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Contents

1. Preamble
2. Sole article
3. 1. SECTION III COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 272(4), penultimate subparagraph, thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 177 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, and in particular Articles 37 and 38 thereof,

Having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 finally adopted on 16 December 2004,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure,

Having regard to the decision of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 September 2005 on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument according to point 24 of the abovementioned Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 in favour of the rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance of the Tsunami-affected countries,

Having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 3/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005 presented by the Commission on 27 April 2005,

Having regard to Draft amending budget No 4/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005 established by the Council on 15 July 2005,

Having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 7 September 2005,

The procedure laid down in Article 272 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and Article 177 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community having thus been completed,

DECLARES:

Sole article

Amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2005 has been finally adopted.

Done at Strasbourg, 7 September 2005. The President J. Borrell Fontelles

SECTION III COMMISSION

Title Heading Appropriations 2005 Amending budget No. 3 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 01 ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS 452732509 462854009 452732509 462854009 02 ENTERPRISE 393303419 399288419 393303419 399288419 03 COMPETITION 88839252 88839252 88839252 88839252 04 EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS 11577354556 9058458825 11577354556 9058458825 05 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 53722123633 52484803811 53722123633 52484803811 06 ENERGY AND TRANSPORT 1413397334 1346158134 1413397334 1346158134 07 ENVIRONMENT 322320776 319290776 322320776 319290776 08 RESEARCH 3299731056 2525607306 3299731056 2525607306 09 INFORMATION SOCIETY 1335651319 1181111319 1335651319 1181111319 10 DIRECT RESEARCH 366422464 348310914 366422464 348310914 11 FISHERIES 1029744589 927155514 1029744589 927155514 12 INTERNAL MARKET 73349263 72749263 73349263 72749263 13 REGIONAL POLICY 27103707247 20916865535 27103707247 20916865535 14 TAXATION AND CUSTOMS UNION 119785688 114301688 119785688 114301688 15 EDUCATION AND CULTURE 941251284 869019404 941251284 869019404 16 PRESS AND COMMUNICATION 185012786 176001686 185012786 176001686 17 HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 513511715 516164510 513511715 516164510 18 AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE 578452580 566255804 578452580 566255804 19 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 3061836673 3281150276 15000000 3076836673 3281150276 20 TRADE 76234391 77254391 76234391 77254391 21 DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONS WITH AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC (ACP) STATES 1235215936 1315772436 1235215936 1315772436 22 ENLARGEMENT 1853819158 2681549158 1853819158 2681549158 23 HUMANITARIAN AID 513098157 515460657 513098157 515460657 24 FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD 61395038 58235038 61395038 58235038 25 COMMISSION'S POLICY COORDINATION AND LEGAL ADVICE 209126692 207311692 209126692 207311692 26 COMMISSION'S ADMINISTRATION 647663022 647663022 647663022 647663022 27 BUDGET 1385620356 1385620356 1385620356 1385620356 28 AUDIT 10602470 10602470 10602470 10602470 29 STATISTICS 131296575 126078575 131296575 126078575 30 PENSIONS 899771000 899771000 899771000 899771000 31 RESERVES 557192789 325722789 557192789 325722789 Expenditure D — Total 114159563727 103905428029 15000000 114174563727 103905428029 Overall objectives The objectives of the common agricultural policy (CAP) derive directly from the Treaty and are, in particular, to stabilise markets, ensure a fair standard of living in the farming community and guarantee security of supplies. The CAP has been reformed a number of times since it was first introduced, most recently with the agreement signed in June 2003 in Luxembourg. The key aim of that reform, as part of Agenda 2000, was to shift the slant of the farm economy towards the market in order to make the agricultural sector more competitive. Reflecting the multipurpose application of agricultural activity, the CAP must also be fully compatible with sustainable development, in particular by promoting environmentally friendly production methods and the effective use of resources. Rural development, the second pillar of the CAP, aims at enhancing the competitiveness of rural areas and preserving the environment and rural heritage in order to secure the future of rural areas and promote job maintenance and creation. In 2005, the priorities for 2004 will be pursued, in particular as regards the implementation of the reforms adopted in 2003 and 2004, the operational application of the acquis in the new member countries and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations. These priorities are in addition to the regular activities of CAP. Title Chapter Heading Appropriations 2005 Amending budget No. 3 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 05 01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF AGRICULTURE POLICY AREA 149945773 149945773 149945773 149945773 05 02 PLANT PRODUCTS 29134620000 29134620000 29134620000 29134620000 05 03 ANIMAL PRODUCTS 13683780000 13683780000 13683780000 13683780000 05 04 RURAL DEVELOPMENT 10771477860 9194072038 10771477860 9194072038 05 05 SPECIAL ACCESSION PROGRAMME FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SAPARD) 248800000 577500000 248800000 577500000 05 06 EXTERNAL RELATIONS 5270000 5270000 5270000 5270000 05 07 AUDIT OF AGRICULTURAL EXPENDITURE –374085000 –362785000 –374085000 –362785000 05 08 POLICY STRATEGY AND COORDINATION OF AGRICULTURE POLICY AREA 102315000 102401000 102315000 102401000 05 49 EXPENDITURE ON ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PROGRAMMES COMMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMER FINANCIAL REGULATION — p.m. — p.m. Title 05 — Total 53722123633 52484803811 53722123633 52484803811 Title Chapter Article Item Heading FP Appropriations 2005 Amending budget No. 3 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 05 08POLICY STRATEGY AND COORDINATION OF AGRICULTURE POLICY AREA 05 08 01 Farm accountancy data network (FADN) 3 14000000 14000000 14000000 14000000 Article 05 08 01 — Subtotal 14000000 14000000 14000000 14000000 05 08 02 Surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings 3 14400000 15500000 14400000 15500000 Article 05 08 02 — Subtotal 14400000 15500000 14400000 15500000 05 08 03 Restructuring of systems for agricultural surveys 3 7615000 6601000 7615000 6601000 Article 05 08 03 — Subtotal 7615000 6601000 7615000 6601000 05 08 04Promotion measures — Payments by Member States 05 08 04 01 Promotion measures — Payments by Member States 1.1 48500000 48500000 48500000 48500000 Article 05 08 04 — Subtotal 48500000 48500000 48500000 48500000 05 08 05Promotion measures — Direct payments by the European Community 05 08 05 01 Promotion measures — Direct payments by the European Community 1.1 11000000 11000000 11000000 11000000 Article 05 08 05 — Subtotal 11000000 11000000 11000000 11000000 05 08 06 Enhancing public awareness of the common agricultural policy 1.1 6500000 6500000 6500000 6500000 Article 05 08 06 — Subtotal 6500000 6500000 6500000 6500000 05 08 07 Completion of earlier measures in the field of information 3 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Article 05 08 07 — Subtotal p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 05 08 08 External impact of Directive 2000/36/EC 3 300000 300000 300000 300000 Article 05 08 08 — Subtotal 300000 300000 300000 300000 05 08 99 Other 1.1 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Article 05 08 99 — Subtotal p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Chapter 05 08 — Total 102315000 102401000 102315000 102401000 Appropriations 2005 Amending budget No. 3 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 7615000 6601000 7615000 6601000 The likely schedule of payments vis-à-vis commitments is as follows: Commitments Payments 2004 2005 2006 2007 Subsequent years and others Pre-2004 commitments still outstanding 4156497 637697 Commitment appropriations made available again and/or carried over from 2003 Appropriations 2004 100504810 3046000 997800 Appropriations 2005 7615000 2917303 3915000 782697 Total 112276307 6601000 4912800 782697 Remarks This appropriation is intended to cover:

expenditure on the improvement of systems of agricultural statistics in the Community,

subsidies, contractual expenditure and expenditure involving repayments for services connected with the carrying-out of enquiries and statistical or economic studies in the fields of agriculture, agrienvironment and rural development,

subsidies, contractual expenditure and expenditure involving repayments for services connected with the purchasing and the consulting of databases,

subsidies, contractual expenditure and expenditure involving repayments for services connected with agricultural sector modelling and short- and medium-term forecasts of market and agricultural structure trends, and with the dissemination of results,

subsidies, contractual expenditure and expenditure involving repayment for services connected with the carrying out of economic analysis and development of indicators in the field of agriculture policy,

subsidies, contractual expenditure and expenditure involving repayments for services connected with the implementation of operations for applying remote sensing, area sampling and agrometeorological models to agricultural statistics.

Legal basis Preparatory actions within the meaning of Article 49(2) 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). Tasks arising from the prerogatives of the Commission at the institutional level, under the terms of Article 49 (2) c), from the regulation (EC, Euratom) no 1605/2002 of the Council at its meeting on 25 June 2002 on financial regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1). Council Decision 96/411/EC of 25 June 1996 on improving Community agricultural statistics (OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 14), as last amended by Decision No 787/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 12). Decision No 1445/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2000 on the application of aerial-survey and remote-sensing techniques to the agricultural statistics for 1999 to 2003 (OJ L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 1), as last amended by Decision No 786/2004/EC (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 7). Overall objectives The policy area External Relations seeks to support the objectives of the EU external policy by means of cooperation, development aid, conflict prevention and human rights programmes and projects. These objectives include, alongside development cooperation, promotion of the EU's identity on the international stage, notably through implementation of the common foreign and security policy. Title Chapter Heading Appropriations 2005 Amending budget No. 3 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 19 01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS POLICY AREA 384013173 384013173 384013173 384013173 19 02 MULTILATERAL RELATIONS AND GENERAL EXTERNAL RELATIONS MATTERS 98573500 88048500 98573500 88048500 19 03 COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY 62200000 53600000 62200000 53600000 19 04 EUROPEAN INITIATIVE FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS (EIDHR) 1767000 139717000 1767000 139717000 19 05 RELATIONS WITH NON-EU OECD COUNTRIES 16000000 17000000 16000000 17000000 19 06 RELATIONS WITH THE EASTERN EUROPE, THE CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS 483580000 563650000 483580000 563650000 19 08 RELATIONS WITH THE MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTHERN MEDITERRANEAN 1047673000 921298353 1047673000 921298353 19 09 RELATIONS WITH LATIN AMERICA 310625000 442050000 310625000 442050000 19 10 RELATIONS WITH ASIA 634000000 623150000 15000000 649000000 623150000 19 11 POLICY STRATEGY AND COORDINATION FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS POLICY AREA 23405000 20430000 23405000 20430000 19 49 EXPENDITURE ON ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PROGRAMMES COMMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMER FINANCIAL REGULATION — 28193250 — 28193250 Title 19 — Total 3061836673 3281150276 15000000 3076836673 3281150276 Title Chapter Article Item Heading FP Appropriations 2005 Amending budget No. 3 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 19 10RELATIONS WITH ASIA 19 10 01 Financial and technical cooperation with Asian developing countries 4 327000000 320000000 327000000 320000000 Article 19 10 01 — Subtotal 327000000 320000000 327000000 320000000 19 10 02 Political, economic and cultural cooperation with Asian developing countries 4 98000000 126500000 98000000 126500000 Article 19 10 02 — Subtotal 98000000 126500000 98000000 126500000 19 10 03 Aid to uprooted people in Asian countries 4 26000000 10350000 26000000 10350000 Article 19 10 03 — Subtotal 26000000 10350000 26000000 10350000 19 10 04 Rehabilitation and reconstruction operations in developing countries in Asia 4 p.m. 2300000 15000000 15000000 2300000 Article 19 10 04 — Subtotal p.m. 2300000 15000000 15000000 2300000 19 10 06 Aid for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Afghanistan 4 183000000 164000000 183000000 164000000 Article 19 10 06 — Subtotal 183000000 164000000 183000000 164000000 Chapter 19 10 — Total 634000000 623150000 15000000 649000000 623150000 Remarks The purpose of development cooperation under this heading is primarily its contribution to achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs), particularly Goal 1: to halve the proportion of people whose income is less than USD 1 per day and to halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger before 2015. The MDGs give an overall benchmark for this. For OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list 1 countries, a benchmark of 35 % of annual commitments is allocated to social infrastructure, mainly education and health, but also including macroeconomic assistance with social sector conditionality. In this context the contribution from the EU budget should be seen as part of overall donor support to the social sector in any given country. A degree of flexibility should be the norm. A benchmark of 20 % of total annual commitments will be allocated to activities in the sector of basic health and basic education, including sectoral budget support to health and education ministries where it is to serve basic health and basic education. Before July each year, the Commission must submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an annual report on development cooperation. This report must also contain information on how the work of the Commission has contributed to the 35 % target for social infrastructure and in achieving the MDGs. The report should also contain information on the state of donor coordination between the Member States and information on how budget support has contributed to the MDGs. Budget support will depend on prior demonstration of sufficient institutional capacity and compliance with detailed criteria for the custody and use of funds in the recipient country. The criteria must be stated in the annual report, and compliance therewith must be assessed in the report. After the report has been presented the three institutions will enter into a dialogue on the results and on how further progress can be made towards achieving the objectives. The cooperation agreements with the Asian developing countries lay down a human rights’ clause, failure to comply with which means that the agreements will be suspended. The Commission is called on to be scrupulous in making sure that that clause is complied with by beneficiaries when any project is funded. This appropriation also covers the protection and promotion of children's rights and the integration of children's rights into programming, including in the country strategy papers, national indicative programmes and mid-term reviews. Appropriations 2005 Amending budget No. 3 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments p.m. 2300000 15000000 15000000 2300000 The likely schedule of payments vis-à-vis commitments is as follows: Commitments Payments 2004 2005 2006 2007 Subsequent years and others Pre-2004 commitments still outstanding 16066901 6500000 1300000 1000000 1000000 6266901 Commitment appropriations made available again and/or carried over from 2003 Appropriations 2004 4125000 2000000 1000000 1000000 125000 Appropriations 2005 15000000 Total 35191901 8500000 2300000 2000000 1125000 6266901 Remarks This appropriation is intended to cover measures to initiate the return to a normal life of people in developing countries in the aftermath of critical situations arising out of natural disasters, violent conflicts or other crises. In particular, it will cover the post Tsunami reconstruction aid. Operations covered will include:

the relaunch of production on a lasting basis,

the physical and operational rehabilitation of basic infrastructure, including mine clearance,

social reintegration, in particular of refugees, displaced persons and demobilised troops,

the restoration of the institutional capacities needed in the rehabilitation period, especially at local level,

assisting with the needs of children, particularly rehabilitation of children affected by war, including child soldiers,

supporting disabled people and disabled people's organisations to ensure that their particular needs are met in the context of rehabilitation operations,

ensuring that the needs of women, children and older people are taken into account during disaster relief and reconstruction operations,

raising awareness of the dangers posed by natural disasters and of measures designed to avoid them or to avoid or reduce their consequences.

In particular, operations may cover programmes and projects implemented by non-governmental development organisations and other civil society players who are encouraged to participate and, in turn, promote the participation of the beneficiary population at every level of the decision-making and implementation process. Legal basis Council Regulation (EEC) No 443/92 of 25 February 1992 on financial and technical assistance to, and economic cooperation with, the developing countries in Asia and Latin America (OJ L 52, 27.2.1992, p. 1). Council Regulation (EC) No 2258/96 of 22 November 1996 on rehabilitation and reconstruction operations in developing countries (OJ L 306, 28.11.1996, p. 1).

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