
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 6 May 2009 amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework (2007 to 2013) (2009/407/EC) 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management, and in particular to points 21, 22, first and second paragraphs, and 23 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:

(1) At the trilogue meeting of 2 April 2009 the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed on the financing, in the framework of the European Economic Recovery Plan for modernisation of infrastructures and energy solidarity, of projects in the field of energy and broadband Internet, as well as for strengthening operations related to the ‘new challenges’ defined in the context of the assessment of the 2003 mid-term reform of the common agricultural policy (Health Check). The financing requires, as a first step, 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 ceiling for the year 2009 for commitment appropriations under subheading 1a by an amount of EUR 2 000 000 000 in current prices.

(2) The increase of the ceiling for subheading 1a will be fully offset by decreasing the ceiling for commitment appropriations under heading 2 for the year 2009 by EUR 2 000 000 000.

(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.

(4) Annex I to the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management should therefore be amended accordingly,
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 Strasbourg, 6 May 2009.
For the European Parliament
The President
H.-G. PÖTTERING
For the Council
The President
J. KOHOUT
ANNEX

Financial framework 2007-2013 revised for European Economic Recovery Plan (constant 2004 prices)(EUR million — constant 2004 prices)
Commitment appropriations 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total2007-2013

1. Sustainable growth
 50 865 53 262 55 883 54 860 55 400 56 866 58 256 385 392

1a Competitiveness for growth and employment
 8 404 9 595 12 021 11 000 11 306 12 122 12 914 77 362

1b Cohesion for growth and employment
 42 461 43 667 43 862 43 860 44 094 44 744 45 342 308 030

2. Preservation and management of natural resources
 51 962 54 685 52 205 53 379 52 528 51 901 51 284 367 944
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 1 380 1 503 1 645 1 797 1 988 10 770

3a Freedom, Security and Justice
 600 690 790 910 1 050 1 200 1 390 6 630

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. Administration
 6 633 6 818 6 973 7 111 7 255 7 400 7 610 49 800

6. Compensation
 419 191 190     800
Total commitment appropriations 117 277 122 683 123 370 123 862 124 167 125 643 127 167 864 169
as a percentage of GNI 1,08 % 1,09 % 1,07 % 1,05 % 1,03 % 1,02 % 1,01 % 1,048 %
Total payment appropriations 115 142 119 805 110 439 119 126 116 552 120 145 119 391 820 600
as a percentage of GNI 1,06 % 1,06 % 0,96 % 1,01 % 0,97 % 0,98 % 0,95 % 1,0 %
Margin available 0,18 % 0,18 % 0,28 % 0,23 % 0,27 % 0,26 % 0,29 % 0,24 %
Own resources ceiling as a percentage of GNI 1,24 % 1,24 % 1,24 % 1,24 % 1,24 % 1,24 % 1,24 % 1,24 %
