07/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - On 1 July, the European Commission adopted Preliminary Draft Amending Budget No 6 for the year covering the following elements: - budgetary adaptations arising from the extension of the mandate of three executive agencies; - the creation of the budgetary structure to accommodate the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU); - an increase of €2.2 million in commitment appropriations to cover part of the costs of a new building for EUROJUST; - an increase of €3.9 million in commitment appropriations for the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP). The net effect of the amendments to expenditure is an increase of €6.1 million in commitment appropriations, with no change to payment appropriations. (L.C./transl.rt)