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Adopted text 2026-09-16

Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for 2028-2034 sets an indicative envelope of EUR 6 871 148 000 in current prices (EUR 6 100 000 000 in 2025 prices). It splits that amount between Single Market objectives, customs, anti-fraud, taxation and European statistics, and caps administrative and technical support at 5% of the envelope. It sets general and horizontal objectives, adds rules on eligibility, co-financing up to 95%, and restrictions on high-risk suppliers and customs control equipment. It gives the Commission power to adopt work programmes and performance indicators by delegated acts, and repeals five predecessor regulations while letting actions under them run to closure.

Key points

  1. The programme's envelope should be implemented through a transparent, traceable programming structure with a public breakdown of commitments and payments by component, objective and type of action.
  2. Consolidating predecessor programmes should mainly simplify the administrative structure and cut the burden on implementing bodies and beneficiaries, without creating competition for funding between policy areas or weakening customs control and market surveillance.
  3. Union financial interests are to be protected against irregularities, fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest and maladministration; OLAF and the EPPO are empowered to investigate.
  4. The programme should support Member States in improving fraud detection, irregularity reporting and cooperation with investigating authorities, including on VAT fraud.
  5. The programme should fund digital capacity, policy and enforcement work, cooperation between authorities and stakeholders, equipment such as customs control equipment, training, and joint data and statistics, with interoperable solutions.
  6. It should strengthen consumer resilience and trust, support access to reliable information and sustainable consumption, and address vulnerabilities linked to digitalisation.
  7. It should provide stable multi-annual funding to European stakeholder organisations representing consumers, SMEs, environmental and social interests in standardisation.
  8. Customs resources should be clearly specified in annual work programmes, including for cooperation with market surveillance authorities and for the EU Customs Data Hub.
  9. The general objectives are to deepen and enhance the Single Market and Customs Union, protect and empower citizens, consumers and businesses, and ensure safety, security and financial interests with predictability, transparency and accountability.
  10. Specific objectives cover completing the Single Market, supporting customs authorities and the EU Customs Authority, empowering consumers, standard-setting, protecting financial interests from fraud, supporting fair taxation, and producing European statistics.
  11. Horizontal objectives cover cooperation and information exchange between authorities, Union-level digital solutions and interoperability, capacity building, and better evidence-based policymaking.
  12. Grants reimbursing actual eligible costs are capped at a 95% co-financing rate, with up to 100% only in exceptional, justified cases defined in the work programmes.

Who is affected

  • Member States' customs, tax, market surveillance and law enforcement authorities, which may receive funding and must cooperate and exchange information.
  • Consumers, including online and vulnerable consumers, whose protection, safety, information and redress the programme is to strengthen.
  • Businesses, investors and economic operators, which should gain legal certainty, market access and fair competition.
  • Third countries participating in the programme, which must grant access rights to the authorising officer, OLAF and the ECA and pay contributions.
  • High-risk suppliers, which face eligibility restrictions, particularly for customs control and scanning equipment.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 6 871 148 000 in current prices (EUR 6 100 000 000 in 2025 prices) — the programme envelope for 2028-2034.
  • EUR 2 032 053 215 — indicative amount for the objectives in Article 3(2), points (a), (-aa) and (c).
  • EUR 2 997 894 798 — indicative amount for the objective in Article 3(2), point (-ab).
  • EUR 399 529 485 — indicative amount for the objective in Article 3(2), point (e).
  • EUR 523 645 215 — indicative amount for the objective in Article 3(2), point (ea).
  • EUR 918 025 287 — indicative amount for the objective in Article 3(2), point (g).
  • 5% — maximum share of the financial envelope for administrative and technical support costs.
  • 95% — maximum co-financing rate for grants reimbursing actual eligible costs, with up to 100% in exceptional cases.

Legal basis: Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on countering fraud and illegal activities affecting the Union's financial interests.

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