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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
G ENERAL BUDG ET F O R  1983 COM(83) 794 f i n a l
SECTION I I I  -  COMMISSION -  PART B
Brussels, 22 December 1983
TRANSFER O F  APPROPRIATIONS N o 38/83 
(Compulsory expenditure)
F R O M  CHAPTER 20 
A rtic le  200
Item 2000
F R O M  CHAPTER 22 
A rtic le  221
Item 2210 
F R O M  CHAPTER 23MILK A N D  MILK P R O D U C TS
Refunds on milk and m ilk 
products
Refunds on b u tte r and 
b u tte r o il
SH EEPM EAT A N D  G O A TM E AT
In te rve n tio n  fo r sheepmeat 
and goatmeat
Premiums
PIGMEATE C U
140 000 000
60 000 000
A rtic le  230 -  Refunds on pigmeat                                20 000 000
T O  CHAPTER 12 
A rtic le  121
Item 1210 
Item 1211OLIVE OIL
Production and consumption 
aid on o liv e  o il
Production aid
Consumption aid20 000 000 
30 000 000
COM(83) 794 final

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E C U
TO  CHAPTER 16
A r tic le  161
Item 1610
Item 1611
TO  CHAPTER 17 
A r tic le  171
TO  CHAPTER 21 
A r tic le  211
Item 2113-  PRO DUCTS O F  TH E WINE-GROWING 
SECTO R
-  In te rv e n tio n  fo r products of 
the wine-growing sector
In te rv e n tio n  storage o f wine 
and grape must
-  D is t illa tio n  of wine
-  TO BACC O
-  Refunds on tobacco
-  BEEF A N D  VEAL
-  In te rv e n tio n  storage of beef 
and veal
-  Other p u b lic storage costs12 000 000 
23 000 000
30 000 000
80 000 000
TO  CHAPTER 25 REFUNDS O N  CERTAIN G O O D S  OBTAINED 
B Y  PROCESSING AGRICULTURAL 
PR O D U C TS
A r tic le  250 -  Refunds on cereals exported in  the
form of s p iritu o u s  beverages
A r tic le  251 -  Refunds on c e rta in  goods obtained
by processing a g r ic u ltu ra l 
products5 000 000
20 000 000
220 000 000 220 000 000
The F in a n cia l C o n tro lle r approved th is  proposal on 12 December 1983 
in  accordance w ith  A r tic le  21(4) of the F in a n cia l R egulation and 
c e r t if ie d  th a t the a p p ro p ria tio n s are a v a ila b le .

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G R O U N D S
I .  Each month the Member States are required to  submit statements of 
expenditure d uring the previous month and estim ates fo r the cu rre n t 
month and the two fo llo w in g  months.
The statements fo r October showed th a t a p p ro p ria tio n s would be inadequate 
in  c e rta in  chapters. In accordance w ith A r tic le  101 of the F in a ncia l 
R egulation, the shortages can be met by tra n s fe rs  w ith in  T itle s  1  and 
2 o f Part B  o f the budget, which would perm it expenditure up to 30 November 
to  be covered by the budget ( A r tic le  97 of the F in a ncia l R e g ula tio n).
I I . Transfers proposed
(a) I t  is  proposed th a t a p p ro p ria tio n s be tra n s fe rre d  from the chapters 
concerned w ith  m ilk and m ilk p ro du cts, sheepmeat and goatmeat and pigmeat.
The re d uctio n  in  expenditure in  Chapter 20 (M ilk and m ilk products) 
is  p r in c ip a lly  the re s u lt of lower export refunds on b u tte r and b u tte ro i l 
brought about by the s itu a tio n  on world markets which has appreciably 
re s tric te d  export o p p o rtu n itie s . Further savings have been achieved 
by the Commission's d e cisio n  to  suspend advance refunds u n t il the end 
of December.
The savings in  Chapter 22 (Sheepmeat and goatmeat) are due to  the suspension 
of payment in  1983 o f ewe premiums fo r the 1982/83 a g r ic u ltu r a l year.
Reduced export o p p o rtu n itie s  have also led to  savings on export refunds 
payable under Chapter 23 (Pigm eat).
(b) I t  is  proposed th a t a p p ro p ria tio n s  be tra n s fe rre d  to  the chapters 
dea lin g  w ith  o liv e  o i l ,  products of the wine-growing s e c to r, tobacco, 
refunds on c e rta in  goods obtained by processing a g r ic u ltu r a l products 
and beef and ve a l.
The e xtra  requirem ents in  Chapter 12 (O live  o i l )  are because payments 
o f production aids in  Greece and I t a ly  fo r the 1982/83 a g r ic u ltu r a l 
year have speeded up and the q u a n titie s  e lig ib le  fo r consumption aid 
have proved la rg e r than expected.

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Further app ro p ria tion s are required in Chapter 16 (Products of the 
wine-growing sector) because of the very Large q u a n titie s  of wine and 
grape must fo r which storage contracts have been concluded and because 
payments re la tin g  to production in previous years are higher than expected.
Since there was no compulsory d is t illa t io n  in 1982, expenditure on voluntary 
d is t illa t io n  in 1983 has been very high.
A  tra n s fe r to  Chapter 17 (Tobacco) is required because the 1982 crop, 
on which premiums are based, was larger than allowed fo r in the o rig in a l 
estimates (329 000 tonnes as against 300 000 tonnes).
A  tra n s fe r to Chapter 21 (Beef and veal) is  necessitated by the fa ct 
th a t expenditure on storage has been considerably greater than o rig in a lly  
estim ated. End-of-year stocks stand at about 400 00Û tonnes compared 
w ith an estimated 200 000 tonnes.
The tra n s fe r to Chapter 25 (Refunds on ce rta in  goods obtained by processing 
a g ric u ltu ra l products) is required because refund rates on the basic 
products used fo r processing are higher than expected.
I I I .  At its  meeting of 14 November the E A G G F  Committee raised no objections 
to these proposals.