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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)140 final
Brussels .17March 1982
RECOMMENDATION FOR COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing the Commission tonegotiate anexchange
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ofletters between the European Economic Community
and the European Foundation
(submitted bytheCommission tothe/Council )
COM (82)1^0 final!

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM |
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1.TheEuropean Council session on7/8April 197,8decided that
there should besetupaEuropean Foundation paving asits
purpose toincrease mutual understanding between thepeoples of
theCommunity andpromote better knowledge ofthe ^European
cultural heritage initsrich diversity and itsunity and fuller
understanding ofEuropean integration .
Itwas subsequently settled that theFoundation should be
instituted byanagreement under international law towhich all
theEuropean Community Member States would becontracting parties .
2.Thedraft Agreement establishing theFoundation provides
that theFoundation 'sactivities are tocomplement those
ofother existing Institutions orbodies ,and arenot tooverlap
with Community programmes .Toensure proper coordination between
therespective activities ,itprovides that anumber ofmembers of
theBoard oftheFoundation are tobeappointed bytheCommunity .
The Commission considers theCommunity should accept this offer .
3-Bytheterms ofthedraft Agreement thefunding ^orthe
Foundation would come from (a)aCommunity contribution and
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(b)voluntary contributions public andprivate .
The Commission considers that there will not beasufficient
flow ofprivate contributions totheFoundation intheInitial
running-in period .There istherefore the danger that theFoundation
will not beable tolaunch itsactivities effectively without a
substantial contribution from theCommunity .The Commission
also takes the view that some ofthe Foundation 'sactivities are
ofparticular value totheCommunity andhence warrant Community
funding . . -
k.TheCommission considers thebest waytoassure ^heFoundation
ofthe funds essential toitslaunching isacontractual
undertaking between theCommunity andtheFoundation ,whereby the
Foundation would have acertain modicum offunds available toit
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for its first fewyears :theoverall sum itwould need inits first
three years would ,theCommission estimates ,beatleast four
million ECUF .The Budgeting Authority would ofcourse determine
each year inthecourse ofthebudget procedure what appropriation
was togointo theCommunity Budget :that appropriation inthe
Commission 'sview would rank asnon-compulsory expenditure .
5.TheMember States now plan tosign theAct establishing the
European Foundation on29March next .Although the
Community /Foundation negotiations cannot begin until the
establishing agreement has been ratified bytheMember States
inaccordance with their respective internal arrangements ,it
would bewell toget thedirectives for thenegotiations laid
down right away ,thus giving theMember States advance notice of
how itis'intended theCommunity should take part intheFoudation 's
activities .
6«TheCommission accordingly recommends that theCouncil
authorize ittonegotiate with theFoundation when the
latter islegally established anagreement inthe form ofan
exchange ofletters ascontained intheannex tothis recommendation .

Recommendation for a
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing theCommission tonegotiate anexchange of
letters between theEuropean Economic Community and the
European Foundation
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,
having regard totherecommendation from the Commission ,
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whereas theMember States oftheEuropean Communities have by
anagreement of............. setupaEuropean Foundation ,
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whereas that agreement contains provision for the European
Economic Community toappoint tenmembers ofthe Board ofthe
Foundation and tomake afinancial contribution totheFoundation ,
DECIDES :
Sole Article
TheCommission ishereby authorized tonegotiate an •
exchange ofletters between theEuropean Economic Community
and theEuropean Foundation inaccordance with theannexed
outline .

ANNEX
DRAFTLETTERTOEUROPEANFOUNDATION j
Sir,
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasnotedwithsatisfaction
thattheMemberStatesoftheEuropean .Communities haves$tup
theEuropeanFoundation.
ItisoftheopinionthatthefunctionsoftheFoundation
arecomplementary toitsownactivities.Propercoordination
mustthereforebeensuredbetweenCommunityandFoundation
activities .
TohelpachievethistheCommunity,availingitselfof
theopportunities affordedbythetermsoftheAgreement
settinguptheFoundation,will
.first,appointtenmembersoftheBoardoftheFoundation
foraperiodoffouryears;
.secondly,placeatthedisposaloftheFoundationa
financialcontribution offourmillionEcusforaperiod
ofthreeyears.
Thisisontheunderstanding thattheFoundationagrees,
incompliancewiththerulesapplyingtotheGeneralBudgetof
theCommunities ,toscrutinybytheCommissionandtheCourtof
AuditorsoftheusemadeoftheCommunitycontribution .
Ishallbegladifyouwillkindlyacknowledgereceiptof
thisletterandconfirmthatyouagreetoitsterms.
Prayaccept,Sir.theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheCouncil