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European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) Regulation In force since 1 January 2021

Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013
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Articles

Chapter III General provisions

• Article 1 — Subject matter
• Article 2 — Definitions
• Article 3 — General objectives of the ESF+ and methods of implementation
• Article 4 — Specific objectives of the ESF+
• Article 5 — Budget
• Article 6 — Gender equality, equal opportunities and non-discrimination

Chapter I Common provisions on programming

• Article 7 — Consistency and thematic concentration
• Article 8 — Respect for the Charter
• Article 9 — Partnership
• Article 10 — Support for the most deprived persons
• Article 11 — Support for youth employment
• Article 12 — Support for relevant country-specific recommendations

Chapter II General support from the ESF+ strand under shared management

• Article 13 — Scope
• Article 14 — Social innovative actions
• Article 15 — Transnational cooperation
• Article 16 — Eligibility
• Article 17 — Indicators and reporting

Chapter III ESF+ support for addressing material deprivation

• Article 18 — Scope
• Article 19 — Principles
• Article 20 — Content of the priority
• Article 21 — Eligibility of operations
• Article 22 — Eligibility of expenditure
• Article 23 — Indicators and reporting
• Article 24 — Audit

Chapter I Operational objectives

• Article 25 — Operational objectives

Chapter II Eligibility

• Article 26 — Eligible actions
• Article 27 — Eligible entities
• Article 28 — Horizontal principles
• Article 29 — Participation of third countries

Chapter III General provisions

• Article 30 — Forms of Union funding and methods of implementation
• Article 31 — Work programme
• Article 32 — Monitoring and reporting
• Article 33 — Protection of the financial interests of the Union
• Article 34 — Evaluation
• Article 35 — Audits
• Article 36 — Information, communication and publicity
• Article 37 — Exercise of the delegation
• Article 38 — Committee procedure for the ESF+ strand under shared management
• Article 39 — Committee set up under Article 163 TFEU
• Article 40 — Transitional provisions for the ESF+ strand under shared management
• Article 41 — Transitional provisions for the EaSI strand
• Article 42 — Entry into force