Corrigendum to the final adoption of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004

(Official Journal of the European Union L 53 of 23 February 2004)

In volume I, on pages I/109 to I/131, the tables are replaced by the following: "C. STAFF

Authorised staff

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The distribution per category and grade for these members of staff must be kept within the limits shown in the tables on the following pages.

Section I - Parliament

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Section II - Council

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Section III - Commission

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Research and technological development - Indirect action

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Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union

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List of decentralised bodies

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Publications Office

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European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF)

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European Personnel Selection Office

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Office for the Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements

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Office for infrastructure and logistics in Brussels

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Office for infrastructure and logistics in Luxembourg

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Section IV - Court of Justice

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Section V - Court of Auditors

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Section VI - European Economic and Social Committee

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Section VII - Committee of the Regions

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Section VIII, Part A - European Ombudsman

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Section VIII, Part B - European Data-protection Supervisor

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In volume I, on pages I/565 to I/593, the text and tables are replaced by the following:

"SECTION VIII B - EUROPEAN DATA-PROTECTION SUPERVISOR

TITLE B-4

MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNITY TAXES, LEVIES AND CHARGES

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CHAPTER B-4 0 - DEDUCTIONS FROM REMUNERATION

CHAPTER B-4 0 - DEDUCTIONS FROM REMUNERATION

B-4 0 0 Proceeds of the tax on the salaries, wages and allowances of Members of the institution, officials and other servants

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Remarks

Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Article 13 thereof.

Council Regulation No 422/67/EEC, 5/67/Euratom of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of the President and Members of the Commission and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice and of the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance (OJ 187, 8.8.1967, p. 1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2778/98 (OJ L 347, 23.12.1998, p. 1).

Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 of 29 February 1968 laying down the conditions and procedure for applying the tax for the benefit of the European Communities (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 8), as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2459/98 (OJ L 307, 17.11.1998, p. 3).

Decision No 1247/2002/EC of the European Parliament, of the Council and of the Commission of 1 July 2002 on the regulations and general conditions for the performance of the duties of the European Data-protection Supervisor (OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 1).

B-4 0 1 Staff contributions to the financing of the pension fund

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Article 83(2) thereof.

B-4 0 3 Proceeds of the temporary contribution applied to the salaries of members of the institutions, officials and other servants in active employment

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Remarks

Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Article 13 thereof.

Council Regulation No 422/67/EEC, 5/67/Euratom of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of the President and Members of the Commission and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice and of the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance (OJ 187, 8.8.1967, p. 1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2778/98 (OJ L 347, 23.12.1998, p. 1).

Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3931/91 of 19 December 1991 amending the Staff Regulations of officials and the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities with a view to introducing a temporary contribution (OJ L 361, 31.12.1991, p. 7).

Decision No 1247/2002/EC of the European Parliament, of the Council and of the Commission of 1 July 2002 on the regulations and general conditions for the performance of the duties of the European Data-protection Supervisor (OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 1).

B-4 0 4 Proceeds of the temporary contribution from the salaries of members of the institutions, officials and other servants in active employment

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Article 66a thereof, as amended by the revised proposal amending the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities.

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MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

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CHAPTER B-9 0 - MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

CHAPTER B-9 0 - MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

B-9 0 0 Miscellaneous revenue

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EXPENDITURE

General summary of appropriations (2004 and 2003) and outturn (2002)

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TITLE B-1

EXPENDITURE RELATING TO PERSONS WORKING WITH THE INSTITUTION

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CHAPTER B-1 0 - MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTION

CHAPTER B-1 1 - STAFF IN ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT

CHAPTER B-1 2 - ALLOWANCES AND VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TERMINATION OF SERVICE

CHAPTER B-1 3 - MISSIONS AND DUTY TRAVEL

CHAPTER B-1 5 - GRADUATE TRAINEESHIPS AND EXCHANGES OF OFFICIALS

CHAPTER B-1 6 - SOCIAL WELFARE

CHAPTER B-1 7 - ENTERTAINMENT AND REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

CHAPTER B-1 8 - INTERINSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION

CHAPTER B-1 0 - MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTION

B-1 0 0 Salaries, allowances and payments related to salaries

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Remarks

Council Regulation No 422/67/EEC, 5/67/Euratom of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of the President and Members of the Commission, of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice (OJ 187, 8.8.1967, p. 1), as amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3762/92 (OJ L 383, 29.12.1992, p. 4).

Decision No 1247/2002/EC of the European Parliament, of the Council and of the Commission of 1 July 2002 on the regulations and general conditions for the performance of the duties of the European Data-protection Supervisor (OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 1).

B-1 0 1 Accident and sickness insurance and other social security charges

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Remarks

Regulation determining the emoluments of the members of the institutions, and in particular Articles 11 and 14 thereof.

This appropriation is intended to cover:

- the institutions' contributions (0,87 %) towards insurance against accident and occupational disease,

- the institutions' contributions (3,4 %) towards sickness insurance,

- birth grants,

- allowances payable in the event of death.

B-1 0 2 Temporary allowances

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Remarks

Regulation determining the emoluments of the members of the institutions, and in particular Article 7 thereof.

This article is intended to cover transitional allowances, family allowances and weighting in respect of countries of residence.

B-1 0 3 Pensions

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Remarks

Regulation determining the emoluments of the members of the institutions, and in particular Articles 8, 9, 15 and 18 thereof.

This article is intended to cover the retirement pensions and the weighting in respect of the countries of residence of the members of the institutions as well as the survivors' pensions of widows and orphans and the weightings applied in respect of their countries of residence.

B-1 0 4 Mission expenses, travel expenses and other ancillary expenditure

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Remarks

Regulation determining the emoluments of members of the institutions, and in particular Article 6 thereof.

This article is intended to cover travel expenses, daily subsistence allowances while on missions and additional or exceptional expenditure incurred on mission.

B-1 0 5 Allowances and expenses on entering and leaving the service

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Remarks

Regulation determining the emoluments of members of the institutions, and in particular Article 5 thereof.

This appropriation is intended to cover travel expenses due to members (including their families) on taking up duty or leaving the institution, installation and resettlement allowances due to members on taking up duty or leaving the institution and removal expenses due to members on taking up duty or leaving the institution.

B-1 0 6 Courses

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenses incurred in attending language courses or other professional training seminars.

B-1 0 9 Adjustments of emoluments

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Remarks

Regulation determining the emoluments of members of the institutions, and in particular Article 4a thereof, and the Financial Regulation.

This appropriation is intended to cover the payment of weighting and any adjustments to salaries and pensions made by the Council during the financial year.

CHAPTER B-1 1 - STAFF IN ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT

B-1 1 0 Officials and temporary staff holding a post provided for in the establishment plan

Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Articles 62 and 66 thereof.

B-1 1 0 0 Basic salaries

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover basic salaries of officials and temporary staff.

B-1 1 0 1 Family allowances

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover family allowances which include:

- head of household allowance,

- dependent child allowance,

- education allowance,

for officials and temporary staff.

B-1 1 0 2 Expatriation and foreign residence allowances (including Article 97 of the ECSC Staff Regulations)

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the expatriation and foreign-residence allowances of officials and temporary staff.

B-1 1 0 3 Secretarial allowance

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the flat-rate secretarial allowance paid to officials in category C.

B-1 1 1 Other staff

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Remarks

Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities, and in particular Article 3 and Title III thereof.

This appropriation is intended to cover the remuneration of, and the employer's social security contributions for auxiliary staff, local staff and special advisers.

B-1 1 2 Further training

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Article 24(8) thereof.

B-1 1 3 Sickness, accident, occupational disease and unemployment insurance and maintenance of pension rights

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities.

This appropriation is intended to cover the institution's contribution towards sickness insurance (Article 72) and towards insurance against accident and occupational disease (Article 73), the institution's contribution to the setting up of a special unemployment fund (Article 28(7) of the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities), payments to be made by the institution for temporary staff in order to constitute or maintain pension rights in their countries of origin (Article 42 of the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities).

It also covers expenses relating to the annual medical check-up for officials and other servants entitled to it, including the analyses and medical examinations requested in connection with that check-up.

B-1 1 4 Miscellaneous allowances and grants

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Articles 70, 74 and 75 thereof.

This appropriation is intended to cover the birth grant (Articles 70, 74 and 75) and the flat-rate travel expenses from the place of employment to the place of origin (Article 8 of Annex VII), rent and transport allowances (Articles 14a and 14b of Annex VII), fixed rate entertainment allowances (Article 14 of Annex VII), fixed travel allowances (Article 15 of Annex VII) and the special allowances granted to accounting officers and administrators of imprest accounts (Article 75).

B-1 1 5 Overtime

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Article 56 thereof and Annex VI thereto.

Under the provisions of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, overtime is paid only to category C and D officials and other servants with reference to their basic salaries.

B-1 1 7 Supplementary services

B-1 1 7 5 Translation and interpretation costs

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the cost of all supplementary services, in particular the translation and typing of the annual report and other documents, contracted and occasional interpreters and other associated costs.

B-1 1 7 8 Support for activities

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the global management costs payable to the institution providing general services such as administration of contracts, salaries and allowances, data-processing services, etc., on behalf of the European Data-protection Supervisor.

B-1 1 8 Allowances and expenses in connection with officials entering and leaving the service and transfers

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities.

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure relating to recruitment procedures (Articles 27 to 31 and 33 and Annex III), travel expenses of officials (including members of their families) entering or leaving the service or on geographical redeployment (Articles 20 and 71 and Article 7 of Annex VII), allowances for staff obliged to change their place of residence on taking up their duties, terminating their service or being transferred to a new place of work (Articles 5 and 6 of Annex VII), removal expenses (Articles 20 and 71 and Article 9 of Annex VII), daily allowances for staff who can prove that they have been obliged to change their place of residence after taking up their duties (Articles 20 and 71 and Article 10 of Annex VII).

B-1 1 9 Adjustments to salaries of officials and other servants

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities.

This appropriation is intended to cover the impact of salary weighting (Articles 64 and 65 and Annex XI) and any salary adjustments agreed by the Council during the financial year (Article 65 and Annex XI).

CHAPTER B-1 2 - ALLOWANCES AND VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TERMINATION OF SERVICE

B-1 2 1 Allowances for staff assigned non-active status, retired in the interests of the service or dismissed

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Articles 41 and 50 thereof and Annex IV thereto.

This article is intended to cover the allowances payable to staff assigned non-active status or retired in the interests of the service.

B-1 2 3 Insurance against sickness

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Article 72 thereof.

This article is intended to cover the employer's contribution to the sickness insurance of the recipients of the allowances referred to in Article B-1 2 1.

B-1 2 9 Adjustments to the various allowances

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities.

This article is intended to cover the impact of the salary weighting applicable to the allowances referred to in Article B-1 2 1 (Articles 64 and 65) and the impact of any salary adjustments agreed on by the Council during the financial year (Article 65).

CHAPTER B-1 3 - MISSIONS AND DUTY TRAVEL

B-1 3 0 Mission expenses, travel expenses and incidental expenditure

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Article 71 thereof and Articles 11 to 13 of Annex VII thereto.

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on transport costs, the payment of daily mission allowances and the ancillary or exceptional expenses incurred in the performance of a mission.

CHAPTER B-1 5 - GRADUATE TRAINEESHIPS AND EXCHANGES OF OFFICIALS

B-1 5 0 Cost of organising graduate traineeships within the institution and staff exchanges between the institution and the public sector in the Member States

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Remarks

This article is intended to cover an allowance, travel and mission expenses for trainees, and accident and sickness insurance during courses as well as expenditure arising from staff exchanges between the European Data-protection Supervisor, the public sector in the Member States as well as international organisations.

CHAPTER B-1 6 - SOCIAL WELFARE

B-1 6 0 Special assistance grants

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Article 76 thereof.

This appropriation is intended to cover action taken in respect of officials and other servants in particularly difficult situations.

CHAPTER B-1 7 - ENTERTAINMENT AND REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

B-1 7 0 Entertainment and representation expenses

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the cost of receptions, representation costs and the purchase of representational items.

CHAPTER B-1 8 - INTERINSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION

B-1 8 6 Social contacts between members of staff

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to encourage and provide financial backing for schemes to promote social contacts between staff of different nationalities, for example subsidies to staff clubs, associations, cultural activities, etc. and to make a contribution to the cost of a permanent leisure centre (cultural and sports activities, etc.).

TITLE B-2

BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENDITURE

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CHAPTER B-2 0 - INVESTMENTS IN IMMOVABLE PROPERTY, RENTAL OF BUILDINGS AND ASSOCIATED COSTS

CHAPTER B-2 1 - DATA PROCESSING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CHAPTER B-2 2 - MOVABLE PROPERTY AND ASSOCIATED COSTS

CHAPTER B-2 3 - CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

CHAPTER B-2 5 - EXPENDITURE ON FORMAL AND OTHER MEETINGS

CHAPTER B-2 6 - EXPENDITURE ON STUDIES, SURVEYS AND CONSULTATIONS

CHAPTER B-2 7 - EXPENDITURE ON PUBLISHING AND INFORMATION

CHAPTER B-2 9 - SUBSIDIES AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

CHAPTER B-2 0 - INVESTMENTS IN IMMOVABLE PROPERTY, RENTAL OF BUILDINGS AND ASSOCIATED COSTS

B-2 0 0 Rents, charges and buildings expenditure

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Remarks

Administrative arrangement between the European Data-protection Supervisor and the other institution providing the offices.

This appropriation is intended as a lump-sum payment covering rent and charges in respect of insurance, water, electricity, heating, cleaning and maintenance, security and surveillance as well as other miscellaneous buildings expenditure, including alteration, repair or refurbishment of the offices concerned.

CHAPTER B-2 1 - DATA PROCESSING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

B-2 1 0 Equipment, operating costs and services relating to data processing

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on:

- the purchase, hire, servicing and maintenance of equipment and development of software,

- assistance in connection with the operation and maintenance of data-processing systems,

- data-processing operations entrusted to third parties and other data-processing service expenditure.

B-2 1 1 Equipment, installation costs and services relating to telecommunications

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on the hiring, servicing and maintenance of telecommunications equipment and other telecommunication-related expenses (transmission networks, telephone switchboards, telephones and similar equipment, fax machines, telex systems, installation costs, etc.).

CHAPTER B-2 2 - MOVABLE PROPERTY AND ASSOCIATED COSTS

B-2 2 0 Movable property and associated costs

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure, and in particular, on:

- equipment such as telephones, calculators, archives, etc.,

- office machines (typewriters, photocopiers, reader-printers, etc.),

- replacement and maintenance of technical installations,

- technical equipment,

- purchase and replacement of furniture,

- any other relevant items and associated costs.

B-2 2 2 Vehicles

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

- the purchase and replacement of vehicles,

- the cost of the short- or long-term rental of cars, etc. when requirements outstrip the capacity of the fleet,

- the cost of maintaining, repairing and insuring official vehicles (purchase of fuel, lubricants, tyres, miscellaneous supplies, spare parts, tools, etc.).

B-2 2 3 Documentation and library expenditure

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure related to the library of the European Data Protection Supervisor and in particular:

- the costs of keeping the library stock up to date, subscriptions and translation as well as the purchase of library materials and their installation,

- subscriptions and renewals of subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and news agencies and other associated costs.

CHAPTER B-2 3 - CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

B-2 3 0 Current administrative expenditure

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

- the purchase of paper, envelopes, office supplies and reproduction of workshops (photocopying paper, paper for publishing and distribution by conventional or electronic means, office supplies, etc.),

- mail, postal charges, charges for delivery by a courier service, packages and distribution to the public at large,

- the telephone rental and the charges for communications by telephone, telegraph and telex, costs of electronic data transmission and other related installation costs,

- other current administrative expenditure (financial charges, legal costs, etc.).

CHAPTER B-2 5 - EXPENDITURE ON FORMAL AND OTHER MEETINGS

B-2 5 0 Meetings in general

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the travel, subsistence and incidental expenses of experts and other persons invited to take part in committees, study groups or working meetings in as well as expenditure on recruitment (costs for advertising posts, inviting candidates, etc.).

CHAPTER B-2 6 - EXPENDITURE ON STUDIES, SURVEYS AND CONSULTATIONS

B-2 6 0 Limited consultations, studies and surveys

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the financing of studies and/or surveys contracted out to qualified experts and research institutes, as well as the publication costs of such studies and associated costs.

CHAPTER B-2 7 - EXPENDITURE ON PUBLISHING AND INFORMATION

B-2 7 0 Expenditure on publishing and information

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on publishing and information, and in particular:

- printing expenses for publications in the Official Journal of the European Union,

- the cost of printing and reproducing, in the official languages, various publications (annual report etc.),

- printed material (by traditional or electronic means) promoting information with regards to the European Data-protection Supervisor,

- any other expenses in connection with the institution's information policy (symposia, seminars, participation in public events, etc.).

CHAPTER B-2 9 - SUBSIDIES AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

B-2 9 9 Other subsidies

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Remarks

This article is intended to cover expenditure (other than that in Article B-2 7 0) related to European Data-protection Supervisor's visitors groups as well as expenditure with regards to publicity and measures to inform the general public (among the other opinion multipliers) of the aims, activities and the role of the European Data-protection Supervisor.

TITLE B-10

OTHER EXPENDITURE

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CHAPTER B-10 0 - PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS

CHAPTER B-10 1 - CONTINGENCY RESERVE

CHAPTER B-10 0 - PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS

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Remarks

Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1).

A reserve should be created to cover any needs in connection with expenditure under the following budgetary headings:

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CHAPTER B-10 1 - CONTINGENCY RESERVE

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Remarks

This chapter is intended to cover expenditure resulting from budgetary decisions taken in the course of the financial year (expenditure that cannot be estimated).

(1) An appropriation of EUR 100000 is entered in Chapter B-10 0.

(2) An appropriation of EUR 100000 is entered in Chapter B-10 0."