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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GENERAL BUDGET 1977 CCM(77)661final .*
SECTION III-COMMISSION
Brussels ,7December 1977
TRANSFER OFAPPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN CHAPTERS
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GENERAL BUDGET 1977
SECTION III-COMMISSION
TRANSFER OPAPPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN CHAPTERS
(Proposal NoIIl/77/l6)
From Chapter 101-Contingency reserve 900000u.a .
ToChapter 95 -Exceptional measures to
assist developing countries
and non-member countries
Article 951 -Community aidtodisaster
victims 900000u.a .

EXPLAÏÏATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCapeVerdeIslandsarecurrentlysufferingfromadeterioration of
theohronicdroughtwhichhaslastedsince1968andisdestroyingall
theprogressachievedduringthetemporaryimprovementof1975-76.
Thislastingandseriousdrought(rainfallamountedtohardly20mm
duringthe1977rainyseasonfromJulytoOctober)ishavingdisastrous
effectson"bothoropsandstock-fanning .
FollowinganurgentrequestforaidfromtheauthoritiesoftheRepublic
ofCapeVerde,theCommissionhasdecidedtohelpthiscountryby
makingafinancialcontribution tosavelivestock ;thetotalherdhas
alreadydroppedfrom170000to111000headsince1968andisindanger
ofbeingwipedoutcompletelyiftheyarenotrescuedverysoon.
Thetotalcostoftheprogramme,tolastfromDeoember1977to
September1978,isestimatedat2600000u.a.TheCommunityaidwill
coverthemosturgentrequirements ofthisprogramme,amountingto
1500000u.a.Thisstunwillbedrawnonfirstformaterials(in
particular,fencing),drugsandequipment(lorries,waterreservoirs),
sothatthestrongestcattlecanbemovedintowell-defined areasfor
feeding:theexpenditureforthisisestimatedataround185000u.a.
Thebalanceof1315000u.a.willbeusedtobuyhayandcompound
feedingstuffs foraboutfivemonths.
ThisaidistobechargedtoArticle951ofthe1977Budget,wherea
balanceof700000u.a.isavailable.However,itwouldbeadvisable
toleave100000u.a.underthisArticletocoveranydisasterthat
mighthappeninothercountriesandwithdrawonly600000u.a.;the
remaining900000u.a.mustbeprovidedbymeansofatransfer.
TheCommissionthereforerequeststheCounciltoapproveatransfer
fromChapter101,underwhichthereisabalanceof3570482u.a.,
toChapter95*