Amending and supplementary budget 2/2002

At its plenary session on 25 April 2002, the European Parliament voted on 2 amendments to the draft Supplementary and Amending Budget (SAB) No 2/2002. The Council, at second reading, rejected these 2 amendments considering them not to be in accordance with Article 15 of the Financial Regulation. The Council recalls that at its first reading, it remained strictly in the framework set out by the Commission's proposal. The Parliament had, for its part, added its amendment (amendment 1) which provided an estimated expenditure without the Commission having taken note of this initiative. However, as far as the Council is concerned, Article 15 of the Financial Regulation on the basic conditions and procedures for the adoption of a Supplementary and Amending Budget is of strict interpretation. Furthermore, the Council considers that amendment 2 is technically incorrect.�