Article 18 06 01 — Completion of previous judicial cooperation programmes in civil matters

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover earlier commitments.

Legal basis

Decision No 1496/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 establishing an action programme to improve awareness of Community law within the legal professions (Robert Schuman project) (OJ L 196, 14.7.1998, p. 24).

Council Regulation (EC) No 290/2001 of 12 February 2001 extending the programme of incentives and exchanges for legal practitioners in the area of civil law (Grotius — civil) (OJ L 43, 14.2.2001, p. 1).

Council Decision 2001/470/EC of 28 May 2001 establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (OJ L 174, 27.6.2001, p. 25).

Council Regulation (EC) No 743/2002 of 25 April 2002 establishing a general Community framework of activities to facilitate the implementation of judicial cooperation in civil matters (OJ L 115, 1.5.2002, p. 1).

Council Decision 2004/100/EC of 26 January 2004 establishing a Community action programme to promote active European citizenship (civic participation) (OJ L 30, 4.2.2004, p. 6).

Article 18 06 04 — Eurojust

Item 18 06 04 01 — Eurojust — Subsidy under Titles 1 and 2

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover Eurojust's staff and administrative expenditure (Titles 1 and 2).

Eurojust must inform the budgetary authority about transfers of appropriations between operating and administrative expenditure.

The Commission, if requested by Eurojust, undertakes to notify the budgetary authority of transfers made between operating and administrative appropriations.

Eurojust’s establishment plan is shown in Part C ‘Staff‚ of the general statement of revenue (Volume 1).

The amounts repaid in accordance with Article 16 of the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of the Financial Regulation constitute assigned revenue (Article 18(1)(f) of the Financial Regulation) to be charged to Item 6 6 0 0 of the general statement of revenue.

Legal basis

Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime (OJ L 63, 6.3.2002, p. 1), as last amended by Decision 2003/659/JHA (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 44).

Item 18 06 04 02 — Eurojust — Subsidy under Title 3

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover Eurojust’s operating expenditure relating to the work programme (Title 3).

Eurojust must inform the budgetary authority about transfers of appropriations between operating and administrative expenditure.

The Commission, if requested by Eurojust, undertakes to notify the budgetary authority of transfers made between operating and administrative appropriations.

The amounts repaid in accordance with Article 16 of the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of the Financial Regulation constitute assigned revenue (Article 18(1)(f) of the Financial Regulation) to be charged to Item 6 6 0 0 of the general statement of revenue.

Estimated revenue and expenditure for the financial year is as follows:

Legal basis

Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime (OJ L 63, 6.3.2002, p. 1), as last amended by Decision 2003/659/JHA (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 44).

Article 18 06 06 — Criminal justice

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to support the following areas:

• to promote judicial cooperation with the aim of contributing to the creation of a genuine European area of justice in criminal matters based on mutual recognition and mutual confidence,

• to promote the adjustment of the existing judicial systems in Member States to the European Union being a territory without border controls, with a single currency, and with free movement of persons, services, goods and capital,

• to improve the daily life of individuals and businesses by enabling them to assert their rights throughout the European Union, notably by fostering access to justice,

• to improve the contacts and exchange of information between legal, judicial and administrative authorities and the legal professions, and to foster the training of the members of the judiciary.

In particular, this appropriation is intended to cover the following actions:

• specific actions taken by the Commission, such as, studies and research, creation and implementation of specific projects like the creation of a computerised system of exchange of information on criminal records, opinion polls and surveys, formulation of indicators and common methodologies, collection, development and dissemination of data and statistics, seminars, conferences and experts meetings, organisation of public campaigns and events, development and maintenance of websites, preparation and dissemination of information materials, support to and animation of networks of national experts, analytical, monitoring and evaluation activities, or

• specific transnational projects of Community interest presented by at least three Member States under the conditions set out in the annual work programmes, or

• support to the activities of non-governmental organisations or other entities pursuing an aim of general European interest in accordance with the general objectives of the programme under the conditions set out in the annual work programmes,

• an operating grant to co-finance expenditure associated with the permanent work programme of the European Judicial Training Network which pursues an aim of general European interest in the field of training of the judiciary.

Legal basis

Council Decision 2007/126/JHA of 12 February 2007 establishing for the period 2007 to 2013, as part of the General Programme on Fundamental Rights and Justice, the Specific Programme ‘Criminal Justice’ (OJ L 58, 24.2.2007, p 13).

Reference acts

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 6 April 2005 establishing for the period 2007 to 2013 a framework programme on Fundamental Rights and Justice (COM(2005) 122 final,).

Article 18 06 07 — Civil justice

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to support the following areas:

• promoting judicial cooperation with the aim of contributing to the creation of a genuine European area of justice in civil matters based on mutual recognition and mutual confidence,

• promoting the elimination of obstacles to the good functioning of cross-border civil proceedings in the Member States,

• improving the daily lives of individuals and businesses by enabling them to assert their rights throughout the European Union, notably by fostering access to justice,

• improving the contacts, exchange of information and networking between legal, judicial and administrative authorities and the legal professions, including by way of support for judicial training, with the aim of better mutual understanding among such authorities and professionals.

In particular, this appropriation is intended to cover the following actions:

• specific actions taken by the Commission, such as, studies and research, opinion polls and surveys, formulation of indicators and common methodologies, collection, development and dissemination of data and statistics, seminars, conferences and expert meetings, organisation of public campaigns and events, development and maintenance of websites, preparation and dissemination of information material, support for and management of networks of national experts, analytical, monitoring and evaluation activities, or

• specific transnational projects of Community interest presented by at least three Member States under the conditions set out in the annual work programmes, or

• support to the activities of non-governmental organisations or other entities pursuing an aim of general European interest in accordance with the general objectives of the programme under the conditions set out in the annual work programmes.

• operating grants to co-finance expenditure associated with the permanent work programme of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary and the Network of the Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union, insofar as it is incurred in pursuing an objective of general European interest by promoting exchanges of views and experience on matters concerning the jurisprudence, organisation and functioning of their members in the performance of their judicial and/or advisory functions with regard to Community law.

Legal basis

Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council, submitted by the Commission on 6 April 2005, establishing for the period 2007 to 2013 the specific programme ‘Civil justice’ as part of the general programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ (COM(2005) 122  final).

Council Decision 2001/470/EC of 28 May 2001 establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (OJ L 174, 27.6.2001, p. 25).

Reference acts

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 6 April 2005 establishing for the period 2007 to 2013 a framework programme on Fundamental Rights and Justice (COM(2005) 122 final).

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