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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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, and in particular the fifth paragraph of point 27 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

After having examined all possibilities for reallocating appropriations under subheading 1a and heading 4, the two arms of the budgetary authority agreed to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument to complement the financing in the 2012 budget, beyond the ceiling of subheading 1a, of EUR 50 million towards the financing of the Europe 2020 Strategy, and beyond the ceiling of heading 4, of EUR 150 million towards the financing of the European Neighbourhood Policy,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 (hereinafter the 2012 budget), the Flexibility Instrument shall be used to provide the sum of EUR 50 million in commitment appropriations under subheading 1a and EUR 150 million in commitment appropriations under heading 4. That amount shall be used to complement the financing of:

EUR 50 million for the Europe 2020 Strategy under subheading 1a,

EUR 150 million for the European Neighbourhood Policy under heading 4.

Article 2

This decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Strasbourg, 13 December 2011. For the European Parliament The President J. Buzek For the Council The President M. Szpunar

Versions

1. 2011-12-13

Cited by

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1159/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code Regulation · Grade B

  The Republic of Croatia acceded to the Convention of 20 May 1987 between the European Economic Community, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation, on a common transit procedure (the Convention) as a contracting party on 1 July 2012. By Decision No 3/2012 of the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit of 26 June 2012 the Convention was amended in order to adapt the guarantee documents for common transit in view of Croatia’s accession to the Convention. The corresponding guarantee docume

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1159/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code Regulation · Grade B

  Since it has been a requirement under Decision No 3/2012 to use the guarantee documents adapted to the accession of Croatia since 1 July 2012, the corresponding guarantee documents required by Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 should also be adapted with effect from that date. However, rules should be laid down in order to allow the use of guarantee documents in compliance with the specimen applicable prior to 1 July 2012 for a transitional period, subject to the necessary adaptations.

• Thursday 1 December 2011Mobilisation of the flexibility instrument P7_TA(2011)0520 European Parliament resolution of 1 December 2011 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument in favour of the EU 2020 Strategy and the European Neighbourhood Policy, in accordance with point 27 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (COM(2011)0373 – C7-0164/2011 – 2011/2126(BUD)) 2013/C 165 E/13 Notice · Grade B

  (The text of this annex is not reproduced here since it corresponds to the final act, Decision 2012/3/EU.)