Amending budget ex-3/2010: Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) for ACP countries

2010/2048(BUD)

On 12 April 2010, the Commission submitted draft amending budget (DAB) No 3 to the general budget for 2010 concerning the financing of the Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM). It proposed that EUR 75 million should be allocated to BAM, to be financed as follows:

  • EUR 55.8 million in commitment appropriations by redeployments under heading 4;
  • EUR 0.9 million from the margin of heading 4;
  • EUR 18.3 million by mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument.

The net impact of DAB No 3/2010 would be EUR 19.2 million in commitment appropriations.

The Council reached an agreement on EUR 56.7 million for financing the Banana Accompanying Measure by redeployment and from the margin of heading 4 (without the use of the Flexibility Instrument).

The Council invited the Commission to present as soon as possible additional redeployments within heading 4 for the financing of the remaining EUR 18.3 million for the Banana Accompanying Measures.

On 13 September 2010, the Council adopted its position on draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2010 as set out in the technical annex to its explanatory memorandum (see Council doc 13472/10 ADD 1).