Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 13 December 2011

amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework, to address additional financing needs of the ITER project

(2012/5/EU)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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 management1,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

At the trilogue meeting of 1 December 2011 the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed on the modalities for providing additional financing to the ITER project. The financing requires a revision of the multiannual financial framework 2007-2013 in accordance with the Interinstitutional Agreement, so as to raise the ceilings for commitment appropriations under subheading 1a by EUR 650 million for the year 2012 and by EUR 190 million for the year 2013 in current prices.

(2)

The increase of the ceilings for commitment appropriations under subheading 1a for the years 2012 and 2013 will be fully offset by a decrease of the ceilings for commitment appropriations for the year 2011 under heading 2 and of commitment appropriations for the years 2011 and 2012 under heading 5.

(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 in terms of payment requirements over the period 2007-2013.

(4)

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

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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, 13 December 2011.

For the European Parliament

The President

J. Buzek

For the Council

The President

M. Szpunar

ANNEX

FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 2007-2013

(EUR million - constant 2004 prices)

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total 2007-2013

1.

Sustainable Growth

50 865

53 262

55 879

56 435

55 693

57 708

58 696

388 538

1a

Competitiveness for Growth and Employment

8 404

9 595

12 018

12 580

11 306

12 677

13 073

79 653

1b

Cohesion for Growth and Employment

42 461

43 667

43 861

43 855

44 387

45 031

45 623

308 885

2.

Preservation and Management of Natural Resources

51 962

54 685

51 023

53 238

52 136

51 901

51 284

366 229

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

1 375

1 503

1 645

1 797

1 988

10 765

3a

Freedom, Security and Justice

600

690

785

910

1 050

1 200

1 390

6 625

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

6 816

6 999

7 044

7 274

7 610

49 194

6.

Compensations

419

191

190

0

0

0

0

800

TOTAL COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS

117 277

122 683

122 022

125 184

123 857

126 359

127 607

864 989

as a percentage of GNI

1,08 %

1,09 %

1,06 %

1,06 %

1,03 %

1,03 %

1,01 %

1,049 %

TOTAL PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS

115 142

119 805

109 091

119 245

116 394

120 649

120 418

820 744

as a percentage of GNI

1,06 %

1,06 %

0,95 %

1,01 %

0,97 %

0,98 %

0,96 %

1,0 %

Margin available

0,18 %

0,18 %

0,29 %

0,22 %

0,26 %

0,25 %

0,27 %

0,23 %

Own Resources Ceiling as a percentage of GNI

1,24 %

1,24 %

1,24 %

1,23 %

1,23 %

1,23 %

1,23 %

1,23 %

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.