EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 8/123

Tuesday 23 September 2008

Draft amending budget No 6/2008 — executive agencies

P6_TA(2008)0419

European Parliament resolution of 23 September 2008 on Draft amending budget No 6/2008 of the European Union for the financial year 2008, Section III — Commission (12984/2008 — C6-0317/2008 — 2008/2166(BUD))

2010/C 8 E/26

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) (hereinafter ‘the Financial Regulation’), and particularly Articles 37 and 38 thereof,

having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2008, as finally adopted on 13 December 2007 (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 6/2008 of the European Union for the financial year 2008, which the Commission presented on 1 July 2008 (COM(2008)0429),

having regard to Draft amending budget No 6/2008, which the Council established on 15 September 2008 (12984/2008 — C6-0317/2008),

having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0353/2008),

A. whereas Draft amending budget No 6 to the general budget 2008 covers the following items: — the necessary budgetary adaptations (establishment plan) arising from the extension of the mandate of three executive agencies: the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), the Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme (PHEA), and the Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA), — the creation of the necessary budgetary structure to accommodate the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), and allocation of the corresponding budgetary needs, — an increase of EUR 2 200 000 in commitment appropriations, to cover part of the costs of a new building for EUROJUST, — an increase of EUR 3 900 000 in commitment appropriations for the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) — Entrepreneurship and Innovation,

B. whereas the purpose of Draft amending budget No 6/2008 is to formally enter these budgetary adjustments into the 2008 budget,

1. Recalls that the appropriations for Joint Undertakings are paid from the operational budget of the programme concerned;

2. Notes that, according to Article 179(3) of the Financial Regulation, the European Parliament, as part of the budgetary authority, should have been informed of the rent for a new building for Eurojust, which has significant financial implications for the budget;

3. Expects to be provided with such information by the Commission in the future, should any further needs for buildings arise, in order to allow the budgetary authority to issue an opinion under Article 179(3) of the Financial Regulation;

4. Adopts Draft amending budget No 6/2008 unamended;

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

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

(2) OJ L 71, 14.3.2008, p. 1.

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