title: COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION on the final evaluation of the implementation of the Community programme,Establishment of an Internal Information Services Market (1991-1995) IMPACT 2

text: ~ 7^ ' COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 17. 06. 1996 COM(96)273 final COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION on the final evaluation of the implementation of the Community programme, Establishment of an Internal Information Services Market (1991-1995) IMPACT 2 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION on the final evaluation of the implementation of the Community programme Establishment of an Internal Information Services Market (1991-1995) IMPACT 2 Summary The final evaluation repprt on the implementation of the IMPACT 2 programme has been established by a committee of five external experts who conclude that the programme has been well managed by the Commission and has provided value for money in the results achieved. The programme has demonstrated the multiplier mechanism, whereby the money spent had an effect substantially greater than the value of the public funds invested. The programme has achieved to enhance the understanding of the information market, to develop a real dialogue with leading market players, to progress on legal issues, to stimulate the use of new media throughout the EU and to encourage business partnerships for collaborative projects to develop new multimedia information products. The programme's initiatives have attracted a large number of partners and have been particularly successful in involving a large number of SMEs. The Evaluation Committee has identified as the main message from the market place that without Community funding the risk in pan-European ventures would be too high. The Committee also has made a number of recommendations with a view to enhancing and extending information market stimulation initiatives under the forthcoming INFO2000 programme, to reinforce the dialogue with market players and to substantially increase the fmancial resources. The Commission on the whole agrees with the conclusions of the Evaluation Committee and will undertake to follow-up the Committee's recommendations within the limits of the financial resources. It should be noted that some of these recommendations go beyond the scope of INFO2000, but are already addressed by other EU programmes related to Information Society developments. Introduction 1. 2. 3. The Community programme on the "Establishment of an Internal Information Services Market" (commonly known and referred hereinafter to as the "IMPACT 2" programme) was launched on the basis of the Council Decision 91/691/EEC of 12 December 1991, covering a period of four years (1991-1995). The total budget estimated as necessary for the implementation of the programme amounted to 64 MECU. The programme had set five objectives to be addressed by measures undertaken within the framework of four action lines. These action lines addressed demand and supply issues of the information services market and complemented each other through the implementation of horizontal and vertical actions to achieve synergy across the programme. The programme specifically required to address SMEs and the development lag of less favoured regions in the European Union. Article 6 of the Council Decision stipulates that at mid-term and at the end of the programme, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council, once the committee referred to in Article 4 has examined it, an evaluation report drawn up by independent experts on the results obtained in implementing the action lines referred to in Article 2 and may present, on the basis of these results, proposals for adjusting the orientation of the programme. The final evaluation was carried out by a panel of high-level independent experts set up by the Commission, known as IMPACT 2 Final Evaluation Committee (FEC). The panel, under the chairmanship of Mr B. BLUNDEN, conducted its evaluation between July 1995 and November 1995. 4. The main objectives of the review were to assess whether the objectives of the IMPACT 2 programme have been achieved, to analyse how successful the Commission has achieved its role as a catalyst and stimulator for market development, to identify the needs for and scope of further Community actions to stimulate market development in the context of the European information society. 5. 6. In conducting the evaluation the Final Evaluation Committee has pursued a number of activities including desk research, interviews with EC officials and market actors, and a number of panel meetings. In accordance with articles 4 and 6 of the Council Decision, the IMPACT Programme Committee (IPC) was consulted on the choice of the members of the evaluation panel at its June 1995 meeting, and discussed the contents and conclusions of the Final Evaluation Report at its December 1995 meeting, confirming its overall positive opinion on the implementation of the IMPACT 2 programme and its satisfaction with the report. Preliminary Remarks by the Commission 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. industries and will be The Community has over the last two years been confronted with new challenges emerging from the developments in relation to the Information Society. These developments are leading to a global restructuring of the information and communication economic growth, competitiveness and employment for the next decade. The importance for the EU to play a major role has been recognised and is being reflected in a number of initiatives including the Commission's White Paper on Growth, Competitiveness and Employment, the Bangemann report "Europe and the global information society", the Commission's Action Plan "Europe's Way to the Information Society" and the Brussels Gl Conference devoted to the information society. the key to The multimedia industry is considered to play a key role in the development towards an Information Society, and the growing importance of the content industry is increasingly recognised as a most significant part of that industry, because of its economic potential in terms of turnover, trade balance and employment. This potential is also being perceived by big non-european global players of the ICT industries who are increasingly entering the content business, thus threatening the European position which, hitherto, has been particularly strong in print publishing. The exploitation of Europe's richness in information content is hampered by a number of factors. The European multimedia publishing industry is composed of mainly small and many new actors who are mostly nationally or regionally oriented and operate in an European market environment which is fragmented through linguistic and cultural differences. As a result, the European multimedia market lags behind the US by 3-5 years. This together with the high telecommunication costs and the problems of exploiting public sector information and of trading multimedia rights make the European content industry face serious disadvantages. The Community's IMPACT 2 programme to stimulate information market development has moved in the course of its implementation from a limited IMPACT 2 significance to the centre of economic interests. Although the programme had been designed in expectation of these developments it had to be adapted continuously to respond to the fast changing environment. The IMPACT 2 final evaluation confirms that the Commission has managed to accomodate this situation, as far as it has been possible within the constraints imposed by budget cuts. In implementing the IMPACT 2 programme, the various initiatives have severely suffered from budget reductions by which only 52 MECU had effectively been allocated of the 64 MECU budget estimated as necessary by the Council Decision. The IMPACT 2 programme has operated in a climate of global and highly dynamic change of the information industry. This is leading to a restructuring of the global economy with the multimedia content industries becoming a key element in information society development. General Conclusions of the Evaluation Panel and Commission's comments 13. 14 15. 16. The Final Evaluation Committee concludes that the IMPACT 2 programme has achieved its objectives overall and efficiently spent the budget allocated to it. It has provided value-for-money in the results achieved and has demonstrated the 'multiplier' mechanism, whereby the money spent by the European Commission has had an effect substantially greater than the value of the public funds invested. The programme has contributed to the development of the European Union infrastructure in the development of the information market leading to the information society. The final evaluation report concludes that the recommendations of the mid-term evaluation have been implemented successfully in the remaining two years of the IMPACT 2 programme, and that the dramatic changes in the information market which have taken place since the introduction of the IMPACT 2 programme have been adequately reflected in the programme's implementation. The programme's initiatives have attracted a large number of partners and have been particularly successful in involving a large number of SMEs. The strategic changes occurring in the information market through widespread use of electronic trading and the development of multimedia publishing and technology convergence make the work of the Commission critical to the success of the EU information society. The Evaluation Committee considers the loss of resources through budget reduction a strategic error, in particular because for SMEs the risk in pan-European ventures would be too high to continue without continued EC funding. This emerges as a clear message from the marketplace. Commission comment: The Commission in principle agrees with the evaluation committee's assessment. The multiplier effect underlined in the report will continue after the end of the programme and will create a solid basis on which to build INFO2000. The budget cuts have in fact been difficult to manage, in particular for SME project partners for whom the Community funding is critical for the continuity and success of pan-European ventures. This resource limitations have also limited the exploitation of opportunities for pan-European developments which are becoming increasingly critical in a global marketplace. The Commission welcomes the Committee's recommendations for actions to be the forthcoming 1NFO2000 programme. These recommendations will be taken on board, provided that the budget allocated to this new programme does not deviate too far from the Commission proposal (COM(95) 149 final). launched under Specific conclusions of the Final Evaluation Panel and Commission's comments 17. 18. The Final Evaluation Report provides many valid recommendations which deserve scrutiny and follow-up. The following paragraphs review the essential conclusions. Action Line S aimed at improving the understanding of the information market through the actions of the Information Market Observatory (IMO). 19. 20. 21. 22. Actions have included the publication of working papers analysing specific market segments, a number of strategic studies addressing specific issues, the creation of an Information Policy Institutes Network and the publication of a widely recognised annual report on the main events and developments in the information market. Wide dissemination of the results of this work has taken place in printed and electronic form, including dissemination via the Internet Wrorld Wide Web (WWW). The Final Evaluation Committee concludes that improving the understanding of the market demands greater awareness of change in that market. In that respect the work undertaken by the IMO is considered to be good but insufficient for the needs of the marketplace. The budget reductions have caused constraints in improving the understanding of the market at a time when the development of the information society requires stimulation of the user market. Consequently, the rapidly changing information market in the EU must be reflected in expanded coverage of the IMO which needs reassessment. The Final Evaluation Committee has noted that the three strategic studies published by the IMO had a significant impact on the marketplace and that they are good examples of the Commission understanding properly its role to articulate comprehensively the views of the information content industries, the media and the user community. It is concluded that these studies have been a watershed in changing the relationship between the Commission and the leading players in the EU information industry, and the continuation and extension of that concept is strongly recommended. Commission comment : Ihe Commission is well aware of the continuous need for improving the market transparency and for articulating the views and needs of the information content market. Without such investigative work, the Commission cannot make its proper contribution to the development of a policy in nurturing the EU information society of the future. Accordingly, the Commission fully agrees to implement the recommendations made in the context of the new INFO2000 programme, but it will largely depend on the resources which will be made available whether or not it will succeed fxdly in this undertaking. Action line 2 aimed at overcoming legal barriers in the information market. Actions have contributed to the ELTs regulatory developments in the fields of personal data protection and the legal protection of databases. They have also addressed other legal barriers which require urgent solutions in the context of the information society, such as IPR in the digital age, information security and the legal implications of the convergence of technology and media. A number of actions have been launched to prepare specific initiatives to be undertaken under the INFO2000 programme, including access to and exploitation of public sector information and in the area of copyright dealing. The actions have been supported by the Legal Advisory Board (LAB) which consists of high level experts, policy advisers and information industry representatives. The work of the LAB is widely recognised and has become more visible through the organisation of conferences in Member States. 23. Whereas the evaluators are satisfied with the activities undertaken, they encourage a further strengthening and expansion of such activities, because actions by the EC to overcome legal barriers are critical in view of the strategic changes occurring in the information market. The role of the LAB should further develop to represent the legal and regulatory requirements of the content industries, the media and the user communities. To fulfil this role properly, the LAB should continue to re-structure in favour of increased representation from private sector, and establish better liaison with other consultative industry bodies interested in legal and regulatory matters. 24. 25. 26. 27. Commission comment: The Commission agrees that further improvements in liaison with other industrial bodies is required to better represent the legal and regulatory needs of industry, commerce and consumers. It is intended to look into the question of how best to reinforce such links under the INFO2000 programme. This needs to be part of a wider Commission strategy as provided for in the framework of Information the Commission's action plan "Europe's Way towards the Society" containing a number of initiatives to establish an appropriate regulatory framework. Concerning activities to stimulate the application of norms and standards for information encoding under Action line 3. 1 they have been aiming at increasing the awareness and understanding of information standards among market players and to demonstrate the benefit which can be obtained in their use. The publications of a newsletter, "Oil Spectrum", of guidelines for the application of standards and of an exhaustive list of information standards have efficiently contributed to this objective. Complementary to these actions the Commission has also launched an information initiative to develop specifications for quality assurance of products and services. The regularly updated list of information standards is a unique reference tool which is being used by industry and standardisation bodies throughout the EU and beyond. The Final Evaluation Report identifies the standards stimulating work as important and a unique activity for the EC, because the application of norms and standards will be important, if the Single European Market is to develop into one which captures a significant share of global markets. Although the work done under IMPACT 2 represents good value for money, the budget allocated to it has been too modest. The work on norms and standards must be comprehensive in defining information content owners and information user needs across many related technologies. An extension of this activity to improve coverage and market representation is, therefore, strongly recommended. Commissions comment: Whereas the Commission in principle agrees with this view, it should be noted that the scope of the IMPACT 2 programme, and that of INFO 2000 as well, is too narrow to give leverage to this initiative. Instead, those activities are now being closely co-ordinated with the Commission's European Standardisation policy and the results will be integrated into broader concepts presently being considered 28. 29. 30. 31 Action line 3. 2 on increasing user-friendliness and improving information literacy has been addressed to users of electronic information services and was composed of three mutually supporting initiatives: the operation of the Commission's host service (ECHO) together with the World Wide Web (WWW) server I'M EUROPE as a central tool for training, guidance, awareness and virtual meeting and discussion fpra; the network of National Awareness Partners (NAPs), which in the Member States maintain close contacts with the regional/national user communities, particularly SMEs, and which perform a steadily increasing number of awareness and training actions; and kick-off training for information intermediaries, SME managers and students in less favoured regions which were subsequently multiplied through co-operation with the ELPs COMETT, SOCRATES and LEONARDO programmes. Since the IMPACT mid term evaluation, the number of ECHO users has increased from 16,000 to 33,000, and the number of connect hours has doubled from 5000 to 10,000 per month. The rapidly growing interest in the I'M-Europe WWW server is evident from more than 178,000 document accesses recorded for November 1995, a five-fold increase over the same period in 1994. The level of activity of the NAP network is reflected in more than 2000 awareness events for the period 1993-1995, 1000 out of which took place in 1995. The Final Evaluation Committee acknowledges that ECHO is an exemplar activity in database host facilitation and provides a unique role in the European information market Its I'M EUROPE WWW server has since its recent launch in September 1994 acquired an established position in "cyberspace". The Committee commends the continuation and further development of this successful activity. The evaluators have taken a particular interest in the NAPs activities, because they consider awareness and dissemination as vital features of all EC activities. They conclude that the concept of a distributed system is sound, but noted significant variations in the quality of the NAPs and that their operational concept may not fully reflect the changes in the marketplace. It is, therefore, recommended to review the composition of the network and the scope and modus of operation. A new call should set specifications that cause re- focusing and set criteria against which to measure the performance of the NAPs. With regard to the training activities the Committee recommends their continuation under the INFO2000 programme. Commission comment: The Commission has made provisions to continue the successful activities commended by the Committee under the INFO2000 programme. The very detailed comments and suggestions made in relation to the improvement of NAP operations are considered valid and useful, and the Commission will take account thereof in the forthcoming re-alignment of the NAP network and its activities. in the areas of Strategic Information Initiatives (Action line 4) to stimulate the supply of advanced electronic information products and services have supported pilot projects (IMM), geographic information services (GIS) and information services for business and industry (BIS). A total of 610 proposais were received in response to three calls for proposals published in 1992, 1993 and 1994. From the first two calls (507 proposals), 84 definition phase projects, leading to 30 implementation phase interactive multimedia information 32. 33. projects, were supported. From the third call (103 proposals), 17 full projects were supported, there being insufficient remaining time and budget to operate two phases in 1995. The total budget for these projects amounted to 24. 5 MECU. The number of projects supported decreased from 59 in the first call to 17 in the third one which was due to constant budget cuts. The target of particularly stimulating activities by SMEs has been achieved, in that 65% of the 590 participating organisations in the pilot projects were SMEs. Equally, high participation of organisations from LFRs has been achieved, in that 246 LFR organisations have participated in the pilot projects, i. e. 38%. The Evaluation Committee concludes that the Commission has successfully addressed two distinct aspects with these strategic initiatives. The first is to create exemplars and to reduce risk in experimentation as part of the learning process. As a result many projects are producing healthy commercial results, some even appear to have surpassed expectation. The second aspect is to develop products which enter the marketplace and build infrastructure in a new field, for which visibility is an important feature. These initiatives have contributed to this visibility by presenting high quality products at important events such as IDT Paris, On-line London, the Frankfurt Book Fair and MILIA in Cannes. The evaluators are particularly impressed by the very successful work done in the area of GIS. Because of the interest generated in the pilot projects, this area has expanded into one of policy development and should be considered as an exemplar for further work in other sectors under the INFO2000 programme. It is also confirmed that the criticisms made at the time of the interim review have been overcome. From interviews with project participants, the Evaluation Committee has identified the main message from the marketplace that without continued IMPACT 2 funding under INFO2000 the risk in pan-European ventures would be too high to continue. As a consequence the Committee recommends to reinforce these initiatives in INFO2000 and makes a number of concrete proposals for further improvements. Commission comment: The Commission is aware that there are plenty of opportunities to develop successful European multimedia products and services, and these will increase over the coming years as the information society progresses. It is understood that the private sector is mainly responsible for exploiting such opportunities. However, it is also understood that the public sector has a role to play in creating favourable conditions and in stimulating investment thus reducing the financial risk of the private actors. These public responsibilities need to be fulfilled in consideration of the subsidiarity principle at national and at European levels. The Commission's role consists of addressing these issues in a pan-European context and has made appropriate provisions under the INFO2000 programme. In implementing further initiatives, the Commission will take due account of the many valuable suggestions made in the Evaluation Report. The main obstacle in fully exploiting these unique opportunities for the benefit of the European positions in a global marketplace may ultimately consist of inadequate Community financial resources made available to the programme. 10 Proposals for future developments 34. The Final Evaluation Committee has conducted the evaluation in the light of the information society developments, and it has reflected the Commission's proposal for the INFO2000 programme in its recommendations. In recognition of the success of IMPACT 2 and the growing importance of the information market to EC policy overall, the Committee recommends to extend the Commission's information content initiatives by building on the results of IMPACT 2 and to consider an increase of budget for INFO2000. The report provides a rich source of extremely valid and detailed suggestions for such extensions and further improvements. 35. Commission comment: The Committee's considerations are fully in line with the Commission's views which have found its place in the INFO2000 programme proposal. As a consequence, the suggestions made by the Committee will be taken into account in the implementation ofINFO2000 as far as feasible. M ANNEX 1 Executive Summary of the Report on the IMPACT 2 Final Evaluation Composition of the IMPACT 2 Final Evaluation Committee Mr Brian BLUNDEN, Chief Executive, IEPRC, UK - Chairman, Mr Rolf KAT, Business Development and Analysis, VNU, Netherlands, Mr René MAYER, Président de section honoraire, Conseil Général des Ponts et Chaussées, France, Mr Franz G. MÔSL, Unternehmensberatung, Germany, Mr José Joao CAMPOS RODRIGUES, Director, Challenge, Portugal, Mr Mogens RASMUS SEN, Managing Director, Sarbaek A/S, Denmark, Secretary The full text of the evaluation report is available in English from European Commission DGXIII/E L-2920 LUXEMBOURG Fax:+352-430133190 AL Executive Summary: Final Evaluation Committee (FEC) for the IMPACT 2 programme: The Final Evaluation Committee (FEC) concludesLthat the IMPACT 2 programme has achieved its objectives overall and efficiently spent the budget allocated to it by the Council. - The programme has been well managed by DGXIII/E. It has provided value-for-money in the results achieved. The programme has demonstrated the multiplier mechanism. whereby the money spent by the European Commission (EC) has had an effect substantially greater than the value of the public funds invested. This multiplier effect will continue after the end of the programme and will create a solid basis on which to build Info2000. The IMPACT 2 programme has contributed to the development of European Union (EU) infrastructure in the development of the Information Market leading to the creation of the Information Society. Specifically the achievements of IMPACT 2 are demonstrated by: • ennanced understanding by industry and governments of the Information Market through the work of the Information Market Observatory (IMO) real dialogue with leading players in the information industry through the strategic studies commissioned by DGXIII/E progress on regulatory and legislative issues through the work of the Legal Advisory Board (LAB) reduction in technological barriers to information transfer and electronic trading through work on norms and standards growth in the use of information by industry and commerce through the work of the European Commission Host Organisation (ECHO) stimulation in the use of new media throughout the European Union by exemplars such as the I M-EUROPE W WW server on the Internet amplification in the appreciation in industry of the benefits of cooperation throughout the European Union through the work of the National Awareness Partners (NAPs) through kick-off actions in the area of training in Less Favoured Regions a large multiplier effect has been achieved by the COMETT programme provision of opportunity for the encouragement of business partnerships ~ particularly SMEs - by Calls for Proposals and financial priming to collaborative projects such as those stimulated by the IMM and GIS programmes as a result of the large interest in GIS a communication to Council and the European Parliament is underway creation of a European-wide focus on the benefits from the use of information by industry through the Call for Information Services for Business and Industry (BIS) development of the total European market by international cooperation programmes such as the Copernicus projects Ai The Final Evaluation Committee considers the success of the IMPACT 2 programme to make an overwhelming case for support by Member States, the Council and the European Parliament to the Info2000 programme; and for consideration to be given to increasing the budget allocation given to the Info2000 programme. The reason the Final Evaluation Committee advocates budget increase for Info2000 is that it would follow the logic of recent EC White Papers and the findings of the Bangemann Committee on stimulation to the growth of the Information Society. The EU needs to create jobs and to improve competitiveness in global markets. The Information Market is recognised as a major driver of these two objectives. In turn, the driver of the Information Market is that of users of information and providers of content - such as publishers Without users and content providers there is no demand for software, hardware, or facilities such as telecommunications. Hence the role of DGXIII/E is critical to the development of the Information Market and to the formulation of EC policy overall. At present this work is under-funded when compared with the size of the challenge which it should address. There appears to be a failure in strategic understanding of this driver mechanism in the EC. DGXIII/E must be encouraged to continue to articulate the views and aspirations of all information users - industry, commerce and the many branches of the public sector including cultural communities such as education - together with the views and aspiration of content owners, the media and functional activities of commerce such as advertising DGXIII/E must be mandated to give coherence to these views on all matters related to the Information Market development including the regulatory framework required for competitive trading. Since the introduction of the IMPACT 2 programme the Information Market has changed dramatically. The Information Market now permeates virtually all organisations in the pnvate and public sectors of the European Union. Multimedia has become the focus of activity by global players as well as industry, commerce, academia and the public sectors and governments in the Member States. This change in the Information Services marketplace has been reflected in the work of DGXIII/E. However, the issue of mandate clarity disadvantages the players in the information industries in the EU and deprives Member State programmes of the benefits of leadership in cooperation, and thus gaining the maximum multiplier effect throughout the EU from Information Society programmes. This situation must be changed. It is a subject which requires urgent political attention at the highest level. Thus, the recommendations of the Final Evaluation Committee arising from the IMPACT 2 programme may be summarised as follows. 1 The IMPACT 2 programme has been completed successfully and within the budget guidelines set out by the Council. Au 2 In recognition of the success of IMPACT 2 and the growing importance of the Information Services Market to EC policy overall, consideration should be given to increasing the budget for Info2000. Any attempts by Member States to change - by elimination of activities - any part of the proposed Info2000 programme should be rejected 3 The Council and the European Parliament should support an enhanced mandate for DGXIII/E. Four specific changes are recommended. They are: • to ensure that DGXIII/E has the mandate to realise its mission to articulate the aspirations of the content and media industries and the total information user community • revision by some Member States governments of their representation on the Advisory Committee for Info2000 • increased representation from the information content industries in the Information Society Forum • creation of a small high level group of commercially expert advisers from private and public sector business communities to advise DGXIII/E in matters of policy development 4 Allocation of budget resources in !nfo2000 to the development of a methodology for the stimulation of particular sectors or topics is required. 5 In project calls, the adoption of a standard procedure for feasibility stage work which is minimal in bureaucratic procedure is needed. Independent investigation of the project administration procedures in the administrative departments of the EC to reduce drastically paperwork, timescales. approval, acceptance and project support payment settlement should be instigated. 6 The scope of the work of the IMO should be enlarged to take full account of the changes taking place in the Information Market; the dissemination of the IMO report should be speeded up. 7 Increase in the budget for strategic studies with a minimum provision of 750. 000 ECU per annum during the duration of the Info2000 programme is advisable. 8 An enhanced mandate for the LAB - and if necessary increased budget - is recommended by: • re-statement of the LAB mandate to ensure that all Directorates-General recognise its role to represent the regulatory and legal requirements of the information content industries, the media and the information user community • re-assessment by the management of DGXIII/E to ensure it has adequate budgets and resource provision • management of DGXIII/E to ensure the LAB undertakes systematic and comprehensive liaison with interested organisations concerned with regulation and legal affairs in the Information Services Market • continued re-structuring of the LAB to reduce the representation from academia and increased representation from commercial players in the information market and re structuring of the representation to reflect a proper balance of all interested parties in the Information Services Market. 9 Increased budget allocation to work on the promotion of standards and specifications under the Info2000 programme is proposed; this should specifically address the issues of: xr • measures of quality in new media products • meaningful measures of advertising effectiveness in new media. 10 A new Call for NAPs should go out to demonstrate understanding of the total Information Market, and to put in place a system of milestones and performance criteria which requires the activity to resemble a marketing development programme for EC activities. 11 Continued funding to support ECHO and I'M-EUROPE WWW server is proposed, as well as continued support to training initiatives under Info2000 in conjunction with DGXXII 12 Continued support to interactive multimedia services (IMM) is recommended and specifically: • continued monitoring of IMM projects over the next two years to ascertain their impact on the information marketplace • continuation of a similar initiative to ensure a constant flow of exemplar products • extension of this exemplar concept to include creative use of new media in advertising • continuation to the initiative to ensure the nurturing of SMEs in the EU as producers and users of information services. 12 Re-consideration of soecific allocation of budget resources in line with the communication on GIS to Council and the European Parliament. 14 Development of stimulation to business and industry information services should be encouraged by: • continued support for business and industry information services (BIS) which will contribute • most to the development of EU infrastructure initiating a programme with private sector research and technology organisations (RTOs) and relevant public sector bodies to develop a coherent business and industry information service network in the EU • development of pan-European virtual communities concerned with business and industry futures issues throughout the EU. /& ISSN 0254-1475 COM(96) 273 final DOCUMENTS EN 16 10 Catalogue number : CB-CO-96-283-EN-C ISBN 92-78-05490-9 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg


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DIREKTIVA KOMISIJE 96/36/EZ od 17. lipnja 1996. o prilagodbi tehničkom napretku Direktive Vijeća 77/541/EEZ u odnosu na sigurnosne pojaseve i sustave za držanje putnika u motornim vozilima (Tekst značajan za EGP) KOMISIJA EUROPSKIH ZAJEDNICA, uzimajući u obzir Ugovor o osnivanju Europske zajednice, uzimajući u obzir Direktivu Vijeća 70/156/EEZ od 6. veljače 1970. u odnosu na homologaciju tipa motornih vozila i njihovih prikolica (1), kako je zadnje izmijenjena Direktivom Komisije 95/54/EZ (2), a posebno njezin članak 13. stavak 2. , uzimajući u obzir Direktivu Vijeća 77/541/EEZ od 28. lipnja 1977. o usklađivanju zakonodavstava država članica u odnosu na sigurnosne pojaseve i sustave za držanje putnika u motornim vozilima (3) kako je zadnje izmijenjena Direktivom 90/628/EEZ (4), a posebno njezin članak 10. , budući da je Direktiva 77/541/EEZ jedna od pojedinačnih direktiva postupka EEZ homologacije koji je uveden Direktivom 70/156/EEZ; dakle, budući da se odredbe navedene u Direktivi 70/156/EEZ koje se odnose na sustave, sastavne dijelove i zasebne tehničke jedinice odnose na ovu Direktivu; budući da posebno članak 3. stavak 4. i članak 4. stavak 3. Direktive 70/156/EEZ zahtijevaju da se svakoj pojedinačnoj Direktivi priloži opisni dokument koji sadrži mjerodavne točke Priloga I. toj Direktivi, kao i homologacijsku potvrdu u skladu s njezinim Prilogom VI. , kako bi se homologacija tipa mogla računalno obraditi; budući da se u svjetlu tehničkog napretka može poboljšati zaštita putnika zahtijevajući obveznu ugradnju pojaseva na tri točke s uvlačnicima za stražnja bočna sjedala u motornim vozilima kategorije M1; budući da sjedala s ugrađenim zračnim jastucima treba opremiti upozorenjima koja obavještavaju korisnika da je prisutan zračni jastuk i da se zato na to sjedalo ne smije postaviti dječje sjedalo koje je okrenuto suprotno od smjera vožnje; budući da ovu Direktivu treba ponovno izmijeniti kad se međunarodno prihvati optimalni oblik piktograma; budući da se zaštita putnika od ispadanja iz vozila u slučaju nesreće može poboljšati propisivanjem ugradnje najmanje trbušnih pojaseva s uvlačnicima za sva sjedala koja su postavljena u smjeru vožnje i obrnuto u motornim vozilima kategorija M2 i M3, a kod određenih vozila kategorije M2 trbušne i dijagonalne pojaseve kako se predviđa Direktivom 90/628/EEZ (osim vozila koja su namijenjena za prijevoz stojećih putnika u gradskom prijevozu); budući da je stupanje na snagu izmjene ove Direktive koja bi propisivala ugradnju tih pojaseva u vozila kategorije M2 i M3 uvjetovano prilagođavanjem tehničkom napretku Direktive Vijeća 76/115/EEZ (5), kako je zadnje izmijenjena Direktivom Komisije 90/629/EEZ (6) o sidrištima sigurnosnih pojaseva i Direktiva Vijeća 74/408/EEZ (7) o čvrstoći sjedala; budući da zaštita putnika, posebno na središnjim stražnjim sjedalima protiv izbacivanja prema naprijed i ispadanja iz vozila u slučaju nesreće mora biti poboljšanja i budući da je potrebno donijeti daljnje izmjene Direktive u tom smislu; budući da je učinkovitost mjera navedenih u ovoj Direktivi za povećanje zaštite putnika u autobusima ovisna o uporabi propisanih sigurnosnih pojaseva; budući da ovu Direktivu treba dopuniti izmjenom Direktive Vijeća 91/671/EEZ (8) o uporabi sigurnosnih pojaseva; budući da se upućuje na Direktivu Vijeća 74/60/EEZ (9) kako je zadnje izmijenjena Direktivom 78/632/EEZ (10) u odnosu na unutarnju opremljenost motornih vozila. budući da su odredbe ove Direktive u skladu s mišljenjem Odbora za prilagodbu tehničkom napretku, uspostavljenog Direktivom 70/156/EEZ, DONIJELA JE OVU DIREKTIVU: Članak 1. Direktiva 77/541/EEZ mijenja se kako slijedi: 1. — U članku 2. , u prvom stavku brišu se riječi: „… ili njegovom ovlaštenom predstavniku …”, — Članak 4. zamjenjuje se sljedećim člankom: „Članak 4. Nadležna tijela država članica obavještavaju se međusobno na način određen u članku 4. stavku 6. Direktive 70/156/EEZ o svakom tipu sigurnosnog pojasa i sustava za držanje za koji su dodijelili, odbili ili povukli homologaciju”. — U članku 9. riječi „Prilog I. ” zamjenjuju se riječima „Prilog II A”. 2. Dodaje se popis priloga, prilozi Direktivi 77/541/EEZ izmjenjuju se u skladu s Prilogom ovoj Direktivi. 3. U drugim jezicima se prijašnji izraz korišten za „,homologaciju” zamjenjuje novim izrazom. Članak 2. 1. Počevši od 1. siječnja 1997. nijedna država članica ne smije iz razloga koji se odnosi na sigurnosne pojaseve i sustave za držanje: — odbiti dodijeliti EZ homologaciju tipa ni nacionalnu homologaciju, s obzirom na tip motornog vozila, sigurnosnog pojasa ili sustava za držanje, niti — zabraniti registraciju, prodaju ili stavljanje u uporabu motornog vozila ili prodaju ili stavljanje u uporabu sigurnosnih pojaseva ili sustava za držanje, ako sigurnosni pojasevi i sustavi za držanje za taj tip vozila zadovoljavaju zahtjeve Direktive 77/541/EEZ, kako je izmijenjena ovom Direktivom; 2. Prema odredbama stavka 5. počevši od 1. listopada 1999. za vozila kategorije M2 najveće dozvoljene mase do 3,5 tone, a od 1. listopada 1997. za sva ostala vozila, države članice: — neće više dodjeljivati EZ homologaciju tipa, i — smiju odbiti dodijeliti nacionalnu homologaciju tipa za tip motornog vozila iz razloga koji se odnosi na sigurnosne pojaseve i sustave za držanje i za tip sigurnosnog pojasa ili sustava za držanje ako nisu zadovoljeni zahtjevi Direktive 77/541/EEZ kako je izmijenjena ovom Direktivom. 3. 1. Prema odredbama stavka 5. počevši od 1. listopada 2001. za vozila kategorije M2 najveće dozvoljene mase do 3,5 tone, a od 1. listopada 1999. za sva ostala vozila kategorije M, države članice: — smatraju potvrde o sukladnosti koje nova vozila imaju u skladu s odredbama Direktive 70/156/EEZ nevažećima u smislu članka 7. stavka 1. ove Direktive, i — smiju odbiti registraciju, prodaju ili stavljanje u uporabu novih vozila koja nemaju potvrdu o sukladnosti u skladu s Direktivom 70/156/EEZ, i — mogu zabraniti prodaju ili stavljanje u uporabu novih sigurnosnih pojaseva ili sustava za držanje, iz razloga koji se odnosi na sigurnosne sustave i sustave za držanje ako nisu zadovoljeni zahtjevi Direktive 77/541/EEZ kako je izmijenjena ovom Direktivom. 3. 2. Počevši od 1. listopada 1999. zahtjevi Direktive 77/541/EEZ kako je izmijenjena ovom Direktivom koji se odnose na sigurnosne pojaseve i sustave za držanje kao sastavne dijelove primjenjuju se za potrebe članka 7. stavka 2. Direktive 70/156/EEZ. 4. Bez obzira na gore navedene stavke 2. i 3. 2. , države članice će za potrebe zamjenskih dijelova nastaviti dodjeljivati EZ homologaciju tipa za sigurnosne pojaseve ili sustave za držanje i dozvolit će prodaju i stavljanje u uporabu sigurnosnih pojaseva ili sustava za držanje u skladu s ranijim verzijama Direktive 77/541/EEZ, ako su ti sigurnosni pojasevi ili sustavi za držanje: — namijenjeni ugradnji u vozila koja su već u uporabi, i — zadovoljavaju zahtjeve odgovarajuće direktive koja je vrijedila kad su vozila bila prvi put registrirana. 5. Bez obzira na gore navedene stavke 2. i 3. 1. koji se odnose na odredbu o upozornom natpisu o zračnom jastuku prema točki 3. 1. 11. Priloga I. , odredbe tih točka primjenjuju se od 1. siječnja 1997. Članak 3. 1. Države članice će donijeti zakone i druge propise potrebne za usklađivanje s ovom Direktivom do 31. prosinca 1996. One će o tome odmah obavijestiti Komisiju. Kad države članice donesu te odredbe, one će prilikom njihove službene objave sadržavati uputu na ovu Direktivu. Načine tog upućivanja predvidjet će države članice. 2. Države članice će Komisiji dostaviti tekst najvažnijih odredbi nacionalnog prava koje će donijeti u području na koje se odnosi ova Direktiva. Članak 4. Ova Direktiva stupa na snagu dvadesetog dana od dana objave u Službenom listu Europskih zajednica. Članak 5. Ova je Direktiva upućena državama članicama. Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu 17. lipnja 1996. Za Komisiju Martin BANGEMANN Član Komisije (1)  SL L 42, 23. 2. 1970. , str. 1. (2)  SL L 266, 8. 11. 1995. , str. 1. (3)  SL L 220, 29. 8. 1977. , str. 95. (4)  SL L 341, 6. 12. 1990. , str. 1. (5)  SL L 24, 30. 1. 1976. , str. 6. (6)  SL L 341, 6. 12. 1990. , str. 14. (7)  SL L 221, 12. 8. 1974. , str. 1. (8)  SL L 373, 31. 12. 1991. , str. 26. (9)  SL L 38, 11. 2. 1974. , str. 2. (10)  SL L 206, 29. 7. 1978. , str. 26. PRILOG Dodaje se popis priloga kako slijedi: POPIS PRILOGA PRILOG I. : Područje primjene, definicije, EEZ homologacija tipa sastavnog djela, zahtjevi za ugradnju PRILOG II. : Dokumentacija o homologaciji tipa Dodatak 1. : Opisni dokument (sastavni dio) Dodatak 2. : Opisni dokument (vozilo) Dodatak 3. : Certifikat o homologaciji (sastavni dio) Dodatak 4. : Certifikat o homologaciji (vozilo) PRILOG III. : Oznaka EEZ homologacije sastavnog dijela PRILOG IV. : Naprava za ispitivanje trajnosti uvlačnog mehanizma PRILOG V. : Naprava za ispitivanje blokiranja uvlačnika s blokiranjem u slučaju opasnosti PRILOG VI. : Naprava za ispitivanje otpornosti uvlačnika na prašinu PRILOG VII. : Opis ispitnih kolica, sjedala, sidrišta i zaustavne naprave PRILOG VIII. : Opis ispitne lutke PRILOG IX. : Opis krivulje usporenja ispitnih kolica PRILOG X. : Upute za uporabu PRILOG XI. : Ispitivanje dvostruke kopče PRILOG XII. : Abrazijsko ispitivanje i ispitivanje mikroklizanja PRILOG XIII: Korozijsko ispitivanje PRILOG XIV. : Vremenski redoslijed ispitivanja PRILOG XV. : Ugradnja sigurnosnih pojaseve s prikazom tipova pojaseva i uvlačnika PRILOG XVI. : Provjera sukladnosti proizvodnje Prilog I. mijenja se i glasi: — točka 0. mijenja se i glasi: „0. Područje primjene Ova se Direktiva odnosi na sigurnosne pojaseve i sustave za držanje putnika, konstruirane za ugradnju u vozila prema definiciji u članku 9. koji su namijenjeni pojedinačnoj uporabi tj. kao osobna oprema odraslih osoba na sjedalima koja su okrenuta u smjeru ili smjeru suprotnom od smjera vožnje”, — dodaje se pet novih točaka poslije točke 1. 22. : „1. 23. ‚Referentno područje’ znači prostor između dvije vertikalne uzdužne ravnine međusobno udaljene 400 mm koje su simetrične u odnosu na točku H. Taj je prostor definiran okretanjem naprave, opisane u Prilogu II. Direktivi 74/60/EEZ od vertikalnog do horizontalnog položaja. Naprava treba biti namještena kako je navedeno u tom Prilogu i postavljena na najveću duljinu od 840 mm. 1. 24. ‚Sklop zračnog jastuka’ znači napravu koja dopunjuje sigurnosne pojaseve i sustave za držanje putnika u motornim vozilima, tj. sustav koji u slučaju jakog sudara vozila automatski postavlja savitljivu strukturu namijenjenu da ograniči, stješnjivanjem plina koji se u njoj nalazi, jačinu udara jednog ili više dijelova tijela putnika u vozilu u dijelove prostora za putnike. 1. 25. ‚Putnički zračni jastuk’ znači sklop zračnog jastuka namijenjen za zaštitu putnika na sjedalima, osim vozačkog u slučaju čelnog sudara. 1. 26. ‚Sustav za držanje djece’ znači sklop dijelova koji predstavljaju kombinaciju remena ili savitljivih dijelova sa sigurnosnom kopčom, naprava za namještanje, pričvrsnih dijelova i u pojedinim slučajevima dodatnih stolica i/ili štitnika protiv udara koje se mogu pričvrstiti u motorno vozilo. Konstruiran je također tako da smanji mogućnost ozljede korisnika u slučaju sudara ili naglog usporenja vozila, na način da ograniči gibanje tijela korisnika. 1. 27. ‚Okrenut nazad’ znači smjer koji je suprotan od normalnog smjera vožnje vozila”, — točke 1. 8. 4. 1. i 1. 8. 4. 2. izmjenjuju se i glase: „1. 8. 4. 1. Usporenje vozila (jednostruka osjetljivost). 1. 8. 4. 2. Kombinacija usporenja vozila, pomicanja tkanja pojasa ili nekog drugog automatskog djelovanja (višestruka osjetljivost)”, — točka 2. 1. 1. izmjenjuje se i glasi: 2. 1. 1. Zahtjev za EEZ homologaciju sastavnog dijela prema članku 3. stavku 4. Direktive 70/156/EEZ za tip sigurnosnog pojasa podnosi proizvođač. Zahtjev za EEZ homologaciju tipa sastavnog dijela prema članku 3. stavku 4. Direktive 70/156/EEZ za tip sustava za držanje podnosi proizvođač ili proizvođač vozila u koji se on ugrađuje”, — točka 2. 1. 2. izmjenjuje se i glasi: „2. 1. 2. Obrazac opisnog dokumenta dan je u Dodatku I. Priloga II. Tehničkoj službi koja provodi homologacijska ispitivanja treba dostaviti sljedeće uzorke”: — točka 2. 1. 2. 1. briše se, — točke „2. 1. 2. 2. , 2. 1. 2. 3. , i 2. 1. 2. 4. ” postaju točke „‚2. 1. 2. 1. , 2. 1. 2. 2. i 2. 1. 2. 3. ” — točka 2. 1. 3. mijenja se i glasi: „2. 1. 3. Kod sustava za držanje podnositelj zahtjeva treba tehničkoj službi koja obavlja homologacijska ispitivanja dostaviti dva uzorka. Ovi uzorci smiju uključivati dva uzorka pojaseva iz točke 2. 1. 2. 1. i po izboru proizvođača jedno vozilo uzorak tipa koje se homologira, ili dijelove vozila koje tehnička služba smatra bitnima”. — poslije točke 2. 4. 1. 4. dodaje se nova točka koja glasi: „2. 4. 1. 5. Uporaba materijala s značajkama poliamida 6 s obzirom na zadržavanje vode je zabranjena u svim mehaničkim dijelovima za koje je vjerojatno da će takva pojava imati suprotno djelovanje na njihov rad”, — točki 2. 4. 5. 2. 1. se na kraju dodaje: „U slučaju jednostruke osjetljivosti prema točki 1. 8. 4. 1. , vrijede samo zahtjevi koji se odnose na usporenje vozila”, — točki 2. 4. 5. 2. 1. 5. se na kraju dodaje: „Međutim, ovaj zahtjev ne treba biti ispunjen kod uvlačnika s višestrukom osjetljivošću ako je samo jedna osjetljivost ovisna o vanjskom signalu ili izvoru energije i ako se greška signala ili izvora energije dojavljuje vozaču optički i/ili zvučno”. — točka 2. 4. 5. 2. 2. izmjenjuje se i glasi: „2. 4. 5. 2. 2. Kod ispitivanja prema točki 2. 7. 7. 2. uvlačnik s blokiranjem u opasnosti s višestrukom osjetljivošću, od kojih je jedna osjetljivost remena, treba zadovoljiti navedene zahtjeve i dodatno, treba blokirati kad ubrzanje remena dostigne najmanje 2. 0 G, mjereno u smjeru izvlačenja remena”, — poslije točke 2. 6. 1. 4. 2. dodaje se nova točka koja glasi: „2. 6. 1. 5. kao izuzetak, kod sustava za držanje pomak smije biti veći od vrijednosti propisanih u točki 2. 6. 1. 3. 2. , u slučaju kad je za gornje sidrište ugrađeno na sjedalo uvaženo odstupanje navedeno u točki 5. 5. 4 Priloga I. Direktivi 76/115/EEZ. Podaci o predmetnom sustavu za držanje se trebaju nalaziti u dodatku certifikata o homologaciji iz Dodataka 3. i 4. Priloga II. ”, — točka 2. 7. 3. : točka 2. 1. 2. 4. zamjenjuje se s točkom 2. 1. 2. 2. — mijenja se broj točke „2. 7. 10. ” (ispitni izvještaj), koji nije bio promijenjen Direktivom 90/628/EEZ u broj „2. 7. 11”. — zadnja rečenica točke 2. 7. 1. 1. mijenja se i glasi: „Ako je pomak ispitne lutke prema naprijed veći od vrijednosti navedenih u točki 2. 6. 1. 3. 2. u ispitnom izvještaju treba navesti jesu li zadovoljeni zahtjevi točke 2. 6. 1. 4. 1. ”. — točka 2. 8. 3. mijenja se i glasi: „2. 8. 3. Kao opće pravilo, mjere za osiguranje sukladnosti proizvodnje treba poduzimati u skladu s odredbama navedenim u članku 10. Direktive 70/156/EEZ”. — točka 2. 8. 3. 1. mijenja se i glasi: „2. 8. 3. 1. Posebne odredbe koje podrobno opisuju potrebna ispitivanja i njihovu učestalost navedeni su u Prilogu XVI. ovoj Direktivi”, — točke 2. 8. 3. 2. do 2. 8. 4. 5. brišu se, — točka 3. 1. 1. mijenja se i glasi: „3. 1. 1. Osim na preklopnim sjedalima (kako je određeno u Direktivi 76/115/EEZ) i sjedalima predviđenim za uporabu samo dok vozilo stoji, sjedala u vozilima obuhvaćena člankom 9. kategorije M i N (osim vozila kategorije M2 i M3 koja uključuju mjesta posebno konstruirana za gradsku uporabu i za stajaće putnike) moraju biti opremljena sigurnosnim pojasevima i sustavima za držanje koji zadovoljavaju zahtjeve ove Direktive”, — točka 3. 1. 3. mijenja se i glasi: „3. 1. 3. … dopušta se ugradnja trbušnih pojaseva tipa Br4m …‚ (‚B, Br3 ili’ se briše)”, — poslije točke 3. 1. 9. dodaju se četiri nove točke koje glase: „3. 1. 10. Sva sjedala u Prilogu XV. označena simbolom opremaju se sigurnosnim pojasevima na tri točke, tipa određenog u Prilogu XV. osim ako je zadovoljen jedan od sljedećih uvjeta: — ako je neposredno ispred sjedala drugo sjedalo ili drugi dio vozila u skladu s točkom 3. 5. Dodatka 1. Prilogu III. Direktivi 74/408/EEZ, ili — ako nijedan dio vozila nije u referentnom području, niti dok je vozilo u pokretu može doći u referentno područje, ili — ako dijelovi vozila unutar navedenog referentnog područja zadovoljavaju zahtjeve za apsorpciju energije, navedene u Dodatku 6. Prilogu III. Direktivi 74/408/EEZ kada se smiju ugraditi i pojasevi na dvije točke određeni u Prilogu XV. 3. 1. 11. Osim ako je u točki 3. 1. 12. predviđeno drugačije, na svakom se putničkom sjedalu opremljenom zračnim jastukom stavlja upozorenje da se na tom sjedalu ne smije upotrebljavati sustav za držanje djeteta okrenut nazad. Upozoravajući natpis u obliku piktograma, koji može uključivati i tekst objašnjenja treba biti trajno pričvršćen i namješten tako da ga lako može uočiti osoba koja na to sjedalo želi postaviti sustav za držanje djeteta okrenut nazad. Na slici 1. je prikazan mogući izgled piktograma. Trajna preporuka treba biti stalno vidljiva ako se upozorenje ne vidi kad su vrata zatvorena. Slika 1. Piktogram 3. 1. 12. Zahtjevi točke 3. 1. 11. se ne primjenjuju ako je vozilo opremljeno mehanizmom koji automatski uočava prisutnost prema nazad okrenutog sustava za držanje djeteta i osigurava da se zračni jastuk neće aktivirati kad je postavljen takav sustav za djecu. 3. 1. 13. Za sjedala koja se za vrijeme mirovanja vozila mogu okrenuti ili namjestiti u drugi smjer, zahtjevi točke 3. 1. 1. vrijede samo za smjerove koji su namijenjeni za normalnu uporabu pri vožnji vozila po cesti u skladu s ovom Direktivom. Napomena o tome mora biti sadržana u opisnom listu. ”, — poslije točke 3. 2. 2. 4. dodaje se nova točka koja glasi: „3. 2. 2. 5. Tehnička služba treba potvrditi da u slučaju kad se jezičak kopče nalazi u kopči i korisnik nije na sjedalu: — moguća labavost pojasa ne sprečava pravilnu gradnju sustava za držanje prema uputama proizvođača, i — da se kod pojaseva na tri točke na trbušnom dijelu pojasa može ostvariti napetost od najmanje 50 N, ako se djeluje izvana nateznom silom na dijagonalnom dijelu pojasa,” — dodaju se tri nove točke koje glase „4. Zahtjev za EEZ homologaciju tipa vozila s obzirom na ugradnju sigurnosnih pojaseva i sustava za držanje 4. 1. Zahtjev za homologaciju prema članku 3. stavku 4. Direktive 70/156/EEZ za tip vozila s obzirom na ugradnju sigurnosnih pojaseva i sustava za držanje podnosi proizvođač vozila. 4. 2. Uzorak opisnog dokumenta dan je u Prilogu II. , Dodatku 2. 4. 3. Tehničkoj službi koja provodi homologacijska ispitivanja treba dostaviti uzorak vozila koje se homologira. 5. Dodjeljivanje EEZ homologacije tipa 5. 1. Ako su ispunjeni svi potrebni zahtjevi, dodijelit će se EEZ homologacija prema članku 4. stavku 3. i, ako se primjenjuje, prema članku 4. stavku 4. Direktive 70/156/EEZ. 5. 2. Obrazac certifikata o EEZ homologaciji je dan u: 5. 2. 1. Prilogu II. Dodatku 3. , za zahtjeve iz točke 2. 1. ; 5. 2. 2. Prilogu II. Dodatku 4. , za zahtjeve iz točke 4. 5. 3. Za svaki homologirani tip sigurnosnog pojasa ili sustava za držanje i za svaki homologirani tip vozila dodjeljuje se homologacijski broj prema Prilogu VII. Direktivi 70/156/EEZ. Isti homologacijski broj država članica ne smije dodijeliti drugom tipu sigurnosnog pojasa ili sustava za držanje ni drugom tipu vozila. 6. Preinake tipa i izmjene homologacije 6. 1. U slučaju preinake tipa vozila ili sigurnosnog pojasa ili sustava za držanje koji su homologirani sukladno ovoj Direktivi primjenjuju se odredbe članka 5. Direktive 70/156/EEZ. ” Prilog II. zamjenjuje se sljedećim Prilogom II. : „PRILOG II. DOKUMENTACIJA O HOMOLOGACIJI TIPA Dodatak 1. Dodatak 2. Dodatak 3. Dodatak 4. ” Prilog III. mijenja se kako slijedi: — točka 1. 1. 2. mijenja se i glasi: „1. 1. 2. u blizini pravokutnika, ‚osnovni homologacijski broj’ sadržan u 4. dijelu homologacijskog broja tipa određenog u Prilogu VII. Direktivi 70/156/EEZ ispred kojega je dvoznamenkasti redni broj koji označava posljednju važniju izmjenu Direktive 77/541/EEZ na dan dodjeljivanja EEZ homologacije tipa. U ovoj Direktivi taj je redni broj 04”; — točka 2: na četiri crteža broj „2439” se mijenja u „04 2439”, — u točkama 2. 1. , 2. 2. , 2. 3. , i 2. 4. , izraz „pod brojem 2439” se zamjenjuje izrazom „prema ovoj Direktivi (04) pod osnovnim homologacijskim brojem 2439”, — napomena na kraju Priloga III. mijenja se i glasi: osnovni homologacijski broj i znakovi trebaju se postaviti uz pravokutnik. Prilog XV. (vidjeti Direktivu 90/628/EEZ) mijenja se kako slijedi:   Tablica, uključujući napomene, mijenja se i glasi: „PRILOG XV


title: RAPPORT ANNUEL DE LA COMMISSION SUR LA SITUATION DU FONDS ET SA GESTION AU COURS DE L' EXERCICE DE 1995

eurovoc_concepts:
Community loan
credit guarantee
financial management
fund (EU)
general budget (EU)

text: *rt¥wi«S«V COMMISSION DES COMMUNAUTES EUROPEENNES Bruxelles, le 17. 06. 1996 COM(96) 271 final RAPPORT ANNUEL DE LA COMMISSION SUR LA SITUATION DU FONDS ET SA GESTION AU COURS DE L'EXERCICE DE 1995 \ - T A B LE D ES M A T I È R ES 1. LES BASES JURIDIQUES 2. LA SITUATION DU FONDS AU 31. 12. 95 3. LES RESSOURCES DU FONDS. a) Versements du budget général b) Intérêts produits par le placement financier des disponibilités du Fonds c) Recouvrements obtenus auprès des débiteurs défaillants 4. LES CHARGES DU FONDS. a) Paiement des défaillances b) Rémunération de la BEI ANNEXES ANNEXE I: BASES JURIDIQUES DES VERSEMENTS DU BUDGET GÉNÉRAL ANNEXE H: RAPPORT DE LA BEI SUR LA SITUATION ET LA GESTION DU FONDS - COMPTE DE GESTION ET BILAN FINANCIER AU 31 DÉCEMBRE 1995 ANNEXE HI: BILAN FINANCIER CONSOLIDÉ AU 31 DÉCEMBRE 1995 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 A -1 CK. - R A P P O RT A N N U EL DE LA C O M M I S S I ON S UR LA S I T U A T I ON DU F O N DS ET SA G E S T I ON AU COURS DE L'EXERCICE DE 1995 1. LES BASES JURIDIQUES Le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 2728/94 du Conseil du 31 octobre 1994 a institué un Fonds de garantie relatif aux actions extérieures destiné à rembourser les créditeurs de la Communauté, en cas de défaillance du bénéficiaire d'un prêt accordé ou garanti par la Communauté. Conformément à l'article 6 de ce règlement, la Commission a confié la gestion financière du Fonds à la BEI dans le cadre d'une convention signée entre la Communauté et la BEI le 23 novembre 1994 à Bruxelles et le 25 novembre 1994 à Luxembourg. L'article 8. 2. de cette convention indique que "la Banque transmet à la Commission avant le 1er mars de chaque année un rapport sur la situation et la gestion du Fonds, le compte de gestion et le bilan financier du Fonds pour l'année précédente". Un extrait de ce second rapport établi pour l'exercice 1995 est joint en annexe II. Puis l'article 7 du Règlement instituant le Fonds stipule que la Commission adresse au plus tard le 31 mars de l'exercice suivant au Parlement européen, au Conseil et à la Cour des Comptes un rapport annuel sur la situation du Fonds et sa gestion au cours de l'exercice précédent. 2. LA SITUATION DU FONDS AU 31. 12. 95 A la clôture de l'exercice 1995, le montant des disponibilités du Fonds s'élève à 300. 847. 830,50 écus (annexe II). Depuis la création du Fonds, ce montant correspond au cumul des versements au Fonds (544. 470. 000 écus), augmentés des résultats des exercices nets des Commissions et frais financiers (23. 819. 842,85 écus) et des remboursements tardifs obtenus auprès des pays tiers (35. 630. 568,55 écus) et diminué des appels en garantie (303. 072. 580,90 écus). Le montant total du Fonds à la clôture de l'exercice figure à l'actif du bilan consolidé (annexe IQ) pour 574. 036. 593,68 écus qui se décomposent en 254. 000. 000 écus en avoirs à terme (dépôts bancaires), pour 44. 444. 219,76 écus en avoirs à vue (compte à vue), 2. 403. 610^74 en créances, sur établissements de crédits (intérêts courus au 31. 12. 95 et non échus) et 273. 188. 763,18 écus en créances sur les bénéficiaires de prêts accordés ou garantis par la Communauté, dont 267. 442. 012,35 écus au titre des créances sur le principal et les intérêts dus aux échéances et 5. 746. 750,83 écus au titre des intérêts de retard courus et non perçus au 31. 12. 95. L'article 3 du règlement instituant le Fonds stipule que le montant du Fonds doit atteindre un niveau approprié (montant objectif) fixé à 10% de l'encours en principal de l'ensemble des engagements de la Communauté découlant de chaque opération, majoré des intérêts dus et non payés. (\ - 2- Au 31. 12. 95 le montant de l'encours des opérations de prêt et de garantie de prêt en faveur des pays tiers, majoré des intérêts dus et non payés, atteint 5 882 Mio d'écus, dont 3 î Mio d'écus au titre des intérêts dus et non payés. Le résultat du rapport entre le montant du Fonds et celui de l'encours au sens de la définition donnée par le Règlement est de 5,1%, montant inférieur par conséquent au taux de 10% établi pour le montant objectif. U n'y a pas lieu de ce fait de procéder au reversement du Fonds au budget général des Communautés prévu au paragraphe 3 de l'article 3 du Règlement lorsque le Fonds atteint le montant objectif. Il n'y a pas non plus lieu de réexaminer le taux de provisionnement, prévu par l'article 4 du Règlement lorsque le montant objectif est atteint. Les sections suivantes décrivent plus en détail l'évolution des ressources et des charges du Fonds en 1995. 3. L ES RESSOURCES DU FONDS a) Versements du budget général Le Règlement instituant un Fonds de garantie relatif aux actions extérieures précise dans ses articles 2 et 4 que le Fonds est alimenté par des versements du budget général égaux à 14% du montant en principal des opérations de prêts et de garanties de prêts jusqu'à ce que le Fonds atteigne le montant objectif. L'article 5 du règlement établit que, en cas d'appels en garantie suite à une défaillance, et si les ressources du Fonds de garantie sont inférieures à 75% du montant objectif, le taux de provisionnement pour les nouvelles opérations passe à 15%. Les bases juridiques établissant les modalités de provisionnement sont décrites en Annexe I. La décision du Conseil du 31 octobre 1994 concernant la discipline budgétaire a autorisé l'inscription au budget général d'une réserve relative aux opérations de prêts et de garantie de prêts. Dotée de crédits provisionnels pour un montant de 323 Mio d'écus en 1995 cette ligne budgétaire est destinée aux besoins d'alimentation du Fonds de garantie et utilisée par voie de virement vers la ligne budgétaire de versements au Fonds. Sur ces bases juridiques, trois virements permettant d'alimenter le Fonds de garantie ont été adoptés en 1995 par l'Autorité Budgétaire pour un montant total de 250. 750. 000 écus. - Virement 2/95 d'un montant de 190. 750. 000 écus. Ce premier virement en début d'exercice a pour objet d'alimenter le Fonds de garantie en application des décisions du Conseil des 15 février 1993, 19 juillet 1993, 13 décembre 1993, 24 janvier 1994 et 21 mars 1994 selon les modalités des versements prévus à l'annexe au règlement instituant le Fonds (voir annexe I ci- après). - Virement 17/95 d'un montant de 30. 000. 000 écus. 3- Ce second virement a pour objet d'alimenter le Fonds de garantie sur la base des opérations de prêt adoptées par le Conseil les 10 avril et 1 juin 1995. Les décisions concernées par ce virement sont reprises en Annexe 1. - Virement 47/95 d'un montant de 30. 000. 000 écus. Ce troisième virement a pour objet d'alimenter le Fonds de garantie sur la base de l'opération de prêt adoptée par le Conseil le 23 octobre 1995. La décision concernée par ce virement est reprise en Annexe 1. Les trois versements au Fonds sont intervenus respectivement les 12 avril, 11 août et 29 décembre 1995. b) Intérêts produits par le placement financier des disponibilités du Fonds Le placement des disponibilités du Fonds est effectué conformément aux principes de gestion des disponibilités énoncés dans l'annexe à la Convention entre la Communauté et la BEI. Les principes d'investissement prévoient notamment que durant les premières années de fonctionnement du Fonds et tant que le montant total investi n'atteindra pas un niveau de 300 Mio d'écus, le Fonds sera considéré comme étant un Fonds de placement monétaire, investissant uniquement dans des instruments à court terme dont l'échéance ne dépassera pas un an. Le montant du Fonds ayant dépassé en 1995, le seuil de 300 Mio d'écus, il a été décidé par la Commission en accord avec la Banque de modifier les principes d'investissement début 1996. La liste des banques habilitées à recevoir des dépôts a été établie de commun accord par la Commission et la Banque. La liste initiale a fait l'objet d'une révision en accord avec la Commission courant 1995 pour tenir compte des dernières modifications intervenues dans la cotation des banques de dépôts. Ces banques sont pour la plupart membres du système de compensation de l'Ecu. Elles jouissent toutes d'une notation Moody's de minimum Al à long terme et PI à court terme. Les placements dans ces banques sont soumis à des règles visant à assurer la diversification et. à éviter la concentration des risques. Les intérêts produits sur les dépôts bancaires et sur le compte du Fonds de garantie se sont élevés en 1995 à 23. 539. 827,79 écus, soit respectivement: - dépôts bancaires: 23. 189. 444,30 écus. Il s'agit d'une situation arrêtée au 31 décembre tenant compte des intérêts courus, car ceux-ci ne sont pas perçus à la date de clôture des comptes, mais le seront aux dates des échéances des placements, déduction faite des intérêts courus de 1994 perçus en 1995. - comptes courants: 350. 383,49 écus. Ce montant se décompose en 338. 151,72 écus correspondant aux intérêts sur le compte à vue et 12. 231,77 écus correspondant aux intérêts sur le compte de liaison. Le produit des intérêts est repris dans le résultat de l'exercice. ft 4- c) Recouvrements obtenus auprès des débiteurs défaillants Dans la mesure où le Fonds est intervenu en garantie, les remboursements tardifs obtenus auprès des pays défaillants sont venus alimenter le Fonds. Le montant total recouvré en 1995 s'élève à 35. 630. 568,55 écus (voir point 2. 1. 2 de l'annexe H). 4. LES CHARGES DU FONDS a) Paiement des défaillances En 1995, le Fonds est intervenu dix fois en garantie pour un montant total de 303. 072. 580,90 écus (voir point 2. 1. 1 de l'annexe II). h) Rémunération de la BEI L'article 6 de la Convention de gestion entre la Commission et la BEI prévoit une commission annuelle de 0,125% l'an calculée sur les avoirs mensuels moyens du Fonds, qui fera l'objet d'un réexamen à la fin de l'année au cours de laquelle le montant des disponibilités du Fonds atteindra 300 Mio d'écus et au plus tard trois ans après la date du premier versement au Fonds en tenant compte, entre autres, de la progression des activités du Fonds. Le montant du Fonds ayant atteint 300 Mio d'écus à la fin de 1995, il a été procédé au réexamen de la rémunération de la BEI. Compte tenu de l'expérience acquise par la Banque sur la charge de travail qui représente cette gestion, il a été décidé de commun accord entre la Banque et la Commission de réduire la commission annuelle à 0,05% et d'appliquer ce taux rétroactivement. Pour 1995 la rémunération de la Banque a ainsi été fixée au montant de 191. 444,18 écus inscrit au compte de profits et pertes. f\ - s- ANNEXES ANNEXE I: BASES JURIDIQUES DES VERSEMENTS DU BUDGET GÉNÉRAL 1. DÉCISIONS CONCERNÉES PAR LE VIREMENT 2/95 2. DÉCISIONS CONCERNÉES PAR LE VIREMENT 17/95 3. DÉCISION CONCERNÉE PAR LE VIREMENT 47/95 ANNEXE II: RAPPORT DE LA BEI SUR LA SITUATION ET LA GESTION DU FONDS - COMPTE DE GESTION ET BILAN FINANCIER AU 31 DÉCEMBRE 1995 1. PRINCIPES ESSENTIELS 2. RESSOURCES DU FONDS 1 2 2 3 3 3. ANALYSE DES PLACEMENTS EFFECTUÉS DURANT L'ANNÉE 1995. 5 ANNEXE m: BILAN FINANCIER CONSOLIDE AU 31 DECEMBRE 1995 11 ft A N N E X EI BASES JURIDIQUES DES VERSEMENTS DU BUDGET GÉNÉRAL L'annexe au Règlement, qui concerne les modalités de versement au Fonds de garantie, indique que pour les opérations d'emprunt/prêt ou de garantie à des organismes financiers au titre d'un mécanisme cadre, s'étalant sur plusieurs années, ayant une vocation micro économique et structurelle, les versements au Fonds se font par tranches annuelles sur la base des montants annuels indiqués dans la fiche financière jointe à la proposition de la Commission, adaptée le cas échéant en fonction de la décision du Conseil. S'agissant des autres opérations d'emprunt/prêt de la Communauté, telles que les prêts à la balance des paiements de pays tiers, qu'elles s'effectuent en une ou plusieurs tranches, les montants des versements au Fonds sont calculés sur la base du montant global de l'opération décidée par le Conseil. En 1995 quatre virements ont été effectués selon ces modalités. 1. DÉCISIONS CONCERNÉES PAR LE VIREMENT 2/95 - Décision du Conseil du 15 février 1993 invitant la BEI à consentir des prêts en faveur de projets d'intérêt mutuel dans certains pays tiers avec lesquels la Communauté a conclu des accords de coopération dans la limite d'un plafond fixé à 250 Mio d'écus par an sur une période de 3 ans. - Décision du Conseil du 13 décembre 1993 de renouveler la garantie de la Communauté aux prêts de la BEI dans les pays d'Europe Centrale et Orientale limitée à un plafond de 3. 000 Mio d'écus pendant une période de 3 ans. - Dans le cadre de la coopération financière intéressant l'ensemble des pays méditerranéens: - Décision du 19 juillet 1993 du Conseil d'un prêt de 150 Mio d'écus en faveur de la république de Slovénie sur 5 ans; - Décision du 24 janvier 1994 du Conseil d'un prêt de 115 Mio d'écus en faveur de la Syrie sur 3 ans. - Décision du Conseil du 21 mars 1994 habilitant la Commission à contracter des emprunts Euratom pour contribuer au financement de l'amélioration du degré de sûreté et d'efficacité du parc nucléaire de certains pays tiers pour un montant de 1. 100 Mio d'écus. & - 2- 2. DÉCISIONS CONCERNÉES PAR LE VIREMENT 17/95 - Décision du Conseil du 1er juin 1995 accordant la garantie de la Communauté aux prêts de la BEI en Afrique du Sud d'un montant maximal global de prêts de 300 Mio d'écus sur une période de 2 ans à compter de la date de la décision. - Décision du Conseil du 10 avril 1995 concernant l'octroi d'une aide macrofinancière à la Biélorussie de 75 Mio d'écus d'une durée de 10 ans. 3. DÉCISION CONCERNÉE PAR LE VIREMENT 47/95 - Décision du Conseil du 23 octobre 1995 concernant l'octroi d'une assistance macrofinancière supplémentaire à l'Ukraine dé 200 Mio d'écus d'une durée de 10 ans. e> 3- ANNEXEII R A P P O RT DE LA B EI S UR LA S I T U A T I ON ET LA G E S T I ON DU F O N DS COMPTE DE GESTION ET BILAN FINANCIER AU 31 DÉCEMBRE 1995 1. PRINCIPES ESSENTIELS La gestion des disponibilités du Fonds au nom, pour le compte et aux risques de la communauté (article 1 de la Convention) s'effectue sur base des principes suivants : Le Fonds opère en une seule devise: l'écu; La gestion des disponibilités se fait en assurant un degré de liquidité et de mobilisation rapide compte tenu des engagements auxquels le Fonds devra pouvoir faire face. Les fonds sont investis dans des instruments et contreparties suivant les mêmes critères de crédit que la BEI. 2. RESSOURCES DU FONDS 2. 1. Le compte du Fonds Le compte du Fonds a été alimenté par deux versements à la fin de 1994. Au 01/01/1995 le total des avoirs du Fonds s'élevait à 293,9 millions d'écus. Un troisième versement est intervenu valeur le 12/04/1995 pour 190,75 millions d'écus, un quatrième le 11/08/1995 pour 30 millions d'écus et un cinquième de 30 millions d'écus a été enregistré valeur le 29/12/1995. Le total des avoirs du Fonds s'élève au 31 décembre 1995 à 298,4 millions d'écus dont 254 millions sont placés sous la forme de dépôts à terme et 44,4 millions en compte courant. 6 2. 7. 7. Déboursements effechiéspar le Fonds au 31 décembre 1995 Depuis le premier janvier le Fonds est intervenu en garantie pour un total de 303 millions d'écus: DATE DE DEBOURSEMENT MONTANT 11/01/1995 20/01/1995 30/01/1995 28/02/1995 12/04/1995 24/05/1995 20/07/1995 11/10/1995 17/10/1995 21/11/1995 TOTAL 5 297 222,07 4 623 981,98 53 636 023,92 2 343 806,01 2 181 421,01 6 082 283,85 3 967 469,82 8 614 739,60 2 346 828,80 213 978 803,84 303 072 580,90 2. 1. 2. Recouvrements auprès des débiteurs défaillants Les recouvrements résultant des payements effectués par les débiteurs défaillants se sont chiffrés à 35, 6 millions d'écus ; DATE DE RECOUVREMENT MONTANT 08/03/1995 20/03/1995 15/05/1995 01/03/1995 29/03/1995 13/04/1995 28/04/1995 08/06/1995 , 15/11/1995 TOTAL 704 696,00 31925 800,00 1 353 505,45 150,67 457,30 18 193,05 776 033,13 75,00 851657,95 35 630 568,55 G> - 5- 2. 1. 3. Le solde net des interventions s 'est élevé à 267,4 millions d'écus. ! 2. 2. Résultat de gestion Les résultats enregistrés en 1995 s'élèvent à 23,3 millions d'écus contre 0,5 millions en 1994. 2. 3. Rémunération L'article 6 de la Convention entre la Commission et la Banque prévoit un taux de rémunération de 0,125% sur les avoirs du Fonds et que cette rémunération fera l'objet d'un réexamen à la fin de l'année au cours de laquelle le montant des disponibilités atteindra 300 millions d'écus. Le montant des disponibilités du Fonds de garantie ayant atteint 300 millions d'écus au cours de l'exercice 1995, la Banque et la Commission ont convenu de réduire rétroactivement la rémunération à 0,05% de décembre 1994 à décembre 1995. La rémunération s'est élevée à 0,191 millions d'écus. 3. ANALYSE DES PLACEMENTS EFFECTUÉS DURANT L'ANNÉE 1995 3. 1. Calcul des rendements et performances: Les placements ont été effectués aux meilleures conditions disponibles dans le cadre des critères de crédit ; le rendement des placements réalisés en 1995 s'est établi en moyenne à 6,12 %, soit 27 points de base de mieux que le taux de référence LIBID à un mois pour la même période. MOIS RENDEMENT REFERENCE LEBID à un mois MARGE Janvier - décembre 6,12% 5,85% 0,27% £> - 6- 3. 2. Ci-dessous l'indication du capital moyen (en millions d'écus) par pays placé auprès des banques au cours de Tannée 1995, soit un total qui s'est élevé à 373,2 millions d'écus CAPITAUX MOYENS en millions SITUATION en millions AU 31. 12. 1995 - En Allemagne : - En Autriche : -En Belgique: - Au Danemark : - En France : - Au Luxembourg : | -Au Pays-Bas: |-Au Royaume-Uni : TOTAUX : 22,7 127 35^4 9,4 2,5 47. 6 11,3 _ 4J 12,0 42 16. 2 35,4 13. 6 1 U2 17,6 4J 21,9 53. 3 7,6 37 11,3 373. 2 45,0 45,0 20,0 10,0 __0 24. 0 : 24. 0 70^ ; I 20,0 - 20,0 35. 0 - 254. 0 2> - 7- 3. 3. Ventilation géographique - situation des placements à la fin des mois (en millions d'écus) : (voir annexe 1) PAYS Jan-95 Fév-95 Mar-95 Avr-95 Mai-95 Jun-95 Jul-95 Aoû-95 Sep-95 Allemagne Autriche Belgique Danemark France Luxembourg Pays-Bas Royaume-Uni 0. 00 0,00 22,00 0,00 188,00 20,00 0,00 0. 00 ÔfiQ 18. 00 72,00 0,00 118,00 20,00 0,00 0,00 QflÔ 18. 00 72,00 0,00 68,00 20,00 83,50 0,00 0. 00 18,00 70,00 0. 00 284. 25 20,00 60. 00 0,00 ÔfiÔ 0,00 45. 00 40. 00 284. 25 20. 00 55. 00 0. 00 53£Ô 20,00 25,00 40,00 250. 75 0,00 55,00 0. 00 53#) 20,00 65,00 40,00 135,00 20,00 85,00 30,00 53#) 20,00 95,00 40,00 135. 00 40,00 65,00 30,00 74,00 0,00 95,00 40,00 135,00 40,00 65,00 30,00 TOTAL 230,00 228,00 261. 50 452. 25 444. 25 444,25 448. 50 478,50 479,00 PAYS Allemagne Autriche Belgique Danemark France Luxembourg Pays-Bas Royaume-Uni TOTAL Oct-95 104,00 0,00 90,00 40,00 110,00 40,00 60,00 25,00 469,00 Nov-95 45,00 0,00 65,00 24,00 65,00 20,00 35,00 0,00 254,00 Déc-95 45,00 0,00 60,00 24,00 70,00 20,00 35,00 0,00 254,00 3. 4. Il est à noter que la répartition géographique est sensiblement influencée par l'accueil que les contreparties accordent aux placements sur les marchés monétaires Certaines banques ne peuvent pas rémunérer les placements proposés au nom du Fonds de Garantie d'une manière compétitive soit à cause de leur désintérêt pour les dépôts libellés en écus, soit à cause du statut du Fonds (non bancaire). Dans l'objectif d'une répartition géographique accrue des placements, l'extension aux banques des nouveaux Pays membres de l'Union Européenne a été également explorée et a fait l'objet de contacts suivis avec les contreparties concernées faisant partie de la liste des contreparties agréées. Cette liste a fait l'objet d'une révision au cours du dernier trimestre : trois banques ne répondant plus aux critères ont été écartées tandis que deux nouvelles contreparties ont été intégrées dans le nombre des banques agréées (40 au total). 3. 5. Couverture des risques de défaillances des débiteurs concernés par le Fonds de Garantie Les échéances de la plupart des dépôts ont été fixées, tout au long de l'année, de manière à pouvoir faire face aux interventions en garanties potentielles au vu de l'échéancier trimestriel des prêts fournis par la Commission. Le Fonds ne peut passer débiteur sur ses & comptes et doit pouvoir répondre à tout moment à un appel en garantie dans un délai de trois mois correspondant au préavis séparant la date d'appel à. la garantie et son versement effectif. Le nombre et l'importance des versements répartis sur l'année entière, avec une pointe de 214 millions en novembre, ont nécessité une politique de placement ayant pour objectif premier le maintien d'un degré de liquidité suffisant pour pouvoir faire face aux échéances sans devoir supporter des frais de rupture de contrat avec les contreparties auprès desquelles les dépôts étaient effectués. 3. 6. Evolution des avoirs du Fonds EVOLUTION DES AVOIRS EN 1995 500 450 -- 400 - 350 -- 300 250 200 - 150 -- 100 - 50 0 O CD Û i CO 03 CO jQ <D LL i 00 CM s < i 3 CO co ^ CO 3 i CO Q. (D CO i o CO ZJ < I CO o o I CO > o I o CO o Q I CO Comme l'indique le graphique, les avoirs du Fonds ont, durant l'exercice, dépassé le seuil de 300 Millions d'écus fixé dans la convention pour une modification des principes d'investissements. Malgré ce dépassement et pour les raisons décrites au point 3,5 précédent, il n'a pas été jugé opportun de recourir, durant la période concernée à des placements obligataires augmentant le risque de liquidité conjointement au risque de taux pouvant entraîner des moins-values en capital. £> I P •ë c a CL » CO 8 3 s SO Autriche Royaume-Unis Danemark Luxembourg Allemagne Pays-Bas Belgique France 8 8 8 8 8 8 XT3 10 SITUATION DU FONDS DE GARANTIE AU 31 DÉCEMBRE 1995 ACTIF Créances sur établissements de crédits AVOIRS A VUE AVOIRS A TERME Autres Actifs COMPTES DE REGULARISATION PASSIF Fonds de Garantie FONDS DE GARANTIE Résultat Report année 1994 résultat exercice 1995 PROFITS ET PERTES AU 31/12/1995 1. PRODUITS Intérêts et produits assimilés Intérêts sur compte de liaison Intérêts sur compte à vue SOUS-TOTAL 2. CHARGES Commissions Frais financiers 31/12/1995 44. 444. 219,76 254. 000. 000,00 298. 444. 219,76 2. 403. 610,74 2. 403. 610,74 TOTAL 300. 847. 830. 50 31/12/1995 277. 027. 987,65 277. 027. 987,65 471. 584,52 23. 348. 258,33 23. 819. 842,85 TOTAL 300. 847. 830. 50 23. 189. 444,30 12. 231,77 338. 151. 72 23. 539. 827,79 191. 444,18 125,28 RESULTAT NET 23. 348. 258. 33 h 11 ANNEXEm BILAN FINANCIER CONSOLIDÉ DU FONDS DE GARANTIE AU 31 DÉCEMBRE 1995 Le bilan financier consolidé au 31 décembre 1995 complète la situation du Fonds de garantie présentée en annexe II. Le bilan consolidé prend en compte à l'actif les créances à l'égard des bénéficiaires de prêts accordés ou garantis par la Communauté qui s'élèvent au montant total de 273. 188. 763,18 ecus. Ce montant se décompose en 267. 442. 012,35 écus dus au titre des arriérés de paiement des pays tiers sur le principal et les intérêts des prêts et 5. 746. 750,83 écus au titre des intérêts de retard courus et non perçus au 31. 12. 95. Ces intérêts de retard ont été calculés selon les taux des pénalités prévues dans les clauses des contrats de prêts. b - 1 2- B I L AN F I N A N C I ER C O N S O L I DE DU F O N DS DE G A R A N T IE AU 31 DÉCEMBRE 1995 ACTIF Créances sur établissements de crédits AVOIRS A VUE AVOIRS A TERME Créances sur les bénéficiaires de prêts accordés ou garantis par la Communauté INTERVENTIONS DU FONDS INTERETS DE RETARD COURUS ET NON PERÇUS Autres Actifs COMPTES DE REGULARISATION 31/12/1995 44. 444. 219,76 254. 000. 000,00 267. 442. 012,35 5. 746. 750,83 571. 632. 982. 94 2. 403. 610,74 2. 403. 610. 74 TOTAL 574. 036. 593. 68 PASSIF Fonds de Garantie VERSEMENTS DU BUDGET INTERETS DE RETARD COURUS ET NON PERÇUS 31/12/1995 544. 470. 000,00 5. 746. 750,83 550. 216. 750. 83 471. 584,52 23. 348. 258,33 23. 819. 842. 85 TOTAL 574. 036. 593. 68 23. 189. 444. X 12. 231,77 338. 151. 72 23. 539. 827,79 191. 444,18 125,28 Résultat Report année 1994 résultat exercice 1995 PROFITS ET PERTES AU 31/12/1995 1. PRODUITS Intérêts et produits assimilés Intérêts sur compte de liaison Intérêts sur compte à vue SOUS-TOTAL 2. CHARGES Commissions Frais financiers RESULTAT NET 23. 348. 258. 33 b ISSN 0254-1491 COM(96) 271 final DOCUMENTS FR 01 N° de catalogue : CB-CO-96-281-FR-C ISBN 92-78-05469-0 Ofifîce des publications officielles des Communautés européennes L-2985 Luxembourg