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Conformém ent au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983 
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 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,  
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GENERAL BUDGET F O R  1983 COM(83) 680 f i n a l .
SECTION I I I  -  COMMISSION -  PART B________________________________  Brussels, 10 November 1 9 8 3.
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ANSFER O F  APPROPRIATIONS No 21/83 
(Non-compulsory expe nditure)
FR O M  CHAPTER 101 -  CONTINGENCY RESERVE
T O  CHAPTER 67 -  CULTURAL ACTION AN D  THE EUROPEAN FOUNDATION
A r t ic le  670 -  C u ltu ra l p ro je c ts  and events
Item 6704 -  European H is to r ic a l Monuments and S ite s  Fund
100 000 E C U
The F in a n c ia l C o n tro lle r approved th is  proposal on 11 October 1983 
in  accordance w ith  A r t ic le  21(4) o f the F in a n c ia l R egulation and 
c e r t if ie d  th a t the a p p ro p ria tio n s  are a v a ila b le .
COM(83) 68O final.

G R O U N D S
Item 6704 -  European H is to r ic a l Monuments and S ite s  Fund -  was 
created on P a rlia m e n t's  i n i t i a t i v e  when the 1983 budget was adopted 
in  order to  make a Community c o n trib u tio n  to  the conse rva tion of 
monuments and s ite s  to  be selecte d in  the v a rio u s  Member S tates in  
tu rn . U n fo rtu n a te ly , t h is  item  received only a token e n try  in  the 
1983 budget. However the Commission has proposed an a p p ro p ria tio n  
o f 400 000 E C U  in  the p re lim in a ry  d r a ft budget fo r 1984.
The Commission has alrea dy received several a p p lic a tio n s  fo r fin a n c ia l 
aid towards emergency co nse rva tion p ro je c ts .
The Commission w i lt  set out the main arguments when th is  proposal fo r 
a tra n s fe r is  examined.
Given the present s ta te  o f budget funds, i t  is  im possible to  s a tis fy  
a l l  o f these a p p lic a tio n s  at once. The Commission considers th a t 
i t  would be in  the Community's in te r e s t to  g rant a id , however s m a ll,
to  a few o f the most w o rthw h ile p ro je c ts . These p ro je c ts  are o f the ty i 
" p ilo t - p r o je c t s 1 ' .
The Commission th e re fo re  requests the tra n s fe r o f 100.000 E C U  from 
Chapter 101 -  Contingency reserve -  to  Item 6704 -  European 
H is to r ic a l Monuments and S ite s  Fund.
SITUATION IN CHAPTER 101 -  Part B  
at 13 October 1983
E C U
1. I n i t i a l  a p p ro p ria tio n s 5  000 000
2. A p p ro p ria tio n s  being tra n s fe rre d
-  Item A  2721 :
-  Item A  2988:1  300 000 
53 950 1  353 950
3. T ransfer made: Item B  7718 2  000 000
4. A p p ro p ria tio n s  a v a ila b le 1  646 050