Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2001/51/EC establishing a Programme relating to the Community framework strategy on gender equality and Decision No 848/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community action programme to promote organisations active at European level in the field of equality between men and women
Date: 2004-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, action programme, association, financial aid, gender equality

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 19.8.2004 
COM(2004) 551 final 

2004/0194 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Council Decision 2001/51/EC establishing a Programme relating to the 
Community framework strategy on gender equality and Decision No 848/2004/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community action programme 
to promote organisations active at European level in the field of equality between men 
and women 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The  EU  has  a  long-standing  commitment  to  promoting  gender  equality,  enshrined  in  the 
Treaty  in  1957,  in  directives  and  a  corpus  of  case  law.  Article  2  of  the  Treaty  recognises 
gender  equality  as  a  fundamental  task  for  the  Community.  Article  3  (2)  states  that  in  all  its 
activities the Community shall aim to eliminate inequalities and to promote equality between 
men  and  women.  Article  13  empowers  the  Community  to  take  action  to  combat 
discrimination based on a number of grounds including sex. The Community legal framework 
ensures  that  women  and  men  are  equal  before  the  law  and  a  wide  range  of  action  has  been 
taken  at  European  and  national  level.  However,  gender  equality  in  the  EU  is  still  being 
undermined by the fact that women and men do not have equal rights in practice and under-
representation  of  and  violence  against  women  show  that  there  are  structural  gender 
inequalities. Continuous support is therefore necessary to make gender equality effective in all 
spheres of life. 

The Community Action Programme relating to the Community framework strategy on gender 
equality (2001–2005)1, the fifth action programme in this field was adopted by the Council on 
20 December 2000 to run from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2005, with a budget of EUR 
50 million. It supports the Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001–2005), a 
new approach embracing all Community policies in the effort to promote the achievement of 
gender equality, by developing the necessary horizontal activities and improving coordination 
of gender-related activities in the various policy areas. 

This Programme has the following objectives and corresponding strands: 

(a) 

(b) 

To  promote  and  disseminate  the  values  and  practices  underlying  gender 
equality.  This  strand  covers  awareness-raising  activities  with  a  view  to 
reinforcing  the  Community  dimension  of  the  promotion  of  gender  equality. 
This  may  include  transnational  conferences,  seminars  and  campaigns,  large-
scale events at EU level, publications and Internet sites;  

To  improve  the  understanding  of  issues  related  to  gender  equality,  including 
direct and indirect discrimination and multiple discrimination against women, 
by evaluating the effectiveness of policies and practices through prior analysis, 
monitoring  their  implementation  and  assessing  their  effects.  This  strand 
encompasses,  for  example,  support  for  the  development  of  comparable 
statistics  and  indicators,  EU  analysis  of  the  gender  dimension  of  policies  and 
measures,  the  follow-up  of  the  implementation  of  Community  equality 
legislation,  studies  and  the  publication  of  an  Annual  Report  on  Gender 
Equality; 

(c) 

To  develop  the  capacity  of  key  players  (NGOs,  social  partners  at  EU  level, 
transnational  networks  of  regional  or  local  authorities)  to  promote  gender 
equality  effectively,  in  particular  through  support  for  the  exchange  of 
information and good practice and networking at Community level. 

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Possible actions for each strand are detailed in the Annex of the Council Decision establishing 
the Programme. Actions should be implemented in a transnational framework with a view to 
developing Community added value. The Programme  Committee  set  annual  priority  themes 
for the calls for proposals as follows: equal pay in 2001, reconciliation of work and family life 
in 2002, women in decision-making in 2003 and gender roles and stereotypes in 2004/2005.  

This  Programme  contributes  to  mainstreaming  the  gender  dimension  into  all  policies  and 
using their potential to promote gender equality as well as to increasing the awareness of the 
issues at stake. It further strengthens cooperation and partnership between players involved in 
the  promotion  of  gender  equality,  especially  national  authorities,  equality  bodies,  social 
partners  and  NGOs.  A  mid-term  evaluation  has  been  carried  out  with  the  assistance  of 
independent  experts  with  a  view  to  providing  the  Commission  with  information  on  how  to 
further reinforce and improve the system of Community support for the promotion of equality 
between men and women. 

Another Community Action Programme with the objective of promoting organisations active 
at European level in the field of equality between men and women was recently established by 
the European Parliament and the Council on 29 April 20042 and runs from 1 January 2004 to 
31 December 2005 with a budget of EUR 2.2 million. This Decision puts the long-standing 
practice of supporting organisations working to promote equality between women and men on 
the footing of a basic legal instrument.  

Both  Programmes  come  to  an  end  simultaneously  at  a  time  of  major  changes  for  the 
construction  and  functioning  of  an  enlarged  European  Union  in  general  which  necessitate 
profound  reflection  on  the  future  approach  to  be  taken  in  the  implementation  of  the  Social 
Policy  Agenda,  particularly  with  regard  to  the  structure  of  the  Community  Action 
Programmes in the employment and social spheres. Currently, there are five such programmes 
which  are  implemented  in  a  similar  fashion  and  support  comparable  types  of  measures. 
Besides the two gender equality programmes, these include two action programmes that aim 
at  supporting  the  open  method  of  coordination  in  the  employment  area  (Employment 
Incentive Measures) and the social inclusion area (Social Inclusion Action Programme) and a 
programme  dealing  with  the  fight  against  discrimination.  With  the  sole  exception  of  the 
gender equality programmes all of them will expire at the end of 2006. 

The proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision on a Framework Programme 
on the financing of actions in the employment and social field will cover the same period as 
the new financial perspectives, i.e. 2007–20133. The Commission has thoroughly analysed the 
future  of  the  implementation  of  the  Social  Policy  Agenda  including  the  objectives  and 
operation  of  the  Community  Action  Programmes  and  the  links  between  them.  The  new 
proposal  for  the  period  2007–2013  aims  at  simplifying  the  budget  structure  by  merging  the 
existing  Community  Action  Programmes  into  one  vast  Framework  Programme  which  will 
provide  for  the  same  types  of  co-financed  actions,  namely  analyses  and  studies,  support  for 
European exchange mechanisms, awareness raising and support to civil society organisations. 
The strand on gender equality of the proposed Framework Programme for the period 2007–
2013 will build on previous experience and continue the financial support to the development 
and implementation of Community law in the field of gender equality and the promotion of 

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gender mainstreaming in EU policies. It will also cover the support to EU umbrella networks 
active in the field of equality between men and women.  

For the transitional period until the adoption of a new Framework Programme along the lines 
set  out  above  it  is  essential  to  ensure  the  continuity  of  Community  assistance  for  the 
promotion of gender equality and to avoid any disruption of the mechanism currently in place 
in  support  of  the  objectives  laid  down  in  Article  13  of  the  EC  Treaty.  The  principles  and 
objectives  as  well  as  the  areas  of  intervention  of  the  Community  framework  strategy  on 
gender  equality,  which  coincide  with  those  set  out  in  Decision  2001/51/EC  and  the  Annex 
thereof, remain fully valid for this transitional year. 

In  view  of  these  circumstances,  the  European  Commission  proposes  that  both  the 
Programmes in the field of gender equality should be extended unchanged for 2006.  

The Commission therefore proposes: 

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– 

– 

to  extend  both  the  Programme  relating  to  the  Community  framework  strategy  on 
gender  equality  (2001–2005)  and  the  Community  Action  Programme  to  promote 
organisations  active  at  European  level  in  the  field  of  equality  between  men  and 
women until the end of the year 2006; 

to adjust the overall budget for the Programme relating to the Community framework 
strategy on gender equality (2001–2005) as extended to EUR 61.5 million; and 

to  adjust  the  overall  budget  of  the  Community  Action  Programme  to  promote 
organisations  active  at  European  level  in  the  field  of  equality  between  men  and 
women as extended to EUR 3.3 million. 

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2004/0194 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Council Decision 2001/51/EC establishing a Programme relating to the 
Community framework strategy on gender equality and Decision No 848/2004/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community action programme 
to promote organisations active at European level in the field of equality between men 
and women 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission4, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee5, 

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions6, 

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty7, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

The  Council  by  Decision  2001/51/EC  established  the  Programme  relating  to  the 
Community  framework  strategy  on  gender  equality  to  improve  the  understanding  of 
issues  related  to  gender  equality,  promote  and  disseminate  the  values  and  practices 
underlying  gender  equality  and  develop  the  capacity  of  players  to  promote  gender 
equality effectively 

The  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  by  Decision  No  848/2004/EC  established 
the Community Action Programme to promote organisations active at European level 
in  the  field  of  equality  between  men  and  women  to  support  the  activities  of  such 
organisations  of  which  an  ongoing  programme  of  work  or  a  specific  measure  serves 
the  general  European  interest  in  the  field  of  equality  between  men  and  women  or 
pursues an objective which is part of the European Union's policy in this area  

(3) 

Both programmes expire on 31 December 2005. It is essential to ensure the continuity 
of Community  policy for the promotion of gender equality in  view  of the objectives 
enshrined in Article 13 of the Treaty  

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(4) 

(5) 

It is necessary to extend the programmes for a one-year transitional period until a new 
multi-annual  framework  programme  on  the  financing  of  actions  in  the  employment 
and  social  field  for  the  period  2007–2013  including  a  strand  on  gender  equality  is 
established.  

Council  Decision  2001/51/EC  establishing  a  programme  relating  to  the  Community 
framework  strategy  on  gender  equality  was  based  on  Article13  of  the  Treaty. 
However, following the amendments introduced by the Treaty of Nice, Article 13(2) 
constitutes the specific legal basis for the adoption of Community incentive measures 
intended to contribute to the combating of discrimination. It is therefore appropriate to 
base the amendment of Decision 2001/51/EC on Article 13(2).  

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Decision 2001/51/EC is hereby amended as follows: 

Article 1 

1. 

2. 

In Article 1, the date of 31 December 2005 is replaced by that of 31 December 2006. 

In  Article  11(1),  the  financial  reference  amount  of  EUR  50  million  is  replaced  by 
EUR 61.5 million. 

Decision No 848/2004/EC is hereby amended as follows: 

Article 2 

1. 

2. 

In  Article  1(3),  the  date  of  31  December  2005  is  replaced  by  that  of  31  December 
2006. 

In Article 6(1), the financial framework of EUR 2.2 million is replaced by EUR 3.3 
million. 

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 

Article 3 

Article 4 

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

Policy area(s): Employment and Social Affairs – Equality for men and women 

Activit(y/ies): Support for the promotion of gender equality 

TITLE OF ACTION: 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL  
amending Council Decision 2001/51/EC establishing a Programme relating to the 
Community framework strategy on gender equality and Decision No 848/2004/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community action programme to 
promote organisations active at European level in the field of equality between men and 
women 

Amendment to Council Decision 2001/51/EC 

1. 

BUDGET LINE(S) + HEADING(S) 

Articles 04.0502 and 04.010405  

2. 

OVERALL FIGURES  

2.1. 

Total allocation for action (Part B): € million for commitment 

€ 11.5 million for commitment 

This  amount  represents  the  budgetary  impact  of  the  proposal  to  extend  the 
programme,  which  is  due  to  end  on  31  December  2005,  for  the  additional  year 
concerned, 2006. It is roughly equivalent to the budget for the year 2005.  

2.2. 

Period of application: 

1 January 2006–31 December 2006 

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2.3. 

Overall multiannual estimate of expenditure: 

(a) 

Schedule  of  commitment  appropriations/payment  appropriations 
intervention) (see point 6.1.1) 

(financial 

€ million (to three decimal places) 

2006 

[n+1]

[n+2] 

[n+3] 

[n+4] 

Commitments 

11.100 

Payments 

11.100 

[n+
5 
and 
sub
s. 
yea
rs] 

Total 

11.100 

11.100 

(b) 

Technical and administrative assistance and support expenditure(see point 6.1.2) 

Commitments 

0.400 

Payments 

0.400 

Subtotal a+b 

Commitments 

Payments 

11.50
0 

11.50
0 

0.400 

0.400 

11.50
0 

11.50
0 

(c) 

Overall  financial  impact  of  human  resources  and  other  administrative  expenditure 
(see points 7.2 and 7.3) 

Commitments/ 
payments 

14.91
5 

TOTAL a+b+c 

Commitments 

Payments 

26.41
5 

14.91
5 

26.41
5 

26.41
5 

2.4. 

Compatibility with financial programming and financial perspective: 

X 

Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming. 

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Proposal  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the  financial 
perspective. 

Proposal  may  require  application  of  the  provisions  of  the  Interinstitutional 
Agreement. 

2.5. 

Financial impact on revenue:8 

X 

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

OR 

Proposal has financial impact – the effect on revenue is as follows: 

(NB All details and observations relating to the method of calculating the effect on 
revenue should be shown in a separate annex.) 

Budget line 

Revenue 

(€ million to one decimal place) 

Prior to
action 
[Year 
n-1] 

[Yea
r n] 

Situation following action 

[n+1] [n+2] [n+3

[n+4]  [n+5] 

] 

a) Revenue in absolute terms 

b) Change in revenue 

 ∆ 

(Please specify each budget line involved, adding the appropriate number of rows 
to the table if there is an effect on more than one budget line.) 

3. 

BUDGET CHARACTERISTICS 

Type of expenditure 

New 

EFTA 
contribution 

Contributions 
from applicant 
countries 

Heading in 
financial 
perspective 

Non-comp 

diff 

NO 

YES 

YES 

No 3 

4. 

LEGAL BASIS 

Article 13 (2) EC Treaty 

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For further information, see separate explanatory note. 

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5. 

DESCRIPTION AND GROUNDS 

5.1. 

Need for Community intervention  

5.1.1.  Objectives pursued 

The  objective  of  the  prolongation  is  to  ensure  the  continuation  of  the  Community  Action 
Programme on gender equality during the year 2006. The present programme will expire on 
31  December  2005.  The  prolongation  is  deemed  necessary  to  guarantee  continuity  of 
Community  action  in  a  transitional  period  characterised  by  important  institutional  changes 
until  the  adoption  of  a  new  comprehensive  multiannual  Framework  Programme  on  the 
financing of actions in the employment and social field, including gender equality.  

The  objective  of  the  Decision  remains  unchanged:  to  support  and  supplement  efforts  to 
promote gender equality including complementing legislative developments by: 

– 

– 

promoting  and  disseminating  the  values  and  practices  underlying  gender 
equality; 

improving  the  understanding  of  issues  related  to  direct  and  indirect  gender 
discrimination  based  on  sex  through  improved  knowledge  and  measurement 
and through the evaluation of the effectiveness of policies and practices; and 

– 

developing the capacity of target players to promote gender equality. 

5.1.2.  Measures taken in connection with ex ante evaluation  

This programme is the prolongation of the 5th Programme relating to the Community 
framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005). An external ongoing evaluation started at 
the beginning of 2003 and will end in December 2006. The executive summary of the interim 
evaluation will be available on 
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/evaluation/gender01_en.html . 

The Commission has drawn up an interim evaluation report based on the external evaluation 
available  that  will  be  made  public  soon.  As  explained  in  the  interim  evaluation  report,  the 
Action  Programme  has  been  designed  to  support  the  implementation  of  the  Framework 
Strategy on gender equality with three main objectives, raising awareness, improving analysis 
and evaluation and developing capacity of players to promote gender equality. Results from 
the first three years show that the funded activities meet the objectives. Furthermore activities 
designed to raise awareness will in the process build up capacity - and vice versa - and both 
kinds of action either rely on or can be expected to promote policy analysis. This makes the 
classification of the eligible activities into the three strands somewhat artificial, as noted by 
the external evaluators.  

The programme has an important role to play in supporting policy cooperation at European 
level.  The  broad  formulation  of  the  main  objectives  of  each  strand  allows  the  funding  of  a 
wide range of projects with different durations, types of users and objectives to respond to the 
variety of objectives defined in the Framework Strategy on gender equality. Valuable direct 
contributions  have  been  made  by  activities  funded  under  strand  2  (such  as  expert  networks 
and  statistical  work)  and  strand  1  (such  as  the  Council  Presidency  and  the  Commission's 
conferences).  The  transnational  projects  run  by  national  authorities  have  contributed  to 
reinforcing synergy between national policies on gender equality.  

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On the other hand, the contribution of transnational projects subsidised under strand 3 is less 
apparent. Many projects deal with the development of methods and tools for which it is still 
too  early  to  assess  their  impact.  This  will  require  further  investigation  in  the  course  of  the 
external evaluation.  

5.1.3.  Measures taken following evaluation 

In the light of the preliminary findings of the interim evaluation, the Commission intends to 
develop  more  systematic  information  on  the  outputs  of  the  Programme  and  its  various 
activities. It is important to improve the synergy between the three strands by encouraging the 
flow of information and knowledge between the various activities.  

For  this  purpose  a  regularly  updated  Commission  website  should  be  the  major  source  of 
information  and  this  message  should  be  clearly  passed  to  all  project  promoters.  The 
comparable statistics developed by EUROSTAT in cooperation with the Member States, the 
studies  conducted  by  the  expert  networks,  the  Commission's  assessment  of  National  Action 
Plans for Employment and social inclusion are all accessible from the Commission website. 
European conferences are also an opportunity to make the Programme's outputs better known.  

Finally, it should be borne in mind that the fundamental raison d'être of such a Programme is 
its  European  added  value.  The  Programme  has  to  contribute  to  the  development  and  the 
implementation  of  EU  law  concerning  gender  equality  and  to  the  promotion  of  the  gender 
dimension  in  EU  policies.  This  should  be  further  analysed  in  the  course  of  the  external 
evaluation. In the context of the enlarged European Union, the Commission will pay attention 
to keeping all activities funded by the Programme in line with this fundamental requirement.  

5.2. 

Action envisaged and budget intervention arrangements 

In the context of the Amsterdam Treaty, gender mainstreaming has been firmly anchored in 
Article  3.  In  parallel  to  gender  mainstreaming,  specific  actions  in  favour  of  women  have 
proved to be essential in order to eliminate persistent inequalities. 

Three sub-objectives have been identified to which correspond three major strands for actions 
under this Programme which run concurrently: 

– 

– 

promoting and disseminating values and practices underlying gender equality; 

the  understanding  of 

improving 
indirect 
discrimination  based  on  sex  through  improved  knowledge  and  measurement 
and through the evaluation of the effectiveness of policies and practices; 

to  direct  and 

issues  related 

– 

developing the capacity of target players to promote gender equality.  

The Programme will work with a variety of target players selected from among policymakers 
in  national,  regional  and  local  administrations,  independent  bodies  responsible  for  the 
promotion  of  gender  equality,  non-governmental  organisations,  social  partners,  research 
institutes, the media, opinion-formers, the judiciary and law enforcement agencies.  

The  lessons  of  past  programmes  suggest  that  maximum  added-value  is  obtained  when 
programmes  concentrate  on  a  limited  number  of  high-quality,  large-scale  coordinated 
activities  where  the  emphasis  is  on  supporting  Member  States'  efforts  to  promote  change  at 

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national,  regional  and  local  levels.  This  involves  Member  States'  governments,  local  and 
regional authorities, social partners, grass-root NGOs, independent experts and academics. 

The three strands will continue to operate as in the first five years as follows: 

•  Awareness-raising (Strand 1) 

This strand aims at disseminating the lessons of the Programme and adding to the momentum 
needed  for  the  acceptance  of  change  in  society.  It  will  contribute  to  creating  the  political 
conditions necessary for legislative or other developments. 

With the aim of  supporting and improving the synergy between  national  policies  on gender 
equality  and  also  to  develop  a  Community  added  value,  this  strand  will  support  the 
implementation of initiatives, to be developed by the Member States authorities, on particular 
topics approved annually, after discussion with the Programme Committee. 

It  includes  classical  information  and  communication  tools  and  targeted visibility/awareness-
raising events or campaigns.  

•  Analysis and evaluation (Strand 2) 

This strand aims at developing and improving various tools for collecting information, putting 
it into a useable and comparable form and ensuring its dissemination to the target players in 
the  Member  States.  This  will  build  on  work  carried  out  during  the  previous  equality 
programmes. 

The  Programme  should  assist  players  in  the  different  Member  States  to  learn  from  the 
experience  of  others,  with  the  objective  of  improving  the  effectiveness  of  their  efforts  to 
promote  gender  equality.  Information  about  what  is  happening  in  the  Member  States  needs 
therefore to be made available in a form which is readily accessible and which will be used by 
the players.  

•  Capacity building (Strand 3) 

This  strand  aims  at  adding  value  to  the  capacity  of  players  to  address  gender  equality 
effectively.  This  is  achieved  by  disseminating  to  these  players  good  practices  and  lessons 
from  experience  and  involving  them  in  a  process  of  transnational  exchange  and  dialogue  at 
EU level. 

Past experience related to the grounds for combating gender discrimination has underlined the 
importance  of  working  in  partnership  with  target  players  in  the  Member  States  and  with 
organisations working in the field of gender equality. Previous Community action in the field 
of equal opportunities between women and men and initiatives in the fields of disability and 
social  inclusion  have  shown  the  value  of  bringing  players  together  in  transnational 
partnerships which can form the basis for the exchange of good practice. 

5.3.  Methods of implementation 

The  delivery  mechanisms  stipulated  in  the  proposal  are  in  keeping  with  to  the  classic 
Community  approach  to  grants  and  co-funding  on  the  basis  of  a  detailed  financial  request. 
The actions to be taken may be funded by service contracts following open calls for tender or 
restricted  calls  for  proposals  addressed  to  the  Member  States  or  by  subsidies  for  joint 

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financing  with  other  sources.  In  the  latter  case,  the  level  of  financial  assistance  from  the 
Commission may not exceed, as a general rule, 80% of the expenditure actually incurred by 
the recipient. The Programme is managed centrally by the Commission. 

The  programme  budget  may  also  cover  expenditure  associated  with  preparation,  follow-up, 
monitoring,  auditing  and  evaluation  activities  directly  necessary  for  the  management  of  the 
programme and for the realisation of its objectives, such as studies, meetings, information and 
publication  activities,  expenditure  associated  with  IT  networks  for  the  exchange  of 
information  and  any  other  administrative  and  technical  support  expenditure  on  which  the 
Commission may decide for the management of the programme. 

6. 

FINANCIAL IMPACT 

6.1. 

Total financial impact on Part B (over the entire programming period) 

(The method of calculating the total amounts set out in the table below must be explained by 
the breakdown in Table 6.2. ) 

6.1.1.  Financial intervention 

Commitments (in € million to three decimal places) 

Breakdown 

2006 

[n+1] 

[n+2] 

[n+3] 

[n+4] 

Action 1 

Action 2 

Action 3. 

5.300 

1.900 

 3.900 

Action  4:  Technical  and 

0.400 

administrative 

assistance, 

support expenditure 

TOTAL  11.500 

[n+5 
and 
subs. 
years] 

Total 

5.300 

1.900 

3.900 

0.400 

11.500 

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6.1.2.  Technical  and  administrative  assistance,  support  expenditure  and  IT  expenditure 

(commitment appropriations) 

[Year 
n] 

[n+1] 

[n+2] 

[n+3] 

[n+4] 

1) 
administrative assistance 

Technical 

and 

0.250 

Technical 

a) 
offices

assistance 

b)  Other 
administrative assistance: 

technical 

and 

- intra muros: 

- extra muros: 

of  which  for  construction 
and 
of 
maintenance 
computerised  management 
systems 

Subtotal 1  0.250 

2) Support expenditure 

a) Studies 

b) Meetings of experts 

c) Information and 
publications 

0.150 

Subtotal 2  0.150 

TOTAL  0.400 

[n+5 
and 
subs. 
years] 

Total 

0.250 

0.250 

0.150 

0.150 

0.400 

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6.2. 

Calculation  of  costs  by  measure  envisaged  in  Part  B  (over  the  entire 
programming period)9 

(Where  there  is  more  than  one  action,  give  sufficient  detail  of  the  specific  measures  to  be 
taken for each one to allow the volume and costs of the outputs to be estimated.) 

Breakdown  

Commitments (in € million to three decimal places) 

Type  
of outputs 
(projects, files ) 

Number of 
outputs 

Average unit 
cost 

(total for years 
1…n)  

Total cost 

(total for years 
1…n)  

1 

2 

3 

4=(2X3) 

Action 1: awareness-raising 

-  Measure  1:  European  raising 
events  

Conferences, 
seminars 

-  Measure  2 
initiatives 
run 
authorities or equality bodies 

transnational 
national 

by 

: 

Transnational 
projects 

3 

10 

0.250 

0.750 

0.430 

4.300 

Action 2: analysis and evaluation 

-  Measure  1:  development  of 
comparable 
and 
indicators 

statistics 

- Measure 2: policy analysis 

Measure 

- 
implementing 
gender equality legislation 

3:designing, 
and  monitoring 

Statistical  data  and 
studies 

3  

0.300 

0.900 

Experts network 

Legal 
network 

experts 

1 

1 

0.500 

0.500 

0.500 

0.500 

etc. 

Action 3: Strengthening capacity 

1: 
Measure 
exchanges 
of 
experience, etc 

transnational 
practice, 

good 

Transnational 
projects 

Action 4 : Action 4: Technical and 
administrative  assistance,  support 
expenditure 

Measure 
1: 
administrative assistance  

technical 

and 

Human resources 

Publications  

14 

0.299 

4.150 

3.27 

0.07632 

0.250 

Measure 2: support expenditure  

3 

0.050 

TOTAL COST 

If necessary explain the method of calculation 

0.150 

11.500 

9 

For further information, see separate explanatory note. 

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7. 

IMPACT ON STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE  

7.1. 

Impact on human resources 

Types of post 

Staff to be assigned to management of the 
action using existing and/or additional 
resources 

Number of 
permanent posts 

Number of 
temporary posts 

Total 

Description of tasks deriving from the 
action 

Officials 
temporary staff 

or 

A 

B 

C 

8 

3 

3 

Other human resources  1 

15 

Total 

7.2. 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

8 

3 

3 

1 

15 

some people in the unit, work only 
partially on the implementation of the 
program 

EFTA END 

Overall financial impact of human resources 

Type of human resources 

Amount (€) 

Method of calculation *  

Officials 

Temporary staff 

15*108.000= 
1.620.000 

le  coût  moyen  est  de  108.000  €  (basé 
sur un B2). 

Other human resources 

0 

EFTA END 

(specify budget line) 

Total  1.620.000 

The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months. 

7.3. 

Other administrative expenditure deriving from the action 

Budget line 

(number and heading) 

Overall allocation (Title A7) 

A0701 – Missions 

A07030 – Meetings 

A07031 – Compulsory committees  

A07032 – Non-compulsory committees  

A07040 – Conferences 

A0705 – Studies and consultations 

Other expenditure (specify) 

Information systems (A-5001/A-4300) 

Other expenditure - Part A (specify) 

Amount € 

Method of calculation 

consumption in 2003 + 10% 

consumption in 2003 + 10% 

consumption in 2003 + 10% 

36.200 

36.200 

90.000 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months. 

Total  162.400 

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I. 

II. 

Annual total (7.2 + 7.3) 

Duration of action 

III. 

Total cost of action (I x II) 

€ 1.636.240 

1 year 

€ 1.636.240 

The needs for human and administrative resources shall be covered within the allocation 
granted to the managing Directorate General in the framework of the annual allocation 
procedure. 

8. 

FOLLOW-UP AND EVALUATION 

8.1. 

Follow-up arrangements 

The prolongation will continue to be implemented along the same lines as the Programme in 
its  first  five  years.  Implementation  will  involve  participation  in  selection  panels  of  calls  for 
proposals, monitoring of ongoing contracts and  financial control of all transactions between 
the Commission and the beneficiaries.  

8.2. 

Arrangements and schedule for the planned evaluation 

The Programme will be monitored throughout its operation. The Programme Committee will 
receive  regular  information  prepared  by  the  Commission.  The  monitoring  will  be  adapted 
according  to  the  needs  of  each  of  the  strands  and  will  include  aspects  of  both  quality 
assurance and financial regularity.  

In  addition,  the  Programme  is  subject  to  an  interim  report  on  its  implementation  which  is 
currently  in  the  process  of  adoption  /  has  been  adopted  by  the  Commission  on  …10.  The 
ongoing evaluation will continue to provide the Commission with regular evaluation findings 
until the final report on the implementation of the Framework Strategy and this Programme 
which will be drawn up by 31 December 2006. The Commission was and will be assisted by 
external evaluators for both reports.  

9. 

ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES 

All  the  measures  funded  are  subject  to  ex  ante,  in  itinere  and  ex  post  analysis  by  the 
responsible  departments  as  regards  content  quality  and  cost-effectiveness.  The  grant 
application forms will require information on the identity and nature of potential beneficiaries 
so  that  their  reliability  can  be  assessed  in  advance.  Fraud  prevention  measures  (checks, 
reports)  are  included  in  the  agreements  or  contracts  between  the  Commission  and 
beneficiaries.  The  Commission  will  check  reports  and  ensure  that  work  has  been  properly 
carried  out  before  intermediate  and/or  final  payments  are  made.  Special  attention  will  be 
made in order to avoid double funding. In addition, controls by the Commission or the Court 
of Auditors of the European Communities may be carried out on the basis of documents or on 
the spot.  

10 

SEC (2004) … (to be inserted).. 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

Policy area(s): Employment and Social Affairs – Equality for men and women 

Activit(y/ies): Support for the promotion of gender equality 

TITLE OF ACTION: 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL  
amending Council Decision 2001/51/EC establishing a Programme relating to the 
Community framework strategy on gender equality and Decision No 848/2004/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community action programme to 
promote organisations active at European level in the field of equality between men and 
women 

Amendment to Council Decision No 848/2004/EC 

1. 

BUDGET LINE(S) + HEADING(S) 

A-3037 (No ABB 040503) and A-3046 (No ABB 040501) 

2. 

OVERALL FIGURES  

2.1. 

Total allocation for action (Part B): € million for commitment: 

1.1 € million for commitment 

This  amount  represents  the  budgetary  impact  of  the  proposal  to  extend  the 
programme,  which  is  due  to  end  on  31  December  2005,  for  the  additional  year 
concerned, 2006. It is roughly equivalent to the budgets for the years 2004 and 2005.  

2.2. 

Period of application: 

1 January 2006–31 December 2006 

2.3. 

Overall multiannual estimate of expenditure: 

(a) 

Schedule  of  commitment  appropriations/payment  appropriations 
intervention) (see point 6.1.1) 

(financial 

€ million (to three decimal places) 

2006 

[n+1]

[n+2] 

[n+3] 

[n+4] 

Commitments 

1.100 

[n+5 
and 
subs. 
years] 

Total 

1.100 

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(b) 

Technical and administrative assistance and support expenditure(see point 6.1.2) 

Commitments 

None 

Subtotal a+b 

Commitments 

1.100 

1.100 

(c) 

Overall  financial  impact  of  human  resources  and  other  administrative  expenditure 
(see points 7.2 and 7.3) 

Commitments/ 
payments 

None 

TOTAL a+b+c 

Commitments 

1.100 

1.100 

2.4. 

Compatibility with financial programming and financial perspective 

X 

Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming. 

Proposal  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the  financial 
perspective. 

Proposal  may  require  application  of  the  provisions  of  the  Interinstitutional 
Agreement. 

2.5. 

Financial impact on revenue:11 

X 

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

OR 

Proposal has financial impact – the effect on revenue is as follows: 

(NB All details and observations relating to the method of calculating the effect on 
revenue should be shown in a separate annex.) 

11 

For further information, see separate explanatory note. 

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Budget line 

Revenue 

(€ million to one decimal place) 

Prior to
action 
[Year 
n-1] 

[Yea
r n] 

Situation following action 

[n+1] [n+2] [n+3

[n+4]  [n+5] 

] 

a) Revenue in absolute terms 

b) Change in revenue 

 ∆ 

(Please specify each budget line involved, adding the appropriate number of rows 
to the table if there is an effect on more than one budget line.) 

3. 

BUDGET CHARACTERISTICS 

Type of expenditure 

New 

EFTA 
contribution 

Contributions 
from applicant 
countries 

Heading in 
financial 
perspective 

Non-comp 

Non-diff 

NO 

YES 

YES 

No 5 

4. 

LEGAL BASIS 

Article 13(2) EC Treaty 

5. 

DESCRIPTION AND GROUNDS 

5.1. 

Need for Community intervention  

5.1.1.  Objectives pursued 

The  objective  of  the  prolongation  is  to  ensure  the  continuation  of  the  Community  Action 
Programme to promote organisations active at European level in the field of equality between 
women and men. The present programme will expire on 31 December 2005. The prolongation 
is  deemed  necessary  to  guarantee  continuity  of  Community  action  in  a  transitional  period 
characterised by important institutional changes (enlargement of the Union, a new European 
Parliament and a new Commission) until the adoption of a  new comprehensive  multiannual 
Framework  Programme  on  the  financing  of  actions  in  the  employment  and  social  field 
including gender equality.  

The  objective  of  the  Decision  remains  unchanged:  to  support  the  activities  of  organisations 
active  at  European  level  in  the  field  of  equality  for  women  and  men,  of  which  an  ongoing 
programme  of  work  or  a  specific  action  serves  the  general  European  interest  the  field  of 
equality for women and men or pursues an objective which is part of the European Union's 
policy in this area. 

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5.1.2.  Measures taken in connection with ex ante evaluation 

The Programme which it is proposed to extend is a new one aimed at providing a legal basis 
for awarding grants to organisations active at European level in the field of equality for men 
and  women  for  the  years  2004  and  2005.  Its  adoption  was  made  necessary  by  the  new 
structure  of  the  Commission’s  budget  under  the  new  Financial  Regulation  with  effect  from 
2004.  

5.1.3.  Measures taken following ex post evaluation 

The activities of the European Women's Lobby have in the past been subject to several annual 
evaluations  by  the  Commission's  departments.  In  addition,  an  audit  report  was  drawn  up  in 
1999  at  the  European  Parliament's  request.  These  results  have  shown  that  the  Lobby's 
activities  have  an  effective,  significant  impact,  in  particular  by  informing  women  of  their 
rights, and that it has a substantial influence on policymakers at European, national, regional 
and local level with regard to the promotion of gender equality. 

A report presenting the results obtained by the beneficiaries is scheduled for December 2006, 
in  particular  with  a  view  to  assessing  its  effectiveness  as  regards  the  achievement  of  its 
objectives. 

5.2. 

Action envisaged and budget intervention arrangements 

In the context of the Amsterdam Treaty, gender mainstreaming has been firmly anchored in 
Article  3.  In  parallel  to  gender  mainstreaming,  specific  actions  in  favour  of  women  have 
proved  to  be  essential  in  order  to  eliminate  persistent  inequalities.  The  activities  of  certain 
organisations help to promote gender equality. The European Women's Lobby in particular, 
which is present in almost all Member States and has over 3000 members, plays a major role 
in  promoting,  monitoring  and  disseminating  Community  measures  aimed  at  women  with  a 
view to achieving equality between women and men. 

The  general  objective  of  the  Programme  is  to  reinforce  Community  action  in  the  field  of 
equality between men and women and the effectiveness of such action by offering financial 
support to organisations active at European level in the field of equality between women and 
men, including the European Women's Lobby. 

The  activities  carried  out  by  organisations  which  are  eligible  to  receive  a  Community  grant 
under the Programme will come under one of the following strands: 

Strand 1: ongoing activities of the European Women's Lobby, whose members are, inter alia, 
women's organisations in the Member States of the European Union, subject to observance of 
the following principles: 

– 

– 

it must be free to select its members, 

it must be free to pursue its activities. 

Strand  2:  ongoing  activities  of  an  organisation  pursuing  an  objective  of  general  European 
interest in the field of gender equality or an objective forming part of the European Union's 
policy  in  this  area.  This  applies  to  a  non-profit-making  body  carrying  out  its  activities 
exclusively in order to achieve equality between  women  and  men  or  an organisation with a 
wider  aim  which  carries  out  part  of  its  activities  exclusively  to  promote  equality  between 

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women and men. An annual operating grant may be awarded to support the implementation of 
such an organisation's ongoing programme of work. 

Strand  3:  specific  actions  of  an  organisation  pursuing  an  objective  of  general  European 
interest in the field of equality between women and men or an objective forming part of the 
European Union's policy in this area. 

5.3.  Methods of implementation 

The  delivery  mechanisms  stipulated  in  the  proposal  are  in  keeping  with  the  classic 
Community  approach  to  grants  and  co-funding  on  the  basis  of  a  detailed  financial  request. 
The actions to be taken may be funded by subsidies for joint financing with other sources. In 
this case, the level of financial assistance from the Commission may not exceed, as a general 
rule, 80% of the expenditure actually incurred by the recipient. The Programme is managed 
centrally by the Commission 

6. 

FINANCIAL IMPACT 

6.1. 

Total financial impact on Part B (over the entire programming period) 

(The method of calculating the total amounts set out in the table below must be explained by 
the breakdown in Table 6.2. ) 

6.1.1.  Financial intervention 

Commitments (in € million to three decimal places) 

Breakdown 

2006 

[n+1] 

[n+2] 

[n+3] 

[n+4] 

Action 1 

Action 2 

etc. 

0.750 

0.350 

TOTAL  1.100 

Total 

[n+5 
and 
subs. 
years] 

0.750 

0.350 

1.100 

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6.1.2.  Technical  and  administrative  assistance,  support  expenditure  and  IT  expenditure 

(commitment appropriations) 

2006 

[n+1] 

[n+2] 

[n+3] 

[n+4] 

Total 

[n+5 
and 
subs. 
years] 

1) 
administrative assistance 

Technical 

and 

None 

Technical 

a) 
offices

assistance 

None 

b)  Other 
administrative assistance: 

technical 

and 

- intra muros: 

- extra muros: 

of  which  for  construction 
and 
of 
maintenance 
computerised  management 
systems 

Subtotal 1  None 

2) Support expenditure 

a) Studies 

b) Meetings of experts 

c) Information and 
publications 

Subtotal 2 

TOTAL 

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6.2. 

Calculation  of  costs  by  measure  envisaged  in  Part  B  (over  the  entire 
programming period)12 

(Where  there  is  more  than  one  action,  give  sufficient  detail  of  the  specific  measures  to  be 
taken for each one to allow the volume and costs of the outputs to be estimated.) 

Breakdown  

Commitments (in € million to three decimal places) 

Type  
of outputs 
(projects, files ) 

Number of 
outputs 

Average unit 
cost 

(total for years 
1…n)  

Total cost 

(total for years 
1…n)  

1 

2 

3 

4=(2X3) 

Action 1 

- Measure 1 

- Measure 2  

Action 2 

- Measure 1 

- Measure 2 

- Measure 3 

etc. 

TOTAL COST 

If necessary, explain the method of calculation 

7. 

IMPACT ON STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE  

7.1. 

Impact on human resources 

Types of post 

Staff to be assigned to management of the 
action using existing and/or additional 
resources 

Number of 
permanent posts 

Number of 
temporary posts 

Total 

Description of tasks deriving from the 
action 

1/3 

1/3 A 

Supervision, contact person 

Officials 
temporary staff 

or 

A 

B 

C 

Other human resources 

Total 

1/3 A* 

12 

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* Existing resources 

7.2. 

Overall financial impact of human resources 

Type of human resources 

Amount (€) 

Method of calculation *  

Officials 

Temporary staff 

Other human resources 

108.000*0.33= 

 average cost is 108.000 € 

36.000 

(specify budget line) 

Total  36.000 

The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months. 

7.3. 

Other administrative expenditure deriving from the action 

Budget line 

(number and heading) 

Amount € 

Method of calculation 

Overall allocation (Title A7) 

None 

A0701 – Missions 

A07030 – Meetings 
A07031 – Compulsory committees 1 
A07032 – Non-compulsory committees 1 

A07040 – Conferences 

A0705 – Studies and consultations 

Other expenditure (specify) 

Information systems (A-5001/A-4300) 

Other expenditure - Part A (specify) 

Total  None 

The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months. 

1 Specify the type of committee and the group to which it belongs. 

I. 

II. 

Annual total (7.2 + 7.3) 

Duration of action 

III. 

Total cost of action (I x II) 

€ 36.000 

1 year 

€ 36.000 

The needs for human and administrative resources shall be covered within the allocation 
granted to the managing Directorate General in the framework of the annual allocation 
procedure. 

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8. 

FOLLOW-UP AND EVALUATION 

8.1. 

Follow-up arrangements 

The prolongation will continue to be implemented along the same lines as the Programme in 
its  first  two  years.  Implementation  will  involve  participation  in  selection  panels  of  calls  for 
proposals, monitoring of ongoing contracts and  financial control of all transactions between 
the Commission and the beneficiaries.  

8.2. 

Arrangements and schedule for the planned evaluation 

Given  that  this  Programme  is  designed  to  promote  gender  equality,  the  functions  of 
monitoring and evaluation naturally form part of the activities implemented, in such a way as 
to derive maximum benefit from them. 

The Programme is subject to the submission of a report by the Commission to the European 
Parliament and the Council on the achievement of its objectives. This report shall be based on 
the results obtained by the beneficiaries and shall assess, in particular, their effectiveness in 
achieving the said objectives. 

9. 

ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES 

All  the  measures  funded  are  subject  to  ex  ante,  in  itinere  and  ex  post  analysis  by  the 
responsible  departments  as  regards  content  quality  and  cost-effectiveness.  The  grant 
application forms will require information on the identity and nature of potential beneficiaries 
so  that  their  reliability  can  be  assessed  in  advance.  Fraud  prevention  measures  (checks, 
reports)  are  included  in  the  agreements  or  contracts  between  the  Commission  and 
beneficiaries.  The  Commission  will  check  reports  and  ensure  that  work  has  been  properly 
carried  out  before  intermediate  and/or  final  payments  are  made.  Special  attention  will  be 
made in order to avoid double funding. In addition, controls by the Commission or the Court 
of Auditors of the European Communities may be carried out on the basis of documents or on 
the spot. 

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