Preliminary draft amending budget n° 4 to the general budget 2009 - Statement of expenditure by section - Section III : Commission
Date: 2009-04-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, amending budget, budgetary expenditure, fund (EU), general budget (EU), preliminary draft EC budget

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 8.4.2009 
SEC(2009) 496 final 

PRELIMINARY DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET N° 4 
TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2009 

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE BY SECTION 
Section III - Commission 

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PRELIMINARY DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET N° 4 
TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2009 

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE BY SECTION 
Section III - Commission 

Having regard to: 

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the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular  Article 272 
thereof, 

the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Atomic  Energy  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article 177 thereof, 

the  Council  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  1605/2002  of  25  June  2002  on  the 
Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities1, 
as  last  amended  by  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1525/20072,  and  in  particular 
Article 37 thereof, 

The European Commission hereby presents to the budgetary authority the Preliminary Draft 
Amending Budget No 4 to the 2009 budget. 

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OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. 
OJ L 343, 27.12.2007, p. 9. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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Introduction .................................................................................................................. 4 

Energy Projects to Aid Economic Recovery................................................................ 4 

Broadband .................................................................................................................... 4 

SUMMARY TABLE BY HEADING OF THE FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK ....................... 6 

CHANGES TO THE STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE BY SECTION 

The changes to the statement of expenditure by section are forwarded separately via the SEI-
BUD system. An English version of the changes to the statement of expenditure by section is 
attached for information as a budgetary annex. 

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1. 

INTRODUCTION 

Preliminary Draft Amending Budget (PDAB) No 4 for the year 2009 concerns the translation 
into  the  Community  budget  of  the  political  agreement  reached  on  the  financing  of  the 
European Economic Recovery Plan: 

–  For  energy  projects 

to  aid  economic  recovery,  commitment  appropriations  of 
EUR 2 billion  and  payment  appropriations  of  EUR 76.2 million  are  proposed  for  budget 
2009. 

–  For  broadband  internet  infrastructure  in  rural  areas  and  CAP  Health  Check  "new 
challenges", commitment appropriations of EUR 0.6 billion are proposed for budget 2009. 

In order to accommodate these increases, the Commission has submitted a proposal to revise 
the ceilings of the multi-annual financial framework for Headings 1a and 2. 

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ENERGY PROJECTS TO AID ECONOMIC RECOVERY 

On  28  January  2009,  the  Commission  presented  its  Communication  "Investing  today  for 
tomorrow's  Europe"3.  This  was  accompanied  by  a  proposal  for  a  Regulation  establishing  a 
programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects 
in the field of energy4. 

Following the political agreement reached on the financing of this initiative, it is proposed to 
create  a  new  budget  article  06 04 14 — Energy  projects  to  aid  economic  recovery,  and  four 
new budget items, as follows: 

Nomenclature 

Heading 

06 01 04 13 

06 04 14 01  

06 04 14 02 

06 04 14 03 

to  aid  economic 
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Expenditure 

Energy  projects  to  aid  economic 
recovery  
Energy  projects 
recovery  — 
administrative management 
Energy  projects 
recovery — Energy networks 
Energy  projects 
to  aid  economic 
recovery  —  Carbon  Capture  and 
Storage (CCS) 
to  aid  economic 
 Energy  projects 
recovery  —  European  Offshore  wind 
grid system 

to  aid  economic 

Commitment 
Appropriations 
2009 (in euro) 
2 000 000 000 

Payment 
Appropriations 
2009 (in euro) 
76 200 000

1 200 000 

1 200 000

1 188 400 000 

75 000 000

526 400 000 

284 000 000 

These  amounts  will  be  entered  in  the  corresponding  reserves,  pending  the  adoption  of  the 
legal basis. 

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COM(2009) 35 final. 

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BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAP "HEALTH CHECK" 

The Commission has also proposed5 to amend Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for 
rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EARDF) and 
Decision 2006/493/EC laying down the amount of Community support for rural development 
for  the  period  from  1  January  2007  to  31  December  2013,  its  annual  breakdown  and  the 
minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective. 

Accordingly,  it  is  now  proposed  to  increase  budget  item  05 04 05 01  Rural  Development 
Programmes by EUR 0.6 billion in commitment appropriations for 2009. 

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SUMMARY TABLE BY HEADING OF THE FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 

2009 Financial framework 

Budget 2009  
(including AB 1 and PDAB 2 to 3) 

PDAB 4/2009 

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PA 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

Budget 2009  
(including AB 1 and PDAB 2 to 4) 

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PA 

Financial framework 
Heading/subheading 

1. SUSTAINABLE GROWTH 
1a. Competitiveness for growth and 
employment 
1b. Cohesion for growth and 
employment 

Total 
Margin6 

2. PRESERVATION AND 
MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES 
Of which market related expenditure and 
direct payments 

Total 
Margin 

3. CITIZENSHIP, FREEDOM, 
SECURITY AND JUSTICE 
3a. Freedom, Security and Justice 
3b. Citizenship 

Total 
Margin7   

13 272 000 000

48 428 000 000

61 700 000 000

46 679 000 000

57 639 000 000

872 000 000
651 000 000
1 523 000 000

4. EU AS A GLOBAL PLAYER8 

7 440 000 000

5. ADMINISTRATION9 

6. COMPENSATION 

Margin 

Margin 

Margin 
TOTAL 

Margin   

7 699 000 000

210 000 000

136 211 000 000

121 901 000 000

11 768 997 000

11 024 385 513

2 000 000 000

76 200 000

13 768 997 000

11 100 585 513 

48 426 884 669

34 963 348 789

48 426 884 669

34 963 348 789 

60 195 881 669
2 004 118 331  

45 987 734 302

2 000 000 000

76 200 000

62 195 881 669

46 063 934 302 

4 118 331  

41 131 356 325

41 083 823 325

41 131 356 325

41 083 823 325 

56 121 437 011
1 517 562 989  

863 925 000
662 748 377
1 526 673 377

8 112 000  

8 103 930 360
-419 930 360
7 700 730 900
76 269 100
209 112 912
887 088
133 857 766 229
3 187 019 148

52 566 129 680

600 000 000

617 440 000
690 745 377
1 308 185 377

8 324 169 158

7 700 730 900

209 112 912

116 096 062 329
8 095 723 048

2 600 000 000

76 200 000

56 721 437 011

52 566 129 680 

917 562 989  

863 925 000
662 748 377
1 526 673 377

8 112 000  

8 103 930 360
-419 930 360
7 700 730 900
76 269 100
209 112 912
887 088
136 457 766 229
587 019 148

617 440 000 
690 745 377 
1 308 185 377 

8 324 169 158 

7 700 730 900 

209 112 912 

116 172 262 329 
8 019 523 048 

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The European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF) is not included in the calculation of the margin under Heading 1a. 
The European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) amount is entered over and above the relevant headings as foreseen by the IIA of 17 May 2006 (OJ C 139 of 14.6.2006) 
The 2009 margin for heading 4 does not take into account the appropriations related to the Emergency Aid Reserve, or the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument. 
For calculating the margin under the ceiling for heading 5, account is taken of the footnote (1) of the financial framework 2007-2013 for an amount of EUR 78 million for the staff 
contributions to the pension scheme. 

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