Decision 26/2019 of the Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) on adopting the EIT budget and establishment plan for the financial year 2020

THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008
establishing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 1292/2013 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the EIT Regulation ),
and in particular Article 20(8) and (10) thereof and Section 2(a) of the Statutes annexed to the EIT Regulation;

Having regard to the Decision 21/2019 of the Governing Board of the EIT of 25 September 2019 on the Financial
Regulation of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology;

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018
on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU)
No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014,
(EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, in particular, Title III, Chapter 1;

Having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715 of 18 December 2018 on the framework financial
regulation for the bodies set up under the TFEU and Euratom Treaty and referred to in Article 70 of Regulation (EU,
Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in particular Article 33 thereof;

WHEREAS
(1) The EIT Governing Board shall adopt the budget of the EIT and the establishment plan together with the
Single Programming Document.
(2) The budget and the establishment plan of the EIT will become definitive after the final adoption of the
general budget of the Union budget for the financial year 2020 setting the amount of the contribution and
the establishment plan. If necessary the budget of the EIT and its establishment plan shall be adjusted
accordingly.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1
1. The budget of the EIT for the financial year 2020, with the breakdown detailed in the Annex I to this decision, is
hereby adopted for a total commitment appropriation of EUR 607,581,309.92 and for a total payment
appropriation of EUR 522,641,318.27.
2. The establishment plan of the EIT for the financial 2020, as presented in Annex II to this decision, is hereby
adopted.

Article 2
1. The budget and the establishment plan of the EIT will become definitive after the final adoption of the general
budget of the Union budget for the financial year 2020 setting the amount of the contribution and the
establishment plan. If necessary the budget of the EIT and the establishment plan shall be adjusted accordingly.
2. This decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2020, subject to the conditions set out in paragraph 1 above.

Done at Budapest on 23 December 2019

[Signed]

Dirk Jan van den Berg
Chair of the EIT Governing Board

Annex I. Statement of revenue and a statement of expenditure of the EIT for the financial year 2020
Annex II. Establishment plan of the EIT for the financial year 2020