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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)705final
Brussels,23December1977
•Alteration ofthe
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
onaresearchprogrammeonforecasting andassessment
inthefieldofscienceandtechnology
Alteration ofthe
Proposalfora »
COUNCILDECISION
adoptingaMultiannualR&DResearchandDevelopment
ProgrammeintheFieldofPrimaryRawMaterials(indirect
Action)(1978-1981)»for"theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommissionpursuantto
thesecondparagraphofArticle149of"theEECTreaty)
COM(77)705final.

ANNEX
i)Researchprogrammeonforecastingandassessmentinthefieldof
scienceandtechnology(COM(77)283)
OriginalText
Article2
Theupperforexpenditure
commitmentsandthemaximumnumber
ofstaffnecessaryforthe
executionoftheprogrammeis
estimatedtohe4.4millionunits
ofaccountand10staffrespecti­
vely;theunitofaccountbeing
definedinArticle10ofthe
FinancialRegulationof
25April1973applicabletothe
generalbudgetoftheEuropean
Community.AmendedText
Article2
Overallexpenditure commitments and
staffnecessaryfortheexecutionot
theprogrammeareestimatedtobe
4.4millionunitsofaccountand
10staffrespectively ,theunitof
accountbeingdefinedinaccordance
withthefinancialregulationsin
force.Thisassessmentof
expenditureandstaffisindicative
innatureandassuchshallappear
inthe"Remarks"partofthebudget
Eachyearthebudgetaryauthority
shallentertheappropriationsand
staffnecessaryfortheexecution o
thisDrorramrnein.thebudget
Community.ofthe

ii)Kulti-anrmalresearch ,anddevelopmentprogrammeinthefieldof
primaryrawmaterials(indirectaction)(I978-I98I)(COM(77)284)
Ori/rinalText AmendedText
Article2
Theupperlimitforexpenditure .
commitments andforstaffnecessary
fortheimplementation ofthis
programmeisestimatedto"be23
millionunitsofaccountand11
staffforthedurationofthe
programme.Theunitofaccount
isdefinedaccordingtofinancial
regulations inforce.Article2
Thetotalamountofexpenditure
commitments necessaryforthe
implementation ofthisprogrammeis
estimatedto"be23millionunitsof
account.Theunitofaccountis
definedaccordingtofinancial
regulations inforce.Thenumberof
staffrequiredisestimatedtobell.
Thistotalamountandestimateofstaff
areindicative andshownassuchnm
theremarkscolumnofthe"budget.
Article3unchanged
Article4
Theprogrammewillbesubmittedto
reviewduringitsthirdyearfor
possiblerevisionfollowing
establishedprocedures,andtaking
intoaccounttheopinionofthe ;
AdvisoryCommitteeforProgramme
Management.Article4
Theprogrammewillbesubmittedto
reviewduringitsthirdyearfor
possiblerevisionfollowingestablished
procedures ,andtakingintoaccountthe'
opinionoftheAdvisory'Committeefor
ProgrammeManagement.TheCornelland
Parliamentshallbeinformedofthin
revision.
Inaddition,theCommissionshal1,
withintheframeworkofitsannualre"30r
submitareporttotheCounciland
.Parliament' ontheimplementation of
theprogramme.

Article4a
Whentheprogrammehasbeencompleted,
areportshallbemadetotheCouncil ,
andtoParliament -ontheresults
obtainedandthemoniesspentinthe
process.