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(1), and in particular Articles 37 and 38 thereof,

–   having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2006, as finally adopted on 15 December 2005(2),

–   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(3),

–   having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 4/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, which the Commission presented on 16 June 2006 (SEC(2006)0760),

–   having regard to Draft amending budget No 4/2006, which the Council established on 17 July 2006 (11298/2006 – C6-0247/2006),

–   having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

–   having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0284/2006),

A.   whereas Draft amending budget No 4/2006 relates to the revenue side of the budget and comprises a number of elements affecting the level of contributions from Member States to the Community's own resources,

B.   whereas these elements relate to the annual revision of the forecasts for traditional own resources, VAT bases, GNI bases and a technical re-calculation of the contributions necessary to finance the UK rebate repayment as well as to the surplus from the Guarantee Fund for external measures from 2005,

C.   whereas the Brussels European Council of December 2005 invited the Commission to undertake a full and wide-ranging review of all areas of EU expenditure and revenue, including the British rebate, with a view to presenting a report, accompanied by appropriate proposals, in 2008/2009,

D.   whereas in undertaking this review and in drawing up its proposals, the Commission shall take into account the work and recommendations of the European Parliament, in accordance with the terms of Declaration No 3 annexed to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management(4),

E.   whereas Parliament has entered into a dialogue with the national parliaments with the aim of jointly contributing to this planned comprehensive review of the own resources system in full respect of its established rights,

1.  Approves Draft amending budget No 4/2006 unamended;

2.  Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. (2) OJ L 78, 15.3.2006. (3) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Agreement as last amended by Decision 2005/708/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 269, 14.10.2005, p. 24). (4) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.