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1. For the purposes of applying Article 8 of Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 the balance of a given financial year shall consist of the difference between all the revenue collected in respect of that financial year and the amount of payments made against appropriations for that financial year increased by the amount of the appropriations for the same financial year carried over pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘the Financial Regulation’). That difference shall be increased or decreased by the net amount of appropriations carried over from previous financial years which have been cancelled. By way of derogation from Article 8(1) of the Financial Regulation, the difference shall also be increased or decreased by the following:

(a) payments made in excess of non-differentiated appropriations carried over from the previous financial year under Article 12(1) and (4) of the Financial Regulation as a result of changes in euro rates;

(b) the balance resulting from exchange gains and losses during the financial year.

2. The Commission shall, before the end of October in each financial year, make an estimate of the own resources collected for the entire year, on the basis of the data at its disposal at that time. Any appreciable differences in relation to original estimates may give rise to a letter of amendment to the draft budget for the following financial year or an amending budget for the current financial year.