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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GENERAL BUDGET F O R  1983 COM(8 3) 692 final.
SFCTION III - COMMISSION - PART B
_______________________ _ Brussels, 15 November 1983.
TR
ANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS No 25/83 
(Non-compulsory expenditure)
ECU
1. FROM CHAPTER 73 - RESEARCH AND
INVESTMENT
EXPENDITURE
Article 739 - Non-programme 
activities
Item 7391 - Research staff 
awaiting 
assignment to 
a postCommitment
appropriationsPayment
appropriati ons
260 000 260 000
2. TO CHAPTER 73 - RESEARCH AND
INVESTMENT
EXPENDITURE
Article 738 - Indirect action 
- horizontal 
activities
Item 7380 - Long-term
forecasting 
and assessment 
(FAST) - indirect 
action 260 000 260 000
The Financial Controller approved this proposal on 25 October 1983 in 
accordance with Articles 21(4), 93(1) and 94(1) of the Financial 
Regulation and certified that the appropriations are available.
COM(83) 692 final

G R O U N D S
T he firs’ 1 ·  Long-term research programm e on forecasting and assessment in 
the fin d  of science and technology (F A S T  I) w as adopted by the Council 
for ire period 17 August 1978 to 16 August 1983.
Pending a  decision on the n ew  programme, which should take effect on 
17 August 1983, an appropriation for staff expenditure in respect of 
10 temporary officials (6A, 1B , 30 w as entered in Item 7380  (F A S T ) of 
the 1983 budget for the period 1  January to 1 5  August 1983 and in 
Item 7391 (Research staff awaiting assignment to a post) for the period 
16 August to 3 1  D ecem ber 1983.
A decision was made by the Council at its meeting of 17.10.1983 (O.J. L 293 
of 25.10.1983). As a result the following associated appropriations, and 
in particular appropriations for'staff and operating expenditure, should 
be made available to the Commission.
T he am ount to be transferred, viz 260 000 E C U  in com m itm ent and paym ent 
appropriations, incLudes cover for staff expenditure in respect of 
(10 temporary staff 6A , 1B , 30 for the period 16 August to 3 1  D ecem ber 
1983.
T h e situation at 31 October 1983 w as as follows:
Commitment appropriations
Appropriations
entered in the
budget
(including
appropriations
outstanding)Transfer C o m m i tments
entered
intoAppropriations 
avai table
Item
Item7391
73802 466 000 
573 998-715  0001 450 000 
396 3551  3 0 1  000 
177 643
Paym ent appropriations
Appropriations 
entered in the 
budget 
(including 
appropriations 
carried over)Transfer Payments
m adeAppropriations 
avai table
Item
Item7391
73802 466 415 
947 426-715  0001 89 561 
508 1221  661 854 
439 304
Transfer 2/83 approved on 24 M arch 1983.