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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)843 final .
Brussels .8December 1982 .
ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
revision ofthecurrent JRCprogramme for1983 andthenext
programme for1984-1987
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ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
Subject :revision ofthe current JRC programme for 1983 and thenext
programme for 1984-1987 .
1.Tojudge from the most recent developments inthe situation ,there is
aconsensus that the technical problems still tobesolved for the Super-SARA
programme are nothing exceptional for aproject ofthis kind ,that they
donot affect the feasibility ofthe venture and that the Joint Research
Centre now has the capacity tocarry itthrough .
2.The Commission reaffirms the importance itattaches tothe federative nature
ofthe project and ,with the support ofthe Council ,will within the next
three months beable tocomplete preparations forbringing together some
twenty experts working onnational nuclear programmes toparticipate
directly inthis Community venture asfrom 1983 .The Steering Committee for
theproject ,consisting ofasmall number ofexperts onthemanagement
ofreactor safety projects tohelp the Ispra Establishment Director and the
project leader ,will beset upbefore the end ofDecember ,after
consultation ofthe JRC Governing Board .
3.The Super-SARA project iscomplementary toother ongoing projects inthe
same field inand outside Europe ,and this isanadvantage that the Commission
cannot afford tothrow away .Consequently ,itcould not support continuation
oftheproject atthe cost ofcutting itdown toanextent that would
jeopardise itsspecific nature andremove much ofthereason foritsexistence .
4.Thequestion ofthe funds needed and thedraft conclusions nowbefore the
Council inAnnex IItodocument ATO 90must bereviewed against this
background .That document points out inparticular that :
a)theadditional funds required in1982 and 1983 canbefound without any
increase inthe Commission 'sgeneral budget ;
b)theCommission hopes toreach anagreement with theItalian Government
onthefinancing ofthereserve fortechnical risks needed foranyproject
ofthis kind ;
c)thetemporary increase ofsome 100posts bringing theJRCstaff complements
to2279 in1983 and 2360 theyear after will berapidly eliminated bystaff
reduction measures tobedecided in1983 .
Onthe specific point oftheJRC'sstaff complement for theperiod 1984-87 ,
theCommission isprepared tohave written into the Council minutes ajoint
statement bytheCouncil and theCommission totheeffect that "ifthese
staff reduction measures applicable toabout one hundred JRC staff members
are decided in1983 ,themaximum staff complement authorised will peak
at2360 (+100 )in1984 and then return tothenormal level of2260 in1985
and subsequent years ".

The JRC programme for 1984-87
The financial level oftheJRCprogramme inwhich theSuper-SARA project
will beincorporated in1984-87 isanimportant factor onwhich the
Commission 'sposition may besummarised asfollows :
a)Therevision ofthecurrent programme for1983 involves continuing the
Super-SARA project with aview toaJRC programme for 1984-87 that will
include that project . -
b)Theaverage annual JRCexpenditure for theperiod 1980-83 is174million
ECU in1983 monetary .This figure includes 3million ECUresulting from
the recent Council Decision onthe structure ofthe remuneration of
Community employees ,2million ECU annual revenue from Italy and 1.5million
ECU from the Federal Republic ofGermany .
c)Over andabove this current level ,the JRC programme needs about an
additional 12million ECU ayear ,ofwhich 5.5million are independent
oftheSuper-SARA project (seeAnnex ).
d)The annual average financial resources fortheJRCprogramme including
Super-SARA can bemaintained atthe current level of174million ECU
in1983 money value for theperiod 1984-87 ontheunderstanding that
activities carried outonbehalf ofother Commission departments (topic E
inthecurrent programme entitled "specific support for the
Commission 'sactivities ")amounting toabout 12million ECU ayear in1983
money value are financed asfrom 1984 and for the duration ofthenew
four-year programme byfunds provided bytheCommission departments for
which these JRC services areprovided ,inaccordance with theprinciple
ofbudget transparency ;these activities will appear asatoken entry (p.m.)
inthe annual budget for theJRC .
e)Within this budget ,the JRCprogramme for1984-87 will bedrawn upin1983
inthemore general context ofthe framework programme and the
Action Programmes .

Conclusion
The Commission isrequesting the Council todecide ,byadopting the draft
conclusions set out inAnnex IItodocument ATO 90 ,that theSuper-SARA project
should becontinued ,
itbeing understood that
theCommission undertakes toput forward aJRC programme proposal for 1984-87
that will fulfil the following conditions :
a)starting from aworkforce of2279 in1983 ,theJRC'smaximum authorized
staff complement will rise to2360 atthe end of1984 before dropping again
to2260 atthe end of1985 andremaining atthat level during each
subsequent year provided that staff reduction measures covering about one
hundred JRC employees are adopted in1983 ;
b)the average resources entered inthe JRC'sannual budget will not beallowed
torise above the current level of174 million ECU at1983 prices ,
while the resources tobeallocated toactivities carried out onbehalf
ofother Commission departments will appear astoken entries inthe
JRC'sannual budget ;
c)theCommission contemplates entering theadditional appropriations necessary
forfinancing theactivities mentioned under point b)onthebudgetary
lines ofthe Commission departments who will benefit therefrom .
This implies that theCommission will notrequest acorresponding increase
inthe total amounts entered onthese lines .
Itiswhen ittakes adecision onthe framework programme and the action
programmes inJune 1983 that theCouncil will have togive itsfinal approval
totheprocedure forimplementing this decision inprinciple .

ANNEX
STUDY OFTHE JRC'sADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS INCOMPARISON WITH
THE FINANCING OFTHE 1980-83 PROGRAMME
Requirements exclusive ofthe Super-SARA project
4 MioECU
0.85 MioECU
0.83 MioECU
Total requirements exclusive oftheSuper-SARA project 5.68 MioECU
Specific requirements ofthe Super-SARA project
-AstheCommission pointed out inthe draft conclusions ithas
put forward for adoption bythe Council ,theadditional n
requirements oftheproject amount tosome 13million ECU \
ayear after 1983 .
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-TheCommission considers that about half ofthis amount , ^
i.e. 6.5million ECU ayear canbecovered byabandoning or
reducing inthe next programme some ofthe activities in
current programmes .
-Theadditional requirements specific totheSuper-SARA project
therefore amount toanannual total of : g.5 MioECU
Conclusiona)General services andscientific andtechnical support
The reorganization ofthese sevices inorder tomake them
operate normally will require additional annual resources
amounting toapproximately
b)Specific commitments
-The Commission has undertaken toincrease the resources
devoted tothe in-pile PAHR programme byatotal of
3.4million ECU ,i.e. anaverage of0.85 million ECU
ayear for four years
-Thecompletion ofconstruction work inprogress ,which
could not befinanced from the 1983 budget ,should be
funded asquickly aspossible .The total of3.3MioECU
corresponds toanannual expenditure over 4years of
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The JRC'sadditional requirements therefore amount toanannual
average of : 12>8 MioECU
rounded down to12million ECU