Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 18 December 2007

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

(2008/29/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 management1, and in particular to Points 21, 22, first and second subparagraphs, and 23 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

At the conciliation meeting on 23 November 2007 the two arms of the budgetary authority have agreed to provide part of the financing required for the European Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS programmes (EGNOS — GALILEO) by 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 ceilings for commitment appropriations under sub-Heading 1a for the years 2008 to 2013 by an amount of EUR 1 600 million in current prices. This raising will be offset by lowering the ceiling for commitment appropriations under Heading 2 for the year 2007 by the same amount.

(2)

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.

(3)

Annex I of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management should therefore be amended accordingly2,

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, 18 December 2007.

For the European Parliament

The President

H.-G. Pöttering

For the Council

The President

M. Lobo Antunes

ANNEX

FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 2007-2013 (revised)

(EUR million — 2004 prices)

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total 2007-2013

1.

Sustainable Growth

51 267

52 913

54 071

54 860

55 379

56 845

58 256

383 591

1a

Competitiveness for Growth and Employment

8 404

9 595

10 209

11 000

11 306

12 122

12 914

75 550

1b

Cohesion for Growth and Employment

42 863

43 318

43 862

43 860

44 073

44 723

45 342

308 041

2.

Preservation and Management of Natural Resources

53 478

54 322

53 666

53 035

52 400

51 775

51 161

369 837

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.

Administration3

6 633

6 818

6 973

7 111

7 255

7 400

7 610

49 800

6.

Compensations

419

191

190

800

TOTAL COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS

119 195

121 971

123 019

123 518

124 018

125 496

127 044

864 261

as a percentage of GNI

1,1 %

1,08 %

1,07 %

1,04 %

1,03 %

1,02 %

1,01 %

1,048 %

TOTAL PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS

115 142

119 805

112 182

118 549

116 178

119 659

119 161

820 676

as a percentage of GNI

1,06 %

1,06 %

0,97 %

1,0 %

0,97 %

0,97 %

0,95 %

1,0 %

Margin available

0,18 %

0,18 %

0,27 %

0,24 %

0,27 %

0,27 %

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 %

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.