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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GENERAL BUDGETFOR1982
SECTIONIII-COMMISSIONCOM(82)205 final.
Brussels,6April1982,
TRANSFER OFAPPROPRIATIONS No7/82
(non-compulsory expenditure )
FROMCHAPTER B-101
TOCHAPTER A-27
Article A-272
ItemA-2721CONTINGENCY "RESERVE
EXPENDITURE ONPUBLISHING ANDINFORMATION
Expenditure onthedissemination ofinformation
andonparticipation inpublicevents
Participation oftheCommunities ininternational
exhibitions
141000ECU
TheFinancial Controller approvedthisproposal on26March1982in
accordance withArticle21(4)oftheFinancial Regulation andcertified
thattheappropriations sireavailable *
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GROUNDS ~
Theinternational exhibition onenergyatKnoxville ,Tennessee ,USA,
willtakeplacefrom1Mayto31October1982.
TheCounoildaoision onCommission panieipation intheexhibition was
approved byParliament in19®Q»
TheCommission requested anoverallbudgetof875000ECUoverthree
financial years.Thebudgetary authority approved atotalappropriation
of680000ECUoverthreeyears,dividedasfollows:
1980î 85000ECU
1981ï 355000ECU
1982Î 240000ECU
680000ECU
Whentheoverallbudgetof680000ECUwasfixedinJuly1980,exchange
rateswereasfollows :
1ECU-?1.42737
Sf1»0.70058 ECU
Sincethenthedollarhasrisensharply andtheadministrative ratein
March1982was:
1ECU«I.OI647
af1«0.98379 ECU
This40.5$increasemeansthattheoverallbudgetof680000ECU,which
wasworthsome$970000whenitwasapproved,isnowworthonly$691200.
Sincemostoftheexpenditure (e.g.onmountingthestand,American
architects ,localfirms,printedmaterial (suchasleaflets),stickers,
localstaff,theEuropean Dayandotherinformation activities andoperating
expensesforthesixmonthsoftheexhibition )hastobepaidindollars
intheUnitedStates,theCommission hasinsufficient money.
Theannexedtablessummarize commitments indollars(Tablel)andordersstilltobeplacedindollars (Table5)withUSfirms.Thesecontracts are
directly affected bytheriseinthedollar.Thetablesshowboththe
costinECUwhenthecommitment wasenteredintoandthecostinECUatthe

exchangerateapplicable atthetimethebudgetwasapproved (June1980).
Theshortfall istherefore evident .
Thesetablesalsolistcontracts withEuropeanfirms(Tables2and3)
which,although drawnup,asrequired byCommission rules,inacurrency
otherthanthedollar,arewhollyorpartlyaffected bytheriseinthe
dollarbecausetheyareforworktobecarriedoutintheUnitedStates
andthecontracting firmsbasedtheirpricesonthecurrentdollarexchange
rate.
Thetotaleffectofthedepreciation oftheECUamountsto141028ECU
(Table6)andtheCommission therefore proposestotransfer 141000ECU
fromChapter101(Contingency Reserve)toitem2721inSectionIIIAof
thegeneralbudget(Participation oftheCommunities ininternational
exhibitions ).

KIlEKGlf EXPOKfJOXVILLE 1982STATEMENT OPEXPENDITURE IN$ANDLOSSESSUSTAINED ON
CONTRACTS CONCLUDED THROUGH THERISEINTHEDOLLAR1.
COMMITME NTS
ECUoostat
rateof31.7«80
($1-1,42737ECU)Difference
between ECU
costatdate
ofcommitment
andat31·7·8θDate Purpose iExchange rateat
dateofcommitmentECUcostatdate
ofcommitment
12.12.60 Assembly 101.000 1,31449 76.835 70.759 -6.076
26.09.01 Assembly 16.083 1,32262 14.200
M11.268 -2.932
29.10.81 Sharedservices 62.825 1,09180 57.543 44.015 -13.528
01.12.81 Architect's fees 4.461 1,09993 4.056 3.125 931
15.12.81 Airconditioning 8.600 1,10554 -7.779 6.025 -1.754
18.12.61Airconditioning 21.000 1,10554 18.995 14.712 . -4.283
16.01.82 Architect's feee 3.000 1¿09601 2.737 2.102 635
04.02.62 Building modifications 10.000 1,09601 9.124 "7.006 -2.118
08.03.82 Operating expenses 168.000 1,0164? 165.277 117.699 -47.578
TOTALS
I394.969 356.546 276.711 -79.835

ENERGY EXPO KNOXVILLE 1982
tMS=C£SSK =S&C;eKB&S=SSCaBat3SB STATEMENT OPEXPENDITURE INDMAND LOSSES SUSTAINED ON
CONTRACTS CONCLUDED THROUGH TOE RISE INTHE DOLLAR2.
Contracts concluded inEuropean currencies butbased wholly orpartly ondollar prices andBOdirectly affected byrises inthe
dollar
Decoration ofthefacade ofthe Community pavillion
Since thise work istobedone inKnoxville ,theGerman firm DURMA submitted atender calculated indollarB inresponse tothe
invitation totender put outbyourAmerican architects .DURMA' stender was thelowest and itwasawarded the oontract .In
accordance with Commission rules ,thiB wasthen converted atthecurrent exchange rate into DMBOthat theCommission could
make itsorder andpay itsshare inDMtothecompany 'sGerman account .Theother partners arepaying their contributions
indollars tothe local account ofthe firm inKnoxville .
COMMITMENTSECU cost at Difference
Date Purpose DM=Exchange rate at
date ofcommitmentECU cost at
date of
commitmentrate of31.7.8ο
($1-1,42737 )between ECU
cost atdate
ofcommitment
and at31.7.80
19.11.81 Exterior
decorationDMIO3.714 at
-DM2.28 -
£45.4881,09993 41.355 31.868 -9.42?
O9.O2.82 Sculpture etc 0 DM27.OOO at
^1=DM2.28 -
£11.8421,04412 11.341 8.296 -3.045
TOTALSDM130.714 =
^57.33052.696 40.164 -12.532
Note :This isajoint order bythefive participants (Prance ,Germany ,Italy ,theUnited Kingdom andtheCommission ).The
Commission iaresponsible foronefifth ofthe cost .

J
ENERGYEXPOKfTOXVTLLH 1982 STATEMENT OPEXPENDITURE INLIREANDLOSSESSUSTAINED ONCONTRACTS CONCLUDED
THROU3H THERISEDîTHEDOLLAR
Decoration oftheCommission 'sstand
Theinvitation totenderwasissuedinEuropeandthoseparticipating submitted aninclusivepriceinnationalcurrency
coveringdesign,execution ,transport ,assembly,maintenance oftheaudio-visual exhibitionforsixmonths,etc.Asregardsthatpartoftheworktobecarriedoutonthespot(®.g,transport,assembly,maintenance andremoval),which
wasthereforepayableintheUSAindollarB,thesetenderswerebasedontheexchangeratecurrenton1October1991t
thedatethetenderwassubmitted .
Thecontract wasawardedtoPROBES,Rome,whoseinclusivepriceofLit295millionincludedt
assembly atandremovalfromKnoxville
maintenance oftheaudio-visual exhibition ,includedinthetotalpriceoftheexhibition
seatransport atdollarrates
suppliesbyAmerioansub-contractors (e.g.carpets,eleotrical equipment )includedinthe
totalpriceforth8BtandLit25.000.000
approxoLit12.000.00 !)
approx•Lit1Y«000.000
approx*Lit36#000«0OT
COMMITMENTSECUcostDifference between
ECUcostmHdate
Date Purpose Lit=βExchangerateat
dateofcommitmentECUcostatdate
ofcommitmentatrate
of3M.80ofcommitment and
at31.7.8a
27.10.81 Stand:assembly
andremovalLit25.ΟΟΟ.ΟΟΟat
1.183=*#1.1321,09180 19.355 14.805 -4.55O
Maintenance Approx.Lit12»000.000
at1.183=#0.1431,09180 9.290 7.106 -2,184
Transport Lit17*000.000 «
#4.3701,09180 13°162 IO.067 -3»«95
American suppliers Lit36.000,000 1,09180 27.872 21.320 -6.552
TOTALSLit9O.OOO.OOO »
#6.07669.679 53.298 -16.381

ii£22L£=~=«=2==i™~ !§! bTATiii-iU'i'f OFCOij:iTi'jji-;TS V,fHOSi)TOTALCOST13i:OTGRSATI/i
IliPLUiCflO^D 3YTiiaiRISEHiT'KLDOLLAR
Préparation
Préparation
Meetings withFairmanagement
Preparation
Decoration ofstand(part):
Miscellaneous
Meetings
EuroquizLit295.000.000
-25.000.000
12.000.000
17.000.000
-36.000.000
Lit205.000.000
atexchangerateof27.10.81
(Lit1291,60 =1ECU)ECU
2.000
2.000
2.500
;>non
158.718
2.000
2.000
^0.618
P01.8V5

ETEROY EXPOKNOXVTLLE 1932
STATEMENT OFEXPENDITURE PTtA!7DLOSSESSUFFERED 0:*C0I7TRACTS
NOTYETAWARDED THROUGH THERISEIIITHEDOLLAR
Purpose Exchangerate ECUExchangerate
on31.7.80ECUon
3I.7.8ODifference
inECU
Firstprinting ofleaflet 8.050 1,01647 7.9¿C 1,42737 5.640 -2.280
Firstprinting ofsticker 8.932 8.787 6.258 -2.529
Finishing ofstand 10.000 9.838
Λ7.006 -2.832
Reprinting ofleaflet 30.000 29.513 21.018 -8.495
Reprinting ofsticker 17.000 16.72511.910-4.815
Reprinting ofpublicity - 10.000 9.8387.006-2.832
European Day 30.000 · 29.51421.018-8.496
TOTALS 113.982 112.13579.856 -32.279

ENERGY EXPOtTOXYILLB 1932
SUMMARY
Current ECU ECUat30.7.80 Difference
Statement ofexpenditure in$ 356.546 276.711 79.835
Statement ofexpenditure inDïi/$
andLit/^122.375 93.462 28.913
Statement ofcommitments whosetotal
costisnotgreatly "influenced by
thei.»
201.836 •201.836 0
>
SUB-TOTALS 680.757 572.009 108.748
Ordersstilltobeplaced{(113·5Ö2) 112.135 79.855 32.280
TOTALS 792.892 651.864 141.028

APPROPRIATIONS INCHAPTER B-101
ON26MARCH1982
Amountenteredin1982budget
Transfer authorized toitemA
Amountavailable5000000ECU
2988 52000ECU
4948000ECU