Decision No 1230/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 adopting a multiannual programme for action in the field of energy: "Intelligent Energy — Europe" (2003 — 2006) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-06-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: EU programme, competitiveness, energy policy, renewable energy, security of supply, sustainable development

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DECISION No 1230/2003/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 26 June 2003

adopting a multiannual programme for action in the field of energy: ‘Intelligent Energy — Europe'
(2003 — 2006)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF
THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and
Social Committee (2),

Having regard to the Opinion of
Regions (3),

the Committee of

the

Acting in accordance with the procedure provided for in
Article 251 of the Treaty (4),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Natural resources, the prudent and rational utilisation of
which is provided for in Article 174 of
the Treaty,
include, apart
from renewable energy sources, oil,
natural gas and solid fuels, which are essential energy
sources but are also the main sources of carbon dioxide
emissions. Promoting measures at international level to
deal with regional
environmental
problems is one of the aims of that Article.

or world-wide

to

presented

sustainable

development',

The Commission communication entitled ‘A sustainable
Europe for a better world: A European Union strategy
for
the
Gothenburg European Council of 15 and 16 June 2001,
includes greenhouse gas emissions and pollution caused
by transport among the main obstacles to sustainable
development. Overcoming
obstacles means
adopting a new approach to Community policies to
bring them closer to individual citizens and businesses
to change patterns of consumption and
in order
investment.

these

(1) OJ C 203 E, 27.8.2002, p. 47.
(2) OJ C 61, 14.3.2003, p. 38.
(3) OJ C 73, 26.3.2003, p. 41.
(4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 20 November 2002 (not
yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of
3 February 2003 (OJ C 64 E, 18.3.2003, p. 13) and Decision of the
European Parliament of 13 May 2003 (not yet published in the
Official Journal). Decision of the Council of 16 June 2003.

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

sustainable

The Gothenburg European Council adopted a strategy
for
an
development
environmental dimension to the Lisbon process for
employment, economic reform and social cohesion.

added

and

Measures relating to energy efficiency and renewable
the action
energy sources are important elements of
needed to comply with the provisions of
the Kyoto
Protocol, as provided for
in the European Climate
Change Programme (ECCP). Physical changes observed
throughout Europe and elsewhere in the world highlight
the need for urgent action.

that

the Security of Energy Supply' notes

The Green Paper entitled ‘Towards a European Strategy
for
the
European Union is becoming increasingly dependent on
external energy sources and that its dependence could
rise to 70 % in 20 to 30 years' time (compared with
50 % at present) and therefore stresses the need to
balance supply policy against clear action for a demand
policy and calls for a genuine change in consumers'
behaviour so as to orientate demand towards better
managed, more efficient and more environmentally
friendly consumption, particularly in the transport and
building sectors, and to give priority to the development
of new and renewable sources on the energy supply side
in order to respond to the challenge of global warming.

In its Resolution on the Green Paper
‘Towards a
European Strategy for the Security of Energy Supply' (5),
the European Parliament identified energy efficiency and
savings as first priority. It called for the promotion of an
‘intelligent' approach to energy use, making Europe the
most energy-efficient economy in the world.

The Communication from the Commission on an action
plan to improve energy efficiency in the European
Community provides for the improvement of energy
efficiency by an additional 1 % a year compared with
the figure of 0,6 % which corresponds to the trend
recorded over the last ten years. If this target is met,
the energy-saving potential, which is
two-thirds of
estimated at 18 % of
total consumption, could be
realised by 2010. The action plan proposes legislative

(5) OJ C 140 E, 13.6.2002, p. 543.

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measures and supporting actions. The implementation
of
the setting-up of
efficient systems for monitoring and follow-up.

the action plan also requires

2002, committed the signatory countries, including the
EU, to making efforts to:

(8)

and the

energy sources

The Communication from the Commission entitled
‘Energy for the future: renewable sources of energy —
White Paper for a Community strategy and action plan'
— recommends an indicative target of 12 % of energy
from renewable sources in gross internal consumption
in its
in the Community by 2010. The Council,
energy
Resolution of 8 June 1998 on renewable
sources, (1)
in its
European Parliament,
Resolution on the White Paper, underlined the need for
a substantial, sustained increase in the utilisation of
renewable
in the Community and
endorsed the strategy and action plan proposed by the
of
Commission,
programmes to support renewable sources. The action
plan provides for measures to support the promotion
renewable energy sources. The
and development of
Communication
the
Commission
implementation of the Community strategy and action
plan for renewable energy sources (1998-2000) notes
the progress which has been made, but stresses that
further efforts are needed at Community and national
in particular new
level
legislation on renewable
energy sources and their
promotion.

to attain these objectives,

strengthening

from the

including

the

on

(9)

Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the promotion
of electricity produced from renewable energy sources
in the internal electricity market (2) requires Member
States to set national indicative targets consistent with
the Community global indicative target of 12 % of gross
national energy consumption by 2010 and in particular
with the 22,1 % indicative share of electricity produced
from renewable energy sources in total Community
electricity consumption by 2010.

(10)

The Resolution on the use of renewable energy sources
in the ACP States (3) adopted by the ACP-EU Joint
Parliamentary Assembly on 1 November 2001 ‘calls on
the Commission to include sustainable energy supplies,
in particular through energy efficiency and the use of
renewable forms of energy, as a priority action field in
the new development policy strategy'.

(11)

The ‘Final Implementation Plan' of the World Summit
on Sustainable Development, agreed on 2 September

(1) OJ C 198, 24.6.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 283, 27.10.2001, p. 33.
(3) OJ C 78, 2.4.2002, p. 35.

— increase substantially the global share of renewable

energy sources in the energy mix,

— create a level

laying field for

renewable energy

sources with respect to other energy sources,

— promote increased research and development

in
renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and
cleaner conventional fuel technologies, and

— provide

financial
developing
countries with
including
to develop energy expertise,
resources
renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and
cleaner conventional fuel technologies,

with the aim of achieving sustainable development.

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

and

sustainable

eradication

The EU partnership initiative ‘Energy Initiative for
poverty
development'
launched on 1 September 2002 is based on better
energy efficiency and the increased use of renewable
energy sources, and several developing countries and
regional organisations, as well as private sector and civil
society organisations, have already associated themselves
with this initiative, the principles and strategy of which
are laid out
in the ‘Commission Communication on
Energy cooperation with the developing countries'.

Since many Community measures on energy efficiency,
in particular the labelling of electrical, electronic, office
and communications equipment and the standardisation
of lighting, heating and air-conditioning equipment, are
not binding on the Member States, there is a need for
specific promotion programmes at Community level to
create the conditions for moving towards sustainable
energy systems.

to the Community measures

to
The same applies
achieve greater market penetration for renewable energy
sources, in particular the standardisation of equipment
which produces or consumes renewable energy sources.

Council Decision 1999/21/EC, Euratom of 14 December
1998 adopting a multiannual framework programme for
actions in the energy sector (1998-2002) and related
measures, (4) the Decisions on the specific programmes,
namely Council Decision 1999/22/EC of 14 December
1998 adopting a multiannual programme of studies,

(4) OJ L 7, 13.1.1999, p. 16.

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in

the

programme

to
energy

in the nuclear

framework
cooperation

analyses, forecasts and other related work in the energy
sector (1998-2002) (1) — ETAP programme, Council
Decision 1999/23/EC of 14 December 1998 adopting a
promote
multiannual
international
sector
(1998-2002) (2) — SYNERGY programme, Council
Decision 1999/24/EC, Euratom of 14 December 1998
adopting a multiannual programme of technical actions
promoting the clean and efficient use of solid fuels
(1998-2002) (3) — CARNOT programme, Council
Decision 1999/25/Euratom of 14 December 1998
adopting a multiannual programme (1998-2002) of
actions
relating to the safe
transport of radioactive materials and to safeguards and
industrial cooperation to promote certain aspects of the
safety of nuclear installations in the countries currently
participating in the TACIS Programme (4) — SURE
programme, Decision 646/2000/EC of
the European
Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2000
adopting a multiannual programme for the promotion
of
in the Community
sources
(1998-2002) (5) — ALTENER programme, and Decision
647/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 28 February 2000 adopting a multiannual
the promotion of energy efficiency
programme for
(1998-2002) (6) — SAVE programme expired on 31
December 2002.

renewable

energy

sector

(20)

(21)

(22)

(16)

(17)

(18)

In accordance with Article 5(2) of Decision 1999/21/EC,
Euratom, the Commission has had independent experts
carry out an external evaluation of the abovementioned
framework programme and the specific programmes. In
their report, the evaluators recognise the importance of,
in particular, the ALTENER, SAVE, SYNERGY and ETAP
programmes in the context of the implementation of
the energy strategy and the Community strategy for
lack of
sustainable development. They note
resources for
these programmes, given the genuine
needs, and suggest they should be increased.

the

It appears justified to increase the financial framework
for an even more comprehensive ‘Intelligent Energy —
Europe' programme.

(23)

and

the Community strategy for
Taking into account
the
sustainable
the
development
framework programme evaluations,
should be
taken to strengthen Community support in those energy
fields that contribute to sustainable development by
grouping them in a single programme — ‘Intelligent
Energy – Europe' — comprising four specific areas.

results of
steps

ALTENER programme during the period 1993 to 2002
justifies the inclusion in the present programme of a
specific field concerning renewable energy sources —
‘ALTENER'.

for the
The need to strengthen Community support
rational use of energy and the success of
the SAVE
programme during the period 1991-2002 justifies the
inclusion in the present programme of a specific field
concerning energy efficiency — ‘SAVE'.

Improving energy use in the transport sector, including
the diversification of
fuels, where new developing
energy sources such as hydrogen and renewable energy
sources can play a role,
in
Community efforts to reduce the negative effects of
transport on the
the
inclusion in the ‘Intelligent Energy – Europe' programme
of a specific field concerning the energy aspects of
transport — ‘STEER'.

is extremely important

environment. This

justifies

regards

priorities

is one of

in particular,

The need to promote the best practices developed in the
Community in the fields of renewable energy sources
them to the
and energy efficiency, and to transfer
developing countries
the
Community's
international
as
commitments, along with strengthening cooperation on
the use of
the Kyoto
the flexible mechanisms of
Protocol. In order to ensure continuity with regard to
the former SYNERGY programme concerning actions in
the abovementioned areas, a specific field concerning
the promotion of renewable energy sources and energy
efficiency in the framework of international promotion
— ‘COOPENER' — should be
included in this
programme.

Exchange of know-how, best practice and project
results, coordination within the programme and with
other Community policies, continuity with existing
programmes, stability of rules of participation, sufficient
human resources as well as a rapid implementation will
be crucial for the success of the ‘Intelligent Energy –
Europe' programme. In this respect, national, regional or
in
could play
local organisations
contributing to the implementation of this programme
with corresponding national programmes.

a useful

role

(19)

The importance and success of Community support for
the
renewable energy sources in the framework of

(1) OJ L 7, 13.1.1999, p. 20.
(2) OJ L 7, 13.1.1999, p. 23.
(3) OJ L 7, 13.1.1999, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 7, 13.1.1999, p. 31.
(5) OJ L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 6.

(24) Gender mainstreaming is an important aspect of all
Community programmes and should therefore be taken
into account in the framework of the ‘Intelligent Energy
– Europe' programme.

(25)

This Decision establishes a financial framework for the
entire duration of the programme which is to be the

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principal point of reference for the budgetary authority,
within the meaning of point 33 of the Interinstitutional
Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European
Parliament,
and the Commission on
budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary
procedure (1).

the Council

thereby generating effective links
in the field of energy,
between these measures and actions carried out under other
Community and Member States' policies.

Since the objectives of the proposed programme, which
concern the implementation of the Community strategy
in the fields of energy contributing to sustainable
development, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the
Member States acting individually since a promotion
campaign and exchanges are required, based on close
cooperation on a European scale between the various
players at national, regional and local
level, and can
therefore be better achieved at Community level, the
Community may adopt measures in accordance with the
principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the
of
Treaty.
proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Decision
does not go beyond what
is necessary in order to
achieve those objectives.

accordance with

principle

the

In

Article 2

The specific objectives of this programme are as follows:

(a)

to provide the elements needed for the promotion of
energy efficiency, the increased use of renewable energy
sources and energy diversification, such as through new
including in
developing and renewable energy sources,
transport,
the
development of the potential of the regions, in particular
the outermost regions, and of islands, and the preparation
of the legislative measures needed to attain these strategic
objectives;

improvement

sustainability,

the

of

The provisions of this Decision are without prejudice to
Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty, and in particular the
Community guidelines on State aid for environmental
protection.

(b) to develop means and instruments, which may be used by
the Commission and the Member States,
to follow up,
monitor and evaluate the impact of the measures adopted
by the Community and its Member States in the fields of
energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, including
the energy aspects of transport;

(26)

(27)

(28)

The measures needed to implement this Decision should
be
adopted in accordance with Council Decision
1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the
procedures for the exercise of
implementing powers
conferred on the Commission (2),

(c)

on

solid

based

consumption

to promote efficient and intelligent patterns of energy
production and
and
sustainable
foundations by raising awareness, notably
through the educational system, and promoting exchanges
of experience and know-how among the main players
by
concerned,
supporting actions
in
emerging technologies, and by encouraging the spread of
best practices and the best available technologies, as well as
by means of promotion at international level.

general,
investment

intended to boost

businesses

citizens

and

in

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.
A multiannual programme for actions in the field of
energy: ‘Intelligent Energy – Europe', hereinafter referred to as
‘this programme',
is hereby adopted for the period 2003 to
2006.

2.
This programme will support sustainable development in
the energy context, making a balanced contribution to the
achievement of the following general objectives: security of
energy supply, competitiveness, and environmental protection.

This programme also aims at economic and social
3.
cohesion and seeks to increase transparency, coherence and the
complementarity of all the actions and other related measures

(1) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

Article 3

This programme is structured in four specific fields as

1.
follows:

(a)

(b)

‘SAVE', which concerns
energy
the
efficiency and the rational use of energy, in particular in
the building and industry sectors, with the exception of
actions under
the preparation of
STEER,
legislative measures and their application;

improvement of

including

‘ALTENER', which concerns the promotion of new and
renewable energy sources for centralised and decentralised
production of electricity and heat and their integration into
the local environment and the energy systems, with the
the
under
exception
preparation of legislative measures and their application;

including

STEER,

actions

of

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‘STEER', which concerns support for initiatives relating to
all energy aspects of transport, the diversification of fuels,
such as through new developing and renewable energy
sources, and the promotion of renewable fuels and energy
efficiency in transport,
including the preparation of
legislative measures and their application;

the utilisation of results,

(d) the development of information, education and training
structures;
the promotion and
dissemination of know-how and best practices involving all
consumers, dissemination of results of
the actions and
projects and cooperation with the Member States through
operational networks at Community and international
level;

(c)

(d)

support

‘COOPENER', which concerns
initiatives
relating to the promotion of renewable energy sources and
energy efficiency in the developing countries, in particular
in the framework of
the Community cooperation with
developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the
Pacific.

for

2.
‘Key actions' which are initiatives combining several of
the abovementioned specific fields and/or relating to certain
Community priorities, such as sustainable development in the
outermost regions as defined in Article 299(2) of the Treaty,
may be launched.

Article 4

For each of the four specific fields and the key actions
the

1.
referred to in Article 3, Community funding under
programme shall be for actions or projects concerned with:

(a)

of

development

the promotion of sustainable development, security of
energy supply in the framework of the internal market,
including
competitiveness and environmental protection,
the
and
standards
certification systems, long-term voluntary commitments to
be agreed with industry and other stake-holders, as well as
forward studies, strategic studies on the basis of shared
analyses, and regular monitoring of the development of the
markets and energy trends including for the preparation of
future legislative measures or for the review of existing
legislation;

labelling

and

(b) the creation, enlargement or reorganisation of structures
energy development,
sustainable
and instruments
including
and
planning
regional
local
management, and the development of adequate financial
products and market instruments;

for
and

energy

(c)

energy

systems

the promotion of
and
sustainable
equipment in order to accelerate their penetration of the
market and stimulate investment to facilitate the transition
from the demonstration to the marketing of more efficient
technologies, including dissemination of best practices and
new cross-cutting technologies, awareness campaigns and
the
at
implementing the clean development mechanism and joint
implementation under the Kyoto Protocol;

institutional

structures

creation

aimed

of

(e)

the monitoring of the implementation and the impact of
Community initiatives, and the support measures;

(f)

the evaluation of the impact of actions and projects funded
under the programme.

2.
Under this programme, the financial assistance allocated
to the actions or projects in the four specific fields and the key
actions referred to in Article 3 shall be established on the basis
of the Community added value of the action proposed and will
depend on its benefit and expected impact. Where appropriate,
priority shall be given to small and medium-sized enterprises
and regional or local initiatives.

the cost of some actions, such as studies,

The aid may not exceed 50 % of the total cost of the action or
project,
the rest being covered either by public or private
funds, or a combination of the two. The aid may, however,
the
cover all
dissemination of project results and other actions to prepare,
supplement, implement and evaluate the impact of Community
strategy and policy measures and any measures proposed by
the Commission to encourage exchanges of experience and
know-how to improve the coordination between Community,
national, international and other initiatives.

All costs relating to actions or projects undertaken on the
Commission's initiative, identified as such under Article 5(2)(b),
shall be borne by the Community.

3.
In order to contribute to the dissemination of project
results, the Commission shall make available the reports on the
actions and projects, if appropriate in electronic form.

Article 5

1. Within six months of the adoption of this Decision, the
Commission shall establish a work programme, in consultation
with the Committee referred to in Article 8(1). This work
programme shall be based on the principles set out in Article
1(2), Article 2, Article 3 and Article 4. It shall be prepared and
updated in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
8(2).

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2.

The work programme shall set out in detail:

(a)

the guidelines for each of the specific fields and the key
actions referred to in Article 3 in order to implement the
objectives and priorities laid down in Article 1(2), Article
2, Article 3 and Article 4, taking account of the added
value that all
the measures proposed will provide at
Community level as compared with existing measures;

(b) the implementation arrangements, distinguishing between
actions envisaged on the Commission's initiative and those
where the initiative comes from the sector and/or the
market concerned, as well as the funding arrangements and
the type of and rules for participation;

(c)

the selection criteria, reflecting the objectives mentioned in
this Decision, and the arrangements for applying them to
each type of action and the method and instruments for
monitoring and utilising the results of the actions and/or
projects, including the definition of performance indicators;

(d) the indicative timetable for the implementation of

the
work programme, in particular as regards the contents of
the calls for proposals;

(e)

(f)

for

for coordination and linkage with
the detailed rules
the
existing Community policies. The procedure
development and implementation of actions coordinated
with those carried out by the Member States in the field of
sustainable energy shall be set out. The aim is to provide
added value as compared with measures taken by each
Member State acting on its own. These measures will make
it possible to achieve an optimum combination of
the
various instruments at the disposal of both the Community
and the Member States;

if necessary,
encourage the participation of
regions,
participation of SMEs.

including islands,

the operational arrangements in order

to
remote and outermost
in the programme, and the

Community rules concerning public access to information,
transparency and gender mainstreaming shall be taken into
account throughout the programme.

Article 6

1.
The financial framework for the implementation of this
programme for the period 2003 to 2006 shall be EUR 200
million.

this amount

reference amounts

shall be laid down on an
Financial
indicative basis for each specific field. An indicative allocation
of
is given in the Annex. This budgetary
allocation between fields shall be flexible in order to deal more
effectively with changing needs in the sector;
it may be
changed with the agreement of the Committee referred to in
Article 8.

2.
The arrangements for the Community financial assistance
for the actions undertaken under this programme shall be laid
down in accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No
1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation
applicable
European
Communities (1).

general

budget

the

the

of

to

Article 7

The Commission shall be responsible for the execution of this
programme in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 8(2).

Article 8

1.

The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4
and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to
the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall be set at three months.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 9

The Commission shall carry out an annual examination
1.
the progress made on this programme and the actions
of
carried out
in the four specific fields and the key actions
referred to in Article 3 and shall submit a report thereon to
the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic
and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.

At

the end of

implementation of

the second year of

subsequent programme,

2.
the period of
application of the programme, and in any case before putting
forward proposals on any
the
Commission shall provide, and give its conclusions on, an
external evaluation of
the
the overall
Community actions carried out under this programme. The
external evaluation shall be carried out by independent
experts. The Commission shall communicate its conclusions
regarding this evaluation including, if appropriate, in particular
in the light of enlargement, any adaptation to the current
the
programme,
European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee
of the Regions before putting forward proposals on this or any
subsequent programme.

to the European Parliament,

the Council,

Annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary
authority within the limit of the financial perspective.

(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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Article 10

Article 11

1. Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3, participation
in this programme shall be open to any legal person, whether
public or private, established in the territory of the Member
States.

This programme shall be open to the participation of the
2.
candidate countries,
in accordance with the conditions laid
down in the Europe association agreements, in the additional
protocols relating thereto and in the decisions of the respective
Association Councils, on the basis of
the relevant bilateral
agreements.

Likewise,

3.
participation of
additional
agreed with these countries.

shall be open to the
the programme
the EFTA/EEA countries on the basis of
funds and in accordance with procedures to be

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 12

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 June 2003.

For the European Parliament

The President

P. COX

For the Council

The President

A. TSOCHATZOPOULOS

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ANNEX

Indicative allocation of the estimated amount needed (1)

Fields of action

2003–2006

EUR million

1.

Improvement of energy efficiency and the rational use of energy

2. New and renewable energy sources and diversification of energy production

3.

Energy aspects of transport

4.

Promotion of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency at international level,
particularly in the developing countries

69,8

80

32,6

17,6

Total

200 (2) (3)

(1) This allocation is indicative. The budgetary allocation between fields is flexible in order to deal more effectively with changing needs

in the sector.

(2) An additional contribution reflecting the number, size and particular needs of new Member States, is to be anticipated from 2004
onwards as a result of the enlargement of the European Union. The Commission could propose that this contribution would be at
least EUR 50 million.

(3) The budget for an Executive Agency could be set by the budgetary authority as a percentage of the programme's overall financial

allocation.