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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GENERALBUDGETFORTHEFINANCIAL YEAR1979
SECTIONIII"COMMISSIONCOM(79)534 final
Brussels-4thOctober1979
TRANSFER OFAPPROPRIATIONS No26/79
(Non-compulsory expenditure )
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GENERALBUDGETFORTHEFINANCIAL YEAR1979
SECTION "III:COMMISSION
TRANSFEROFAPPROPRIATIONS No26/79
(Non-compulsory expenditure)
FromChapter100:Provisionalappropriations
Appropriations forcommitment :2000000EUA
Appropriations forpayment:1000000EQA
ToChapter37:Expenditureintheindustrialandtransportsectors
Article370:Projectsinthedata–processingsector
Item3702:Communityprojectsforthedevelopmentofdatar-prooessing
Appropriations foroommitment :2000000EUA
Appropriations forpayment:1000000EUA
TheFinancialControllerhasapprovedthisproposal,attestingthatthe
appropriations areavailableat20September1979*

APPROPRIATIONS INCHAPTER100
AT18SEPTEMBER1979
TOTAL
APPROPRIATIONS
FORCOMMITMENTTOTAL
APPROPRIATIONS
FORPAYMENT
1.Totalallocation
2.Appropriations alreadytransferred
3.Appropriations nowincourseoftransfer
4.Appropriations stillenteredinChapter100439206000
94791000
nil
I351774200
42971200
nil
344415000308803000

Reasons
Acting onaCommission proposal ,theCouncil decided on11Septemner 1979
(OJL231of13September 1979 )toauthorize thefinancing ofprojects
proposed under amultiannual programme toimprove competitivity inthe
data-processing sector andtopromote thedevelopment ofdata-processirig
inaccordance with itsResolution of15July 1974 «
This programme calls forthefollowing action tobetaken :
(a)Standardization measures ,
(b)Coordination inthefield ofpublic procurement ,
(c)Collaboration between research centres ,
(d)Studies onthestate ofthedatar-processing sector ,theeffects on
employment and legal protection forcomputer programs ,
(e)Community grants totheindustry orusers with aview todeveloping
software products andapplications ,
(f)Studies inthefield ofperi–informatics andmicro –electronic
technology .
Theestimated cost ofthese measures over four years is25mEUA ,of
which 2mEUA inappropriations forcommitment and 1mEUA inappropriations
forpayment for 1979 *
Thefollowing activities could already belaunched before theendof1979s
(a)Twoorthree studies on"thestate oftheindustry "(200000EUA),
(b)Studies forthepreparation oftheproposed micro-electronic
programme (300000EUA),
(c)Once agreement hasbeen obtained from theAdvisory Committee ,two
projects under thesystem ofsupport forthedevelopment ofapplications :
EDPcommuni cationsystem between ports (1100000EUA)andahydrological
study (400000EUA).
Expenditure istobecharged toItem 3702 (Community projects forthe
development ofdata-processing ).Atpresent ,there isonly atoken
entry agamst this item .
Inorder tocover theestimated expenditure for1979 »2mEUAin
appropriations forcommitment and 1mEUAinappropriations forpayment
must betransferred from Chapter 100 (Ho18)toItem 3702 oftheBudget
for 1979 .