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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GENERAL BUDGET 1983 COM(83) 110 final.
SECTION I I I  -  COMMISSION -  PART B_______________________________  Brussels, 24 February 1983,
TR
ANSFER O F APPROPRIATIONS N O  2/83 
(N on-com pulsory e x p e n d itu re ) ,
ECU
Commitment
a p p ro p ria tio n sPayment
a p p ro p ria tio n s
1. SOURCE O F APPROPRIATIONS
FR O M  CHAPTER 73 -  RESEARCH AND INVESTMENT 
EXPENDITURE
A r t ic le  739 -  Non-programme a c t i v i t i e s
Item  7391 -  Research s t a f f  a w a itin g  
assignm ent to  a post 715 000 715 000
FR O M  CHAPTER 1 0 0 - PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 3 000 000 1  000 000
T o ta l 3 715 000 1  715 000
2. USE O F APPROPRIATIONS
TO CHAPTER 73 -  RESEARCH AND INVESTMENT 
EXPENDITURE
A r t ic le  737 -  I n d ir e c t  and co n ce rte d  
a c tio n  -  T e c h n o lo g ic a l 
developm ent
Item  7373 -  R eference m a te ria ls  and
methods (a p p lie d  m e tro lo g y ) -  
I n d ir e c t  a c tio n 3 715 000 1  715 000
The F in a n c ia l C o n tr o lle r  approved t h is  p ro p o s a l on 14 F ebruary 1983 in  
accordance w ith  A r t ic le s  2 1 (4 ), 9 3 (1 ) and 94(1) o f the  F in a n c ia l R e g u la tio n  
and c e r t i f i e d  th a t the  a p p ro p ria tio n s  are a v a ila b le .
COM( 83) 110 final.

GROUNDS Ù ® H
When th e  1983 Budget was e s ta b lis h e d , p a r t o f th e  a p p ro p ria tio n s  f o r  th e  
I n d ir e c t  A c tio n  Programme on R eference M a te r ia ls  and Methods (A p p lie d  
M e tro lo g y ) were e n te re d , pending th e  d e c is io n  on th e  programm e, under 
C hapter 100 as a re s e rv e  f o r  Item  7373 and p a r t under Item  7391 (Research 
s t a f f  a w a itin g  assignm ent to  a p o s t) .
A t i t s  817th m eeting (21 December 1982) th e  C o u n c il adopted th e  programme 
(0J L 26, 2 8 .1 .1 9 8 3 , p . 4 8 ).
The o b je c tiv e  o f th e  programme is  to  im prove th e  agreem ent o f measurement 
and a n a ly s is  r e s u lt s  in  f ie ld s  which are o f econom ic im p o rta n ce  to  th e  
Community and o f re le v a n c e  to  th e  o b je c tiv e s  o f th e  T re a ty . The p r o je c ts  
w i l l  a ls o  r e s u lt  in  e s ta b lis h in g  c a lib r a t io n  means ( t r a n s f e r  sta n d a rd s 
and re fe re n c e  m a te r ia ls )  to  ensure th e  c o n s is te n c y , once a c h ie v e d , can 
be m a in ta in e d . The work c o u ld  a ls o  lead to  th e  d e f i n i t i o n  o f methods whereby 
a c c u ra te  measurement can be o b ta in e d .
The programme in c lu d e s  two c lo s e ly  r e la te d  p a r ts :
A p p lie d  m e tro lo g y
T h is  p a r t co ve rs measurements o f p h y s ic a l q u a n t it ie s  and p h y s ic a l p ro p e rtie s  
tra c e a b le  to  fu n d a m e n ta l q u a n t it ie s .
R eference m a te r ia ls
T h is  p a r t o f th e  programme concerns c h e m ica l a n a lyse s as w e ll as p h y s ic a l 
and te c h n o lo g ic a l measurements which c o u ld  r e s u lt  in  e s ta b lis h in g  re fe re n c e  
m a te r ia ls .
A p p ro x im a te ly  15 m e tro lo g y  and 20 re fe re n c e  m a te r ia ls  p r o je c ts  are planned 
f o r  1983.
As a r e s u lt ,  i t  is  n ece ssa ry to  p ro v id e  th e  Commission w ith  th e  a p p ro p ria tio n s  
to  co ver e x p e n d itu re  a r is in g  from  th e  d e c is io n  to  im plem ent th e  programme 
(p e rs o n n e l and o p e ra tin g  e x p e n d itu re  and fun d s f o r  s tu d y  and re s e a rc h  c o n tr a c ts ) ,
i . e .  4 m il lio n  ECU in  commitment a p p ro p ria tio n s  and 2 m il lio n  ECU in  payment 
a p p r o p r ia tio n s .

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P a rt o f th e  fu n d s (285 000 ECU in  commitment and payment a p p r o p r ia tio n s , 
which co rre sp on d s to  p e rs o n n e l e x p e n d itu re  on 6 o f f i c i a l s )  are a lre a d y  
a v a ila b le  in  Item  7373.
The b a la n ce  o f 3 715 000 ECU in  commitment a p p ro p ria tio n s  and 1  715 000 ECU 
in  payment a p p r o p r ia tio n s , to  which t h is  t r a n s f e r  r e la t e s ,  w i l l  have to  be 
o b ta in e d  from  two so u rc e s :
-  C hapter 100: th e  3 m il lio n  ECU in  commitment a p p ro p ria tio n s  and 1  m il lio n  ECU 
in  payment a p p ro p ria tio n s  e n te re d  here are to  co v e r o p e ra tin g  e x p e n d itu re  
and th e  c o n c lu s io n  o f s tu d y  and re se a rch  c o n tra c ts ;
-  Item  7391 (R esearch s t a f f  a w a itin g  assignm ent to  a p o s t) : th e se  a p p r o p r ia tio n s , 
am ounting to  715 000 ECU in  commitment and payment a p p r o p r ia tio n s , are to  
co ver e x p e n d itu re  on 10 o f f i c i a l s .

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APPROPRIATIONS IN CHAPTER 100 -  PART B 
AT 3 FEBRUARY 1983
1. I n i t i a l  a llo c a t io n
2. A p p ro p ria tio n s  b e in g  tr a n s fe r r e d
3 . A p p ro p ria tio n s  re m a in in gA p p ro p ri a t i 
commitmentsons f o r
paym ents
116 316 000 
500 000117 316 000 
500 000
115 816 000 116 816 000