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AGREEMENT

extending and amending the Community-COST Concertation Agreement on a concerted action project in the field of shore-based marine navigation aid systems (COST Project 301)

THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,

hereinafter referred to as 'the Community',

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND, THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

hereinafter referred to as 'the participating non-member States',

of the other part,

Whereas the Community-COST Concertation Agreement on a concerted action project in the field of shore-based marine navigation aid systems (COST Project 301), hereinafter referred to as 'the Agreement', signed by the Community, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Sweden, will expire on 31 December 1985;

Whereas by Decision 86/5/EEC the Council of the European Communities extended until 31 December 1986 and amended the Community concerted action project on shore-based marine navigation aid systems;

Whereas it is in the common interest of the Community and the participating non-member States, hereinafter referred to as 'the Contracting Parties' to continue the research covered by the Agreement;

Whereas the extension of the Agreement necessitates supplementary contributions by the Contracting Parties,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement is hereby extended for the period 1 January to 31 December 1986.

Article 2

The table attached to Annex C to the Agreement shall be replaced by that appearing in this Agreement.

Article 3

The supplementary financial contribution from the Contracting Parties to the coordination costs shall be:

- 200 000 ECU from the Community,

- 16 600 ECU from each participating non-member State.

The ECU is defined in the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities and in the financial provisions adopted pursuant to that Regulation.

Article 4

This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty, and, on the other hand, to the territories of the participating non-member States.

Article 5

This Agreement shall enter into force on 1 January 1986.

Article 6

This Agreement, drawn up in a single original in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages, each text being equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Communities, which shall transmit a certified copy to each of the Contracting Parties.

ANNEX

PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE FOR THE CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT 'SHORE-BASED MARINE NAVIGATION AID SYSTEMS'

(ECU) 1.2,3.4,5.6,7.8,9.10,11.12,13 // // // // // // // // // 1983 // 1984 // 1985 (5) // 1986 // 1987 // Total // // // // // // 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13 // // Comm it- ments undertaken // Payment made // Commit- ments undertaken // Payment made // CA (1) // PA (1) // CA // PA // CA // PA // CA // PA // // // // // // // // // // // // // // 1. Initial estimate of overall requirements: // // // // // // // // // // // // // - staff // 1 152 // 1 152 // 24 002 // 23 988 // 34 100 // 34 100 // 35 100 // 35 100 // - // pm // 94 354 // 94 354 // // // // // // // (14) // // // // // // // - administrative operating expenditure // 114 693 // 98 448 // 153 255 // 92 736 // 125 000 // 125 000 // 164 900 // 164 900 // - // pm // 586 846 // 586 846 // // // // // // (28 998) // (105 762) // // // // // // // - contracts // 520 767 // 121 115 // 262 315 // 239 455 // 340 900 // 340 900 // pm // 305 000 // - // 495 000 // 1 618 800 // 1 618 800 // // // // // // (494 818) // (117 330) // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Total // 636 612 (4) // 220 715 // 439 572 // 356 179 // 500 000 (5) // 500 000 (5) // 200 000 // 505 000 // - // 495 000 // 2 300 000 // 2 300 000 // (outstanding from 1984) // // // // // (523 816) (3) // (223 106) // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // 2. Revised estimate of expenditure taking into account additional requirements arising from the accession of participating non-member States // (2) // (2) // (2) // (2) // // // // // // // // // - staff // 1 152 // 1 152 // 24 002 // 23 988 // 34 100 // 34 144 // 35 100 // 35 100 // - // pm // 94 354 // 94 354 // - administrative operating expenditure // 114 693 // 98 448 // 213 255 // 152 736 // 248 700 // 325 464 // 214 700 // 214 700 // - // pm // 791 348 // 791 348 // - contracts // 595 969 // 151 471 // 494 353 // 516 339 // 835 718 // 458 230 // pm // 305 000 // - // 495 000 // 1 926 040 // 1 926 040 // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Total // 711 814 (4) // 251 071 // 731 610 // 693 063 // 1 118 518 // 817 808 // 249 800 // 554 800 // - // 495 000 // 2 811 742 // 2 811 742 // // // // // // // // // // // // // // 3. Difference between 1 and 2 to be covered by contributions from participating non-member States // 75 202 // 30 356 // 292 038 // 336 884 // 94 702 // 94 702 // 49 800 // 49 800 // - // pm // 511 742 // 511 742 // // // // // // // // // // // // //

(1) CA = commitment appropriation; PA = payment appropriation.

(2) Including the opening of appropriations entered on 31 December 1984 under COST Agreements with non-member States.

(3) The scale of existing sums results from the allocation of appropriations at the end of 1984, totalling 292 038 ECU, emanating from the revenue accruing from non-member States contributions.

(4) Taking into account the amount of 17 967 ECU released during the 1984 financial year.

(5) The 1985 budget having allocated a credit of 200 000 ECU in CA and 300 000 ECU in PA, transfer No 11/85 of 300 000 ECU in CA and 200 000 ECU in PA has been approved by the budget authority.