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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)355 final
Brussels,7July1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
compensating Greeceforitscontribution tothecostofthe
financial mechanism andthesupplementary measuresforthe
UnitedKingdom
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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C0M(81)355final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1
InNovember1980theCommissionpresented ,aproposaltotheCounoilfora
.regulationcompensating Greeceforitscontribution tothecostofthe
-financialmechanismandthesupplementary measuresfortheUnitedKingdom.
Thisproposal,whichwasadopted "bytheCouncilon20January1981»onlymade
provisionforcompensationforsumsreflectingtheincreasein1981inthecost
offinancing1980measurestoassisttheUnitedKingdom.
Twofurtherelementsnotcovered "bytheabovementioned regulation –Council
Regulation(EEC)No284/81–warrantconsideration :
(i)althoughprovisionwasmadeforcompensationtoCreeceforadditional
contributions in1981,therewas.nomentionoftheadditional
appropriations whichcouldbeenteredinsubsequentbudgetsfollowing
calculationofthenetUnitedKingdomcontributiontothe1980and1981
budgets;
(ii)theCouncilconclusionsof30May1980,whichledtoapprovalof
supplementary measurestoassisttheUnitedKingdomandamendmentof
theexistingfinancialmechanism,werereachedatameetingnotattended
byGreece.Addedtowhich,Article4oftheconclusionsspecifiesthat
themeasurestoassisttheUnitedKingdomaretobefinancedbytheother
eightMemberStates.
TheCommissionthereforeconsidersthatCouncilRegulation(EEC)No284/81of
20January1981,whichisincomplete,shouldberepealedandreplacedbyanew
regulationwhichwouldtakefullaccountofthesetwopoints.
Thepresentproposalthereforeprovidesforthepaymentofcompensation toGreecefor

1980and.1981andforthefenteringofsupplementary appropriations insubsequent
financialyearsfollowingcalculation ofthenetUnitedKingdomcontribution for
theseyears.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION ,,(EEC)
compensating Greeceforitscontribution tothecostofthefinancial
mechanismandthesupplementary measuresfortheUnitedKingdom
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle235thereof,
«
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
2HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheCourtofAuditors^,
Whereastheamountofthesupplementary measuresinfavouroftheUnitedKingdom,
4established byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2744/80,iscalculatedaccordingtotherules
setoutinAnnexIItothatRegulation,accountbeingtakenoftheamounts
ν.
resultingfromapplication ofthefinancialmechanismasadjustedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2743/80^;whereastherelevantappropriationsareenteredinthebudget
forthefinancialyearfollowingtheyeartowhichtheyrefer;whereassupplementary
appropriations maybeenteredinsubsequentbudgetsfollowingcalculation ofthe
netUnitedKingdomcontributiontothe1980and1981budgets;
0JNo
2 '/0JNo
30JNo •""
0JNoL284,29.10.1980,p.4.
50JNoL284,29.10.1980,p.1.

WhereastheHellenicRepublicwasnotrepresentedattheCouncilmeetingof30May1980
theconclusions ofwhichwereimplemented bytheregulations mentioned
above;whereastheconclusions reachedontheUnitedKingdomcontribution to
thefinancingoftheCommunitybudgetspecifiedthatmeasurestoassistthe
UnitedKingdomwouldbefinancedbytheothereightMemberStates;whereas
theHellenicRepublicshouldthereforereceivefinancialcompensation forthe '
sumscorresponding totheincreaseinbudgetcontributions attributable tothe
financingofmeasurestoassisttheUnitedKingdom;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No284/81of20January1981compensating
Greeceforitscontribution tothecostofthefinancialmechanismandthe
7supplementary measuresfortheUnitedKingdomonlymadeprovisionforcompensation
forsumscorresponding totheincrease,duringthefinancialyear1981,in
budgetcontributions attributable tothefinancingof1980measurestoassist
theUnitedKingdom,althoughsimilarcompensation couldbepayableinsubsequent
financialyears;
^hereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No284/81isthereforeincompleteandshould
"bereplaced,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
'Article1
TheHellenicRepublicshallreceivetheauountsnecessarytocompensateit
fortheadditionalfinancialburdenfallinguponitasaresultofpayments
tobemadetotheUnitedKingdomunderRegulations (EEC)Nos2743/80and2744/80.
OJNoC158,27.6.1980,p.1.
70JNoL32,4.2.1981/P.1.

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Article 2
Thefinancial compensation referred toinArticle 1shall bemade totheextent
that payments aremade totheUnited Kingdom under Regulations (EEC)Nos2743 /80
and2744 /80. '
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Forthis purpose the Commission shall ,during the ^first month following
each quarter ,make thenecessary calculations astotheamount oftherefunds
duetotheHellenic Republic from the "budget andmake the corresponding payments .
Article3
Regulation (EEC)No284/81ishereby repealed .
Article4
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfollowing itspublication
intheOfficial Journal .of .theEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply with effect from 1January 1981 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels .
V.