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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 
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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  
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5  
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.  
COMMISSION  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 
GENERAL BUDGET FOR 1983 
SECTION  III - COMMISSION - PART B COM(83) 103 final. 
Brussels,  21 February  1983. 
TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS  No 1/83 
(non-compulsory  expenditure) 
FROM CHAPTER  100 - PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 
TO CHAPTER  94 - SPECIFIC  MEASURES  FOR COOPERATION  WITH 
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 
Article  945 - Cooperation with  the Arab countries  at 
regional  level 
500 000 Ecus 
The Financial Controller  approved  this proposal  on 11 February  1983 
in accordance  with Article  21(4) of the  Financial  Regulation  and certified 
that the appropriations  are available. 
COM(83) 103 final. 

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QROUNDS 
1. In a Resolution  adopted on 8 February  1977 the Council undertook  to 
provide a finanoial  contribution  of US £ 3.5 million  from the Community  budget 
for activities  within the context of the Euro-Arab  Dialogue.  At its third 
and fourth  meetings  (26-28 October  1977 in Brussels  and  9-11 December  1978 
in Damascus)  the General Committee  of the Euro—Arab  Dialogue  approved  two 
series of actions to be jointly  financed  by the Arab and the European  aides. 
Annexes I and II contain  a list of these actions. 
The actions mainly involve financing preparatory studies for  practical 
projects  (feasibility  studies),  but do not cover the costs of th@  projects 
themselves,  although technical assistance  may be  provided,, Financing for 
some cultural  activities  (symposia, seminars, publications  of conference 
proceedings)  is also included. 
2, In order to be able to honour its commitments,  the Community  has 
entered appropriations  to finance some of the planned  studies in  the budget 
for each year since  1979« The  table below shoves that the utilization  of 
these appropriations  has been very irregular  in terms of commitments  and 
negligible  in terms of payments as a result of the suspension  of the 
Dialogue in  1979· The  commitments  entered  into amount to some  745 500 SUA, 
while only  a single payment has been made: an advance of some  78 900 SUA 
to the Deutsche  Orient Inst it ut to finance a symposium.  The unused 
appropriations,  including  the commitments  not followed up by payment, 
have lapsed. 
Article  945 - Budget appropriations  and their utilization 
Appropriations entered 
in the budget Commitments Payments 
1979 2 100 000 745 467-33 78 873.78 
1980 745 000 -
1981 1 000 000 - -
1982 1 000 000 - -
3. The budgetary  authority entered  an appropriation  of 500 000 ECU in 
Chapter  100 of the general budget for  1983 to be used if necessary for 
Article  945· (Cooperation with  the Arab countries  at regional  level). The 
specialized  groups of the Euro-Arab  Dialogue  resumed  their work in 1982. 
In particularj  the group on oil refining and the petrochemical industry, 
at a meeting of the Co-chairmen  and Co-rapporteurs  on 13 and  14 December  1982, 
agreed that the Arab side would make its share of the finance for  the 
studies on the petrochemical  and oil refining  industries available  at the 
beginning of  1983. Their share amounts to US 264 000  (see Annex II); 
the European  share amounts  to US j& 66 000. These  figures are the  initial estimates  of the cost of the studies and may have to be updated, 

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The preparatory  work for the Hamburg  symposium  on the relationship 
between the two  civilizations is  also gathering pace.  After deduction 
of the advance  already  paid, the European share should  amount to some 
US 76 000, which may  fall due for  payment  very soon. 
Following  the resumption of the Euro—Arab Dialogue,  further  financing 
decisions  can be expected in the course of the  financial  year. 
The budgetary  authority  is therefore  requested to  authorize  the transfer 
of 500 000 ECU from Chapter 100 to  Article  945 of the general budget. 

ANNEX I 
LIST OF ACTIONS 
approved by the General Committee  at its third meeting (26-28 October  1977» Brussels) 
crpTiTi-npci  no rvrvtraTD jmrmrTimrc! Estimated 
cost 
<*) Estimated  contributions 
(*) Estimated 
cost 
<*) Arab European 
A. Symposium  on the relationship 
between the  two civilizations, 
Hamburg 250 000 
+ 115  ooo 1 125 000 
+ 57  500 1 125 000 
+ 57 5001 
B. Basic infrastructure 
1. Study on the training 
recruirements  of the  Arab 
countries  in the  field of 
sea transport 200 000 160 000 40 000 
2. Harmonization  of statistics 
in Arab ports 60 000 48 000 12 000 
3. Study for the development  of 
the new port of Basra, Iraq 500 000 400 000 100 000 
4. Study for the development  of 
the new port of Tartous, 
Syria 500 000 400 000 100 000 
5. Symposium  on "New Towns" 20 000 10 000 10 000 
C. Agriculture  and rural 
development 
1. Juba Valley:  Study for  the 
Bardera  irrigation  scheme, 
Somalia 1 200 000 960 000 240 000 
2. Sudan meat pro.iect 50 000 40 000 10 000 
3. Seed potato pro.iect,  Iraa 1 800 000 1 440 000 360 000 
4 695 000 3 640 500 1 054 500 
Amount added by the General Committee 
at its fourth meeting. 

ANNEX II 
LIST OF ACTIONS 
approved "by the General Committee  at its fourth meeting  (9-11 December  1978» Damascus) 
STUDIES OR OTHER  ACTIVITIES Estimated Contributions  in US 
STUDIES OR OTHER  ACTIVITIES total costs 
<*) Arab European 
Industrialization 
1. Setting  up of Euro—Arab 
documentation  and information 
oentres for standardization 450 ooo 360 000 90 000 
2. Study on petrochemical 
industries 165 000 132 000 33 000 
3. Study on oil-refining 
industries 165 000 132 000 33 000 
4. Study on policy and programmes 
for eduoation  and training in 
the fields of standardization, 
metrology  and quality  control 135 000 108 000 27 000 
Culture and social questions 
5· Publication  of the proceedings 
of the Venice Seminar  on "Means 
and forms  of cooperation  for the 
dissemination  in Europe of 
knowledge of the Arabic language 
and literary  civilization". 20 000 10 000 10 000 
6. Draft Catalogue  of Cultural and 
Scientific  Institutions 6 000 3 000 3 000 
7. Technical  assistance  for the 
establishment  of an Arab 
vocational  and instructor 
training  centre 880 000 704 000 176 000 
Scientific  and Technological 
Cooperation 
8. Study for  the establishment  of 
an "Arab  Institute  for Water 
Desalination  and Resources" 600 000 480 000 120 000 
9. Feasibility  study for  the 
creation of an Arab Polytechnic 
Institute 1 000 000 800 000 200 000 
10. Survey of scientific 
infrastructure  on marine science 
in the Arab countries 160 000 128 000 32 000 
3 581 000 2 857 000 724 000