FAQ n.19298

After 1 January 2026, certain ongoing projects will still be invoiced in accordance with repealed Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1253 – please refer to Article 21 ‘Transitional provisions’ of (EU) 2025/2347.

The provisions foresee that:

• (EU) 2025/2347 applies to all new applications submitted on or after 1 January 2026
• (EU) 2025/2347 applies to all working hours performed after 1 January 2026
• for tasks already subject to annual flat fees and ongoing on 1 January 2026, 
  (EU) 2025/2347 applies from the first annual billing cycle starting after 1 January 2026
• for tasks changing from hourly rate to flat fee with (EU) 2025/2347 (refer to Tables 18 to 22 of Annex Part I) projects already ongoing on 1 January 2026 will continue to be invoiced on an hourly basis up to completion of the tasks
• travel costs for missions started after 1 January 2026 shall be charged in accordance with (EU) 2025/2347
• the annual inflation indexation applies from 1 January 2027