1996 budget: other sections

The rapporteur, Mr MIRANDA, was pleased that throughout the debate on the budget there had been a consensus on the most important issues: use of the margin, interinstitutional cooperation, termination of the service of officials and operating expenditure. As far as the margin was concerned, the rapporteur hoped that the buildings of the Court of Justice and Parliament would be taken into account and that the Court of Auditors would draw up a report on the financial commitments involved prior to a decision by the budgetary authorities. However, the rapporteur also highlighted the differences of opinion with the Council on the changes to the nomenclature and the lack of agreement on the Committee of the Regions and Economic and Social Committee: he felt in particular that the CoR and the ESC should draw up a code of conduct in respect of a joint structure.