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AI Summary of Article 63 Establishment of the budget

The Executive Director shall draw up a provisional draft single programming document for the three following financial years setting out estimated revenue and expenditure and staff information from its annual and multi-annual programming, and shall forward it to the Management Board and the Board of Supervisors together with the establishment plan. The Board of Supervisors, on the basis of the draft approved by the Management Board, shall adopt the single programming document, which the Management Board shall transmit to the Commission, the European Parliament, the Council and the European Court of Auditors by 31 January. Taking account of that document, the Commission shall enter in the Union draft budget the estimates it deems necessary for the establishment plan and the balancing contribution under Articles 313 and 314 TFEU; the European Parliament and the Council shall adopt the establishment plan and authorise the appropriations for the balancing contribution. The budget of the Authority shall be adopted by the Board of Supervisors and shall become final after final adoption of the general budget of the Union and adjusted where necessary.

The Management Board shall, without undue delay, notify the European Parliament and the Council of its intention to implement any project which may have significant financial implications for the funding of its budget, in particular projects relating to property such as the rental or purchase of buildings. Authorisation from the European Parliament and the Council shall be required for any project which may have significant financial or long-term implications for the funding of the Authority's budget, in particular projects relating to property, including break clauses, without prejudice to Articles 266 and 267 of the Financial Regulation.

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Article 63 Establishment of the budget

1. Each year, the Executive Director shall draw up a provisional draft single programming document of the Authority for the three following financial years setting out the estimated revenue and expenditure, as well as information on staff, from its annual and multi-annual programming and shall forward it to the Management Board and the Board of Supervisors, together with the establishment plan.

2. The Board of Supervisors shall, on the basis of the draft which has been approved by the Management Board, adopt the draft single programming document for the three following financial years.

3. The single programming document shall be transmitted by the Management Board to the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council and to the European Court of Auditors by 31 January.

4. Taking account of the single programming document, the Commission shall enter in the draft budget of the Union the estimates it deems necessary in respect of the establishment plan and the amount of the balancing contribution to be charged to the general budget of the Union in accordance with Articles 313 and 314 TFEU.

5. The European Parliament and the Council shall adopt the establishment plan for the Authority. The European Parliament and the Council shall authorise the appropriations for the balancing contribution to the Authority.

6. The budget of the Authority shall be adopted by the Board of Supervisors. It shall become final after the final adoption of the general budget of the Union. Where necessary, it shall be adjusted accordingly.