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of 26 June 2003
adopting a multiannual programme for action in the field of energy: ‘Intelligent Energy —
Europe’ (2003 — 2006)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 29)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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►M1Decision No 787/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 21 April 2004L 138 12 30.4.2004
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DECISION No 1230/2003/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIA-
MENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 26 June 2003
adopting a multiannual programme for action in the field of
energy: ‘Intelligent Energy — Europe’ (2003 — 2006)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
in particular Article 175(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social
Committee (2),
Having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions (3),
Acting in accordance withth e procedure provided for in Article 251 of
the Treaty (4),
Whereas:
(1)Natural resources, the prudent and rational utilisation of which is
provided for in Article 174 of the Treaty, include, apart fromrenewable energy sources, oil, natural gas and solid fuels, whichare essential energy sources but are also the main sources ofcarbon dioxide emissions. Promoting measures at internationallevel to deal withregional or world-wide environmental
problems is one of the aims of that Article.
(2)The Commission communication entitled ‘A sustainable Europe
for a better world: A European Union strategy for sustainabledevelopment’, presented to the Gothenburg European Councilof 15 and 16 June 2001, includes greenhouse gas emissions andpollution caused by transport among the main obstacles to
sustainable development. Overcoming these obstacles means
adopting a new approachto Community policies to bring th emcloser to individual citizens and businesses in order to changepatterns of consumption and investment.
(3)The Gothenburg European Council adopted a strategy forsustainable development and added an environmental dimension
to the Lisbon process for employment, economic reform and
social cohesion.
(4)Measures relating to energy efficiency and renewable energysources are important elements of the action needed to complywith the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol, as provided for inthe European Climate Change Programme (ECCP). Physical
changes observed throughout Europe and elsewhere in the world
highlight the need for urgent action.
(5)The Green Paper entitled ‘Towards a European Strategy for theSecurity of Energy Supply’ notes that the European Union isbecoming increasingly dependent on external energy sourcesand that its dependence could rise to 70 % in 20 to 30 years'
time (compared with 50 % at present) and therefore stresses the
need to balance supply policy against clear action for a demandpolicy and calls for a genuine change in consumers' behaviour so2003D1230 — EN — 20.05.2004 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ C 203 E, 27.8.2002, p. 47.
(2) OJ C 61, 14.3.2003, p. 38.
(3) OJ C 73, 26.3.2003, p. 41.
(4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 20 November 2002 (not yet
published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 3 February
2003 (OJ C 64 E, 18.3.2003, p. 13) and Decision of the European Parlia-
ment of 13 May 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Decision
of the Council of 16 June 2003.
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as to orientate demand towards better managed, more efficient
and more environmentally friendly consumption, particularly inthe transport and building sectors, and to give priority to the
development of new and renewable sources on the energy supply
side in order to respond to the challenge of global warming.
(6)In its Resolution on the Green Paper ‘Towards a EuropeanStrategy for the Security of Energy Supply’ (
1), the European
Parliament identified energy efficiency and savings as first
priority. It called for the promotion of an ‘intelligent’ approach
to energy use, making Europe the most energy-efficienteconomy in the world.
(7)The Communication from the Commission on an action plan toimprove energy efficiency in the European Community providesfor the improvement of energy efficiency by an additional 1 % a
year compared with the figure of 0,6 % which corresponds to the
trend recorded over the last ten years. If this target is met, two-thirds of the energy-saving potential, which is estimated at 18 %of total consumption, could be realised by 2010. The action planproposes legislative measures and supporting actions. The imple-mentation of the action plan also requires the setting-up of
efficient systems for monitoring and follow-up.
(8)The Communication from the Commission entitled ‘Energy for
the future: renewable sources of energy — White Paper for aCommunity strategy and action plan’ — recommends an indica-tive target of 12 % of energy from renewable sources in grossinternal consumption in the Community by 2010. The Council,
in its Resolution of 8 June 1998 on renewable energy sources, (
2)
and the European Parliament, in its Resolution on the WhitePaper, underlined the need for a substantial, sustained increasein the utilisation of renewable energy sources in the Communityand endorsed the strategy and action plan proposed by theCommission, including the strengthening of programmes to
support renewable sources. The action plan provides for
measures to support the promotion and development of renew-able energy sources. The Communication from the Commissionon the implementation of the Community strategy and actionplan for renewable energy sources (1998-2000) notes the
progress which has been made, but stresses that further efforts
are needed at Community and national level to attain theseobjectives, in particular new legislation on renewable energysources and their promotion.
(9)Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of theCouncil of 27 September 2001 on the promotion of electricity
produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electri-
city market (
3) requires Member States to set national indicative
targets consistent withth e Community global indicative target of12 % of gross national energy consumption by 2010 and in parti-cular with the 22,1 % indicative share of electricity producedfrom renewable energy sources in total Community electricity
consumption by 2010.
(10)The Resolution on the use of renewable energy sources in the
ACP States (4) adopted by the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary
Assembly on 1 November 2001 ‘calls on the Commission toinclude sustainable energy supplies, in particular through energyefficiency and the use of renewable forms of energy, as a
priority action field in the new development policy strategy’.
(11)The ‘Final Implementation Plan’ of the World Summit on
Sustainable Development, agreed on 2 September 2002,2003D1230 — EN — 20.05.2004 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ C 140 E, 13.6.2002, p. 543.
(2) OJ C 198, 24.6.1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 283, 27.10.2001, p. 33.
(4) OJ C 78, 2.4.2002, p. 35.
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committed the signatory countries, including the EU, to making
efforts to:
— increase substantially the global share of renewable energy
sources in the energy mix,
— create a level laying field for renewable energy sources with
respect to other energy sources,
— promote increased researchand development in renewable
energy sources, energy efficiency and cleaner conventionalfuel technologies, and
— provide developing countries withfinancial resources to
develop energy expertise, including renewable energysources, energy efficiency and cleaner conventional fuel tech-nologies,
with the aim of achieving sustainable development.
(12)The EU partnership initiative ‘Energy Initiative for poverty
eradication and sustainable development’ launched on 1September 2002 is based on better energy efficiency and theincreased use of renewable energy sources, and several devel-
oping countries and regional organisations, as well as private
sector and civil society organisations, have already associatedthemselves with this initiative, the principles and strategy ofwhich are laid out in the ‘Commission Communication onEnergy cooperation withth e developing countries’.
(13)Since many Community measures on energy efficiency, in parti-cular the labelling of electrical, electronic, office and
communications equipment and the standardisation of lighting,
heating and air-conditioning equipment, are not binding on theMember States, there is a need for specific promotionprogrammes at Community level to create the conditions formoving towards sustainable energy systems.
(14)The same applies to the Community measures to achieve greatermarket penetration for renewable energy sources, in particular
the standardisation of equipment which produces or consumes
renewable energy sources.
(15)Council Decision 1999/21/EC, Euratom of 14 December 1998adopting a multiannual framework programme for actions in theenergy sector (1998-2002) and related measures, (
1) the Deci-
sions on the specific programmes, namely Council Decision
1999/22/EC of 14 December 1998 adopting a multiannual
programme of studies, analyses, forecasts and other relatedwork in the energy sector (1998-2002) (
2) — ETAP programme,
Council Decision 1999/23/EC of 14 December 1998 adopting amultiannual framework programme to promote internationalcooperation in the energy sector (1998-2002) (
3) — SYNERGY
programme, Council Decision 1999/24/EC, Euratom of 14
December 1998 adopting a multiannual programme of technicalactions promoting the clean and efficient use of solid fuels(1998-2002)(
4) — CARNOT programme, Council Decision
1999/25/Euratom of 14 December 1998 adopting a multiannual
programme (1998-2002) of actions in the nuclear sector relating
to the safe transport of radioactive materials and to safeguardsand industrial cooperation to promote certain aspects of thesafety of nuclear installations in the countries currently partici-pating in the TACIS Programme (
5) — SURE programme,
Decision 646/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 28 February 2000 adopting a multiannual programme
for the promotion of renewable energy sources in the Commu-nity (1998-2002)(
6) — ALTENER programme, and Decision2003D1230 — EN — 20.05.2004 — 001.001 — 4
(1) OJ L 7, 13.1.1999, p. 16.
(2) OJ L 7, 13.1.1999, p. 20.
(3) OJ L 7, 13.1.1999, p. 23.
(4) OJ L 7, 13.1.1999, p. 28.
(5) OJ L 7, 13.1.1999, p. 31.
(6) OJ L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 1.
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647/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
28 February 2000 adopting a multiannual programme for thepromotion of energy efficiency (1998-2002) (
1) — SAVE
programme expired on 31 December 2002.
(16)In accordance withArticle 5(2) of Decision 1999/21/EC,
Euratom, the Commission has had independent experts carry
out an external evaluation of the abovementioned framework
programme and the specific programmes. In their report, theevaluators recognise the importance of, in particular, theALTENER, SAVE, SYNERGY and ETAP programmes in thecontext of the implementation of the energy strategy and the
Community strategy for sustainable development. They note the
lack of resources for these programmes, given the genuine needs,and suggest they should be increased.
(17)It appears justified to increase the financial framework for aneven more comprehensive ‘Intelligent Energy — Europe’programme.
(18)Taking into account the Community strategy for sustainabledevelopment and the results of the framework programmeevaluations, steps should be taken to strengthen Communitysupport in those energy fields that contribute to sustainabledevelopment by grouping them in a single programme — ‘Intel-ligent Energy - Europe’ — comprising four specific areas.
(19)The importance and success of Community support for renew-able energy sources in the framework of the ALTENERprogramme during the period 1993 to 2002 justifies the inclusion
in the present programme of a specific field concerning renew-
able energy sources — ‘ALTENER’.
(20)The need to strengthen Community support for the rational use
of energy and the success of the SAVE programme during the
period 1991-2002 justifies the inclusion in the presentprogramme of a specific field concerning energy efficiency —‘SAVE’.
(21)Improving energy use in the transport sector, including the diver-sification of fuels, where new developing energy sources such ashydrogen and renewable energy sources can play a role, is extre-mely important in Community efforts to reduce the negativeeffects of transport on the environment. This justifies the inclu-
sion in the ‘Intelligent Energy - Europe’ programme of a specific
field concerning the energy aspects of transport — ‘STEER’.
(22)The need to promote the best practices developed in the
Community in the fields of renewable energy sources and energy
efficiency, and to transfer them to the developing countries inparticular, is one of the Community's priorities as regards inter-national commitments, along withstrength ening cooperation onthe use of the flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol. Inorder to ensure continuity withregard to th e former SYNERGY
programme concerning actions in the abovementioned areas, a
specific field concerning the promotion of renewable energysources and energy efficiency in the framework of internationalpromotion — ‘COOPENER’ — should be included in thisprogramme.
(23)Exchange of know-how, best practice and project results, coordi-nation within the programme and with other Communitypolicies, continuity withexisting programmes, stability of rules
of participation, sufficient human resources as well as a rapid
implementation will be crucial for the success of the ‘IntelligentEnergy - Europe’ programme. In this respect, national, regionalor local organisations could play a useful role in contributing tothe implementation of this programme with correspondingnational programmes.2003D1230 — EN — 20.05.2004 — 001.001 — 5
(1) OJ L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 6.
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(24)Gender mainstreaming is an important aspect of all Community
programmes and should therefore be taken into account in the
framework of the ‘Intelligent Energy - Europe’ programme.
(25)This Decision establishes a financial framework for the entireduration of the programme which is to be the principal point of
reference for the budgetary authority, within the meaning of
point 33 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commis-sion on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetaryprocedure (
1).
(26)Since the objectives of the proposed programme, which concernthe implementation of the Community strategy in the fields ofenergy contributing to sustainable development, cannot be suffi-ciently achieved by the Member States acting individually since
a promotion campaign and exchanges are required, based on
close cooperation on a European scale between the variousplayers at national, regional and local level, and can thereforebe better achieved at Community level, the Community mayadopt measures in accordance withth e principle of subsidiarityas set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the prin-
ciple of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Decision
does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve thoseobjectives.
(27)The provisions of this Decision are without prejudice to Articles
87 and 88 of the Treaty, and in particular the Community guide-
lines on State aid for environmental protection.
(28)The measures needed to implement this Decision should be
adopted in accordance withCouncil Decision 1999/468/EC of
28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise ofimplementing powers conferred on the Commission (
2),
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. A multiannual programme for actions in the field of energy:
‘Intelligent Energy - Europe’, hereinafter referred to as ‘thisprogramme’, is hereby adopted for the period 2003 to 2006.
2. This programme will support sustainable development in the
energy context, making a balanced contribution to the achievement ofthe following general objectives: security of energy supply, competi-
tiveness, and environmental protection.
3. This programme also aims at economic and social cohesion and
seeks to increase transparency, coherence and the complementarity ofall the actions and other related measures in the field of energy,thereby generating effective links between these measures and actionscarried out under other Community and Member States' policies.
Article 2
The specific objectives of this programme are as follows:
(a) to provide the elements needed for the promotion of energy effi-
ciency, the increased use of renewable energy sources and energy
diversification, suchas th roughnew developing and renewable
energy sources, including in transport, the improvement of sustain-ability, the development of the potential of the regions, in particularthe outermost regions, and of islands, and the preparation of thelegislative measures needed to attain these strategic objectives;
(b) to develop means and instruments, which may be used by the
Commission and the Member States, to follow up, monitor and2003D1230 — EN — 20.05.2004 — 001.001 — 6
(1) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
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evaluate the impact of the measures adopted by the Community
and its Member States in the fields of energy efficiency and renew-able energy sources, including the energy aspects of transport;
(c) to promote efficient and intelligent patterns of energy production
and consumption based on solid and sustainable foundations by
raising awareness, notably through the educational system, andpromoting exchanges of experience and know-how among themain players concerned, businesses and citizens in general, bysupporting actions intended to boost investment in emerging tech-nologies, and by encouraging the spread of best practices and the
best available technologies, as well as by means of promotion at
international level.
Article 3
1. This programme is structured in four specific fields as follows:
(a) ‘SAVE’, which concerns the improvement of energy efficiency and
the rational use of energy, in particular in the building and industry
sectors, with the exception of actions under STEER, including the
preparation of legislative measures and their application;
(b) ‘ALTENER’, which concerns the promotion of new and renewable
energy sources for centralised and decentralised production of elec-tricity and heat and their integration into the local environment andthe energy systems, with the exception of actions under STEER,including the preparation of legislative measures and their applica-
tion;
(c) ‘STEER’, which concerns support for initiatives relating to all
energy aspects of transport, the diversification of fuels, such asthrough new developing and renewable energy sources, and thepromotion of renewable fuels and energy efficiency in transport,including the preparation of legislative measures and their applica-tion;
(d) ‘COOPENER’, which concerns support for initiatives relating to
the promotion of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency
in the developing countries, in particular in the framework of theCommunity cooperation withdeveloping countries in Africa, Asia,Latin America and the Pacific.
2. ‘Key actions’ which are initiatives combining several of the
abovementioned specific fields and/or relating to certain Communitypriorities, suchas sustainable development in th e outermost regions asdefined in Article 299(2) of the Treaty, may be launched.
Article 4
1. For each of the four specific fields and the key actions referred to
in Article 3, Community funding under the programme shall be foractions or projects concerned with:
(a) the promotion of sustainable development, security of energy
supply in the framework of the internal market, competitivenessand environmental protection, including the development of stan-dards and labelling and certification systems, long-term voluntary
commitments to be agreed with industry and other stake-holders,
as well as forward studies, strategic studies on the basis of sharedanalyses, and regular monitoring of the development of the marketsand energy trends including for the preparation of future legislativemeasures or for the review of existing legislation;
(b) the creation, enlargement or reorganisation of structures and instru-
ments for sustainable energy development, including local and
regional energy planning and management, and the development
of adequate financial products and market instruments;
(c) the promotion of sustainable energy systems and equipment in
order to accelerate their penetration of the market and stimulateinvestment to facilitate the transition from the demonstration tothe marketing of more efficient technologies, including dissemina-tion of best practices and new cross-cutting technologies, awareness2003D1230 — EN — 20.05.2004 — 001.001 — 7
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campaigns and the creation of institutional structures aimed at
implementing the clean development mechanism and joint imple-mentation under the Kyoto Protocol;
(d) the development of information, education and training structures;
the utilisation of results, the promotion and dissemination ofknow-how and best practices involving all consumers, dissemina-tion of results of the actions and projects and cooperation with the
Member States through operational networks at Community and
international level;
(e) the monitoring of the implementation and the impact of Commu-
nity initiatives, and the support measures;
(f) the evaluation of the impact of actions and projects funded under
the programme.
2. Under this programme, the financial assistance allocated to the
actions or projects in the four specific fields and the key actionsreferred to in Article 3 shall be established on the basis of the Commu-nity added value of the action proposed and will depend on its benefitand expected impact. Where appropriate, priority shall be given to
small and medium-sized enterprises and regional or local initiatives.
The aid may not exceed 50 % of the total cost of the action or project,
the rest being covered either by public or private funds, or a combina-
tion of the two. The aid may, however, cover all the cost of someactions, such as studies, the dissemination of project results and otheractions to prepare, supplement, implement and evaluate the impact ofCommunity strategy and policy measures and any measures proposed
by the Commission to encourage exchanges of experience and know-
how to improve the coordination between Community, national, inter-national and other initiatives.
All costs relating to actions or projects undertaken on the Commission's
initiative, identified as such under Article 5(2)(b), shall be borne by theCommunity.
3. In order to contribute to the dissemination of project results, the
Commission shall make available the reports on the actions andprojects, if appropriate in electronic form.
Article 5
1. Within six months of the adoption of this Decision, the Commis-
sion shall establish a work programme, in consultation with theCommittee referred to in Article 8(1). This work programme shall be
based on the principles set out in Article 1(2), Article 2, Article 3 and
Article 4. It shall be prepared and updated in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 8(2).
2. The work programme shall set out in detail:
(a) the guidelines for each of the specific fields and the key actions
referred to in Article 3 in order to implement the objectives andpriorities laid down in Article 1(2), Article 2, Article 3 and Article4, taking account of the added value that all the measures proposed
will provide at Community level as compared withexisting
measures;
(b) the implementation arrangements, distinguishing between actions
envisaged on the Commission's initiative and those where theinitiative comes from the sector and/or the market concerned, as
well as the funding arrangements and the type of and rules for
participation;
(c) the selection criteria, reflecting the objectives mentioned in this
Decision, and the arrangements for applying them to each type ofaction and the method and instruments for monitoring and utilising
the results of the actions and/or projects, including the definition of
performance indicators;
(d) the indicative timetable for the implementation of the work
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(e) the detailed rules for coordination and linkage with existing
Community policies. The procedure for the development andimplementation of actions coordinated withth ose carried out by
the Member States in the field of sustainable energy shall be set
out. The aim is to provide added value as compared with measurestaken by eachMember State acting on its own. Th ese measureswill make it possible to achieve an optimum combination of thevarious instruments at the disposal of both the Community and the
Member States;
(f) if necessary, the operational arrangements in order to encourage the
participation of remote and outermost regions, including islands, in
the programme, and the participation of SMEs.
Community rules concerning public access to information, transparency
and gender mainstreaming shall be taken into account throughout theprogramme.
Article 6
1. The financial framework for the implementation of this
programme for the period 2003 to 2006 shall be EUR 250 million.
Annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority
within the limit of the financial perspective.
Financial reference amounts shall be laid down on an indicative basis
for eachspecific field. An indicative allocation of th is amount is given
in the Annex. This budgetary allocation between fields shall be flexible
in order to deal more effectively with changing needs in the sector; itmay be changed with the agreement of the Committee referred to inArticle 8.
2. The arrangements for the Community financial assistance for the
actions undertaken under this programme shall be laid down in accor-dance withCouncil Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budgetof the European Communities (
1).
Article 7
The Commission shall be responsible for the execution of this
programme in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 8(2).
Article 8
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of
Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions ofArticle 8 thereof.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
set at three months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 9
1. The Commission shall carry out an annual examination of the
progress made on this programme and the actions carried out in thefour specific fields and the key actions referred to in Article 3 and shall
submit a report thereon to the European Parliament, the Council, the
European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of theRegions.
2. At the end of the second year of the period of application of the
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subsequent programme, the Commission shall provide, and give its
conclusions on, an external evaluation of the overall implementationof the Community actions carried out under this programme. The
external evaluation shall be carried out by independent experts. The
Commission shall communicate its conclusions regarding this evalua-tion including, if appropriate, in particular in the light of enlargement,any adaptation to the current programme, to the European Parliament,the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions before putting forward proposals on this or
any subsequent programme.
Article 10
1. Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3, participation in this
programme shall be open to any legal person, whether public orprivate, established in the territory of the Member States.
2. This programme shall be open to the participation of the candi-
date countries, in accordance with the conditions laid down in theEurope association agreements, in the additional protocols relating
thereto and in the decisions of the respective Association Councils, on
the basis of the relevant bilateral agreements.
3. Likewise, the programme shall be open to the participation of the
EFTA/EEA countries on the basis of additional funds and in accor-dance withprocedures to be agreed withth ese countries.
Article 11
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Article 12
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2003D1230 — EN — 20.05.2004 — 001.001 — 10
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ANNEX
INDICATIVE ALLOCATION OF THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT
NEEDED (1)
(EUR million)
Fields of action 2003 to 2006
1. Improvement of energy efficiency and the rational use
of energy88,9
2. New and renewable energy sources and diversification
of energy production101,9
3. Energy aspects of transport 41,6
4. Promotion of renewable energy sources and energy
efficiency at international level, particularly in the
developing countries17,6
Total 250(2)
(1) This allocation is indicative. The budgetary allocation between fields is flexible in
order to deal more effectively with changing needs in the sector.
(2) The budget for an Executive Agency could be set by the budgetary authority as a
percentage of the programme's overall financial allocation.2003D1230 — EN — 20.05.2004 — 001.001 — 11