COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 13.04.1999 
COM(1999) 181 final 
98/0357 (CNS) 
Amended proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
on a Joint Action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European 
Union establishing measures to provide practical support in relation to the reception and the 
voluntary repatriation of refugees, displaced persons and asylum applicants, including emergency 
assistance to persons who have fled as a result of recent events in Kosovo 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) 
of the EC-Treaty) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
On 16 December 1998, the Commission put forward a proposal for a legal basis for 
budget line B5-803 on the reception and voluntary repatriation of refugees, displaced 
persons and asylum applicants 
In response to recent events in Kosovo, an extraordinary meeting of the Council 
(Justice and Home Affairs) was held on 7 April 1999. Presidency conclusion of that 
Council states that: 
«It (the Council) invites the Commission to come forward with a proposal which 
would enable financial assistance to be provided from the Community budget, if 
needed, to those Member States which agree to accept refugees from the conflict 
region ». 
The Commission therefore proposed to amend its original proposal to make specific 
provision for emergency assistance in Member States which receive a significant 
number of displaced persons, asylum applicants and refugees who have fled from 
Kosovo as a result of recent events in that region. These changes are fully in line with 
the budgetary commentary on budget line B5-803, and with the report of the 
rapporteur in the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament on the 
Comission's original proposal. 
1 Proposal for a Council Decision on a Joint Action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K3 
of the Treaty on European Union establishing measures to provide practical support in relation to the 
reception and voluntary repatriation of refugees, displaced personsand asylum applicatns, 
COM( 1998)733 final 
Amended Proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
on a Joint Action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union 
establishing measures to provide practical support in relation to the reception and the voluntary repatriation 
of refugees, displaced persons and asylum applicants, including emergency assistance to persons who have 
fled as a result of recent events in Kosovo 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular, Articles K.3(2)(b) and K.8(2) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission( ), 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ), 
(l)Whereas, pursuant to Article K. 1 of the Treaty, asylum policy is regarded as a matter of common interest 
by the Member States; 
(2)Whereas it is important to grant refugees appropriate protection, in keeping with Member States' common 
humanitarian tradition and in accordance with the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 
28 July 1951, as amended by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967; 
(3)Whereas account should be taken of the Member States' obligations under the European Convention for 
the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 4 November 1950; 
(4)Whereas it is necessary to ensure appropriate conditions for the reception of asylum applicants, and to 
facilitate access to asylum procedures which are fair and efficient, in order to protect the rights of 
refugees; 
(5)Whereas it is necessary to provide practical support in order to create or improve the conditions in which 
refugees, displaced persons and asylum applicants who wish to return from the Member States to 
their countries of origin are able to do so; 
(5a)Whereas it may be necessary to provide emergency assistance for the reception in the Member States of 
the European Union of displaced persons, asylum applicants and refugees who have fled from 
Kosovo as a result of recent events in that region or who have fled from other regions in comparable 
circumstances; 
(5b)Whereas it is useful to promote the exchange of good practice and comparable experience in order to 
develop new synergies which cannot be achieved at national levels; 
(6)Whereas it is appropriate to provide for financing from the Community budget for measures adopted 
under this Joint Action; 
(7)Whereas taking joint action in relation to the reception of asylum applicants and displaced persons and 
the voluntary repatriation of asylum applicants, displaced persons and refugees will promote the 
sharing of responsibility and the reinforcement of cooperation between the Member States, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION: 
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CHAPTER I 
OBJECT AND SCOPE 
Article 1 
Principles and objectives of the measures 
l.The Union shall support projects and measures in relation to the reception and the voluntary repatriation 
of refugees, displaced persons and asylum applicants, which shall qualify for Community financial 
support. 
2.The general objectives of the projects and measures shall be: 
(a) to improve the conditions in which asylum applicants, displaced persons and refugees are 
received in the Member States, and to support asylum procedures which are fair, efficient and 
accessible to persons in need of international protection; 
(b) to assist the voluntary repatriation of asylum applicants, displaced persons and refugees from 
the Member States to their countries of origin, and their reintegration there. 
3.Measures taken under this joint action may also include emergency assistance in Member States which 
receive a significant number of displaced persons, asylum applicants and refugees who have 
fled from Kosovo as a result of recent events in that region or who have fled from other 
regions in comparable circumstances. 
Article 1 bis 
The financial reference amount for the implementation of this programme for the year 1999 shall be EURO 
15 million. 
Article 2 
Definitions 
1. For the purpose of Article l(2)(a), Article 3 and Article 4bis: 
(a) "refugees" means persons who have obtained refugee status within the meaning of Article 1 of 
the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as amended by the New 
York Protocol of 31 January 1967; 
(b) "displacedpersons" means persons granted permission to stay in a Member State under 
temporary protection, or under subsidiary forms of protection or persons benefiting from other 
forms of protection in accordance with Member States' international obligations and national 
law and persons seeking permission to remain on such grounds who are awaiting a decision on 
their status; 
(c) "asylum applicants" means persons who have requested protection from a Member State by 
claiming refugee status within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the 
Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as amended by the New York Protocol of 31 January 
1967, and in respect of whose requests a final decision has not yet been taken. 
2. For the purpose of Article l(2)(b) and Article 4: 
(a) "refugees" means persons who have obtained refugee status within the meaning of Article 1 of 
the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as amended by the New 
York Protocol of 31 January 1967; 
(b) " displaced persons" means persons granted permission to stay in a Member State under 
temporary protection, or under subsidiary forms of protection or persons benefiting from other 
forms of protection in accordance with Member States' international obligations and national 
law, including persons in respect of whose requests a final negative decision has been taken, 
but who have not yet departed from the territory of the Member States; 
(c) "asylum applicants" means persons who have requested protection from a Member State by 
claiming refugee status within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the 
Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as amended by the New York Protocol of 31 January 
1967, including persons in respect of whose requests a final negative decision has been taken, 
but who have not yet departed from the territory of the Member States. 
Article 3 
Reception 
Measures to improve the conditions in which asylum applicants, displaced persons and refugees are received 
in the Member States and to support asylum procedures which are fair, efficient and accessible to persons in 
need of international protection shall primarily cover the following areas: 
(a) measures to support the creation or improvement of infrastructures in the Member States for the 
reception of asylum applicants, displaced persons and refugees; 
(b) the enhancement of the fairness and efficiency of administrative and judicial asylum procedures and 
the facilitation of access to them, including the provision of: legal assistance and other counselling 
services; interpretation services; information on the procedure to be followed, and the rights and 
obligations of the asylum applicant during the procedure; access to precise and up-to-date country 
information; 
(c) the ensuring of a basic standard of living conditions for asylum applicants, displaced persons and 
refugees, including accommodation, medical care, education and training; 
(d) special assistance to vulnerable groups, such as unaccompanied minors, victims of torture or rape, 
and people requiring special medical treatment; 
(e) the provision of information to the public on Member States' obligations to persons seeking 
international protection and the European Union's asylum policy, including public awareness 
measures complementing other measures financed under this Joint Action. 
Article 4 
Voluntary repatriation 
1. Measures to assist the voluntary repatriation of asylum applicants, displaced persons and refugees from 
the Member States to their countries of origin, and their reintegration there, shall primarily cover the 
following areas: 
(a) the collection and dissemination of information on all aspects relevant to return, including the 
economic and administrative situation in the country of origin, employment opportunity, 
property rights and other legal matters; 
(b) counselling to assist both persons who are considering whether to return voluntarily to their 
country of origin and persons who have decided in principle to return; 
(c) training and education, with the aim of providing refugees, displaced persons and asylum 
applicants with skills which will be of benefit on return to the country of origin. 
2. As a component of an integrated project facilitating voluntary repatriation, and in particular one 
covering one or more of the areas mentioned in paragraph 1, the following may also be 
eligible for financing: 
(a) transport costs associated with repatriation; 
(b) measures to support the reintegration in their country of origin of persons returning from the 
Member States, including post-repatriation monitoring. 
Article 4 bis 
Emergency assistance to persons displaced following recent events in Kosovo 
Emergency assistance in Member States which receive a significant number of displaced persons, asylum 
applicants and refugees who have fled from Kosovo as a result of recent events in that region or who have 
fled from other regions in comparable circumstances shall consist of financial assistance contributing for a 
duration of six months to: 
(a) Accommodation needs; 
(b) Means of subsistence, including food and clothing; 
(c) Medical, psychological or other personal assistance; 
(d) The costs of personnel administering and implementing the assistance. 
Such measures may integrate actions to facilitate the voluntary return of displaced persons when conditions 
permit. Particular attention shall be given to the needs of vulnerable groups such as women, unaccompanied 
minors and victims of atrocities. 
Article 5 
Financing criteria 
The projects or measures to be financed from the Community budget shall be subject to a selection 
procedure taking into account in particular the following criteria: 
(a) The range of varying situations and needs in the Member States; 
(b) cost-effectiveness and value for money, taking account of the number of persons targeted by the 
project or measure. 
(c) the innovative nature of projects or measures and the potential for making use of the results to 
reinforce co-operation between Member States or for other Member States to apply the lessons 
learned; 
(d) experience, expertise and reliability of the applicant organisation and any partner organisations; and 
(e) complementarity of the projects or measures with other measures funded under the Community 
budget or from national programmes. 
CHAPTER II 
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 
Article 6 
Financial control 
Financing decisions and the contracts derived therefrom in conformity with the financial 
regulations applicable to the budget of the European Communities shall provide in particular for 
monitoring and financial control by the Commission and audits by the Court of Auditors. 
Article 7 
Level of Community finance 
1. Financial support from the Community budget shall not exceed 80% of the total cost of the project or 
measure. 
2. All types of expenditure which are directly attributable to implementation of a project or measure and 
incurred during a specific, contractually defined period shall be eligible, subject to conditions to be 
specified in guidelines which shall be established by the Commission, up to the ceiling of 
appropriations authorised under the annual budgetary procedure. 
Article 8 
Financial management 
1. Measures adopted under this Joint Action and financed by the budget of the European Communities 
shall be managed by the Commission in conformity with the Financial Regulation of 21 December 
1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities'1). 
2. When presenting the financing proposals, the Commission shall take account of the principles of sound 
financial management and in particular of economy and cost-effectiveness as required by Article 2 of 
the Financial Regulation. 
CHAPTER in 
MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS 
Article 9 
General management provisions 
The Commission shall be responsible for managing measures under this Joint Action and shall 
take such steps as are necessary to that end. 
In particular, in order to ensure that this Joint Action is implemented efficiently and effectively, 
the Commission may have recourse to technical assistance which may be financed from the 
appropriations available for measures under this Joint Action. The Commission will regularly 
inform the Committee referred to in art. 11 of the measures taken to that end. 
Article 10 
Submission of projects and measures 
Projects and measures for which financing is requested shall be submitted to the Commission for 
scrutiny within a time limit to be determined by the Commission. 
(') OJL356, 31.12.1977, p. 1. 
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Article 11 
Procedure 
1. Where the financing is less than EUR 200000, the Commission shall keep the Council informed of the 
number of requests received for the financing of specific projects and measures, the principles applied 
in granting support thereto and the results of such projects and measures. 
2. Where the financing is EUR 200 000 or more and is less than EUR 1 million, the Commission shall be 
assisted by a Committee consisting of one representative from each Member State and chaired by a 
representative of the Commission. The Commission shall submit to the Committee a list of the projects 
and measures which have been submitted to it. It shall indicate the projects and measures it selects and 
shall give reasons for its selection. The Committee, acting by the majority provided for in the second 
subparagraph of Article K.4(3) of the Treaty, shall deliver its opinion on the various projects and 
measures within a period of two weeks. The Chairman shall not vote. The opinion shall be recorded in 
the minutes; moreover, each Member State shall have the right to ask that its position be recorded in 
the minutes. The Commission shall take full account of the opinion delivered by the Committee. It shall 
inform the Committee of how it has done so. 
3. Where the financing is EUR 1 million or more, the Commission shall submit to the Committee referred 
to in paragraph 2 a list of the projects and measures which have been submitted to it. It shall indicate 
the projectsand measures it selects and shall give reasons for its selection. The Committee, acting by 
the majority provided for in the second subparagraph of Article K.4(3) of the Treaty, shall deliver its 
opinion on the various projects and measures within a period of two weeks. The Chairman shall not 
vote. If a favourable opinion is not delivered within the time-limit, the Commission shall either 
withdraw the projectAneasure(s) concerned or submit it (them), with any opinion from the Committee, 
to the Council, which, acting by the majority provided for in the second subparagraph of Article K.4(3) 
of the Treaty, shall take a decision within one month. 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 12 
Monitoring and evaluation 
1. The Commission shall be responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of projects and 
measures financed under this joint action. Monitoring and evaluation may be financed from 
the appropriations available for measures under this joint action 
2. The Commission shall prepare a summary report of the measures undertaken and the 
evaluation carried out, to be sent to the European Parliament and the Council. 
Article 13 
Entry into force 
This Joint Action shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. 
It shall be applicable until 31 December 1999. 
Article 14 
Publication 
This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
The President 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
1. TITLE OF OPERATION 
Joint action establishing measures to provide practical support in relation to 
the reception and voluntary repatriation of refugees, displaced persons and asylum 
applicants, including emergency assistance to persons who have fled as a result of 
recent events in Kosovo 
2. BUDGET HEADINGS INVOLVED 
(1999 general budget nomenclature) 
B 5-803: European Fund for Refugees 
3. LEGAL BASIS 
Article K.3(2) of the Treaty on European Union 
4. DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION 
• General objective 
The purpose of this joint action is to provide the Union with an instrument 
for providing support for projects and measures on : 
a) improving reception conditions and access to asylum procedures ; 
b) facilitating voluntary repatriation and reintegration ; 
c) providing emergency assistance for the reception in the Member States of the 
European Union of displaced persons, asylum applicants and refugees who have 
fled from Kosovo as a result of recent events in that region or who have fled from 
other regions in comparable circumstances 
It also takes account of the principle of shared responsibility between Member States. 
More specifically it aims to: 
- provide financial assistance to Member States which receive a significant number 
of displaced persons, asylum applicants and refugees who have fled from Kosovo 
as a result of recent events in that region or who have fled from other regions in 
comparable circumstances. The financial assistance would be limited in time to six 
months following arrival and would mainly cover costs such as immediate 
accomodation, means of subsistence and medical expenses ; 
- provide the individuals and groups concerned with appropriate protection in 
accordance with the common traditions of the Member States and with the 
obligations incumbent upon them, particularly by virtue of the Convention for the 
Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 4 November 1950 and 
the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the Status of Refugees, as 
amended by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967; 
- provide appropriate reception conditions for asylum seekers and facilitate access 
to fair and efficient procedures to protect the rights of refugees; 
- create conditions in which refugees, displaced persons and asylum seekers who 
wish to return voluntarily from the Member States to their countries of origin are 
able to do so; 
- ensure a balance of effort between the Member States to deal with the reception 
and voluntary return of refugees and displaced persons. 
• Period covered 
a") Emergency assistance to persons displaced following recent events in Kosovo : six 
months following arrival of target population. 
b) Other projects : one year from the entry into force of the legal basis. 
At the end of that period, an evaluation will be made to see whether it is necessary to 
continue the action or redirect it. 
The European Parliament will be informed about the implementing measures adopted. 
5. CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE 
1. Compulsory/Non-compulsory expenditure 
Non-compulsory 
• Differentiated/Non-differentiated appropriations 
Differentiated 
• Type of revenue involved 
Not applicable 
6. TYPE OF EXPENDITURE 
Grant for joint financing with other sources. Financial support from the 
Community budget may not exceed 80% of the total cost of the project. This 
ceiling will be reached only in the case of projects of special interest in terms 
of the objectives of the joint action or the priorities identified in the 
programme (the measures) presented by the Commission to the Committee of 
Representatives of the Member States assisting it. 
7. FINANCIAL IMPACT 
• Method of calculating total cost of the operation (link between 
individual costs and total cost) 
a) Emergency assistance to persons displaced following recent events in Kosovo : the 
expenditure will cover the immediate accomodation needs, means of subsistence, 
medical care and related administrative costs for a limited period of time (six 
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months). At the moment it is impossible to quantify the need, due to the fluidity of 
the situation in Kosovo. 
b) Other projects : a more precise estimate of the financial impact of the measures 
envisaged must, in principle, be based on an evaluation of the exploratory 
measures carried out with appropriations allocated in 1997 and 1998. For the 
moment, the evaluation can only be limited. In 1997, Joint Actions 97/447/JHA 
and 97/478/JHA were adopted by the Council on 22 July. On these bases, projects 
were selected following meetings of the Committee of the representatives of the 
Member States in September and November 1997. 
The implementation of these relatively new projects was delayed, on valid grounds for 
the most part. Nevertheless it was possible to make an initial evaluation on the basis 
of the interim reports communicated to the Commission. The result of the evaluation 
is summarised in the attached note (Annex I) which was handed out to the 
reprentatives of the Member States at the meeting of the Management Committee on 
28 September 1998. A final evaluation report will be prepared during the first half of 
1999 on the basis of the information received in the meantime. 
• Itemised breakdown of cost 
This operation can be broken down as follows: 
• as regards ordinary or emergency reception procedures, and access to asylum 
procedures, it is proposed that support be provided for measures which enhance 
the fairness and efficiency of such procedures (including access to these 
procedures), ensure that asylum seekers and displaced persons are able to benefit 
from social provisions which guarantee basic living conditions, and provide 
special assistance for the most vulnerable groups. It is also planned to finance 
projects to improve reception infrastructures so that, in the medium term, asylum 
seekers and people requesting international protection on the territory of any 
Member State of the European Union can be provided with satisfactory 
accommodation. Consideration should also be given to financing measures to 
increase public awareness of the problems of asylum; 
as regards voluntary repatriation and reintegration into the country of origin, the 
intention is primarily to allow Community financing of information campaigns, 
counselling services, and initiatives in the field of training and education. As 
ancillary measures, transport costs associated with return and assistance with 
reintegration in the country of origin could also be considered, marking the sole 
exception to the principle that the effect of this joint action should be confined to 
the European Union. 
The following breakdown can be made on the basis of the preparatory 
measures carried out in 1997 and 1998 and by increasing the allocations 
envisaged for ^Infrastructures » and « Aid to vulnerable groups », which are 
the most relevant items for emergency assistance to person displaced 
following recent events in Kosovo. In any case, taking account the uncertainty 
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of the situation in Kosovo as well as of the differencies in size of the projects 
which might be subsidised, the following table constitutes a provisional 
estimate of the division of expenditure. 
B5 - 803 
BREAKDOWN 
Infrastructures 
Asylum procedures 
Minimum rights 
Aid to vulnerable 
groups 
Information 
Advice 
Training/Education 
TOTAL PDB 1999 
(EUR 15 million) (*) 
estimated % of budget 
30 
10 
10 
20 
10 
10 
10 
100 
(*) It should be noted that the budgetary authority, by a decision of the 
Committee on Budgets of 8 December 1998, has authorised the 
utilisation of up to EUR 800 000 under this item for technical and 
administrative assistance, for the benefit of the Commission and the 
beneficiaries of this operation in as much as they do not concern 
routine public service tasks but are related to the preparation of 
management, follow-up and auditing of the programme or projects. 
Such assistance will not exceed the duration of the programme. 
8. FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES 
The grant application form will ask for details of the identity and nature of the 
potential beneficiaries so that their reliability can be assessed in advance. 
Fraud prevention measures (on-the-spot inspections, interim and final reports) 
are included in the agreements or contracts between the Commission and 
beneficiaries of the operation. The Commission will study the reports and 
ensure that the work has been properly carried out before the interim and final 
payments are made. 
9. ELEMENTS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS 
• Target population 
- Refugees, displaced persons and asylum seekers as defined in Article 2 of the 
proposal. 
- Public opinion in the Member States. 
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- Members of public sector bodies (including decentralised authorities) and private 
organisations involved in the fields concerned. 
• Grounds for the operation 
The proposed action is intended, firstly, to underpin national policies to 
assist persons seeking international protection and, secondly, to encourage 
the voluntary return of holders of a temporary residence permit or 
beneficiaries of temporary protection in a Member State of the European 
Union, in particular refugees from Kosovo. In both cases, there is a need 
to promote the idea of shared responsibility between Member States for 
the overall effort to assist these categories of person, given that situations 
may differ widely. 
In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article K.8(2) of the Treaty 
on European Union, administrative expenditure which the provisions 
relating to the areas referred to in Title VI entail for the institutions will be 
charged to the budget of the European Communities. As regards 
operational expenditure to which the implementation of those provisions 
gives rise, the Council may either decide unanimously that it is to be 
charged to the Community budget or may determine that it should be 
charged to the Member States. 
By virtue of Article K.3(2), the Council may, on the initiative of any 
Member State or of the Commission depending on the area concerned, 
adopt joint action in so far as the objectives of the Union can be attained 
better by joint action than by the Member States acting individually on 
account of the scale of effects of the action envisaged. 
Under Article K.l(3) of the Treaty, asylum policy is considered to be a 
matter of common interest by Member States. By virtue of the Treaty of 
Amsterdam it will be for the Council to adopt measures establishing 
minimum standards on the reception of asylum seekers in Member States 
(Article 63(l)(b)) and procedures for granting or withdrawing refugee 
status (Article 63(l)(d)). It will also be required to adopt measures on 
refugees and displaced persons in the areas of minimum standards for 
giving temporary asylum to displaced persons and on promoting a balance 
of effort between Member States (Article 63(2)(a) and (b)). 
On 7 April 1999 the Council of Ministers on Justice and Home Affairs 
invited the Commission to come forward with a proposal which would 
enable financial assistance to be provided from the Community budget to 
those Member States which agree to accept refugees from Kosovo. 
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• Monitoring and evaluation of the operation 
The Commission will carry out regular evaluation and monitoring of 
operations financed under this instrument to ensure that they correspond to 
the objectives and priorities set, and to draw up guidelines with a view to 
improving project selection criteria. At the end of each financial year, it will 
report to the European Parliament and the Council on the action taken and 
on the assessment of this action. 
There will be external evaluation of assisted projects in the second half of 
1999. A call for tender was published on 12 February 1999. The conclusion 
of the award procedure is scheduled for June 1999. 
The evaluation will be an interim evaluation of projects financed in 1997 
and 1998 and will provide the basis for a comprehensive evaluation in 
2001. The external evaluation will be without prejudice to internal 
evaluations by the Commission (managing department or DG XX). 
The purpose of the evaluation, which will focus on substance, will be to 
ascertain how far the programme's objectives have been attained, to supply 
quantitative and qualitative information serving as a basis for reorientation 
and, if necessary, adaptation of the programme, and to adopt, if need be, 
evaluation methods so that the programme's impact can be measured. 
10. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE (Section III of the general budget) 
The administrative resources required will be mobilised via the annual 
Commission decision allocating resources, having regard among other things 
to the additional staff and financial resources granted by the budgetary 
authority. 
10.1 Impact on number of posts 
Type of posts 
Officials or 
temporary staff A 
B 
C 
Other resources 
Total Staff to be assigned to 
manage operation 
Permanent 
posts 
1.5 
1.5 
1.5 
4.5 Temporary 
posts 
-
-Of which 
Using 
existing 
resources of 
DGor 
department 
concerned 
1.5 
0.5 
0.5 
2.5 Using additional 
resources 
1 
1 
2 Dura 
tion 
M 
10.2 Overall financial impact of additional human resources 
Officials 
Temporary staff 
Other resources (specify 
budget heading) 
Total Amount 
EUR 486 000 
EUR 486 000 Method of calculation 
4.5 x EUR 108 000 
10.3 Increase in other administrative expenditure resulting from operation 
Budget classification 
(number and heading) 
A-7030 (expert meetings) 
A-7031 (Management 
Committee) 
A-7010 (Missions) 
Total Amount 
EUR 13 000 
EUR 29 250 
EUR 13 600 
EUR 55 850 Method of calculation 
2x10 people @ EUR 650 
3x15 people @ EUR 650 
20 missions @ EUR 680 
lb 
ANNEX I 
(based on the budget nomenclature applicable in 1997 and 1998) 
B5-803 
BREAKDOWN 
Infrastructures 
Asylum 
procedures 
Minimum rights 
Aid to vulnerable 
groups 
Information for 
the public 
TOTAL 1997 BUDGET 
(EUR 3.75 million) 
% of budget 
Number 
of 
actions 
43 7 
5 1 
16 4 
10 4 
26 5 
100 21 B7-6008 
BREAKDOWN 
Information 
Advice 
Training/Education 
TOTAL 1997 BUDGET 
(EUR 10 million) 
% of budget 
Number 
of 
actions 
25 9 
6 3 
69 20 
100 32 
B5-803 
BREAKDOW 
N 
Infrastructures 
Asylum 
procedures 
Minimum 
rights 
Aid to 
vulnerable 
groups 
Information 
for the public 
TOTAL 1998 BUDGET 
(EUR 3.75 million) 
% of budget 
Number 
of 
actions 
47 6 
20 7 
23 6 
10 6 
0 0 
100 25 B7-6008 
BREAKDOWN 
Information 
Advice 
Training/Education 
TOTAL 1998 BUDGET 
(EUR 13 million) 
% of budget 
Number 
of 
actions 
15 7 
50 22 
35 23 
100 52 
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