However, for the year 2008/2009, levies on surpluses would only have to be paid if there were still a surplus at European level after a process of balancing out between states that had exceeded their quotas and those that had under-used them.
Jaunās dalībvalstis ir apņēmušās sasniegt 0,17 % no nacionālā kopienākuma līdz 2010. gadam un 0,33 % līdz 2015. gadam.