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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
FINANCIAL YEAR 1980 COM(80)234 final
SECTION III ,COMMISSION
Brussels .29th April 1980
APPROPRIATION TRANSFER No2/80
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FINANCIAL YEAR1980
SECTIONIII.COMMISSION
APPROPRIATION TRANSFERNo2/80
FromCEtoNCE
FromChapter92FOODAID(Article921)
ToChapter95 EXCEPTIONAL MEASURESTOASSISTDEVELOPING
COUNTRIES ANDOTHERNON-MEMBER COUNTRIES
Article950 Communityaidtodisastervictimsin
developingandothernon-membercountries
20000000EUA
TheFinancialControllerendorsedthisproposalon25,IV,1QQ0therebycertifyingthattheappropriations areavailable**

REASONS
1•Ofthe$325millionrequired ,tocarryouttheplantohelpthose
affected "bytheeventsinCambodiaprepared "byUNICEF,theICRC,the
WFP,theFAOandtheUNHCR,$135millionareextremelyurgent(forthe
periodApril-June)inordertocarryoutthespringsowingwhich
determinestheharvestfortheyearttopreventaninterruption in-
suppliesand.dealwiththedisastroussituationwithwhichCambodia
willbefacedinJune.Julyand.Augustwithoutinternational aid*
2*Takingintoacoountthefirmcommitments entered,intobycertain
governments andtheavailabilities ofanumberofnon–governmental -
organizations ,thereisanimmediateshortfallofaround$75million*
3.Pendingthereceiptofothercontributions ,itishighlydesirable
fortheCommunitytohelpcoverthisshortfallbygranting,assoonas.
possible,cashaid.of20mEUAunderArticle950oftheBudget-tobe
allocated ,bytheCommission amongthevariousbodiesconcerned.
Withfoodaidof35000tonnesofcereals(corresponding to3*5mEUA)–
whichcanbesent,atshortnotice–totalaidfromtheCommunity
immediatelywouldamountto$33million*Asecondinstalmentof
emergencycashaidof20mEUAcouldbepaidoncethe1980Budgethas
beenadopted,dependingontheinformationreceivedastothe
implementation ofthefirstinstalment,andinparticulartheeffective
distribution oftheaidtothoseooncerned *

4.Inviewoftheurgencyinvolvedasregardsgranting -thefirst
instalmentof20mEUA,itisimpossibletowaitforthisamountto.
hemadeavailableoncethe1930Budgethasbeenadopted.Itcannot
becoveredundertheprovisionaltwelfthsarrangement beither,since
thesecondlimitwhichtheCommissionhastotakeintoaccount,i.e.
theappropriation includedintheDraftBudgetof23November1979»is
only3mEUA.
TheCommissionisthereforerequestingtheagreementoftheBudgetary
Authoritytoatransferof20mEUAfromChapter92(FoodAid)to
Article950#Ofcourse,thisamountwillhavetobeincludedin
Artiole950underthe1980BudgetinordertoreplenishChapter92
sothattheimplementation ofthefoodaidprogrammeisnotjeopardized.