GENERAL POLICY APPROACH THAT FUNDS SAVED DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR NORMALLY REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY BUDGET AND ARE CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR AS A SURPLUS AND THAT INTEREST BE LEVIED ON MEMBER STATES WHO ARE LATE IN MAKING PAYMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION ( EEC , EURATOM , ECSC ) NO 2891/77 ( 3 ) ;
WITH RESPECT TO IRREGULARITIES AND FRAUD :
( C ) THAT THE COMMISSION HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THAT CERTAIN MEASURES HAD BEEN TAKEN AND PROMISED THAT FURTHER MEASURES WOULD BE TAKEN TO FOLLOW UP RAPIDLY AND EFFECTIVELY ANY IRREGULARITIES OR FRAUDS , AND THAT IT WAS ANTICIPATED THAT A SPECIAL MOBILE UNIT WOULD BE SET UP TO THIS END ALONG THE LINES OF THOSE OPERATING IN OTHER AREAS OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITY ;
( D ) THAT IN ITS RECOMMENDATION OF 15 MARCH 1983 ON THE GRANTING OF THE DISCHARGE TO THE COMMISSION ( DOC . 1-108/83 ) , THE COUNCIL MADE THE FOLLOWING DEMAND :
" THE COUNCIL WAS CONCERNED AT THE INCONSISTENCY IN THE COMMUNICATION OF IRREGULARITIES IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES . IT CONSIDERED THAT IT WAS ESSENTIAL FOR ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA TO BE STEPPED UP AND ASKED THE COMMISSION TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DRAWN UP IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR EXAMINING IRREGULARITIES . THIS REPORT SHOULD INDICATE THE OBSTACLES TO MORE EXTENSIVE AND SPEEDY DETECTION OF IRREGULARITIES . " ;
WITH RESPECT TO FOOD AID :
( E ) THAT THE COMMISSION HAD ADOPTED A NEW APPROACH TO SIMPLIFY AND SPEED UP THE PROCEDURE ; PARLIAMENT RESERVED THE RIGHT TO INVESTIGATE THE PRACTICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS ACTION ;
WITH RESPECT TO THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND :
( F ) THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR THE BUDGETIZATION OF THE SIXTH EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND BEFORE THE OPENING OF THE NEGOTIATIONS ;
WITH RESPECT TO RESEARCH POLICY :
( G ) THAT THE COMMISSION WAS SIMILARLY CONVINCED THAT A GENUINE RESEARCH POLICY SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AND THAT THE COMMUNITY BUDGET WAS THE MOST APPROPRIATE INSTRUMENT FOR SO DOING ; PARLIAMENT CALLED ON THE COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE CLOSING DOWN OF THE SUPER-SARA PROJECT ;
6 . INSTRUCTS ITS PRESIDENT TO COMMUNICATE THIS DECISION AND THE ATTACHED COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , TO FORWARD THEM TO THE OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND TO ARRANGE FOR THEIR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( L SERIES ) .
THE SECRETARY GENERAL
H . - J . OPITZ
THE PRESIDENT
P . DANKERT