Article 76 Budget

Estimates of all revenue and expenditure for the Authority shall be prepared each financial year, corresponding to the calendar year, and shall be shown in the Authority’s budget.

The Authority’s budget shall be balanced in terms of revenue and expenditure.

1. a contribution from the Union entered in the general budget of the Union;

2. the fees paid by the selected and non-selected obliged entitiesmeans a credit institution, a financial institution, or a group of credit institutions or financial institutions at the highest level of consolidation in the Union in accordance with applicable accounting standards, other than a selected obliged entity; in accordance with Article 77, for the tasks mentioned in Article 5(2), points (a), (b) and (c), and Article 5(3), points (a) to (d), (f) and (g);

3. any voluntary financial contribution from the Member States;

4. agreed charges for publications, and for training and any other services provided by the Authority where they have been specifically requested by one or more FIUs or their counterparts in third countriesmeans any jurisdiction, independent state or autonomous territory that is not part of the Union and that has its own AML/CFT legislation or enforcement regime; or by non-AML/CFT authoritiesmeans:a competent authority as defined in Article 4(1), point (40), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(27) Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1).;Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1).the European Central Bank (ECB), when it carries out the tasks conferred on it by Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013;a resolution authority designated in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2014/59/EU;a designated authority as defined in Article 2(1), point (18), of Directive 2014/49/EU;a competent authority as defined in Article 3(1), point (35), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114.;

5. possible Union funding in the form of contribution agreements or ad hoc grants in accordance with the Authority’s financial rules referred to in Article 81 and with the provisions of the relevant instruments supporting the policies of the Union.

The expenditure of the Authority shall include staff remuneration, administrative and infrastructure expenses and operating costs.