RESOLUTION (52) 66 (22 December 1952) - (Adopted by the Ministers' Deputies)
Budget for 1953
The Committee of Ministers,
Having regard to Article 38 (c) of the Statute of the Council;
Having regard to Articles 3, 4, 5 and 8 of the Financial Regulations;
Having regard to the Draft Budget presented by the Secretary-General;
Having regard to the Report of the Budget Committee dated 16 October 1952,
Resolves:
I. For the financial year 1953 appropriations shall be granted to the Secretariat-
General of the Council of Europe totalling 803,100,000 French francs, divided
under Votes, Heads and Sub-Heads, in accordance with the budgetary table presented
by the Secretary-General, subject to the amendments appearing in the
Statement under the heading 'Appendix A'.
II. The approval of the Committee of Ministers shall be required for any proposal
involving expenditure of:
1. Such proportion of the appropriation under Sub-Head 37 of the Budget of
Expenditure as relates to the organisation of European exhibitions or to
participation in such exhibitions.
2. The appropriation under Sub-Head 39 of the Budget of Expenditure for the
production of short films.
III. The proceeds of the sale of publications by the Directorate of Information,
included for token purposes under Item 9 of the Budget of Receipts, shall be used
to defray the costs of reprinting.
Credits under Sub-Head 38 (a) of the Budget of Expenditure allocated to the
costs of re-printing shall be opened by a Regulation of the Secretary-General to an
amount no greater than receipts from sale of such publications.
IV. Expenditure to a total of 793,100,000 francs shall be apportioned among
the Member States, as proposed by the Secretary-General (Appendix B.)
Appendix A
Statement of amendments made by the
Committee of Ministers in the budgetary table
presented by the Secretary-General
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I. - Summary
Details Estimates Appropriations
VOTE I - EXPENDITURE OF THE SECRETARIAT
GENERAL 634.150.000 609.650.000
VOTE II - EXPENDITURE FOR THE CONSULTATIVE
ASSEMBLY AND ITS COMMITTEES 126.850.000 126.850.000
VOTE III - FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES 36.000.000 34.000.000
VOTE IV - EXPENDITURE IN CONNECTION WITH
THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION AND
COURT PROVIDED FOR IN THE CONVENTION
FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN
RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS token sum token sum
VOTE V - INITIAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 34.000.000 32.600.000
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TOTAL 831.000.000 803.100.000
Appendix A
II. Allocation under heads and sub-heads
(Extract)
No. of
Sub- Details Estimates Appropriations
Heads
VOTE I - EXPENDITURE OF THE SECRETARIATGENERAL
Head I - Expenditure for staff
1 Salaries of the permanent establishment 247.100.000 237.100.000
2 Allowances additional to salaries:
» a) Additional family allowances 11.600.000 11.100.000
» b) Residential allowance 40.300.000 38.000.000
» c) Entertainment allowance 3.850.000 4.150.000
» d) Cost of living allowance 58.150.000 55.750.000
3 Social charges:
» a) Social Security 12.450.000 11.900.000
» b) Family allowances 19.000.000 18.000.000
» c) Supplementary Insurance 6.850.000 6.550.000
e) Contribution to the Provident Fund 34.600.000 33.200.000
4 Expenses relating to the arrival, departure and installation
of officials:
» a) Reimbursement of travelling expenses on arrival and
departure of officials and their dependants 1.350.000 1.000.000
» b) Removal expenses 4.550.000 3.550.000
» c) Settling-in allowance 6.600.000 4.900.000
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Total of Head I 496.600.000 475.400.000
Head III - Other expenditure
19 Expenditure for official journeys 20.000.000 17.000.000
20 Entertainment allowances 2.000.000 1.700.000
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Total of Head III 56.450.000 53.150.000
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Total of VOTE I 634.150.000 609.650.000
VOTE III - FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES
Head VII - Information expenditure
39 Production of short films 3.000.000 1.000.000
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Total of Head VII 23.000.000 21.000.000
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Total of VOTE III 36.000.000 34.000.000
VOTE V - INITIAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
41 Expenditure for equipment and furniture 15.000.000 13.600.000
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Total of VOTE V 34.000.000 32.600.000
Appendix B
Proposed statement of the allocation
of expenses among the Member States on the basis
of the approved budget for the financial year 1953
Members Percentage of Amount of the
participation contribution
ICELAND 0,2 1,586,200
LUXEMBOURG 0,2 1,586,200
SAAR 0,4 3,172,400
IRELAND 1,2 9,517,200
NORWAY 1,4 11,103,400
DENMARK 1,8 14,275,800
SWEDEN 2,8 22,206,800
BELGIUM 3,3 26,172,300
GREECE 3,3 26,172,300
NETHERLANDS 4,0 31,724,000
TURKEY 7,8 61,861,800
FRANCE 18,4 145,930,400
ITALY 18,4 145,930,400
GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC 18,4 145,930,400
UNITED KINGDOM 18,4 145,930,400
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100,0 793,100,000