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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)728 final
Brussels,11November 1982
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Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC)No2744/80establishing supplementary measures
infavouroftheUnitedKingdom
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(82)728final

Explanatory Memorandum
1,InaccordancewiththeCouncilconclusionsof30May,1980,supplementary
measuresinfavouroftheUnitedKingdomhavebeenestablished bymeans
ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No,2744/80of27October,1980*
2,Thesesupplementary measureshavebeenimplemented bymeansoffinancial
assistanceforachievinginvestmentindifferentcategoriesofinfrastructure
duringtheUnitedKingdombudgetaryexercisesof1980/81and1981/82,in
theframeworkofspecialprogrammessubmittedbythatcountry,
3,Sevenoftheseeightspecialprogrammesrelatetoregionswhollyorpartially
coveredbyareaseligibleforStateregionalaid.Theeightspecial
programmeconcernsroadinfrastructure linkingtheseregionsandlinkingthev
UnitedKingdomwiththeotherCommunitycountries,
4,Theseinvestments,undertaken bypublicauthorities,haveallcontributed
totheeconomicandsocialdevelopment oftheaforementioned regionsand
oftheUnite'dKingdom,tothediversifieddevelopmentoftheeconomicand
socialinfrastructure ofthecountry,andtoCommunityintegration.According
totheBritishGovernment'sownstatements someoftheseinvestments could
nothavebeenachievedwithinthesametimescheduleswithouttheafore­
mentionedsupplementary measures,
5,InaccordancewiththeCouncilconclusions of26October,1982,ithasbeen
agreedtoextendandadaptthesesupplementary measuresinanewexercise.
TheCommissionconsidersthatitwouldbeuseful,atthistime,toenlarge
thebasisforthesesupplementary measuressothattheywouldbeofeven
greaterCommunityinterestbyinvolvingspecialinvestmentprogrammesin
theenergyfieldandforresearchexpenditure,conformingtoCommunity
policies,
6,Theproposedregulation,whichamendsRegulation (EEC)No,2744/80already
mentioned,incorporatesthereforeboththeextensionofthesupplementary
measuresforoneyearandtheirexpansionintotheabove-mentioned fields.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
of
amendingCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2744/80
establishing supplementary measuresinfavouroftheUnitedKingdom
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunit
ar|dinparticularArticle235thereof,
(1)Having <regardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
(2)HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheCourtofAuditors^,
Whereas,-inaccordancewiththeCouncilconclusionsof30May1980^,
paymentsinfavouroftheUnitedKingdomrelatingtotheyears1980and
1981havebeenmadebymeansofthesupplementary measuresestablished
byC.ouncilRegulation(EEC)No2744/80^,..
Whereas,inaccordancewiththesaidCouncilconclusions of30May1980,
theCommunitywaspledgedtoresolvetheproblemfor1982bymeansof
structuralchanges;whereasindefaultofsuchasolutionthesaid
conclusionsprovidethattheCommissionwillmakeproposalsalongthe
linesofthe1980to1981solution;
./.
(1)0JNoC........1982,p....
(2)0JNoC........1982,p....
(3)0JNoC........1982,p....
(4)OJNoC158,27.06.1980,p.1
(5)OJNoL284,29.10.1980,p.4

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Whereas,inaccordancewiththeCouncilconclusionsof26October1982,the
solutionfortheyear1982continueswithintheframeworklaiddownforthe
years1980and1981whichincludestheamendedFinancialMechanismand
supplementary measures;
Whereasit.isappropriate,however,toextentthesesupplementary measures
toinvestmentsintheareasofenergyandtherationalutilisation ofenergy
aswellastoexpenditure bythepublicauthoritiesinthefieldofresearch;
Whereasitisconsequently appropriatetoadaptandtoextend
Regulation (EEC)No2744/80;whereastheTreatymakesnoprovisioninthis
respect,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Regulation (EEC)No27444/80isherebyamendedasfollows:
1.Article1isreplacedbythefollowing:
Article 1
Inadditiontotheamountswhichwillbetransferred totheUnited
"Kingdominapplication ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1172/76of
"17May1976establishing afinancialmechanism asamendedby
"Regulation (EEC)No2743/80thisRegulationprovidesforsupple­
mentaryCommunitymeasuresrelatingtotheyears1980,1981and1982".
2.Article2(1)isreplacedbythefollowing :
"I.Thesupplementary measuresreferredtoinArticle1shallbeimplemented
"bymeansoffinancialassistancefortherealisationofcertaincategories
"ofinvestments aswellastheexecutionofresearchprojectsinthe
"frameworkofspecialprogrammeslastingseveralyearsdrawnupbythe
UnitedKingdom",
3.Article2(2)isreplacedbythefollowing:
"2.Thespecialprogrammes,whichshallcontaintheinformation re-ferred
"toinAnnexI,shallbebrokendownintosub-programmes corresponding
"tocategoriesofinvestments andexpenditure.inthefieldofresearch.
"Theseprogrammesshallasageneralrulerelatetoregionscovered,on
"1January1980,whollyorinpart,byareaseligibleforStateregional
"aid.forthesupplementary measuresrelatingtotheyear1982theregions
./.

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concernedareasageneralrulethosecovered,on1January1982,
"whollyorinpart,byareaseligibleforStateregionalaidwiththe
"exceptionconcerningexpenditure inthefieldofresearch".
4.Article3isreplacedbythefollowing:
"Article3
Investments areeligibleforfinancialparticipation bytheCommunity
"withintheframeworkofthespecialprogrammesreferredtoinArticle2
"providedthattheyareundertaken bypublicauthorities intheformof
"capitalexpenditure.Inthefieldofresearchtheeligibleexpenditure
"isthat.concerningprojectswhicharefinancedwhollyorinpartby
"publicauthorities.Moreovertheinvestments andtheprojectsinthe
"fieldofresearchshallfulfilthefollowingcriteria:
(a)theymustcontributetotheeconomicandsocialdevelopment ofthe
UnitedKingdom; v
(b)theymustcontributetoCommunityintegration;
(c)theymustensureinadiversified mannerthedevelopment ofeconomic
andsocialinfrastructures ;
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(d)-theresearchprojectsshouldbeplacedwithintheframeworkof
Communitypolicy;
(e)theymustnotbeincompatible withaCommunitypolicy;
(f)theymustnogiverisetodistortions ofcompetition.
5bThefollowingsentenceisaddedtoArticle4(3):.
"Asregardsthesupplementary measuresrelatingtotheyear1982,the
"Commissionshalltakeintoconsideration thepaymentsmadeandestimated
"bythepublicauthoritiesintheUnitedKingdomasfrom1April1982".
6.ThefollowingsentenceisaddedtoArticle5(1):
"However,asregardsthesupplementary measuresrelatingtotheyear1982,
"theappropriations shallbeenterredinthebudgetfor1982".
7.ThefollowingsentenceisaddedtoArticle5(3):
"However,asregardsthesupplementary measuresrelatingtotheyear1982,
"theCommissionshall,assoonasthedecisionreferredtoinArticle4(2)
"has.beentaken,make.paymentof100%oftheCommunity
"contribution beforetheendoftheyear1982".

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8.AnnexIisamendedasfollows:
Thewords"aswellastotheexecutionofresearchprojects"areadded
tothefirstparagraphunder2.
2.Thethirdparagraphunder2isreplacedbythefollowing:
"Aspecialprogrammewillalsostatethebenefitsforotherregions
"resultingfromtheinvestments andtheexpenditure inthefieldof
"researchmadeunderit,togetherwiththe.investments andtheresearch
"expenditure whichneedtobemadeoutsidetheregionforthepurpose
"ofitsdevelopment".
3.Thewords"andtheexpenditurein.thefieldofresearch"areaddedto
paragraph5(a).
9..ThefollowingisaddedtoAnnexII:
"5,OnthebasisoftheCommission'sestimate(1530MioECU),compensation
"fortheUnitedKingdomfor1982isfixedat850millionECU(net).
"Compensation totheUnitedKingdomwillamountto1092miil'lionECU
"(gross).
6.Correctionstobemadefor1980and1981inthelightoftheactual
"figureswillbetakenintoaccountwhennegotiatingthesubsequent
"solution.
"7.Atthattime,adjustmentswillbemadeintheeventthattheactual
"figureprovestobehigherorlowerthanthe1982basereferredto
"atpoint5above.
"Iftheactualfigureishigherthan1530millionECUbutlowerthan
"1580millionECU,thenetcompensation totheUnitedKingdomis
"unchanged.Iftheacutalfigureishigherthan1580millionECUbut
"lowerthan1730millionECUthenetcompensation isincreasedby
"50%ofthedifferencebetweentheactualfigureand1580millionECU.
"Iftheactualfigureishigherthan1730millionECUthe.net
"compensationisincreasedby75millionECUplus75%ofthedifference
"betweentheactualfigureand1730millionECU.

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"IftheactualfigureisLowerthan1530million ECU,buthigher
"than1480million ECU,thenetcompensation totheUnitedKingdom
"isunchanged .Iftheactualfigureislowerthan1480million ECU,
"thenetcompensation totheUnitedKingdomisreduced byanamount
"equalto75%ofthedifference betweentheactualfigureand
"1480million ECU".
x8.Anyadjustment ofthegrossfiguresinpoint .5abovetotakeaccountof
thecorrection providedforinpoint7wi11beenteredintothebudgetof1983."
Artiele2
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication inthe
Official JournaloftheEuropean Communities .
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly applicable
inallMemberStates.
Doneat......
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