DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET N° 1TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2012 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE BY SECTIONSection III – Commission
Date: 2012-01-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: draft budget (EU), general budget (EU), joint venture, renewable energy, research and development

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 27.1.2012 
COM(2012) 31 final 

DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET N° 1 
TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2012 

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE BY SECTION 
Section III – Commission 

 
 
 
 
  
 
DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET N° 1 
TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2012 

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE BY SECTION 
Section III – Commission 

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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  2012  adopted  on 
1 December 2011, 

The  European  Commission  hereby  presents  to  the  budgetary  authority  the  Draft  Amending 
Budget No 1 to the 2012 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. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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2. 

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INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 

ITER ............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 

SUMMARY TABLE BY HEADING OF THE FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK..................................................... 1 

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1. 

INTRODUCTION  

Draft  Amending  Budget  (DAB)  No  1  for  the  year  2012  concerns  the  financing  of  ITER,  and 
incorporates  into  the  2012  Budget,  the  amount  of  EUR 650 million  in  commitment  appropriations, 
onto  budget  article  08 20 02  Euratom  –  European  Joint  Undertaking  for  ITER  –  Fusion  for  Energy 
(F4E), in accordance with the agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council in 
December 2011. 

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ITER 

On 1 December 2011, agreement was reached in trilogue on the financing of the EUR 1 300 million 
additional cost of the ITER project in 2012-2013 as follows: 

–  EUR 100 million already included in the 2012 budget on the ITER budget lines; 

–  EUR 360 million  in  commitment  appropriations  will  be  made  available  in  the  2013  budget 
procedure  within  the  MFF  commitment  appropriations  ceilings  making  full  use  of  the  provisions 
laid down in the Financial Regulation and in the IIA of 17 May 2006, excluding any further ITER-
related revision of the MFF; 

–  The  ceilings  for  commitment  appropriations  of  Heading  1a  for  the  years  2012  and  2013  will  be 
increased  by  an  amount  of  EUR 840 million,  of  which  EUR 650 million  in  2012  and 
EUR 190 million in 2013. This increase will be offset by a corresponding decrease of the ceilings 
for commitment appropriations of Heading 2 (EUR 450 million for the year 2011) and Heading 5 
(EUR 243 million for the year 2011 and EUR 147 million for the year 2012); 

–  The 2013 ceiling for total payment appropriations will be increased by EUR 580 million offset by a 

corresponding decrease in the 2011 ceiling.  

This  political  agreement  was  subsequently  adopted  by  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  in 
December  2011,  by  a  decision  of  13  December  20112,  according  to  their  respective  internal 
procedures. 

Now  that  the  ceiling  of  Heading  1a  has  been  increased  for  2012,  it  is  possible to  enter  the  relevant 
commitment appropriations of EUR 650 million onto the budget article 08 20 02 Euratom – European 
Joint Undertaking for ITER – Fusion for Energy (F4E). 

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OJ, L4, 7.1.2012, p. 14.  

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SUMMARY TABLE BY HEADING OF THE FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 

Financial framework 
Heading/subheading 

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

1b. Cohesion for growth and employment 

Margin 

Margin 
Total 
Margin4 

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 

Total 
Margin 

3b. Citizenship 

4. EU AS A GLOBAL PLAYER 

5. ADMINISTRATION 

Margin 

Margin 
Total 
Margin5   

Margin6 

Margin7 
TOTAL 

Margin   

2012 Financial framework 

Budget 20123 

DAB 1/2012 

Budget 2012 
(incl. DAB 1/2012) 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

14.853.000.000

52.761.000.000

67.614.000.000

48.093.000.000

60.810.000.000

1.406.000.000

699.000.000

2.105.000.000

8.997.000.000

8523.000.000

148.049.000.000

141.360.000.000

14.753.000.000
600.000.000
52.752.576.141
8.423.859
67.505.576.141

608.423.859  

11.500.977.788

650.000.000

43.835.746.321

55.336.724.109

650.000.000

15.403.000.000
-50.000.000
52.752.576.141
8.423.859
68.155.576.141

-41.576.141  

11.500.977.788 

43.835.746.321 

55.336.724.109 

43.969.637.305

43.875.978.049

43.969.637.305

43.875.978.049 

59.975.774.185

57.034.220.262

834.225.815  

59.975.774.185

57.034.220.262 

834.225.815  

1.367.806.560
38.193.440
697.436.780
1.563.220
2.065.243.340

39.756.660  

9.405.937.000
-150.000.000
8.279.641.996
327.358.004
147.232.172.662
1.809.764.338

835.577.878

648.700.180

1.484.278.058

6.955.083.523

8.277.736.996

129.088.042.948
12.445.957.052

650.000.000

1.367.806.560
38.193.440
697.436.780
1.563.220
2.065.243.340

39.756.660  

9.405.937.000
-150.000.000
8.279.641.996
327.358.004
147.882.172.662
1.209.764.338

835.577.878 

648.700.180 

1.484.278.058 

6.955.083.523 

8.277.736.996 

129.088.042.948 
12.445.957.052 

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6 

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2012  margins  take  into  account    the  decision  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  13/12/2011  to  amend  the  IIA  of  17  May  2006  (OJ  C  139  of  14.6.2006)  to  address 
additional financing needs of the ITER project (OJ L 4, 7.1.2012) 
The European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF) is not included in the calculation of the margin under Heading 1a (EUR 500 million). EUR 50 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 2012 margin for heading 4 does not take into account the appropriations related to the Emergency Aid Reserve (EUR 258,9 million). EUR 150 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 84 million for the staff 
contributions to the pension scheme. 

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