EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 265/47

Tuesday 20 October 2009

Draft amending budget 9/2009: earthquake in Italy

P7_TA(2009)0048

European Parliament resolution of 20 October 2009 on Draft amending budget No 9/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009, earthquake in Italy, Section III – Commission (14265/2009 - C7-0214/2009 - 2009/2087(BUD))

2010/C 265 E/27

The European Parliament,

having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty,

having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and particularly Articles 37 and 38 thereof,

having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2009, as finally adopted on 18 December 2008 (2),

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3),

having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 9/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009, which the Commission presented on 28 August 2009 (COM(2009)0448),

having regard to Draft amending budget No 9/2009, which the Council established on 9 October 2009 (14265/2009 – C7-0214/2009),

having regard to Rule 75 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A7-0023/2009),

A. whereas Draft amending budget No 9 to the general budget 2009 covers the following items: — Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund for an amount of EUR 493 780 000 in commitment and payment appropriations relating to the effects of the earthquake that hit Italy in April 2009, — A corresponding reduction in global payment appropriations of EUR 493 780 000 from following budget lines: 05 04 02 01 Completion of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section – Objective 1 regions (2000-2006); 06 02 06 Programme Marco Polo II; 06 04 06 Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme – ‘Intelligent Energy Europe’ Programme; 06 06 01 02 Research related to energy – Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH); 06 06 02 01 Research related to transport (including Aeronautics); 06 06 02 03 SESAR Joint Undertaking; 06 06 05 02 Completion of the sixth EC framework programme (2003-2006); 07 03 07 LIFE+ (Financial Instrument for the Environment – 2007 to 2013; 08 02 01 Cooperation – Health; 08 07 02 Cooperation – Transport - Clean Sky Joint Undertaking; 08 10 01 Ideas; 11 06 01 Completion of the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) – Objective 1 (2000-2006); and 11 06 04 Completion of the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) – outside Objective 1 areas (2000-2006),

B. whereas the purpose of Draft amending budget No 9/2009 is to formally enter this budgetary adjustment into the 2009 budget,

1. Takes note of Preliminary draft amending budget No 9/2009, which is the fifth amending budget solely dedicated to the EU Solidarity Fund, in accordance with the request of the European Parliament and the Council in the joint declaration adopted during the Conciliation meeting of 17 July 2008;

2. Approves Draft amending budget No 9/2009 unamended;

3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 69, 13.3.2009.

(3) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.