EU, Euratom: Definitive adoption of amending budget No 8 of the EU for the financial year 2010 - Main contents

1. Legislative text

24.2.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

L 50/15

DEFINITIVE ADOPTION

of amending budget No 8 of the European Union for the financial year 2010

(2011/000/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 general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, as finally adopted on 17 December 2009 (2),

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 (3),

Having regard to draft amending budget No 9 to the general budget 2010, which the Commission drew up on 13 October 2010,

Having regard to Council's position on draft amending budget No 9/2010, which the Council adopted on 10 December 2010,

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 14 December 2010,

DECLARES:

Sole Article

The procedure under Article 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is complete and amending budget No 8 of the European Union for the financial year 2010 has been definitively adopted.

Done at Strasbourg, 14 December 2010.

The President

J.

BUZEK

(1)

OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(2)

OJ L 64, 12.3.2010.

(3)

OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

DEFINITIVE ADOPTION OF AMENDING BUDGET No 8 OF THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2010

CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION

Section III: Commission

— Expenditure

— Title 06: Energy and transport

— Title 13: Regional policy

SECTION III

COMMISSION

EXPENDITURE

Title	Heading	Budget 2010 (1)		Amending budget No 8/2010		New amount
Title	Heading	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
01	ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS	448 527 528	405 487 528			448 527 528	405 487 528
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	142 485	142 485			142 485	142 485
		448 670 013	405 630 013			448 670 013	405 630 013
02	ENTERPRISE	795 026 177	638 215 377			795 026 177	638 215 377
	40 01 40	191 847	191 847			191 847	191 847
		795 218 024	638 407 224			795 218 024	638 407 224
03	COMPETITION	90 604 037	90 604 037			90 604 037	90 604 037
	40 01 40	203 854	203 854			203 854	203 854
		90 807 891	90 807 891			90 807 891	90 807 891
04	EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS	11 248 325 559	8 533 083 077			11 248 325 559	8 533 083 077
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	25 423 970	25 423 970			25 423 970	25 423 970
		11 273 749 529	8 558 507 047			11 273 749 529	8 558 507 047
05	AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT	57 780 438 369	56 776 956 322			57 780 438 369	56 776 956 322
	40 01 40, 40 02 40	300 270 293	300 270 293			300 270 293	300 270 293
		58 080 708 662	57 077 226 615			58 080 708 662	57 077 226 615
06	ENERGY AND TRANSPORT	4 873 220 943	3 260 093 793		–66 891 540	4 873 220 943	3 193 202 253
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	77 258 286	2 258 286			77 258 286	2 258 286
		4 950 479 229	3 262 352 079			4 950 479 229	3 195 460 539
07	ENVIRONMENT	456 191 504	365 601 504			456 191 504	365 601 504
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	15 164 898	5 164 898			15 164 898	5 164 898
		471 356 402	370 766 402			471 356 402	370 766 402
08	RESEARCH	5 142 057 404	4 138 251 404			5 142 057 404	4 138 251 404
	40 01 40	25 081	25 081			25 081	25 081
		5 142 082 485	4 138 276 485			5 142 082 485	4 138 276 485
09	INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA	1 624 729 281	1 593 029 781			1 624 729 281	1 593 029 781
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	3 585 001	3 585 001			3 585 001	3 585 001
		1 628 314 282	1 596 614 782			1 628 314 282	1 596 614 782
10	DIRECT RESEARCH	383 321 000	391 547 000			383 321 000	391 547 000
11	MARITIME AFFAIRS AND FISHERIES	988 114 718	806 199 272			988 114 718	806 199 272
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	13 079 514	13 079 514			13 079 514	13 079 514
		1 001 194 232	819 278 786			1 001 194 232	819 278 786
12	INTERNAL MARKET	67 855 793	66 655 793			67 855 793	66 655 793
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	6 125 941	6 125 941			6 125 941	6 125 941
		73 981 734	72 781 734			73 981 734	72 781 734
13	REGIONAL POLICY	38 909 511 374	28 780 393 631	66 891 540	66 891 540	38 976 402 914	28 847 285 171
	40 01 40	160 094	160 094			160 094	160 094
		38 909 671 468	28 780 553 725			38 976 563 008	28 847 445 265
14	TAXATION AND CUSTOMS UNION	135 060 164	107 042 164			135 060 164	107 042 164
	40 01 40	118 737	118 737			118 737	118 737
		135 178 901	107 160 901			135 178 901	107 160 901
15	EDUCATION AND CULTURE	1 499 915 842	1 442 377 342			1 499 915 842	1 442 377 342
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	143 552	143 552			143 552	143 552
		1 500 059 394	1 442 520 894			1 500 059 394	1 442 520 894
16	COMMUNICATION	217 524 021	209 529 021			217 524 021	209 529 021
	40 01 40	148 355	148 355			148 355	148 355
		217 672 376	209 677 376			217 672 376	209 677 376
17	HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION	676 467 462	541 485 462			676 467 462	541 485 462
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	200 652	200 652			200 652	200 652
		676 668 114	541 686 114			676 668 114	541 686 114
18	AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE	1 060 720 054	792 803 054			1 060 720 054	792 803 054
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	5 385 547	5 385 547			5 385 547	5 385 547
		1 066 105 601	798 188 601			1 066 105 601	798 188 601
19	EXTERNAL RELATIONS	4 218 457 068	3 637 597 444			4 218 457 068	3 637 597 444
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	54 753 484	29 753 484			54 753 484	29 753 484
		4 273 210 552	3 667 350 928			4 273 210 552	3 667 350 928
20	TRADE	78 917 119	81 917 119			78 917 119	81 917 119
	40 01 40	125 941	125 941			125 941	125 941
		79 043 060	82 043 060			79 043 060	82 043 060
21	DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONS WITH AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC (ACP) STATES	1 646 409 016	1 607 609 507			1 646 409 016	1 607 609 507
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	155 025	155 025			155 025	155 025
		1 646 564 041	1 607 764 532			1 646 564 041	1 607 764 532
22	ENLARGEMENT	1 022 359 107	1 203 497 586			1 022 359 107	1 203 497 586
	40 01 40	62 971	62 971			62 971	62 971
		1 022 422 078	1 203 560 557			1 022 422 078	1 203 560 557
23	HUMANITARIAN AID	820 363 155	820 363 155			820 363 155	820 363 155
	40 01 40	44 026	44 026			44 026	44 026
		820 407 181	820 407 181			820 407 181	820 407 181
24	FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD	77 645 000	73 345 000			77 645 000	73 345 000
25	COMMISSION'S POLICY COORDINATION AND LEGAL ADVICE	187 523 615	187 523 615			187 523 615	187 523 615
	40 01 40	374 355	374 355			374 355	374 355
		187 897 970	187 897 970			187 897 970	187 897 970
26	COMMISSION'S ADMINISTRATION	981 751 471	998 751 471			981 751 471	998 751 471
	40 01 40, 40 02 41	32 085 997	14 735 997			32 085 997	14 735 997
		1 013 837 468	1 013 487 468			1 013 837 468	1 013 487 468
27	BUDGET	68 135 786	68 135 786			68 135 786	68 135 786
	40 01 40	111 533	111 533			111 533	111 533
		68 247 319	68 247 319			68 247 319	68 247 319
28	AUDIT	10 593 209	10 593 209			10 593 209	10 593 209
	40 01 40	23 214	23 214			23 214	23 214
		10 616 423	10 616 423			10 616 423	10 616 423
29	STATISTICS	140 747 470	120 323 470			140 747 470	120 323 470
	40 01 40	170 501	170 501			170 501	170 501
		140 917 971	120 493 971			140 917 971	120 493 971
30	PENSIONS AND RELATED EXPENDITURE	1 214 092 000	1 214 092 000			1 214 092 000	1 214 092 000
31	LANGUAGE SERVICES	387 288 152	387 288 152			387 288 152	387 288 152
	40 01 40	1 628 841	1 628 841			1 628 841	1 628 841
		388 916 993	388 916 993			388 916 993	388 916 993
40	RESERVES	1 361 045 995	658 695 995			1 361 045 995	658 695 995
	Total	138 000 775 398	119 599 275 076	66 891 540		138 067 666 938	119 599 275 076
	40 01 40, 40 02 40, 40 02 41	537 163 995	409 813 995			537 163 995	409 813 995
		138 537 939 393	120 009 089 071			138 604 830 933	120 009 089 071

TITLE 06

ENERGY AND TRANSPORT

Overall objectives

—	Provide European citizens and businesses with competitive energy and transport systems and services.

—	Decouple mobility from its negative side effects and make energy production and consumption more sustainable.

—	Create conditions allowing for continuous and secure energy supply and transport services for the European Union.

—	Protect European citizens by enhancing transport and energy safety and by promoting consumer rights and minimum labour standards for professional workers in these fields.

—	Project the Union's policies of competitive, sustainable, secure and safe transport and energy internationally.

—	Develop innovative solutions that contribute to the formulation and implementation of transport and energy policies.

Title Chapter	Heading	FF	Budget 2010 (2)		Amending budget No 8/2010		New amount
Title Chapter	Heading	FF	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
06 01	ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF ‘ENERGY AND TRANSPORT’ POLICY AREA		158 348 633	158 348 633			158 348 633	158 348 633
	40 01 40		258 286	258 286			258 286	258 286
			158 606 919	158 606 919			158 606 919	158 606 919
06 02	INLAND, AIR AND MARITIME TRANSPORT	1	186 029 360	154 904 410			186 029 360	154 904 410
06 03	TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORKS	1	1 069 606 000	917 500 000			1 069 606 000	917 500 000
06 04	CONVENTIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES		2 092 649 950	1 100 090 250		–66 891 540	2 092 649 950	1 033 198 710
	40 02 41		2 000 000	2 000 000			2 000 000	2 000 000
			2 094 649 950	1 102 090 250			2 094 649 950	1 035 198 710
06 05	NUCLEAR ENERGY	1	202 500 000	241 450 000			202 500 000	241 450 000
	40 02 41		75 000 000				75 000 000
			277 500 000				277 500 000
06 06	RESEARCH RELATED TO ENERGY AND TRANSPORT	1	265 152 000	226 860 000			265 152 000	226 860 000
06 07	SECURITY AND PROTECTION OF ENERGY AND TRANSPORT USERS	1	2 900 000	5 805 500			2 900 000	5 805 500
06 08	EU SATELLITE NAVIGATION PROGRAMMES (EGNOS AND GALILEO)	1	896 035 000	455 135 000			896 035 000	455 135 000
	Title 06 — Total		4 873 220 943	3 260 093 793		–66 891 540	4 873 220 943	3 193 202 253
	40 01 40, 40 02 41		77 258 286	2 258 286			77 258 286	2 258 286
			4 950 479 229	3 262 352 079			4 950 479 229	3 195 460 539

CHAPTER 06 04 —

CONVENTIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES

Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Budget 2010 (3)		Amending budget No 8/2010		New amount
Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
06 04
CONVENTIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES
06 04 01	Completion of the ‘Intelligent Energy — Europe’ programme (2003 to 2006)	1.1	—	15 000 000			—	15 000 000
06 04 02	Completion of the ‘Intelligent Energy — Europe’ programme (2003 to 2006): external strand — Coopener	4	—	1 000 000			—	1 000 000
06 04 03	Support activities to the European energy policy and internal energy market	1.1	4 000 000	4 300 000			4 000 000	4 300 000
06 04 04	Completion of the Energy framework programme (1999 to 2002) — Conventional and renewable energy	1.1	—	p.m.			—	p.m.
06 04 05	European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)	1.1	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
06 04 06	Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme — ‘Intelligent Energy — Europe’ programme	1.1	103 561 700	43 270 000			103 561 700	43 270 000
06 04 07	Pilot project: Energy security — Biofuels	1.1	p.m.	1 500 000			p.m.	1 500 000
06 04 08	Pilot project: Portplus — Sustainable energy plan for ports	1.1	1 500 000	1 500 000			1 500 000	1 500 000
06 04 09	Investment fund for renewable energy and biorefineries from waste and residues	1.1	p.m.	1 500 000			p.m.	1 500 000
06 04 10
Agency for the cooperation of Energy Regulators
06 04 10 01	Agency for the cooperation of Energy Regulators — Subsidy under Titles 1 and 2	1.1	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	40 02 41		2 000 000	2 000 000			2 000 000	2 000 000
			2 000 000	2 000 000			2 000 000	2 000 000
06 04 10 02	Agency for the cooperation of Energy Regulators — Subsidy under Title 3	1.1	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Article 06 04 10 — Subtotal		p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	40 02 41		2 000 000	2 000 000			2 000 000	2 000 000
			2 000 000	2 000 000			2 000 000	2 000 000
06 04 11	Energy Community	4	3 188 250	3 188 250			3 188 250	3 188 250
06 04 12	Pilot project — European Framework programme for the development and exchange of experience on sustainable urban development	1.1	p.m.	450 000			p.m.	450 000
06 04 13	Preparatory action — European islands for a common energy policy	1.1	p.m.	500 000			p.m.	500 000
06 04 14
Energy projects to aid economic recovery
06 04 14 01	Energy projects to aid economic recovery — Energy networks	1.1	1 175 300 000	524 146 000			1 175 300 000	524 146 000
06 04 14 02	Energy projects to aid economic recovery — Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)	1.1	523 200 000	249 153 000			523 200 000	249 153 000
06 04 14 03	Energy projects to aid economic recovery — European offshore wind grid system	1.1	280 900 000	253 583 000		–66 891 540	280 900 000	186 691 460
	Article 06 04 14 — Subtotal		1 979 400 000	1 026 882 000		–66 891 540	1 979 400 000	959 990 460
06 04 15	Pilot projects in the field of waste recovery and waste recycling for clean energy	1.1	1 000 000	1 000 000			1 000 000	1 000 000
	Chapter 06 04 — Total		2 092 649 950	1 100 090 250		–66 891 540	2 092 649 950	1 033 198 710
	40 02 41		2 000 000	2 000 000			2 000 000	2 000 000
			2 094 649 950	1 102 090 250			2 094 649 950	1 035 198 710

06 04 14

Energy projects to aid economic recovery

06 04 14 03

Energy projects to aid economic recovery — European offshore wind grid system

Budget 2010		Amending budget No 8/2010		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
280 900 000	253 583 000		–66 891 540	280 900 000	186 691 460

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the promotion of projects aiming at the Union's offshore wind grid system development, with a particular focus on:

—	balancing the variability of wind electricity through integrative systems,

—	large-scale storage systems,

—	management of wind farms as virtual power plants (more than 1 GW),

—	turbines placed further from the shore or in deeper waters (20 to 50 m) than is currently standard,

—	novel sub-structure designs, or

—	innovative features and the demonstration of its implementation,

—	processes for assembly, installation, operation and decommissioning and testing of these processes in life-size projects.

This appropriation is intended to cover the financing of the second step of the economic recovery plan as agreed between the two arms of the budget 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 to 23 of the IIA of 17 May 2006, without prejudice to the financial envelopes of the codecision programmes and Parliament's priorities.

If the Commission's annual report to Parliament and 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 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).

TITLE 13

REGIONAL POLICY

Overall objectives

—	Stimulate the growth potential of the least-developed Member States and regions (Convergence).

—	Strengthen regions' competitiveness and attractiveness as well as their employment capacity by anticipating economic and social changes (Regional competitiveness and employment).

—	Promote stronger integration of the European Union to support balanced and sustainable development (European territorial cooperation).

—	Assist candidate countries as well as potential candidate countries in their progressive alignment with the standards and policies of the European Union, including cross-border cooperation (Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance).

Title Chapter	Heading	FF	Budget 2010 (4)		Amending budget No 8/2010		New amount
Title Chapter	Heading	FF	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
13 01	ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF ‘REGIONAL POLICY’ POLICY AREA		85 471 131	85 471 131			85 471 131	85 471 131
	40 01 40		160 094	160 094			160 094	160 094
			85 631 225	85 631 225			85 631 225	85 631 225
13 03	EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND AND OTHER REGIONAL OPERATIONS	1	28 215 511 094	21 231 700 000			28 215 511 094	21 231 700 000
13 04	COHESION FUND	1	10 185 294 880	6 850 000 000			10 185 294 880	6 850 000 000
13 05	PRE-ACCESSION OPERATIONS RELATED TO THE STRUCTURAL POLICIES		410 211 769	600 200 000			410 211 769	600 200 000
13 06	SOLIDARITY FUND		13 022 500	13 022 500	66 891 540	66 891 540	79 914 040	79 914 040
	Title 13 — Total		38 909 511 374	28 780 393 631	66 891 540	66 891 540	38 976 402 914	28 847 285 171
	40 01 40		160 094	160 094			160 094	160 094
			38 909 671 468	28 780 553 725			38 976 563 008	28 847 445 265

CHAPTER 13 06 —

SOLIDARITY FUND

Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Budget 2010 (5)		Amending budget No 8/2010		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	13 022 500	13 022 500	66 891 540	66 891 540	79 914 040	79 914 040
13 06 02	European Union Solidarity Fund — Countries negotiating for accession	4	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Chapter 13 06 — Total		13 022 500	13 022 500	66 891 540	66 891 540	79 914 040	79 914 040

13 06 01

European Union Solidarity Fund — Member States

Budget 2010		Amending budget No 8/2010		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
13 022 500	13 022 500	66 891 540	66 891 540	79 914 040	79 914 040

Remarks

This article is intended to record appropriations resulting from the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund in the event of natural disasters in the Member States.

Allocation of the appropriations will be decided on in an amending budget with the sole purpose of mobilising the EU 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).

Regulation … of the European Parliament and of the Council No … of … establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (OJ L …, p. …).

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 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1).

(1)

Amending budget No 7/2010.

(2)

Amending budget No 7/2010.

(3)

Amending budget No 7/2010.

(4)

Amending budget No 7/2010.

(5)

Amending budget No 7/2010.

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