DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET N° 7 TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2011 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE BY SECTION Section III - Commission
Date: 2011-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, Italy, Region of Murcia, Spain, Veneto, aid to disaster victims, draft budget, earthquake, financial aid, flood, fund (EU), general budget (EU)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 21.11.2011 
COM(2011) 796 final 

DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET N° 7 
TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2011 

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE BY SECTION 
Section III - Commission 

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DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET N° 7 
TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2011 

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE BY SECTION 
Section III – 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  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  1605/2002  of  25  June  2002  on  the 
Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities1, 
and in particular Article 37 thereof, 

the  general  budget  of  the  European  Union  for  the  financial  year  2011  adopted  on 
15 December 20102, 

the amending budget No 1/20113 adopted on 6 April 2011, 

the amending budget No 2/20114, adopted on 5 July 2011, 

the amending budget No 3/20115, adopted on 14 July 2011, 

the amending budget No 4/2011, adopted on 28 September 2011, 

the amending budget No 5/2011, adopted on 25 October 2011, 

the draft amending budget No 6/20116, adopted on 18 October 2011, 

The  European  Commission  hereby  presents  to  the  budgetary  authority  the  Draft  Amending 
Budget No 7 to the 2011 budget. 

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 this statement is attached for information as a budgetary annex. 

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OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. 
OJ L 68, 15.3.2011, p. 1. 
OJ L 172, 30.6.2011, p. 1. 
OJ L 213, 19.8.2011, p. 1. 
OJ L 251, 27.9.2011, p. 1. 
COM(2011) 674 final. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1. 

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 

2.  MOBILISATION OF THE EU SOLIDARITY FUND............................................................................................ 3 
SPAIN.................................................................................................................................................................... 3 
ITALY ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 
FINANCING................................................................................................................................................................ 7 

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SUMMARY TABLE BY HEADING OF THE FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK..................................................... 9 

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1. 

INTRODUCTION  

Draft Amending Budget (DAB) No 7 for the year 2011 covers the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity 
Fund  for  an  amount  of  EUR 37 979 875  in  commitment  and  payment  appropriations  relating  to  the 
earthquake in Murcia, Spain (EUR 21 070 950) and flooding in the Veneto, Italy (EUR 16 908 925). 

2. 

MOBILISATION OF THE EU SOLIDARITY FUND 

2.1 

Spain 

On 11 May 2011, the town of Lorca was hit by two consecutives earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.2 
killing  9  people  and  injuring  some  300  more.  A  further  10 000  people  were  evacuated  and  around 
30 000 people had to spend the first night on the streets. Furthermore, the disaster caused widespread 
damages to residential homes, businesses, public buildings, cultural heritage sites, to the road network 
and basic infrastructures. 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

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The application was received at the Commission on 20 July, within the deadline of 10 weeks 
after  the  first  damage  was  recorded  on  11  May  2011.  An  updated  version  of  the  application 
was received on 1 August 2011. 

The  disaster  is  of  natural  origin  and  therefore  falls  within  the  field  of  application  of  the 
Solidarity Fund. 

The affected area concerns the whole municipality of Lorca which belongs to the Autonomous 
Community  of  Murcia.  Total  damage  was  estimated  by  the  Spanish  authorities  at 
EUR 843 million. This figure however includes an amount of EUR 162 000 in compensation 
paid  by  the  State  to  the  families  of  the  victims  which  may  not  be  considered  as  "direct 
damage".  The  Commission  therefore  considers  that  total  direct  damage  amounts  to 
EUR 842,838 million. 

As  the  total  damage  represents  only  23.8 %  of  the  normal  threshold  applicable  to  Spain  in 
2011  of  EUR 3,535 billion7,  the  Spanish  authorities  presented  their  application  under  the 
criteria  for  so-called  "extraordinary  regional  disasters"  laid  down  in  Article  2(2),  final 
subparagraph, of Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 setting out the conditions for mobilising the 
Solidarity  Fund  “under  exceptional  circumstances”.  Under  this  provision,  a  region  can 
exceptionally benefit from assistance from the Fund where that region has been affected by an 
extraordinary  disaster,  mainly  a  natural  one,  affecting  the  major  part  of  its  population,  with 
serious and lasting repercussions on living conditions and the economic stability of the region. 
The Regulation calls for special focus on remote and isolated regions such as the insular and 
outermost  regions  defined  in  Article  349  of  the  TFEU.  The  Regulation  calls  for  "utmost 
rigour"  in  assessing  applications  presented  under  the  "extraordinary  regional  disaster" 
criterion. The Autonomous Community of Murcia cannot be considered as a remote or isolated 
region. 

As  set  out  in  the  Annual  Report  on  the  Solidarity  Fund  (2002-2003)8  the  Commission 
considers that, in order for the specific criteria for regional disasters to  be meaningful in the 
national context, a distinction needs to be drawn between serious regional events and those that 

i.e. EUR 3 billion in 2002 prices 
Annual  report  2002-2003  and  Report  on  the  experience  gained  after  one  year  of  applying  the  new  instrument, 
COM(2004) 397 final of 26.5.2004 

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are  merely  local.  In  accordance  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity  the  latter  are  the 
responsibility of the national authorities, while the former can be considered for support under 
the  Solidarity  Fund.  The  earthquake  seriously  affected  the  whole  municipality  of  Lorca 
whereby  the  two  earthquakes  that  occurred  on  11  May  had  effects  in  most  of  the  Murcia 
region,  including  Cartagena,  Águilas,  Murcia,  Mazarrón  and  many  towns  in  Albacete,  Jaén, 
Almeria and Alicante. Lorca is the third-largest town in the region of Murcia. 

One  of  the  conditions  set  out  in  Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002  for  the  exceptional 
mobilisation  of  the  Solidarity  Fund  is  that  the  major  part  of  the  population  in  the  region  to 
which  the  application  relates  must  be  affected.  The  zone  to  which  the  Spanish  application 
refers is the entire municipality of Lorca in the Autonomous Community of Murcia with a total 
population  of  92 694  inhabitants  (Murcia’s  total  population  is  1 461 979).  The  entire 
population of Lorca (and beyond) was affected by the disaster: The earthquake claimed nine 
casualties,  some  300  people  were  injured,  approximately  10 000  inhabitants  were  evacuated 
and around 30 000 inhabitants had to spend the first night on the streets. The remainder of the 
town's  inhabitants  took  refuge  in  outlying  districts  or  along  the  coast.  Three  field  hospitals 
were  run  by  the  Red  Cross,  three  camps  provided  shelter  for    over  5 000  people,  15 000 
bedding items were distributed. Moreover, the application describes that an estimated 80 % of 
buildings  suffered  damage  with  businesses  and  schools  temporarily  shut  down.  The 
information  provided  in  the  application  allows  concluding  that  the  condition  whereby  the 
major part of the population must have been affected is clearly met. 

As  regards  the  requirement  of  serious  and  lasting  repercussions  on  the  living  conditions  and 
the economic stability of the region, the application refers in particular to severe damages to 
basic  infrastructures  and  facilities,  private  dwellings,  businesses  and  industrial  companies  as 
well  as  the  disruption  of  local  road  networks.  The  earthquake  also  damaged  a  significant 
number  of  public  schools,  public  library  and  music  conservatory.  The  information  provided 
shows that there is insufficient capacity to house new students on the Lorca Health Sciences 
Campus  due  to  arrive  for  the  new  academic  year  in  September  while  students  constitute  an 
important  economic  factor  for  the  region.  Damages  to  the  town's  historic  architectural 
monuments  are  also  significantly  impacting  on  the  important  tourism  sector  in  the  region. 
Around 708 shops, 50 craft businesses, 482 service companies, and 210 hotels and restaurants 
were affected. A slump in tourism constitutes a serious problem for the area. Moreover, before 
the earthquake Lorca was a regional centre and the focal point for business, health, education 
and cultural activities, drawing in residents from towns in the wider region for over a quarter 
of  a  million  people.  The  disaster therefore seriously affected the  socio-economic situation of 
the  wider  region  far  beyond  Lorca  with  economic  activity  being  drastically  reduced  if  not 
stopped.  The  application  contains  a  detailed  analysis  of  the  impact  of  the  earthquake  and  a 
break-down of total estimated damages by sector. 

The  cost  of  operations  eligible  under  Article  3(2)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002  is 
estimated at EUR 104 million and broken down into 4 categories: A) immediate restoration to 
working  conditions  of  infrastructure,  B)  temporary  accommodation  and  rescue  services,  C) 
preventive infrastructures and immediate protection of cultural heritage and D) cleaning up of 
disaster stricken areas/zones. 

The  affected  region  is  eligible  as  a  "Phasing  out"  region  under  the  Structural  Funds  (2007-
2013). The Spanish authorities have not signalled to the Commission any intention to use other 
sources of Community funding to deal with the consequences of the earthquake. 

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(10)  The Spanish authorities indicated that there is no insurance coverage of eligible cost. 
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Italy 

During the period from 31 October to 2 November 2010, the Veneto region of north-eastern Italy was 
hit by torrential rainfall. The effects of the heavy rainfall were aggravated by a warm Mediterranean 
“Sirocco” wind that melted the snow in the nearby mountains. This meteorological situation triggered 
rivers  to  burst  their  banks  flooding  widespread  areas,  causing  damage  to  road  and  infrastructure 
networks, agriculture, businesses and residential homes. Extensive damage was recorded throughout 
the Veneto, while the river basin of the Bacchiglione including the urban areas of Vicenza and Padova 
was particularly hard hit. 

(11)  The application was received at the Commission on 7 January 2011, within the deadline of 10 
weeks after the first damage was recorded on 31 October 2010. A considerably revised version 
of  the  application  with  an  updated  and  refined  damage  assessment  and  substantially  new 
figures was received on 11 August 2011. 

(12)  The disaster is of natural origin and therefore falls within the main field of application of the 

Solidarity Fund. 

(13)  The  initial  application  as  presented  in  January  was  based  on  the  criteria  for  so-called 
"extraordinary  regional  disasters"  laid  down  in  Article 2 (2)  last  subparagraph  of  Council 
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 and was therefore limited to the core disaster zone along the 
Bacchiglione  River  with  total  damage  estimated  at  EUR 994,9 million.  However,  the 
application was incomplete and contained no evidence for the major part of this damage. The 
assessment of the application could therefore not be completed. 

(14) 

In response to a request from the Commission services the Italian authorities presented on 11 
August  an  updated  application  with  extensive  new  material  and  a  new  valuation  of  the 
damages.  The  new  damages  figures  reported  relate  to  the  whole  of  the  Veneto  region  and 
amount  to  a  total  of  EUR 3,717 billion.  This  amount  exceeds  by  EUR 182 million  the 
threshold of EUR 3,536 billion applicable to Italy in 2011 for mobilising the Solidarity Fund 
(i.e. EUR 3 billion in 2002 prices). On the basis of these figures the disaster would qualify for 
aid under the criteria for a "major natural disaster" as laid down in Council Regulation (EC) 
No 2012/2002. 

(15)  As  an  alternative  to  the  "major  disaster  scenario"  the  revised  application  of  11  August  also 
presents updated information on the basis of the criteria for a so-called extraordinary regional 
disaster. Without this being specifically mentioned it appears that this information is provided 
in case the application is not accepted on the basis of the criteria for a major disaster. 

(16)  The damage figures presented by the Italian authorities under the "major disaster" scenario are 
composed  of  four  main  categories:  1)  damage  declared  by  public  entities  (municipalities, 
provinces,  prefectures,  regional  forest  service  etc):  EUR 588 million;  2)  damage  caused  by 
subsequent  landslides:  EUR 124 million;  3)  cost  of  restoration  of  the  hydraulic  security 
system:  EUR 2 732 million;  4)  additional  "execution  costs":  EUR 273 million.  While  the 
damage reported for points 1) and 2) appears plausible it is evident from the application that 
points  3)  and  4)  contain,  to  a  large  extent,  costs  for  the  upgrading  of  the  water  management 
system to respond to  higher protection needs  as shown by the floods. Only a smaller part of 
those costs relate to the repair of damage directly caused by the floods. Costs for preventive 
measures  may  however  not  be  taken  into  consideration  when  assessing  Solidarity  Fund 
applications.  While  on  the  basis  of  the  data  provided  an  exact  quantification  is  not  possible 
there can be no doubt that the costs contained in the application relating to prevention rather 
than restoration by far exceed EUR 182 million. Total direct damage therefore remains below 

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the aforementioned threshold and the Commission considers that the Veneto flooding does not 
qualify as a major disaster. 

(17)  As  total  damage  remains  below  the  normal  threshold  the  application  was  examined  on  the 
basis  of  the  criteria  for  so-called  “extraordinary  regional  disaster”  laid  down  in  Article  2(2), 
final subparagraph, of Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 setting out the conditions for mobilising 
the  Solidarity  Fund  “under  exceptional  circumstances”.  Under  these  criteria,  a  region  can 
exceptionally benefit from assistance from the Fund where that region has been affected by an 
extraordinary  disaster,  mainly  a  natural  one,  affecting  the  major  part  of  its  population,  with 
serious and lasting repercussions on living conditions and the economic stability of the region. 
The Regulation calls for special focus on remote and isolated regions such as the insular and 
outermost  regions  defined  in  Article  349  of  the  TFEU.  The  Veneto  region  does  not  fall  into 
this  category.  The  Regulation  calls  for  "utmost  rigour"  in  assessing  applications  presented 
under the "extraordinary regional disaster" criterion. 

(18)  As described above, the Italian authorities also presented evidence limited to the most hardly 
hit zone along the Bacchiglione river basin in view of meeting the "regional disaster" criteria, 
as an alternative to the major disaster scenario. For the designated zone, the Italian authorities 
estimate the total direct damage caused by the flood at EUR 1 156,86 million. This amount of 
total damage  is  composed of  1) damage reported by the municipalities  (including damage to 
private  property,  businesses,  in  agriculture,  for  provisional  accommodation,  cultural  heritage 
and  emergency  operations)  of  EUR 178,612 million,  2)  damage 
to  utilities  of 
EUR 2,035 million, 3) local civil engineering operations of EUR 50,562 million, 4) damage to 
motorway  A4  of  EUR 1,308 million,  5)  human  and  animal  health  operations  of 
EUR 0,639 million, 6) pay for civil protection volunteers of EUR 1,800 million, and 7) "costs 
for safety measures in the affected territories" of EUR 921,912 million. The damage figures of 
points 1) to 6) appear plausible, whereas point 7) - similarly to what was presented under the 
major disaster scenario - includes measures not only to repair direct damage but to enhance the 
overall safety standard of the water management system (including forests and protection from 
landslides).  The  data  presented  distinguishes  however  between  "non-deferrable",  "very 
urgent", "urgent" and "necessary" operations. It can be assumed that those operations classified 
as "non-deferrable" and "very  urgent" correspond  to immediate repairs of damage caused by 
the  floods.  The  amount  presented  for  these  categories  is  EUR 492,506 million  (including 
EUR 51,105 million already contained in the civil engineering cost borne by the municipalities 
that  have  to  be  deducted).  On  this  basis  the  Commission  considers  that  total  direct  damage 
may  be  estimated  at  EUR 676,357 million.  This  amount  represents  19 %  of  the  normal 
threshold for mobilising the Solidarity Fund applicable to Italy in 2011. 

(19)  One  of  the  conditions  set  out  in  Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002  for  the  exceptional 
mobilisation  of  the  Solidarity  Fund  is  that  the  major  part  of  the  population  in  the  region  to 
which  the  application  relates  must  be  affected.  The  designated  zone  comprises  parts  of  14 
municipalities  at  infra-communal  level.  28 391  registered  residents  live  in  these  14 
municipalities whereas 20 068 people (i.e. 70,6 % of the population) are claimed to have been 
significantly  concerned  by  the  floods.  About  2 800  temporarily  displaced  people  were 
reported. More than 2 000 houses were affected by the floods, many garages and 450 cars were 
damaged.  The  application  describes  the  different  ways  in  which  the  population  was  affected 
through  personal  damage,  interruption  of  economic  activities,  disruption  of  main  utilities, 
telecommunications and interruption of traffic. It can thus be concluded that the major part of 
the population was affected by the floods. 

(20)  As regards the impact and consequences of the flood as well as the requirement to demonstrate 
serious  and  lasting  repercussions  on  the  living  conditions  and  the  economic  stability  of  the 

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region, the application refers in particular to the destabilisation of the natural environment and 
economic stability of the whole Veneto region. The economic structure of Veneto is based on 
small and medium sized companies, many of them family run and mostly export oriented. It 
was  reported  that  over  2 500  SME's  lost  their  infrastructure,  machineries  and  working  tools. 
For  the  whole  of  Veneto  the  number  of  enterprises  at  risk  as  a  consequence  of  the  flood  is 
40 400 of which 9 900 are small enterprises employing some 250 000 people. In the field of 
agriculture, the loss of some livestock was reported, farmland was covered by mud. 

(21)  As  set  out  in  the  Annual  Report  on  the  Solidarity  Fund  (2002-2003)9  the  Commission 
considers that, in order for the specific criteria for regional disasters to  be meaningful in the 
national context, a distinction needs to be drawn between serious regional events and those that 
are  merely  local.  In  accordance  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity  the  latter  are  the 
responsibility of the national authorities, while the former can be considered for support under 
the  Solidarity  Fund.  The  evidence  provided  by  the  Italian  authorities  demonstrates  that  the 
flooding  disaster  seriously  affected  the  Veneto  region  with  the  most  serious  consequences 
concentrated in the Bacchiglione river basin. 

(22)  The  cost  of  operations  eligible  under  Article  3(2)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002  is 
estimated at EUR 779,06 million and broken down into 4 categories: A) immediate restoration 
to working conditions of infrastructure, B) temporary accommodation and rescue services, C) 
preventive infrastructures and immediate protection of cultural heritage and D) cleaning up of 
disaster stricken areas/zones. Given that only a part of the reported damage can be accepted as 
direct  damage  (cf.  point  18  above)  the  amount  of  eligible  operations  must  be  corrected  to  a 
maximum of EUR 573,225 million. 

(23)  The  affected  region  is  eligible  as  a  "Competitiveness  and  Employment  region"  under  the 
Structural  Funds  (2007-2013).  The  Italian  authorities  have  not  signalled  to  the  Commission 
any intention to use other sources of Community funding to deal with the consequences of the 
floods. 

(24)  The Italian authorities indicated that there is no insurance coverage of eligible cost. 

3. 

FINANCING 

The total annual budget available for the Solidarity Fund is EUR 1 000 million. As solidarity was the 
central  justification  for  the  creation  of  the  Fund,  the  Commission  takes  the  view  that  aid  from  the 
Fund  should  be  progressive.  That  means  that,  according  to  previous  practice,  the  portion  of  the 
damage exceeding the threshold (0,6 % of the GNI or EUR 3 billion in 2002 prices, whichever is the 
lower  amount)  should  give  rise  to  higher  aid  intensity  than  damage  up  to  the  threshold.  The  rate 
applied in the past for defining the allocations for major disasters is 2,5 % of total direct damage under 
the  threshold  for  mobilising  the  Fund  and  6 %  above.  The  methodology  for  calculating  Solidarity 
Fund  aid  was  set  out  in  the  2002-2003  Annual  Report  on  the  Solidarity  Fund  and  accepted  by  the 
Council and the European Parliament. 

It  is  proposed  to  reallocate  the  payment  appropriations  from  budget  item  05  04  05  01  —  Rural 
development programmes, taking into account the differences between the payment forecasts from the 
Member  States,  as  updated  in  September  2011,  and  the  declarations  of  payments  that  have  been 
submitted in November 2011. 

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It is proposed to apply the same percentages in this case and to grant the following aid amounts: 

Direct damage 
accepted 

Threshold 

Amount based on 
2,5 % 

842,838 million 

3 536 million 

21 070 950 

676,357 million 

3 536 million 

16 908 925 

Spain – earthquake 
in Lorca 
Veneto flooding 
Total 

Amount 
based  
on 6 % 

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(EUR) 

Total amount of
EU aid proposed 

21 070 950 

16 908 925 

37 979 875 

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4. 

SUMMARY TABLE BY HEADING OF THE FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 

Financial framework 
Heading/subheading 

2011 Financial framework 

CA 

PA 

Budget 2011 
(incl. AB 1-5 and DAB 6) 
CA 

PA 

DAB 7/2011 

Budget 2011 
(incl. AB 1-5 and DAB 6-7/2011) 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

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

Total 
Margin10 

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

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

Total 
Margin 

Total 
Margin11   

4. EU AS A GLOBAL PLAYER12 

5. ADMINISTRATION13 

Margin 

Margin 
TOTAL 

Margin   

12 987 000 000

50 987 000 000
63 974 000 000

47 617 000 000

59 688 000 000

1 206 000 000
683 000 000
1 889 000 000

8 430 000 000

8 144 000 000

142 125 000 000

133 440 000 000

13 520 566 270

11 523 944 758

13 520 566 270

11 523 944 758 

50 983 843 784
64 504 410 054

-30 410 054  

42 060 394 626
53 584 339 384

50 983 843 784
64 504 410 054

42 060 394 626 
53 584 339 384 

-30 410 054  

42 868 061 900

42 788 499 841

42 868 061 900

42 788 499 841 

58 659 248 389
1 028 751 611  

56 378 918 184

-37 979 875

58 659 248 389
1 028 751 611  

56 340 938 309  

1 180 030 263
879 831 486
2 059 861 749

26 072 737  

8 759 300 431
-70 439 377
8 172 839 289
53 160 711
142 155 659 912
1 112 135 628

857 199 845
842 903 486
1 700 103 331 

7 242 528 574

8 171 544 289

127 077 433 762
6 544 566 238

37 979 875
37 979 875

37 979 875
37 979 875

37 979 875

0

1 180 030 263
917 811 361
2 097 841 624

26 072 737  

8 759 300 431
-70 439 377
8 172 839 289
53 160 711
142 193 639 787
1 112 135 628

857 199 845 
880 883 361 
1 738 083 206 

7 242 528 574 

8 171 544 289 

127 077 433 762 
6 544 566 238 

10 

11 
12 

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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 34 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 2011 margin for heading 4 does not take into account the appropriations related to the Emergency Aid Reserve (EUR 253,9 million). EUR 71 million above the ceiling is financed 
by 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 82 million for the staff 
contributions to the pension scheme. 

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