Proposition de DÉCISION DU CONSEIL sur une position de l'Union au conseil de stabilisation et d’association UE ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine en ce qui concerne la participation de l'ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine en tant qu’observateur aux travaux de l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne, ainsi que les modalités respectives en matière de participation aux initiatives prises par l’Agence, de contributions financières et de personnel, dans le cadre établi par les articles 4 et 5 du règlement (CE) n° 168/2007 du Conseil
Date: 2010-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU office or agency, North Macedonia, human rights, observer, operation of the Institutions

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 13.12.2010 
COM(2010) 720 final 

2010/0350 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on a Union position in the EU-the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation 
and Association Council on the participation of the former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia, as an observer in the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' 
work and the respective modalities, within the framework set in Articles 4 and 5 of 
Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007, including provisions relating to participation in 
initiatives undertaken by the Agency, to the financial contribution and to staff 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. The context 

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (hereinafter “the Agency”) was set up 
by Council Regulation (EC) No 168/20071 (hereinafter, “the Regulation”).  

According  to  Article  2  of  the  Regulation,  the  Agency's  objective  is  to  provide  the  relevant 
institutions,  bodies  and  offices  and  agencies  of  the  Union  and  its  Member  States  when 
implementing Union law with assistance and expertise relating to fundamental rights in order 
to  support  them  when  they  take  measures  or  formulate  courses  of  action  within  their 
respective spheres of competence to fully respect fundamental rights. 

Pursuant to Article 28(1) of the Council Regulation 168/2007/EC, the Agency shall be open to 
the  participation  of  candidate  countries  as  observers.  The  participation  and  the  respective 
modalities should be determined by a decision of the relevant Association Council, whereby 
the  particular  nature,  extent  and  manner  of  participation  will  be  defined.  Upon  adoption  of 
this decision, the Agency will be able to deal with fundamental rights issues in the candidate 
country in question within the scope of Article 3(1) of the Regulation, to the extent necessary 
for the gradual alignment of the country to Union law. 

2. The proposed Decision 

The Commission proposes to the Council the adoption of a decision on a Union position in 
the EU-the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Council on 
the issue of the participation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the Agency. 
The proposed decision includes a draft decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council, 
which complies with the requirements of Article 28.  

In conformity with one of the basic principles underpinning the Regulation (i.e., the Agency 
works on the basis of a thematic, as opposed to country-specific, approach) the draft Decision 
enables the Agency to carry out in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia the tasks laid 
down in Article 4 and 5 of the Regulation.  

The  draft  Decision  also  lays  down  that  the  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  shall 
appoint  an  observer  and  alternate  observer  to  the  Management  Board  of  the  Agency.  These 
persons  should  comply  with  the  criteria  laid  down  in  Article  12(1)  of  the  Regulation.  They 
shall participate in the works of the Management Board on equal footing with the members 
and alternate members appointed by Member States, but without a right to vote. 

The Decision for participation in the Agency's work includes also provisions relating to  the 
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's s financial contribution and to staff. 

The proposed Decision makes provisions for a financial contribution based on a participation 
starting in 2011 (first year of participation in annex I, point 5).  

The  draft  decision  is  also  in  line  with  the  Staff  Regulations  of  Officials  of  the  European 
Communities  and  the  Conditions  of  Employment  of  Other  Servants  of  the  European 

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Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 of 15 February 2007 establishing a European Union Agency for 
Fundamental Rights, JO L 53 of 22.2.2007, p.1. 

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Communities. The ratio between administrative and operational costs of the Agency’s budget 
for the EU Member States is also applicable, on average on the candidate countries estimates.  

The draft decision is accompanied by a financial statement.  

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2010/0350 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on a Union position in the EU-the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation 
and Association Council on the participation of the former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia, as an observer in the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' 
work and the respective modalities, within the framework set in Articles 4 and 5 of 
Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007, including provisions relating to participation in 
initiatives undertaken by the Agency, to the financial contribution and to staff 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 352 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

The  Luxembourg  European  Council  of  December  1997  made  participation  in  Union 
agencies  a  way  of  stepping  up  the  pre-accession  strategy.  The  European  Council's 
conclusions provide that the Union "agencies in which applicant countries will be able 
to participate will be determined on a case-by-case basis". 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  168/2007  establishing  a  European  Union  Agency  for 
Fundamental  Rights  provides  that  the  Agency  shall  be  open  to  the  participation  of 
candidate countries within the framework set in Articles 4 and 5 thereof.  

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shares the aims and objectives laid down 
for the Agency and subscribes to the scope and description of the tasks of the Agency 
laid down in the Regulation (EC) No 168/2007. 

The  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia's  ultimate  objective  is  to  become  a 
member of the European Union, and its participation in the European Union Agency 
for  Fundamental  Rights  will  help  the  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  to 
achieve this objective 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

Sole Article 

The position to be taken by the European Union in the EU-the former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Council on the participation of the former Yugoslav 
Republic  of  Macedonia  as  an  observer  in  the  European  Union  Agency  for  Fundamental 
Rights' work and the respective modalities thereof shall be based on the draft Decision of the 

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EU-the  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council 
annexed to this Decision.  

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX  

Draft 

DECISION No …./ 

on the participation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as an observer in the 
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' work and the respective modalities, 
within the framework set in Articles 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007, 
including provisions relating to participation in initiatives undertaken by the Agency, to 
the financial contribution and to staff 

THE  EU-  THE  FORMER  YUGOSLAV  REPUBLIC  OF  MACEDONIA  STABILISATION 
AND ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,  

Having regard the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union, on 
the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on the other part, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  168/2007  establishing  a  European  Union 
Agency for Fundamental Rights and in particular Article 28(2) thereof, 

Whereas 

(1)  The  Luxembourg  European  Council  of  December  1997  made  participation  in  Union 
agencies a way of stepping up the pre-accession strategy. The European Council's conclusions 
provide  that  the  "agencies  in  which  applicant  countries  will  be  able  to  participate  will  be 
determined on a case-by-case basis".  

(2) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shares the aims and objectives laid down for 
the  Agency  and  subscribes  to  the  scope  and  description  of  the  tasks  of  the  Agency  as  laid 
down in the Regulation (EC) No 168/2007. 

(3) It is appropriate to enable the participation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
as  an  observer  in  the  Agency's  work  and  to  lay  down  the  modalities  of  such  participation 
including  provisions relating  to participation in initiatives undertaken by the Agency, to the 
financial contribution and to staff.  

(4) It is also appropriate that the Agency should deal with fundamental rights issues within the 
scope of Article 3(1) of the Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 in the former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia to the extent necessary for its gradual alignment to Union law. 

(5) In accordance with Article 12(2)(a) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of 
the  European  Communities  provided  for  in  Council  Regulation  (EEC,  Euratom,  ECSC)  No 
259/68, the Director of the Agency may authorise the engagament of nationals of the former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia enjoying their full rights as citizens. 

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HAS DECIDED: 

Article 1 

The  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  as  a  candidate  country  shall  participate  as  an 
observer in the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, set up by Regulation (EC) 
No 168/2007.  

Article 2 

1.  The  Agency  may  deal  with  fundamental  rights  issues  within  the  scope  of  Article  3(1)  of 
Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 in the  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  to  the  extent 
necessary for its gradual alignment to Union law. 

2.  To  this  end  the  Agency  will  be  able  to  carry  out  in  the  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of 
Macedonia the tasks laid down in Article 4 and 5 of the Regulation (EC) No 168/2007.  

Article 3 

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall contribute financially to the activities of 
the Agency referred to Article 4 of the Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 in accordance with the 
provisions laid down in Annex to this Decision. 

Article 4 

1.  The  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  shall  appoint  persons  complying  with  the 
criteria  laid  down  in  Article  12(1)  of  the  Regulation  as  observer  and  alternate  observer, 
respectively. They may participate in the works of the Management Board on equal footing 
with the members and alternate members appointed by Member States, but without a right to 
vote. 

2.  The  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  shall  nominate  a  government  official  as  a 
National Liaison Officer, as referred to in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 168/2007. 

3. Within four months of the entry into force of this Decision, the former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia shall inform the European Commission of the names, qualifications and contact 
details of the persons referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. 

Article 5 

The  data  supplied  to  or  emanating  from  the  Agency  may  be  published  and  shall  be  made 
accessible to the public, provided that confidential information is afforded the same degree of 
protection in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as it is afforded within the Union. 

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The Agency shall enjoy in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia the same capacity as 
accorded to legal entities under the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's law. 

Article 6 

Article 7 

To enable the Agency  and its  staff  to  perform  their  tasks,  the  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of 
Macedonia shall grant the privileges and immunities identical to those contained in Articles 1 
to 4, 5, 6, 10 to 13, 15, 17 and 18 of the Protocol (No 7) on the privileges and immunities of 
the European Union, attached to the Treaties on European Union and on the Functioning of 
the European Union.  

The Parties shall each take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations 
under this Decision and shall notify them to the Stabilisation and Association Council.  

Article 8 

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of 
its adoption.  

Article 9 

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ANNEX  

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FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF 
MACEDONIA TO THE EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS 

The  financial  contribution  to  be  paid  by  the former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  to  the 
budget of the European Union to participate in the European Union Agency for Fundamental 
Rights  (the  Agency),  as  laid  down  in  point  2,  represents  the  full  cost  of  its  participation 
therein.  

The  financial  contribution  to  be  paid  by  the former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  to  the 
budget of the European Union shall be as follows: 

Year 1: 

Year 2: 

Year 3: 

EUR 165,000  

EUR 170,000 

EUR 175,000 

The  possible  financial  support  from  Union  assistance  programmes  will  be  agreed  separately 
according to the relevant Union programme. 

The  contribution  of  the  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  will  be  managed  in 
accordance  with  the  Financial  Regulation  applicable  to  the  general  budget  of  the  European 
Union.  

Travel  costs  and  subsistence  costs  incurred  by  representatives  and  experts  of  the  former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for the purposes of taking part in the Agency or meetings 
related to the implemention of the Agency’s work program shall be reimbursed by the Agency 
on the same basis as and in accordance with the procedures currently in force for the Member 
States of the European Union. 

After  the  entry  into  force  of  this  Decision  and  at  the  beginning  of  each  following  year,  the 
Commission  will  send  to  the  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  a  call  for  funds 
corresponding to its contribution to the Agency under this Decision. For the first calendar year 
of  its  participation  the  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  will  pay  a  contribution 
calculated  from  the  date  of  participation  to  the  end  of  the  year  on  a  pro  rata  basis.  For  the 
following years the contribution will be in accordance with this decision. 

This  contribution  shall  be  expressed  in  euro  and  paid  into  a  euro  bank  account  of  the 
Commission of the European Union.  

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will pay its contribution according to the call for 
funds for its own part at the latest in period of 30 days after the call for funds is sent by the 
Commission. 

Any delay in the payment of the contribution shall give rise to the payment of interest by the 
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the outstanding amount from the due date. The 

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interest rate corresponds to the rate applied by the European Central Bank, on the due date, for 
its operations in euro, increased by 1,5 percentage points.

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR PROPOSALS 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1.  Title of the proposal/initiative  

1.2.  Policy area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure 

1.3.  Nature of the proposal/initiative  

1.4.  Objective(s)  

1.5.  Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.6.  Duration and financial impact  

1.7.  Management method(s) envisaged  

2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

2.2.  Management and control system  

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

3. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

3.1.  Heading(s)  of  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  expenditure  budget  line(s) 
affected  

3.2.  Estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.1. Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.2. Estimated impact on operational appropriations  

3.2.3. Estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

3.2.4. Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework 

3.2.5. Third-party participation in financing  

3.3.  Estimated impact on revenue

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR PROPOSALS 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative  

Council decision on a Union position on the participation of the former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia, as an observer in the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' work and 
respective modalities, within the framework set in Articles 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EC) 
No  168/2007,  including  provisions  relating  to  participation  in  initiatives  undertaken  by  the 
Agency, to the financial contribution and to staff 

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure2  

Policy area:  18 

"Freedom, Security and Justice" 

ABB Activity: 

18 04  "Fundamental rights and citizenship" 

1.3. 

Nature of the proposal/initiative  

(cid:58) The proposal/initiative relates to a new action 

1.4. 

Objectives 

1.4.1.  The Commission's multiannual strategic objective(s) targeted by the proposal/initiative  

This decision will contribute to the successful preparation of the former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia for the full-fledged membership in the European Union.  

1.4.2. 

Specific objective(s) and ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned  

Specific  objective:  The  decision  will  allow  the  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  to 
participate as an observer in the Agency's work and the Agency to cover fundamental rights 
issues in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 

ABM/ABB activity concerned: 

18 04  "Fundamental rights and citizenship". 

1.4.3.  Expected result(s) and impact 

This decision will contribute to the successful preparation of the former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia for fully-fledged membership in the European Union. 

1.4.4. 

Indicators of results and impact  

Specify the indicators for monitoring implementation of the proposal/initiative 

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ABM: Activity-Based Management – ABB: Activity-Based Budgeting. 

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The decision enables the Agency to carry out in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
the tasks laid down in Article 4 and 5 of the Regulation. 

The FRA Performance Measurement Framework will be in place on 2011 and is supplemented 
by  the  performance  measures  which  serve  to  determine the extent to which the Agency will 
deliver the expected results. 

The FRA logic model, which is common to all the 9 different but interlinked thematic areas, 
sets out a pre-defined types of outputs to be delivered within the different projects, which are 
expected  to  lead  to  the  immediate  outcomes  and  eventually  contribute  to  the  intermediate 
outcomes and to the final, overarching impact of the Agency (ultimate outcome) 

At  output  level,  the  ability  to  benchmark  the  type  of  outputs  (for  example  number  of 
institutional  reports,  surveys,  thematic  reports,  good  practices  identified,  development  of 
statistical  tools  and  methods,  training  and  mutual  learning  etc.)  and  the  definition  of  more 
precise quantitative and qualitative information to be collected throughout the year (standard 
reporting  templates,  surveys  of  participants  based  on  a  standardised  questionnaire,  standard 
checklist  for  quality  assessment  of  the  delivered  outputs)  will  generate  continuously 
monitoring data throughout that will be summarised, analysed and interpreted twice a year (for 
interim and annual performance monitoring reports). 

Likewise,  in  order  to  allow  more  specific  information  to  be  collected  at  outcome  level  the 
Monitoring Framework foresees running some annual surveys (for each thematic area); these 
will be based on largely uniform questionnaires, which will be adjusted to reflect the specific 
issues pertaining to a particular thematic area.  

Similarly, more in-depth qualitative desk research will be needed at the intermediate outcome 
level  to  enable  the  analysis  and  interpretation  of  achievements  across  thematic  areas  to  be 
tracked and reported on. Additionally, focus group meetings will help to interpret the collected 
monitoring information by contextualising and synthesising (in order to assess e.g. how and to 
what  extent  does  FRA  contribute  to  (1)  effective  information-sharing/learning  and  a  greater 
shared  understanding  of  FR  among  policy/decision-makers  and  stakeholders  in  the  Member 
States  (2)  evidence-based  EU  policies  and  legislation  within  its  area  and  relevant  to  needs, 
challenges and conditions in Member States (3) better incorporation of cross-cutting FR issues 
and greater consistency in related EU policies and legislation etc). 

1.5. 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.5.1.  Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term 

The decision should  allow  the  former Yugoslav  Republic  of Macedonia to participate in the 
Agency's work as an observer and the Agency to cover fundamental rights issues in the former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 

1.5.2.  Added value of EU involvement 

By dealing with fundamental rights issues in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia the 
Agency will be of help to the necessary gradual alignment to Union law of the country. 

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1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

The  proposal  for  the  Regulation  (EC)  No  168/2007  contained  an  impact  assessment  dealing 
with the issue of the geographical scope of the Agency's activities. 

The European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC), the pre-cursor of the 
EU  Agency  for  Fundamental  Rights  carried  out  PHARE  projects  in  different  candidate 
countries (i.e. RO, BG, TR and HR) which proved very positive for both candidate countries 
and the EUMC. 

1.5.4.  Coherence and possible synergy with other relevant instruments 

Part  of  the  cost  of  the  participation  of  the  former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  will  be 
borne by IPA. 

1.6. 

Duration and financial impact  

Proposal/initiative of limited duration  

–  Proposal/initiative in effect, from 2011 to the date of the former Yugoslav Republic of 

Macedonia's accession to the EU 

–  Financial impact from 2011 to 2013 

1.7.  Management mode(s) envisaged3  

(cid:58) Centralised indirect management with the delegation of implementation tasks to: 

–  (cid:58) 

bodies set up by the Communities4  

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Details  of  management  modes  and  references  to  the  Financial  Regulation  may  be  found  on  the  BudgWeb  site: 
http://www.cc.cec/budg/man/budgmanag/budgmanag_en.html 
As referred to in Article 185 of the Financial Regulation. 

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2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

Specify frequency and conditions. 

The work of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, including the participation of candidate 
countries  in  the  Agency's  activities,  shall  be  regularly  evaluated  in  accordance  with  the 
framework laid down in Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 and taking into account the Agency's 
Multi-Annual Framework as well as the Annual Work Programmes. 

2.2.  Management and control system  

2.2.1.  Risk(s) identified 

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(1) Staff’s knowledge of the particular market. 

(2)  Specific  problems  in  fundamental  rights  data  collection  due  to  lack  of  providers  on  the 
market. 

(3) Impact on procurement process due to unavailability of service providers for fundamental 
rights data collection. 

(4) Impact on research results due to insufficient data collection or unavailability of data. 

2.2.2.  Control method(s) envisaged  

(1)  Analysis  of  the  particular  knowledge,  skills  and  competences  required  for  the 
implementation of the action and identification of necessary training of staff. 

(2) Strengthen the monitoring on contractors' activities especially if new in providing data on 
fundamental rights. 

2.3. 

Clear  description  of  the  technical  and  tender  specification  and  use  of  multiple 
framework contracts.Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

Specify existing or envisaged prevention and protection measures. 

In order to combat fraud, corruption and other unlawful activities, the provisions of Regulation 
(EC) No 1073/1999 shall apply without restrictions to the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights. 

The  Agency  shall  accede  to  the  Inter-institutional  Agreement  of  25  May  1999  between  the 
European  Parliament,  the  Council  of  the  European  Union  and  the  Commission  of  the 
European Communities concerning internal investigations by the European Anti-Fraud Office 
(OLAF) and shall issue, without delay, the appropriate provisions applicable to its entire staff. 

The decisions concerning funding and the implementing agreements and instruments resulting 
from  them  shall  explicitly  stipulate  that  the  Court  of  Auditors  and  OLAF  may  carry  out,  if 
necessary,  on-the-spot  checks  on  the  recipients  of  the  Agency's  funding  and  the  staff 
responsible for allocating it 

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3. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

3.1. 

Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected  

•  Existing expenditure budget lines  

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Budget line 

Type of  
expenditure

Contribution  

Number  
[Description………………………...……….] 

DA/NDA 
(5) 

from 
EFTA6 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries7 

from third 
countries 

within the meaning 
of Article 18(1)(aa) 
of the Financial 
Regulation  

XX 01 01 01 

5 

Expenditure related to staff at Headquarters 

DNA 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

3.2. 

Estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.1.  Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

Heading of multiannual financial framework:  

5 

" Administrative expenditure " 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

DG: JLS 

(cid:121) Human resources  
(cid:121) Other administrative expenditure  

Year 
2011 

Year 
2012 

Year 
2013 

0,061 

0,061 

0,061 

TOTAL 

- 

- 

- 

- 

TOTAL DG JUST  

Appropriations  

0,061 

0,061 

0,061 

TOTAL appropriations 
under HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial framework  

(Total commitments  
= Total payments) 

0,061 

0,061 

0,061 

0,183 

0,183 

0,183 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
2011 

Year 
2012 

Year 
2013 

TOTAL 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADINGS 1 to 5 
of the multiannual financial framework  

Commitments 

0,061 

0,061 

0,061 

Payments 

0,061 

0,061 

0,061 

0,183 

0,183 

5 
6 
7 

DA= Differentiated appropriations / DNA= Non-Differentiated Appropriations 
EFTA: European Free Trade Association.  
Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidate countries from the Western Balkans. 

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3.2.2.  Estimated impact on operational appropriations  

•  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations 

3.2.3.  Estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

3.2.3.1.  Summary  

•  The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  administrative  appropriations,  as 

explained below: 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
2011 

Year 
2012 

Year 
2013 

TOTAL 

HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial 
framework 

Human resources  

0,061 

0,061 

0,061 

Other administrative 
expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial 
framework  

Outside HEADING 58 
of the multiannual financial 
framework  

Human resources  

Other expenditure  
of an administrative nature 

Subtotal  
outside HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial 
framework  

- 

- 

- 

0,061 

0,061 

0,061 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

0,183 

- 

0,183 

- 

- 

- 

TOTAL 

0,061 

0,061 

0,061 

0,183 

8 

Technical  and/or  administrative  assistance  and  expenditure  in  support  of  the  implementation  of  EU 
programmes and/or actions (former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct research. 

EN 

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3.2.3.2.   Estimated requirements of human resources  

•  The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below: 

Year 
2011 

Year 
2012 

Year  
2013 

(cid:121) Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary agents) 

XX 01 01 01 (Staff at Headquarters) 

0,5 

0,5 

0,5 

(cid:121) External personnel (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)9 

TOTAL 

0,5 

0,5 

0,5 

The  human  resources  required  by  the  Commission  will  be  met  by  staff  from  the  DG  who  are  already 
assigned to management of the action. 

Description of tasks to be carried out: 

Officials and temporary agents  Data  collection  on  fundamental  rights  issues  in  the  former  Yugoslav 

Republic of Macedonia. 

3.2.4.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framewor  

•  Proposal/initiative is compatible the current multiannual financial framework. 

3.2.5.  Third-party contributions 

•  The proposal/initiative provides for the co-financing estimated below: 

Appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Specify 
the 
financing body  

co-

0,165 

0,170 

0,175 

TOTAL 
appropriations 
cofinanced  

0.165 

0.175 

0,175 

Total 

0,510 

0,510 

9 

CA=  Contract  Agent;  INT=  agency  staff  ("Intérimaire");  JED=  "Jeune  Expert  en  Délégation"  (Young  Experts  in 
Delegations); LA= Local Agent; SNE= Seconded National Expert;  

EN 

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3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

•  Proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 

–  (cid:58) 

on own resources  

– 

(cid:133) 

on miscellaneous revenue  

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Budget revenue line: 

Article 603.1 

Appropriations 
available for the 
ongoing budget 
exercise 

Impact of the proposal/initiative10 

Year 
2011 

0,165 

Year 
2012 

0,170 

Year 
2013 

0,175 

For miscellaneous assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected. 

18 04 05 03 and 18 04 05 04 

Specify the method for calculating the impact on revenue. 

See annex I of the decision 

10 

As regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net amounts, i.e. 
gross amounts after deduction of 25% for collection costs. 

EN 

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ANNEX to 
the LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

Name of the proposal/initiative: 

Council decision on a Union position on the participation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 
as an observer in the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' work and respective modalities , 
within  the  framework  set  in  Articles  4  and  5  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  168/2007,  including 
provisions relating to participation in initiatives undertaken by the Agency, to the financial contribution 
and to staff. 

(1) 

(2) 

NUMBER and COST of HUMAN RESOURCES CONSIDERED NECESSARY 

COST of OTHER EXPENDITURE of an ADMINISTRATIVE NATURE 

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(1) 

Number and cost of human resources considered necessary 

•  The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, described as follows: 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial framework 

Year 2011 

Year 2012 

Year 2013 

FTE  Appropriation  FTE  Appropriation 

FTE 

Appropriation 

(cid:121) Establishment Plan Posts (officials and temporary agents) 

XX  01  01  01  Expenditure  related  in 
staff at Headquarters 

AD 

0,5 

0,061 

AST 

- 

- 

0,5 

- 

0,061 

- 

0,5 

- 

0,061 

- 

(cid:121) External personnel  

Sub-total – HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial framework 

0,5 

0,061 

0,5 

0,061 

0,5 

0,061 

Outside HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial framework 

Year 2010 

Year 2011 

Year 2012 

FTE 

Appropriat
ion 

FTE 

Appropriation 

FTE 

Appropriation 

(cid:121) Establishment Plan Posts (officials and temporary agents) 

(cid:121) External personnel  

Sub-total – Outside HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial framework 

EN 

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TOTAL 
HEADING 5 & Outside HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial framework 

Year 2011 

Year 2012 

Year 2013 

FTE  Appropriation  FTE  Appropriation 

FTE 

Appropriation 

0,5 

0,061 

0,5 

0,061 

0,5 

0,061 

The human resources required will be met by staff from the DG, 
who are already assigned to management of the action 

(2) 

Cost of other expenditure of an administrative nature  

•  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of any appropriation of an administrative nature 

EN 

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