ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES 
DE LA COMMISSION 
 
 
 
COLLECTION RELIEE DES 
DOCUMENTS "COM" 
 
 
 
 
COM (83) 718 
 
 
 
Vol. 1983/0 258 
  
 
Disclaimer  
Conformém ent au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983 
concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique 
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983, 
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003 
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents 
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit 
règlem ent. 
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983 
concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Econom ic 
Communit y and the European Atom ic Energy Communit y (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as 
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243, 
27.9.2003, p. 1), t his file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this 
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.  
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom  1. 
Februa r 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen  
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgem einschaft (ABI. L 43 vom  15.2.1983,  
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. Septem ber 2003  
(ABI. L 243 v om 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit  
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5  
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.  
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(83) 718 final.
Brussels, 25 November 1983.
GENERAL BUDGET FOR 1983  
SECTION III - COMMISSION - PART B
I. TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS No 31/83  
(Non-compulsory expenditure)
From Chapter 32 to Chapter 33:Commitment appropriations: 7 000 000 ECU  
Payment appropriations :  7 000 000 ECU
"Premiums for the non-marketing of milk"
II. TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS No 32/83  
(Non-compulsory expenditure)
From Chapters 32 and 46 to Chapter 30:
Payment appropriations :  23 200 000 ECU
C0M(83) 718 final.

-  2 -
GENERAL BUDGET FOR 1983  
SECTION III - COMMISSION - PART B
TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS No 31/83  
(Non-compulsory expenditure)
FROM CHAPTER 32 - EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE  
FUND, GUIDANCE SECTION - MEASURES TO ASSIST  
LESS-FAVOURED AREAS
Article 320 - EAGGF (Guidance) - Mountain and hill farming
and farming in certain less-favoured areas
TO CHAPTER 33 EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE  
FUND, GUIDANCE SECTION - STRUCTURAL MEASURES  
CONNECTED WITH THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF  
MARKETS
Article 331  
Item 3312EAGGF (Guidance) - Milk and meat sectors
EAGGF (Guidance) - Premiums for the  
non-marketing of milk and milk products
Commitment appropriations: 7 000 000 ECU  
Payment appropriations :  7 000 000 ECU
The Financial Controller approved this proposal on 10 November 1983  
in accordance with Article 21(4) of the Financial Regulation and  
certified that the appropriations are available.

- 3 -
GROUNDS
1. The EAGGF Guarantee Section contributes 60% of the cost of  
the premiums for the non-marketing of milk and milk products  
and the EAGGF Guidance Section contributes the remaining 40%  
(Regulation (EEC) No 1078/77 of 17 May 1977)."*
Latest estimates put the total cost in 1983 at between 165 and  
170 million ECU, while total appropriations, including carryovers  
from 1982, are only 155.51 million ECU (95 million ECU at Item 2060  
and 60.51 million ECU at Item 3212). Additional appropriations  
are therefore needed. They can be provided by a transfer within  
Chapter 20 for Item 2060 while a transfer between chapters of  
7 million ECU is required to bolster Item 3312.
2. There will be a considerable surplus of 1983 appropriations  
in Article 320 (Mountain and hill farming and farming in certain  
less-favoured areas). Of the 175.82 million ECU available at  
31 October for commitments and 186.28 million ECU for payments,  
it is expected that only 107.5 million ECU in commitment and  
payment appropriations will be used by the end of the year.
This is the result of a number of factors: the forecasts made  
by some Member States when the budget was established have proved  
over-optimistic, administrative procedures are slow and certain  
national authorities have been unable to provide funds because  
of budgetary restrictions.
3. The budgetary authority is therefore requested to authorize  
the proposed transfer.
0J L 131, 26.5.1977, p. 1.

GENERAL BUDGET FOR 1983
SECTION III - COMMISSION - PART B
TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS No 32/83  
(Non-compulsory expenditure)ECU
Payment appropriations
FROM CHAPTER 32 - EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE  
FUND, GUIDANCE SECTION - MEASURES TO ASSIST  
LESS-FAVOURED AREAS
Article 321 - EAGGF (Guidance) - Specific regions -
Mediterranean
Item 3211 - EAGGF (Guidance) - Improvement of
infrastructure in certain less-favoured
areas 8 000 000
FROM CHAPTER 46 - EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE  
FUND, GUIDANCE SECTION - MEASURES TO IMPROVE  
FISHERIES STRUCTURES - COMMON MEASURES
Article 460 - EAGGF (Guidance) - Common measures to
restructure, modernize and develop the  
fishing industry and to develop aquaculture 15 200 000
TO CHAPTER 30 - EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE
FUND, GUIDANCE SECTION - PROJECTS FOR THE  
IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES
Article 301 - EAGGF (Guidance) - Marketing and processing
of agricultural products

- 5 -
Item 3010 - EAGGF (Guidance) - Marketing and processing
of agricultural products (general measure) 15 600 000
Item 3011 - EAGGF (Guidance) - Marketing and processing
of agricultural products in the Mezzogiorno,  
Languedoc-Roussillon and certain other
French regions ? 600 000
The Financial Controller approved this proposal on 10 November 1983 in  
accordance with Article 21(4) of the Financial Regulation and certified  
that the appropriations are available.

-  6 -
GROUNDS
1. Both Item 3010 (General measure) and Item 3011 (Mezzogiorno,  
Languedoc-Roussillon and certain other French regions) concerned with  
the marketing and processing of agricultural products will run out of  
funds in the second half of this year.
The reason for this is that projects are being carried out appreciably  
faster and applications for reimbursement are therefore higher than expected.  
The prospect of a further enlargement of the Community appears to have  
increased the farmers' desire to improve their competitive position and  
they are therefore carrying out projects more rapidly than expected.
The Commission has also been stricter than in the past in applying the  
rules on the time-limits for reimbursement applications. The additional  
appropriations required up to the end of the year are estimated at:
- Item 3010: 15 600 000 ECU)
)  23 200 000 ECU
- Item 3011: 7 600 000 ECU)
2. At the same time, appropriations have not been fully utilized in other  
sectors of the EAGGF Guidance Section:
(a) Item 3211 (Improvement of infrastructure in certain less-favoured  
areas). The implementation of projects approved by the Commission  
has encountered substantial difficulties because of administrative  
delays in presenting accounts for work carried out and the limited  
budgetary resources of the small municipalities which are the main  
beneficiaries of these actions, mainly rural roads, the supply of  
drinking water and electrification. These have slowed down the rate  
of utilization of payment appropriations. It is expected that by
the end of the year only 6 million ECU of the 19 253 829 ECU available  
on 31 October will be required.
(b) Article 460 (Common measures to restructure, modernize and develop  
the fishing industry and to develop aquaculture). Until a common  
fisheries policy was adopted, Community operations on structures  
were possible only under an interim renewable programme. Carryovers  
from 1982 totalled 13 778 204 ECU and those from 1983 to 1984 will  
undoubtedly be higher. Estimates based on the rate of utilization
and the amount available on 31 October suggest a figure of 28 940 626 ECU.
3. The budgetary authority is therefore requested to authorize the proposed  
transfers of payment appropriations so that the increased reimbursement  
applications for 1983 referred to at 1 above can be met.