Brusel, 19.8.2004

KOM(2005) 551 v konečnom znení

2004/0194 (COD)

Návrh

ROZHODNUTIA EURÓPSKEHO PARLAMENTU A RADY

ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa rozhodnutie Rady 2001/51/ES ustanovujúce program, ktorý sa týka rámcovej stratégie Spoločenstva v oblasti rovnosti pohlaví, a rozhodnutie č. 848/2004/ES Európskeho parlamentu a Rady ustanovujúce akčný plán Spoločenstva na podporu organizácií pôsobiacich na európskej úrovni v oblasti rovnosti medzi mužmi a ženami

(predložená Komisiou)

ODÔVODNENIE

EÚ sa dlhodobo angažuje v oblasti podpory rovnosti pohlaví, čo je zakotvené v Zmluve z roku 1957, smerniciach a súbore precedenčného práva. Článok 2 Zmluvy uznáva rovnosť pohlaví za základnú úlohu Spoločenstva. Článok 3 (2) uvádza, že Spoločenstvo sa vo všetkých svojich aktivitách zameriava na odstraňovanie nerovností a na podporu rovnosti medzi mužmi a ženami. Článok 13 splnomocňuje Spoločenstvo, aby podniklo kroky na boj proti diskriminácii postavenej na mnohých základoch, vrátane pohlavia. Právny rámec Spoločenstva zaisťuje, že ženy a muži sú rovnoprávni pred zákonom a na európskej a národnej úrovni sa podnikol celý rad krokov. Avšak rovnosť pohlaví v EÚ sa naďalej porušuje skutočnosťou, že ženy a muži nemajú v praxi rovnaké práva a nedostatočné zastúpenie žien a násilie voči ženám ukazujú, že existujú štrukturálne nerovnosti pohlaví. Preto je nevyhnutná nepretržitá podpora pre zefektívnenie rovnosti pohlaví vo všetkých sférach života.

Akčný plán Spoločenstva, ktorý sa týka rámcovej stratégie Spoločenstva v oblasti rovnosti pohlaví (2001–2005)[1], piaty akčný program v tejto oblasti bol schválený Radou 20. decembra 2000, aby prebiehal od 1. januára 2001 do 31. decembra 2005 s rozpočtom 50 miliónov eur. Podporuje rámcovú stratégiu Spoločenstva v oblasti rovnosti pohlaví (2001–2005), nový prístup, ktorý zahŕňa všetky politiky Spoločenstva v snahe podporovať dosiahnutie rovnosti pohlaví rozvojom nevyhnutných horizontálnych aktivít a zlepšovaním koordinácie aktivít súvisiacich s rovnosťou pohlaví v rôznych oblastiach politiky.

Tento program má nasledujúce ciele a odpovedajúce vetvy:

Podporovať a šíriť hodnoty a praktiky, ktoré obsahujú rovnosť pohlaví. Táto vetva sa týka aktivít na zvýšenie povedomia za účelom posilniť komunitárnu dimenziu podpory rovnosti pohlaví. Môže zahŕňať nadnárodné konferencie, semináre a kampane, rozmanité udalosti na úrovni EÚ, publikácie a internetové stránky;

Zlepšiť pochopenie otázok súvisiacich s rovnosťou pohlaví, vrátane priamej a nepriamej diskriminácie a mnohonásobnej diskriminácie voči ženám, zhodnotením efektívnosti politík a praktík prostredníctvom prednostnej analýzy, monitorovaním ich realizácie a hodnotením ich účinkov. Táto vetva zahŕňa, napr. podporu rozvoja porovnateľných štatistík a ukazovateľov, analýzu EÚ o dimenzii politík a opatrení v oblasti rovnosti pohlaví, sledovanie realizácie legislatívy Spoločenstva v oblasti rovností, štúdie a publikovanie Výročnej správy o rovnosti pohlaví;

Rozvíjať kapacitu kľúčových hráčov (nevládne organizácie, sociálni partneri na úrovni EÚ, nadnárodné siete regionálnych alebo miestnych orgánov) za účelom efektívnej podpory rovnosti pohlaví, najmä prostredníctvom podpory výmeny informácií a správnych postupov a vytvárania sietí na úrovni Spoločenstva.

Možné akcie pre každú vetvu sú podrobne popísané v prílohe rozhodnutia Rady, ktorým sa ustanovuje program. Akcie sa majú realizovať v nadnárodnom rámci s cieľom rozvíjať pridanú hodnotu Spoločenstva. Programový výbor stanovil nasledujúce ročné prioritné témy pre výzvy na predkladanie návrhov: rovnoprávny plat pre rok 2001, zladenie práce a rodinného života pre rok 2002, ženy pri rozhodovaní pre rok 2003 a postavenie pohlaví a stereotypy pre roky 2004/2005.

Tento program prispieva k zavedeniu dimenzie pohlaví do hlavného prúdu všetkých politík a k využitiu ich potenciálu na podporu rovnosti pohlaví, ako aj na zvýšenie povedomia o otázkach, ktoré sú v hre. Posilňuje spoluprácu a partnerstvo medzi hráčmi, ktorí sú zapojení do podpory rovnosti pohlaví, hlavne národných orgánov, orgánov pre rovnosť, sociálnych partnerov a nevládnych organizácií. Bolo vykonané strednodobé hodnotenie s pomocou nezávislých odborníkov za účelom poskytnúť Komisii informácie o tom, ako ďalej posilňovať a zlepšovať systém podpory Spoločenstva na podporu rovnosti medzi mužmi a ženami.

Ďalší akčný program Spoločenstva s cieľom podporovať organizácie pôsobiace na európskej úrovni v oblasti rovnosti medzi mužmi a ženami bol ustanovený Európskym parlamentom a Radou dňa 29. apríla 2004[2] a má prebiehať od 1. januára 2004 do 31. decembra 2005 s rozpočtom 2,2 milióna eur. Toto rozhodnutie stavia dlhoročnú prax podporných organizácií pôsobiacich v oblasti podpory rovnosti medzi ženami a mužmi na podklad základného právneho nástroja.

Oba programy sa skončia súčasne v čase hlavných zmien budovania a fungovania rozšírenej Európskej únie, čo si vyžiada dôkladne sa zamyslieť nad budúcim prístupom, ktorý sa bude uplatňovať pri realizácii agendy sociálnej politiky, najmä pokiaľ ide o štruktúru akčných programov Spoločenstva vo sfére zamestnanosti a sociálnej sfére. V súčasnosti existuje päť programov, ktoré sa realizujú podobným spôsobom a podporujú porovnateľné typy opatrení. Okrem dvoch programov zameraných na rovnosť pohlaví, tieto obsahujú dva akčné programy, ktoré sa zameriavajú na podporu otvorenej metódy koordinácie v oblasti zamestnanosti (Opatrenia stimulujúce zamestnanosť) a sociálnej inklúzie (Akčný program pre sociálnu inklúziu), a program, ktorý sa zaoberá bojom proti diskriminácii. S jedinou výnimkou programov rovnosti pohlaví, všetky sa skončia do konca roku 2006.

Návrh na rozhodnutie Európskeho parlamentu a Rady o rámcovom programe na financovanie akcií v oblasti zamestnanosti a sociálnej oblasti sa bude týkať rovnakého obdobia, ako nové finančné perspektívy, t.j. obdobia 2007–2013[3]. Komisia dôkladne analyzovala budúcnosť realizácie agendy sociálnej politiky, vrátane cieľov a fungovania akčných programov Spoločenstva a spojení medzi nimi. Nový návrh na obdobie 2007–2013 sa zameriava na zjednodušenie rozpočtovej štruktúry zlúčením existujúcich akčných programov Spoločenstva do jedného rozsiahleho rámcového programu, ktorý zabezpečí rovnaké typy spolufinancovaných akcií, konkrétne analýzy a štúdie, podporu pre európske výmenné mechanizmy, zvyšovanie povedomia a podporu organizácií občianskej spoločnosti. Vetva zameraná na rovnosť pohlaví v rámci navrhovaného rámcového programu na obdobie 2007–2013 bude stavať na predchádzajúcich skúsenostiach a pokračovať vo finančnej podpore rozvoja a realizácie komunitárneho práva v oblasti rovnosti pohlaví a podpory zaradenia rovnosti pohlaví do hlavného prúdu politík EÚ. Taktiež sa bude vzťahovať na podporu zastrešovacích sietí v EÚ, ktoré pôsobia v oblasti rovnosti medzi mužmi a ženami.

Počas prechodného obdobia až do prijatia nového rámcového programu spolu s líniami uvedenými vyššie je nevyhnutné zaistiť kontinuitu pomoci Spoločenstva venovanej podpore rovnosti pohlaví a zabrániť narušeniu mechanizmu, ktorý v súčasnosti existuje na podporu cieľov stanovených v článku 13 Zmluvy o založení ES. Princípy a ciele, ako aj oblasti intervencie rámcovej stratégie Spoločenstva v oblasti rovnosti pohlaví, ktoré sa zhodujú s tými, ktoré sú stanovené v rozhodnutí 2001/51/ES a jeho prílohe, ostávajú v plnej miere v platnosti počas tohto prechodného roka.

Vzhľadom na tieto okolnosti Európska komisia navrhuje, aby sa oba programy v oblasti rovnosti pohlaví predĺžili nezmenené na rok 2006.

Komisia preto navrhuje:

- predĺžiť program, ktorý sa týka rámcovej stratégie Spoločenstva v oblasti rovnosti pohlaví (2001–2005) a akčný program Spoločenstva na podporu organizácií pôsobiacich na európskej úrovni v oblasti rovnosti medzi mužmi a ženami až do konca roka 2006;

- upraviť celkový rozpočet programu, ktorý sa týka rámcovej stratégie Spoločenstva v oblasti rovnosti pohlaví (2001–2005) po predĺžení na 61,5 milióna eur; a

- upraviť celkový rozpočet akčného programu Spoločenstva na podporu organizácií pôsobiacich na európskej úrovni v oblasti rovnosti medzi mužmi a ženami po predĺžení na 3,3 milióna eur.

2004/0194 (COD)

Návrh

ROZHODNUTIA EURÓPSKEHO PARLAMENTU A RADY

ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa rozhodnutie Rady 2001/51/ES ustanovujúce program, ktorý sa týka rámcovej stratégie Spoločenstva v oblasti rovnosti pohlaví, a rozhodnutie č. 848/2004/ES Európskeho parlamentu a Rady ustanovujúce akčný plán Spoločenstva na podporu organizácií pôsobiacich na európskej úrovni v oblasti rovnosti medzi mužmi a ženami

EURÓPSKY PARLAMENT A RADA EURÓPSKEJ ÚNIE,

so zreteľom na Zmluvu o založení Európskeho spoločenstva, a najmä na jej článok 13 (2),

so zreteľom na návrh Komisie[4],

so zreteľom na stanovisko Európskeho hospodárskeho a sociálneho výboru[5],

so zreteľom na stanovisko Výboru regiónov[6],

konajúc v súlade s postupom stanoveným v článku 251 Zmluvy[7],

keďže:

(1) Rada rozhodnutím 2001/51/ES ustanovila program, ktorý sa týka rámcovej stratégie Spoločenstva v oblasti rovnosti pohlaví na zlepšenie porozumenia otázok, ktoré sa týkajú rovnosti pohlaví, podpory a šírenia hodnôt a praktík, ktoré obsahujú rovnosť pohlaví a rozvíjať kapacitu hráčov za účelom efektívnej podpory rovnosti pohlaví;

(2) Európsky parlament a Rada rozhodnutím č. 848/2004/ES ustanovili akčný program Spoločenstva na podporu organizácií pôsobiacich na európskej úrovni v oblasti rovnosti medzi mužmi a ženami za účelom podporiť aktivity tých organizácií, ktorých prebiehajúce programy práce alebo špecifické opatrenie slúžia všeobecnému európskemu záujmu v oblasti rovnosti medzi mužmi a ženami alebo plnia cieľ, ktorý je súčasťou politiky Európskej únie v tejto oblasti;

(3) Oba programy skončia 31. decembra 2005. Je nevyhnutné zabezpečiť kontinuitu politiky Spoločenstva na podporu rovnosti pohlaví vzhľadom na ciele stanovené v článku 13 Zmluvy;

(4) Je nevyhnutné predĺžiť programy o jednoročnú prechodnú dobu až kým nebude ustanovený nový mnohoročný rámcový program na financovanie akcií v oblasti zamestnanosti a sociálnej oblasti na obdobie 2007–2013, vrátane vetvy zameranej na rovnosť pohlaví;

(5) Rozhodnutie Rady 2001/51/ES ustanovujúce program, ktorý sa týka rámcovej stratégie Spoločenstva v oblasti rovnosti pohlaví bol založený na článku 13 Zmluvy. Avšak po zmenách a doplnkoch zavedených Zmluvou z Nice, článok 13(2) stanovuje špecifický právny základ pre prijatie stimulačných opatrení Spoločenstva, ktoré majú prispieť k boju proti diskriminácii. Preto je vhodné, aby doplnok rozhodnutia 2001/51/ES bol založený na článku 13(2),

PRIJALI TOTO ROZHODNUTIE:

Článok 1

Rozhodnutie 2001/51/ES sa týmto mení a dopĺňa takto:

1. V článku 1 sa dátum 31. december 2005 nahrádza dátumom 31. december 2006.

2. V článku 11(1) sa finančná referenčná výška 50 miliónov eur nahrádza sumou 61,5 milióna eur.

Článok 2

Rozhodnutie č. 848/2004/ES sa týmto mení a dopĺňa takto:

1. V článku 1(3) sa dátum 31. december 2005 nahrádza dátumom 31. december 2006.

2. V článku 6(1) sa finančný rámec 2,2 milióna eur nahrádza sumou 3,3 milióna eur.

Článok 3

Toto rozhodnutie nadobúda účinnosť v deň jeho uverejnenia v Úradnom vestníku Európskej únie.

Článok 4

Toto rozhodnutie je adresované členským štátom.

V Bruseli,

Za Európsky parlament Za Radu

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Policy area(s): Employment and Social Affairs – Equality for men and women Activit(y/ies): Support for the promotion of gender equality |

TITLE OF ACTION: DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Decision 2001/51/EC establishing a Programme relating to the Community framework strategy on gender equality and Decision No 848/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community action programme to promote organisations active at European level in the field of equality between men and women Amendment to Council Decision 2001/51/EC |

1. BUDGET LINE(S) + HEADING(S)

Articles 04.0502 and 04.010405

2. OVERALL FIGURES

2.1. Total allocation for action (Part B): € million for commitment

€ 11.5 million for commitment

This amount represents the budgetary impact of the proposal to extend the programme, which is due to end on 31 December 2005, for the additional year concerned, 2006. It is roughly equivalent to the budget for the year 2005.

2.2. Period of application:

1 January 2006–31 December 2006

2.3. Overall multiannual estimate of expenditure:

(a) Schedule of commitment appropriations/payment appropriations (financial intervention) (see point 6.1.1)

€ million ( to three decimal places)

2006 | [n+1] | [n+2] | [n+3] | [n+4] | [n+5 and subs. years] | Total |

Commitments | 11.100 | 11.100 |

Payments | 11.100 | 11.100 |

(b) Technical and administrative assistance and support expenditure (see point 6.1.2)

Commitments | 0.400 | 0.400 |

Payments | 0.400 | 0.400 |

Subtotal a+b |

Commitments | 11.500 | 11.500 |

Payments | 11.500 | 11.500 |

(c) Overall financial impact of human resources and other administrative expenditure (see points 7.2 and 7.3)

Commitments/ payments | 14.915 | 14.915 |

TOTAL a+b+c |

Commitments | 26.415 | 26.415 |

Payments | 26.415 |

2.4. Compatibility with financial programming and financial perspective:

X Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming.

Proposal will entail reprogramming of the relevant heading in the financial perspective.

Proposal may require application of the provisions of the Interinstitutional Agreement.

2.5. Financial impact on revenue: [8]

X Proposal has no financial implications (involves technical aspects regarding implementation of a measure)

OR

Proposal has financial impact – the effect on revenue is as follows:

(NB All details and observations relating to the method of calculating the effect on revenue should be shown in a separate annex.)

(€ million to one decimal place)

Prior to action [Year n-1] | Situation following action |

Non-comp | diff | NO | YES | YES | No 3 |

4. LEGAL BASIS

Article 13 (2) EC Treaty

5. DESCRIPTION AND GROUNDS

5.1. Need for Community intervention

5.1.1. Objectives pursued

The objective of the prolongation is to ensure the continuation of the Community Action Programme on gender equality during the year 2006. The present programme will expire on 31 December 2005. The prolongation is deemed necessary to guarantee continuity of Community action in a transitional period characterised by important institutional changes until the adoption of a new comprehensive multiannual Framework Programme on the financing of actions in the employment and social field, including gender equality.

The objective of the Decision remains unchanged: to support and supplement efforts to promote gender equality including complementing legislative developments by:

- promoting and disseminating the values and practices underlying gender equality;

- improving the understanding of issues related to direct and indirect gender discrimination based on sex through improved knowledge and measurement and through the evaluation of the effectiveness of policies and practices; and

- developing the capacity of target players to promote gender equality.

5.1.2. Measures taken in connection with ex ante evaluation

This programme is the prolongation of the 5th Programme relating to the Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005). An external ongoing evaluation started at the beginning of 2003 and will end in December 2006. The executive summary of the interim evaluation will be available on http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/evaluation/gender01_en.html .

The Commission has drawn up an interim evaluation report based on the external evaluation available that will be made public soon. As explained in the interim evaluation report, the Action Programme has been designed to support the implementation of the Framework Strategy on gender equality with three main objectives, raising awareness, improving analysis and evaluation and developing capacity of players to promote gender equality. Results from the first three years show that the funded activities meet the objectives. Furthermore activities designed to raise awareness will in the process build up capacity - and vice versa - and both kinds of action either rely on or can be expected to promote policy analysis. This makes the classification of the eligible activities into the three strands somewhat artificial, as noted by the external evaluators.

The programme has an important role to play in supporting policy cooperation at European level. The broad formulation of the main objectives of each strand allows the funding of a wide range of projects with different durations, types of users and objectives to respond to the variety of objectives defined in the Framework Strategy on gender equality. Valuable direct contributions have been made by activities funded under strand 2 (such as expert networks and statistical work) and strand 1 (such as the Council Presidency and the Commission's conferences). The transnational projects run by national authorities have contributed to reinforcing synergy between national policies on gender equality.

On the other hand, the contribution of transnational projects subsidised under strand 3 is less apparent. Many projects deal with the development of methods and tools for which it is still too early to assess their impact. This will require further investigation in the course of the external evaluation.

5.1.3. Measures taken following evaluation

In the light of the preliminary findings of the interim evaluation, the Commission intends to develop more systematic information on the outputs of the Programme and its various activities. It is important to improve the synergy between the three strands by encouraging the flow of information and knowledge between the various activities.

For this purpose a regularly updated Commission website should be the major source of information and this message should be clearly passed to all project promoters. The comparable statistics developed by EUROSTAT in cooperation with the Member States, the studies conducted by the expert networks, the Commission's assessment of National Action Plans for Employment and social inclusion are all accessible from the Commission website. European conferences are also an opportunity to make the Programme's outputs better known.

Finally, it should be borne in mind that the fundamental raison d'être of such a Programme is its European added value. The Programme has to contribute to the development and the implementation of EU law concerning gender equality and to the promotion of the gender dimension in EU policies. This should be further analysed in the course of the external evaluation. In the context of the enlarged European Union, the Commission will pay attention to keeping all activities funded by the Programme in line with this fundamental requirement.

5.2. Action envisaged and budget intervention arrangements

In the context of the Amsterdam Treaty, gender mainstreaming has been firmly anchored in Article 3. In parallel to gender mainstreaming, specific actions in favour of women have proved to be essential in order to eliminate persistent inequalities.

Three sub-objectives have been identified to which correspond three major strands for actions under this Programme which run concurrently:

- promoting and disseminating values and practices underlying gender equality;

- improving the understanding of issues related to direct and indirect discrimination based on sex through improved knowledge and measurement and through the evaluation of the effectiveness of policies and practices;

- developing the capacity of target players to promote gender equality.

The Programme will work with a variety of target players selected from among policymakers in national, regional and local administrations, independent bodies responsible for the promotion of gender equality, non-governmental organisations, social partners, research institutes, the media, opinion-formers, the judiciary and law enforcement agencies.

The lessons of past programmes suggest that maximum added-value is obtained when programmes concentrate on a limited number of high-quality, large-scale coordinated activities where the emphasis is on supporting Member States' efforts to promote change at national, regional and local levels. This involves Member States' governments, local and regional authorities, social partners, grass-root NGOs, independent experts and academics.

The three strands will continue to operate as in the first five years as follows:

- Awareness-raising (Strand 1)

This strand aims at disseminating the lessons of the Programme and adding to the momentum needed for the acceptance of change in society. It will contribute to creating the political conditions necessary for legislative or other developments.

With the aim of supporting and improving the synergy between national policies on gender equality and also to develop a Community added value, this strand will support the implementation of initiatives, to be developed by the Member States authorities, on particular topics approved annually, after discussion with the Programme Committee.

It includes classical information and communication tools and targeted visibility/awareness-raising events or campaigns.

- Analysis and evaluation (Strand 2)

This strand aims at developing and improving various tools for collecting information, putting it into a useable and comparable form and ensuring its dissemination to the target players in the Member States. This will build on work carried out during the previous equality programmes.

The Programme should assist players in the different Member States to learn from the experience of others, with the objective of improving the effectiveness of their efforts to promote gender equality. Information about what is happening in the Member States needs therefore to be made available in a form which is readily accessible and which will be used by the players.

- Capacity building (Strand 3)

This strand aims at adding value to the capacity of players to address gender equality effectively. This is achieved by disseminating to these players good practices and lessons from experience and involving them in a process of transnational exchange and dialogue at EU level.

Past experience related to the grounds for combating gender discrimination has underlined the importance of working in partnership with target players in the Member States and with organisations working in the field of gender equality. Previous Community action in the field of equal opportunities between women and men and initiatives in the fields of disability and social inclusion have shown the value of bringing players together in transnational partnerships which can form the basis for the exchange of good practice.

5.3. Methods of implementation

The delivery mechanisms stipulated in the proposal are in keeping with to the classic Community approach to grants and co-funding on the basis of a detailed financial request. The actions to be taken may be funded by service contracts following open calls for tender or restricted calls for proposals addressed to the Member States or by subsidies for joint financing with other sources. In the latter case, the level of financial assistance from the Commission may not exceed, as a general rule, 80% of the expenditure actually incurred by the recipient. The Programme is managed centrally by the Commission.

The programme budget may also cover expenditure associated with preparation, follow-up, monitoring, auditing and evaluation activities directly necessary for the management of the programme and for the realisation of its objectives, such as studies, meetings, information and publication activities, expenditure associated with IT networks for the exchange of information and any other administrative and technical support expenditure on which the Commission may decide for the management of the programme.

6. FINANCIAL IMPACT

6.1. Total financial impact on Part B (over the entire programming period)

(The method of calculating the total amounts set out in the table below must be explained by the breakdown in Table 6.2. )

6.1.1. Financial intervention

Commitments (in € million to three decimal places)

1 | 2 | 3 | 4=(2X3) |

Action 1: awareness-raising - Measure 1: European raising events - Measure 2 : transnational initiatives run by national authorities or equality bodies Action 2: analysis and evaluation - Measure 1: development of comparable statistics and indicators - Measure 2: policy analysis - Measure 3:designing, implementing and monitoring gender equality legislation etc. Action 3: Strengthening capacity Measure 1: transnational exchanges of good practice, experience, etc Action 4 : Action 4: Technical and administrative assistance, support expenditure Measure 1: technical and administrative assistance Measure 2: support expenditure | Conferences, seminars Transnational projects Statistical data and studies Experts network Legal experts network Transnational projects Human resources Publications | 3 10 3 1 1 14 3.27 3 | 0.250 0.430 0.300 0.500 0.500 0.299 0.07632 0.050 | 0.750 4.300 0.900 0.500 0.500 4.150 0.250 0.150 |

TOTAL COST | 11.500 |

If necessary explain the method of calculation

7. IMPACT ON STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

7.1. Impact on human resources

Types of post | Staff to be assigned to management of the action using existing and/or additional resources | Total | Description of tasks deriving from the action |

Number of permanent posts | Number of temporary posts |

Officials or temporary staff | A B C | 8 3 3 | 0 0 0 | 8 3 3 | some people in the unit, work only partially on the implementation of the program |

Other human resources | 1 | 0 | 1 | EFTA END |

Total | 15 | 0 | 15 |

7.2. Overall financial impact of human resources

Type of human resources | Amount (€) | Method of calculation * |

Officials Temporary staff | 15*108.000= 1.620.000 | le coût moyen est de 108.000 € (basé sur un B2). |

Other human resources (specify budget line) | 0 | EFTA END |

Total | 1.620.000 |

The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months.

7.3. Other administrative expenditure deriving from the action

Budget line (number and heading) | Amount € | Method of calculation |

Overall allocation (Title A7) A0701 – Missions A07030 – Meetings A07031 – Compulsory committees A07032 – Non-compulsory committees A07040 – Conferences A0705 – Studies and consultations Other expenditure (specify) | 36.200 36.200 90.000 0 0 0 0 | consumption in 2003 + 10% consumption in 2003 + 10% consumption in 2003 + 10% |

Information systems (A-5001/A-4300) | 0 |

Other expenditure - Part A (specify) | 0 |

Total | 162.400 |

The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months.

I. Annual total (7.2 + 7.3) II. Duration of action III. Total cost of action (I x II) | € 1.636.240 1 year € 1.636.240 |

The needs for human and administrative resources shall be covered within the allocation granted to the managing Directorate General in the framework of the annual allocation procedure.

8. FOLLOW-UP AND EVALUATION

8.1. Follow-up arrangements

The prolongation will continue to be implemented along the same lines as the Programme in its first five years. Implementation will involve participation in selection panels of calls for proposals, monitoring of ongoing contracts and financial control of all transactions between the Commission and the beneficiaries.

8.2. Arrangements and schedule for the planned evaluation

The Programme will be monitored throughout its operation. The Programme Committee will receive regular information prepared by the Commission. The monitoring will be adapted according to the needs of each of the strands and will include aspects of both quality assurance and financial regularity.

In addition, the Programme is subject to an interim report on its implementation which is currently in the process of adoption / has been adopted by the Commission on …[10]. The ongoing evaluation will continue to provide the Commission with regular evaluation findings until the final report on the implementation of the Framework Strategy and this Programme which will be drawn up by 31 December 2006. The Commission was and will be assisted by external evaluators for both reports.

9. ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES

All the measures funded are subject to ex ante, in itinere and ex post analysis by the responsible departments as regards content quality and cost-effectiveness. The grant application forms will require information on the identity and nature of potential beneficiaries so that their reliability can be assessed in advance. Fraud prevention measures (checks, reports) are included in the agreements or contracts between the Commission and beneficiaries. The Commission will check reports and ensure that work has been properly carried out before intermediate and/or final payments are made. Special attention will be made in order to avoid double funding. In addition, controls by the Commission or the Court of Auditors of the European Communities may be carried out on the basis of documents or on the spot.

LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Policy area(s): Employment and Social Affairs – Equality for men and women Activit(y/ies): Support for the promotion of gender equality |

TITLE OF ACTION: DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Decision 2001/51/EC establishing a Programme relating to the Community framework strategy on gender equality and Decision No 848/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community action programme to promote organisations active at European level in the field of equality between men and women Amendment to Council Decision No 848/2004/EC |

1. BUDGET LINE(S) + HEADING(S)

A-3037 (No ABB 040503) and A-3046 (No ABB 040501)

2. OVERALL FIGURES

2.1. Total allocation for action (Part B): € million for commitment:

1.1 € million for commitment

This amount represents the budgetary impact of the proposal to extend the programme, which is due to end on 31 December 2005, for the additional year concerned, 2006. It is roughly equivalent to the budgets for the years 2004 and 2005.

2.2. Period of application:

1 January 2006–31 December 2006

2.3. Overall multiannual estimate of expenditure:

(a) Schedule of commitment appropriations/payment appropriations (financial intervention) (see point 6.1.1)

€ million ( to three decimal places)

2006 | [n+1] | [n+2] | [n+3] | [n+4] | [n+5 and subs. years] | Total |

Commitments | 1.100 | 1.100 |

(b) Technical and administrative assistance and support expenditure (see point 6.1.2)

Commitments | None |

Subtotal a+b |

Commitments | 1.100 | 1.100 |

(c) Overall financial impact of human resources and other administrative expenditure (see points 7.2 and 7.3)

Commitments/ payments | None |

TOTAL a+b+c |

Commitments | 1.100 | 1.100 |

2.4. Compatibility with financial programming and financial perspective

X Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming.

Proposal will entail reprogramming of the relevant heading in the financial perspective.

Proposal may require application of the provisions of the Interinstitutional Agreement.

2.5. Financial impact on revenue: [11]

X Proposal has no financial implications (involves technical aspects regarding implementation of a measure)

OR

Proposal has financial impact – the effect on revenue is as follows:

(NB All details and observations relating to the method of calculating the effect on revenue should be shown in a separate annex.)

(€ million to one decimal place)

Prior to action [Year n-1] | Situation following action |

Non-comp | Non-diff | NO | YES | YES | No 5 |

4. LEGAL BASIS

Article 13(2) EC Treaty

5. DESCRIPTION AND GROUNDS

5.1. Need for Community intervention

5.1.1. Objectives pursued

The objective of the prolongation is to ensure the continuation of the Community Action Programme to promote organisations active at European level in the field of equality between women and men. The present programme will expire on 31 December 2005. The prolongation is deemed necessary to guarantee continuity of Community action in a transitional period characterised by important institutional changes (enlargement of the Union, a new European Parliament and a new Commission) until the adoption of a new comprehensive multiannual Framework Programme on the financing of actions in the employment and social field including gender equality.

The objective of the Decision remains unchanged: to support the activities of organisations active at European level in the field of equality for women and men, of which an ongoing programme of work or a specific action serves the general European interest the field of equality for women and men or pursues an objective which is part of the European Union's policy in this area.

5.1.2. Measures taken in connection with ex ante evaluation

The Programme which it is proposed to extend is a new one aimed at providing a legal basis for awarding grants to organisations active at European level in the field of equality for men and women for the years 2004 and 2005. Its adoption was made necessary by the new structure of the Commission’s budget under the new Financial Regulation with effect from 2004.

5.1.3. Measures taken following ex post evaluation

The activities of the European Women's Lobby have in the past been subject to several annual evaluations by the Commission's departments. In addition, an audit report was drawn up in 1999 at the European Parliament's request. These results have shown that the Lobby's activities have an effective, significant impact, in particular by informing women of their rights, and that it has a substantial influence on policymakers at European, national, regional and local level with regard to the promotion of gender equality.

A report presenting the results obtained by the beneficiaries is scheduled for December 2006, in particular with a view to assessing its effectiveness as regards the achievement of its objectives.

5.2. Action envisaged and budget intervention arrangements

In the context of the Amsterdam Treaty, gender mainstreaming has been firmly anchored in Article 3. In parallel to gender mainstreaming, specific actions in favour of women have proved to be essential in order to eliminate persistent inequalities. The activities of certain organisations help to promote gender equality. The European Women's Lobby in particular, which is present in almost all Member States and has over 3000 members, plays a major role in promoting, monitoring and disseminating Community measures aimed at women with a view to achieving equality between women and men.

The general objective of the Programme is to reinforce Community action in the field of equality between men and women and the effectiveness of such action by offering financial support to organisations active at European level in the field of equality between women and men, including the European Women's Lobby.

The activities carried out by organisations which are eligible to receive a Community grant under the Programme will come under one of the following strands:

Strand 1 : ongoing activities of the European Women's Lobby, whose members are, inter alia , women's organisations in the Member States of the European Union, subject to observance of the following principles:

– it must be free to select its members,

– it must be free to pursue its activities.

Strand 2 : ongoing activities of an organisation pursuing an objective of general European interest in the field of gender equality or an objective forming part of the European Union's policy in this area. This applies to a non-profit-making body carrying out its activities exclusively in order to achieve equality between women and men or an organisation with a wider aim which carries out part of its activities exclusively to promote equality between women and men. An annual operating grant may be awarded to support the implementation of such an organisation's ongoing programme of work.

Strand 3 : specific actions of an organisation pursuing an objective of general European interest in the field of equality between women and men or an objective forming part of the European Union's policy in this area.

5.3. Methods of implementation

The delivery mechanisms stipulated in the proposal are in keeping with the classic Community approach to grants and co-funding on the basis of a detailed financial request. The actions to be taken may be funded by subsidies for joint financing with other sources. In this case, the level of financial assistance from the Commission may not exceed, as a general rule, 80% of the expenditure actually incurred by the recipient. The Programme is managed centrally by the Commission

6. FINANCIAL IMPACT

6.1. Total financial impact on Part B (over the entire programming period)

(The method of calculating the total amounts set out in the table below must be explained by the breakdown in Table 6.2. )

6.1.1. Financial intervention

Commitments (in € million to three decimal places)

1 | 2 | 3 | 4=(2X3) |

Action 1 - Measure 1 - Measure 2 Action 2 - Measure 1 - Measure 2 - Measure 3 etc. |

TOTAL COST |

If necessary, explain the method of calculation

7. IMPACT ON STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

7.1. Impact on human resources

Types of post | Staff to be assigned to management of the action using existing and/or additional resources | Total | Description of tasks deriving from the action |

Number of permanent posts | Number of temporary posts |

Officials or temporary staff | A B C | 1/3 | 1/3 A | Supervision, contact person |

Other human resources |

Total | 1/3 A* |

* Existing resources

7.2. Overall financial impact of human resources

Type of human resources | Amount (€) | Method of calculation * |

Officials Temporary staff | 108.000*0.33= 36.000 | average cost is 108.000 € |

Other human resources (specify budget line) |

Total | 36.000 |

The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months.

7.3. Other administrative expenditure deriving from the action

Budget line (number and heading) | Amount € | Method of calculation |

Overall allocation (Title A7) A0701 – Missions A07030 – Meetings A07031 – Compulsory committees 1 A07032 – Non-compulsory committees 1 A07040 – Conferences A0705 – Studies and consultations Other expenditure (specify) | None |

Information systems (A-5001/A-4300) |

Other expenditure - Part A (specify) |

Total | None |

The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months.

1 Specify the type of committee and the group to which it belongs.

I. Annual total (7.2 + 7.3) II. Duration of action III. Total cost of action (I x II) | € 36.000 1 year € 36.000 |

The needs for human and administrative resources shall be covered within the allocation granted to the managing Directorate General in the framework of the annual allocation procedure.

8. FOLLOW-UP AND EVALUATION

8.1. Follow-up arrangements

The prolongation will continue to be implemented along the same lines as the Programme in its first two years. Implementation will involve participation in selection panels of calls for proposals, monitoring of ongoing contracts and financial control of all transactions between the Commission and the beneficiaries.

8.2. Arrangements and schedule for the planned evaluation

Given that this Programme is designed to promote gender equality, the functions of monitoring and evaluation naturally form part of the activities implemented, in such a way as to derive maximum benefit from them.

The Programme is subject to the submission of a report by the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the achievement of its objectives. This report shall be based on the results obtained by the beneficiaries and shall assess, in particular, their effectiveness in achieving the said objectives.

9. ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES

All the measures funded are subject to ex ante, in itinere and ex post analysis by the responsible departments as regards content quality and cost-effectiveness. The grant application forms will require information on the identity and nature of potential beneficiaries so that their reliability can be assessed in advance. Fraud prevention measures (checks, reports) are included in the agreements or contracts between the Commission and beneficiaries. The Commission will check reports and ensure that work has been properly carried out before intermediate and/or final payments are made. Special attention will be made in order to avoid double funding. In addition, controls by the Commission or the Court of Auditors of the European Communities may be carried out on the basis of documents or on the spot.

[1] Ú. v. ES L 17, 19.1.2001, s. 22.

[2] Ú. v. EÚ L 157, 30.4.2004, s. 18.

[3] KOM (2004) 488 konečné znenie.

[4] Ú. v. EÚ C , , s. .

[5] Ú. v. EÚ C , , s. .

[6] Ú. v. EÚ C , , s. .

[7] Ú. v. EÚ C , , s. .

[8] For further information, see separate explanatory note.

[9] For further information, see separate explanatory note.

[10] SEC (2004) … ( to be inserted )..

[11] For further information, see separate explanatory note.

[12] For further information, see separate explanatory note.