Kommissionen kan ikke acceptere ændringsforslag 2, eftersom det under forhandlingen om den interinstitutionelle aftale kun var de finansielle Middelhavsprotokoller, der var omfattet af klassificeringen som ikke-obligatoriske udgifter.
Nor can the Commission accept Amendment No 2, since when the interinstitutional agreement was negotiated, only the Mediterranean financial protocols were included in the classification as non-compulsory expenditure.