CELEX: 51978DC0189
Language: en
Date: 1978-04-26
Title: GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FOR 1977 INITIAL LIST OF REQUESTS FOR THE CARRY-OVER OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE 1977 TO THE 1978 FINANCIAL YEAR, FOR SUBMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND COMMUNICATION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (NON-AUTOMATIC CARRY-OVERS)

ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (78) 189
Vol. 1978/0061
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 ---pagebreak---   COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                                COM(78)189 final.
                                                                Brussels , 26 April 1978 .
                     GENERAL FIDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                     FOR 1977
            INITIAL LIST OF REQUESTS FOR THE CARRY-OVER OF
            APPROPRIATION S FROM THE 1977 TO THE 1978 FINANCIAL
            YEAR , FOR SUBMISSION TO THE COUNCIL MD COMMUNICATION
            TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (NON-AUTOMATIC CARRY-OVERS )
            (Pursuant to Article 6(3 ) of the Financial Regulation of
            21 December 1977 applicable to the General Budget of the
            European Communities )
                                   SUMMARY
              PART    A î   SECTION I      ( PARLIAMENT )
              PART    B :   SECTION II     ( COUNCIL )
              PART    C :   SECTION III    ( COMMISSION )
              PART    D :   SECTION IV     ( COURT OF JUSTICE )
              PAJST   E î   SECTION V     ( COURT OF AUDITORS)
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COM(78 ) 189 final .
 ---pagebreak--- A. SECTION I - PARLIAMENT
   Chapter 12 - ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES ON ENTERING AND ON LEAVING THE
                 SERVICE AND ON TRANSFER
   Article 120 - Miscellaneous expenditure on staff recruitment
   Sums to be carried forward :       2*800 u.a.;   3*500 EUA.
   Chapter 21 - RENTAL OF BUILDINGS AND ASSOCIATED EXPENDITURE
   Article 214 - Fitting out of premises
   Sums to be carried forward :       81.000 u.a.;   101.250 EUA.
   Chapter 22 - MOVABLE PROPERTY AND ASSOCIATED EXPENDITURE
   Article 221 – Furniture
   Item 2210 –     New purchases
   Sums to be carried forward :       15«000 u.a.;   18.750 EUA.
   Article 222 – Technical equipment and installations
   Item 2220 –     New purchases
   Sums to be carried forward :       915*000 u.a.;   1.143.750 EUA.
  TOTAL :  r.013 . 800 . 00 u . a .: 1.267.250.00 EUA .
 ---pagebreak--- . SECTION II - COUNCIL
 The Council has no carry–overs of appropriations from the 1977 "to the
 1978 financial year which require the approval of the Budget ary Authority .
 ---pagebreak--- c.   SECTION III - COMMISSI ON
C.1   Reasons
I. Chapter 37 - EXPENDITURE IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND TRANSPORT SECTORS
Article 370 - Project in the data-processing sector
Item 3700 - First programme
Sums to "be carried forward:   68 989*32 u.a.;    85 538.44 EUA
Reasons
In 1 977 » the Commission committed 88% of the appropriations ( non-
differentiated) entered against Item 3700 in 1977 in order to complete
the first data-processing programme.       The balance of 68 989 u.a. was
not committed as expected.     Indeed, this amount was originally
intended to cover the preparatory and starting–up work in respect of
contracts .    It later became clear that the more efficient use of this
initial programme necessitated concentrating on monitoring the progress
of the contracts and exploiting the results with a view to their
utilization in subsequent programmes .      This shift in management effort ,
designed to optimize the benefits accruing from the projects under
Item 3700, has led the Commission to request the non-automatic
carry-over of the abovementioned amount which is needed to ensure the
successful completion in 1978 of the work desoribed.
Conversion irrto EUA
By far the largest part of the expenditure to be covered by this
carry-over will be in Belgian francs; the remainder will be in DM gnfl
Fl .   Conversion will thus be on the basis of the Bfr at the rate
adopted for January 1978. i.e. 1 u.a. ■ Bfrs 40.3265 .
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 ---pagebreak--- II . Chapter 37 - EXPENDITURE IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND TRANSPORT SECTORS
Article 371 – Operations _ i the aerospace sector
It cm 37 1 0 – Basic research
Sams to be carried forward:     8 000 000 u.a .;  8 000 000 EUA
Reasons
The Commisjion put forward, a proposal for an aerospace research
programme to the Council and to the European Parliament on 2 August 1 977 •
The Economic and Social Committee delivered a favourable opinion on
this proposal on 24 November 1 977 »
CREST , instructed by the Council to examine this proposal , stated
however that it was not competent to deliver an opinion given the
essentially industrial nature of the proposed programme .       Nevertheless ,
it did submit a report to COREPER on 20 December 1 977 9 in which it
outlined the positions of the I'eraber States * delegations , the majority
of whom delivered a favourable opinion .      Furthermore , the report
stated that , on CREST 's .instructions , the Commission had reduced the
overall budget for the programme to a total not exceeding 28 m EUA.
On 17 JaJiuary 1978 » the European Parliament passed a unanimous vote in
favour of the Commission proposal .
The Council should reach a decision in the near future , and this will
make it possible to commit this sum , which is indispensable for the
proposed operation.
As stated in the Resolution of 20 January 197® se " irjg out the Opinion
of the European Parliament on the proposal to transfer these
appropriations from Chapter 100 to Chapter 37 within the 1 977 Budget ,
the carry-over of these appropriations comes under the agreement
reached between the institutions for the 1978 Budget .       This transfer
is now deemed to have been approved.       Nevertheless , the Commission
does not intend to use the amount until the 1978 appropriations shown
in Chapter 100 has been transferred to Item 3710.
Conversion mto EUA
 Since the destination in national currencies of this carry-over is
unknown, it was converted into EUA at the rate adopted for the
calculation of the appropriation for 1 977 in EUA, for purposes of
comparison with the appropriation proposed by the Commission in the
Preliminary Draft Budget for 1978, i.e. rate no 2; 1 u.a , « 1 EUA.
 ---pagebreak--- III . Chapter 94 - SPECIFIC MEASURES FOR FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL
                     COOPERATION WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Article 940 - Expenditure resulting from the Agreement between the
               EEC and UNRWA
Sums to "be carried forward :  2.678.571 u.a .;  2.436.370 EUA.
Reasons
The appropriations are for the payment of the contribution in cash to
the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA).
This contribution, which is in addition to contributions in kind
provided from food aid appropriations , serves to cover the implementation
in 1977 of the Agency 's supplementary food programme , pursuant to the
Agreement between the Community and UNRWA: purchase of foodstuffs in
Europe and on the spot and administration and distribution costs .
Since UNRWA recorded certain surpluses in the 1975 and 1976 financial
years with respect to the Community 's contributions , the Commission
thought it appropriate not to propose renewal of the Agreement in 1977
before receiving precise information on the real needs for the financial
year in question .
Despite repeated requests by the Commission , UNRWA was unable to provide
the information asked for before the end of the financial year , mainly
because of events in the Lebanon and the temporary transfer of its
headquarters from Beirut to Vienna .
 It was not until 2 February 1978 that UNRWA was able to inform the
 Commission by telex that , in all probability , the cost of implementing
 the supplementary food programme for 1977 will have amounted to
$3*000.000 ( 2.678.57I u.a .). Since UNRWA is in a critical financial
 situation and has had to advance the appropriations needed to carry out
 the supplementary programme , there is no doubt that the Community must
 renew the Agreement with UNRWA for I977 (a proposal to this end has
 been submitted to the Council ).
 For these reasons , a non-automatic carry-over of 2 . 678 . 571 u.a . is
 requested . It must be stressed that this sum is appreciably lower than
 the appropriations entered in the 1977 Budget , which amounted to
 3.291.000 u.a .
 Conversion into EUA
 Since the destination in national currencies is known , the carry-over
 has been converted into EUA at the rate adopted for January 1978, i.e.
 1 EUA - US iJl.23134 .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                             1977 BUDGET
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           370      Projects in the data-
                    processing sector
          3700      First programme                  560.000,00                    560.000,00     491 .010,68  3.013,34       68.989,32    487.997,34       68.989,32
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                                                                    8.000.000,00 8.000.000,00          -         -         8.000.000,00                 8.000.000,00                          3.<X».S»,J: I
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                    FISASCIAL A.TD TSCHJTICAL
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           940      Expenditure resulting from
                    the Agreement between
                    the SIC and the UJHWA          3.291.000,00                  3.291-000,00                              3.291.000,00                 2.678.571,00        612.429,00        2.4}ί.3-3,30 Ι
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           9^4      Cooperation with the Arab                                                                                                                                             I
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                    level                          token entry        891.000,00   891.000,00                                891.000,00                   891.000,00
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 ---pagebreak--- IV. Chapter 96 - COOPERATION WITH NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES
Article 964 - Cooperation with the Arab countries at regional level
Sums to "be carried forward : 891.000 u.a .; 809*687 EUA
Reasons
At a meeting on 21 December 1977 , the Council approved the transfer from
Chapter 101 to Chapter 96 (Article 964, which had a token entry) of the
appropriation of 89I.OCO u.a . intended to cover the financing from the
European side of the first series of studies and activities to be
carried out as part of the Euro-Arab dialogue . The oontribvtior from
the European side had been set at $997,000. These studies and activities
were examined and approved "try the General Committee on the Euro-Arab
dialogue at its third meeting in Brussels , 26-28 October 1977 * However ,
this decision by the General Committee was made subject to later approval
by the Working Committee on Financing the Dialogue , riiic'k is respond ibis
for approving the financing conditions of these studies and activities .
At the same time , the General Committee decided that the operations to
be financed under the dialogue should be implemented in accordance with
a code of procedures determining the conditions for awarding and approving
contracts (drawing up a short list of consultancies, issuing a call xor
tenders , letting of the contract ).
However , it proved impossible , between the Council 's agreement to the
transfer of 89I.OOO -u.a . and the end of the financial year r to convene
the Working Committee on Financing the Dialogue and award the contracts
 in accordance with the procedures laid down , with the result that no
 commitment could be made .   This is wh,r a request for the non-automatic
 carry-over of the sum of 89I.OOO u.a ., '.s being made . It should be
 pointed out that , when tb.« transfer was approved , it was agreed that ,
 if no commitments were made before the end of 1977 » & request would be
made to carry the sum tr^-nsferred over to the 1978 financial year
 (Doc . r/3318/77 ).
 Conversion into EUA
 As the destination in national currencies is known, the carry–over lias
 been converted into EUA at the rate adopted for January 1978, i.e.
 1 EUA - US $1,23134.
 C.2   Synoptio table enclosed.
 ---pagebreak--- D. SECTION IV - COURT OP JUSTICE
   The Court of Justice has no carry-overs of appropriations from the 1977
   to the 1978 financial year which require the approval of the Budgetary
   Authority .
 ---pagebreak--- E .SECTION V - COURT OF AUDITORS
   Chapter 12 - ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES ON ENTERING AM) ON LEAVING THE
                   SERVICE AND ON TRANSFER
   Article 122 - Installation , resettlement and transfer allowances
   Item 1220    - Members of the Institution
   Sums to be carried forward :   262,92 u.a. ;      325,99 ®JA
   Reason
   Additional payments following the Council 's decision on remunerations *
   Article 123 – Removal expenses
   Item 1230    - Members of the Institution
   Sums to be carried forward s 4»857 1 10 u.a .;      6.022,22 EUA
   Reason
   Estimates for Members who have not yet submitted their requests for
   reimbursement .
   Article 124 – Temporary daily subsistence allowances
   Item 1241    - Staff
    Sums to be carried forward :  2.632,70 u.a .;      3*264,23 EUA
   Reason
   Estimates for staff recruited in 1977 *
    Chapter 13  - EXPENDITURE RELATING TO MISSIONS AND DUTY TRAVEL
    Article 130 - Mission expenses , duty travel expenses and other
                   incidental expenditure
    Item 1301   - Staff
    Sums to be carried forward :  21 • 55'' * 66 u.a.;  26.721,46 EUA
    Reason
    Increase requested to meet requirements arising as the Court 's activities
    gradually get under way.
 ---pagebreak--- Chapter 15 - ORGANIZATION OF TRAINING COURSES AND FURTHER VOCATIONAL
              TRAINING OF STAFF
Article 151 - Language courses , refresher courses , further vocational
              training and information of staff
Sums to be carried forward :  2,000 u.a .;   2.479»76 EUA
Reason
No expenditure was committed in 1977-
Chapter 22 - MOVABLE PROPERTY AND ASSOCIATED EXPENDITURE
Article 222 - Technical equipment and installations
Item 2220   – New purchases
Sums to be carried forward :  1.187 *44 u.a.}    1.472,28 EUA
Reason
Estimate for reimbursement to the Institutions of expenditure caused by
the setting up of the Court .
Article 223 – Transport equipment
Item 2230   – New purchases "
Sums to be carried forward :  5*935 t^O u.a .;   7*359»43 EUA
Reason
The appropriation carried forward is intended for the purchase of a
service vehicle which should have been bought in 1977 tut which had not
been ordered by 31 December 1977 •    The balance of the appropriation –
3.253f24 u.a. - will be cancelled .
Article 225 – Documentation and library expenditure
Item 2250   – Library expenses , purchase of books
Sums to be carried forward : 880,64 u.a.;      1.091,89 EUA
Reason
Appropriation almost entirely unused in 1977 •
Item 2252   - Subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals
Sums to be carried forward : 870,18 u.a.;      1.078,92 EUA
Reason
Delayed invoicing by some suppliers .
 ---pagebreak--- Chapter 23 - CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE
Article 230 - Stationery and office supplies
Sams to be carried forward :   1.211,12 u.a.;    1.501,64 EUA
Reason
Estimate for reimbursement to the Institutions in Luxembourg of
expenditure caused by the setting up of the Court .
Article 231 - Postal charges and telecommunications
Item 2310    – Postage on correspondence and delivery charges
Sums to be carried forward ;   130,54 u.a.;    161,85 EUA
Reason
Increase regarded as necessary in the light of the first invoices .
Item 2311    - Telephone , telegraph , telex
Sums to be carried forward :   1.996,80 u.a .;   2.475 > 79 EUA
Reason
Increase regarded as necessary in the light of the first invoices .
Article 235 – Other administrative experiiture
Item 2352    – Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings
Sums to be carried forward :   857 » 32 u.a.j  1.062 , 97 EUA
Reason
Amounts now being invoiced by the Commission.
Item 2354    – Small items of expenditure
 Sums to be carried forward : 468,26 u.a.;     580,59 EUA
Reason
 Sums under the 1977 financial year still to be settled .
 ---pagebreak--- Article 239 – Loan of services between Institutions
Item 2391   – Joint interpreting service
Sums to be carried forward ; 5*000 u.a.;  6»199f40 EUA
Reason
Sum now being invoiced by the Commission*
TOTAL : 49.842,28 u.a.s  61.798.42 EUA