Proposal for amending the financial reference amount - within the meaning of the interinstitutional agreement of 6 May 1999, Article 34(3) - of the sixth framework programme of the european atomic energy community (euratom), in order to take account of enlargement
Date: 2003-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, adaptation of financial perspectives, budget policy, enlargement of the Union, interinstitutional agreement

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 10.12.2003
COM(2003) 778 final

2003/0298 (CNS)

PROPOSAL FOR AMENDING

the financial reference amount – within the meaning of the interinstitutional agreement
of 6 May 1999, Article 34(3) - of the sixth framework programme of the european
atomic energy community (euratom), in order to take account of enlargement

(presented by the Commission)

EN

  EN

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.  When  adapting  the  financial  perspectives  for  the  period  2000-2006  in  order  to  take
account  of  enlargement  (the  accession  of  10  new  Member  States  in  May  2004),  the
European Parliament and the Council agreed the following statement:

[The European Parliament and the Council] "agree to revise (by the end of the budgetary
procedure for 2004) in accordance with the co-decision procedure, the reference amounts
of  the  co-decided  programmes  within  the  limits  of  the  ceiling  resulting  from  the  above-
mentioned adjustment and revision of the financial perspective".

2.  For all the co-decided programmes financed under heading 3 of the financial perspective
(Internal  Policies),  it  is  therefore  necessary  to  adapt  the  financial  reference  amounts
included  in  each  of  the  legislative  acts  concerned.  The  Commission,  in  the  general
introduction (volume 0) to the Preliminary  Draft Budget, proposed  new amounts  for the
reference  amounts  concerned,  seeking  a  political  agreement  of  the  budgetary  authority
before submitting the corresponding legislative proposal(s).

3.  During the conciliation meeting of 16 July 2003, the European Parliament and the Council
agreed on the following statement on the procedure to be  followed  for  the  adaptation of
the financial reference amounts:

"The European Parliament and the Council agree on the following procedure to adapt the
reference  amounts  included  in  the  basic  acts  of  Community  programmes  decided  under
the  co-decision  procedure  within  the  limits  of  the  ceiling  resulting  from  adjustment  and
revision of the Financial Perspective:

Parliament  and  Council  will  endeavour  to  reach  a  political  agreement  on  the  amounts
which should be added, following enlargement, to the reference amounts, at the latest on
24 November;

they  will  then  invite  the  Commission  to  present  the  appropriate  legislative  proposal(s);

the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  will  thus  endeavour  to  adopt  the  legislative
act(s), under the co-decision procedure, in time for the possible application of the adapted
amount as from the date of entry into force of the Accession Treaty."

4.  The  conciliation  meeting  of  24  November  2003  concluded  on  an  agreement  on  adapted
reference amounts and on the following joint statement of the European Parliament and of
the Council:

"Referring  to  the  joint  declaration  of  16  July  2003,  Parliament  and  Council,  having
reached a political agreement on the  indicative  reference amounts to be included  in  the
basic act of  community  programmes  decided  under  the  co-decision  procedure  following
enlargement,  invite  the  Commission  to  present  without  delay  the  appropriate  legislative
proposal(s) and confirm that they will make all the efforts to take in due consideration, in
the  co-decision  procedure,  the  amounts  attached  to  the  present  declaration,  in  time  for
their possible application as from the date of entry into force of the Accession Treaty.

The  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  remind  their  respective  bodies  that  the
legislative procedures should in any circumstances respect the adjustment and revision of

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the Financial Perspective in view of enlargement as approved on 9 April 2003, and leave
a sufficient margin for future programmes, including the ones not based on co-decision."

Name of  programme (period covered
by programmes for which basic acts
have been adopted)

6th  framework  programme  for  research
and technological development (02-06)
Networks  for  the  electronic  interchange
of  data  between  administrations  (IDA)
(02-04)
Labour market (02-06)

Measures  combating  and  preventing
social exclusion (02-06)

Restructuring  of  systems  for  agricultural
surveys
Tapas - (03-07)

LUCAS/MARS (04-07)

Marco Polo Programme (03-06)

Financial support for projects of common
interest  in  the  trans-European  transport
and energy network (00-06)

Intelligent Energy for Europe Programme
(03-06)

Protection of forests (03-06)

Community action programme promoting
NGOs  primarily  active  in  the  field  of
environmental protection (02-06)

LIFE  III  (Financial  Instrument  for  the
Environment (2000-2004)) — Actions on
Community territory (01-04)
Community framework for cooperation to
promote  sustainable  urban  development
(01-04)

Community  cooperation  in  the  field  of
marine pollution (00-06)

Reference amount

Amounts approved

Difference

(amount in EUR million)

EUR 15

EUR 25

EUR 10

17.500,000

19.235,000

1.735,000

74,000

55,000

75,000

12,850

5,000

7,850

75,000

4.325,000

75,500

1,500

62,300

85,040

26,400

11,650

14,750

100,000

4.580,000

7,300

10,040

13,550

6,650

6,900

25,000

255,000

200,000

250,000

50,000

61,000

32,000

65,000

34,300

640,000

649,900

14,000

14,800

7,000

12,600

4,000

2,300

9,900

0,800

5,600

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Name of programme (period covered
by programmes for which basic acts
have been adopted)

Reference amount

Amounts approved

Difference

EUR 15

EUR 25

EUR 10

Action on illegal and harmful  content  on
the Internet (03-04)

13,300

14,100

Trans-European 
networks (00-06)

telecommunications

275,000

Customs 2007 (03-07)

Fiscalis 2007 (Community programme to
improve the operation of taxation systems
in the internal market) (03-07)

133,000

44,000

294,880

165,550

67,250

0,800

19,880

32,550

23,250

Socrates (00-06)

1.850,000

2.060,000

210,000

in  favour  of

Framework  programme 
culture (00-04)
Media 
the
development of vocational training in the
audiovisual industry) (01-05)

to  promote 

(measures 

European  Year  of  Education  through
Sport (03-04)
Youth (00-06)

Community activities in favour of
consumers (04-07)

Public health (2003-2008)

Statistical 

information  policy  (03-07)

Networks  for  intra-Community  statistics
(Edicom) (01-05)

Modinis (03-05)

167,000

50,000

11,500

520,000

72,000

312,000
192,500

51,200

21,000

170,700

52,000

12,100

605,000

81,800

353,770
220,600

53,600

22,440

3,700

2,000

0,600

85,000

9,800

41,770
28,100

2,400

1,440

TOTAL

26.783,350

29.364,630

2.581,280

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FOR INFORMATION:
EUR 25 REFERENCE AMOUNTS FOR PROGRAMMES ADOPTED OR IN THE PROCESS OF BEING
ADOPTED BY THE CO-DECISION PROCEDURE

Name  of  programme  (period  covered  by
programmes  for  which  basic  acts  have
been adopted)

Old financial
allocation

New reference amount

Difference

E-learning (04-06)
Erasmus Mundus (04-08)
Measures  for  combating  violence  against
children,  adolescents  and  women 
-
Daphne II (04-08)*

EUR 15

EUR 25

EUR 10

33,000
180,000
41,000

44,000
230,000
50,000

11,000
50,000
9,000

TOTAL
TOTAL GENERAL

254,000
27.037,350

324,000
29.688,630

70,000
2.651,280

*in process of being adopted, agreement on amount between CS and EP

5. 

6. 

The  6th  Framework-Programme  for  Research  and  Technological  Development  is
covered  by  two  decisions,  one  based  on  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community,  the  other  one  based  on  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Atomic
Energy Community. The additional amount of 1 735 million euros is shared between
the  two  basic  acts  in  prorate  of  their  respective  financial  reference  amounts:
1 613 million 
amount  of
Decision 1513/2002/EC,  122 million  euros  to  the  financial  reference  amount
included  in  Decision  2002/668/Euratom.  The  amendment  of  the  maximum  overall
amount  of  Decision 1513/2002/EC  is  part  of  the  horizontal  proposal  covering  the
programmes  for  which  the  basic  acts  were  adopted  by  the  co-decision  procedure
(COM(2003)777).    The  present  proposal  includes  the  amendment  of  the  financial
reference amount of Decision 2002/668/Euratom.

the  maximum  overall 

added 

euros 

to 

is 

The same increase applies, on a proportional basis, to all the activities covered by the
6th  framework  programme  of  the  European  Atomic  Energy  Community,  including
the  multiannual  ceiling  for  administrative  expenditure.  The  proportion  of  each  of
these  activities  and  the  indicative  breakdown  of  the  financial  reference  amount,
included  in  Annex  II  of  Decision 2002/668/Euratom,  are  also  updated  by  this
proposal.

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2003/0298 (CNS)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

amending Decision No 2002/668/Euratom to adapt the financial reference amount

in order to take account of the enlargement of the European Union

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Atomic  Energy  Community,  and  in
particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,1

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,2

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,3

Whereas:

(1) 

(2) 

In  order  to  take  account  of  the  enlargement  of  the  European  Union,  the  financial
reference  amount  should  be  adapted  in  Council  Decision  No 2002/668/Euratom  of
3 June  2002  concerning  the  sixth  framework  programme  of  the  European  Atomic
Energy  Community  (Euratom)  for  nuclear  research  and  training  activities,  also
contributing to the creation of the European Research Area (2002 to 2006).

The  financial  reference  amount  of the framework programme must  be  increased  and
the  additional  appropriations  must  be  distributed  in  a  linear  fashion  between  the
activities of the framework programme; the principle of linearity must also be applied
to the implementation of all the activities of the framework programme in compliance
with Article 4 of the Decision,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Decision No 2002/668/Euratom is amended as follows:

1) Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:

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2 
3

OJ C […], […], p. […].
OJ C […],  […], p. […].
OJ C […] , […], p. […].

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“1.

The  financial  reference  amount  for  the  implementation  of  the  sixth  framework
programme for the  period  2002 to 2006 shall be EUR  1 352 million.  The  proportion
assigned to each of the activities is fixed in Annex II.”

2) Annex II is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Done at Brussels,  […]

For the Council
The President
[...]

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ANNEX

“ANNEX II

MAXIMUM OVERALL AMOUNT, RESPECTIVE SHARES AND INDICATIVE
BREAKDOWN

1.

Priority thematic areas of research

1.1.

1.2.

1.3.

Controlled thermonuclear fusion

Management of radioactive waste

Radiation protection

2. Other  activities  in  the  field  of  nuclear  technologies  and

safety

3. Nuclear activities of the Joint Research Centre (JRC)

Total

(EUR  million)

978

824

99

55

55

319

1 352

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Policy areas: Research (08) and Direct Research (10).

TITLE OF ACTION:

PROPOSAL  FOR  AMENDING  THE  REFERENCE  AMOUNTS  CONTAINED 
IN  DECISION
2002/668/EURATOM  OF  THE  COUNCIL  CONCERNING  THE  MULTIANNUAL  FRAMEWORK
PROGRAMME  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  ATOMIC  ENERGY  COMMUNITY  (EURATOM)  FOR  NUCLEAR
RESEARCH  AND  TRAINING  ACTIVITIES  ALSO  CONTRIBUTING  TO  THE  CREATION  OF  THE
EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA (2002-2006), IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF ENLARGEMENT.

1.

BUDGETARY LINE(S) + HEADING(S)  AND OVERALL FIGURES (PART B,
€ MIO)

Budgetary
line

Name of
programme
(period covered by
the programmes)

Basic act

6th framework
programme for
research and
technological
development
(02-06)

Decision  2002/668/Euratom  of  the  Council  of
3  June  2002  concerning  the  sixth  framework
programme  of  the  European  Atomic  Energy
Community  (Euratom)  for  nuclear  research
and training activities, also contributing to the
creation  of 
the  European  Research  Area
(2002-2006) (OJ L 232, 29.8.2002, p.34)

(in €  million)

Present
reference
amount

Amounts
approved

Difference

EUR 15

EUR 25

EUR 10

1.230,000

1.352,000

122,00

TOTAL

1.230,000

1.352,000

122,00

1.1.

Compatibility with financial programming and the financial perspective

(cid:1) Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming

(cid:2) Proposal  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the  financial

perspective,

(cid:1) Proposal  may  require  application  of  the  provisions  of  the  Interinstitutional

Agreement.

1.2.

Financial impact on revenue

(cid:2) Proposal  has  no  financial  implications  (involves  technical  aspects  regarding
implementation of a measure)

OR

(cid:1) Financial impact – The effect on revenue is as follows:

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2.

BUDGET CHARACTERISTICS

Type of expenditure

New

EFTA
contribution

Contributions
from
candidate
countries

Heading in
financial
perspective

Non-comp.

CD

NO

NO

YES

No 3

The legislative financial statement relating to the Euratom 6th framework programme  is still
valid;  this statement is merely an update to take account of enlargement.

The  human  and  administrative  resources  required  for  the  implementation  of  this  proposal
have  been  taken  into  account  in  the  Commission's  Communication  "Activities  and  Human
Resources of the Commission in the Enlarged European Union",4  and will be covered by the
allocations granted to the departments responsible for implementation within  the framework
of the annual allocation procedure.

The  multiannual  ceiling  for  administrative  expenditure  should  also  be 
proportionally.

increased

Legal basis

Decision 2002/668/Euratom of the Council of 3 June  2002 concerning the  sixth  framework
programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and
training  activities,  also  contributing  to  the  creation  of  the  European  Research  Area
(2002-2006) (OJ L 232, 29.8.2002, p.34)

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COM (2002) 311 final, 5.6.2002.

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Five-year Assessment of the Community activities
carried out under the EURATOM Framework Programme

Programme/activity and budget line(s) concerned:

-  Fifth  Framework  Programme  of  the  European  Atomic  Energy  Community  (Euratom)  for  research  and  training  activities

(1998 to 2002),

-  Research and training programme (Euratom) in the field of nuclear energy (1998 to 2002) / B6-6511 and B6-6512,

-

Specific Programme for research and training to be carried out by the Joint Research Centre by means of direct action for
the European Atomic Energy Community (1998-2002) (for information, implemented by the Joint Research Centre),

-  Framework  programme  of  Community  activities  in  the  field  of  research  and  training  for  the  European  Atomic  Energy

Community (1994 to 1998),

-  Specific programme of research and training in the field of nuclear fission safety (1994 to 1998) / B6-8111
-  Specific programme of research and training in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion (1994 to 1998) / B6-8121
-  Specific programme for research and technological development, including demonstration, to be implemented by the Joint
Research  Centre  for  the  European  Atomic  Energy  Community  (1995-1998),  (for  information,  implemented  by  the  Joint
Research centre).

Purpose of evaluation

Assess the implementation and achievements of Community RTD activities carried out during the last
five  years,  as  requested  in  the  article  5.1  of  the  Decisions  on  the  Framework  Programmes
(1999/64/Euratom). The assessment is planned so that the results can be exploited for the preparation
of the next Framework Programmes (FP).

Summary of findings and recommendations

The most  important  conclusion  of  the  FP  Panel  is  that  the  Framework  Programme  alone  will  not  be
enough  to  serve  the  goals  set  at  Lisbon.  Although  there  is  much  to  commend  in  past  and  current
Framework Programmes, the challenges we face as we move towards the new economy call not only
for  the  Framework  Programme  itself  to  become  a  much more flexible  policy  instrument,  but  also  for
additional instruments and actions.

RTD  policy  is  inextricably  linked  with  policies  in  other  spheres,  especially  education  and
innovation. The Panel is convinced that the required changes need to be conceived within an
overall  strategy  for  Europe,  articulated  at  the  level  of  the  EU  and  supported  by  all  the
Member States.

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