Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/439 of 3 March 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 215/2014 as regards the addition of a new thematic objective to the nomenclature of the categories of intervention for the ERDF, the ESF and the Cohesion Fund under the Investment for growth and jobs goal
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/439of 3 March 2021amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 215/2014 as regards the addition of a new thematic objective to the nomenclature of the categories of intervention for the ERDF, the ESF and the Cohesion Fund under the Investment for growth and jobs goalTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320., and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 96(2) thereof,Whereas:(1)Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 215/2014Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 215/2014 of 7 March 2014 laying down rules for implementing Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund with regard to methodologies for climate change support, the determination of milestones and targets in the performance framework and the nomenclature of categories of intervention for the European Structural and Investment Funds (OJ L 69, 8.3.2014, p. 65). sets out the nomenclature of categories of intervention for the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund under the Investment for growth and jobs goal.(2)Article 92b(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/2221 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2020/2221 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards additional resources and implementing arrangements to provide assistance for fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its social consequences and for preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy (REACT-EU) (OJ L 437, 28.12.2020, p. 30)., establishes the new thematic objective "Fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its social consequences and preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy", under which the support from the additional resources from the European Union Recovery Instrument is to be provided. Due to the addition of that thematic objective, Table 5 of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 215/2014 should be amended accordingly.(3)In order to allow for prompt application of the measures provided for in this Regulation, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Coordination Committee for the European Structural and Investment Funds,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: