Customs 2000: Community action programme 1996-2000

In its amended proposal subsequently submitted to the European Parliament for its opinion, the Commission changed the presentation of the financial aspects of its proposal to identify clearly the budget totals directly involved in the implementation of the "Customs 2000" programme so as to respond to the requests by both the EP and Council for greater clarity. The Commission thus incorporated the programme's funding (ECU 50 million) in the body of the text and provided a breakdown of the annual expenditure for each aspect of the programme in its financial statement. �