Considerations on COM(2007)549-2 - Amendment of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework

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table>(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

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



(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)

(EUR million — 2004 prices)
COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS2007200820092010201120122013Total 2007-2013
1.Sustainable Growth
51 26752 91354 07154 86055 37956 84558 256383 591
1aCompetitiveness for Growth and Employment
8 4049 59510 20911 00011 30612 12212 91475 550
1bCohesion for Growth and Employment
42 86343 31843 86243 86044 07344 72345 342308 041
2.Preservation and Management of Natural Resources
53 47854 32253 66653 03552 40051 77551 161369 837
of which: market related expenditure and direct payments43 12042 69742 27941 86441 45341 04740 645293 105
3.Citizenship, freedom, security and justice
1 1991 2581 3801 5031 6451 7971 98810 770
3aFreedom, Security and Justice
6006907909101 0501 2001 3906 630
3bCitizenship
5995685905935955975984 140
4.EU as a global player
6 1996 4696 7397 0097 3397 6798 02949 463
5.Administration (1)
6 6336 8186 9737 1117 2557 4007 61049 800
6.Compensations
419191190800
TOTAL COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS119 195121 971123 019123 518124 018125 496127 044864 261
as a percentage of GNI1,10 %1,08 %1,07 %1,04 %1,03 %1,02 %1,01 %1,048 %
TOTAL PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS115 142119 805112 182118 549116 178119 659119 161820 676
as a percentage of GNI1,06 %1,06 %0,97 %1,00 %0,97 %0,97 %0,95 %1,00 %
Margin available0,18 %0,18 %0,27 %0,24 %0,27 %0,27 %0,29 %0,24 %
Own Resources Ceiling as a percentage of GNI1,24 %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.