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COMMISSIONOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
GENERALBUDGETFOR1982
SECTIONIII-COMMISSION-PARTB COM(82)708final
Brussels,27October1982
TRANSFEROFEXPENDITURE No
(Non-compulsoryexpenditure)
r_' -J
^Paymentappropriations
FROMCHAPTER7^-
Article 734
Item7341
Article735
Item .7350
Item7351
Article 736
Item7369
Article734
Item7340RESEARCHANDINVESTKKNT
EXFENDITURE
""Therraonuelearfusion■»
Indirectaction
~Indirectionaction-Paw
materiala
-Recyclingofurbanand
industrialwaste-Indirect
action
-Primaryrawmaterials-
Indirectaction
~Indirectandconcerted
action-CjnaiIt.vofijfa
Sectoralprograzraae–
Environment–Indirectand
concertedactionLU?s' -^avaientappropria -
V;V·:..?£/
TOCHAPTER7^-RESEARCHANDINVE3TMENT
EXPENDITURE
-Newsourcesofenergy–Indirectaction1000000
500000
500000
500000
2500000
TOTALPATMENTAPPROPRIATICI 25000002500000
TheFinancialControllerapprovedthisproposalon8OotoW -lofto•accordancewithArticles 93(1)andQAd)J>+*T£October1982in
certifiedthattheappropriationsareavailable^ReffUlation^
C0M(o2)708final

GROTMBS
Theshortageofpaymentappropriations inItem7340ofthe1982budget
islargelydueto:
–thecutbackof1millionECUmadebythebudgetaryauthorityinthe
estimatesmadeforthepreliminarydraftbudgetfor1982;these
estimateshadbeendrawnupverycarefullytoavoidthecriticism
aboutunder–utilization voicedinpreviousfinancialyears;
–afasterrateofutilization thanoriginallyexpected.
Thelatterwasduetoactivitiesbeingcarriedoutatafasterrate
–becauseprogrammedirectorsencouragedcontractorstospeedup
researchinthefinalyearoftheprogrammesothatthecompletion
datewouldnotbeoverrunifatallpossible;
–becausetheuncertainnatureofscientificresearchmeantthat
severalcostlycontracts,notablyinthegeothermalenergyandsolar
energysectors,werecompletedaheadoftime.
Morespecifically ,thefollowingcontractswereinvolved:
–inthegeothermalenergysector,contractsinvolvingasizeable
Communitycontribution fortheexploration ofreservoirs anddeep
drilling;someofthosewerecompletedsixmonthsaheadofthe
deadline,thetotalamountinvolvedbeing3millionECUincommitment
appropriations ;
–inthesolarenergysector,oneexpensivecontractfortheimplementation
ofphotovoltaicpilotprojects(directelectricitygeneratingplants
witharatingof30-300kVf)wasrecentlycompletedandothersare
nearingcompletionalthoughthedeadlinesetinthecontractis
30June1983;thetotalamountinvolvedhereis8millionECUin
commitmentappropriations .
TheCommissionmustalsomakeprovisionforthepaymentsduewhen
contractsinvolvingahighlevelofCommunityparticipation aresigned
inthenearfutureforpilotprojectsinthebiomasssector(wood-based
syntheticfuelproductionplant).Thetotalamountinvolvedis
2.7millionECUincommitmentappropriations .
Inallanadditional2.5millionECUinpaymentappropriations is
requiredtocovertheseoperations.
Theseappropriations couldbedrawnfromanumberofsources:
A.TheoldrawmaterialsresearchprograjmnesenteredinArticle735
ofthebudget,andinparticularItem7350–Recyclingofurbanand
industrialwaste–andItem7351–Primaryrawmaterials.These
programmeshavealreadybeenterminatedorwillbebytheendof1933«

Althoughtheimplementation oftheseprogrammeshas"beennoraal
asregardstheflowofcanaltnentappropriations ,contractorshave
beenslowtopresentinvoices;fewerpaymentappropriations have
thereforebeenused.
B.Nofundswereallocatedtothemultiannual environmental
researchprogramme(198I-85)enteredinItem7369ofthebudget
untilmid–September1981inamendingbudgetMo1/1981.Utilisation
ofbothcommitmentandpaymentappropriations hasthereforebeen
delayed.
C.Thepaymentappropriations forthethermonuclear fusion
researchprogrammeenteredinItem7341ofthebudgethavebeen
oarefullycalculatedanditisvirtuallycertainthattheywillbe
usedinfull.
However,theappropriations tobetransferred(l000000ECU)
representlessthan2#ofthefundsavailableandcorrespondto
theamountpaidundertheprogrammeinlessthanaweek.
Thoseresponsibleforthefusionprogrammethereforefeelthata
reductionof1millionECUcanbeacceptedwithoutjeopardizing
activitiesinhand.
Tosumup,thefollowingpaymentappropriations shouldbetransferred
assoonaspossible:
fromItem7341-Thermonuclear fusion -1000000ECU
Item7330–Recyclingofurbanandindustrial
waste –500000ECU
It&i7351-Primaryrawmaterials -500000ECU
Item7369-Sectoralprogramme-
Environment –Indirectand
concertedaction –500000ECU
toItem7340–Newsourcesofenergy +2500000ECU
Thepaymentappropriations forItem7340wouldthenbeasfollows:
•Appropriations available 24739765ECU
.Appropriations usedon30September1982 19879105ECU
.Estimatedrequirements on31December1982 27200000ECU
.Additionalrequirements +2500000ECU
Itshouldbenotedthatpreviouslycontractedcommitments whichhadstill
%obeclearedcameto47*4millionECUatthebeginningof1982andstillstoodat31.7millionECUon30September1982,lessthanayear
beforetheendoftheprogramme.
KB.Thecommitmentappropriations available(appropriations forthe
financialyearandappropriations remaining)total35544845ECU,
ofwhich17628533ECUhadbeenusedby30September1982.