EU, Euratom: Definitive adoption of amending budget No 2 of the EU for the financial year 2012 - Main contents

1. Legislative text

10.8.2012

Official Journal of the European Union

L 214/1

DEFINITIVE ADOPTION

of amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2012

(2012/455/EU, Euratom)

THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314(4)(a) and Article 314(9) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1),

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 management (2),

Having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, as definitively adopted on 1 December 2011 (3),

Having regard to draft amending budget No 2 to the general budget 2012, which the Commission drew up on 16 March 2012,

Having regard to the position on draft amending budget No 2/2012, which the Council adopted on 15 May 2012,

Having regard to Rules 75b and 75e of the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure,

Having regard to the Parliament's approval of the position of the Council on 12 June 2012,

DECLARES:

Sole Article

The procedure under Article 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is complete and amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2012 has been definitively adopted.

Done at Strasbourg, 12 June 2012.

The President

M.

SCHULZ

(1)

OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(2)

OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(3)

OJ L 56, 29.2.2012

DEFINITIVE ADOPTION OF AMENDING BUDGET No 2 OF THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2012

CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION

Section III: Commission

— Expenditure

— Title 13: Regional policy

— Title 32: Energy

SECTION III

COMMISSION

EXPENDITURE

Title	Heading	Budget 2012		Amending budget No. 2/2012		New amount
Title	Heading	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
01	ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS	610 876 707	510 674 444			610 876 707	510 674 444
	40 01 40	329 267	329 267			329 267	329 267
		611 205 974	511 003 711			611 205 974	511 003 711
02	ENTERPRISE	1 148 387 855	1 078 900 247			1 148 387 855	1 078 900 247
	40 01 40	52 383	52 383			52 383	52 383
		1 148 440 238	1 078 952 630			1 148 440 238	1 078 952 630
03	COMPETITION	91 734 206	91 734 206			91 734 206	91 734 206
	40 01 40	14 967	14 967			14 967	14 967
		91 749 173	91 749 173			91 749 173	91 749 173
04	EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS	11 581 076 153	9 074 731 712			11 581 076 153	9 074 731 712
	40 01 40	16 966	16 966			16 966	16 966
		11 581 093 119	9 074 748 678			11 581 093 119	9 074 748 678
05	AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT	58 586 881 323	55 879 670 842			58 586 881 323	55 879 670 842
	40 01 40	498 392	498 392			498 392	498 392
		58 587 379 715	55 880 169 234			58 587 379 715	55 880 169 234
06	MOBEILITY AND TRANSPORT	1 664 247 628	1 079 420 609			1 664 247 628	1 079 420 609
	40 01 40	59 867	59 867			59 867	59 867
		1 664 307 495	1 079 480 476			1 664 307 495	1 079 480 476
07	ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE ACTION	488 335 603	388 770 703			488 335 603	388 770 703
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	4 273 840	4 273 840			4 273 840	4 273 840
		492 609 443	393 044 543			492 609 443	393 044 543
08	RESEARCH	6 580 024 910	4 217 590 729			6 580 024 910	4 217 590 729
	40 01 40	4 490	4 490			4 490	4 490
		6 580 029 400	4 217 595 219			6 580 029 400	4 217 595 219
09	INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA	1 677 451 177	1 356 450 156			1 677 451 177	1 356 450 156
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	416 680	416 680			416 680	416 680
		1 677 867 857	1 356 866 836			1 677 867 857	1 356 866 836
10	DIRECT RESEARCH	410 893 864	404 081 551			410 893 864	404 081 551
11	MARITIME AFFAIRS AND FISHERIES	913 873 159	685 624 620			913 873 159	685 624 620
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	119 219 779	120 819 779			119 219 779	120 819 779
		1 033 092 938	806 444 399			1 033 092 938	806 444 399
12	INTERNAL MARKET	101 005 521	97 680 011			101 005 521	97 680 011
	40 01 40	97 284	97 284			97 284	97 284
		101 102 805	97 777 295			101 102 805	97 777 295
13	REGIONAL POLICY	42 045 447 275	35 538 190 839	18 061 682	18 061 682	42 063 508 957	35 556 252 521
	40 01 40	16 463	16 463			16 463	16 463
		42 045 463 738	35 538 207 302			42 063 525 420	35 556 268 984
14	TAXATION AND CUSTOMS UNION	142 810 235	110 215 126			142 810 235	110 215 126
	40 01 40	151 912	151 912			151 912	151 912
		142 962 147	110 367 038			142 962 147	110 367 038
15	EDUCATION AND CULTURE	2 696 893 431	2 112 018 336			2 696 893 431	2 112 018 336
	40 01 40	29 933	29 933			29 933	29 933
		2 696 923 364	2 112 048 269			2 696 923 364	2 112 048 269
16	COMMUNICATION	254 388 869	245 003 869			254 388 869	245 003 869
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	7 805 987	7 905 987			7 805 987	7 905 987
		262 194 856	252 909 856			262 194 856	252 909 856
17	HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION	686 380 880	591 324 297			686 380 880	591 324 297
	40 01 40	280 045	280 045			280 045	280 045
		686 660 925	591 604 342			686 660 925	591 604 342
18	HOME AFFAIRS	1 249 268 924	740 261 722			1 249 268 924	740 261 722
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	14 779 662	15 699 634			14 779 662	15 699 634
		1 264 048 586	755 961 356			1 264 048 586	755 961 356
19	EXTERNAL RELATIONS	4 817 156 439	3 276 409 777			4 817 156 439	3 276 409 777
	40 01 40	16 345	16 345			16 345	16 345
		4 817 172 784	3 276 426 122			4 817 172 784	3 276 426 122
20	TRADE	104 305 507	101 676 083			104 305 507	101 676 083
	40 01 40	37 417	37 417			37 417	37 417
		104 342 924	101 713 500			104 342 924	101 713 500
21	DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONS WITH AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC (ACP) STATES	1 497 912 576	1 309 859 220			1 497 912 576	1 309 859 220
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	29 933	29 933			29 933	29 933
		1 497 942 509	1 309 889 153			1 497 942 509	1 309 889 153
22	ENLARGEMENT	1 087 530 479	921 317 913			1 087 530 479	921 317 913
	40 01 40	8 082	8 082			8 082	8 082
		1 087 538 561	921 325 995			1 087 538 561	921 325 995
23	HUMANITARIAN AID	899 720 579	842 147 753			899 720 579	842 147 753
	40 01 40	13 470	13 470			13 470	13 470
		899 734 049	842 161 223			899 734 049	842 161 223
24	FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD	78 842 000	74 068 792			78 842 000	74 068 792
25	COMMISSION'S POLICY COORDINATION AND LEGAL ADVICE	194 061 667	193 061 667			194 061 667	193 061 667
26	COMMISSION'S ADMINISTRATION	1 015 969 713	999 321 141			1 015 969 713	999 321 141
	40 01 40	1 502 275	1 502 275			1 502 275	1 502 275
		1 017 471 988	1 000 823 416			1 017 471 988	1 000 823 416
27	BUDGET	68 585 186	68 585 186			68 585 186	68 585 186
	40 01 40	100 293	100 293			100 293	100 293
		68 685 479	68 685 479			68 685 479	68 685 479
28	AUDIT	11 809 925	11 809 925			11 809 925	11 809 925
29	STATISTICS	134 296 280	121 927 987			134 296 280	121 927 987
	40 01 40	29 933	29 933			29 933	29 933
		134 326 213	121 957 920			134 326 213	121 957 920
30	PENSIONS AND RELATED EXPENDITURE	1 334 531 857	1 334 531 857			1 334 531 857	1 334 531 857
31	LANGUAGE SERVICES	399 036 112	399 036 112			399 036 112	399 036 112
32	ENERGY	718 266 162	1 338 527 629		–18 061 682	718 266 162	1 320 465 947
	40 01 40	23 947	23 947			23 947	23 947
		718 290 109	1 338 551 576			718 290 109	1 320 489 894
33	JUSTICE	217 680 614	187 145 069			217 680 614	187 145 069
	40 01 40	6 413	6 413			6 413	6 413
		217 687 027	187 151 482			217 687 027	187 151 482
40	RESERVES	758 937 000	90 000 000			758 937 000	90 000 000
	Total	144 268 619 816	125 471 770 130	18 061 682		144 286 681 498	125 471 770 130
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	149 816 025	152 435 997			149 816 025	152 435 997
	Total including reserves	144 418 435 841	125 624 206 127			144 436 497 523	125 624 206 127

TITLE 13

REGIONAL POLICY

Title Chapter	Heading	FF	Budget 2012		Amending budget No. 2/2012		New amount
Title Chapter	Heading	FF	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
13 01	ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF THE ‘REGIONAL POLICY’ POLICY AREA		89 826 606	89 826 606			89 826 606	89 826 606
	40 01 40		16 463	16 463			16 463	16 463
			89 843 069	89 843 069			89 843 069	89 843 069
13 03	EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND AND OTHER REGIONAL OPERATIONS	1	29 611 464 423	26 235 431 887			29 611 464 423	26 235 431 887
13 04	COHESION FUND	1	11 788 814 578	8 757 388 636			11 788 814 578	8 757 388 636
13 05	PRE-ACCESSION OPERATIONS RELATED TO THE STRUCTURAL POLICIES		555 341 668	455 543 710			555 341 668	455 543 710
13 06	SOLIDARITY FUND		p.m.	p.m.	18 061 682	18 061 682	18 061 682	18 061 682
	Title 13 — Total		42 045 447 275	35 538 190 839	18 061 682	18 061 682	42 063 508 957	35 556 252 521
	40 01 40		16 463	16 463			16 463	16 463
	Total including reserves		42 045 463 738	35 538 207 302			42 063 525 420	35 556 268 984

CHAPTER 13 06 — SOLIDARITY FUND

Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Budget 2012		Amending budget No. 2/2012		New amount
Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
13 06
SOLIDARITY FUND
13 06 01	European Union Solidarity Fund — Member States	3.2	p.m.	p.m.	18 061 682	18 061 682	18 061 682	18 061 682
13 06 02	European Union Solidarity Fund — Countries negotiating for accession	4	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Chapter 13 06 — Total		p.m.	p.m.	18 061 682	18 061 682	18 061 682	18 061 682

13 06 01

European Union Solidarity Fund — Member States

Budget 2012		Amending budget No. 2/2012		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
p.m.	p.m.	18 061 682	18 061 682	18 061 682	18 061 682

Remarks

This article is intended to record appropriations resulting from the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund in the event of major disasters in the Member States. Assistance should be provided mainly in connection with natural disasters, but may also be provided, where warranted by the urgency of the situation, to the Member States concerned, with a deadline being laid down for use of the financial assistance awarded and provision being made for beneficiary states to substantiate the use made of the assistance they receive. Assistance received which is subsequently offset by third-party payments, under the ‘polluter pays’ principle, for example, or received in excess of the final valuation of damage should be recovered.

Allocation of the appropriations will be decided on in an amending budget with the sole purpose of mobilising the European Union Solidarity Fund.

Legal basis

Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3).

Reference acts

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, submitted by the Commission on 6 April 2005, establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (COM(2005) 108 final).

Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1).

TITLE 32

ENERGY

Title Chapter	Heading	FF	Budget 2012		Amending budget No. 2/2012		New amount
Title Chapter	Heading	FF	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
32 01	ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF THE ‘ENERGY’ POLICY AREA		78 101 468	78 101 468			78 101 468	78 101 468
	40 01 40		23 947	23 947			23 947	23 947
			78 125 415	78 125 415			78 125 415	78 125 415
32 03	TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORKS	1	21 129 600	18 145 022			21 129 600	18 145 022
32 04	CONVENTIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES		144 450 237	874 516 822		–18 061 682	144 450 237	856 455 140
32 05	NUCLEAR ENERGY	1	282 496 400	227 357 119			282 496 400	227 357 119
32 06	RESEARCH RELATED TO ENERGY	1	192 088 457	140 407 198			192 088 457	140 407 198
	Title 32 — Total		718 266 162	1 338 527 629		–18 061 682	718 266 162	1 320 465 947
	40 01 40		23 947	23 947			23 947	23 947
	Total including reserves		718 290 109	1 338 551 576			718 290 109	1 320 489 894

CHAPTER 32 04 — CONVENTIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES

Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Budget 2012		Amending budget No. 2/2012		New amount
Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
32 04
CONVENTIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES
32 04 01	Completion of the ‘Intelligent Energy — Europe’ programme (2003 to 2006)	1.1	—	453 626			—	453 626
32 04 02	Completion of the ‘Intelligent Energy — Europe’ programme (2003 to 2006): external strand — Coopener	4	—	p.m.			—	p.m.
32 04 03	Support activities to the European energy policy and internal energy market	1.1	3 720 000	3 765 092			3 720 000	3 765 092
32 04 04	Completion of the Energy framework programme (1999 to 2002) — Conventional and renewable energy	1.1	—	p.m.			—	p.m.
32 04 05	European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)	1.1	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
32 04 06	Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme — ‘Intelligent Energy — Europe’ programme	1.1	129 813 600	71 854 285			129 813 600	71 854 285
32 04 07	Pilot project — Energy security — Biofuels	1.1	—	p.m.			—	p.m.
32 04 10	Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
32 04 10 01	Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators — Contribution to Titles 1 and 2	1.1	6 864 725	6 864 725			6 864 725	6 864 725
32 04 10 02	Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators — Contribution to Title 3	1.1	377 125	377 125			377 125	377 125
	Article 32 04 10 — Subtotal		7 241 850	7 241 850			7 241 850	7 241 850
32 04 11	Energy Community	4	2 724 787	2 600 970			2 724 787	2 600 970
32 04 12	Pilot project — European framework programme for the development and exchange of experience on sustainable urban development	1.1	—	p.m.			—	p.m.
32 04 13	Preparatory action — European islands for a common energy policy	1.1	—	2 000 000			—	2 000 000
32 04 14	Energy projects to aid economic recovery
32 04 14 01	Energy projects to aid economic recovery — Energy networks	1.1	p.m.	544 350 645		–18 061 682	p.m.	526 288 963
32 04 14 02	Energy projects to aid economic recovery — Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)	1.1	p.m.	124 293 397			p.m.	124 293 397
32 04 14 03	Energy projects to aid economic recovery — European offshore wind grid system	1.1	p.m.	73 487 337			p.m.	73 487 337
32 04 14 04	Energy projects to aid economic recovery — Energy efficiency and renewable initiatives	1.1	p.m.	43 548 052			p.m.	43 548 052
	Article 32 04 14 — Subtotal		p.m.	785 679 431		–18 061 682	p.m.	767 617 749
32 04 16	Security of energy installations and infrastructures	1.1	250 000	571 568			250 000	571 568
32 04 17	Pilot project — Supporting the preservation of natural resources and combating climate change through the increased use of solar energy (solar thermal and photovoltaic)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
32 04 18	Pilot project — Energy security — Shale Gas	1.1	200 000	100 000			200 000	100 000
32 04 19	Preparatory action — Cooperation mechanisms implementing the renewable energy sources Directive 2009/28/EC	2	500 000	250 000			500 000	250 000
	Chapter 32 04 — Total		144 450 237	874 516 822		–18 061 682	144 450 237	856 455 140

32 04 14

Energy projects to aid economic recovery

32 04 14 01

Energy projects to aid economic recovery — Energy networks

Budget 2012		Amending budget No. 2/2012		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
p.m.	544 350 645		–18 061 682	p.m.	526 288 963

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the costs of gas and electricity infrastructure projects having the highest Union added value.

It should serve to adapt and develop energy networks of particular importance to the Union in support of the operation of the internal energy market and, in particular, to increase interconnection capacity, security and diversification of supply and to overcome environmental, technical and financial obstacles. Special Union support is necessary to develop energy networks more intensively and to accelerate their construction, notably where the diversity of routes and sources of supply is low.

This appropriation should also serve to promote connection and integration of renewable energy resources and to strengthen economic and social cohesion with less-favoured and island regions of the Union.

It is intended to cover the financing of the second step of the economic recovery plan as agreed between the two arms of the budgetary authority on 2 April 2009. Its financing is conditional on an agreement by the budgetary authority and should be made available as provided for in points 21, 22 and 23 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1), without prejudice to the financial envelopes of the codecision programmes and the European Parliament's priorities.

If the Commission's annual report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of the economic recovery plan identifies serious risks for implementing the priority projects, the Commission shall recommend measures to offset those risks, and shall where appropriate and consistent with the economic recovery plan, make additional proposals for the projects already referred to in Regulation (EC) No 663/2009.

Legal basis

Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy (OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 31).

This summary has been adopted from EUR-Lex.