Amending Letter No 1 To The Draft General Budget 2013 Statement Of Expenditure By Section. Section III – Commission

The Amending Letter No 1 (AL 1) to the Draft Budget for 2013 (DB 2013) covers the following:

– the line by line updating of the estimated needs for agricultural expenditure. In addition to changing market factors, the AL also incorporates the impact of legislative decisions adopted in the agricultural sector since the DB 2013 was drawn up, revised estimates of needs for some direct payments, as well as any proposals, which are expected to have a significant effect during the coming budget year.

– an update of the situation for International Fisheries Agreements.

The budgetary impact of these adjustments is a reduction in commitment and payment appropriations of EUR 25,1 million compared to the Draft Budget 2013.

EUR-Lex: COM(2012)624: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2012:624:FIN

ESO: Background information: Draft General Budget of the European Union for the Financial Year 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/draft-general-budget-of-the-european-union-for-the-financial-year-2013/

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