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Brussels, 24.11.1997 
COM(97) 635 final 
97/0214 (COD) 
Amended proposal for a 
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DECISION 
amending Decision 92/481/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the adoption of an action 
plan for the exchange between Member State administrations of national officials 
who are engaged in the implementation of Community legislation required to 
achieve the internal market 
(Karolus programme) 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) 
of the EC-Treaty) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. During its part-session held on 18 November 1997, Parliament delivered an opinion,1 
on a first reading under the codecision procedure, concerning a proposal for a 
Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision 92/481/EEC of 
22 September 1992 on the adoption of an action plan for the exchange between 
Member State administrations of national officials who are engaged in the 
implementation of Community legislation required to achieve the internal market 
(Karolus programme) (COM (97) 393 final - 97/0214 (COD)). 
2. This proposal incorporates the amendments proposed by Parliament which the 
Commission considers to be acceptable. 
PE 223.472/fin. - A/4-0340/97 
AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR A 
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DECISION 
amending Decision 92/481/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the adoption of an action plan 
for the exchange between Member State administrations of national officials who are 
engaged in the implementation of Community legislation required to achieve the internal 
market (COM (97) 393 final - 97/0214 (COD)) 
(Karolus programme) 
Following the opinion delivered by Parliament during its part-session held on 
18 November 1997 on the above-mentioned proposal for a Parliament and Council 
Decision, which was presented by the Commission to Parliament and the Council on 
24 July 1997, and in accordance with Article 189a(2) of the Treaty establishing the 
European Community, the Commission has decided to amend the proposal as follows: 
Commission's original proposal Amendments 
Recital No 2 
Whereas the usefulness of the programme 
has been proven in terms of strengthening 
cooperation between the Member States by 
exchanging experience gained in the 
implementation of Community legislation 
required to complete the internal market; Whereas the usefulness of the programme 
has not been sufficiently proven in terms of 
strengthening cooperation between the 
Member States by exchanging experience 
gained in the implementation of 
Community legislation required to 
complete the internal market on account, 
inter alia, of the large number of priority 
measures; 
Recital No 3 
Whereas the _programme should be 
two years pending the extended for 
proposal for a new programme following 
in-depth consultations; Whereas the programme should therefore 
be extended for two years and care should 
be taken to ensure that there is a number of 
participants involving as many Member 
States as possible pending the 
implementation of a new multiannual 
programme; 
Recital No 5 a (new) 
Whereas the Declaration by the three 
institutions on the incorporation of 
financial provisions into legislative acts 
was concluded on 6 March 1995;! 
Recital No 6 
Whereas extension is possible without Whereas this Decision establishes a 
exceeding the financial resources originally financial framework for the 1998-99 period 
estimated as necessary in Article 11 of to supplement the appropriations 
Council Decision 92/481/EEC of committed during the 1992-97 period; 
22 September 1992, whereas the sum of the amounts for the two 
periods shall be the principal point of 
reference, within the meaning of 
paragraph 1 of the Declaration by the 
European Parliament, the Council and the 
Commission of 6 March 1995, for the 
budgetary authority during the annual 
budgetary procedure; 
Recital No 6a (new) 
Whereas a modus vivendi on measures for 
the implementation of instruments adopted 
by the codecision procedure referred to in 
Article 189b of the EC Treaty was agreed 
between the European Parliament, the 
Council and the Commission on 
20 December 1994, 
Article l(l)(b) 
Article 11(2) of Decision 92/481/EEC 
2. The Community financial resources 2. Appropriations committed for the 
estimated as necessary for its 1993-97 period amount to 
implementation amount to ECU 7.7 million. The financial framework 
for carrying out the programme during the 
extension covering the 1998-99 period is ECU 17.3 million corresponding to an 
overall figure of 1 900 participants. This 
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amount shall fall within the Community set at ECU 4.5 million. The total amount 
financial framework in force. of ECU 12.2 million corresponds to an 
overall figure of 1340 participants. Annual 
appropriations shall be authorised by the 
budgetary authority within the limits of the 
financial perspective and in accordance 
with the principles of sound financial 
management referred to in Article 2 of the 
Financial Regulation. 
Article 11(3) of Decision 92/481/EEC 
3. The budgetary authority shall determine 3. Deleted 
the appropriations available for each 
financial year, taking into account the 
principles of sound management referred to 
in Article 2 of the Financial Regulation 
applicable to the general budget of the 
European Communities. 

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