This Preliminary Draft Amending Budget responds to the call by the European Parliament and the Council to decide early in 2004 on an amending budget to cover the amounts for the ten new member States. This amending budget concerns only the headings agriculture, structural actions, internal policies and the lump-sum compensation payments to ensure a net beneficiary position for the new member States.
Ce budget rectificatif ne concerne que les rubriques «agriculture», «actions structurelles» et «politiques internes», ainsi que le paiement d'une compensation forfaitaire en faveur des nouveaux États membres visant à leur assurer une situation bénéficiaire nette.