European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2004 — Revision of the Staff Regulations (7683/2004 — C5-0165/2004 — 2004/2022(BUD))
Date: 2004-04-01
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, European Parliament
Subjects: amending budget, draft budget (EU), financial year, general budget (EU), regulations for civil servants

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P5_TA(2004)0247

TEXTS ADOPTED

Approval of the Commission in its new form

European Parliament decision approving the Commission in its new form

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to Article 214(2), third subparagraph, and Article 215 of the EC Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 33(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the resignation of Mrs Anna Diamantopoulou as a Member of the Commission,

tendered on 10 March 2004,

(cid:1) having regard to the appointment by the Government of the Hellenic Republic on 12 March 2004 of

Mr Stavros Dimas as a Member of the Commission (1210/B/1975),

(cid:1) having regard to the hearing of the Commissioner-designate by the parliamentary committees respon-

sible,

A. whereas the Commission should undertake to fully respect the spirit of fair interinstitutional coop-
eration and to avoid giving any impression of anticipating Parliament’s approval of the Commission in
its new form,

Approves the Commission in its new form for the remainder of its term of office until 31 October

1.
2004;

2.

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the governments of the Member States.

P5_TA(2004)0248

Draft amending budget 4/2004

European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the
financial year 2004 (cid:1) Revision of the Staff Regulations (7683/2004 (cid:1) C5-0165/2004 (cid:1) 2004/
2022(BUD))

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1) and in particular Arti-
cles 37 and 38 thereof,

(cid:1) having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004, as finally

adopted on 18 December 2003 (2),

(cid:1) having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament,
the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary pro-
cedure (3),

(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002.
(2) OJ L 53, 23.2.2004.
(3) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2003/429/EC (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 25).

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(cid:1) having regard to the Preliminary Draft amending budget No 4/2004 of the European Union for the

financial year 2004, which the Commission presented on 9 March 2004 (SEC(2004) 277),

(cid:1) having regard to the Draft amending budget No 4/2004 of the European Union for the financial year

2004, which the Council established on 26 March 2004 (7683/2004 (cid:1) C5-0165/2004),

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 92 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0175/2004),

A. whereas the purpose of the amending budget is to adapt all the sections of the 2004 budget to the
changes made by the revision of the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment
of Other Servants of the European Communities,

B. whereas this amending budget relates mainly to the establishment plans, which have to be changed for

the entry into force of the reform of the Staff Regulations scheduled for 1 May 2004,

C. whereas these changes to the budget will enter into force at the same time as the new Staff Regu-

lations,

Underlines that all institutions should adapt their establishment plans to the new Staff Regulations in

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the same way;

2. Welcomes the agreement reached at the trialogue meeting of 16 March 2004 on the rules relating to
recruitment in 2004 prior to and after the entry into force of the new Staff Regulations, as outlined in the
attached Joint Declaration of the Budgetary Authority;

3.
Considers that each institution should have clear rules on setting up new units; points out that the
Budgetary Authority should be kept informed about the creation of new units, as these will have a budget-
ary implication, and that each institution should include a list of units in their estimates;

4.

Approves the Draft amending budget No 4/2004 unamended;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the other insti-

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tutions and bodies concerned.

ANNEX I

Joint Declaration of the Budgetary Authority on Amending Budget 4/2004

In adopting the amending budget 4/2004 on the revised establishment plans, the European Parliament and Council
have approved the following declaration:

The recruitment of staff is regulated by the relevant provisions of the Staff Regulations. Accordingly, all institu-
tions will apply the following rules in 2004:

(cid:1) All officials recruited before the 1st of May 2004 will be classified in accordance with Article 2 of Annex XIII

to the new Staff Regulations.

(cid:1) All officials recruited after the 1st of May 2004 will be classified in accordance with the new Staff Regu-
lations, in particular Articles 5, 12 and 13 of Annex XIII, whether they are recruited to new posts or to
vacant posts.

During the preparation of the first reading of the 2005 budget and in time for decisions to be agreed at the
Budget conciliation in July, each institution, office or agency will be required to report to the Budgetary Authority
on the implementation of the revised staff grade structure and the effects on their establishment plan. If needed in
respect of 2004, each institution, office or agency will propose an adjustment of its establishment plan in so far
as the actual occupancy of posts diverges from the conversion of the establishment plan as approved in
April 2004. Such proposals will take into consideration the requirements mentioned above and the need for
vacant posts at every grade in the establishment plan for normal recruitment and promotion purposes in accord-
ance with the Staff Regulations.