Article 21 F1

The agency shall send the Commission, by 5 March of each year at the latest, an estimate of its revenue and expenditure for the year N+1 drawn up by its director and adopted by the management board and the general guidelines underlying that estimate, together with its draft work programme.

The agency’s estimate of revenue and expenditure shall include:

1. (a)

   an establishment plan setting the number of temporary posts authorised within the limits of the budget appropriations, by grade and by category;

2. (b)

   where there is a change in the number of persons in post, a statement justifying the request for new posts;

3. (c)

   a quarterly estimate of cash payments and receipts;

4. (d)

   the number of contract staff and seconded national experts working in the agency and the estimated number for the year N+1;

5. (e)

   an estimation of assigned revenue;

6. (f)

   information on the achievement of all previously set objectives of the various activities as well as new objectives measured by indicators;

Evaluation results shall be consulted and referred to as evidence for the likely merits of an increase or decrease of the agency’s proposed operating budget in comparison with its operating budget for year N.