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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GENERAL BUDGETFOR1978 . COM(78)452final
SECTIONIII-COMMISSION Brussels ,7September 1978
TRANSFERS OFAPPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN CHAPTERS
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GENERAL BUDGST FOR 1973
SECTION' III-COMMISSION
'TRANSFERS 0?APPROPRIATIONS BBTWESN CHAFFERS
(Non-compulsory expenditure )
A»Transfers proposed "bytheCommission 'pursuant 'toArticle 21(8)of
the Financial Regulation -of21December 1977
EUA
From Chapter 23–Current administrative expenditure
Article 230–Stationery and office supplies -'250 000
From Chapter 25–Expenditure onformal and other meetings
Article 250–Expenditure onformal meetings and
meetings mgénéral –250 000
ToChapter 21 –Rental of "buildings andassociated
expenditure
Article 210 –Rent
Item 2100 -Rent +200 000
ToChapter 22 –Movable property andassociated
expenditure
Article 224–Hire ofequipment ,operating costs
andrendering ofservices relating to
the Computer Centre and therunning of
"theInformation andDocumentary
Research System ,(CIRCE )
Item 2243 –Development ofdata–processing 1
applications ■ +300000
B*Transfers submitted tothe Budgetary Authority pursuant to
Article 21(2)oftheFinancial Regulation of2.1December 1977
1.TRANSFER No25/78
From Chapter 101–Contingency reserve –800000
ToChapter 102 –Reserve intended tocover any
shortfall inappropriations due to
the difference between estimated EUA
conversion rates andbudget implementation
rates actually applied +800000

THAJFF5R -ITo26/78
From Chapter 102 –350000
ToChapter 2i –Rental ofbuild ;.?1gs?jadassociated
expenditure
Article 214–Fitting^-out ofpremises +300000
Article 215~Security andguarding ofbuildings +50000
3.TRANSFER No27/78
From Chapter 102 –375000
ToChapter 22 –Movable property andassociated expenditure
Article 221 –Furniture
Item 2210 -New purchases +50000
Article 222-Technical equipment and installations
Item 2220 –Newpurchases +75000
Article 224–Hire ofequipment ,operating costs and
rendering ofservices relating tothe
Computer Centre and therunning ofthe
Information andDocumentary Research
System (CIRCE )
Item 2243 –Development ofdata–processing applications +250000
4.TRANSFER No28/78
From Chapter 102 –75000
ToChapter 23 –Current administrative expenditure
Artiole 231–Postal charges andtelecommunications
Item 2310 –Postage oncorrespondence anddelivery
charges +50000
Item 2311 –Telephone ,telegraph ,telex ,television +25000
Under theterms ofArticle 21(4)oftheFinancial Regulation ,thefinancial
controller hasapproved this proposal ,certifying that appropriations in
Chapter 101were available asof

JUSTIFICATION
TheGeneralBudgetoftheEuropean Communities forthefinancial year1979
(OJNoL.36of6Februaiy 1978),lastamended "bySupplementary BudgetNo3
(OJNoL162of19June1978)wasdrawnupinEUAonthebasisoftherates
obtaining on1February 1977« .-
Asfarasthe1979Budget-nowinpreparation -isconcerned ,theestimates
werebasedontheEUAratesobtaining on1February 1978,substantially
different fromthesituation oneyearearlier (seeAnnexl).•
However,theextenttowhichtheratesvariedinthefirsthalfof1978was
evenmoremarked.QuotedatBfrs40.3265(-2.4$)on2January,theEUA
graduallyfellinvalue .andwas4downinMarch(Bfrs39-4773on9March1978)
butrecovered toBfrs40*6953(-1®5^)01130June. -
Sinceadministrative expenses are..largelypaidinBelgianfrancs,the
Commission isfacedwithashortage ofappropriations ,especially in
Chapters 2l,22and23ofTitle2:Buildings ,equipment andmiscellaneous
administrative expenditure (seeAnnexII).Thereisalsoastrainonother
Chapters withinthisTitle;consequently,' muchoftheflexibility ,deriving
fromitsprerogatives inthetransfer ofappropriations ,whichtheCommission
usuallyhasinimplementing theBudgethasbeeneroded.
Anticipating difficulties ofthiskind,theCommission requested thata
specialheadingbe-providedinthe1978Budget,namelyChapter 102:Reserve
intended tocoveranyshortfall inappropriations duetothedifference between
estimated EUAconversion ratesandbudgetimplementation ratesactually applied.
However ,thisheadingcarriedonlyatokenentry.
1.Although unabletoreachafinaldecision onactualrequirements ,the
urgencyofthesituation issuchthattheCommission isproposing tomakethe
following transfers betweenChapters withinTitle2pursuant totheprovisions
ofArticle .21(8)oftheFinancial Regulation of21December 1977:
HeadingAmount
Levied , Added -
2100Rent
2243Development ofdata-processing applications
230Stationery andofficesupplies
250Expenditure onformalmeei?ings and
meetings ingeneral250000
250000200.000
300000

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2.Theabovesnemionedmeasuredoesnot,however ,gothewholewayin
meetixjgpresentrequirements .
Sinceitcoversless "thanhalfofthenominalincrease inexpenditure
expressed inEUAhutvalidated inBelgianfrancs,atotalappropriation of
800000EUAisstillrequired yetcannot,forthetimebeing,"bedrawnfrom
otherChapters inTitle2*
Consequently ,theonlyoptionopenistodrawonChapter 102.
(a)To"beginwith,anappropriation shouldbetransferred tothisChapter
fromanother Budgetheading ,io.sic.eljChapter 101:Contingency reserve .
Although anappropriation of1600000EUA-shownintheTablein
AnnexIItobetheprobabletotalloss-mightbeconsidered necessary ,
theCommission thinksitwouldheprudenttodrawfromChapter 101no
morethanisstrictly neededforthetime "being,ice.800000EUA.
("b)Thisappropriation shouldthen "beusedtoeffecttransfers tothe
following Articles andItems:
EUA
214Fitting-out ofpremises
215Security andguarding of"buildings
2210Furniture -newpurchases
2220Technical equipment andinstallations -300000
50000
50000
newpurchases
2243Development ofdata-processing applications
2310Postage oncorrespondence anddelivery charges
2311Telephone ,telegraph ,telex,television75000
250000
50000
25000
Totaltransfers 800000
Accordingly ,theCommission requests theBudgetary Authority toapprove
theproposed transfers .

MREXI
Comparative value ioftheEUA.''*
difference at1February 1977 at1February 1978
Belgian andLuxembourg jBelgianandLuxembourg |I"
franc 41.3015 franc 40.1924!"2-7 I
Germanmark 2.68845 Germanmark 2.59338 -3.5
Dutchguilder 2.81281
IDutchguilder .2.77819 -1.2 I
1
Poundsterling 0.651186Poundsterling 0.629926 -3.3
Danishkrone - 6,59738 Danishkrone 7.01307 +6.3
Frenchfranc 5.55215 Frenchfranc ;5.82906 +5.0
Italianlira 985.667 Italianlira 1O64.46 I+8.0
Irishpound 0.651186 Irishpound 0.629926 I-3.3
UnitedStatesdollar 1.11739 UnitedStatesdollarI.22800 +9-9

AHNEXII
Lossincurred in197°imderTitle2oftheBudget
ChapterPromJanuary
toJunei iiii■■m
PromJuly
toDecemberTotal
21Rentalof"buildings and
associated expenditure
22Movableproperty and
associated expenditure
23Current administrative
expenditure725224,69
122904.80
112012.97255764.36
216439.98
173695,01980989.05
339344.78
285707.98
Total . |1
960.142,46 j645899.35 1606041.81
Remarks
1.Thelossarisesfromthedifference ,calculated foreachmonth,"between
theEUAamoungobtained byapplying thepresentupdatedconversion rateto
actualexpenditure andtheEUAamoungobtained byapplying thebudgetrate
(1EUA=Bfrs41.3015).
2.AsregardsChapter 22and23"theperiodsunderconsideration are
JanuarytoMayandJunetoDecember .
3.Duringthefirsthalfof1978»"thechangeintheupdated EUArateused
toconvertexpenditure incurred inBfrsandLfrswasasfollows :
Month RateDifference in
relation tobudget
rates(int)
January40.4000 ' -2.2
February j40.1924 -2-7
March 39.5222 -4-3
April 39.6802 •-3.»
May 39.8955 .
June 40.2458 -2.6
4.In"thesecondhalfoftheyear,theEUAdepreciation againstthe
Belgianfrancwasestimated at2f0fgiventhattheaveragemonthlyfigure
inthefirsthalfoftheyearwas

AOTEXIII
APPROPRIATIONS INCHAPTER 101'
AT31JULY1978
AmountsenteredintheBudget:5000000EUA
Transfers approved "bythe
Budgetary Authority
Article
oritem NoAmountin
EUA .
.2981 1 175000.
26° 4 120000
950 5 500000
Total .795000
Transfers pending "before «
theBudgetary Authority
Article
oritem NoAmountin'
EUA
2722 I
l•12-! 600000
3365 13 i 500000
2550 16 ! 671000
343 :.17 ■'I
i250000
3540 19 580000 .
215.
.20
■
I215000 :
: !_J
Total
.
I _J2816000 ;
Amountavailable :1389000EUA