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GENERALBUDGETFOR1980
SECTIONIII-COMMISSION
TRANSFER OFAPPROPRIATIONS N°22/80
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FROMCHAPTER93-COOPERATION WITHNON-ASSOCIATED
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Article930-Financial andtechnicalcooperation
withnon-associated developing
countries
TOCHAPTER95-EXCEPTIONAL MEASURES TOASSIST
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ANDOTHER
'NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES
Article950-Aidtodisastervictimsindevelo­
pingandothernon-member countries1979commitment
appropriations
remaining•1979payment
appropriations
carriedover
20.000.000 20.000.000
20.000.000
On24NovembertheFinancialController endorsedtheproposalandcertifiedthat
appropriations wereavailable,inaccordance withArticle21(4)oftheFinancial
Regulation . ,

GROUNDS
Initscommunication regarding asecondtrancheofemergencyaidworth
20millionEUAforthevictim^ofthedisastrous eventsinKampuchea,the
Commission announcedthatitwasplanningtoproposeatransferfromChapter92
(foodaid)toArticle950(aidtodisastervictimsindeveloping andothernon-
membercountries).Followingadoptionofthe1981budgetthiswouldbefllowed
byasecondtransfer,theotherwayround,soastoreconstitute theappropria­
tions£Chapter92.Implementation ofthefoodaidprogrammewouldnothave
beenaffectedbythistemporycutintheappropriations atChapter92.
Itseemedquitpossibletoreconstitute theappropriations in1981byusing
Article950asParliament wasproposingtoenterasubstantial volumeoffunds
•therebymeansofanamendment. I
TheCounciI.refusedtoacceptthissolutionasitdidnotwishtoanticipate J
theoutcomeofthebudgetaryprocedure onthispo,int.TheCouncilalsonoted
thatatArticle930(financialandtechnicalcooperation withnon-associated j
developingcountries)therewasaspare23.6millionEUAwhichwouldbecan- j
celledattheendof1980;itstatedthatitwouldprefertousetheappro­
priationsavailablehere.
The1979budgetreentered anappropriation forcommitment andpaymentof
23.6millionEUA.
Reentrywasconsideredtobenecessary asaresultofthechangeover from .(
thesystemofnon-differentiated appropriations tothesystemofdifferentiated -.j
appropriations ;itreflectedcommitments enteredintoin1976and1977butnotj
yetpaidout.- .
Thesereenteredcommitmentswillbecancelledattheendofthisyear.,Ofthe
55.6millionEUAenteredasappropriations forpaymentint.he1979budget,/
25,5millioncarriedoverto1980arestillavailable asat24November.This
isbecause,asthebudgetaryauthorityisalreadywellawareprojectsinthe
non-associated developing countriesarebeingimplemented onlyveryslowly.'
Itisverydifficulttosaywhetherthiscarryoverwillbefullyusedupbythe
endoftheyear.Atanyratethe1980appropriations of22millionEUAare
stillentirelyintact.
Itfollowsthatatransferof20millionEUAfromtheappropriations outstanding
orcarriedoveratArticle930isquitepossiblearidwouldhavenoeffecton
thevolumeofthe1980programmeforthenon-associated developing countries.
TheCommissionisverykeentoprovideassistancetoKampucheainthe1980budget [.
year.IthasbeeninformedthattheCouncilcannotaccepttheoriginalbudget j
technique.-Butitwouldbewrongtoallowinternalbudgetarydifficulties toj
holdaidbackfromthosewhoneedit.^TheCommissionisaccordingly proposing [
touseappropriations availableatArticle930,asthisappearstobetheonly :|
wayofgettingthequickagreementitreeds. .j
Itaccordingly proposestotransfer20millionEUAbywayofappropriations for ^
commitment andappropriations forpaymentfrom.Article930(financial andtechni-;
calcooperation withnon-associated developing countries)toArticle950(aid ;
todisastervictims3ndeveloping andothernon-member countries).