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european flagEUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 22.5.2019

COM(2019) 205 final

DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 3TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2019

Accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund
  to provide assistance to Romania, Italy and Austria

Having regard to:

–the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

–Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (...)
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  , and in particular Article 44 thereof,

–the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019, as adopted on 12 December 2018
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  ,

–draft amending budget No°1/2019
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  , adopted on 15 April 2019,

–draft amending budget No°2/2019
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  , adopted on 15 May 2019,

The European Commission hereby presents to the European Parliament and to the Council Draft Amending Budget No 3 to the 2019 budget.

CHANGES TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION

The changes to the statement of expenditure of section III are available on EUR-Lex (

  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm

  ). An English version of the changes to this statement is attached for information as a budgetary annex.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.
     Introduction

2.
     Financing

3.
     Appropriations requested in the budget of 2019

4.
     Summary table by MFF heading

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.Introduction

Draft Amending Budget (DAB) No 3 for the year 2019 accompanies the proposal
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  to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for an amount of EUR 293 551 794 to provide assistance to Romania, Italy and Austria following natural disasters that took place in these Member States in the course of 2018:

·Romania: flooding following heavy rainfall in the North East Region from mid-June to early August;

·Italy: flooding and landslides following heavy rainfall from the Alpine areas in the north down to Sicily;

·Austria: the meteorological phenomena in Italy also affected the alpine/southern regions, in particular Carinthia and Eastern Tyrol;

DAB No 3/2019 proposes to enter the necessary appropriations in the general budget 2019, both in commitments and payments.

2.
     Financing

In accordance with Article 10(1) of the MFF regulation, the total amount available for the mobilisation of the EUSF at the beginning of 2019 was EUR 851 082 072, being the sum of the 2019 allocation of EUR 585 829 691, plus the 2018 allocation of EUR 265 252 381 that remained unspent and was carried over to 2019.

The amount that may be mobilised at this stage of the year 2019 is EUR 704 624 649. This corresponds to the total amount available for the mobilisation of the EUSF at the beginning of 2019 (EUR 851 082 072), minus the retained amount of EUR 146 457 423 in order to respect the obligation of keeping aside 25 % of the 2019 annual allocation until 1 October 2019 as stipulated by Article 10(1) of the MFF regulation.

| EUSF financing summary table | Amount


  EUR |
| --- | --- |
| 2018 allocation carried forward to 2019 | 265 252 381 |
| 2019 allocation | 585 829 691


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| Total available at the beginning of 2019 | 851 082 072 |
| Minus 25% of the 2019 allocation retained | -146 457 423


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| Maximum amount currently available (2018+2019 allocations) | 704 624 649 |
| Total amount of aid proposed to be mobilised for Romania, Italy and Austria | - 293 551 794 |
| Remaining availabilities until 1 October 2019 | 411 072 855 |

EUSF financing summary table

Amount

EUR

2018 allocation carried forward to 2019

265 252 381

2019 allocation

585 829 691

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Total available at the beginning of 2019

851 082 072

Minus 25% of the 2019 allocation retained

-146 457 423

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Maximum amount currently available (2018+2019 allocations)

704 624 649

Total amount of aid proposed to be mobilised for Romania, Italy and Austria

- 293 551 794

Remaining availabilities until 1 October 2019

411 072 855

3.Appropriations requested in the budget of 2019

On the basis of the applications from Romania, Italy and Austria, the calculation of the finacial contribution from the EUSF, based on the estimate of total direct damages, is set at EU 293 551 794. The Commission proposes to amend the budget 2019 by increasing budget line 13 06 01 'Assistance to Member States in the event of a major natural disaster with serious repercussions on living conditions, the natural environment or the economy' by EUR 293 551 794 both in commitment and payment appropriations (see table below).

Amounts in EUR

| Amounts in EUR |
| --- |
| Budget line | Name | Commitment appropriations | Payment appropriations |
| 13 06 01 | Assistance to Member States in the event of a major natural disaster with serious repercussions on living conditions, the natural environment or the economy | 293 551 794 | 293 551 794 |
| Total | 293 551 794 | 293 551 794 |

Budget line

Name

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

13 06 01

Assistance to Member States in the event of a major natural disaster with serious repercussions on living conditions, the natural environment or the economy

293 551 794

293 551 794

Total

293 551 794

293 551 794

4.Summary table by MFF heading

| Heading | Budget 2019 | Draft Amending Budget 3/2019 | Budget 2019 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | (incl. DAB 1-2/2019) | | (incl. DAB 1-3/2019) |
| | CA | PA | CA | PA | CA | PA |
| 1. | Smart and inclusive growth | 80 627 449 848 | 67 556 947 173 | | | 80 627 449 848 | 67 556 947 173 |
| Of which under Flexibility Instrument | | | | | | |
| Of which under global margin for commitments | 524 734 373 | | | | 524 734 373 | |
| Ceiling | 79 924 000 000 | | | | 79 924 000 000 | |
| Margin | - 178 715 475 | | | | - 178 715 475 | |
| 1a | Competitiveness for growth and jobs | 23 435 449 848 | 20 521 537 455 | | | 23 435 449 848 | 20 521 537 455 |
| Of which under Flexibility Instrument | | | | | | |
| Of which under global margin for commitments | 174 734 373 | | | | 174 734 373 | |
| Ceiling | 23 082 000 000 | | | | 23 082 000 000 | |
| Margin | - 178 715 475 | | | | - 178 715 475 | |
| 1b | Economic  social and territorial cohesion | 57 192 000 000 | 47 035 409 718 | | | 57 192 000 000 | 47 035 409 718 |
| Of which under global margin for commitments | 350 000 000 | | | | 350 000 000 | |
| Ceiling | 56 842 000 000 | | | | 56 842 000 000 | |
| Margin | | | | | | |
| 2. | Sustainable growth: natural resources | 59 642 077 986 | 57 399 857 331 | | | 59 642 077 986 | 57 399 857 331 |
| Ceiling | 60 344 000 000 | | | | 60 344 000 000 | |
| Margin | 701 922 014 | | | | 701 922 014 | |
| Of which: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) — Market related expenditure and direct payments | 43 191 947 000 | 43 116 399 417 | | | 43 191 947 000 | 43 116 399 417 |
| Sub-ceiling | 43 881 000 000 | | | | 43 881 000 000 | |
| Rounding difference excluded from margin calculation | 659 000 | | | | 659 000 | |
| EAGF Margin | 688 394 000 | | | | 688 394 000 | |
| 3. | Security and citizenship | 3 786 629 138 | 3 527 434 894 | | | 3 786 629 138 | 3 527 434 894 |
| Of which under Flexibility Instrument | 985 629 138 | | | | 985 629 138 | |
| Ceiling | 2 801 000 000 | | | | 2 801 000 000 | |
| Margin | | | | | | |
| 4. | Global Europe | 11 319 265 627 | 9 358 295 603 | | | 11 319 265 627 | 9 358 295 603 |
| Of which under global margin for commitments | 1 051 265 627 | | | | 243 842 411 | |
| Ceiling | 10 268 000 000 | | | | 10 268 000 000 | |
| Margin | | | | | - 807 423 216 | |
| 5. | Administration | 9 942 974 723 | 9 944 904 743 | | | 9 942 974 723 | 9 944 904 743 |
| Ceiling | 10 786 000 000 | | | | 10 786 000 000 | |
| Of which offset against Contingency margin | - 253 882 156 | | | | - 253 882 156 | |
| Margin | 589 143 121 | | | | 589 143 121 | |
| Of which: Administrative expenditure of the institutions | 7 747 285 803 | 7 749 215 823 | | | 7 747 285 803 | 7 749 215 823 |
| Sub-ceiling | 8 700 000 000 | | | | 8 700 000 000 | |
| Of which offset against Contingency margin | - 253 882 156 | | | | - 253 882 156 | |
| Margin | 698 832 041 | | | | 698 832 041 | |
| Total | 165 318 397 322 | 147 787 439 744 | | | 165 318 397 322 | 147 787 439 744 |
| Of which under Flexibility Instrument | 1 164 344 613 | 961 862 659 | | | 1 164 344 613 | 961 862 659 |
| Of which under global margin for commitments | 1 576 000 000 | | | | 768 576 784 | |
| Ceiling | 164 123 000 000 | 166 709 000 000 | | | 164 123 000 000 | 166 709 000 000 |
| Of which offset against Contingency margin | - 253 882 156 | | | | - 253 882 156 | |
| Margin | 1 291 065 135 | 19 883 422 915 | | | 483 641 919 | 19 883 422 915 |
| | Other special Instruments | 577 248 000 | 411 500 000 | 293 551 794 | 293 551 794 | 870 799 794 | 705 051 794 |
| Grand Total | 165 895 645 322 | 148 198 939 744 | 293 551 794 | 293 551 794 | 166 189 197 116 | 148 492 491 538 |

Heading

Budget 2019

Draft Amending Budget 3/2019

Budget 2019

(incl. DAB 1-2/2019)

(incl. DAB 1-3/2019)

CA

PA

CA

PA

CA

PA

1.

Smart and inclusive growth

80 627 449 848

67 556 947 173

80 627 449 848

67 556 947 173

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

Of which under global margin for commitments

524 734 373

524 734 373

Ceiling

79 924 000 000

79 924 000 000

Margin

- 178 715 475

- 178 715 475

1a

Competitiveness for growth and jobs

23 435 449 848

20 521 537 455

23 435 449 848

20 521 537 455

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

Of which under global margin for commitments

174 734 373

174 734 373

Ceiling

23 082 000 000

23 082 000 000

Margin

- 178 715 475

- 178 715 475

1b

Economic  social and territorial cohesion

57 192 000 000

47 035 409 718

57 192 000 000

47 035 409 718

Of which under global margin for commitments

350 000 000

350 000 000

Ceiling

56 842 000 000

56 842 000 000

Margin

2.

Sustainable growth: natural resources

59 642 077 986

57 399 857 331

59 642 077 986

57 399 857 331

Ceiling

60 344 000 000

60 344 000 000

Margin

701 922 014

701 922 014

Of which: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) — Market related expenditure and direct payments

43 191 947 000

43 116 399 417

43 191 947 000

43 116 399 417

Sub-ceiling

43 881 000 000

43 881 000 000

Rounding difference excluded from margin calculation

659 000

659 000

EAGF Margin

688 394 000

688 394 000

3.

Security and citizenship

3 786 629 138

3 527 434 894

3 786 629 138

3 527 434 894

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

985 629 138

985 629 138

Ceiling

2 801 000 000

2 801 000 000

Margin

4.

Global Europe

11 319 265 627

9 358 295 603

11 319 265 627

9 358 295 603

Of which under global margin for commitments

1 051 265 627

243 842 411

Ceiling

10 268 000 000

10 268 000 000

Margin

- 807 423 216

5.

Administration

9 942 974 723

9 944 904 743

9 942 974 723

9 944 904 743

Ceiling

10 786 000 000

10 786 000 000

Of which offset against Contingency margin

- 253 882 156

- 253 882 156

Margin

589 143 121

589 143 121

Of which: Administrative expenditure of the institutions

7 747 285 803

7 749 215 823

7 747 285 803

7 749 215 823

Sub-ceiling

8 700 000 000

8 700 000 000

Of which offset against Contingency margin

- 253 882 156

- 253 882 156

Margin

698 832 041

698 832 041

Total

165 318 397 322

147 787 439 744

165 318 397 322

147 787 439 744

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

1 164 344 613

961 862 659

1 164 344 613

961 862 659

Of which under global margin for commitments

1 576 000 000

768 576 784

Ceiling

164 123 000 000

166 709 000 000

164 123 000 000

166 709 000 000

Of which offset against Contingency margin

- 253 882 156

- 253 882 156

Margin

1 291 065 135

19 883 422 915

483 641 919

19 883 422 915

Other special Instruments

577 248 000

411 500 000

293 551 794

293 551 794

870 799 794

705 051 794

Grand Total

165 895 645 322

148 198 939 744

293 551 794

293 551 794

166 189 197 116

148 492 491 538