Source: European Parliament
1. The disbursement of the financial contribution allocated to Italy under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is linked to the satisfactorily fulfilment of the milestones and targets outlined in the annex to the Council Implementing Decision on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Italy (CID Annex).[1]
With reference to the investment on the Development of Rapid Mass Transport systems, targets M2C2-25bis, M2C2-25ter and M2C2-26 will be assessed in the context of the tenth payment request. The satisfactorily fulfilment of said targets will be assessed based on the requirements outlined in the CID Annex.
When the Commission assesses that not all milestones and targets associated with an instalment are satisfactorily met, the Commission can make a partial payment; an amount of the payment of the instalment related to a non-fulfilled milestone or target will then be suspended, in line with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241.
2. Due to the performance-based nature of the RRF, the implementation of the measures linked to the plan (and the related coverage of costs) falls under the Member State’s responsibility. Therefore, the way in which the central administration might seek compensations from the implementing authorities in the event of a delay is a matter of national procedures, which falls outside the scope of Regulation (EU) 2021/241[2].