Council of the European Union 27 May 2025, Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 of 27 May 2025 establishing the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) through the Reinforcement of the European Defence Industry Instrument (Text with EEA relevance)

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Article 1. Subject matter and scope
Article 2. Definitions
Article 3. Complementary nature of the SAFE instrument
Article 4. Conditions for using the SAFE instrument
Article 5. Form of the financial assistance
Article 6. Maximum amount of financial assistance
Article 7. Request for financial assistance and European defence industry investment plans
Article 8. Decision on the request for financial assistance
Article 9. Borrowing and lending operations
Article 10. Loan agreement and operational arrangements
Article 11. Pre-financing
Article 12. Rules on payments of instalments and suspension of loans
Article 13. Prudential rules applicable to the portfolio of loans
Article 14. Control and audits
Article 15. Reporting
Article 16. Eligibility rules on common procurement supporting defence industry investments
Article 17. Conditions for the participation of other third countries entities and products
Article 18. Modification of framework agreements or contracts
Article 19. Cases justifying the use of the negotiated procedure without the publication of a contract notice in the context of a procurement supported by the SAFE instrument
Article 20. VAT exemption on importation and supply of defence products
Article 21. Application of the rules on classified information and sensitive information
Article 22. Information, communication and publicity
Article 23. Entry into force

Official Journal
of the European Union

L series

2025/1106

28.5.2025

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2025/1106

of 27 May 2025

establishing the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) through the Reinforcement of the European Defence Industry Instrument

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European

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