42. Points out that the Council and Parliament must agree, within the limits of own resources, on the programming of expenditure which becomes legally binding (Article 312 of the TFEU); welcomes the fact that the budget as a whole must be adopted jointly by Parliament and the Council, in compliance with the multiannual financial framework; welcomes the abolition of the distinction between compulsory and non-compulsory expenditure (Article 314 of the TFEU); welcomes the fact that the adoption of the financial regulation will be subject to the ordinary legislative procedure (Article 322 of the TFEU);

42. Points out that the Council and Parliament must agree, within the limits of own resources, on the programming of expenditure which becomes legally binding (Article 312 of the TFEU); welcomes the fact that the budget as a whole must be adopted jointly by Parliament and the Council, in compliance with the multiannual financial framework; welcomes the abolition of the distinction between compulsory and non-compulsory expenditure (Article 314 of the TFEU); welcomes the fact that the adoption of the financial regulation will be subject to the ordinary legislative procedure (Article 322 of the TFEU);

1. The expenses resulting from the Ordinary and Extraordinary Sessions of the Conference shall be borne by the Government of the Netherlands.

- for multiannual programmes the Commission should indicate the procedure under which they were adopted (ordinary and special legislative procedure), their duration, the reference amounts, the share allocated to administrative expenditure.

E. whereas the 2005 estimates are based on the following key parameters: full 12 months of enlargement-related expenditure with 9 new languages; 44 working weeks, of which 3 constituency weeks, 12 ordinary part-sessions and 6 additional part-sessions; a 2,7% salary adjustment, and a 7% standard abatement for posts; whereas the parameters will be re-examined during the first reading of the 2005 budget in the autumn,

Article 28 of the EU Treaty foresees that, as a general rule, expenditure generated by CFSP action in situations of crisis should be charged to the regular budget. This helps to ensure the consistency and continuity of the European Union's external activities.