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# 52013PC0560

**Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards the financial allocation for certain Member States from the European Social Fund /* COM/2013/0560 final - 2013/0271 (COD) */**

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.           CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL

In the context of the negotiations of the
new Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014-2020, certain issues stemming from
the final outcome of the negotiations should be addressed.

The European Commission is therefore
proposing to provide France, Italy and Spain with EUR 100 million, EUR 30
million and EUR 20 million respectively as additional commitments to their 2013
ESF allocations. Nonetheless, since the amounts in the regulation are expressed
in 2004 prices, the corresponding amounts quoted in the regulation total EUR
126 million as follows: EUR 84 million for France, EUR 17 million for Spain and EUR 25 million for Italy.

The compensation will be provided from the
2007-2013 period with the amounts been made available through the flexibility
instrument.

2.           RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS
WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

There was no consultation of external
stakeholders.

3.           LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE
PROPOSAL

It is proposed to modify article 18 on the
global resources, article 19 on the resources available for the Convergence
objective, article 20 on the resources available for the Regional
competitiveness and employment objective and article 75 on budget commitments.
It is also proposed to modify Annex I on the annual breakdown of commitment
appropriations and Annex II on the criteria and methodology for the allocation
of the resources.

4.           BUDGETARY IMPLICATION

In total EUR 150 million will be added to
the 2013 commitments for France, Italy and Spain to be allocated to the ESF.

2013/0271 (COD)

Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL

amending Council Regulation (EC) No
1083/2006 as regards the financial allocation for certain Member States from
the European Social Fund

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the
Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 177 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the
European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative
act to the national Parliaments,

Having regard to the opinion of the
European Economic and Social Committee[1],

Having regard to the opinion of the
Committee of the Regions[2],

Acting in accordance with the ordinary
legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1)       In the context of the
negotiations of the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2014-2020,
certain issues stemming from the final outcome of the negotiations should be
addressed.

(2)       At the European Council of
27 and 28 June 2013 it was considered that a budgetary solution should be found
to address these issues for those Member States most affected, namely France, Italy and Spain.

(3)       Having regard to the
current economic crisis, in order to strengthen the economic, social and territorial
cohesion of the Union, and as a contribution to the special effort needed to
address the specific situations of unemployment, in particular youth
unemployment, and of poverty and social exclusion in these Member States, the
European Social Fund allocations to those three Member States for the year 2013
should be increased.

(4)       In order to establish the
amounts allocated to the Member States concerned in Annex I to Council Regulation
(EC) No 1083/2006[3],
the provisions that set the overall resources of the Funds for the three objectives
to which they contribute and Annex II to that Regulation establishing the
criteria and methodology that are used for the indicative annual breakdowns of
commitment appropriations by Member States, should be adjusted.

(5)       To ensure the
effectiveness of the increase of commitment appropriations for the year 2013
and to facilitate the implementation of the operational programmes, the
absorption capacity of the Member States concerned for the Convergence and the
Regional competitiveness and employment objectives of the Funds should be taken
into account.

(6)       In order to provide for
sufficient time for the operational programmes to benefit from those additional
allocations, it is also necessary to extend the deadline for the budget
commitments in respect of the operational programmes that are to benefit from the
new amounts provided for in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006.

(7)       Given that those
commitment appropriations refer to the year 2013, this Regulation should enter
into force as a matter of urgency.

(8)       Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 is amended as
follows:

(1) 
Article 18 is amended as follows:

(a) 
in paragraph 1, the first subparagraph is
replaced by the following:

‘The resources available for commitment
from the Funds for the period 2007 to 2013 shall be EUR 308 542 551 107 at 2004
prices in accordance with the annual breakdown shown in Annex I.’

(b) 
paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. The amounts referred to in paragraphs
12 to 30 and 32 of Annex II shall be included in the amounts referred to in
Articles 19, 20 and 21 and shall be clearly identified in the programming
documents.’

(2) 
Articles 19 and 20 are replaced by the
following:

‘Article 19

Resources for the Convergence objective

Overall resources for the Convergence
objective shall amount to 81,53 % of the resources referred to in Article 18(1)
(i.e. a total of EUR   251 543 760 146) and shall be distributed between the
different components as follows:

(a) 70,50 % (i.e. a total of EUR 177 338 880
991) for the financing referred to in Article 5(1), using eligible population,
regional prosperity, national prosperity and unemployment rate as the criteria
for calculating the indicative breakdowns by Member State;

(b) 4,98 % (i.e. a total of EUR 12 521 289 405)
for the transitional and specific support referred to in Article 8(1), using
eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and unemployment
rate as the criteria for calculating the indicative breakdowns by Member State;

(c) 23,23 % (i.e. a total of EUR 58 433 589
750) for the financing referred to in Article 5(2), using population, national
prosperity, and surface area as the criteria for calculating the indicative
breakdowns by Member State;

(d) 1,29 % (i.e. a total of EUR 3 250 000
000) for the transitional and specific support referred to in Article 8(3).

Article 20

Resources for the Regional competitiveness
and employment objective

Overall resources for the Regional
competitiveness and employment objective shall amount to 15,96 % of the
resources referred to in Article 18(1) (i.e. a total of EUR  49 239 337 841 )
and shall be distributed between the different components as follows:

(a) 78,91 % (i.e. a total of EUR 38 854 031
211 ) for the financing referred to in Article 6, using eligible population,
regional prosperity, unemployment rate, employment rate and population density
as the criteria for calculating the indicative breakdowns by Member State; and

(b) 21,09 % (i.e. a total of EUR 10 385 306
630) for the transitional and specific support referred to in Article 8(2),
using eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and
unemployment rate as the criteria for calculating the indicative breakdowns by
Member State.'

(3) 
In Article 21(1), the introductory sentence is
replaced by the following:

‘ Overall resources for the European
territorial cooperation objective shall amount to 2,51 % of the resources
referred to in Article 18(1) (i.e. a total of EUR 7 759 453 120) and, excluding
the amount referred to in paragraph 22 of Annex II, shall be distributed
between the different components as follows:'

(4) 
In Article 75, the following paragraph 1b is
inserted:

‘1b. By way of derogation from paragraph 1,
budget commitments for the amounts referred to in paragraph 32 of Annex II shall
be made by 30 June 2014.'

(5) 
Annex I is replaced by the following:

'ANNEX I

Annual breakdown of
commitment appropriations for 2007 to 2013

(referred to in Article
18)

(EUR, 2004 prices)

2007 || 2008 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013

42 863 000 000 || 43 318 000 000 || 43 862 000 000 || 43 860 000 000 || 44 073 000 000 || 44 723 000 000 || 45 843 551 107

(6) 
In Annex II, the following paragraph is added:

'32. For the year 2013, an additional
envelope of EUR 125 513 290 under the ESF will be allocated as follows: EUR 83
675 527 will be allocated to France, EUR 25 102 658 will be allocated to Italy and EUR 16 735 105 will be allocated to Spain.'

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on
the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding
in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For the European Parliament                       For
the Council

The President                                                 The
President

LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1.         FRAMEWORK
OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

1.1.      Title of the
proposal/initiative

1.2.      Policy area(s)
concerned in the ABM/ABB structure

1.3.      Nature of the
proposal/initiative

1.4.      Objective(s)

1.5.      Grounds for the
proposal/initiative

1.6.      Duration and
financial impact

1.7.      Management mode(s)
envisaged

2.         MANAGEMENT MEASURES

2.1.      Monitoring and
reporting rules

2.2.      Management and
control system

2.3.      Measures to prevent
fraud and irregularities

3.         ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF
THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

3.1.      Heading(s) of the
multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected

3.2.      Estimated impact on
expenditure

3.2.1.   Summary of estimated
impact on expenditure

3.2.2.   Estimated impact on
operational appropriations

3.2.3.   Estimated impact on
appropriations of an administrative nature

3.2.4.   Compatibility with the
current multiannual financial framework

3.2.5.   Third-party
contributions

3.3.      Estimated impact on
revenue

LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1.           FRAMEWORK OF THE
PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

1.1.        Title of the
proposal/initiative

Proposal
for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards the financial allocations of certain
Member States from the European Social Fund

1.2.        Policy area(s) concerned in
the ABM/ABB structure[4]

Regional
Policy; ABB activity 13.03

Employment
and Social Affairs; ABB activity 04.02

1.3.        Nature of the proposal/initiative

 ̈The proposal/initiative
relates to a new action

 ̈ The proposal/initiative
relates to a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action[5]

x The proposal/initiative
relates to the extension of an existing action

 ̈ The proposal/initiative
relates to an action redirected towards a new action

1.4.        Objective(s)

1.4.1.     The Commission's multiannual
strategic objective(s) targeted by the proposal/initiative

1.4.2.     Specific objective(s) and
ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned

Specific
objective No

ABM/ABB
activity(ies) concerned

1.4.3.     Expected result(s) and
impact

Specify the
effects which the proposal/initiative should have on the beneficiaries/groups
targeted.

1.4.4.     Indicators of results and
impact

Specify the
indicators for monitoring implementation of the proposal/initiative.

1.5.        Grounds for the
proposal/initiative

1.5.1.     Requirement(s) to be met in
the short or long term

Specific
situations of unemployment, in particular youth unemployment, and of poverty
and social exclusion

1.5.2.     Added value of EU
involvement Besoin(s) à satisfaire à court ou à long terme

The
proposal will reinforce existing ESF appropriations to address above-mentioned
requirements

1.5.3.     Lessons learned from similar
experiences in the past

N/A

1.5.4.     Compatibility and possible
synergy with other appropriate instruments

The
additional amount will reinforce the current ESF budget

1.6.        Duration and financial
impact

xProposal/initiative of
limited duration

· x Proposal/initiative
in effect from the date of adoption of the regulation to the date of adoption
of the programmes

· x Financial
impact from 2013 to 2017

 ̈ Proposal/initiative of
unlimited duration

· Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY,

· followed by full-scale operation.

1.7.        Management mode(s) planned[6]

For the
2013 budget

 ̈ Centralised direct
management by the Commission

 ̈ Centralised indirect
management with the delegation of implementation tasks to:

·  ̈  executive
agencies

·  ̈  bodies set
up by the Communities[7]

·  ̈  national
public-sector bodies/bodies with public-service mission

·  ̈  persons
entrusted with the implementation of specific actions pursuant to Title V of
the Treaty on European Union and identified in the relevant basic act within
the meaning of Article 49 of the Financial Regulation

x Shared management with
the Member States

 ̈ Decentralised
management with third countries

 ̈ Joint management with
international organisations (to be specified)

· 
If more than one
management mode is indicated, please provide details in the
"Comments" section.

From the
2014 budget

 ̈ Direct management by
the Commission

·  ̈ by its
departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations;

·  ̈  by the
executive agencies;

x
Shared management with the Member States

 ̈ Indirect management by
delegating implementation tasks to:

·  ̈ third
countries or the bodies they have designated;

·  ̈
international organisations and their agencies (to be specified);

·  ̈the EIB and
the European Investment Fund;

·  ̈ bodies
referred to in Articles 208 and 209 of the Financial Regulation;

·  ̈ public law
bodies;

·  ̈ bodies
governed by private law with a public service mission to the extent that they
provide adequate financial guarantees;

·  ̈ bodies
governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted with the
implementation of a public-private partnership and that provide adequate
financial guarantees;

·  ̈ persons
entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in the CFSP pursuant to
Title V of the TEU, and identified in the relevant basic act.

· If more than one management mode is indicated,
please provide details in the "Comments" section.

2.           MANAGEMENT MEASURES

2.1.        Monitoring and reporting
rules

Provisions
from Regulation 1083/2006 apply

2.2.        Management and control
system

2.2.1.     Risk(s) identified Besoin(s)
à satisfaire à court ou à long terme

2.2.2.     Provisions from Regulation
1083/2006 apply Information concerning the internal control system set up
Besoin(s) à satisfaire à court ou à long terme

Provisions
from Regulation 1083/2006 apply

2.2.3.     Estimate of the costs and
benefits of the controls and assessment of the expected level of risk of error
Besoin(s) à satisfaire à court ou à long terme

Provisions
from Regulation 1083/2006 apply

2.3.        Measures to prevent fraud
and irregularities

Provisions
from Regulation 1083/2006 apply

3.           ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT
OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

3.1.        Heading(s) of the
multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected

· Existing budget lines

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines.

Heading of multiannual financial framework || Budget line || Type of expenditure || Contribution

|| Diff./non-diff. ([8]) || from EFTA countries[9] || from candidate countries[10] || from third countries || within the meaning of Article 21(2)(b) of the Financial Regulation

1b ||  ESF – Convergence 04 02 17 || Diff. || NO || NO || NO || NO

1b || ESF- Regional Competitiveness 04 02 19 || Diff. || NO || NO || NO || NO

· New budget lines requested : NO

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines.

Heading of multiannual financial framework || Budget line || Type of expenditure || Contribution

Number Heading || Diff./non-diff. || from EFTA countries || from candidate countries || from third countries || within the meaning of Article 21(2)(b) of the Financial Regulation

|| || || YES/NO || YES/NO || YES/NO || YES/NO

3.2.        Estimated impact on
expenditure

3.2.1.     Summary of estimated impact
on expenditure

EUR
million (to three decimal places)

Heading of multiannual financial framework || || Heading 1b...........................................................................

DG: EMPL || || || Year N[11] || Year N+1 || Year N+2 || Year N+3 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) || TOTAL

 Operational appropriations (current prices) || || || || || || || ||

04 02 17 || Commitments || (1) || 16.7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || || || ||

Payments || (2) || 0 || 0 || 8.35 || 8.35 || || || ||

04 02 19 || Commitments || (1a) || 133.3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || || || ||

Payments || (2a) || 0 || 0 || 66.65 || 66.65 || || || ||

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes[12] || || || || || || || ||

Number of budget line || || (3) || n.a || n.a || n.a || n.a || || || || n.a

TOTAL appropriations for DG EMPL || Commitments || =1+1a +3 || 150 || 0 || 0 || 0 || || || || 150

Payments || =2+2a +3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 150 || || || || 150

Given the rule
of payments for the Structural Funds assigning payment applications to the
earliest open commitments, these additional commitments, topping up the last
tranche of the 2007-2013 allocation, will only require additional payment
appropriations at a later stage.

 TOTAL operational appropriations || Commitments || (4) || || || || || || || ||

Payments || (5) || || || || || || || ||

 TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes || (6) || || || || || || || ||

TOTAL appropriations for HEADING ... of the multiannual financial framework || Commitments || =4+ 6 || || || || || || || ||

Payments || =5+ 6 || || || || || || || ||

If more
than one heading is affected by the proposal / initiative:

 TOTAL operational appropriations || Commitments || (4) || || || || || || || ||

Payments || (5) || || || || || || || ||

 TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes || (6) || || || || || || || ||

TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 4 of the multiannual financial framework (Reference amount) || Commitments || =4+ 6 || || || || || || || ||

Payments || =5+ 6 || || || || || || || ||

Heading of multiannual financial framework || 5 || " Administrative expenditure "

EUR
million (to three decimal places)

|| || || Year N || Year N+1 || Year N+2 || Year N+3 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) || TOTAL

DG: EMPL ||

 Human resources || n.a || n.a || n.a || n.a || || || || n.a

 Other administrative expenditure || n.a || n.a || n.a || n.a || || || || n.a

TOTAL DG || Appropriations || n.a || n.a || n.a || n.a || || || || n.a

TOTAL appropriations for HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || (Total commitments = Total payments) || n.a || n.a || n.a || n.a || || || || n.a

EUR
million (to three decimal places)

|| || || Year N[13] || Year N+1 || Year N+2 || Year N+3 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) || TOTAL

TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 5 of the multiannual financial framework || Commitments || || || || || || || ||

Payments || || || || || || || ||

3.2.2.     Estimated impact on
operational appropriations

·  ̈  The
proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations

· x The
proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as
explained below: (topping up output defined by Regulation 1083/2006)

Commitment
appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)

Indicate objectives and outputs ò || || || Year N || Year N+1 || Year N+2 || Year N+3 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) || TOTAL

OUTPUTS

Type[14] || Average cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No || Cost || No total || Total cost

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 1[15] ... || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

- Output || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

- Output || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

- Output || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

Subtotal for specific objective No 1 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE NO 2 ... || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

- Output || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

Subtotal for specific objective No 2 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

TOTAL COST || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

3.2.3.     Estimated impact on
appropriations of an administrative nature

3.2.3.1.  Summary

· x The
proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an
administrative nature

·  ̈  The
proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative
nature, as explained below:

EUR million (to three decimal places)

|| Year N[16] || Year N+1 || Year N+2 || Year N+3 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) || TOTAL

HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || || || ||

Human resources || || || || || || || ||

Other administrative expenditure || || || || || || || ||

Subtotal HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || || || ||

Outside HEADING 5[17] of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || || || ||

Human resources || || || || || || || ||

Other expenditure of an administrative nature || || || || || || || ||

Subtotal outside HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || || || ||

TOTAL || || || || || || || ||

The human resources appropriations required
will be met by appropriations from the DG that are already assigned to
management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if
necessary with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing
DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary
constraints.

3.2.3.2.  Estimated requirements of
human resources

· x The
proposal/initiative does not require the use of additional human resources.

·  ̈  The
proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below:

Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units

|| Year N || Year N+1 || Year N+2 || Year N+3 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6)

 Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) || ||

XX 01 01 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) || || || || || || ||

XX 01 01 02 (Delegations) || || || || || || ||

XX 01 05 01 (Indirect research) || || || || || || ||

10 01 05 01 (Direct research) || || || || || || ||

 External staff (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)[18] ||

XX 01 02 01 (CA, SNE, INT from the "global envelope") || || || || || || ||

XX 01 02 02 (CA, LA, SNE, INT and JED in the delegations) || || || || || || ||

XX 01 04 yy[19] || - at Headquarters || || || || || || ||

- Delegations || || || || || || ||

XX 01 05 02 (CA, SNE, INT - Indirect research) || || || || || || ||

10 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Direct research) || || || || || || ||

Other budget lines (specify) || || || || || || ||

TOTAL || || || || || || ||

XX is the policy area or budget title
concerned.

The human
resources required will be met by staff from the DG who are already assigned to
management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if
necessary with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing
DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary
constraints.

Description of tasks to be carried out:

Officials and temporary staff ||

External staff ||

3.2.4.     Compatibility with the
current multiannual financial framework

·  ̈  Proposal/initiative
is compatible the current multiannual financial framework.

·  ̈  Proposal/initiative
will entail reprogramming of the relevant heading in the multiannual financial
framework.

Explain
what reprogramming is required, specifying the budget lines concerned and the
corresponding amounts.

· x Proposal/initiative
requires application of the flexibility instrument or revision of the
multiannual financial framework[20].

Budget
2013 leaves a margin of EUR 16.7 million under the ceiling of Heading 1b. Given
the specificity of the programming under heading 1b, the difference should come
from the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument for an amount of EUR 133.3
million.

3.2.5.     Third-party contributions

· x The
proposal/initiative does not provide for co-financing by third parties.

· The proposal/initiative provides for the co-financing estimated
below:

Appropriations
in EUR million (to 3 decimal places)

|| Year N || Year N+1 || Year N+2 || Year N+3 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6) || Total

Specify the co-financing body || || || || || || || ||

TOTAL appropriations cofinanced || || || || || || || ||

3.3.        Estimated impact on revenue

· x Proposal/initiative
has no financial impact on revenue.

·  ̈  Proposal/initiative
has the following financial impact:

 ̈         on
own resources

 ̈         on
miscellaneous revenue

EUR
million (to three decimal places)

Budget revenue line: || Appropriations available for the current financial year || Impact of the proposal/initiative[21]

Year N || Year N+1 || Year N+2 || Year N+3 || Enter as many years as necessary to show the duration of the impact (see point 1.6)

Article ............. || || || || || || || ||

[1]               OJ C , , p. .

[2]               OJ C , , p. .

[3]               Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006
laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the
European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No
1260/1999 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25).

[4]               ABM: activity-based management – ABB: activity-based
budgeting.

[5]               As referred to in Article 54(2)(a) or (b) of the
Financial Regulation.

[6]               Details of management modes and references to the
Financial Regulation may be found on the BudgWeb site: http://www.cc.cec/budg/man/budgmanag/budgmanag_en.html

[7]               As referred to in Article 185 of the Financial
Regulation.

[8]               Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-Diff. =
Non-differentiated appropriations.

[9]               EFTA: European Free Trade Association.

[10]             Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential
candidate countries from the Western Balkans.

[11]             Year N is the year in which implementation of the
proposal/initiative starts.

[12]             Technical and/or administrative assistance and
expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions
(former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct research.

[13]             Year N is the year in which implementation of the
proposal/initiative starts.

[14]             Outputs are products and services to be supplied (e.g.:
number of student exchanges financed, number of km of roads built, etc.).

[15]             As described in point 1.4.2. ‘Specific objective(s)...’

[16]             Year N is the year in which implementation of the
proposal/initiative starts.

[17]             Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure
in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former
"BA" lines), indirect research, direct research.

[18]             CA= Contract Staff; LA = Local Staff; SNE= Seconded
National Expert; INT = agency staff; JED= Junior Experts in Delegations).

[19]             Sub-ceiling for external staff covered by operational
appropriations (former "BA" lines).

[20]             See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional
Agreement (for the period 2007-2013).

[21]             As regards traditional own resources (customs duties,
sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net amounts, i.e. gross amounts
after deduction of 25% for collection costs.