Definitive adoption (EU, Euratom) 2015/1121 of Amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 (European Union)

Definitive adoption (EU, Euratom) 2015/1121 of Amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2015

Published: 2015-04-28

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17.7.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

L 190/1

DEFINITIVE ADOPTION (EU, Euratom) 2015/1121

of Amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2015

THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314(4)(a) and Article 314(9) thereof,

having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1),

having regard to Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (2),

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (3),

having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015, as definitively adopted on 17 December 2014 (4),

having regard to Draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2015, which the Commission adopted on 20 January 2015,

having regard to the position on Draft amending budget No 2/2015 which the Council adopted on 21 April 2015 and forwarded to Parliament on the same day,

having regard to Parliament’s approval of 28 April 2015 of the Council position,

having regard to Rules 88 and 91 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure,

DECLARES:

Sole Article

The procedure under Article 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is complete and Amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 has been definitively adopted.

Done at Strasbourg, 28 April 2015.

The President

M. SCHULZ

(1) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884.

(3) OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 69, 13.3.2015.

AMENDING BUDGET No 1 FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2015

CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION

Section III: Commission

— Expenditure

— Title 04:

Employment, social affairs and inclusion

— Title 05:

Agriculture and rural development

— Title 11:

Maritime affairs and fisheries

— Title 13:

Regional and urban policy

— Title 18:

Home affairs

SECTION III

COMMISSION

EXPENDITURE

Title	Heading	Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Title	Heading	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
01	ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS	371 022 341	459 000 044			371 022 341	459 000 044
02	ENTERPRISE AND INDUSTRY	2 535 531 735	2 266 389 455			2 535 531 735	2 266 389 455
03	COMPETITION	97 651 538	97 651 538			97 651 538	97 651 538
04	EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND INCLUSION	13 096 287 655	10 929 478 715	1 863 366 108		14 959 653 763	10 929 478 715
05	AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT	57 603 499 558	54 942 151 061	4 352 663 052		61 956 162 610	54 942 151 061
06	MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT	3 281 291 171	2 056 297 929			3 281 291 171	2 056 297 929
07	ENVIRONMENT	431 362 730	397 271 217			431 362 730	397 271 217
08	RESEARCH AND INNOVATION	6 699 218 471	5 987 288 220			6 699 218 471	5 987 288 220
09	COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, CONTENT AND TECHNOLOGY	1 727 107 636	1 726 822 969			1 727 107 636	1 726 822 969
10	DIRECT RESEARCH	403 970 215	402 052 368			403 970 215	402 052 368
11	MARITIME AFFAIRS AND FISHERIES	994 277 718	918 939 442	740 724 593		1 735 002 311	918 939 442
	Reserves (40 02 41)	87 802 756	87 802 756			87 802 756	87 802 756
		1 082 080 474	1 006 742 198	740 724 593		1 822 805 067	1 006 742 198
12	INTERNAL MARKET AND SERVICES	119 361 070	115 369 982			119 361 070	115 369 982
13	REGIONAL AND URBAN POLICY	35 346 780 636	40 720 763 984	9 311 819 594		44 658 600 230	40 720 763 984
14	TAXATION AND CUSTOMS UNION	161 232 912	137 132 884			161 232 912	137 132 884
15	EDUCATION AND CULTURE	2 917 681 891	2 661 096 749			2 917 681 891	2 661 096 749
16	COMMUNICATION	244 938 742	239 530 719			244 938 742	239 530 719
17	HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION	615 740 887	567 183 072			615 740 887	567 183 072
18	HOME AFFAIRS	1 171 568 742	972 070 083	210 345 309		1 381 914 051	972 070 083
19	FOREIGN POLICY INSTRUMENTS	759 243 944	577 841 739			759 243 944	577 841 739
20	TRADE	115 119 115	123 790 917			115 119 115	123 790 917
21	DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION	5 022 821 461	4 307 721 853			5 022 821 461	4 307 721 853
22	ENLARGEMENT	1 524 362 721	975 768 540			1 524 362 721	975 768 540
23	HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTION	1 018 951 102	998 541 483			1 018 951 102	998 541 483
24	FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD	79 759 600	76 054 787			79 759 600	76 054 787
25	COMMISSION’S POLICY COORDINATION AND LEGAL ADVICE	191 983 721	191 983 721			191 983 721	191 983 721
26	COMMISSION’S ADMINISTRATION	997 048 573	991 791 094			997 048 573	991 791 094
27	BUDGET	70 488 939	70 488 939			70 488 939	70 488 939
28	AUDIT	11 936 916	11 936 916			11 936 916	11 936 916
29	STATISTICS	134 393 726	116 198 129			134 393 726	116 198 129
30	PENSIONS AND RELATED EXPENDITURE	1 567 119 435	1 567 119 435			1 567 119 435	1 567 119 435
31	LANGUAGE SERVICES	389 488 765	389 488 765			389 488 765	389 488 765
32	ENERGY	1 063 846 790	1 035 180 268			1 063 846 790	1 035 180 268
33	JUSTICE	209 146 382	194 915 117			209 146 382	194 915 117
34	CLIMATE ACTION	127 447 895	84 247 010			127 447 895	84 247 010
40	RESERVES	553 167 756	237 802 756			553 167 756	237 802 756
	Total	141 654 852 489	137 547 361 900	16 478 918 656		158 133 771 145	137 547 361 900
	Of which Reserves (40 02 41)	87 802 756	87 802 756			87 802 756	87 802 756

TITLE 04

EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND INCLUSION

Title Chapter	Heading	Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Title Chapter	Heading	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
04 01	ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF THE ‘EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND INCLUSION’ POLICY AREA	93 173 629	93 173 629			93 173 629	93 173 629
04 02	EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND	12 266 260 317	10 212 703 337	1 863 366 108		14 129 626 425	10 212 703 337
04 03	EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND INCLUSION	212 196 000	160 978 363			212 196 000	160 978 363
04 04	EUROPEAN GLOBALISATION ADJUSTMENT FUND	p.m.	25 000 000			p.m.	25 000 000
04 05	INSTRUMENT FOR PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE — EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL POLICIES AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT	p.m.	74 547 800			p.m.	74 547 800
04 06	FUND FOR EUROPEAN AID TO THE MOST DEPRIVED	524 657 709	363 075 586			524 657 709	363 075 586
	Title 04 — Total	13 096 287 655	10 929 478 715	1 863 366 108		14 959 653 763	10 929 478 715

CHAPTER 04 02 — EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND

Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
04 02
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND
04 02 01	Completion of the European Social Fund — Objective 1 (2000 to 2006)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
04 02 02	Completion of the special programme for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland (2000 to 2006)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
04 02 03	Completion of the European Social Fund — Objective 1 (prior to 2000)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
04 02 04	Completion of the European Social Fund — Objective 2 (2000 to 2006)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
04 02 05	Completion of the European Social Fund — Objective 2 (prior to 2000)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
04 02 06	Completion of the European Social Fund — Objective 3 (2000 to 2006)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
04 02 07	Completion of the European Social Fund — Objective 3 (prior to 2000)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
04 02 08	Completion of EQUAL (2000 to 2006)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
04 02 09	Completion of previous Community initiatives (prior to 2000)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
04 02 10	Completion of the European Social Fund — Innovative actions and technical assistance (2000 to 2006)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
04 02 11	Completion of the European Social Fund — Innovative actions and technical assistance (prior to 2000)	1.2	—	—			—	—
04 02 17	Completion of the European Social Fund — Convergence (2007 to 2013)	1.2	p.m.	4 917 020 000			p.m.	4 917 020 000
04 02 18	Completion of the European Social Fund — PEACE (2007 to 2013)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
04 02 19	Completion of the European Social Fund — Regional competitiveness and employment (2007 to 2013)	1.2	p.m.	2 357 168 235			p.m.	2 357 168 235
04 02 20	Completion of the European Social Fund — Operational technical assistance (2007 to 2013)	1.2	p.m.	5 752 675			p.m.	5 752 675
04 02 60	European Social Fund — Less developed regions — Investment for growth and jobs goal	1.2	6 500 532 038	1 029 000 000	880 469 359		7 381 001 397	1 029 000 000
04 02 61	European Social Fund — Transition regions — Investment for growth and jobs goal	1.2	1 668 335 386	284 757 420	386 650 377		2 054 985 763	284 757 420
04 02 62	European Social Fund — More developed regions — Investment for growth and jobs goal	1.2	2 675 531 087	583 896 529	498 837 153		3 174 368 240	583 896 529
04 02 63
European Social Fund — Operational technical assistance
04 02 63 01	European Social Fund — Operational technical assistance	1.2	14 700 000	8 629 013			14 700 000	8 629 013
04 02 63 02	European Social Fund — Operational technical assistance managed by the Commission at the request of a Member State	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Article 04 02 63 — Subtotal		14 700 000	8 629 013			14 700 000	8 629 013
04 02 64	Youth Employment Initiative	1.2	1 407 161 806	1 026 479 465	97 409 219		1 504 571 025	1 026 479 465
	Chapter 04 02 — Total		12 266 260 317	10 212 703 337	1 863 366 108		14 129 626 425	10 212 703 337

Remarks

Article 175 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides that the objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion set out in Article 174 shall be supported by the action it takes through the Structural Funds, which includes European Social Fund (‘ESF’). The tasks, priority objectives and the organisation of the Structural Funds are defined in accordance with Article 177 TFEU.

Article 80 of the Financial Regulation provides for financial corrections in the event of expenditure incurred in breach of applicable law.

Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, Articles 100 and 102 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 and Articles 85, 144 and 145 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 on criteria for financial corrections by the Commission provide for specific rules on financial corrections applicable to the ESF.

Any revenue from the financial corrections carried out on that basis is entered in Item 6 5 0 0 of the statement of revenue and constitutes assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3)(c) of the Financial Regulation.

Article 177 of the Financial Regulation lays down the conditions for the repayment in full, or in part, of pre-financing payments in respect of a given operation.

Article 82 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 provides for specific rules on repayment of pre-financing amounts applicable to the ESF.

Pre-financing amounts repaid shall constitute internal assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(4) of the Financial Regulation and shall be entered in Item 6 1 5 0 or 6 1 5 7.

Measures to combat fraud are funded under Article 24 02 01.

Legal basis

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 174, 175 and 177 thereof.

Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1), and in particular Article 39 thereof.

Regulation (EC) No 1784/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 1999 on the European Social Fund (OJ L 213, 13.8.1999, p. 5).

Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Social Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1784/1999 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 12).

Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25), and in particular Articles 82, 83, 100 and 102 thereof.

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1), and in particular Articles 21(3) and (4), and Articles 80 and 177 thereof.

Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).

Reference acts

Conclusions of the Berlin European Council of 24 and 25 March 1999.

Conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 16 and 17 December 2005.

Conclusions of the European Council of 7 and 8 February 2013.

04 02 60
European Social Fund — Less developed regions — Investment for growth and jobs goal

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
6 500 532 038	1 029 000 000	880 469 359		7 381 001 397	1 029 000 000

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover ESF support under the Investment for growth and jobs goal in less developed regions in the 2014-2020 programming period. The catching up process for these economically and socially lagging regions requires long-term sustained efforts. This category of regions concerns those regions whose GDP per capita is less than 75 % of the average GDP of the EU-27.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Social Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 470), and in particular Article 4(3)(c) thereof.

04 02 61
European Social Fund — Transition regions — Investment for growth and jobs goal

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
1 668 335 386	284 757 420	386 650 377		2 054 985 763	284 757 420

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover ESF support under the Investment for growth and jobs goal in the 2014-2020 programming period in a new category of region (‘transition regions’) that replaces the 2007-2013 phasing-out and phasing-in system. This category of regions includes all regions with a GDP per capita is between 75 and 90 % of the average GDP of the EU-27.

Legal basis

04 02 62
European Social Fund — More developed regions — Investment for growth and jobs goal

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
2 675 531 087	583 896 529	498 837 153		3 174 368 240	583 896 529

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover ESF support under the Investment for growth and jobs goal in more developed regions in the 2014-2020 programming period. While interventions in the less developed regions will remain the priority for cohesion policy, this appropriation is thus intended to cover important challenges that concern all Member States such as global competition in the knowledge-based economy, the shift towards the low carbon economy and social polarisation exacerbated by the current economic climate. This category of regions concerns those regions whose GDP per capita is above 90 % of the average GDP of the EU-27.

Legal basis

04 02 64
Youth Employment Initiative

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
1 407 161 806	1 026 479 465	97 409 219		1 504 571 025	1 026 479 465

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to provide additional support to measures against youth unemployment financed by the ESF. It represents the specific allocation to the Youth Employment Initiative under the Investment for growth and jobs goal in regions with a level of youth unemployment exceeding 25 % in 2012 or for Member States where the youth unemployment rate has increased by more than 30 % in 2012, regions that have a youth unemployment rate of more than 20 % in 2012 (‘eligible regions’). The additional EUR 3 000 000 000 allocated to this line for the 2014-2020 period is intended to provide match funding to ESF interventions in the eligible regions. This appropriation is intended to finance the creation of decent jobs.

The margins available below the multiannual financial framework (MFF) ceilings for commitment appropriations for 2014-2017 will constitute a global MFF margin for commitments, to be made available over and above the ceilings established in the MFF for 2016-2020 for policy objectives related to growth and employment, in particular youth employment, as established in the Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Social Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 470).

TITLE 05

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Title Chapter	Heading	Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Title Chapter	Heading	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
05 01	ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF THE ‘AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT’ POLICY AREA	131 384 520	131 384 520			131 384 520	131 384 520
05 02	IMPROVING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR THROUGH INTERVENTIONS IN AGRICULTURAL MARKETS	2 400 689 000	2 400 752 166			2 400 689 000	2 400 752 166
05 03	DIRECT AIDS AIMED AT CONTRIBUTING TO FARM INCOMES, LIMITING FARM INCOME VARIABILITY AND MEETING ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE OBJECTIVES	40 908 597 789	40 908 597 789			40 908 597 789	40 908 597 789
05 04	RURAL DEVELOPMENT	13 819 166 077	11 162 302 959	4 352 663 052		18 171 829 129	11 162 302 959
05 05	INSTRUMENT FOR PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE — AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT	94 000 000	177 168 992			94 000 000	177 168 992
05 06	INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE ‘AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT’ POLICY AREA	4 675 000	4 201 456			4 675 000	4 201 456
05 07	AUDIT OF AGRICULTURAL EXPENDITURE FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUARANTEE FUND (EAGF)	87 300 000	87 300 000			87 300 000	87 300 000
05 08	POLICY STRATEGY AND COORDINATION OF THE ‘AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT’ POLICY AREA	56 231 373	51 366 940			56 231 373	51 366 940
05 09	HORIZON 2020 — RESEARCH AND INNOVATION RELATED TO AGRICULTURE	101 455 799	19 076 239			101 455 799	19 076 239
	Title 05 — Total	57 603 499 558	54 942 151 061	4 352 663 052		61 956 162 610	54 942 151 061

CHAPTER 05 04 — RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
05 04
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
05 04 01
Completion of rural development financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section — Programming period 2000 to 2006
05 04 01 14	Completion of rural development financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section — Programming period 2000 to 2006	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Article 05 04 01 — Subtotal		p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
05 04 02
Rural development financed by the EAGGF Guidance Section — Completion of earlier programmes
05 04 02 01	Completion of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section — Objective 1 regions (2000 to 2006)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
05 04 02 02	Completion of the special programme for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland (2000 to 2006)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
05 04 02 03	Completion of earlier programmes in Objectives 1 and 6 regions (prior to 2000)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
05 04 02 04	Completion of earlier programmes in Objective 5b regions (prior to 2000)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
05 04 02 05	Completion of earlier programmes outside Objective 1 regions (prior to 2000)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
05 04 02 06	Completion of Leader (2000 to 2006)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
05 04 02 07	Completion of earlier Community initiatives (prior to 2000)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
05 04 02 08	Completion of earlier innovative measures (prior to 2000)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
05 04 02 09	Completion of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section — Operational technical assistance (2000 to 2006)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Article 05 04 02 — Subtotal		p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
05 04 03
Completion of other measures
05 04 03 02	Plant and animal genetic resources — Completion of earlier measures	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Article 05 04 03 — Subtotal		p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
05 04 04	Transitional instrument for the financing of rural development by the EAGGF Guarantee Section for the new Member States — Completion of programmes (2004 to 2006)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
05 04 05
Completion of rural development financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (2007 to 2013)
05 04 05 01	Rural development programmes	2	p.m.	5 890 339 551			p.m.	5 890 339 551
05 04 05 02	Operational technical assistance	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Article 05 04 05 — Subtotal		p.m.	5 890 339 551			p.m.	5 890 339 551
05 04 60
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development — EAFRD (2014 to 2020)
05 04 60 01	Promoting sustainable rural development, a more territorially and environmentally balanced, climate-friendly and innovative Union agricultural sector	2	13 796 873 677	5 252 192 422	4 352 663 052		18 149 536 729	5 252 192 422
05 04 60 02	Operational technical assistance	2	22 292 400	19 770 986			22 292 400	19 770 986
05 04 60 03	Operational technical assistance managed by the Commission at the request of a Member State	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Article 05 04 60 — Subtotal		13 819 166 077	5 271 963 408	4 352 663 052		18 171 829 129	5 271 963 408
	Chapter 05 04 — Total		13 819 166 077	11 162 302 959	4 352 663 052		18 171 829 129	11 162 302 959

05 04 60
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development — EAFRD (2014 to 2020)

Remarks

Any revenue entered in article 6 7 1 of the general statement of revenue in relation to programmes 2014-2020 may give rise to the provision of additional appropriations on any line in this article in accordance with Articles 21 and 177 of the Financial Regulation.

The following legal basis applies to all items of this article unless otherwise stated.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487).

Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549).

Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down certain transitional provisions on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), amending Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards resources and their distribution in respect of the year 2014 and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards their application in the year 2014 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 865).

Reference acts

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 335/2013 of 12 April 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 105, 13.4.2013, p.1).

05 04 60 01
Promoting sustainable rural development, a more territorially and environmentally balanced, climate-friendly and innovative Union agricultural sector

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
13 796 873 677	5 252 192 422	4 352 663 052		18 149 536 729	5 252 192 422

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the financing of the 2014 to 2020 rural development programmes funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

Rural development measures will be measured against more refined performance indicators for farming systems and production methods so as to respond to the challenges related to climate change, water protection, biodiversity and renewable energies.

TITLE 11

MARITIME AFFAIRS AND FISHERIES

Title Chapter	Heading	Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Title Chapter	Heading	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
11 01	ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF THE ‘MARITIME AFFAIRS AND FISHERIES’ POLICY AREA	41 816 759	41 816 759			41 816 759	41 816 759
11 03	COMPULSORY CONTRIBUTIONS TO REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES AGREEMENTS	63 229 244	61 799 384			63 229 244	61 799 384
	Reserves (40 02 41)	87 802 756	87 802 756			87 802 756	87 802 756
		151 032 000	149 602 140			151 032 000	149 602 140
11 06	EUROPEAN MARITIME AND FISHERIES FUND (EMFF)	889 231 715	815 323 299	740 724 593		1 629 956 308	815 323 299
	Title 11 — Total	994 277 718	918 939 442	740 724 593		1 735 002 311	918 939 442
	Reserves (40 02 41)	87 802 756	87 802 756			87 802 756	87 802 756
		1 082 080 474	1 006 742 198	740 724 593		1 822 805 067	1 006 742 198

CHAPTER 11 06 — EUROPEAN MARITIME AND FISHERIES FUND (EMFF)

Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
11 06
EUROPEAN MARITIME AND FISHERIES FUND (EMFF)
11 06 01	Completion of the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) — Objective 1 (2000 to 2006)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
11 06 02	Completion of the special programme for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland (2000 to 2006)	2	—	—			—	—
11 06 03	Completion of earlier programmes — Former Objectives 1 and 6 (prior to 2000)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
11 06 04	Completion of the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) — Outside Objective 1 areas (2000 to 2006)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
11 06 05	Completion of earlier programmes — Former Objective 5a (prior to 2000)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
11 06 06	Completion of earlier programmes — Initiatives prior to 2000	2	—	—			—	—
11 06 08	Completion of earlier programmes — Former operational technical assistance and innovative measures (prior to 2000)	2	—	—			—	—
11 06 09	Specific measure aiming to promote the conversion of vessels and of fishermen that were, up to 1999, dependent on the fishing agreement with Morocco	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
11 06 11	Completion of European Fisheries Fund (EFF) — Operational technical assistance (2007 to 2013)	2	p.m.	494 296			p.m.	494 296
11 06 12	Completion of European Fisheries Fund (EFF) — Convergence objective (2007 to 2013)	2	p.m.	419 306 000			p.m.	419 306 000
11 06 13	Completion of European Fisheries Fund (EFF) — Outside convergence objective (2007 to 2013)	2	p.m.	147 159 183			p.m.	147 159 183
11 06 14	Completion of intervention in fishery products (2007 to 2013)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
11 06 15	Completion of the fisheries programme for the outermost regions (2007 to 2013)	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
11 06 60	Promoting sustainable and competitive fisheries and aquaculture, balanced and inclusive territorial development of fisheries areas and fostering the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy	2	798 128 031	138 235 825	740 724 593		1 538 852 624	138 235 825
11 06 61	Fostering the development and implementation of the Union’s Integrated Maritime Policy	2	32 738 385	23 969 480			32 738 385	23 969 480
11 06 62
Accompanying measures for the Common Fisheries Policy and the Integrated Maritime Policy
11 06 62 01	Scientific advice and knowledge	2	8 680 015	18 775 139			8 680 015	18 775 139
11 06 62 02	Control and enforcement	2	15 510 967	35 954 220			15 510 967	35 954 220
11 06 62 03	Voluntary contributions to international organisations	2	7 978 580	6 305 411			7 978 580	6 305 411
11 06 62 04	Governance and communication	2	6 493 771	6 408 121			6 493 771	6 408 121
11 06 62 05	Market intelligence	2	4 944 966	4 741 131			4 944 966	4 741 131
	Article 11 06 62 — Subtotal		43 608 299	72 184 022			43 608 299	72 184 022
11 06 63
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) — Technical assistance
11 06 63 01	European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) — Operational Technical assistance	2	4 300 000	2 697 540			4 300 000	2 697 540
11 06 63 02	European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) — Operational Technical assistance managed by the Commission at the request of a Member State	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Article 11 06 63 — Subtotal		4 300 000	2 697 540			4 300 000	2 697 540
11 06 64	European Fisheries Control Agency	2	8 957 000	8 957 000			8 957 000	8 957 000
11 06 77
Pilot projects and preparatory actions
11 06 77 01	Preparatory action — Monitoring centre for fisheries market prices	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
11 06 77 02	Pilot project — Tools for a common governance and sustainable fisheries management: fostering collaborative research between scientists and stakeholders	2	p.m.	359 953			p.m.	359 953
11 06 77 03	Preparatory action — Maritime policy	2	—	p.m.			—	p.m.
11 06 77 05	Pilot project — Establishment of a single instrument for commercial designations for fishery and aquaculture products	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
11 06 77 06	Preparatory action — Guardians of the Sea	2	p.m.	960 000			p.m.	960 000
11 06 77 07	Pilot project — Bringing a network of marine protected areas established or to be established under national and international environmental or fisheries legislation into service, with a view to enhancing the production potential of EU Mediterranean fisheries on the basis of maximum sustainable yields and an ecosystem approach to fisheries management	2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
11 06 77 08	Pilot project — Support measures for small-scale fishing	2	500 000	500 000			500 000	500 000
11 06 77 09	Pilot project — Development of innovative, low-impact offshore fishing practices for small-scale vessels in outermost regions, including exchange of good practices and fishing trials	2	1 000 000	500 000			1 000 000	500 000
	Article 11 06 77 — Subtotal		1 500 000	2 319 953			1 500 000	2 319 953
	Chapter 11 06 — Total		889 231 715	815 323 299	740 724 593		1 629 956 308	815 323 299

Remarks

Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides for financial corrections, any revenue from which is entered in Item 6 5 0 0 of the statement of revenue. That revenue may give rise to the provision of additional appropriations, in accordance with Article 21 of the Financial Regulation, in specific instances where they are necessary to cover risks of cancellation or of reductions in corrections previously decided upon.

Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 determines the conditions for repayment of an advance without having the effect of reducing the contribution from the Structural Funds towards the assistance concerned. Any revenue from the repayment of advances entered in Item 6 1 5 7 of the statement of revenue will give rise to the provision of additional appropriations in accordance with Articles 21 and 178 of the Financial Regulation.

Article 80 of the Financial Regulation provides for financial corrections in the event of expenditure incurred in breach of applicable law.

Articles 85, 144 and 145 of the Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 on criteria for financial corrections by the Commission provide for specific rules on financial corrections applicable to the EMFF.

Article 177 of the Financial Regulation lays down the conditions for the repayment in full, or in part, of pre-financing payments in respect of a given operation.

Pre-financing amounts repaid shall constitute internal assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(4) of the Financial Regulation and shall be entered in Item 6 1 5 0 or 6 1 5 7.

Measures to combat fraud are funded under Article 24 02 01.

Legal basis

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in particular Articles 174, 175 and 177 thereof.

Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1).

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1) and in particular Articles 21 (3) and (4), Article 80 and Article 177 thereof.

Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).

Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 149, 20.5.2014, p. 1).

Reference acts

Conclusions of the Berlin European Council of 24 and 25 March 1999.

11 06 60
Promoting sustainable and competitive fisheries and aquaculture, balanced and inclusive territorial development of fisheries areas and fostering the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
798 128 031	138 235 825	740 724 593		1 538 852 624	138 235 825

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure relating to the operational programmes of the EMFF with a view to increasing employment and economic, social and territorial cohesion, fostering innovative, competitive and knowledge-based fisheries and aquaculture, supporting small-scale fishing, taking account of the specific characteristics of each Member State, promoting sustainable and resource-efficient fisheries and aquaculture, as well as fostering the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and EC No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).

TITLE 13

REGIONAL AND URBAN POLICY

Title Chapter	Heading	Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Title Chapter	Heading	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
13 01	ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF THE ‘REGIONAL AND URBAN POLICY’ POLICY AREA	84 553 764	84 553 764			84 553 764	84 553 764
13 03	EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND AND OTHER REGIONAL OPERATIONS	26 806 595 430	27 458 195 038	7 485 116 803		34 291 712 233	27 458 195 038
13 04	COHESION FUND (CF)	8 370 548 261	12 580 725 983	1 826 702 791		10 197 251 052	12 580 725 983
13 05	INSTRUMENT FOR PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE — REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL AND TERRITORIAL COOPERATION	35 083 181	420 564 231			35 083 181	420 564 231
13 06	SOLIDARITY FUND	50 000 000	176 724 968			50 000 000	176 724 968
	Title 13 — Total	35 346 780 636	40 720 763 984	9 311 819 594		44 658 600 230	40 720 763 984

CHAPTER 13 03 — EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND AND OTHER REGIONAL OPERATIONS

Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
13 03
EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND AND OTHER REGIONAL OPERATIONS
13 03 01	Completion of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Objective 1 (2000 to 2006)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 02	Completion of the special programme for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland (2000 to 2006)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 03	Completion of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Objective 1 (prior to 2000)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 04	Completion of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Objective 2 (2000 to 2006)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 05	Completion of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Objective 2 (prior to 2000)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 06	Completion of Urban (2000 to 2006)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 07	Completion of earlier programmes — Community initiatives (prior to 2000)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 08	Completion of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Technical assistance and innovative measures (2000 to 2006)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 09	Completion of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Technical assistance and innovation measures (prior to 2000)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 12	Union contribution to the International Fund for Ireland	1.1	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 13	Completion of Interreg III Community initiative (2000 to 2006)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 14	Support for regions bordering candidate countries — Completion of earlier programmes (2000 to 2006)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 16	Completion of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Convergence	1.2	p.m.	18 115 473 754			p.m.	18 115 473 754
13 03 17	Completion of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — PEACE	1.2	p.m.	22 253 265			p.m.	22 253 265
13 03 18	Completion of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Regional competitiveness and employment	1.2	p.m.	2 845 465 225			p.m.	2 845 465 225
13 03 19	Completion of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — European territorial cooperation	1.2	p.m.	774 962 047			p.m.	774 962 047
13 03 20	Completion of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Operational technical assistance	1.2	p.m.	5 752 675			p.m.	5 752 675
13 03 31	Completion of technical assistance and dissemination of information on the European Union strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and an improved knowledge of macroregions strategy (2007 to 2013)	1.2	p.m.	167 560			p.m.	167 560
13 03 40	Completion of risk-sharing instruments financed from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Convergence envelope (2007 to 2013)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 41	Completion of risk-sharing instruments financed from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Regional competitiveness and employment envelope (2007 to 2013)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 60	European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Less developed regions — Investment for growth and jobs goal	1.2	17 702 784 879	3 742 700 000	5 089 205 825		22 791 990 704	3 742 700 000
13 03 61	European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Transition regions — Investment for growth and jobs goal	1.2	3 185 884 426	607 866 009	1 179 062 699		4 364 947 125	607 866 009
13 03 62	European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — More developed regions — Investment for growth and jobs goal	1.2	4 853 554 368	925 413 678	839 297 478		5 692 851 846	925 413 678
13 03 63	European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Additional allocation for outermost and sparsely populated regions — Investment for growth and jobs goal	1.2	213 401 352	37 296 511	65 119 389		278 520 741	37 296 511
13 03 64
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — European territorial cooperation
13 03 64 01	European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — European territorial cooperation	1.2	720 820 268	263 856 034	309 951 374		1 030 771 642	263 856 034
13 03 64 02	Participation of candidate countries and potential candidates in ERDF ETC— Contribution from Heading 4 (IPA II)	4	3 621 192	p.m.	2 480 038		6 101 230	p.m.
13 03 64 03	Participation of European neighbourhood countries in ERDF ETC — Contribution from Heading 4 (ENI)	4	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Article 13 03 64 — Subtotal		724 441 460	263 856 034	312 431 412		1 036 872 872	263 856 034
13 03 65
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Operational technical assistance
13 03 65 01	European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Operational technical assistance	1.2	72 000 000	57 526 752			72 000 000	57 526 752
13 03 65 02	European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Operational technical assistance managed by the Commission at the request of a Member State	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Article 13 03 65 — Subtotal		72 000 000	57 526 752			72 000 000	57 526 752
13 03 66	European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Innovative actions in the field of sustainable urban development	1.2	51 028 945	48 418 349			51 028 945	48 418 349
13 03 67	Macro-regional strategies 2014-2020 — European Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region — Technical Assistance	1.2	p.m.	479 390			p.m.	479 390
13 03 68	Macro-regional strategies 2014-2020 — European Union Strategy for the Danube region — Technical Assistance	1.2	p.m.	1 198 474			p.m.	1 198 474
13 03 77
Pilot projects and preparatory actions
13 03 77 01	Pilot project — Pan-European coordination of Roma integration methods	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 77 02	Pilot project — Enhancing regional and local cooperation through the promotion of Union regional policy on a global scale	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 77 03	Preparatory action — Promoting a more favourable environment for micro-credit in Europe	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 77 04	Pilot project — Suburbs sustainable regeneration	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 77 05	Preparatory action — RURBAN — Partnership for sustainable urban-rural development	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 77 06	Preparatory action — Enhancing regional and local cooperation through the promotion of Union regional policy on a global scale	1.2	p.m.	1 003 491			p.m.	1 003 491
13 03 77 07	Preparatory action — The definition of governance model for the European Union Danube Region — better and effective coordination	1.2	p.m.	1 562 824			p.m.	1 562 824
13 03 77 08	Pilot project — Towards a common regional identity, reconciliation of nations and economic and social cooperation including a Pan-European Expertise and Excellence Platform in the Danube macro-region	1.2	p.m.	1 174 000			p.m.	1 174 000
13 03 77 09	Preparatory action on an Atlantic Forum for the European Union Atlantic Strategy	1.2	p.m.	600 000			p.m.	600 000
13 03 77 10	Preparatory action — Supporting Mayotte, or any other territory potentially affected, with the switchover to outermost-region status	1.2	p.m.	400 000			p.m.	400 000
13 03 77 11	Preparatory action — Erasmus for elected local and regional representatives	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 03 77 12	Preparatory action — Towards a common regional identity, reconciliation of nations and economic and social cooperation including a Pan-European Expertise and Excellence Platform in the Danube macro-region	1.2	2 000 000	2 000 000			2 000 000	2 000 000
13 03 77 13	Pilot project — Cohesion Policy and the synergies with the research and development funds: the ‘stairway to excellence’	1.2	1 500 000	1 350 000			1 500 000	1 350 000
13 03 77 14	Preparatory action — A regional strategy for the North Sea Region	1.2	p.m.	125 000			p.m.	125 000
13 03 77 15	Preparatory action — World cities: EU — third countries cooperation on urban development	1.2	p.m.	800 000			p.m.	800 000
13 03 77 16	Preparatory action — The actual and desired state of the economic potential in regions outside the Greek capital Athens	1.2	p.m.	350 000			p.m.	350 000
	Article 13 03 77 — Subtotal		3 500 000	9 365 315			3 500 000	9 365 315
	Chapter 13 03 — Total		26 806 595 430	27 458 195 038	7 485 116 803		34 291 712 233	27 458 195 038

Remarks

Article 175 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that the objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion set out in Article 174 shall be supported by the action it takes through the Structural Funds, which includes the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). According to Article 176, the ERDF is intended to help redress the main regional imbalances in the Union. The tasks, priority objectives and the organisation of the Structural Funds are defined in accordance with Article 177.

Article 80 of the Financial Regulation provides for financial corrections in the event of expenditure incurred in breach of applicable law.

Article 177 of the Financial Regulation lays down the conditions for the repayment in full, or in part, of pre-financing payments in respect of a given operation.

Article 82 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 provides for specific rules on repayment of pre-financing applicable to the ERDF.

Pre-financing amounts repaid shall constitute internal assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(4) of the Financial Regulation and shall be entered in Item 6 1 5 0 or 6 1 5 7.

Measures to combat fraud are funded from Article 24 02 01.

Legal basis

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 174, 175, 176 and 177 thereof.

Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1) and in particular Article 39 thereof.

Regulation (EC) No 1783/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 1999 on the European Regional Development Fund (OJ L 213, 13.8.1999, p. 1).

Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Regional Development Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1783/1999 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 1).

Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25) and in particular Articles 82, 83, 100 and 102 thereof.

Reference acts

Conclusions of the Berlin European Council of 24 and 25 March 1999.

Conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005.

Conclusions of the European Council of 7 and 8 February 2013.

13 03 60
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Less developed regions — Investment for growth and jobs goal

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
17 702 784 879	3 742 700 000	5 089 205 825		22 791 990 704	3 742 700 000

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover ERDF support under the investment for growth and jobs goal in less developed regions in the 2014-2020 programming period. The catching up process for these economically and socially lagging regions requires long-term sustained efforts. This category of regions includes regions with a GDP per capita less than 75 % of the average GDP of the Union.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Regional Development Fund and on specific provisions concerning the Investment for growth and jobs goal and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 289).

13 03 61
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Transition regions — Investment for growth and jobs goal

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
3 185 884 426	607 866 009	1 179 062 699		4 364 947 125	607 866 009

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover ERDF support under the investment for growth and jobs goal in the 2014-2020 period in a new category of region — ‘transition regions’ — that replaces the 2007-2013 phasing-out and phasing-in system. This category of regions includes regions with a GDP per capita between 75 and 90 % of the average GDP of the Union.

Legal basis

13 03 62
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — More developed regions — Investment for growth and jobs goal

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
4 853 554 368	925 413 678	839 297 478		5 692 851 846	925 413 678

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover ERDF support under the investment for growth and jobs goal in more developed regions in the 2014-2020 programming period. While interventions in the less developed regions will remain the priority for cohesion policy, this appropriation is thus intended to cover important challenges that concern all Member States such as global competition in the knowledge-based economy, the shift towards the low carbon economy and social polarisation exacerbated by the current economic climate. This category of regions includes regions with a GDP per capita above 90 % of the average GDP of the Union.

Legal basis

13 03 63
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Additional allocation for outermost and sparsely populated regions — Investment for growth and jobs goal

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
213 401 352	37 296 511	65 119 389		278 520 741	37 296 511

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the specific additional ERDF support under the Investment for growth and jobs goal to outermost and sparsely populated regions in the 2014-2020 period. This additional funding is intended to take into account the specific challenges faced by the outermost regions identified by Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the northern sparsely populated regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the Treaty of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.

Legal basis

13 03 64
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — European territorial cooperation

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover ERDF support under the European territorial cooperation goal in the 2014-2020 programming period. It shall finance cross-border cooperation between adjacent regions, transnational cooperation over larger transnational territories and interregional cooperation. It shall also include support for cooperation activities at the external borders of the Union, which is to be supported under the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument and the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 259).

13 03 64 01
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — European territorial cooperation

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
720 820 268	263 856 034	309 951 374		1 030 771 642	263 856 034

Remarks

Former Article 13 03 64

Legal basis

13 03 64 02
Participation of candidate countries and potential candidates in ERDF ETC— Contribution from Heading 4 (IPA II)

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
3 621 192	p.m.	2 480 038		6 101 230	p.m.

Remarks

Former Item 13 05 63 02 (in part)

This appropriation is intended to cover the contribution of IPA II to ERDF transnational and interregional cooperation programmes in which the beneficiaries listed in Annex I of the IPA-Regulation participate.

Any income from financial contributions from Member States and third countries, including in both cases their public agencies, entities or natural persons to certain external aid projects or programmes financed by the Union and managed by the Commission on their behalf, may give rise to the provision of additional appropriations. Such contributions under Article 6 3 3 of the statement of revenue constitute assigned revenue under Article 21(2)(b) of the Financial Regulation. The amounts entered on the line for administrative support expenditure will be determined, without prejudice to Article 187(7) of the Financial Regulation, by the contribution agreement for each operational programme with an average not exceeding 4 % of the contributions for the corresponding programme for each chapter.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) No 231/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) (OJ L 77, 15.3.2014, p. 11).

CHAPTER 13 04 — COHESION FUND (CF)

Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
13 04
COHESION FUND (CF)
13 04 01	Completion of Cohesion Fund projects (prior to 2007)	1.2	p.m.	431 450 637			p.m.	431 450 637
13 04 02	Completion of Cohesion Fund (2007 to 2013)	1.2	p.m.	10 487 806 882			p.m.	10 487 806 882
13 04 03	Completion of risk-sharing instruments financed from the Cohesion Fund envelope (2007 to 2013)	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
13 04 60	Cohesion Fund — Investment for growth and jobs goal	1.2	8 346 548 261	1 641 334 101	1 826 702 791		10 173 251 052	1 641 334 101
13 04 61
Cohesion Fund — Operational technical assistance
13 04 61 01	Cohesion Fund — Operational technical assistance	1.2	24 000 000	20 134 363			24 000 000	20 134 363
13 04 61 02	Cohesion Fund — Operational technical assistance managed by the Commission at the request of a Member State	1.2	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Article 13 04 61 — Subtotal		24 000 000	20 134 363			24 000 000	20 134 363
	Chapter 13 04 — Total		8 370 548 261	12 580 725 983	1 826 702 791		10 197 251 052	12 580 725 983

Remarks

Article 177, second paragraph, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that a Cohesion Fund is to be set up to support projects in the fields of the environment and trans-European networks in the area of transport infrastructure.

Article H of Annex II to Council Regulation (EC), No 1164/94 of 16 May 1994, establishing a cohesion Fund, Articles 100 and 102 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund, and Articles 85, 144 and 145 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 on criteria for financial corrections by the Commission provide for specific rules on financial corrections applicable to the Cohesion Fund.

Article 80 of the Financial Regulation provides for financial corrections in the event of expenditure incurred in breach of applicable law. Any revenue from the financial corrections carried out on that basis is entered in Item 6 5 0 0 of the statement of revenue and constitutes assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3)(c) of the Financial Regulation.

Article 177 of the Financial Regulation lays down the conditions for the repayment in full, or in part, of pre-financing payments in respect of a given operation.

Article 82 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 provides for specific rules on repayment of pre-financing applicable to the Cohesion Fund.

Pre-financing amounts repaid shall constitute internal assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(4) of the Financial Regulation and shall be entered in Item 6 1 5 0 or 6 1 5 7.

Anti-fraud operations will be financed under Article 24 02 01.

Legal basis

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 177 thereof.

Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 of 16 May 1994 (OJ L 130, 25.5.1994, p. 1), establishing a Cohesion Fund.

Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25) and in particular Articles 82, 100 and 102 thereof.

Council Regulation (EC) No 1084/2006 of 11 July 2006 establishing a Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 79).

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1), and in particular Article 21(3) and (4) and Articles 80 and 177 thereof.

Regulation (EU) No 1300/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the Cohesion Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1084/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 281).

Reference acts

Conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005.

Conclusions of the European Council of 7 and 8 February 2013.

13 04 60
Cohesion Fund — Investment for growth and jobs goal

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
8 346 548 261	1 641 334 101	1 826 702 791		10 173 251 052	1 641 334 101

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover Cohesion Fund support under the Investment for growth and jobs goal in the 2014-2020 programming period. The Cohesion Fund will continue to support Member States with gross national income (GNI) per capita of less than 90 % of the Union average. The appropriation, while ensuring an appropriate balance and according to the investment and infrastructure needs specific to each Member State, is intended to support:

—	investments in the environment, including areas related to sustainable development and energy which present environmental benefits,

—	trans-European networks in the area of transport infrastructure, in compliance with the guidelines adopted by Decision No 661/2010/EU.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) No 1300/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the Cohesion Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1084/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 281).

TITLE 18

HOME AFFAIRS

Title Chapter	Heading	Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Title Chapter	Heading	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
18 01	ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF THE ‘HOME AFFAIRS’ POLICY AREA	36 536 204	36 536 204			36 536 204	36 536 204
18 02	INTERNAL SECURITY	704 854 796	584 769 311	141 073 124		845 927 920	584 769 311
18 03	ASYLUM AND MIGRATION	430 177 742	350 764 568	69 272 185		499 449 927	350 764 568
	Title 18 — Total	1 171 568 742	972 070 083	210 345 309		1 381 914 051	972 070 083

CHAPTER 18 02 — INTERNAL SECURITY

Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
18 02
INTERNAL SECURITY
18 02 01
Internal Security Fund
18 02 01 01	Support of border management and a common visa policy to facilitate legitimate travel	3	252 963 542	119 964 370	105 185 354		358 148 896	119 964 370
18 02 01 02	Prevention and fight against cross-border organised crime and better management of security related risks and crisis	3	139 644 154	75 079 122	35 887 770		175 531 924	75 079 122
18 02 01 03	Setting up new IT systems to support the management of migration flows across the external borders of the Union	3	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Article 18 02 01 — Subtotal		392 607 696	195 043 492	141 073 124		533 680 820	195 043 492
18 02 02	Schengen Facility for Croatia	3	—	p.m.			—	p.m.
18 02 03	European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex)	3	106 100 000	106 100 000			106 100 000	106 100 000
18 02 04	European Police Office (Europol)	3	92 174 000	92 174 000			92 174 000	92 174 000
18 02 05	European Police College (CEPOL)	3	7 678 000	7 678 000			7 678 000	7 678 000
18 02 06	European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)	3	14 643 000	14 643 000			14 643 000	14 643 000
18 02 07	European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (‘eu.LISA’)	3	72 809 100	72 809 100			72 809 100	72 809 100
18 02 08	Schengen Information System (SIS II)	3	9 421 500	9 412 273			9 421 500	9 412 273
18 02 09	Visa Information System (VIS)	3	9 421 500	12 553 358			9 421 500	12 553 358
18 02 51	Completion of operations and programmes in the field of external borders, security and safeguarding liberties	3	p.m.	73 483 714			p.m.	73 483 714
18 02 77
Pilot projects and preparatory actions
18 02 77 01	Pilot project — Completion of the fight against terrorism	3	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
18 02 77 02	Pilot project — New integrated mechanisms for cooperation between public and private actors to identify sports betting risks	3	p.m.	872 374			p.m.	872 374
	Article 18 02 77 — Subtotal		p.m.	872 374			p.m.	872 374
	Chapter 18 02 — Total		704 854 796	584 769 311	141 073 124		845 927 920	584 769 311

18 02 01
Internal Security Fund

18 02 01 01
Support of border management and a common visa policy to facilitate legitimate travel

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
252 963 542	119 964 370	105 185 354		358 148 896	119 964 370

Remarks

The Internal Security Fund shall contribute to the following specific objectives:

—	supporting a common visa policy to facilitate legitimate travel, provide a high quality of service to visa applicants, ensure equal treatment of third country nationals and tackle illegal immigration;

—

supporting integrated borders management, including promoting further harmonisation of border management-related measures in accordance with common Union standards and through sharing of information between Member States and between Member States and the Frontex Agency, to ensure, on one hand, a uniform and high level of control and protection of the external borders, including by the tackling of illegal immigration, and, on the other hand, the smooth crossing of the external borders in conformity with the Schengen acquis, while guaranteeing access to international protection for those needing it, in accordance with the obligations contracted by the Member States in the field of human rights, including the principle of non-refoulement and with due regard for the specific characteristics of the people concerned and for the gender perspective.

This appropriation is intended to cover the expenditure related to actions in or by Member States and in particular the following:

—	infrastructures, buildings and systems required at border crossing points and for surveillance between border crossing points to prevent and tackle unauthorised border crossings, illegal immigration and cross-border criminality as well as to guarantee smooth travel flows;

—	operating equipment, means of transport and communication systems required for effective and secure border control and the detection of persons;

—	IT and communication systems for efficient management of migration flows across borders, including investments in existing and future systems;

—	infrastructures, buildings, communication and IT systems and operating equipment required for the processing of visa applications and consular co-operation, as well as other actions aimed at improving the quality of service for the visa applicants;

—

training regarding the use of the equipment and systems referred to in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) and the promotion of quality management standards and training of border guards, including where appropriate in third countries, regarding the execution of their surveillance, advisory and control tasks with respect to international human rights law, and taking into consideration a gender-sensitive approach, including the identification of victims of human trafficking and people smuggling

—	secondment of Immigration Liaisons Officers and document advisers in third countries and the exchange and secondment of border guards between Member States or between a Member State and a third country;

—

studies, training, pilot projects and other actions gradually establishing an integrated management system for external borders as referred to in Article 3(3) including actions aiming to foster interagency cooperation either within Member States or between Member States and actions relating to the interoperability and harmonisation of border management systems;

—	studies, pilot projects and actions aiming to implement the recommendations, operational standards and best practices resulting from the operational cooperation between Member States and Union Agencies.

This appropriation is also intended to cover the expenditure related to actions in relation to and in third countries and in particular the following:

—	information systems, tools or equipment for sharing information between Member States and third countries;

—	actions relating to operational co-operation between Member States and third countries, including joint operations;

—	projects in third countries aimed at improving surveillance systems to ensure cooperation with the Eurosur;

—	studies, seminars, workshops, conferences, training, equipment and pilot projects to provide ad hoc technical and operational expertise to third countries;

—	studies, seminars, workshops, conferences, training, equipment and pilot projects implementing specific recommendations, operational standards and best practices, resulting from the operational co-operation between Member States and Union agencies in third countries.

This appropriation is also intended to cover foregone fees from visas issued for the purpose of transit and additional costs incurred in implementing the Facilitated Transit Document (FTD) and the Facilitated Rail Transit Document (FRTD) scheme in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 of 14 April 2003 establishing a specific Facilitated Transit Document (FTD), a Facilitated Rail Transit Document (FRTD) and amending the Common Consular Instructions and the Common Manual (OJ L 99, 7.4.2003, p. 8) and Council Regulation (EC) No 694/2003 of 14 April 2003 on uniform formats for Facilitated Transit Documents (FTD) and Facilitated Rail Transit Documents (FRTD) provided for in Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 (OJ L 99, 7.4.2003, p. 15).

At the Commission’s initiative, this appropriation may be used to finance transnational actions or actions of particular interest to the Union. To be eligible for funding, those actions shall in particular pursue the following objectives:

—

to support preparatory, monitoring, administrative and technical activities, required to implement external borders and visa policies, including to strengthen the governance of the Schengen area by developing and implementing the evaluation mechanism as established by the Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 on the establishment of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism, to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and the Schengen Borders Code in particular mission expenditure for experts of the Commission and the Member States participating in on site visits;

—	to improve the knowledge and understanding of the situation prevailing in the Member States and third countries through analysis, evaluation and close monitoring of policies;

—	to support the development of statistical tools, including common statistical tools, and methods and common indicators;

—	to support and monitor the implementation of Union law and Union policy objectives in the Member States, and assess their effectiveness and impact, including with regard to the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms, as far as the scope of this instrument is concerned;

—	to promote networking, mutual learning, identification and dissemination of best practices and innovative approaches amongst different stakeholders at European level;

—	to promote projects aiming at harmonisation and interoperability of border management-related measures in accordance with common Union standards with a view to developing an integrated European border management system;

—	to enhance awareness of Union policies and objectives among stakeholders and the general public, including corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union;

—	to boost the capacity of European networks to assess, promote, support and further develop Union policies and objectives;

—	to support particularly innovative projects developing new methods and/or technologies with a potential for transferability to other Member States, especially projects aiming at testing and validating research projects;

—	to support actions in relation to and in third countries as referred to in Article 4(2);

—	awareness-raising, information and communication activities in relation to EU home affairs policies, priorities and achievements.

This appropriation shall also cover financial assistance to address urgent and specific needs in the event of an emergency situation which means a situation of urgent and exceptional pressure where a large or disproportionate number of third-country nationals cross or are expected to cross the external border of one or more Member States.

This appropriation will provide for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the Commission and Member States experts for the on-the-spot evaluation visits (travel cost and accommodation) regarding the application of the Schengen acquis. The cost of supplies and equipment needed for the on-the-spot evaluation visits and for their preparation and follow-up must be added to these costs.

Any revenue from the contributions of Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein entered in Item 6 3 1 3 of the statement of revenue may give rise to the provision of additional appropriations in accordance with Article 21(2)(e) of the Financial Regulation.

Legal basis

Council Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 of 7 October 2013 establishing an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and repealing the Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 September 1998 setting up a Standing Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen (OJ L 295, 6.11.2013, p. 27).

Regulation (EU) No 514/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 laying down general provisions on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management (OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 112).

Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa and repealing Decision No 574/2007/EC (OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 143).

18 02 01 02
Prevention and fight against cross-border organised crime and better management of security related risks and crisis

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
139 644 154	75 079 122	35 887 770		175 531 924	75 079 122

Remarks

The Internal Security Fund shall contribute to the following specific objectives:

—

crime prevention, combating cross-border, serious and organised crime including terrorism, and reinforcing coordination and cooperation between law enforcement authorities and other national authorities of Member States, including with Europol or other relevant EU bodies, and with relevant third-countries and international organisations;

—	enhancing the capacity of Member States and the Union for managing effectively security-related risks and crisis, and preparing for and protecting people and critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks and other security related incidents.

This appropriation is intended to cover actions in Member States, and in particular the following:

—

actions improving police cooperation and coordination between law enforcement authorities, including with and between relevant EU bodies, in particular Europol and Eurojust, joint investigation teams and any other form of cross-border joint operation, the access to and exchange of information and interoperable technologies;

—

projects promoting networking, public-private partnerships, mutual confidence, understanding and learning, the identification, exchange and dissemination of know-how, experience and good practices, information sharing, shared situation awareness and foresight, contingency planning and interoperability;

—	analytical, monitoring and evaluation activities, including studies and threat, risk and impact assessments, which are evidence based and consistent with priorities and initiatives identified at Union level, in particular those that have been endorsed by the European Parliament and the Council;

—	awareness raising, dissemination and communication activities;

—

acquisition, maintenance of Union and national IT systems contributing to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation, and/or further upgrading of IT systems and technical equipment, including testing compatibility of systems, secure facilities, infrastructures, related buildings and systems, especially information and communication technology (ICT) systems and their components, including for the purpose of European cooperation on cyber security and cybercrime, notably with the European Cybercrime Centre;

—	exchange, training and education of staff and experts of relevant authorities, including language training and joint exercises or programmes;

—	measures deploying, transferring, testing and validating new methodology or technology, including pilot projects and follow-up measures to Union funded security research projects.

This appropriation is also intended to cover actions in relation to and in third-countries, and in particular the following:

—	actions improving police cooperation and coordination between law enforcement authorities, including joint investigation teams and any other form of cross-border joint operation, the access to and exchange of information and interoperable technologies;

—	networking, mutual confidence, understanding and learning, the identification, exchange and dissemination of know-how, experience and good practices, information sharing, shared situation awareness and foresight, contingency planning and interoperability;

—	exchange, training and education of staff and experts of relevant authorities.

At the Commission’s initiative, this appropriation may be used to finance transnational actions or actions of particular interest to the Union concerning the general, specific and operational objectives set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 513/2014. To be eligible for funding, Union actions shall be consistent with the priorities and initiatives identified at Union level, in particular those that have been endorsed by the European Parliament and the Council, in relevant Union strategies, policy cycles, programmes, threat and risk assessments, and support in particular:

—	preparatory, monitoring, administrative and technical activities, and development of an evaluation mechanism required to implement the policies on police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management;

—	transnational projects involving two or more Member States or at least one Member State and one third-country;

—

analytical, monitoring and evaluation activities, including threat, risk and impact assessments, which are evidence based and consistent with priorities and initiatives identified at Union level, in particular those that have been endorsed by the European Parliament and the Council and projects monitoring the implementation of Union law and Union policy objectives in the Member States;

—	projects promoting networking, public-private partnerships, mutual confidence, understanding and learning, identification and dissemination of good practices and innovative approaches at Union level, training and exchange programmes;

—	projects supporting the development of methodological, notably statistical, tools and methods and common indicators;

—

the acquisition, maintenance and/or further upgrading of technical equipment, expertise, secure facilities, infrastructures, related buildings and systems, especially ICT systems and their components at the Union level, including for the purpose of European cooperation on cyber security and cybercrime, notably a European Cybercrime Centre;

—	projects enhancing awareness of Union policies and objectives among stakeholders and the general public, including corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union;

—	particularly innovative projects developing new methods and/or deploying new technologies with a potential for transferability to other Member States, especially projects aiming at testing and validating the outcome of Union funded security research projects;

—	studies and pilot projects;

—	awareness-raising, information and communication activities in relation to EU home affairs policies, priorities and achievements.

This appropriation shall also support actions in relation to and in third countries, and in particular the following:

—

actions improving police cooperation and coordination between law enforcement authorities, and, where applicable, international organisations, including joint investigation teams and any other form of cross-border joint operation, the access to and exchange of information and interoperable technologies;

—	networking, mutual confidence, understanding and learning, the identification, exchange and dissemination of know-how, experience and good practices, information sharing, shared situation awareness and foresight, contingency planning and interoperability;

—	acquisition, maintenance, and/or further upgrading of technical equipment, including ICT systems and their components;

—	exchange, training and education of staff and experts of relevant authorities, including language training;

—	awareness raising, dissemination and communication activities;

—	threat, risk and impact assessments;

—	studies and pilot projects.

This appropriation shall be used to provide financial assistance to address urgent and specific needs in the event of an emergency situation which means any security-related incident or newly emerging threat which has or may have a significant adverse impact on the security of people in one or more Member States.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) No 513/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management and repealing Council Decision 2007/125/JHA (OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 93).

CHAPTER 18 03 — ASYLUM AND MIGRATION

Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Title Chapter Article Item	Heading	FF	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
18 03
ASYLUM AND MIGRATION
18 03 01
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund
18 03 01 01	Strengthening and developing the Common European Asylum System and enhancing solidarity and responsibility sharing between the Member States	3	174 774 553	89 097 433	27 708 874		202 483 427	89 097 433
18 03 01 02	Supporting legal migration to the Union and promoting the effective integration of third-country nationals and enhancing fair and effective return strategies	3	239 811 829	128 191 655	41 563 311		281 375 140	128 191 655
	Article 18 03 01 — Subtotal		414 586 382	217 289 088	69 272 185		483 858 567	217 289 088
18 03 02	European Asylum Support Office (EASO)	3	14 991 360	14 991 360			14 991 360	14 991 360
18 03 03	European fingerprint database (Eurodac)	3	100 000	86 290			100 000	86 290
18 03 51	Completion of operations and programmes in the field of return, refugees and migration flows	3	p.m.	117 144 601			p.m.	117 144 601
18 03 77
Pilot projects and preparatory actions
18 03 77 01	Preparatory action — Completion of return management in the area of migration	3	—	—			—	—
18 03 77 03	Preparatory action — Completion of integration of third-country nationals	3	—	—			—	—
18 03 77 04	Pilot project — Network of contacts and discussion between targeted municipalities and local authorities on experiences and best practices in the resettlement and integration of refugees	3	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
18 03 77 05	Pilot project — Funding for victims of torture	3	p.m.	348 949			p.m.	348 949
18 03 77 06	Preparatory action — Enable the resettlement of refugees during emergency situations	3	p.m.	436 187			p.m.	436 187
18 03 77 07	Pilot project — Analysis of reception, protection and integration policies for unaccompanied minors in the Union	3	p.m.	218 093			p.m.	218 093
18 03 77 08	Preparatory action — Network of contacts and discussion between targeted municipalities and local authorities on experiences and best practices in the resettlement and integration of refugees	3	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
18 03 77 09	Preparatory action — Funding for the rehabilitation of victims of torture	3	500 000	250 000			500 000	250 000
18 03 77 10	Pilot project — Completion of Funding for victims of torture	4	p.m.	p.m.			p.m.	p.m.
	Article 18 03 77 — Subtotal		500 000	1 253 229			500 000	1 253 229
	Chapter 18 03 — Total		430 177 742	350 764 568	69 272 185		499 449 927	350 764 568

18 03 01
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund

18 03 01 01
Strengthening and developing the Common European Asylum System and enhancing solidarity and responsibility sharing between the Member States

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
174 774 553	89 097 433	27 708 874		202 483 427	89 097 433

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to contribute to strengthen and develop all aspects of the Common European Asylum System, including its external dimension and to enhance the solidarity and responsibility sharing between the Member States, in particular towards those most affected by migration and asylum flows, including through practical cooperation.

In the case of the Common European Asylum System, this appropriation is intended to cover actions relating to reception and asylum systems and actions enhancing the capacity of Member States to develop, monitor and evaluate their asylum policies and procedures.

This appropriation is also intended to cover actions related to the resettlement, transfer of applicants for and beneficiaries of international protection and other ad hoc humanitarian admission

At the Commission's initiative, the appropriation may be used to finance transnational actions or actions of particular interest to the Union. These actions shall, in particular, support:

—

the furthering of Union cooperation in implementing Union law and in sharing good practices in the field of asylum, notably on resettlement and transfer of applicants for and/or beneficiaries of international protection from one Member State to another including through networking and exchanging information, including arrival support and coordination activities to promote resettlement with the local communities that are to welcome resettled refugees;

—	the setting-up of transnational cooperation networks and pilot projects, including innovative projects, based on transnational partnerships between bodies located in two or more Member States designed to stimulate innovation, and to facilitate exchanges of experience and good practice;

—	studies and research on possible new forms of Union cooperation in the field of asylum, and relevant EU law, the dissemination and exchange of information on best practices and on all other aspects of asylum policies, including corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union;

—	development and application by Member States of common statistical tools, methods and indicators for measuring policy developments in the field of asylum;

—	preparatory, monitoring, administrative and technical support, development of an evaluation mechanism, required to implement the policies on asylum;

—	cooperation with third countries on the basis of the Union's Global Approach to Migration and Mobility, in particular in the framework of the implementation mobility partnerships, regional protection programmes;

—	awareness-raising, information and communication activities in relation to EU home affairs policies, priorities and achievements.

This appropriation shall also cover urgent and specific needs in the event of an emergency situation.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, amending Council Decision 2008/381/EC and repealing Decisions No 573/2007/EC and No 575/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Decision 2007/435/EC (OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 168).

18 03 01 02
Supporting legal migration to the Union and promoting the effective integration of third-country nationals and enhancing fair and effective return strategies

Budget 2015		Amending budget No 1/2015		New amount
Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
239 811 829	128 191 655	41 563 311		281 375 140	128 191 655

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to support legal migration to the Member States in line with their economic and social needs such as labour market needs, while safeguarding the integrity of the immigration systems of Member States, to promote the effective integration of third-country nationals, and to enhance fair and effective return strategies in the Member States, which contribute to combating illegal immigration, with an emphasis on sustainability of return and effective readmission in the countries of origin and transit.

As regards legal migration and the integration of third-country nationals, this appropriation is intended to cover immigration and pre-departure measures, integration measures, and practical co-operation and capacity building measures of Member States.

As regards fair and effective return strategies, this appropriation is intended to cover measures accompanying return procedures, return measures, practical co-operation and capacity building measures of Member States.

At the Commission's initiative, the appropriation may be used to finance transnational actions or actions of particular interest to the Union. These actions shall, in particular, support:

—	the furthering of Union cooperation in implementing Union law and in sharing good practices in the field of legal migration, integration of third-country nationals, and return;

—	the setting-up of transnational cooperation networks and pilot projects, including innovative projects, based on transnational partnerships between bodies located in two or more Member States designed to stimulate innovation, and to facilitate exchanges of experience and good practice;

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studies and research on possible new forms of Union cooperation in the field of immigration, integration and return and relevant EU law, the dissemination and exchange of information on best practices and on all other aspects of immigration, integration and return policies, including corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union;

—	development and application by Member States of common statistical tools, methods and indicators for measuring policy developments in the field of legal migration and integration and return;

—	preparatory, monitoring, administrative and technical support, development of an evaluation mechanism, required to implement the policies on immigration;

—	cooperation with third countries on the basis of the Union's Global Approach to Migration and Mobility, in particular in the framework of the implementation of readmission agreements, mobility partnerships;

—	information measures and campaigns in third countries aimed at raising awareness of appropriate legal channels for immigration and the risks of illegal immigration;

—	awareness-raising, information and communication activities in relation to EU home affairs policies, priorities and achievements.

This appropriation shall also cover the European Migration Network for its activities and its future development.

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