Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Globalisation adjustment Fund {SEC(2006) 274, SEC(2006) 314, SEC(2006) 315 }
Date: 2006-03-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, economic and social cohesion, fund (EU), globalisation, industrial policy, job cuts, reintegration into working life

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 1.3.2006 
COM(2006) 91 final 

2006/0033 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

establishing the European Globalisation adjustment Fund 

(presented by the Commission) 

{SEC(2006) 274, SEC(2006) 314, SEC(2006) 315 } 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

1.1. 

General context 

Increased market openness and international competition bring new opportunities in terms of 
economic  dynamism,  competitiveness  and  the  creation  of  high-quality  jobs.  However,  job 
losses in less competitive sectors are an inevitable impact of trade opening and globalisation: 
these  adjustment  costs  of  trade  opening  should  be  acknowledged  and  addressed  through 
appropriate policy and financial instruments. 

There  is  significant  asymmetry  between  the  overall  benefits  of  openness,  which  are  diffuse 
and  often  take  some  time  to  materialise,  and  its  adverse  effects,  which  are  more  visible, 
immediate  and  concentrated  on  specific  individuals  and  areas.  As  underlined  recently  by 
several studies and international institutions, this asymmetry - if not properly acknowledged 
and addressed - may lead to a biased perception of globalisation and, as a result, erode public 
support for trade liberalisation and market opening. 

There  is  a  broad  consensus  within  the  Union  on  the  need  to  address  the  adverse  effects  of 
major  structural  changes  in  world  trade  patterns,  notably  as  concerns  those  citizens  whose 
employment and livelihood are significantly challenged by increased competition and opening 
markets.  

This  is  an  imperative  of  fairness  and  solidarity  -  intrinsic  values  of  the  Union's  societies  - 
which clearly has a European dimension, since the Community is competent for external trade 
policy and thus for decisions that lead to increased trade and trade liberalisation. Therefore, it 
is logical for the Union to bear the costs of the policies that it implements and above all, of a 
trade  policy  which,  while  being  globally  beneficial  for  the  European  economy  and  for 
employment,  is  the  triggering  factor  of  certain  redundancies.  It  is  also  an  efficiency 
imperative,  insofar  as  actions  aiming  at  quick  re-integration  into  the  labour  market  may 
facilitate and accelerate transitions, for example by limiting periods of unemployment and the 
under-use of human capital. 

1.2. 

Grounds for the proposal 

The  Commission  report  on  ‘European  Values  in  a  Globalised  World’1  recently  underscored 
the benefits of opening markets and increased international competition, but also highlighted 
the  need  “to  help  individuals,  by  getting  the  right  policies  to  support  people  whose  jobs 
disappear, helping them to find new jobs, quickly”.  

In this context, Commission President Barroso proposed the establishment of a Globalisation 
adjustment Fund2 hereinafter referred to as the EGF. It would provide a European response to 
help those adjusting to the consequences of globalisation: a sign of solidarity from the many 
that benefit from openness to the few who face the sudden shock of losing their job. 

1 Commission communication on European Values in a Globalised World, COM (2005)525 final, 20.10.2005. 
2 Letter of 20 October 2005 to the Presidents of the EU Council and the European Parliament. 

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At the European Council of 15-16 December 2005, the Heads of State or Government agreed 
to  establish  a  Globalisation  adjustment  Fund,  “designed  to  provide  additional  support  for 
workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns, to 
assist them with their re-training and job search efforts. Activation of the Fund will be subject 
to strict criteria relating to the scale of economic dislocation and its impact on local, regional 
or national economies”. 

The  notion  that  trade  costs  jobs,  together  with  the  notion  that  trade-related  displacement  is 
particularly  costly,  creates  a  compelling  case  for  targeted  adjustment  assistance.  While 
Member States are responsible in the first instance for tackling the negative consequences of 
trade  adjustment,  the  EU  should  have  a  dedicated  instrument  to  assist  workers  made 
redundant as a result of trade-related adjustments that have a European dimension (by virtue 
of their scale and impact). 

1.3. 

Objectives of the proposal  

The purpose of the EGF is to demonstrate the Union's solidarity to workers made redundant 
as  a  result  of  trade  liberalisation.  The  EGF  will  support  people  i.e.  workers  and  its 
interventions  will  be  territorially  focused.  Assistance  will  be  concentrated  on  workers  made 
redundant in those areas most adversely affected by economic dislocation due to changes in 
world trade patterns. As economic disruption can occur in all Member States, whether small 
or large, the interventions of the EGF are available to workers in all Member States. 

Specifically,  the  EGF  will  intervene  in  cases  where  major  structural  changes  in  world  trade 
patterns  lead  to  a  serious  economic  disruption  such  as  an  economic  delocalisation  to  third 
countries, or to a massive increase of imports, or to a progressive decline of the EU market 
share  in  a  given  sector.  Assistance  from  the  EGF  is  aimed  at  the  re-integration  of  the 
individuals  concerned  into  employment,  taking  advantage  of  existing  and  new  employment 
opportunities  while  limiting  the  adjustment  costs  for  the  workers,  regions  and  localities 
concerned. 

Several  empirical  studies  indicate  that  adjustment  costs  can  be  higher  for  trade-dislocated 
workers  than  for  other  job  losers.  Workers  made  redundant  in  internationally  highly 
competitive sectors experience longer unemployment spells - and larger wage losses once re-
employed - than workers in other sectors. This is generally due to the fact that trade-displaced 
workers  tend  to  be  older  and  more  likely  to  have  educational  qualifications  and  skills  not 
entirely suited to emerging employment demands. 

Since  trade-displaced  workers  can  face  significant  adjustment  challenges  compared  to  other 
workers,  targeted  support  measures  and  re-employment  services  can  be  appropriate  and 
effective  when  trade  shocks  disproportionately  affect  specific  regions  giving  rise  to  large 
scale redundancies in local labour markets with few alternative jobs available in the region.  

Trade-related  redundancies  also  bring  about  greater  adjustment  costs  in  those  areas  that  are 
highly dependent on declining sectors and occupations. Targeted support is also particularly 
relevant when entire sectors are affected by trade and investment liberalisation, the problem 
being particularly acute when these declining sectors are located in already depressed regions. 
For  this  reason,  the  territorial  impact  of  the  announced  job  losses  in  a  given  enterprise  or 
sector will be an essential element in triggering the intervention of the EGF. 

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The criteria for intervention by the EGF should be strict, transparent and measurable, to allow 
for  objective  selection  of  applications.  Assistance  from  the  EGF  is  available  equally  and 
under the same conditions to workers of all types of enterprises, since changes in world trade 
patterns  affect  multinational  and  national  companies  as  well  as  small  and  medium  sized 
enterprises (SME’s).  

Given the changing and unforeseeable nature of the factors that trigger action from this new 
instrument, the Regulation should allow for the possibility of adapting the criteria as soon as 
experience of EGF implementation is available, notably as concerns the intervention criteria. 
In  particular,  the  review  of  the  Regulation  should  provide  an  opportunity  to  adapt  the  EGF 
intervention criteria, if needed, to ensure that they adequately encompass the specificities and 
characteristics of all Member States, including the relative size of their labour markets. 

The EGF will provide a financial contribution for actions, as part of a coordinated package of 
personalised services designed to re-integrate the affected redundant workers into the labour 
market.  It  aims  to  finance  an  array  of  personalised  support  services  tailored  to  meet  the 
specific needs of the workers affected by redundancies. It will thus combine active measures 
such as job-search assistance with in-work temporary allowances: experience shows that in-
work wage complementary allowances, designed to ensure that work pays, are most effective 
in improving participation in employment if combined with active labour market policies. 

In this way, the EGF aims to contribute to establishing the conditions of flexicurity within the 
EU: a balance between flexibility and employment security, which seeks to improve people's 
chances of finding work and using new skills while at the same time promoting the flexibility 
required to meet the new challenges of globalisation. 

Assistance  from  the  EGF  will  be  complementary  to  the  efforts  of  the  Member  States,  at 
national, regional and local level. The EGF will not provide support to companies negatively 
affected by globalisation, and its financial contribution will not replace companies' obligations 
stemming from national law or collective agreements.  

The EGF will only intervene at the request of a Member State. The simultaneous closure of 
several subsidiary enterprises of a multi-national company across the Union may lead to the 
submission  of  applications  for  a  contribution  from  the  EGF  by  several  Member  States 
concerned; the Commission will analyse individually each application to determine  whether 
the criteria and conditions for mobilising the EGF are met.  

Once the projected redundancies are notified in accordance with article 1 and 3 of Directive 
75/129/EEC3, the affected workers could receive assistance as soon as possible. While each 
EGF  intervention  will  have  to  be  authorised  by  a  specific  decision  of  the  Council  and 
European  Parliament,  acting  as  Community  budget  authority,  the  applicant  Member  State 
could take immediate action on its own, without waiting for the financing decision or for the 
actual  disbursement  of  the  financial  contribution.  In  this  way,  the  period  of  advance 
notification  before  the  redundancies  effectively  occur  (which  is  often  provided  for  and 
determined by EU and national legislation) could be fully used to start providing personalised 
services to affected workers. 

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1.4. 

Consistency with other policies and objectives of the Union  

The main European Union response to the opportunities and challenges of globalisation and 
trade adjustment is through the positive management of change: the Lisbon Strategy sets the 
framework for modernisation and reform leading to growth and jobs. The Union’s financial 
instruments - the Structural Funds in particular - are increasingly focused on delivering these 
objectives; the involvement of social partners through autonomous social dialogue reinforces 
partnership.  

The Structural Funds support a strategic approach, and strengthen human and physical capital 
over  the  medium  to  long  term  through  a  seven-year  programming  cycle.  In  particular,  the 
European Social Fund (ESF) prioritises anticipation, adaptation and positive management of 
change  through  increasing  adaptability  of  workers  and  enterprises,  enhancing  access  to 
employment and participation in the labour market, reinforcing social inclusion of people at a 
disadvantage and combating discrimination, and promoting partnerships for reform. The new 
Lifelong  Learning  programme  (2007-2013),  namely  through  the  Leonardo  da  Vinci  sub-
programme,  will  allow  the  development  of  innovative  training  tools  which  can  respond  to 
specific skills requirements.  

The  new  Fund  complements  existing  policies  and  financial  instruments,  including  the 
Community  policies  aiming  at  anticipating  and  accompanying  restructuring.  However,  in 
contrast  to  the  latter,  the  EGF  combines  a  territorial  dimension  with  specific  and  targeted 
assistance, focused exclusively on personalised support for the re-integration into employment 
of workers adversely affected by the evolution of international trade patterns.  

Duplication of actions carried out under other Community policies, notably Cohesion policy, 
will  be  avoided  by  means  of  a  number  of  provisions  which  clearly  define  the  scope  of  the 
instrument,  excluding  double  financing  and  explicitly  providing  for  co-ordination  of  the 
assistance  from  the  various  Community  funding  sources  and  would  not  substitute  for 
unemployment or pre-pension payments by Member States. 

Lastly, while the EGF aims at assisting redundant workers in general, the Commission and the 
applicant  Member  States  should  ensure  that  contributions  from  EGF  comply  with  the 
principles of gender equality and non-discrimination enshrined in the Treaty. 

2. 

CONSULTATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

2.1. 

Consultation of interested parties 

Through  the  EGF,  financial  contributions  will  be  made  to  Member  States.  This  Regulation 
reflects the views of the Member States as stated in the conclusions of the European Council 
of  15-16  December  2005,  where  it  was  agreed  to  establish  a  European  Globalisation 
adjustment Fund. 

Globalisation, in the broader context of economic restructuring and employment, has been a 
subject of on-going dialogue between Commission and the social partners. The second-phase 
consultation of social partners on corporate restructuring and European works councils under 
Article  138(3)  of  the  Treaty  was  launched  on  31  March  20054.  In  order  to  ensure  the  full 

4 Commission communication on restructuring and employment, COM (2005)120 final, 31.3.2005. 

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involvement  of  social  partners,  the  Commission  will  include  this  proposal  in  forthcoming 
meetings of Social Dialogue Committee and the Sectoral Conference 

2.2. 

Collection and use of expertise 

Extensive use has been made of the Commission's internal analysis, drawing on studies and 
reports prepared within the context of trade, employment and cohesion policy. 

2.3. 

Impact assessment 

An impact assessment has been carried out.  

The analysis has led to the conclusion that the option of setting up a specific, dedicated Fund 
at EU level to assist trade-related redundant workers in those cases where such redundancies 
lead to a significant unfavourable impact in a given region is the preferable option. Assistance 
from  EGF  will  only  intervene  in  complement  to  the  activities  carried  out  by  the  Member 
States  at  the  appropriate  territorial  levels.  Assistance  from  EGF  should  take  the  form  of 
personalised support services, tailored to meet the specific needs of the workers affected. 

3. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

3.1. 

Summary of the proposed action 

The proposal aims to establish the EGF, to enable the Community to provide targeted support 
for  the  re-integration  into  employment  of  workers  made  redundant  as  a  result  of  major 
structural changes in world trade patterns. 

3.2. 

Legal basis 

The third paragraph of Article 159 provides the legal basis for this Regulation. Article 159 (3) 
allows the Council to take action, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 
and after consulting the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, 
if specific actions prove necessary outside the Structural Funds and without prejudice to the 
measures decided upon within the framework of the other Community policies.  

Specific action outside the Structural Funds is deemed necessary to provide targeted support 
for  workers  made  redundant  as  a  result  of  major  structural  changes  in  world  trade  patterns 
where such redundancies have a significant negative impact on the regional or local economy. 
By helping trade-redundant workers to reintegrate into employment, the Fund will contribute 
to strengthening economic and social cohesion in the Union. 

3.3. 

Subsidiarity and proportionality 

The Community may take steps, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity laid down in 
Article 5 of the Treaty, to promote the objectives of solidarity. The goals of the Fund cannot 
be achieved individually by Member States, given that the EGF is an expression of solidarity 
across and between Member States.  

Mobilising a financial contribution from the EGF will require the agreement of both branches 
of  the  budgetary  authority,  thus  expressing  solidarity  by  the  Community  and  the  Member 

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States  as  a  whole.  In  this  way,  the  proposal  will  contribute  to  making  the  objective  of  EU 
solidarity more tangible for the affected workers and more generally to EU citizens. 

In accordance with the principle of proportionality, the provisions of this Regulation do not go 
beyond what is necessary to achieve its goals. The obligations imposed on the Member States 
reflect  the  need  to  help  affected  workers  reintegrate  into  the  labour  market  quickly.  The 
administrative burden on the Community and national authorities has been limited to what is 
required for the Commission to exercise its responsibility for the execution of the Community 
budget. Evaluation activities will be undertaken at the initiative and under the responsibility 
of the Commission. 

Since the financial contribution is made to the authorities of the Member State, the Member 
State will be required to present a report justifying the use made of the financial contribution . 
Particular  attention  will  be  given  to  ensuring  that  the  procedures  to  be  followed  allow 
decisions to be taken as quickly as possible. 

3.4. 

Choice of instruments 

The  proposal  should  take  the  form  of  a  Regulation.  Other  means  would  not  be  adequate 
because the objective can only be achieved through a directly applicable legal instrument. 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

The maximum amount of expenditure from the Fund shall be up to € 500 million per year in 
current  prices.  According  to  the  December  2005  European  Council  conclusions  and  in  line 
with  the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  on  budgetary  discipline  and  improvement  of  the 
budgetary  procedure  to  be  agreed  by  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council  and  the 
Commission,  no  specific  financial  provision  for  the  Fund  will  be  made  in  the  multiannual 
financial framework; based on  the above guidelines, the Commission proposes to determine 
the level of “underspends” relevant to the financing of the EGF in any given year (year n) in 
the following manner: 

1. 

2. 

the  margin 

left  available  under 

First, 
the  global  ceiling  for  commitment 
appropriations  of  the  previous  year,  i.e.  the  difference  between  total  commitment 
appropriations  in  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  total  commitment 
appropriations entered in the budget of the year n - 1;  

the  previous  amount 
secondly, 
appropriations of the previous 2 years. 

if 

is  not  sufficient,  cancelled  commitment 

Appropriations  will  be  mobilised  via  an  Amending  Budget,  if  and  when  needed,  with 
reference  to  the  amount  determined  as  laid  down  above.  To  streamline  the  decision-making 
process,  the  Commission  will  submit  proposals  in  ‘batches’,  as  appropriate,  during  the 
budgetary year. 

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5. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

5.1. 

Review clause 

The proposal includes the possibility of a review, after the Commission has submitted the first 
annual report, with a view to responding better to the objectives and scope set out in Article 1 
of the Regulation. 

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2006/0033 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

establishing the European Globalisation adjustment Fund 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the third 
paragraph of Article 159, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee2, 

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions3, 

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 2514, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

Notwithstanding the overall positive effect of globalisation on growth and jobs in the 
Community,  it  is  opportune  to  establish  a  European  Globalisation  adjustment  Fund 
(hereinafter referred to as "the EGF"), through which the Community would show its 
solidarity  towards  workers  affected  byredundancies  resulting  from  changes  in  world 
trade patterns; 

The  EGF  should  provide  specific,  one-off  support  to  facilitate  the  re-integration  into 
employment  of  workers  in  areas  or  sectors  suffering  the  shock  of  serious  economic 
disruption;. 

Actions  under  this  Regulation  should  be  defined  according  to  strict  intervention 
criteria relating to the scale of economic dislocation and its impact on a given sector or 
geographical  area,  to  ensure  that  the  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF  is 
concentrated on the most seriously affected parts of the Community. 

The  activities  of  the  EGF  should  be  coherent  and  compatible  with  the  other 
Community policies and comply with its acquis. 

An  action  funded  under  this  Regulation  should  not  receive  financial  assistance  from 
other Community financial instruments. 

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(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

Community aid should only be given upon application of the affected Member State. 
The  Commission  should  ensure  equal  treatment  of  the  requests  submitted  by  the 
Member States. 

To  facilitate  implementation  of  this  Regulation,  expenditure  should  be  eligible  from 
the  date  at  which  a  Member  State  begins  to  provide  personalised  services  to  the 
affected workers, following the notification of projected redundancies, in accordance 
with  Directive  75/129/EEC5.  Reflecting  the  need  for  a  concentrated  response  aiming 
specifically at re-integration into employment, a deadline should be laid down for the 
use of the financial contribution of the EGF. 

The Member State should remain responsible for the implementation of the financial 
contribution  and  for  the  management  and  control  of  the  actions  supported  by 
Community  financing,  in  accordance  with  Council  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No 
1605/2002  of  25  June  2002  on  the  Financial  Regulation  applicable  to  the  general 
budget of the European Communities6. The Member State should justify the use made 
of the financial contribution received. 

Since the objectives of the action to be taken, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the 
Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects, be better achieved 
at  Community  level,  the  Community  may  adopt  measures,  in  accordance  with  the 
principles of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the 
principle  of  proportionality,  as  set  out  in  that  Article,  this  Regulation  does  not  go 
beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives  

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Subject-matter and scope 

1. 

2. 

This  Regulation  establishes  a  European  Globalisation  adjustment  Fund,  hereinafter 
referred  to  as  "the  EGF",  to  enable  the  Community  to  provide  support  for  workers 
made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns where 
these  redundancies  have  a  significant  adverse  impact  on  the  regional  or  local 
economy. 

This  Regulation  lays  down  rules  regarding  the  operation  of  the  EGF  in  order  to 
facilitate  re-integration  into  employment  of  workers  affected  by  trade-related 
redundancies. 

5 OJ L 48, 22.2.1975, p. 29. 
6 OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p.1. 

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Article 2 

Intervention criteria 

A  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF  shall  be  provided  where  major  structural  changes  in 
world  trade  patterns  lead  to  a  serious  economic  disruption,  notably  a  massive  increase  of 
imports into the EU, or a progressive decline of the EU market share in a given sector or a 
delocalisation to third countries, which results in:  

(a) 

at least 1000 redundancies in an enterprise, including workers made redundant 
in  its  suppliers  or  downstream  producers,  in  a  region  where  unemployment, 
measured at NUTS III level, is higher than the EU or national average,  

or  

(b) 

at  least  1000  redundancies,  over  a  period  of  6  months,  in  one  or  more 
enterprises in a sector, measured at NACE 2 level, which represents at least 1% 
of regional employment measured at NUTS II level. 

Article 3 

Eligible actions  

A  financial  contribution  under  this  Regulation  shall  be  made  for  actions,  as  part  of  a 
coordinated package of personalised services designed to re-integrate redundant workers into 
the labour market, including: 

(a) 

(b) 

active  labour  market  measures,  such  as  job-search  assistance,  occupational 
guidance, 
ICT  skills, 
outplacement  assistance  and  entrepreneurship  promotion  or  aid  for  self-
employment;  

training  and 

tailor-made 

re-training 

including 

special  in-work  time-limited  income  supplements,  such  as  job  search 
allowances,  mobility  allowances,  income  support  allowances  to  individuals 
participating  in  training  activities;  and  temporary  wage  supplements  for 
workers of at least 50 years of age who accept to re-enter the labour market at a 
lower wage. 

Article 4 

Type of financial contribution  

The Commission shall award a financial contribution in the form of a single instalment, which 
shall  be  implemented  within  the  framework  of  shared  management  between  the  Member 
States  and  the  Commission,  in  accordance  with  Article  53,  paragraph  1,  point  b)  and 
paragraphs 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002.  

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Article 5 

Applications 

1. 

The  Member  State  shall  submit  an  application  for  a  contribution  from  EGF  to  the 
Commission within a period of 10 weeks from the date on which the conditions set 
out in Article 2 for mobilising the EGF are met.  

2. 

The application shall contain the following information: 

(a)  A  reasoned  analysis  of  the  link  between  the  redundancies  and  the  major 
structural  changes  in  world  trade  patterns;  demonstration  of  the  number  of 
redundancies;  and  an  explanation  of  the  unforeseeable  nature  of  these 
redundancies;  

(b)  The  identification  of  the  dismissing  enterprises  (national  or  multi-national); 

and the categories of workers to be targeted;  

(c)  The expected impact of the redundancies as regards local, regional or national 

employment; 

(d)  The  specific  actions  to  be  funded  and  a  breakdown  of  their  estimated  cost, 
including their complementarity with actions financed by the Structural Funds;  

(e)  The  date  at  which  the  Member  State  started  or  plans  to  start  providing 

personalised services to the affected workers;  

(f)  The procedures followed for consulting the social partners;  

(g)  The authority responsible for management and financial control in accordance 

with Article 18. 

Having regard to the actions implemented by the Member State and the enterprises 
concerned by virtue of national law or collective agreements, and paying particular 
attention  to  actions  funded  by  the  European  Social  Fund,  hereinafter  referred  to  as 
"the  ESF",  the  information  provided  under  paragraph  2  shall  include  a  summary 
description of the actions taken and planned by the national authority and enterprises 
concerned, including an estimate of their cost. 

The  Member  State  shall  also  provide  statistical  and  other  information,  at  the  most 
appropriate  geographical  level,  which  the  Commission  requires  to  assess  the 
fulfilment of the intervention criteria. 

On  the  basis  of  the  information  referred  to  in  paragraph  2,  the  Commission  shall 
assess, in co-operation with the Member State, whether the conditions for making a 
financial contribution under this Regulation are met. 

The Commission shall ensure equal treatment of applications presented by Member 
States. 

3. 

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Article 6 

Complementarity, compliance and co-ordination 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

Assistance  from  the  EGF  shall  not  replace  actions  which  are  the  responsibility  of 
companies by virtue of national law or collective agreements. 

Assistance from the EGF shall complement actions of the Member States at national, 
regional and local level. 

Actions in receipt of a financial contribution from the EGF shall be compatible with 
the Treaty and acts adopted according to its provisions. 

In accordance with their respective responsibilities, the Commission and the Member 
States shall ensure the co-ordination of the assistance from Community Funds.  

The  Member  State  shall  ensure  that  the  specific  actions  receiving  a  contribution 
under  the  EGF  shall  not  also  receive  assistance  from  other  Community  financial 
instruments.  

Article 7 

Equality between women and men and non-discrimination  

The  Commission  and  the  Member  States  shall  promote  equality  between  men  and  women, 
and  ensure  non-discrimination  on  the  basis  of  sex,  race,  ethnic  origin,  religion  or  belief, 
disability, age or sexual orientation in accessing support from the EGF. 

Article 8 

Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission 

1. 

2. 

At  the  initiative  of  the  Commission,  subject  to  a  ceiling  of  0.35%  of  the  financial 
resources  available  for  that  year,  the  EGF  may  be  used  to  finance  monitoring, 
information,  administrative  and  technical  support,  audit,  control  and  evaluation 
activities necessary to implement this Regulation. 

Such tasks shall be executed in accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) 
No  1605/2002,  as  well  as  with  its  implementing  rules  applicable  to  this  form  of 
implementation of the budget. 

Article 9 

Information and publicity  

The  Member  State  shall  provide  information  on  and  publicise  the  funded  actions.  The 
information shall be addressed to redundant workers and the wider public. It shall highlight 
the role of the Community and ensure that the contribution from the EGF is visible. 

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Article 10 

Determination of financial contribution 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The Commission shall, on the basis of the assessment carried out in accordance with 
Article  5(5)  particularly  taking  into  account  the  number  of  redundancies,  the 
proposed  actions  and  the  estimated  costs,  determine  as  quickly  as  possible  the 
amount of financial contribution, if any, to be made within the limits of the resources 
available. 

The  amount  may  not  exceed  50%  of  the  total  of  the  estimated  costs  referred  to  in 
article 5.2.(d). 

Where, on the basis of the assessment carried out in accordance with Article 5(5), the 
Commission has concluded that the conditions for a financial contribution under this 
Regulation  are  met;  it  shall  initiate  the  procedure  set  out  in  Article  12  as  soon  as 
possible.  

Where, on the basis of the assessment carried out in accordance with Article 5(5), the 
Commission has concluded that the conditions for a financial contribution under this 
Regulation  are  not  met,  it  shall  notify  the  Member  State  concerned  as  soon  as 
possible. 

Article 11 

Eligibility of expenditure 

Expenditure  shall  be  eligible  for  a  contribution  from  the  EGF  from  the  date  on  which  a 
Member  State  starts  to  provide  personalised  services  to  the  workers  affected  following  the 
announcement of collective redundancies. 

Article 12 

Budget procedure 

1. 

Where the Commission has concluded that a financial contribution should be made 
from  the  EGF,  it  shall  submit  to  the  budgetary  authority  a  proposal  to  authorise 
appropriations  corresponding  to  the  amount  determined  in  accordance  with  Article 
10. 

A proposal according to paragraph 1 shall include the following: 

(a) 

the  assessment  carried  out  in  accordance  with  Article  5(5),  together  with  a 
summary of the information on which that assessment is based; 

(b) 

evidence that the criteria laid down in Article 2 are met; 

(c) 

the reasons justifying the amounts proposed. 

2. 

The Commission shall submit the proposals in batches to the budgetary authority. 

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On 1st July each year, at least one quarter of the annual maximum amount of the EGF 
shall remain available in order to cover needs arising until the end of the year.  

3. 

Once  the  appropriations  are  made  available  by  the  budgetary  authority,  the 
Commission shall adopt a decision on a financial contribution. 

Article 13 

Payment and use of the financial contribution 

1. 

2. 

Following  adoption  of  the  decision  in  accordance  with  Article  12(3),  the 
Commission  shall  pay  the  financial  contribution  to  the  Member  State  in  a  single 
instalment. 

The Member State shall use the financial contribution, as well as any interest earned 
thereon,  within  18  months  of  the  date  from  which  expenditure  becomes  eligible 
pursuant to Article 11.  

Article 14 

Use of the Euro 

Applications, decisions on financial contributions and reports under this Regulation, as well 
as any other related documents, shall express all amounts in Euro. 

1. 

2. 

1. 

Article 15 

Final report and closure 

No later than six months after the expiration of the period specified in Article 13(2), 
the Member State shall present a report to the Commission on the execution of the 
financial  contribution,  including  information  on  the  type  of  actions  and  main 
outcomes,  together  with  a  statement  justifying  the  expenditure  and  indicating, 
whenever appropriate, the complementarity of actions with those funded by the ESF.  

No  later  than  six  months  after  the  Commission  has  received  all  the  information 
required under paragraph 1, it shall wind up the financial contribution from the EGF. 

Article 16 

Annual report  

For  the  first  time  in  2008  and  before  1  July  of  each  year,  the  Commission  shall 
present to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the activities under 
this  Regulation  in  the  previous  year.  The  report  shall  in  particular  contain 
information relating to applications submitted, Decisions adopted, actions funded and 
the winding-up of financial contribution made. 

2. 

The report will be transmitted, for information, to the social partners. 

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Article 17 

Evaluation 

1. 

The Commission shall carry out at its own initiative and in close co-operation with 
the Member States:  

(a) 

a  mid-term  evaluation  of  the  effectiveness  and  sustainability  of  results 
obtained;  

(b) 

an ex-post evaluation. 

2. 

The  results  of  the  evaluation  will  be  transmitted,  for  information,  to  the  budgetary 
authority and to the social partners. 

Article 18 

Management and financial control  

1. 

Without  prejudice  to  the  Commission's  responsibility  for  implementing  the  general 
budget of the European Communities, Member States shall take responsibility in the 
first instance for the management of actions supported by the Fund and the financial 
control of the actions. To that end, the measures they take shall include:  

(a) 

verifying that management and control arrangements have been set up and are 
being implemented in such a way as to ensure that Community funds are being 
used  efficiently  and  correctly,  in  accordance  with  the  principles  of  sound 
financial management; 

(b) 

verifying that the financed actions have been properly carried out;  

(c) 

(d) 

ensuring that expenditure funded are based on verifiable supporting documents, 
are correct and regular; 

preventing,  detecting  and  correcting  irregularities  and  recovering  amounts 
unduly  paid  together  with  interest  on  late  payments  where  appropriate.  They 
shall  notify  these  to  the  Commission,  and  keep  the  Commission  informed  of 
the progress of administrative and legal proceedings.  

2. 

The  Member  States  shall  make  the  financial  corrections  required  where  an 
irregularity is ascertained,. The corrections made by the Member State shall consist 
in  cancelling  all  or  part  of  the  Community  contribution.  The  Member  State  shall 
recover  any  amount  lost  as  a  result  of  an  irregularity  detected,  repay  it  to  the 
Commission and, where the amount is not repaid in the time allowed by the relevant 
Member State, default interest shall be due.  

When amounts unduly paid to a beneficiary cannot be recovered, the Member State 
is responsible for reimbursing the amounts lost to the general budget of the European 
Union. 

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3. 

The Commission, in its responsibility for the implementation of the general budget of 
the European Communities, shall take every step necessary to verify that the actions 
financed  are  carried  out  in  accordance  with  the  principles  of  sound  and  efficient 
financial management, in compliance with the provisions of Council Regulation (EC, 
Euratom)  No  1605/2002.  It  shall  particularly  ensure  that  Member  States  have 
smoothly functioning management and control systems. 

To that end, without prejudice to the powers of the Court of Auditors or the checks 
carried out by the Member States in accordance with national laws, regulations and 
administrative  provisions,  Commission  officials  or  servants  may  carry  out  on-the-
spot  checks,  including  sample  checks,  on  the  actions  financed  by  the  Fund  with  a 
minimum  of  one  working  day's  notice.  The  Commission  shall  give  notice  to  the 
Member  State  concerned  with  a  view  to  obtaining  all  the  assistance  necessary. 
Officials or servants of the Member State concerned may take part in such checks. 

4. 

The Member State shall ensure that all supporting documents regarding expenditure 
incurred  are  kept  available  for  the  Commission  and  the  Court  of  Auditors  for  a 
period of three years following the winding-up of the financial contribution received 
from the EGF. 

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Article 19 

Reimbursement of financial contribution 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

In cases where the amount of the actual cost of an action is less than the estimated 
amount  quoted  pursuant  to  Article  12,  the  Commission  shall  require  the  Member 
State to reimburse a corresponding amount of the financial contribution received. 

Where  a  Member  State  has  failed  to  comply  with  the  obligations  stated  in  the 
decision on a financial contribution, the Commission shall take the necessary steps to 
require  the  Member  State  to  reimburse  all  or  part  of  the  financial  contribution 
received. 

Prior  to  the  adoption  of  a  decision  under  paragraphs  1  or  2,  the  Commission  shall 
conduct a suitable examination of the case and shall, in particular, allow the Member 
State a specified period of time in which to submit its comments. 

If,  after  completing  the  necessary  verifications,  the  Commission  concludes  that  a 
Member State is not complying with its obligations under Article 18 (1), it shall, if 
no agreement has been reached and the Member State has not made the corrections 
in a period set by the Commission, and taking account of any comments made by the 
Member State, decide within three months from the end of the period referred above 
to make the financial corrections required by cancelling all or part of the contribution 
of the Fund to the action in question. Any amount lost as a result of an irregularity 
detected shall be recovered and, where the amount is not repaid in the time allowed 
by the relevant Member State, default interest shall be due.  

Article 20 

Review clause  

On the basis of the first annual report provided for in Article 16, the European Parliament and 
the  Council  may  review  this  Regulation,  on  the  basis  of  a  proposal  by  the  Commission,  to 
ensure that the solidarity objective of the EGF is met and that its provisions adequately take 
into account the economic, social and territorial characteristics of all Member States. 

The  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  shall  in  any  case  review  this  Regulation  by  31 
December 2013.  

Article 21 

Entry into force 

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2007. 

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the European Parliament, 
The President 

For the Council, 
The President  

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

NAME OF THE PROPOSAL 

Proposal for a REGULATION of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the 
European Globalisation adjustment Fund (the EGF) 

2. 

ABM / ABB FRAMEWORK 

Policy Area(s) concerned and associated Activity/Activities: 

Competitiveness for Growth and Employment 

3. 

BUDGET LINES 

3.1. 

Budget  lines  (operational  lines  and  related  technical  and  administrative 
assistance lines (ex- B.A lines)) including headings 

Two budget lines under heading 1A1 

For Member States: 04.0601 

For Administrative Management: 04.0601 

3.2. 

Duration of the action and of the financial impact 

Indefinite, with the possibility of using up to EUR 500 million per year in current prices to be 
made  available  on  a  case  by  case  basis  by  the  budgetary  authority  to  provide  additional 
support  for  workers  made  redundant  as  a  result  of  major  structural  changes  in  world  trade 
patterns upon proposal from the Commission of an amending budget 

Up  to  0.35%  of  any  financial  contribution  paid  under  the  EGF  may  be  used  for  Technical 
Assistance under article 8. 

1 The  maximum amount of expenditure from the Fund shall be up to € 500 million per year in current prices. 
According to the December 2005 European Council conclusions and in line with the Interinstitutional 
Agreement  on  budgetary  discipline  and  improvement  of  the  budgetary  procedure  to  be  agreed  by  the 
European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, no specific financial provision for the Fund will 
be  made  in  the  multinannual  financial  framework;  based  on  the  above  guidelines,  the  Commission 
proposes to determine the level of “underspends” relevant to the financing of the EGF in any given year 
(year n) in the following manner: 
- first, the margin left available under the global ceiling for commitment appropriations of the previous 
year,  i.e.  the  difference  between  total  commitment  appropriations  in  the  multiannual  financial 
framework and total commitment appropriations entered in the budget of the year n - 1; 
-  secondly,  if  the  previous  amount  is  not  sufficient,  cancelled  commitment  appropriations  of  the 
previous 2 years. 
Appropriations will be mobilised via an Amending Budget, if and when needed, with reference to the 
amount  determined  as  laid  down  above.  To  streamline  the  decision-making  process,  the  Commission 
will submit proposals in ‘batches’, as appropriate, during the budgetary year. 

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3.3. 

Budgetary characteristics (add rows if necessary) 

Budget line 

Type of expenditure 

New 

EFTA 
contribution 

Contributions 
from applicant 
countries 

Heading in 
financial 
perspective 

Non-
comp 

Non-
comp 

Non 
Diff 

Yes 

No 

Diff 

 NO 

NO 

No 

NO 

No 3 

No 3 

4. 

SUMMARY OF RESOURCES 

4.1. 

Financial Resources 

4.1.1. 

Summary of commitment appropriations (CA) and payment appropriations (PA) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Section 
no. 

Expenditure type 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

Year 
n 

n + 5 
and 
later 

Total 

Operational expenditure 

Commitment 
Appropriations (CA) 

8.1 

Payment  Appropriations 
(PA) 

a 

b 

p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m. 

p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m. 

Administrative expenditure within reference amount 

Technical 
& 
administrative  assistance 
(NDA) 

8.2.4 

c 

TTOOTTAALL  RREEFFEERREENNCCEE  AAMMOOUUNNTT  

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

Commitment 
Appropriations 

Payment 
Appropriations 

a+c  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m. 

b+c  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m. 

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Administrative expenditure not included in reference amount2 

Human 
associated 
(NDA) 

resources 

and 
expenditure 

Administrative  costs,  other 
than  human  resources  and 
associated 
not 
included in reference amount 
(NDA) 

costs, 

0.864

0.864 

0.864 

0.864 

0.864 

0.864 

8.2.5 

d 

8.2.6 

e 

Total indicative financial cost of intervention 

TOTAL  CA 
cost 
Resources 

of 

TOTAL  PA 
cost 
Resources 

of 

including 
Human 

including 
Human 

Co-financing details 

a+c
+d+
e 

b+c
+d+
e 

p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m. 

p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m.  p.m. 

If  the  proposal  involves  co-financing  by  Member  States,  or  other  bodies  (please  specify 
which),  an  estimate  of  the  level  of  this  co-financing  should  be  indicated  in  the  table  below 
(additional  lines  may  be  added  if  different  bodies  are  foreseen  for  the  provision  of  the  co-
financing): 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

Year 
n 

n  +  5 
and 
later 

Total 

Co-financing body 

…………………… 

TOTAL CA including co-
financing 

f 

a+c
+d+
e+f 

4.1.2.  Compatibility with Financial Programming 

X 

X 

X 

The proposal is compatible with existing financial programming. 

The proposal will entail reprogramming of the relevant heading in the financial 
perspective. 

The proposal may require application of the provisions of the Interinstitutional 
Agreement (i.e. flexibility instrument or revision of the financial perspective). 

4.1.3.  Financial impact on Revenue 

X 

The proposal has no financial implications on revenue 

2 Expenditure within chapter xx 01 other than articles xx 01 04 or xx 01 05. 

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(cid:133) 

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 

EUR 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 revenue budget line involved, adding the appropriate number 
of rows to the table if there is an effect on more than one budget line.) 

4.2. 

Human Resources FTE (including officials, temporary and external staff) - see 
detail under point 8.2.1. 

Annual requirements 

Year n 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

n + 5 
and 
later 

Total 
number 
human resources 

of 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

5. 

CHARACTERISTICS AND OBJECTIVES 

Details  of  the  context  of  the  proposal  are  required  in  the  Explanatory  Memorandum. 
This section of the Legislative Financial Statement should include the following specific 
complementary information: 

5.1. 

Need to be met in the short or long term 

See Explanatory Memorandum 

5.2. 

Value-added  of  Community  involvement  and  coherence  of  the  proposal  with 
other financial instruments and possible synergy 

See Explanatory Memorandum 

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5.3. 

Objectives, expected results and related indicators of the proposal in the context 
of the ABM framework 

5.4.  Method of Implementation (indicative) 

Show below the method(s) chosen for the implementation of the action. 

Shared management with Member states, Decision on a financial contribution 

6. 

MONITORING AND EVALUATION 

Monitoring and evaluation are limited to reflect the character of the instrument and in order 
not to impose undue burdens on national administrations. However, monitoring visits around 
mid-term of the implementation of the financial contribution are foreseen for selected cases. 

7. 

ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES 

It is proposed that control and audit measures shall be carried out by the Member State on the 
basis  of  a  risk  analysis.  The  Member  State  shall  present  a  report  to  the  Commission  on  the 
financial  execution  of  each  financial  contribution  ,  together  with  a  statement  justifying  the 
expenditure and indicating any other source of funding received for the operations concerned. 
The proposal envisages the possibility of audits by Community bodies in accordance with the 
Financial Regulation. 

8. 

DETAILS OF RESOURCES 

8.1. 

Objectives of the proposal in terms of their financial cost 

Year n 

Av
. 
co
st  No. 
outp
uts 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

Year n+4 

Year n+5 
and later 

TOTAL 

No. 
outp
uts 

Tot
al 
cos
t 

Tot
al 
cos
t 

No. 
outp
uts 

No. 
outp
uts 

Tot
al 
cos
t 

Tot
al 
cos
t 

No. 
outp
uts 

No. 
outp
uts 

Tot
al 
cos
t 

Tot
al 
cos
t 

No. 
outp
uts 

Tot
al 
cos
t 

Typ
e of 
outp
ut 

(Headings 
of 
Objectives, 
actions  and 
outputs 
should 
provided) 

be 

OPERATIO
NAL 
OBJECTIV
E 
No.1……… 

 Action 1 

 - Output 1 

 - Output 2 

Action 2 

 - Output 1 

Sub-total 
Objective 1 

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OPERATIO
NAL 
OBJECTIV
E No.2 1 

 Action 1 

 - Output 1 

Sub-total 
Objective 2 

OPERATIO
NAL 
OBJECTIV
E No.n 1 

Sub-total 
Objective n 

TOTAL 
COST 

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8.2. 

Administrative Expenditure 

8.2.1.  Number and type of human resources 

Types of 
post 

Staff to be assigned to management of the action using existing and/or additional 
resources (number of posts/FTEs) 

Year n 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

Year n+4 

Year n+5 

4 

2 
2 

4 

2 
2 

4 

2 
2 

4 

2 
2 

4 

2 
2 

Officials 
or 
temporary 
staff (XX 
01 01) 

A*/AD 

B*, 
C*/AST 

4 

2 
2 

Staff financed by art. 
XX 01 02 

Other  staff  financed 
by art. XX 01 04/05 

TOTAL 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

Human resources will be requested in the framework of the APS decision or through internal 
redeployment. 

8.2.2.  Description of tasks deriving from the action 

Assessment of applications, preparation of Decisions on a financial contribution, 
monitoring and closure of assistance 

8.2.3. 

Sources of human resources (statutory) 

Five statutory posts currently allocated to the management of the programme  

8.2.4.  Other  Administrative  expenditure  included  in  reference  amount  (XX  01  04/05  – 

Expenditure on administrative management) 

Budget line 

(number and heading) 

04.0601 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
n 

Year 
n+1 

Year 
n+2 

Year 
n+3 

Year 
n+4 

Year 
n+5  

and 
later 

TOTAL 

Technical 

and 
1 
assistance (including related staff costs) 

administrative 

 Executive agencies 

 Other 

technical 

and 

administrative 

assistance 

 - intra muros  

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

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 - extra muros 

 Total  Technical  and  administrative 
assistance 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

p.m. 

8.2.5.  Financial  cost  of  human  resources  and  associated  costs  not  included  in  the 

reference amount 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Type of human resources 

Year n 

Year n+1  Year n+2  Year n+3  Year n+4 

Year n+5 

and later 

Officials  and  temporary  staff 
(XX 01 01) 

Staff financed by Art XX 01 02 
(auxiliary,  END,  contract  staff, 
etc.) 

(specify budget line) 

Total cost of Human 
Resources and associated 
costs (NOT in reference 
amount) 

0.864 

0.864 

0.864 

0.864 

0.864 

0.864 

0.864 

0.864 

0.864 

0.864 

0.864 

0.864 

Calculation– Officials and Temporary agents 
Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 

8 statutory posts à EUR 108.000 p.a 

Calculation– Staff financed under art. XX 01 02 

Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 

8.2.6.  Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
n+1 

Year 
n+2 

Year 
n+3 

Year 
n+4 

Year 
n 

Year 
n+5 

and 
later 

TOTAL 

XX 01 02 11 01 – Missions 

XX 01 02 11 02 – Meetings & Conferences 

XX 01 02 11 03 – Committees  

XX 01 02 11 04 – Studies & consultations 

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XX 01 02 11 05 - Information systems 

2  Total 

Other 
Expenditure (XX 01 02 11) 

Management 

3  Other 

expenditure 

administrative 
including reference to budget line) 

nature 

of 

an 
(specify 

Total Administrative expenditure, other 
than human resources and associated 
costs (NOT included in reference 
amount) 

Calculation - Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

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