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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 openi ng to the public of the historical archives of the European Econom ic 
Community and the European Atomic 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), this f ile 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. 
Februar 198 3 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 vom 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
C OM(8 4 ) 676 f i n a l  
B r u s s e ls , 4 December 1984
COMMISSION REPORT TO THE COUNCIL 
O N  THE LOCATION O F COMMUNITY DEPARTMENTS
S it u a t io n  a t th e  end o f Septem ber 1984
CO M( 84) 676 f i n a l

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A r t i c l e  10 o f th e  D e c is io n  o f 8 A p r il 1965 o f th e  R e p re s e n ta tiv e s  o f th e  
G overnm ents o f th e  Member S ta te s  on th e  p r o v is io n a l lo c a tio n  o f c e r t a in  
i n s t i t u t i o n s  and d e p a rtm e n ts  o f th e  C om m unities re a ds as f o llo w s :
"The G overnm ents o f th e  Member S ta te s  a re  w i l l i n g  t o  lo c a te  in  Luxem bourg, 
o r to  t r a n s f e r  t h e r e t o ,  o th e r  Community b o d ie s  and d e p a rtm e n ts , 
p a r t i c u l a r l y  th o s e  co nce rn e d  w ith  fin a n c e , p ro v id e d  t h a t  t h e i r  p ro p e r 
fu n c t io n in g  can be e n s u re d .
To t h i s  e nd , th e y  re q u e s t th e  Com m ission to  p re s e n t to  them  a n n u a lly  
a re p o r t on th e  c u r r e n t s it u a t io n  c o n c e rn in g  th e  lo c a tio n  o f Community 
b o d ie s  and d e p a rtm e n ts  and on th e  p o s s i b i l i t y  o f ta k in g  new s te p s  to  
g iv e  e f f e c t  to  t h i s  p r o v is io n ,  a cco u n t b e in g  ta k e n  o f th e  need to  e n su re  
th e  p ro p e r f u n c t io n in g  o f th e  C o m m u n itie s ."
Each y e a r s in c e  1968 th e  Com m ission has p re s e n te d  a r e p o r t to  th e  C o u n c il 
in  co m p lia n ce  w ith  th e s e  p r o v is io n s .
T h is r e p o r t ,  th e  s e v e n te e n th , d e s c rib e s  th e  s it u a t io n  a t th e  end o f 
Septem ber 1984.
I .  STAFF EMPLOYED IN  BRUSSELS
1. At th e  end o f Septem ber 1984 a t o t a l  o f 8 071 p o s ts  ( a d m in is t r a tiv e  
a p p r o p r ia tio n s )  were p e rm a n e n tly  a s s ig n e d  to  th e  C o m m issio n's d e p a rtm e n ts  
in  B ru s s e ls . T h is  t o t a l  was made up as f o llo w s :
C a te g o ry A 2 116
Language S e rv ic e  1 032
C a teg o ry B 1 498
C a teg o ry C  2 717
C a te g o ry D  439
L o c a l s t a f f  269 ( in c lu d in g  s t a f f  p a id  o u t o f th e
_ _ _ _ _ _  w e lfa r e  a p p r o p r ia tio n s )
8 0
71
2. These f ig u r e s  in c lu d e  a s m a ll number o f o f f i c i a l s  fro m  d e p a rtm e n ts  
lo c a le d  in  Luxem bourg who have been a s s ig n e d  to  B ru s s e ls  f o r  th e  p urpo se  
o f l i a i s i n g  w ith  d e p a rtm e n ts  th e r e .
The o f f i c i a l s  in v o lv e d  number 2 7 , fro m  th e  f o llo w in g  d e p a rtm e n ts :
SOEC ' 15
D ir e c to r a te - G e n e r a l f o r  th e  
In fo r m a tio n  M arket and In n o v a tio n  12
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II. STAFF EMPLOYED IN LUXEMBOURG
1. At the end o f September 1984 a t o t a l of 2 113 posts (a d m in is tra tiv e  
a p p ro p ria tio n s ) were perm anently assigned to  the Commission's departments 
in  Luxembourg. This t o t a l was made up as fo llo w s :
Category A 329
Language S ervice 292
Category B 561
Category C 649
Category D 160
Local s ta ff 122
2 113(in c lu d in g  s t a f f  paid out of the 
w e lfa re  a p p ro p ria tio n s )
2. The posts assigned to  the D ire cto ra te s-G e n e ra l and o th e r departm ents 
located in  Luxembourg break down as fo llo w s :
1. The S t a t is t ic a l O ffic e : 301 posts (106 A, 107 B  and 88 C);
(1983: 296 posts) (Note: a fu r th e r 15 o f f i c i a l s  -  6 A, 5 B
and 4 C  -  are assigned to  the L ia iso n  O ffic e  in  B ru s s e ls ).
2. The H ealth and S afety D ire c to ra te  (V-E) o f the D ire c to ra te -G e n e ra l
fo r Employment, S ocial A ffa ir s  and Education: 63 posts
(29 A, 17 B  and 17 C); (1983: 63 p o s ts ).
3. The D ire c to ra te -G e n e ra l fo r the In fo rm a tio n  Market and In n o v a tio n : 
134 posts (48 A, 28 B, 54 C, 4 D); (1983: 133 posts)
(Note: a fu r th e r  12 o f f i c i a l s  -  5 A, 1  B and 6 C  -  are assigned 
to  the L ia is o n  O ffic e  in  B ru s s e ls ).
4. The D ire c to ra te -G e n e ra l fo r C re d it and Investm ents: 91 posts
(34 A, 36 B, 21 C); (1983: 85 p o s ts ).
5. The Euratom Safeguards D ire c to ra te  (X V II-F ) o f the
D ire c to ra te -G e n e ra l fo r  Energy: 160 posts (37 A, 83 B  and 40 C);
(1983: 162 p o s ts ).
6. The Commission/European Investm ent Bank L ia is o n  O ffic e , attached 
to  the D ire c to ra te -G e n e ra l fo r Economic and F in a n c ia l A ffa ir s :
2 posts (1 A  and 1  C); (1983: 2 p o s ts ).
7. The Luxembourg In fo rm a tio n  O ffic e  (D ire c to ra te -G e n e ra l fo r
In fo rm a tio n ): 4 posts (1 A, 2 B  and 1  C); (1983: 4 p o s ts ).
8. A d m in is tra tiv e  departm ents belonging to  the D ire c to ra te -G e n e ra l
fo r  Personnel and A d m in is tra tio n : 976 posts (51 A, 292 LA,
123 B, 305 124 D  and 81 lo c a l s t a f f  -  in c lu d in g  s t a f f  paid
out o f the w e lfa re  a p p ro p ria tio n s ); (1983: 968 p o s ts ).

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3. A  number o f d e p a rtm e n ts  lo c a te d  in  B ru s s e ls  have a s s ig n e d  s t a f f  to  
Luxem bourg to  im p ro ve  c o n ta c ts  w ith  th e  d e p a rtm e n ts  lo c a te d  th e re  o r to  
ta k e  up d u ty  w ith  b o d ie s  based th e r e . A t o t a l  o f 30 o f f i c i a l s  a re  
p o ste d  on t h i s  b a s is :
S e c r e ta r ia t- G e n e r a l 
L e g a l S e rv ic e  
S e c u rity  O ffic e
D ir e c to ra te -G e n e r a l f o r  Budgets 
D ir e c to ra te -G e n e r a l f o r  F in a n c ia l C o n tro l 
D ir e c to ra te -G e n e r a l f o r  Developm ent 
D ir e c to ra te -G e n e r a l f o r  th e  I n t e r n a l M arket 
and I n d u s t r i a l  A f f a ir s
These f ig u r e s  a re  in c lu d e d  in  th e  t a b le  in  I I . 1
4. P u rsu a n t to  A r t i c l e  8 o f th e  D e c is io n  o f th e  r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s  o f th e  
G overnm ents o f th e  Member S ta te s  an O f f i c i a l  P u b lic a tio n s  O ffic e  o f th e  
European C om m unities was lo c a te d  in  Luxem bourg. Under a d e c is io n  ta k e n  
by th e  Community i n s t i t u t i o n s  on 16 Ja n u a ry 1969, th e  P u b lic a tio n s  O ffic e  
is  d ir e c t e d  by a M anaging Board c o n s is tin g  o f r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s  o f th e  
s ix  i n s t i t u t i o n s  and b o d ie s .
The p o s ts  c u r r e n t ly  a llo c a t e d  to  th e  O f fic e  b re a k down as f o llo w s :
C a te g o ry A 15 
C a te g o ry B 154 
C a te g o ry C  111 
C a te g o ry D  32 
L o c a l s t a f f  4
3539
2
5
3
8
2
1
30
These f ig u r e s  a re  a ls o  in c lu d e d  in  th e  t a b le  in  I I . 1.

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COMMISSION PREMISES IN LUXEMBOURG - SITUATION AND PROSPECTS
A ll th e  C o m m issio n 's d e p a rtm e n ts  in  Luxem bourg have been housed in  
tw o b u ild in g s  s in c e  A p r il 1981:
-  th e  Jean Monnet b u i ld i n g ,  c o m p ris in g  th re e  b lo c k s  (one f l o o r  o f 
b lo c k  C  is  c u r r e n t ly  s u b - le t  to  th e  C ourt o f J u s tic e )  and an 
annex h o u s in g  th e  new Com puter C e n tre ;
-  th e  b u ild in g  p r e v io u s ly  o c c u p ie d  by th e  d a ta -p ro c e s s in g  d e p a rtm e n ts .
P lans f o r  c o n v e r tin g  th e  second b u ild in g  to  house th e  Euratom  S afe g ua rd s 
D ir e c to r a te  have been f i n a l i z e d  w ith  th e  lo c a l a u t h o r i t i e s ,  so work can 
s t a r t  as soon as p o s s ib le .
The m ain P u b lic a t io n s  O f fic e  b u ild in g  is  c lo s e  to  th e  r a ilw a y  s t a t io n  and 
th e  C e n tra l P ost O f f ic e .  Opened in  1973, i t  was d e s ig n e d  t o  house 
d e p a rtm e n ts  f o r  a s ix -la n g u a g e  Com m unity. The 1981 e n la rg e m e n t and th e  
e x p a n s io n  o f th e  O f f i c i a l  J o u rn a l le d  to  a number o f annexes b e in g  
re n te d . The s a le s  d e p a rtm e n t was r e lo c a te d  in  1981. D e c e n tra liz e d  
s to ra g e  f a c i l i t i e s  and new p re m is e s  f o r  th e  d is p a tc h  d e p a rtm e n t were 
f i t t e d  o u t in  1983. To c o u n te ra c t t h i s  t r e n d ,  w hich makes th e  O ffic e  
even more d i f f i c u l t  to  ru n , th e  lo c a l a u t h o r it ie s  to o k  a d e c is io n  in  
1982 to  in c re a s e  th e  c a p a c ity  o f th e  m ain b u ild in g .  The new o f f i c e s ,  
w hich w i l l  ta k e  a c c o u n t o f th e  g ro w in g  r o le  o f com puters in  p u b lis h in g ,  
p ro d u c tio n  and management and th e  fo rth c o m in g  a c c e s s io n  o f P o rtu g a l 
and S p a in , w i l l  p ro b a b ly  be a v a ila b le  m id -1 9 8 5 .
L a s t ly ,  as in d ic a t e d  in  e a r l i e r  r e p o r ts ,  p h y s c ia l and a d m in is t r a t iv e  
measures w i l l  become n e c e s s a ry  as th e  European M onetary System p ro g re s s e s  
and th e  European M o n e ta ry C o o p e ra tio n  Fund is  s e t up.

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COMMISSION PREMISES IN  BRUSSELS -  SITUATION AND PROSPECTS
F o llo w in g  th e  in c re a s e  in  s t a f f  p ro v id e d  f o r  in  th e  1984 b u d g e t, in  
p a r t i c u l a r  f o r  th e  ESPRIT p r o je c t ,  th e  Com m ission has re n te d  a s m a ll 
b u ild in g  n e a r th e  R o n d -P o in t Schuman, an a d d it io n a l f l o o r  in  an e x is t in g  
b u ild in g  a nd , fro m  th e  end o f th e  y e a r , a m e d iu m -size d  b u ild in g  to  
c a te r f o r  p re s e n t and f u t u r e  re q u ire m e n ts , in c lu d in g  re n o v a tio n  o f a 
b u ild in g  a lre a d y  o c c u p ie d .
The Joyeuse E n tre e /C o rte n b e rg /L o i com plex b u i l t  in  1962 is  s t i l l  b e in g  
re n o v a te d . Mjch o f th e  w ork is  a lre a d y  co m p le te d  and d e p a rtm e n ts  have 
re tu rn e d  to  m o d e rn iz e d , f u n c t io n a l o f f i c e s .  R e n o v a tio n  w i l l  c o n tin u e  
u n t i l  e a r ly  in  1985.
In  a s s o c ia tio n  w ith  th e  o th e r  i n s t i t u t i o n s ,  th e  Com m ission is  c u r r e n t ly  
lo o k in g  f o r  new p re m is e s  f o r  th e  crè ch e  and a f t e r - s c h o o l c h ild - m in d in g  
s e r v ic e ; a lo n g  w ith  th e  commune o f O v e r ijs e  i t  is  c o n tin u in g  i t s  
e f f o r t s  to  f in d  a s o lu t io n  to  th e  p ro ble m  o f access to  th e  s p o r ts  com plex 
th e r e .
The Com m ission has em barked upon th e  b u ild in g  o f th e  new o f f i c e  e x te n s io n  
a t 120 ru e  de la  L o i.  The d e c is io n  to  e x te n d  th e  b u ild in g  was ta k e n  in  
1983. The Com m ission has aw arded c o n tr a c ts  in  c o m p lia n c e  w ith  th e  
a p p r o p r ia te  Community D ir e c t iv e s .  Work s t a r t e d  in  March 1984 and sh o u ld  
be c o n p le te d  in  1986.
In  a d d it io n ,  th e  C om m ission is  c o n tin u in g  d is c u s s io n s  w ith  a v ie w  to  
o b ta in in g  th e  use o f a f u r t h e r  com plex n e a r th e  R o n d -P o in t Schuman.