Artikel 9 Übergangsbestimmungen

This is a transitional article that addresses how the regulation's cost estimation and reporting mechanisms apply during the initial start-up period.

It bridges the gap between the regulation coming into force and the first full annual cycle, ensuring that costs incurred before the standard machinery was operational are properly accounted for.

It connects directly to the cost estimation rules in Article 2, the reporting obligations in Article 8, and the budgetary procedure in Article 6.

Important points:

• The Commission may roll early costs incurred between 16 November 2022 and 31 December 2023 into the first 2024 cost estimation, provided those costs were not already covered by Union budget appropriations for 2023.
• The Commission is required to publish its first report under Article 8 by 31 March 2024, covering the entire period from 16 November 2022 to 31 December 2023.
• Any costs already paid from existing 2023 Union budget appropriations must be listed separately in that first report and are excluded from the surplus/deficit balance calculation.