FINAL ADOPTION

of supplementary and amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 1999

(1999/862/EC, ECSC, Euratom)

THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 272 (4), third paragraph, and (7) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 234 (7) thereof,

Having regard to the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2779/98(1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure(2),

Having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 1999(3),

Having regard to preliminary draft supplementary and amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 1999 submitted by the Commission,

Having regard to draft supplementary and amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 1999 established by the Council on 16 July 1999,

Having regard to the debates and deliberations of the European Parliament of 16 September 1999, at the conclusion of which it approved supplementary and amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 1999,

Having regard to the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 16 September 1999,

The procedure laid down in Article 272 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and Article 234 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community having thus been completed,

DECLARES:

Sole Article

Supplementary and amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 1999 as set out in the annex has been finaly adopted.

Done at Strasbourg, 16 September 1999.

The President

Nicole Fontaine

(1) OJ L 347, 23.12.1998, p. 3.

(2) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 39, 12.2.1999, p. 1.

SUPPLEMENTARY AND AMENDING BUDGET No 3 OF THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1999

CONTENTS

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Volume 1-TOTAL REVENUE

TOTAL REVENUE

A. TOTAL REVENUE

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TITLE 1

OWN RESOURCES

CHAPTER 1 4 - OWN RESOURCES BASED ON GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 (1) (d) AND THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 6 OF DECISION 94/728/EC, EURATOM

1 4 0 Own resources based on gross national product pursuant to Article 2 (1) (d) and the first subparagraph of Article 6 of Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom

1 4 0 0 Own resources based on gross national product pursuant to Article 2 (1) (d) of Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom, with the exception of those corresponding to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Guarantee Section monetary reserve, the reserve for loan guarantees and the reserve for emergency aid

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Remarks

Council Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom of 31 October 1994 on the system of the Communities' own resources (OJ L 293, 12.11.1994, p. 9), and in particular Article 2 (1) (d) thereof.

The rate, excluding the EAGGF Guarantee Section monetary reserve, the loan guarantee reserve and the emergency aid reserve, to be applied to Member States' gross national product for this financial year is 0,4749 %.

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B. FINANCING OF THE GENERAL BUDGET

Appropriations to be covered during the 1999 financial year pursuant to Article 1 of Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom of 31 October 1994 on the system of the Communities' own resources and Article 10 of the Treaty of 22 April 1970 amending certain budgetary provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Communities and of the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities

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Breakdown of own resources accruing from VAT pursuant to Article 2 (1) (c) of Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom

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Amount remaining to be financed by additional resource:

EUR 68 549 923 765-EUR 31 041 780 795=EUR 37 508 142 970.

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Determination of VAT own resources to be paid and the costs borne by the other Member States to finance the United Kingdom correction to be added to the additional resource in accordance with Article 5 (2) of Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom

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Determination of uniform rate and breakdown of resources based on gross national product pursuant to Article 2 (1) (d) of Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom

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Own resources ceiling (% of GNP): 1,27 %.

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Determination of the additional resource in accordance with Articles 2 (1) (d) and 5 (2) of Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom

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Additional resource - Reserve financing

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CALCULATION OF FINANCING OF UNITED KINGDOM CORRECTION

Calculation of financing of United Kingdom correction amounting to:-EUR 3 393 846 542

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CALCULATION OF GROSS AMOUNT OF UNITED KINGDOM CORRECTION

(under Article 2 (4) of the Decision on the own resources system)

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Calculation of Member States' shares

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Summary of financing of expenditure

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C. STAFF

Section VI - Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the RegionsPart B: Committee of the Regions

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SECTION IV

COURT OF JUSTICE

REVENUE

Contribution of the European Communities to the financing of the expenditure of the Court of Justice for the financial year 1999

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EXPENDITURE

TITLE 1

EXPENDITURE RELATING TO PERSONS WORKING WITH THE INSTITUTION

EXPENDITURE

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CHAPTER 1 8 INTERINSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION

Remarks

The activities covered by this chapter are carried out under an interinstitutional cooperation procedure involving consultation between the institutions and the strengthening of joint management instruments with a view to rationalising expenditure.

1 8 2 Further training

1 8 2 0 Further training, retraining and information for staff

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Article 24 (3) thereof.

This appropriation is intended to cover further professional training and retraining courses, including language courses, run on an interinstitutional basis.

It also covers expenditure on educational and technical equipment.

Revenue available for re--use is estimated at EUR 100.

TITLE 2

BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENDITURE

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CHAPTER 2 1 EXPENDITURE ON DATA-PROCESSING

2 1 0 Electronic office equipment

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the purchase, hire and maintenance of all computerised and electronic office equipment.

2 1 1 Data-processing work

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover computer analysis and programming.

Volume 7 (Section 6)-Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions

PART B: COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

REVENUE

EXPENDITURE

TITLE B-1

EXPENDITURE RELATING TO PERSONS WORKING WITH THE INSTITUTION

EXPENDITURE

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CHAPTER B-1 1 STAFF IN ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT

Remarks

A standard abatement of 3 % has been applied to the appropriations in this chapter.

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

Remarks

The appropriations in this article were calculated on the basis of the provisions of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the European Communities.

B-1 1 0 0 Basic salaries

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Remarks

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

This appropriation was calculated on the basis of the establishment plan authorised for the financial year.

B-1 1 0 1 Family allowances

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Article 67 thereof.

This appropriation is intended to cover family allowances which comprise:

- household allowance,

- dependent child allowance,

- education allowance.

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

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Article 4 of Annex VII thereto.

This appropriation is intended to cover payment to officials fulfilling the conditions laid down in the said Article.

B-1 1 0 3 Secretarial allowances

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Article 4a of Annex VII thereto.

This appropriation is intended to cover expenses granted to officials in category C holding shorthand-typing and typing posts.

B-1 1 3 Insurance against sickness, accidents, occupational disease, unemployment insurance and maintenance of pension rights

B-1 1 3 0 Insurance against sickness

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the payment of the institution's contribution to the joint medical insurance scheme.

B-1 1 3 1 Insurance against accidents and occupational disease

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover employees' insurance against accidents and occupational diseases.

B-1 1 4 Miscellaneous allowances and grants

B-1 1 4 1 Annual travel expenses from place of employment to place of origin

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Article 8 of Annex VII thereto.

Officials are entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses for themselves and their families from the place where they are employed to their place of origin.

B-1 1 9 Appropriation to cover adjustments to the remuneration of officials and other staff

B-1 1 9 0 Weightings

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Articles 64 and 65 thereof.

B-1 1 9 1 Provisional appropriation

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Remarks

Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Article 65 thereof.

This appropriation is intended to cover the effects of any salary adjustments decided by the Council during the financial year.

It is purely provisional and can be used only after being transferred to the appropriate headings in this chapter.