15.11.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 332/121

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having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in particular Article 314 thereof and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

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having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and in particular Articles 37 and 38 thereof,

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having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, as definitively adopted on 1 December 2011 (2),

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having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3),

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having regard to Draft amending budget No 2/2012 of the European Union for the financial year 2012, which the Commission presented on 16 March 2012 (COM(2012)0125),

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having regard to the position adopted by the Council on 15 May 2012 on Draft amending budget No 2/2012 (09916/2012 – C7-0123/2012),

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having regard to Rules 75b and 75e of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A7-0181/2012),

A.

whereas Draft amending budget No 2/2012 relates to the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for an amount of EUR 18 061 682 in commitment and payment appropriations to mitigate the effects of flooding in Italy (Liguria and Tuscany) in October 2011,

B.

whereas the purpose of Draft amending budget No 2/2012 is to formally enter this budgetary adjustment into the 2012 budget,

C.

whereas Draft amending budget No 2/2012, as presented by the Commission, proposed an increase in the level of payment appropriations, in the absence of any source of possible redeployment of the required payment appropriations at this early stage in the year,

D.

whereas Council amended Commission's proposal following the identification by the latter of possible sources for redeployments for the required amount, as presented in its transfer request DEC 9/2012,

1.

Takes note of Draft amending budget No 2/2012, as presented by the Commission, and of the Council position thereon;

2.

Considers of great importance the quick release of financial assistance through the EUSF for those affected by natural catastrophes, and therefore greatly deplores, for the specific case addressed by Draft amending budget No 2/2012, that the other branch of the budgetary authority has waited 8 weeks before adopting its position, sticking to its interpretation of Protocol 1 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (deadline for national parliaments' information);

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Calls on all involved parties in the Member States, both at local and regional level, and national authorities to improve assessment of needs and the coordination for future potential applications to mobilise the EUSF with a view to accelerating, as much as possible, that mobilisation;

4.

Approves the Council position on Draft amending budget No 2/2012;

5.

Instructs its President to declare that Amending budget No 2/2012 has been definitively adopted and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.