2.6.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL145/27
COUNCILDECISION
of19February1973
givingadischargetotheCommissioninrespectoftheimplementation oftheresearch
andinvestmentbudgetoftheEAECforthefinancialyear1970
(73/115/Euratom)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity ,and
inparticularArticle180thereof;
Havingregardtotheaccountsofrevenueandexpenditureandthepartofthefinancial
statementsrelatingtotheimplementation oftheresearchandinvestmentbudgetforthe
financialyear1970;
HavingregardtotheReport(*)oftheAuditBoardontheaccountsforthefinancial
year1970,towhichreportareannexedtherepliesoftheCommission ;
WhereastheCouncilhasadoptedthebudget(2)forthefinancialyear1970;
Whereascertainappropriations availableatthecloseoftheabovementioned yearhave
beencarriedforwardtothefollowingfinancialyear;
Whereasthegeneralimplementation bytheCommissionofthebudgetforthefinancial
year*1970wassuchastoentitleittobegivenadischargeinrespectofthe
implementation ofthisbudget;
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheCouncilclosesatthefollowingsumsthetotalexpenditureandthetotalrevenueto
coverthatexpenditureundertheresearchandinvestmentbudgetforthefinancialyear
1970:
Expenditure(unitsofaccount)
1.Commitments :
(a)contractedduringthefinancialyear1970,at 58308400-00
(b)stillunsettledat31.12.1969,at 35439866-95
(c)releasedfrompreviousfinancialyears,at 793152-78
(d)totalcommitmentsfor1970(a+b—c),at 92955114-17
(e)paidin1970,at 64942916-17
(f)cancelledin1970 867614-47
(g)stillunsettledat31.12.1970(d—(e+f)),at 27144583-53
2.Payments,at 6494291617
(')ThisReportisavailablefromtheinstitutionsoftheEuropeanCommunities .
(-)OJNoL92,27.4.1970,p.1.

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Revenue(u.a.)(1)
1stpartofthe
budget2ndpartofthe
budget
Totaloffirst
partofbudgetJointProgramme Additional
1969/70Programmes
previous 1969/70
Programmes
aildotherjoint
expenditure
Atthesumof 30345949-13 25257501-01 55603450-14 3825062-95
Thissumcorrespondsto:
—paymentsmadein1970 35955606-70 25162246-52 61117853-22 3825062-95
10884722-64 3034902-76 13919625-40 1000000-00—paymentappropriations carried
forwardfromthefinancialyear
1970tothefinancialyear1971
—theavailablesurplusenteredin
thetableofrevenueofthe1971
budget
Total 46840329-34 28197149-2875037478-62 3825062-95
Tobedeductedfromthistotal:
—thepaymentappropriations carried
forwardfromthefinancialyear
1969tothefinancialyear1970 10494380-21 2939648-2713434028-48
—theavailablesurplusenteredin
thestatementofrevenueofthe
budgetforthefinancialyear19706000000-00 — 6000000-00
financedbycontributions fromthe
financialyear1969 16494380-212939648-2719434028-48
(4)Therevenueismadeupasfollows:
1stpartofthe
budget2ndpartofthe
budget
Additional
Programmes
1969/70Totaloffirst
partofbudgetJointProgramme
1969/70
previousProgrammes
andotherjoint
expenditure
ownrevenue(lessavailablesurplus
enteredinthestatementofrevenue
ofthe1970budget)
proceedsofloanscontracted1956682-16 19.51760-89 3908443-05
3744283-19
80779-76 workrequestedandpaidfor
contributions fromMemberStates 28389266-97 23305740-12 51695007-09

2.6.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL145/29
Article2
TheCouncilgivesadischargetotheCommissioninrespectoftheimplementation of
theresearchandinvestmentbudgetforthefinancialyear1970.
DoneatBrussels,19February1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS