Draft amending budget n° 1 to the general budget 2010 Statement of revenue and expenditure by section Section I - Parliament
Date: 2010-03-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: European Parliament, Treaty of Lisbon, amending budget, budgetary expenditure, budgetary resources, draft budget (EU), general budget (EU), operation of the Institutions

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 19.3.2010 
COM(2010)107 final 

DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET N° 1 
TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2010 

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION 
Section I - Parliament 

(presented by the Commission) 

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DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET N° 1 
TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2010 

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION 
Section I - Parliament 

(presented by the Commission) 

Having regard to: 

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the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, 
in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and 
in particular Article 106a thereof, 

the Council Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom of 7 June 2007 on the system of the European 
Communities' own resources1, 

the  Council  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  1605/2002  of  25  June  2002  on  the  Financial 
Regulation  applicable  to  the  general  budget  of  the  European  Communities2,  and  in 
particular Article 37 thereof, 

the  general  budget  of  the  European  Union  for  the  financial  year  2010  adopted  on 
17 December 2009, 

the  draft  estimates  for  a  2010  amending  budget  adopted  by  the  European  Parliament  on 
25 February 2010, 

The European Commission hereby presents to the budgetary authority the Draft Amending Budget 
No 1 to the 2010 budget for the reasons set out in the explanatory memorandum. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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Introduction......................................................................................................................... 3 

Impact related to the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty for the European Parliament.. 3 

Summary table by heading of the Financial Framework .................................................... 4 

CHANGES TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION 

The  changes  to  the  statement  of  revenue  and  expenditure  by  section  are  available  on  EUR-Lex 
(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm).  An  English  version  of  the  changes  to  these 
statements by section is attached for information as a budgetary annex. 

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OJ L 163, 23.6.2007, p.17. 
OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. 

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1. 

INTRODUCTION 

During the 2010 budget procedure, it was agreed that priority for the use of the available 
margin of heading 5 would be given to financing additional expenditure directly stemming 
from the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty amending the Treaty on European Union and 
the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community.  This  implied  that  the  corresponding 
additional  expenditure  would  have  to  be  dealt  with,  if  necessary,  through  an  amending 
budget after the adoption of the original 2010 budget. 

It was emphasised that, in such a case and to the fullest possible extent, reorganisation of 
existing  resources  should  be  fully  examined  before  any  call  for  additional  resources  was 
made. 

Draft  Amending  Budget  (DAB)  No 1  for  the  year  2010  covers  the  impact  related  to  the 
entry  into  force  of  the  Lisbon  Treaty  for  the European  Parliament  as  adopted  in  its  draft 
statement of estimates. 

The  net  financial  impact  of  this  amending  budget  is  EUR 9,4 million  in  additional 
commitments  and  payments  appropriations  under  heading  5  of  the  multiannual  financial 
framework. 

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IMPACT  RELATED  TO  THE  ENTRY  INTO  FORCE  OF  THE  LISBON  TREATY  FOR  THE 
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 

The entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty will have an impact, directly or indirectly, on the 
entire  range  of  European  Parliament  services.  The  additional  budgetary  and  human 
resources  necessary  to  enable  Parliament  to  fulfil  its  new  role  as  co-legislator  on  equal 
footing with the Council will be provided for through this amending budget for 2010. 

The European Parliament emphasises legislative excellence as Parliament's priority and the 
need to provide the Members, committees and political groups with the necessary means to 
achieve  it,  it  has  been  proposed  to  focus  on  the  enhancement  of  the  support  offered  to 
Members,  who  will  thus  be  able  to  strengthen  their  role  as  legislators.  Therefore,  the 
proposal concerns the following: 

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Reinforcement of the committees' secretariats by creation of 70 additional posts and 
of  the  Directorate  for  the  Relations  with  National  Parliaments  by  the  creation  of  5 
additional posts, for a total of 75 additional posts, 

Reinforcement  of  personal  assistance  to  Members  through  an  increase  in  their 
secretariat allowances, 

Reinforcement  of  the  assisting  capacity  of  Political  Groups  through  the  creation  of 
75 additional temporary posts, 

The necessary appropriations of these proposed measures amount to EUR 13,4 million, of 
which  EUR 4 million  are  coming  from  the  buildings  reserve  and  EUR 9,4 million  are 
requested as additional appropriations. 

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3. 

SUMMARY TABLE BY HEADING OF THE FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 

2010 Financial framework 

Budget 2010  

DAB 1/2010 

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Budget 2010 
(including DAB 1) 

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Financial framework 
Heading/subheading 

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

Total 
Margin3 

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 
Margin4   

14 167 000 000

49 388 000 000

63 555 000 000

47 146 000 000

59 955 000 000

1 025 000 000
668 000 000
1 693 000 000

4. EU AS A GLOBAL PLAYER5 

7 893 000 000

5. ADMINISTRATION6 

Margin 

Margin 
TOTAL 

Margin   

7 882 000 000

140 978 000 000

134 289 000 000

14 861 853 2563

11 342 270 803

14 861 853 2563

11 342 270 803 

49 387 592 092

36 384 885 000

49 387 592 092

36 384 885 000 

64 249 445 345

-194 445 345  

47 727 155 803

64 249 445 345

47 727 155 803 

-194 445 345  

43 819 801 768

43 701 207 586

43 819 801 768

43 701 207 586 

59 498 833 302

456 166 698  

58 135 640 809

1 006 487 370
668 000 000
1 674 487 370

18 512 630  

8 141 006 470
875 530
7 889 055 335
72 944 665
141 452 827 822
549 054 178

738 570 370
659 387 500
1 397 957 870

7 787 695 183

7 888 550 335

9 397 164

9 397 164

122 937 000 000
11 680 882 000

9 397 164

9 397 164

59 498 833 302

58 135 640 809 

456 166 698  

1 006 487 370
668 000 000
1 674 487 370

18 512 630  

8 141 006 470
875 530
7 898 452 499
63 547 501
141 462 224 986
539 657 014

738 570 370 
659 387 500 
1 397 957 870 

7 787 695 183 

7 897 947 499 

122 946 397 164 
11 671 484 836 

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The European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF) is not included in the calculation of the margin under Heading 1a (EUR 500 million). EUR 195 million above the ceiling is 
financed by the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument. 
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 2010 margin for heading 4 does not take into account the appropriations related to the Emergency Aid Reserve (EUR 248,9 million). 
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 80 million for the staff 
contributions to the pension scheme. 

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