All amounts in this budget document are expressed in euro unless otherwise indicated.

Final adoption

of supplementary and amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2000

(2000/566/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 subpargraph, thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 234 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,ECSC, Euratom) No 2673/1999(1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure(2),

Having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2000(3),

Having regard to preliminary draft supplementary and amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2000 submitted by the Commission,

Having regard to draft supplementary and amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2000 established by the Council on 29 June 2000,

Having regard to the debates and deliberations of the European Parliament of 4 and 6 July 2000, at the conclusion of which it approved supplementary and amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2000,

Having regard to the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 6 July 2000,

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 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2000 as set out in the annex has been finaly adopted.

Done at Strasbourg, 6 July 2000.

The President

Nicole Fontaine

(1) OJ L 326, 18.12.1999, p. 1.

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

(3) OJ L 40, 14.2.2000, p. 1.

Supplementary and amending budget no 2 of the european union for the financial year 2000

CONTENTS

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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 0,4457 %.

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SECTION I

PARLIAMENT

REVENUE

Contribution of the European Communities to the financing of the expenditure of the European Parliament for the financial year 2000

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EXPENDITURE

TITLE 2

BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENDITURE

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

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

2 0 6 Acquisition of immovable property

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the acquisition of immovable property. The subsidies in respect of the sites and their development will be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation.

SECTION II

COUNCIL

REVENUE

Contribution of the European Communities to the financing of the expenditure of the Council for the financial year 2000

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EXPENDITURE

TITLE 1

EXPENDITURE RELATING TO PERSONS WORKING WITH THE INSTITUTION

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CHAPTER 1 1 - STAFF IN ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT

CHAPTER 1 1 - STAFF IN ACTIVEEMPLOYMENT

Remarks

A 4,4 % standard abatement has been applied to Items 1 1 0 0, 1 1 0 1, 1 1 0 2, 1 1 3 0, 1 1 3 1, 1 1 4 1, 1 1 9 0 and 1 1 9 1.

The appropriations entered in this chapter are assessed on the basis of the Council's establishment plan for the financial year.

1 1 1 Other staff

1 1 1 3 Special advisers and other persons authorised by the Council

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TITLE 2

BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENDITURE

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

CHAPTER 2 2 - MOVABLE PROPERTY AND ASSOCIATED COSTS

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

2 0 0 Rent

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the rents and taxes on buildings occupied by the Council and the rent for meeting rooms, a warehouse and parking spaces:

- premises occupied in Brussels,

- premises occupied in Luxembourg (Kirchberg),

- premises occupied in Geneva,

- premises occupied in New York,

- rental of meeting rooms for external meetings and missions.

2 0 1 Insurance

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the premiums on contracts concluded with insurance companies for the buildings occupied by the Council.

2 0 2 Water, gas, electricity and heating

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover water, gas, electricity and heating costs.

2 0 3 Cleaning and maintenance

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the following cleaning and maintenance costs:

- cleaning of offices, workshops and warehouses (including curtains, carpets, blinds etc.),

- replacement of worn-out curtains and carpets,

- painting,

- miscellaneous maintenance work,

- repairs to technical installations,

- technical supplies,

- contracts for the maintenance of the various technical installations (air-conditioning, heating, waste handling, lifts).

Before the renewal or conclusion of contracts for an amount greater than EUR 46000, the institution will, in order to rationalise expenditure, ascertain from the other institutions the terms (price, currency, indexing, duration, other clauses) obtained by each for a similar contract.

Revenue available for reuse is estimated at EUR 12000.

2 0 4 Fitting-out of premises

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Remarks

Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at the workplace (OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1).

This appropriation is intended to cover fitting-out work, inter alia:

- fitting-out of premises in accordance with operational requirements,

- adaptation of working conditions to the safety and health requirements and standards in force.

2 0 5 Building security and surveillance

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the various forms of expenditure relating to the safety of buildings, in particular the caretaking contract for the buildings.

Before the renewal or conclusion of contracts, the institution will, in order to rationalise expenditure, ascertain from the other institutions the terms obtained by each for a similar contract.

2 0 8 Expenditure preliminary to the acquisition, construction and fitting-out of buildings

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover, inter alia, experts' contributions to the studies on adapting and extending the institution's buildings.

2 0 9 Other expenditure relating to buildings

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover any other current expenditure relating to buildings which is not provided for in the other articles of this chapter, in particular the costs of waste removal, signwriting materials, checks by specialised bodies, etc.

The amount of revenue from paper recovery is estimated at EUR 20000.

CHAPTER 2 2 - MOVABLE PROPERTY AND ASSOCIATED COSTS

2 2 1 Furniture

2 2 1 0 Purchase and replacement of furniture

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the purchase of furniture and specialised furniture as well as the replacement of some of the furniture which was purchased at least 15 years ago or cannot be recuperated.

Revenue from the sale of used furniture available for reuse is estimated at EUR 2000.

2 2 2 Technical equipment and installations

Remarks

Where the appropriation is intended to cover expenditure relating to the purchase of or the conclusion of a hire or hire-purchase contract for the acquisition of equipment or the supply and provision of services in the field of information technology, the institution will consult the other institutions under existing interinstitutional arrangements to ascertain the conditions obtained by each.

2 2 2 0 Purchase and replacement of technical equipment and installations

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Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the purchase and renewal of technical equipment and installations for the following services: reproduction/diffusion, security, telecommunications, new technologies, internal, conferences.

Revenue available for reuse is estimated at EUR 2000.