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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(84) 45 final
Brussels, 6 February 1984
SIXTH COMMISSION REPORT TO THE COUNCIL AND PARLIAMENT
on the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/80  
of 27 October 1980 establishing supplementary measures in  
favour of the United Kingdom
COM(84) 45 final

SIXTH COMMISSION REPORT TO THE COUNCIL AND PARLIAMENT
on the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2744/80 of 27 October 1980 establishing supplementary  
measures in favour of the United Kingdom (1)
INTRODUCTION
1" The previous half-yearly reports on the implementation of the Regulation  
establishing supplementary measures in favour of the United Kingdom (2)  
covered the period from the entry into force of that Regulation on 1  Novem­
ber 1980 to 30 June 1983* This sixth report covers the period from 1  July  
1983 to 31 December 1983*
VERIFICATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAMMES
2* In November 1983 Commission staff carried out a further inspection to
verify that the special programmes and sub-programmes were being implemented  
in accordance with the Regulation and the Decisions pursuant thereto* The  
inspection covered the telecommunications sub-programme; the Commission's  
staff carried out document checks and on-site inspections in London and  
more especial lyin Scotland to ensure that the Community's financial contri­
butions have been used correctly*
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(1) Regulation (EEC) No 2744/80 of 27 November 1980 (0J L 284, 29*10*1980, p* 4),  
as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 624/83 of 15 March 1983 (0J L 73, 19*3*1983,
p * 6 *
(2) SEC(81)1140 of 15 July 1981, doc* C0M(82)137 final of 23 March 1982, doc*  
C0M(82)460 final of 20 July 1982, doc* C0M(83)100 final of 1  March 1983 and  
doc* C0M(83)415 final of 7 July 1983*
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3« In all, ten inspections have now been carried out covering the United  
Kingdom's public expenditure in the three financial years from 1980/81  
to 1982/83 on all eight special regional programmes and all the investment  
categories financed« It is clear from these inspections that all the special  
programmes have been correctly executed«
OFFICIAL STATEMENT THAT THE AMOUNTS PAID HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED
4« On 26 May 1983 the United Kingdom Government certified that the assistance  
granted under the Commission Decisions of 23 March 1983 had been exhausted,  
and this was confirmed in its annual report submitted in October«
ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM
5« As in previous years, this report on the implementation of the special
programmes contains information on the progress of the investment projects  
planned under sub-programmes in the various regions« It also explains the  
difference between the expenditure originally estimated and that actually  
incurred« In the 1982/83 reporting year, there were only slight deviations  
from the programme estimates, which were exceeded by a total of some 2%«
6« Together with its own inspections, the rapport enabled the Commission to  
obtain an accurate picture of the implementation of the special programmes  
and sub-programmes« Any marked differences in individual cases between  
estimated expenditure and that actually incurred were taken into account  
when the December 1983 Decision was drawn up (see point 10)«
PAYMENT OF THE BALANCE OF 10% IN RESPECT OF THE DECISIONS TAKEN IN MARCH 1983
7« After receipt and scruting of the official statement that payments had been  
exhausted, 36«1 million ECU of the outstanding balance of 10% (69«2 million  
ECU) was paid over immediately in July« Payment of the remaining 33«1 million  
ECU was deferred until the results of checks still to be carried out or  
other additional information had been received« This amount was subsequently  
paid in December 1983«
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BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS AVAILABLE IN 1983
8„ Following the expiry of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/80 at the end  
of 1982, continuation of the supplementary measures required a new legal  
basis and the inclusion of the necessary resources in the Community  
budget (3)„ The Council provided the new legal basis by extending the  
original Regulation for one year on 15 March 1983 (4) and the sum of  
692 million ECU was entered in the budget,. This amount was fully committed  
by the Commission Decisions adopted in March (5)„
9„ However, this amount was increased to 887 560 760 ECU in October 1983 by  
the Community's amending and supplementary budget No 2 ( 6), making a  
further 195 560 760 ECU available for the supplementary measures in the  
1983 financial yearn
DECISION OF 8 DECEMBER 1983
10n The Commission was able to use the available appropriations for the
existing multiannual special programmesn As in December of the previous  
year, account was also taken, in preparing the Decision, of the information  
which had become available concerning the expenditure actually incurred  
by the United Kingdom authorities (7) „ The Commission therefore drew up  
only a single Decision, which amended and extended the Decisions taken in  
March and brought the new commitments for seven infrastructure programmes  
to 195 560 760 ECU*
r t  / n
(3) See points 4 and 5 of the fifth report (C0M)83)415 final, p„ 2)„
(4) See footnote 1„
(5) See point 8 of the fifth report,,
(6)  Final adoption of amending and supplementary budget No 2 of the European  
Communities for the financial year 1983, 0J L 331, 28„11„1983, p„ 1„
(7) See point 6«

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11* With this Decision, which was adopted on 8 December 1983 and published  
in the Official Journal of the European Communities ( 8), the total funds  
entered in the 1983 Community budget for the supplementary measures for  
1982 were exhausted* This brought the total financial assistance granted  
by the Community between December 1980 and the end of 1983 to  
4,129*357 million ECU*
12* Table I attached provides a chronological and regional breakdown of all  
the amounts committed under the 28 Commission Decisions to date* Table II  
gives details of the appropriations allocated to the various special  
programmes and sub-programmes and the rates of assistance applied*
PAYMENTS MADE
13* As the financial assistance granted under the Decision of 8 December 1983  
related to expenditure incurred during the United Kingdom's financial  
year 1982/83 ending in March 1983, the investments financed had already  
been carried out at that time* The new commitments could therefore be paid  
immediately in full* At the same time the last remaining 10% balances  
were paid over, since this latest Decision effected the necessary adjust­
ments for the individual sub-programmes (9)*
14* The following recapitulation shows the payments made from 1980 to 1983 in  
connection with the supplementary measures:
«/«
(8) Decision No 83/654 /EEC, 0J L 375, 31*12*1983, p* 1-9*
(9) See points 7 and 10*

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December 1980 :  174«150 MioECU
January 1981 :  110«430 MioECU
March 1981 :  507«978 MioECU
July 1981 :  51«199MioECU
September 1981 :  30«550MioECU
December 1981 :  548«276 MioECU
March 1982 :  1,456«059 MioECU
April 1982 :  15« 001MioECU
August 1982 :  130«110 MioECU
November 1982 :  8«325MioECU
December 1982 :  209«718 MioECU
March 1983 :  622«800 MioECU
July 1983 :  36«101MioECU
December 1983 :  228«660 MioECU
Total :  4,129«357 MioECU
This means that the payments made corresponded to the total amount of  
commitments under the Decisions.·.
THE AD HOC COMMITTEE
15« The Committee on supplementary measures in favour of the United Kingdom  
held is seventh meeting on 5 December 1983« The object of this meeting  
was to discuss the latest annual report on the implementation of the  
special programmes and to express an opinion on the amending and supple­
mentary Decision prepared by the Commisssion's staff« The Committee gave  
a favourable opinion on that Decision«

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T A B L E  I
SUPPLEMENTARY MEASURES IN FAVOUR OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
* Financial contributions allocated from December 1980 to December 1983 -
MioECU
North North West South West Yorkshire 8 
HumbersideScotland Wales Northern
IrelandSpecial road
Investment
ProgrammeTotal
Dec*1980 101„400_ _ —92, 100- - 193,500
J an.1981 - 64,300- - .  -58,400 - - 122,700
March1981 106,490 - 28,140 144,580 159,540 -125,670- 564,420
Dec,1981 39,136 77,544 13 r .  173 75,213 73,459 56,698 40,280 181,461 556,964
March1982 140,662 333,967 40,608 246,876 277,886 182,919 200,502 194,423 1  617,843
Dec,1982 9n043 21,574 2 „024 31,692 46,412 1,093 9,437 65,094 186,369
March1983 74,793 144,289 27„331 115,573 125,405 95, 063 109,546 - 692,000
Dec,1983 17,759 43,031 278 26,796 38,184 34,392 35, 121 - 195,561
Total 387,883 786,105 111 „554 640,730 720,886 520,665 520,556 440,978 4 ,129 *357

THULE II
SUPPLEMENTARY MEASURES IN FAVOUR 0/ THE UNITED KINGDOM
Breakdown by region and sub-proqramme
Commitments made in: a) 1980 and 1981
b) 1982
c) 1983
MioFCU
North of North West South West Yorkshire Scot land Wales X of Northern X of Spec wil
Sub-programme England of England of England & Dubli c Ireland Dubli c road ’dial
Humberside expendite. ?xpendi t * invest -
CN.Irel.) pruyr-
Roads a30.350 48-692 17. 199 66.955 73.484 50 46.463 60 283.143
b17.332 44 .834 0.358 17.117 52.712 63 ,45u 40 26.590 50 - 222-399
c10.333 28.456 11.061 14.384 43.152 57.276 30 16.149 30 - 180.811
Ra iIways a17.658 30 »499 6.714 35.961 44.238 12. 842 50 2.097 60_150.009
b13.608 22 .202 2.936 24.996 28.004 6.016 40 3.581 50- 101.343
c11.216 11.632 1.039 17.344 19.213 4.050 30 1.592 40 - 66.036
Electricity a - _ _ _ _ _ - _ _
b
c38.317 112.892 4.029 90.063 129.454 29.096 25_- 403.851
Water and a36.917 43.876 9..767 41.552.16.533 30 19.939 40_163*58'.
Seweraye b25.515 54 .360 11.101 46.124 - 22.704 40 1> 22.650 50- 182.454
c20.183 33.061 6.751 24.164 12.878 209.58920 -106-676
Advance a 1. 569_13.133 22.294 20 4.672 20 41.668
factor ies b
c- - - -
l  arid a 6.585.20 0.441 20_7-026
reclamat ion b
c_4.978 20 0.358 20 5-336
Telecommuni- a60.701 118-608 24.832 125-081 102.088 82.045 50 59,597 60_ *
572-952
cat ions b54 .933 121. 253 24, 208 100-268 109-150 62.740 40 56-849 50 - 529.401
c50.820 114.171 8.758 86.477 101.224 55.035 40Z) 40.711 40 - 457.412
Housing a - - - . . - - -32.741 20 - 32-741
b- - - - - - -99-911 50 - 99-911
c “ * “ 76.626 26.06 - 76.626
Special roAd a_ _ _59.22- -181.461 181,461
investment b - - - - 57.5 * * 259,517 259,517
programme c ~ “ — —
local a145 .626 243' 244 41.313 219.793 232.999 207. 198 165.950 181 -*461 1437.584
b149.705 355'541 42.632 278.568 324.298 184-012 209.939 259.517 1804,212
c92.552 187.320 27.609 142.369 163.589 129.455 144.667 _887.561
Total a, b anc c387.883 786.105 111.554 640w730 720-886 520.665 520.556 440.978 4129.357
1) North of England: 30 X
2) South West of England: 20X