Division Explanation of the template for the request of payment for category 2

‘Maximal multiplication number’ is a threshold used in year N based on the number of annual contributions to be provided by Member States to the EBCG standing corps through the long-term secondment in year N + 2 in accordance with Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896;

‘New recruitments’ is the number of newly recruited staff in the year N by the authorities contributing systematically to the EBCG standing corps via secondments or contributing entities, or both, within the authorities having a wider mandate than the Agency’s operational activities supported via the standing corps;

‘Reductions’ is the number of staff that has left the authorities contributing systematically to the EBCG standing corps via secondments or contributing entities, or both, within the authorities having a wider mandate than the Agency’s operational activities supported via the standing corps in year N;

‘Total number of staff’ is the total number of staff in activity on 31 December of year N;

‘Effective increase’ is the difference between the number of staff in activity on 31 December of year N and the number of staff in activity on 30 April 2019 (baseline value);

‘Eligible for payment’ is the total number of staff in activity on 31 December of year N reduced by the number of staff in activity on 30 April 2019 (baseline value), limited by the maximal multiplication number relevant for that year.