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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)666final
Brussels,10December1976
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Requestfortheunblockingoftheappropriations
forcommitmentandpaymententeredinChapter3.20
(controlledthermonuclear fusionandplasmaphysics)
oftheStatementofexpenditurerelatingtoresearch
andinvestmentactivitiesforthefinancialyear1976
(AnnexItotheCommission'sBudget)
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COM(76)666final

Subject lRequest fortheunblocking oftheappropriations forcommitment and
payment entered inChapter 3.20 (Controlled thermonuclear fusion and
plasma physics )oftheStatement ofexpenditure relating toresearch
andinvestment activities forthefinanoial year 1976 (Annex Xtothe
Commission 'sBudget ) 1
When thestatement ofexpenditure relating toresearch andinvestment
activities forthefinanoial year 1976 wasdrawn up(Annex ItoSection IIl(Com - j
mission )oftheBudget oftheEuropean Communities ),sumsof157*7 mu.a.intheJ
form ofappropriations forcommitment and23.9mu.a.intheform ofappropria - j
tionsforpayment wereentered inChapter 3.20,"Controlled thermonuclear fusion J
andplasma physics ",together with thenote intheremarks column that these ap- j
proriations would remain frozen until theCouncil took adecision ontheprogramme
prepared bytheCommission inJuly1975 *Thenotestates further thattheappro– j
priations maybeunfrozen only with theagreement oftheEuropean Parlimant .
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Atitsmeeting on24February 1976(l ),theCouncil adopted thenew
five-year fusion programme (1976-1980 )?with areservation ,however astothe
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useoftheappropriations forcarrying outthis programme .Pending afinal
deoision ontheJETprogramme ,theCouncil authorized forusein1976 only ;
20.8mu.a.ofthetotal appropriation of124mu.a. j
i
Following theCouncil Decision referred toabove ,theCommission sub- ,
mitted totheEuropean Parliamant itsfirst application fotheunblocking of I
16.8 mu.a .inappropriations forcommitment and15.4 mu.a .inappropriations
forpayment .Parlimant gave itsauthorization initsResolution of18June 1976(2 ),
Following theCommission 'ssecond application ,Parliament ,initsResolution of
14September ,unblocked afurther 4mu.a .inappropriations forcommitment and
1.8mu.a .inappropriations forpayment fortheJETproject .This action should i
beregarded asapartial anticipated drawing ontheappropriations duetobe j
allocated totheJETproiect(in principle atotal of108mu.a.). j
•/••
(1)Thedefinitive decision ontheprogramme wastaken after theprogramme had
been finalized on25Maroh 1976 .TheDeoiBion waspublished inO.J. L90f
3April 1976 .
(2)D0C .691/76-ASS442.
(3)DOC.996/76-ASS631.

Atismeetingof18November1976theCouncilagreedtowithdraw
thereservationreferredtointhefirstparagraph.
TheCommissionthereforerequeststhatafurthersumof
72532768u.a."beunblockedbringingthetotalappropriations unblocked
andmadeavailableforthefxxsionprogrammeto89.295mu.a.intheform
ofappropriations forcommitment ,noaccountbeingtakenofthesumof
4,0ou.a.fortheJETprogramme.Forthe1976financialyeartheseappro­
priationsoovertherequirements ofthefusionprogramme(excludingJET)
undertheheadingofexpenditure throughcontracts.Theappropriations re­
mainingblockedunderChapter .3.20oncethisoperationhasbeenauthorized,
i.e.64376773u.a.,areearmarkedfortheJETproject.Theattachedtable
givesdetailsinfigures.

Applicationfortheunblockingoftheappropriations entered -inChapter3.20(Controlledthermonuclearfusionandplasmaphysics)ofthestatement">fexpenditurerelatingto
resera^hendinvestmentactivitiesforthefinancialvear1976(l)(AnnexItoSectionIII,
Commission ,oftheBudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities ;Α:;:.ΈΧ
u.a.
Ohar-ter .5,20'Appropriations enteredin!
-thebudcrstandblockedCouncilDecisionontheprogramme?irsttwounblocking
■Pag;42ooftne197sBudget
publishedin(XTL06/76Appropr.for
commitmentAppropr.fer
çayment :DateFinancial
ceilingPeriodfPublished !
!in jAppropri.fori
commitment ![Appropr.for
payment
FusiomexcludingJET) ;39.295.000 15c414.20023.3.76124mu,s.(2)I970/193O0,TL90/76!16.762.23215.414.200 !
7"TmuUi. ;63,376.773
t;8.509.234 . 108mu„a.1976/1980'I„4.000.0001.800.000 I
I
*
iTotal|157.671.773 j23*923.434 232mu.a.! !20.762,232 I17.214.200
Chaoter33(5xpend.ltureonre-:
serachandinvestirent)(l)
QJL66,pages306/307
blocked
"i■■■«r-ir-r,..irj197.628.541J
30.000.000 !i
45.045.747 22.163.439
Tablecontinued
u.a.
Appropriations remainingblocked >Presentproposalcontaining3rd;Appropriations remainingblocked
Aporor.îor Appropr.iox>»...A..*– ■1-- 11.,
IAppropr.for !!Appropr.for iAppropr.for 1Appropr.for
Cnarter3.20 ■commitment payment ;1commitment !oavement jcommitment ;payment
Fusion!excludingJUT) 72.532.755!
i
172.532.763 I
jEi;64.376.773 :6.709.234 ! 64376.773 •6.709.234
Total:.136.909.541 .6*709.234j72.532.768164.376.773 6.709.234
Chapter33 i .1[.
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1"s•i
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«152.582.794 !7.fi36.561 72.532.768 80.050.026 i7.336.561
(l)lnaccordancewithArticle94oftheFinancialRegulationof25April1973(QJL116,1Hay-1973),thetotalamountof
appropriations shownindetailinthisAnnexisenteredinChapter33sSectionIII(Commission)oftheBudgetofthe
EurooeanCommunities . *
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(2)?orthefinancialyear1976theCouncilauthorizedtheallocationofonlyafirsttrancheof20.8ofthese124niu.a.
(3)oeeResolutionsoftheEuropeanParliamantadopted18June(DOC691/76-ASS442)and14September1976(DOG996/76-ASS631.