)inspections of the cargo, containers and conveyance;(b)medical examinations of persons on board;(c)application of other health measures under these Regulations, including on board as well as during embarkation and disembarkation; and(d)provision of relevant public health information requested by the State Party. (a) inspections of the cargo, containers and conveyance; (b) medical examinations of persons on board; (c) application of other health measures under these Regulations, including on board as well as during embarkation and disembarkation; and (d) provision of relevant public health information requested by the State Party.
(a) inspections of the cargo, containers and conveyance;
(b) medical examinations of persons on board;
(c) application of other health measures under these Regulations, including on board as well as during embarkation and disembarkation; and
(d) provision of relevant public health information requested by the State Party.
(a) inspections of the cargo, containers and conveyance;
(b) medical examinations of persons on board;
(c) application of other health measures under these Regulations, including on board as well as during embarkation and disembarkation; and
(d) provision of relevant public health information requested by the State Party.
2. Conveyance operators shall provide to the competent authority a valid Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate or a Ship Sanitation Control Certificate or a MaritimeShip Declaration of Health, or the Health Part of an Aircraft General Declaration, as required under these Regulations.
4. Certificates under this Annex issued in non-digital format must be signed in the hand of by the clinician, who shall be a medical practitioner or other authorized health worker, supervising the administration of the vaccine or prophylaxis. The Such certificates must also bear the official stamp of the administering centre; however, this shall not be an accepted substitute for the signature. Regardless of the format in which they have been issued, certificates must bear the name of the clinician supervising the administration of the vaccine or prophylaxis, or of the relevant authority responsible for issuing the certificate or overseeing the administering centre.
8. AFor certificates under this Annex issued in non-digital format, a parent or guardian shall sign the certificate when the child is unable to write. The signature of an illiterateA person who is unable to sign shall be indicated in the usual manner by the person’s mark and the indication by another that this is the mark of the person concerned, which shall be considered their signature. With respect to persons with a guardian, the guardian shall sign the certificate on their behalf.
10. An equivalent document issued by the Armed Forces to an active member of those Forces shall be accepted in lieu of an international certificate in the form shown in this Annex if:(a)it embodies medical information substantially the same as that required by such a form; and(b)it contains a statement in English or in French and where appropriate in another language in addition to English or French recording the nature and date of the vaccination or prophylaxis and to the effect indicating that it is issued in accordance with this paragraph. (a) it embodies medical information substantially the same as that required by such a form; and (b) it contains a statement in English or in French and where appropriate in another language in addition to English or French recording the nature and date of the vaccination or prophylaxis and to the effect indicating that it is issued in accordance with this paragraph.
(a) it embodies medical information substantially the same as that required by such a form; and
(b) it contains a statement in English or in French and where appropriate in another language in addition to English or French recording the nature and date of the vaccination or prophylaxis and to the effect indicating that it is issued in accordance with this paragraph.
(a) it embodies medical information substantially the same as that required by such a form; and
(b) it contains a statement in English or in French and where appropriate in another language in addition to English or French recording the nature and date of the vaccination or prophylaxis and to the effect indicating that it is issued in accordance with this paragraph.
Vaccine or prophylaxis Date Name of supervising clinician, or relevant authority responsible for issuing this certificate, or for overseeing the administering centre Signature and professional status of supervising clinician1 Manufacturer and batch No. of vaccine or prophylaxis Certificate valid from until Official stamp of administering centre1
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2.
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 168(5) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a), sub-points (iii) and (v), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) On 3 March 2022, with the adoption of Decision (EU) 2022/451 (2), the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate on behalf of the Union, for matters falling within Union competence, an international agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, as well as complementary amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005).
(2) On 1 June 2024, at the 77th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA), the Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted by consensus the various amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) contained in the Annex to Resolution WHA77.17 (the ‘amendments’) (3) and aimed at strengthening their effectiveness.
(3) Pursuant to Article 22 of the Constitution of the WHO, the amendments are to enter into force for all Members of the WHO except for such Members that have notified the Director-General of rejection or reservations within the period stated in the notice of adoption of those amendments.
(4) The Union promotes the strengthening of the International Health Regulations (2005) and their effective implementation.
(5) In recent years, the Union has significantly strengthened its health security framework through the adoption of several legal acts, in particular Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) on serious cross-border threats to health, and Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2372 (5) on a framework of measures for ensuring the supply of crisis-relevant medical countermeasures in the event of a public health emergency at Union level.
(6) A significant number of the amendments concern matters for which the Union has competence, on the basis of Article 168(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) read together with Article 6 and Article 168(1) TFEU, to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of the Member States and in relation to which Union rules exist, in particular in the field of serious cross-border threats to health under Regulation (EU) 2022/2371. In addition, some of the amendments correspond to areas covered by Union law in relation to the supply of crisis-relevant medical countermeasures as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2022/2372, to the protection of public health in the event of a public health emergency as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2022/123 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), to the free movement of persons as laid down in Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (7), to civil protection as set out in Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (8), or to development cooperation as set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council (9).
(7) This Decision does not make use of the possibility for the Union to exercise its external competence with regards to areas in relation to which Union rules do not already exist. The Member States remain competent in respect of the matters covered by the amendments, in so far as the amendments do not affect Union rules or alter the scope thereof, including foreseeable future developments of those rules. In addition, Member States remain solely responsible for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care, in accordance with Article 168(7) TFEU. Furthermore, this Decision does not create additional financial obligations for Member States.
(8) None of the amendments are contrary to Union law, and it is therefore not necessary to make reservations in respect of the amendments falling within the competence of the Union.
(9) The Union is not party to the International Health Regulations (2005), as only States can be Parties thereto. All Member States are parties to the International Health Regulations (2005).
(10) In these circumstances, and in accordance with the principle of sincere cooperation, the Union’s competence should be exercised externally through the Member States acting as intermediaries. To this effect, Member States should be invited to accept, without reservations, the amendments, in so far as they fall within the competence of the Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Member States are invited to accept, in the interest of the Union, without reservations, the amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) contained in the Annex to Resolution WHA 77.17 adopted on 1 June 2024, to the extent that the Union has adopted common rules regarding the matters addressed in those amendments.
The text of the amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) is attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

A.
CORE CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE
CORE CAPACITIES 1. States Parties shall utilize existing national structures and resources to meet their core capacity capacities requirements under these Regulations, including with regard to:
(a) their prevention, surveillance, reporting, notification, verification, preparedness, response and collaboration activities; and
(b) their activities concerning designated airports, ports and ground crossings. 2. Each State Party shall assess, within two years following the entry into force of these Regulations for that State Party, the ability of existing national structures and resources to meet the minimum requirements described in this Annex. As a result of such assessment, States Parties shall develop and implement plans of action to ensure that these core capacities are present and functioning throughout their territories as set out in paragraph 1 of Article 5 and, paragraph 1 of Article 13 and subparagraph (a) of Article 19. 3. States Parties and WHO shall support assessments, planning and implementation processes under this Annex. 4. Pursuant to Article 44, States Parties shall undertake to collaborate with each other, to the extent possible, in developing, strengthening and maintaining core capacities.

A.
CORE CAPACITIES REQUIREMENTS FOR PREVENTION, SURVEILLANCE, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 1. At the local community level and/or primary public health response level (hereinafter the ‘Local level’), each State Party shall develop, strengthen and maintain the core capacities:
The capacities:
(a) to detect events involving disease or death above expected levels for the particular time and place in all areas within the territory of the State Party; and
(b) to report all available essential information immediately to the appropriate level of health-care response. At the community level, reporting shall be to local community health care institutions or the appropriate health personnel. At the primary public health response level, reporting shall be to the intermediate or national response level, depending on organizational structures. For the purposes of this Annex, essential information includes the following: clinical descriptions, laboratory results, sources and type of risk, numbers of human cases and deaths, conditions affecting the spread of the disease and the health measures employed; and
(c) to prepare for the implementation of, and implement immediately, preliminary control measures immediately.;
(d) to prepare for the provision of, and facilitate access to health services necessary for responding to public health risks and events; and

(e) to engage relevant stakeholders, including communities, in preparing for and responding to public health risks and events. 2. At the intermediate public health response levels The(hereinafter the ‘Intermediate level’), where applicable, (1) each State Party shall develop, strengthen and maintain the core capacities:
(a) to confirm the status of reported events and to support or implement additional control measures; and
(b) to assess reported events immediately and, if found urgent, to report all essential information to the national level. For the purposes of this Annex, the criteria for urgent events include serious public health impact and/or unusual or unexpected nature with high potential for spread.; and
(c) to coordinate with and support the Local level in preventing, preparing for and responding to public health risks and events, including in relation to:
(i) surveillance;
(ii) on-site investigations;
(iii) laboratory diagnostics, including referral of samples;
(iv) implementation of control measures;

(v) access to health services and health products needed for the response;
(vi) risk communication, including addressing misinformation and disinformation; and
(vii) logistical assistance (e.g. equipment, medical and other relevant supplies and transport); 3. At the national level
Assessment and notification. TheEach State Party shall develop, strengthen and maintain the core capacities:
(a) to assess all reports of urgent events within 48 hours; and
(b) to notify WHO immediately through the National IHR Focal Point when the assessment indicates the event is notifiable pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 6 and Annex 2 and to inform WHO as required pursuant to Article 7 and paragraph 2 of Article 9. Public health prevention, preparedness and response. The Each State Party shall develop, strengthen and maintain the core capacities for:
(a) to determine rapidly the determining control measures required to prevent domestic and international spread;
(b) to provide support through surveillance;
(c) deploying specialized staff,;

(d) laboratory analysis of samples (domestically or through collaborating centres) and;
(e) logistical assistance (e.g. equipment, medical and other relevant supplies and transport);
(c) to provide(f) providing on-site assistance as required to supplement local investigations;
(d) to provide(g) developing and/or disseminating guidance for clinical case management and infection prevention and control;
(h) access to health services and health products needed for the response;
(i) risk communication, including addressing misinformation and disinformation;
(j) providing a direct operational link with senior health and other officials to approve rapidly and implement containment and control measures;
(e) to provide(k) providing direct liaison with other relevant government ministries;
(f) to provide(l) providing, by the most efficient means of communication available, links with hospitals, clinics, airports, ports, ground crossings, laboratories and other key operational areas for the dissemination of information and recommendations received from WHO regarding events in the State Party’s own territory and in the territories of other States Parties;

(g) to establish, operate(m) establishing, operating and maintaining a national public health emergency response plan, including the creation of multidisciplinary/multisectoral teams to respond to events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern; and
(n) coordinating activities nationally and supporting Local and Intermediate levels, where applicable, in preventing, preparing for and responding to public health risks and events; and
(h) to provide(o) providing the foregoing on a 24-hour basis.
B.
CORE CAPACITYCAPACITIES REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNATED AIRPORTS, PORTS AND GROUND CROSSINGS 1. At all times The, each State Party shall develop, strengthen and maintain the core capacities:
( ) 2. For responding to events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern, each State Party shall develop, strengthen and maintain the core capacities:
The capacities:
( )
(b) to provide assessment of and care for affected travellers or animals by establishing arrangements with local medical and veterinary facilities and laboratories, for their isolation, and treatment, the analysis of their samples and other support services that may be required;
( ).

(1) In States Parties where, because of their administrative structure, an Intermediate level either absent or not clearly identifiable, the core capacities listed in subparagraphs (a) through (e) of this paragraph shall be understood to be developed, strengthened or maintained either at the Local level or at the National level, as appropriate, in accordance with national laws and context.

Port of Date:
This Certificate records the inspection and 1) exemption from control or 2) control measures applied
Name of ship or inland navigation vessel Flag Registration/ IMO No.
At the time of inspection the holds were unladen/laden with tonnes of cargo
Name and address of inspecting officer
Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate

Ship Sanitation Control Certificate
Areas, [systems and services] inspected
Evidence found1
Sample results2
Documents reviewed

Control measures applied
Re-inspection
date
Comments regarding conditions found
Galley

Medical log

Pantry

Ship’s log

Stores

Other

Hold(s) Cargo

Quarters:

–
crew

–
officers

–
passengers s

–
deck

Potable water

Sewage

Ballast tanks

Solid and medical waste

Standing water

Engine room

Medical facilities

Other areas specified – see attached

Note areas not applicable, by marking N/A.

No evidence found. Ship/vessel is exempted from control measures. Control measures indicated were applied on the date below.
Name and designation of issuing officer. Signature and seal Date.

1 (a) Evidence of infection or contamination, including: vectors in all stages of growth; animal reservoirs for vectors; rodents or other species that could carry human disease, microbiological, chemical and other risks to human health; signs of inadequate sanitary measures. (b) Information concerning any human cases (to be included in the MaritimeShip Declaration of Health).
2 Results from samples taken on board. Analysis to be provided to ship’s master by most expedient means and, if re-inspection is required, to the next appropriate port of call coinciding with the re-inspection date specified in this certificate.
Sanitation Control Exemption Certificates and Sanitation Control Certificates are valid for a maximum of six months, but the validity period may be extended by one month if inspection cannot be carried out at the port and there is no evidence of infection or contamination.

ATTACHMENT TO MODEL SHIP SANITATION CONTROL EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE / SHIP SANITATION CONTROL CERTIFICATE
( )

Section A Conveyance operators 1. Conveyance operators shall prepare for, as appropriate, and facilitate:
(a) inspections of the cargo, containers and conveyance;
(b) medical examinations of persons on board;
(c) application of other health measures under these Regulations, including on board as well as during embarkation and disembarkation; and
(d) provision of relevant public health information requested by the State Party. 2. Conveyance operators shall provide to the competent authority a valid Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate or a Ship Sanitation Control Certificate or a MaritimeShip Declaration of Health, or the Health Part of an Aircraft General Declaration, as required under these Regulations.
( )

( ) 4. Certificates under this Annex issued in non-digital format must be signed in the hand of by the clinician, who shall be a medical practitioner or other authorized health worker, supervising the administration of the vaccine or prophylaxis. The Such certificates must also bear the official stamp of the administering centre; however, this shall not be an accepted substitute for the signature. Regardless of the format in which they have been issued, certificates must bear the name of the clinician supervising the administration of the vaccine or prophylaxis, or of the relevant authority responsible for issuing the certificate or overseeing the administering centre.
( ) 8. AFor certificates under this Annex issued in non-digital format, a parent or guardian shall sign the certificate when the child is unable to write. The signature of an illiterateA person who is unable to sign shall be indicated in the usual manner by the person’s mark and the indication by another that this is the mark of the person concerned, which shall be considered their signature. With respect to persons with a guardian, the guardian shall sign the certificate on their behalf.
( )

10. An equivalent document issued by the Armed Forces to an active member of those Forces shall be accepted in lieu of an international certificate in the form shown in this Annex if:
(a) it embodies medical information substantially the same as that required by such a form; and
(b) it contains a statement in English or in French and where appropriate in another language in addition to English or French recording the nature and date of the vaccination or prophylaxis and to the effect indicating that it is issued in accordance with this paragraph.

MODEL INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF VACCINATION OR PROPHYLAXIS
This is to certify that [name] , date of birth , sex
nationality , national identification document, if applicable
whose signature follows (1) , or, if applicable:
name of the parent or guardian … …..
signature of the parent or guardian1 … … ..
has on the date indicated been vaccinated or received prophylaxis against:
(name of disease or condition) … … … .
in accordance with the International Health Regulations.
Vaccine or prophylaxis
Date
Name of supervising clinician, or relevant authority responsible for issuing this certificate, or for overseeing the administering centre
Signature and professional status of supervising clinician1
Manufacturer and batch No. of vaccine or prophylaxis
Certificate valid from until
Official stamp of administering centre1 1.

2.

This certificate is valid only if the vaccine or prophylaxis used has been approved by the World Health Organization.
This certificate in non-digital format must be signed in the hand ofby the clinician, who shall be a medical practitioner or other authorized health worker, supervising the administration of the vaccine or prophylaxis. The certificate must also bear the official stamp of the administering centre; however, this shall not be an accepted substitute for the signature. Regardless of the format in which this certificate has been issued, it must bear the name of the clinician supervising the administration of the vaccine or prophylaxis, or of the relevant authority responsible for issuing the certificate or overseeing the administering centre.
( )

(1) Only applies to certificates issued in non-digital format.

MODEL OF MARITIMESHIP DECLARATION OF HEALTH
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ATTACHMENT TO MODEL OF MARITIMESHIP DECLARATION OF HEALTH
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Council Decision (EU) 2025/1123 of 26 May 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Board of Governors of the EU-LAC International Foundation as regards the Staff Regulations of the EU-LAC International Foundation

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1123 4.6.2025
(1) The Agreement establishing the EU-LAC International Foundation(1)(the ‘Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2019/593(2)and entered into force on 17 May 2019.
(2) Pursuant to Article 11(d) of the Agreement, the Board of Governors of the EU-LAC International Foundation (the ‘Board of Governors’) may adopt staff regulations on the basis of a proposal of the Executive Director.
(3) The Board of Governors, following its 10th Ordinary Meeting on 24 May 2024, is to adopt the Staff Regulations of the EU-LAC International Foundation (the ‘Staff Regulations’) by written procedure.
(4) The Staff Regulations will govern the employment conditions and define the rights and obligations of the staff working for the EU-LAC International Foundation, which is legally represented by the Executive Director.
(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Board of Governors, as the adoption of the Staff Regulations requires the consent of the members of the EU-LAC International Foundation.
(6) The position of the Union within the Board of Governors as regards the Staff Regulations should therefore be based on the draft act of the Board of Governors attached to this Decision,
(a) for a specific period/fixed term – An employment contract signed by the EU-LAC Foundation with the selected candidate for a specific period, which can be renewed up to three times, by mutual agreement of the parties, for a total of no more than two (2) years; or
(b) on an open-ended basis – An employment contract signed by the EU-LAC Foundation with staff members who, for sound reasons, the Foundation wishes to retain as part of it, and who have already worked for it for at least two (2) years.
(a) executive management;
(b) professional; or
(c) technical and/or administrative.
(a) request or accept instructions regarding the performance of their duties from any government, entity or person outside the EU-LAC Foundation; or
(b) accept honours, decorations, gifts or remunerations from any government or source outside the EU-LAC Foundation when it is clear that this would compromise or reasonably be perceived to compromise the staff member’s objectivity and independence and would damage the EU-LAC Foundation’s image. This evaluation shall be based, in the first place, on sound judgement from the staff member in the given circumstances, and if necessary, can be confirmed by the Executive Director in relevant cases.
(a) the staff member’s spouse or permanent companion who does not have his/her own income or is permanently unable to work;
(b) the staff member’s children under the age of 18; and
(c) the staff member’s children over 18 until they reach 25 years of age, as long as they are in higher education – university or technical studies – and are economically dependent on the staff member.
(a) Maternity– EU-LAC Foundation staff shall be entitled to six (6) calendar weeks of leave prior to the birth and up to a total of eight (8) calendar weeks after it (twelve (12) weeks in case of multiple birth or preterm birth), which may be accumulated;
(b) Paternity– Staff shall be entitled to ten (10) working days of leave after the birth;
(c) Bereavement/domestic emergency– Staff shall be entitled to up to a maximum of four (4) working days of leave in the event of the death or serious illness of a spouse or permanent companion, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister. This leave may be extended for up to six (6) working days if the staff member has to travel outside the host country;
(d) Illness– Staff shall be entitled to up to a maximum of six (6) weeks of leave in the event of an illness that prevents them from working. However, this six-week period shall commence anew with the onset of each illness if it is not due to the same underlying illness. If the illness is due to the same basic underlying illness, the entitlement shall recommence either after six months have elapsed since the end of the last sick leave, or after one year has elapsed since the beginning of the first sick leave. In any event, the staff member shall provide the corresponding medical certificate. If not, the absence shall be considered unjustified;
(e) Own Wedding– Staff shall be entitled to one (1) day of leave for their own wedding;
(f) Training courses– staff shall be entitled to up to five (5) days of leave per year in the event of attendance or active participation in short seminars and conferences that directly relate to the Terms of reference of the staff member concerned;
(g) Other– In exceptional circumstances, staff may be entitled to leave, including compensation for non-working days worked or any other reason, that the Executive Director considers might be necessary.
(a) Permanent incapacity– Staff may be entitled to unpaid leave in the event of a permanent incapacity that totally or partially prevents the staff member from working;
(b) Other– Staff may be entitled to unpaid leave when this is authorised by the Executive Director.
(a) travel insurance for travel assignments, including life insurance;
(b) statutory health insurance, long-term care insurance, and accident insurance provided by the German system of social security.
(a) repeated or serious breach of the duties related to a specific post;
(b) being involved in any of the incompatibilities provided for;
(c) behaving in a non-ethical way, including professional and labour activities; and
(d) being convicted by a final court ruling.
(a) requesting or accepting instructions with regard to the fulfilment of duties from any government, entity or person outside the EU-LAC Foundation; or
(b) carrying out any activity that is incompatible with the independence and impartiality required by the status as EU-LAC Foundation staff members and that could negatively impact upon the Foundation.
(a) when a staff member is proven to have committed acts of defamation, slander or libel against any EU-LAC Foundation member of staff or a third party;
(b) when a staff member is proven to have committed misconduct or offences against decency and morals in accordance with the legislation in force in the country in which said offence has been committed;
(c) harassment;
(d) the actual or attempted misappropriation of goods or services of the Foundation, as well as the wrongful retention or improper use of these for the staff member’s own benefit or for the benefit of third parties, regardless of their value;
(e) the perpetration of acts of physical or mental violence towards another EU-LAC Foundation staff member, whether within or outside the host office or branch offices;
(f) the intentional damage to installations, equipment, instruments, documentation and other property belonging to the EU-LAC Foundation;
(g) vandalism;
(h) sabotage; and
(i) abandonment of post.
(a) Verbal warning –this shall result from the committing of minor misconduct. The Executive Director, or the person who has been expressly delegated with such responsibility, shall administer this penalty in such terms that the staff member recognises the implications of the misconduct committed so that he/she will improve his/her behaviour in future.
(b) Written warning– this shall result from:(i)the repeated committing of minor misconduct; or(ii)the committing of misconduct which involves failure to attend the duties and responsibilities that are stated in these Regulations or in other internal provisions of the EU-LAC Foundation, the characteristics of which shall be described as proof of the misconduct penalised so that the staff member can take full account of the behaviour to be modified and of the consequences of his/her acts. (i) the repeated committing of minor misconduct; or (ii) the committing of misconduct which involves failure to attend the duties and responsibilities that are stated in these Regulations or in other internal provisions of the EU-LAC Foundation, the characteristics of which shall be described as proof of the misconduct penalised so that the staff member can take full account of the behaviour to be modified and of the consequences of his/her acts.
(i) the repeated committing of minor misconduct; or
(ii) the committing of misconduct which involves failure to attend the duties and responsibilities that are stated in these Regulations or in other internal provisions of the EU-LAC Foundation, the characteristics of which shall be described as proof of the misconduct penalised so that the staff member can take full account of the behaviour to be modified and of the consequences of his/her acts.
(i) the repeated committing of minor misconduct; or
(ii) the committing of misconduct which involves failure to attend the duties and responsibilities that are stated in these Regulations or in other internal provisions of the EU-LAC Foundation, the characteristics of which shall be described as proof of the misconduct penalised so that the staff member can take full account of the behaviour to be modified and of the consequences of his/her acts.
(c) Suspension– this shall result from the repetition of misconduct after a second written warning. Its duration may vary according to the assessment of the Executive Director.
(d) Dismissal– this shall result from gross misconduct.
(a) expiry of the period of the employment contract;
(b) resignation of the staff member;
(c) mutual agreement by the parties;
(d) permanent incapacity;
(e) age limit;
(f) operational requirements / objective causes; or
(g) dismissal due to gross misconduct/just cause;
1.1 All parties involved in any disputes and/or disagreements in connection with the employment relationship shall work to solve them by amicable resolution within a reasonably expeditious time, whenever possible.
1.2 If an amicable resolution is not reached, a staff member aggrieved by a management decision (including implicit decisions(1)) regarding the employment relationship between the staff member and the Foundation, provided that he/she has a direct and existing interest that has been adversely affected, may submit a complaint against it, requesting the same to be reconsidered, reviewed, amended or revoked, totally or partially. The staff member shall address its complaint in a letter to the Resolution Board, unless the management review or act is being challenged by one of the members of the Resolution Board, in which case he or she can directly file an appeal pursuant to § 2 below. The complaint shall be made in writing, in English, and lodged to the Executive Director, who shall acknowledge receipt of the complaint, stating the date of receipt in a copy of the complaint to be returned to the staff member.
1.3 The Resolution Board shall be composed of three persons: the Executive Director, the Finance and Administration Director, and the staff member who at that time is the most senior staff member. The Resolution Board shall adopt its decisions in a simplified manner, without the need for special meetings. In adopting its decisions, the Resolution Board may, but shall not be obliged to, seek the opinion of advisors of the Foundation related to the subject matter in dispute (e.g., legal, labour, accounting, tax); the Resolution Board shall not be obliged to justify its decision not to have done so or, if done, to provide evidence of the opinion sought.
1.4 A complaint may only be based on a grievance caused to the Staff member by a breach of the relevant employment agreement, these Regulations or otherwise to rules governing the employment relationship between the Staff member and the Foundation.
1.5 The complaint shall be signed by the complainant and describe with sufficient detail his/her identifying information, the management review outcome or decision that is being complained against, the object of the complaint, the grounds of the complaint as well as having enclosed any written or other evidence that the complainant deems relevant to this effect. If necessary, the Resolution Board may request the complainant to clarify and/or complement his/her complaint within a short period of time, failing which the complaint shall be considered inadmissible. The acknowledgement of receipt of the complaint set forth in § 1.2 marking the beginning of the period set forth in § 1.7 shall occur as soon as the Resolution Board has received to its satisfaction a complaint that fully meets the requirements set forth hereunder.
1.6 The complaint shall be made within 21 consecutive days from:(a)the date of notification of the management decision (or in case of implicit decisions, as from expiration of the term set forth under § 1.2 above) or management act to the person concerned, in the case of an individual management act;(b)the date of publication of the management act concerned, in the case of a general management act; or(c)the date on which the complainant has knowledge (duly evidenced) of a management act, if the act has neither been published nor notified. (a) the date of notification of the management decision (or in case of implicit decisions, as from expiration of the term set forth under § 1.2 above) or management act to the person concerned, in the case of an individual management act; (b) the date of publication of the management act concerned, in the case of a general management act; or (c) the date on which the complainant has knowledge (duly evidenced) of a management act, if the act has neither been published nor notified.
(a) the date of notification of the management decision (or in case of implicit decisions, as from expiration of the term set forth under § 1.2 above) or management act to the person concerned, in the case of an individual management act;
(b) the date of publication of the management act concerned, in the case of a general management act; or
(c) the date on which the complainant has knowledge (duly evidenced) of a management act, if the act has neither been published nor notified.
(a) the date of notification of the management decision (or in case of implicit decisions, as from expiration of the term set forth under § 1.2 above) or management act to the person concerned, in the case of an individual management act;
(b) the date of publication of the management act concerned, in the case of a general management act; or
(c) the date on which the complainant has knowledge (duly evidenced) of a management act, if the act has neither been published nor notified.
1.7 The Resolution Board shall give a reasoned, written decision on the complaint as soon as possible and not later than 21 calendar days from the date of the receipt of the complaint pursuant to § 2.1 in connection with § 2.3, and shall notify the complainant accordingly. Should the Resolution Board, as it may correspond, fail to decide on the complaint within that period, it shall be deemed that the complaint has been implicitly rejected.
1.8 The filing of a complaint shall not suspend the effect of the management act being contested. The Resolution Board, as it may correspond, may however, in its sole discretion, decide to order a (total or partial) suspension of the management act, if the circumstances and the proper functioning of the service so require.
1.9 A decision to impose a disciplinary sanction is not subject to a complaints procedure but such decision may instead be directly subject to the appeals procedure before the German-based ‘Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit’ (hereinafter ‘DIS’) according to § 2. See for reference:https://www.disarb.org/.
1.10 Any formal complaint not submitted within the specified time limit shall be rejected as being out of time, save for exceptional cases where, for duly substantiated reasons, it may be declared admissible. The failure to abide by the time limits shall result from reasons beyond the control of the Staff member complainant, and the length of the delay shall be reasonable having regard to the circumstances of the case.
1.11 All time limits in these Regulations are expressed in calendar days and shall run from the day following the day on which the relevant event occurred and shall expire at midnight (Hamburg, Germany time) on the last day of the time limit. Calculation of time limit shall include Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Where the last day of a time-limit is a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday or non-working day in the Foundation’s headquarters, the time-limit shall expire on the next working day.
1.12 The complaints procedure set up by § 1 and the appeals procedure set forth under § 2 shall be open subsequently, i.e., the latter only after the former has been completely exhausted (but without prejudice of § 1.9), on the same conditions,mutatis mutandis, to:(a)former staff members;(b)the legal beneficiaries of staff members; and(c)candidates who have applied for a position in the Foundation through a selection procedure, provided the complaint relates to an irregularity in the selection procedure. (a) former staff members; (b) the legal beneficiaries of staff members; and (c) candidates who have applied for a position in the Foundation through a selection procedure, provided the complaint relates to an irregularity in the selection procedure.
(a) former staff members;
(b) the legal beneficiaries of staff members; and
(c) candidates who have applied for a position in the Foundation through a selection procedure, provided the complaint relates to an irregularity in the selection procedure.
(a) former staff members;
(b) the legal beneficiaries of staff members; and
(c) candidates who have applied for a position in the Foundation through a selection procedure, provided the complaint relates to an irregularity in the selection procedure.
2.1 The decision on the complaint procedure adopted by the Resolution Board, as it may correspond, may be appealed to the DIS, in accordance with its valid rules and provisions at each point in time.
2.2 An appeal may also be filed directly before the DIS in the cases regulated under § 1.2 and § 1.9 above, and also by the Executive Director on behalf of the Foundation against a Staff member that has breached any of his/her obligations and duties.
2.3 The DIS’s judgments shall be final and binding on the parties.
2.4 While an appeal is pending, the Executive Director shall refrain from taking any further measure in respect of the staff member.
2.5 Lodging an appeal shall not suspend the contested management decision; § 1.8 shall apply. However, the Staff member may file a request with the DIS to suspend the implementation of a contested management decision (request for a stay of execution) in cases of particular urgency where the implementation of the management decision would cause serious and irreparable damage to the Staff member.
2.6 In exceptional cases, the Executive Director may, in the interest of the Foundation and within the limits of the available budget, conclude a mutually agreed settlement to end a dispute brought before the DIS on the condition that the Staff member renounces all future action, claims, and demands in respect of that dispute.
2.7 If the Executive Director considers that the execution of an annulment decision is likely to create serious internal difficulties for the EU-LAC Foundation, he or she shall inform the DIS to that effect by providing a reasoned opinion. If the DIS considers the reasons given by the Executive Director to be valid, it shall then fix the sum to be paid to the appellant by way of compensation.
2.8 Pursuant to the terms of its own Statute and Rules of Procedure the DIS shall also be competent to decide on requests for rectification, interpretation, revision, and execution filed by the parties in connection with an appeal procedure.
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 209(2) and Article 212, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement establishing the EU-LAC International Foundation (1) (the ‘Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2019/593 (2) and entered into force on 17 May 2019.
(2) Pursuant to Article 11(d) of the Agreement, the Board of Governors of the EU-LAC International Foundation (the ‘Board of Governors’) may adopt staff regulations on the basis of a proposal of the Executive Director.
(3) The Board of Governors, following its 10th Ordinary Meeting on 24 May 2024, is to adopt the Staff Regulations of the EU-LAC International Foundation (the ‘Staff Regulations’) by written procedure.
(4) The Staff Regulations will govern the employment conditions and define the rights and obligations of the staff working for the EU-LAC International Foundation, which is legally represented by the Executive Director.
(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Board of Governors, as the adoption of the Staff Regulations requires the consent of the members of the EU-LAC International Foundation.
(6) The position of the Union within the Board of Governors as regards the Staff Regulations should therefore be based on the draft act of the Board of Governors attached to this Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf, by written procedure, within the Board of Governors of the EU-LAC International Foundation (the ‘Board of Governors’) regarding the Staff Regulations of the EU-LAC International Foundation shall be based on the draft act of the Board of Governors attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Purpose and Scope of Application

1. These Staff Regulations (the ‘Regulations’) govern the employment conditions and define the rights and obligations of the staff working for the EU-LAC International Foundation (the ‘EU-LAC Foundation’ or the ‘Foundation’), which is legally represented by the Executive Director. These Regulations also establish the general working standards that govern the administrative and labour management between the EU-LAC Foundation and its staff, in order to ensure that the work is carried out within a transparent and efficient framework. These Regulations shall contradict neither the Constitutive Agreement of the EU-LAC Foundation (the ‘Agreement’) nor the Headquarters Agreement signed between the Foundation and the Federal Republic of Germany (the ‘HQ Agreement’); in the case of a conflict, the Agreement and the HQ Agreement, in that order, shall prevail.

2. Unless otherwise provided for, these Regulations shall be applied to all permanent or temporary staff working for the EU-LAC Foundation.

Staff and Recruitment

1. EU-LAC Foundation staff shall be composed of individuals who sign an employment contract with the Foundation in order to carry out the duties related to the specific positions within the organisational structure approved by the Board of Governors on the basis of a proposal of the Executive Director.

2. Individuals who have been appointed or seconded by any of the Foundation’s Members, strategic partners, or other organisations or entities related to the Foundation, in agreement with it, shall be considered part of its staff. However, in these specific cases, all remuneration costs, including social benefits, travel and moving costs, household effects and installation allowances, and repatriation, if required, shall be assumed by the country, strategic partner, organisation or entity which appoints or seconds the person in question. The individuals shall be considered staff of the Foundation during the period in which they perform the duties for which they were assigned, and this status shall end when these duties are completed, without this generating any liability on the part of the Foundation.

3. Any person who joins the Foundation as an intern for a limited and pre-established period of time as part of his/her educational training, or for research purposes, shall also be considered part of its staff. Interns may be entitled to receive a monthly allowance from the Foundation to help cover their travel and subsistence expenses.

4. The EU-LAC Foundation’s recruitment policy shall aim to contract highly competent and efficient staff members and shall be based on the application of the principles of equal opportunities and non-discrimination.

5. The recruitment of EU-LAC Foundation staff shall be carried out by means of open, objective, impartial and transparent selection processes, based on criteria that are strictly designed to determine if the candidates are suitable, experienced and competent to carry out the duties related to the position for which they are applying.

6. Notwithstanding the above, the Executive Director shall try, as far as possible, to maintain a gender balance and bi-regional geographical distribution.

7. When recruiting staff members, the EU-LAC Foundation shall require proof of the academic credentials and/or experience needed in relation to the vacant position.

8. All employment shall be governed by a written employment contract, which shall be signed by the Executive Director and the selected candidate.

9. EU-LAC Foundation staff may be contracted:
(a) for a specific period/fixed term – An employment contract signed by the EU-LAC Foundation with the selected candidate for a specific period, which can be renewed up to three times, by mutual agreement of the parties, for a total of no more than two (2) years; or
(b) on an open-ended basis – An employment contract signed by the EU-LAC Foundation with staff members who, for sound reasons, the Foundation wishes to retain as part of it, and who have already worked for it for at least two (2) years.

10. The Executive Director shall determine the periods and renewal terms of the employment contracts awarded to EU-LAC Foundation staff members. The first employment contract signed shall, in all cases, be for a maximum period of two years.

11. In terms of nationality, EU-LAC Foundation staff shall be recruited from among citizens of the Foundation’s Members.

12. Staff members contracted by the EU-LAC Foundation shall belong to the category corresponding to the specific knowledge and experience needed for tasks related to those for which they are being contracted. Accordingly, and in line with the functions with which they are entrusted, and which shall be established in the staff structure approved by the Board of Governors, they shall hold any of the following types of post:
(a) executive management;
(b) professional; or
(c) technical and/or administrative.

13. Staff at the executive and professional level shall in general be entitled to the ‘Installation Allowance & Return Expenses’ described in Article 4, except if otherwise decided by the Board of Governors on the basis of the recommendation of the Executive Director.

14. Executive and professional staff who, at the time of being hired, live further than 150 kilometres away from the City of Hamburg and who, as a result of their employment by the Foundation, need to relocate there, shall be entitled to receive funding to cover moving and installation allowance costs. They shall also be entitled to have certain return costs refunded, provided the conditions described in the ‘Article 4 – Rights & Benefits’ are met.

15. Executive and professional staff shall complete a six-month probationary period, after which the employment contract shall be considered confirmed unless written notice is given otherwise. The probationary period shall not be applied in cases of renewal or successive extensions of the employment contract.

16. Technical and/or administrative staff shall in general not be entitled to the ‘Installation Allowance & Return Expenses’ described in Article 4, except if otherwise decided by the Board of Governors on the basis of the recommendation of the Executive Director.

17. The moving and installation allowance costs for technical and/or administrative staff recruited while living in Hamburg or within a 150-kilometre radius of it shall be aligned to the moving and installation allowance costs for executive and professional staff.

18. Technical and/or administrative staff shall complete a six-month probationary period, after which, the employment contract shall be considered confirmed unless written notice is given otherwise. The probationary period shall not be applied in cases of renewal or successive extensions of the employment contract. The length of the probationary period may be adjusted accordingly in the case of limited duration employment contracts.

19. All employment contracts shall comply with the provisions established in applicable labour legislation of the host country under the provisions of the HQ Agreement.

20. Staff members shall start to accrue earnings from the day agreed by the parties as the starting date of the employment.

21. Earnings made with respect to the services provided by the staff members shall be paid on a monthly basis, in the last week of each month.

22. The place of employment is Hamburg, Germany, where the Foundation has its headquarters.

Duties and Obligations

1. EU-LAC Foundation staff shall comply with their responsibilities and carry out their duties objectively and impartially, putting their loyalty to the Foundation first and bearing in mind its interests solely and exclusively. They shall be fully responsible for their acts when carrying out their duties and shall be subject to the authority and management of the Executive Director.
EU-LAC Foundation staff shall not involve themselves in any act that may be incompatible with the proper performance of their duties. EU-LAC Foundation staff may not:
(a) request or accept instructions regarding the performance of their duties from any government, entity or person outside the EU-LAC Foundation; or
(b) accept honours, decorations, gifts or remunerations from any government or source outside the EU-LAC Foundation when it is clear that this would compromise or reasonably be perceived to compromise the staff member’s objectivity and independence and would damage the EU-LAC Foundation’s image. This evaluation shall be based, in the first place, on sound judgement from the staff member in the given circumstances, and if necessary, can be confirmed by the Executive Director in relevant cases.

2. EU-LAC Foundation staff shall make available to the EU-LAC Foundation all of their knowledge and experience. They shall not render any paid and active sideline employment which may be inconsistent with the interests of the EU-LAC Foundation, or which may have a negative influence on it. This does not apply to ‘dormant’ positions or minor counselling or training activities as members of a national government or as staff members of an institution, body, office or agency of the EU, an inter-governmental organisation or of a similar organisation. In such cases, the activities shall be authorised by the Executive Director and in the case of the Executive Director by the Board of Governors.

3. The privileges and immunities that the EU-LAC Foundation and its staff are awarded shall not exempt staff from fulfilling their private obligations or those pertaining to the laws and regulations of the Foundation’s member States, especially those of the Foundation’s host country and city according to the HQ Agreement. Staff members shall notify the Executive Director of any conflicting situation with the authorities of any of the Foundation’s member States, in relation to the immunities and privileges commensurate with their status as staff members of the EU-LAC Foundation.

4. The improper use of one or more of these prerogatives shall be deemed to be gross misconduct and may lead to the termination of the respective employment contract, without prejudice to any other liabilities that might exist.

5. Staff members shall behave ethically and professionally when carrying out their duties, in their relations with other staff members, and when supplying information and data to the EU-LAC Foundation, as well as to its external stakeholders. Likewise, they shall treat any privileged institutional information which they may hold, or which they may have access to, with due confidentiality, as expressed in the respective Annexes of employment contracts.

Rights and Benefits

1. All staff are entitled to be treated respectfully and according to clear and transparent rules. Additionally, working space shall comply with the safety and environmental standards of the host country.

2. In order to fully exercise and enjoy the rights and benefits established by the EU-LAC Foundation, the following individuals shall be deemed to be staff dependants:
(a) the staff member’s spouse or permanent companion who does not have his/her own income or is permanently unable to work;
(b) the staff member’s children under the age of 18; and
(c) the staff member’s children over 18 until they reach 25 years of age, as long as they are in higher education – university or technical studies – and are economically dependent on the staff member.

3. The EU-LAC Foundation shall generally award an allowance for installation costs at the beginning of the employment contract for executive and professional staff. The installation allowance of up to a maximum of one month’s net salary shall be paid on production of supporting documents.

4. The EU-LAC Foundation shall also cover the travel expenses, and reimburse the moving costs, including insurance against ordinary risks via air, land, or sea for furniture and personal effects, subject to presentation of the receipts, certificates, or other relevant supporting documentation. The amount to be reimbursed by the Foundation for intercontinental moves shall not exceed EUR 10 000 and may be transferred to the staff upon receipt from him/her of final invoice and confirmation of satisfaction with the service provided. The staff member should in all cases attach at least three offers from different companies, in order to prove that the selected company was the most convenient and cost-effective one. These costs shall be covered for the staff and their dependants at the beginning of their employment contract and when it comes to an end. The return might be to a different location than the original place of recruitment, provided the costs are not higher than the costs of return to the original place of recruitment. The moving costs shall also be applicable to the dependents of such staff. Expenses at the end of the employment contract shall stand under the express stipulation that the employment agreement terminates no earlier than the expiry of its initial term.

5. Staff shall be entitled to thirty working days paid vacation for every full year worked and pro rata for fractions of the year worked. Staff shall take unused vacation from any given year in full by March 31st of the following year, at the latest.

6. The Executive Director may set an annual period of collective rest for a maximum of ten days for the Christmas and New Year’s period, during which the Foundation’s office shall be closed and its staff excused from duty.

7. Provided that the vacation is compatible with the workload, staff members may freely take their entitlement, after having been authorised by the Executive Director or the person designated by him/her.

8. Staff shall be entitled to paid leave as established at each particular point in time by applicable law in the host country and/or under the following circumstances:
(a) Maternity – EU-LAC Foundation staff shall be entitled to six (6) calendar weeks of leave prior to the birth and up to a total of eight (8) calendar weeks after it (twelve (12) weeks in case of multiple birth or preterm birth), which may be accumulated;
(b) Paternity – Staff shall be entitled to ten (10) working days of leave after the birth;
(c) Bereavement/domestic emergency – Staff shall be entitled to up to a maximum of four (4) working days of leave in the event of the death or serious illness of a spouse or permanent companion, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister. This leave may be extended for up to six (6) working days if the staff member has to travel outside the host country;
(d) Illness – Staff shall be entitled to up to a maximum of six (6) weeks of leave in the event of an illness that prevents them from working. However, this six-week period shall commence anew with the onset of each illness if it is not due to the same underlying illness. If the illness is due to the same basic underlying illness, the entitlement shall recommence either after six months have elapsed since the end of the last sick leave, or after one year has elapsed since the beginning of the first sick leave. In any event, the staff member shall provide the corresponding medical certificate. If not, the absence shall be considered unjustified;
(e) Own Wedding – Staff shall be entitled to one (1) day of leave for their own wedding;
(f) Training courses – staff shall be entitled to up to five (5) days of leave per year in the event of attendance or active participation in short seminars and conferences that directly relate to the Terms of reference of the staff member concerned;
(g) Other – In exceptional circumstances, staff may be entitled to leave, including compensation for non-working days worked or any other reason, that the Executive Director considers might be necessary.

9. The Executive Director shall define the procedures for awarding any such leave, which, in any event, shall be approved by the Executive Director or the person who has been expressly delegated with such responsibilities.

10. Staff shall be entitled to unpaid leave as established at each particular point in time by applicable law in the host country and/or in the following circumstances:
(a) Permanent incapacity – Staff may be entitled to unpaid leave in the event of a permanent incapacity that totally or partially prevents the staff member from working;
(b) Other – Staff may be entitled to unpaid leave when this is authorised by the Executive Director.

11. For the purpose of these Regulations, incapacity shall be deemed to exist when the staff member is totally or partially prevented from working, temporarily or permanently, due to physical or mental illness or an accident.

12. In cases of temporary incapacity lasting longer than six (6) consecutive months or six (6) separate months in a year, or in the case of permanent incapacity, the EU-LAC Foundation may stipulate that a health professional designated by the Foundation certifies the period of incapacity, without prejudice to the certificate that the staff member’s own doctor may have provided.

13. The EU-LAC Foundation shall insure its staff, providing them with the following coverage:
(a) travel insurance for travel assignments, including life insurance;
(b) statutory health insurance, long-term care insurance, and accident insurance provided by the German system of social security.

14. Dependants of staff members shall be entitled to medical expenses coverage in accordance with the conditions set down by applicable law in the host country.

15. When a staff member who was not resident in the host country previous to her/his employment at the Foundation dies while in active employment, the EU-LAC Foundation shall assume the expenses related to the repatriation of the deceased’s body. The surviving dependants shall be entitled to be repatriated according to the conditions established in the section ‘Installation Allowance and Return Expenses’.

Travel Assignments

1. For the purpose of these Regulations, travel assignments shall be deemed to be those carried out by EU-LAC Foundation staff outside of the place of work where they usually carry out their duties, as long as they have been fully and duly authorised by the Executive Director or by the person who has been expressly delegated with such responsibility.

2. Staff shall keep their passport and other travel documents in order so that they are available to carry out the trips assigned to them by the EU-LAC Foundation to represent it. The Foundation shall reimburse the expenses related to the issuance of the corresponding visas on receipt of the relevant supporting documents.

3. The corresponding travel authorisation for each assignment shall be duly signed by both the staff member in question and the Executive Director, or the person who has been expressly delegated with such responsibility, in order to carry out a project or specific activity, and it shall indicate the place, purpose and duration of the assignment, the itinerary, the means and costs of transport and the accommodation and living expenses, as well as the budget line, activity or project to which the expenses will be allocated.

4. The Foundation shall meet the travel expenses of staff on assignments, including transport, accommodation and living costs, in accordance with the per diem rates mentioned in Annex 2, which may be revised during the annual budget examination.

Attendance at Work

1. The normal working time shall be eight (8) hours per day or forty (40) hours per week. The working week shall consist of five days, from Monday to Friday inclusive. Unless prior authorisation has been given by the Executive Director, attendance at work during the working day is compulsory.

2. When a staff member cannot attend work for any reason, he/she shall notify the Executive Director, or the person who has been expressly delegated for such purpose, in a timely manner. In case of illness, the staff member is obligated to submit a medical certificate before the 3rd day’s expiration. If the illness falls on Friday or Monday or before or after a holiday, a medical certificate is always required. By the last day of the certified illness at the latest, the staff member has to inform the Executive Director, or the person who has been expressly delegated for such purpose, about further absence and is obligated to submit the further attestation within another 3 days.

3. Any unjustified absence from work of two consecutive or three non-consecutive working days during one calendar year shall be deemed to be an abandonment of the post and shall result in a written warning.

4. In addition to Saturdays and Sundays, non-working days shall be deemed to be those days which are declared non-working days by the legislation of the State of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Additionally, one common day off work shall be granted to all staff in compensation for their respective National days.

Misconduct and Penalties

1. Compliance with the responsibilities and duties arising from the employment contract, these Regulations, the Internal Regulations or any other EU-LAC Foundation internal provision shall be the staff member’s responsibility and failure to comply may be deemed a minor or gross misconduct depending on the circumstances.

2. The staff member shall be deemed to have committed gross misconduct if he/she has been in breach of or exhibited behaviour which is incompatible with the essential obligations established in their employment contract, these Regulations, the Internal Regulations, or any other internal provision of the EU-LAC Foundation, in such a way that renders the continuation of their employment contract unviable. The following shall be considered instances of gross misconduct:
(a) repeated or serious breach of the duties related to a specific post;
(b) being involved in any of the incompatibilities provided for;
(c) behaving in a non-ethical way, including professional and labour activities; and
(d) being convicted by a final court ruling.

3. For the purpose of interpreting and applying this article, a repeated breach shall be deemed to exist when the staff member has been given two written warnings within a period of one year, or three written warnings within two years. On the other hand, serious breach of duty shall be deemed to exist when the staff member is involved in one or more of the other instances of gross misconduct provided for in this article.

4. For the purpose of interpreting and applying this article, the following acts shall be considered gross misconduct due to behaviour which is incompatible with the performance of duties:
(a) requesting or accepting instructions with regard to the fulfilment of duties from any government, entity or person outside the EU-LAC Foundation; or
(b) carrying out any activity that is incompatible with the independence and impartiality required by the status as EU-LAC Foundation staff members and that could negatively impact upon the Foundation.

5. For the purpose of interpreting and applying this article, the following acts shall be understood to be unethical behaviour:
(a) when a staff member is proven to have committed acts of defamation, slander or libel against any EU-LAC Foundation member of staff or a third party;
(b) when a staff member is proven to have committed misconduct or offences against decency and morals in accordance with the legislation in force in the country in which said offence has been committed;
(c) harassment;
(d) the actual or attempted misappropriation of goods or services of the Foundation, as well as the wrongful retention or improper use of these for the staff member’s own benefit or for the benefit of third parties, regardless of their value;
(e) the perpetration of acts of physical or mental violence towards another EU-LAC Foundation staff member, whether within or outside the host office or branch offices;
(f) the intentional damage to installations, equipment, instruments, documentation and other property belonging to the EU-LAC Foundation;
(g) vandalism;
(h) sabotage; and
(i) abandonment of post.
Such acts may take place within or outside the host office. In the latter case, the reason for the non-ethical behaviour shall be related to work.

6. Staff members who commit misconduct shall be subject to disciplinary procedures which should guarantee due process. Depending on the severity of the misconduct, one or more of the following measures may be taken:
(a) Verbal warning – this shall result from the committing of minor misconduct. The Executive Director, or the person who has been expressly delegated with such responsibility, shall administer this penalty in such terms that the staff member recognises the implications of the misconduct committed so that he/she will improve his/her behaviour in future.
(b) Written warning – this shall result from:
(i) the repeated committing of minor misconduct; or
(ii) the committing of misconduct which involves failure to attend the duties and responsibilities that are stated in these Regulations or in other internal provisions of the EU-LAC Foundation, the characteristics of which shall be described as proof of the misconduct penalised so that the staff member can take full account of the behaviour to be modified and of the consequences of his/her acts.
(c) Suspension – this shall result from the repetition of misconduct after a second written warning. Its duration may vary according to the assessment of the Executive Director.
(d) Dismissal – this shall result from gross misconduct.

7. A staff member who is charged with gross misconduct may be suspended with pay while the facts are verified, only and exclusively in the event that, in the Executive Director’s opinion, there are indications to suggest that this measure is justified.

8. In any event, a charge of gross misconduct shall only be valid on objective and verifiable bases, and, if it is proven, may result in the termination of the respective employment contract, without prejudice to any other legal or criminal liabilities that might exist.

9. Hereby, a Dispute Resolution Mechanism is set in place, with the aim of the amicable solution of issues that may arise between the Foundation and its staff. This mechanism and its outcomes are binding to both parties and are described in detail in Annex 1.

Performance Evaluation of Staff

1. All staff members shall be subject to an individual and confidential annual performance evaluation. The Executive Director shall define, in agreement with staff, the specific steps to conduct such evaluation.

2. The result of the evaluation should be properly documented.

Termination of Employment Contract

1. Except in the case of the Executive Director, for whom the contract conditions are governed by the provisions of the Agreement , any employment contract shall be terminated as a result of:
(a) expiry of the period of the employment contract;
(b) resignation of the staff member;
(c) mutual agreement by the parties;
(d) permanent incapacity;
(e) age limit;
(f) operational requirements / objective causes; or
(g) dismissal due to gross misconduct/just cause;

2. The termination of the employment contract due to dismissal for gross misconduct exempts the EU-LAC Foundation from paying any compensation, without prejudice to the payment of damages to the EU-LAC Foundation resulting from the perpetration of the misconduct, which might have been determined either by a mutual settlement, or through arbitrational or judicial proceedings.

3. The age limit for working as a staff member of the EU-LAC Foundation is sixty-five (65) years old. Staff members with a fixed-term employment contract in force who reach the age limit established in this article shall continue to work as staff members for the Foundation until the termination of the employment contract. Staff members with an open-ended employment contract shall end their service upon reaching the age limit established.

4. In cases of total or partial permanent incapacity, the Foundation may terminate the employment contract. In any event, the staff member may always be entitled to exercise the right to resign.

5. Each party (staff members and the EU-LAC Foundation) may terminate the employment contract with a four-weeks’ notice to the end of a month if the length of service is less than five years. After five years of service, the notice period is extended to two months, and after eight years of service the notice period is extended to three months.

6. The EU-LAC Foundation may terminate employment contracts on an individual or collective basis for objective causes, or due to the termination of services.

7. Objective causes for the termination of an employment contract with the EU-LAC Foundation shall be understood to be any causes that might make it impossible to pay the salaries due for the services provided by the staff members.

Final Provisions

1. These Regulations shall come into effect, on a provisional basis, on the day they are approved by the Board of Governors. They shall be referred to as the ‘Staff Regulations of the EU-LAC International Foundation’. Once the HQ Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Foundation becomes effective, these Regulations shall either be adjusted to align with the HQ Agreement or shall be considered definitive if no adjustments are required.

2. The EU-LAC Foundation may contract advisors, experts, consultants or others, in the form of a Services Agreement, entrusting them with the execution of projects or specific tasks while the agreement is in force. Any agreement established under this form does not imply the existence of an employment contract with the EU-LAC Foundation and the contracted party, nor any entitlement to the rights and benefits provided for in these Regulations.

3. For the purpose of these Regulations, the term ‘child’ refers to a child born within or outside marriage, an adopted child and a stepchild.

4. Any benefit or right granted to the staff of the EU-LAC Foundation by these Regulations shall come into effect from the date on which the commencement of their responsibilities is agreed upon.

5. All staff, including the Executive Director, shall be entitled to benefits and shall be subject to the obligations established by the Agreement, the Internal Regulations and these Regulations, with the terms pertaining to their respective post.

6. The Executive Director shall issue the necessary and sufficient implementing rules so that these Regulations can be fully applied.

7. For all relevant aspects not covered by these Regulations, the applicable law in the host country shall prevail.

1.   INTERNAL INSTANCE: the procedures before the internal Resolution Board

This Mechanism has two instances: the Internal instance and – if needed – an External instance.

1.1
All parties involved in any disputes and/or disagreements in connection with the employment relationship shall work to solve them by amicable resolution within a reasonably expeditious time, whenever possible.

1.2
If an amicable resolution is not reached, a staff member aggrieved by a management decision (including implicit decisions (1)) regarding the employment relationship between the staff member and the Foundation, provided that he/she has a direct and existing interest that has been adversely affected, may submit a complaint against it, requesting the same to be reconsidered, reviewed, amended or revoked, totally or partially. The staff member shall address its complaint in a letter to the Resolution Board, unless the management review or act is being challenged by one of the members of the Resolution Board, in which case he or she can directly file an appeal pursuant to § 2 below. The complaint shall be made in writing, in English, and lodged to the Executive Director, who shall acknowledge receipt of the complaint, stating the date of receipt in a copy of the complaint to be returned to the staff member.

1.3
The Resolution Board shall be composed of three persons: the Executive Director, the Finance and Administration Director, and the staff member who at that time is the most senior staff member. The Resolution Board shall adopt its decisions in a simplified manner, without the need for special meetings. In adopting its decisions, the Resolution Board may, but shall not be obliged to, seek the opinion of advisors of the Foundation related to the subject matter in dispute (e.g., legal, labour, accounting, tax); the Resolution Board shall not be obliged to justify its decision not to have done so or, if done, to provide evidence of the opinion sought.

1.4
A complaint may only be based on a grievance caused to the Staff member by a breach of the relevant employment agreement, these Regulations or otherwise to rules governing the employment relationship between the Staff member and the Foundation.

1.5
The complaint shall be signed by the complainant and describe with sufficient detail his/her identifying information, the management review outcome or decision that is being complained against, the object of the complaint, the grounds of the complaint as well as having enclosed any written or other evidence that the complainant deems relevant to this effect. If necessary, the Resolution Board may request the complainant to clarify and/or complement his/her complaint within a short period of time, failing which the complaint shall be considered inadmissible. The acknowledgement of receipt of the complaint set forth in § 1.2 marking the beginning of the period set forth in § 1.7 shall occur as soon as the Resolution Board has received to its satisfaction a complaint that fully meets the requirements set forth hereunder.

1.6
The complaint shall be made within 21 consecutive days from:
(a) the date of notification of the management decision (or in case of implicit decisions, as from expiration of the term set forth under § 1.2 above) or management act to the person concerned, in the case of an individual management act;
(b) the date of publication of the management act concerned, in the case of a general management act; or
(c) the date on which the complainant has knowledge (duly evidenced) of a management act, if the act has neither been published nor notified.

1.7
The Resolution Board shall give a reasoned, written decision on the complaint as soon as possible and not later than 21 calendar days from the date of the receipt of the complaint pursuant to § 2.1 in connection with § 2.3, and shall notify the complainant accordingly. Should the Resolution Board, as it may correspond, fail to decide on the complaint within that period, it shall be deemed that the complaint has been implicitly rejected.

1.8
The filing of a complaint shall not suspend the effect of the management act being contested. The Resolution Board, as it may correspond, may however, in its sole discretion, decide to order a (total or partial) suspension of the management act, if the circumstances and the proper functioning of the service so require.

1.9
A decision to impose a disciplinary sanction is not subject to a complaints procedure but such decision may instead be directly subject to the appeals procedure before the German-based ‘Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit’ (hereinafter ‘DIS’) according to § 2. See for reference: https://www.disarb.org/.

1.10
Any formal complaint not submitted within the specified time limit shall be rejected as being out of time, save for exceptional cases where, for duly substantiated reasons, it may be declared admissible. The failure to abide by the time limits shall result from reasons beyond the control of the Staff member complainant, and the length of the delay shall be reasonable having regard to the circumstances of the case.

1.11
All time limits in these Regulations are expressed in calendar days and shall run from the day following the day on which the relevant event occurred and shall expire at midnight (Hamburg, Germany time) on the last day of the time limit. Calculation of time limit shall include Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Where the last day of a time-limit is a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday or non-working day in the Foundation’s headquarters, the time-limit shall expire on the next working day.

1.12
The complaints procedure set up by § 1 and the appeals procedure set forth under § 2 shall be open subsequently, i.e., the latter only after the former has been completely exhausted (but without prejudice of § 1.9), on the same conditions, mutatis mutandis, to:
(a) former staff members;
(b) the legal beneficiaries of staff members; and
(c) candidates who have applied for a position in the Foundation through a selection procedure, provided the complaint relates to an irregularity in the selection procedure.

2. APPEALS PROCEDURE BEFORE THE DIS

2.1
The decision on the complaint procedure adopted by the Resolution Board, as it may correspond, may be appealed to the DIS, in accordance with its valid rules and provisions at each point in time.

2.2
An appeal may also be filed directly before the DIS in the cases regulated under § 1.2 and § 1.9 above, and also by the Executive Director on behalf of the Foundation against a Staff member that has breached any of his/her obligations and duties.

2.3
The DIS’s judgments shall be final and binding on the parties.

2.4
While an appeal is pending, the Executive Director shall refrain from taking any further measure in respect of the staff member.

2.5
Lodging an appeal shall not suspend the contested management decision; § 1.8 shall apply. However, the Staff member may file a request with the DIS to suspend the implementation of a contested management decision (request for a stay of execution) in cases of particular urgency where the implementation of the management decision would cause serious and irreparable damage to the Staff member.

2.6
In exceptional cases, the Executive Director may, in the interest of the Foundation and within the limits of the available budget, conclude a mutually agreed settlement to end a dispute brought before the DIS on the condition that the Staff member renounces all future action, claims, and demands in respect of that dispute.

2.7
If the Executive Director considers that the execution of an annulment decision is likely to create serious internal difficulties for the EU-LAC Foundation, he or she shall inform the DIS to that effect by providing a reasoned opinion. If the DIS considers the reasons given by the Executive Director to be valid, it shall then fix the sum to be paid to the appellant by way of compensation.

2.8
Pursuant to the terms of its own Statute and Rules of Procedure the DIS shall also be competent to decide on requests for rectification, interpretation, revision, and execution filed by the parties in connection with an appeal procedure.

(1) An implicit decision shall be deemed to have been taken when a staff member’s request is considered rejected as a consequence of lack of response of the respective management staff member to the relevant request within 30 days.

Current per diem rates published by the European Commission (last update 25 July 2022): https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2024/Annexe%20M%20Current%20per%20diem%20rates.pdf

Council Decision (EU) 2025/1121 of 27 May 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Trade Committee established by the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand as regards amendments to that Agreement concerning fundamental principles and rights at work

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1121 3.6.2025
(1) The Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand (‘the Agreement’)(1)was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision (EU) 2024/244(2)and entered into force on 1 May 2024.
(2) Pursuant to Article 24.2(2), point (i), of the Agreement, the Trade Committee established by Article 24.1(1) of the Agreement is able to adopt decisions to amend the Agreement. Pursuant to Article 24.3, point (j), of the Agreement, the Trade Committee is able to adopt decisions to amend Article 19.3(3) and (4) of the Agreement, which concern multilateral labour standards and agreements.
(3) Pursuant to Article 19.3(4) of the Agreement, the Trade Committee is able to adopt, no later than at its first meeting, a decision to amend Article 19.3(3) of the Agreement to reflect the inclusion of a safe and healthy working environment in the framework of fundamental principles and rights at work of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
(4) The Trade Committee, during its first meeting, is to adopt a decision to amend Article 19.3(3) of the Agreement in order to add a safe and healthy working environment to the list of fundamental principles and rights at work in that Article in line with Resolution I(3)adopted on 10 June 2022 by the 110th International Labour Conference. The reference to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Article 19.3(3) of the Agreement should also be updated in order to align it with the most recent amendment to that Declaration.
(5) Following the amendment to be made to Article 19.3(3) of the Agreement, the statement in the footnote to Article 19.3(5) that all Member States have ratified the fundamental conventions of the ILO will become obsolete. It is therefore appropriate to delete that footnote.
(6) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Trade Committee, as the decision of the Trade Committee as regards amendments to the Agreement concerning fundamental principles and rights at work will be binding on the Union.
(7) The position of the Union within the Trade Committee should therefore be to support the adoption of the attached draft decision of the Trade Committee,
(1) The 110th International Labour Conference adopted on 10 June 2022 Resolution I on the inclusion of a safe and healthy working environment in the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) framework of fundamental principles and rights at work.
(2) Article 19.3(4) of the Agreement provides that the Trade Committee may, no later than at its first meeting, adopt a decision to amend Article 19.3(3) of the Agreement to reflect the inclusion of a safe and healthy working environment in the fundamental principles and rights at work in accordance with Resolution I of the 110th International Labour Conference in June 2022.
(3) Article 19.3(3) of the Agreement should therefore be amended by adding a safe and healthy working environment to the list of fundamental principles and rights at work. In addition, the reference to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Article 19.3(3) of the Agreement should be updated in order to align it with the most recent amendment to that Declaration.
(4) Following the amendment to Article 19.3(3) of the Agreement, the statement in the footnote to Article 19.3(5) of the Agreement that all Member States have ratified the fundamental conventions of the ILO will become obsolete. It is therefore appropriate to delete that footnote,
(1) paragraph 3 is amended as follows:(a)the introductory wording is replaced by the following:‘In accordance with the ILO Constitution and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work adopted at Geneva on 18 June 1998 by the International Labour Conference at its 86th Session and its Follow-up, as amended at its 110th Session in 2022, each Party shall respect, promote and realise the principles concerning the fundamental rights at work which are the subject of the fundamental conventions of the ILO, namely:’;(b)in point (c), after the words ‘the effective abolition of child labour;’, the word ‘and’ is deleted;(c)in point (d), after the words ‘the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation’, the full stop is deleted and the following is added:‘; and’;(d)the following point is added:‘(e)a safe and healthy working environment’; (a) the introductory wording is replaced by the following:‘In accordance with the ILO Constitution and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work adopted at Geneva on 18 June 1998 by the International Labour Conference at its 86th Session and its Follow-up, as amended at its 110th Session in 2022, each Party shall respect, promote and realise the principles concerning the fundamental rights at work which are the subject of the fundamental conventions of the ILO, namely:’; (b) in point (c), after the words ‘the effective abolition of child labour;’, the word ‘and’ is deleted; (c) in point (d), after the words ‘the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation’, the full stop is deleted and the following is added:‘; and’; (d) the following point is added:‘(e)a safe and healthy working environment’; ‘(e) a safe and healthy working environment’;
(a) the introductory wording is replaced by the following:‘In accordance with the ILO Constitution and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work adopted at Geneva on 18 June 1998 by the International Labour Conference at its 86th Session and its Follow-up, as amended at its 110th Session in 2022, each Party shall respect, promote and realise the principles concerning the fundamental rights at work which are the subject of the fundamental conventions of the ILO, namely:’;
(b) in point (c), after the words ‘the effective abolition of child labour;’, the word ‘and’ is deleted;
(c) in point (d), after the words ‘the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation’, the full stop is deleted and the following is added:‘; and’;
(d) the following point is added:‘(e)a safe and healthy working environment’; ‘(e) a safe and healthy working environment’;
‘(e) a safe and healthy working environment’;
(a) the introductory wording is replaced by the following:‘In accordance with the ILO Constitution and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work adopted at Geneva on 18 June 1998 by the International Labour Conference at its 86th Session and its Follow-up, as amended at its 110th Session in 2022, each Party shall respect, promote and realise the principles concerning the fundamental rights at work which are the subject of the fundamental conventions of the ILO, namely:’;
(b) in point (c), after the words ‘the effective abolition of child labour;’, the word ‘and’ is deleted;
(c) in point (d), after the words ‘the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation’, the full stop is deleted and the following is added:‘; and’;
(d) the following point is added:‘(e)a safe and healthy working environment’; ‘(e) a safe and healthy working environment’;
‘(e) a safe and healthy working environment’;
‘(e) a safe and healthy working environment’;
(2) in paragraph 5, footnote 1 (‘The Parties note that all Member States have ratified the fundamental conventions of the ILO.’) is deleted.
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand (‘the Agreement’) (1) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision (EU) 2024/244 (2) and entered into force on 1 May 2024.
(2) Pursuant to Article 24.2(2), point (i), of the Agreement, the Trade Committee established by Article 24.1(1) of the Agreement is able to adopt decisions to amend the Agreement. Pursuant to Article 24.3, point (j), of the Agreement, the Trade Committee is able to adopt decisions to amend Article 19.3(3) and (4) of the Agreement, which concern multilateral labour standards and agreements.
(3) Pursuant to Article 19.3(4) of the Agreement, the Trade Committee is able to adopt, no later than at its first meeting, a decision to amend Article 19.3(3) of the Agreement to reflect the inclusion of a safe and healthy working environment in the framework of fundamental principles and rights at work of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
(4) The Trade Committee, during its first meeting, is to adopt a decision to amend Article 19.3(3) of the Agreement in order to add a safe and healthy working environment to the list of fundamental principles and rights at work in that Article in line with Resolution I (3) adopted on 10 June 2022 by the 110th International Labour Conference. The reference to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Article 19.3(3) of the Agreement should also be updated in order to align it with the most recent amendment to that Declaration.
(5) Following the amendment to be made to Article 19.3(3) of the Agreement, the statement in the footnote to Article 19.3(5) that all Member States have ratified the fundamental conventions of the ILO will become obsolete. It is therefore appropriate to delete that footnote.
(6) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Trade Committee, as the decision of the Trade Committee as regards amendments to the Agreement concerning fundamental principles and rights at work will be binding on the Union.
(7) The position of the Union within the Trade Committee should therefore be to support the adoption of the attached draft decision of the Trade Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the first meeting of the Trade Committee established by Article 24.1(1) of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand shall be based on the draft Decision of the Trade Committee attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Article 19.3(3) and (5) of the Agreement are amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
The amendments set out in the Annex to this Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the sixth month following the month during which the Parties exchange written notifications certifying that they have completed their respective applicable legal requirements and procedures for entry into force of the amendments.
This Decision is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, each text being equally authentic.

Article 19.3 of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand (the ‘Agreement’) is amended as follows:

(1) paragraph 3 is amended as follows:
(a) the introductory wording is replaced by the following:
‘In accordance with the ILO Constitution and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work adopted at Geneva on 18 June 1998 by the International Labour Conference at its 86th Session and its Follow-up, as amended at its 110th Session in 2022, each Party shall respect, promote and realise the principles concerning the fundamental rights at work which are the subject of the fundamental conventions of the ILO, namely:’;
(b) in point (c), after the words ‘the effective abolition of child labour;’, the word ‘and’ is deleted;
(c) in point (d), after the words ‘the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation’, the full stop is deleted and the following is added:
‘; and’;
(d) the following point is added:
‘(e) a safe and healthy working environment’;

(2) in paragraph 5, footnote 1 (‘The Parties note that all Member States have ratified the fundamental conventions of the ILO.’) is deleted.

Council Decision (EU) 2025/1120 of 26 May 2025 appointing two representatives of Member States as members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1120 3.6.2025
(1) It is vital to ensure the independence, high scientific standards, transparency and efficiency of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). It is also indispensable to ensure the cooperation of EFSA with Member States.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 requires that each Member State nominate a member and an alternate member as its representatives to the EFSA Management Board. The members and alternate members thus nominated are to be appointed by the Council for a term of 4 years, which may be renewed, and have the right to vote.
(3) The Council, by means of its Decision of 7 April 2022(2), appointed representatives of the Member States as members and alternate members of the EFSA Management Board for the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2026.
(4) By letter dated 10 February 2025, EFSA was informed that Ms Isabel PEÑA-REY LORENZO, the member for Spain, resigned.
(5) By letter dated 17 February 2025, EFSA was informed that Ms Pamela BYRNE, the member for Ireland, resigned.
(6) Two new representatives should therefore be appointed to serve for the remainder of their respective predecessor’s term of office.
(7) The representatives that have been nominated by Ireland and Spain have relevant and extensive experience and expertise in the field of food chain law and policy, including risk assessment, and also in the fields of managerial, administrative, financial and legal matters. Their appointment therefore secures within the EFSA Management Board the highest standards of competence and the broadest range of relevant experience available,
— Mr Greg DEMPSEY (Ireland),
— Mr Andrés BARRAGÁN URBIOLA (Spain).
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 25(1) thereof,
Having regard to the nominations submitted by Ireland and Spain to the Council,
Whereas:
(1) It is vital to ensure the independence, high scientific standards, transparency and efficiency of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). It is also indispensable to ensure the cooperation of EFSA with Member States.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 requires that each Member State nominate a member and an alternate member as its representatives to the EFSA Management Board. The members and alternate members thus nominated are to be appointed by the Council for a term of 4 years, which may be renewed, and have the right to vote.
(3) The Council, by means of its Decision of 7 April 2022 (2), appointed representatives of the Member States as members and alternate members of the EFSA Management Board for the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2026.
(4) By letter dated 10 February 2025, EFSA was informed that Ms Isabel PEÑA-REY LORENZO, the member for Spain, resigned.
(5) By letter dated 17 February 2025, EFSA was informed that Ms Pamela BYRNE, the member for Ireland, resigned.
(6) Two new representatives should therefore be appointed to serve for the remainder of their respective predecessor’s term of office.
(7) The representatives that have been nominated by Ireland and Spain have relevant and extensive experience and expertise in the field of food chain law and policy, including risk assessment, and also in the fields of managerial, administrative, financial and legal matters. Their appointment therefore secures within the EFSA Management Board the highest standards of competence and the broadest range of relevant experience available,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The following persons are hereby appointed as members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority until 30 June 2026:

—
Mr Greg DEMPSEY (Ireland),
—
Mr Andrés BARRAGÁN URBIOLA (Spain).

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Council Decision (EU) 2025/1119 of 26 May 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Grains Council as regards establishing new rules on written procedure and member access to International Grains Council’s archives

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1119 3.6.2025
(1) The Grains Trade Convention, 1995 (‘the Convention’) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision 96/88/EC(1)and entered into force on 1 July 1995. The Convention was concluded for a period of three years and has been regularly extended.
(2) The International Grains Council, which was established by Article 9 of the Convention, approved the Rules of Procedure under the Convention (‘Rules of Procedure’) on 6 July 1995.
(3) Article 14 of the Convention and Rule 19 of the Rules of Procedure lay down rules on decision-making by the International Grains Council. However, decision-making by written procedure is not clearly defined.
(4) On 16 December 2024, the Secretariat of the International Grains Council proposed to amend Rules 19 and 20 of the Rules of Procedure with a view to establishing new rules on decision-making by written procedure for the International Grains Council and the Administrative Committee established by point (a) of Rule 20 of the Rules of Procedure. The objective of those amendments is to clearly define the conditions for adopting decisions by written procedure.
(5) According to Article 20 of the Convention, the status, privileges and immunities of the International Grains Council in the territory of the United Kingdom are governed by the Headquarters Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the International Wheat Council, which legally preceded the International Grains Council. That Agreement lays down that the archives of the International Grains Council shall be inviolable.
(6) On 16 December 2024, the Secretariat of the International Grains Council proposed to add a new Rule 26, on member access to International Grains Council’s archives, to the Rules of Procedure. The objective of the proposed new Rule is to establish clear conditions for members to access to the International Grains Council’s archives and the procedure for doing so. In particular, the new Rule 26 would require all requests for access to International Grains Council’s archives to be made in writing and for the applicant to be clearly identified.
(7) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 62nd session of the International Grains Council with regard to the amendment of the Rules of Procedure concerning the addition of new rules on decision-making by written procedure and the conditions for members to access to the International Grains Council’s archives. The proposed amendments aim to clarify how the International Grains Council functions and to further improve the transparency of the International Grains Council. Therefore, the amendments are in the interest of the Union,
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Grains Trade Convention, 1995 (‘the Convention’) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision 96/88/EC (1) and entered into force on 1 July 1995. The Convention was concluded for a period of three years and has been regularly extended.
(2) The International Grains Council, which was established by Article 9 of the Convention, approved the Rules of Procedure under the Convention (‘Rules of Procedure’) on 6 July 1995.
(3) Article 14 of the Convention and Rule 19 of the Rules of Procedure lay down rules on decision-making by the International Grains Council. However, decision-making by written procedure is not clearly defined.
(4) On 16 December 2024, the Secretariat of the International Grains Council proposed to amend Rules 19 and 20 of the Rules of Procedure with a view to establishing new rules on decision-making by written procedure for the International Grains Council and the Administrative Committee established by point (a) of Rule 20 of the Rules of Procedure. The objective of those amendments is to clearly define the conditions for adopting decisions by written procedure.
(5) According to Article 20 of the Convention, the status, privileges and immunities of the International Grains Council in the territory of the United Kingdom are governed by the Headquarters Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the International Wheat Council, which legally preceded the International Grains Council. That Agreement lays down that the archives of the International Grains Council shall be inviolable.
(6) On 16 December 2024, the Secretariat of the International Grains Council proposed to add a new Rule 26, on member access to International Grains Council’s archives, to the Rules of Procedure. The objective of the proposed new Rule is to establish clear conditions for members to access to the International Grains Council’s archives and the procedure for doing so. In particular, the new Rule 26 would require all requests for access to International Grains Council’s archives to be made in writing and for the applicant to be clearly identified.
(7) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 62nd session of the International Grains Council with regard to the amendment of the Rules of Procedure concerning the addition of new rules on decision-making by written procedure and the conditions for members to access to the International Grains Council’s archives. The proposed amendments aim to clarify how the International Grains Council functions and to further improve the transparency of the International Grains Council. Therefore, the amendments are in the interest of the Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 62nd session of the International Grains Council shall be to vote in favour of inserting a new point (c) in Rule 19 and a new point (d) in Rule 20 of the Rules of Procedure under the Grains Trade Convention, 1995 (‘Rules of Procedure’), in accordance with the proposal submitted by the Secretariat of the International Grains Council on 16 December 2024, with the objective of establishing a procedure for the adoption of International Grains Council decisions by written procedure.
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 62nd session of the International Grains Council shall be to vote in favour of adding a new Rule 26 to the Rules of Procedure, in accordance with the proposal submitted by the Secretariat of the International Grains Council on 16 December 2024, with the objective of clarifying the conditions for members to access the International Grains Council’s archives.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Council Decision (EU) 2025/1118 of 26 May 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Grains Council as regards the extension of the Grains Trade Convention, 1995

January 13, 2026
Official Journalof the European Union ENL series
2025/1118 3.6.2025
(1) The Grains Trade Convention, 1995 (‘the Convention’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 96/88/EC(1)and entered into force on 1 July 1995. The Convention was concluded for a period of three years and has been regularly extended.
(2) Pursuant to Article 33 of the Convention, the International Grains Council, which was established by Article 9 of the Convention, may extend the Convention for successive periods not exceeding two years on each occasion. Since its conclusion, the Convention has regularly been extended for further periods of two years. The Convention was last extended by decision of the International Grains Council on 14 June 2023 and remains in force until 30 June 2025.
(3) At its 62nd session on 12 June 2025, the International Grains Council is to adopt a decision on the extension of the Convention for a further period of two years, from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027.
(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 62nd session of the International Grains Council with regard to the extension of the Convention.
(5) The Union is a major cereals producer, a leading exporter of wheat and barley and one of the largest importers of maize. The Union has always been an active member of the International Grains Council, which plays an important role in stabilising world grain markets and enhancing food security. Therefore, the extension of the Convention is in the interest of the Union,
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Grains Trade Convention, 1995 (‘the Convention’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 96/88/EC (1) and entered into force on 1 July 1995. The Convention was concluded for a period of three years and has been regularly extended.
(2) Pursuant to Article 33 of the Convention, the International Grains Council, which was established by Article 9 of the Convention, may extend the Convention for successive periods not exceeding two years on each occasion. Since its conclusion, the Convention has regularly been extended for further periods of two years. The Convention was last extended by decision of the International Grains Council on 14 June 2023 and remains in force until 30 June 2025.
(3) At its 62nd session on 12 June 2025, the International Grains Council is to adopt a decision on the extension of the Convention for a further period of two years, from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027.
(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 62nd session of the International Grains Council with regard to the extension of the Convention.
(5) The Union is a major cereals producer, a leading exporter of wheat and barley and one of the largest importers of maize. The Union has always been an active member of the International Grains Council, which plays an important role in stabilising world grain markets and enhancing food security. Therefore, the extension of the Convention is in the interest of the Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the 62nd session of the International Grains Council shall be to vote in favour of the extension of the Grains Trade Convention, 1995, for a further period of two years from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.