Annexes to COM(2023)172 - EU position in the International Grains Council with respect to the extension of the Grains Trade Convention, 1995

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dossier COM(2023)172 - EU position in the International Grains Council with respect to the extension of the Grains Trade Convention, 1995.
document COM(2023)172 EN
date May 15, 2023
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APPROPRIATIONS:

B2023 4 540 000 EUR
2.TITLE:

Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the International Grains Council with respect to the extension of the Grains Trade Convention, 1995
3.LEGAL BASIS: The legal basis of the proposed decision should be Article 207(4), first subparagraph TFEU, in conjunction with Article 218(9) TFEU.4.AIMS:

Extension of the existing Grains Trade Convention by two more years (1.7.2023 to 30.06.2025).

5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS12 MONTH PERIOD

(EUR million)
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR

2023

(EUR million)
FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR

2024

(EUR million)
5.0EXPENDITURE

- CHARGED TO THE EU BUDGET
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS)

- NATIONAL AUTHORITIES

- OTHER
0.400.425.1REVENUE

- OWN RESOURCES OF THE EU
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)

- NATIONAL
20235.0.1ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE-5.1.1ESTIMATED REVENUE5.2METHOD OF CALCULATION: Based on assumptions on an estimated number of votes of the EU (varies each year), on an estimated amount to be paid per vote in GBP.6.0CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?YES6.1CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?-6.2WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?-6.3WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS?YESOBSERVATIONS:

The amount to be effectively paid can vary depending on the final number of votes the EU gets attributed to, the amount to be paid per vote in GBP and on the exchange rate EUR/GBP.

The EU’s annual contribution is paid in GBP. The amount for 2023/24 and 2024/25 can moderately increase if the 2022 high inflation environment persists.



(1) OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 47.
(2) The International Grains Council operates on a fiscal year basis, which runs from 1 July to 30 June.
(3) OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 47.
(4) Judgment of the Court of Justice of 7 October 2014, Germany v Council, C-399/12, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2258, paragraphs 63 and 64.
(5) Council Decision 96/88/EC of 19 December 1995 concerning the approval by the European Community of the Grains Trade Convention and the Food Aid Convention, constituting the International Grains Agreement 1995 (OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 47).
(6) Council Decision (EU) 2021/777 of 10 May 2021 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the International Grains Council with respect to the extension of the Grains Trade Convention, 1995 (OJ L 167, 12.5.2021, p. 39).
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