CELEX: 51981DC0280
Language: en
Date: 1981-05-26
Title: TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS No 14/81 (Non-compulsory expenditure)

ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (81) 280
Vol. 1981/0092
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 ---pagebreak---        COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GENERAL BUDGET FOR 1981                        COM(81)280 final
SECTION III - COMMISSION
                                               Brussels , 26th May 1981
                         TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS No 14 / 81
                            ( Non-compulsory expenditure )
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 ---pagebreak--- GENERAL BUDGET FOR 1 981
SECTION III - COMMISSION
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                                     TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS No 14/81
                                        ( Non-compulsory expenditure ) .
FROM CHAPTER 100    -    PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
TO CHAPTER 20       -    INVESTMENTS IN IMMOVABLE PROPERTY ,
                         RENTAL OF BUILDINGS AND ASSOCIATED EXPENDITURE
Article 200         –    Rent
          ' /             '                                         •
Item 2000           – •  Rent
                                                         3.100.000 ECU
The Financial Controller approved this proposal on 24 April 1 981
in accordance with Article 21(4 ) of the Financial Regulation and
certified that the, appropriations are available .
 ---pagebreak---                                    Grounds
1.    In the 1581 preliminary draft budget , the Commission requested
an appropriation of 41 . 040.400 ECU under Item 2000 ( Rent ).  The
1931 budget contained an appropriation of only 36.900.000 ECU under
this heading because Parliament had entered 4=100.000 ECU under Chapter 100
( Provisional appropriations ) on the grounds that the Commission should
negotiate a reduction in the rents paid .
The total amount in the 1 98 1 budget to cover the rents to be paid by
the Commission was therefore 41 million ECU .
2.    As Parliament had requested , the Commission entered into negotiations
with its landlords in an attempt to secure rent reductions .
( a) The only negotiations which have produced really satisfactory results
so far are those with the Belgian Government in its capacity as landlord
of rue de la Loi 120 , where the rent has been reduced by 25%.
( b ) Negotiations with other landlords are continuing but they do not ,
at the moment , appear likely to follow the example set by the Belgian
Government ; they would prefer to finance improvements and modernization
work .    The negotiations which have made most progress are those with the
landlord of the block between , the avenue de la Joyeuse Entree , the
avenue de Cortenberg and rue de la Loi , on which the lease will expire
on 31 December 1 98 1 .
( c ) The chances of successfully negotiating rent reductions with the
other landlords would be increased if "the budgetary authority were to take
a        decision about purchasing or constructing buildings .   Such a
decision would enable the Commission to undertake longei>-term commitments
and would have particularly important repercussions for the larger
buildings .    The Commission drew the attention of parliament and the
Council to these points in its Communication C0M(80)544 of 7 November 1 980
on the situation regarding the Commission 's premises in Brussels .
(d)    The Belgian Government pays about half the rent for the Berlaymont
and so it is impossible to secure any further improvement in the terms .
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3 . A joint approach by the three institutions provisi             1 /' located , in
Brussels to secure exemption from tax on immovable propel; payable by
landlords as a tax on income from such property did rot meet with the
success that had been anticipated .
In its reply , the Belgian Governnsrit stated that the Ntax on immovable
property was payable exclusively "by the recipient of the income from
the property and not by the tenant .     The fact that the tax was the subject
of a separate payment to the landlord did not alter its nature b~vt was
simply a result of a clause in the contract defining one of the constituent
parts of the rent .     Under Belgian law , the Community institutions
could not therefore be regarded as exempt from the tax on immovable
property .   The Belgian Government also considered that Article 3 of
the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities
did not apply to such a case .                        • .>
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4.   The Albert Borschette Conference Centre , which is custom-built for ,
the Commission , is in the course of construction .         By' entering into a
long-term agreement ( 12 years ) the' Commission has secured the inclusion •
in the lease of a clause providing that the . rent will be reduced by
55i° at the end of this period if it then decides to renew the lease .
The Commission will negotiate similar clauses in every future lease .                   ; "
5«   Nevertheless ^, the Commission must respect the terms of the current
leases .   In the case of buildings rented' in Brussels^, rent for the
second half of 1981 is due on 1 July .      In -the case of buildings in 1 _ _
Luxembourg , the conditions vary but for the largest , the Jean Monnet ,
the rent is payabl'e quarterly in advance .
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6 . As can be seen from the attached tablie , the most recent forecasts'                  '
are that rents for 1$3l will total 40 million ECU :
( a)  This reduction of 1.037*000 ECU from the initial forecasts drawn "
up in February 1930 can be accounted for as .follows ;            : * -
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–   delay in completing the new computer centre
    in Luxembourg                                                 365.000 ECU
–   depreciation of the Belgian franc with
    respect to the ECU (- 1,1 6%)                                 455*000 ECU
–   reduction in the rent of rue de la Loi 120                    250.000 ECU
(b)   The forecast expenditure is now 3*100.000 ECU more than the
appropriation entered under this heading in the 1931 budget .   The
Commission proposes to transfer this sum from Chapter 100 ( Provisional'
appropriations ) to Item 2000 ( Rent ).
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                                                        Annex
                                             Appropriations requested for 1981 arid expenditure
                                                                     forecasts as at 30 April 1 98 1
                                                                                  1931 preliminary                       Forecast as at
                                                                                                                                                       01 fference
                                                                                       draft budget                      30 April 1981
                                                                                             1                                      2)           3 ) - ( 1 )- ( 2)
       BRUSSELS ( in BFrsj
          1  1      » .
 - BERLAYMONT                                                                        329     376     584                   329 1 64 272                        212 312
- ja                                                                                 159     892     333                   159 883 178                            3 155
. ARCHIMEDE ! - li                                                                     37    991     801                  ' 37 607 554                         384 237
 - RP SCHUMAN             3                                                            16    367     187                    15    698  762                     668 4 25
. RP SCHUMAM              6                                                            33    923     477                    32    713  462              1 210 015
- LOI 120                                                                              40    329     870                     29   964  716            10 36!. 154
 - LOI 84 ™ d 86                                                                       85    600     427                    84    789   240                    811 187
 - ASTRONOMIE                                                                          16 589 898 '                         16    4 34 85 2                    155   0^6
 - ARCHIMEDE 3 - 5 - 7                                                                 1Q    525     375                    10    030   258                    495   117 ,
 -       ARCHIMEDE 25                                                                  20    8 22     294                    20   074  160                     748   1 34
 -       NERVIEHS                                                                      44    521     602                    44    245  650                     275   952
 .       KAX HAT T AM                                                                ■ 40    383     441                     39   7 34 004                     649   437
 -       GUIKA.RO                                                                      49    031     864                    49    054  464              - 22         600
 -       ZAVENTEH                                                                      41    448      892                    40   789  680                     659 212
 .. GARAGE and PARKING                                                                    6  889      618-                     6  825   230                      64 338
                                                                                    . 8 566 863                                8  502   741                      64 122
 r■ CLOVIS 75 - 79                  .
X ARCHIMEOE 73                                                                            5 277 747                     '      5 161 714                       116 033
         CORTEnSERG VI                                                                  33 504 824                           31   815   504              1 689 320
   !» SQUARE DE KEEUS                                                                  88 347 143                            89   508   948         - 1 161          805
   ; "TRIANGLE "                                                                        16 OQO 000                           18   000   000         - 2 000          000
   L COSFERFNCR CENTRI                                                                  70 300 000                           66   000   000             4 300        000
   L KISCTLLANEOUS ( 1 )                                                                      860 000                             500   000                     380  000
   !• STEEL TASK FORCE -                                                                                                          830   000         »          830   000
       TOTAL BRUSSELS fin BFrs)                     '                             ] 1156 551 240                        N 37 323 399                   19 222 841
r           . :                  ( In ECU)                                             28 539- 300 ECU                       27 740 000 ECU                     799 300 ECU .
       LUXEK30URS ( in BFrsV
    - JE« KOKHET (A 4 B )                                                             254     53?     650                   252   996   000              Ì 535 660
    - JEAN fiCNNET ( C ;                                                              Ì34     600     000                   US     541  000            15 059 000
    » COMPUTER CENTRE                                                                   29    £96     500                     29   005  0C0                    691 500
     „ OFFICES OF TRANSIT                                                                  3  47 ?    450                       3  482  000                        4 550
     - RUE' GLESENER                                                                   '.Ì    638     96C                      1   987  000 '        »          348 040
     - RUE KOTRE OWE C WELFARE )                                                           1  698     570                     1    706  000                        7 430
     - AV„ X SEPTEMBRE 107                                                                     332    400                          334  000          .             1 600
     - AYC X SEPTEMBRE 109                                                                     332    400                          334  000                        1 600
     - RUE KEYEN                                                                               264    852                          302  000               . 37 148
     - RUE J)ES ROSES                                                                          276    000                          322  000                      46 000
     » RUE OE LA FAÏENCERIE                                                                                                        310  000                     310 000
     - HEIS ( WAREHOUSE)'                                                                                                      4 758    000              4 758 000
     - STORAGE FACILITIES                                                                     500 000                              370  000                     130 000
     • MISCELLANEOUS ( 1 )                                                                 1 000 000                            1 000   000
        TOTAL LUXEMBOURG ( in 3Frs)                                                   428 348 792                           416 447 OuO                11 901 792
            1 ,         9          ( in ECU)                                             10 570 100 ECU                       10 857 000 ECU                ' 413 100 ECU
        FXTERNAL OFFICES ( in ECU}–                                                        1 331 OQG ECU                        1 926 000 ECU                '     5 000 ECU
    • TOTAL ( in ECU)                                                                    hl 040 «co reu                       39 823 000 ECU               1 217 40-3 FC'J
        19S0 RENT, ( supplementary)                                                                                                 U>0 OFLC ECU        .       180 000 ECU
         CRARN TOTAL ( in F eu)                                                          VI.040 409 ECU ■                     40 003 O'JÛ ECU              1 037 400 ECU
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 ---pagebreak---     STATEMENT OP APPROPRIATIONS UNDER CHAPTER 100
                   ON 23 APRIL 1981
                                                              \
                                                              I
                                Appropriations Appropriations
                                for commitment for payment
1 .   Total allocation             4Ο7.Ο79.ΟΟΟ  369.Oi9.OOO
2.    Appropriations                 6.160.000    6.I6O.OOO
      transferred
3·    Appropriations currently       2.026.000    1 . 526.000
      the subject of a transfer
4.    Appropriations ,             398.893.OOO  361 . 333.000
      remaining