Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 of 9 July 2015 on supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund, regarding the definition of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission to Member States

Subject matter and scope

Article 1

This Regulation establishes the standard scales of unit costs and lump sums that may be used by the Commission for reimbursing expenditure to Member States.

Types of operations

Article 2

The types of operations covered by the reimbursement on the basis of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums in accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 are set out in the Annexes.

Definition of standard scales of unit costs and lumps sums and their amounts

Article 3

The definition and the amounts of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums in accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 for each type of operations are set out in the Annexes.

Adjustment of amounts

Article 4

1.   The amounts set out in the Annexes shall be adjusted in accordance with the methods set out in the Annexes. 2.   The amounts adjusted in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be applied when reimbursing expenditure related to those parts of the operations which are carried out on and after the date of adjustment.

Entry in force

Article 5

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

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Conditions for reimbursement of expenditure on the basis of standard scales of unit costs to Sweden 1.    Definition of standard scales of unit costs Type of operations  ( 1 ) Indicator name Category of costs Measurement unit for the indicator Amounts 1. Operations supported under priority axis 1 ‘Supply of skills’ of the Operational Programme (Nationellt socialfondsprogram för investering för tillväxt och sysselsättning 2014-2020) (CCI-2014SE05M9OP001) Hours worked Wage of staff working on the operation Number of hours worked  ( 2 ) Wage group (SSYK code  ( 3 ) ) Region: Stockholm (SE 11) (unit cost per hour — amount in SEK  ( 4 ) ) All regions except Stockholm (SE 12-33) (unit cost per hour — amount in SEK) 1 (912 – 913 -919 -921) 229 234 2 (414 – 415 – 421 – 422 -512 – 513 – 514 – 515 – 522 – 611 – 612 -613 – 614 -826) 257 254 3 (331 – 348 – 411 – 412 – 413 – 419 – 711 – 712 – 713 – 714 – 721 – 722 – 723 – 724 – 731 – 732 – 734 – 741 – 742 – 743 – 811 – 812 – 813 – 814 – 815 – 816 – 817 – 821 – 822 – 823 -824 – 825 – 827 – 828 – 829 -831 – 832 – 833 – 834 – 914 – 915 – 931 – 932 – 933) 297 282 4 (223 – 232 – 233 – 234 – 235 – 243 – 249 – 313 – 322 – 323 – 324 – 332 – 342 – 343 – 344 – 345 – 346 – 347 – 511 – 011) 338 313 5 (213 – 221 – 231 – 241 – 244 – 245 – 246 – 247 – 248 – 311 – 312 – 315 – 321 – 341) 419 366 6 (211 – 212 – 214 – 222 – 242 – 314) 554 517 7 A (121) 739 739 7 B (111-123) 801 625 7 C (131-122) 525 429 2. Operations supported under priority axis 1 ‘Supply of skills’ of the Operational Programme (Nationellt socialfondsprogram för investering för tillväxt och sysselsättning 2014-2020)(CCI-2014SE05M9OP001) Hours participated in the operation Participant's wage Number of hours participated  ( 2 ) Region: Stockholm (SE 11) (unit cost per hour — amount in SEK) All regions except Stockholm (SE 12-33) (unit cost per hour — amount in SEK) 229 234 3. Operations supported under priority axis 2 ‘Increased transition to work’ and priority axis 3 ‘Youth Employment Initiative’ of Operational Programme (Nationellt socialfondsprogram för investering för tillväxt och sysselsättning 2014-2020) (CCI-2014SE05M9OP001) Hours worked Wage of staff working on the operation Number of hours worked  ( 2 ) Occupational category Region: Stockholm (SE 11) (unit cost per hour — amount in SEK) All regions except Stockholm (SE 12-33) (unit cost per hour — amount in SEK) Project leader for operations where the total eligible expenditure as stated in the document setting out the conditions for support is above 20 million in SEK) 535 435 Project leader for operations where the total eligible expenditure as stated in the document setting out the conditions for support is below or equal to 20 million in SEK)/assistant project leader for operations where the total eligible expenditure as stated in the document setting out the conditions for support is above 20 million in SEK) 478 405 Project worker 331 300 Project economist 427 363 Administrator 297 270 4. Operations supported under priority axis 2 ‘Increased transition to work’ and priority axis 3 ‘Youth Employment Initiative’ of Operational Programme (Nationellt socialfondsprogram för investering för tillväxt och sysselsättning 2014-2020) (CCI- 2014SE05M9OP001) Hours participated in the operation Participant's allowance Number of hours participated  ( 2 ) Financial assistance (unit cost per hour) Age (SEK) 18-24 years 32 25-29 years 40 30-64 years 46   Activity grant and development allowance (unit cost per hour) Age (SEK) 15-19 years 17 20-24 years 33 25-29 years 51 30-44 years 55 45-69 years 68   Social security and sickness benefit (unit cost per hour) Age (SEK) 19-29 years (social security benefit) 51 30-64 years (sickness benefit) 58   Sickness benefit, rehabilitation benefit, and work and professional injury benefit (unit cost per hour) Age (SEK) – 19 years 48 20-64 years 68 2.    Adjustment of amounts The unit costs in the table shall apply to the hours worked or participated in 2015. Except for the unit costs relating to participant's allowances, referred to in point 4 of the table, which will not be adjusted, these values shall be automatically increased on the 1st of January each year as from 2016 until 2023 by 2 %. ( 1 )   The amounts of standard scales of unit costs shall apply only to the parts of operations that cover the categories of costs set out in this Annex. ( 2 )   The total number of hours declared in a year may not be higher than the standard number of annual hours worked in Sweden, which is equal to 1 862 hours. ( 3 )   Professional code applicable in Sweden. ( 4 )   Currency in Sweden.

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II Conditions for reimbursement of expenditure on the basis of standard scales of unit costs to France 1.    Definition of standard scales of unit costs Type of operations Indicator name Category of costs Measurement unit for the indicator Amounts (in EUR) ‘Garantie Jeunes’ supported under priority axis 1 ‘Accompagner les jeunes NEET vers et dans l'emploi’ of the operational programme ‘PROGRAMME OPÉRATIONNEL NATIONAL POUR LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DE L'INITIATIVE POUR L'EMPLOI DES JEUNES EN METROPOLE ET OUTRE-MER’ (CCI-2014FR05M9OP001) Young NEET  ( 1 ) with a positive result under ‘Garantie Jeunes’ at the latest 12 months following the start of coaching — allowances paid to the participant; — activation costs incurred by the ‘missions locales’ Number of young NEETs who have one of the following results at the latest 12 months following the start of the coaching: — entered vocational skills training leading to a certification, whether by: — entering training in lifelong learning; or — entering basic training; or — started a company; or — found a job; or — has spent at least 80 working days in a (paid or not) professional environment 3 600 2.    Adjustment of amounts The standard scale of unit cost in the table is based partly on a standard scale of unit cost funded entirely by France. Out of the 3 600 EUR, 1 600 EUR correspond to the standard scale of unit cost set out by the ‘instruction ministérielle du 11 octobre 2013 relative à l'expérimentation Garantie Jeunes prise pour l'application du décret 2013-80 du 1 er octobre 2013 ainsi que par l'instruction ministérielle du 20 mars 2014 ’ to cover the costs borne by the Youth Public Employment Services ‘Missions Locales’ to coach each NEET entering the ‘Garantie Jeunes’. The standard scale of unit cost defined in section 1 shall be updated by the Member State in line with adjustments under national rules to the standard scale of unit cost of EUR 1 600 mentioned in paragraph 1 above that covers the costs borne by the Youth Public Employment Services. ( 1 )   Young person not in employment, education or training that participates in an operation supported by the ‘PROGRAMME OPÉRATIONNEL NATIONAL POUR LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DE L'INITIATIVE POUR L'EMPLOI DES JEUNES EN METROPOLE ET OUTRE-MER’