Amended proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DECISION adopting an action programme for Community customs (Customs 2000)
Date: 1995-10-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: action programme, customs formalities, customs fraud, customs inspection, customs regulations, customs union

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COM(95)45l  final 

.95/0087  (COD) 

Amended proposal  for  a 

EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT  AND COUNCIL  DECISION 

adopting an action programme for Community customs(Customs 2000) 

(presented  by the Commission  pursuant  to Article  189 a (2) 
of the EC-Treaty) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

For the sake of clarity, as requested  by the European  Parliament  and  the Council,  the 
Commission  has decided to amend the way in which  it  presented  the financial  aspects 
of its proposal for  an action programme for  Community customs ("Customs  2000") in 
order to identify  clearly the budgetary sums directly linked to the implementation of the 
action programme. 

As a consequence,  the initial proposal  in document  COM(95)  119 final  is amended  as 
regards  both  Article  16  ("Financing")  and  section  7.2  of  the  financial  statement 
appended  to  the  proposal  for  a  decision  (allocation  to  the  various  elements  of  the 
action). 

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Amended proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council 

adopting an action programme for Community customs(Customs 2000) 

The Commission's initial proposal  of 4 April  1995 - COM(95)  119 final  - is amended 
as follows: 

1. 

Article 16, paragraph  1  (Financing) shall be worded as follows. 

Article 16 

1. 

Without prejudice to those actions for  which financial provision is made in the 
framework of other Community programmes, the total financial provision for 
the implementation of this programme, for  the period running from  1 January 
1996 to 31 December 2000, shall be fixed at 50 million ECU. 
Yearly appropriations shall  be  authorized within  the  limit  of  the financial 
perspectives. 

2. 

Section 7.2 of the financial statement shall be worded as follows: 

7.2  Breakdown of the action by element 

Budget 
head 

Breakdown 

APB 
96 

EC in millions of ECU (1996 value) 
1999 

1998. 

2000 

Total 

1997 

B5-300 

- IMCustoms  2000 

2.000 

2.300 

2.600 

2.900 

3.200 

13.000 

B5-7210 

-  Computerization 
Customs  2000 

'  B7-860 

Customs  cooperati 
on and  internatio 
nal  assistance 

1.000 

4.000 

6.500 

6.500 

5.000 

23.000 

2.000 

3.000 

3.000 

3.000 

3.000 

14.000 

TOTAL 

5.000 

9.300 

12.100 

12.400 

11.200 

50.000 

In addition, other distinct legal bases contribute to the attainment of the objectives of 
this  decision.  Those concerned are,  respectively, the  Matthaeus  Programme  (B5-
3051), with an  indicative estimate for  the period  in question of  15.07 million ECU 
and a part  of the IDA action, with an indicative estimate of  74.6 million ECU for  the 
period 1996-2000,  making a total of 89.67 ECU. The sum of the various budget heads 
which,  with  no  distinction  as  to  the  various  legal  bases,  play  a  part  in  the 
implementation of  the  objectives of  this programme  therefore amounts  to  139.67 
million ECU. 

Actions  which  are associated  with  this programme  and pursue  the same  objectives  are 
from 
carried  out  with  financing  from  Community  programmes  and  also  arising 
the 
financial  protocols 
Community  and 
the 
Mediterranean  basin,  African,  Caribbean  and  Pacific  countries  in  the  framework  of 
the Lomé  Convention,  countries  of Latin  America  and Asia,  etc.). 

the  framework  of  agreements  concluded  between 
the  countries  of 

(e.g.  PHARE,  TA CI S, 

third  countries 

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