SEC(2005) 798

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER

Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council

on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund according to point 3 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure BUDGETARY ANNEX

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SECTION VOL4 — VOLUME 4 (SECTION 3) — COMMISSION

EXPENDITURE — EXPENDITURE

FIGURES

Title | Heading | Appropriations 2005 | Amending budget No. 5 | New amount |

Commitments | Payments | Commitments | Payments | Commitments | Payments |

01 | Economic and financial affairs | 452 732 509 | 462 854 009 | 452 732 509 | 462 854 009 |

02 | Enterprise | 393 303 419 | 399 288 419 | 393 303 419 | 399 288 419 |

03 | Competition | 88 839 252 | 88 839 252 | 88 839 252 | 88 839 252 |

04 | Employment and social affairs | 11 577 354 556 | 9 058 458 825 | 11 577 354 556 | 9 058 458 825 |

05 | Agriculture and rural development | 53 722 123 633 | 52 484 803 811 | 53 722 123 633 | 52 484 803 811 |

06 | Energy and transport | 1 413 397 334 | 1 346 158 134 | 1 413 397 334 | 1 346 158 134 |

07 | Environment | 322 320 776 | 319 290 776 | 322 320 776 | 319 290 776 |

08 | Research | 3 299 731 056 | 2 525 607 306 | 3 299 731 056 | 2 525 607 306 |

09 | Information society | 1 335 651 319 | 1 181 111 319 | 1 335 651 319 | 1 181 111 319 |

10 | Direct research | 366 422 464 | 348 310 914 | 366 422 464 | 348 310 914 |

11 | Fisheries | 1 029 744 589 | 927 155 514 | 1 029 744 589 | 927 155 514 |

12 | Internal market | 73 349 263 | 72 749 263 | 73 349 263 | 72 749 263 |

13 | Regional policy | 27 103 707 247 | 20 916 865 535 | 5 667 578 | 27 109 374 825 | 20 916 865 535 |

14 | Taxation and customs union | 119 785 688 | 114 301 688 | 119 785 688 | 114 301 688 |

15 | Education and culture | 941 251 284 | 869 019 404 | 941 251 284 | 869 019 404 |

16 | Press and communication | 185 012 786 | 176 001 686 | 185 012 786 | 176 001 686 |

17 | Health and consumer protection | 513 511 715 | 516 164 510 | 513 511 715 | 516 164 510 |

18 | Area of freedom, security and justice | 578 452 580 | 566 255 804 | 578 452 580 | 566 255 804 |

19 | External relations | 3 159 836 673 | 3 281 150 276 | 3 159 836 673 | 3 281 150 276 |

20 | Trade | 76 234 391 | 77 254 391 | 76 234 391 | 77 254 391 |

21 | Development and relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States | 1 235 215 936 | 1 315 772 436 | 1 235 215 936 | 1 315 772 436 |

22 | Enlargement | 1 853 819 158 | 2 681 549 158 | 1 853 819 158 | 2 681 549 158 |

23 | Humanitarian aid | 513 098 157 | 515 460 657 | 513 098 157 | 515 460 657 |

24 | Fight against fraud | 61 395 038 | 58 235 038 | 61 395 038 | 58 235 038 |

25 | Commission’s policy coordination and legal advice | 209 126 692 | 207 311 692 | 209 126 692 | 207 311 692 |

26 | Commission's administration | 647 663 022 | 647 663 022 | 647 663 022 | 647 663 022 |

27 | Budget | 1 385 620 356 | 1 385 620 356 | 1 385 620 356 | 1 385 620 356 |

28 | Audit | 10 602 470 | 10 602 470 | 10 602 470 | 10 602 470 |

29 | Statistics | 131 296 575 | 126 078 575 | 131 296 575 | 126 078 575 |

30 | Pensions | 899 771 000 | 899 771 000 | 899 771 000 | 899 771 000 |

31 | Reserves | 557 192 789 | 325 722 789 | 557 192 789 | 325 722 789 |

Expenditure D — Total | 114 257 563 727 | 103 905 428 029 | 5 667 578 | 114 263 231 305 | 103 905 428 029 |

Title 13 — Regional policy

OVERALL OBJECTIVES

The objective of this policy is to strengthen economic and social cohesion by reducing disparities between levels of regional development in the European Union.

Figures

Title Chapter | Heading | Appropriations 2005 | Amending budget No. 5 | New amount |

Commitments | Payments | Commitments | Payments | Commitments | Payments |

13 01 | Administrative expenditure of Regional policy policy area | 90 055 412 | 90 055 412 | 90 055 412 | 90 055 412 |

13 03 | European Regional Development Fund and other regional interventions | 21 365 268 846 | 17 126 810 123 | 21 365 268 846 | 17 126 810 123 |

13 04 | Cohesion Fund | 5 126 432 989 | 3 000 000 000 | 5 126 432 989 | 3 000 000 000 |

13 05 | Preaccession interventions related to the structural policies | 521 950 000 | 700 000 000 | 521 950 000 | 700 000 000 |

13 06 | Solidarity Fund — Management | p.m. | p.m. | 5 667 578 | 5 667 578 | p.m. |

13 49 | Expenditure on administrative management of programmes committed in accordance with the former Financial Regulation | — | p.m. | — | p.m. |

Title 13 — Total | 27 103 707 247 | 20 916 865 535 | 5 667 578 | 27 109 374 825 | 20 916 865 535 |

Chapter 13 06 — Solidarity Fund — Management

Figures

Title Chapter Article Item | Heading | FP | Appropriations 2005 | Amending budget No. 5 | New amount |

Commitments | Payments | Commitments | Payments | Commitments | Payments |

13 06 | Solidarity Fund — Management |

13 06 01 | European Union Solidarity Fund — Member States | 3 | p.m. | p.m. | 5 667 578 | 5 667 578 | p.m. |

Article 13 06 01 — Subtotal | p.m. | p.m. | 5 667 578 | 5 667 578 | p.m. |

13 06 02 | European Union Solidarity Fund — Countries negotiating for accession | 7.5 | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. |

Article 13 06 02 — Subtotal | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. |

Chapter 13 06 — Total | p.m. | p.m. | 5 667 578 | 5 667 578 | p.m. |

Article 13 06 01 — European Union Solidarity Fund — Member States

Figures

Appropriations 2005 | Amending budget No. 5 | New amount |

Commitments | Payments | Commitments | Payments | Commitments | Payments |

p.m. | p.m. | 5 667 578 | 5 667 578 | p.m. |

The likely schedule of payments vis-à-vis commitments is as follows:

Commitments | Payments |

2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Subsequent years |

Pre-2004 commitments still outstanding | p.m. |

Commitment appropriations made available again and/or carried over from 2003 |

Appropriations 2004 | 20 955 775 | p.m. | 20 955 775 |

Appropriations 2005 | 5 667 578 | p.m. | 5 667 578[1] |

Total | 26 623 353 | p.m. | 26 623 353 |

Remarks

This article is intended to record appropriations resulting from the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund in the event of natural, environmental or technological disasters in the Member States.

Legal basis

Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3).

Reference acts

Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (OJ C 283, 20.11.2002, p. 1).

Activities with no budget line

Administrative support for Regional policy Directorate-General |

Control related to cohesion policy preaccession |

Policy strategy and coordination for Regional policy Directorate-General |

[1] These payments appropriations will be entered later.