Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the Community position within the EU-Mexico Joint Council with a view to the adoption of an Annex to Decision 2/2000 on mutual administrative co-operation in customs matters
Date: 2001-09-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Mexico, administrative cooperation, agreement (EU), customs cooperation, economic agreement, political cooperation, ratification of an agreement

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 19.9.2001
COM(2001) 516 final

2001/0214 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

establishing the Community position within the EU-Mexico Joint Council with a view to
the adoption of an Annex to Decision 2/2000 on mutual administrative co-operation in
customs matters

(presented by the Commission)

 
 
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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The  Economic  Partnership,  Political  Co-ordination  and  Co-operation  Agreement
between  the  European  Community  and  its  Member  States  of  the  one  part,  and  the
United  Mexican  States  of  the  other  part,  (the  Co-operation  Agreement)  was  signed
on 8th December 19971. It includes among its objectives, closer and more extensive
co-operation  to  increase  and  diversify  trade  and  pave  the  way  for  progressive  and
reciprocal liberalisation of that trade. 

Article 17(3) of the Decision 2/2000 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council established by
the  above-mentioned  Agreement  envisages  that  the  administrations  of  both  Parties
shall provide mutual administrative assistance in customs matters in accordance with
the  provisions  of  an  Annex  on  Mutual  Administrative  Assistance  on  Customs
Matters to be adopted by the Joint Council no later than one year from the entry into
force of Decision 2/2000.

On  this  basis,  negotiations  took  place  between  the  Commission  and  Mexico.  They
have produced  the Annex and the Agreement in the form of an  Annex  initialled  in
Brussels on 26th March 2001.

The  purpose  of  the  Annex  is  the  prevention,  detection,  and  prosecution,  through
mutual  assistance  by  the  parties'  competent  authorities,  of  activities  breaching
customs  legislation.  This  assistance  mainly  involves  the  forwarding  of  information
and documents on investigations and the surveillance of specific individuals, goods,
places or means of transport.

The Annex is in conformity with the terms of the standard version drawn up in 1997
by the Council Working Party on Economic Questions.

This Annex now needs to be concluded, so as to:

– 

establish  the  position  to  be  taken  by  the  Community  within  the  EU/Mexico
Joint Council with a view to implement Article 17(3) of Decision 2/2000.

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2001/0214 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

establishing the Community position within the EU-Mexico Joint Council with a view to
the adoption of an Annex to Decision 2/2000 on mutual administrative co-operation in
customs matters

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article
133 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

Article  17(3) of the Decision 2/2000  of  the  EU/Mexico  Joint Council  established  by
the  Economic  Partnership,  Political  Co-operation  and  Co-operation  Agreement
between  the  European  Community  and  its  Member  States  of  the  one  part,  and  the
United  Mexican  States,  of  the  other  part,2  provides  that  the  administrations  of  both
Parties  shall  provide  mutual  administrative  assistance  in  customs  matters  in
accordance with the provisions of an Annex on Mutual Administrative Assistance on
Customs matters to be adopted by  the  Joint  Council  no  later  than  one  year  from  the
entry into force of Decision 2/2000,

(2)

It  is  necessary  to  establish  the  position  to  be  taken  by  the  Community  with  the
EU/Mexico Joint Council with a view to the adoption of the above mentioned Annex.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

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Sole Article

The position to be taken by the Community within the EU/Mexico Joint Council with a view
to  implement  Article  17(3)  of  Decision  2/2000  is  contained  in  the  draft  decision  of  the
EU/Mexico Joint Council annexed to this decision.

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council
The President

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ANNEX 

DECISION No ----- 2001 OF THE EU-MEXICO JOINT COUNCIL

The Joint Council

of …..

Having  regard  to  the  Economic  Partnership,  Political  Co-ordination  and  Co-operation
Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the
United Mexican States, of the other part, 

Having regard to the EU/Mexico Joint Council Decision 2/2000, and in particular to Article
17.3 thereof, 

Whereas  Article  17.3  of  Decision  2/2000  envisages  that  the  administrations  of  both  Parties
shall  provide  mutual  administrative  assistance  in  customs  matters  in  accordance  with  the
provisions  of  an  Annex  on  Mutual  Administrative  Assistance  on  Customs  matters  to  be
adopted  by  the  Joint  Council  no  later  than  one  year  from  the  entry  into  force  of  Decision
2/2000.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS

The “Annex on mutual administrative co-operation” to Council Decision 2/2000 set out in the
annex to this decision is hereby approved. 

Article 1

This decision shall enter into force on 

Article 2

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ANNEX 

ON MUTUAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE

IN CUSTOMS MATTERS

Article 1

Definitions

For the purposes of this Annex:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

1.

"customs  legislation"  shall  mean  any  legal  or  regulatory  provisions  adopted  by  the
European Community and Mexico governing the import, export, and transit of goods
and their placing under any other customs regime or procedure, including measures
of prohibition, restriction and control;

"applicant  authority"  shall  mean  a  competent  customs  authority  which  has  been
designated by a Party for this purpose and which makes a request for assistance  on
the basis of this Annex;

"requested  authority"  shall  mean  a  competent  customs  authority  which  has  been
designated by a Party for this purpose and which receives a request for assistance on
the basis of this Annex;

“customs  authority  “  shall  mean  for  the  European  Community,  the  competent
services  of  the  Commission  of  the  European  Communities  and  the  customs
authorities  of  its  Member  States;  and  for  Mexico,  the  Secretaria  de  Hacienda  y
Crédito Público or its successor;

"personal  data"  shall  mean  all  information  relating  to  an  identified  or  identifiable
individual;

"operation  in  breach  of  customs  legislation"  shall  mean  any  violation  or  attempted
violation of customs legislation;

“information”  shall  mean  any  data,  documents,  reports,  certified  or  authenticated
copies  thereof  or  other  communications,  including  information  which  has  been
processed and/or analysed to provide an indication relevant to an operation in breach
of customs legislation.

Article 2

Scope

This  Annex is  intended  solely  for  the  mutual  administrative  assistance  between  the
Parties, the provisions of this Annex shall not give rise to a right on the part of any
private  person  to  obtain,  suppress  or  exclude  any  evidence  or  to  impede  the
execution of a request.

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2.

3.

The  Parties  shall  assist  each  other,  in  the  areas  within  their  competence,  in  the
manner  and  under  the  conditions  laid  down  in  this  Annex,  to  ensure  the  correct
application of the customs legislation, in particular by preventing, investigating and
combating operations in breach of that legislation.

Assistance  in  customs  matters,  as  provided  for  in  this  Annex,  shall  apply  to  any
administrative authority of the Parties which is competent for the application of this
Annex.  It  shall  not  prejudice  the  rules  governing  mutual  assistance  in  criminal
matters.  Nor  shall  it  cover  information  obtained  under  powers  exercised  at  the
request  of a judicial  authority,  except  where  communication  of  such  information  is
authorised by that authority.

4.

Assistance to recover duties, taxes or fines is not covered by this Annex.

Article 3

Assistance on request

1.

At the request of the applicant authority, the requested authority shall provide it with
all  relevant  information  which  may  enable  it  to  ensure  that  customs  legislation  is
correctly applied, including information regarding activities noted or planned which
are or could be operations in breach of customs legislation.

2.

At the request of the applicant authority, the requested authority shall inform it:

(a) whether  goods  exported  from  the  territory  of  one  of  the  Parties  have  been
properly imported into the territory of the other Party, specifying, where appropriate,
the customs procedure applied to the goods;

(b) whether  goods  imported  into  the  territory  of  one  of  the  Parties  have  been
properly exported from the territory of the other Party, specifying, where appropriate,
the customs procedure applied to the goods.

3.

At  the  request  of  the  applicant  authority,  the  requested  authority  shall,  within  the
framework  of  its  legal  or  regulatory  provisions,  take  the  necessary  steps  to  ensure
special surveillance of:

natural  or  legal  persons  in  respect  of  whom  there  are  reasonable  grounds  for
(a)
believing  that  they  are  or  have  been  involved  in  operations  in  breach  of  customs
legislation;

places  where  stocks  of  goods  have  been  or  may  be  assembled  or  subject  to
(b)
operations  in  such  a  way  that  there  are  reasonable  grounds  for  believing  that  these
goods are intended to be used in operations in breach of customs legislation;

goods in transport or in storage in such a way that there are reasonable grounds
(c)
for  believing  that  they  are  intended  to  be  used  in  operations  in  breach  of  customs
legislation;

(d) means of transport that are, have been or may be used in such a way that there
are reasonable grounds for believing that they are intended to be used in operations
in breach of customs legislation.

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Article 4

Spontaneous assistance

1.

The Parties shall assist each other, at their own initiative and in accordance with their
legal  or  regulatory  provisions,  if  they  consider  that  to  be  necessary  for  the  correct
application  of  customs  legislation,  particularly  by  providing  information  obtained
pertaining to:

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

activities, which are or appear to be operations in breach of customs legislation
and which may be of interest to the other Party;

new  means  or  methods  employed  in  carrying  out  operations  in  breach  of
customs legislation;

goods known to be subject to operations in breach of customs legislation;

natural  or  legal  persons  in  respect  of  whom  there  are  reasonable  grounds  for
believing  that  they  are  or  have  been  involved  in  operations  in  breach  of
customs legislation;

means  of  transport  in  respect  of  which  there  are  reasonable  grounds  for
believing  that they  have  been, are, or may be used in operations in  breach of
customs legislation.

Article 5

Delivery, Notification

At the request of the applicant authority, the requested authority shall, in accordance with legal
or regulatory provisions applicable to the latter, take all necessary measures in order:

– 

– 

to deliver any documents, or

to notify any decisions,

emanating  from  the  applicant  authority  and  falling  within  the  scope  of  this  Annex,  to  an
addressee residing or established in the territory of the requested authority.

Requests for delivery of documents or  notification of  decisions  shall be made in  writing in an
official language of the requested authority or in a language acceptable to that authority.

Article 6

Form and substance of requests for assistance

1.

Requests pursuant to this Annex shall be made in writing. They shall be accompanied
by  the  documents  necessary  to  enable  compliance  with  the  request.  When  required
because of the urgency of the situation, oral requests may be accepted, but must be
confirmed in writing immediately.

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2.

Requests pursuant to paragraph 1 shall include the following information:

(a)

the applicant authority;

(b)

the measure requested;

(c)

the object of and the reason for the request;

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

(d)

the legal or regulatory provisions and other legal elements involved;

indications  as  exact  and  comprehensive  as  possible  on  the  natural  or  legal

(e)
persons who are the target of the investigations;

(f)

a summary of the relevant facts and of the enquiries already carried out.

Requests shall be submitted in an official language of the requested authority or in a
language  acceptable  to  that  authority.  This  requirement  shall  not  apply  to  any
documents that accompany the request under paragraph 1.

If  a  request  does  not  meet  the  formal  requirements  set  out  above,  its  correction  or
completion  may  be  requested;  in  the  meantime  precautionary  measures  may  be
ordered.

Article 7

Execution of requests

In  order  to  comply  with  a  request  for  assistance,  the  requested  authority  shall
proceed,  within  the  limits  of  its  competence  and  available  resources,  as  though  it
were  acting  on  its  own  account  or  at  the  request  of  other  authorities  of  that  same
Party,  by  supplying  information  already  possessed,  by  carrying  out  appropriate
enquiries, including verifications, inspections and the examination of records, or by
arranging  for  them  to  be  carried  out.  This  provision  shall  also  apply  to  any  other
authority to which the requested authority has addressed the request when the latter
cannot act on its own.

Requests for assistance shall be executed in accordance with the legal or regulatory
provisions of the requested Party.

Duly authorised officials of a Party may, with the agreement of the other Party and
subject to the domestic law of the requested authority and within the conditions laid
down by the latter, be present to obtain from the offices of the requested authority, or
any other authority as laid down in paragraph  (1), the relevant  books,  registers and
other documents or data media held in those offices, make copies thereof, or extract
any information or particulars relating to operations in breach of customs legislation
which the applicant authority needs for the purposes of this Agreement.

Subject  to  the  domestic  law  of  the  requested  authority  and  to  the  conditions  laid
down by the  latter, duly authorised officials  of  a  Party may,  with  the  agreement  of
the  other  Party  and  subject  to  the  conditions  laid  down  by  the  latter,  be  present  at
enquiries carried out in the latter's territory.

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5.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

A request by either customs authority that  a certain  procedure be followed  shall  be
complied  with,  subject  to  the  national  legal  and  administrative  provisions  of  the
requested authority.

Article 8

Form in which information is to be communicated

The  requested  authority  shall  communicate  results  of  enquiries  and  provide  any
information  requested  subject  to  Article  9,  to  the  applicant  authority  in  writing
together  with  relevant  documents,  certified  copies  or  other  items  and  may,  where
appropriate, include any relevant information for interpreting or using it.

This information may be in computerised form.

Originals of files, documents and other materials, or certified or authenticated copies
thereof, shall be transmitted only in cases where copies would be insufficient.

Originals of files, documents and other materials that have been transmitted shall be
returned  at  the  earliest  opportunity;  rights  of  the  Parties  or  of  third  parties  relating
thereto shall remain unaffected.

Article 9

Exceptions to the obligation to provide assistance

Assistance may be refused or may be subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions
or  requirements,  in  cases  where  a  Party  is  of  the  opinion  that  assistance  under  this
Annex would:

be likely to prejudice the sovereignty of the Party which has been requested to

(a)
provide assistance under this Annex; or

be  likely  to  prejudice  public  policy,  security  or  other  essential  interests,  in

(b)
particular in the cases referred to under Article 10 (2); or

(c)

violate an industrial, commercial or professional secret.

The requested authority may postpone assistance on the ground that it will interfere
with  an  ongoing  investigation,  prosecution  or  proceeding.  In  such  a  case,  the
requested  authority  shall  consult  with  the  applicant  authority  to  determine  if
assistance can be given subject to such terms or conditions as the requested authority
may require.

Where  the  applicant  authority  seeks  assistance  which  it  would  (itself)  be  unable  to
provide if so requested, it shall draw attention to that fact in its request. It shall then
be for the requested authority to decide how to respond to such a request.

In the event that a request cannot be complied with, the applicant authority shall be
promptly  notified  of  that  fact  with  a  statement  of  the  reasons  and  circumstances,
which might be of importance for the further pursuit of the matter.

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5.

1.

2.

3.

4.

For  the  cases  referred  to  in  paragraphs  1  and  2;  the  decision  of  the  requested
authority and the reasons therefor must be communicated to  the  applicant  authority
without delay.

Article 10

Information exchange and confidentiality

Any information communicated in whatsoever form pursuant to this Annex shall be
of a confidential or restricted nature, depending on the rules applicable in each of the
Parties.  It  shall be covered by the obligation of official secrecy  and shall enjoy  the
protection extended to similar information under the relevant laws of the Party  that
received it and the corresponding provisions applying to the Community authorities.

Personal  data  may  be  exchanged  only  where  the  Party,  which  may  receive  them,
undertakes to protect such data in at least an equivalent way to the one applicable to
that particular case in the Party that may supply them. To this end, the Parties shall
communicate  to  each  other  information  on  their  applicable  rules,  including,  where
appropriate,  legal  provisions  in  force  in  the  Member  States  of  the  Community,
including any change therein occurring after the entry into force of this Annex.

The use, in judicial or administrative proceedings instituted in respect of operations
in  breach  of  customs  legislation,  of  information  obtained  under  this  Annex,  is
considered to be for the purposes of this Annex. Therefore, the Parties may, in their
records of evidence, reports and testimonies and in proceedings, and charges brought
before the courts, use as evidence information obtained and documents consulted in
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  Annex.  The  competent  authority,  which
supplied that information or gave access to those documents, shall be notified of such
use.

Information obtained shall be used solely for the purposes of this Annex. Where one
of the Parties  wishes to  use  such information for  other purposes, it shall obtain  the
prior written consent of the authority, which provided the information. Such use shall
then be subject to any restrictions laid down by that authority.

Article 11

Experts and witnesses

An official of a requested  authority  may  be  authorised  to  appear,  within the limitations  of  the
authorisation granted, as an expert or witness in judicial or administrative proceedings instituted
in the territory of the other Party regarding the matters covered by this Annex, and produce such
objects, documents or certified copies thereof, as may be needed for the proceedings. The request
for  appearance  must  indicate  specifically  before  which  judicial  or  administrative  authority  the
official  will  have  to  appear,  on  what  matters  and  by  virtue  of  what  title  or  qualification  the
official will be questioned.

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1.

2.

1.

2.

Article 12

Assistance expenses

The Parties shall waive all claims on each other for the reimbursement of expenses
incurred pursuant to this Annex, except, as appropriate, for expenses to experts and
witnesses,  and  those  to  interpreters  and  translators  who  are  not  public  service
employees.

If  expenses  of  a  substantial  and  extraordinary  nature  are,  or  will  be  required  to
execute  the  request,  the  Parties  may  consult  to  determine  the  terms  and  conditions
under which the  request will be executed  as well  as  the  manner  in  which  the  costs
shall be borne.

Article 13

Implementation

Without  prejudice  to  the  terms  of  Article  14(3)  the  Parties  agree  that  any  matter
arising from the implementation of this Annex may be entrusted on the one hand, to
the customs authority of Mexico, and on the other hand to the competent services of
the  Commission  of  the  European  Communities  and  the  customs  authorities  of  the
Member  States  as  appropriate.  They  shall  decide  on  all  practical  measures  and
arrangements  necessary  for  its  application,  taking  into  consideration  the  rules  in
force  in  particular  in  the  field  of  data  protection.  They  may  recommend  to  the
competent bodies' amendments, which they consider should be made to this Annex.

The  Parties  shall  consult  each  other  and  subsequently  keep  each  other  informed  of
the  detailed  rules  of  implementation,  which  are  adopted  in  accordance  with  the
provisions of this Annex. In particular, before the entry into force of this Annex, the
Parties shall communicate to each other the competent customs authority designated
for the implementation of this Annex. Any changes thereafter shall be notified.

Article 14

Other agreements

1.

Taking  into  account  the  respective  competencies  of  the  European  Community  and
the Member States, the provisions of this Annex shall:

– 

– 

– 

not affect the obligations of the Parties under any other international agreement
or convention;

be  deemed  complementary  to  agreements  on  mutual  assistance  which  have
been or may be concluded between individual Member States and Mexico; and
shall

not  affect  the  Community  provisions  governing  the  communication  between
the competent services of the Commission of the European  Communities  and

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the  customs  authorities  of  the  Member  States  of  any  information  obtained
under this Annex which could be of interest to the Community.

2.

3.

Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  paragraph  1,  the  provisions  of  this  Annex  shall
take precedence over the provisions of any bilateral agreement on mutual assistance
which has been or may be concluded between individual Member States and Mexico
insofar as the provisions of the latter are incompatible with those of this Annex.

In  respect  of  questions  relating  to  the  applicability  of  this  Annex,  the  Parties  shall
consult each other to resolve the matter in the framework of the Special Committee
on Customs Co-operation set up under Article 17 of the Decision 2/2000 of the EC-
Mexico Joint Council.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1.

TITLE OF OPERATION

Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the Community position within the EU-
Mexico Joint Council with a view to the adoption of an Annex to Decision 2/2000 on
mutual administrative co-operation in customs matters.

2.

BUDGET HEADING(S) INVOLVED

A-3600 Item A-1300

3.

LEGAL BASIS

The Annex in question was negotiated on the basis of Article 17(3) of the Decision
2/2000  of  the  EU/Mexico  Joint  Council  established  by  the  Economic  Partnership,
Political  Co-operation  and  Co-operation  Agreement  between 
the  European
Community and its Member States of the one part, and the United Mexican States of
the other part.

4.

DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION

The  purpose  of  the  Annex  is  the  prevention,  detection  and  prosecution,  through
mutual  assistance  by  the  parties’  competent  authorities,  of  activities  breaching
customs  legislation.  This  assistance  mainly  involves  the  forwarding  of  information
and documents on investigations and the surveillance of specific individuals, goods,
places  or  means  of  transport.  The  Annex  is  of  indefinite  duration  and  does  not
require renewal.

The Annex will be administered within the framework of the Special Committee on
Customs  Cooperation  and  Rules  of  Origin  set  up  under  Article  17  of  the  Decision
2/2000 of the EC-Mexico Joint Council. 

5.

CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE

Non-compulsory expenditure.

6.

TYPE OF EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE

–  Cost of Community missions to Mexico every two years.

–  Where required, any meeting costs not covered by the existing infrastructure.

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7.

7.1

FINANCIAL IMPACT

Method  of  calculating  total  cost  of  operation  (relation  between  individual  and
total costs)

7.2

Itemised breakdown of cost

Commitment appropriations EUR million (at current prices)

Breakdown

year n

n+1

n+2

n+3

n+4

n+5
and
subs.
yrs

Total

7.3

Operational  expenditure  for  studies,  experts  etc.  included  in  Part  B  of  the
budget

Commitment appropriations EUR million (at current prices)

year n

n+1

n+2

n+3

n+4

Total

n+5
and
subs.
yrs

– Studies

– Meetings of experts

– Information and
publications

Total

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7.4

Schedule of commitment and payment appropriations

year n

n+1

n+2

n+3

n+4

EUR million 

Total

n+5
and
subs.
yrs

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

year n
n+1
n+2
n+3
n+4
n+5
and subs. yrs

Total

8.

FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES

–  Implementation of Community regulations.

9.

ELEMENTS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS

Grounds for the operation :

The main aim is to protect the collection of traditional own resources. To that end, a
system will be set up to transmit information between the competent authorities  on
transactions which are or appear to be against Community customs legislation.

10.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE (SECTION III, PART A OF THE BUDGET)

Actual  mobilisation  of  the  necessary  administrative  resources  will  depend  on  the
Commission’s annual decision on the allocation of resources, taking into account the
number of staff and additional amounts authorised by the budgetary authority.

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10.1

Effect on the number of posts

Type of post

Staff to be assigned to managing
the operation

Source

Duration

Permanent
posts

Temporary
posts

Officials or
temporary staff

Other resources

 0’1

A
B
C

Total

 0’1

Additional
resources

 Not
determined.

Existing
resources in
the DG or
department
concerned

 0’1

 0’1

10.2

Overall financial impact of additional human resources

EUR

Method of calculation

 0’1 man-years at EUR 108 000 (unit cost), Title A1, A-
3600

Amounts

 10 800

Officials

Temporary staff

Other resources (indicate
budget heading)

Total

 10 800

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10.3

Increase in other administrative expenditure as a result of the operation

EUR

Budget heading

Amounts

Method of calculation

Working  party  meetings  (once  a  year,  alternately  in
Brussels and Mexico City)

A-3600 Item A-1300

3 800

-  meetings  held  in  Mexico  City:  4-day  mission  for  one
Commission official (... EUR per official)

A-3600 Item A-2500

p.m.

Working  party:  travel  costs  of  Council  representatives
involved in the working party will be met by the General
Secretariat of the Council.

Total

3 800

A-3600 Item A-1300

A-3600 Item A-2500

 p.m.

In the years in which the working party meets in Mexico
City.

The amounts given correspond to expenditure for 12 months (operation is indefinite).

NB Resources needed for missions undertaken by Commission officials will be obtained by
redeploying existing resources.

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