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COMMISSION  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 
COM(83)  30  final 
Brussels,  19th  January  1983 
PROPOSAL  FOR A  COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 
amending Council Regulation  (EEC) N°  2744/80 establishing 
supplementary measures  in favour  of the  United Kingdom 
(presented  by the  Commission  to the  Council) 
COM(83)  30  final 

Explanatory Memorandum 
1. In accordance  with  the Council conclusions of 30 May, 1980, supplementary 
measures  in favour of the United Kingdom have been established by means 
of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2744/80 of 27 October, 1980. 
2. These supplementary measures have been implemented by means of financial 
assistance  for achieving investment in  different  categories of infrastructure 
during the United Kingdom budgetary exercises of 1980/81 and 1981/82; each 
of these categories consists of sub-programmes forming  part  of special 
programmes submitted by  that  country. 
3. Seven  of these eight special programmes relate to regions wholly or partially 
covered by areas eligible for State regional aid. The eighth special 
programme concerns road infrastructure linking these regions and linking 
the United Kingdom  with  the other Community countries. "~ " 
4. These investments, undertaken by public authorities, have all contributed 
to the economic and social development of the aforementioned regions and 
of the United Kingdom, to the diversified development of the economic and 
social  infrastructure of the country, and to Community integration. According 
to the United Kingdom government's own statements,some of these investments 
could not have been achieved  within  the same  time  schedules  without  the 
aforementioned supplementary measures. 
5. It is  important,  however, to emphasise the  efforts  made, in accordance 
with  the mandate of 30 May, 1980, to solve the problem by means of structural 
changes  which could be achieved especially by applying and developing Community 
structural policies, in such a way as to render the supplementary measures 
superfluous. The measures in the field of energy policy seemed 
to be the most appropiate  from  the standpoint of contributing to such an 
evolution which can only be regarded as a progressive approach. 

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6. There is a  need,  therefore, in accordance  with  the Council conclusions 
of 26  October,  1982,  to extend and adapt the supplementary measures for a 
new exercise but for a smaller financial outlay, taking account of the 
simultaneous establishment of specific measures of Community interest 
related to energy strategy which  will  also apply to the United Kingdom. 
7« The proposed regulation, which extends and amends Regulation No.  2744/80 
already mentioned, takes account of  this  evolution towards measures 
having a more Community character. 

Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) No /83 
of 
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/80 
establishing supplementary measures 
in favour of the United Kingdom 
THE COUNCIL  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
and in particular Article  235  thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal  from  the Commission  (1), 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament  (2), 
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors  (3), 
Whereas,  in accordance  with  the Council conclusions of  30  May  1980 (4) 
payments in favour of the United Kingdom  relating  to the years  1980  and 
1981  have been made by means of the supplementary measures established 
by Council Regulation (EEC) No  2744/80 (5); 
Whereas,  in accordance  with  the said Council conclusions of  30  May  1980, 
the Community is pledged to resolve the problem for  1982  by means of 
structural  changes; whereas, in the absence of such a solution, the said 
conclusions provide  that  the Commission  will  make proposals along the 
lines of the  1980  to 1981  solution; 
./. 
(D OJ No. C  ... of  19..,  p. ... 
(2) 0J 
(3) OJ 
(4) 0J No C  158  of 27.06.1980,  p. 1 
(5) OJ Mo L  284  of 29.10.1980,  p. 4 

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Whereas  it is  important,  however, to emphasise the  efforts  made to solve 
the problem by means of structural changes which could be achieved by 
applying and developing Community structural policies; whereas the measures 
and projects in the field of energy policy seemed to be the most appropriate 
from  the standpoint of contributing to such an evolution which can only 
be regarded as a progressive approach; 
Whereas,  in a separate regulation, specific measures of Community interest 
related to energy strategy are established which  will  also apply to the 
United Kingdom; 
Whereas,  in accordance  with  the Council conclusions of 28 October 1982, 
the solution for the year 1982 continues  within  the framework laid down 
for the years 1980 and 1981, which includes the amended financial mechanism 
and supplementary measures, there is also a need to take account of the 
amount used for the implementation of the aforementioned energy measures 
for the United Kingdom; 
Whereas  it is consequently appropriate to adapt and to extend Regulation 
(EEC)  No 2744/80; whereas the Treaty has not provided for the specific 
powers of action required to this end, 
HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 2744/80 is hereby amended as follows: 
1) Article 1 shall be replaced by the following: 
"Article 1 
In addition to the amounts which  will  be transferred to the United Kingdom 
under application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1172/76 of 17 May 1976 
establishing a financial mechanism (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No 2743/80 (2), this Regulation provides for supplementary Community 
measures  relating to the years 1980, 1981 and 1982."; 
(1) OJ No L 131, 20.05.1976, p. 7 
(2) 0J No L 284, 29.10.1980, p. 1 

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2) Article 2(2)  shall be supplemented by the following: 
"For  the supplementary measures relating to the year  1982,  the regions 
concerned  shall as a general rule be those covered, on  1 January  1982, 
wholly or in part, by areas eligible for State regional aid„"; 
3) The following sentence shall be added to Article  4(3): 
"As regards the supplementary measures relating to the year  1982,  the 
Commission  shall take  into  consideration the payments made and estimated 
by the public authorities in the United Kingdom as from  1 April  1982»"; 
4) The following shall be added to Annex II: 
"5. On the basis of the Commission's estimate  (1,530  million ECU), net 
compensation for the United Kingdom for  1982  is fixed at  850  million ECU. 
Gross  compensation to the United Kingdom amounts to  1,092  million  ECU.(*). 
However, for supplementary measures, it is necessary to deduct from this 
latter amount the sum which will be used for the 
implementation of specific measures of Community interest related to 
energy strategy for the United Kingdom, 
"6. Corrections to be made for  1980  and  1981  in the  light  of the actual 
figures will be taken  into  account when defining the subsequent solution, 
"7, At thattime, adjustments will be made if the actual figure proves 
to be higher or lower than the  1982  base referred to at point  5 above. 
If the actual figure is higher than  1,530  million ECU but lower than 
1,580  million ECU, the net compensation to the United Kingdom shall remain 
unchanged.  If the actual figure is higher than  1,580  million ECU but 
lower than  1,730  million ECU, the net compensation shall be increased 
by 50%  of the difference between the actual figure and  1,580  million ECU. 
If the actual figure is higher than  1,730  million ECU, the net compensation 
shalL  be increased by  75 million ECU, plus  75%  of the difference between 
the actual figure and  1,730  million ECU.  , 
m I m 
*) However, should the financial mechanism yield any payment to the 
United Kingdom for 1982, the amount of such payment will be deducted from 
payments to the United Kingdom under the supplementary measures. 

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If the actual figure is lower than  1,530  million ECU, but higher than 
1,480  million ECU, the net compensation to the United Kingdom shall 
remain unchanged* If the actual figure is lower than  1,480  million ECU, 
the net compensation to the United Kingdom shall be reduced by an 
amount equal to  75%  of the difference between the actual figure and 
1,480  million  ECU*" 
8* Any adjustment of the gross figure in point  5 above to take 
account  of the correction provided for in point  7 will be entered 
in the budget of the European Communities for the  1983  financial year* 
Artie  le 2 
This  Regulation shall enter  into  force on the day of its publication 
in the Official Journal of the European Communities* 
This  Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable 
in all Member States* 
Done  at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President