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COM(77)665final

GeneralBudgetfor1977
SectionII-Council
AnnexIt-EconomicandSocialCommittee
TransferofAppropriations "betweenChapters
(ProposalNoIl/l/77/3)
FromChapter12-Allowancesandexpensesonenteringandon
leavingtheserviceandontransfer
Article122-Installation ,resettlement andtransfer
allowances
Item1221-Staff ' -7000u.a.
ToChapter13-Expenditurerelatingtomissionsand
dutytravel
Article130-Missionexpenses.dutytravelexpensesand
otherincidentalexpenditure
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(No/>compulsory expenditure )
C0MC79)334final

GENERALBUDGETFOR1979
SECTIONIII:COMMISSION
TRANSFSROPAPPROPRIATIONS No11/79
(Non-compulsory expenditure)
FromChanter100;Contingencyreserve
ToChanter31sExpenditureintheagricultural sector
Article3161Communityactionrelatingtothevocational
trainingoffaxmers 85000EUA
TheFinancialControllerhasapprovedthisproposal,attestingthat
theappropriations areavailableat3April1979*

REASONS
In1978,asubsidyof131000EUAwaspaidtotheEuropeanTraining
andPromotionCentreforFarmingandRuralLife(Cepfar).Inthis
waytheCentrewasabletodoitsworkproperly,thanksalsoto
additionalfinancialcontributions fromthetradeorganizations
themselves .
Anappropriation ofonly50000EUAisenteredinthe1979Budget
asitstands,sincetheappropriations enteredinArticle316could
notbeincreased,asParliamentplanned,byamendmentbecauseof
thespecialcircumstances surroundingthefinalstageofthebudgetary
procedurelastDecember.
TheCommissionhasexaminedCepfar'sprogrammeofa^...vitiesfor1979
andconsiderspossibleamaximumsubsidyof135COOEUA-slightly
morethanin1978-toenableitsactivitiestoremainatasatisfactory
level.
TheCommissionaskstheBudgetaryAuthoritytoagreetotheallocation
ofanadditional 85000EUAtoArticle316bymeansofatransferfrom
Chapter101.
APPROPRIATIONS INCHAPTER101at28May1979
Amountenteredinthebudget:5000000EUA
TransfersawaitingthedecisionoftheBudgetaryAuthority
ArticleorItem No AmountmEUA
950 7 500000
Total .500000
Appropriations remaininginChapter101:4500000EUA.
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SUPPLYOFAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TOPOLAND
(Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil)
COM(81)171final

Commission Proposal
SUPPLY OFAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TOPOLAND .
The Commission has outlined the details ofthe Polish request for the
supply ofadditional agricultural products toPoland initsAide-Memoire
of30March 1981 (cf.COM (8l)166final (Rev. 1)),which wasthesubject
ofapreliminary discussion bytheCommittee ofPermanent Representatives
onJlMarch 1981 .Taking into account theneed foranurgent decision ,
the Commission proposes that the supply ofthe agricultural products
concerned toPoland befinanced inthe following way :
-theproducts will bemade available toPoland atprices 15%below
theworld market price and 10%below this price inthe case ofsugar
(same price conditions asthose applied inthe first operation );
-this price rebate will befinanced from FEOGA funds ;
thebalance ofthe funds required byPoland for the purchase ofthe
products will becovered bybilateral credits given bytheMember
States ;
-theCommission ,inconformity with theusual procedures governing market
management ,will take thenecessary steps toensure regular supplies ,
taking into account theavailability oftheproducts concerned inthe
Community and theneed tomaintain thenormal functioning ofthemarket .

FINANCIAL SHEET
\
1)Price rebate (15%and10%onsugar )
additional tonormal export refunds 28,9 MECU
Wheat ^,0 "
32,9 MECU
2)Amount ofcredits needed from
Member States
(167,01 -28,9 ) 138,11
Wheat (26,0 -^,0) 22,00
160,11
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SECTION V :COURT OFAUDITORS
Transfer ofappropriations No .12/82
(Non-compulsory expenditure )
ECU
From Chapter 101 -Contingency reserve 15000
ToChapter 15-Graduate traineeships 15000
and further training of
staff
This request totransfer appropriations hasbeen approved bythe
Financial Controller oftheCourt ofAuditors ,inaccordance with the
provisions ofArticle 21 (A),oftheFinancial Regulation .
Approval astotheavailability ofthe appropriations.'
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This transfer has been requested inorder toincrease the
appropriations ofChapter 15 "Graduate traineeships and
further training ofstaff "forwhich theallocation ,after
re-examination ,has proved inadequate .
Theincreased appropriation will beused inaccordance with
I
the attached breakdown .
COM(82 )Z>final .

BREAKDOWN OFAPPROPRIATIONS OFCHAPTER 15
ECU
-Presentation onthe organization and tasks
ofthe national audit bodies 2000
-Planning and organization ofexternal
control (follow-up ) 5000
-Introduction onaccounting and external
control inthe public sector 14500
-Application ofthe systems approach audit
(2different courses ) 20000
-General introduction onthe Communities 1000
-Participation moutside seminars 2000
-Office equipment and supplies ,publications 3000
-Language courses atthe Court ofAuditors 39000
-Intensive language courses 8500
Total 95000
Appropriation granted bythe general budget 80000
Transfer requested 15000
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM (89) 222 final 
Brussels, 25 April 1989 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 
Montrea I Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer 
Communicatio t from the Commission to the Council 
1. The Community is a party to the Vienna Convention 
for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, 1985. It is also par­
ty to a Protocol to the Vienna Convention, the Montreal Pro­
tocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer. 
2. The Community and its Member States have ratified 
the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol ( 1 ). As a 
result, the Montreal Protocol entered into force on 1st Ja­
nuary 1989. 
3. Both the Convention and the Protocol are interna­
tional agreements established within the framework of the 
United Nations Environmental Programme aiming at common 
action by all countries of the world for the protection of 
the ozone layer. 
4. In Article 8 of the Montreal Protocol it is provi­
ded that : 
"The Parties, at their first meeting, shall consi­
der and approve procedures and institutional mechanisms for 
determining non-compliance with the provisions of this Pro­
tocol and for treatment of Parties found to be in non-com­
pliance". In the context of this article suggestions concer­
ning these procedures and mechanisms have been submitted in­
formally by the Finnish and the United States Government. 
To be able to participate fully in the discussions 
and findings concerning Article 8 of the Montreal Protocol, 
it seems appropriate that the Commission should receive an 
authorisation from the Council. 
The Council is, therefore, requested to authorise 
the Commission to take part in the deliberations at the 
first meeting of the parties concerning article 8. The Com­
mission will express the position of the Community in close 
cooperation with the Member States and in accordance with 
the guidelines attached in annex. 
(1) Council decision (88/540/EEC) 14 Oct 1988 
OJ L 297 31.10.1988 
Council regulation (3322/88/EEC) 14 Oct 1988 
OJ L 297 31.10.1988. 
ANNEX 
Guidelines 
The Commission wiii support any initiative which 
could lead to a control procedure and which would create the 
appropriate sanctions compatible with Council Regulation 
n. 3322/88, whose objectivé would be to fully fulfill the 
obligations set out in the Montreal Protocol. 
Any obligatory and direct recourse to the Interna­
tional Court of Justice is excluded. 
J> 
Commission of the European Communities 
COM(89) 222 final 
Communication from the 
COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 
Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer 
25.4.1989 
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 
L - 2985 Luxembourg 
Series: DOCUMENTS 
1989 — 3 pp. - Format: 21.0 * 29.7 cm 
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Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-161-EN-C 
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COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 
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the ozone layer 
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€ 
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM (89)513 finil 
BrusseLs/ 16 October 1989 
Modifications to the communication froa the Commission 
concerning the temporary importation of a private vehicle 
for business or private use 
(Communication to Parliament and the Council) 
û^f4V} 
EXPLAMATORY NOTE 
The Commission submitted a Communication to the Council on 
28 July 1989"» concerning the temporary importation of a private vehi­
cle for business or private use. 
The annex to this Communication contains references to the proposal to 
modify*a> Council Directive 83/182/EEC of 28 March 1983 on tax exemp­
tions within the Community for certain means of transport temporarily 
imported into one Member State from another, which was modified'"' by 
the Commission following the advice of the European Parliament. 
Given that the annex to the communication makes reference in two cases 
to the original proposal instead of mentioning the proposal modified 
following the advice of the Parliament it is felt necessary to modify 
the annex to take account of these modifications. 
"* COM (89) 359 final 
ta> O.J. n° C 40 of 18.2.1987, p. 7 
ca> O.J. n° C 181 of 14.8.1988, p. 9 
3 
Modifications to the communication from the Commission 
concerning the temporary importation of a private vehicle 
for business or private use 
(Communication to Parliament and the Council) 
The Annex to the Communication should be modified as follows : 
- Extension of the ft«eontion to persons other than the one who imported 
the vehicle temporarily 
Instead of : n... it should also be possible for the members of 
the importer's family who reside in the Member State 
of temporary importation ...n 
it should read : "... it should also be possible for a resident of the 
Member State of temporary importation ..." 
- I—obilization in a foreign country 
The second sentence should be completed as follows : 
"This must be allowed while the vehicle is being repatriated - but may 
not exceed two months, unless the vehicle is retained in connection 
with police investigations." 
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ISBN 92-77-53683-7 
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 07.01.1998 
COM(97) 733 final 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION 
TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 
Establishment of the European Bureau for 
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control 
at the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies 
of the Joint Research Centre 
Establishment of the European Bureau for 
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control 
at the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies 
of the Joint Research Centre 
Communication of the Commission to the Council and the 
European Parliament 
In the frame of Council Directive 96/61/EC, the Commission has established the European 
Integrated Pollution and Prevention and Control Bureau (EIPPCB) at the Institute for 
Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Seville, of the Joint Research Centre (JRC). The 
Bureau provides scientific and technical support to the implementation of the Directive. It 
commenced operations in January 1997. 
The aim of the Directive is to achieve integrated prevention and control of pollution arising 
from major industrial installations based on the concept of Best Available Techniques (BAT). In 
particular, Article 16 of the Directive requires the Commission to organise an exchange of 
information between Member States and the industries concerned on BAT, their development 
and associated monitoring, and to publish the results of the exchange of information every three 
years. 
The main responsibilities of EIPPCB are the development and management of the European 
information exchange system on integrated pollution prevention and control and the drafting of 
technical BAT documents for the industrial activities listed in Annex I of the Directive. These 
technical documents on BAT will be used by the competent authorities in the Member States as 
a basis for the determination of pollutants emission limit values in the permits for operation of 
industrial installations. 
EIPPCB is a joint initiative of the Directorate General for Environment, Nuclear Safety and 
Civil Protection and the Joint Research Centre. It was established at IPTS, which hosts the 
European Science and Technology Observatory, with a view to exploit the synergies with IPTS 
mission of technology watch. 
£ 
ISSN 0254-1475 
COM(97) 733 final 
DOCUMENTS 
EN 14 01 16 15 
Catalogue number : CB-C0-97-753-EN-C 
ISBN 92-78-29921-9 
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 
L-2985 Luxembourg 
3
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 05.05.1998 
COM(1998) 299 final - COD 385 
OPINION OF THE COMMISSION 
pursuant to the Article 189 b (2) of the EC-Treaty 
on the European Parliament's second reading of the Council's Common position for a 
European Parliament and Council directive concerning common rules for the internal market 
in natural gas 

EXPLANATORY MEMQRANPVM 
The present proposal for a Directive is based on Article 57(2), Article 66 and 
Article 100a of the EC Treaty. These articles require the procedure of Article 
189b of the EC Treaty. 
The Commission presents its Opinion on the second reading of the European 
Parliament. 
I. STATE OF THE PROCEDURE 
The Commission presented to the Council on 21 February 1992 a proposal for 
a Council Directive concerning common rules for the internal market for 
natural gas (COM(91) 548 final SYN 385). 
The Economic and Social Committee gave its opinion on 27 January 1993. 
The European Parliament gave its opinion in a first reading on 17 November 
1993. It proposed a number of amendments. 
The Commission presented an amended proposal for a European Parliament 
and Council Directive on 7 December 1993 (COM(93)643 final - COD 385). 
The Council of the European Union adopted a common position on 12 
February 1998. 
The Commission accepted the common position on 12 February 1998 
(SEC(1998) 209 final COD 385), and informed the European Parliament of its 
opinion. 
The European Parliament voted on the second reading on 30 April 1998, 
adopting a favourable resolution which included no amendments to the 
common position. 
II OBJECT 
The present proposal for a Directive concerns the transmission, distribution, 
supply and storage of natural gas. It aims at ensuring the introduction of 
competition to the natural gas sector, creating more efficiency, ensuring more 
transparency, strengthening security of supply and providing equal access for 
all eligible customers to this sector. The proposal is part of the second phase of 
the effort of the Commission to establish the internal gas market and as such 
represents an important phase towards the creation of a true internal market in 
the natural gas sector. It may be followed by further measures improving the 
internal market in natural gas. 
IH THE COMMISSION'S OPINION ON THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT'S 
SECOND READING 
The Commission welcomes the fact that the European Parliament did not adopt 
any amendments on the common position of the Council in its second reading 
of 30 April 1998. 
The Commission invites the Council to definitively adopt the Directive in 
question in accordance with the common position. 

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EN 12 10 15 02 
Catalogue number : CB-CO-98-299-EN-C 
ISBN 92-78-35932-7 
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L-2985 Luxembourg