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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GENERALBUDGETFOR1979 COM(79)230 final
SECTIONIII-COMMISSION Brussels.24thApril1979
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TRANSFER OFAPPROPRIATIONS BETWEENCHAPTERSN°6/78
(non-compulsory expenditure )
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GENERAL BUDGET -FINANCIAL YEAR 1979
SECTION III-COMMISSION
TRANSFER OFAPPROPRIATIONS NO6/79
(Non–compulsory expenditure )
From Chapter 100–Provisional appropriations
ToChapter 37 –Expenditure inthe industrial and transport
sectors
Article 374 –Technical rules inrespect ofindustrial
products
Item 3740 –Safety ofpersons carried inprivate cars
750 000EUA
TheFinancial Controller hasapproved this proposal ,attesting
that theappropriations areavailable at30March 1979 *

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The aim ofthe studies ana experiments carried outunder a
multi-annual Community programme drawn upin1978 istoestablish
biomechanical criteria and "basic data fortechnical regulations to
beincorporated infuture Community legislation onmotor vehicles .
Thepurpose ofthis legislation istoincrease thepassive safety
ofmotor vehicles ,thus mitigating theeffects ofaccidents on
theoccupants andonother road users ,i.e. reducing the
seriousness ofinjuries orsaving human lives ,andtomake the
Community motor vehicle industry more competitive onmarkets
where such legislation exists . .
In1978 theinitial studies andexperiments concentrated onthe
following four areas :
1.human tolerances and injury criteria inrespect ofoccupants
ofvehicles involved inhead-on collisions ;
2.human tolerances andinjury criteria inrespect ofoccupants
ofvehicles involved inlateral collisions ;
3.information about themechanics ofinjuries sustained by
pedestrians .hitbyvehicles head–on;
4.improvement ofthetype–approval dummy .
Afurther setofstudies and experiments inthese four areas and
inthefollowing .twonewareas will becarried outthis year in
accordance with theCommunity programme 'soriginal schedule :
5.mathematical forecasting models forinjuries ;
6.changes inthebehaviour ofvehicle occupants inacollision
established from injury criteria data .
Thefollowing laboratories signed contracts with theCommission in
1978 :
(a)TheBundesanstalt furStrassenwesen (BAST ),Cologne ,Federal
Republic ofGermany ;
(b)TheGroupement d'Intérêts Economiques ,deRecherche etd'Etudes /
Peugeot –Renault (GIEPR ),LaGarenne-Colombes ,France ;
(c)TheOrganisme National deSécurité Routière (ONSER ),Arcueil ,France
(d)TheNederlandse Organisatie vanToegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk
Onderzoek (TNO),Delft ,Netherlands ;
(e)TheTransport Research Delegation ,Stockholm ,Sweden ;.
(f)TheUniversity ofBirmingham ,Edgbaston ,Birmingham ,United Kingdom ;
(g)TheMotor Industry Research Association (MIRA ),Nuneaton ,
United Kingdom ;
(h)TheJoint Biomechanical Research Project (KOB),Cologne ,Federal
Republic ofGermany .

Thegroup ofexperts setuptoassist theCommission inchecking that
thereports submitted "bythescientific laboratories comply with the
objectives ofthecontracts meton5March tofinalize their work on
thefirst setofstudies under contracts concluded in1978 -Their
initial findings ,which were presented atthemeeting ,show that
work hasgenerally kept pace with thetimetable laid down inthe
contracts ,thus enabling appropriations tobeallocated asfollows
tothedifferent areas this year :
Area 1:100000EUA
Area 2:160000EUA ..
Area 3ï55000EUA
Area 4:160000EUA
Area 5:55000EUA
Area 6:160 000EUA
Total :690 000EUA
These amounts represent the Commission 'scontributions towards the
expenditure incurred bythebodies and experts commissioned under
contract "bytheCommission tocarry outtherelevant studies and
experiments this year .These bodies will probably bethesame as
those with which the Commission concluded contracts for the first
stage oftheprogramme .AnItalian laboratory which will beconcerned
with area 6must also beadded tothis list .
Theamount oftheCommunity fscontribution will vary depending on
whether thestudies arecarried outbyState (upto5®f°)orprivate
(approximately 30$)bodies .
OKSER ,abody specialized inthis field ,will beresponsible forthe
permanent scientific coordination ofthework ofthecontractors and
forpreparing aperiodic summary report ontheresults ofthis work .
Anappropriation of60000EUAhasbeen setaside forthis purpose .
Thefindings ofthese experiments will also beforwarded tothe
parties concerned .
Atotal of750000EUA isrequired tofinance thecontinuation of
this programme this year .TheCommission hence requests theBudgetary
Authority toauthorize thetransfer ofthis-amount which hasbeen
entered inChapter 100under this heading (seePoint 19ofthe
remarks column )toArticle 374ofthe1979 Budget .

Breakdown ofappropriations inChapter 100
at28March 1979
TOTAL
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
COMMITMEKTSTOTAL
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
PAYMEETS
Total appropriations 193833000 106401200
Appropriations already
transferred none none
Appropriations mprocess
ofbeing transferred 5272 000 2552 200
Appropriations still
entered under Chapter 100 188 561000 103849000