Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 29 April 2008

amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regard adjustment of the multiannual financial framework

(2008/371/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management [1], and in particular to point 48 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) As a result of delays in the adoption of certain operational programmes of headings 1b and 2, EUR 2034 million in current prices of the allocation provided for the Structural Funds, the Cohesion Fund, Rural Development and the European Fund for Fisheries could not be committed in 2007 nor carried over to 2008. Under point 48 of the Interinstitutional Agreement, this amount must be transferred to subsequent financial years by increasing the corresponding expenditure ceilings for commitment appropriations.

(2) Annex I of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management should therefore be amended accordingly [2],

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Annex I to the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2008.

For the European Parliament

The President

H.-G. P?ttering

For the Council

The President

D. Rupel

[1] OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2008/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 6, 10.1.2008, p. 7).

[2] For that purpose, the figures in current prices are converted into 2004 prices.

--------------------------------------------------

ANNEX

Financial framework 2007-2013

(EUR million — constant 2004 prices) |

Committee appropriations | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total 2007-2013 |

1.Sustainable growth | 50865 | 53262 | 54071 | 54860 | 55400 | 56866 | 58256 | 383580 |

1aCompetitiveness for growth and employment | 8404 | 9595 | 10209 | 11000 | 11306 | 12122 | 12914 | 75550 |

1bCohesion for growth and employment | 42461 | 43667 | 43862 | 43860 | 44094 | 44744 | 45342 | 308030 |

2.Preservation and management of natural resources | 51962 | 54685 | 54017 | 53379 | 52528 | 51901 | 51284 | 369756 |

of which: market related expenditure and direct payments | 43120 | 42697 | 42279 | 41864 | 41453 | 41047 | 40645 | 293105 |

3.Citizenship, freedom, security and justice | 1199 | 1258 | 1380 | 1503 | 1645 | 1797 | 1988 | 10770 |

3aFreedom, Security and Justice | 600 | 690 | 790 | 910 | 1050 | 1200 | 1390 | 6630 |

3bCitizenship | 599 | 568 | 590 | 593 | 595 | 597 | 598 | 4140 |

4.EU as a global player | 6199 | 6469 | 6739 | 7009 | 7339 | 7679 | 8029 | 49463 |

5.Administration [1] | 6633 | 6818 | 6973 | 7111 | 7255 | 7400 | 7610 | 49800 |

6.Compensations | 419 | 191 | 190 | | | | | 800 |

Total commitment appropriations | 117277 | 122683 | 123370 | 123862 | 124167 | 125643 | 127167 | 864169 |

as a percentage of GNI | 1,08 % | 1,09 % | 1,07 % | 1,05 % | 1,03 % | 1,02 % | 1,01 % | 1,048 % |

Total payment appropriations | 115142 | 119805 | 112182 | 118549 | 116178 | 119659 | 119161 | 820676 |

as a percentage of GNI | 1,06 % | 1,06 % | 0,97 % | 1,00 % | 0,97 % | 0,97 % | 0,95 % | 1,00 % |

Margin available | 0,18 % | 0,18 % | 0,27 % | 0,24 % | 0,27 % | 0,27 % | 0,29 % | 0,24 % |

Own resources ceiling as percentage of GNI | 1,24 % | 1,24 % | 1,24 % | 1,24 % | 1,24 % | 1,24 % | 1,24 % | 1,24 % |

[1] The expenditure on pensions included under the ceiling for this heading is calculated net of the staff contributions to the relevant scheme, within the limit of EUR 500 million at 2004 prices for the period 2007-2013.

--------------------------------------------------