EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY

AMENDING LETTER No. 1

TO THE DRAFT GENERAL BUDGET

OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2005

TECHNICAL ANNEX TO THE EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL

ON 29 NOVEMBER 2004

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Article 4 0 0 - Proceeds of the tax on the salaries, wages and allowances of members of the institutions, officials, other servants and persons in receipt of a pension, and members of the governing bodies of the European Investment Bank, the European Central Bank, the European Investment Fund, their staff and persons in receipt of a pension

Amend legal basis as follows:

4 0 0 / 2004 / PDB 2005 / DB 2005 / AMENDMENT / New Amount
Revenue / 454 984 240 / 469 894 950 / 466 675 094 / 466 675 094

Heading:

Proceeds of the tax on the salaries, wages and allowances of members of the institutions, officials, other servants and persons in receipt of a pension, and members of the governing bodies of the European Investment Bank, the European Central Bank, the European Investment Fund, their staff and persons in receipt of a pension

Remarks:

Legal basis:

After paragraph

Beginning in July 2000, the Board of Governors of the ...... income bands for the purposes of applying the Community tax.

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Parliament / 39 790 239
Council / 25 929 694
Commission: / 335 965 017
-Administration / (278 621 000)
(278 798 000)
-Research and technological development / (39 368 860)
-Community Fisheries Control Agency / (p.m.)
-European Agency for Networks and Information Security (ENISA) /
(p.m.)
-European Agency for the Management of Operational Co-operation at the External Borders /
(p.m.)
-European Agency for Reconstruction / (859 361)
-European Aviation Safety Agency / (p.m.)
-European Agency for Safety and Health at Work / (211 722)
-European Maritime Safety Agency / (p.m.)
-European Environment Agency / (793 235)
-European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products /
(2 011 729)
-Executive Agency for Intelligent Energy / (p.m.)
-European Railway Agency / (p.m.)
-European Food Safety Authority / (p.m.)
-Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union /
(727 243)
-European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control /
(p.m.)
-European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training /
(500 292)
-European Police College / (p.m.)
-Eurojust / (79 002)
-European Training Foundation / (694 660)
-European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions /
(589 819)
-European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction /
(423 840)
-European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia /
(213 228)
-Community Plant Variety Office / (234 148)
-Office for Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements /
(770 000)
-Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market / (2 469 132)
-European Personnel Selection Office / (258 000)
-Publications Office / (2 760 746)
(2 583 746)
-European Anti-fraud Office / (2 489 000)
-Infrastructure and Logistics Office in Brussels / (984 000)
-Infrastructure and Logistics Office in Luxembourg /
(906 000)
Court of Justice / 18 102 000
Court of Auditors / 7 602 000
European Economic and Social Committee / 4 115 897
Committee of the Regions / 2 190 640
Ombudsman / 443 454
European Data-protection Supervisor / 346 153
European Investment Bank / 22 100 000
European Central Bank / 9 700 000
European Investment Fund / 390 000
Total / 466 675 094

Reference acts:

Article 4 0 4 - Proceeds of the special levy from the salaries of members of the institutions, officials and other servants in active employment

Amend legal basis as follows:

4 0 4 / 2004 / PDB 2005 / DB 2005 / AMENDMENT / New Amount
Revenue / 20 404 434 / 27 082 158 / 26 928 478 / 26 928 478

Heading:

Proceeds of the special levy from the salaries of members of the institutions, officials and other servants in active employment

Remarks:

Legal basis:

After paragraph

Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No. 2290/77 of 18 October ...... Euratom, ECSC) No.840/95 (OJ L 85, 19.4.1995, p. 10).

Amend text as follows:

Parliament / 7 964 419
Council / 2 013 509
Commission: / 11 544 013
-Administration / (7 633 000)
(7 641 000)
-Research and technological development / (3 026 095)
-Community Fisheries Control Agency / (p.m.)
-European Agency for Networks and Information Security (ENISA) /
(p.m.)
-European Agency for the Management of Operational Co-operation at the External Borders /
(p.m.)
-European Agency for Reconstruction / (36 707)
-European Aviation Safety Agency / (p.m.)
-European Agency for Safety and Health at Work / (9 592)
-European Maritime Safety Agency / (p.m.)
-European Environment Agency / (26 121)
-European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products /
(55 382)
-Executive Agency for Intelligent Energy / (p.m.)
-European Railway Agency / (p.m.)
-European Food Safety Authority / (p.m.)
-Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union /
(30 668)
-European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control /
(p.m.)
-European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training /
(23 103)
-European Police College / (p.m.)
-Eurojust / (2 413)
-European Training Foundation / (15 793)
-European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions /
(19 926)
-European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction /
(20 780)
-European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia /
(8 105)
-Community Plant Variety Office / (6 557)
-Office for Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements /
(14 000)
-Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market / (92 356)
-European Personnel Selection Office / (1 000)
-Publications Office / (357 415)
(349 415)
-European Anti-fraud Office / (125 000)
-Infrastructure and Logistics Office in Brussels / (2 000)
-Infrastructure and Logistics Office in Luxembourg /
(38 000)
Court of Justice / 1 232 000
Court of Auditors / 700 000
European Economic and Social Committee / 3 319 072
Committee of the Regions / 112 431
Ombudsman / 24 128
European Data-protection Supervisor / 18 906
Total / 26 928 478

Reference acts:

Article 4 1 0 - Staff contributions to the pension scheme

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4 1 0 / 2004 / PDB 2005 / DB 2005 / AMENDMENT / New Amount
Revenue / 204 962 803 / 242 026 561 / 239 765 008 / 239 765 008

Heading:

Staff contributions to the pension scheme

Remarks:

Legal basis:

After paragraph

Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No.1860/76 of 29June1976 laying down ...... last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No.680/87 (OJL72,14.3.1987, p.15).

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Parliament / 36 763 759
Council / 17 673 957
Commission: / 164 651 842
-Administration / (122 275 000)
(122 412 000)
-Research and technological development / (27 295 195)
-Community Fisheries Control Agency / (p.m.)
-European Agency for Networks and Information Security (ENISA) /
(p.m.)
-European Agency for the Management of Operational Co-operation at the External Borders /
(p.m.)
-European Agency for Reconstruction / (596 148)
-European Aviation Safety Agency / (p.m.)
-European Agency for Safety and Health at Work / (162 003)
-European Maritime Safety Agency / (p.m.)
-European Environment Agency / (443 207)
-European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products /
(1 135 928)
-Executive Agency for Intelligent Energy / (p.m.)
-European Railway Agency / (p.m.)
-European Food Safety Authority / (p.m.)
-Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union /
(679 488)
-European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control /
(p.m.)
-European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training /
(423 884)
-European Police College / (p.m.)
-Eurojust / (53 095)
-European Training Foundation / (493 412)
-European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions /
(404 174)
-European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction /
(346 751)
-European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia /
(152 432)
-Community Plant Variety Office / (156 237)
-Office for Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements /
(823 000)
-Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market / (2 374 132)
-European Personnel Selection Office / (246 000)
-Publications Office / (2 611 756)
(2 474 756)
-European Anti-fraud Office / (2 048 000)
-Infrastructure and Logistics Office in Brussels / (1 054 000)
-Infrastructure and Logistics Office in Luxembourg /
(878 000)
Court of Justice / 10 312 000
Court of Auditors / 4 888 000
European Economic and Social Committee / 3 216 719
Committee of the Regions / 1 960 831
Ombudsman / 252 659
European Data-protection Supervisor / 45 241
Total / 239 765 008

Reference acts:

Item 6 3 1 2 - Contributions for the development of large-scale information systems under the agreement concluded with Iceland and Norway — Assigned revenue

Amend heading and remarks as follows:

6 3 1 2 / 2004 / PDB 2005 / DB 2005 / AMENDMENT / New Amount
Revenue / p.m. / p.m. / p.m. / p.m.

Heading:

Contributions for the development of large-scale information systems under the agreement concluded with Iceland, Norway Iceland and Switzerland – assigned Norway — Assigned revenue

Remarks:

After paragraph

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1560/2003 of 2 September 2003 laying ...... Member States by a third-country national (OJ L222, 5.9.2003, p.3).

Amend text as follows:

Council Decision 2001/258/EC of 15March 2001 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or Iceland or Norway (OJL93, 3.4.2001, p. 38), and in particular Article 9 of the AgreementIn accordance with Article 18 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No. 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1), any revenue may be used to provide additional appropriations under Article 18 08 02 of the statement of expenditure in Section III «Commission».

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Proposal for a Council Decision 2004/512/CE of 8 June 2004Decision, presented by the Commission on 12 February 2004, establishing the VISAVisa Information System (VIS) (OJ L 213, 15.6.2004, p.5)(COM(2004) 99 final).

Add following text:

Proposal for a Council Decision, submitted by the Commission, on…, concerning the draft agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the latter’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis [COM(…) …].

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Proposal for a Council Decision, submitted by the Commission, on…, concerning the draft agreement between the European Community and Switzerland concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland [COM(…) …].

Add following text:

In accordance with Article 18 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No. 1605/2002 of 25June2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1), any revenue may be used to provide additional appropriations under Article 18 08 02, 18 08 03 and 18 08 04 of the statement of expenditure in section III 'Commission'.

Legal basis:

Reference acts:

Item 6 3 1 3 - Other contributions in connection with the Schengen acquis (Iceland and Norway)– — Assigned revenue

Amend heading and remarks as follows:

6 3 1 3 / 2004 / PDB 2005 / DB 2005 / AMENDMENT / New Amount
Revenue / p.m. / p.m. / p.m. / p.m.

Heading:

Other contributions in connection with the Schengen acquis(Iceland, Norway(Iceland and Switzerland)– assignedNorway)– — Assigned revenue

Remarks:

After paragraph

Former Item 6 4 0 0

Delete following text:

Council Decision 2001/258/EC of 15 March 2001 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum in a Member State or Iceland or Norway (OJ L 93, 3.4.2001, p. 38), and in particular Article 9 of the Agreement.

After paragraph

Proposal for a Council Regulation, presented by the Commission on ...... of operational cooperation at the external borders (COM(2003) 687 final).

Amend text as follows:

In accordance with Article 18 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No. 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (OJL248, 16.9.2002, p. 1), this revenue may be used to provide additional appropriations for Article 18 02 0318 03 05 of the statement of expenditure in sectionSection III "Commission".«Commission».

Legal basis:

Reference acts:

Justification:

C.STAFF

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Heading:

C.STAFF

Remarks:

Before paragraph

The distribution per category and grade for these members of ...... the limits shown in the tables on the following pages.

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Authorised establishment plan

Institution / 2005 / 2004
Permanent
posts / Temporary
posts / Permanent
posts / Temporary
posts
European Parliament / 4 671 / 860 / 4 512 / 808
Council / 3 234 / 46 / 3 140 / 46
Commission:
-Operation / 17 571
17 589 / 366 / 16 982 / 406
-Research and technological development / 3 705 / 50 / 3 622 / 50
-Publications Office / 635617 / — / 536 / —
-European Anti-fraud Office / 200 / 146 / 183 / 146
-European Personnel Selection Office / 111 / 1 / 92 / 1
-Office for the Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements /
280 /
— /
308 / —
-Office for Infrastructure and Logistics, Brussels / 550 / — / 589 / —
-Office for Infrastructure and Logistics, Luxembourg /
205 /
— /
224 /
2
Court of Justice / 1 258 / 393 / 1 248 / 393
Court of Auditors / 620 / 134 / 601 / 135
European Economic and Social Committee / 595 / 28 / 594 / 24
Committee of the Regions / 382 / 29 / 382 / 26
European Ombudsman / 12 / 30 / 15 / 23
European Data-protection Supervisor / 10 / 9 / 15 / ——
Total / 34 039 / 2 092 / 33 043 / 2 060

Justification:

PARTC-3 - Section III — Commission

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Heading:

Section III — Commission

Remarks:

Before table

Research and technological development — Joint Research Centre

Category and grade / 2005 / 2004
Posts / Posts
A*16 / 21 / 21
A*15 / 10 / 10
A*14 / 38 / 40
A*13 / 5 / —
A*12 / 153 / 160
A*11 / 178 / 187
A*10 / 188 / 184
A*9 / 7 / 3
A*8 / 145 / 138
A*7 / 16 / 16
A*6 / 51 / 35
A*5 / 27 / —
Total / 820 / 775
B*11 / 5 / —
B*10 / 112 / 134
B*9 / 6 / —
B*8 / 138 / 143
B*7 / 111 / 111
B*6 / 145 / 145
B*5 / 65 / 62
B*4 / 5 / —
B*3 / 2 / 2
Total / 589 / 597
Category and grade / 2005 / 2004
Posts / Posts
C*7 / 10 / —
C*6 / 221 / 254
C*5 / 99 / 99
C*4 / 84 / 85
C*3 / 51 / 51
C*2 / 40 / 40
C*1 / — / —
Total / 505 / 529
D*5 / 1 / —
D*4 / 23 / 23
D*3 / 9 / 9
D*2 / 2 / 2
Total / 35 / 34
Grand total / 1 949 / 1 9352

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1Of which one official benefiting from the advantages provided for in Article 93 of the Staff Regulations.

2Compensation may be allowed for part-time working authorised by the appointing authority.

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Administration

Category and grade / 2004 / 2005
Permanent posts / Of which permanent posts in the Supply Agency / Temporary posts / Permanent posts / Of which permanent posts in the Supply Agency / Temporary posts
A*16 / 30 / — / — / 30 / —
A*15 / 2141 / — / 22 / 2191 / — / 22
A*14 / 6802,3 / 24 / 32 / 6232,3 / 2 / 32
A*13 / — / — / — / 115 / — / —
A*12 / 1 9725,6,7 / 3 / 58 / 2 0042 0075,8 / 3 / 54
A*11 / 1 8825,6,9 / 1 / 72 / 1 9065,8 / 1 / 62
A*10 / 1 390 / 2 / 22 / 1 1631 165 / 2 / 11
A*9 / 39 / — / — / 327 / — / —
A*8 / 1 701 / — / 2 / 1 5891 590 / — / 2
A*7 / 181 / — / — / 331 / — / —
A*6 / 110 / — / — / 210 / — / —
A*5 / 28210 / — / — / 473 / — / —
Total / 8 481 / 8 / 208 / 8 9908 996 / 8 / 183
B*11 / — / — / — / 30 / — / —
B*10 / 748 / 1 / 21 / 648650 / 1 / 20
B*9 / — / — / — / 53 / — / —
B*8 / 64211 / 2 / 17 / 64111 / 2 / 12
B*7 / 809 / 1 / 36 / 809810 / 1 / 28
B*6 / 539 / 3 / 16 / 540 / 3 / 15
B*5 / 512 / — / — / 533534 / — / —
B*4 / — / — / — / — / — / —
B*3 / 40 / — / — / 155 / — / —
Total / 3 29012 / 7 / 9013 / 3 4093 413 / 7 / 75
C*7 / — / — / — / 57 / — / —
C*6 / 1 147 / 6 / 24 / 1 0471 049 / 6 / 24
C*5 / 1 105 / 1 / 42 / 1 0911 092 / 1 / 42
C*4 / 1 193 / — / 20 / 1 1951 197 / — / 20
C*3 / 658 / 2 / 9 / 671673 / 2 / 9
C*2 / 596 / — / 13 / 604605 / — / 13
C*1 / 225 / — / — / 247 / — / —
Total / 4 924 / 9 / 108 / 4 9124 920 / 9 / 108
D*5 / — / — / — / 19 / — / —
D*4 / 239 / — / — / 207 / — / —
D*3 / 48 / — / — / 32 / — / —
D*2 / — / — / — / 2 / — / —
Total / 287 / — / — / 260 / — / —
Grand total / 16 98214,15,16 / 24 / 406 / 17 57117 58916 / 24 / 366

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1Of which 27 A*16 ad personam.

2Of which 22 A*15 ad personam.

3Of which two A*15 ad personam pursuant to Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No. 259/68.

4The duties of Director-General of the Agency are carried out by an A*15 official ad personam appointed Director-General pursuant to Article 53 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community. The duties of deputy Director-General of the Agency are carried out by an A*14 official appointed deputy Director-General pursuant to Article 53 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.

5Of which one A*14 ad personam, this classification applying to the official who is eligible for it under the ruling of the Court of Justice in Cases 20/63 and 21/63, as well as Cases 79/63 and 82/63.

6Of which 11 A*14 ad personam.

7Of which two A*14 ad personam for the Joint Interpreting and Conference Service.

8Of which 13 A*14 ad personam.

9One A*11 post is provided for a person responsible at interinstitutional level for supervising publication of the budget at all stages. The description of duties is established at interinstitutional level by all the institutions co-operating on the SEIBUD project and approved by the interinstitutional Joint Committee. In accordance with the nature of those duties, the official occupying this post may, on the authority of the Budget Directorate-General, be seconded for a limited period to another institution in the interests of the service within the meaning of Article 37 of the Staff Regulations.

10Of which 25 posts for which the appropriations are entered in reserve.

11Of which one B*10 ad personam pursuant to Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No. 259/68.

12Of which 206 posts of senior secretarial assistant, secretarial assistant, senior technical assistant and technical assistant.

13Of which 17 posts of senior secretarial assistant and senior technical assistant.

14Furthermore, 34 pro forma A*8/A*10 posts must be added to this total with no appropriation in order to enable officials to be seconded to ACP States.

15Compensation may be allowed for part-time working authorised by the appointing authority.

16Of which two posts for the Secretariat of the Economic and Monetary Committee.

Justification:

PARTC-4 - Publications Office

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Heading:

Publications Office

Remarks:

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Category and grade / Publications Office
2005 / 2004
Permanent posts / Temporary posts / Permanent posts / Temporary posts
A*16 / 1 / — / 1 / —
A*15 / 3 / — / 3 / —
A*14 / 8 / — / 8 / —
A*13 / 1 / — / — / —
A*12 / 85 / — / 4 / —
A*11 / 13 / — / 15 / —
A*10 / 1210 / — / 10 / —
A*9 / 4 / — / — / —
A*8 / 1918 / — / 20 / —
A*7 / — / — / — / —
A*6 / 3 / — / 3 / —
A*5 / 8 / — / 8 / —
Total / 8074 / 72
B*11 / 3 / — / — / —
B*10 / 45 / — / 46 / —
B*9 / 4 / — / — / —
B*8 / 46 / — / 45 / —
B*7 / 67 / — / 72 / —
B*6 / 50 / — / 50 / —
B*5 / 33 / — / 32 / —
B*4 / — / — / — / —
B*3 / 81 / — / — / —
Total / 329 / 245
Category and grade / Publications Office
2005 / 2004
Permanent posts / Temporary posts / Permanent posts / Temporary posts
C*7 / 2 / — / — / —
C*6 / 48 / — / 42 / —
C*5 / 39 / — / 36 / —
C*4 / 43 / — / 37 / —
B*10 / 43 / — / 46 / —
B*9 / 4 / — / — / —
B*8 / 46 / — / 45 / —
B*7 / 66 / — / 72 / —
B*6 / 50 / — / 50 / —
B*5 / 32 / — / 32 / —
B*4 / — / — / — / —
B*3 / 81 / — / — / —
Total / 325 / 245
C*7 / 2 / — / — / —
C*6 / 46 / — / 42 / —
C*5 / 38 / — / 36 / —
C*4 / 41 / — / 37 / —
C*3 / 4240 / — / 41 / —
C*2 / 3130 / — / 41 / —
C*1 / — / — / — / —
Total / 205197 / 197
D*5 / 1 / — / — / —
D*4 / 11 / — / 10 / —
D*3 / 8 / — / 11 / —
D*2 / 1 / — / 1 / —
Total / 21 / 22
Grand total / 6356171 / 5361,2

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1Of which two posts of technical assistant and secretarial assistant.

2Half-time working in certain posts may be offset by the recruitment of other staff within the limit of the balance of posts thereby released in each category.

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Item 6 3 1 2 - Contributions for the development of large-scale information systems under the agreement concluded with Iceland and Norway – Assigned revenue

Amend heading and legal basis as follows:

6 3 1 2 / 2004 / PDB 2005 / DB 2005 / AMENDMENT / New Amount
Revenue / p.m. / p.m. / p.m. / p.m.

Heading:

Contributions for the development of large-scale information systems under the agreement concluded with Iceland, NorwayIceland and SwitzerlandNorway – Assigned revenue

Remarks:

Legal basis:

After paragraph

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1560/2003 of 2 September 2003 laying ...... Member States by a third-country national (OJ L222, 5.9.2003, p.3).

Amend text as follows:

Proposal for a Council Decision 2001/258/EC of 15March 2001 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms forDecision, presented by the Commission on 12February 2004, establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or Iceland or Norway (OJL93, 3.4.2001, p. 38), and in particular Article 9 of the Agreement.Visa Information System (VIS) (COM(2004) 99 final).

Add following text:

Council Decision 2004/512/CE of 8 June 2004 establishing the VISA Information System (VIS) (OJ L 213, 15.6.2004, p.5)

Add following text:

Proposal for a Council Decision, submitted by the Commission, on…, concerning the draft agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the latter’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis [COM(…) …].

Add following text:

Proposal for a Council Decision, submitted by the Commission, on…, concerning the draft agreement between the European Community and Switzerland concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland [COM(…) …].

Reference acts:

Item 6 3 1 3 - Other contributions in connection with the Schengen acquis (Iceland and Norway) – Assigned revenue

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6 3 1 3 / 2004 / PDB 2005 / DB 2005 / AMENDMENT / New Amount
Revenue / p.m. / p.m. / p.m. / p.m.

Heading:

Other contributions in connection with the Schengen acquis(Iceland, Norway(Iceland and Switzerland)Norway) – Assigned revenue

Remarks:

Legal basis:

Before paragraph

Proposal for a Council Regulation, presented by the Commission on ...... of operational cooperation at the external borders (COM(2003) 687 final).

Delete following text:

Council Decision 2001/258/EC of 15March 2001 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or Iceland or Norway (OJL93, 3.4.2001, p. 38), and in particular Article 9 of the Agreement.

Reference acts:

Justification:

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Sub-Item XX 01 01 01 01 - Remuneration and allowances

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XX 01 01 01 01 / 2004 / PDB 2005 / DB 2005 / AMENDMENT / New Amount
NCE / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments
Appropriations / 1 342 746 600 / 1 342 746 600 / 1 400 806 000 / 1 400 806 000 / 1 390 945 317 / 1 390 945 317 / -1 708 600 / -1 708 600 / 1 389 236 717 / 1 389 236 717
Reserves / 4 565 200 / 4 565 200

Sub-Item XX 01 01 01 02 - Expenses and allowances related to recruitment, transfers and termination of service

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XX 01 01 01 02 / 2004 / PDB 2005 / DB 2005 / AMENDMENT / New Amount
NCE / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments
Appropriations / 24 508 000 / 24 508 000 / 20 688 000 / 20 688 000 / 20 188 000 / 20 188 000 / -31 000 / -31 000 / 20 157 000 / 20 157 000
Reserves / 1 500 000 / 1 500 000

Sub-Item XX 01 01 01 03 - Adjustments to remuneration

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XX 01 01 01 03 / 2004 / PDB 2005 / DB 2005 / AMENDMENT / New Amount
NCE / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments
Appropriations / 15 991 000 / 15 991 000 / 19 007 000 / 19 007 000 / 17 507 000 / 17 507 000 / -23 000 / -23 000 / 17 484 000 / 17 484 000
Reserves / 500 000 / 500 000

Sub-Item XX 01 02 11 01 - Mission and entertainment expenses

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XX 01 02 11 01 / 2004 / PDB 2005 / DB 2005 / AMENDMENT / New Amount
NCE / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments
Appropriations / 49 491 550 / 49 491 550 / 54 840 000 / 54 840 000 / 51 340 000 / 51 340 000 / -20 000 / -20 000 / 51 320 000 / 51 320 000
Reserves / 1 429 892 / 1 429 892

Sub-Item XX 01 02 11 02 - Conference and meeting costs

Amend figures as follows:

XX 01 02 11 02 / 2004 / PDB 2005 / DB 2005 / AMENDMENT / New Amount
NCE / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments / Commitments / Payments
Appropriations / 29 766 699 / 29 766 699 / 33 261 000 / 33 261 000 / 31 761 000 / 31 761 000 / -40 000 / -40 000 / 31 721 000 / 31 721 000
Reserves / 800 784 / 800 784

Sub-Item XX 01 02 11 06 - Further training and management training