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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GENERAL BUDGET -FINANCIAL YEAR 1981 COM(81 )97Final
SECTION III-COMMISSION Brussels ,2?th february 1981
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GENERALBUDGET-FINANCIALYEAR1981
SECTIONIII-COMMISSION
TRANSFEROFAPPROPRIATIONS No2/81
(non-compulsoryexpenditure)
FROMCHAPTER100--PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 1000000ECU
FROMCHAPTER101-CONTINGENCY RESERVE 1000000ECU
TOCHAPTER26-EXPENDITURE ONSTUDIES,
SURVEYSANDCONSULTATIONS
Article260 Limitedconsultations ,-
studiesandsurveys 1000000ECU
Article262 Comprehensive Community
studiesandgeneralsurveys 1000000ECU
TheFinancialControllerapprovedthisproposalon17February1981
inaccordancewithArticle21(4)oftheFinancialRegulationandcertified
thatvappropriations areavailable.

JUSTIFICATION
1.DuringtheI98Ibudgetprocess,Parliamentpassedanamendment
insertinganappropriation of1000000ECUinChapter100whileawaiting
aconvincingexplanation fromtheCpmmissionoftheusefulnessof
studiesunderArticle260.
Bydefinition,theappropriation inquestioncoversconsultations ,
studiesandsurveysofalimitednature.Itsmainpurposeisto
permittheCommissiontohavespecializedstudiescarriedoutby
highlyqualifiedexpertsinthoseexceptionalcaseswhereitsownstaffisunabletodoso.Theappropriations underArticle260
providetheCommissionwithameansofmeetingurgent,short–term
needsforlegal,economic,scientificortechnicaldocumentation .
Theseappropriations areusedmainlyinthefollowingareas:
(i)thecollectionofeconomic,technicalandscientificdata
whicharerequiredforthepreparation ofproposalsforCouncil
orCommissionregulations ,decisionsordirectives ;
(ii)economicsurveys(e.g.sectoralcompetitiveness andperformance
ofEuropeanindustry,industrialinnovation,technological
development,regionalstudies); ■
(iii)compliancewithaCommunityrequirement (e.gthereporton
thesocialsituationintheMemberStatesrequiredbyArticle122
oftheEECTreaty); **
(iv)monitoringcompliancewithCommunitylaw(e.g.regularreports
onfreedomofmovement,restrictions oncompetition ,accesstocapitalmarketsintheMemberStates).
ThecostoftheCommission'spresentprogrammeisabout1800000ECU
forsomefiftystudyprojects.Itthereforeseemsessentialthatthe
appropriations inChapter100(l000000B3U)shouldbetransferred
toArticle260sothatthemostimportantstudiesandsurveyscanbe
carriedoutsubjecttotheconsiderations containedin2below.
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2.InviewofthesituationintheEuropeansteelindustry,which
wasdeclaredtobeinastateofmanifestcrisisinOctober1980,
theCommissionhasestablished asystemforcheckingsteelproduction
quotasintheCommunity .underArticle58ofECSCTreaty.
Todothis,theCommissionmustengageaboutahundredproduction
engineerssecondedfromsteelfirmstocarryouton–the–spotinvestigations
andsomefortyfinancialexpertsfromauditingfirmsfortheperiod
duringwhichtheseoontrolsapply(NovemberI98OtoJuly1981).

Sincethecostoftheseanti–crisismeasurescanbechargedto
appropriations forstudies,theCommissionhasdecidedtopayforthem
fromArticle252whichcoversthosecomprehensive studiesandsurveys
whichareofaspecifically Communitynature.
Thetotalcostofthisoperationisestimatedat9000000ECU.
ThankstoswingeingcutsinChapter26andsavingsinChapter28,the
Commissionhas,sincetheendof1980,succeededinallocatingsufficient
fundstoArticle262toprovideaninitialsumof2000000ECUforthis
operation.
Itisclearthattheoutstanding amountforthe1981financialyear,
7000000ECU,canonlybepartlycoveredbyChapter26.TheCommission
doesnotconsiderthatmorethan2000000ECUcanbeprovidedunder
thisChapter;ofthis,1300000ECUwillcomefromArticle262and
700000ECUfromArticle263whichdealswithstudiesinthesteel
industry.
Afurther5000000ECUmustthereforebeallocatedtoarticle262.
TheCommissionconsidersthattheunforeseennatureofthisoperationjustifiesatransferof'1000000ECUfromChapter101(Contingency
reserve).
Afurtherrequestfortransferwillbemadelatertocoverthe
remainder.
TheCommissionthereforerequeststhebudgetaryauthoritytoapprove
thefollowingmeasures:
(a)thetransfertoArticle260of1000000ECUfromtheappropriations
forlimitedconsultations ,studiesandsurveysatChapter100;
(b)thetransfertoArticle262of1000000ECUoftheContingency
reserveof5000000ECUatChapter101.