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Conformém ent au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983 
concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique 
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983, 
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003 
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents 
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit 
règlem ent. 
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983 
concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Econom ic 
Communit y and the European Atom ic Energy Communit y (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as 
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243, 
27.9.2003, p. 1), t his file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this 
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.  
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom  1. 
Februa r 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen  
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgem einschaft (ABI. L 43 vom  15.2.1983,  
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. Septem ber 2003  
(ABI. L 243 v om 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit  
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(83) ^02 final.  
Brussels, 2k June 1983·GENERAL BUDGET 1983
SECTION I I I  -  COMMISSION -  PART B
TRANSFER O F  APPROPRIATIONS N O  15/83 
(Non-compulsory e xpeqditure)
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O M  CHAPTER 100 -  PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
T O  CHAPTER 73 -  RESEARCH A N D  INVESTMENT
EXPENDITURE
A r tic le  738 -  In d ir e c t a c tio n  -  H o riz o n ta l
a c t iv it ie s
Item 7382 -  S tim u la tio n  of s c ie n t if ic  and
te c h n ic a l p o te n tia l in  the 
European Communities -  In d ire c t 
act i on
Commitment a p p ro p ria tio n s : 4 000 000 E C U  
Payment a p p ro p ria tio n s  : 2 000 000 E C U
The F in a n cia l C o n tro lle r approved th is  proposal on 16 June 1983 in  
accordance w ith  A r tic le s  2 1 (4 ), 93(1) and 94(1) of the F in a n c ia l R egulation 
and c e r t if ie d  th a t the a p p ro p ria tio n s  are a v a ila b le .
C0M(83) k02 final.

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G R O U N D S
When the 1983 budget was drawn up the a p p ro p ria tio n s  fo r  Item 7382 -  S tim u la tio n  
of s c ie n t if ic  and te c h n ic a l p o te n tia l in  the European Communities -  In d ire c t 
a c tio n  (Commission proposal of 3 December 1982 (C0M(82)808 f i n a l ) )  -  were 
entered in  Chapter 100 pending the programme d e c is io n .
Approval o f the programme d e c is io n  has been entered as an A  item  on the 
agenda fo r the C ouncil m eeting o f 28 June. The funds considered necessary 
fo r conducting these a c t i v it ie s  over a p e riod  o f two years from  Ju ly 1983 
to  Ju ly 1985 amount to  7 m illio n  ECU, in c lu d in g  e xpe n ditu re  on a  s t a f f  
o f th re e .
These measures to  boost the Community's s c ie n t if ic  co m p etitive n ess c o n s titu te  
one of the major o p tio n s o f the framework programme fo r Community s c ie n t if ic  
and te c h n ic a l a c t i v it ie s  proposed by the Commission to  the C ouncil 
(C0M(83)260 f i n a l ) .
The aim o f the tw o-year experim ent from 1  Ju ly 1983 -  soon to  be adopted 
by the C ouncil -  is  to  te s t and re fin e  the necessary procedures and te ch n iq ue s, 
which are a v a ila b le  and in  use elsew here.
The Commission must th e re fo re  te s t v a rio u s fin a n c ia l support measures in v o lv in g  
tem porary in c e n tiv e s  granted to  n a tio n a l and/or m u ltin a tio n a l teams:
payment o f a research allow ance to  cover t r a v e l,  lodging and research 
expenses o f s c ie n tis ts  who, d u rin g  a stay at a fo re ig n  la b o ra to ry  (w ith in  
the EEC), are to  make use o f new knowledge to  c a rry  out research in to  
a complex problem ; or the p ro v is io n  of complementary support to  a s u b - c r it ic a l 
team;
-  tw in n in g  o f la b o ra to rie s  (co o p e ra tio n  c o n tra c ts ), making i t  p o s s ib le  
fo r researchers in  v a rio u s  c o u n trie s  o f the Community who are w orking 
in  p a r a lle l in  an advanced f i e l d  to  get to g e th e r and thus reach " c r i t i c a l "  
numbers; in  order to  do th is  i t  w i l l  be necessary to  grant su bsidie s 
making i t  p o s s ib le  fo r researchers to  meet, ca rry  out jo in t  experim ents 
and exchange r e s u lts ;
research and development c o n tra c ts : the powers enjoyed by the a u th o r itie s  
in  va rio u s c o u n trie s  u n d e rta kin g  to  achieve th is  o b je c tiv e  in  a given 
p e rio d  are to  be pooled at European le v e l in  a c o n tra c t d e fin in g  a given 
s c ie n t if ic  and/or te c h n ic a l o b je c tiv e ;
fin a n c ia l support fo r  any a c t i v it y  th a t can promote m o b ility , contact 
between researchers and in t e r d is c ip lin a r y  d isse m in a tio n  o f in fo rm a tio n  
or help to  determ ine s c ie n t i f i c  and/or te c h n ic a l requirem ents and p o te n tia l 
w ith in  the Community.

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The a c t ,/ties  backed in  t h is  experim ental stage w i l l  c o n trib u te  to  
the development of s ig n if ic a n t  s c ie n t if ic  and te c h n ic a l p ro je c ts  in 
prom ising areas and f a c i l i t a t e  the m o b ility  of researchers.
The breakdown o f e xp e n d itu re  fo r 1983 is  as fo llo w s :
C A  PA (ECU)
-  7 research allow ance c o n tra c ts  550 000 250 000
-  "tw in n in g " of around 40 teams 950 000 550 000
one research and development c o n tra c t 2 000 000 800 000
-  fin a n c ia l support 150 000 50 000
expenditure on a s t a f f  of 3 o f f i c i a l s
(2 A, 1  C ) fo r 4 months 60 000 60 000
a d m in is tra tiv e  e xpe n ditu re  (s tu d ie s , 
c o n s u lta tio n s , su rve ys, sem inars,
CODEST^ m eetings, e tc .)  290 000 290 000
4 000 000 2 000 000
The c o n tra c ts  w i l l  be concluded by the end o f the ye a r. The p ro je c ts  put 
forw ard in  response to  a  c a ll fo r  a p p lic a tio n s  to  be p ub lish e d  in  Ju ly 
w i l l  have to  be e valuated and se le cte d  by O ctober.
Some of the a p p ro p ria tio n s  to  cover e xpe n ditu re  under th is  programme 
d e cisio n  -  v iz . 4 000 000 E C U  in  commitment a p p ro p ria tio n s  and 2 000 000 E C U  
in  payment a p p ro p ria tio n s  from the funds earmarked fo r  Item 7382 (S tim u la tio n  
o f s c ie n t if ic  and te c h n ic a l p o te n tia l in  the European Communities) in  
Chapter 100 must th e re fo re  be made a v a ila b le  to  the Commission under 
th is  Item .
Committee fo r the European Development o f Science and Technology, set 
up by Commission D ecision o f 6 December 1982 (0J L 350, 10 December 1982).

APPROPRIATIONS IN CHAPTER 100 -  PART B  
AT 14 JUNE 1983
A p p ro p ria tio n s  
fo r commitmentsA p p ro p ria tio n s  
fo r payments
1. T o ta l a p p ro p ria tio n s 116 316 000 117 316 000
2. A p p ro p ria tio n s  being 
tra n s fe rre d 6 056 000 6 056 000
3. A p p ro p ria tio n s  tra n s fe rre d 19 490 001 2 490 000
4. A p p ro p ria tio n s  rem aining
in  Chapter 100 90 769 999 108 770 000