TEXTSADOPTED
P5_TA(2004)0247
ApprovaloftheCommissioninitsnewform
EuropeanParliamentdecisionapprovingtheCommissioninitsnewform
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtoArticle214(2),thirdsubparagraph,andArticle215oftheECTreaty,/dash havingregardtoRule33(4)ofitsRulesofProcedure,
/dash havingregardtotheresignationofMrsAnnaDiamantopoulouasaMemberoftheCommission,
tenderedon10March2004,
/dash havingregardtotheappointmentbytheGovernmentoftheHellenicRepublicon12March2004of
MrStavrosDimasasaMemberoftheCommission(1210/B/1975),
/dash havingregardtothehearingoftheCommissioner-designatebytheparliamentarycommitteesrespon-
sible,
A. whereastheCommissionshouldundertaketofullyrespectthespiritoffairinterinstitutionalcoop-
erationandtoavoidgivinganyimpressionofanticipatingParliament’sapprovaloftheCommissioninitsnewform,
1. ApprovestheCommissioninitsnewformfortheremainderofitstermofofficeuntil31October
2004;
2. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwardthisdecisiontothegovernmentsoftheMemberStates.
P5_TA(2004)0248
Draftamendingbudget4/2004
EuropeanParliamentresolutiononDraftamendingbudgetNo4oftheEuropeanUnionforthe
financial year2004 /dash Revision of the Staff Regulations (7683/2004/dash C5-0165/2004/dash 2004/
2022(BUD))
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtoArticle272oftheECTreatyandArticle177oftheEuratomTreaty,
/dash havingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC,Euratom)No1605/2002of25June2002ontheFinancial
RegulationapplicabletothegeneralbudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities(1)andinparticularArti-
cles37and38thereof,
/dash havingregardtothegeneralbudgetoftheEuropeanUnionforthefinancialyear2004,asfinally
adoptedon18December2003(2),
/dash havingregardtotheInterinstitutionalAgreementof6May1999betweentheEuropeanParliament,
theCouncilandtheCommissiononbudgetarydisciplineandimprovementofthebudgetarypro-cedure(
3),
(1) OJL248,16.9.2002.
(2) OJL53,23.2.2004.
(3) OJC172,18.6.1999,p.1.AgreementasamendedbyDecision2003/429/EC(OJL147,14.6.2003,p.25).C103E/762 EN29.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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/dash havingregardtothePreliminaryDraftamendingbudgetNo4/2004oftheEuropeanUnionforthe
financialyear2004,whichtheCommissionpresentedon9March2004(SEC(2004)277),
/dash havingregardtotheDraftamendingbudgetNo4/2004oftheEuropeanUnionforthefinancialyear
2004,whichtheCouncilestablishedon26March2004(7683/2004/dashC5-0165/2004),
/dash havingregardtoRule92ofandAnnexIVtoitsRulesofProcedure,/dash havingregardtothereportoftheCommitteeonBudgets(A5-0175/2004),
A. whereasthepurposeoftheamendingbudgetistoadaptallthesectionsofthe2004budgettothe
changesmadebytherevisionoftheStaffRegulationsofOfficialsandtheConditionsofEmploymentofOtherServantsoftheEuropeanCommunities,
B. whereasthisamendingbudgetrelatesmainlytotheestablishmentplans,whichhavetobechangedfor
theentryintoforceofthereformoftheStaffRegulationsscheduledfor1May2004,
C. whereasthesechangestothebudgetwillenterintoforceatthesametimeasthenewStaffRegu-
lations,
1. UnderlinesthatallinstitutionsshouldadapttheirestablishmentplanstothenewStaffRegulationsin
thesameway;
2. Welcomestheagreementreachedatthetrialoguemeetingof16March2004ontherulesrelatingto
recruitmentin2004priortoandaftertheentryintoforceofthenewStaffRegulations,asoutlinedintheattachedJointDeclarationoftheBudgetaryAuthority;
3. Considersthateachinstitutionshouldhaveclearrulesonsettingupnewunits;pointsoutthatthe
BudgetaryAuthorityshouldbekeptinformedaboutthecreationofnewunits,asthesewillhaveabudget-aryimplication,andthateachinstitutionshouldincludealistofunitsintheirestimates;
4. ApprovestheDraftamendingbudgetNo4/2004unamended;5. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwardthisresolutiontotheCouncil,theCommissionandtheotherinsti-
tutionsandbodiesconcerned.
ANNEXI
JointDeclarationoftheBudgetaryAuthorityonAmendingBudget4/2004
Inadoptingtheamendingbudget4/2004ontherevisedestablishmentplans,theEuropeanParliamentandCouncil
haveapprovedthefollowingdeclaration:
TherecruitmentofstaffisregulatedbytherelevantprovisionsoftheStaffRegulations.Accordingly,allinstitu-
tionswillapplythefollowingrulesin2004:
/dash Allofficialsrecruitedbeforethe1stofMay2004willbeclassifiedinaccordancewithArticle2ofAnnexXIII
tothenewStaffRegulations.
/dash Allofficialsrecruitedafterthe1stofMay2004willbeclassifiedinaccordancewiththenewStaffRegu-
lations,inparticularArticles5,12and13ofAnnexXIII,whethertheyarerecruitedtonewpostsortovacantposts.
Duringthepreparationofthefirstreadingofthe2005budgetandintimefordecisionstobeagreedatthe
BudgetconciliationinJuly,eachinstitution,officeoragencywillberequiredtoreporttotheBudgetaryAuthority
ontheimplementationoftherevisedstaffgradestructureandtheeffectsontheirestablishmentplan.Ifneededin
respectof2004,eachinstitution,officeoragencywillproposeanadjustmentofitsestablishmentplaninsofaras the actual occupancy of posts diverges from the conversion of the establishment plan as approved inApril2004.Suchproposalswilltakeintoconsiderationtherequirementsmentionedaboveandtheneedfor
vacantpostsateverygradeintheestablishmentplanfornormalrecruitmentandpromotionpurposesinaccord-
ancewiththeStaffRegulations.29.4.2004EN C103E/763 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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