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 management(1), 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 accordingly(2),

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article U.K.

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 U.K.

FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 2007-2013 (revised)

a 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.
(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. Administrationa	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 %

(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.