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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 
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit 
règlem ent. 
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983 
concerning the openi ng to the public of the historical archives of the European Econom ic 
Community and the European Atomic 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), this f ile 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. 
Februar 198 3 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  
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels, 31 October 1983
GENERAL BUDGET FOR 1983 
SECTION I I I  -  COMMISSION -  PART B
TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS No 2 4 /8 3  
(C o m p u lso ry e x p e n d itu re )
FROM CHAPTER 100 -  PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
TO CHAPTER 96 -  COOPERATION WITH MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES
A r t i c l e  963 -  F in a n c ia l c o o p e ra tio n  w ith  T u rke y
Ite m  9632 -  S p e c ia l a id  f o r  T urkey
Payment a p p r o p r ia t io n s :  5 000 000 ECU
The F in a n c ia l C o n t r o lle r  a p p ro ve d  t h i s  p ro p o s a l on 14 O c to b e r 1983 
in  a cco rd a n ce  w ith  A r t i c l e  2 1 (4 ) o f th e  F in a n c ia l R e g u la tio n  and 
c e r t i f i e d  t h a t  th e  a p p r o p r ia t io n s  a re  a v a ila b le .
COM(83) 657 final

GROUNDS
1. The 1983 b ud g et c o n ta in s  17 m i l l i o n  ECU in  paym ent a p p r o p r ia t io n s  
to  c o v e r e x p e n d itu re  r e s u lt in g  fro m  e x is t in g  com m itm ents u n d e r th e  
h e a d in g  o f s p e c ia l a id  f o r  T u rk e y . T h is  c o m p ris e s  12 m i l l i o n  ECU 
c a r r ie d  o v e r fro m  1982 and 5 m i l l i o n  ECU in  C h a p te r 1 0 0 , t o  be 
t r a n s f e r r e d  to  Ite m  9632 i f  r e q u ir e d .
2 . T o ta l paym ents a t 30 S eptem ber were 9 265 105 ECU, in  o th e r  
w ords 77% o f th e  a p p r o p r ia t io n s  c u r r e n t ly  a v a ila b le .
Two p r o je c t s  -  one co n ce rn e d  w ith  re p la c e m e n t p r o s p e c tin g  e q u ip m e n t 
and sp a re  p a r t s ,  th e  o th e r  w ith  l i g n i t e  p ro s p e c tin g  -  have le d  to  
paym ents o f 9 m i l l i o n  ECU s in c e  th e  b e g in n in g  o f th e  year.  I t  is  
e s tim a te d  s u b s t a n t ia l f u r t h e r  re q u ire m e n ts  b r in g  t o t a l  paym ents to  
14 m i l l i o n  ECU. I t  is  t h e r e f o r e  e s s e n t ia l t h a t  5 m i l l i o n  ECU in  
paym ent a p p r o p r ia t io n s  be t r a n s f e r r e d .
3. The C om m ission w ould p o in t  o u t t h a t ,  in  a c c o rd a n c e  w ith  th e  
b u d g e ta ry  a u t h o r i t y 's  w is h e s , no new com m itm ents have been e n te re d  
in t o  s in c e  November 1981. A l l  th e s e  paym ents t h e r e f o r e  a r is e  fro m  
com m itm ents e n te re d  in t o  b e fo re  t h a t  d a te .
4 . The C om m ission th e r e f o r e  re q u e s ts  th e  b u d g e ta ry  a u t h o r it y  to  
a p p ro ve  th e  t r a n s f e r  o f 5 m i l l i o n  ECU in  paym ent a p p r o p r ia t io n s  fro m  
C h a p te r 100 to  Ite m  9632 (S p e c ia l a id  f o r  T u rk e y ).
APPROPRIATIONS IN CHAPTER 100 -  PART B 
AT 11 OCTOBER 1983
A p p r o p r ia tio n s  
f o r  com m itm entA p p r o p r ia tio n s  
f o r  paym ent
1. I n i t i a l  p r o v is io n
2 . T ra n s fe rs  made
3 . A p p r o p r ia tio n s  re m a in in g116 316 000 
29 546 001117 316 000 
10 546 000
86 769 999 106 770 000