Traditional Own Resources (Tor)

• Year: 2022

TRADITIONAL OWN RESOURCES

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2. TRADITIONAL OWN RESOURCES (TOR)

2.1. Introduction

The TOR statistics for the 2022 PIF report are prepared based on the total estimated and

established amount as reported in OWNRES

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. Figures on recovery are based only on established

amounts. For comparability reasons with previous years, the analysis for this section is carried

out based on the figures obtained for the European Union of 27 Member States (EU-27). The

UK’s figures can nevertheless be found in the annexes.

The following analysis is based on the data available on the cut-off date (15 March 2023) and

aims to provide an overview of cases of fraud and irregularities reported for 2022 together with

their financial impact.

2.2. General analysis –Trend analysis

2.2.1. Reporting years 2018-2022

The number of cases reported via OWNRES for 2022 (4 661) is about 7.6 % higher than the

average number of cases reported for the 5-year period 2018-2022 (4 332). The total estimated

and established amount of TOR involved (EUR 783 million) is about 47% higher than the

average estimated and established amount for years 2018-2022 (EUR 532 million)

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CHART TOR1: Total number of OWNRES cases and the related estimated and established amount (2018-2022)

In 2022, the total amount was significantly affected by four big cases

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of non-fraudulent

irregularities that were reported in Belgium (EUR 305 million). Three big cases were also

reported in the Netherlands and Poland (altogether EUR 41 million). To compare, nine big cases

for a total amount of EUR 143 million affected the total estimated and established amount for

2021.

2.2.1.1. Irregularities reported as fraudulent

The number of cases reported as fraudulent (454) is currently 6.8% lower than the average

number of cases reported for the 5-year period 2018-2022 (487). Similarly, there is a decrease of

21% in the total established and estimated amount of TOR in 2022 (EUR 103 million)

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The OWNRES application allows Member States to rep ort cases of fraud or irregularity involving traditional own

resources of more than EUR 10 000, as required by Article 5(1) of Regulation No 2021/768.

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See Annex 1.

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Cases with an amount of TOR exceeding EUR 10 million.