CELEX: 52000SC2167
Language: en
Date: 2000-12-06
Title: Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument (paragraph 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure)

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52000SC2167

Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument (paragraph 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure)  /* SEC/2000/2167 final */  

Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL concerning the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument (paragraph 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure)(presented by the Commission)Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL concerning the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument  (paragraph 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure)THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure [1], and in particular paragraph 24 thereof,[1]   OJ C 172, 18.06.1999, p. 1.Having regard to the proposal from the Commission [2],[2]  SEC(2000).... final.Having regard to the conclusions of the conciliation meeting between the Council and a European Parliament delegation, with the Commission also taking part, on 23 November 2000 when the Council gave the 2001 budget its second reading,Whereas:(1) As a result of developments in Serbia, the political conditions are now satisfied for Serbia to qualify for the programme of assistance for reconstruction, development and stabilisation mounted for the entire western Balkans region.(2) The aid initially earmarked for Serbia in the preliminary draft budget presented by the Commission for 2001 totalling EUR 40 million and designed to assist the democratic forces in the country and the towns administered by the opposition must be extended to cover the financing of reconstruction work and the amount raised to EUR 240 million for that year.(3) After examining the allocations for all the actions covered by heading 4 (External action) of the financial perspective, the two arms of the budgetary authority agree that this additional expenditure cannot be financed in 2001 within the limits of the ceiling set for this heading.(4) The conditions for using the flexibility instrument as set out in paragraph 24 of the abovementioned Interinstitutional Agreement are satisfied,HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1The flexibility instrument shall be used to provide EUR 200 million for the 2001 budget.Article 2This amount shall be used to finance reconstruction work in Serbia within Chapter B7-54 of the 2001 budget.Article 3This decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities at the same time as the budget for 2001.Done at Brussels,For the European Parliament For the CouncilThe President The President