Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1127

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006^note, and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,Whereas:

(1)With a view to simplifying the use of the European Social Fund ‘ESF’ and reducing the administrative burden for beneficiaries, it is appropriate to increase the scope of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums available for reimbursement to Member States. The standard scales of unit costs and lump sums for reimbursement to Member States should be established on the basis of data submitted by Member States or published by Eurostat and on the basis of methods commonly agreed, including the methods set out in Article 67(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note and Article 14(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013.

(2)Taking into account the significant disparities between Member States regarding the level of costs for a particular type of operation, the definition and amounts of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums may differ according to the type of operation and the Member State concerned in order to reflect their specificities.

(3)Croatia, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdon have submitted methods for defining standard scales of unit costs for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission.

(4)France, the Czech Republic, Malta, Slovakia and Cyprus have submitted methods for either amending existing standard scales of unit costs, or defining additional standard scales of unit costs for reimbursement by the Commission concerning types of operation not yet covered by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195^note.

(5)For the SSUCs relating to operations supporting education and applicable to all Member States except Greece and Denmark, the categories of costs coverd by the SSUCs, and the amounts to be paid where the course does not last one full academic year or in case of part-time participation, should be clarified.

(6)Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 #

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 is amended as follows:

(1)Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation.

(2)Annex III to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.

(3)Annex V to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Regulation.

(4)Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 is replaced by the text in Annex IV to this Regulation.

(5)Annex XIV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 is replaced by the text in Annex V to this Regulation.

(6)Annex XV to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 is replaced by the text in Annex VI to this Regulation.

(7)The text in Annex VII to this Regulation is added as Annex XVI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195.

(8)The text in Annex VIII to this Regulation is added as Annex XVII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195.

(9)The text in Annex IX to this Regulation is added as Annex XVIII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195.

(10)The text in Annex X to this Regulation is added as Annex XIX to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195.

Article 2 #

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Annex I

Annex II

III

Annex IV

Annex V

Annex VI

VII

VIII

Annex IX

Annex X

XIV

Conditions for reimbursement of expenditure on the basis of standard scales of unit costs to all Member States specified

1. Definition of standard scales of unit costs

Type of operations^note	Indicator name	Category of costs	Measurement unit for the indicators	Amounts(in EUR)
Formal education operations (from early childhood education to tertiary level including formal vocational education) in all ESF operational programmes.	Participants in an academic year of formal education.	All eligible costs directly related to providing core goods and services of education^note	Number of participants with verified attendance^note in an academic year of formal education, differentiated by ISCED^note classification.	See point 3^noteThe amounts are for full-time participation in an academic year.In case of part-time participation the amount shall be established on the basis of a pro rata reflecting the participation of the student.In case the course lasts less than one academic year, the amount shall be established on the basis of a pro rata reflecting the duration of the course.In case only part of the course takes part in a formal education institute, the amount shall be established on the basis of a pro rata reflecting the time spent in the education institute.

2. Adjustment of amounts

N/A

3. Amounts per participation in formal education (in EUR)N/A indicates that no data is available for that particular Member State and the indicated education level.

Education level	AT	BE	BG	CY	CZ	DE	EE	FI	HU	IE	IT	ES	HR
Early childhood education ED0	6252	n/a	1415	2700	2040	6662	2941	9897	2439	n/a	3676	3261	2198
Early childhood educational development ED01	6937	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9214	n/a	15714	n/a	n/a	n/a	3039	n/a
Pre-primary education ED02	6127	5893	1415	2700	2040	5793	n/a	8493	n/a	4986	3676	3330	2716
Primary education ED1	8113	7744	898	6594	2079	6201	3426	7952	1287	6471	5176	3816	4592
Primary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2) ED1_2	9669	8327	986	6990	2650	7060	3517	9485	1318	6925	5396	4181	2181
Lower secondary education ED2	11233	9563	1089	7756	3456	7607	3711	12511	1351	8200	5747	4881	n/a
Lower secondary education — general ED24	11233	n/a	1130	7756	3463	7607	3691	12511	1329	8200	5748	4881	n/a
Lower secondary education — vocational ED25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2089	n/a	5930	n/a	4421	n/a	5566	n/a	n/a
Upper secondary education ED3	10785	n/a	1036	7980	3134	7708	3488	7838	3172	8496	5650	5071	1995
Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4) ED3_4	10127	10109	1039	7886	3061	6846	3603	7838	3271	9252	5995	5071	1995
Upper secondary education — general ED34	9395	n/a	921	7281	2629	8045	3194	7199	3288	n/a	n/a	4495	n/a
Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education — general (levels 34 and 44)	9395	10271	921	7281	2450	7988	3194	7199	3288	n/a	n/a	4495	n/a
Upper secondary education — vocational ED35	11690	n/a	1145	11881	3311	7368	4017	8081	2820	n/a	n/a	6188	2826
Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational (levels 35 and 45)	10552	10000	1151	11020	3296	6051	4023	8081	3237	n/a	n/a	6188	2826
Post-secondary non-tertiary education ED4	1341	n/a	2135	n/a	710	3854	4022	n/a	3952	10628	n/a	n/a	n/a
Post-secondary non-tertiary education — ED44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	660	6918	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational ED45	1341	n/a	2135	n/a	931	3539	4022	n/a	3952	10628	n/a	n/a	n/a
Short cycle tertiary education ED5	12098	9089	n/a	1241	6928	5963	n/a	n/a	1994	n/a	4000	4883	n/a
Tertiary education (levels 5-8) ED5-8	9105	7592	885	3637	1849	6450	2712	10199	1837	6562	2197	3637	3258
Tertiary education excluding short-cycle tertiary education (levels 6-8) ED6-8	8525	7534	885	3884	1836	6450	2712	10199	1829	6562	2191	3309	n/a

Education level	FR	LT	LU	LV	MT	NL	PL	PT	RO	SE	SI	SK	UK
Early childhood education ED0	5259	1853	15898	2534	4731	6065	1759	2367	916	13267	4433	2037	3978
Early childhood educational development ED01	n/a	2178	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1606	14879	5344	n/a	4008
Pre-primary education ED02	5259	1789	15898	2534	4731	6065	1759	2367	893	12692	4067	2037	3973
Primary education ED1	4950	2197	16253	3147	5173	6681	2627	3718	674	10390	4985	2348	8777
Primary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2) ED1_2	5828	2141	16575	3143	6048	7757	2638	4227	919	10568	4794	2410	8898
Lower secondary education ED2	6931	2108	17103	3136	7720	9352	2663	5116	1217	10974	4393	2467	9142
Lower secondary education — general ED24	6931	2083	17103	3138	7738	8228	2663	n/a	1217	n/a	4393	2449	9464
Lower secondary education — vocational ED25	n/a	3332	n/a	2944	5821	12367	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3150	6370
Upper secondary education ED3	9225	2362	16722	3087	5162	6995	2336	4411	1236	10858	3482	2607	8701
Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4) ED3_4	9145	2485	16199	3121	5065	6995	2230	4411	1137	10535	3482	2629	8701
Upper secondary education — general ED34	9106	2043	14368	3152	5230	7589	2101	n/a	2820	7908	4241	1932	8895
Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education — general (levels 34 and 44)	9087	2043	14368	3152	5238	7589	2101	n/a	2820	7856	4241	1932	8895
Upper secondary education — vocational ED35	9425	3224	18265	2995	4670	6710	2520	n/a	47	14773	3717	2978	8295
Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational (levels 35 and 45)	9238	3136	17333	3082	4518	6709	2317	n/a	120	13882	3717	2984	8295
Post-secondary non-tertiary education ED4	6088	3030	1189	3667	4463	5056	1057	n/a	423	4146	n/a	3052	n/a
Post-secondary non-tertiary education — ED44	6808	n/a	n/a	n/a	6598	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5639	n/a	n/a	n/a
Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational ED45	5908	3030	1189	3667	4391	5056	1057	n/a	423	3613	n/a	3052	n/a
Short cycle tertiary education ED5	8752	n/a	22145	3050	6322	6205	7791	n/a	n/a	6339	1725	3352	1731
Tertiary education (levels 5-8) ED5-8	6289	2736	33659	2449	8819	6081	2384	1293	1772	10477	3869	1937	2257’

Annex XV

Conditions for reimbursement of expenditure on the basis of standard scales of unit costs to Cyprus

1. Definition of standard scales of unit costs

Type of operations	Indicator name	Category of costs	Measurement unit for the indicators	Amounts(in EUR)
1.“School and Social Inclusion Actions” under Priority Axis 3 of Operational Programme Employment, Human Resources and Social Cohesion (CCI 2014CY05M9OP001).	(1) Rate for one period of 45 minutes for teachers hired on contract.(2) Daily rate for permanent and temporary teachers.	All costs including direct staff costs.	(1) Number of hours worked.(2) Number of days worked.	(1) 21 per 45-minute period(2) 300 per day
2.“Establishment and Functioning of a Central ADMINISTRATION of Welfare Benefits Service” under Priority Axis 3 of Operational Programme Employment, Human Resources and Social Cohesion (CCI 2014CY05M9OP001).	Monthly rate for permanent and temporary government employees.	All costs including direct staff costs.	Number of months worked differentiated by salary scale.	Salary Scales \|Α1 \| 1794A2 \| 1857A3 \| 2007A4 \| 2154A5 \| 2606A6 \| 3037A7 \| 3404A8 \| 3733A9 \| 4365A10 \| 4912A11 \| 5823A12 \| 6475A13 \| 7120
Salary Scales
Α1	1794
A2	1857
A3	2007
A4	2154
A5	2606
A6	3037
A7	3404
A8	3733
A9	4365
A10	4912
A11	5823
A12	6475
A13	7120
3.Disability and functionality assessments under Priority Axis 3 of Operational Programme Employment, Human Resources and Social Cohesion (CCI 2014CY05M9OP001).	(1) Provision of a disability assessment.(2) Provision of a disability and functionality assessment.	All categories of costs.	Number of assessments carried out.	(1) Disability assessment:190(2) Disability and functionality assessment: 303

2. Adjustment of amounts

Not applicable.’

XVI

Conditions for reimbursement of expenditure on the basis of standard scales of unit costs to Croatia

1. Definition of standard scales of unit costs

Type of operations	Indicator name	Category of costs	Measurement unit for the indicators	Amounts(in HRK)
1.Improving access to education for disadvantaged students at pre-tertiary level by providing targeted professional support to students through teaching assistants under Priority Axis 3 “Education and Lifelong learning” of the Operational Programme “Efficient Human Resources” (2014HR05M9OP001)	Months worked by a teaching assistant	All eligible costs of the operation	Number of months worked	4530,18

2. Adjustment of amounts

Not applicable.’

XVII

Conditions for reimbursement of expenditure on the basis of standard scales of unit costs to Ireland

1. Definition of standard scales of unit costs

Type of operations	Indicator name^note	Category of costs	Measurement unit for the indicators	Amounts(in EUR)
1.Training for the unemployed provided by Education and Training Boards (ETB) under Priority Axis 1 of the Operational Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (2014IE05M90P001).	Successful result recorded for a participant on the “Bridging” programme.	All eligible costs of the operation.	Number of successful results per participant.	1316
2.Training for the unemployed provided by Education and Training Boards (ETB) under Priority Axis 1 of the Operational Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (2014IE05M90P001).	Successful result recorded for a participant on the “Specific Skills Training” programme.	All eligible costs of the operation.	Number of successful results.	1631
3.Training for the unemployed provided by Education and Training Boards (ETB) under Priority Axes 1 and 4 of the Operational Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (2014IE05M90P001).	Successful result recorded for a participant on the “Traineeship” programme.	All eligible costs of the operation.	Number of successful results.	1513
4.Training for the unemployed provided by Education and Training Boards (ETB) under Priority Axes 1 and 4 of the Operational Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (2014IE05M90P001).	Successful result recorded for a participant on the “Community Training Centre” programme.	All eligible costs of the operation.	Number of successful results.	4718
5.Training for the unemployed provided by Education and Training Boards (ETB) under Priority Axis 1 and 4 of the Operational Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (2014IE05M90P001).	Successful result recorded for a participant on the “Local Training Initiatives” programme.	All eligible costs of the operation.	Number of successful results.	1658

2. Adjustment of amounts

Not applicable.’

XVIII

Conditions for reimbursement of expenditure on the basis of standard scales of unit costs to Spain

1. Definition of standard scales of unit costs

Type of operations	Indicator name	Category of costs	Measurement unit for the indicators	Amounts(in EUR)
1.Vocational Training included in the Catalogue of Training Specialities of the State Public Employment Service^note —All Operational Programmes supported by the ESF	Hours of participation in a training course.	All eligible costs of the operation.	Number of hours per participant on the condition that the participant:(1) obtained a professional certification, accreditation or diploma after positive evaluation, obtained an attendance certificate for a completed training action, or equivalent validation depending on the national rules; or(2) discontinued the training due to job placement.For (1) the number of hours of participation by a participant corresponds to the total number of hours of the course (defined in the Training Specialities Catalogue)For (2), only the number of hours actually participated may be taken into account.For both instructor-led and online training, reimbursement will be for a maximum of 20 participants per group.	8,58 per hour of instructor-led training^note4,5 per hour of online training

2. Adjustment of amounts

Not applicable.’

XIX

Conditions for reimbursement of expenditure on the basis of standard scales of unit costs to the United Kingdom

1. Definition of standard scales of unit costs

Type of operations	Indicator name	Category of costs	Measurement unit for the indicators	Amounts
Apprenticeships under Priority Axis 3 of the Northern Ireland ESF Operational Programme (2014UK05SFOP004)	Employed participants aged 16 years and above working towards a full formal apprenticeship.	All eligible costs of the operation.	Number of participants working towards a full formal apprenticeship.	Amounts will be calculated according to:age and disability status of the participant,the milestone and qualification level achieved,the funding category and level of the apprenticeship,as set out in point 3 below.

2. Adjustment of amounts

Not applicable.

3. Amounts (in GBP)

	LEVEL 2 APPRENTICESHIP — Young Person
	Trigger Point	Funding Categories (Note 1)	Disability Supplement
1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Approval of the personal training plan	330	330	330	330	330	330	610
2	Milestones (Note 2)
	Achievement of 20 %-25 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units^note	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
	Achievement of 40 %-45 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
	Achievement of 60 %-65 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
	Achievement of 80 %-85 % Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
3	Achievement of Essential Skills (Note 3)	330	330	330	330	330	330	0
4	Achievement of National Vocational Qualification Level 2	330	380	440	550	600	660	220
5	Achievement of full Level 2 Apprenticeship Framework	330	380	440	820	880	930	0
6	Employer Incentive	500	500	500	750	750	750	0

	LEVEL 2 APPRENTICESHIP — Adult
	Trigger Point	Funding Categories (Note 1)	Disability Supplement
1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Approval of the personal training plan	165	165	165	165	165	165	305
2	Milestone Payments (Note 2)
	Achievement of 20 %-25 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
	Achievement of 40 %-45 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
	Achievement of 60 %-65 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
	Achievement of 80 %-85 % Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
3	Achievement of Essential Skills (Note 3)	165	165	165	165	165	165	0
4	Achievement of National Vocational Qualification Level 2	165	190	220	275	300	330	110
5	Achievement of full Level 2 Apprenticeship Framework	165	190	220	410	440	465	0
6	Employer Incentive	250	250	250	375	375	375	0

	LEVEL 3 (PROGRESSION ROUTE) APPRENTICESHIP — Young Person
	Trigger Point	Funding Categories (Note 1)	Disability Supplement
1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Approval of the personal training plan	220	220	220	220	220	220	610
2	Milestone Payments (Note 2)
	Achievement of 20 %-25 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
	Achievement of 40 %-45 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
	Achievement of 60 %-65 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
	Achievement of 80 %-85 % Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
3	Achievement of Essential Skills (Note 3)	330	330	330	330	330	330	0
4	Achievement of National Vocational Qualification Level 3	770	820	880	990	1040	1100	220
5	Achievement of full Level 3 Apprenticeship Framework	990	1150	1320	1870	2030	2200	0
6	Employer Incentive	500	500	500	750	750	750	0

	LEVEL 3 (PROGRESSION ROUTE) APPRENTICESHIP — Adult Apprentices (ADULT)
	Trigger Point	Funding Categories (Note 1)	Disability Supplement
1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Approval of the personal training plan	110	110	110	110	110	110	305
2	Milestone Payments (Note 2)
	Achievement of 20 %-25 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
	Achievement of 40 %-45 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
	Achievement of 60 %-65 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
	Achievement of 80 %-85 % Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
3	Achievement of Essential Skills (Note 3)	165	165	165	165	165	165	0
4	Achievement of National Vocational Qualification Level 3	385	410	440	495	520	550	110
5	Achievement of full Level 3 Apprenticeship Framework	495	575	660	935	1015	1100	0
6	Employer Incentive	250	250	250	375	375	375	0

	LEVEL 3 (LEVEL 2 EN ROUTE) APPRENTICESHIP (Note 4) — Young Person
	Trigger Point	Funding Categories (Note 1)	Disability Supplement
1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Approval of the personal training plan	330	330	330	330	330	330	610
2	Milestone Payments (Note 2)
	Achievement of 20 %-25 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
	Achievement of 40 %-45 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
	Achievement of 60 %-65 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
	Achievement of 80 %-85 % Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
4	Achievement of National Vocational Qualification Level 2	660	710	770	990	1040	1100	220

	Retention/Start Payment (Note 5)	220	220	220	220	220	220	610
2	Milestone Payments (Note 2)
	Achievement of 20 %-25 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
	Achievement of 40 %-45 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
	Achievement of 60 %-65 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
	Achievement of 80 %-85 % Apprenticeship Framework Units	380	440	490	710	770	820	220
3	Achievement of Essential Skills (Note 2)	330	330	330	330	330	330	0
4	Achievement of National Vocational Qualification Level 3	770	820	880	990	1040	1100	220
5	Achievement of full Level 3 Apprenticeship Framework	990	1150	1320	1870	2030	2200	0
6	Employer Incentive	1000	1000	1000	1500	1500	1500	0

	LEVEL 3 (LEVEL 2 EN ROUTE) APPRENTICESHIP (Note 4) — Adult Apprentices (ADULT)
	Trigger Point	Funding Categories (Note 1)	Disability Supplement
1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Approval of the personal training plan	165	165	165	165	165	165	305
2	Milestone Payments (Note 2)
	Achievement of 20 %-25 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
	Achievement of 40 %-45 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
	Achievement of 60 %-65 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
	Achievement of 80 %-85 % Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
4	Achievement of National Vocational Qualification Level 2	330	355	385	495	520	550	110

	Retention/Start Payment (Note 5)	110	110	110	110	110	110	305
2	Milestone Payments (Note 2)
	Achievement of 20 %-25 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
	Achievement of 40 %-45 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
	Achievement of 60 %-65 % of Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
	Achievement of 80 %-85 % Apprenticeship Framework Units	190	220	245	355	385	410	110
3	Achievement of Essential Skills (Note 3)	165	165	165	165	165	165	0
4	Achievement of National Vocational Qualification Level 3	385	410	440	495	520	550	110
5	Achievement of full Level 3 Apprenticeship Framework	495	575	660	935	1015	1100	0
6	Employer Incentive	500	500	500	750	750	750	0

Notes:1.The full list of apprenticeship frameworks and the funding categories to which they belong are set out in Annexes 1 and 2 of the “ApprenticeshipsNI 2017 Operational Requirements”, available at https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/publications/apprenticeship-guidelines2.Milestone payments will be paid on completion of milestones/units of the agreed overall framework. To calculate the percentage of achievement, the completion of whole units or parts of units within the framework shall be considered in accordance with the “ApprenticeshipsNI 2017 Operational Requirements”, available at https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/publications/apprenticeship-guidelines3.Essential Skills consist of Communication, Application of Number and ICT. The amount for essential skills is limited to one payment per participant of GBP 55 per Adult/GBP 110 per young person in respect of each Essential Skill of Communication, Application of Number and ICT.4.In a Level 3 (Level 2 en route) apprenticeship, an apprentice with previous experience of study at Level 2 can undertake a Level 3 framework taking their prior learning and achievement into consideration. This may make it possible for the apprentice to progress to Level 3 without completing the full Level 2 framework.5.Applicable when a participant has completed and achieved all components of the Level 2 qualification en route to the Level 3 apprenticeship.’