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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)383 final
Brussels-15thJune1982
GENERAL BUDGETFOR1982
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TRANSFER OFAPPROPRIATIONS No21/82
(Non-compulsory expenditure tocompulsory expenditure )
FROMCHAPTER B-101-CONTINGENCY RESERVE
TOCHAPTER A-23-CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE
EXFENDITURE
Article A-233 –Le^alexpenses
100.000 ECU
TheFinancial Controller approvedthisproposal on2June1982in
accordance withArticle21(4)oftheFinancial Regulation andcertified
thattheappropriations areavailable .

GROUKDS
1.Inviewof"thecurrentrateofexpenditure ,itrjeotnslixeiythatthe
appropriation of200.000 IiC(Jenteredinthe1932budgatwillbeinsufficient ;itshouldbeincreased to300.000 ECUtofulfiltherequirements .
Foreseeable expenditure isestimated onthebasisofthefollowing four
factors :
(a)thenumberofcourtcaseshasincreased ;
(b)lawyers'feeshaverisen;
(c)theCourtofJusticeisincreasingly tendingtoawardcosts
againsttheCommission incasesinvolving staff;
(d)revenueavailable forre-useislowerthanforecast.
2.Numberofcasesbrought
Financial year•
TotalNumber
NumberofcasesatI5Mayj
Percentage oftotal
I97S 268 112 41,8
I979 1322-IO89=233 76 31s7
1930-*'
280 121 43,2
1931 323 116 35,9
At15Kay1932,thenumberofcasesbroughtsincethebeginning oftheyearwa
146,suggesting thattheannualtotalwouldbe379,afigurethathasneverbe
exceeded ,exceptbythe1,090jointcasesbroughtin1979*
3.Expenditure
Finance yearAppropriations
1973
1979
1930
1981200.GC0
250.000
200.000
250.000Commitments
I08..
24o.93S
249.04IPayaients
155.579
234.991
181.075
237.0703
I.090jointcases(bymembersofstaff);
Λ '*
gateofpaymentsfortheyearandpayments againstappropriations carri
overtothefollowing year;
"3
;iiuatebasedontheaveragerateofsettling commitment s(94.9&/'•>)»

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Itshouldbeexplained thatthedifference between commitments andpayments
isbecausetheactualamount ,ofexpenditure isnotknownwhenthelegal
conmitcient givesrisetoacarryover of-theappropriations inaccordance
withArticleo(l)(c)oftheFinancial Regulation .
4*Reverse andre-i-ss
Financial year Estimate Outturn j
I98O 5O.OOO 26.116
I98I 60.000 2I.O9I
1982 70.000 ω
(')Theamountofrevenuerecovered inI98Oand1981andentirelyre–vised
inaccordance withArticle22(2)(a)oftheFinancial Regulation suggests
thattheamountfor1982willbemoreorlessthesame.
5.Conclusion
rortheabovementioned reasons,theCommissionproposesthatthebudgetary
authority approvethetransferof100.000 ECUfromChapter B101(Contingency reserve)toArticle A233(Legalexpenses).

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APPROPRIATIONS I.NCHAPTER B-101
AT26I4AY1982
1.Amountenteredin1982budget
2.Transfers inprogress to
-ItemA-2721 .141.000
-ItemA-2722 156.000
-ItemB-7130 200.000
3.Transfer authorized toItemA–2988
4.AmountavailableECU
5.000.000
497.000
52.000
4.451.000