Regulation (EU) 2023/435 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/241 as regards REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans and amending Regulations (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) 2021/1060 and (EU) 2021/1755, and Directive 2003/87/EC

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Series Details L 63, Pages 1-27
Publication Date 28/02/2023
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Regulation (EU) 2023/435 - adopted by the co-legislators on 27 February 2023 - introducing amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 as regard the REPowerEU chapters within the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs). It also amends Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 and Directive 2003/87/EC.

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Regulation (EU) 2021/241 - also known as the RRF Regulation - established the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RFF). Among other elements, this scheme supports coordinated planning and financing of cross-border and national infrastructure as well as energy projects and reforms.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine led the European Union (EU) to accelerate its clean energy transition and the reduction of dependence on Russian fossil fuels. High energy prices and risks of energy supply distortions threaten to deteriorate the economic outlook and weaken social and territorial cohesion for all Member States. This greatly affects the post-pandemic economic recovery which is at the core of the RRF. On 18 May 2023, the European Commission adopted a package of initiatives in the framework of its REPowerEU action plan seeking to respond to those challenges, which included the draft law for this Act.

This Regulation introduces targeted amendments to the RRF Regulation to integrate dedicated REPowerEU chapters in Member States' existing National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs), which set the investment and reform agenda for each country in the framework of the RRF. It also amends Regulation (EU) 1303/2013 setting out the common principles, rules and standards as regards the operation of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) for the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020; Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, which sets out common provisions for seven shared management funds in the framework of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027; Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 setting out the establishment of a Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR); Directive 2003/87/EC establishing an EU emissions trading system (EU ETS).

The Council of the European Union adopted its general approach on the draft Regulation on 4 October 2022. The plenary of the European Parliament endorsed a negotiating position on 10 November. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on a compromise text for this file on 14 December. This was formally endorsed by the Parliament on 14 February 2023 and by the Council on 21 February. The Act was signed by the co-legislators on 27 February 2023 and published in the Official Journal on 28 February 2023.

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EUR-LEX: COM(2022)231: Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2021/241 as regards REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, Directive 2003/87/EC and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2022:231:FIN
European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Proposal on REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (2022/0164(COD)) https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2022/0164(COD)
European Parliament: Legislative Train Schedule: REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-a-european-green-deal/file-repowereu-chapters-in-recovery-and-resilience-plans
European Commission: Press Release, 18/05/2022: REPowerEU: A plan to rapidly reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward the green transition https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_3131
Czech Government: News, 08/08/2022: The Czech Presidency leads negotiations on revision of the Regulation on the Recovery and Resilience Facility https://www.vlada.cz/cz/evropske-zalezitosti/aktualne/the-czech-presidency-leads-negotiations-on-revision-of-the-regulation-on-the-recovery-and-resilience-facility-198244/
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 04/10/2022: REPowerEU: Council agrees its position https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/10/04/repowereu-council-agrees-its-position/
EPP EP Group: Newsroom, 25/10/2022: Upfront funds to boost green energy transition https://www.eppgroup.eu/newsroom/news/upfront-funds-to-boost-green-energy-transition
European Parliament: Press Release, 10/11/2022: MEPs vote to include energy measures in national recovery plans https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20221107IPR49607/
S&D EP Group: Newsroom, 10/11/2022: S&Ds: Urgent needs in energy supply cannot undermine our actions on the climate emergency https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sds-urgent-needs-energy-supply-cannot-undermine-our-actions-climate-emergency
Renew Europe EP Group: Newsroom, 10/11/2022: REPowerEU must serve to tackle the energy crisis and to shelter European households and SMEs https://www.reneweuropegroup.eu/news/2022-11-10/repowereu-must-serve-to-tackle-the-energy-crisis-not-as-an-excuse-to-give-up-to-the-committed-structural-reforms
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 14/12/2022: EU recovery plan: Provisional agreement reached on REPowerEU https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/12/14/eu-recovery-plan-provisional-agreement-reached-on-repowereu/
European Parliament: Press Release, 14/12/2022: REPowerEU: deal on energy measures in national recovery plans https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20221212IPR64514/
European Commission: Press Release, 14/12/2022: Commission welcomes political agreement on REPowerEU under the Recovery and Resilience Facility https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_7717
European Parliament: Press Release, 14/02/2023: REPowerEU: Energy measures to be added to national recovery plans https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230210IPR74708/
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 21/02/2023: EU recovery plan: Council adopts REPowerEU https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/02/21/eu-recovery-plan-council-adopts-repowereu/

News
EurActiv, 06/09/2022: Italy’s Meloni on collision course with Brussels over EU recovery plan https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/italys-meloni-on-collision-course-with-brussels-over-eu-recovery-plan/
EurActiv, 28/10/2022: Meloni wants to revise national recovery plan, risks derailing timetable https://www.euractiv.com/section/all/short_news/meloni-wants-to-revise-national-recovery-plan-risks-derailing-timetable/
Euronews, 10/11/2022: MEPs vote in favour of including energy measures in recovery plans https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/11/10/meps-vote-in-favour-of-including-energy-measures-in-recovery-plans
EUObserver, 09/01/2023: €60bn earmarked for EU Covid recovery could go to fossil-fuel projects https://euobserver.com/green-economy/156577
EurActiv, 21/02/2023: EU opens up €800bn recovery fund to financing of Russian fossil fuel exit https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/eu-opens-up-e800bn-recovery-fund-to-financing-of-russian-fossil-fuel-exit/

Commentary and Analysis
Climate Action Network (CAN Europe): Policy Briefing, 20/07/2022: Comments on the proposal to amend the Recovery and Resilience Facility regulation in the context of REpowerEU https://caneurope.org/comments-on-rrf-of-repowereu/
ClientEarth, 20/07/2022: REPowerEU: CientEarth's comments on the proposed amendments to the Recovery and Resilience Facility https://www.clientearth.org/media/zkwjwc5t/clientearth-comments-repowereu-regulation-proposal_2022.pdf
European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA): Blog, 26/07/2022: Modifying the National Recovery and Resilience Plans: existing opportunities and proposed changes under REPowerEU https://www.eipa.eu/blog/modifying-the-national-recovery-and-resilience-plans-existing-opportunities-and-proposed-changes-under-repowereu/
EPRS: At a Glance, November 2022: REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2022)738193
EPRS: At a Glance, February 2023: Agreement on REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2023)739330

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