28. 6. 79 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 160/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (ECSC, EEC, EURATOM) No 1252/79 of 25 June 1979 amending the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 78h thereof, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 209 thereof, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 183 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia- ment (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Audi- tors (3), ' Whereas the purpose of the Commission proposal is to amend several provisions of the Financial Regula- tion and the amendments involved require more detailed examination except as regards the amend- ments to Article 6 (3) concerning the carry-over of appropriations and the amendments to the provisions of Title VII which are aimed at introducing a simpli- fied version of the research and investment appropria- tions in Chapter 33 of the section of the budget relating to the Commission ; Whereas these amendments should be adopted as swiftly as possible, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 appli- cable to the general budget of the European Commu- nities () is hereby amended as follows : (") OJ No C 160, 6. 7. 1978, p. 11. (2) OJ No C 261, 6. 11. 1978, p. 15. () OJ No C 139, 5. 6. 1979, p. 25. () O] No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1. 1. Article 6(3) shall be replaced by the following: ‘3. In the case of the appropriations referred to in paragraph 1 (b), the Commission shall submit to the Council and shall forward to the European Parliament, by 21 April at the latest, the requests to carry over appropriations, duly substantiated, made by the European Parliament, the Council, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors and the Commission itself. Upon receipt of the request to carry over appropria- tions, the Council shall consult the European Parliament, which shall deliver its opinion in good time, i.e. normally not more than four weeks as from the date of which the Council’s request for an opinion is received. Unless the Council, acting by a qualified majority, decides otherwise within six weeks from receipt of the request to carry over appropriations, the carry- over of appropriations shall be deemed to have been approved.’ 2. In Article 89, the second and third paragraphs shall be replaced by the following : ‘Appropriate remarks on each subdivision shall include, in particular : (@) a summary description of the action involved ; (b) in respect of budget implementation : — the number of staff authorized for the current financial year, — a simplified presentation of the timetable of commitments and payments referred to in the third paragraph. The following shall be annexed to Section III “Commission” of the budget : — a comparative table giving a breakdown by purpose and type of expenditure of the appro- priations made available in Chapter 33, in accor-