Article 3

The total amount of own resources allocated to the Communities to cover annual appropriations for payments shall not exceed 1,24 % of the sum of all the Member States’ GNIs.

The total annual amount of appropriations for commitments entered in the general budget of the European Union shall not exceed 1,31 % of the sum of all the Member States’ GNIs.

An orderly ratio between appropriations for commitments and appropriations for payments shall be maintained to guarantee their compatibility and to enable the ceiling pursuant to paragraph 1 to be respected in subsequent years.

Should modifications to the ESA 95 result in significant changes in the GNI that apply for the purposes of this Decision, the ceilings for payments and commitments as determined in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be recalculated by the Commission on the basis of the following formula:

$$\mathrm{1,24 \%}\left(\mathrm{1,31 \%}\right)\times \frac{{\mathrm{GNI}}_{\mathrm{t–2}}{\mathrm{+\; GNI}}_{\mathrm{t–1}}{\mathrm{+\; GNI}}_t\mathrm{ESA}\mathrm{current}}{{\mathrm{GNI}}_{\mathrm{t–2}}{\mathrm{+\; GNI}}_{\mathrm{t–1}}{\mathrm{+\; GNI}}_t\mathrm{ESA}\mathrm{modified}}$$

where t is the latest full year for which data according to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 of 15 July 2003 on the harmonisation of gross national income at market prices (GNI Regulation)^f1 is available.