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Common Provisions Regulation (2021-2027) In force since 24 June 2021

REGULATION (EU) 2021/1060 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy
32021R1060 · official text on EUR-Lex

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Articles

Chapter I Subject matter, definitions and general rules

• Article 1 — Subject matter and scope
• Article 2 — Definitions
• Article 3 — Calculation of time limits for Commission actions
• Article 4 — Processing and protection of personal data

Chapter II Policy objectives and principles for the support of the funds

• Article 5 — Policy objectives
• Article 6 — Climate targets and climate adjustment mechanism
• Article 7 — Shared management
• Article 8 — Partnership and multi-level governance
• Article 9 — Horizontal Principles

Chapter I Partnership Agreement

• Article 10 — Preparation and submission of the Partnership Agreement
• Article 11 — Content of the Partnership Agreement
• Article 12 — Approval of the Partnership Agreement
• Article 13 — Amendment of the Partnership Agreement
• Article 14 — Use of the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund and the EMFAF delivered through the InvestEU Programme

Chapter II Enabling conditions and performance framework

• Article 15 — Enabling conditions
• Article 16 — Performance framework
• Article 17 — Methodology for the establishment of the performance framework
• Article 18 — Mid-term review and flexibility amount

Chapter III Measures linked to sound economic governance and to exceptional or unusual circumstances

• Article 19 — Measures linking effectiveness of Funds to sound economic governance
• Article 20 — Temporary measures for the use of the Funds in response to exceptional or unusual circumstances

Chapter I General provisions on the Funds

• Article 21 — Preparation and submission of programmes
• Article 22 — Content of programmes
• Article 23 — Approval of programmes
• Article 24 — Amendment of programmes
• Article 25 — Joint support from the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund and the JTF
• Article 26 — Transfer of resources
• Article 27 — Transfer of resources from the ERDF and the ESF+ to the JTF

Chapter II Territorial development

• Article 28 — Integrated territorial development
• Article 29 — Territorial strategies
• Article 30 — Integrated territorial investment
• Article 31 — Community-led local development
• Article 32 — Community-led local development strategies
• Article 33 — Local action groups
• Article 34 — Support from Funds for community-led local development

Chapter III Technical assistance

• Article 35 — Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission
• Article 36 — Technical assistance of Member States
• Article 37 — Financing not linked to costs for technical assistance of Member States

Chapter I Monitoring

• Article 38 — Monitoring committee
• Article 39 — Composition of the monitoring committee
• Article 40 — Functions of the monitoring committee
• Article 41 — Annual performance review
• Article 42 — Transmission of data
• Article 43 — Final performance report

Chapter II Evaluation

• Article 44 — Evaluations by the Member State
• Article 45 — Evaluation by the Commission

Chapter III Visibility, transparency and communication

Section I Visibility of support from the Funds

• Article 46 — Visibility
• Article 47 — Emblem of the Union
• Article 48 — Communication officers and networks

Section II Transparency of implementation of the Funds and communication on programmes

• Article 49 — Responsibilities of the managing authority
• Article 50 — Responsibilities of beneficiaries

Chapter I Forms of Union contribution

• Article 51 — Forms of Union contribution to programmes

Chapter II Forms of support by Member States

• Article 52 — Forms of support

Section I Forms of grants

• Article 53 — Forms of grants
• Article 54 — Flat-rate financing for indirect costs concerning grants
• Article 55 — Direct staff costs concerning grants
• Article 56 — Flat rate financing for eligible costs other than direct staff costs concerning grants
• Article 57 — Grants under conditions

Section II Financial instruments

• Article 58 — Financial instruments
• Article 59 — Implementation of financial instruments
• Article 60 — Interest and other gains generated by support from the Funds to financial instruments
• Article 61 — Differentiated treatment of investors
• Article 62 — Re-use of resources attributable to the support from the Funds

Chapter III Eligibility rules

• Article 63 — Eligibility
• Article 64 — Non-eligible costs
• Article 65 — Durability of operations
• Article 66 — Relocation
• Article 67 — Specific eligibility rules for grants
• Article 68 — Specific eligibility rules for financial instruments

Chapter I General rules on management and control

• Article 69 — Responsibilities of Member States
• Article 70 — Commission powers and responsibilities
• Article 71 — Programme authorities

Chapter II Standard management and control systems

• Article 72 — Functions of the managing authority
• Article 73 — Selection of operations by the managing authority
• Article 74 — Programme management by the managing authority
• Article 75 — Support of the work of the monitoring committee by the managing authority
• Article 76 — The accounting function
• Article 77 — Functions of the audit authority
• Article 78 — Audit strategy
• Article 79 — Audits of operations
• Article 80 — Single audit arrangements
• Article 81 — Management verifications and audits of financial instruments
• Article 82 — Availability of documents

Chapter III Reliance on national management systems

• Article 83 — Enhanced proportionate arrangements
• Article 84 — Conditions for application of enhanced proportionate arrangements
• Article 85 — Adjustment during the programming period

Chapter I Financial management

Section I General accounting rules

• Article 86 — Budgetary commitments
• Article 87 — Use of the euro
• Article 88 — Repayment

Section II Rules for payments to Member States

• Article 89 — Types of payments
• Article 90 — Pre-financing
• Article 91 — Payment applications
• Article 92 — Specific elements for financial instruments in payment applications
• Article 93 — Common rules for payments
• Article 94 — Union contribution based on unit costs, lump sums and flat rates
• Article 95 — Union contribution based on financing not linked to costs

Section III Interruptions and suspensions

• Article 96 — Interruption of the payment deadline
• Article 97 — Suspension of payments

Chapter II Submission and examination of accounts

• Article 98 — Content and submission of accounts
• Article 99 — Examination of accounts
• Article 100 — Calculation of the balance
• Article 101 — Procedure for the examination of accounts
• Article 102 — Contradictory procedure for the examination of accounts

Chapter III Financial corrections

• Article 103 — Financial corrections by Member States
• Article 104 — Financial corrections by the Commission

Chapter IV Decommitment

• Article 105 — Decommitment principles and rules
• Article 106 — Exceptions to the decommitment rules
• Article 107 — Procedure for decommitment
• Article 108 — Geographical coverage of support for the Investment for jobs and growth goal
• Article 109 — Resources for economic, social and territorial cohesion
• Article 110 — Resources for the Investment for jobs and growth goal and for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg)
• Article 111 — Transferability of resources
• Article 112 — Determination of co-financing rates

Chapter I Delegation of power and implementing provisions

• Article 113 — Delegation of powers as regards certain Annexes
• Article 114 — Exercise of the delegation
• Article 115 — Committee procedure

Chapter II Transitional and final provisions

• Article 116 — Review
• Article 117 — Transitional provisions
• Article 118 — Conditions for operations subject to phased implementation
• Article 119 — Entry into force