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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.  
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Februa r 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen  
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
G E N E R A L  B U D G E T  F O R  1983 
SE C T IO N  III - C O M M IS S IO N P A R T  BCOM(83) 688 final.
Brussels, 1*4· November 198?«
T R A N S F E R  O F  A P PR O PR IA T IO N S N o  30/83 
(Non-compulsory expenditure)
F R O M  C H A P T E R  100 - PR O V ISIO N A L  A PPR O PR IA T IO N S
T O  C H A P T E R  77
A rticle 770
Item 7702IN D U S T R Y  A N D  T H E  IN T E R N A L  M A R K E T
Operations in the data-processing 
sector
Community operations for the 
development of data processing
Commitment appropriations: 
Payment appropriations:4 000 000 E C U  
1  500 000 E C U
e .-s i;
The Financial Controller approved this proposal on 27 October 1983 in 
accordance with Article 21(4) of the Financial Regulation and 
ce rtifie d  that the appropriations are available.
C0M(8?) 688 final.

G R O U N D S
O n  7 July 1982 the Commission sent the Council a proposal for a 
Decision amending Council Decision 79/783/EEC of 1 1  September 1979 
adopting a multiannual programme (1979 to 1983) in the field  of 
data processing (C0M(82)356 fin a l).
The purpose of the proposal was to extend the second part of the 
multiannual data-processing programme, which deals with the 
promotion of data-processing applications and software, by supporting 
selected projects of strategic importance.
■  M  -y r .
O n  15 April 1983 Parliament adopted a resolution endorsing the 
Commission proposal.;-rf! r·.,:- l· · #»,... - ,
The proposal is now  being examined in the Permanent Representatives 
Committee, and the Council is expected to come to a decision by the 
end of the year.
To allow u tiliz a tio n  of the appropriations for Item 7702 entered in 
Chapter 100, the Commission proposes that they should be transferred 
to the appropriate heading.
The tran sfer will enable appropriations to be kept available to - -
implement extension of the programme once this has been approved by 
the Council.
Budgetary position of the item to which the transfer will be made 
I n itia l appropriations in budget
■  commitment payment
appropriations appropriations
Item B  7702 p.m. 4 000 000 E C U
Chapter 100
Item B  7702 4 000 000 E C U  1  500 000 E C U
O n  27 October 74.11% of the remaining commitment appropriations in 
Item B  7702 and 39%  of the payment appropriations had been u tilized .

A PPR O PR IA TIO N S IN  C H A P T E R  100 - P A R T  B  
A T  24 O C T O B E R  1983
Appropriations 
for commitmentAppropriations 
for payment
1.I n itia l provision 116 316 000 117 316 000
2.Appropriations being 
transferred 14 170 000 6 000 000
3.Transfers made 29 546 001 10 546 000
4.Appropriations remaining 72 599 999 100 770 000