Amending budget 5/2004: other sections, follow-up of the 2004 enlargement, publication of the acquis, remunerations

On 26 March 2004 the Council established draft amending budget No 3 for the financial year 2004, by accepting most of the Commission's amendments except for: - the Council taking into account certain transfers presented by the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, has decided to put in the reserve 20 % of the amounts requested by these institutions for salaries; - as regards budgetary remarks, the Council has introduced some changes regarding the European Agency for Evaluation of Medicinal Products (lines 02 04 02 01, 02 04 02 02 and 02 04 02 03) taking into account article 18 (1) (f) of the Financial Regulation. Under draft amending budget No 3 for the financial year 2004, total expenditure stands at EUR 111.385.323.897 in commitment appropriations and EUR 99.809.455.419 in payment appropriations.�