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The EU is an attractive destination for sustainable investments. The European Single Market has over the last 30 years delivered very significant economic benefits, delivering to the EU a GDP that is up to 9% higher in the long run, than would have been the case without the Single Market.1 The European business model is based on openness and the EU offers a business- friendly environment. The European social model provides high quality and inclusive education and training, well-functioning social protection systems, as well as public health and environmental protection. Together with fair competition and an unparalleled regulatory framework geared 

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The EU is an attractive destination for sustainable investments. The European Single Market has over the last 30 years delivered very significant economic benefits, delivering to the EU a GDP that is up to 9% higher in the long run, than would have been the case without the Single Market.1 The European business model is based on openness and the EU offers a business- friendly environment. The European social model provides high quality and inclusive education and training, well-functioning social protection systems, as well as public health and environmental protection. Together with fair competition and an unparalleled regulatory framework geared 

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 [TITLE] = • Reasons for and objectives of the proposal The EU’s long-term commitment to a green and digital transition and the impact on industry in the EU.
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The EU is an attractive destination for sustainable investments. The European Single Market has over the last 30 years delivered very significant economic benefits, delivering to the EU a GDP that is up to 9% higher in the long run, than would have been the case without the Single Market.1 The European business model is based on openness and the EU offers a business- friendly environment. The European social model provides high quality and inclusive education and training, well-functioning social protection systems, as well as public health and environmental protection. Together with fair competition and an unparalleled regulatory framework geared 

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The EU is an attractive destination for sustainable investments. The European Single Market
has over the last 30 years delivered very significant economic benefits, delivering to the EU a
GDP that is up to 9% higher in the long run, than would have been the case without the Single

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deliberation on industrial subsidies internationally is equally key to safeguard and improve the
existing – but incomplete - level playing field on which the EU’s and global prosperity has
been built.

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 [TITLE] = Overview of the EU budget to the green and digital transition
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The EU has several funds and programmes on- and off-budget to provide support to deep and digital technologies, clean technologies, and biotechnologies. These instruments include in particular cohesion policy funds, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Innovation Fund, InvestEU, the European Defence Fund and Horizon Europe: While the EU has been providing steady financing both to the green and digital transitions, the funds are generally spread across various spending programmes and following different rules. Leveraging on existing instruments and governance frameworks will speed-up the 3 implementation and allow to mobilise higher amounts of financial support. This is the aim of 

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The EU has several funds and programmes on- and off-budget to provide support to deep and
digital technologies, clean technologies, and biotechnologies. These instruments include in
particular cohesion policy funds, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Innovation Fund,

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implementation and allow to mobilise higher amounts of financial support. This is the aim of
the STEP.

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– Cohesion policy supports the green (EUR 110 billion) and digital (EUR 36.6 billion) transition in Member States and regions, including a total of EUR 85 billion under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Cohesion Fund (CF) and the Just Transition Fund (JTF) – the EU’s main funds under regional development policy 

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– Cohesion policy supports the green (EUR 110 billion) and digital (EUR 36.6 billion)
transition in Member States and regions, including a total of EUR 85 billion under
the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Cohesion Fund (CF) and the

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Just Transition Fund (JTF) – the EU’s main funds under regional development policy

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 [TITLE] = – to support the EU energy transition. 
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– to support the EU energy transition. 

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– to support the EU energy transition.

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 [TITLE] = – The Recovery and Resilience Facility and REPowerEU, the EU's plan to make ...
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– The Recovery and Resilience Facility and REPowerEU, the EU's plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels, offer unprecedented opportunities to Member States to finance green and digital investments and reforms. 

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– The Recovery and Resilience Facility and REPowerEU, the EU's plan to make
Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels, offer unprecedented opportunities to
Member States to finance green and digital investments and reforms.

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 [TITLE] = – Drawing on the revenues from the EU Emission Trading System (ETS)11 
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– Drawing on the revenues from the EU Emission Trading System (ETS)11 

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– Drawing on the revenues from the EU Emission Trading System (ETS)11

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 [TITLE] = – The Modernisation Fund (EUR 60 billion) provides substantial support to 13 ...
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– The Modernisation Fund (EUR 60 billion) provides substantial support to 13 beneficiary Member States to accelerate their energy transition. 

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– The Modernisation Fund (EUR 60 billion) provides substantial support to 13
beneficiary Member States to accelerate their energy transition.

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 [TITLE] = – The Social Climate Fund (EUR 86 billion) will provide substantial support to ...
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– The Social Climate Fund (EUR 86 billion) will provide substantial support to Member States to help addressing for vulnerable groups the consequences of the green transition. 

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– The Social Climate Fund (EUR 86 billion) will provide substantial support to
Member States to help addressing for vulnerable groups the consequences of
the green transition.

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– The Innovation Fund (EUR 43 billion) will provide until 2030 funding for innovative low-carbon technologies, including for the manufacturing of these technologies, for instance to help energy-intensive industries, develop carbon capture and storage, innovative renewable energy generation or energy storage. 

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– The Innovation Fund (EUR 43 billion) will provide until 2030 funding for
innovative low-carbon technologies, including for the manufacturing of these
technologies, for instance to help energy-intensive industries, develop carbon

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capture and storage, innovative renewable energy generation or energy
storage.

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– InvestEU contributes both to the green transition and to digitisation. Overall 30% of the InvestEU guarantee (i.e. EUR 7.8 billion) and 60% of the Sustainable Infrastructure Window (EUR 5.9 billion) contribute to climate objectives. Further, it is expected that more than EUR 2 billion could contribute to digital objectives and over EUR 1 billion to biotech and medicines related investments. 

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– InvestEU contributes both to the green transition and to digitisation. Overall 30% of
the InvestEU guarantee (i.e. EUR 7.8 billion) and 60% of the Sustainable
Infrastructure Window (EUR 5.9 billion) contribute to climate objectives. Further, it

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is expected that more than EUR 2 billion could contribute to digital objectives and
over EUR 1 billion to biotech and medicines related investments.

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– Horizon Europe, the EU's main research and innovation programme, will dedicate EUR 20.2 billion to research and development of clean tech; EUR 11.5 billion to biotech and medicines, and EUR 19.3 billion to digital technologies. 

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– Horizon Europe, the EU's main research and innovation programme, will dedicate
EUR 20.2 billion to research and development of clean tech; EUR 11.5 billion to
biotech and medicines, and EUR 19.3 billion to digital technologies.

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– The Digital Europe Programme, with a total budget allocation of EUR 7.6 billion, is providing support to digital technologies. 

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– The Digital Europe Programme, with a total budget allocation of EUR 7.6 billion, is
providing support to digital technologies.

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– The European Defence Fund, with a budget of EUR 8 billion, supports research and development of state-of-the-art and interoperable defence technology and equipment. 

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– The European Defence Fund, with a budget of EUR 8 billion, supports research and
development of state-of-the-art and interoperable defence technology and equipment.

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 [TITLE] = Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP)
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The STEP will create the necessary conditions for a more effective, efficient and targeted use of existing EU funds while contributing to achieving a level playing field in the Single Market and thereby safeguarding cohesion. It will also help to direct existing funding towards the relevant projects and speed up implementation on a subset of areas which will be identified as crucial for Europe’s leadership. The choice of streamlining and making a better use of existing instruments over creating a brand-new instrument responds to the call by the European Council and has three main advantages. First, timing. With the creation 

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The STEP will create the necessary conditions for a more effective, efficient and targeted use
of existing EU funds while contributing to achieving a level playing field in the Single Market
and thereby safeguarding cohesion. It will also help to direct existing funding towards the

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such projects, thereby safeguarding cohesion, and to strengthen the Single Market and counter
unequal availability of State Aid.
On that basis, the objective of the STEP is three-fold:

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1. Providing flexibility in existing instruments 

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1. Providing flexibility in existing instruments

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2. Reinforcing the firepower of existing instruments 

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2. Reinforcing the firepower of existing instruments

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3. Creating synergies among existing instruments 

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3. Creating synergies among existing instruments

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Cohesion funds represent the largest single EU policy financed through the EU budget. To incentivise Member States, the Commission proposes a new priority across all major funds - 4 the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Cohesion Fund (CF), and the Just Transition Fund (JTF). The Commission also proposes to open up those funds for large companies in less developed and transition regions, as well as in more developed regions of Member States with a GDP per capita below the EU average, to unleash greater investments in the target areas of the STEP. By providing financial incentives in the form of 

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Cohesion funds represent the largest single EU policy financed through the EU budget. To
incentivise Member States, the Commission proposes a new priority across all major funds -
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gap. Without additional support, many of these companies could relocate outside of Europe to
access larger financing rounds or could be overtaken by third country competitors that are
better financed.

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In terms of resources, it is proposed that an additional total amount of EUR 10 billion is allocated to support existing and well-proven EU investment schemes aimed at strengthening STEP investments, while preserving the cohesion objectives and contributing to a level playing field in the Single Market by ensuring a geographically balanced distribution of projects financed under the STEP via the respective mandates of the participating programmes, taking into account the demand-driven nature of certain implementing programmes. InvestEU 7 The deployment is well on track with 85% of the initial guarantee already contracted with implementing partners, representing EUR 22.3 billion. 

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In terms of resources, it is proposed that an additional total amount of EUR 10 billion is
allocated to support existing and well-proven EU investment schemes aimed at strengthening
STEP investments, while preserving the cohesion objectives and contributing to a level

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potentially available for such sovereignty investments.
Altogether, the total estimated amount of new investments through STEP could reach up to
EUR 160 billion.

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To access those funds, companies and project promoters will be able to consult a new publicly available website (the ‘Sovereignty Portal’). This Portal will provide information about relevant funding opportunities with the ongoing and upcoming calls under the EU programmes contributing to the STEP objectives as well as guidance and contacts to the existing advisory hubs. Moreover, a ‘Sovereignty Seal’ will be awarded to projects contributing to the STEP objectives, provided that the project has been assessed and complies with the minimum quality requirements, in particular eligibility, exclusion and award criteria, provided by a call for proposals under Horizon Europe, 

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To access those funds, companies and project promoters will be able to consult a new publicly
available website (the ‘Sovereignty Portal’). This Portal will provide information about
relevant funding opportunities with the ongoing and upcoming calls under the EU

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consider support for strategic projects identified in accordance with the Net Zero Industry and
the Critical Raw Materials Acts that fall under the scope of Article 2 of the Regulation,
subject to compliance with applicable State aid rules.

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To be successful, the STEP should focus on few but well-targeted investment areas. The Platform should ensure and preserve a European edge on critical and emerging technologies and related manufacturing in the following fields:14 deep and digital technologies, clean technologies, and biotechnologies. The scope of the STEP would therefore focus on leading edge technologies to advance the green and digital transitions, supporting both the manufacturing side and the value chains. 

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To be successful, the STEP should focus on few but well-targeted investment areas. The
Platform should ensure and preserve a European edge on critical and emerging technologies
and related manufacturing in the following fields:14 deep and digital technologies, clean

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technologies, and biotechnologies. The scope of the STEP would therefore focus on leading
edge technologies to advance the green and digital transitions, supporting both the
manufacturing side and the value chains.

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Innovation, and in particular its new wave of deep-tech innovation, is the European reply to bring down greenhouse gas emissions, to make our economies more digital and to guarantee Europe’s food, energy and secure raw materials supply and security. Deep tech innovation, which is rooted in cutting edge science, technology and engineering, often combining advances in the physical, biological and digital spheres and with the potential to deliver transformative solutions in the face of global challenges. Those innovations have the potential to drive innovation across the economy and society, thus transforming the EU’s business landscape. The European Innovation Agenda already 

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Innovation, and in particular its new wave of deep-tech innovation, is the European reply to
bring down greenhouse gas emissions, to make our economies more digital and to guarantee
Europe’s food, energy and secure raw materials supply and security. Deep tech innovation,

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whole, boosting efficiency and innovation. Their adoption and integration across the economy
will be vital to the overall competitiveness and productivity.15 To maintain its industrial
leadership, the EU needs to attain a leading role in key digital technology.

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EU’s competitiveness in the clean energy sector entails the capacity to produce and use affordable, reliable and accessible clean energy and compete in the global clean energy markets, with the overall aim of supporting the transition to climate neutrality and bringing benefits to the EU economy and people. The EU is currently facing technological and non- technological challenges, such as high energy prices, critical raw materials supply chain disruptions and skills shortages. Strengthening the competitiveness of the EU clean energy sector will contribute to increasing the EU's technology leadership, and shape a more resilient, 10 independent, secure and affordable energy 

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EU’s competitiveness in the clean energy sector entails the capacity to produce and use
affordable, reliable and accessible clean energy and compete in the global clean energy
markets, with the overall aim of supporting the transition to climate neutrality and bringing

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cooperation between Member States, and a continuous monitoring of national R&I activities,
are crucial to design an impactful EU R&I ecosystem, and to bridge the gap between research
and innovation and market uptake, thus reinforcing EU competitiveness.

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Biotechnology and biomanufacturing are key for the modernisation of the European industry. They are used in a variety of industrial sectors such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals, agriculture, materials, and bioeconomy. Reaping the full benefits of biotechnology can help the EU economy grow and provides new jobs, while also supporting sustainable development, public health, and environmental protection. The coronavirus pandemic has proven the importance of biotech with vaccine manufacturers having played a key role in reversing the course of the pandemic. And while Europe continues to be a leader in life science innovation, its biotech industry remains approximately a quarter of 

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Biotechnology and biomanufacturing are key for the modernisation of the European industry.
They are used in a variety of industrial sectors such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals,
agriculture, materials, and bioeconomy. Reaping the full benefits of biotechnology can help

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financing.18 In addition, financing – both at the earliest stages and later on – is deemed more
limited in Europe than in the US. This constrains companies’ ability to invest in larger
diversified pipelines and leaves them reliant on their initial investors.

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The Green Deal Industrial Plan is the EU’s roadmap to secure the long-term competitiveness of Europe's industry and support the fast transition to climate neutrality. The Net-Zero Industry Act represents its regulatory arm. The act seeks to ensure a simpler and fast-track permitting, promoting European strategic projects, and developing standards to support the scale-up of technologies across the Single Market. It is complemented by the Critical Raw Materials Act,19 to ensure sufficient access to those materials, like rare earths, that are vital for 11 manufacturing technologies that are key for the twin transition. Another key instrument to support the competitiveness 

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The Green Deal Industrial Plan is the EU’s roadmap to secure the long-term competitiveness
of Europe's industry and support the fast transition to climate neutrality. The Net-Zero
Industry Act represents its regulatory arm. The act seeks to ensure a simpler and fast-track

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support the competitiveness of the European industry is the European Chips Act.20 It seeks to
bolster Europe’s resilience in semiconductor technologies and applications, and boost the
EU's share of the global microchips market.

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The proposal falls within the EU’s overall efforts to secure the green and digital transformation of its economy. It contributes to the objectives of parts of the Fit for 55 package21 that focus on decarbonising EU industry. The proposal will also contribute to the EU’s resilience and open strategic autonomy by strengthening the EU’s capacity as regards critical technologies, including key energy-related technologies, which is crucial for supporting the development of other sectors of the economy. It relies on existing EU policies that seek to achieve the same objective – from cohesion, through recovery investments to research and innovation financing 

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The proposal falls within the EU’s overall efforts to secure the green and digital
transformation of its economy. It contributes to the objectives of parts of the Fit for 55
package21 that focus on decarbonising EU industry.

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It relies on existing EU policies that seek to achieve the same objective – from cohesion,
through recovery investments to research and innovation financing – which seek to support
European economy and channel EU funds towards the green and digital transformation.

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This Regulation pursues the general objective of setting up a legal framework which supports the channelling of EU funds towards STEP projects. The objectives of the STEP will be achieved through the following programmes: 12 Therefore, considering the above, Article 164, Article 173, Article 175(3), Article 176, Article 177, Article 178, Article 182(1) and Article 192(1) are the relevant legal bases for the implementation of this Regulation. – European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF), established under Regulation (EU) 2021/1058;22 the Just Transition Fund (JTF), established under Regulation (EU) 2021/1056;23 the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), established under 

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This Regulation pursues the general objective of setting up a legal framework which supports the channelling of EU funds towards STEP projects. The objectives of the STEP will be achieved through the following programmes: 12 Therefore, considering the above, Article 164, Article 173, Article 175(3), Article 176, Article 177, Article 178, Article 182(1) and Article 192(1) are the relevant legal bases for the implementation of this Regulation. – European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF), established under Regulation (EU) 2021/1058;22 the Just Transition Fund (JTF), established under Regulation (EU) 2021/1056;23 the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), established under 

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This Regulation pursues the general objective of setting up a legal framework which supports
the channelling of EU funds towards STEP projects. The objectives of the STEP will be
achieved through the following programmes:

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Therefore, considering the above, Article 164, Article 173, Article 175(3), Article 176, Article
177, Article 178, Article 182(1) and Article 192(1) are the relevant legal bases for the
implementation of this Regulation.

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– European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF), established under Regulation (EU) 2021/1058;22 the Just Transition Fund (JTF), established under Regulation (EU) 2021/1056;23 the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), established under Regulation 2021/1057;24 the Common Provisions Regulation (EU) 2021/1060.25 

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– European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF), established
under Regulation (EU) 2021/1058;22 the Just Transition Fund (JTF), established
under Regulation (EU) 2021/1056;23 the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+),

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established under Regulation 2021/1057;24 the Common Provisions Regulation (EU)
2021/1060.25

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – Recovery and Resilience Facility, established under Regulation (EU) 2021/241.26 
 nativeID=32 parentID=30 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– Recovery and Resilience Facility, established under Regulation (EU) 2021/241.26 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– Recovery and Resilience Facility, established under Regulation (EU) 2021/241.26

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – InvestEU, established under Regulation (EU) 2021/52327 
 nativeID=33 parentID=30 & horizontal_ordering=2
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– InvestEU, established under Regulation (EU) 2021/52327 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– InvestEU, established under Regulation (EU) 2021/52327

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – Digital Europe, established under Regulation 2021/694;28 Horizon Europe, ...
 nativeID=34 parentID=30 & horizontal_ordering=3
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– Digital Europe, established under Regulation 2021/694;28 Horizon Europe, established under Regulation 2021/695;29 European Defence Fund, established under Regulation (EU) 2021/69730 and the Innovation Fund, established under Directive 2003/87/EC.31 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– Digital Europe, established under Regulation 2021/694;28 Horizon Europe,
established under Regulation 2021/695;29 European Defence Fund, established under
Regulation (EU) 2021/69730 and the Innovation Fund, established under Directive

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2003/87/EC.31

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 [TITLE] = – The STEP will also be implemented within the EU4Health programme, established ...
 nativeID=35 parentID=30 & horizontal_ordering=4
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– The STEP will also be implemented within the EU4Health programme, established under Regulation (EU) 2021/52232, concerning the objective to reinforce the development of biotechnologies in the Union. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– The STEP will also be implemented within the EU4Health programme, established
under Regulation (EU) 2021/52232, concerning the objective to reinforce the
development of biotechnologies in the Union.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = • Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)
 nativeID=36 parentID=29 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The objectives of the proposal cannot be achieved by Member States acting alone, as the problems are of a cross-border nature, and not limited to single Member States or to a subset of Member States. The proposed actions focus on areas where there is a demonstrable value added in acting at Union level due to the scale, speed and scope of the efforts needed within the Single Market. Given the challenges for accelerating the deployment of net-zero and digital technologies, intervention at the level of the Union helps coordinate responses to address the Union’s needs for additional manufacturing capacities and 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The objectives of the proposal cannot be achieved by Member States acting alone, as the
problems are of a cross-border nature, and not limited to single Member States or to a subset
of Member States. The proposed actions focus on areas where there is a demonstrable value

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necessary for scaling up green and digital technologies manufacturing in the EU, while
limiting fragmentation of efforts, deepening of regional imbalances and self-harming subsidy
races between the Member States.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = • Proportionality
 nativeID=37 parentID=29 & horizontal_ordering=2
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The proposal is designed to help developing a manufacturing ecosystem via measures to facilitate investments. The objective is to support the longer-term competitiveness and innovation capacity of European industry via manufacturing capabilities, de-risking of investments into strategic projects, as well as by start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs. The measures do not go beyond what is necessary to achieve these goals. The STEP does not consist of a new fund structure but relies on existing EU funding instruments and the proposed additional resources are proportionate to the need to accelerate Platform investments in the short term. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The proposal is designed to help developing a manufacturing ecosystem via measures to
facilitate investments. The objective is to support the longer-term competitiveness and
innovation capacity of European industry via manufacturing capabilities, de-risking of

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consist of a new fund structure but relies on existing EU funding instruments and the
proposed additional resources are proportionate to the need to accelerate Platform investments
in the short term.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = • Choice of the instrument
 nativeID=38 parentID=29 & horizontal_ordering=3
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
A Regulation is the appropriate instrument as it provides directly applicable rules for the support. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
A Regulation is the appropriate instrument as it provides directly applicable rules for the
support.

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 [TITLE] = 3. RESULTS OF EX-POST EVALUATIONS, STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
 nativeID=39 parentID=0 & horizontal_ordering=2
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
No stakeholder consultation was carried out specifically. This initiative takes into account stakeholder consultations conducted for the preparation of other related initiatives, such as the Critical Raw Materials Act, the Net-Zero Industry Act, the European Innovation Agenda, the Fit for 55 package, the European Chips Act, and the Digital Decade Compass. Moreover, the European Commission has long-standing and regular contacts with industry stakeholders, 13 Member States and trade associations, which enabled the collection of feedback relevant to the proposal. This proposal does not create a new instrument but is implemented through existing tools under the EU budget, which are amended 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = • Stakeholder consultations
 nativeID=40 parentID=39 & horizontal_ordering=0
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
No stakeholder consultation was carried out specifically. This initiative takes into account stakeholder consultations conducted for the preparation of other related initiatives, such as the Critical Raw Materials Act, the Net-Zero Industry Act, the European Innovation Agenda, the Fit for 55 package, the European Chips Act, and the Digital Decade Compass. Moreover, the European Commission has long-standing and regular contacts with industry stakeholders, 13 Member States and trade associations, which enabled the collection of feedback relevant to the proposal. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
No stakeholder consultation was carried out specifically. This initiative takes into account
stakeholder consultations conducted for the preparation of other related initiatives, such as the
Critical Raw Materials Act, the Net-Zero Industry Act, the European Innovation Agenda, the

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13
Member States and trade associations, which enabled the collection of feedback relevant to
the proposal.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = • Impact assessment
 nativeID=41 parentID=39 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
This proposal does not create a new instrument but is implemented through existing tools under the EU budget, which are amended to be able to better mobilise investment resources into critical technologies. Those existing tools, such as cohesion funds, InvestEU and Horizon Europe, have been subject to an impact assessment.33 Moreover, the proposal builds on existing proposals which have been subject to impact analysis, such as the Critical Raw Materials Act, the European Innovation Agenda, the Fitfor55 package, the European Chips Act, and the Digital Decade Compass as well as the investment needs assessment published on 23 March 2023. This 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
This proposal does not create a new instrument but is implemented through existing tools
under the EU budget, which are amended to be able to better mobilise investment resources
into critical technologies. Those existing tools, such as cohesion funds, InvestEU and Horizon

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another impact assessment is not needed. The explanatory memorandum also reflects the ex-
ante assessment carried out by the Commission in relation to the equity-only support to be
provided under the EIC for non-bankable SMEs and small mid-caps.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = • Regulatory fitness and simplification
 nativeID=42 parentID=39 & horizontal_ordering=2
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The proposal is not linked to regulatory fitness and simplification but contains a number of provisions to simplify the implementation of existing EU instruments. The reporting requirements have been kept to a minimum to limit the administrative burden on Member States’ authorities and companies, while not undermining the sound financial management principles. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The proposal is not linked to regulatory fitness and simplification but contains a number of
provisions to simplify the implementation of existing EU instruments. The reporting
requirements have been kept to a minimum to limit the administrative burden on Member

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States’ authorities and companies, while not undermining the sound financial management
principles.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = • Fundamental rights
 nativeID=43 parentID=39 & horizontal_ordering=3
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Article 15 of the Charter provides for the freedom to choose an occupation and the right to engage in work. Supporting the competitiveness of the European industry will ensure economic growth and make sure it continues to offer job opportunities to citizens and residents of the Union. Article 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’) provides for the freedom to conduct a business. The measures under this proposal support the creation of innovation capacity and the deployment of clean energy technologies, which can reinforce the freedom to conduct a business in accordance with Union 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = Article 15 of the Charter provides for the freedom to choose an occupation and the ...
 nativeID=44 parentID=43 & horizontal_ordering=0
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.DIGIT
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Article 15 of the Charter provides for the freedom to choose an occupation and the right to engage in work. Supporting the competitiveness of the European industry will ensure economic growth and make sure it continues to offer job opportunities to citizens and residents of the Union. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Article 15 of the Charter provides for the freedom to choose an occupation and the right to
engage in work. Supporting the competitiveness of the European industry will ensure
economic growth and make sure it continues to offer job opportunities to citizens and

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residents of the Union.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = Article 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’) ...
 nativeID=45 parentID=43 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.DIGIT
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Article 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’) provides for the freedom to conduct a business. The measures under this proposal support the creation of innovation capacity and the deployment of clean energy technologies, which can reinforce the freedom to conduct a business in accordance with Union law and national laws and practices. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Article 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’)
provides for the freedom to conduct a business. The measures under this proposal support the
creation of innovation capacity and the deployment of clean energy technologies, which can

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reinforce the freedom to conduct a business in accordance with Union law and national laws
and practices.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=1
 [TITLE] = BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS
 nativeID=46 parentID=0 & horizontal_ordering=3
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The proposal will result in additional pre-financing to be paid under JTF in 2024, financed by the European Recovery Instrument NextGenerationEU. It will also result in additional pre- financing to be paid under the ERDF, CF and ESF+ in 2024 for amounts programmed under priorities dedicated to operations contributing to strengthening STEP objectives. The additional pre-financing payments for the JTF in 2024 will be financed only from external assigned revenues and will result in a frontloading of NGEU payment appropriations from year 2026 to year 2024. All amounts will be available as external assigned revenues, within 14 the meaning of 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The proposal will result in additional pre-financing to be paid under JTF in 2024, financed by
the European Recovery Instrument NextGenerationEU. It will also result in additional pre-
financing to be paid under the ERDF, CF and ESF+ in 2024 for amounts programmed under

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Defence Fund by EUR 1.5 billion and the InvestEU should benefit from a reinforcement of
EUR 3 billion resulting in a guarantee of EUR 7.5 billion.
The total budgetary implications for the MFF is therefore EUR 10 billion.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = – EUR 0.8 billion are proposed to be redeployed from the resources allocated to Pillar ...
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 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– EUR 0.8 billion are proposed to be redeployed from the resources allocated to Pillar II 'Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness' for the period 202[x] to 2027; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– EUR 0.8 billion are proposed to be redeployed from the resources allocated to Pillar
II 'Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness' for the period 202[x]
to 2027;

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = – EUR 0.13 billion from the reflows of the EIC pilot of Horizon 2020 
 nativeID=48 parentID=46 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– EUR 0.13 billion from the reflows of the EIC pilot of Horizon 2020 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– EUR 0.13 billion from the reflows of the EIC pilot of Horizon 2020

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = – EUR 1.2 billion resulting from total or partial non-implementation of research ...
 nativeID=49 parentID=46 & horizontal_ordering=2
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– EUR 1.2 billion resulting from total or partial non-implementation of research projects supported by Horizon Europe and its predecessors, are proposed to be made available again, in line with Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation, to the benefit of the EIC strand of Horizon Europe; and 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– EUR 1.2 billion resulting from total or partial non-implementation of research
projects supported by Horizon Europe and its predecessors, are proposed to be made
available again, in line with Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation, to the benefit

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of the EIC strand of Horizon Europe; and

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = – EUR 0.5 billion budgetary reinforcement 
 nativeID=50 parentID=46 & horizontal_ordering=3
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– EUR 0.5 billion budgetary reinforcement 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– EUR 0.5 billion budgetary reinforcement

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=1
 [TITLE] = 5. OTHER ELEMENTS
 nativeID=51 parentID=0 & horizontal_ordering=4
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The Commission will monitor the implementation of the Platform and measure the achievement of the objectives under this Regulation in a targeted and proportionate manner. The Commission will ensure that data for monitoring the implementation of the activities and results are collected efficiently, effectively and in a timely manner. To monitor the implementation of the Platform, the Commission will compile the expenditures related to the STEP from the relevant programmes. The respective climate spending targets under the relevant programmes continue to apply. This requires the following: 15 To monitor and assess the performance of the programme, the Commission will compile 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = • Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements
 nativeID=52 parentID=51 & horizontal_ordering=0
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The Commission will monitor the implementation of the Platform and measure the achievement of the objectives under this Regulation in a targeted and proportionate manner. The Commission will ensure that data for monitoring the implementation of the activities and results are collected efficiently, effectively and in a timely manner. To monitor the implementation of the Platform, the Commission will compile the expenditures related to the STEP from the relevant programmes. The respective climate spending targets under the relevant programmes continue to apply. This requires the following: 15 To monitor and assess the performance of the programme, the Commission will compile 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The Commission will monitor the implementation of the Platform and measure the
achievement of the objectives under this Regulation in a targeted and proportionate manner.
The Commission will ensure that data for monitoring the implementation of the activities and

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To monitor and assess the performance of the programme, the Commission will compile the
results of performance indicators related to the STEP from the relevant programmes.
The implementation of the performance indicators related to the STEP requires:

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – Common Provisions Regulation: updating Annex I of the Regulation to include ...
 nativeID=53 parentID=52 & horizontal_ordering=0
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– Common Provisions Regulation: updating Annex I of the Regulation to include additional intervention fields; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– Common Provisions Regulation: updating Annex I of the Regulation to include
additional intervention fields;

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – Recovery and Resilience Facility: tagging and reporting based on a break-down of ...
 nativeID=54 parentID=52 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– Recovery and Resilience Facility: tagging and reporting based on a break-down of the estimated expenditure by the Commission in accordance with article 29(3) of that Regulation of investments related to the STEP objectives; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– Recovery and Resilience Facility: tagging and reporting based on a break-down of
the estimated expenditure by the Commission in accordance with article 29(3) of that
Regulation of investments related to the STEP objectives;

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – InvestEU: tracking of expenditures by the Commission. 
 nativeID=55 parentID=52 & horizontal_ordering=2
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– InvestEU: tracking of expenditures by the Commission. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– InvestEU: tracking of expenditures by the Commission.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – Direct management programmes (Horizon Europe, Innovation Fund, European ...
 nativeID=56 parentID=52 & horizontal_ordering=3
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– Direct management programmes (Horizon Europe, Innovation Fund, European Defence Fund, Digital Europe Programme, EU4Health Programme): tracking of expenditures by the Commission. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– Direct management programmes (Horizon Europe, Innovation Fund, European
Defence Fund, Digital Europe Programme, EU4Health Programme): tracking of
expenditures by the Commission.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – Cohesion instruments: amending of the annexes of the fund-specific regulation ...
 nativeID=57 parentID=52 & horizontal_ordering=4
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– Cohesion instruments: amending of the annexes of the fund-specific regulation containing the performance indicators; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– Cohesion instruments: amending of the annexes of the fund-specific regulation
containing the performance indicators;

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – InvestEU: amending Annex III of the InvestEU Regulation containing the key ...
 nativeID=58 parentID=52 & horizontal_ordering=5
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– InvestEU: amending Annex III of the InvestEU Regulation containing the key performance and monitoring indicators; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– InvestEU: amending Annex III of the InvestEU Regulation containing the key
performance and monitoring indicators;

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – Recovery and Resilience Facility: relying on the existing reporting framework 
 nativeID=59 parentID=52 & horizontal_ordering=6
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– Recovery and Resilience Facility: relying on the existing reporting framework 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– Recovery and Resilience Facility: relying on the existing reporting framework

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – Direct management programmes (Horizon Europe, Innovation Fund, European ...
 nativeID=60 parentID=52 & horizontal_ordering=7
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– Direct management programmes (Horizon Europe, Innovation Fund, European Defence Fund, Digital Europe Programme, EU4Health Programme): information to be gathered by the Commission. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– Direct management programmes (Horizon Europe, Innovation Fund, European
Defence Fund, Digital Europe Programme, EU4Health Programme): information to
be gathered by the Commission.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = • Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal
 nativeID=61 parentID=51 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Chapter 1 of this Regulation (Articles 1 to 8) sets out the common provisions necessary for the creation of the STEP, while Chapter 2 contains the amendments to other relevant pieces of EU legislation (Articles 9 to 19). Subject matter and Platform objectives (Articles 1 and 2) Financial support (Article 3) This provision lays down the additional EU funding which is used to reinforce the firepower of several instruments, namely InvestEU, Horizon Europe, European Defence Fund and the Innovation Fund. Sovereignty Seal and cumulative funding (Article 4) 16 Article 4 creates a ‘Sovereignty Seal’, which is a new label intended 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Chapter 1 of this Regulation (Articles 1 to 8) sets out the common provisions necessary for
the creation of the STEP, while Chapter 2 contains the amendments to other relevant pieces of
EU legislation (Articles 9 to 19).

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21
2023/0199 (COD)
Proposal for a

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = Article 1 explains the subject matter of the Regulation, and Article 2 defines the objectives ...
 nativeID=62 parentID=61 & horizontal_ordering=0
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.DIGIT
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Article 1 explains the subject matter of the Regulation, and Article 2 defines the objectives and scope of the instrument. In accordance with Article 2, the STEP has a twofold objective: (i) to support the development or manufacturing of critical technologies in the Union or safeguarding and strengthening their value chains; and (ii) reducing labour and skills shortages in those strategic sectors. Article 2 also defines the fields for those critical technologies, namely deep and digital technologies, clean technologies, and biotechnologies. This provision further specifies that, in order for a technology to be deemed as critical for the purposes of 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Article 1 explains the subject matter of the Regulation, and Article 2 defines the objectives
and scope of the instrument. In accordance with Article 2, the STEP has a twofold objective:

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=4
 [TITLE] = (i) to support the development or manufacturing of critical technologies in the Union or ...
 nativeID=63 parentID=62 & horizontal_ordering=0
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SMALLROMAN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(i) to support the development or manufacturing of critical technologies in the Union or safeguarding and strengthening their value chains; and (ii) reducing labour and skills shortages in those strategic sectors. Article 2 also defines the fields for those critical technologies, namely deep and digital technologies, clean technologies, and biotechnologies. This provision further specifies that, in order for a technology to be deemed as critical for the purposes of the Platform, it should meet the following conditions: (i) bring an innovative, element with significant economic potential to the Single Market; or (ii) contribute to reduce or prevent the strategic dependencies 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(i) to support the development or manufacturing of critical technologies in the Union or
safeguarding and strengthening their value chains; and (ii) reducing labour and skills
shortages in those strategic sectors. Article 2 also defines the fields for those critical

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approved pursuant to Article 107(3)(b) TFEU relates to any of the technology fields referred
to in Article 2(1)(a), the relevant technologies should be deemed to be critical. Article 2 also
provides with further guidance as to the meaning of ‘value chain’.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = Article 5 defines how the Commission shall monitor the implementation of the STEP, the ...
 nativeID=64 parentID=61 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.DIGIT
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Article 5 defines how the Commission shall monitor the implementation of the STEP, the results and progress towards the achievement of its objectives. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Article 5 defines how the Commission shall monitor the implementation of the STEP, the
results and progress towards the achievement of its objectives.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = Article 6 sets out the obligation for the Commission to set up a new publicly ...
 nativeID=65 parentID=61 & horizontal_ordering=2
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.DIGIT
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Article 6 sets out the obligation for the Commission to set up a new publicly available website (the Sovereignty Portal) to provide support to companies and project promoters seeking funds for STEP investments. To that end, the Portal is required to display in particular the following information: ongoing and upcoming calls for proposals linked to the STEP objectives (Article 6(1)(a)) and contacts to the national competent authorities designated to act as the main point of contact for the implementation of the STEP at national level (Article 6(1)(d)). Moreover, the Portal should inform about the projects which have been awarded a 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Article 6 sets out the obligation for the Commission to set up a new publicly available website
(the Sovereignty Portal) to provide support to companies and project promoters seeking funds
for STEP investments. To that end, the Portal is required to display in particular the following

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strategic projects identified under the NZIA and the CRMA (Article 6(1)(c)). Moreover, the
Platform should present the information about the implementation of the Platform (Article
6(2)). Article 6(4) requires Member States to designate one national competent authority to

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = Article 8 lays down the rules on the evaluation of the Platform. The Commission is ...
 nativeID=66 parentID=61 & horizontal_ordering=3
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.DIGIT
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Article 8 lays down the rules on the evaluation of the Platform. The Commission is required to provide an evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council by 31 December 2025. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Article 8 lays down the rules on the evaluation of the Platform. The Commission is required
to provide an evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council by 31 December
2025.

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Article 9 amends the EU ETS Directive to specify the amount of additional funds to be implemented through the Innovation Fund for projects aimed at supporting the development or manufacturing in the Union of clean technologies. This additional support is made available only to Member States whose average GDP per capita is below the EU average of the EU-27 measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2015-2017. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Article 9 amends the EU ETS Directive to specify the amount of additional funds to be
implemented through the Innovation Fund for projects aimed at supporting the development
or manufacturing in the Union of clean technologies. This additional support is made

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available only to Member States whose average GDP per capita is below the EU average of
the EU-27 measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of
Union figures for the period 2015-2017.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Article 10 amends the Regulation on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and on the Cohesion Fund (CF) to create new specific objectives under Policy Objective 1 (a more competitive and smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation and regional ICT connectivity) and Policy Objective 2 (a greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility). It is also made possible to support productive investments in enterprises other 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Article 10 amends the Regulation on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and
on the Cohesion Fund (CF) to create new specific objectives under Policy Objective 1 (a more
competitive and smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation

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and transition regions, as well as in more developed regions in Member States whose average
GDP per capita is below the EU average of the EU-27 measured in purchasing power
standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2015-2017.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Article 11 amends the Regulation on the Just Transition Fund (JTF) to indicate that such a programme can support investments linked to the STEP objectives. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Article 11 amends the Regulation on the Just Transition Fund (JTF) to indicate that such a
programme can support investments linked to the STEP objectives.

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Article 49 of the CPR Regulation is amended to ensure that the managing authorities identify and submit to the Commission the planned calls for proposals related to the STEP objectives in order to publish them on the Sovereignty portal, as well as a dedicated secondary theme for the ESF +. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Article 49 of the CPR Regulation is amended to ensure that the managing authorities identify
and submit to the Commission the planned calls for proposals related to the STEP objectives
in order to publish them on the Sovereignty portal, as well as a dedicated secondary theme for

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the ESF +.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Article 18 amends the Regulation on the European Defence Fund to specify the amount of additional funds to be implemented through the European Defence Fund. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Article 18 amends the Regulation on the European Defence Fund to specify the amount of
additional funds to be implemented through the European Defence Fund.

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Directive 2003/87/EC, Regulations (EU) 2021/1058, (EU) 2021/1056, (EU) 2021/1057, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) 2021/1060, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697 and (EU) 2021/241 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 164, Article 173, Article 175, third paragraph, Article 176, Article 177, Article 178, Article 182(1) and Article 192(1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic 

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Directive 2003/87/EC, Regulations (EU) 2021/1058, (EU) 2021/1056, (EU) 2021/1057,
(EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) 2021/1060, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695,
(EU) 2021/697 and (EU) 2021/241

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closure.
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HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(1) Strengthening the competitiveness and resilience of the European economy through the green and digital transformations has been the EU compass over the last years. The green and digital transitions anchored in the European Grean Deal38 and the Digital Decade,39 spurs growth and the modernisation of the EU economy, opening up new business opportunities and helping gain a competitive advantage on the global markets. The European Green Deal sets out the roadmap for making the Union’s economy climate neutral and sustainable in a fair and inclusive manner, tackling climate and environmental-related challenges. Moreover, the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 sets 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(1) Strengthening the competitiveness and resilience of the European economy through
the green and digital transformations has been the EU compass over the last years. The
green and digital transitions anchored in the European Grean Deal38 and the Digital

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and for the delivery of digital targets at Union level by 2030, notably concerning
digital skills, digital infrastructures, and the digital transformation of businesses and
public services.

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(2) The EU industry has proven its inbuilt resilience but is being challenged. High inflation, labour shortages, post-COVID supply chains disruptions, rising interest rates, and spikes in energy costs and input prices are weighing on the competitiveness of the EU industry. This is paired with strong, but not always fair, competition on the fragmented global market. The EU has already put forward several initiatives to 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(2) The EU industry has proven its inbuilt resilience but is being challenged. High
inflation, labour shortages, post-COVID supply chains disruptions, rising interest
rates, and spikes in energy costs and input prices are weighing on the competitiveness

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of the EU industry. This is paired with strong, but not always fair, competition on the
fragmented global market. The EU has already put forward several initiatives to

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(3) The uptake and scaling up in the Union of deep and digital technologies, clean technologies, and biotechnologies will be essential to seize the opportunities and meet the objectives of the green and digital transitions, thus promoting the competitiveness of the European industry and its sustainability. Therefore, immediate action is required to support the development or manufacturing in the Union of such technologies, safeguarding and strengthening their value chains thereby reducing the Union’s strategic dependencies, and addressing existing labour and skills shortages in those sectors through trainings and apprenticeships and the creation of attractive, quality jobs accessible to all. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(3) The uptake and scaling up in the Union of deep and digital technologies, clean
technologies, and biotechnologies will be essential to seize the opportunities and meet
the objectives of the green and digital transitions, thus promoting the competitiveness

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strategic dependencies, and addressing existing labour and skills shortages in those
sectors through trainings and apprenticeships and the creation of attractive, quality
jobs accessible to all.

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 [TITLE] = (4) There is a need to support critical technologies in the following fields: deep and ...
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(4) There is a need to support critical technologies in the following fields: deep and digital technologies, clean technologies, and biotechnologies (including the respective critical raw materials value chains), in particular projects, companies and sectors with a critical role for EU’s competitiveness and resilience and its value chains. By way of example, deep technologies and digital technologies should include microelectronics, high-performance computing, quantum technologies (i.e., computing, communication and sensing technologies), cloud computing, edge computing, and artificial intelligence, cybersecurity technologies, robotics, 5G and advanced connectivity and virtual realities, including actions related to deep and digital technologies for the development of defence 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(4) There is a need to support critical technologies in the following fields: deep and digital
technologies, clean technologies, and biotechnologies (including the respective critical
raw materials value chains), in particular projects, companies and sectors with a

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subjects of an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) approved by
the Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b) TFEU should be deemed to be
critical, and individual projects within the scope of such an IPCEI should be eligible

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(5) Strengthening the manufacturing capacity of key technologies in the Union will not be possible without a sizeable skilled workforce. However, labour and skills shortages have increased in all sectors including those considered key for the green and digital transition and endanger the rise of key technologies, also in the context of demographic change. Therefore, it is necessary to boost the activation of more people to the labour market relevant for strategic sectors, in particular through the creation of jobs and apprenticeships for young, disadvantaged persons, in particular, young people not in employment, education or training. Such support will complement 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(5) Strengthening the manufacturing capacity of key technologies in the Union will not be
possible without a sizeable skilled workforce. However, labour and skills shortages
have increased in all sectors including those considered key for the green and digital

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not in employment, education or training. Such support will complement a number of
other actions aimed at meeting the skills needs stemming from the transition, outlined
in the EU Skills Agenda.45

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 [TITLE] = (6) The scale of investments needed for the transition require a full mobilisation of ...
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(6) The scale of investments needed for the transition require a full mobilisation of funding available under existing EU programmes and funds, inclusive those granting a budgetary guarantee for financing and investment operations and implementation of financial instruments and blending operations. Such funding should be deployed in a more flexible manner, to provide timely and targeted support for critical technologies in strategic sectors. Therefore, a Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) should give a structural answer to the Union investment needs by helping to better channel the existing EU funds towards critical investments aimed at supporting the development or manufacturing 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(6) The scale of investments needed for the transition require a full mobilisation of
funding available under existing EU programmes and funds, inclusive those granting a
budgetary guarantee for financing and investment operations and implementation of

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playing field in the Single Market, thereby preserving cohesion and aiming at a
geographically balanced distribution of projects financed under the STEP in
accordance with the respective programme mandates.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(7) The STEP should identify resources which should be implemented within the existing Union programmes and funds, the InvestEU, Horizon Europe, European Defence Fund and Innovation Fund. This should be accompanied by providing additional funding of EUR 10 billion. Of this, EUR 5 billion should be used to increase the endowment of the Innovation Fund46 and EUR 3 billion to increase the total amount of the EU guarantee available for the EU compartment under the InvestEU Regulation to EUR 7,5 billion,47 taking into account the relevant provisioning rate. EUR 0.5 billion should be made available to increase the financial envelope 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(7) The STEP should identify resources which should be implemented within the existing
Union programmes and funds, the InvestEU, Horizon Europe, European Defence Fund
and Innovation Fund. This should be accompanied by providing additional funding of

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be made available to increase the financial envelope under the Horizon Europe
Regulation,48 which should be amended accordingly; and EUR 1.5 billion to the
European Defence Fund.49

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(8) A Sovereignty Seal should be awarded to projects contributing to the STEP objectives, provided that the project has been assessed and complies with the minimum quality requirements, in particular eligibility, exclusion and award criteria, provided by a call for proposals under Horizon Europe, the Digital Europe programme,50 the EU4Health 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(8) A Sovereignty Seal should be awarded to projects contributing to the STEP objectives,
provided that the project has been assessed and complies with the minimum quality
requirements, in particular eligibility, exclusion and award criteria, provided by a call

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for proposals under Horizon Europe, the Digital Europe programme,50 the EU4Health

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(9) To that end, it should be possible to rely on assessments made for the purposes of other Union programmes in accordance with Articles 126 and 127 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046,52 in order to reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries of Union funds and encourage investment in priority technologies. Provided they comply with the provisions of the RRF Regulation,53 Member States should consider including actions awarded the Sovereignty Seal when preparing their recovery and resilience plans and when proposing their Recovering and Resilience Plans and when deciding on investment projects to be financed from its share of the Modernisation Fund. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(9) To that end, it should be possible to rely on assessments made for the purposes of
other Union programmes in accordance with Articles 126 and 127 of Regulation (EU,
Euratom) 2018/1046,52 in order to reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries of

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accordance with the Net Zero Industry and the Critical Raw Materials Acts that are
within the scope of Article 2 of the Regulation and for which rules on cumulative
funding may apply.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(10) A new publicly available website (the ‘Sovereignty Portal’) should be set up by the Commission to provide information on available support to companies and project promoters seeking funds for STEP investments. To that end, it should display in an accessible and user-friendly manner the funding opportunities for STEP investments available under the EU budget. This should include information about directly managed programmes, such as Horizon Europe, the Digital Europe programme, the EU4Health programme, and the Innovation Fund, and also other programmes such as InvestEU, the RRF, and cohesion policy funds. Moreover, the Sovereignty Portal should help increase the visibility 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(10) A new publicly available website (the ‘Sovereignty Portal’) should be set up by the
Commission to provide information on available support to companies and project
promoters seeking funds for STEP investments. To that end, it should display in an

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the projects that have been awarded a Sovereignty Seal. The Portal should also list the
national competent authorities responsible for acting as contact points for the
implementation of the STEP at national level.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(11) While the STEP relies on the reprogramming and reinforcement of existing programmes for supporting strategic investments, it is also an important element for testing the feasibility and preparation of new interventions as a step towards a European Sovereignty Fund. The evaluation in 2025 will assess the relevance of the 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(11) While the STEP relies on the reprogramming and reinforcement of existing
programmes for supporting strategic investments, it is also an important element for
testing the feasibility and preparation of new interventions as a step towards a

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European Sovereignty Fund. The evaluation in 2025 will assess the relevance of the

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(12) Directive 2003/87/EC54 should be amended to allow for additional financing with a financial envelope for the period 2024-2027 of EUR 5 billion. The Innovation Fund supports investments in innovative low-carbon technologies, which is a scope that is to be covered by the STEP. The increase in volume of the Innovation Fund should therefore allow to provide financing responding to the objective of supporting the development or manufacturing in the Union of critical clean technologies. In line with the objectives of ensuring cohesion and promoting the Single Market, and in order to support the green transition and the development of 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(12) Directive 2003/87/EC54 should be amended to allow for additional financing with a
financial envelope for the period 2024-2027 of EUR 5 billion. The Innovation Fund
supports investments in innovative low-carbon technologies, which is a scope that is to

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proposals open to entities from Member States whose average GDP per capita is
below the EU average of the EU-27 measured in purchasing power standards (PPS)
and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2015-2017.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(13) In order to extend support possibilities for investments aimed at strengthening industrial development and reinforcement of value chains in strategic sectors, the scope of support from the ERDF should be extended by providing for new specific objectives under the ERDF, without prejudice to the rules on eligibility of expenditure and climate spending as set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/106055 and Regulation (EU) 2021/105856. In strategic sectors, it should also be possible to support productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, which can make a significant contribution to the development of less developed and transition regions, as well as in 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(13) In order to extend support possibilities for investments aimed at strengthening
industrial development and reinforcement of value chains in strategic sectors, the
scope of support from the ERDF should be extended by providing for new specific

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This would allow reinforcing Europe’s overall capacity to strengthen its position in
those sectors through providing access to all Member States for such investments, thus
counteracting the risk of increasing disparities.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(14) The scope of support of the JTF, laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1056,57 should also be extended to cover investments in clean technologies contributing to the objectives of the STEP by large enterprises, provided that they are compatible with the expected contribution to the transition to climate neutrality as set out in the territorial just transition plans. The support provided for such investments should not require a revision of the territorial just transition plan where that revision would be exclusively linked to the gap analysis justifying the investment from the perspective of job creation. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(14) The scope of support of the JTF, laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1056,57 should
also be extended to cover investments in clean technologies contributing to the
objectives of the STEP by large enterprises, provided that they are compatible with the

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revision of the territorial just transition plan where that revision would be exclusively
linked to the gap analysis justifying the investment from the perspective of job
creation.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(15) The ESF+,58 being the main EU Fund for investment in people, provides a key contribution to promote the development of skills. In order to facilitate the use of that Fund for the STEP objectives, it should be possible to use the ESF+ to cover 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(15) The ESF+,58 being the main EU Fund for investment in people, provides a key
contribution to promote the development of skills. In order to facilitate the use of that
Fund for the STEP objectives, it should be possible to use the ESF+ to cover

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(16) In order to help accelerate investments and provide immediate liquidity for investments supporting the STEP objectives under the ERDF, the ESF+59 and the JTF, an additional amount of exceptional pre-financing should be provided in the form of a one-off payment with respect to the priorities dedicated to investments supporting the STEP objectives. The additional pre-financing should apply to the whole of the JTF allocation given the need to accelerate its implementation and the strong links of the JTF to support Member States towards the STEP objectives. The rules applying for those amounts of exceptional pre-financing should be consistent with 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(16) In order to help accelerate investments and provide immediate liquidity for
investments supporting the STEP objectives under the ERDF, the ESF+59 and the JTF,
an additional amount of exceptional pre-financing should be provided in the form of a

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criteria in the Directives on public procurement when a project is implemented by a
body subject to public procurement, and paying the applicable wages as agreed
through collective bargaining.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(17) The Common Provisions Regulation60 should be amended to allow that projects having been awarded a Sovereignty Seal could benefit from better access to EU funding, notably by facilitating cumulative or combined funding from several Union instruments. To that end, it should be possible for managing authorities to grant support from the ERDF or the ESF+ directly, for operations attributed a Sovereignty Seal. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(17) The Common Provisions Regulation60 should be amended to allow that projects
having been awarded a Sovereignty Seal could benefit from better access to EU
funding, notably by facilitating cumulative or combined funding from several Union

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instruments. To that end, it should be possible for managing authorities to grant
support from the ERDF or the ESF+ directly, for operations attributed a Sovereignty
Seal.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(18) The regulatory framework for the implementation of the 2014-2020 programmes has been adapted over the past years to provide Member States and regions with additional with additional flexibility in terms of implementation rules and more liquidity to tackle the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war or aggression against Ukraine. These measures, introduced at the end of the programming period, require sufficient time and administrative resources to be fully exploited and implemented; also at a time where Member States will focus resources on revising the 2021-2027 operational programmes linked to the STEP objectives. With a view to alleviate 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(18) The regulatory framework for the implementation of the 2014-2020 programmes has
been adapted over the past years to provide Member States and regions with additional
with additional flexibility in terms of implementation rules and more liquidity to tackle

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Furthermore, the deadline for the submission of the closure documents should also be
extended by 12 months. In the context of this amendment, it is appropriate to clarify
that distribution of food and material bought until the end of the eligibility period

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 Summary Flag = False

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(19) InvestEU is the EU flagship programme to boost investment, especially the green and digital transition, by providing demand-driven financing, including through blending mechanisms, and technical assistance. Such approach contributes to crowd in additional public and private capital. Given the high market demand of InvestEU guarantee, the EU compartment of InvestEU should be reinforced to correspond to the objectives of the STEP. This will, among other things, reinforce InvestEU’s existing possibility to invest in projects forming part of an IPCEI, within the identified critical technology sectors. In addition, Member States are encouraged to contribute to the InvestEU Member State compartment 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(19) InvestEU is the EU flagship programme to boost investment, especially the green and
digital transition, by providing demand-driven financing, including through blending
mechanisms, and technical assistance. Such approach contributes to crowd in

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could reach up to 6% of their recovery and resilience plan’s total financial allocation
to the Member State compartment of InvestEU. Additional flexibility and
clarifications should also be introduced to better pursue the objectives of the STEP.

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 [TITLE] = (20) Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation, and ...
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(20) Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation, and its European Innovation Council (EIC) provides for support for innovations with potential breakthrough and disruptive nature with scale-up potential that may be too risky for private investors. Additional flexibility should be provided for under Horizon Europe, so that the EIC Accelerator can provide equity-only support to non-bankable SMEs, including start-ups, and non-bankable SMEs and small mid-caps, carrying out innovation in the technologies supported by the STEP and regardless of whether they previously received other types of support from the EIC Accelerator. The implementation of the EIC 

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(20) Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation, and
its European Innovation Council (EIC) provides for support for innovations with
potential breakthrough and disruptive nature with scale-up potential that may be too

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used. These unused funds should be made available for the purposes of the EIC
Accelerator under Horizon Europe. The Horizon Europe Regulation should also be
amended to reflect the increased envelope for the European Defence Fund.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(21) The European Defence Fund is the leading programme for enhancing the competitiveness, innovation, efficiency and technological autonomy of the Union’s defence industry, thereby contributing to the Union’s open strategic autonomy. The development of defence capabilities is crucial, as it underpins the capacity and the autonomy of the European industry to develop defence products and the independence of Member States as the end-users of such products. The additional envelope should therefore be made available to support actions in the field of deep and digital technologies contributing to the development of defence applications. 

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(21) The European Defence Fund is the leading programme for enhancing the
competitiveness, innovation, efficiency and technological autonomy of the Union’s
defence industry, thereby contributing to the Union’s open strategic autonomy. The

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of Member States as the end-users of such products. The additional envelope should
therefore be made available to support actions in the field of deep and digital
technologies contributing to the development of defence applications.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(22) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to strengthen European sovereignty, accelerate the Union’s green and digital transitions and enhance its competitiveness, and reduce its strategic dependencies cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(22) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to strengthen European sovereignty,
accelerate the Union’s green and digital transitions and enhance its competitiveness,
and reduce its strategic dependencies cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member

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European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that
Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those
objectives.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
This Regulation establishes a Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’ or ‘the Platform’) to support critical and emerging strategic technologies . It lays down the objectives of the Platform, the amount of financial support available under the Platform, and rules for the implementation of the Sovereignty Seal and Sovereignty portal and for reporting on the Platform objectives. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
This Regulation establishes a Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’ or ‘the
Platform’) to support critical and emerging strategic technologies .
It lays down the objectives of the Platform, the amount of financial support available under

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the Platform, and rules for the implementation of the Sovereignty Seal and Sovereignty portal
and for reporting on the Platform objectives.

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29 technology fields referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1, the relevant technologies shall be deemed to be critical. 1. To strengthen European sovereignty and security, accelerate the Union’s green and digital transitions and enhance its competitiveness, reduce its strategic dependencies, favour a level playing field in the Single Market for investments throughout the Union, and promote inclusive access to attractive, quality jobs, the Platform shall pursue the following objectives: (a) supporting the development or manufacturing throughout the Union, or safeguarding and strengthening the respective value chains, of critical technologies in the following fields: (i) deep and digital technologies 

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29
technology fields referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1, the relevant technologies
shall be deemed to be critical.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
1. To strengthen European sovereignty and security, accelerate the Union’s green and digital transitions and enhance its competitiveness, reduce its strategic dependencies, favour a level playing field in the Single Market for investments throughout the Union, and promote inclusive access to attractive, quality jobs, the Platform shall pursue the following objectives: (a) supporting the development or manufacturing throughout the Union, or safeguarding and strengthening the respective value chains, of critical technologies in the following fields: (i) deep and digital technologies (ii) clean technologies (iii) biotechnologies (b) addressing shortages of labour and skills critical to all kinds of quality jobs in 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
1. To strengthen European sovereignty and security, accelerate the Union’s green and
digital transitions and enhance its competitiveness, reduce its strategic dependencies,
favour a level playing field in the Single Market for investments throughout the

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Union, and promote inclusive access to attractive, quality jobs, the Platform shall
pursue the following objectives:

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(a) supporting the development or manufacturing throughout the Union, or safeguarding and strengthening the respective value chains, of critical technologies in the following fields: (i) deep and digital technologies (ii) clean technologies (iii) biotechnologies 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(a) supporting the development or manufacturing throughout the Union, or
safeguarding and strengthening the respective value chains, of critical
technologies in the following fields:

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(i) deep and digital technologies 

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(i) deep and digital technologies

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 Summary Flag = False

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(ii) clean technologies 

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(ii) clean technologies

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 [TITLE] = (iii) biotechnologies 
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(iii) biotechnologies 

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(iii) biotechnologies

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(b) addressing shortages of labour and skills critical to all kinds of quality jobs in support of the objective under point (a). 

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(b) addressing shortages of labour and skills critical to all kinds of quality jobs in
support of the objective under point (a).

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
2. The technologies referred to in point (a) of the first paragraph, shall be deemed to be critical where they meet at least one of the following conditions: (a) bring an innovative, cutting-edge element with significant economic potential to the Single Market; (b) contribute to reduce or prevent strategic dependencies of the Union. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
2. The technologies referred to in point (a) of the first paragraph, shall be deemed to be
critical where they meet at least one of the following conditions:

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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(a) bring an innovative, cutting-edge element with significant economic potential to the Single Market; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(a) bring an innovative, cutting-edge element with significant economic potential
to the Single Market;

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 [TITLE] = (b) contribute to reduce or prevent strategic dependencies of the Union. 
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(b) contribute to reduce or prevent strategic dependencies of the Union. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(b) contribute to reduce or prevent strategic dependencies of the Union.

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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
3. Where an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b) TFEU relates to any of the 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
3. Where an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) approved by the
Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b) TFEU relates to any of the

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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
4. The value chain for the manufacturing of critical technologies referred to in the first paragraph relates to final products, as well as key components, specific machinery and critical raw materials primarily used for the production of those products. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
4. The value chain for the manufacturing of critical technologies referred to in the first
paragraph relates to final products, as well as key components, specific machinery
and critical raw materials primarily used for the production of those products.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
1. Implementation of the Platform shall be supported, in particular, through: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
1. Implementation of the Platform shall be supported, in particular, through:

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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(a) a Union guarantee referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/523 with the indicative amount of EUR 7 500 000 000 That guarantee shall be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/523; (b) an amount of EUR 500 000 000 in current prices of the financial envelope referred to in point (i) of Article 12(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2021/695. That amount shall be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/695; (c) an amount of EUR 5 000 000 000 in current prices of the financial envelope referred to in the sixth subparagraph of Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:

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 [TITLE] = (a) a Union guarantee referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/523 with ...
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(a) a Union guarantee referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/523 with the indicative amount of EUR 7 500 000 000 That guarantee shall be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/523; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(a) a Union guarantee referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/523 with
the indicative amount of EUR 7 500 000 000 That guarantee shall be
implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/523;

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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(b) an amount of EUR 500 000 000 in current prices of the financial envelope referred to in point (i) of Article 12(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2021/695. That amount shall be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/695; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(b) an amount of EUR 500 000 000 in current prices of the financial envelope
referred to in point (i) of Article 12(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2021/695. That
amount shall be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/695;

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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(c) an amount of EUR 5 000 000 000 in current prices of the financial envelope referred to in the sixth subparagraph of Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC. That amount shall be implemented within the Innovation Fund in accordance with the rules of Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC and Commission Delegated Regulation [2019/856]. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(c) an amount of EUR 5 000 000 000 in current prices of the financial envelope
referred to in the sixth subparagraph of Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
That amount shall be implemented within the Innovation Fund in accordance

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with the rules of Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC and Commission
Delegated Regulation [2019/856].

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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(d) An amount of EUR 1 500 000 000 in current prices of the financial envelope refered to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/697. That amount shall be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/697. 2. The amounts referred to in the paragraph 1 shall be used with the aim of achieving the objectives referred to in Article 2. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(d) An amount of EUR 1 500 000 000 in current prices of the financial envelope
refered to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/697. That amount shall be
implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/697.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
2. The amounts referred to in the paragraph 1 shall be used with the aim of achieving the objectives referred to in Article 2. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
2. The amounts referred to in the paragraph 1 shall be used with the aim of achieving
the objectives referred to in Article 2.

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 [TITLE] = Article 4 Sovereignty Seal and cumulative funding
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
30 1. The Commission shall award a Sovereignty Seal to any action contributing to any of the Platform objectives, provided the action has been assessed and complies with the minimum quality requirements, in particular eligibility, exclusion and award criteria, provided by a call for proposals under Regulation (EU) 2021/695, Regulation (EU) 2021/694, Regulation (EU) 2021/697, Regulation (EU) 2021/522, or Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/856. 2. The Sovereignty Seal may be used as a quality label, in particular for the purposes of: (a) receiving support for the action under another Union fund or programme in accordance with the rules applicable to 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
30

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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
1. The Commission shall award a Sovereignty Seal to any action contributing to any of the Platform objectives, provided the action has been assessed and complies with the minimum quality requirements, in particular eligibility, exclusion and award criteria, provided by a call for proposals under Regulation (EU) 2021/695, Regulation (EU) 2021/694, Regulation (EU) 2021/697, Regulation (EU) 2021/522, or Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/856. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
1. The Commission shall award a Sovereignty Seal to any action contributing to any of
the Platform objectives, provided the action has been assessed and complies with the
minimum quality requirements, in particular eligibility, exclusion and award criteria,

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provided by a call for proposals under Regulation (EU) 2021/695, Regulation (EU)
2021/694, Regulation (EU) 2021/697, Regulation (EU) 2021/522, or Commission
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/856.

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 [TITLE] = 2. The Sovereignty Seal may be used as a quality label, in particular for the ...
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
2. The Sovereignty Seal may be used as a quality label, in particular for the purposes of: (a) receiving support for the action under another Union fund or programme in accordance with the rules applicable to that fund or programme, or (b) financing the action through cumulative or combined funding with another Union instrument in line with the rules of the applicable basic acts. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
2. The Sovereignty Seal may be used as a quality label, in particular for the purposes
of:

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 [TITLE] = (a) receiving support for the action under another Union fund or programme in ...
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(a) receiving support for the action under another Union fund or programme in accordance with the rules applicable to that fund or programme, or 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(a) receiving support for the action under another Union fund or programme in
accordance with the rules applicable to that fund or programme, or

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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(b) financing the action through cumulative or combined funding with another Union instrument in line with the rules of the applicable basic acts. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(b) financing the action through cumulative or combined funding with another
Union instrument in line with the rules of the applicable basic acts.

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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
3. When revising their recovery and resilience plans in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Member States shall, without prejudice to the provisions of that Regulation, consider as a priority action which have been awarded a Sovereignty Seal in accordance with paragraph 1. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
3. When revising their recovery and resilience plans in accordance with Regulation
(EU) 2021/241, Member States shall, without prejudice to the provisions of that
Regulation, consider as a priority action which have been awarded a Sovereignty

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Seal in accordance with paragraph 1.

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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
4. When deciding on investment projects to finance from their respective shares of the Modernisation Fund in accordance with Article 10d of Directive 2003/87/EC, Member States shall consider as a priority project for critical clean technologies which have received the Sovereignty Seal in accordance with paragraph 1. In addition, Member States may decide to grant national support to projects with a Sovereignty Seal contributing to the Platform objective referred to in Article 2(1), point (a)(ii). 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
4. When deciding on investment projects to finance from their respective shares of the
Modernisation Fund in accordance with Article 10d of Directive 2003/87/EC,
Member States shall consider as a priority project for critical clean technologies

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addition, Member States may decide to grant national support to projects with a
Sovereignty Seal contributing to the Platform objective referred to in Article 2(1),
point (a)(ii).

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 [TITLE] = 5. Under Regulation (EU) 2021/523, the Sovereignty Seal shall be taken into account in ...
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
5. Under Regulation (EU) 2021/523, the Sovereignty Seal shall be taken into account in the context of the procedure provided for in Article 19 of the European Investment Bank Statute and of the policy check as laid down in Article 23(3) of that Regulation. In addition, the implementing partners shall examine projects having been awarded the Sovereignty Seal in case they fall within their geographic and activity scope as laid down in Article 26(5) of that Regulation. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
5. Under Regulation (EU) 2021/523, the Sovereignty Seal shall be taken into account in
the context of the procedure provided for in Article 19 of the European Investment
Bank Statute and of the policy check as laid down in Article 23(3) of that Regulation.

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In addition, the implementing partners shall examine projects having been awarded
the Sovereignty Seal in case they fall within their geographic and activity scope as
laid down in Article 26(5) of that Regulation.

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 [TITLE] = 6. Strategic projects identified in accordance with the [Net Zero Industry Act] and the ...
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
6. Strategic projects identified in accordance with the [Net Zero Industry Act] and the [Critical Raw Materials Act] within the scope of Article 2 that receive a contribution under the Programmes refered to in Article 3 may also receive a contribution from any other Union programme, including Funds under shared management, provided that the contributions do not cover the same costs. The rules of the relevant Union programme shall apply to the corresponding contribution to the strategic project. The cumulative funding shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the strategic project. The support from the different Union programmes may 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
6. Strategic projects identified in accordance with the [Net Zero Industry Act] and the
[Critical Raw Materials Act] within the scope of Article 2 that receive a contribution
under the Programmes refered to in Article 3 may also receive a contribution from

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cumulative funding shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the strategic project.
The support from the different Union programmes may be calculated on a pro-rata
basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support.

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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
7. The award of a Sovereignty Seal and provision of cumulative funding is without prejudice to applicable State aid rules and to the Union’s international obligations. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
7. The award of a Sovereignty Seal and provision of cumulative funding is without
prejudice to applicable State aid rules and to the Union’s international obligations.

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 [TITLE] = Article 5 Monitoring of implementation
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
1. The Commission shall monitor the implementation of the Platform and measure the achievement of the Platform objectives set out in Article 2. The monitoring of implementation shall be targeted and proportionate to the activities carried out under the Platform. 2. The monitoring system of the Commission shall ensure that data for monitoring the implementation of the activities carried out under the Platform and the results of those activities are collected efficiently, effectively and in a timely manner. 3. The Commission shall report on the expenditure financed by the Platform. It shall, as appropriate, report on the achievements related to 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:

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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
1. The Commission shall monitor the implementation of the Platform and measure the achievement of the Platform objectives set out in Article 2. The monitoring of implementation shall be targeted and proportionate to the activities carried out under the Platform. 

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1. The Commission shall monitor the implementation of the Platform and measure the
achievement of the Platform objectives set out in Article 2. The monitoring of
implementation shall be targeted and proportionate to the activities carried out under

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the Platform.

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2. The monitoring system of the Commission shall ensure that data for monitoring the implementation of the activities carried out under the Platform and the results of those activities are collected efficiently, effectively and in a timely manner. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
2. The monitoring system of the Commission shall ensure that data for monitoring the
implementation of the activities carried out under the Platform and the results of
those activities are collected efficiently, effectively and in a timely manner.

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3. The Commission shall report on the expenditure financed by the Platform. It shall, as appropriate, report on the achievements related to each of the specific Platform objectives. 

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3. The Commission shall report on the expenditure financed by the Platform. It shall, as
appropriate, report on the achievements related to each of the specific Platform
objectives.

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31 1. The Commission shall establish a dedicated publicly available website (the ‘Sovereignty portal’), providing investors with information about funding opportunities for projects linked to the Platform objectives and grant visibility to those projects, in particular by displaying the following information: (a) ongoing and upcoming calls for proposals and calls for tender linked to the Platform objectives under the respective programmes and funds; (b) projects that have been awarded a Sovereignty Seal quality label in accordance with Article 4; (c) projects that have been identified as strategic projects under the [Net-Zero Industry Act] and the [Critical Raw Materials Act], to 

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
1. The Commission shall establish a dedicated publicly available website (the ‘Sovereignty portal’), providing investors with information about funding opportunities for projects linked to the Platform objectives and grant visibility to those projects, in particular by displaying the following information: (a) ongoing and upcoming calls for proposals and calls for tender linked to the Platform objectives under the respective programmes and funds; (b) projects that have been awarded a Sovereignty Seal quality label in accordance with Article 4; (c) projects that have been identified as strategic projects under the [Net-Zero Industry Act] and the [Critical Raw Materials Act], to the 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
1. The Commission shall establish a dedicated publicly available website (the
‘Sovereignty portal’), providing investors with information about funding
opportunities for projects linked to the Platform objectives and grant visibility to

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those projects, in particular by displaying the following information:

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(a) ongoing and upcoming calls for proposals and calls for tender linked to the Platform objectives under the respective programmes and funds; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(a) ongoing and upcoming calls for proposals and calls for tender linked to the
Platform objectives under the respective programmes and funds;

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(b) projects that have been awarded a Sovereignty Seal quality label in accordance with Article 4; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(b) projects that have been awarded a Sovereignty Seal quality label in accordance
with Article 4;

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(c) projects that have been identified as strategic projects under the [Net-Zero Industry Act] and the [Critical Raw Materials Act], to the extent that they fall within the scope of Article 2; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(c) projects that have been identified as strategic projects under the [Net-Zero
Industry Act] and the [Critical Raw Materials Act], to the extent that they fall
within the scope of Article 2;

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(d) contacts to the national competent authorities designated in accordance with paragraph 4; 

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(d) contacts to the national competent authorities designated in accordance with
paragraph 4;

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
2. The Sovereignty portal shall also display information about the implementation of the Platform and in relation to Union budget expenditure as referred to in Article 5, as well as the performance indicators defined under the respective programmes. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
2. The Sovereignty portal shall also display information about the implementation of
the Platform and in relation to Union budget expenditure as referred to in Article 5,
as well as the performance indicators defined under the respective programmes.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
3. The Sovereignty portal shall be launched at the [date of the entry into force of this Regulation] and shall be updated by the Commission regularly. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
3. The Sovereignty portal shall be launched at the [date of the entry into force of this
Regulation] and shall be updated by the Commission regularly.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
4. By [3 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], Member State shall designate one national competent authority to act as the main point of contact for the implementation of the Platform at national level. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
4. By [3 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], Member State shall
designate one national competent authority to act as the main point of contact for the
implementation of the Platform at national level.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
1. The Commission shall provide an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Platform. 2. The annual report shall include consolidated information on the progress made in implementing the Platform objectives under each of the programmes and funds. 3. The annual report shall also include the following information: (a) overall expenditure of the STEP financed under the respective programmes; (b) the performance of the STEP based on the performance indicators defined under the respective programmes. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
1. The Commission shall provide an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Platform. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
1. The Commission shall provide an annual report to the European Parliament and the
Council on the implementation of the Platform.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
2. The annual report shall include consolidated information on the progress made in implementing the Platform objectives under each of the programmes and funds. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
2. The annual report shall include consolidated information on the progress made in
implementing the Platform objectives under each of the programmes and funds.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
3. The annual report shall also include the following information: (a) overall expenditure of the STEP financed under the respective programmes; (b) the performance of the STEP based on the performance indicators defined under the respective programmes. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
3. The annual report shall also include the following information:

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(a) overall expenditure of the STEP financed under the respective programmes; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(a) overall expenditure of the STEP financed under the respective programmes;

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(b) the performance of the STEP based on the performance indicators defined under the respective programmes. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(b) the performance of the STEP based on the performance indicators defined
under the respective programmes.

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 [TITLE] = Article 8 Evaluation of the Platform
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
1. By 31 December 2025, the Commission shall provide the European Parliament and the Council with an evaluation report on the implementation of the Platform. 2. The evaluation report shall, in particular, assess to which extent the objectives have been achieved, the efficiency of the use of the resources and the European added value. It shall also consider the continued relevance of all objectives and actions, in view of their potential upscaling. 3. Where appropriate, the evaluation shall be accompanied by a proposal for amendments of this Regulation. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
1. By 31 December 2025, the Commission shall provide the European Parliament and the Council with an evaluation report on the implementation of the Platform. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
1. By 31 December 2025, the Commission shall provide the European Parliament and
the Council with an evaluation report on the implementation of the Platform.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
2. The evaluation report shall, in particular, assess to which extent the objectives have been achieved, the efficiency of the use of the resources and the European added value. It shall also consider the continued relevance of all objectives and actions, in view of their potential upscaling. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
2. The evaluation report shall, in particular, assess to which extent the objectives have
been achieved, the efficiency of the use of the resources and the European added
value. It shall also consider the continued relevance of all objectives and actions, in

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view of their potential upscaling.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
3. Where appropriate, the evaluation shall be accompanied by a proposal for amendments of this Regulation. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
3. Where appropriate, the evaluation shall be accompanied by a proposal for
amendments of this Regulation.

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
32 Directive 2003/87/EC is amended as follows: ‘In addition to the allowances referred to in the first to fifth subparagraphs of this paragraph, the Innovation Fund shall also implement a financial envelope for the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2027 of EUR 5 000 000 000 in current prices for supporting investments contributing to the STEP objective referred to in Article 2, point (a)(ii) of Regulation .../...63 [STEP Regulation]. This financial envelope shall be made available to support investments only in Member States whose average GDP per capita is below the EU average of the EU-27 measured 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
32
Directive 2003/87/EC is amended as follows:
‘In addition to the allowances referred to in the first to fifth subparagraphs of this

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whose average GDP per capita is below the EU average of the EU-27 measured in
purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for
the period 2015-2017’

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 [TITLE] = (1) In Article 10a(8), the following sixth subparagraph is inserted: 
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(1) In Article 10a(8), the following sixth subparagraph is inserted: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(1) In Article 10a(8), the following sixth subparagraph is inserted:

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 [TITLE] = Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 [ERDF and CF]
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:


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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 is amended as follows: ‘(vi) supporting investments contributing to the STEP objectives referred to in Article 2 of Regulation .../...64 [STEP Regulation]’ ‘(ix) supporting investments contributing to the STEP objective referred to in Article 2(1), point (a)(ii) of Regulation .../... [STEP Regulation]’ The resources under the specific objective referred to in Article 3(1), first subparagraph, points (a)(vi) and (b)(ix) shall be programmed under dedicated priorities corresponding to the respective policy objective. The Commission shall pay 30 % of the ERDF allocation to that priority as set out in the decision approving the programme amendment as exceptional one-off 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 is amended as follows:
‘(vi) supporting investments contributing to the STEP objectives referred to in
Article 2 of Regulation .../...64 [STEP Regulation]’

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subparagraph, the ERDF shall also support training, life-long learning, reskilling and
education activities’.
34

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 [TITLE] = (1) In Article 3(1), point (a), the following point is added: 
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(1) In Article 3(1), point (a), the following point is added: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(1) In Article 3(1), point (a), the following point is added:

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 [TITLE] = (2) In Article 3(1), point (b), the following point is added: 
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(2) In Article 3(1), point (b), the following point is added: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(2) In Article 3(1), point (b), the following point is added:

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 [TITLE] = (3) In Article 3, the following paragraph 1a is inserted: 
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(3) In Article 3, the following paragraph 1a is inserted: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(3) In Article 3, the following paragraph 1a is inserted:

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 [TITLE] = (4) In Article 5(2), the following point (e) is inserted: 
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(4) In Article 5(2), the following point (e) is inserted: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(4) In Article 5(2), the following point (e) is inserted:

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 [TITLE] = (5) In Article 5, the following new paragraph 3a is inserted: 
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(5) In Article 5, the following new paragraph 3a is inserted: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(5) In Article 5, the following new paragraph 3a is inserted:

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 [TITLE] = (6) In Annex I, Table I, the following row is added under policy objective 1: 
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(6) In Annex I, Table I, the following row is added under policy objective 1: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(6) In Annex I, Table I, the following row is added under policy objective 1:

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 [TITLE] = (7) In Annex I, Table I, the following row is added under policy objective 2: 
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(7) In Annex I, Table I, the following row is added under policy objective 2: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(7) In Annex I, Table I, the following row is added under policy objective 2:

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 [TITLE] = (8) In the Table of Annex II, the following row is added under policy objective ...
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(8) In the Table of Annex II, the following row is added under policy objective 1: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(8) In the Table of Annex II, the following row is added under policy objective 1:

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 [TITLE] = (9) In the Table of Annex II, the following row is added under policy objective ...
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(9) In the Table of Annex II, the following row is added under policy objective 2: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(9) In the Table of Annex II, the following row is added under policy objective 2:

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 is amended as follows: (1) Article 2 is replaced by the following: ‘In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the JTF shall contribute to the specific objective of enabling regions and people to address the social, employment, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and a climate- neutral economy of the Union by 2050, based on the Paris Agreement. The JTF may also support investments contributing to the STEP objective referred to in Article 2(1), point (a)(ii) of Regulation .../... [STEP Regulation].’ 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 is amended as follows:

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(1) Article 2 is replaced by the following: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(1) Article 2 is replaced by the following:

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 [TITLE] = Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 [JTF]
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
‘In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the JTF shall contribute to the specific objective of enabling regions and people to address the social, employment, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and a climate- neutral economy of the Union by 2050, based on the Paris Agreement. The JTF may also support investments contributing to the STEP objective referred to in Article 2(1), point (a)(ii) of Regulation .../... [STEP Regulation].’ 35 ‘The JTF may also support productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs contributing to 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
‘In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU)
2021/1060, the JTF shall contribute to the specific objective of enabling regions and
people to address the social, employment, economic and environmental impacts of

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By way of derogation from Article 112 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the maximum
co-financing rates for dedicated priorities established to support the STEP objectives
shall be increased to 100 %.’

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 [TITLE] = (2) In Article 8(2) the following subparagraph is inserted: 
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(2) In Article 8(2) the following subparagraph is inserted: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(2) In Article 8(2) the following subparagraph is inserted:

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 [TITLE] = (3) In Article 10, the following paragraph 4 is added: 
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(3) In Article 10, the following paragraph 4 is added: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(3) In Article 10, the following paragraph 4 is added:

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 [TITLE] = Article 12 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 [ESF+]
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 is amended as follows: (1) A new article 12a is inserted: In addition to the pre-financing for the programme provided for in Article 90(1) and 36 Regulation .../...66 [STEP Regulation], it shall make an exceptional pre-financing of 30% on the basis of the allocation to those priorities. The exceptional pre-financing shall be paid by 31 December 2024, provided the Commission has adopted the decision approving the programme amendment by 31 October 2024. In accordance with Article 90(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the amount paid as exceptional pre-financing shall be cleared no later than with the final accounting 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 is amended as follows:

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 [TITLE] = (1) A new article 12a is inserted: 
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(1) A new article 12a is inserted: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(1) A new article 12a is inserted:

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 [TITLE] = ‘Article 12a
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In addition to the pre-financing for the programme provided for in Article 90(1) and 36 Regulation .../...66 [STEP Regulation], it shall make an exceptional pre-financing of 30% on the basis of the allocation to those priorities. The exceptional pre-financing shall be paid by 31 December 2024, provided the Commission has adopted the decision approving the programme amendment by 31 October 2024. In accordance with Article 90(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the amount paid as exceptional pre-financing shall be cleared no later than with the final accounting year. In accordance with Article 90(6) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, any interest generated by 

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In addition to the pre-financing for the programme provided for in Article 90(1) and
36
Regulation .../...66 [STEP Regulation], it shall make an exceptional pre-financing of

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By way of derogation from Article 112 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the maximum
co-financing rates for dedicated priorities established to support the STEP objectives
shall be increased to 100 %.’

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(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, where the Commission approves an amendment of a programme including one or more priorities dedicated to operations supported by the ESF+ contributing to the STEP objectives referred to in Article 2 of 

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(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, where the Commission approves an amendment
of a programme including one or more priorities dedicated to operations supported
by the ESF+ contributing to the STEP objectives referred to in Article 2 of

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Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 is amended as follows: ‘(45) ‘Seal of Excellence’ means the quality label attributed by the Commission in respect of a proposal, which shows that the proposal which has been assessed in a call for proposals under a Union instrument is deemed to comply with the minimum quality requirements of that Union instrument, but could not be funded due to lack of budget available for that call for proposals, and might receive support from other Union or national sources of funding; or the ‘Sovereignty Seal’ referred to in Article 4 of Regulation .../...67 [STEP Regulation].’ ‘In accordance with 

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Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 is amended as follows:
‘(45) ‘Seal of Excellence’ means the quality label attributed by the Commission in
respect of a proposal, which shows that the proposal which has been assessed in a

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at least three times a year, as well as the link to the calls for proposals on the day of
their publication.’
38

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(1) In Article 2, point (45) is replaced by the following:

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(2) In Article 14(5), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

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(3) In Article 49, the following paragraph 2a is inserted: 

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(3) In Article 49, the following paragraph 2a is inserted:

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(4) In the Annex I, Table 1, the following rows are added: 

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(4) In the Annex I, Table 1, the following rows are added:

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(5) In Annex I, Table 6, the following row is added: 

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(5) In Annex I, Table 6, the following row is added:

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Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 is amended as follows: ‘6. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the deadline for the submission of the final application for an interim payment for the final accounting year shall be 31 July 2025. The last application for interim payment submitted by 31 July 2025 shall be deemed to be the final application for an interim payment for the final accounting year. Amounts from resources other than REACT-EU reimbursed by the Commission as interim payments in 2025 shall not exceed 1 % of the total financial appropriations to the programme concerned by Fund, REACT-EU resources 

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Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 is amended as follows:
‘6. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the deadline for the submission of the
final application for an interim payment for the final accounting year shall be 31 July

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‘By way of derogation from the deadline set out in the first subparagraph, Member
States may submit the documents referred to under points (a), (b) and (c) for the final
accounting year by 15 February 2026.’

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(1) In Article 135, the following paragraph 6 is added: 

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(1) In Article 135, the following paragraph 6 is added:

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(2) In Article 138, the following subparagraph is added: 

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(2) In Article 138, the following subparagraph is added:

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 is amended as follows: ‘5. The Member State shall submit a final report on implementation of the operational programme together with the closure documents as set out in Article 52, by 15 February 2026 at the latest.’ ‘2a. In the case of costs reimbursed pursuant to points (b), (c), (d) and (e) of Article 26(2), the corresponding actions being reimbursed shall be carried out by the submission of the final application for an interim payment for the final accounting year in accordance with Article 45(6).’ ‘6. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the deadline for 

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Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 is amended as follows:
‘5. The Member State shall submit a final report on implementation of the
operational programme together with the closure documents as set out in Article 52,

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‘By way of derogation from the deadline set out in the first subparagraph, Member
States may submit the documents referred to under points (a), (b) and (c) for the final
accounting year by 15 February 2026.’

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(1) In Article 13, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: 

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(1) In Article 13, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:

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(2) In Article 22, the following paragraph 2a is added: 

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(2) In Article 22, the following paragraph 2a is added:

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(3) In Article 45, the following paragraph 6 is added: 

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(3) In Article 45, the following paragraph 6 is added:

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(4) In Article 48, the following subparagraph is added: 

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(4) In Article 48, the following subparagraph is added:

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 [TITLE] = Article 16 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/523 [InvestEU]
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Regulation (EU) 2021/523 is amended as follows: ‘(h) supporting investments contributing to the STEP objectives referred to in Article 2 of Regulation .../...68 [STEP Regulation]’ ‘(e) supporting financing and investment operations related to the areas referred to in Article 8(1), point (e).’ ‘The EU guarantee for the purposes of the EU compartment referred to in Article 9(1), point (a), shall be EUR 33 652 310 073 in current prices. It shall be provisioned at the rate of 40 %. The amount referred to in Article 35(3), first subparagraph, point (a), shall be also taken into account for contributing to the 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Regulation (EU) 2021/523 is amended as follows:
‘(h) supporting investments contributing to the STEP objectives referred to in
Article 2 of Regulation .../...68 [STEP Regulation]’

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7a.2 Jobs created or supported.
7a.2 Number of enterprises supported by technology area: i) deep and digital
technologies, ii) clean technologies and iii) biotechnologies.

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(1) Article 3 is amended as follows: (a) the following point is added in paragraph 1: (b) the following point is added in paragraph 2: 

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(1) Article 3 is amended as follows:

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(a) the following point is added in paragraph 1: 

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(a) the following point is added in paragraph 1:

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(b) the following point is added in paragraph 2: 

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(b) the following point is added in paragraph 2:

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(2) Article 4 is amended as follows: (a) In paragraph 1, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: (b) paragraph 2, second subparagraph is replaced by the following: (c) the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 

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(2) Article 4 is amended as follows:

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(a) In paragraph 1, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: 

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(a) In paragraph 1, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

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(b) paragraph 2, second subparagraph is replaced by the following: 

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(b) paragraph 2, second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

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(c) the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 

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(c) the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

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(3) In Article 7(3), a second subparagraph is added: 

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(3) In Article 7(3), a second subparagraph is added:

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(4) Article 8 is amended as follows: (a) In paragraph 1, the introductory wording is replaced by the following: (b) In paragraph 1, the following point (e) is added: 

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(4) Article 8 is amended as follows:

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(a) In paragraph 1, the introductory wording is replaced by the following: 

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(a) In paragraph 1, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:

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(b) In paragraph 1, the following point (e) is added: 

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(b) In paragraph 1, the following point (e) is added:

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(5) In Article 10, the second subparagraph of paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: 

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(5) In Article 10, the second subparagraph of paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

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(6) Article 13(4) is replaced by the following: 

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(6) Article 13(4) is replaced by the following:

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(7) In Article 23, the following paragraph 3 is added: 

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(7) In Article 23, the following paragraph 3 is added:

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(8) Article 24(2) is amended as follows: (a) the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: (b) The fifth subparagraph is replaced by the following: 

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(8) Article 24(2) is amended as follows:

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(a) the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

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(b) The fifth subparagraph is replaced by the following: 

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(b) The fifth subparagraph is replaced by the following:

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(9) In Article 25, point (j) is added to paragraph 2 as follows: 

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(9) In Article 25, point (j) is added to paragraph 2 as follows:

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(10) In Article 26, the following paragraph 5 is added: 

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(10) In Article 26, the following paragraph 5 is added:

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(11) In Article 35, paragraph 5 is added as follows: 

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(11) In Article 35, paragraph 5 is added as follows:

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(12) In Annex I, point (e) is added as follows: 

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(12) In Annex I, point (e) is added as follows:

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(13) In Annex II, point (16) is inserted as follows: 

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(13) In Annex II, point (16) is inserted as follows:

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(14) In Annex III, point (9) is inserted as follows: 

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(14) In Annex III, point (9) is inserted as follows:

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Regulation (EU) 2021/695 is amended as follows: 

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Regulation (EU) 2021/695 is amended as follows:

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
42 ‘1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027 shall be EUR 86 623 000 000 in current prices for the specific programme referred to in point (a) of Article 1(2) and for the EIT and EUR 9 453 000 000 in current prices for the specific programme referred to in point (c) of Article 1(2). ’ ‘(b) EUR 46 628 000 000 for Pillar II 'Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness' for the period 2021 to 2027, of which: ‘4a. By derogation from Article 209(3) of 

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42
‘1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the
period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027 shall be EUR 86 623 000

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2(1)(a) of Regulation .../... [STEP Regulation], financed under Article 3(b) of that
Regulation.’
43

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(1) Article 12 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: (b) in paragraph 2, points (b) and (c) are replaced by the following: (i) EUR 6 775 000 000 for cluster 'Health'; (ii) EUR 1 350 000 000for cluster 'Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society'; (iii) EUR 1 276 000 000 for cluster 'Civil Security for Society'; (iv) EUR 13 229 000 000 for cluster 'Digital, Industry and Space'; (v) EUR 13 229 000 000 for cluster 'Climate, Energy and Mobility'; (vi) EUR 8 799 000 000 for cluster 'Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment'; 

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(1) Article 12 is amended as follows:

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(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 

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(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

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(b) in paragraph 2, points (b) and (c) are replaced by the following: (i) EUR 6 775 000 000 for cluster 'Health'; (ii) EUR 1 350 000 000for cluster 'Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society'; (iii) EUR 1 276 000 000 for cluster 'Civil Security for Society'; (iv) EUR 13 229 000 000 for cluster 'Digital, Industry and Space'; (v) EUR 13 229 000 000 for cluster 'Climate, Energy and Mobility'; (vi) EUR 8 799 000 000 for cluster 'Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment'; (vii) EUR 1 970 000 000 for the non-nuclear direct actions of the JRC; 

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(b) in paragraph 2, points (b) and (c) are replaced by the following:

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(i) EUR 6 775 000 000 for cluster 'Health'; 

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(i) EUR 6 775 000 000 for cluster 'Health';

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(ii) EUR 1 350 000 000for cluster 'Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society'; 

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(ii) EUR 1 350 000 000for cluster 'Culture, Creativity and Inclusive
Society';

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 [TITLE] = (iii) EUR 1 276 000 000 for cluster 'Civil Security for Society'; 
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(iii) EUR 1 276 000 000 for cluster 'Civil Security for Society'; 

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(iii) EUR 1 276 000 000 for cluster 'Civil Security for Society';

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 [TITLE] = (iv) EUR 13 229 000 000 for cluster 'Digital, Industry and Space'; 
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(iv) EUR 13 229 000 000 for cluster 'Digital, Industry and Space'; 

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(iv) EUR 13 229 000 000 for cluster 'Digital, Industry and Space';

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 [TITLE] = (v) EUR 13 229 000 000 for cluster 'Climate, Energy and Mobility'; 
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(v) EUR 13 229 000 000 for cluster 'Climate, Energy and Mobility'; 

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(v) EUR 13 229 000 000 for cluster 'Climate, Energy and Mobility';

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(vi) EUR 8 799 000 000 for cluster 'Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment'; 

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(vi) EUR 8 799 000 000 for cluster 'Food, Bioeconomy, Natural
Resources, Agriculture and Environment';

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 [TITLE] = (vii) EUR 1 970 000 000 for the non-nuclear direct actions of the JRC; 
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(vii) EUR 1 970 000 000 for the non-nuclear direct actions of the JRC; 

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(vii) EUR 1 970 000 000 for the non-nuclear direct actions of the JRC;

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 [TITLE] = (c) EUR 13 237 000 000 for Pillar III 'Innovative Europe' for the period 2021 ...
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(c) EUR 13 237 000 000 for Pillar III 'Innovative Europe' for the period 2021 to 2027, of which: (i) EUR 10 052 000 000 for the EIC; (ii) EUR 459 000 000 for European innovation ecosystems; (iii) EUR 2 726 000 000 for the EIT;’ 

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(c) EUR 13 237 000 000 for Pillar III 'Innovative Europe' for the period 2021
to 2027, of which:

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(i) EUR 10 052 000 000 for the EIC; 

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(i) EUR 10 052 000 000 for the EIC;

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 [TITLE] = (ii) EUR 459 000 000 for European innovation ecosystems; 
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(ii) EUR 459 000 000 for European innovation ecosystems; 

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(ii) EUR 459 000 000 for European innovation ecosystems;

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 [TITLE] = (iii) EUR 2 726 000 000 for the EIT;’ 
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(iii) EUR 2 726 000 000 for the EIT;’ 

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(iii) EUR 2 726 000 000 for the EIT;’

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 [TITLE] = (2) In Article 46, the following paragraph 4a is inserted: 
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(2) In Article 46, the following paragraph 4a is inserted: 

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(2) In Article 46, the following paragraph 4a is inserted:

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(3) In Article 48, the following point (d) is added in the first subparagraph: 

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(3) In Article 48, the following point (d) is added in the first subparagraph:

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Regulation (EU) 2021/697 is amended as follows: ‘1. In accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/695, the financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027 shall be EUR 9 453 000 000 in current prices.’ ‘(a) EUR 3 151 000 000 for research actions; ‘An amount of EUR 1 500 000 000 in current prices of the amount referred to in paragraph 2 shall be allocated to calls for proposals or awards of funding supporting investments contributing to the STEP objectives referred to in Article 2(1), point (a)(i) 

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Regulation (EU) 2021/697 is amended as follows:
‘1. In accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/695, the
financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period from

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in paragraph 2 shall be allocated to calls for proposals or awards of funding
supporting investments contributing to the STEP objectives referred to in
Article 2(1), point (a)(i) of Regulation .../...70 [STEP Regulation].’

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(1) Article 4 is amended as follows (a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: (b) in paragraph 2, points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following: (b) EUR 6 302 000 000 for development actions.’ (c) Paragraph 5 is added: 

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(1) Article 4 is amended as follows

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(a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 

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(a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

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 [TITLE] = (b) in paragraph 2, points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following: 
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(b) in paragraph 2, points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following: 

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(b) in paragraph 2, points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following:

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(b) EUR 6 302 000 000 for development actions.’ 

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(b) EUR 6 302 000 000 for development actions.’

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(c) Paragraph 5 is added: 

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(c) Paragraph 5 is added:

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 [TITLE] = Article 19 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 [RRF]
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Regulation (EU) 2021/241 is amended as follows: ‘3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, Member States may also propose to include in their recovery and resilience plan, as estimated costs, the amount of the cash contribution for the purpose of the Member State compartment pursuant to the relevant provisions of the InvestEU Regulation exclusively for measures supporting investment operations contributing to the STEP objectives referred to in Article 2 of Regulation .../...71 [STEP Regulation]. Those costs shall not exceed 6 % of the recovery and resilience plan’s total financial allocation, and the relevant measures, as set out in the recovery and 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Regulation (EU) 2021/241 is amended as follows:
‘3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, Member States may also propose to include in
their recovery and resilience plan, as estimated costs, the amount of the cash

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Member States shall make available the following information on the Sovereignty
portal referred to in Article 6 of that Regulation:
44

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 [TITLE] = (1) In Article 7, the following paragraph 3 is added: 
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(1) In Article 7, the following paragraph 3 is added: 

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(1) In Article 7, the following paragraph 3 is added:

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 [TITLE] = (2) In Article 29 the following paragraph 6 is inserted: 
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(2) In Article 29 the following paragraph 6 is inserted: (a) geographical area covered by the call for proposal; (b) investment concerned; (c) type of eligible applicants; (d) total amount of support for the call; (e) start and end date of the call; (f) link to the website where the call will be published.’ 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(2) In Article 29 the following paragraph 6 is inserted:

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(a) geographical area covered by the call for proposal; 

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(a) geographical area covered by the call for proposal;

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 [TITLE] = (b) investment concerned; 
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(b) investment concerned; 

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(b) investment concerned;

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 [TITLE] = (c) type of eligible applicants; 
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 Summary Flag = False

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(c) type of eligible applicants; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(c) type of eligible applicants;

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 [TITLE] = (d) total amount of support for the call; 
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(d) total amount of support for the call; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(d) total amount of support for the call;

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 [TITLE] = (e) start and end date of the call; 
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(e) start and end date of the call; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(e) start and end date of the call;

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 [TITLE] = (f) link to the website where the call will be published.’ 
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(f) link to the website where the call will be published.’ 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(f) link to the website where the call will be published.’

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=1
 [TITLE] = CHAPTER 3 FINAL PROVISIONS
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 [TITLE] = Article 20 Entry into force and application
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 45 LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

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Done at Brussels,

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = For the European Parliament For the Council The President The President
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45 LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

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45
LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
1.1. Title of the proposal/initiative ...................................................................................... 3 1.2. Policy area(s) concerned .............................................................................................. 3 1.3. The proposal/initiative relates to: ................................................................................. 3 1.4. Objective(s) .................................................................................................................. 3 1.4.1. General objective(s) ..................................................................................................... 3 1.4.2. Specific objective(s) ..................................................................................................... 3 1.4.3. Expected result(s) and impact ...................................................................................... 4 1.4.4. Indicators of performance ............................................................................................ 4 1.5. Grounds for the proposal/initiative .............................................................................. 4 1.5.1. Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for roll-out of the implementation of the initiative ............................................................ 4 1.5.2. Added value of Union involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g. coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). 

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1.1. Title of the proposal/initiative ...................................................................................... 3
1.2. Policy area(s) concerned .............................................................................................. 3
1.3. The proposal/initiative relates to: ................................................................................. 3

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3.2.5. Third-party contributions ........................................................................................... 20
3.3. Estimated impact on revenue ..................................................................................... 21
2

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 [TITLE] = 1. FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE ................................................. 3 
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1. FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE ................................................. 3 

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1. FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE ................................................. 3

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 [TITLE] = 2. MANAGEMENT MEASURES................................................................................... 7 
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2. MANAGEMENT MEASURES................................................................................... 7 

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2. MANAGEMENT MEASURES................................................................................... 7

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 [TITLE] = 3. ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE .............. 9 
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3. ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE .............. 9 

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3. ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE .............. 9

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 [TITLE] = 1. FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) and amending Directive 2003/87/EC, Regulations (EU) 2021/1058, (EU) 2021/1056, (EU) 2021/1057, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) 2021/1060, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697 and (EU) 2021/241 Industrial policy European Green Deal Europe fit for the digital age Single Market The EU has put in place over the last years a comprehensive set of instruments to support the decarbonisation and digitalisation of Europe. While the EU has been providing steady financing both to the green and digital transitions, the 

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 [TITLE] = 1.1. Title of the proposal/initiative
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) and amending Directive 2003/87/EC, Regulations (EU) 2021/1058, (EU) 2021/1056, (EU) 2021/1057, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) 2021/1060, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697 and (EU) 2021/241 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing
the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) and amending Directive
2003/87/EC, Regulations (EU) 2021/1058, (EU) 2021/1056, (EU) 2021/1057, (EU)

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No 1303/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) 2021/1060, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695,
(EU) 2021/697 and (EU) 2021/241

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
Industrial policy European Green Deal Europe fit for the digital age Single Market 

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Industrial policy
European Green Deal
Europe fit for the digital age

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Single Market

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The EU has put in place over the last years a comprehensive set of instruments to support the decarbonisation and digitalisation of Europe. While the EU has been providing steady financing both to the green and digital transitions, the funds are generally spread across various spending programmes and following different rules. Ensuring coherence among these existing funds towards a common objective has the potential to enhance their effectiveness and accelerate the support to the industrial sectors critical for the twin transition. The STEP aims to strengthen European edge on critical and emerging technologies relevant to the green and digital transitions, 

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 [TITLE] = 1.4.1. General objective(s)
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The EU has put in place over the last years a comprehensive set of instruments to support the decarbonisation and digitalisation of Europe. While the EU has been providing steady financing both to the green and digital transitions, the funds are generally spread across various spending programmes and following different rules. Ensuring coherence among these existing funds towards a common objective has the potential to enhance their effectiveness and accelerate the support to the industrial sectors critical for the twin transition. The STEP aims to strengthen European edge on critical and emerging technologies relevant to the green and digital transitions, 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The EU has put in place over the last years a comprehensive set of instruments to
support the decarbonisation and digitalisation of Europe. While the EU has been
providing steady financing both to the green and digital transitions, the funds are

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biotechnology and biomanufacturing, and net-zero technologies.
The STEP aims to achieve its objectives through the following means:
3

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
1. Providing flexibility in existing instruments 

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1. Providing flexibility in existing instruments

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 [TITLE] = 2. Reinforcing the firepower of existing instruments 
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2. Reinforcing the firepower of existing instruments 

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2. Reinforcing the firepower of existing instruments

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
3. Creating synergies among instruments towards the common goal 

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3. Creating synergies among instruments towards the common goal

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(a) supporting the development or manufacturing throughout the Union, or safeguarding and strengthening the respective value chains, of critical technologies in the following fields, provided those technologies meet certain conditions: (i) deep and digital technologies (ii) clean technologies (iii) biotechnologies (b) addressing shortages of labour and skills critical to all kinds of quality jpbs in support of the objective under point (a). 

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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(a) supporting the development or manufacturing throughout the Union, or safeguarding and strengthening the respective value chains, of critical technologies in the following fields, provided those technologies meet certain conditions: (i) deep and digital technologies (ii) clean technologies (iii) biotechnologies 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(a) supporting the development or manufacturing throughout the Union, or
safeguarding and strengthening the respective value chains, of critical technologies in
the following fields, provided those technologies meet certain conditions:

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(i) deep and digital technologies 

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(i) deep and digital technologies

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 [TITLE] = (ii) clean technologies 
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(ii) clean technologies 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(ii) clean technologies

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=5
 [TITLE] = (iii) biotechnologies 
 nativeID=263 parentID=260 & horizontal_ordering=2
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SMALLROMAN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(iii) biotechnologies 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(iii) biotechnologies

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=4
 [TITLE] = (b) addressing shortages of labour and skills critical to all kinds of quality jpbs in ...
 nativeID=264 parentID=259 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SMALLLETTER
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(b) addressing shortages of labour and skills critical to all kinds of quality jpbs in support of the objective under point (a). 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(b) addressing shortages of labour and skills critical to all kinds of quality jpbs in
support of the objective under point (a).

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = 1.4.3. Expected result(s) and impact
 nativeID=265 parentID=254 & horizontal_ordering=2
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The expected impact of the Platform includes a substantial strengthening of the European Union's industrial capabilities and competitiveness in the areas of clean, biotech and deeptech technologies. This impact is projected to reinforce the EU's position as a global leader in these critical areas ultimately enhancing the EU's economic growth, sustainable development and international competitiveness. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The expected impact of the Platform includes a substantial strengthening of the
European Union's industrial capabilities and competitiveness in the areas of clean,
biotech and deeptech technologies. This impact is projected to reinforce the EU's

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position as a global leader in these critical areas ultimately enhancing the EU's
economic growth, sustainable development and international competitiveness.

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 [TITLE] = 1.4.4. Indicators of performance
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:


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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = Indicators:
 nativeID=267 parentID=254 & horizontal_ordering=4
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
1. Enterprises supported 2. Number of participants in trainings 3. Total investment mobilised 4. Number of jobs created or maintained 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=4
 [TITLE] = 1. Enterprises supported 
 nativeID=268 parentID=267 & horizontal_ordering=0
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
1. Enterprises supported 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
1. Enterprises supported

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=4
 [TITLE] = 2. Number of participants in trainings 
 nativeID=269 parentID=267 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.DIGIT
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
2. Number of participants in trainings 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
2. Number of participants in trainings

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=4
 [TITLE] = 3. Total investment mobilised 
 nativeID=270 parentID=267 & horizontal_ordering=2
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.DIGIT
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
3. Total investment mobilised 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
3. Total investment mobilised

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=4
 [TITLE] = 4. Number of jobs created or maintained 
 nativeID=271 parentID=267 & horizontal_ordering=3
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.DIGIT
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
4. Number of jobs created or maintained 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
4. Number of jobs created or maintained

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = 1.5. Grounds for the proposal/initiative
 nativeID=272 parentID=250 & horizontal_ordering=4
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The Regulation should be fully applicable shortly after its adoption, i.e. the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. However, some actions will start as of the date of adoption of the proposal by the Commission: The two actions above should be able to produce results as of end 2023. Subject to the adoption of this proposal by the co-legislators, the Commission intends to deploy very quickly the additional resources in the selected programmes so that 4 beneficiaries could start receiving financial support or implementing additional EU guarantee as of 2024. - The Commission will 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = 1.5.1. Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for roll-out of the implementation of the initiative
 nativeID=273 parentID=272 & horizontal_ordering=0
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The Regulation should be fully applicable shortly after its adoption, i.e. the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. However, some actions will start as of the date of adoption of the proposal by the Commission: The two actions above should be able to produce results as of end 2023. Subject to the adoption of this proposal by the co-legislators, the Commission intends to deploy very quickly the additional resources in the selected programmes so that 4 beneficiaries could start receiving financial support or implementing additional EU guarantee as of 2024. - The Commission will 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The Regulation should be fully applicable shortly after its adoption, i.e. the day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. However,
some actions will start as of the date of adoption of the proposal by the Commission:

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4
beneficiaries could start receiving financial support or implementing additional EU
guarantee as of 2024.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=4
 [TITLE] = - The Commission will start integrating the STEP objectives in the ongoing ...
 nativeID=274 parentID=273 & horizontal_ordering=0
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
- The Commission will start integrating the STEP objectives in the ongoing implementation of programmes, such as under Horizon Europe or the Innovation Fund. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
- The Commission will start integrating the STEP objectives in the ongoing
implementation of programmes, such as under Horizon Europe or the Innovation
Fund.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=4
 [TITLE] = - The Commission is establishing the One-Stop-Shop as of now to act as the central ...
 nativeID=275 parentID=273 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
- The Commission is establishing the One-Stop-Shop as of now to act as the central coordinator among EU instruments for the purpose of the Platform. The structure will grow over time to integrate additional resources. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
- The Commission is establishing the One-Stop-Shop as of now to act as the central
coordinator among EU instruments for the purpose of the Platform. The structure
will grow over time to integrate additional resources.

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 [TITLE] = 1.5.2. Added value of Union involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g. coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For the purposes of this point 'added value of Union involvement' is the value resulting from Union intervention, which is additional to the value that would have been otherwise created by Member States alone.
 nativeID=276 parentID=272 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The EU as whole is at the forefront for implementing the actions required to pursue the green and digital transitions. By acting together, Member States are better able to pool resources for achieving these objectives and reinforce the effectiveness of the actions. Sustaining the green and digital transitions with a strong industrial base requires a coordinated action among Member States, also in view of the global competition to attract capital and investments. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The EU as whole is at the forefront for implementing the actions required to pursue
the green and digital transitions. By acting together, Member States are better able to
pool resources for achieving these objectives and reinforce the effectiveness of the

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Sustaining the green and digital transitions with a strong industrial base requires a
coordinated action among Member States, also in view of the global competition to
attract capital and investments.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = 1.5.3. Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past
 nativeID=277 parentID=272 & horizontal_ordering=2
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The EU has adopted in previous years regulatory changes to accelerate the deployment of EU funds, for instance CARE and FAST CARE are examples where the cohesion funds have been subject to targeted changes to face emerging crisis. The EU has also adopted recently the REPowerEU Regulation to reinforce the firepower of an existing instrument, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and flexibilise at the same time the possibility to use other funds for the REPowerEU purposes. These experiences have been taken into account in the design of this proposal. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The EU has adopted in previous years regulatory changes to accelerate the
deployment of EU funds, for instance CARE and FAST CARE are examples where
the cohesion funds have been subject to targeted changes to face emerging crisis.

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flexibilise at the same time the possibility to use other funds for the REPowerEU
purposes.
These experiences have been taken into account in the design of this proposal.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = 1.5.4. Compatibility with the Multiannual Financial Framework and possible synergies with other appropriate instruments
 nativeID=278 parentID=272 & horizontal_ordering=3
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
This Regulation creates the necessary conditions for a more effective, efficient and targeted use of existing EU funds in the name of greater support to STEP projects. The EU has put in place over the last years a comprehensive set of instruments to support the decarbonisation and digitalisation of Europe. The choice of streamlining and making a better use of existing instruments over creating a brand new instrument has two main advantages. First, timing. With the creation of a new instrument potentiallly taking a long time, bringing existing instruments together can be done much more quickly. This would be an 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
This Regulation creates the necessary conditions for a more effective, efficient and
targeted use of existing EU funds in the name of greater support to STEP projects.
The EU has put in place over the last years a comprehensive set of instruments to

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as part of the mid-term review of the MFF, the Commission is proposing targeted
reinforcements for the STEP.
5

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = 1.5.5. Assessment of the different available financing options, including scope for redeployment
 nativeID=279 parentID=272 & horizontal_ordering=4
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
N/A 6 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
N/A
6

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = 1.6. Duration and financial impact of the proposal/initiative
 nativeID=280 parentID=250 & horizontal_ordering=5
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
 limited duration  unlimited duration – in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to 31/12/2030 –  Financial impact from 2023 to 2027 for commitment appropriations and from 2023 to 2030 for payment appropriations. – Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY, – followed by full-scale operation. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
 limited duration
 unlimited duration

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to 31/12/2030 
 nativeID=281 parentID=280 & horizontal_ordering=0
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to 31/12/2030 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to 31/12/2030

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = –  Financial impact from 2023 to 2027 for commitment appropriations and from ...
 nativeID=282 parentID=280 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  Financial impact from 2023 to 2027 for commitment appropriations and from 2023 to 2030 for payment appropriations. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  Financial impact from 2023 to 2027 for commitment appropriations and from
2023 to 2030 for payment appropriations.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY, 
 nativeID=283 parentID=280 & horizontal_ordering=2
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY, 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY,

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – followed by full-scale operation. 
 nativeID=284 parentID=280 & horizontal_ordering=3
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– followed by full-scale operation. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– followed by full-scale operation.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = 1.7. Method(s) of budget implementation planned73
 nativeID=285 parentID=250 & horizontal_ordering=6
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
 Direct management by the Commission  Shared management with the Member States  Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to: –  by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations; –  by the executive agencies –  third countries or the bodies they have designated; –  international organisations and their agencies (to be specified); – the EIB and the European Investment Fund; –  bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 of the Financial Regulation; –  public law bodies; –  bodies governed by private law with a public service mission 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
 Direct management by the Commission
 Shared management with the Member States
 Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to:

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = –  by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations; 
 nativeID=286 parentID=285 & horizontal_ordering=0
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations;

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = –  by the executive agencies 
 nativeID=287 parentID=285 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  by the executive agencies 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  by the executive agencies

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = –  third countries or the bodies they have designated; 
 nativeID=288 parentID=285 & horizontal_ordering=2
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  third countries or the bodies they have designated; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  third countries or the bodies they have designated;

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = –  international organisations and their agencies (to be specified); 
 nativeID=289 parentID=285 & horizontal_ordering=3
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  international organisations and their agencies (to be specified); 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  international organisations and their agencies (to be specified);

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – the EIB and the European Investment Fund; 
 nativeID=290 parentID=285 & horizontal_ordering=4
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– the EIB and the European Investment Fund; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– the EIB and the European Investment Fund;

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = –  bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 of the Financial Regulation; 
 nativeID=291 parentID=285 & horizontal_ordering=5
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 of the Financial Regulation; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 of the Financial Regulation;

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = –  public law bodies; 
 nativeID=292 parentID=285 & horizontal_ordering=6
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  public law bodies; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  public law bodies;

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = –  bodies governed by private law with a public service mission to the extent ...
 nativeID=293 parentID=285 & horizontal_ordering=7
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  bodies governed by private law with a public service mission to the extent that they are provided with adequate financial guarantees; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  bodies governed by private law with a public service mission to the extent that
they are provided with adequate financial guarantees;

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = –  bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted ...
 nativeID=294 parentID=285 & horizontal_ordering=8
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted with the implementation of a public-private partnership and that are provided with adequate financial guarantees; 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted with
the implementation of a public-private partnership and that are provided with
adequate financial guarantees;

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = –  bodies or persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in the ...
 nativeID=295 parentID=285 & horizontal_ordering=9
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  bodies or persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in the CFSP pursuant to Title V of the TEU, and identified in the relevant basic act. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  bodies or persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in the
CFSP pursuant to Title V of the TEU, and identified in the relevant basic act.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=1
 [TITLE] = 2. MANAGEMENT MEASURES
 nativeID=296 parentID=0 & horizontal_ordering=30
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
In accordance with Article 7 of the STEP Regulation, the Commission shall provide an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the STEP. The annual report shall provide consolidated information on the progress made in implementing the STEP objectives under each of the programmes referred to in Article 2, including: 7 In addition, in accordance with Article 8 of the STEP Regulation, the Commission will draw up an evaluation report on the implementation of the Fund no later than 31/12/2025 and submit it to the European Parlimament and the Council. The evaluation report shall, 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = 2.1. Monitoring and reporting rules
 nativeID=297 parentID=296 & horizontal_ordering=0
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
In accordance with Article 7 of the STEP Regulation, the Commission shall provide an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the STEP. The annual report shall provide consolidated information on the progress made in implementing the STEP objectives under each of the programmes referred to in Article 2, including: 7 In addition, in accordance with Article 8 of the STEP Regulation, the Commission will draw up an evaluation report on the implementation of the Fund no later than 31/12/2025 and submit it to the European Parlimament and the Council. The evaluation report shall, 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
In accordance with Article 7 of the STEP Regulation, the Commission shall provide
an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation
of the STEP. The annual report shall provide consolidated information on the

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evaluation report shall, in particular, assess to which extent the objectives have been
achieved, the efficiency of the use of the resources and the European added value. It
shall also consider the continued relevance of all objectives and actions.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = (a) overall STEP expenditure financed under the respective programmes 
 nativeID=298 parentID=297 & horizontal_ordering=0
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SMALLLETTER
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(a) overall STEP expenditure financed under the respective programmes 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(a) overall STEP expenditure financed under the respective programmes

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = (b) the performance of the STEP investments based on the common indicators 
 nativeID=299 parentID=297 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SMALLLETTER
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
(b) the performance of the STEP investments based on the common indicators 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
(b) the performance of the STEP investments based on the common indicators

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = 2.2. Management and control system(s)
 nativeID=300 parentID=296 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The STEP shall be implemented in accordance with the management mode, payment modalities and control strategy applicable to the programmes referred to in Article 3 of the Regulation. The STEP will rely on existing EU instruments, including their control set-ups, and as such should not result in additional risks. The budget will be implemented in accordance with the management mode, payment modalities and control strategy applicable to the programmes referred to in Article 3 of the regulation. This approach guarantees an efficient implementation of funds, using proven control systems that are already established. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = 2.2.1. Justification of the management mode(s), the funding implementation mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed
 nativeID=301 parentID=300 & horizontal_ordering=0
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The STEP shall be implemented in accordance with the management mode, payment modalities and control strategy applicable to the programmes referred to in Article 3 of the Regulation. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The STEP shall be implemented in accordance with the management mode, payment
modalities and control strategy applicable to the programmes referred to in Article 3
of the Regulation.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = 2.2.2. Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up to mitigate them
 nativeID=302 parentID=300 & horizontal_ordering=1
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The STEP will rely on existing EU instruments, including their control set-ups, and as such should not result in additional risks. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The STEP will rely on existing EU instruments, including their control set-ups, and
as such should not result in additional risks.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = 2.2.3. Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio of "control costs ÷ value of the related funds managed"), and assessment of the expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure)
 nativeID=303 parentID=300 & horizontal_ordering=2
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The budget will be implemented in accordance with the management mode, payment modalities and control strategy applicable to the programmes referred to in Article 3 of the regulation. This approach guarantees an efficient implementation of funds, using proven control systems that are already established. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The budget will be implemented in accordance with the management mode, payment
modalities and control strategy applicable to the programmes referred to in Article 3
of the regulation. This approach guarantees an efficient implementation of funds,

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using proven control systems that are already established.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
 [TITLE] = 2.3. Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities
 nativeID=304 parentID=296 & horizontal_ordering=2
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The Platform shall be implemented through the programmes referred to in Article 3 of the Regulation. The prevention and protection measures will be those already in place for those programmes. 8 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The Platform shall be implemented through the programmes referred to in Article 3
of the Regulation. The prevention and protection measures will be those already in
place for those programmes.

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8

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=1
 [TITLE] = 3. ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE
 nativeID=305 parentID=0 & horizontal_ordering=31
 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
 Existing budget lines 2a 3 09.03.01 Just Transition Fund (JTF) - Diff No No No Yes 9  New budget lines requested 11 12 13 14 15 This section should be filled in using the 'budget data of an administrative nature' to be firstly introduced in the Annex to the Legislative Financial Statement (Annex 5 to the Commission decision on the internal rules for the implementation of the Commission section of the general budget of the European Union), which is uploaded to DECIDE for interservice consultation purposes. –  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=2
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 Existing budget lines 2a 3 09.03.01 Just Transition Fund (JTF) - Diff No No No Yes 9  New budget lines requested 

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 Existing budget lines 

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 Existing budget lines

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2a 3 09.03.01 Just Transition Fund (JTF) - Diff No No No Yes 9  New budget lines requested 

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2a
3 09.03.01 Just Transition Fund (JTF) - Diff No No No Yes
9

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 New budget lines requested 

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 New budget lines requested

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10

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11 12 13 14 15 This section should be filled in using the 'budget data of an administrative nature' to be firstly introduced in the Annex to the Legislative Financial Statement (Annex 5 to the Commission decision on the internal rules for the implementation of the Commission section of the general budget of the European Union), which is uploaded to DECIDE for interservice consultation purposes. –  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations – The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below: 16 17 18 –  The proposal/initiative does not require the 

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11 12 13 14 15 This section should be filled in using the 'budget data of an administrative nature' to be firstly introduced in the Annex to the Legislative Financial Statement (Annex 5 to the Commission decision on the internal rules for the implementation of the Commission section of the general budget of the European Union), which is uploaded to DECIDE for interservice consultation purposes. –  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations – The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below: 

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11
12
13

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This section should be filled in using the 'budget data of an administrative nature' to be firstly introduced in the Annex to the Legislative
Financial Statement (Annex 5 to the Commission decision on the internal rules for the implementation of the Commission section of the general
budget of the European Union), which is uploaded to DECIDE for interservice consultation purposes.

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 [TITLE] = –  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations 
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations

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 [TITLE] = – The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below: 
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below:

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 [TITLE] = 3.2.2. Estimated output funded with operational appropriations
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16 17 

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16
17

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 [TITLE] = 3.2.3. Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
18 –  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an administrative nature –  The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative nature, as explained below: 19 –  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources. –  The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below: 

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18

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 [TITLE] = –  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an ...
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an administrative nature 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an
administrative nature

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=4
 [TITLE] = –  The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative ...
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 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative nature, as explained below: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative
nature, as explained below:

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 [TITLE] = 3.2.3.1. Estimated requirements of human resources
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
19 –  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources. –  The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
19

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 [TITLE] = –  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources. 
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 texttype=texttype.ENUMERATION & enumeration-type=enum_type.SIGNMARK
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources.

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 [TITLE] = –  The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained ...
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained
below:

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 [TITLE] = 3.2.4. Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The proposal/initiative: –  can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). –  requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF and/or use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation. –  requires a revision of the MFF. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The proposal/initiative:

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 [TITLE] = –  can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the ...
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the
Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=4
 [TITLE] = –  requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF ...
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF and/or use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF
and/or use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=4
 [TITLE] = –  requires a revision of the MFF. 
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  requires a revision of the MFF. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  requires a revision of the MFF.

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 [TITLE] = 3.2.5. Third-party contributions
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 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
The proposal/initiative: 20 –  does not provide for co-financing by third parties –  provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
The proposal/initiative:
20

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=4
 [TITLE] = –  does not provide for co-financing by third parties 
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  does not provide for co-financing by third parties 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  does not provide for co-financing by third parties

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=4
 [TITLE] = –  provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below: 
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below:

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 [TITLE] = 3.3. Estimated impact on revenue
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 texttype=texttype.HEADLINES & enumeration-type=enum_type.UNKNOWN
 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
EUR million (to three decimal places) 21 –  The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue. –  The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: –  on own resources –  on other revenue – please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines  

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
EUR million (to three decimal places)
21

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = –  The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue. 
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue. 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue.

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = –  The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact:

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 [TITLE] = –  on own resources 
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  on own resources 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  on own resources

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = –  on other revenue 
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
–  on other revenue 

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
–  on other revenue

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 [ALINEA-TITLE] Cascade-level=3
 [TITLE] = – please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines  
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 Summary Flag = False

 [ALINEA-SUMMARY]:
– please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines  

 [ALINEA-CONTENT]:
– please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines 

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