Adjustment of the multiannual framework #European Parliament resolution of 23 April 2008 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regard adjustment of the multiannual financial framework (COM(2008)0152 — C6-0148/2008 — 2008/2083(ACI))
Date: 2008-04-23
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, European Parliament
Subjects: adaptation of financial perspectives, budgetary discipline (EU), budgetary procedure, commitment of expenditure, interinstitutional agreement








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29.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 259/129





Adjustment of the multiannual framework
P6_TA(2008)0170
European Parliament resolution of 23 April 2008 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regard adjustment of the multiannual financial framework (COM(2008)0152 — C6-0148/2008 — 2008/2083(ACI))
(2009/C 259 E/28)

The European Parliament,







—


having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2008)0152),










—


having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 48 thereof,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0157/2008),




1.   Approves the decision annexed to this resolution;
2.   Instructs its President to sign the decision with the President of the Council and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;
3.   Instructs its President to forward this resolution, including its annex, to the Council and Commission.


(1)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2008/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 6, 10.1.2008, p. 7).


ANNEX I
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 29 APRIL 2008 AMENDING THE INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT OF 17 MAY 2006 ON BUDGETARY DISCIPLINE AND SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AS REGARD ADJUSTMENT OF THE MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular to Point 48 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:






(1)


As a result of delays in the adoption of certain operational programmes of Headings 1b and 2, EUR 2 034 million in current prices of the allocation provided for the Structural Funds, the Cohesion Fund, Rural Development and the European Fund for Fisheries could not be committed in 2007 nor carried over to 2008. Under point 48 of the Interinstitutional Agreement, this amount must be transferred to subsequent financial years by increasing the corresponding expenditure ceilings for commitment appropriations.










(2)


Annex I of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management should therefore be amended accordingly (2),




HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
Annex I to the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2008

For the European Parliament

The President



For the Council

The President





(1)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2008/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 6, 10.1.2008, p. 7).

(2)  For that purpose, the figures in current prices are converted into 2004 prices.



ANNEX II
FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 2007-2013













(million EUR — constant 2004 prices)




COMMITTEE APPROPRIATIONS



2007




2008




2009




2010




2011




2012




2013




Total 2007-2013












1.



Sustainable growth







50 865




53 262




54 071




54 860




55 400




56 866




58 256




383 580











1a


Competitiveness for Growth and Employment






8 404


9 595


10 209


11 000


11 306


12 122


12 914


75 550










1b


Cohesion for Growth and Employment






42 461


43 667


43 862


43 860


44 094


44 744


45 342


308 030











2.



Preservation and Management of Natural Resources







51 962




54 685




54 017




53 379




52 528




51 901




51 284




369 756





of which: market-related expenditure and direct payments


43 120


42 697


42 279


41 864


41 453


41 047


40 645


293 105











3.



Citizenship, freedom, security and justice







1 199




1 258




1 380




1 503




1 645




1 797




1 988




10 770











3a


Freedom, Security and Justice






600


690


790


910


1 050


1 200


1 390


6 630










3b


Citizenship






599


568


590


593


595


597


598


4 140











4.



EU as a global player







6 199




6 469




6 739




7 009




7 339




7 679




8 029




49 463












5.



Administration
 (1)







6 633




6 818




6 973




7 111




7 255




7 400




7 610




49 800












6.



Compensations







419




191




190



 


 


 


 



800






TOTAL COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS




117 277




122 683




123 370




123 862




124 167




125 643




127 167




864 169





as a percentage of GNI


1,08 %


1,09 %


1,07 %


1,05 %


1,03 %


1,02 %


1,01 %


1,048 %





TOTAL PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS




115 142




119 805




112 182




118 549




116 178




119 659




119 161




820 676





as a percentage of GNI


1,06 %


1,06 %


0,97 %


1,00 %


0,97 %


0,97 %


0,95 %


1,00 %




Margin available


0,18 %


0,18 %


0,27 %


0,24 %


0,27 %


0,27 %


0,29 %


0,24 %




Own resources Ceiling as percentage of GNI


1,24 %


1,24 %


1,24 %


1,24 %


1,24 %


1,24 %


1,24 %


1,24 %






(1)  The expenditure on pensions included under the ceiling for this heading is calculated net of the staff contributions to the relevant scheme within the limit of EUR 500 million at 2004 prices for the period 2007-2013.