Each year, at the start of the budget procedure, the Council shall adopt a reference framework, taking account of the financial estimates of the Interinstitutional Agreement, for compulsory expenditure other than EAGGF Guarantee expenditure.
Hvert år ved budgetbehandlingens begyndelse vedtager Rådet, under hensyn til de finansielle overslag i den interinstitutionelle aftale, en referenceramme for andre obligatoriske udgifter end udgifterne under EUGFL, Garantisektionen.