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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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SECTIONIII-COMMISSION
TRANSFEROFAPPROPRIATION No31/81
(Non-compulsory expenditure)
ECU
FROMCHAPTER100-PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
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TOCHAPTER26-EXPENDITURE ONSTUDIES.SURVEYS
ANDCONSULTATIONS
Article260–Limited ,consultations .
studiesandsurveys
375000
TheFinancialControllerapprovedthisproposalon20.10.1981 •in
accordancewithArticle21(4)of,theFinancialRegulationand
certifiedthattheappropriations areavailable.

GROUNDS
1.Duringthe1981budgetprocedure,Parliamentpassedan
amendmentplacinginChapter100the1millionECUenteredinArticle260ofthedraft"budget.
2.FollowingtheCommission'stransferrequestNo10/81,
Parliamentapprovedthetransferof600000ECU.toArticle260.
Intakingthisdecision,ParliamentagreedthattheCommitteeon
BudgetscouldconsiderasubsequentrequestfromtheCommission
foratransfertofinanceotherstudies.Thisrequestisfor
thatfurthertransfer.
3.Thefirsttransferof600000ECUcoveredroughlythecost
ofthestudiesauthorized "bytheCommissioninthefirstpartofitsstudyprogramme(560000ECU).
Thesecondpartofthisprogrammewillrequirethecommitmentof
some400000ECUfromArticle260.Experiencehasalsoshown
that"beforetheendoftheyearitispossiblethatsomeother
studywillsuddenlyneedto"bedoneurgently.
4.Appropriations inArticle260arefor"limitedconsultations ,.
studiesandsurveys"*Thesearespecializedstudiescarriedout
undercontract "byhighlyqualifiedexperts.
Toacquaintthebudgetaryauthoritywiththemainaimsofthe
studiesmakingupthesecondpartoftheprogramme,thefollowing
breakdowndealswithanumberofthemarrangedunderthefollowing
headings:
I.StudiesorsurveyscarriedoutunderaCommunityregulation
oraTreatyprovision.
II.Thecollection ofeconomicandscientific datawhichwill
eadtoproposalsforregulations ,decisionsordirectives.

I. IMPLEKENTATI ONOPACOMMUNITY PROVISION
(a)Thepossibility ofreplacing potassium ferrocyanide used in
the production ofwine "byother substances less likely to
present apublic health hazard
Pnority action
Since theindiscriminate use ofpotassium ferrocyanide inthe
production ofwine maybe azardous tohuman health andthe
waste produced bythis treatment contaminates sewerage water ,
theauthorities intheUnited States ,ourlargest importer ,have
recently informed theCommission that infuture they will ban
Community wine which hasbeen produced inthis way .
Astudy must therefore becarried outonthepossibility of
replacing this substance byamore acceptable oneandamending
Annex IIItoRegulation (EEC)No337/79and ,ifnecessary ,
Article 5ofDirective 75/726/EECaccordingly .
Requirement :alarge number ofanalytical and oenological studies
which canonly becarried outbyexperts inwell-equipped
laboratories .
Cost :90000ECU
(b)Railway restructuring forinternational commercial traffic
(2ndpart )
Priori tyaction
Railways intheCommunity arecurrently experiencing difficulties ,
mainly because ofdelays inadapting their administrations tothe
requirements ofanindustrialized society .
Therailways must bedrastically restructured particularly the
commercial management ofthose sectors notregarded associal
services .
Since these problems areCommunity -wide ,aCommunity solution ■
must befound .
Therestructuring ofthecommercial management ofinternational goods
traffic will help puttherailways onasound financial basis and
help found management oneconomic principles satisfactory toboth
thecommercial sector andthepublic service .This istheaimlaid
down byCommunity secondary legislation onthecommon transport
policy based onTitle IVoftheTreaty andinparticular on
Article 2oftheCouncil Decision of20May 1975 *

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Requirement iSine© "this iselstudy ofthetenr&ilwoy undertakings in
theCommunity ,which differ greatly both insize and .structure (nationalized
undertakings andnational mixed orprivate companies ),itmust becarried
outbyhighly specialized marketing andengineering consultants .
Cost :73104ECU
(c)Study ofthecriteria andmethods forreducing thecost ofdistilling wine
Priority action
This study comes un&er themeasures tosupport themarket inwine (improving -
thebalance ),with particular reference todistillation which ,although
effective ,isavery expensive wayofreducing theamount ofwine onthe
market .TheCouncil 'sWorking Party onWine hasasked foranobjective
study .TheCommission isalso required toproduce itbyArticle 2of
Council Regulation Ko343/79(OJL54of5March 1979)•
Requirement :Thecollection ofvery specific data which are not'easily
accessible -since the firms concerned arereluctant torelease them .
Cost : .39952ECU V
(d)List ofinitiatives taken intheCommunity infavour offemale agricultural
workers and -women inrural areas
Priority action
This qualifies asaction under Directive 76/207toachieve equal treatment *
ofmenandwomen asregards employment intheagricultural sector .This study ,
•which wasrequested byParliament ,.could promote atCommunity level any
little –known initiatives which had borne fruit atnational level .
Requirement :Specific knowledge which Commission staff donotpossess .
II.C0LLECTI0N 0PEC0N0MIC ANDSCIENTIFIC DATA
(a)Comparative study ofthecompetitiveness ofservice industries intheCommunity
Priontv action
/Theresults ofthis study should enable theCommunity toimprove itsknowledge
inthecomplex field ofinternational trade inservices andhelp itcatch up
with theAmericans whoareinsisting that work begin toserve asabasis for
negotiations .Requirement :Specific
Cost :20000ECU

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AbetterpictureoftheinterestsofCommunityserviceindustriescompared
withtheircompetitorsoutsidetheCommunitywouldhelpinassessingthe
differentapproachesanddevelopmentspossibleaheadofnegotiationsto
removobarrioratointernational tradeinservices.
Requirement :KnowledgeoftradeoutsidetheCommunitywhichCommission
staffdonotpossess.
Cost:27122ECU
(b)Researchintopracticalmethodsfordeterminingandattributingtoroadvehiclestheexternalenvironmental andothercosts(noise,atmospheric
pollution,accidents,etcT)
Priorityaction
Thisisapracticalapproachtodetermining andattributingthesecosts
sothattheycanbeincludedinaCommunitydirectiveonnationaltaxation
systemsforcommercialroadvehicles.
Recruirement :Atopspecialistineconometrics .
Cost:24103ECU
(c)WorldandCommunitymarketsituationof"Bears"limes(alargeseedlessvariety)
Priorityaction
Theaimofthisresearchintotheagricultural diversification oftheeconomy
oftheAntillesistodeterminethepresentandfuturepotentialconsumption
ofthisproductintheCommunityandthefeasibility ,mainlyfromaneconomic
pointofview,ofdevelopingitscultivationintheFrenchAntilles.
•Thisstudy,-requestedbytheFrenchGovernment,willprovideaguideline c
forCommunityaction.' :
Requirement :Anorganization orexpertspecializing inthestudyof
agricultural markets,possessinggoodcontractswithbusinesscirclesand
aperfectknowledgeofdistribution channelsandconsumertasteincitrus
fruit.
Cost:19500ECU
5»TheCommissionrequires "thesefundssothatitcanobtainassoonaspossiblethe
informationrequiredtoshapepolicieswhichitwishestoconsider,proposeor
carryoutinthelightofitsprioritiesforagivenfinancialyear.
6.TheCommissionthereforerequeststhebudgetaryauthoritytoapprovethetransfer
toArticle260of375000ECUenteredinChapter100forlimitedconsultations ,studiesandsurveys.

APPROPRIATIONS INCHAPTER100
AT16OCTOBER1981
ECU
Totalappropriations
forcommitmentsTotalappropriations
forpayments
1.Totalappropriations237092000 203180000
2.Appropriations transferred 35266000 28706000
3.Appropriations being
transferred 800000 800000
4.Appropriations remaining
inChapter100 201026000 173674000