European Parliament resolution of 5 June 2008 on draft amending budget No 4/2008 of the European Union for the financial year 2008, Section III - Commission (9904/2008 – C6-0207/2008 – 2008/2094(BUD))
The European Parliament,
– having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty,
– 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 particularly Article 15(3) and Articles 37 and 38 thereof,
– having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2008, as finally adopted on 13 December 2007(2),
– 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(3),
– having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 4/2008 of the European Union for the financial year 2008, which the Commission presented on 15 April 2008 (COM(2008)0203),
– having regard to Draft amending budget No 4/2008, which the Council established on 26 May 2008 (9904/2008 - C6-0207/2008),
– having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0203/2008),
A. whereas Draft amending budget No 4 to the general budget 2008 aims to enter in the 2008 budget the surplus of the 2007 financial year, amounting to EUR 1 528 833 290,
B. whereas the main elements of this surplus are an over-registering in revenue of EUR 72 957 868,80 and an under-spending in expenditure of EUR 1 579 386 212,59, and a negative balance of monetary exchange of -EUR 123 510 791,35,
C. whereas the under-spending of payment appropriations, compared to the years before, has further decreased,
D. whereas for Heading 1, the under-spending of payment appropriations in 2007(4) amounted to EUR 648 million, for Heading 2 to EUR 361 million, for Heading 3 to EUR 241 million, for Heading 4 to EUR 362 million and for Heading 5 to EUR 903 million,
1. Takes note of Preliminary draft amending budget No 4/2008 devoted solely to the presentation of the accounts for the 2007 financial year;
2. Adopts Draft amending budget No 4/2008 unamended;
3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.
OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. Agreement as last amended by Decision 2008/371/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 128, 16.5.2008, p. 8).
Based on the difference between payment appropriations and expenditure for the financial year 2007, not including amounts of revenue and expenditure implementation and carry-over from assigned revenue.