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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 20.5.2026

COM(2026) 257 final

2026/0131 (NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION

amending the Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment

of the recovery and resilience plan for Spain

{SWD(2026) 135 final}

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2026/0131 (NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION

amending the Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment

of the recovery and resilience plan for Spain

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of

12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility1, and in particular Article

20(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Following the submission of the national recovery and resilience plan (‘RRP’) by

Spain on 3 April 2021, the Commission proposed its positive assessment to the

Council. On 13 July 2021, the Council approved the positive assessment by means of

an implementing decision2 (‘the Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021’).

The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 was amended by the Council

Implementing Decisions of 17 October 20233, 14 May 20244, 21 January 20255, 13

May 20256, 12 June 20257, 10 October 20258, and 20 January 20269.

(2) On 10 March 2026, Spain made a reasoned request to the Commission to make a

proposal to amend the Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 in accordance

with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 on the grounds that the RRP is

partially no longer achievable because of objective circumstances. On that basis, Spain

has submitted an amended RRP.

Amendments based on Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241

(3) The amendments to the RRP submitted by Spain because of objective circumstances

concern 62 measures.

1 OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17, ELI: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/241/oj 2 ST 10150/21 INIT; ST 10150/21 ADD 1 REV 2. 3 ST 13695/23 INIT; ST 13695/23 REV 1 (en); ST 13695/23 ADD 1 REV 1. 4 ST 9303/24 INIT; ST 9303/24 ADD 1. 5 ST 17099/24 INIT; ST 17099/24 ADD 1. 6 ST 8053/25 INIT; ST 8053/25 ADD 1. 7 ST 9583/25 INIT; ST 9583/25 ADD1; ST 9583/25 ADD 1 COR 1; ST 10408/25. 8 ST 13075/25 INIT; ST 13075/25 ADD 1. 9 ST 17031/25 INIT; ST 17031/25ADD1; ST 17031/25 COR1 (es).

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(4) Spain has explained that one measure has been amended due to lack of demand. This

concerns C13.I3 (Digitalisation and Innovation and subsidy scheme for the

digitalisation of companies). On this basis, Spain has requested that that measure be

amended. The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended

accordingly.

(5) Spain has explained that 59 measures have been amended to implement better

alternatives that allow the administrative burden to be reduced and simplify the

Council Implementing Decision, while still achieving the objectives of those

measures. This concerns C1.I1 (Low-emission areas and transformation of urban and

metropolitan transport), C1.I2 (Incentive scheme for the installation of recharging

points, the purchase of electric vehicles and innovation in electro-mobility), C1.I3

(Measures to improve the attractiveness and accessibility of the railway network),

C3.I1 (Plan to enhance efficiency and sustainability in irrigation), C3.I12 (Plan to

improve efficiency and sustainability in irrigation), C10.I1 (Investment in Just

Transition), C11.R1 (Reform for the modernisation and digitalisation of the

administration), C11.I1 (Modernisation of the General State Administration), C11.I3

(Digital transformation and modernisation of the Ministry of Territorial Policy and

Democratic Memory, Ministry of Digital Transformation and Public Service, and the

regional and local administrations, as well as the National Health Service), C11.I4

(Energy transition plan in the General State Administration), C11.I6 (Cybersecurity),

C12.R2 (Waste policy and boosting the circular economy), C12.I2 (Programme to

boost competitiveness and industrial sustainability), C12.I4 (Reinforcing the industry

of the semiconductors value chain), C12.I5 (Subsidy scheme to support the circular

economy), C12.I6 (Subsidy scheme to support strategic projects in the value chain of

electric cars and other industrial sectors (grants)), C12.I7 (Support scheme to strategic

projects in the value chain of electric cars (loans)), C13.R3 (Revision of Securities

Markets and Investment Services Law); C13.I1 (Entrepreneurship), C13.I4 (Support

for Trade), C13.I5 (Internationalisation), C13.I10 (The COVID-19 Business

Recapitalisation Fund (FONREC)), C13.I12 (ENISA Entrepreneurship and SME

Fund), C13.I14 (Equity injection into ICO). C14.I2 (Smart destination platform and

digitalisation of the tourism sector), C14.I3 (Tourism resilience for extra-peninsular

territories), C14.I4 (Special actions in the field of competitiveness), C15.I2

(Enhancing connectivity in centres of reference), C16.R1 (National AI Strategy),

C17.I6 (Health), C17.I9 (Aerospace), C17.I10 (Loan support under PERTE Health and

PERTE Aerospace), C18.R3 (State Agency for Public Health, appointment and

reappointment of Centres, Services and Units of Reference (CSURs), and

reorganisation of care not managed by those Centres), C18.I3 (Increased capacities to

respond to health crises), C18.I4 (Training of health professionals and improving the

treatment of patients with rare diseases), C18.I5 (Plan to rationalise the consumption

of pharmaceuticals and promote sustainability, and expand the portfolio of genomic

services in the National Health System), C18.I6 (National Health Data Space), C19.I1

(Transversal digital skills), C19.I4 (Digital professionals), C20.I1 (Skills

development), C20.I3 (Offer expansion and internationalisation of vocational

training), C21.R2 (New curriculum model to improve the quality of education), C21.I2

(Program for orientation, progress and educational enrichment (“PROA+”), C21.I3

(Support to vulnerable students), C21.I5 (University digital capacities and education),

C22.R5 (Improvement of the system of non-contributory financial benefits of the

General State Administration), C22.I1 (Long-term care and support plan:

deinstitutionalisation, equipment and technology), C22.I3 (Spain Accessible Country

Plan), C22.I4 (Plan Spain protects you from violence against women), C23.I5

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(Governance and boost of policies to support activation, C23.I6 (Comprehensive plan

to boost the social economy), C23.I7 (Promoting inclusive growth by linking social

inclusion policies to the national minimum income scheme (‘IMV’)), C24.I2

(Boosting culture across the territory), C26.I3 (Promotion of sports), C31.I1

(Investment promoting self-consumption (based on renewable energy and behind-the-

meter storage)), C31.I2 (Scheme to support the production and uptake of renewable

hydrogen), C31.I3 (Subsidy Scheme to support the decarbonisation of the industrial

sector and value chain of renewable energy sources and storage), C31.I6 (Subsidy

scheme for decarbonisation projects (grants), and C32.I1 (Green and sustainable

mobility and infrastructure). On this basis, Spain has requested that those measures be

amended. Furthermore, Spain has requested that the implementation timeline of target

311 be extended. The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be

amended accordingly.

(6) Spain has explained that milestone 280 under C18.I2 (Public health campaigns and

actions) is no longer achievable within the timeline envisaged, because of the need to

follow verification procedures that are lengthier than initially planned but more

conducive to meet the policy objectives of the measure. On this basis, Spain has

requested that the implementation timeline of milestone 280 be extended. The Council

Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

(7) Following the decrease in the level of implementation of measure C13.I3

(Digitalisation and Innovation and subsidy scheme for the digitalisation of companies)

in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Spain has requested to

use the resources freed up to increase the level of implementation of C13.I14 (Equity

injection into ICO). On this basis, Spain has requested that the level of implementation

of one measure be increased. The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021

should be amended accordingly.

(8) Following the Judgment of 15 May 2025 of the Court of Justice of the European

Union in Joined Cases C-623/23 [Melbán] and C-626/23 [Sergamo]

(ECLI:EU:C:2025:358), the Commission considers that milestone 412 under Reform 4

(Streamlining of maternity add-ons) of Component 30 (Pensions) contains

requirements that are incompatible with Union law. To ensure that the Recovery and

Resilience Facility only supports measures that are compliant with Union law,

milestone 412 should be removed. In order to ensure that the policy objective that

milestone 412 intended to contribute is still addressed in the Council Implementing

Decision, milestone 412a under Reform 6 (Measures to support gender equality in

public office and policy making and enhance labour protections) of Component 22

(Action plan for the care economy, strengthening equality and inclusion policies)

should be added. The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be

amended accordingly.

Distribution of milestones and targets

(9) The distribution of milestones and targets in instalments should be amended to take

into account the amendments to the RRP and the indicative timeline presented by

Spain.

Corrections of clerical errors

(10) Eight clerical errors have been identified in the text of the Council Implementing

Decision of 13 July 2021, affecting seven milestones and targets and one measure

under eight components. The Council Implementing Decision should be amended to

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correct these clerical errors that do not reflect the content of the RRP submitted to the

Commission on 3 April 2021, as agreed between the Commission and Spain. Those

clerical errors relate to target 427 under C5.I1 (Treatment, sanitation, efficiency,

savings, re-use and infrastructure safety (DSEAR) actions), milestones 93 and 94

under C6.I2 (Trans-European Network for Transport Program, other works), milestone

123 under C8.R3 (Regulatory framework for a more flexible energy system), target

221 under C14.I1 (Transformation of the tourism model towards sustainability),

milestone 276 under C18.R4 (Regulation of hard-to-fill posts or areas, working hours,

on-call duties, retributions, training, work-life balance, retention of talent of healthcare

professionals, teaching or research, and strengthening professional skills), milestone

324 under C22.I2 (Plan for the Modernisation of Social Services - Technological

transformation, innovation, training and strengthening childcare), target 356 under

C24.I2 (Boosting culture across the territory), and the description of the following

measure, C13.I11 (Guarantee Instrument SGR-CERSA). These corrections do not

affect the assessment or the implementation of the RRP.

Commission’s assessment

(11) The Commission has assessed the amended RRP against the assessment criteria laid

down in Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241.

(12) The Commission considers that the amendments put forward by Spain do not affect

the positive assessment of the RRP set out in the Council Implementing Decision of 13

July 2021 regarding the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and coherence of the RRP

against the assessment criteria laid down in Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241

points (a), (b), (c), (d),(da), (db), (e), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k).

Contribution to the digital transition

(13) In accordance with Article 19(3), point (f), of, and criterion 2.6 of Annex V to,

Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the amended RRP contains measures that contribute to a

large extent (rating A) to the digital transition or to addressing the challenges resulting

from it. The measures supporting digital objectives account for an amount which

represents 22,7 % of the amended RRP’s total allocation calculated in accordance with

the methodology set out in Annex VII to that Regulation.

(14) The amendments to the contribution to the digital transition relate to the correction of

a clerical error resulting from the inclusion of the REPowerEU chapter in the digital

tagging of the plan in the previous revision, the rectification of the digital tagging of

certain projects under measure C13.I3 (Digitalisation and Innovation and subsidy

scheme for the digitalisation of companies), to ensure that these projects retain their

original classification of a 40% digital contribution, and to the decrease in the level of

implementation of measure C13.I3. Overall, the amendments to Spain’s RRP entail a

net increase in the overall contribution to the digital target of the RRP by 1,2 % to 22,7

% from 21,5%. The limited scope of these amendments does not change the overall

assessment of this criterion.

Financial contribution

(15) The estimated total costs of Spain’s amended RRP is EUR 102 575 266 373. As the

amount of the estimated total cost of the amended RRP is higher than the updated

maximum financial contribution available for Spain, the financial contribution

determined in accordance with Article 4a of Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 of the

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European Parliament and of the Council10, and with Article 20(4) and Article 21a(6) of

Regulation (EU) 2021/241 that is allocated for Spain’s amended RRP should be equal

to EUR 79 854 183 024. Therefore, the financial contribution made available to Spain

remains unchanged.

Loans

(16) The loan support made available to Spain amounting to EUR 22 705 547 373 remains

unchanged.

(17) The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should therefore be amended

accordingly. For the sake of clarity, the Annex to the Council Implementing Decision

of 13 July 2021 should be replaced entirely.

(18) This Decision should be without prejudice to the outcome of any procedures relating

to the award of Union funds under any Union programme other than the Facility or to

procedures relating to distortions of the operation of the internal market that may be

undertaken, in particular under Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty. It does not override

the requirement for Member States to notify instances of potential State aid to the

Commission under Article 108 of the Treaty,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Approval of the assessment of the RRP

The assessment of the amended RRP for Spain on the basis of the criteria provided for in

Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 is approved.

Article 2

Amendments

The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the

recovery and resilience plan for Spain is amended as follows:

the Annex is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 3

Addressee

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

10 Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2021

establishing the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (OJ L 357, 8.10.2021, p. 1,

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1755/oj).

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 20.5.2026

COM(2026) 257 final

ANNEX

ANNEX

to the

Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION

amending the Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment

of the recovery and resilience plan for Spain

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ANNEX

SECTION 1: REFORMS AND INVESTMENTS UNDER THE RECOVERY

AND RESILIENCE PLAN

1. Description of Reforms and Investments

A. COMPONENT 01: SUSTAINABLE, SAFE AND CONNECTED MOBILITY

SHOCK PLAN IN URBAN AND METROPOLITAN ENVIRONMENTS

This component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan addresses challenges concerning air

quality, which mainly affect major metropolitan areas, and have led to more than 20 000 premature

deaths in Spain in 2018. The overarching objective of the reforms and investments in this component

is to transit towards a clean, safe and smart urban mobility. The specific objectives pursued by this

component are the following:•accelerate the implementation of low-emission zones in all

municipalities with more than 50 000 inhabitants and the capitals of the provinces, and the penetration

of electric mobility;

• promote active mobility, as well as other measures to help reduce the use of private cars;

• the digital and sustainable transformation of the public transport sector as a real alternative to

the use of private vehicles;

• improving the quality and reliability of the short-distance railway services to increase its

effective use in metropolitan environments, to the detriment of the private vehicle;

• optimising traffic management and facilitating decision making to promote cleaner mobility.

The component addresses the Country Specific Recommendations on promoting public and private

investment fostering the green and digital transition and sustainable transport (Country Specific

Recommendation 3 2020), promoting investments in innovation and in energy efficiency and rail

freight infrastructure (Country Specific Recommendation 3 2019), as well as on strengthening

cooperation across level of governments (Country Specific Recommendation 4 2019).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of

the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with

the ‘Do no significant harm’ (‘DNSH’) Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

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A.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C1.R1) - Roll-out plan for recharging and boosting electric vehicle infrastructure

The objective of this measure is to strengthen the operational and regulatory framework facilitating

the deployment of recharging infrastructure to boost the use of electric vehicles.

The reform shall consist of the adoption of the following regulatory framework that aims at removing

the barriers currently hampering the diffusion of charging points:

• Royal Decree regulating publicly accessible charging services and ensuring the proper and

reliable functioning of the points installed;

• Royal Decree Law 23/2020 of 23 June 2020, contributing to speed up the processing of

recharging infrastructure by declaring the charging facilities with a power above 250kW to be

of public benefit;

• Order TMA/178/2020, reducing the administrative burden for the approval and deployment

of electricity charging facilities at fuel filling stations;

• Amended Technical Building Code, increasing the minimum amounts of electric vehicle

charging infrastructure in both residential and tertiary car parks, exceeding the minimum

requirements of the Energy Efficiency in Buildings Directive; and

• Amended Low Voltage Electrotechnical Regulation, incorporating obligations for charging

infrastructure in car parks, which are not linked to a building.

The implementation of the reform shall be completed by 30 June 2022.

Reform 2 (C1.R2) - Mobility Law

The objective of this measure is to support sustainable mobility.

This measure consists in the entry into force of the Law on Sustainable Mobility.

Investment 1 (C1.I1) - Low-emission areas and transformation of urban and metropolitan transport

The objective of this investment is to foster sustainable mobility and safety in roads.

This measure consists in the implementation of projects promoting sustainable mobility or safety in

roads, and the completion of activities relating to (a) scrapping of vehicles, (b) purchase of low carbon

energy emission vehicles, (c) purchase of semi-trailers or (d) installation of recharging infrastructure

for electric vehicles.

Investment 2 (C1.I2) – Incentive scheme for the installation of recharging points, the purchase of

electric vehicles and innovation in electro-mobility

The objective of this investment is to incentivise electromobility.

This measure consists in subsidies for implementing innovation projects on electromobility and the

deployment of electric vehicles (BEV, REEV, PHEV or FCEV) and charging infrastructure.

Investment 3 (C1.I3) - Measures to improve the attractiveness and accessibility of the railway network

The objective of this investment is to improve the accessibility of the railway network. This measure

consists in the implementation of infrastructure investments in the railway network.

A.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for

non-repayable financial support

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See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

1 C1.R1 M Order TMA/178/2020 and

Royal Decree-Law 23/2020

Provision in the order

and Royal-Decree

Law indicating their

entry into force

Q4 2020 Entry into force of i) Order TMA/178/2020 to reduce the administrative

burden for installing the electric recharging facilities in fuel service

stations and defining the time required for the infrastructure disposal,

(ii) Royal Decree-Law 23/2020 of June 23, declaring of public utility

the recharging infrastructure with power greater than 250 kW to

accelerate the deployment of this type of facilities.

2 C1.R1 M Amendments to the Technical

Building Code (TBC), the

Low Voltage Electrotechnical

Regulation (LVER) and

approval of a Royal Decree to

regulate public recharging

services

Provision in the Code,

Regulation and Royal

Decree indicating their

entry into force

Q2 2022 Entry into force of: i) amendments to the Technical Building Code (TBC) to provide for a)

the obligation to provide pre-installation for charging points in 100 % of

the new parking spaces in residential buildings and 20 % of new

parking spaces in commercial and other buildings, b) to install one

charging point for every 40 new parking spaces (and one for every 20

parking spaces in General State Administration buildings) and c) the

obligation for previously existing non-residential car-parks of more than

20 parking spaces to adapt to the above requirement (i.e. installation of

one charging point for every 40 parking spaces) by 2023; ii) amendments to the Low Voltage Electrotechnical Regulation

(LVER) to incorporate obligations for charging infrastructure of car-

parks which are not linked to a building and; iii) the Royal Decree to regulate public recharging services, including

the relationship of subjects participating in the provision of the service

(charging point operators, electric mobility service providers) and

establishing their rights and obligations.

3 C1.R2 M Entry into force of a Law on

sustainable mobility

Provision in the law

indicating the entry

into force of the law

Q4 2025 Entry into force of a Law on sustainable mobility

4 C1.I1 T Budget spent in purchases or

awarded by municipalities

aiming at promoting

sustainable mobility

Million

EUR

0 400 Q4 2022 Publication of the award of the project or subsidies in the OJ or in the

Public procurement platform or execution of expenditure associated to

purchases by municipalities that shall contribute to promote sustainable

mobility in municipalities with more than 50 000 inhabitants and

capitals in the province and, under certain conditions, may also be

allocated to municipalities of between 20 000 and 50 000 inhabitants.

Projects shall support for instance: (a) the conversion of public transport

fleets in order to achieve the objectives of the Clean Vehicles Directive

and in compliance with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical

Guidance (2021/C58/01); (b) the implementation and management of

low emissions zones (LEZs); (c) the digitalisation of public transport,

its administration management and the improvement of its accessibility;

(d) measures to incentivise and prioritise collective transport and active

mobility.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

Selection criteria shall ensure that out of the total final budget of EUR

1 500 000 000, at least EUR 310 000 000 contribute to the climate

change objectives with a 100 % climate coefficient and at least EUR

1 190 000 000 with a 40 % climate coefficient, in accordance with

Annex VI to the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation (EU)

2021/241.

8 C1.I1 T Contracts or other legal

instruments awarded for

improving state roads in urban

areas

Contract

or other

legal

instrument

0 35 Q2 2023 At least 35 contracts or other legal instruments awarded to improve

state roads in urban areas. Projects shall consist of constructing new

cycling lanes, enlarging the pedestrian areas, reducing the parking areas

or improving the safety on crossings.

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C1.I1 M Projects on sustainable

mobility

Certificates of

acceptance (including

partial), statements of

conformity or

equivalent

Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that contracts or other legal

instruments, or corresponding parts thereof, have been performed for a

cumulative number of 587 projects relating to sustainable mobility.

9b C1.I1 M Scrapping of vehicles,

purchase of low carbon

energy emission vehicles or

semi-trailers or installation of

recharging points

Verification by the

administration of the

documentary

justifications that

actions have been

performed or related

payment orders

Q2 2026 Verification by the administration of the documentary justifications that

actions have been performed or related payment orders confirming the

completion of activities, for a total amount of EUR 250 000 000, for

grants relating to (a) scrapping of vehicles, (b) purchase of low carbon

energy emission vehicles, (c) purchase of semi-trailers or (d)

installation of recharging infrastructure for electric vehicles.

10 C1.I1 M Works on safety and

sustainable mobility in roads

Certificates of

acceptance (including

partial), statements of

conformity, certificate

of expropriation,

certificates of entry

into service, or

equivalent.

Q4 2025 Confirmation by the administration that contracts or other legal

instruments (including any amendments), or corresponding parts

thereof, for a total amount of EUR 94.5 million have been performed or

can be put into service concerning works on safety or sustainable

mobility in roads.

11 C1.I2 T Award of innovative projects

promoting electro-mobility

Million

EUR

0 250 Q2 2023 Publication of the award of at least EUR 250 million in calls supporting

innovative projects promoting electro-mobility. The selection criteria

used in the calls for proposals to allocate the aid schemes shall include:

i) the environmental impact reduction, ii) technical-economic viability,

iii) level of technological development and innovation, iv) replicability

and scalability, v) employment generation associated with the project,

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

direct and indirect and vi) impact on value chain and synergy with other

sectors, mainly industrial.

419 C1.I2 T Circulation permits issued for

electric vehicles

Number 0 142 800 Q2 2026 Circulation permits issued for 142 800 electric vehicles (BEV, REEV,

PHEV or FCEV).

419b C1.I2 M Charging points installed Final reports Q2 2026 Final reports confirming the installation of 95 200 charging points

submitted by recipient entities or individuals.

13 C1.I2 M Innovative projects promoting

electro-mobility

Final reports Q4 2025 85 final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded

have been submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants

related to innovative projects under the support program for innovation

projects on electromobility (MOVES Singulares II).

14 C1.I3 T Short distance rail lines

upgraded

Number

(Km)

0 200 Q2 2023 At least 200 km of short distance rail lines upgraded. Interventions may

include, but are not limited, to any of the following: Platform or track

renewal, or improvement of the electrification or security and

communications/signalling facilities or safety systems, and shall be

implemented along the national territory.

15 C1.I3 T Stations improved with

digitalisation

Number 0 420 Q2 2023 At least 420 stations improved with all or some of the projects

developed by RENFE as SPO operator, listed next: • Digitalization of security systems in stations (such as intelligent video

analytics, cybersecurity and fraud control) • Passenger information systems • Improvement of access control to stations • Ticket vending machines projects • Facilities adaptation

16 C1.I3 T Improved or new short

distance rail lines stations

Number 0 20 Q2 2023 At least 20 short distance rail lines stations improved or newly built

stations by ADIF/ADIF AV. Works may include, but are not limited to,

accessibility works, upgrading buildings or platform, construction of

new stations, and/or new or renovated railway tracks.

17 C1.I3 T Contracts or other legal

instruments awarded for

investments in short distance

rail lines

Contract

or other

legal

instrument

0 288 Q2 2023 At least 288 contracts or other legal instruments awarded along the

national territory related to investments in short distance rail lines.

18 C1.I3 T Rail lines upgraded Number

(km)

200 700 Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that contracts or other legal

instruments or the corresponding parts thereof relating to the upgrade of

700kilometres of rail lines having been performed.

(Baseline: Date of fulfilment of target 14)

19 C1.I3 T Stations improved with

digitalisation

Number 420 850 Q2 2026

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

Confirmation by the administration that contracts or other legal

instruments or the corresponding parts thereof relating to the

digitalisation of 850 rail stations have been performed. Digitalisation

works shall cover one or more of the following:

• Digitalization of security systems in stations (such as intelligent video

analytics, cybersecurity and fraud control) • Passenger information systems • Improvement of access control to stations • Ticket vending machines projects • Facilities adaptation

(Baseline: Date of fullfilment of target 15)

20 C1.I3 T Improved or new rail lines

stations

Number 20 70 Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that contracts or other legal

instruments or the corresponding parts thereof relating to the

construction or improvement of 70 rail line stations having been

performed.

(Baseline: Date of fulfilment of target 16)

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A.4. Description of the reforms and investments for the loan support

Reform 3 (C1.R3) - Royal Decree regulating minimum criteria of low emission zones

The objective of this reform is the entry into force of Royal Decree 1052/2022, of 27 December

providing the minimum requirements to be met by the Low Emission Zones (LEZs) set up by local

authorities in municipalities with more than 50 000 inhabitants and island territories in line with the

legal requirements established by Article 14.3 of Law 7/2021, of 20 May.

These minimum requirements set out by the Royal Decree shall cover:

- the obligation for the local authorities to determine the specific measures to be implemented to meet

the objectives of the LEZs, which are to improve air quality and mitigate the effects of climate change,

as well as to promote compliance with the objectives regarding noise, sustainable mobility and energy

efficiency in the use of means of transport. These measures shall aim at encouraging modal shift

towards more sustainable modes of transport, prioritising active mobility and public transport.

- The obligation to delimit the LEZs considering the origin and destination of the journeys on which

it has been considered necessary to intervene, by means of modal shift or encouraging the reduction

of journeys.

- The surface area of the LEZs shall be adequate and sufficient for the fulfilment of the established

objectives and proportionate to them. The Royal Decree shall establish the possibility, upon decision

by local authorities, of designing several LEZs in larger cities, as well as in island territories.

- The definition of quantifiable air quality objectives leading to an improvement compared to the

baseline situation without LEZs. The LEZs shall additionally contribute to achieving the guideline

values of the World Health Organisation's air quality directives.

- The LEZs project shall include measurable and quantifiable targets for the reduction of greenhouse

gas emissions in the LEZs by 2030, consistent with the objectives set out in the National Integrated

Plan for Energy and Climate (PNIEC), in particular the objective of reducing the use of private

motorised vehicles compared to other modes of transport.

- Prohibitions or restrictions on access, circulation and parking of vehicles, depending on their

polluting potential.

The Royal Decree shall grant to pre-existing LEZs established before the approval of the Royal

Decree 1052/2022 a transitory period of 18 months to adjust to these minimum requirements.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by December 2022.

A.5. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for loan support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

L1 C1.R3 M Entry into force of Royal Decree

regulating Low Emission Zones

(LEZs)

Provision in

the Royal-

Decree

indicating its

entry into

force

Q4 2022 Entry into force of Royal Decree 1052/2022, of 27 December, which

regulates Low Emission Zones (LEZs)

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B. COMPONENT 02: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPANISH URBAN AGENDA: URBAN

REHABILITATION AND REGENERATION PLAN

This component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan shall address the energy rehabilitation of

buildings, their decarbonisation, and the improvement of their quality and comfort. It shall also

address social rental housing, increasing its stock and ensure a fairer and more inclusive recovery. In

addition, the component seeks to address energy poverty by supporting social or affordable rental

housing. Digitalisation activities are also included. This component of the Spanish recovery and

resilience plan supports implementing the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) of Spain, which

provides for the renovation of 1 200 000 residential buildings by 2030, and of the heating and cooling

systems of on average 300 000 residential buildings per year. In this context, Spain proposes to:

a) Develop and implement reform measures, including the Spanish Urban Agenda, Spain’s long

term renovation strategy, a Housing Law, a Law to improve the Architectural landscape and

the creation of ‘one-stop-shops’ for building renovations;

b) renovate at least 285 000 unique residential dwellings as part of at least 410 000 renovation

actions, at least 600 hectares of urban areas, an equivalent of at least 40 000 residential

buildings and 690 000 m2 of non-residential buildings, an equivalent of at least 4 300

residential buildings and 230 000 m2 of non-residential buildings in municipalities and urban

areas with fewer than 5 000 inhabitants, and at least 1 230 000 m2 of public buildings by 2026,

achieving on average primary energy savings of more than 30 %, including by renovating and

upgrading heating and cooling systems;

c) construct at least 20 000 new dwellings for social rental purposes or at affordable prices with

primary energy demand of at least 20 % below the requirements of nearly zero-energy

buildings;

d) implement at least 100 pilot projects at local level that support energy efficiency and the

implementation of the Spanish Urban Agenda; and

e) improve access to finance for the construction and renovation of energy efficient social and

affordable housing, and develop capital markets in these areas.

This component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan contributes to addressing the Country

Specific Recommendation 3 2023 and 4 2022 to increase the availability of energy-efficient social

and affordable housing, including through renovation. It also supports the green transition (Country

Specific Recommendation 1 2023, 1 2022 and 3 2019) and energy efficiency improvements in

particular (Country Specific Recommendation 3 2020). It also improves support to families (Country

Specific Recommendation 2 2019; Country Specific Recommendation 2 2020) and helps front-

loading mature public investment projects and promote private investment to foster the economic

recovery (Country Specific Recommendation 3 2020).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of

the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with

the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

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B.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C2.R1) – Implementation of the Spanish Urban Agenda (and associated action plan)

The objective of this measure is the preparation and approval of the Spanish Urban Agenda, which

shall be a strategic and non-regulatory document incorporating sustainability into the field of urban

development policy. It shall also be a working method guiding all public and private stakeholders to

achieve equitable, fair and sustainable development within their particular areas and serve local

administration, cities and villages, regardless of their population size as a tool with a strategic,

integrated and comprehensive perspective, as required by the Urban Agenda for the EU and the New

Leipzig Charter.

The Spanish Urban Agenda shall include a diagnosis of the weaknesses and challenges faced by

Spain’s cities and villages, in order to achieve urban development that is environmentally sustainable,

socially cohesive and economically feasible. It shall include a strategic framework structured around

the following ten strategic challenges: demographic; environmental; economic and social; the current

building stock situation; vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change; (high) dependence on

tourism; and pollution-related risks.

The Urban Agenda shall also include a specific action plan for the National Administration and

include guidance to support local entities in preparing their own local action plans in accordance with

the methodology proposed by the General State Administration, committing to improving the public

and public-private governance. Investment 6 shall complement this reform by supporting the

preparation of at least 100 local action plans.

As part of the Urban Agenda and the need to meet Directive (EU) 2018/844 on the energy

performance of buildings and on energy efficiency, Spain shall establish a long-term renovation

strategy to support the renovation of the national stock of residential and non-residential buildings.

This shall include both public and private buildings and shall achieve a highly energy efficient and

decarbonised building stock by 2050, facilitating the cost-effective transformation of existing

buildings into nearly zero-energy buildings.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 30 June 2020.

Reform 2 (C2.R2) – 2020 update of the Spanish long-term renovation strategy and associated action

plan

The objective of this measure is the implementation of the Long-Term Renovation Strategy

(ERESEE). This shall include actions for preparing, discussing in dedicated Working Groups,

approving and disseminating the strategic document of the Long-Term Renovation Strategy action

plan. The action plan shall be in accordance with the actions included in the ERESEE. In order to

implement the ERESEE, several Working Groups shall be created in order to develop clear

recommendations for the implementation of the action plan for Urban Rehabilitation and

Regeneration. Reports with the recommendations by the Working Groups shall be published.

In Part III of the ERESEE, ‘Implementation’, the ERESEE shall include a set of actions, among which

a set of reforms is outlined as part of a roadmap promoting urban rehabilitation and renewal, and

fostering the green and digital transitions. The roadmap shall be structured around eleven axes and

actions aimed at improving governance, regulations and financing. This roadmap shall be included in

the strategic document as the main step towards implementing the ERESEE. The most relevant

actions include:

- Refurbish public administration buildings (aligned with Component 11 of the Spanish

recovery and resilience plan);

- fund areas identified for improvement, including new taxation favourable to renovation, both

in the residential and tertiary sectors;

- promote and mobilise private finance;

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- fight energy poverty;

- deploy a new energy model in the building sector, to encourage renewable energy

consumption in buildings;

- activate and aggregate demand for rehabilitation;

- improve supply-side conditions, by boosting the modernisation of the rehabilitation sector

through research, development and innovation, digitalisation, and monitoring, reinforcing

skills and trainings;

- disseminate information to citizens and businesses, and exchange good practices between

administrations; and

- develop statistics and indicators to monitor publicly funded actions so that public policies can

be properly assessed.

This strategic document shall allow the implementation of the ERESEE, within the framework of the

Spanish Urban Agenda, integrating the different administrations (central, regional and local).

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 30 June 2023.

Reform 3 (C2.R3) – Housing Law

The objective of this measure is to implement, by means of the Housing Law, a first of a kind

regulation in Spain, to address the various public planning, programming and collaboration

instruments already in place to support the right to decent and adequate housing. It shall address the

rehabilitation and improvement of the existing housing stock, both public and private, and

regeneration and renewal of the residential environments in which they are located, to improve the

quality of life. The law addresses the achievement of a sufficient level of housing stock for rental

property, available at affordable prices.

The legislation shall address various planning, programming and collaboration instruments to ensure

fulfilment of the right to decent and adequate housing, including, as one of its priorities, the

rehabilitation and improvement of the existing housing stock, as well as the regeneration and

renovation of the residential environments in which they are located.

In addition, the law shall encourage an increase in the supply of affordable and social housing by

ensuring compliance with the requirements currently laid down for nearly zero-energy buildings

according to the Basic Energy Saving Document (DB-HE) of the Technical Building Code (CTE) and

shall avoid measures that could hinder housing supply in the medium term.

This implementation of the reform shall be completed by 30 September 2022.

Reform 4 (C2.R4) – Law on the Quality of Architecture and Building Environment and New National

Architecture Strategy

The objective of this law is to declare the quality of architecture and buildings as a public good, to

improve the quality of life, promote architecture’s social roots, promote the sustainable development

of urban areas and hubs, contribute to economic and social development, and protect and safeguard

the cultural and natural heritage.

To this end, the Law shall address various initiatives and actions closely linked to the rehabilitation

and regeneration programmes in this component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan. In

particular, the law shall regulate: (i) inter-administrative cooperation measures in the field of

procurement of architectural, engineering and urban planning projects and works; (ii) tools to

disseminate good practice and support, training and public-private partnerships; and (iii) the

promotion of rehabilitation from a comprehensive perspective, such as the one described above.

This implementation of the reform shall be completed by 30 September 2022.

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Reform 5 (C2.R5) – Renovation offices (‘one-stop-shop’)

The objective of this measure is to encourage and extend the local renovation offices set up in some

municipalities to accompany households and communities of owners in the highly complex tasks of

rehabilitating a residential building.

To this end, this measure shall further encourage and extend this approach by establishing a process

to ensure an effective collaboration and cooperation between central, regional and/or local

governments. This includes reinforcing coordination of all public support (at central, regional or local

levels). All levels of government shall be involved in these one-stop shops to maximise the

effectiveness of renovation actions.

The implementation of the reform shall be completed by 30 September 2021.

Reform 6 (C2.R6) – Improved funding for renovation actions

The objective of this measure is to addresses one of the main impediments to the launching of the

renovation activity, namely access to finance on favourable terms. To have a renovation loan approved

it is, at times, necessary to grant an individual personal loan to every individual owner within a

building. This has represented an obstacle for the deep and integrated renovation of buildings.

To address this issue, the measure:

- Establishes a new Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) guarantee line to partially cover the risk

of loans granted by private financial institutions to renovate residential buildings;

- promotes the adoption of specific regulatory provisions, including the reform of the

Horizontal Property Law, to improve access to finance for communities of owners; and

- encourages the deployment of green finance by financial institutions.

The implementation of the reform shall be completed by 30 September 2022.

Investment 1 (C2.I1) – Rehabilitation programme for economic and social recovery in residential

environments

The objective of this measure is to support energy renovations in dwellings and residential buildings.

The measure consists in reducing non-renewable primary energy consumption in dwellings or

residential buildings, and in the submission of tax declarations including deductions related to energy

renovations.

Investment 2 (C2.I2) – Programme to support the construction of social rental housing in energy-

efficient buildings

The objective of this measure is to support energy-efficient social rental dwellings. The measure

consists in providing dwellings under the Programme to support the construction of social rental

housing in energy-efficient buildings (Programa de ayuda a la construcción de viviendas en alquiler

social en edificios energéticamente eficientes). Each construction of a dwelling under this measure

may also receive complementary support from the ICO Loan Facility for the Promotion of Social

Housing (C2.I7) to the extent that it does not cover the same costs.

Investment 3 (C2.I3) – Energy Rehabilitation of Buildings Programme

The objective of this measure is to support energy renovations in buildings. The measure consists in

reducing non-renewable primary energy consumption in dwellings, residential buildings, or non-

residential buildings or parts thereof.

Investment 4 (C2.I4) – Regeneration programme and demographic challenge

The objective of this measure is to support energy renovations and projects in municipalities eligible

under the PREE 5000 and DUS 5000 programmes. The measure consists in reducing non-renewable

primary energy consumption in dwellings, residential buildings, or non-residential buildings or parts

thereof, and in activities relating to the DUS 5000 programme.

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Investment 5 (C2.I5) – Public Buildings Rehabilitation Programme

The objective of this measure is to support energy renovations in public buildings. The measure

consists in renovating public buildings.

Investment 6 (C2.I6) – Support programme for the development of pilot projects for local action plans

of the Spanish Urban Agenda

The objective of this measure is to support local authorities in implementing the ten strategic

objectives of the Spanish Urban Agenda through approving at least 100 local action plans. The ten

strategic objectives of the Spanish Urban Agenda are: (i) planning land use and using it more

rationally, preserving and protecting it; (ii) avoiding urban sprawl and revitalising existing cities; (iii)

preventing and reducing the impacts of climate change and resilience; (iv) using resources sustainably

and promoting the circular economy; (v) promoting proximity and sustainable mobility; (vi)

encouraging social cohesion and striving for equality; (vii) promoting and encouraging the urban

economy; (viii) ensuring access to housing; (ix) leading and promoting digital innovation; and (x)

improving instruments of participation and governance.

The measure shall (i) serve as a role model and guide for other local authorities in developing their

own action plans; (ii) implement the Spanish Urban Agenda with action plans at local level; and (iii)

implement concrete projects as part of the local action plans to highlight the potential of the Spanish

Urban Agenda. The support is awarded through competitive tendering, and comprise in particular

crosscutting and integrated projects with a strategic vision and through a governance model that

ensures the widest participation.

The investments under this measure shall be completed by 31 December 2022.

B.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for non-repayable financial support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

21 C2.R1 M Entry into force of

the Spanish Urban

Agenda and the

Long-Term

Renovation Strategy

for Energy

Rehabilitation in the

Building Sector in

Spain

Publication in the

Official Journal

Q2 2020 Entry into force of the Spanish Urban Agenda as a national urban policy that shall

ensure an integrated and comprehensive strategic planning of towns and cities, and

the 2020 update of the Long-Term Renovation Strategy (LTRS) for Energy

Rehabilitation in the Building Sector in Spain (ERESEE). The purpose of the

ERESEE strategy is to make a diagnosis of the building stock in Spain and to remove

obstacles and generate new approaches to scale up building renovation, to foster

investment in the sector, to increase energy saving and to reduce carbon emissions in

line with climate goals. The publication in the relevant official website is considered

as a qualitative indicator of the entry into force.

21bis C2.R2 M Publication of

recommendations of

Working Groups to

implement the Long-

Term Renovation

Strategy in Spain

Publication of the

recommendations

of the Working

Groups

Q2 2023 Publication of detailed recommendations of Working Groups to implement the 2020

update of the Long-Term Renovation Strategy (LTRS) for Energy Rehabilitation in

the Building Sector in Spain (ERESEE). The purpose of the ERESEE strategy is to

make a diagnosis of the building stock in Spain and to remove obstacles and generate

new approaches to scale up building renovations, to foster investments in the sector,

to increase energy saving and to reduce carbon emissions in line with climate goals.

In order to implement the ERESEE, several Working Groups shall be created in order

to develop clear recommendations for the implementation of the action plan for

Urban Rehabilitation and Regeneration. The detailed recommendations shall include

a roadmap and methodological guides for every measure to be taken and addressed to

every agent involved (public administration, stakeholders, etc.). Methodological

guides shall mean tasks.

22 C2.R3 M Entry into force of

the Housing Law,

including actions

supporting the

increase of housing

supply in

compliance with

nearly zero-energy

buildings

Provision in the

Housing Law on

the entry into force

Q3 2022 The Housing Law shall address various planning, programming and collaboration

instruments to ensure proper fulfilment of the right to decent and adequate housing,

including, as one of the priorities, the rehabilitation and improvement of the existing

housing stock, as well as the regeneration and renovation of the residential

environments in which they are located. The law shall encourage an increase in the

supply of affordable and social housing by ensuring compliance with the

requirements currently laid down for nearly zero-energy buildings according to the

Basic Energy Saving Document (DB-HE) of the Technical Building Code (CTE).

23 C2.R4 M Entry into force of

the Law on Quality

of Architecture and

the Building

Environment

Provision in the

Law on Quality of

Architecture and

the Building

Environment on

the entry into force

Q3 2022 Adoption of the Law on Quality of Architecture and the Building Environment

including an integrated approach to rehabilitation which shall boost the growth of the

nearly zero-energy building stock, not only among new buildings but also between

existing buildings. The law shall lay down the principle of quality in architecture and

built environment, establishing environmental sustainability and the contribution to

the achievement of energy efficiency targets as one of the key assessment criteria, and

guiding the necessary rehabilitation of the housing stock towards an integrated

approach to rehabilitation.

24 C2.R5 M Entry into force of

the Royal Decree on

Provision in the

Royal Decree on

Renovation Offices

Q3 2021 Adoption of Royal Decree setting out the scope of Renovation Offices (‘one-stop

shops’) and their financing. The Sectoral Housing Conference shall be held and the

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Renovation Offices

(‘one-stop shops’)

on the entry into

force

public information phase and other legal procedures shall be completed before

finalisation of the Royal Decree.

25 C2.R6 M Entry into force of

the amendments to

the Horizontal

Property Law to

facilitate funding for

rehabilitation

Provision in the

Horizontal

Property Law on

the entry into force

Q3 2022 Amendments to Law 49/1960 (Horizontal Property Law), of 21 July, on co-

ownership in order to promote the implementation of renovation and improvements

in buildings by communities of owners, and access to finance. The objective of the

amendment is to facilitate decision-making by the communities of owners to

undertake building renovation works that contribute to the improvement of energy

efficiency and to facilitate access to bank financing.

26 C2.I1 M Entry into force of

the Royal Decree on

the regulatory

framework for the

implementation of

the renewal

programme; and

Royal Decree-Law

regulating personal

income tax

incentives to support

the programme

Provision in the

Royal Decree and

Royal Decree-

Laws on the entry

into force

Q3 2021 Adoption of a Royal Decree, defining the regulatory framework for the

implementation of the renewal programme; and a Royal Decree-Law regulating

personal income tax incentives to support the programme. The Royal Decree defining

the regulatory framework shall lay down the technical requirements to ensure

compliance with the 30 % average reduction in non-renewable primary energy

consumption. The Sectoral Conference on Housing shall be held and the public

information phase and other legal procedures shall be completed before finalisation

of the Royal Decree. The following actions shall be supported:

a) A programme to support energy renovations at neighbourhood level. The

programme shall renovate at least 600 hectares of urban areas, achieving on average a

primary energy demand reduction of at least 30 % verified by energy performance

certificates. The actions include improving energy efficiency, deploying infrastructure

for electric mobility, improving the accessibility of buildings and removing hazardous

substances. A maximum of 15 % of the measure shall be dedicated to improvements

at the level of neighbourhoods, such as improvements of outdoor lighting, cycling

paths, green infrastructure and drainage systems, taking into account the socio-

economic characteristic of the neighbourhood.

b) A programme to support energy renovations of residential buildings. The level of

support shall be higher for those actions for which the reduction of primary energy

demand is higher and for low-income households. The actions include improving

energy efficiency, deploying infrastructure for electric mobility, improving the

accessibility of buildings and removing hazardous substances.

c) A set of activities shall address the incentives for energy renovations. This

comprises, among others, (i) the possibility to deduct renovations from the personal

income tax if at least a 30 % primary energy demand reduction is achieved, and (ii)

the improvement of the funding framework by encouraging public-private

partnerships.

A Royal Decree shall lay down the technical requirements to ensure compliance with

the 30 % average reduction in primary energy demand. Amendments to the personal

income tax shall be approved by Royal Decree-Law and, their objective shall be to

define the tax incentives for the building renewal actions to achieve an improvement

in energy efficiency.

29 C2.I1 T Reduction of non-

renewable primary

energy consumption

in dwellings or

residential buildings

Number 0 32 390 Q2 2026 Provision of a total of 32 390 energy performance certificates for dwellings or

residential buildings, showing on average a 30% reduction of non-renewable primary

energy consumption, weighted by habitable surface area as indicated in the energy

performance certificate.

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29bis C2.I1 T Tax deductions

declared for energy

renovations

Million

EUR

0 700 Q2 2026 Tax declarations for a total amount of deductions of EUR 700 000 000 related to

energy renovations shall be submitted.

30 C2.I2 M Entry into force of

the Royal Decree on

the definition of the

regulatory

framework for the

implementation of

the programme on

energy efficient

social rental

dwellings compliant

with energy efficient

criteria

Provision in the

Royal Decree on

the entry into force

Q3 2021 Adoption of the Royal Decree defining the regulatory framework for the

implementation of the Programme on energy efficient social rental dwellings

compliant with energy efficient criteria. The Royal Decree shall set out the technical

requirements to ensure in the construction of buildings the objective of achieving a

primary energy demand at least 20 % lower than the nearly zero-energy buildings

requirement according to national guidelines. To this end, a requirement shall be to

limit the value of non-renewable primary energy consumption to 80 % of the limit set

in section HE 0 of the Basic Energy Saving Document (DB-HE) of the Technical

Building Code (CTE). The Sectoral Conference on Housing shall be held and the

public information phase and other legal procedures shall be completed before

finalisation of the Royal Decree.

31 C2.I2 T Provision of

dwellings

Number 0 17 365 Q2 2026 Provision of a total of 17 365 dwellings under the Programme to support the

construction of social rental housing in energy-efficient buildings (Programa de

ayuda a la construcción de viviendas en alquiler social en edificios energéticamente

eficientes).

33 C2.I3 T Reduction of non-

renewable primary

energy consumption

in dwellings,

residential buildings,

or non-residential

buildings or parts

thereof

Number 0 2 918 Q2 2026 Provision of a total of 2 918 energy performance certificates for dwellings, residential

buildings, or non-residential buildings or parts thereof, showing on average a 30%

reduction of non-renewable primary energy consumption.

34 C2.I4 T Reduction of non-

renewable primary

energy consumption

in dwellings,

residential buildings,

or non-residential

buildings or parts

thereof, located in

municipalities

eligible under the

PREE 5 000

programme

Number 0 1 377 Q2 2026 Provision of a total of 1 377 energy performance certificates for dwellings, residential

buildings, or non-residential buildings or parts thereof, located in municipalities

eligible under the PREE 5000 programme, showing on average a 30% reduction of

non-renewable primary energy consumption.

35 C2.I4 T Final reports for

grants relating to the

DUS 5 000

programme

Number 0 854 Q2 2026 854 final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded shall be

submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to the DUS 5000

programme.

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37 C2.I5 M Renovation of public

buildings

Certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts have

been performed

Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that contracts relating to the renovation of

1 230 000 m2 of public buildings have been performed.

38 C2.I6 T Actions plans under

the Spanish Urban

Agenda

Number 0 100 Q4 2022 At least 100 municipalities shall have their Local Action Plan (City Strategy)

approved, and equipped with the criteria set out in the Spanish Urban Agenda,

comprising an assessment and lines of actions in accordance with its ten strategic

objectives.

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B.3. Description of the reforms and investments for the loan

Reform 7 (C2.R7) – Accessibility of housing

The objective of this measure is to enhance the accessibility and affordability of housing. The measure

consists in the entry into force of a legal act to update the Statute of the Entidad Pública Empresarial

de Suelo (SEPES), and in the publication of the Guide to recommendations and best practices for

urban planning licences in the residential sector (Guía de recomendaciones y buenas prácticas en

materia de licencias urbanísticas en el ámbito residencial).

Investment 7 (C2.I7) – ICO Loan Facility for the Promotion of Social Housing

This measure shall consist of a public investment in a Facility, the ICO Loan Facility for the

Promotion of Social Housing, in order to incentivise private investment and improve access to finance

for the construction and renovation of energy efficient social and affordable housing, and to develop

capital markets in these areas. The Facility shall operate by providing loans directly or through

intermediaries to the private sector, as well as to public sector entities engaged in similar activities.

On the basis of the RRF investment, the Facility aims at initially providing at least EUR 750 000 000

of financing. Each final beneficiary under this measure may also receive complementary grant

support under the Programme for the construction of social rented housing in energy-efficient

buildings (C2.I2) to the extent that it does not cover the same costs.

The Facility shall be managed by Instituto de Crédito Official (ICO) as the implementing partner. The

Facility shall include the following product lines:

• Direct loans for the construction of energy-efficient buildings. The buildings shall achieve at

least a 20% lower primary energy consumption than the nearly zero-energy building energy

requirements in the national guidelines.

• Direct loans for the renovation of existing buildings. The renovation shall result in a reduction

of at least 30% in non-renewable energy primary consumption.

• Mediation line: the mediation line shall consist of loans made by ICO to commercial banks,

which shall in turn award loans to final beneficiaries for the construction of energy-efficient

buildings or the renovation of existing buildings.

The constructed and/or renovated buildings shall be required to be used for social or affordable rent,

or transferred in use for social and affordable rent for a minimum period of 50 years. The criteria used

to determine social and affordable rent shall be that established under Programme 6 of Royal Decree

853/2021.

In order to implement the investment into the Facility, Spain and ICO shall sign an Implementing

Agreement that shall include the following content:

1. Description of the decision-making process of the Facility: the final investment decision of the

Facility shall be taken by an investment committee or other relevant equivalent governing body and

approved by a majority of votes from members who are independent from the Spanish Government.

For intermediated investments, the final investment decision shall be taken by the intermediaries.

2. Key requirements of the associated investment policy, which shall include:

a. The description of the financial products and eligible final beneficiaries in line with the

description of the measure.

b. The requirement that all investments supported are economically viable.

c. A prohibition to refinance any outstanding loan.

d. The requirement to comply with the ‘Do no significant harm’ (DNSH) principle as set out

in the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01), in particular:

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i. In the case of loans: the investment policy shall exclude the following list of activities

and assets from eligibility: (i) activities and assets related to fossil fuels, including

downstream use1, (ii) activities and assets under the EU Emission Trading System

(ETS) achieving projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not lower than the

relevant benchmarks2, (iii) activities and assets related to waste landfills, incinerators3

and mechanical biological treatment plants4.

ii. The investment policy shall require compliance with the relevant EU and national

environmental legislation of the final beneficiaries of the Facility.

e. The requirement that final beneficiaries of the Facility shall not receive support from any

Union instruments to cover the same cost.

3. The amount covered by the Implementing Agreement, the fee structure for the Implementing

Partner and the requirement to reinvest any reflows according to the investment policy of the Facility

unless they are used to service loan repayments of the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

4. Monitoring, audit and control requirements, including:

- The description of the implementing partner’s monitoring system to report on the investment

mobilised.

- The description of the implementing partner’s procedures that will ensure the prevention,

detection and correction of fraud, corruption and conflicts of interests.

- The obligation to verify the eligibility of every operation in accordance with the

requirements laid out in the Implementing Agreement and the Recovery and Resilience

Facility before committing to finance an operation.

- The obligation of carrying out risk-based ex-post audits in accordance with an audit plan of

ICO. These audits shall verify i) that the control systems are effective, including the

detection of fraud, corruption and conflict of interests; ii) compliance with the DNSH

principle, the State Aid rules, the climate target requirements; and iii) that the requirement

for the intermediary to control whether the same cost is covered by another Union

instrument is respected. The audits shall also verify the legality of the transactions and that

the conditions of the applicable Implementing and Funding Agreements are being respected.

1 Except for (a) assets and activities in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) and (b) activities and assets under point (ii) for which the use of fossil fuels is

temporary and technically unavoidable for the timely transition towards a fossil fuel free operation. 2 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the

relevant benchmarks, an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible shall be provided. Benchmarks established

for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System, as set out in the Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 3 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable

hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy

efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such

actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the

lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level 4 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where

the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing resource efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations

of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level.

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5. Requirements for climate investments carried out by the implementing partner: at least EUR

397 500 000 of the RRF investment into the Facility shall contribute to the climate objectives in

accordance with Annex VI to the RRF Regulation5.

6. Requirements for selecting financial intermediaries: ICO shall select financial intermediaries in an

open, transparent, and non-discriminatory manner. Controls for the absence of conflict of interests on

financial intermediaries shall take place and be conducted ex-ante through IT system such as Minerva

for all financial actors involved.

7. Requirement to sign Funding Agreements: ICO shall sign Funding Agreements with the financial

intermediaries in line with key requirements that shall be provided as an Annex of the Implementing

Agreement. The key requirements of the Funding Agreement shall include all the requirements under

which the Fund operates, including:

- The obligation of the financial intermediary to take its decisions in compliance mutatis

mutandis with the decision making and investment policy requirements specified above,

including related to respect of the DNSH principle.

- The description of the monitoring and audit and control framework that the financial

intermediary shall put in place, which mutatis mutandis shall be subject to all the

monitoring, audit and control requirements specified above.

B.4. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for the loan support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action.

5 Final beneficiaries from loans, participatory loans, project bonds, guarantees or equivalent instruments associated to

specific projects shall be required to provide a justification of the selected intervention field for each project supported,

together with a description of the project. The implementing partner shall also be required to provide to the Member State

a semi-annual report on the implementation of each project/activity.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

L2a C2.R7 M Entry into force of a

legal act to update

the Statute of the

Entidad Pública

Empresarial de

Suelo (SEPES)

Entry into force

of a legal act

Q4 2025 A legal act shall have entered into force to update the Statute of the Entidad Pública Empresarial

de Suelo (SEPES).

L3 C2.R7 M Publication of the

Guide to

recommendations

and best practices

for urban planning

licences in the

residential sector

(Guía de

recomendaciones y

buenas prácticas en

materia de licencias

urbanísticas en el

ámbito residencial)

Publication

online

Q4 2025 Publication of the Guide to recommendations and best practices for urban planning licences in

the residential sector (Guía de recomendaciones y buenas prácticas en materia de licencias

urbanísticas en el ámbito residencial).

L4 C2.I7 M Implementing

Agreement

Entry into force

of the

Implementing

Agreement

Q4 2023 Entry into force of the Implementing Agreement.

L6 C2.I7 M ICO Loan Facility

for the Promotion

of Social Housing:

Legal agreements

signed with final

beneficiaries and

completion of the

investment

Legal financing

agreements

signed and

certificate of

transfer

Q2 2026 ICO, and intermediaries selected by ICO, shall have entered into Legal financing agreements

with final beneficiaries, for an amount necessary to use 100% of the RRF investment into the

Facility (taking into account management fees). At least 53% of this financing shall contribute

to climate objectives using the methodology in Annex VI of the RRF Regulation.

Spain shall transfer EUR 750 000 000 to the ICO Facility.

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C. COMPONENT 03: ENVIRONMENTAL AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE

AGRI-FOOD AND FISHERIES SYSTEM

This component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan shall improve the sustainability,

competitiveness and resilience of the agri-food and fisheries sector economically, environmentally

and socially. To meet this objective, the investments and reforms included in this component of the

Spanish recovery and resilience plan focus onthe following elements:

a) Improving the efficiency and sustainability of irrigation;

b) boosting the sustainability and competitiveness of agriculture and livestock farming;

c) enacting a strategy to promote the digitalisation in the agri-food and rural sectors as a whole; and

d) boosting the sustainability, research, innovation and digitalisation of the fisheries sector.

The component addresses the Country Specific Recommendations on the promotion of investments

in innovation and in energy efficiency (Country Specific Recommendation 3 2019), improving access

to digital learning (Country Specific Recommendation 2 2020), and on promoting public and private

investment and fostering the green transition (Country Specific Recommendation 3 2020).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of

the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with

the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

C.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C3.R1) – Amendment of the rules governing trade relations in the food chain, including

amending Law 12/2013 of 2 August 2007 on measures to improve the functioning of the food chain

The objective of this measure is to improve the functioning of the food chain by amending the national

legislation governing trade relations in the food chain (Law 12/2013), including but going beyond the

transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/633. The measure shall at least cover:

a) Extending the scope of the law by including (i) trade relations to both Member States and third

countries whenever an operator is located in Spain, and (ii) raw materials and other products

covered by Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

b) extending the minimum content of food contracts by including (i) contractual penalties, (ii)

exceptions for reasons of force majeure, and (iii) a reference to the request for mediation by

involved parties to address cases of non-agreement;

c) expanding the list of unfair commercial practices such as the unilateral amendment of contracts

in terms of volume or the return of unsold products; and

d) recognising the Food Information and Control Agency as the body responsible for establishing

and developing the control system necessary to check compliance with the law at national level,

and as a contact point for cooperation between enforcement authorities, as well as with the

European Commission and the Autonomous Communities in their respective territorial areas.

The measure is complementary to (i) the Royal Decree-Law 5/2020 of 25 February 2020, which

adopted urgent measures regarding agriculture and food, and (ii) Law 8/2020 for the modification of

Law 12/2013, on urgent measures to improve the functioning of the food chain.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 31 December 2021.

Reform 2 (C3.R2) – Development and review of the regulatory framework for the environmental

sustainability of livestock farming

This measure shall improve the environmental sustainability of livestock farming by developing and

revising the legislative framework as follows:

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a) Developing a general register of Best Available Techniques (BATs) to facilitate calculations of

polluting and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in pig and poultry farms, as well as the covering

of other environmental data. It shall provide a better assessment of livestock farmers’ compliance

with GHG and pollutant emission commitments.

b) Gradually revising the planning legislation in the livestock sectors, which lays down

requirements on location, distance, size, health conditions, biosecurity and the environmental and

animal welfare infrastructure on farms in sectors that already have it (pig farming), as well as

establishing a new regulatory framework in sectors (poultry farming), which had not yet been

regulated. It shall establish individual sectoral emission reduction commitments, laying down

requirements according to their contribution to the generation of the pollutants, in application of

the principle of proportionality.

The measure includes both legislative provisions, to be published by the end of 2022. It also

anticipates that the implementation of the general register of BATs shall be operational for pig and

poultry farms by 31 December 2023. The application of the revised planning legislation shall be

carried out progressively within approximately two years of its publication.

Additionally, this measure aims at:

a) Improving the biosecurity of livestock transport in relation to transmissible animal diseases. The

new regulation shall incorporate digitalization and new technologies into vehicles used as a

means of transporting and cleaning and disinfection centers.

b) Regulating the use of antibiotics in species of livestock interest, using a method to calculate the

regular and quarterly consumption of antibiotics per livestock holding and the national reference

indicator. The regulation shall describe the measures to be taken on the basis of the results. The

legislation shall have a transition period of one year for those livestock holdings which do not

have an obligation to have an integrated management system in their sectoral legislation.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 30 June 2023.

Reform 3 (C3.R3) – Legislative framework on sustainable nutrition in agricultural soils, and

legislation on pollution of agricultural origin

The objective of this measure is to regulate agricultural fertilisation to address the different sources

of nutrient input to agricultural soils in a consistent manner. In addition, it shall provide technical

advice to farmers to support them complying with legal requirements and rationalising fertilisation.

This shall: (i) address the adverse effects of climate change; (ii) reduce water pollution by nitrates

and phosphates of agricultural origin; and (iii) improve air quality.

The proposed legislative framework is connected to another legal instrument: the draft Royal Decree

on the protection of waters against diffuse pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources

(which shall replace Royal Decree 261/1996 of 16 February). It also links to the drawing up of an

action plan to prevent, correct and reduce diffuse pollution caused by nitrates, especially from

agricultural sources. This measure shall introduce a Royal Decree, transposing Directive 91/676/EEC

of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from

agricultural sources, setting more ambitious objectives than the Nitrate Directive and increase

convergence with water planning objectives under the Water Framework Directive.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 31 March 2023.

Reform 4 (C3.R4) – Boosting the governance and sustainable management of Spanish irrigation

The objective of this measure is to establish a governance mechanism at national level to allow all

sectors and levels of public authorities concerned to cooperate on irrigation. This includes

environmental sustainability, implementation criteria and aspects related to the applicable legislation.

The measure shall set up an observatory on the sustainability of irrigation in Spain to provide data on

the economic, social and environmental impacts of irrigation on the territory.

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The implementation of the reform shall be completed by 31 December 2022.

Reform 5 (C3.R5) – Implementation of the Action Plan II of the Strategy for Digitising the Agri-Food

and Rural Areas

This measure seeks to continue the implementation of the Spanish Strategy for the Digitalisation of

the Agri-food and Rural Areas, adopted by the Spanish government in March 2019. The measure shall

set out a second action plan that responds to the strategy’s three basic objectives: (i) reducing the

digital divide; (ii) promoting the use of data; and (iii) boosting business development and new

business models.

The measure shall continue supporting the adoption and incorporation of digital processes and skills

in economic activity linked to rural areas and their social fabric. The measure shall design, elaborate

and implement the second action plan of the Digitalisation Strategy of the Agri-food Sector and the

Rural Areas.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 31 December 2023.

Reform 6 (C3.R6) – Revision of the national regulatory framework for the regulation of sustainable

fisheries

The objective of this measure is to: (i) encourage integration of economic and social sustainability

into fisheries management; (ii) provide greater legal certainty for all actors in the fisheries sector; and

(iii) provide greater transparency, modernisation and digitalisation in fisheries management. The

measure shall take into account the objectives of EU policies and challenges, including the reform of

the Common Fisheries Policy, the Strategy Biodiversity 2030, Marine Strategies, and the Sustainable

Development Goals.

Investment 1 (C3.I1) – Plan to enhance efficiency and sustainability in irrigation

The objective of this measure is to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of irrigation through a

set of selected actions.

It consists in the modernisation of irrigation systems.

Investment 2 (C3.I2) – Plan to boost the sustainability and competitiveness of agriculture and

livestock farming (I): Modernising animal and plant health laboratories

The objective of this measure is to enhance food security in the agricultural and livestock sector, as

well as to enhance plant health.

The measure consists in the construction of two biosafety facilities and the accreditation of a National

Plant Health laboratory.

Investment 3 (C3.I3) – Plan to boost the sustainability and competitiveness of agriculture and

livestock farming (II): Reinforce capacity building and biosecurity systems in nurseries, cleaning and

disinfection centres

The objective of this measure is to reinforce the prevention of and protection against animal diseases

and plant pests.

The measure consists in the construction, renovation or refurbishment of infrastructure or the

acquisition of equipment or disinfection vehicles in cleaning and disinfecting centres and centres

producing plant reproduction material.

Investment 4 (C3.I4) – Plan to boost the sustainability and competitiveness of agriculture and

livestock farming (III): Investments in precision agriculture, energy efficiency or circular economy

in the agriculture and livestock sector

The objective of this measure is to boost the sustainability and competitiveness of the agriculture and

livestock sector.

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The measure consists in projects for precision agriculture, energy efficiency, the circular economy or

the use of renewable energy.

Investment 5 (C3.I5) – Strategy for the Digitisation of the Agri-Food and Forestry Sector and the

Rural Environment: development of actions to support the digitalisation and entrepreneurship of the

agri-food and forestry sector and the rural environment

This measure shall set out actions in the Strategy for the Digitalisation of the Agri-food, Forestry and

Rural Sectors, adopted by the Spanish government in March 2019, and in its second action plan 2021-

2023. The actions shall include:

a) A specific financial support line for SMEs in the agri-food sector to incentivise innovative and

digital business projects, to be implemented through the provision of participative loans;

b) a digital innovation hub for businesses in the agri-food sector, to be implemented through an in-

house contract and public procurement by competitive tendering;

c) an observatory on digitalisation in the agri-food sector via a partnership agreement between the

MAPA and the collaborating body; and

d) a platform of Agricultural Knowledge and Information System (AKIS) advisors to function as a

tool to foster the transfer of knowledge and information between AKIS actors, to be implemented

through two in-house contracts.

As part of the measure, at least 60 agri-food SMEs shall implement innovative and digital business

projects that shall be compliant with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01)

and financed through participative loans by the end of 2023.

In order to ensure that the measure complies with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance

(2021/C58/01), the legal agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and the

Empresa Nacional de Innovación (ENISA) and the subsequent investment policy of the financial

instrument shall:

i. require the application of the Commission’s technical guidance on sustainability proofing for

the InvestEU Fund; and

ii. exclude the following list of activities and assets from eligibility: (i) activities and assets

related to fossil fuels, including downstream use6; (ii) activities and assets under the EU

Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not

lower than the relevant benchmarks7; (iii) activities and assets related to waste landfills,

incinerators8 and mechanical biological treatment plants9; and (iv) activities and assets where

the long-term disposal of waste may cause harm to the environment;

6 Except projects under this measure in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01). 7 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the

relevant benchmarks an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible should be provided. Benchmarks established

for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System, as set out in the Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 8 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable

hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy

efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such

actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the

lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level. 9 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where

the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations

of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level.

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iii. require the verification of legal compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental

legislation of the projects by ENISA for all transactions, including those exempted from

sustainability proofing.

No activities related to carbon capture and storage shall be supported.

The implementation of the investment shall be completed by 30 June 2023.

Investment 6 (C3.I6) – Plan to promote sustainability, research, innovation and digitalisation in the

fisheries sector (I): Modernisation of the network of marine reserves of fisheries interest

The objective of this measure is to modernise the network of marine reserves of fisheries interest by

means of the following actions:

a) The acquisition of two special-purpose support vessels to ensure control and surveillance of the

activities carried out in the reserves;

b) the implementation of information and communication technology to enable control and

monitoring of the reserves, by acquiring , at least, drones with sufficient power to allow control

and monitoring activities and optimise the existing means;

c) the extension of the network of reserves by the creation of a new marine reserve; and

d) the updating of an existing marine reserve, Isla de Alborán, and its surroundings in order to

facilitate access, improve its energy efficiency as well as to equip it with adequate facilities (i.e.

a radar radio link to the Peninsula) to monitor and control the reserve.

The acquisition of the two special-purpose support vessels and the implementation of information

and communication technology to enable control and monitoring shall be implemented via public

procurement procedures.

It is expected that this measure does not do significant harm to environmental objectives within the

meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of the

measure and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with the

DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01). In particular, the two special-purpose support vessels

shall be of the best available technology with the lowest environmental impacts in the sector. The

investment concerning the extension of the network of marine reserves shall consist of a study for the

creation of a new marine reserve, which is planned to be carried out through an in-house contract.

The same applies to the works planned to update the Isla de Alborán reserve and its surroundings,

which shall include a necessary study on the construction and optimisation of energy.

The implementation of the investment shall be completed by 31 December 2024.

Investment 7 (C3.I7) – Plan to boost the sustainability, research, innovation and digitalisation of the

fisheries sector (II): Boosting fisheries and aquaculture research and supporting training

This measure shall improve the quantity and the quality of the scientific knowledge that informs

decision-making in matters of fisheries management. The measure includes: (i) the purchase of at

least two acoustic probes to equip two existing fishing and oceanographic research vessels to ensure

the quality of the data obtained for the scientific assessment of the different stocks of pelagic species;

and (ii) the promotion of fisheries and aquaculture research to ensure an ecosystem-based approach

to decision-making in fisheries management.

The acquisition of the two acoustic probes shall be implemented on the basis of a public procurement

procedure in which the tender shall take place on an exclusive basis. The promotion of fisheries and

aquaculture research shall be achieved through the signing of agreements with public research bodies

and, where appropriate, through assignments to own resources for the recruitment of on-board

observers, or tendering.

The implementation of the investment shall be completed by 30 June 2022.

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Investment 8 (C3.I8) – Plan to boost the sustainability, research, innovation and digitalisation of the

fisheries sector (III): Technological development and innovation in fisheries and aquaculture

The objective of this measure is to establish a more environmentally, economically and socially

sustainable fisheries and aquaculture sector by means of two lines of action:

a) The creation of public-private partnerships to boost blue growth in the sector, in order to

implement projects that serve as catalysts for blue economy processes; and

b) support for technological development and innovation in the sector.

The measure envisages the completion of at least 20 research, development and innovation projects

for the adoption of new technologies that favour the resilience and sustainability of the fisheries and

aquaculture sector.

The implementation of the investment shall be completed by 30 June 2023.

Investment 9 (C3.I9) – Plan to boost sustainability, research, innovation and digitalisation in the

fisheries sector (IV): Digitalisation and use of ICTs in the fisheries sector

This measure aims to improve the surveillance of fishing activity to ensure environmental

sustainability as well as the medium and long-term viability of the fisheries sector. The measure

comprises two lines of action:

a) An aid scheme for the digitalisation of the fisheries and aquaculture sector, including aid for the

installation of a surveillance system using cameras for remote monitoring of fisheries and

combating discards for vessels over 24 metres in length; and

b) modern ICT solutions for fishing surveillance, including (i) a catch registration system (including

the acquisition of devices for electronic submission of catches as well as their geolocation) with

the possibility of tracking vessels of less than 12 metres in length; (ii) conduct of a pilot project

for a drone flight service for fisheries control and surveillance and a pilot project for a remote

monitoring system for catches of fishing vessels over 24 metres in length; and (iii) devices and

software (i.e. the installation of a second firewall) for the reinforcement of the security of the

Spanish Fisheries Information System.

The digitalisation of the Spanish fisheries and aquaculture sector shall be implemented in the form of

grants for competitive tendering, whilst the implementation of modern ICT solutions for fishing

surveillance shall proceed through open and centralised procurement.

The implementation of the investment shall be completed by 31 December 2024.

Investment 10 (C3.I10) – Plan to boost the sustainability, research, innovation and digitalisation of

the fisheries sector (V): Support to the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

This measure shall support the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, which

continues to be a threat to marine ecosystems. To this end, the measure supports the following

investments:

a) The acquisition of four patrol vessels; and

b) the modernisation of three high seas patrol vessels that shall be used to combat illegal, reported

and unregulated fishing.

The measure shall be implemented through a public procurement procedure for the construction of

patrol vessels and through the amendment of an agreement with the Spanish Navy in the case of

offshore patrol vessels, which shall provide legal cover for the transfer to be made to the Navy,

managing the above-mentioned modernisation works.

It is expected that this measure does not do significant harm to environmental objectives within the

meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of the

measure and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with the

DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01). In particular, the acquisitions and modernisations of

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vessels shall only be of the best available technology with the lowest environmental impacts in the

sector.

The implementation of the investment shall be completed by 31 December 2022.

Investment 11 (C3.I11) – Plan to boost sustainability, research, innovation and digitalisation in the

fisheries sector (VI): Support for the financing of the fisheries sector

This measure shall provide financing for investment projects in the fisheries sector through the

provision of a loan to the Sociedad Anónima Estatal de Caución Agraria (SAECA). The objective of

the measure is creating a financial line of funding for projects related to sustainable fishing action,

including: (i) improving working and safety conditions; (ii) digitising of processes and systems; (iii)

improving the value and traceability of products; (iv) searching for new products and presentations,

including packaging; and (v) boosting innovation, energy improvement and efficiency, and the

transition to energy with a lower climate impacts.

The measure is implemented through an agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries

and Food, and SAECA to support the financing of investment projects in the fishing sector. The

mechanism is based on a loan to SAECA for the creation of a line of financing intended to re-

guarantee projects with actions related to sustainable fishing activity. The agreement shall include a

condition that guarantees that the investments made with this financing complies with the ‘Do no

significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

In order to ensure that the measure complies with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance

(2021/C58/01), the legal agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and

SAECA and the subsequent investment policy of the financial instrument shall

i. require the application of the Commission’s technical guidance on sustainability proofing for

the InvestEU Fund; and

ii. exclude the following list of activities and assets from eligibility: (i) activities and assets

related to fossil fuels, including downstream use10; (ii) activities and assets under the EU

Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not

lower than the relevant benchmarks11; (iii) activities and assets related to waste landfills,

incinerators12 and mechanical biological treatment plants13; and (iv) activities and assets

where the long-term disposal of waste may cause harm to the environment; and

iii. require the verification of legal compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental

legislation of the projects by SAECA for all transactions, including those exempted from

sustainability proofing.

The implementation of the investment shall be completed by 30 June 2022.

10 Except projects under this measure in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant

harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01). 11 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the

relevant benchmarks an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible should be provided. Benchmarks established

for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System, as set out in the Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 12 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable

hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy

efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such

actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the

lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level. 13 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where

the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations

of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level.

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C.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for non-repayable financial support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

39 C3.R1 M Entry into force of the Royal Decree-

Law 5/2020, on urgent measures

regarding agriculture and food and

Law 8/2020 on the modification of

Law 12/2013, on measures to

improve the functioning of the food

chain

Provisions of

the Royal

Decree-Law

5/2020, Law

8/2020, Law

12/2013 on the

entry into force

Q4 2020 Entry into force of the Royal Decree-Law 5/2020 (February 25 2020)

with urgent measures regarding agriculture and food, in order to

improve the functioning of the food chain by amending the national

legislation governing trade relations in the food chain. The main

objectives are to fulfil that the prices of food products cover the costs

of production, to avoid the destruction of value in the food chain and to

ban promotions intended to mislead the consumers about the price and

image of products. Entry into force of Law 8/2020 on the modification of Law 12/2013, on

urgent measures to improve the functioning of the food chain, in order

to validate the above mentioned Royal Decree-Law by adopting a Law.

40 C3.R1 M Entry into force of the second

amendment to Law 12/2013 on

measures to improve the functioning

of the food chain

Provision of

Law 12/2013 on

the entry into

force

Q4 2021 Entry into force of second amendment to Law 12/2013 on measures to

improve the functioning of the food chain, beyond the minimum

requirements of the Directive 2019/633/EU. This legal amendment

promotes different actions towards a more transparent and balanced

food value chain that implies changes to (i) the extended scope of the

law to trade relations; (ii) the minimum content of food contracts is

extended to practically all transactions.

41 C3.R2 M Entry into force of the regulatory

framework to develop a general

register of Best Available Techniques

on farms to inform on pollutant and

GHG emissions, and reform the

planning legislation with criteria on

farms across sectors

Provision of the

regulatory

framework on

the entry into

force

Q4 2022 The regulatory framework for the development of the general register

of Best Available Techniques shall facilitate calculations of polluting

and greenhouse gas emissions in pig and poultry farms, as well as the

recording of other environmental data. The gradual revision of planning

legislation in the livestock sectors shall regulate requirements of

location, size, sanitary conditions and infrastructures in farms,

modifying the requirements for pigs farms, and creating a new

regulatory framework for the poultry sector

422 C3.R2 M Entry into force of regulation to

improve biosecurity of livestock

transport and of regulation for the

sustainable use of antibiotics in

livestock species

Provision in the

Royal Decree

establishing its

entry into force

Q2 2023 Entry into force of a Royal Decree to improve the biosecurity of

livestock transport and of a Royal Decree on the sustainable use of

antibiotics in species of livestock interest in line with the description of

the measure.

42 C3.R3 M Entry into force of the normative

framework on sustainable nutrition in

agricultural soils.

Provision of the

normative

framework on

the entry into

force

Q1 2023 This normative framework is intended to regulate fertilisation work and

promote technical advice to farmers to rationalise fertilisation and meet

legal requirements.

43 C3.R4 M Entry into force of the Royal Decree

for a governance mechanism to

improve the Spanish irrigation

system.

Provision of the

Royal Decree

on the entry into

force

Q4 2022 The Royal Decree shall establish a governance mechanism at the

national level so that the affected sectors can cooperate in aspects

related to Spanish irrigation, such as sustainability, execution criteria,

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

regulations, etc. It is also intended to create an observatory of

sustainable irrigation in Spain.

44 C3.R5 M Adoption of the second action plan of

the Digitalisation Strategy of the

Agri-food Sector and the Rural Areas.

Publication on

webpage of

Ministry of

Agriculture

Q4 2022 The measure shall give continuity to the digitisation strategy of the

agri-food sector and the rural environment with a second plan, with the

objectives of reducing the digital divide, promoting the use of data, and

promoting business development and new business models.

45 C3.R6 M Entry into force of the Royal Decree

on the management of national

fishing grounds

Provision of the

Royal Decree

on the entry into

force

Q2 2022 The Royal Decree shall align the management of the different tools,

methods and censuses of national fishing grounds, facilitating better

business management and taking into account the objectives of the

major policies and challenges of the EU such as the reform of the

Common Fisheries Policy, the Strategy Biodiversity 2030, Marine

Strategies, or SDGs among others.

46 C3.I1 T Entry into force of the contractual

agreement between the Ministry of

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

(MAPA) and SEIASA to support the

improvement and the sustainability of

irrigated areas (Phase I)

Million

EUR

0 260 Q3 2021 The collaboration agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Food (MAPA) and SEIASA (Phase I; Budget execution of

EUR 260 000 000) shall implement the conditions of the plan to improve

efficiency and sustainability in irrigation that is being carried out with

this investment. This legal norm shall regulate, among other aspects, the

public / private financing regime for these irrigation modernisation

investments, the project selection criteria, the plan execution procedures

as well as the list of actions to be carried out linked to the budget

execution under this measure.

47 C3.I1 T Implementation of the agreement

between the Ministry of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Food (MAPA) and

SEIASA to support the improvement

and the sustainability of irrigated areas

(Phase II)

Million

EUR

0 303 Q4 2022 The collaboration agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Food (MAPA) and SEIASA (Phase II; EUR 303 000 000

of budget execution) shall implement the conditions of the plan to

improve efficiency and sustainability in irrigation that is being carried

out with this investment project. This legal norm shall regulate, among

other aspects, the public / private financing regime for these irrigation

modernisation investments, the project selection criteria, the plan

execution procedures as well as the list of actions to be carried out

linked to the budget execution under this measure.

424 C3.I1 T Entry into force of Addendum to the

agreement between the Ministry of

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

(MAPA) and SEIASA to support the

Million

EUR

303 453 Q2 2023 The Addendum to the collaboration agreement between the Ministry of

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) and SEIASA (expansion of

Phase II; EUR 150 000 000 of budget execution) shall implement the

conditions of the plan to improve efficiency and sustainability in

irrigation that is being carried out with this investment project. This

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

improvement and the sustainability of

irrigated areas (Phase II)

legal norm shall regulate, among other aspects, the public / private

financing regime for these irrigation modernisation investments, the

project selection criteria, the plan execution procedures as well as the

list of actions to be carried out linked to the budget execution under this

measure. (Baseline: 30 June 2022, based on the goal of target 47)

48 C3.I1 T Irrigation systems modernised Number

(hectares)

0 135 124 Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration or by a public entity that contracts

concerning projects for the modernisation of irrigation systems

covering a cumulative total of 135 124 hectares have been performed.

421 C3.I2 M Construction of a laboratory of high

level biosafety and accreditation of a

National Plant Health Laboratory

Certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that a

contract has

been performed;

accreditation

document

Q4 2025 Confirmation by the administration that a contract related to the

construction of a high level Biological Safety Laboratory has been

performed and accreditation of a National Plant Health Laboratory.

49 C3.I2 M Construction of an animal facility,

having a biosafety level 3

Certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that a

contract has

been performed

Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that a contract related to the

construction of an animal facility, having a biosafety level (NCB) 3,

has been performed.

50 C3.I3 M Construction, refurbishment or

acquisition of equipment or

disinfection vehicles for cleaning and

disinfection centres and plant

reproduction material production

centres

Verification by

the

administration

Q4 2025 Verification by the administration of the documentary justification for

grant payments relating to the construction, renovation or

refurbishment of infrastructure or of acquisition of equipment or

disinfection vehicles in 244 cleaning and disinfection centres and plant

reproduction material production centres.

51 C3.I4 T Investment plan to promote the

sustainability and competitiveness of

agriculture and livestock

Million

EUR

0 307 Q2 2022 Completion of the investment plan to promote the sustainability and

competitiveness of agriculture and livestock activities in precision

agriculture, energy efficiency and circular economy (budget execution

of EUR 307 000 000). The regulatory bases shall establish who the

beneficiaries are, the requirements they must meet, the type of eligible

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

investments, and the eligibility criteria for investments in: precision

agriculture, energy efficiency, circular economy and the use of

renewable energies.

52 C3.I4 M Projects for precision agriculture,

energy efficiency, the circular

economy or the use of renewable

energy

Verification by

the

administration

Q2 2026 Verification by the administration of the documentary justification for

grant payments relating to a total of 5 000 projects for precision

agriculture, energy efficiency, the circular economy or the use of

renewable energy.

53 C3.I5 T Signature of contractual agreements

between the Ministry of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Food (MAPA) and

ENISA

Million

EUR

0 30 Q2 2023 Signature of three contractual agreements (one per year) between the

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) and ENISA to

support the digital transformation of agri-food SMEs through a line of

support for innovative or technology-based entrepreneurship in the

Spanish agri-food sector (budget execution: EUR 30 000 000;

EUR 10 000 000 per year). The collaboration agreements between the

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and ENISA shall establish

the conditions of the technology-based entrepreneurship line to support

SMEs in the agri-food sector that present innovative and digital

business projects, through the granting of participative loans, the

investment policy and eligibility criteria. The aforementioned

agreements shall include a clause that guarantees that the investments

made with this financing comply with the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) of supported transactions under this

measure through the use of sustainability proofing, an exclusion list,

and the requirement of compliance with the relevant EU and national

environmental legislation. The objective of this investment is to

respond to several of the objectives of the Spanish strategy for the

digitisation of the agri-food sector and the rural environment, and of its

action plans.

54 C3.I5 T Agri-food SMEs supported to

implement innovative and digital

business projects

Number 0 60 Q2 2023 At least 60 agri-food SMEs granted with credits for the implementation

of innovative and digital business projects. The objective of this line of

support is to grant participative loans to encourage companies to

develop viable and innovative projects, linked to electronic commerce

and the consolidation of Industry 4.0, among many other levers of

change in digital business models for the agri-food sector. It shall be guaranteed including through selection criteria that the

transactions under this investment made by these SMEs with these

loans comply with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance

(2021/C58/01) of supported transactions under this measure through

the use of sustainability proofing, an exclusion list, and the requirement

of compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental

legislation.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

55 C3.I6 M Acquisition of ICT equipment for the

Marine Reserves of Fishing Interest

and contracts for the acquisition of

special-purpose vessels for the marine

reserves

Publication in

public

procurement

platform of the

contract award

Q4 2022 Publication in Public Procurement Platform of the contract awarded for

the acquisition of ICT equipment for the Marine Reserves of Fishing

Interest and the award of two contracts for the acquisition of two

special-purpose vessels for the marine reserves. The ICT equipment for

the Marine Reserves consists of (i) Alborán Lighthouse radar radio link

to Peninsula, and (ii) purchase of drones with sufficient power that

allow control and monitoring activities and optimise the existing

means, also reducing the environmental impact. For the purchase of a

special-purpose vessel for marine reserves, the best technology that

allows compliance with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical

Guidance (2021/C58/01) shall be sought.

56 C3.I7 M Agreements with Public Research

Bodies

Signing of

agreements with

Public Research

Bodies

Q4 2021 Signing of agreements with Public Research Bodies to promote

fisheries and aquaculture research, ensuring an ecosystem-based

approach to decision-making in fisheries management

57 C3.I7 T Acquisition of acoustic probes for

research in fisheries

Number 0 2 Q2 2022 Publication in Public Procurement Platform of the contract awarded for

the acquisition of two acoustic probes dedicated to fisheries research.

The objective of acquiring two probes for two existing fishing research

vessel is to ensure the quality of the data obtained and consequently

favour scientific evaluations of the different stocks of pelagic species,

contributing to the sustainability of fisheries and decision-making in

matters of fisheries management that is based on the best scientific

knowledge.

58 C3.I8 T Research Development and

Innovation projects to support the

resilience and sustainability of the

fisheries and aquaculture sector

Number 0 20 Q2 2023 Completion of at least 20 research, development and innovation

projects for the adoption of new technologies that favour the resilience

and sustainability of the fisheries and aquaculture sector.

59 C3.I9 M Digital reinforcement of the Spanish

Fisheries Information System (SIPE)

and of the fishing surveillance system

Installation of

second firewall

barrier

Q2 2023 Digital reinforcement of the fishing information and surveillance

including Installation of a second firewall barrier (firewall) to increase

the security of the Spanish Fisheries Information System (SIPE),

following the requirements established in the National Security Scheme

(ENS) for the high level of security, and digitalisation of fishing

vessels.

60 C3.I10 M Purchase of light patrol boats and

high seas patrol vessels to combat

illegal, unreported and unregulated

fishing

Publication in

public

procurement

platform of the

contract award

Q4 2022 Publication in Public Procurement Platform of the award of the contract

for four new light patrol boats and three renewed high seas patrol

vessels that shall be used to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated

fishing, which continues to be one of the greatest existing threats to

marine ecosystems. The best technology that allows compliance with

the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) shall

be sought.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

61 C3.I11 T Financing of investment projects in

the fishing sector

Million

EUR

0 5 Q2 2022 The endorsement of the agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Food, and SAECA to support the financing of investment

projects in the fishing sector by granting a at least EUR 5 000 000 loan

to the Sociedad Anónima Estatal de Caución Agraria (SAECA) for the

creation of a line of financing destined to re-guarantee projects with

actions related to sustainable fishing activity; to improve the working

conditions and safety of the activity; and to the digitisation of processes

and systems. The aforementioned agreement shall include a clause that

guarantees that the transactions supported under this investment

complies with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance

(2021/C58/01) of supported transactions under this measure through

the use of sustainability proofing, an exclusion list, and the requirement

of compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental

legislation.

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C.3. Description of the reforms and investments for loan support

Reform 7 (C3.R7) - Law on the prevention of food losses and food waste

The objective of this reform is to establish a hierarchy of priorities in the use of food so that it does

not become waste.

The measure consists in the entry into force of a law on the prevention of food losses and food waste.

Reform 8 (C3.R8) - Legal act on the farm information system

The aim of this reform is to set up a Farm and Forestry Information System (SIEX) to enable the

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to manage the agricultural and livestock policies.

The measure consists in the entry into force of a legal act setting up the information system for

agricultural holdings.

Investment 12 (C3.I12) – Plan to enhance efficiency and sustainability in irrigation

The objective of this measure is to increase the ambition of Investment 1 (C3.I1): Plan to enhance

efficiency and sustainability in irrigation.

It consists in the modernisation of irrigation systems.

C.4. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for loan support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

L8 C3.R7 M Entry into force of the Law on the

Prevention of Food Losses and Food

Waste

Provision in the

law on the entry

into force

Q4 2025 Entry into force of a law on the prevention of food losses and food waste.

L9 C3.R8 M Entry into force of a legal act setting

up the information system for

agricultural holdings

Provision in the

legal act on the

entry into force

Q4 2025 Entry into force of the legal act setting up the information system for

agricultural holdings.

L10 C3.I12 T Entry into force of the agreement

between the Ministry of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Food (MAPA) and

SEIASA to support the improvement

and the sustainability of irrigated

areas (Phase III)

Million

EUR

0 260 Q4 2023 The collaboration agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Food (MAPA) and SEIASA (Phase III; EUR 260 000 000

of budget execution) shall implement the conditions of the plan to

improve efficiency and sustainability in irrigation that is being carried

out with this investment project. This legal norm shall regulate, among

other aspects, the public / private financing regime for these irrigation

modernisation investments, the project selection criteria, the plan

execution procedures as well as the list of actions to be carried out

linked to the budget execution under this measure.

L11 C3.I12 T Irrigation systems modernised

Number

(hectares)

135 124 170 124 Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration or by a public entity that contracts

concerning projects for the modernisation of irrigation systems

covering a cumulative total of 170 124 hectares have been

performed (Baseline based on the goal of target 48)

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D. COMPONENT 04: ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY

This component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan shall address Spain’s vulnerability

to the direct and indirect adverse effects of climate change due to its biogeography and

geomorphology by enhancing the conservation status of ecosystems, through their ecological

restoration, where necessary, and reversing biodiversity loss, ensuring sustainable use of

natural resources and preserving and improving ecosystem services. This component shall also

contribute to the adaptation of ecosystems to the adverse effects of climate change by adopting

measures to minimise its effects, adopting the National Strategy to Combat Desertification and

focusing on forest fires.

Additional emphasis shall be placed on the protection, preservation and restoration of marine

ecosystems. The implementation of this component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan

shall (i) launch the blue agenda to improve the seas and their biodiversity; (ii) increase the

share of marine protected areas, by protecting at least 18 % of the Spanish territory by the end

of 2025, defending both fauna and flora; and (iii) introduce, for the first time in Spain, a

framework for marine management.

In addition, it shall also preserve and sustainably manage rural areas, their ecosystems,

biodiversity and woodland. Rural areas – where depopulation has had a particularly adverse

impact – are home to a large part of Spain’s rich natural heritage and are, therefore, a source of

local wealth, opening opportunities to reverse demographic decline.

This component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan supports investment in the green

and digital transition (Country Specific Recommendation 3 2020). It also supports proper land

management, in particular, forest management, nature protection and restoration aligned with

the objectives of the European Green Deal and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental

objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account

the description of the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience

plan in accordance with the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

D.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial

support

Reform 1 (C4.R1) – Conservation of terrestrial and marine biodiversity

This reform shall update the biodiversity and natural heritage legislation to support meeting

commitments stemming from the Convention on Biological Diversity and the recently adopted

EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.

The main action of this reform shall be to prepare, approve and deploy the Strategic Plan for

Natural Heritage and Biodiversity (as set out in Law 42/2007 on Natural Heritage and

Biodiversity), to have a long-lasting impact on the conservation and management of all Spanish

natural systems as well as on the services it provides to society. This reform shall also include

the following actions under this measure:

a) Adoption of the Biodiversity, Science and Knowledge Strategy that shall identify the

main research gaps and establish specific areas in which research in biodiversity is

necessary.

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b) Adoption of the Royal Decree approving the Plan for the Marine Protected Areas

Network that shall promote an ecologically coherent network contributing to the

conservation of areas of natural heritage and marine biodiversity, fostering a planned,

effective and coherent management of marine protected areas.

c) The National Strategy for the Conservation of Pollinators shall provide the necessary

actions to improve the situation of pollinators. This Strategy shall focus especially on

the (i) promotion of favourable areas for pollinators; (ii) improvement in its

management and reduction of risks created by harmful species; (iii) phytosanitary

products; and (iv) promotion of research on the conservation of pollinators, and the

dissemination of the related research findings in this area.

d) Adoption of the regulation for updating authorities, administrative and scientific, under

the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Regulation (CITES Regulation) that shall guarantee the implementation of the

measures derived from CITES, and shall ensure that trade is not detrimental to the

conservation status of species and their long-term survival.

e) The Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Plan that shall guarantee the preservation

and rational use of wetlands.

The development of these actions under this measure shall be directly supported by Investment

1 and Investment 2 of this component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan (described

below). It shall also complement the other two reforms and investment described in this

component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 31 December 2022.

Reform 2 (C4.R2) – Restoration of ecosystems and green infrastructure

The aim of this reform is to develop and implement the central government Strategy for Green

Infrastructure, Connectivity and Ecological Restoration, to restore damaged ecosystems and

consolidate a network of fully functional terrestrial and marine natural and semi-natural areas

connected in Spain by 2050.

This reforms incorporates seven different lines of action to: (i) reduce the effects of

fragmentation and loss of ecological connectivity; (ii) restore habitats and ecosystems in key

areas; (iii) maintain and improve the provision of ecosystem services of green infrastructure

elements; (iv) improve the resilience of elements linked to green infrastructure; (v) ensure

territorial coherence; (vi) incorporate effective green infrastructure; and (vii) ensure adequate

communication, education and participation of interest groups and society in the development

of green infrastructure.

This reform is further supported by Investment 3 of this component of the Spanish recovery

and resilience plan, addressing in particular the recommendations of the EU Biodiversity

Strategy for 2030 on the incorporation of ecological corridors, large-scale planting of trees,

significant progress in the rehabilitation of contaminated land and the objective of ensuring

that cities with at least 20 000 inhabitants have an ambitious urban greening plan. It is also

related to Reform 1 and Investment 1 of this component of the Spanish recovery and resilience

plan.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 30 June 2021.

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Reform 3 (C4.R3) – Sustainable forest management

This reform shall update the 1999 Spanish Forest Strategy together with the 2002-2032 Spanish

Forestry Plan, developing a package of actions to boost the forestry sector, covering the Spanish

forest as a whole: protection of species and areas, fires, ownerships, evolution, the current

status and trends in forest areas and resources, among others. The reform shall address the

economic and social revitalisation of large rural areas, which face serious problems of

depopulation and it shall be well aligned with the European Green Deal.

The Spanish Forestry Strategy shall have five strategic priorities:

1) The conservation and enhancement of natural heritage, biodiversity and connectivity.

2) Protection, health security and protection of prevention and adaptation to natural and

environmental risks.

3) Forest bio-economy: green economy and jobs, mobilisation of forest resources, and

sustainable socio-economic development of the forestry sector.

4) Development and improvement of knowledge and forestry culture.

5) Forest governance model: the regulatory, administrative and instrumental framework of the

Spanish forestry policy.

There are two main instruments in the Spanish Forest Strategy, which are necessary to reform

the forestry sector as a whole. The first is the adoption of guidelines for sustainable forest

management. These guidelines shall cover issues such as biodiversity, climate change and the

circular bio-economy. Secondly, Strategic Guidelines for Forest Fires Management in Spain,

which shall establish the objectives to follow, define the main lines of work and identify the

groups in society with certain degree of responsibility. These strategic guidelines are crucial to

control forest fires and increase the strategic positioning of the forest sector in the context of

the ecological transition.

The implementation of the reform shall be completed by 31 December 2022.

Investment 1 (C4.I1) - Digitalisation and Knowledge of natural heritage

The objective of this investment is to increase the knowledge of the species and habitats in the

Spanish territory.

The investment consists in actions to increase the biodiversity knowledge.

Investment 2 (C4.I2) - Conservation of terrestrial and marine biodiversity

The objective of this investment is to protect Spanish terrestrial and marine biodiversity.

This investment consists in actions in conservation of terrestrial and marine environment,

including support for policies in protected areas.

Investment 3 (C4.I3) – Restoration of ecosystems and green infrastructure

The objective of this investment is to restore natural ecosystems, foster urban greening and

rehabilitate areas degraded by mining activities.

The investment consists of nature restoration actions, including the rehabilitation of former

mining sites, investments in ecosystem restoration and support to the renaturalisation of cities.

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C4.I4 Sustainable forest management

The objective of this investment is to ensure the sustainable management of Spanish forests

and increase their protection against wildfires.

This investment consists in actions to support forest management,as well as investments to

support forest-based bioeconomy.

D.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and

implementation for non-repayable financial support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

62 C4.R1 M Strategic Plan for

Natural Heritage and

Biodiversity and Plan

on the Network of

Protected Marine Areas

Publication in the

Official Journal

Q4 2022 Adoption of the Strategic Plan for Natural Heritage and Biodiversity (Royal

Decree) and of the Plan on the Network of Protected Marine Areas Plan (Royal

Decree), including the set-up of at least nine marine management bases, the iii)

Biodiversity, Science and Knowledge Strategy, iv) the National Strategy for the

Conservation of Pollinators, the v) regulation for updating authorities,

administrative and scientific bodies, under the Convention on International Trade

in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the vi) Wetlands

Conservation and Restoration Plan.

63 C4.R2 M Adoption of the

National Strategy for

Green Infrastructure,

Connectivity and

Ecological Restoration

Publication in the

Official Journal

Q2 2021 Adoption of the National Strategy for Green Infrastructure, Connectivity and

Ecological Restoration. The Strategy shall include lines of action to achieve: (i)

Reduction of the effects of fragmentation and loss of ecological connectivity; (ii)

restoration of ecosystems in key areas; (iii) maintaining and improving the

provision of eco-system services; (iv) improvements in resilience; (v) definition

of a governance model; and (vi) communication, education and participation of

stakeholders.

64 C4.R3 M Approval of the

Spanish Forest Strategy

and Support Plan

Publication in

Official Journal

Q4 2022 Adoption of the Spanish Forest Strategy and Support Plan, which shall include

guidelines for sustainable forest management.

65 C4.I1 M Awarding contracts for

special-purpose

aircrafts for

firefighting, and setting

up of the biodiversity

knowledge monitoring

and management

system

Awarding contracts Q2 2022 Awarding contracts for updating and upgrading at least ten special-purpose

aircrafts (Canadair) for firefighting, and making available the biodiversity

knowledge monitoring and management system. The system includes increasing

knowledge of species and habitats and a digital platform. The investment shall

ensure compliance with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance

(2021/C58/01) by upgrading only existing aircrafts, which shall not increase

their lifetime or capacity.

66 C4.I1 M Biodiversity

knowledge

Final reports by

recipient entities or

individuals or

certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts have been

performed

Q2 2026 Final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded have been

submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to biodiveristy

knowledge, or confirmation by the administration that contracts, or parts thereof

related to biodiveristy knowledge have been performed, for a total cumulative

amount of EUR 93 000 000 in grants and contracts awarded (including any

amendments).

Confirmation by the administration that contracts relating to LiDAR flights

covering 38 102 000 hectares of the terrestrial Spanish territory have been

performed.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

67 C4.I2 T Marine protected areas % of

Spanish

marine

territory

13 15 Q2 2023 Achieving marine protected area of at least 15 % of the Spanish marine territory.

Marine protected area is a marine territory included in the Natura 2000 Network

or other categories of protected natural spaces, as established by Law 42/2007;

areas protected by international instruments and Marine Reserves shall be

included in the RAMPE (Spanish Marine Protected Areas Network), where

applicable. (Baseline: 31 December 2020.)

69 C4.I2 M Conservation of

terrestrial and marine

environment

Final reports by

recipient entities or

individuals or

certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts have been

performed

Q2 2026 Final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded have been

submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to the

conservation of terrestrial and marine environments, including support for

policies in protected areas, or confirmation by the administration that contracts,

or parts thereof, related to the conservation of terrestrial and marine

environments, including support for policies in protected areas, have been

performed, for a total cumulative amount of EUR 338 000 000 in grants and

contracts awarded (including any amendments).

For the purchase of special-purpose vessels, only the best available technologies

taking into account the special purpose they are serving, are supported.

70 C4.I3 T Rehabilitation of

former mining sites (at

least 20 former mining

sites)

Number

(mining

sites)

0 20 Q2 2023 Start of rehabilitation works at each mining site, targeting at least 20 former

mining sites, including decontamination of the soil, recovery of the morphology,

and revegetation and naturalisation.

71 C4.I3 M Ecosystem restoration

and green

infrastructure

Final reports by

recipient entities or

individuals or

certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts have been

performed

Q2 2026 Final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded have been

submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to the ecosystem

restoration and green infrastructure, or confirmation by the administration that

contracts, or parts thereof, related to the ecosystem restoration and green

infrastructure have been performed, for a total cumulative amount of EUR

200 250 000 in grants and contracts awarded (including any amendments).

20 final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded shall be

submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to the

renaturalisation of Spanish cities.

72 C4.I3 M Rehabilitation of

former mining sites

Final reports by

recipient entities or

individuals or

certificates of

acceptance,

Q2 2026 Rehablitation works in 30 former mining sites have been performed.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts have been

performed

73 C4.I4 T Actions on sustainable

forest management

Number

(vehicles)

0 100 Q2 2023 Purchase of at least 100 special-purpose vehicles for firefighting. The selection

criteria for the investment shall ensure compliance with the ‘Do no significant

harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) by supporting only the best available

technologies with the lowest environmental impacts in the sector, taking into

account the special purpose they are serving.

425 C4.I4 M Actions on forest

management

Final reports by

recipient entities or

individuals or

certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts have been

performed

Q2 2026 Final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded have been

submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to forest

management, or confirmation by the administration that contracts, or parts

thereof related to forest management have been performed, for a total cumulative

amount of EUR 167 400 000 in grants and contracts awarded (including any

amendments).

50 final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded shall be

submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to the promotion

of forest-based bioeconomy.

For special purpose vehicles, only the best available technologies taking into

account the special purpose they are serving, are purchased. Support for

monoculture plantations, including eucalyptus, shall be excluded.

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E. COMPONENT 05: COAST AND WATER RESOURCES

This component shall aim to improve the management of water resources, implement a coastal

adaptation policy to address the adverse effects of climate change, and strengthen the implementation

of marine strategies and maritime spatial plans.

To improve the management of water resources Spain needs to address different challenges such as

identifying new emerging pollutants (e.g. micro plastics), an existing investment gap in the planning,

adaptation of the coast to climate change, control and management of the Public Hydraulic Domain,

Maritime-Terrestrial Property and water treatment, and the delay taking place in the deployment of

new technologies and ICT technologies for water management. To this end, Spain shall improve the

efficiency of the sector. Spain shall also aim to better align its management of water resources with

environmental objectives such as those set out in the European Green Deal, the Biodiversity Strategy

for 2030 and the EU Zero Pollution Action Plan. To this end, different strategies shall be deployed

such as the digitalisation of public administration to have access to information, including water

quality and compliance with ecological flows, the provision and improvement of environmental

infrastructure, the safety of infrastructure, or the improvement of groundwater status and aquifer

recovery.

The impact of erosion and flooding on the coast has been exacerbated by climate change. Therefore,

this component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan shall also implement a policy of adaptation

of the Spanish coast to the adverse effects of climate change. To combat erosion and reduce the risk

of flooding, a number of adaptation measures shall be introduced such as the environmental recovery

of degraded areas, improving orderly and correct accessibility to the public land-based maritime

domain, or drafting and implementing nature-based solutions, among others. This line of action shall

create a more resilient coastline to the effects of climate change, and shall also better prepare the

tourism sector and other sectors dependent on the state of coastal areas. In addition, this shall further

strengthen the role of the Copernicus programme, which is crucial to prevent and assess the damage

and impact of extreme weather events.

As part of this component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan, Spain shall promote the optimal

sustainable development of maritime sectors, and protect the marine environment with the aim of

achieving its good environmental status by adopting a law, transposing the Marine Strategy

Framework Directive and strengthening its implementation.

This component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan contributes to focus investment-related

economic policy on fostering energy efficiency and resource use (Country Specific Recommendation

3 2019). It also focuses investment on the green and digital transition, in particular by fostering

research and innovation, clean and efficient production and use of energy sources, energy

infrastructure, water and waste management and sustainable transport (Country Specific

Recommendation 3 2020). It also enhances water reuse (Country Specific Recommendation 3 2022).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of

the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with

the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

E.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C5.R1) – Water plans and strategies and regulatory changes

The reform shall address the review and update of the Water Law, its regulations and other secondary

legislation, to ensure a legal framework favourable to foster investments. The reform shall include

the adoption and revision of a number of plans and strategies that form the basis of investments and

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water management that shall strengthen and increase investments. These regulatory changes shall be

aligned with the European Green Deal.

This reform shall address numerous issues regarding all types of water such as an improved financial

framework for wastewater reuse, adoption of technical standards for the safety of dams and their

reservoirs, adoption of a national plan for purification, remediation, efficiency, savings and reuse of

water (implementation of treatment, sanitation, efficiency, savings, re-use and infrastructure safety –

DSEAR Plan), among others.

The measure shall be completed by 30 June 2023.

Investment 1 (C5.I1) – Treatment, sanitation, efficiency, savings, re-use and infrastructure safety

(DSEAR) actions

The objective of this investment is to increase the quality and management of water in Spain.

The measure consists in investments into water and wastewater infrastructure as well as investments

in dams and reservoirs to preserve their safety.

Investment 2 (C5.I2) - Restoration of river ecosystems, water infrastructure and flood risk mitigation

The objective of this investment is to restore the ecological status of rivers, mitigate flood risks and

reduce irrigators reliance on overexploited aquifers.

The investment consists in the restoration of rivers and investments related to water supply

infrastructure for irrigation or drinking water.

Investment 3 (C5.I3) – Digital transition in the water sector (Digital Environmental Enforcement) –

Strategic project for economic recovery and transformation (PERTE) for the digitalisation of water

uses.

The objective of this investment is to accelerate the digital transition in water-related management

systems and services and provide new tools for meteorological monitoring and management.

The investment consists in actions related to the PERTE for the digitalisation of water uses, radars

and the digitalisation of hydrological or meteorological processes.

Investment 4 (C5.I4) – Adapting the coastline to climate change

The objective of this investment is to increase the resilience of the Spanish coast to climate change

and climate variability, and to integrate climate change adaptation into the planning and management

of the Spanish coast and sea.

This investment consists in the restoration of degraded areas and ecosystems across coastlines.

E.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for non-repayable financial support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

74 C5.R1 M Entry into force of the

amendments of the

Hydrological Planning

Regulation

Provision of the Royal

Decree on the entry

into force

Q4 2021 Royal Decree amending the Hydrological Planning Regulation (Official

Journal). Amendments shall concern aspects related to droughts and water

scarcity, the implementation requirements of the Water Framework Directive

and the relevant standards within the framework of the Common Strategy for

the Implementation of the Water Directives.

75 C5.R1 M Entry into force of the

amendment of the Water

Law and the new

Regulation replacing the

Royal Decree 1620/2007

Provision of the Water

Law on the entry into

force

Q2 2023 Amendment of the Water Law to include a revision of taxes for wastewater

discharges and the system for the recovery of water infrastructure costs in line

with the polluter pays and cost recovery principles. The new Regulation

replacing the Royal Decree 1620/2007 shall change the regulatory and financial

framework for the reuse of wastewater in line with the polluter pays and cost

recovery principles, improving the monitoring and protection of water bodies,

including groundwater, and address droughts and scarcity aspects.

76 C5.I1 T Improved water and

wastewater treatment

infrastructures

Number

(actions)

0 70 Q2 2023 70 completed actions to improve and/or construct water and wastewater

treatment infrastructures, aiming at ensuring compliance with Directive

91/271/EEC (for wastewater infrastructure projects), or at improving the

efficiency and/or reducing water losses in water distribution systems (for water

infrastructure projects).

427 C5.I1 T Construction or

renovation of water and

wastewater treatment

infrastructures

Number

(water and

wastewater

treatment

infrastructur

es)

70 208 Q2 2026 For 208 water and wastewater treatment infrastructures:

• confirmation by the administration that contracts related to their

renovation or construction have been performed; or

• confirmation by the administration that the testing phase after their

renovation or construction has begun.

• orsubmission of final reports by recipient entities or individuals

confirming the completion of the activities awarded for grants relating to

their renovation or construction.

428 C5.I1 M Safety of dams and

reservoirs

Certificates of

acceptance, or

equivalent certifying

that contracts have

been performed

Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that contracts related to the safety of 8

dams and reservoirs have been performed.

Investments in the construction of new dams or the extension of existing dams

shall be excluded.

77 C5.I2 M Restoration of riverbanks

protection against flood

risks

Certificates signed by

MITERD

Q4 2022 At least 200 km of riverbanks restored and at least 40 000 inhabitants being

protected against flood risks.

77bis C5.I2 M Monitoring and

restoration of rivers

Final reports by

recipient entities or

individuals or

certificates of

acceptance, or

Q2 2026 Final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded have been

submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to the

monitoring and restoration of river ecosystems and to protect against flood

risks, or confirmation by the administration that contracts, or parts thereof,

related to the monitoring and restoration of river ecosystems and to protect

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

equivalent certifying

that contracts have

been performed

against flood risks have been performed, for a total cumulative amount of EUR

203 400 000 in grants and contracts awarded (including any amendments).

78 C5.I2 M Construction or

renovation of

infrastructure supplying

water for irrigation

Certificates of

acceptance, actas de

puesta en

marcha/servicio,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent certifying

that contracts have

been performed

Q2 2026 For 15 infrastructures supplying water for irrigation or drinking water:

- Confirmation by the administration that contracts related to the construction

or renovation have been performed; or confirmation by the administration

that the testing phase after their renovation or construction, has begun.

Investments into infrastructure for the production of desalinated water shall be

the best available technology with the lowest environmental impacts in the

sector.

430 C5.I3 M PERTE for the

digitalisation of water

users

Final reports by

recipient entities or

individuals or

certificates of

acceptance, statements

of conformity or

equivalent certifying

that contracts have

been performed

Q2 2026 Final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded have been

submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to the PERTE

for the digitalization of water uses, or confirmation by the administration that

contracts, or parts thereof, related to the PERTE for the digitalisations of water

uses have been performed, for a total cumulative amount of EUR

494 100 000 in grants and contracts awarded (including any amendments).

426 C5.I3 M Radars and digitalisation

of hydrological or

meteorological processes

Certificates of

acceptance, statements

of conformity or

equivalent certifying

that contracts have

been performed

Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that contracts, or corresponding parts

thereof, related to radars and the digitalisation of hydrological or

meteorological processes, for a total amount of EUR 299 700 000 have been

performed.

80 C5.I4 T Restoration of degraded

areas and ecosystems

across at least 50

kilometres of coastline

Number

(kilometres)

0 50 Q4 2022 Completion of at least 50 kilometres of coastline in restoration of degraded

areas and ecosystems, protection and increase accessibility to coastal areas,

mitigation of erosion, better knowledge and increase coastal areas resilience

and adaptation to the effects of climate change, remote monitoring and

implementation of strategic marine planning policies. Actions shall consider

any of the following: (i) Increase the resilience of the Spanish coast to the adverse effects of climate

change by combating erosion and strengthening the coastline. This shall

consider the creation of breakwater, artificial beaches, floating surfaces,

sediment management, nature based solutions, beach and dune system

restoration, coastal protection infrastructure, implementation of smart grids for

coastal erosion monitoring, or actions with similar effects.

(ii) Protect and restore the coastal ecosystems or degraded areas. This shall be

done by (a) relocating installations affected by backsliding; (b) delimiting the

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

State-owned land-based maritime domain; (c) recovering improperly or

inappropriately occupied Stated-owned maritime land; (d) risk assessment and

management or similar actions; (e) environmental recovery of degraded coastal

areas and ecosystems; (f) conservation and management of the coastline; and/or

(g) actions with similar effects. (iii) Improve orderly and correct accessibility to the public land-based maritime

domain. This shall be done by recovering land to provide access to the public

domain, planning, management and restoration of access or actions with similar

effects. (iv) Implementation of strategic marine planning policies. This shall be done by

the implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning, Marine Strategies, scientific

advice on oceans, climate and coasts, and the development of a georeferenced

web application for sea users.

81 C5.I4 T Restoration of degraded

areas and ecosystems

across at least 100

kilometres of coastline

Number

(kilometres)

50 100 Q2 2023 Completion of works across at least 100 kilometres of coastline which shall

include any of the following: (i) Increase the resilience of the Spanish coast to the adverse effects of climate

change by combating erosion and strengthening the coastline and remote

monitoring. This shall consider the creation of breakwater, artificial beaches,

floating surfaces, sediment management, nature based solutions, beach and

dune system restoration, coastal protection infrastructure, implementation of

smart grids for coastal erosion monitoring, better knowledge or actions with

similar effects. (ii) Protect and restore the coastal eco-systems or degraded

areas. This shall be done by (a) relocating installations affected by backsliding;

(b) delimiting the State-owned land-based maritime domain; (c) recovering

improperly or inappropriately occupied Stated-owned maritime land; (d) risk

assessment and management or similar actions; (e) environmental recovery of

degraded coastal areas and ecosystems; (f) conservation and management of the

coastline; (g) better knowledge and/or (h) actions with similar effects. (iii) Improve orderly and correct accessibility to the public land-based maritime

domain. This shall be done by recovering land to provide access to the public

domain, planning, management and restoration of access, better knowledge or

actions with similar effect. (iv) Implementation of strategic marine planning policies and better knowledge.

This shall be done by the implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning, Marine

Strategies, scientific advice on oceans, climate and coasts, and the development

of a georeferenced web application for sea users. (Baseline: 31 December

2022.)

81b C5.I4 T Restoration of degraded

areas and ecosystems

Number

(kilometres)

100 145 Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that contracts relating to the restoration of

degraded areas and ecosystems across 145 kilometres of coastline have been

performed.

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F. COMPONENT 06: SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY (LONG-DISTANCE)

This component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan addresses the following challenges: 1)

the transition towards more sustainable modes of transport; 2) reducing the emissions of the transport

sector; 3) making the transport sector safer, more accessible, sustainable and inclusive.

The objectives of the component are: the development of the Spanish rail network (in particular the

core TEN-T corridors and the non-core TEN-T network); establishing a more interoperable transport

network (rail, road, ports) with the objective to reduce its carbon footprint; the improvement of cross-

border connections with France and Portugal; the modernisation of the transport sector with the

adoption of advanced digital technologies.

This component addresses the Country Specific Recommendations on the promotion of investment

on energy efficiency and resource use and on the promotion of rail freight infrastructure (Country

Specific Recommendation 3 2019) and on the investment on the green and digital transition and

sustainable transport (Country Specific Recommendation 3 2020).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of

the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with

the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

F.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C6.R1) – Safe, Sustainable and Connected Mobility Strategy

The objectives of the measure are to:

a) Increase security of the mobility network ensuring better protection of people and goods,

improving standards and reducing accidents.

b) Increase sustainability prioritising daily mobility, economic and social equity, energy

efficiency and the fight against climate change.

c) Enhance connectivity with digitalisation, technological progress and multimodal

connectivity.

The strategy shall address specific actions in the following nine areas:

i. Mobility for all (ensuring universal accessibility at a reasonable costs);

ii. New Investment Policies (to ensure adequate financing of transport infrastructures and

services);

iii. Secure mobility (prioritizing investment in monitoring, maintenance, and cybersecurity);

iv. Low-emission mobility (increase efficiency, reduce energy consumption);

v. Smart mobility (boost R&D and mobility innovation, build and manage intelligent

infrastructure);

vi. Smart Intermodal Logistics Chains (prioritize the transport of goods by rail in public and

private agendas);

vii. Connecting Europe and Connected to the World (connect ports to intermodal logistic

terminals and intensify cooperation with neighbouring countries to coordinate the

construction and/or improvement of cross-border infrastructures);

viii. Social and labour aspects (gender balance and re- and upskilling actions for the transport

workforce); and

ix. Digitalisation of the ministry of transport, mobility and urban agenda to embrace digital

transition and become more open and innovative.

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The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 31 December 2021.

Reform 2 (C6.R2) – Indicative Rail Strategy

The objectives of the reform is the establishment of instruments to ensure that the rail network meets

the mobility needs of the future in a coherent and effective way. The strategy shall set up a clear

planning scenario for the railway transport mode and it shall make it possible to align investment

priorities with the Strategy for Safe, Sustainable and Connected Mobility (R1).

The reform shall consist of several actions including:

a) establishing a clearer planning of actions in the railway sector, especially geared

toward everyday mobility;

b) improving network maintenance;

c) ensuring economic sustainability of the rail network;

d) prioritising resource efficiency, with an ex-ante and ex-post evaluation of investment

projects;

e) enhancing interoperability of the network, especially on the trans-European network

corridors, and intermodality of the network;

f) boosting rail freight traffic;

g) enhancing safety in rail transport and

h) fostering the digitalisation of transport and innovation to ensure connected mobility.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 31 December 2022.

Investment 1 (C6.I1) – National transmission network: European Corridors

The objectives of the measure are to build new railway infrastructure in the core European TEN-T

corridors and modernising and upgrading the existing ones. The measure consists in actions covering

1 400 kilometres of the core TEN-T corridors.

Investment 2 (C6.I2) – Trans-European Network for Transport Program, other works

The objective of the measure is to make the national transport networks more reliable, sustainable,

secure and resilient. The measure consists in various actions in the areas of air, road and rail transport,

and to support digitalisation actions.

Investment 3 (C6.I3) – Intermodality and logistics

The objective of the measure is to implement Axis 6 of the Secure, Sustainable and Connected

Mobility Strategy (R1) on Smart Intermodal Logistics Chains. The measure consists in interventions

related to intermodal and logistic terminals, and the accessibility and sustainability of ports.

Investment 4 (C6.I4) – Support programme for sustainable and digital transport

The objective of the measure is to improve the efficiency of the transport system. The measure

consists in actions for sustainable or digital transport.

F.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for non-repayable financial support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

82 C6.R1 M Strategy on

sustainable,

secure and

connected

mobility (public

consultation)

Notice of end

of consultation

Q4 2020 End of the public consultation process of the strategy addressing actions in the

following nine areas: 1) Mobility for all (to ensure universal accessibility at a reasonable costs); 2) New Investment Policies (to ensure adequate financing of transport

infrastructures and services); 3) Secure mobility (prioritizing investment in monitoring, maintenance, and

cybersecurity); 4) Low-emission mobility (increase efficiency, reduce energy consumption); 5) Smart mobility (boost R&D and mobility innovation, build and manage

intelligent infrastructure); 6) Smart Intermodal Logistics Chains (to prioritize the transport of goods by

rail); 7) Connecting Europe and Connected to the World (connect ports to intermodal

logistic terminals and intensify cooperation with neighbouring countries to

coordinate the construction and/or improvement of cross-border

infrastructures); 8) Social and labour aspects (gender balance and re- and upskilling actions for

the transport workforce); 9) Digitalisation of the ministry of transport (MITMA).

83 C6.R1 M Strategy on

sustainable,

secure and

connected

mobility

(approval)

Approval by

Council of

Ministers

Q4 2021 Approval by Council of Ministers of the strategy addressing actions in the

following nine areas: 1) Mobility for all (with the aim to ensure universal accessibility at a

reasonable cost); 2) New Investment Policies (to ensure adequate financing of transport

infrastructures and services); 3) Secure mobility (prioritizing investment in monitoring, maintenance, and

cybersecurity); 4) Low-emission mobility (increase efficiency, reduce energy consumption); 5) Smart mobility (boost R&D and mobility innovation, build and manage

intelligent infrastructure); 6) Smart Intermodal Logistics Chains (prioritize the transport of goods by rail

in public and private agendas); 7) Connecting Europe and Connected to the World (connect ports to intermodal

logistic terminals and intensify cooperation with neighbouring countries to

coordinate the construction and/or improvement of cross-border

infrastructures); 8) Social and labour aspects (gender balance and re- and upskilling actions for

the transport workforce); 9) Digitalisation of the ministry of transport MITMA.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

84 C6.R2 M Indicative Rail

Strategy

Publication in

the Official

Journal

Q4 2022 Publication in the Official Journal of the approval resolution of the Indicative

Rail Strategy with actions on: a) establishing a clearer planning of actions in the railway sector, especially

geared toward everyday mobility; b) improving network maintenance; c) ensuring economic sustainability of the rail network; d) prioritising resource efficiency, with an ex-ante and ex-post evaluation of

investment projects; e) enhancing interoperability of the network, especially on the trans-European

network corridors, and intermodality of the network; f) boosting rail freight traffic; g) enhancing safety in rail transport; h) fostering the digitalisation of transport and innovation to ensure connected

mobility. For all actions included in the ‘Indicative Rail Strategy’, ensure the fulfilment

of the provisions of Law 21/2013 on environmental impact assessment and

Law 9/2018 of 5 December, amending Law 21/2013, and implement the

required mitigation actions for protecting the environment of the

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

For the purposes of this operational arrangement, publication in the relevant

official website is considered as a qualitative indicator of the entry into force.

85 C6.I1 T Core TEN-T

network: award

of contracts

Contract or

other legal

instrument

0 144 Q4 2022 At least 144 contracts or other legal instruments awarded which include actions

in one or more of the following corridors of the core TEN-T network: ATLANTIC CORRIDOR • Y Vasca: Vitoria-Bilbao-San Sebastian/Astigarraga-Irun • Valladolid-Palencia-León • León-La Robla-Pola de Lena • Castejón-Pamplona-Logroño-Bilbao

• La Coruña-Vigo-Ourense • Ourense-Monforte

• Monforte-León • Talayuela-Plasencia-Cáceres-Mérida-Badajoz

• Talayuela-Madrid-Valladolid-Vitoria

• Sevilla-Huelva

MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR: • Madrid-Zaragoza-Tarragona

• Frontera francesa-Barcelona/Tarragona-Vandellós

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

• Vandellós-Castellón • Sagunto-Teruel — Zaragoza • Zaragoza-Tarragona • Castellón-Valencia-La Encina-Alicante

• Alcázar de San Juan-La Encina • Murcia-Cartagena • Murcia-Almería

• Utrera-Antequera Santa Ana

• Madrid-Valencia

COMMON TO BOTH CORRIDORS • Linking HSL Barcelona — HSL Levante • Aranjuez-Alcázar de San Juan-Manzanares--Córdoba-Algeciras • Madrid-Seville The actions shall belong to one or more of the following types: • Platform. It includes projects that make it possible to set up the infrastructure

that shall support the tracks and which includes embankments, clearance,

viaducts, tunnels, etc. These are mainly construction of new infrastructure. • Replacement of services. It includes actions aimed at the restoration of

existing services (light, irrigation, water, etc.) which are affected during the

execution of the railway works. • Tracks. It includes actions for the assembly and supply of track materials

(ballast, sleepers, rail, switches and expansion devices) on new railway

sections, as well as the renewal of existing tracks. • Electricity. It includes actions aimed at the electrification of lines including:

overhead contact line, traction substations, transformation centres, power

remote control, high-voltage power lines, etc. • Traffic signalling and control. It includes projects aimed at the

implementation of new signalling and traffic control systems (ERTMS, etc.). • Telecommunications. Includes projects related to fixed and mobile

telecommunications on railway lines (such as fibre optic, GSM-R) • Stations. It includes the upgrading and rehabilitation of existing stations, as

well as the construction of new stations.

87 C6.I1 M Core TEN-T

network:

contracts

performed

Certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts or

Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that contracts or other legal instruments, or

corresponding parts thereof, relating to one or more of the actions and corridors

as defined in Target 85, covering 1400 kilometers on corridors of the core

TEN-T network, have been performed.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

other legal

instruments

have been

performed

88 C6.I2 T TEN-T network

rail transport and

state road

network awarded

contracts

Contract or

other legal

instrument

0 188 Q4 2022 At least 188 contracts or other legal instruments awarded which include

interventions in different transport modes: for rail interventions in the non-core

TEN-T network and for roads in the state road network a) For rail, interventions shall belong to one or more of the following types of

interventions: • Improvement of the technological infrastructure for rail traffic management • Security (such as cybersecurity, installation of crash detectors) • Acoustic protections/Noise maps • Development of satellite technology applied to ERTMS rail signalling • Electrification of sections (such as Monforte-Lugo) • Track renewal (such as Soria-Torralba and Monforte-Lugo) • Improvement of the control-command and signalling subsystem (such as

Soria-Torralba and Ávila-Salamanca) • Creation of new sections or variants (such as Palencia-Santander, variant of

Rincón de Soto and Variant of Ourense) b) For roads, interventions shall belong to one or more of the following types of

interventions: • Improving road safety: including road safety in tunnels, protecting vulnerable

wildlife and protecting vulnerable users • Sustainability: air quality improvement, new forms of urban mobility,

protecting biodiversity, climate risk prevention, energy efficiency, noise

reduction • Digitalisation: Implementation of monitoring systems for bridges, tunnels,

using Big Data analytics and Internet of Things; digitalisation of road for

monitoring and maintenance • Implementation of Intelligent Transport Systems in bus-VAO lanes • Update of the primary preliminary draft of the fixed link across the Strait of

Gibraltar

91 C6.I2 M Digitalization

actions: contracts

performed

Certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts or

other legal

instruments

Q4 2025 Confirmation by the administration that 40 contracts or other legal instruments

relating to digitalization actions have been performed.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

have been

performed

92 C6.I2 M TEN-T network

excluding

corridors:

contracts

performed

Certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts or

other legal

instruments

have been

performed

Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that contracts or other legal instruments, or

corresponding parts thereof, relating to one or more of the interventions defined

in Target 88 point a), covering 900 kilometers on the TEN-T rail network

excluding corridors, have been performed.

93 C6.I2 M Air traffic

management:

contracts

performed

Certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts have

been performed

Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that 35 contracts relating to air traffic

management, have been performed.

94 C6.I2 M State Road

network:

contracts

performed

Certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts or

other legal

instruments

have been

performed

Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that 92 contracts or other legal instruments

relating to one or more of the types of interventions defined in Target 88 point

(b) have been performed.

Works in 70 tunnels have been performed.

95 C6.I3 T T1: number of

contracts or other

legal instruments

awarded to

improve

intermodal and

logistic

infrastructures

- Contract or

other legal

instrument

0 66 Q4 2022 At least 66 contracts or other legal instruments awarded including interventions

to improve intermodal and logistic infrastructures. Interventions shall belong to one or more of the following areas: a) the development and upgrade of strategic intermodal and logistical terminals

in one or more of the following locations: • Vicálvaro in Madrid; • La Llagosta in Barcelona • San Luis in Valencia

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

• Júndiz in Álava. • Logistic facility of Can Tunis (Barcelona) • Orduña terminal (Bizkaia) • Logistics facility in Lezo (Gipuzkoa) • Muriedas (Santander) • Escombreras terminal (Murcia); b) the construction or extension of sidings to a length of at least 750 metres; c) the improvement of rail access to the Port of A Coruña and the Port of

Castellón;

d) the improvement of road access to the Port of Algeciras; and

e) improved accessibility and sustainability in ports, including: • Accessibility: railway access works, including works to refurbish and

upgrade, as well as new access and improvement of internal traffic in ports, by

adapting the infrastructure that continues its external land-based access. • Sustainability: including adequacy of water supply and sanitation systems; air

quality improvement plans; installation of more efficient energy networks;

solar photovoltaic installations; renovation of lighting networks and installation

of LED technology; power consumption control systems; refurbishment of

processing systems.

97 C6.I3 M Intermodal and

logistic terminals,

ports or 750-

metre sidings:

contracts

performed

Certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts or

other legal

instruments

have been

performed

Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that contracts or other legal instruments, or

corresponding parts thereof, for a total amount of EUR 877,1 million, relating

to one or more of the type of interventions defined in Target 95, have been

performed.

99 C6.I4 M Support to the

programme of

sustainable and

digital transport.

Publication in

the Official

Journal and

adoption of

official

resolutions

Q4 2022 The endowment of EUR 800 000 000 under the Support Programme of

Sustainable and Digital Transport through: a) the publications in the Official Journal of Ministerial Order(s) establishing

the support scheme for sustainable freight transport based on ECO-

INCENTIVES for rail and maritime purposes;

b) the official resolutions approving the transfers established in the Royal

Decree that allocates the transfer of funds to Autonomous Communities for the

award of grants for projects for the digitalisation of passenger and freight

transport services at regional and local level;

c) the official resolutions approving the transfers established in the resolution

by the State Secretariat for Transport, Mobility and the Urban Agenda of the

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

transfer of funds to the Autonomous Communities for the award of contracts or

other legal instruments for projects for the digitalisation of passenger and

freight transport services at regional and local level; and

d) the resolution by the State Secretariat for Transport, Mobility and the Urban

Agenda of the award of projects for the following actions: Action line 1. Interoperability in rail freight transport 1. On-board European Rail Traffic Management Systems (ERTMS) 2. Actions removing barriers to rail interoperability in accordance with the

TSIs. 3. Innovation and development of the variable gauge axis in locomotives. Action line 2. Promotion of transport intermodality

4. Construction, adaptation or upgrading of cargoes and intermodal rail-road

terminals and their land connections Action line 3. Modernisation of rail freight equipment 5. Actions supporting the refurbishment or upgrading of wagons for rail freight,

including for the establishment of rail highway services. 6. Actions to support the refurbishment or adaptation of railway tractor

equipment with other material using alternative fuels (hydrogen or electricity). Action line 4. Safe, sustainable and connected road transport 7. Construction and upgrading of secure parking areas for commercial vehicles

and provision of information services (Delegated Regulation (EU) No

885/2013). 8. Intelligent Transport Services for the Road Sector (ITS) in toll motorway

concessions and other road safety and conservation services. 9. Actions supporting the deployment of alternative fuels refuelling

infrastructure for heavy duty vehicles on the road network 10. Actions to support the refurbishment or adaptation of means and machinery

to achieve sustainable pavement: reduced carbon footprint and sound reducers Action line 5. Sustainability of maritime and air transport 11. Support for the deployment of alternative fuels in Ports and Airports. 12. Support for the uptake of propulsive alternative energy technologies in the

maritime sector. Action line 6. Digitalisation of transport 13. Projects for the digitalisation of passenger and freight transport services at

national level.

For actions 9 and 11, selection criteria shall comply with the ‘Do no significant

harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01), ensuring that the infrastructure is

enabled at the time of construction for the transport of renewable and low-

carbon gases.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

101 C6.I4 M Actions related to

Sustainable and

digital transport

Award

resolutions,

verification by

the

administration,

certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts have

been

performed,

audit reports

Q2 2026 In relation to letter a) defined in milestone 99, confirmation by the administration

of actions performed for a total amount of EUR 104.8 million relating to the

award of accrued ECO-INCENTIVES for rail and maritime purposes.

In relation to letter b) defined in milestone 99, verification by the administration

of the documentary justification for grant payments relating to the digitalization

of passenger and freight transport services at regional and local level, covering a

total amount of EUR 8.4 million.

In relation to letter c) defined in the description of milestone 99, confirmation by

the administration that 53 contracts or other legal instruments, or corresponding

parts thereof, relating to the digitalization of passenger and freight transport

services at regional and local level, have been performed.

In relation to letter d) defined in the description of milestone 99, provision of

47 audit reports confirming that actions in one or more of the action lines

referred to in milestone 99, have been performed.

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F.3. Description of the investments for loan support

Reform 3 (C6.R3) – Energy Efficiency Strategy on the National Highways Network

The objective of this reform is the publication of the Strategy for Energy Efficiency in the State Road

Network and the establishment of a set of measures aiming at improving the energy efficiency in the

State Road Network.

This Strategy shall at least cover the following elements:

a) an analysis of the National Road Network energy supply;

b) an analysis of the current situation on the National Road Network regarding its illumination and

justification of possible solutions;

c) a list of measures or actions to be carried out in the National Road Network; and

d) an investment and financing plan for required measures or actions in the road network

illumination system with timelines for their implementation.

The Strategy will be published in the first quarter of 2024.

F.4. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for loan support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February unless indicated differently

in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

L15 C6.R3 M Energy Efficiency

Strategy

Publication in

the Official

Journal

Q1 2024 Publication in the Official Journal of the approval of the Energy Efficiency

Strategy for the National Road Network covering the elements in line with the

measure description.

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G. COMPONENT 07: DEPLOYMENT AND INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

SOURCES

The National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) of Spain for 2021-2030 projects a significant growth

in renewable energy penetration in Spain, reaching 74 % in the electricity sector and 42 % in final

use in 2030. In this context, the objective of this component of the Spanish recovery and resilience

plan is to increase the use of renewable energy through the following elements:

a) the development of a clear and predictable regulatory framework that promotes investment in

renewables;

b) the establishment and consolidation of the industrial value chain in the field of renewables;

c) the support of innovative sources of renewable generation technologies, including their

integration into end uses; and

d) the development of green skills.

In addition, the component specifically seeks to promote the deployment of renewable energies on

the Spanish islands, as well as the participation of citizens through renewable energy communities.

The component is related to the promotion of investments in innovation and in energy efficiency

(Country Specific Recommendation 3 2019). It also promotes public and private investment and

fosters the green transition (Country Specific Recommendation 3 2020).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of

the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with

the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

G.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C7.R1) – Regulatory framework for the promotion of renewable generation

The objective of this measure is to strengthen the regulatory framework for the promotion of

renewable generation, in order to increase certainty and encourage private investment in renewable

energy, to remove barriers to the deployment of renewables and to improve their integration in the

environment, the electrical system and into different sectors.

The measure shall include a number of legislative and regulatory steps including:

- the adoption of Royal Decree Law 23/2020 in June 2020, which sets up a new auction system for

renewable generation and improves the mechanism for access of renewable generation to the

electricity grid;

- the adoption of Royal Decree 960/2020 in November 2020, which enhances the predictability of

the revenues to be obtained by renewable generation in the new auctions;

- Royal Decree 1183/2020 in December 2020, which regulates the access and connection

conditions for renewable generation, in line with the provisions of Royal Decree Law 23/2020;

and

- The Law on Climate Change and Energy Transition, envisaged for adoption in the first half of

2021, which will establish into law the renewable targets for 2030 and the objective of climate

neutrality by 2050 (including a 100 % renewable electricity system). This law also includes

elements that are relevant to other components in the plan (such as the reduction of administrative

barriers and requirements for the installation of public recharging points).

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 30 June 2023.

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Reform 2 (C7.R2) – National self-consumption strategy

The objective of this measure is to boost self-consumption as an alternative form of renewable

generation, to set targets in this area for the period 2021-2030 and to identify and develop measures

to mitigate the main barriers to their deployment. Self-consumption contributes to the integration of

renewable generation in buildings and urban environments, and it boosts local employment.

The measure shall include the adoption by the Spanish government of a National self-consumption

Strategy during the second half of 2021 in order to reduce administrative barriers to self-consumption.

The strategy shall diagnose the current and potential situation in Spain, and identify measures aimed

at: (a) better coordination between administrations; (b) the dissemination of information to consumers

and awareness-raising; (c) identifying existing relevant skills, as well as further training opportunities

connected to the deployment of self-consumption.

The measure shall address the implementation of key elements of the National Self-Consumption

Strategy, including the publication of guidance on how to foster self-consumption and the completion

of trainings aimed at improving required skills.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 30 June 2023.

Reform 3 (C7.R3) - Development of energy communities

This measure has the objective of developing energy communities to boost citizens’ participation in

the energy transition, through renewable energy communities and citizen energy communities. This

measure consists in support to energy-related pilot projects or offices for energy communities.

Reform 4 (C7.R4) - Framework for innovation and technological development in renewable energy

This measure shall strengthen the framework for innovation and technological development of a

number of renewable energy sources, and contribute to progress towards the goal of 100 % of

renewable sources in energy demand. The renewable sources covered in this measure shall include

offshore wind energy and biogas. The measure shall also facilitate R&D in renewable technologies.

The measure shall include the publication of a roadmap for offshore wind and other marine energy.

The aim of this roadmap is to reduce administrative barriers for the development of this source of

renewable energy. Specifically, the roadmap shall seek to: (a) promote research, development and

innovation through a more agile regulatory framework, and by strengthening technology centres and

testing platforms for new prototypes; (b) identify opportunities and synergies with key industrial

sectors; (c) develop an appropriate regulatory framework for the deployment in Spain (especially of

floating technology); and (d) identify measures to minimise environmental effects (whilst at the same

time seeking to simplify administrative procedures). The measure shall implement the key regulatory

measures identified in the road map to promote offshore wind farms, boost research and development

and support the deployment of floating technologies.

The second element of this measure is the publication of a roadmap for biogas, which shall analyse

the appropriate regulatory and sectoral tools to promote biogas, with a focus on the efficient use of

this energy source (such as in agro-industrial applications, and for heavy-duty vehicles where

electrification is not yet an alternative). This part of the reform shall address the implementation of

key activities from the biogas roadmap, including: (a) the establishment of a system of guarantees of

origin for renewable gases, aimed at fostering investment in biogas and at decarbonising sectors such

as industry and transport; (b) the development of a tool to compute the contribution of biogas to

decarbonisation; and (c) pre-feasibility studies to promote the implementation of biogas production

facilities.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 30 June 2023.

Investment 1 (C7.I1) - Development of renewable energies and storage

The objective of this measure is to foster the development of renewable energies and storage. This

measure consists of investment in capacity for renewable energy production and storage.

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Investment 2 (C7.I2) – Sustainable energy in islands

The objective of this measure is to increase sustainable energy in the Spanish islands (the Canary and

Balearic islands), and in particular to the support for projects for the penetration and integration of

renewable energy into islands and non-peninsular systems.

This measure consists in actions to support the energy transition and additional production capacity

for renewable energy in the islands.

G.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for non-repayable financial support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020, unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

102 C7.R1 M Entry into force of Royal Decree Law

23/2020 (energy measures)

Provision in

Royal Decree

Law 23/2020 on

entry into force

Q4 2020 Royal Decree Law 23/2020 approves energy measures aiming at

setting the legal basis for a new auction scheme, defining new

participants in the energy sector, such as independent aggregators and

renewable energy communities, and contributing to rationalize access

and connection permits

103 C7.R1 M Entry into force of Royal Decree

960/2020 (economic regime for

renewable energy)

Provision in

Royal Decree

960/2020 on

entry into force

Q4 2020 Royal Decree 960/2020 regulates the economic regime for renewable

energy

104 C7.R1 M Entry into force of Royal Decree

1183/2020 (connection of renewables to

the electricity grid)

Provision in

Royal Decree

1183/2020 on

entry into force

Q4 2020 Royal Decree 1183/2020 regulates hybridisation and ordering access to

and connection of renewables to the electricity grid.

105 C7.R1 M Entry into force of Law on Climate

Change and Energy Transition

Provision in the

Law on Climate

Change and

Energy

Transition on

entry into force

Q2 2021 The Law on Climate Change and Energy Transition shall provide

alternative regulatory stability to the development of renewable

resources, reduced administrative barriers and minimum requirements

for the installation of public recharging points in service

106 C7.R1 T Additional production capacity for

renewable energy

- Number

(MW)

0 6 000 Q2 2023 Cumulative additional production capacity for renewable energy

supported under the new enabling legislative framework included in

reform C7.R1 (including the auction mechanism established through

RD 960/2020, new regulation on access and connection permits, and

on hybridisation): at least 6 000 MW awarded

107 C7.R1 T Cumulative additional renewable energy

capacity installed in Spain

- Number

(MW)

0 6 000 Q2 2023 Cumulative additional renewable energy capacity installed in Spain

during the period Q1 2020-Q42023, under the new enabling legislative

framework included in reform C7.R1 (including the auction

mechanism established through RD 960/2020, new regulation on

access and connection permits, and on hybridisation): at least 6 000

MW built

Further Specifications from Operational Arrangements: Royal Decree

413/2014 exhaustively regulates the official register of renewable

generation (RAIPREE). In its Article 37, this Royal Decree indicates

that it is mandatory for all facilities under the scope of the Royal

Decree to be inscribed in the RAIPREE. Article 40 of the Royal Decree

mandates that, in order to be inscribed in RAIPREE, the facility must

hold a definitive authorisation for exploitation.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

108 C7.R2 M National self-consumption Strategy Publication on

webpage

Q4 2021 Adoption by the Council of Ministers and publication on government

website of the National self-consumption Strategy in order to reduce

administrative barriers to self-consumption.

109 C7.R2 M Completion of measures under the

National self-consumption Strategy

Publication of

results on the

webpage

Q2 2023 Completion of key measures under the National self-consumption

Strategy, including: the publication on the website of the Ministry for

the Ecological Transition of technical guidance and the guidance to

municipalities on how to foster self-consumption and the completion of

trainings made at improving required technical skills on renewable

sources of renewable self-consumption for at least 500 professionals.

110 C7.R3 M Pilot project for energy communities Publication on

webpage

Q2 2022 Award of the first pilot project for energy communities on the basis of

calls for tender, in order to demonstrate the viability of this model.

111 C7.R3 T Energy-related pilot projects or offices

for energy communities

- Number 0 37 Q2 2026 Final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded shall

be submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to a

cumulative number of 37 projects or offices for energy communities.

112 C7.R4 M Roadmap for offshore wind and other

marine energy

Publication on

webpage

Q4 2021 Publication of the Roadmap for offshore wind and other marine energy

in order to reduce administrative barriers to the development of this

source of renewable energy

113 C7.R4 M Entry into force of the regulatory

measures identified in the map for

offshore wind and other marine energy

Provisions in the

regulatory

measures on

entry into force

Q2 2023 Entry into force of the key regulatory measures identified in the map

for Offshore wind and other marine energy, to promote research and

innovation, and to support deployment of floating technologies. These

key measures shall include: final approval of the Maritime Spatial

Planning Plans, better coordination of the grid planning and the

offshore strategy and updating of the regulatory framework.

114 C7.R4 M Completion of measures identified in

the roadmap on biogas

Publication on

webpage

Q2 2023 Completion of key measures identified in the roadmap on biogas,

including the establishment of a guarantees of origin scheme for

renewable gases, to improve the competitiveness of biogas and to

foster the investments in biogas production ensuring a faster

decarbonisation in sectors such as industry and transport.

115 C7.I1 M Tender for investment support to

innovative or value added renewable

capacity

Publication in

the OJ

Q2 2022 Publication in the OJ of the first tender for investment support to

innovative or value added renewable capacity

116 C7.I1 M New projects, technologies or

installations of marine renewable

energy infrastructure

Award decision /

investment

authority

decision

Q2 2023 At least 6 developments awarded promoting new projects, technologies

or installations of marine renewable energy infrastructure. The 6

developments should contribute to the implementation of marine

renewable energy projects in Spain. The developments may include

SMEs with marine renewable energy activity which receive grants,

loans or equity investment, take part in pre-commercial public

procurement, as well as grants given directly to renewable energy

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

marine projects or to a prototype of a marine renewable energy new

technology manufacturing or deployment.

117 C7.I1 T Additional capacity for renewable

energy production and storage

- Number

(MW)

0 2 811 Q2 2026 Final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded have

been submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to

the installation of renewable energy production and storage capacity, or

confirmation by the administration that contracts or agreements, or

parts thereof related to the installation of renewable energy production

and storage capacity have been performed, for a total cumulative

amount of 2811 MW.

118 C7.I2 M Clean Energy and Smart Projects for

Islands Office

Publication on

webpage

Q2 2023 Creation of the Clean Energy and Smart Projects for Islands Office

with the objective of managing the support programmes under the

Recovery and Resilience Facility. The office shall coordinate the

dynamisation and development of the energy transition in the islands

119 C7.I2 T Actions to support the energy transition

on islands

- Number 0 430 Q2 2026 Final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded have

been submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to

energy transition on islands, or confirmation by the administration that

contracts or agreements, or parts thereof related to energy transition on

islands have been performed, for a total cumulative number of 430

actions.

120 C7.I2 T Additional production capacity for

renewable energy in the islands

- Number

(MW)

0 128 Q2 2026 Final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded have

been submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to

the installation of renewable energy production capacity in the islands,

or confirmation by the administration that contracts or agreements, or

parts thereof related to the installation of renewable energy production

capacity in the islands have been performed, for a total cumulative

amount of 128 MW.

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H. COMPONENT 8: ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE, SMART GRIDS AND

DEPLOYMENT OF FLEXIBILITY AND STORAGE

The National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) of Spain aims to have a 42 % share of renewable

energy in final energy consumption by 2030. The integration of a growing amount of renewable

electricity generation (projected to reach 74 % of demand in 2030 and 100 % by 2050), requires a

number of complementary investments in grid digitalisation, storage and demand management. In

particular, the intermittency and partial predictability of renewable technologies means that energy

storage has an important role to play, to provide system flexibility and to ensure grid stability.

In this context, this component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan shall pursue the following

objectives:

a) The development of a more flexible, decentralised and dynamic energy system capable of

efficiently and safely absorbing higher levels of renewable generation;

b) The development of new innovative business models; and

c) The involvement of new actors in the electricity system (producers, suppliers and consumers,

in addition to storage operators and aggregators), and a more flexible regulatory framework

capable of adapting to new needs, through regulatory sandboxes.

The component shall promote investments in innovation and in energy efficiency, and encourage the

adoption of efficient policies to encourage innovation (Country Specific Recommendation 3 2019).

It shall also promote public and private investment, and foster the green transition (Country Specific

Recommendation 3 2020).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of

the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with

the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

H.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C8.R1) - Enabling framework for the integration of renewables into the energy system:

networks, storage and infrastructure

The objective of this measure is to enable a transparent and stable regulatory framework that creates

certainty and allows for increased integration of renewables into the energy system, through

investments in networks, storage and infrastructure.

The reform shall include the long-term decarbonisation strategy for 2050 (“ELP 2050”). The objective

of this strategy is to set the basis for a strategic and regulatory framework for the effective integration

of renewable energies in a flexible and intelligent energy system. Among the objectives of the ELP

2050 are: (a) the reduction of GHG emissions by 90 % compared to 1990 (climate neutrality); (b) the

achievement of 97 % of renewables on final energy consumption; and (c) a 100 % renewable

electricity system.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 31 March 2021.

Reform 2 (C8.R2) - Energy storage strategy and adaptation of the regulatory framework for the

deployment of energy storage

This measure aims to develop, approve and deploy a regulatory and strategic framework to foster

energy storage. The reform shall provide the necessary framework for the planned investments under

C8.I1 and C8.I3, relating to the deployment of energy storage and new business models in energy

transition, respectively.

The reform shall include the approval by the Spanish government of the Energy Storage Strategy. The

objective of this strategy is to have 20 GW of energy storage available in 2030 and 30 GW in 2050.

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The reform shall include three legislative and regulatory acts: (i) Royal Decree 1183/2020 to regulate

access to the grid for storage facilities; (ii) Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia

Circular 1/2021 to establish the methodology and conditions for access and connection to the

transmission and distribution networks of electricity generation facilities; (iii) the Comisión Nacional

de los Mercados y la Competencia Resolution of 10 December 2020, regulating the participation of

energy storage facilities in the provision of ancillary services.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 30 June 2022.

Reform 3 (C8.R3) - Regulatory framework for a more flexible energy system

The objective of this measure is to integrate flexibility and demand-side response in the regulatory

framework of the energy system.

This reform consists in the adoption of three regulatory measures.

Reform 4 (C8.R4) - Regulatory sandboxes or test-beds

This measure aims to develop regulatory test-beds (sandboxes) in the national regulatory framework,

allowing for the introduction of new products or technological solutions, exceptions or regulatory

safeguards to help facilitate research and innovation in the energy sector. The reform is directly linked

to reform C8.R3 and investment C8.I3.

The regulatory sandboxes shall enable the industry to test new technologies, systems and services

related to flexibility, demand response and energy storage in a safe environment where interested

parties can experience innovative solutions without being subject to preventing regulatory

requirements. In addition, the sandboxes shall provide for a two-way regulatory dialogue between the

Administration and the regulator, which shall accelerate and facilitate the review of existing

regulations and adjust them to the entry of new agents to the market. This is expected to facilitate the

creation of technological start-ups by giving them an opportunity to test their business models.

The reform shall include the adoption of a Royal Decree on the development of regulatory sandboxes

to enable the development of new pilot projects, with the aim of fostering research and innovation in

the electricity sector.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 30 June 2023.

Investment 2 (C8.I2) - Digitalisation of networks

The objective of the measure is to support the digitalisation of electricity distribution.

This measure consists in supporting investments by electricity distribution companies related to the

digitalisation of the distribution networks.

H.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for non-repayable financial support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020, unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

121 C8.R1 M Approval of the long-term

decarbonisation strategy

(“ELP2050”).

Approval by

Council of

Ministers

Q1 2021 Approval of the long-term decarbonisation strategy (“ELP2050”). ELP50 sets the

basis for the definition of the strategic and regulatory framework for the effective

integration of renewable energies in a flexible and intelligent energy system, to be

read in the context of the broader approach set out in the NECP.

122 C8.R2 M Entry into force of planning,

legislative and regulatory

reforms to promote the

development of energy storage

solution.

Provisions in

the legislative

and regulatory

measures on

entry into

force

Q2 2021 Adoption and entry into force of the following planning, legislative and regulatory

reforms to promote the development of energy storage solutions: a) Approval in the Council of Ministers of Energy Storage Strategy, with the

objectives of fostering the deployment of energy storage through 66 specific

measures grouped in the 10 lines of action included in the Strategy. The goal is to

have 20 GW of energy storage available in 2030 and 30 GW in 2050; b) Publication in the OJ of the Royal Decree 1183/2020, to regulate access to the

grid for storage facilities. c) Publication in the OJ of Circular 1/2021 by the Comisión Nacional de los

Mercados y la Competencia to establish the methodology and conditions for access

to and connection to the transmission and distribution networks of electricity

generation facilities. d) Publication in the OJ of the Resolution of 10 December 2020 regulating

participation of energy storage facilities in the provision of ancillary services

123 C8.R3 M Entry into force of regulatory

measures

Provisions in

the legislative

and regulatory

measures on

entry into

force

Q4 2025 a) Entry into force of the Resolution of December 10, 2020, by the Comisión

Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia approving the adaptation of the

system's operating procedures to the balance conditions b) Entry into force of the Royal Decree approving the General Supply and

Contracting Regulation and establishing the conditions for the commercialization,

aggregation and consumer protection of electricity c) Entry into force of RDL23/2020 which shall include the creation of the status

of independent aggregator

124 C8.R4 M Entry into force of measures to

promote regulatory sandboxes

to foster the research and

innovation in the electricity

sector.

Provisions in

the Royal

Decree on

entry into

force

Q2 2022 Publication and entry into force of Royal Decree on the developments of

regulatory sandboxes to enable the development of new pilot projects, with the aim

of fostering the research and innovation in the electricity sector. The legislation shall enable the industry to test new technologies, systems and

services related to flexibility, demand response and energy storage, in a safe and

conducive space where interested parties can experience with innovative solutions

without being subject to prevailing regulatory requirements. Additionally, this shall

provide a two-way regulatory dialogue between the Administration and the

regulator, which shall accelerate and facilitate the review of existing regulations

and adequate them to the entry of new agents to the market, encouraging the

creation of technological start-ups by giving them an opportunity to test their

business models.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

127 C8.I2 T Award of digitalisation projects

to electricity distribution

companies

- Number 0 161 Q2 2026 At least 161 digitalisation projects awarded to distribution companies.

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I. COMPONENT 9: RENEWABLE HYDROGEN

Spain’s National Energy and Climate Plan for 2021-2030 seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

by 23 % compared to 1990. In this context, the main objective of component 9 of the Spanish recovery

and resilience plan is to develop renewable energy hydrogen technologies:

a. As a means to store energy to manage differences between the supply and demand of

electricity, providing flexibility to the electricity system.

b. By promoting their development and consolidation along the industrial value chain, given that

these technologies are currently not ready to operate on market terms;

c. By supporting their integration in end uses, including to replace fossil-based hydrogen in

industry; and

d. By developing green skills.

This component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan addresses the Country Specific

Recommendations to promote investments in innovation and in energy efficiency (Country Specific

Recommendation 3 2019), and to foster the green transition (Country Specific Recommendation 3

2020).

The component is part of the renewable energy strategy underpinning component 1 and component 6

(use of hydrogen for mobility & transportation purposes), component 7 (renewable energy

generation), and component 8 (storage and smart grids) of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan.

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of

the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with

the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

I.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C9.R1) – Hydrogen roadmap

This measure shall provide a framework to develop renewable hydrogen in Spain (the ‘Hydrogen

roadmap’). To this end, it identifies the objectives to be achieved by 2030 in terms of installed capacity

by sector (industry and transport). The Hydrogen roadmap was approved by the Council of Ministers

in October 2020. The measure also establishes a concrete means to support implementation of the

roadmap by ensuring hydrogen electrolysers are supplied with renewable energy. The related

regulatory actions shall include i) establishing a regulatory instrument which includes the

appointment and governance of the national bodies issuing guarantees of origin for renewable gases,

including renewable hydrogen; and ii) a regulatory mechanism setting out how the renewable origin

of hydrogen is verified.

This reform shall be completed by 30 June 2022.

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Investment 1 (C9.I1) – Scheme to support renewable hydrogen, a country project

This measure aims to contribute to implement the Hydrogen roadmap along four lines of action.

This measure shall consist of a public investment in a support scheme covering subsidies to support

the production and uptake of renewable hydrogen. The scheme shall operate by providing financial

incentives via the award of grants. On the basis of the RRF investment, the support scheme aims at

initially providing at least EUR 1 555 000 000 of financing. The scheme shall be managed by

‘Instituto de Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía’ (IDAE) as the implementing partner.

In order to implement the investment into the scheme, Spain shall adopt one or several legal

instruments establishing the scheme, that shall include the following elements:

1. The list of activities eligible for support which shall include all of the following, among others:

• Support to, among others, SMEs to strengthen and reinforce the existing Spanish value chain

by enhancing one or several of the following activities: production capabilities, skills,

competitiveness, knowledge and technology transfer, and/or international dimension;

• Support technological developments or prototypes (such as electrolysers, compressors,

storage vessels, fuel cells and H2-based transport systems), including “first of a kind” to

support the validation of new upscaled designs or prototypes associated to either the

production, distribution logistics or consumption of hydrogen;

• Support interventions targeting the improvement of test facilities or implementing new

manufacturing lines of key enabling technologies or systems within the hydrogen supply

chain, such as electrolysers or fuel cells. These shall either: i) improve R&D&I test facilities

or laboratories and/or related equipment; or ii) improve facilities and/or procurement of new

equipment (such as machine tools) to manufacture hydrogen and fuel cell related systems,

equipment or components;

• Support to establish renewable hydrogen clusters integrating large-scale production,

processing and consumption. The objective of at least one of these clusters is to integrate a

high-capacity renewable hydrogen electrolyser that directly supplies hydrogen to local

industrial consumers. The electrolyser shall be sourced with renewable electricity. The

resulting generated hydrogen shall be integrated into industrial processes and supply chains

of firms (including adaptation and shifting of business models away from fossil-based

hydrogen consumption) to replace at least 5% of their annual fossil based hydrogen

consumption;

• Support to the deployment of hydrogen across pioneering projects with a smaller size than the

cluster. These shall introduce renewable hydrogen beyond a single industrial hub to isolated

energy systems that permit integrating renewable hydrogen into fields such as transport. These

interventions are expected to encompass the production, distribution and consumption of

renewable hydrogen, furthering coverage across different sectors and parts of the Spanish

territory;

• Some of the firms supported through the measure may become part of a hydrogen IPCEI,

together with firms from other Member States, relying on proper framework to collaborate

within the Union to integrate national value chains to boost competitiveness.

2. Description of the decision-making process of the scheme: The evaluation of the applications and

the selection of the beneficiaries to be included in final award decisions or investment decisions

under the scheme shall be taken by an investment committee or technical evaluation committee

and approved by a majority of votes from members who are independent from the government,

meaning that they must be either staff employed by IDAE and/or other independent experts. Final

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award decisions or investment decisions under the scheme shall be limited to the approval

(without modifications) or the exercise of a veto right on an award decision or investment decision

proposed by the investment committee or relevant equivalent governing body. In the event that

any of the applicants are participated by IDAE and the budget for that call is insufficient to cover

all the applications received, the evaluation process shall be externally audited as envisaged in

IDAE's “Plan de Mitigación de Potenciales Conflictos de Interés en Sociedades Participadas”.

3. Requirement to comply with the ‘Do no significant harm’ (DNSH) principle under the Recovery

and Resilience Facility as set out in the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01). In the case of

general support to corporates (including equity and venture capital), the legal instrument(s) shall

exclude companies with a substantial focus14 in the following sectors: (i) fossil fuel-based energy

production and related activities15; (ii) energy-intensive and/or high CO2-emitting industries16;

(iii) production, rental, or sale of polluting vehicles17; (iv) waste collection, waste treatment and

disposal18, (v) processing of nuclear fuel, production of nuclear energy. Furthermore, the legal

instrument(s) shall require compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental

legislation of the final beneficiaries of the subsidy schemes.

4. The requirement that final beneficiaries of the scheme shall not receive support from other Union

instruments to cover the same cost.

5. The amount covered by the scheme and the requirement to reinvest any unused proceeds from the

scheme in the activities as those listed above, including beyond 2026.

6. Reporting requirements for climate investment for the subsidy scheme19.

I.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for non-repayable financial support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

14 It is considered that a Final Beneficiary has a “substantial focus” on a sector or business activity if such sector or activity

is identified as being an essential part of the business activity of the Final Beneficiary respectively in relation to the gross

revenue, profit, or client base of the Final Beneficiary. The gross revenue generated from the restricted sector or activity

shall, in any case, not exceed 50% of the gross revenue. 15 Except for (a) assets and activities in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01); and (b) activities and assets under point (ii) for which the use of fossil fuels is

temporary and technically unavoidable for the timely transition towards a fossil fuel free operation. 16 Including activities and assets under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected greenhouse gas

emissions that are not lower than the relevant benchmarks. Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse

gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the relevant benchmarks, an explanation of the reasons why this is not

possible shall be provided. Benchmarks established for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the

Emissions Trading System, as set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 17 Polluting vehicles are defined as non-zero-emission vehicles. 18 This exclusion does not apply to actions in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable hazardous waste, and

to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency, capturing

exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such actions under this measure

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level. 19 The implementing partner shall also be required to provide to the Member State a semi-annual report on the

implementation of each project/activity.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

129 C9.R1 M Hydrogen Roadmap Approval by

Council of

Ministers

Q4 2020 Approval of the Hydrogen Roadmap by the Council of Ministers. The hydrogen roadmap

establishes the guidelines defined by Spain for the development of the renewable hydrogen

sector. To this end, it identifies the goals to be achieved in terms of installed capacity, industry

and mobility by 2030.

130 C9.R1 M Entry into force of

the regulation

establishing

Guarantees of

origin for

renewable gases

Provision in the

regulation

indicating the

entry into force

of the

regulation

Q2 2022 Entry into force of the regulation establishing a national system of guarantees of origin for

renewable gases, including renewable hydrogen, ensuring a 100 % of renewable energy. The

system to be established by the regulatory instrument shall include the appointment of national

issuing bodies, and the adoption of their governance; and a regulatory mechanism setting out

how the renewable origin of the hydrogen is verified.

131 C9.I1 M Scheme to support

renewable

hydrogen:

Establishment of

the scheme

Entry into force

of the relevant

legal

instrument(s)

Q2 2023 Entry into force of the legal instrument(s) establishing the support scheme amounting the budget

of the investment in line with the requirements specified in the description of the measure.

For calls prior to 2025, the decision-making process of the scheme can consist of decisions

unanimously approved and with at least one vote being independent from the Spanish

government.

For IPCEI project financing instruments, beneficiaries are ultimately selected by the European

Commission as a result of the matchmaking process inherent to IPCEIs.

132 C9.I1 T Scheme to support

renewable

hydrogen: Legal

agreements signed

with final

beneficiaries or

final award

resolutions

published (I)

Entry into force

of legal

financing

agreements or

publication of

final award

resolutions

0 30% Q2 2023 IDAE has published the final award resolutions or entry into force of financing agreements with

final beneficiaries, for at least 30% of the RRF investment into the support scheme (including

indirect costs).

135 C9.I1 M Scheme to support

renewable

hydrogen: Ministry

has completed the

investment

Entry into force

of legal

financing

agreements or

publication of

final award

resolutions and

certificate of

transfer

Q2 2026 Spain shall transfer at least EUR 1 555 million to IDAE for the support scheme.

IDAE has published the final award resolutions or entry into force of financing agreements with

final beneficiaries, for 100% of the RRF investment into the support scheme (including indirect

costs).

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J. COMPONENT 10: JUST TRANSITION

This component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan addresses the economic and social impact

in the geographical areas affected by the closing coalmines and coal-fired/nuclear power plants,

which has been further exacerbated by the impact of the Covid-pandemic and the closure of thermal

power stations. An additional aim is to change the production model and drive transformation in

support of a more resilient economic and social model of the territories for the future. The strategy is

designed in parallel to the Spanish territorial plan of the Just Transition Fund (JTF), the latter which

is intended to have a wider scope, a longer duration and a more strategic focus on business

development and support.

The component contributes to addressing the Country Specific Recommendations related to support

employment through measures to preserve jobs, effective incentives for recruitment and skills

development (Country Specific Recommendation 2 2020); to promote public and private investment

fostering the green transition (Country Specific Recommendation 3 2020); and to strengthen

cooperation across level of government (Country Specific Recommendation 4 2019).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of

the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with

the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

J.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C10.R1) - Just Transition Protocols

In February 2020 the government approved the Just Transition Strategy as reflected in the National

Energy and Climate Plan (NECP). In the context of this Strategy and under the Spanish recovery and

resilience plan, this reform shall establish 12 Just Transition Protocols covering each area affected by

the closing of coalmines and coal fired power plants. Each of the Just Transition protocols shall cover

at least an area affected by the closure of a coal-fired power plant. The Protocols shall be tools for

environmental, economic and social sustainability of the territories affected. The focus shall be on

inter alia sustaining and creating jobs, promoting diversification and specialisation, increasing the

attractiveness of the areas to combat depopulation, and environmental restoration of land. These

protocols shall incorporate the cooperation of relevant local actors (public and private, including

businesses, social partners, education sector, NGOs etc.).

This reform shall include also the establishment of the Just Transition Institute. The goal of the

Institute shall be to identify and adopt actions that guarantee equitable treatment of workers and

territories affected by the transition towards a low carbon economy, minimisation the negative

impacts on employment and the population of these territories and optimising the opportunities of the

transformation process. The Institute’s main functions are to promote the design of industrial policies,

research and development, promotion of economic activity, employment and professional training.

The measure shall also include the set-up of an Advisory Council made up of representatives from

ministerial departments and representatives from local and regional authorities that shall provide

advice and assess the impact of just transition policies.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 30 June 2023.

Investment 1 (C10.I1) - Investment in Just Transition

The objective of this measure is to invest in Just Transition areas. The measure consists in actions to

support environmental, digital and infrastructure projects, employability, rehabilitation of land or the

adaptation of industrial facilities for green hydrogen and energy storage.

J.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for non-repayable financial support

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See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name Qualitative indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

137 C10.R1 M Creation of the Institute for

the Just Transition Fund

Publication in the OJ Q1 2020 By Royal Decree 500/2020, creation of the Institute for the Just

Transition Fund. The goal of the Institute is to identify and adopt

measures, based on solidarity, that guarantee equitable treatment of

workers and territories affected by the transition towards a low carbon

economy, minimisation the negative impacts on employment and the

population of these territories and optimising the opportunities of the

transformation process

138 C10.R1 T Just transition protocols and

Advisory Council

- Number 0 12 Q2 2023 After a participative process, publication on the Just Transition website

of 12 Just transition protocols, which include commitments on

employment, environmental restoration and economic and social

development for the local population in 12 affected areas. Each of the

Just Transition protocols shall cover at least an area affected by the

closure of a coal fired power plant.

Creation of an Advisory Council, made up of representatives from

ministerial departments and representatives from local and regional

authorities that shall provide advice and assess the impact of just

transition policies

139 C10.I1 M ‘Just transition’ training aid

programme and granting aid

for the economic

development of just

transition areas

Publication in the OJ Q4 2021 Publication in the Official Journal of: (a) Order approving the regulatory

framework for the ‘just transition’ training aid programme, specifying the

support plan for the vocational qualification and integration into the

labour market of workers and people affected by the transition to a low

carbon economy; and (b) Order setting out the regulatory bases for

granting aid for the economic development of just transition areas,

through the development of environmental, digital and social

infrastructure in municipalities and territories in transition to a low

carbon economy.

For the purposes of this operational arrangement, an approval signed by

the competent authority and publication in the relevant official

website/platform are considered as a qualitative indicator of the entry

into force. The area of action covers all territories affected by the energy

transition; in particular those directly affected by the closure of coal

mining sites or adjacent areas to thermal or nuclear power stations.

140 C10.I1 T Support for environmental,

digital and social

infrastructure projects.

- Number 0 100 Q4 2022 Publication in the Official Journal of the award of at least EUR

91 000 000 for at least 100 environmental, digital and social

infrastructure projects in municipalities and territories in transition to a

low carbon economy. The 100 environmental, digital and social

infrastructure projects shall be located in municipalities and territories in

Just Transition Areas.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name Qualitative indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

431 C10.I1 T Support for environmental,

digital and social

infrastructure projects

Number 100 130 Q4 2024 Publication in the Official Journal of the award of EUR 11 000 000 for

30 environmental, digital and social infrastructure projects in Just

Transition Areas.

141 C10.I1 M Employment related

trainings

Training participation

certificates or job

search assistance particip

ation certificate

Q2 2026 Training participation certificates or job search assistance participation

certificates issued for a total of 840 individual trainings or participation

in job search assistance activities.

142 C10.I1 M Investment projects to adapt

industrial facilities for green

hydrogen and energy

storage.

Certificates of

acceptance, statements of

conformity or equivalent

certifying that contracts

have been performed

Q4 2025 Confirmation by the administration that contracts relating to two

investment projects to adapt the installation of Ciudad de la Energia

(CIUDEN) for the development of technologies for green hydrogen

production and energy storage have been performed.

143 C10.I1 M Rehabilitated land at former

coal mining sites or in areas

declared as Just Transition

Areas.

Certificates of

acceptance, statements of

conformity or equivalent

certifying that contracts

have been performed

Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that contracts relating to the

rehabilitation of 2000 hectares of land at former coal mining

sites or in areas declared as Just Transition Areas have been performed.

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K. COMPONENT 11: MODERNISATION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS

This component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan shall address challenges concerning the

public administration, including the efficiency of the justice system, administrative capacity, and

cooperation between the different levels of government. It aims to modernise Spain´s public

administrations, by reforming administrative processes, public procurement, justice, public

employment including human resources policies; increase the accessibility and efficiency of public

services by further digitalising them; promote energy savings, the use of renewable energy in public

buildings and infrastructure, boost public servants’ sustainable mobility; and strengthen the

administrative capacity of public administrations to monitor, control and implement public policies.

The key measures to achieve these goals shall be the following:

a) Reform the central, regional and local public administrations by improving cooperation

between them, strengthening the public procurement framework, the evaluation of public

policies and fostering the transition towards open-ended employment contracts;

b) Digitalisation of administrations and processes with five priority projects in strategic areas:

justice, public employment services, public health data, management of consulates and

territorial administration;

c) Energy transition plan of the central government;

d) Strengthening administrative capacities.

This component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan addresses the Country Specific

Recommendations on strengthening the public procurement framework (Country Specific

Recommendation 1 2019 and 4 2020), fostering the transition to open-ended contracts (Country

Specific Recommendation 2 2019), front-loading public investment projects and focusing investment

on the green and digital transition (Country Specific Recommendation 3 2019, 3 2020, 1 2022 and 1

2023) and improving cooperation between administrations (Country Specific Recommendation 4

2019 and 2020).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of

the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with

the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

K.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C11.R1) – Reform for the modernisation and digitalisation of the administration

The objective of this measure is to address weaknesses in employment policies of the public

administrations, strengthen cooperation and coordination among different levels of government, and

improve how the central government implements public policies. This measure consists in the entry

into force of legislation on the reduction of the rate of temporary public employees and human

resources-related matters in the civil service, on further developing ex-ante policy evaluation and

increase transparency and citizen’s participation in public policy making, on transparency and

integrity in the activities of interest groups, on reinforcing cooperation between different levels of

government and interconnection and interoperability of their IT platforms, and on updating the

National Security Framework.

Reform 2 (C11.R2) – Reform to boost the rule of law and the efficiency of the justice system

The Law 3/2020 of 18 September, and the Justice 2030 programme lay out a roadmap to reform the

administration of justice in Spain. In this context, this measure shall modernise the justice system by

the entry into force (taking into account the “vacatio legis” established in each law),

by 31 December 2022 of:

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(a) Royal Decree-law on procedural efficiency, which shall shorten the length of procedures in

all jurisdictions while preserving the procedural guarantees of citizens;

(b) Royal-Decree law on digital efficiency, which shall promote a data-driven architecture to

manage information.

by 31 December 2024 of:

(c) Law on organisational and procedural efficiency of the justice system, which shall amend the

organisation of the judicial map and establish alternative means of dispute settlement. This

law shall replace the high number of unipersonal first-instance courts by 431 collegial organs

(Tribunales de Instancia) and implement the Judicial Office.

(d) Law on the right to defence which shall develop and enhance the fundamental right to a fair

trial and ultimately contribute to boost the rule of law.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 30 June 2023.

Reform 3 (C11.R3) – Reform to modernise the institutional architecture of economic governance

This measure shall reform aspects of the institutional economic governance framework, including by

speeding up and promoting the digitalisation of processes. This shall include: a) reform of how the

Caja General de Depósitos (General Deposit Fund) handles guarantees, to make them electronic; b)

modernise the supervision of the financial and audit fields, through the reform of the General

Accounting Plan and Audit Regulation; and c) the publication of a green book to promote sustainable

finances in Spain.

Reform 4 (C11.R4) – National public procurement strategy

This reform shall finalise the implementation of the public procurement reform provided for in Law

9/2017 on public sector contracts (as the main act of transposition of Directive 2014/24/EU of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing

Directive 2004/18/EC Text with EEA relevance). This shall establish a governance structure to

address the need for a consistent public procurement framework ensuring transparency, effective

control mechanisms, interconnection of public procurement databases among all levels of

Government, and coordination across government levels, in order to: i) make the National Evaluation

Office fully operational and ii) adopt the National Public Procurement Strategy.

Spain already created the independent Office for Regulation and Supervision of Public Procurement

and the National Evaluation Office. This reform shall also address problems related to the limited

provision of public procurement information and databases, as well as weaknesses in the structure of

public procurement contracting. To this end, the reform shall: a) improve the efficiency of public

procurement (processes, results, data and information); b) promote the professionalization of actors

(in line with the Commission’s recommendation of October 2017); c) improve SME access; and d)

reinforce the legal framework of digital public procurement.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 31 December 2022.

Reform 5 (C11.R5) – Administrative capacity

This reform shall modernise the internal functioning of public administrations to improve the

implementation of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan, with a view to have a long-lasting impact

on the implementation of future reforms and investments by the Spanish public administration.

Overall, it shall, together with Investment 5, reform the capacity of public administrations to ensure

proper implementation of the recovery and resilience plan.

The governance, reporting and monitoring of actions included in the recovery and resilience plan

shall be deployed via a new model of administrative and financial management to ensure actions set

out in the recovery and resilience plan are properly implemented. This uniform model is to be

centralised within the Secretariat-General for European Funds and shall be deployed to reporting

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ministries, their corresponding ICT units and, possibly, peer administrations in the regions

(Autonomous Communities). To this end, the central government adopted Royal Decree-Law

36/2020.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 30 September 2021.

Investment 1 (C11.I1) – Modernisation of the General State Administration

The objective of this measure is to modernise General State Administration through digital

transformation. It consists in the further interconnection between all existing public procurement

platforms (central and regional government,) and the performance of contracts in the following areas:

1. Administration oriented to citizens, 2. Smart operations, 3. A government of data, 4. Digital

infrastructures, and 5. Cybersecurity (including the set-up of the Cybersecurity Operations Centre).

Investment 2 (C11.I2) – Specific projects to digitalise the central government

The objective of this measure is to accelerate the digital transformation of the central government. It

consists in the performance of contracts relating to the digitalisation of the central public

administration or the institutional public sector or to trainings or other actions supporting the central

public administration or the institutional public sector on its digitalisation.

Investment 3 (C11.I3) – Digital transformation and modernisation of the Ministry of Territorial Policy

and Democratic Memory, Ministry of Digital Transformation and Public Service, and the regional

and local administrations, as well as the National Health Service.

The objective of this measure is to modernise the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic

Memory, Ministry of Digital Transformation and Public Service, the regional and local

administrations, as well as the National Health Service. It consists in the publication of a report

regarding 17 pilot projects under the Personal Digital Care Plan, and of the performance of contracts

or grants in the following strategic lines: 1. Administration oriented to citizens; 2. Smart operations;

3. A government of data; 4. Digital infrastructures; and 5. Cybersecurity.

Investment 4 (C11.I4) – Energy transition plan in the General State Administration

The objective of this measure is to improve energy savings and reduce emissions in the central

government’s buildings, infrastructure, and vehicle fleet. This investment consists in reduction of

non-renewable primary energy consumption of at least an average of a 30% of cumulative habitative

surface in public buildings, installing renewable energy systems, implementing measures to improve

energy savings, installing charging points for electric vehicles, and replacing public vehicles with

zero- or low-emission models20.

Investment 5 (C11.I5) – Transformation of the administration for the implementation of the Spanish

Recovery and Resilience Plan

The objective of this measure is to adapt the functioning of the public administration to face the

challenges posed by the implementation and monitoring of the recovery and resilience plan. It consists

in creating an integrated information and management system, a training platform, trainings on the

recovery and resilience plan, and deploying communication activities to inform administrations,

citizens and businesses about the opportunities the recovery and resilience plan offers.

Investment 6 (C11.I6) – Cybersecurity

The objective of this measure is to reinforce the public administration’s cybersecurity capabilities.

This measure shall consist in the performance of contracts to reinforce the cybersecurity capabilities

of the Public Administration in the following areas: i) building capacities to respond to cyberthreats;

ii) ensuring the security and resilience of strategic assets; iii) strengthen capacities for investigating

20 Below 50 gCO2/km in line with the category of ‘clean vehicles’ of the revised Clean Vehicles Directive 2009/33/EC.

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and prosecuting cybercrime; iv) boosting cybersecurity for citizens and businesses; v) boosting the

cybersecurity industry; and vi) developing a cybersecurity culture.

K.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for

non-repayable financial support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

144 C11.R1 M Entry into force of

legislative act to

reduce temporary

employment in

public

administrations

Provision in the

legislative act

indicating the

entry into force

of the act

Q2 2021 Entry into force of a Legislative Act

stipulating measures to reduce temporary

employment in public employment and

effective provisions to prevent and penalise

abuses, including the obligation to publish all

calls for stabilisation procedures of temporary

staff by 31 December 2022. This Legislative

Act shall be applicable to State, regional and

local public administrations.

145 C11.R1 M Entry into force of

the amendment to

Law 40/2015 and

ministerial orders

strengthening

inter-territorial

cooperation

Provision in the

legal act and

ministerial

orders

indicating their

entry into force

Q4 2022 Entry into force of the amendment to Law

40/2015 and ministerial orders to strengthen

inter-territorial cooperation which shall cover

the following elements: i) allowing for the

creation of multisectoral conferences, ii)

spelling out decision-making procedures in

the Sectorial Conferences, including when

they generate agreements of mandatory

compliance; iii) reinforcing the Conference of

Presidents through the creation of a

permanent Secretariat; iv) providing for the

compulsory preparation, approval and

publication of multiannual policy objectives

and result indicators as well as transparent

mechanisms of monitoring and evaluation;

and v) establishing digital inter-administrative

interconnection and interoperability between

the central and regional government IT

platforms. Concerning objectives i), ii) and

iv), the ministerial orders shall be consulted

with the Autonomous Communities in a

participative, inclusive and transparent

process.

146 C11.R1 M Entry into force of

the law to

Provision in the

law indicating

Q4 2022 Entry into force of the Evaluation Law with a

set of actions to reinforce public policies

86

Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

reinforce public

policies evaluation

the entry into

force of the law

based on ex-ante evaluation. The objectives

are: i) reinforcing the regime of the current

National Evaluation Institute (Instituto de

Evaluación de Políticas Públicas) to grant it

organisational and functional independence;

ii) providing the Institute with the capacity

and means to exercise its functions; iii)

including the principle of systematic ex-ante

evaluation of policies; and iv) preserving the

mandate of other bodies and agencies,

including the AIReF.

147 C11.R1 M Entry into force of

the reform of the

Law 7/1985 on

local

administrative

regimes and the

amendment of the

Royal Decree

1690/1986, of 11

July, approving the

Regulation on

Population and

Territorial

Demarcation of

Local Entities

Provision in the

law and the

royal decree

implementing

the reforms

indicating their

entry into force

Q4 2022 Entry into force of the amendment of the Law

7/1985 regulating local administrative

regimes and of the amendment of Royal

Decree 1690/1986, of 11 July, approving the

Regulation on Population and Territorial

Demarcation of Local Entities. The

amendment of the Law 7/1985 regulating

local administrative regimes shall contribute

to: i) accelerating and broadening the

deployment of local public services, including

via digital means such as apps, and ii)

supporting small towns in their provision of

public services. The amendment to Royal

Decree 1690/1986, of July 11, approving the

Regulation on Population and Territorial

Demarcation of Local Entities shall update

and improve the municipal census of

inhabitants managed by the municipalities.

The reforms shall be accompanied by an

impact assessment, including fiscal

sustainability aspects.

148 C11.R1 M Entry into force of

regulatory

Provision in the

royal decree(s)-

Q4 2022 Entry into force of regulatory measures

relating to the civil service of the State

87

Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

measures relating

to the civil service

of the State

Administration

law and

ministerial

order(s)

implementing

the elements of

the reform

indicating their

entry into force

Administration. The measures shall reinforce

the administration’s ability to attract and

retain the talent needed to perform its current

tasks, including in information and

telecommunications areas. The measures shall

include the following elements: i)

revitalization of the instruments for planning,

organisation and management of human

resources; ii) guarantee of the effectiveness of

the principles of equality, merit and capacity

in access, as well as the transparency and

agility of the selection processes; iii)

regulation of assessment and performance

according to a competence-based framework,

including for new recruitment; and iv) access

to senior civil servants posts (namely,

subdirectores generales and similar positions)

based on merit and competition. The

regulatory measures shall take the form of a

royal decree law for elements ii) and iii); and

of ministerial order(s) for elements i) and iv).

149 C11.R1 M Statutes of the new

evaluation public

body

Provision in the

royal decree

indicating the

entry into force

of the legal act

Q3 2023 Entry into force of a legal act approving the

Statutes of the National Agency for the

Evaluation of public policies.

150 C11.R1 T Stabilisation of

public

employment

Number 0 300 000 Q4 2024 Publication in the official journal of the

resolutions of recruitment procedures to

stabilise fixed-term public employment

(Procesos de estabilización de empleo

temporal) covering 300 000 successful

individuals.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

432 C11.R1 M Law on

Transparency and

Integrity in the

Activities of

Interest Groups

Provision in the

law indicating

the entry into

force of the law

Q2 2026 Entry into force of legislation regulating the

relations between lobbyists (including NGOs,

think tanks,business associations and trade

unions – except in the exercise of their

constitutional functions –, profit and non-

profit making associations,business

organisations, and lawyers when their purpose

is to influence policy rather than providing

legal assistance) and the public sector. The

legislation shall establish a public and

mandatory register of interest groups that

shall be monitored by an independent body

with supervisory and sanctioning powers.

The law shall promote measures to

interconnect the new register with the existing

regional registers of interest groups.

433 C11.R1 M Update of the

National Security

Framework

Provision in the

royal decree

indicating its

entry into force

Q2 2023 Entry into force of a royal decree updating the

National Security Framework. The royal

decree shall: i) adjust the requirements of the

National Security Framework to the reality of

certain groups or types of systems,

introducing the concept of “specific

compliance profile”; ii) align the National

Security Framework with the regulatory

framework and the strategic context to

guarantee security in digital public

administration, in accordance with the

National Cybersecurity Strategy 2019 and the

National Cybersecurity Plan; and iii) facilitate

a better response to cybersecurity trends,

reduce vulnerabilities and promote continuous

vigilance by reviewing the basic principles,

the minimum requirements and the security

measures.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

151 C11.R2 M Entry into force of

Law 3/2020 on

procedural and

organisational

measures in the

field of Justice

Provision in the

law indicating

the entry into

force of the law

Q3 2020 Entry into force of Law 3/2020 of 18

September on procedural and organisational

measures to deal with COVID-19 in the field

of the Administration of Justice.

152 C11.R2 M Entry into force of

the Royal Decree-

law improving the

efficiency of

judicial procedures

and the Royal

Decree-law on

digital efficiency

Provision(s) in

the law(s)

indicating their

entry into force

Q4 2022 Entry into force of the Royal Decree-law

improving the efficiency of procedures in the

national justice system and Royal Decree-law

on digital efficiency, which shall: (i) make a

more intensive use of technology to provide

an efficient and high-quality public service;

(ii) introduce reforms in procedural laws to

increase the speed of procedures in the

administrative and social jurisdictions; and

(iiii) amend the appeal processes (‘procesos

de casación’) to avoid undue delays.

434 C11.R2 M Entry into force of

the Law on

organisational and

procedural

efficiency

Provision in the

law indicating

its entry into

force

Q2 2023 Entry into force of the Law on Organisational

and Procedural Efficiency to amend the

organisation of the judicial map in line with

the description of the measure and to further

improve the procedural efficiency of the

justice system by: (i) introducing reforms in

procedural laws to increase the speed of

procedures in the jurisdictions that are not

covered by Milestone 152 (ii) introducing

alternative dispute resolution means; (iii)

introducing reforms in the procedural laws

that shall resolve disputes before reaching the

courts; (iv) further achieving a more efficient

management and a faster response to the

demands of citizens and companies; and (v)

overall, achieving a more agile, efficient,

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

citizen-friendly, sustainable and transparent

Administration of Justice.

435 C11.R2 M Entry into force of

Law on the Right

to Defence

Provision in the

law indicating

its entry into

force

Q2 2023 Entry into force of the Law on the right to

defence to develop and enhance the

fundamental right to a fair trial.

153 C11.R3 M Entry into force of

Royal Decree

937/2020 on the

regulation of the

Caja General de

Depósitos

Provision in the

decree

indicating the

entry into force

of the decree

Q4 2020 Entry into force of the Royal Decree 937/2020

of 27 October approving the Regulation of the

Caja General de Depósitos to implement the

digital management of guarantees and

deposits put forth to the Caja, eliminating

physical documentation. The Royal Decree

shall update the procedure for constitution,

cancellation and enforcement of guarantees

and cash instalments deposited in the Caja. It

shall also promote the implementation of

electronic procedures in the Caja, by defining

the rules and channels to submit electronic

documents, and provide the necessary legal

framework for the digitalisation of the

procedure.

154 C11.R3 M Entry into force of

Royal Decree

approving the

Regulation

implementing Law

22/2015 of 20 July

on audits of

accounts

Provision in the

royal decree

indicating the

entry into force

of the royal

decree

Q1 2021 Entry into force of the Royal Decree

approving the Regulation implementing Law

22/2015 of 20 July 2015 on Audit of

Accounts. This reform shall have the

objective of providing the legal framework for

the audit activity with higher legal certainty so

that an adequate quality of the audit activity is

achieved. Auditors, audit firms and all

subjects affected by this Regulation, are

therefore given a higher guarantee and

security when interpreting and applying the

provisions included in the Law on Auditing, at

91

Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

the same time resulting in better performance

of audits as well as fulfilling the obligations

included in the legislation.

437 C11.R3 M Publication of the

Biennial Climate

Change Risk

Report for the

Financial System

and creation of the

Sustainable

Finance Council

Publication of

the report and

the action plan

for the Council

Q2 2023 The authorities shall publish a Green Book for

the promotion of sustainable finance. In

addition the two following measures shall be

completed: i) publication on the website of the

Macroprudential Authority Financial Stability

Board (AMCESFI) of the first edition of the

Biennial Report on Climate Change Risks for

the Financial System, in line with Article 33

of Law 7/2021 of 20 May on climate change

and energy transition; and ii) creation and

entry in operation of a Sustainable Finance

Council (including representatives from the

public administration, financial supervisors

and the private sector) as a forum to promote

public-private collaboration in the field of

sustainable finance. At its first meeting, the

Council shall approve an action plan, with a

timeline and target deliverables.

155 C11.R4 M Entry into force of

the ministerial

order establishing

the National

Evaluation Office

Provision in the

ministerial

order indicating

the entry into

force of the

order

Q4 2021 Entry into force of the ministerial order

establishing the National Evaluation Office

(Oficina Nacional de Evaluación) within the

Independent Office for Regulation and

Supervision of Public Procurement

(OIReScon). In accordance with Article 333

of Law 9/2017 on Public Procurement, this

Office shall assess the financial sustainability

of the concession contracts, as defined in

Articles 14 and 15 of Law 9/2017 on Public

Procurement. The ministerial order shall

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

endow the Office with the capacity and means

to exercise its functions.

156 C11.R4 M National

Procurement

Strategy

Adoption by the

Independent

Office for

Regulation and

Supervision of

Public

Procurement of

the National

Procurement

Strategy

Q4 2022 In line with the requirements laid down

Article 334 of Ley 9/2017, the National

Procurement Strategy shall have the

objectives of improving the efficiency and

sustainability of public procurement. The

Strategy shall include the following elements:

(i) promotion of Strategic public procurement;

(ii) professionalisation; (iii) facilitating SMEs'

access to public procurement; (iv)

improvement of available data; (v) fostering

efficiency in public procurement; (vi) Full

digital transformation of public procurement;

(vii) enhancing legal certainty ; (viii)

improvement of the supervision and control of

public procurement, including corruption

prevention on the basis of a map of identified

risks.

157 C11.R5 M Entry into force of

Royal Decree Law

36/2020 on the

implementation of

the Recovery,

Transformation

and Resilience

Plan

Provision in the

royal decree

indicating the

entry into force

of the royal

decree

Q1 2021 Entry into force of the Royal Decree Law

36/2020 of 30 December approving urgent

measures for the modernisation of the public

administration and for the implementation of

the Spanish recovery, and resilience plan,

endowing public administrations in Spain

with the means, including legal instruments,

to implement the recovery and resilience plan,

in a timely manner and in accordance with EU

law, including the RRF Regulation. The Royal

Decree-Law shall introduce regulatory

reforms that speed up the implementation of

projects and allow greater efficiency in public

spending, maintaining at all times the

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

guarantees and controls required by the EU

regulatory framework

158 C11.R5 M Creation of new

bodies within the

central

government to

follow-up on the

implementation,

control and audit

of the Plan.

Publication in

the OJ

Q2 2021 Creation of the Secretary General of European

Funds (Secretaría General de Fondos

Europeos) and new divisions in the Budget

Informatics Office (Oficina de Informática

Presupuestaria) and in the National Audit

Office (Oficina Nacional de Auditoría) of the

General Comptroller of the State

Administration (Intervención General de la

Administración del Estado), to foster a long-

lasting performance-based planning and

control administrative culture through the

experience in managing and controling the

Plan and in accordance with the provisions of

Royal Decree 1182/2020.

159 C11.R5 M Order defining the

procedures and

format of the

information to be

shared for

monitoring the

RRP and

accounting

execution of

expenditure

Provision in the

order indicating

the entry into

force of the

Order

Q3 2021 Entry into force of the Order defining the

procedures and format of the information to

be shared for monitoring the RRP and

accounting execution of expenditure

160 C11.I1 M Interconnection of

national public

procurement

platforms

A set of

publicly

accessible and

automatically

generated data

files from the

public

Q2 2023 Further interconnection (exchange of data)

between all existing public procurement

platforms (central and regional government):

at least 142 open data fields and 52

aggregated data fields in the central

government platform. Baseline: Number of open data fields in the

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

procurement

platform shall

be made

available,

enabling the

retrieval of both

open and

aggregated data

fields.

central government platform in January 2021:

119 Number of aggregated data fields in the

central government platform in January 2021:

42

Aggregated and open data fields shall be

defined exclusively as those for which a data

exchange has occurred in January 2021

(baseline) and in January 2025 (target).

162 C11.I1 M Digital

transformation of

the Central Public

Administration

Certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts (or

parts thereof)

have been

performed.

Q4 2025 Confirmation by the administration that

contracts (including amendments), or the

corresponding parts thereof, relating to the

digital transformation of the Central Public

Administration, for a total amount of EUR

737 881 472, have been performed.

The contracts shall cover the following areas:

1. Administration oriented to citizens, 2.

Smart operations, 3. A government of data, 4.

Digital infrastructures, and 5. Cybersecurity

(including the set-up of the Cybersecurity

Operations Centre).

163 C11.I2 M Further developing

health information

systems

Official

notification of

work

completion

Q2 2023 The central administration shall further

develop the functionalities of the following

core applications and health information

systems: 1) ‘Historia Clínica Digital del

Sistema Nacional de Salud’ (HCDSNS); 2)

‘Receta Electrónica’ (RESNS); and 3)

‘Registro de Profesionales Sanitarios

(REPS)’.

164 C11.I2 T Judicial

proceeding to be

Number 0 2 839 Q4 2022 At least an additional 2 839 judicial bodies

shall have the necessary infrastructure to

enable the possibility of holding at least 30 %

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

carried out

electronically

of the proceedings electronically. This entails

carrying out telematic judicial actions in the

different jurisdictional bodies with full legal

certainty. In order to accomplish this

objective, all participants must be able to

access the courtrooms by videoconference.

Moreover, it shall enable the creation of fully

virtual courtrooms, which all participants may

access by videoconference. An immediacy

platform shall be created to establish new

models for non-face-to-face relations and

processing. This shall improve remote access

by citizens to the services provided by the

public administration.

166 C11.I2 M Digitalisation of

the Central Public

Administration

(excluding those

covered by

milestone 163 and

target 164)

Certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts (or

parts thereof)

have been

performed.

Q4 2025 Confirmation by the administration that

contracts (including amendments), or the

corresponding parts thereof, relating to the

digitalisation of the central public

administration or the institutional public

sector or to trainings or other actions

supporting the central public administration or

the institutional public sector on its

digitalisation, for a total amount of EUR

1 078 000 000, have been performed.

These shall exclude those contracts that have

been taken into account for the fulfilment of

milestone 163 and target 164.

167 C11.I3 M Digitalization of

regional and local

entities

Ministry of

Territorial

Policy and Civil

Service

provides a

signed

Q2 2023 Autonomous communities and local

governments have completed projects within

the following strategic lines of the Digital

Strategy 2025, the Digitalization Plan for

Public Administrations, and the rest of the

modernization action planned for the Public

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

certificate

confirming that

the target has

been achieved

Sector: i) administration oriented to citizens;

ii) smart operations; iii) a government of data;

iv) digital infrastructures, and v)

Cybersecurity. In particular: a) Each

Autonomous Community have completed at

least one project in one of five strategic lines

mentioned above; b) 60 % of the digital

procedures analysed in the CAE report of

regional administrations (Comunidades

Autónomas) allow their use by mobile

(Current: 48 %).

169 C11.I3 M Digital

transformation of

the regional and

local public

administrations, as

well as the

Ministry of Digital

Transformation

and Public Service and the Ministry

for Territorial

Policy and

Democratic

Memory

Verification

reports and

certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts (or

parts thereof)

have been

performed

Q2 2026 In the area of the digitalisation of regional

and local public administrations, as well as

the Ministry of Digital Transformation and

Public Service and the Ministry for Territorial

Policy and Democratic Memory, for a total

cumulative amount of EUR 693 420 000:

- Confirmation by the administration

that contracts (including

amendments), or the corresponding

parts thereof, have been performed.

The contribution towards the total

cumulative amount shall be the

amount performed as defined in

certificates of acceptance,

statements of conformity, payment

certificates or equivalent

documents.

- Verification by the administration of

the documentary justification for

grant payments. The contribution

towards the total cumulative amount

97

Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

shall be the amount to be subsidised

in that verification.

These contracts shall cover one or more of the

following strategic lines: 1. Administration

oriented to citizens, 2. Smart operations, 3. A

governments of data, 4. Digital

infrastructures, and 5. Cybersecurity.

These shall exclude those contracts that have

been taken into account for the fulfilment of

milestone 167 and 438.

438 C11.I3 M Pilot projects

implemented

under the Personal

Digital Care Plan

Link to the

publication of

the report on the

Health

Department

website

Q2 2026 A report shall be published on the Health

Department website regarding 17 pilot

projects under the Personal Digital Care Plan.

The report shall include: a) a description of

the pilot projects, b) a description of any good

practices or areas of improvements identified

in each pilot project, and c) policy

recommendations.

170 C11.I4 T Scrapping and

purchase of

vehicles

Number 0 5 500 Q4 2024 (i) Certificates of scrapping of 5 500 vehicles

based on fossil fuels issued.(ii) Confirmation

by the administration that 5 500 zero or low

CO2 emission vehicles (BEV, REEV, PHEV,

FCEV) have been purchased.

172 C11.I4 T Reduction of non-

renewable primary

energy

consumption in

public buildings

Number

(m2)

0 1 050 000 Q2 2026 Energy performance certificates in public

buildings with a cumulative habitable surface

of 1 050 000 m2, showing on average a 30%

reduction of non-renewable primary energy

consumption, weighted by habitable surface

as indicated in the energy performance

certificate.

98

Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

439 C11.I4 M Implementation of

solar photovoltaic

systems, and other

renewable

energies,

installation of

charging points for

electric vehicles

and

implementation of

other measures to

improve energy

savings in the

facilities of the

central public

administration

Final work

certificates, or

certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts (or

parts thereof)

have been

performed

Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration or by the

site manager (director de obra) that contracts

(including amendments), or corresponding

parts thereof, for a total amount of EUR

80 000 000, regarding the implementation of

solar photovoltaic systems, and other

renewable energies, the installation of

charging points for electric vehicles and the

implementation of other measures to improve

energy savings in the facilities of the central

public administration, have been performed.

173 C11.I5 M Recovery and

Resilience Facility

Integrated

Information

System

Audit report Q3 2021 Implementation of a system that shall allow

(a) for the upload of the recovery and

resilience plan and of the information on

implementation and monitoring of the

achievement of milestones and targets; (b) for

the preparation of management declarations

and the audit summary as well as payment

claims and (c) to collect and store data on

beneficiaries, contractors, subcontractors, and

beneficial owners in accordance with Art 22

of the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Regulation. A dedicated audit report on the

system used shall be undertaken. In case that

the report identifies any weaknesses, the audit

report shall recommend corrective actions.

99

Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

174 C11.I5 T New

communication

tools and activities

Number 0 4 Q4 2022 At least 2 community managers hired in order

to increase social media presence, enhancing

the number of potential participants and

beneficiaries of the Plan to become aware of

the possibilities offered by the Plan; and 2

web sites are operational to contribute to

maximize the absorption of resources.

175 C11.I5 T Trainings on the

Recovery and

Resilience Plan

Number 0 3 150

Q4 2025 A training platform shall be online. Training

participation certificates or official resolution

certifying training participation issued

regarding 3 150 participants in trainings on

the Recovery and Resilience Plan. A person

who participates in several trainings is

counted separately for each training

participated in.

175b C11.I6 M Cybersecurity

capabilities of the

Public

Administration

Certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent

certifying that

contracts (or

parts thereof)

have been

performed

Q2 2026 Confirmation by the administration that

contracts (including any amendments), or the

corresponding parts thereof, have been

performed, for a total amount of EUR

850 000 000 to reinforce the cybersecurity

capabilities of the Public Administration .

The contracts shall cover one or more of the

following areas: i) building capacities to

respond to cyberthreats; ii) ensuring the

security and resilience of strategic assets; iii)

strengthen capacities for investigating and

prosecuting cybercrime; iv) boosting

cybersecurity for citizens and businesses; v)

boosting the cybersecurity industry; and vi)

developing a cybersecurity culture.

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L. COMPONENT 12: INDUSTRIAL POLICY

The objective of Component 12 of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan is to boost the

modernisation and productivity of the Spanish industry-services ecosystem through a swifter embrace

of the digital and green transition.

This component of the Spanish recovery and resilience plan contributes to addressing Country

Specific Recommendation 3 2019, on the promotion of investments in innovation and in energy

efficiency. It is also aligned with Country Specific Recommendation 3 2020 (by promoting public

and private investment and fostering the green transition). The component shall also help address

Country Specific Recommendation 2 2019 on fostering cooperation between business and education

for the provision of labour market relevant skills, and Country Specific Recommendation 1 2020 on

strengthening the resilience of the health system. The component also contributes to adress Country

Specific Recommendation 3 2022 on increasing recycling rates to meet EU targets and promote the

circular economy by enhancing coordination among all levels of government and undertaking further

investment to meet separate collection of waste and recycling obligations. The component also

contributes to address Country Specific Recommendation 3 2023 to reduce reliance on fossil fuels,

accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and the penetration of electromobility.

One of the objectives of the measures included in the component is to facilitate participation by

Spanish firms in a planned Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of

the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with

the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

L.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 2 (C12.R2) - Waste policy and boosting the circular economy

The aim of the measure is to promote production and consumption models that keep products,

materials and natural resources in the economy for as long as possible. This reform consists of

legislative and non-legislative actions in the area of waste and circular economy policy.

Investment (C12.I1) - Sectoral data spaces to digitise sectors and R&D&I actions

The objective of this measure is to foster the digitisation of four sectors. It consists of the development

of data spaces and the financing of R&D&I-related actions.

Investment 2 (C12.I2) - Programme to boost competitiveness and industrial sustainability

The objective of this measure is to promote the transformation of strategic sectors that are key for the

industrial transition of Spain. It consists of financing projects in the areas of energy efficiency,

sustainability and digital transformation, among others, including in three major strategic projects (so

called “PERTEs”).

Investment 3 (C12.I3) - Plan to support the implementation of waste legislation and the promotion of

the circular economy

The objective of this measure is to foster the circular economy in Spain. It consists of the performance

of actions related to waste and circular economy.

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Investment 4 (C12.I4) - Reinforcing the industry of the semiconductors value chain

The objective of the measure is to provide support to the industry of semiconductors value chain in

order to reinforce the national microelectronics ecosystem and extend the impact of the participation

of Spanish companies in the IPCEI on Microelectronics and Communication Technologies (IPCEI

ME-TC). It consists of funding to participate in the IPCEI ME-TC and to develop projects in the

Spanish semiconductor industry value chain at R&D&I stage.

Investment 5 (C12.I5) - Subsidy scheme to support the circular economy

This measure shall consist of a public investment in a subsidy scheme in order to incentivise private

investment and support the promotion of the circular economy at firm level, in three key sectors for

the Spanish economy: textiles and fashion, plastics and renewable energy equipment. The scheme

shall operate by providing financial incentives via the award of grants or equity investments,

including venture capital and equity funds, to the private sector.

The scheme shall be managed by Instituto de Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía (IDAE) and

Fundacion Biodiversidad as the implementing partners. In order to implement the investment into the

scheme, the government shall adopt one or several legal instruments (in the case of equity

investments, this instrument would be an investment policy to be approved by IDAE), establishing

the scheme that shall include the following elements:

1. Description of the decision-making process of the scheme. The evaluation of the applications

and the selection of the beneficiaries to be included in final award decisions or investment

decisions under the scheme shall be taken by an evaluation body and approved by a majority

of votes from members who are independent from the Spanish Government, meaning they

must be either staff employed by the implementing partners and/or other independent experts.

The final investment decision of the scheme shall be limited to the approval (without

modifications) or the exercise of a veto right on an investment decision proposed by the

investment committee or relevant equivalent governing body. In the event that any of the

applicants are participated by IDAE and the budget for that call is insufficient to cover all the

applications received, the evaluation process shall be externally audited as envisaged in

IDAE’s “Plan de Mitigación de Potenciales Confictos de Interés en Sociedades Participadas”.

2. The list of activities eligible for support which shall be the following:

a. Textiles and fashion and plastics (at least EUR 195 000 000 managed by Fundación

Biodiversidad): investments in infrastructure, technologies and R&D&I to facilitate

reduce, reuse and recycling and/or revalorization of materials.

b. Renewable energy equipment (at least EUR 100 000 000 managed by IDAE):

investments in ecodesign, infrastructure, technologies, R&D&I and/or development

of installations and systems to facilitate reduce, reuse and recycling and/or

revalorization of materials.

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3. Requirement to comply with the ‘Do no significant harm’ (DNSH) principle. In particular,

the legal instrument(s) shall exclude the following list of activities: (i) activities related to

waste landfills, incinerators21 and mechanical biological treatment plants22. For waste

processing machinery and complementary equipment, the best available technologies with the

lowest environmental impact in the sector shall be used. In the case of general support to

corporates (including equity and venture capital) the legal instrument(s) shall exclude

companies with a substantial focus23 in the following sectors: (i) fossil fuel-based energy

production and related activities24; (ii) energy-intensive and/or high CO2-emitting

industries25; (iii) production, rental, or sale of polluting vehicles26; (iv) waste collection, waste

treatment and disposal27, (v) processing of nuclear fuel, production of nuclear energy.

4. The requirement that final beneficiaries of the subsidy schemes shall not receive support from

other Union instruments to cover the same cost.

5. The amount covered by the scheme and the requirement to reinvest any unused proceeds from

the subsidy scheme in the activities as those listed above, including beyond 2026.

6. Reporting requirements for climate investments for the subsidy schemes28.

7. For equity investments, including venture capital, the key requirements of the investment

policy as regards the possible award of funds shall include:

a. The description of the financial product(s) lines and eligible final beneficiaries

b. The requirement that all investments supported are economically viable.

21 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable

hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy

efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such

actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the

lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level. 22 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where

the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing resource efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations

of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level. 23 It is considered that a Final Beneficiary has a “substantial focus” on a sector or business activity if the gross revenue

generated from the restricted sector or activity exceeds 50% of the gross revenue. 24 Except for (a) assets and activities in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) and (b) activities and assets under point (ii) for which the use of fossil fuels is

temporary and technically unavoidable for the timely transition towards a fossil fuel free operation. 25 Including activities and assets under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected greenhouse gas

emissions that are not lower than the relevant benchmarks. Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse

gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the relevant benchmarks, an explanation of the reasons why this is not

possible shall be provided. Benchmarks established for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the

Emissions Trading System, as set out in the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 26 Polluting vehicles are defined as non-zero-emission vehicles. 27 This exclusion does not apply to actions in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable hazardous waste,

and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency, capturing

exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such actions under this measure

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level. 28 Final beneficiaries associated to specific projects shall be required to provide a justification of the selected intervention

field for each project supported, together with a description of the project, for the purpose of the computation of the

climate contribution. For the purpose of the computation of the climate contribution, in the case of equity, quasi-equity,

corporate bonds or equivalent instruments not targeted to specific projects, criteria shall be used to require that at least

90% of the recipient’s revenue during the preceding financial year or future revenues as per a business plan are/will be

generated from an activity that complies with the relevant criteria arising from the applicable intervention fields in annex

VI to the RRF Regulation. Final beneficiaries from equity, quasi-equity, corporate bonds or equivalent instruments not

targeted to specific projects shall provide a justification for the selected intervention field(s). The implementing partner

shall also be required to provide to the Member State a semi-annual report on the implementation of each project/activity.

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8. For equity investments, including venture capital, the following monitoring, audit, and control

requirements, including:

a. The description of IDAE’s monitoring system to report on the investment mobilised.

b. The description of IDAE’s procedures that will ensure the prevention, detection and

correction of fraud, corruption, and conflicts of interests.

c. The obligation to verify the eligibility of every operation in accordance with the

requirements laid out in the Implementing Agreement before committing to finance

an operation.

d. The obligation of carrying out risk-based ex-post audits in accordance with an audit

plan of IDAE. These audits shall verify i) that the control systems are effective,

including the detection of fraud, corruption and conflict of interests; ii) compliance

with the DNSH principle, the State Aid rules, the climate target requirements; and iii)

that the requirement that for IDEA to verify that a responsible declaration is presented

by the final beneficiary to control whether the same cost is covered by another Union

instrument is respected. The audits shall also verify the legality of the transactions and

that the conditions of the applicable legal instrument(s) or investment policy

establishing the scheme are being respected.

Investment 6 (C12.I6) – Subsidy scheme to support strategic projects in the value chain of electric

cars and other industrial sectors (grants)

This measure shall consist of a public investment in a subsidy scheme to incentivise private

investment in the value chain of electric cars and other industrial sectors through grants. The Scheme

shall operate by providing subsidies directly to the private sector as well as to public sector entities

engaged in similar activities.

The scheme shall be managed by SEPIDES as the implementing partner. A relevant legal act shall

transform SEPIDES into a public undertaking in order to implement this investment (this is a

milestone under Investment 6 of Component 31 of the Recovery and Resilience Plan of Spain).

In order to implement the investment into the scheme, the government shall adopt one or several legal

instruments establishing the scheme, that shall include the following elements:

1. Description of the decision-making process for the scheme: The evaluation of the applications

and the selection of the beneficiaries to be included in final award decisions or investment

decisions under the scheme shall be taken by an evaluation committee or other relevant equivalent

governing body and approved by a majority of votes from members who are independent from

the Spanish Government, meaning they must be either staff employed by SEPIDES and/or other

independent experts. The final investment decision of the scheme shall be limited to the approval

(without modifications) or the exercise of a veto right on an investment decision proposed by the

evaluation committee or relevant equivalent governing body.

2. The description of the subsidies provided and eligible final beneficiaries.

3. Requirement to comply with the ‘Do no significant harm’ (DNSH) principle. In particular, the

legal instrument(s) shall exclude the following list of activities: (i) activities related to fossil fuels,

including downstream use29; (ii) activities under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS)

29 Except (a) projects under this measure in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) and (b) activities and assets under point (ii) for which the use of fossil fuels is

temporary and technically unavoidable for the timely transition towards a fossil fuel free operation.

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achieving projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not lower than the relevant benchmarks30;

and (iii) activities related to waste landfills, incinerators31 and mechanical biological treatment

plants32. The following R&D&I actions under this investment shall be considered compliant with

the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01): R&D&I actions under this

investment devoted to substantially increasing the environmental sustainability of companies

(such as decarbonisation, reduction of pollution and the circular economy) if the primary focus of

the R&D&I actions under this investment is on developing or adapting alternatives with the

lowest possible environmental impacts in the sector.

4. Requirements for climate investments carried out by SEPIDES: at least EUR 206 000 000 of the

RRF investment into the scheme shall contribute to the climate change objectives in accordance

with Annex VI to the RRF Regulation33.

5. The requirement that final beneficiaries of the subsidy scheme shall not receive support from

other Union instruments to cover the same costs.

6. The amount covered by the scheme and the requirement to reinvest any unused proceeds from the

subsidy scheme in the activities as those listed above, including beyond 2026.

L.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for non-repayable financial support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is the 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

30 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the

relevant benchmarks an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible should be provided. Benchmarks established

for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System, as set out in the Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 31 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable

hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy

efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such

actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the

lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level. 32 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where

the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing resource efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations

of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level. 33 Final beneficiaries from loans, participatory loans, project bonds, guarantees or equivalent instruments associated to

specific projects shall be required to provide a justification of the selected intervention field for each project supported,

together with a description of the project. The implementing partner shall also be required to provide to the Member State

a semi-annual report on the implementation of each project/activity.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

177 C12.R2 M Spanish Strategy

on Circular

Economy (EEEC)

Approval by

Council of Ministers

Q2 2020 Approval of Spanish Strategy on Circular Economy (EEEC). It sets the

basis to promote a new production and consumption model in which the

value of products, materials and resources is maintained as long as

possible, in which the generation of waste is minimised and the waste that

may not be avoided is fully exploited.

178 C12.R2 M Entry into force of

the acts that are

part of the Circular

economy policy

package

Provisions in the

Royal Decrees

indicating the entry

into force of the

laws

Q4 2022 The circular economy policy package includes: Royal Decree 731/2020 of 4 August amending Royal Decree 1619/2005

of 30 December on the management of end-of-life tyres. Royal Decree 646/2020 of 7 July regulating the disposal of waste by

landfill. Royal Decree 553/2020 of 2 June regulating the shipment of waste

within the territory of the State. Royal Decrees 27/2021, of 19 January and 265/2021, of 13 April. The forthcoming approval of regulatory measures on packaging and

packaging waste by the Council of Ministers during the course of 2022.

179 C12.R2 M Entry into force of

the Law on Waste

and Contaminated

Soil

Provision in the law

indicating the entry

into force of the law

Q4 2022 The Law shall include: (i) The implementation of the waste framework directive and the

directive for plastics of single use, and also updates the Spanish

regulations in the light of the experience of the last ten years; (ii) The introduction of EU objectives regarding waste, and obligations

on separate collection deriving from EU regulations, anticipating their

implementation in bio-waste in municipalities with more than 5 000

inhabitants. Furthermore, the measure shall introduce separate collection

obligations that go beyond requirements established by Union law; (iii) The review of the regulation of extended producer responsibility,

establishing new ones that go beyond what is required by Union law; (iv) The introduction of state taxation on waste (including landfill,

incineration and co-incineration and on single-use plastic containers).

440 C12.R2 M Working Group of

the Waste

Coordination

Commission to

monitor

compliance with

waste legislation

Approval by the

Waste Coordination

Committee

Q4 2025 Set-up of a working group within the Waste Coordination Committee to

monitor the compliance with waste legislation and the approval of

measures to facilitate compliance with the harmonised national waste

management legislation. The agreed measures shall be published in the

Ministry’s website.

441 C12.R2 M Entry into force of

the legal acts in the

area of circular

economy

Provisions in Legal

Acts establishing the

entry into force of

acts

Q4 2025 Entry into force of legal acts in the area of circular economy. These acts

are:

− Legal act on financial guarantees in relation to waste

− Legal act on end-of-life tyres.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

− Legal act laying down minimum requirements for treatment

prior to landfilling of municipal waste

180 C12.I1 M Sectoral data

spaces and R&D-

related actions

Final reports for

grant payments; or

certificates of

acceptance,

statements of

conformity or

equivalent certifying

that contracts and

agreements

(convenios) have

been performed.

Award resolution

and payment

document for

R&D&I projects

Q2 2026 Final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded have

been submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to the

development of data spaces including enabling actions, or confirmation by

the administration and by the corresponding monitoring committee that

respectively contracts and agreements (convenios) have been performed,

for a total cumulative amount of EUR 74 000 000 in grants and contracts

awarded (including any amendments). Disbursement of funds for

R&D&I-related actions covering a total amount of EUR 158 000 000.

181 C12.I2 M Plan to Boost the

Value Chain of the

Automotive

Industry towards

Sustainable and

Connected

Mobility

Approval by

Council of Ministers

Q2 2020 Approval by the Council of Ministers of the Plan to Boost the Value Chain

of the Automotive Industry towards Sustainable and Connected Mobility.

Approval by the Council of Ministers may take place as a formal

agreement or as a report to the Council of Ministers. When by formal

agreement, Spain shall provide such agreement. When the Council of

Ministers has been informed through a report, Spain shall provide with

documents regarding (i) the date of the meeting, (ii) point on the agenda

and (iii) a certification proving that the item was reported to the Council

of Ministers.

182 C12.I2 M PERTE in the area

of electric vehicles

Approval by

Council of Ministers

Q3 2022 Approval by the Council of Ministers of a Strategic Project for the

Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) in the strategic area of

electric vehicles, and allocation of at least EUR 400 000 000 of budget in

aid. The PERTE approval decision shall contain detailed selection criteria

to ensure compliance with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical

Guidance (2021/C58/01) through the use of an exclusion list and the

requirement of compliance with the relevant EU and national

environmental legislation. The selection criteria shall additionally reflect

requirements of applicable intervention fields for climate change

objectives, in accordance with Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of

the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021

establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

183 C12.I2 M PERTEs in

strategic areas

defined in the Plan

Approval by

Council of Ministers

Q4 2022 Approval by the Council of Ministers of at least two PERTEs and total

allocation of at least EUR 800 000 000 of budget in aid, in other strategic

areas, such as agri-food, health, the aeronautical and naval sectors, and

industrial sectors linked to renewable energies, and in capabilities for the

design and production of processors and semiconductor technologies. The

PERTE approval decision shall contain detailed selection criteria to ensure

compliance with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance

(2021/C58/01) through the use of an exclusion list and the requirement of

compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental legislation.

The selection criteria shall additionally reflect requirements of applicable

intervention fields for climate change objectives, in accordance with

Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and

of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and

Resilience Facility.

184 C12.I2 T Innovative projects

for the

transformation of

industry in terms

of energy

efficiency,

sustainability and

digitalisation

- Number 0 78 Q4 2022 Award of at least EUR 1 200 000 000 by the Minister of Industry to at least

78 innovative projects, including those linked to approved PERTEs (at

least 3), that involve a substantial transformation of industry in terms of

energy efficiency, sustainability and digital transformation. Selection of

projects further to a call published in OJ and based on selection criteria for

compliance with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance

(2021/C58/01) through the use of an exclusion list and the requirement of

compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental legislation.

The selection criteria shall additionally reflect requirements of applicable

intervention fields for climate change objectives, in accordance with

Annex VI of the Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament

and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and

Resilience Facility.

185 C12.I2 M PERTES and other

projects:

disbursement of

funds

Confirmation of

disbursement

Q4 2025 Disbursement of funds for an amount of EUR 2 242 693 082 in the areas

of energy efficiency, sustainability and digital transformation, among

others, including for three approved PERTEs.

186 C12.I2 M PERTEs and other

projects: Final

reports

Final reports Q2 2026 210 final reports confirming the completion of the activities awarded shall

be submitted by recipient entities or individuals for grants relating to areas

of energy efficiency, sustainability and digital transformation, among

others, including those linked to three approved PERTEs.

187 C12.I3 T Actions on

Circular economy

and waste

management

Number 0 1 450 Q2 2026 1 450 actions performed in the following areas:

i) Implementation of waste legislation

ii) Digital solutions for environmental management

iii) Circular economy in businesses

iv) New treatment capacity for separately collected waste

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

v) Resource efficiency in existing treatment plants

vi) Systems for separate collection of waste

vii) Collection points to improve recycling

The eligibility criteria contained in terms of reference for calls for

projects shall exclude the following list of activities: (i) activities related

to waste landfills, incinerators34 and mechanical biological treatment

plants35; and (ii) activities where the long-term disposal of waste may

cause harm to the environment. For waste collection vehicles, waste

processing machinery and complementary equipment, the best available

technology with the lowest environmental impact in the sector shall be

used.

442 C12.I3 T Distribution of

grants for the

implementation of

waste

implementation

projects.

EUR million 0 300 Q2 2023 Approval of the Agreement of the Sectoral Conference on the

Environment approving the allocation criteria and territorial distribution

of grants, or approval of direct grants in line with the General Law on

Subsidies 38/2003, relating to the Plan to support the implementation of

waste legislation 2024 for the financing of projects aimed at

implementing the national waste regulation framework and achieving EU

objectives. The projects shall consist of actions to implement and

improve systems for separate collection of waste, investments in

collection points to improve recycling, and the construction of new

separately collected waste treatment plant.

445 C12.I4 M Reinforcing the

value chain for

semiconductors:

disbursement of

funds

Confirmaiton of

disbursement

Q2 2026 Disbursement of EUR 153 000 000 to final beneficiaries receiving

financial support: (1) to participate in the IPCEI-Microelectronics and

Connectivity and (2) to develop projects in the Spanish semiconductor

industry value chain at R&D&I stage.

446 C12.I5 M Subsidy scheme to

support the circular

economy:

Establishment of

the subsidy scheme

Enter into force of

the relevant legal

instrument (s)

Q4 2025 Entry into force of the legal instrument(s) establishing the scheme in line

with the requirements specified in the description of the measure.

34 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under

this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such actions under

this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level. 35 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing

resource efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure do

not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

447 C12.I5 T Subsidy scheme to

support the circular

economy: Legal

agreements signed

with final

beneficiaries or

final award

resolutions

published

Entry into force of

legal financing

agreements or final

award resolutions

published and

Certificate of

disbursement to

IDAE and

Fundación

Biodiversidad

0% 100% Q4 2025 IDAE and Fundación Biodiversidad shall have published final award

resolutions or entered into legal financing agreements with final

beneficiaries for an amount necessary to use 100% of RRF investment

into the scheme.

Spain shall transfer EUR 100 000 000 to IDAE

and EUR 195 000 000 to Fundación Biodiversidad for the scheme

448b C12.I6 M Subsidy scheme

for the electric

vehicle sector and

other industrial

sectors (grants);

Establishment of

the subsidy scheme

Entry into force of

the relevant legal

instrument (s)

Q4 2025 Entry into force of the legal instrument(s) establishing the subsidy

scheme in line with the requirements specified in the description of the

measure.

448c C12.I6 T Subsidy scheme

for the electric

vehicle sector and

other industrial

sectors (grants):

Legal agreements

signed with final

beneficiaries or

final award

resolutions

published.

Ministry has

completed the

investment.

Entry into force of

legal financing

agreements or final

award resolutions

published and

Certificate of

disbursement to

SEPIDES.

0 100% Q2 2026 SEPIDES shall have published final award resolutions or entered into

legal financing agreements with final beneficiaries for an amount

necessary to use 100% of RRF investment into the scheme. SEPIDES

shall have ensured that at least 40% of this financing shall contribute to

climate objectives using the methodology in Annex VI of the RRF

Regulation.

Spain shall transfer EUR 513 970 000 to SEPIDES for the scheme.

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I.3. Description of the reforms and investments for the loan support

Investment 7 (C12.I7) - Support scheme to strategic projects in the value chain of electric cars (loans)

This measure shall consist of a public investment in a support scheme to incentivise private

investment in the value chain of electric cars, through loans. The Scheme shall operate by providing

loans directly to the private sector.

The scheme shall be managed by SEPIDES as the implementing partner.

In order to implement the investment into the scheme, the government shall adopt one or several legal

instruments establishing the loan scheme, that shall include the following elements:

1. Description of the decision-making process for the scheme: The evaluation of the applications

and the selection of the beneficiaries to be included in final award decisions or investment

decisions under the scheme shall be taken by an investment committee or other relevant

equivalent governing body and approved by a majority of votes from members who are

independent from the Spanish Government, meaning they must be either staff employed by

SEPIDES and/or other independent experts. The final investment decision of the scheme shall

be limited to the approval (without modifications) or the exercise of a veto right on an

investment decision proposed by the investment committee or relevant equivalent governing

body.

2. The description of the loans provided and eligible final beneficiaries.

3. Requirement to comply with the ‘Do no significant harm’ (DNSH) principle: (i) activities and

assets related to fossil fuels, including downstream use36, (ii) activities and assets under the

EU Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected greenhouse gas emissions that are

not lower than the relevant benchmarks37, (iii) activities and assets related to waste landfills,

incinerators38 and mechanical biological treatment plants39. The following R&D&I actions

under this investment shall be considered compliant with the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01): R&D&I actions under this investment devoted to

substantially increasing the environmental sustainability of companies (such as

decarbonisation, reduction of pollution and the circular economy) if the primary focus of the

R&D&I actions under this investment is on developing or adapting alternatives with the

lowest possible environmental impacts in the sector.

36 Except for (a) assets and activities in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) and (b) activities and assets under point (ii) for which the use of fossil fuels is

temporary and technically unavoidable for the timely transition towards a fossil fuel free operation. 37 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the

relevant benchmarks, an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible shall be provided. Benchmarks established

for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System, as set out in the Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 38 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable

hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy

efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such

actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the

lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level. 39 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where

the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing resource efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations

of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level.

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4. Requirements for climate investments carried out by SEPIDES: at least EUR 48 000 000 of

the RRF investment into the scheme shall contribute to the climate change objectives in

accordance with Annex VI to the RRF Regulation40.

5. The requirement that final beneficiaries of the loan scheme shall not receive support from

other Union instruments to cover the same costs.

6. The amount covered by the scheme and the requirement to reinvest any unused proceeds from

the loan scheme in the activities as those listed above, including beyond 2026.

L.4. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for the loan support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

40 Final beneficiaries shall be required to provide a justification of the selected intervention field for each project

supported, together with a description of the project. The implementing partner shall also be required to provide to the

Member State a semi-annual report on the implementation of each project/activity.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name

Qualitative

indicator for

milestones

Quantitative indicator for

target Time

Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

L23 C12.I7 M Support scheme

to strategic

projects in the

value chain of

electric cars

(loans):

Establishment

of the scheme

Entry into

force of the

relevant legal

instrument (s)

Q4 2025 Entry into force of the legal instrument(s) establishing the loan scheme in line with the

requirements specified in the description of the measure

L24 C12.I7 T Support scheme

to strategic

projects in the

value chain of

electric cars

(loans): Legal

agreements

signed with

final

beneficiaries or

final award

resolutions

published and

completion of

investment.

Entry into

force of legal

financing

agreements or

final award

resolutions

published and

certificate of

disbursement

to SEPIDES.

0 100% Q2 2026 SEPIDES shall have published final award resolutions or entered into legal financing

agreements with final beneficiaries for an amount necessary to use 100% of RRF investment

into the scheme. SEPIDES shall have ensured that at least 40% of this financing shall

contribute to climate objectives using the methodology in Annex VI of the RRF Regulation.

Spain shall transfer EUR 119 760 000 to SEPIDES for the scheme.

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M. COMPONENT 13: SUPPORT TO SMES

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in the economy of the EU and of Spain

in particular where SMEs make a higher contribution to the national GDP and where the average size

of firms is smaller compared to the EU average.

This component of the Spanish Recovery and Resilience Planaddress the challenges faced by Small

and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (including the self-employed) with the aim to boost the

competitiveness of the Spanish economy and promote growth and employment. These challenges are:

the difficult access to finance for entrepreneurship, business growth and innovation; the lack of digital

skills and the lack of adoption of digital technologies that hinder the productivity and competitiveness

of SMEs; the small size of firms, which hampers the exploitation of economies of scale and

internationalisation; and the high vulnerability to external shocks and low economies of scale

hampering investment and innovation.

The objectives of this component are to introduce reforms and investments aimed at facilitating

business creation, growth and restructuring of firms, improving the business climate (in particular by

strengthening the functioning of the Spanish internal market), as well as further boosting the

important processes of productivity gains through digitalisation, innovation and internationalisation.

This component is significantly focused on digitalisation with a horizontal approach to provide a

basic digitisation package to a significant percentage of SMEs and a vertical approach to boost the

digitisation of processes and technological innovation in certain SMEs.

This component partly addresses the Country Specific Recommendations on progress in the

implementation of the Law on Market Unity (Country Specific Recommendation 4 2019) and on

ensuring the effective implementation of measures aimed at providing liquidity to SMEs and the self-

employed, in particular by avoiding late payments (Country Specific Recommendation 3 2020). It

also addresses the Country Specific Recommendations on focusing investments on the digital

transition (Country Specific Recommendation 3 2020) and on improving access to digital learning

(Country Specific Recommendation 2 2020). It also fosters investment in the green transition

(Country Specific Recommendation 1 2023 and 1 2022).

It is expected that no measure in this component does significant harm to environmental objectives

within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of

the measures and the mitigating steps set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with

the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).

M.1. Description of the reforms and investments for non-repayable financial support

Reform 1 (C13.R1) - Improving business regulation and climate

The objectives of the reform are to improve the framework in which economic activity takes place by

ensuring a better regulation and business climate that facilitates the creation and growth of businesses,

and their restructuring if necessary, through the adoption of a number of measures.

The reform shall consist of:

a) Adoption of the Law on Business Creation and Growth. The aim of this legislation is to:

i. Simplify the procedures for setting up a business. This shall be achieved through the

reduction of minimum capital requirement to set up a firm, and the strengthening of the

crowdfunding platforms and other public funding instruments;

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ii. Legal measures to foster an early payment culture. This law shall improve the

effectiveness of the implementation of Directive (EU) 2011/7 on combating late payment

in commercial transactions. The law is expected to reduce the average payment periods in

commercial transactions. This would help address liquidity challenges faced by creditor

SMEs that are not paid in due time, with positive spill-over effects on their activities and

growth. Examples of measures to be implemented to foster an early payment culture

include guidelines on publicity and transparency of payment periods, best business

practices and mechanisms for better enforcement such as an out-of-court dispute

resolution system;

iii. Amend certain provisions of the Law on Market Unity to provide further clarity in areas

where ambiguities have led to implementation problems. The aim of the Law on Market

Unity is to remove unnecessary, disproportionate or discriminatory barriers to access to

and pursuit of economic activities and to freedom of establishment throughout the

territory. The objective of this reform shall also be to enhance the efficiency and

transparency of the mechanisms provided for in the Law on Market Unity to protect

operators whose activity is affected by barriers imposed by the public administration. In

addition, the reform shall strengthen cooperation in order to promote better regulation

throughout the country;

b) A new Sectoral Conference for Regulatory Improvement and Business Climate shall be set up.

Its objective shall be to facilitate the correct application of the principles of good regulation by

all public administrations and to ensure an optimal coordination of the various administrations,

including in measures that shall accompany the recovery. The sectoral conference shall also

follow up work within other sectoral conferences, which shall allow for enhanced coordination,

monitoring and promotion of better regulation, with both a horizontal and sectoral focus;

c) Reform of the insolvency law for the transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/1023 on preventive

restructuring frameworks, discharge of debt and disqualifications, and on measures to increase

the efficiency of insolvency procedures, and amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 (the

Restructuring and Insolvency Directive). The reform shallinclude the establishment of a more

efficient second chance procedure for natural persons, allowing for debt relief without prior

liquidation of the insolvent party's assets. In addition, the restructuring plans required by the

Insolvency Directive (EU) 2019/1023 shall be introduced as a new pre-insolvency instrument that

improves the effectiveness of the currently applicable pre-insolvency instruments in order to

prevent insolvency and subsequent bankruptcy. A special procedure for micro SMEs, fully

processed by electronic means, shall also be introduced, so as to reduce the duration and costs of

the process.

d) This reform shall also consist in the adoption of a Law amending three legislative texts, in

particular Law 34/2006, related to the professional practice of lawyers and procuradores. A new

system shall provide a single access to the professions of lawyers and procuradores, as the same

qualification shall give access to the exercise of both professions. Multidisciplinary professional

societies shall be allowed to offer jointly services of legal defence and representation in court.

The tariff system applicable to the services of procuradores shall also be amended: maximum

fees shall be established, but not minimum ones to ensure that service recipients can have access

to services offered at competitive prices. With this reform, Spain shall ensure that legislation in

this field is aligned with Articles 15, 16 and 25 of Directive 2006/123/C of the European

Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market, and with Articles 49 and 56 of

the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. As regards this reform, the Council of

Ministers approved the draft legislative proposals referred to above in September 2020.

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Reform 2 (C13.R2) - Strategy Spain Entrepreneurial Nation

The objective of the measure is to promote the Spanish Entrepreneurship Strategy. The reform shall

consist of adopting a start-up law, to create a favourable framework for the creation and growth of

highly innovative start-ups, the set-up of a NEXT-TECH public-private fund to scale up start-ups in

disruptive technologies, and the review of the migration regime for workers to attract talent and

address skills shortages.

The adoption of a Law on Start Ups, by the end of 2022, shall: provide a legal definition of start-ups;

identify tax incentives to foster their creation and to attract talents; set out measures to facilitate the

attraction of foreign investors and entrepreneurs; and adopt mechanisms to facilitate the

implementation of the law and its relationship with the measures related to the digital entrepreneur

ecosystem.

The reform shall also consist of the amendment of the regulation of Organic Law 4/2000 of 11 January

on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration and of Law 14/2013 of

27 September on support for entrepreneurs and their internationalisation.

The amendment of the regulation of Organic Law 4/2000 of 11 January on the rights and freedoms

of foreigners in Spain and their social integration shall simplify administrative procedures related to

migration including by reducing the number of authorisations and extending their validity, speeding

up procedures, facilitating access to the labour market for third-country nationals, and improving the

system of hiring at source. In particular, the amendments shall introduce more flexible access for

students to the labour market, a multiannual circular migration scheme for seasonal workers, new

rules for the assessment of the national employment situation and the establishment of a new

administrative unit (UTEX) to improve the processing of foreign nationals’ files.

The amendment of Law 14/2013 of 27 September on support for entrepreneurs and their

internationalisation shall facilitate the recruitment of foreign nationals with very specific skills and

competences through a simpler and more flexible procedure than the standard one defined by the

regulation of Organic Law 4/2000. The amendment of Law 14/2013 shall introduce a new migration

scheme for digital nomads, new innovation criteria for residence and work permits for entrepreneurs,

the extension of the scope of the national migration scheme for highly qualified professionals to SMEs

and holders of higher VET certificates, and longer validity periods and a simplification of procedures

for residence and work permits with respect to those in Law 14/2013 before the amendment.

The implementation of the measure shall be completed by 31 December 2023.

Reform 3 (C13.R3) – Revision of Securities Markets and Investment Services Law

The objective of this measure is to improve legislation on securities markets and investment services.

The measure consists in the entry into force of legislation to simplify the process for admission to

trading of fixed-income securities, allow the registration of certain Multilateral Trading Facilities as

SME Growth Marketsand abolishing the information system for monitoring the clearing, settlement

and registration of transferable securities.

Investment 1 (C13.I1) - Entrepreneurship

The objective of this measure is to promote entrepreneurship and digital innovation as well as to

support skills development and better access to finance. This measure consists in actions supported

by the Entrepreneurial Skills Programme (“Emprende y Acelera”), the “Startup Acceleration”

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Programme (“Acelera Startup”), the “BREAK” Programme, the “Activa Crecimiento” Programme,

the “Activa Industria” Programme, the “Activa Cybersecurity” Programme, and the “Activa Startups”

Programme. It also consists in the realisation of events, in the provision of participative loans and in

an online and accessible National Entrepreneurship Office (‘ONE’) platform.

Investment 2 (C13.I2) - Growth

The objective of the measure is to promote SMEs growth.

The investment shall consist of actions on:

1) Financial support awarded to industrial projects (1 500) developed by SMEs, for actions under this

investment in new industrial facilities or expansion of existing ones, or any improvement in the

production system aiming to increase competitiveness, taking into account the potential to contribute

to climate change mitigation.

2) Improvement of access to finance for SMEs, by providing support in the form of financial,

commercial and technical guarantees through a strengthening of Compañia Española de

Reafianzamiento SME S.A. (CERSA), As part of this line of action, CERSA shall provide long term

support through its counter-guarantee coverage to the Regional Mutual Guarantee Societies, backing

the risk borne by them. CERSA shall promote SMEs’ competitiveness and resilience through three

dedicated lines allowing access to long-term financing and working capital operations for actions

under this investment in the area of: digitalization; sustainability; growth and recovery, (reinforcing

resilience, mainly for SMEs affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, that are ready to undertake

significant transformation and growth plans).

In addition, in order to implement the financial guarantee instrument, an agreement must be drawn

up between the Ministry responsible for investment and the implementing partner or the entrusted

entity. The agreement shall detail the applicable state aid legal framework and obligations as well as

the monitoring and reporting obligations of the guarantors and SMEs, including the need for SMEs

to expressly authorise the Commission, OLAF, the European Court of Auditors and EPPO to carry

out visits in the context of the controls or audits. Further, CERSA shall commit to reinvest any reflows

(i.e. interests on the loan, return on equity, or principal repaid, minus associated costs) linked to the

financial instrument for the same policy objectives, including beyond 2026. In order to ensure that

the measure complies with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01), the legal

agreement between Spanish authorities and the entrusted entity or the financial intermediary in charge

of the financial instrument and the subsequent investment policy of the financial instrument shall

i. require the application of the Commission’s technical guidance on sustainability proofing for

the InvestEU Fund;

ii. exclude the following list of activities and assets from eligibility: (i) activities and assets

related to fossil fuels, including downstream use; (ii) activities and assets under the EU

Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not

lower than the relevant benchmarks; (iii) activities and assets related to waste landfills,

incinerators and mechanical biological treatment plants; and (iv) activities and assets where

the long-term disposal of waste may cause harm to the environment; and

iii. require the verification of legal compliance with the relevant EU and national environmental

legislation of the projects by the entrusted entity/financial intermediary for all transactions,

including those exempted from sustainability proofing.

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For tenders, in order to ensure that the measure complies with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical

Guidance (2021/C58/01), the eligibility criteria contained in terms of reference for upcoming calls

for projects shall exclude the following list of activities: (i) activities related to fossil fuels, including

downstream use; (ii) activities under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected

greenhouse gas emissions that are not lower than the relevant benchmarks; (iii) activities related to

waste landfills, incinerators and mechanical biological treatment plants; and (iv) activities where the

long-term disposal of waste may cause harm to the environment. The terms of reference shall

additionally require that only activities that comply with relevant EU and national environmental

legislation may be selected.

Investment 3 (C13.I3) Digitalisation and Innovation and subsidy scheme for the digitalisation of

companies

The objective of this measure is to promote the digital transformation and competitiveness of SMEs.

This measure consists of the implementation of actions under the “Innovative Business Clusters

Support” Programme and the “Digital Innovation Hubs Support” Programme. This measure shall also

consist of a public investment in a subsidy scheme in order to incentivise private investment and

support the digitalisation of companies under the “Digital Toolkit” Programme and the “Kit

Consulting” Programme. The scheme shall operate by providing financial incentives via the award of

subsidies.

The list of categories of Digitalisation Solutions under the “Digital Toolkit” Programme shall include

at least the following: i) website and internet presence, ii) electronic commerce, iii) social media

management, iv) customer management, v) business intelligence and analytics, vi) process

management, vii) electronic invoice, viii) virtual office services and tools, ix) secure communications,

x) cybersecurity.

The list of advisory services under the “Kit Consulting” Programme shall include at least the

following: i) Artificial Intelligence advisory service, ii) data analysis advisory service (basic), iii) data

analysis advisory service (advanced), iv) digital sales advisory service, v) advisory service on

business processes or production process, vi) advisory service on strategy and business performance,

vii) cybersecurity advisory service (basic), viii) cybersecurity advisory service (advanced), ix)

cybersecurity advisory service (preparation for certification), x) “360” advisory service in digital

transformation.

The scheme shall be managed by Red.es as the implementing partner. 

In order to implement the investment into the scheme, Spain shall adopt one or several legal

instruments establishing the scheme, that shall include the following content:

1. Description of the decision-making process of the scheme. The final award decision of the scheme

shall be taken by the Director General of Red.es.

2. Key requirements of the associated subsidy policy, which shall include:  

a) The description of the subsidies provided and eligible final beneficiaries

b) The requirement to comply with the ‘Do no significant harm’ (DNSH) principle as

set out in the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01). In particular, the subsidy

policy shall exclude the following list of activities and assets from eligibility: (i)

activities and assets related to fossil fuels, including downstream use41, (ii) activities

41 Except for (a) assets and activities in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’

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and assets under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected

greenhouse gas emissions that are not lower than the relevant benchmarks42, (iii)

activities and assets related to waste landfills, incinerators43 and mechanical biological

treatment plants44.

c)The requirement that final beneficiaries of the subsidy schemes shall not receive

support from other Union instruments to cover the same cost.

3. The amount covered by the legal instruments, and the requirement to use any unused proceeds of

the scheme, including beyond 2026, for the same policy purposes.

Investment 4 (C13.I4) Support for Trade

The objective of this measure is to help small businesses to adapt to the digitalisation of the trade

sector and to the changed consumer behaviour. This measure consists in grant support to at least 200

SMEs or business associations through the Technological Fund for digitalisation projects, in the

creation of a digital platform to foster the digitalisation of the sector and in grant support for actions

related to markets, urban commercial areas, itinerant trade and short supply chains, or to commercial

activity in rural areas.

Investment 5 (C13.I5) Internationalisation

The objective of this measure is to strengthen the capacities and instruments to help Spanish

companies expand in the global markets This measure consists in implementing actions supporting

the internationalisation of companies.

Investment 11 (C13.I11) Guarantee instrument SGR-CERSA

The objective of this measure is to improve access to finance for companies. This measure shall

consist in providing support in the form of counter-guarantees granted by CERSA allowing

companies to obtain guarantees for long term investments and working capital.

Investment 14 (C13.I14): Equity injection into ICO

This measure aims at supporting the growth potential of the Spanish economy by structurally

adjusting the level of public support available to address market failures and inefficiencies within the

economy. The measure shall consist of an equity injection of EUR 4 028 583 192 into Instituto de

Crédito Official (ICO).

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) and (b) activities and assets under point (ii) for which the use of fossil fuels is

temporary and technically unavoidable for the timely transition towards a fossil fuel free operation. 42 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the

relevant benchmarks, an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible shall be provided. Benchmarks established

for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System, as set out in the Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 43 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable

hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy

efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such

actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the

lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level.  44 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where

the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations

of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level. 

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ICO shall adopt a new investment policy for the use of the additional equity. The investment policy

shall include the description of the financial product(s) with the expected type of eligible final

beneficiaries that the additional equity is expected to initially support, including the expected timeline

for the implementation and expected amount of each financial product. ICO shall use for the

additional equity the same audit and control system that was positively assessed by the Commission

in accordance with Article 157 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.

The Investment Policy shall require that financial product(s) that the additional equity supports

comply with the ‘Do no significant harm’ (DNSH) principle as set out in the DNSH Technical

Guidance (2021/C58/01). In particular, the investment policy shall exclude the following list of

activities and assets from eligibility: (i) activities and assets related to fossil fuels, including

downstream use45, (ii) activities and assets under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving

projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not lower than the relevant benchmarks46, (iii) activities

and assets related to waste landfills, incinerators47 and mechanical biological treatment plants48.

Furthermore, in the case of general support to corporates, the investment policy shall exclude

companies with a substantial focus49 in the following sectors: (i) fossil fuel-based energy production

and related activities50; (ii) energy-intensive and/or high CO2-emitting industries51; (iii) production,

rental, or sale of polluting vehicles52; (iv) waste collection, waste treatment and disposal53, (v)

45 Except for (a) assets and activities in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) and (b) activities and assets under point (ii) for which the use of fossil fuels is

temporary and technically unavoidable for the timely transition towards a fossil fuel free operation. 46 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the

relevant benchmarks, an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible shall be provided. Benchmarks established

for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System, as set out in the Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 47 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable

hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy

efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such

actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the

lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level.  48 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where

the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations

of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level.  49 It is considered that a Final Beneficiary has a “substantial focus” on a sector or business activity if such sector or activity

is identified as being an essential part of the business activity of the Final Beneficiary respectively in relation to the gross

revenue, profit, or client base of the Final Beneficiary. The gross revenue generated from the restricted sector or activity

shall, in any case, not exceed 50% of the gross revenue. 50 Except for (a) assets and activities in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) and (b) activities and assets under point (ii) for which the use of fossil fuels is

temporary and technically unavoidable for the timely transition towards a fossil fuel free operation. 51 Including activities and assets under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected greenhouse gas

emissions that are not lower than the relevant benchmarks. Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse

gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the relevant benchmarks, an explanation of the reasons why this is not

possible shall be provided. Benchmarks established for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the

Emissions Trading System, as set out in the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 52 Polluting vehicles are defined as non-zero-emission vehicles. 53 This exclusion does not apply to actions in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable hazardous waste,

and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency, capturing

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processing of nuclear fuel, production of nuclear energy. Moreover, the investment policy shall

require compliancewith the relevant EU and national environmental legislation of the final

beneficiaries.

M.2. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation

for non-repayable financial support

See table below. The date of the baseline for all indicators is 1 February 2020 unless indicated

differently in the description of the action. Amounts in the table do not include VAT.

exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such actions under this measure

do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for

which evidence is provided at plant level.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

189 C13.R1 M Entry into force of the

Law amending Law

34/2006 on access to

the professions of

lawyers and

procuradores

Provision in the law

indicating the entry

into force of the law

Q4 2021 Entry into force of the Law amending Law 34/2006 on access to the

professions of lawyers and procuradores shall: — Reform of the current system of minimum fees into a system of

maximum fees and new obligation to submit a cost estimate to the

customer in advice. — Allow multidisciplinary activities of the professions of lawyer and

procuradores within the same legal entity — Single access to the professions of lawyer and procuradores.

190 C13.R1 M Entry into force of the

Law to reform of the

Insolvency Law

Provision in the law

indicating the entry

into force of the law

Q2 2022 Entry into force of the Reform of the ‘Insolvency Law’. The Reform of the Insolvency Law beyond the requirements of the

Directive shall: — establish a more efficient second chance procedure for natural

persons shall be established, allowing for debt relief without prior

liquidation of the insolvent party's assets — establish a special procedure for micro SMEs, which reduces the

duration and cost and will be fully processed by electronic means.

191 C13.R1 M Entry into force of the

Law on Business

Creation and Growth

Provision in the law

indicating the entry

into force of the law

Q4 2022 Entry into force of the new ‘Law on Business Creation and Growth’

to simplify procedures for setting up a business and to promote a

diversified sources of finance for business growth. The Law on

Business Creation and Growth shall also include measures to foster

an early payment culture, notably to provide liquidity to SMEs and

the self-employed by avoiding late payments. Measures to be

implemented to foster an early payment culture include guidelines on

publicity and transparency of payment periods, best business

practices and mechanisms for better enforcement such as an out-of-

court dispute resolution system. The Law on Business Creation and

Growth shall also include amendments to the ‘Law on Market Unity’

to facilitate its implementation and to strengthen the mechanisms

available to market operators affected by market barriers. A new

Sectoral Conference for Regulatory Improvement and Business

Climate shall be set up to facilitate the correct application of the

principles of good regulation by all public administrations and to

ensure an optimal coordination of the various administrations.

450 C13.R2 M Entry into force of

Royal Decree

629/2022 of 26 July

amending the

regulation of Organic

Law 4/2000 on the

rights and freedoms of

Provision of the Royal

Decree indicating the

entry into force of the

relevant provisions

Q3 2022 Entry into force of the relevant provisions of Royal Decree 629/2022

of 26 July amending the regulation of Organic Law 4/2000 on the

rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration

in line with the description of the measure.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

foreigners in Spain and

their social integration

192 C13.R2 M Entry into force of the

Start-ups Law

Provision in the law

indicating the entry

into force of the law

Q4 2022 Entry into force of the ‘Start-ups Law’ that creates a favourable

framework for the creation and growth of highly innovative start-ups.

The Start-Ups Law shall introduce tax contributions reforms in the

form of incentives to encourage and facilitate the development of

start-ups, as well as the attraction of foreign entrepreneurs and

investors, in line with the objectives of fiscal consolidation. The

Start-Ups Law shall also adopt mechanisms to facilitate its

implementation and its relationship with the measures related to the

digital entrepreneur ecosystem.

451 C13.R2 M Entry into force of the

amendment to Law

14/2013 of 27

September on support

for entrepreneurs and

its internationalisation

Provision in the

amendment of the law

indicating the entry

into force of the

relevant provisions

Q2 2023 Entry into force of the relevant provisions of the amendment to Law

14/2013 of 27 September on support for entrepreneurs and its

internationalisation in line with the description of the measure.

452 C13.R3 M Entry into force of

legislation on

securities markets and

investment services

Provision indicating

the entry into force

Q4 2025 Entry into force of legislation on securities markets and investment

services. It shall simplify the process for admission to trading of

fixed-income securities, allow the registration of certain Multilateral

Trading Facilities as SME Growth Markets and abolish the

information system for monitoring the clearing, settlement and

registration of transferable securities.

193a C13.I1 T Beneficiaries

completing activities

under any of the

Support Progammes

- Number 0 12 503

Q2 2026 Final reports confirming the completion of the activities

awarded have been submitted by recipient entities or individuals for

grants, for a total cumulative number of 12 503 beneficiaries in any

of the following programs: the “Entrepreneurial Skills Programme"

(“Emprende y Acelera”), the “Startup Acceleration" Program

(“Acelera Startup”), "The BREAK" Program, the "Activa

Crecimiento" Program, the "Activa Industria" Program, the "Activa

Ciberseguridad" Program, the “Activa Startups” Program

194 C13.I1 M Online National

Entrepreneurship

Office (‘ONE’)

platform

Link to the platform. Q4 2025 Link to the online National Entrepreneurship Office (‘ONE’)

platform.

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Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

195a C13.I1 T Signature of

participative loan

agreements

- Number 0 200 Q4 2025 Signature of 200 participative loan agreements

(Poliza de Prestamo Participativo) with ENISA under the support line

“Linea Emprendedoras Digitales”.

195b C13.I1 T

Programme for the

Promotion of the

Innovative

Entrepreneurial

Ecosystem 

-  Number  0 20 Q4  2025 

Verification by the Administration of the documentary justification

for grant payments relating to a total of 20 events under

the Programme for the Promotion of the Innovative Entrepreneurial

Ecosystem.

196 C13.I2 T CERSA guarantee - EUR

(million)

0 1 000 Q2 2023 CERSA guarantee: At least an amount of EUR 1 000 000 000 of

guarantees granted by CERSA allowing SMEs to obtain guarantees

for long term investments and working capital. The selection criteria

shall ensure compliance with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical

Guidance (2021/C58/01) of supported transactions under this

measure through the use of sustainability proofing, the use of an

exclusion list, and the requirement of compliance with the relevant

EU and national environmental legislation.

Until the RRF target is satisfactorily achieved, should CERSA’s

support to SMEs benefit from other Union instruments, the

contribution towards the EUR 1 000 000 000 target shall exclusively

take into consideration the amounts of financial, commercial and

technical guarantees that have been generated by the RRF

contribution. This shall be calculated under an agreed methodology,

distinguishing between amounts generated by the RRF and amounts

generated by other Union instruments.

198 C13.I2 T SMEs supported by

the Industrial

Entrepreneurship

Support Programme

- Number 0 1 500 Q2 2023 Financial support shall be awarded to SMEs for industrial investment

projects under the Industrial Entrepreneurship Support Programme.

Financial support awarded shall cover costs related to the guarantee

fee charged by the Sociedades de Garantia Reciproca (SGRs), the

interest of the loan, and the costs of assessing and opening the

guarantee operation and the loan for the creation of industrial

enterprises or expansion of existing facilities, or any improvement in

their production system aiming to increase competitiveness.. This

investment may also receive support from other Union Programmes

or instruments for costs that are not supported by the RRF. The loan

shall have a maturity of at least 1 year.

At least 1 500 operations have been awarded financial support from

MINTUR through CERSA from 1 January 2021 to 31 December

2023. The selection criteria shall ensure compliance with the ‘Do no

significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) through the use

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Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

of an exclusion list, and the requirement of compliance with the

relevant EU and national environmental legislation.

(Baseline: 1 January 2021)

199 C13.I3 M Digitalisation of SMEs

Plan 2021-2025

Publication Q1 2021 Approval by the council of Ministers of the Digitalisation of SMEs

Plan 2021-2025 which provides for a set of instruments to incorporate

into micro and autonomous enterprises the digital tools already

available, boost the digitisation of small businesses and promote

technological innovation

200 C13.I3 T Budget committed to

the Digital Toolkit

Program

- % 0 30 Q4 2022 At least 30 % of budget EUR 3 067 000 000 committed, devoted to

actions to digitize SMEs, micro-enterprises and self-employed via

Digital Toolkit Programme, in compliance with the ’Do no significant

harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) through the use of an

exclusion list and the requirement of compliance with the relevant EU

and national environmental legislation.

201 C13.I3 T Budget committed to

Agents of Change

Program

- % 0 30 Q4 2022 At least 30 % of the budget EUR 300 000 000 committed, devoted to

SMEs in ‘Agents of Change Programme’. The calls for proposals

with terms of reference shall include eligibility criteria that ensure

that the selected projects comply with the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) through the use of an exclusion

list and the requirement of compliance with the relevant EU and

national environmental legislation.

202 C13.I3 T Budget committed to

Innovative Business

Cluster Support

Program

- % 0 30 Q4 2022 At least 30 % of the budget EUR 115 000 000 committed, in

‘Innovative Business Cluster Support Programme’. The terms and

conditions orders (ordenes de bases) and calls for proposals shall

include eligibility criteria that ensure that the selected projects

comply with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance

(2021/C58/01) through the use of an exclusion list and the

requirement of compliance with the relevant EU and national

environmental legislation.

203 C13.I3 T Budget committed to

DIHs Program

- % 0 30 Q4 2022 At least 30 % of the budget EUR 37 590 000 committed, in ‘Digital

Innovation Hubs Programme’. The terms and conditions orders

(ordenes de bases) and calls for proposals shall include eligibility

criteria that ensure that the selected projects comply with the ‘Do no

significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) through the use

of an exclusion list and the requirement of compliance with the

relevant EU and national environmental legislation.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

208a C13.I3 M Subsidy scheme Relevant provisions of

the legal agreements

Proof of transfer

Q4 2025 Entry into force of the legal instrument(s) establishing the support

scheme.

Spain shall transfer EUR 2 841 316 379 to Red.es.

208 C13.I3 T Subsidy Scheme - EUR 1 010 100 000 2 841 316 379 Q4 2025 Red.es has published the final award resolutions or entry into force of

financing agreements with final beneficiaries, for 100% of the RRF

investment into the support scheme.

209a C13.I3 T Innovative Business

Clusters Support

Programme

Final certification Number 650 Q4 2025 Verification by the Administration of the documentary justification

for grant payments for a total cumulative number of 650 projects

relating to the "Innovative Business Clusters Support" Programme.

209b C13.I3 T Digital Innovation

Hubs Programme

- EUR

(million)

37,586 Q2 2026 The completion of the actions/or work packages awarded has been

confirmed by final reports submitted by recipient entities or

individuals for grants under the “Digital Innovation Hubs Support”

Programme for a total amount of EUR 37 586 000. Work Packages

funded by the Digital Europe Programme shall not be taken into

account.

The calls for proposals of the Digital Innovation Hubs Support

Programme shall include eligibility criteria that ensure that the

selected projects comply with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical

Guidance (2021/C58/01) through the use of an exclusion list and the

requirement of compliance with the relevant EU and national

environmental legislation.

210 C13.I4 T SMEs and business

associations having

received support from

the Technological

Fund

- Number 0 200 Q2 2023 At least 200 SMEs or business associations in the commercial sector

having received grant support from the Technological Fund, in

compliance with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance

(2021/C58/01) through the use of an exclusion list and the

requirement of compliance with the relevant EU and national

environmental legislation. Projects in the small trade sector aimed at incorporating new

technologies that enable local trade to respond to new consumption

habits, under the ‘Technological Fund’ (200 projects). Eligible

projects under this fund include: a. Projects in new technologies aimed at improving online

commercial and communication strategy, business models or

shopping experience.

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

b. Projects in new technologies for the adaptation of the physical

shopping experience to new consumer needs and habits and new

management models. c. Projects in technological solutions to improve the efficiency and

sustainability of last-mile logistics. d. Projects in the implementation of technological solutions to

improve energy and resource efficiency. The investment shall be completed with the creation of a digital

platform (Plataforma Comercio Conectado) to foster the

digitalization of the sector.

211 C13.I4 T Actions in markets,

urban commercial

areas or rural areas

- Number 0 130 Q4 2025 Confirmation by the Administration of the attainment of the basic

conditions and objectives for 130 actions related to the support for

markets, urban commercial areas, itinerant trade and short supply

chains, or the support for commercial activity in rural areas.

The actions shall have been awarded subsidies under a legal act that

shall establish that actions that do not fully comply with the European

Union's climate and environmental standards and priorities and the

'do no significant harm' principle within the meaning of Article 17 of

Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the

Council of 18 June 2020 establishing a framework to facilitate

sustainable investment and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088

shall not be eligible. The legal act shall also provide that the

following shall be excluded from financing, to the extent that they are

applicable to the items in which the expenditure to which is the aid is

intended:

(a) Fossil fuel-related investments (including downstream use).

(b) Activities under the Emissions Trading System (ETS) with

projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not substantially lower

than the reference values established for the free allocation.

c) The treatment of waste generated by mechanical-biological

treatment (BMT), incineration or dumping.

(d) Activities where long-term waste disposal may cause long-term

damage to the environment (e.g., nuclear waste).

The legal act shall also require  that only those activities that comply

with the relevant national and European environmental legislation can

be selected.

213 C13.I5 T Support to companies

for their

internationalisation 

- Number 0 3 000 Q4 2025 For a cumulative number of 3 000 companies, for each company

either:

(i) Confirmation report by ICEX of the fulfilment of the

objectives of the activities under the “Innova Invest”

Programme; or

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Number Measure Milestone / Target

Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

(ii) External auditor report confirming the completion of

the activities under the “Internationalisation and

Mentoring” Programme in accordance with the

Resolution of 23 February 2023 of the Secretary of

State for Trade publishing the Agreement with the

Spanish Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry,

Services and Navigation, channelling the nominative

subsidy provided for in the General State Budget for

2022, for the development of the Mentoring and

Support Programme for Internationalisation, within the

framework of the Recovery, Transformation and

Resilience Plan; or

(iii) Final reports confirming the completion of the activities

awarded have been submitted by recipient entities or

individual companies for grants under the “VIVES”

Program; or

(iv) Responsible declaration has been signed by a third

country which confirms the completion of the

action by the company under the FIEM

programme; or (v) Diagnostic report has been drafted under the PABE

programmeassessing the company’s export capacity.

510 C13.I11

T CERSA guarantee EUR

Million

2 100 Q4

2025 An amount of EUR 2 100 000 000 of counter-guarantees granted by

CERSA allowing companies to obtain guarantees for long term

investments and working capital.

Should CERSA’s support benefit from other Union instruments, the

contribution towards the target shall exclusively take into

consideration the amounts of counter-guarantees generated by the RRF

contribution. This shall be calculated under an agreed methodology,

distinguishing between amounts generated by the RRF and amounts

generated by other Union instruments.

508 C13.I14 M Investment policy Adoption of an

investment policy

Q2 2026 Adoption of a new investment policy for ICO for the use of the

additional equity and funds.

The Investment Policy shall ensure that EUR 600 000 000 of the

additional equity shall be dedicated to supporting green investments,

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Name Qualitative indicator

for milestones

Quantitative indicator for target Time Description of each milestone and target

Unit Baseline Goal Q Year

aligned with the intervention fields assigned a 100% climate

coefficient under Annex VI of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, which may

include, but it is not limited to, support to new capacity of:

(vi) Energy efficiency renovation of existing housing stock,

demonstration projects and supporting measures

compliant with energy efficiency criteria

(vii) Renewable energy: solar

(viii) Clean urban transport rolling stock

The Investment Policy shall ensure that EUR 1 000 000 000 of the

additional equity shall be dedicated to supporting green investments,

aligned with the intervention fields assigned a 40% climate coefficient

under Annex VI of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, which may include, but

it is not limited to, support to new capacity of:

(i) Construction of new energy efficient buildings

(ii) Energy efficiency and demonstration projects in SMEs

and supporting measures

(iii) Support to environmentally friendly production

processes and resource efficiency in SMEs

509 C13.I14 M Equity Injection Certificate of transfer Q2 2026 EUR 2 800 000 000 will be transferred to a dedicated account within

ICO to support its guarantee program and other financial products, and

Spain shall transfer EUR 1 228 583 192 to ICO to increase its equity.

Beyond the equity injection into ICO and the transfer of funds which

constitute the RRF investment, Spain shall transmit a report outlining

the actions taken by ICO by 31 August 2026 to implement the

investment policy, including the steps taken for the implementation of

the financial products that the additional equity is expected to initially

support, as well as the expected steps to be taken for further

implementing those products.

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M.3. Description of the reforms and investments for the loan support

Investment 6 (C13.I6) – ICO Green Line and Enterprises and Entrepreneurs Line

This measure shall consist of an investment in two financial lines: the ICO Green Line and the ICO

Enterprises and Entrepreneurs Line.

ICO Green Line

This element of this measure shall consist of a public investment in a Facility, the Green ICO Line,

in order to incentivise private investment and improve access to finance in Spain’s green sectors and

to develop capital markets in this area, especially covering seven different fields: i) sustainable

transport, including railway; ii) energy efficiency; iii) renewable energy, including energy storage and

electricity network; iv) industrial decarbonization and low-carbon industrial value chains linked to

the energy transition; v) water management; vi) circular economy; vii) climate change adaptation.

The Facility shall operate by providing direct financing, corporate bond purchases and equity and

quasi-equity investments, directly or through intermediaries to the private sector and households, as

well as to public sector entities engaged in similar activities. On the basis of the RRF investment, the

Facility aims at initially providing at least EUR 300 000 000 of financing.

The Facility shall be managed by Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) and Axis (ICO’s venture/private

capital manager) as the implementing partners. The Facility shall include the following product lines:

• Mediation Line: the mediation line shall consist of loans made by ICO to commercial banks,

which shall in turn award loans to final beneficiaries to finance green projects. The final

beneficiaries shall be private companies (such as SMEs, small mid-cap companies, large

corporation or entrepreneurs) and households.

• ICO direct financing: this line shall provide direct loans to private companies (such as mid-

cap companies) and public companies to finance green projects. The loans shall be provided

directly by ICO and each project co-financed by a third-party private investor(s). The funds

provided by ICO shall represent a maximum of 70% of the total amount of the support to the

investment. Private investors shall cover at least 30% of the total amount of investment

support.

• Corporate bond purchases: under this line ICO shall purchase senior medium and long-term

fixed-income securities issued by Spanish companies in the organised secondary markets

(such as alternative fixed income market (MARF) or Association of Intermediaries for

Financial Assets (AIAF)). The securities shall be linked to a specific green investment project

of the company issuing the security.

• Equity and quasi-equity investments: this line shall consist of the provision of direct equity

investments through Axis (ICO’s venture/private capital manager) and/or the transfer of funds

to equity funds or other investment vehicles managed by private financial intermediaries

which carry out equity investment operations in companies carrying out green projects. The

maximum participation of the Line shall not exceed 49% of the investment vehicle funds. The

equity investments by the Line shall not cause the share of publicly owned equity in a final

beneficiary to surpass 49% of the total equity.

In order to implement the investment into the Facility, Spain and ICO shall sign an Implementing

Agreement that shall include the following content:

1. Description of the decision-making process of the Facility: The final investment decision of

the Facility shall be taken by an investment committee or other relevant equivalent governing

body and approved by a majority of votes from members who are independent from the

Spanish government. For intermediated investments, the final investment decision shall be

taken by intermediaries.

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2. Key requirements of the associated investment policy,which shall include:

a. The description of the financial product(s) and eligible final beneficiaries in line with

the description of the measure.

b. The requirement that all investments supported are economically viable.

c. A prohibition to refinance any outstanding loan.

d. The requirement to comply with the ‘Do no significant harm’ (DNSH) principle as set

out in the DNSH Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01), in particular:

i. In the case of loans, project bonds or equivalent instruments: the investment policy

shall exclude the following list of activities and assets from eligibility: (i) activities

and assets related to fossil fuels, including downstream use54, (ii) activities and

assets under the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected

greenhouse gas emissions that are not lower than the relevant benchmarks55, (iii)

activities and assets related to waste landfills, incinerators56 and mechanical

biological treatment plants57.

ii. In the case of equity, quasi-equity, corporate bonds or equivalent instruments: the

investment policy shall require companies to adopt green transition plans in line

with the definition set out in Article 19a (2)(a)(iii) of Directive 2013/34/EU58 if

more than 50% of their direct revenues during the preceding financial year is

derived from the following list of activities and assets: (i) activities and assets

related to fossil fuels, including downstream use59, (ii) activities and assets under

the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) achieving projected greenhouse gas

emissions that are not lower than the relevant benchmarks60, (iii) activities and

54 Except for (a) assets and activities in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution

infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’

Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) and (b) activities and assets under point (ii) for which the use of fossil fuels is

temporary and technically unavoidable for the timely transition towards a fossil fuel free operation. 55 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not significantly lower than the

relevant benchmarks, an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible shall be provided. Benchmarks established

for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System, as set out in the Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447. 56 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable

hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy

efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such

actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the

lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level. 57 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where

the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing resource efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations

of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure