Adoption of the budget of the Fund for the financing of the Convention on the future of the European Union for the financial year 2003
Date: 2002-12-20
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: European Constitution, European Union, budget, financial year, financing, fund (EU)

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of the budget of the Fund for the financing of the Convention on the future of the European
Union for the financial year 2003

ADOPTION

(2002/998/EU)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER
STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,

Having regard to Decision 2002/176/EU of the Representatives
of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the
Council, of 21 February 2002 setting up a Fund for the finan-
cing of the Convention on the future of the European Union
and laying down the financial rules for its management (1), as
amended by Decision 2002/997/EU (2),

Having regard to the proposal for the budget estimates of the
Fund for the financing of the Convention on the future of the
European Union (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Fund’) for the
financial year 2003, submitted by the Secretary-General of the
Convention on the future of the European Union,

Having regard to the European Parliament's agreement of 5
December 2002 to the budget estimates of the Fund for the
financial year 2003,

Having regard to the Council's agreement of 21 November
2002 to the budget estimates of the Fund for the financial year
2003,

Having regard to the Commission's agreement of 8 November
2002 to the budget estimates of the Fund for the financial year
2003,

Whereas the procedure laid down in Article 3 of Decision
2002/176/EU of the Representatives of the Governments of the
Member States, meeting within the Council, of 21 February
2002, as amended by Decision 2002/997/EU, has thus been
followed,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The budget of the Fund for the financing of the Convention on
the future of the European Union for the financial year 2003
as set out in the Annex is hereby finally adopted.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2002.

For the Conference of the Representatives of the
Governments of the Member States

The President

P. S. MØLLER

(1) OJ L 60, 1.3.2002, p. 56.
(2) See page 34 of this Official Journal.

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ANNEX

FUND

for the financing of

THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION

Budget for the financial year 2003

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Title
Chapter

9

90

99

REVENUE

Heading

Appropriations 2003

REVENUE

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE INSTITUTIONS

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

950 000

p.m.

950 000

950 000

Title 9 — Total

GRAND TOTAL

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TITLE 9

REVENUE

CHAPTER 90 — CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE INSTITUTIONS

Appropriations 2003

950 000

Contributions from the European Union institutions to the financing of the European Convention:

European Parliament

Council of the European Union

European Commission

p.m.

200 000

750 000

CHAPTER 99 — MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

Appropriations 2003

p.m.

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Title
Chapter

1

11

12

13

14

15

2

21

22

23

24

EXPENDITURE

General summary of appropriations

Heading

Appropriations 2003

EXPENDITURE RELATING TO THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF THE
CONVENTION

DUTY TRAVEL OF THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN

ACCOMMODATION AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES

REMUNERATION AND OTHER ALLOWANCES

MISSION EXPENSES

REPRESENTATION EXPRENSES

15 000

130 000

185 000

60 000

60 000

Title 1 — Total

450 000

MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENDITURE

TRANSLATIONS

BROCHURES AND PUBLICATIONS

STUDIES, HEARINGS AND FORUM

INFRASTRUCTURE AND MISCELLANEOUS

10

100

OTHER EXPENDITURE

CONTINGENCY RESERVE

p.m.

400 000

p.m.

100 000

Title 2 — Total

500 000

Title 10 — Total

p.m.

p.m.

GRAND TOTAL

950 000

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TITLE 1

EXPENDITURE RELATING TO MEMBERS AND STAFF OF THE CONVENTION

CHAPTER 11 — DUTY TRAVEL OF THE CHAIRMAN AND DEPUTY CHAIRMEN

Appropriations 2003

15 000

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the expenses incurred by the Chairman and Deputy Chairmen when travelling to
their place of work in the institutions for Praesidium and Convention meetings.

CHAPTER 12 — ACCOMMODATION AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES

Appropriations 2003

130 000

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the expenditure incurred by the Chairman and Deputy Chairmen during
Praesidium and Convention meetings.

CHAPTER 13 — REMUNERATIONS AND OTHER ALLOWANCES

Appropriations 2003

185 000

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to defray the costs incurred by the Secretary-General and the remuneration of Secretariat
members not belonging to an institution of the European Union.

CHAPTER 14 — MISSION EXPENSES

Appropriations 2003

60 000

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the travel and subsistence expenses of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairmen
and of Secretariat members not belonging to an institution of the European Union.

CHAPTER 15 — REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

Appropriations 2003

60 000

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover representation expenses incurred in particular by Praesidium members in the
performance of their duties.

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TITLE 2

MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENDITURE

CHAPTER 21 — TRANSLATIONS

Appropriations 2003

p.m.

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the translation of documents addressed to or issued by Convention members,
which it would not be possible to translate in-house.

CHAPTER 22 — BROCHURES AND PUBLICATIONS

Appropriations 2003

400 000

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the production of publications for large-scale distribution, which it would not be
possible to produce in-house.

CHAPTER 23 — STUDIES, HEARINGS AND FORUM

Appropriations 2003

p.m.

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the cost of expert studies commissioned by the Convention and to defray the
expenses of prominent figures consulted by the Convention.

CHAPTER 24 — INFRASTRUCTURE AND MISCHELLANEOUS

Appropriations 2003

100 000

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover all expenditure other than the above which is not chargeable to an institution, in
particular expenditure incurred away from the institutions (e.g. hire of cars, rooms, equipment).

TITLE 10

OTHER EXPENDITURE

CHAPTER 100 — CONTINGENCY RESERVE

Appropriations 2003

p.m.