29.5.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 132/8


DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 6 May 2009

amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework (2007 to 2013)

(2009/407/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 points 21, 22, first and second paragraphs, and 23 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

At the trilogue meeting of 2 April 2009 the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed on the financing, in the framework of the European Economic Recovery Plan for modernisation of infrastructures and energy solidarity, of projects in the field of energy and broadband Internet, as well as for strengthening operations related to the ‘new challenges’ defined in the context of the assessment of the 2003 mid-term reform of the common agricultural policy (Health Check). The financing requires, as a first step, a revision of the multiannual financial framework 2007-2013 in accordance with points 21, 22, and 23 of the Interinstitutional Agreement, so as to raise the ceiling for the year 2009 for commitment appropriations under subheading 1a by an amount of EUR 2 000 000 000 in current prices.

(2)

The increase of the ceiling for subheading 1a will be fully offset by decreasing the ceiling for commitment appropriations under heading 2 for the year 2009 by EUR 2 000 000 000.

(3)

In order to keep an appropriate relationship between commitments and payments, the annual ceilings for payment appropriations will be adjusted. The adjustment will be neutral.

(4)

Annex I to 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 Strasbourg, 6 May 2009.

For the European Parliament

The President

H.-G. PÖTTERING

For the Council

The President

J. KOHOUT


(1)   OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(2)  For that purpose, the figures resulting from the above agreement are converted into 2004 prices.


ANNEX

Financial framework 2007-2013 revised for European Economic Recovery Plan (constant 2004 prices)

(EUR million — constant 2004 prices)

Commitment appropriations

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total

2007-2013

1.

Sustainable growth

50 865

53 262

55 883

54 860

55 400

56 866

58 256

385 392

1a

Competitiveness for growth and employment

8 404

9 595

12 021

11 000

11 306

12 122

12 914

77 362

1b

Cohesion for growth and employment

42 461

43 667

43 862

43 860

44 094

44 744

45 342

308 030

2.

Preservation and management of natural resources

51 962

54 685

52 205

53 379

52 528

51 901

51 284

367 944

of which: market-related expenditure and direct payments

43 120

42 697

42 279

41 864

41 453

41 047

40 645

293 105

3.

Citizenship, freedom, security and justice

1 199

1 258

1 380

1 503

1 645

1 797

1 988

10 770

3a

Freedom, Security and Justice

600

690

790

910

1 050

1 200

1 390

6 630

3b

Citizenship

599

568

590

593

595

597

598

4 140

4.

EU as a global player

6 199

6 469

6 739

7 009

7 339

7 679

8 029

49 463

5.

Administration  (1)

6 633

6 818

6 973

7 111

7 255

7 400

7 610

49 800

6.

Compensation

419

191

190

 

 

 

 

800

Total commitment appropriations

117 277

122 683

123 370

123 862

124 167

125 643

127 167

864 169

as a percentage of GNI

1,08  %

1,09  %

1,07  %

1,05  %

1,03  %

1,02  %

1,01  %

1,048  %

Total payment appropriations

115 142

119 805

110 439

119 126

116 552

120 145

119 391

820 600

as a percentage of GNI

1,06  %

1,06  %

0,96  %

1,01  %

0,97  %

0,98  %

0,95  %

1,00  %

Margin available

0,18  %

0,18  %

0,28  %

0,23  %

0,27  %

0,26  %

0,29  %

0,24  %

Own resources ceiling as a 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.