Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Adaptation of the ceiling of own resources and of the ceiling for appropriations for commitments following the entry into force of Decision 2000/597/EC, Euratom
Date: 2001-12-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic analysis, economic policy, gross domestic product, national income, own resources

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 28.12.2001
COM(2001) 801 final

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Adaptation of the ceiling of own resources and of the ceiling for appropriations for
commitments following the entry into force of Decision 2000/597/EC, Euratom

   
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Adaptation of the ceiling of own resources and of the ceiling for appropriations for
commitments following the entry into force of Decision 2000/597/EC, Euratom

1.

2.

3.

According  to  Article  2(7)  of  Council  Decision  2000/597/EC,  Euratom  of  29
September  20001  and  for  the  purposes  of  applying  that  Decision  “GNP  shall  mean
GNI for the  year at market prices as provided by the Commission in application of
the ESA 95 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2223/96”2.

According to Recital 7 of the Council Decision it is appropriate to adapt the ceiling
of own resources as well as the ceiling for appropriations for commitments expressed
as  a  percentage  of  the  Communities’  GNP  in  order  to  maintain  unchanged  the
amount of financial resources put at the disposal of the Communities.

According  to  Article  3(1)  and  3(2)  of  the  Council  Decision  the  Commission  shall
calculate the new percentages,  expressed in two  decimal places, in December 2001
on the basis of the following formulas:

Maximum own resources =

1.27 % * 

1998

(cid:1)

(cid:1)

1999
(cid:1)
1998

2000
(cid:1)

1999

GNP
2000

 ESA
GNP

second
ESA

95

edition

Maximum appropriations for commitments =

1.335 % * 

1998

(cid:1)

(cid:1)

1999
(cid:1)
1998

2000
(cid:1)

1999

GNP
2000

 ESA
GNP

second
ESA

95

edition

1

2

OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 42.
GNP = Gross national product; GNI = Gross national income; ESA 95 = European System of Accounts
1995.

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On the basis of the latest information provided by Eurostat (see also tables in the annex) the
new percentage ceilings will amount to:

Maximum own resources (in per cent of the total GNP’s of the Member States) =

= 1.27 % * 

ecu/euro
ecu/euro

(cid:1)
 307 457 (7 
(cid:1)
 272 604 (7 

 588 823 7 
 826 987 7 

(cid:1)
(cid:1)

 333 8 
 501 8 

161)
219)

million
million

1.27 % * 

ecu/euro
ecu/euro

 056 614 23 
317 093 24 

million
million

(cid:1)

 = 1.244737322 % (cid:2) 1.24 %

Maximum  appropriations  for  commitments  (in  per  cent  of  the  total  GNP’s  of  the
Member States) =

= 1.335 % * 

ecu/euro
ecu/euro

(cid:1)
 307 457 (7 
(cid:1)
 272 604 (7 

 588 823 7 
 826 987 7 

(cid:1)
(cid:1)

 333 8 
 501 8 

161)
219)

million
million

1.335 % * 

ecu/euro
ecu/euro

 056 614 23 
317 093 24 

million
million

(cid:1)

 = 1.308444350 % (cid:2) 1.31 %

5.

According  to  Article  3(3)  of  the  Council  Decision  the  Commission  shall
communicate to the budgetary authority the new ceilings before 31 December 2001.

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ANNEX

4

Gross national product (GNP) at current market prices according to ESA second edition 
as at 29 November 2001
(in million national currency)

Year

Country

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

 Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

Unit

Mio BEF

Mio DKK

Mio DEM

Mio GRD

Mio ESP

Mio FRF

Mio IEP

1000 Mio ITL

Mio LUF

Mio NLG

Mio ATS

Mio PTE

Mio FIM

Mio SEK

Mio GBP

1998

1999

2000

9587106

1165867

3776760

38047346

90640200

8636450

64867

2093228

752422

792468

2662635

21044964

679351

1929909

886933

10138236

1235056

3884730

40851600

97674200

8993614

76101

2208044

840668

861179

2776415

22128840

739541

1995031

931953

9198757

1094221

3699210

35903877

84987500

8350731

55239

2020438

705319

757353

2583399

19642889

658338

1842812

849278

5

Gross national product (GNP) at current market prices according to ESA second edition 
as at 29 November 2001
(in million euro for 1999 and 2000 and million ecu for 1998)

Year

Country

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

 Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom
TOTAL

1998

1999

2000

237658

156796

1931027

116774

544759

1316618

82364

1081062

18652

359606

193501

104972

114259

219121

1346419

7823588

251320

165694

1986231

121337

587034

1371068

96628

1140360

20840

390786

201770

110378

124382

236233

1529100

8333161

23614056

226455

145910

1878603

108559

508346

1264992

70257

1039510

17364

341201

186467

97389

110044

206688

1255522

7457307

6

Gross national income (GNI) at current market prices according to ESA 95 
as at 29 November 2001
(in million national currency)

Year

Country

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

 Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

Unit

Mio BEF

Mio DKK

Mio DEM

Mio GRD

Mio ESP

Mio FRF

Mio IEP

1000 Mio ITL

Mio LUF

Mio NLG

Mio ATS

Mio PTE

Mio FIM

Mio SEK

Mio GBP

1998

1999

2000

9694058

1224398

3837210

39148348

92936600

8914812

60474

2129775

727375

826767

2661108

21365414

704772

1984108

902107

10262688

1297811

3946640

42051014

100148500

9288762

69298

2241852

751179

891739

2779011

22623869

770964

2073342

946448

9289838

1156286

3746590

37018821

87077400

8605738

54169

2054179

690733

767818

2593603

19988234

672694

1875226

868926

7

Gross national income (GNI) at current market prices according to ESA 95 
as at 29 November 2001
(in million euro for 1999 and 2000 and million ecu for 1998)

Year

Country

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

TOTAL

1998

1999

2000

240309

164668

1961934

120153

558560

1359054

76787

1099937

18031

375171

193390

106570

118534

225274

1369453

7987826

254405

174114

2017885

124900

601905

1416063

87990

1157820

18621

404654

201959

112847

129667

245506

1552884

8501219

24093317

228697

154186

1902664

111930

520847

1303621

68896

1056869

17004

345916

187203

99101

112443

210323

1284569

7604272

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Annual average conversion rates used

Year

1998 (ecu)

1999 (euro)

2000 (euro)

Country

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

 Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

40,62070
7,49930

1,96913

330,73087

167,18420

6,60141

0,78625

40,33990

7,43556

1,95583

325,82020

166,38600

6,55957

0,78756

40,33990

7,45382

1,95583

336,67760

166,38600

6,55957

0,78756

1943,64500

1936,27000

1936,27000

40,33990

2,20371

13,76030

40,33990

2,20371

13,76030

200,48200

200,48200

5,94573

8,80752

0,65874

5,94573

8,44519

0,60948

40,62070

2,21967

13,85448
201,69500

5,98251

8,91593

0,67643

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