84/2/Euratom, ECSC, EEC: Final Adoption of the general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 1984
Date: 1983-12-20
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Community budget, European Community













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84/2/Euratom, ECSC, EEC: Final Adoption of the general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 1984  


Official Journal L 012 , 16/01/1984 P. 0001 - 1129 





+++++( 1 ) OJ NO L 356 , 31 . 12 . 1977 , P . 1 .  FINAL ADOPTION OF THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1984 ( 84/2/EURATOM , ECSC , EEC )  THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ,  - HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 78 ( 7 ) THEREOF ,  - HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 203 ( 7 ) THEREOF ,  - HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 177 ( 7 ) THEREOF ,  - HAVING REGARD TO THE FINANCIAL REGULATION OF 21 DECEMBER 1977 APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 13 THEREOF ,  - HAVING REGARD TO THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FOR THE 1984 FINANCIAL YEAR SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION ,  - HAVING REGARD TO THE DRAFT GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1984 ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL ,  - HAVING REGARD TO THE LETTER OF AMENDMENT TO THE DRAFT GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES SUBMITTED BY THE COUNCIL ,  - HAVING REGARD TO THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT OF 27 OCTOBER 1983 ,  - HAVING REGARD TO THE OUTCOME OF THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF 22 AND 23 NOVEMBER 1983 ON THE PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS AND THE AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON 27 OCTOBER 1983 ,  - HAVING REGARD TO THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT OF 12 , 13 AND 15 DECEMBER 1983 ,  - HAVING REGARD TO THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON 15 DECEMBER 1983 ,  - THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 78 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , ARTICLE 203 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND ARTICLE 177 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY HAVING THUS BEEN COMPLETED ,  DECLARES THAT :  ARTICLE 1  THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1984 , ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON 15 DECEMBER 1983 , AMOUNTS TO 25 361 461 363 ECU IN REVENUE AND 25 361 461 363 ECU IN PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS .  ARTICLE 2  THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1984 , ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON 15 DECEMBER 1983 , AMOUNTS TO 27 377 288 363 ECU IN COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 12 OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATION . THIS BUDGET PROVIDES , MOREOVER , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION PRECEDING THE VOTE AND ANNEXED TO THE PRESENT ACT , FOR A SUM OF 600 000 000 ECU IN COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS , TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY FROM THE OVERALL TOTAL BINDING ON THE TWO ARMS OF THE BUDGETARY AUTHORITY .  ARTICLE 3  THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1984 , AS ANNEXED HERETO , HAS BEEN FINALLY ADOPTED .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 DECEMBER 1983 .  THE PRESIDENT  PIETER DANKERT  ANNEX  EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT OF 15 DECEMBER 1983  DECLARATION BY MR LANGE , CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGETS  " I WOULD ASK YOU FOR A MOMENT'S ATTENTION . I HAVE TO EXPLAIN A PROPOSAL PUT FORWARD BY THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGETS , NAMELY THAT 600 000 000 ECU BE ENTERED AS COMMITMENTS OR COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS AGAINST ARTICLE 7 7 2 . OUR AIM HERE IS TO CREATE AN INTEGRATED INDUSTRIAL AREA IN THE COMMUNITY . THE COMMITMENTS ENTERED FOR THIS PURPOSE ARE NOT COMMITMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEFINITION GIVEN IN THE FINANCIAL REGULATION . THEY ARE COMMITMENTS OF A SPECIAL NATURE , AND IN PUTTING FORWARD THIS PROPOSAL THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGETS TAKES THE VIEW THAT THEY MAY NOT BE UTILIZED UNTIL DECISIONS ARE TAKEN ON AN INCREASE IN OWN RESOURCES . IT WILL BE QUITE CLEAR , THEREFORE , THAT THESE COMMITMENTS ARE SEPARATE FROM THE OTHER COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS NOW ENTERED IN THE BUDGET . "  PREAMBLE  OBJECTIVES OF THE BUDGETARY AND FINANCIAL POLICY OF THE COMMUNITIES FOR 1984  THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SITUATION OF THE COMMUNITY IS CHARACTERIZED BY A LEVEL OF UNEMPLOYMENT WHICH REMAINS DISTURBINGLY HIGH , BY PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION AND BY A REVIVAL IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN SOME COUNTRIES .  THE VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THE FINANCES AND BUDGET OF THE COMMUNITY WILL DO THEIR UTMOST TO ENCOURAGE PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT .  AT THE HUMAN LEVEL , ENCOURAGEMENT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO VOCATIONAL TRAINING , PARTICULARLY OF YOUNG PEOPLE , RETRAINING AND REDEPLOYMENT OF WORKERS AND MANAGERS SO AS TO ADAPT HUMAN RESOURCES TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES AT PRESENT TAKING PLACE .  AT THE ECONOMIC LEVEL , EFFORTS WILL BE MADE :  - TO STIMULATE PRODUCTIVE , JOB-CREATING INVESTMENT , IN PARTICULAR WITH REGARD TO SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED UNDERTAKINGS ,  - TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVITIES ESSENTIAL TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT : NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS , GROWTH INDUSTRIES , RESEARCH , ENERGY STRATEGY , TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES .  WITH REGARD TO FINANCING IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES , ACTION WILL BE CONCENTRATED ON AID AND PROJECTS THAT PRODUCE MEASURABLE RESULTS AND WHICH ARE GEARED NOT ONLY TO MATERIAL AID BUT ALSO TO THE TRAINING OF PEOPLE .  IT WILL ALSO BE NECESSARY TO CONCENTRATE FINANCE ON PRECISE AND LIMITED OBJECTIVES , TO SELECT PROJECTS AND MEASURES TO BE FINANCED ACCORDING TO THEIR VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE POSSIBILITIES OFFERED BY INTEREST REBATES .  BUDGET : SEE OJ NO L 12 OF 16 . 1 . 1984 .