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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)460 final.
Brussels,20July1982
ThirdCommission Report
totheCouncil andParliament
ontheimplementation ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2744/80of27October 1980establishing supplementary
measuresinfavourofthe.^^UnitedKingdom
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C0MC82)460final

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ThirdCommission Report
totheCouncil andParliament
ontheimplementation .ofCouncilRegulation (ECC)N°
2744/80of27October 1980establishing supplementary
measures infavouroftheUnitedKingdom
Introduction
1.Thefirsthalf-yearly reportontheimplementation oftheRegulation establishing
supplementary measures infavouroftheUnitedKingdomcoveredtheperiodfrom
1)
1November 1980to30April1981;thesecondreportcovered,forpractical
reasons,theperiodfrom1May1981to31December 1981^^;thisreportcovers
theperiodfrom1January 1982to30June1982„
Verification oftheimplementation ofthespecial programmes
2„Toverifytheuseofthefundsgranted andtheimplementation ofthespecial
programmes andsub-programmes assisted,inspection visitsbyCommission staff
werecontinued .Aninspection oftherailways sub-programmes ,particularly in
Yorkshire andHumberside,in March1982didnotrevealanyproblems .Other
inspections weremadeinMay1982ofthehousing andlandreclamation sub-
programmes inNorthern Ireland.Therewerenoproblems inconnection withthe
landreclamation sub-programme ,butitwasfoundthatpayments in1980/81by
theauthorities responsible forthehousing sub-programme hadincluded anamount
equivalent to2.7%oftheinvestment expenditure onitemsnotdirectly related
tothesub-programm .Consequently ,someadjustment willberequired whenforth­
comingdecisions aretaken.
1)Doc,SEC(81)1140,15July1981.
2)Doe.C0M(82)137 final,23March1982.
Provisional oddress :RuedelaLoi200,û-1040Brussels-Téléphoné350040-358040-Télégraphie address:«COMEURBrussels•-
Telex;.COMEURBRU 21877.

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Paymentofthebalanceof10%inrespectofthedecisions takenin1981
3,AstheCommission haddecided toretain 10%oftheamounts allocated in1981
totherailways sub-programmes untilcomplete information aboutimplementation
wasavailable,abalanceof15.0millionECUremainedoutstanding "^.Following
thecommunication ofthefinalfiguresatthebeginning ofMarchandthesatis­
factoryfindings oftheinspection atBritishRail,thisbalanceof15.0million
ECUwaspaid.Thismeansthatalltheamounts committed intheDecisions adopted
underthesupplementary measures uptotheendof1981,atotalof1437.584
million ECU,havenowbeenpaid.
Carry-over oftheadvance notusedin1981tothe1982budget
4.Attheendof1981,theCommission ,following arequestfromtheUnitedKingdom
pursuant toArticle 5oftheRegulation ,proposed thattheCouncilshould
4)authorize anadvanceof150million ECUtotheUnitedKingdom .AstheCouncil
didnottakeanydecision,although theamountremained available ,theCommission
madearequesttothebudgetary authority inMarch1982tocarryoverthecorres­
pondingappropriation tothe1982budget.Thecarry-over wasdeemedtohavebeen
approved on10May1982.Theamountof150million ECUisconsequently available
foruseduring1982.
Budgetary amountsavailable inMarch1982
5.IntheGeneral BudgetoftheEuropean Communities for1982,anamountof
1654.212million ECUisentered underChapter 53forsupplementary measures
relating to1981.Afurther amountof150.0million ECUwasprovided forasan
advanceattheendof1981,butcouldnotbeused.Thebudgetary situation was
asfollows :
EnteredinChapter 53 1654.212million ECU
Advance notusedatendof1981 150.000million ECU
1804.212million ECU
6.WhentheRegulation establishing supplementary measures wasadopted ,itwas
agreedthatatleast80%oftotalappropriations available wouldbepaidby
31Marchoftheyearfollowing thatinrespectofwhichpayment wasdue,inthis
case(80%of1804.212 mi11ionECU)1443.369million ECUby31March1982.
3)Seeparagraph 11ofthesecondreport <C0M(82)137 final,p„5).
4)Seeparagraph 14ofthesecondreport <C0M(82)137 final,p„6)«
5)CouncilRegulation (EEC)N°2744/80of27October 1980(0JL284,29,10.80,p.4).

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Decisions adoptedinMarch1982
7.Asregardstheapplication oftheseappropriations ,theCommission hadatits
disposalthenewfiguressentbytheUnitedKingdomauthorities inOctober1981
onexpenditure tobecarriedoutin1981/82underthesamespecialmultiannual
programmes thathadservedasabasisfortheDecisions adopteduptotheend
of1981^.Itwastherefore amatterofupdatingthesevenspecialprogrammes
fortheNorth,theNorthWestandtheSouthWestofEngland,Yorkshire and
Humberside ,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland,andthespecialroadinvestment
7)
programmes
8.Takingintoaccountalltherelevantconsiderations (amountstobedistributed ,
thetermsoftheRegulation .,inparticular therequirement toremainwithina
prescribed limitfor.anyindividual sub-programme andtogiveequaltreatment
tosimilarsub-proqrammes indifferent regionsexceptNorthernIreland),the
Commission adoptedeightDecisions,themainelementsofwhichareshownin
TableIattached tothisreport,
9.TheseeightDecisions ,,whichinvolvecommitments amounting to1617.843million
ECU,wereadoptedon24March1982andpublished intheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunitieso)»Withthisnewfinancialcontribution ..,totalexpendi­
tureunderthesupplementary measures sinceDecember 1980nowstandsatover#
3000million ECU-TableIIattached showsthechronological andregional
breakdown oftheamountscommitted sinceDecember 1980;tableIIIshowsthe
breakdown ofappropriations amongthespecialprogrammes andsub-programmes ,
andtheratesofassistance grantedin1980/81andinMarch1982„
Presentfinancial position
10.Inaccordance withArticle 5oftheRegulation ,90%ofthenewcommitment ,
1456*059million ECU,hadbeenpaidbytheendofMarch,1982.
6)Seeparagraph 4.3ofthesecondreport(C0M(82)137 final,p.3)
7)Seeparagraphs 5-8ofthefirstreport(SEC<81 >1140,pp.2-4).
8)Decisions 82/222/EEC,82/223/EEC,82/224/EEC^82/225/EEC^82/226/EEC,
82/227/EEC,82/228/EECand82/229/EECof24March1982,0JL105,,20.4.82,
pp.16-31.

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Thepresentfinancial position isasfollows (inmillion ECU):
1.EnteredinChapter 53of1982budget
Advance notusedbyendof1981
TotaI1654*212
150,000
1804-212
2.Pursuant toCouncilMinutesof27October 1980^
atleast80%ofthetotaltobepaidbefore
31March1982(80%of1804.212 ) 1443-369
3,Totalcontributions allocated inMarch1982 1617-843
4-90Aofcontributions paidbyendMarch1982 1456-059
5-Balanceof10%tobepaidonreceiptofstatement
certifying theuseofamountspaid 161-784
6-Amountavailable in1982(including 150million ECU
carried over) 1804-212
1617.843
186-369Lesscommitments madeinMarch1982
Balance tobecommitted in1982
TheadhocCommittee
1uTheCommittee onsupplementary measures infavouroftheUnitedKingdom
helditsfourthmeeting on16March1982.Theobjectofthismeeting wasto
'adoptanopinion ontheeightdraftDecisions prepared fortheapplication of
theRegulation ,AllthedraftDecisions wereapproved,thoseregarding Scotland
andNorthern Irelandunanimously -andtheothersbyaqualified"majority-

Annex
Supplementary measures infavouroftheUnitedKinqdom _,,, 7abex
Financial contributions allocated inMarch1932
million ECU
Sub-proqrammes Northof
EnglandNorthWest
ofEnglandSouthWest
ofEnglandYorkshire
S
HumbersideScotland WalesNorthern
IrelandTotaI %
General%
Northern
Ireland
Roads15,756 43,832 0,501 13,751 67,466 67,538 31,334240,178 40 50
Electricity 35,094 110,654 3,581 79,857 99,91C23,277-352,373 20-
Waterandsewerage 41,253 64,883 13,608 ·54,432-24,351 23,456 221,988 40 50
Land,reclamation- ~ -5,013- 0,322 5,335 20 20
Telecommunications '48,559 114,593 22,918 98,836 105,497 67,753 62,131 520,287 40 50
Housing*β» – –83,259 83,259– 50
140,662 333,967 40,608 246,870 277,886 182,919 200,502 1«423,420
Soecial road
investment programme- - - - - 194,423 45-
·· 1.617,843

Annex
TableII
Supplementary measures infavouroftheUnitedKingdom
Financial contributions allocated in1980,1981andMarch1982
rrn11ionFC'J
North NorthWestSouthWestYorkshire S
HumbersideScotland Wales Northern
IrelandSpecial road
investment
programmeTotal
December 1980-101,400- - --92,100- -193,500
January 1981-64,300- - -58,400- -122,700
March 1981 106,490-28,140 144,580 159,540- 125,670- 564,420
December 1981 39,136>7,544 13,173 75,213 73,459 56,698 40,280 131,461 556,964
March 1982 140,662 333,967 40,608 '246,876 277,886 182,919 200,502 194,423 1.617,843
Total 286,288 577,211 81,921 466,669 510,885 390,117 366,452 375,884 3,055,427

Suddi.ementary measur8s
Cornmi1.mentsmadeinAnnex
TabLeIII
(a)19SGand198?:
Breakdown byregionandsub-programmes March-■93? million Ftu
Sub-programmes
Roads
Railways
Electricity
Waterand
sewerage'
Advance
factories
Land
reclamation
Télécommuni­
cations.
Housing
Spécial road
investment
proarammea
b
a
b
d
a
a
b
a
b
Total
TotalaandbNorthof
England
30,350
15.756
17,658
35,094
36,917
41,253
•60,701 =
48,559?
North*estlSouthWesti>rksmre
OTfEngland !ofEnglana|numbers "<dejcocian Wlçs
43,692
43,832j
30,499
110,654
43,876
64,888
1,569
118,608
114,5930,501
6,m
.>,Jû1
9,767
13,608
24,832
22,913
145,626
140,662
286,238333,967
577,21141,313
40,608
81,921"i.!%of
|public
(expendit,
117,199>C'i
|219,793 i252,999j
j246,276 |277,886 j207,198 {
182,91950
13,751 I67.,46667,538j
140
jj
55,961 j44,238
ί12,842 I
!
ISO
ï
}
79,357 !i
99,910I!
!
Ώ,277I20
--cr~lI16,533 j30
4IcIj24,351 i40
134 ?13,133j22,294
!20
i
~ ì5.*» I
L
!6,585 1 20
;
!5,01520
;
125,081 11-02,088j82,045 50
98,836
~
β•ine/o? ■
ι
1
ï
-1
-67,753 40
59,
45
-+•!
466,669 '510,885 390,v?I!
Northprη
Ireland ^
!-T
%Ot:
PübliC
;xpendit„
(N„I.«) >Special
road
invest,
programmeTotal
i.,J
HÙ,h\J.Íi
-iι33Λi
t60
50- 283,143
2¿G,178
1
2,09?60 150,009
J
?
\
-!-
352,373
19,939
23,45640
50<»»168,584
221,988
4,ó72j
-20- 41,668
1
0,441 1
0,32220
207,026
5,335
59,597
62,13160
50572,952
520,237
32,741
83,25920
50- 32,741
33,259
181,461
194,423181,461
194,423
165,950
200,502181,461
194,4231,437,584
1.617,843
366,452 375,884 3.055,427