Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2008 amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regard adjustment of the multiannual financial framework (2008/371/EC)
EU Decision 2008/371 · Adopted 29 April 2008 · Extends to United Kingdom
Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 29 April 2008
amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regard adjustment of the multiannual financial framework
(2008/371/EC)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial managementf1, and in particular to point 48 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
As a result of delays in the adoption of certain operational programmes of headings 1b and 2, EUR 2 034 million in current prices of the allocation provided for the Structural Funds, the Cohesion Fund, Rural Development and the European Fund for Fisheries could not be committed in 2007 nor carried over to 2008. Under point 48 of the Interinstitutional Agreement, this amount must be transferred to subsequent financial years by increasing the corresponding expenditure ceilings for commitment appropriations.
(2)
Annex I of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management should therefore be amended accordinglyf2,
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
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OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2008/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 6, 10.1.2008, p. 7).
- f2
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For that purpose, the figures in current prices are converted into 2004 prices.
Contents
Sole Article
Annex I to the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Signature
Done at Brussels, 29 April 2008.
For the European Parliament
The President
H.-G. Pöttering
For the Council
The President
D. Rupel
Financial framework 2007-2013
| The expenditure on pensions included under the ceiling for this heading is calculated net of the staff contributions to the relevant scheme, within the limit of EUR 500 million at 2004 prices for the period 2007-2013. | ||||||||
| (EUR million — constant 2004 prices) | ||||||||
| Committee appropriations | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total 2007-2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sustainable growth | 50 865 | 53 262 | 54 071 | 54 860 | 55 400 | 56 866 | 58 256 | 383 580 |
| 1a Competitiveness for growth and employment | 8 404 | 9 595 | 10 209 | 11 000 | 11 306 | 12 122 | 12 914 | 75 550 |
| 1b Cohesion for growth and employment | 42 461 | 43 667 | 43 862 | 43 860 | 44 094 | 44 744 | 45 342 | 308 030 |
| 2. Preservation and management of natural resources | 51 962 | 54 685 | 54 017 | 53 379 | 52 528 | 51 901 | 51 284 | 369 756 |
| of which: market related expenditure and direct payments | 43 120 | 42 697 | 42 279 | 41 864 | 41 453 | 41 047 | 40 645 | 293 105 |
| 3. Citizenship, freedom, security and justice | 1 199 | 1 258 | 1 380 | 1 503 | 1 645 | 1 797 | 1 988 | 10 770 |
| 3a Freedom, Security and Justice | 600 | 690 | 790 | 910 | 1 050 | 1 200 | 1 390 | 6 630 |
| 3b Citizenship | 599 | 568 | 590 | 593 | 595 | 597 | 598 | 4 140 |
| 4. EU as a global player | 6 199 | 6 469 | 6 739 | 7 009 | 7 339 | 7 679 | 8 029 | 49 463 |
| 5. Administration f1 | 6 633 | 6 818 | 6 973 | 7 111 | 7 255 | 7 400 | 7 610 | 49 800 |
| 6. Compensations | 419 | 191 | 190 | 800 | ||||
| Total commitment appropriations | 117 277 | 122 683 | 123 370 | 123 862 | 124 167 | 125 643 | 127 167 | 864 169 |
| as a percentage of GNI | 1,08 % | 1,09 % | 1,07 % | 1,05 % | 1,03 % | 1,02 % | 1,01 % | 1,048 % |
| Total payment appropriations | 115 142 | 119 805 | 112 182 | 118 549 | 116 178 | 119 659 | 119 161 | 820 676 |
| as a percentage of GNI | 1,06 % | 1,06 % | 0,97 % | 1,0 % | 0,97 % | 0,97 % | 0,95 % | 1,0 % |
| Margin available | 0,18 % | 0,18 % | 0,27 % | 0,24 % | 0,27 % | 0,27 % | 0,29 % | 0,24 % |
| Own resources ceiling as percentage of GNI | 1,24 % | 1,24 % | 1,24 % | 1,24 % | 1,24 % | 1,24 % | 1,24 % | 1,24 % |