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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GeneralBudget-financialyear1979 COM(79)668final
SectionIII-Commission Brussels/15November1979
TRANSFER OFAPPROPRIATIONS N°35/79
(Obligatoryexpenditure )
COM(79)668final

PREAMBLE
On16October1979,theCommission forwardedtotheCouncil,thepreliminary
draftsupplementary andrectifying budgetnumber3tothe1979generalbudget
oftheEuropeanCommunities,whichhadasitsprinciplepurposetheadaptation
ofthe1979appropriations oftheEAGGFGuaranteeSectiontakingintoaccount
theevolutionoftheagricultural marketsituation andtoalesserextentthe
decisionsrelatingtoagriculture takenbytheCouncilofthe22June1979.
Duringthediscussion undertheCouncil'sjurisdiction ,thedecisionwastaken
toreduceby100MEUAtherequestforsupplementary appropriations in1979 •
estimated bytheCommission at802MEUA.TheCommission didnotconcurwith
thisreductionuntilafterthedeclaration bytheCouncil'sauthorities in
whichthelatterundertooktoacceptapotentialproposaltotransferappro­
priationsfromonebudgettitletoanotherwhichtheCommission mighthave
topresentshoulditfindthattheactualneedsofMemberStatesweregoing
tobegreaterthanthe702MEUAwhichwastheamountacceptedinthedraft
supplementary andrectifying budgetnumber3.
However,basedofrequestsforadvancepaymentsf.prthemonthofDecember,it
hasbecomeapparentthattheappropriations requiredtomeettheneedsfor
theGuaranteeSectiontotheendoftheyearwillnotentirelybecoveredby
thedraftsupplementary andrectifying budgetnumber3. •
Duetothissituation andbearinginmindthefactthattheEAGGFGuidance
Sectionhasasurplusof130MEUAwhichitcannotutiliseduringthe1979
financialyear,theCommission proposesatransferofthisamountfromthe
GuidanceSectiontotheGuaranteeSectionassetoutinthefollowingtable.

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GENERALBUDGET-FINANCIAL YEAR1979
SectionIII-COMMISSION
TRANSFER OFAPPROPRIATIONS N°35/79
(Obligatoryexpenditure )
Commitment Payment
appropriationsappropriations
(inEUA)
FROMCHAPTER80-PROJECTS FORTHEIMPROVEMENT OF
AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES
Article800,-Projectsfortheimprovement of
agricultural structuresprovided >
forunderArticle13ofRegula­
tion17/64/EEC - 25.000.000
FROMCHAPTER81-COMMONMEASURES FORTHEREFORM
OFAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
STRUCTURES
Article811-Cessationoffarmingandreallo­
cationoflandforstructural
improvement 550.000 550.000
Article812-Vocationalguidanceandtraining 1.400.000 1,400.000
FROMCHAPTER82-COMMONMEASURES CONCERNING THE
MARKETING ANDPROCESSING OF
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Article820-ProducerGroups
Item8200-ProducerGroupsandassociations
thereof 2.500.000 2.500.000
FROMCHAPTER83-COMMONMEASURESINPARTICULAR
SECTORS
Article835-Winesector
Item8350-Gonversionpremium 27.100.000 20.000.000
Article836-MiIksector
Item8360-Premiumforthenon-marketing of
.milkandfortheconversion of
dairyherds 34.000.000 34.000.000

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Commitment Payment
Appropriations Appropriations
(inEUA)
Article837
Item8370
FROMCHAPTER84-Communitymeasurestoeradicate
certaindiseasesofcattle .
Eradication ofbrucellosis,
tuberculosis andleucosisin
cattle
COMMONMEASURES CONCERNING
AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURES
Article840
Item8400
Article842-Collectiveirrigation works
-Collectiveirrigation worksin
theMezzogiorno
-Restructuring andconversionof
vineyardsinLanguedoc-
Roussillon andcertainother
Frenchregions
FROMCHAPTER100-PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
N°22Art.810-Modernisation offarms N°22Art.810
N°23Art.811
N°25Art.813
N°27Art.843Cessationoffarmingandthe
reallocation oflandfor
structural improvement -
Mountainandhillfarmingand
farminginlessfavouredareas
Forestrymeasuresincertain
dryMediterranean regions12.900.000
9.650.000
18.600.000
5.700.000
5.100.000
6.100.000
6.400.0002.700.000
5.550.000
15.000.000
5.700.000
5.100.000
6.100.000
6.400.000
TOCHAPTER61
Article610
Item6100
TOCHAPTER62
Article620
Item6200-RICE-
-Refundsonrice
-Refunds
-MILKANDMILKPRODUCTS
-Refundsonmilkandmilkproducts
-Refunds10.000.000
60.000.000

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Appropriations
Article621
Item6211
TOCHAPTER66
Article660
Article661
TOCHAPTER67
Article671"■
TOCHAPTER73Measuresinrespectofskimmed
miIk
Aidforskimmed-milk powderfor
useasfeedforanimalsother
thancalves
PIGMEAT
Refundsonpigmeat
>Measuresinrespectofpigmeat
EGGSANDPOULTRYMEAT
Refundsonpoultrymeat
OTHERS.ECTORSORPRODUCTS
SUBJECTTOCOMMON -MARKET
ORGANIZATION15.000.000
10.000.000
10.000.000
17.000.000
Article737-Peas,broadbeansandfieldbeans 8.000.000
TheFinancialControllerendorsedthisproposal,therebycertifyingthat
theappropriations areavailableon14.11.1979.

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JUSTIFICATION
A.-AVAILABILITY OFAPPROPRIATIONS INTHEGUIDANCE SECTION
TheEAGGFGuidanceSectionhassurplusappropriations whichcannotbeutilised
duringthe1979financialyear.Thissurplusisduetoanumberofreasons:
-foranumberofbudgetlines,thetimerequiredtoputintoeffectthe
measuresislongerthanwasinitiallyestimated,andconsequently theexpen­
ditureoftheGuidanceSectionislessthanforecast;
-fora,numberofnewregulations/theMemberStatesarelateinpresenting
theirprogrammesforputtingthemeasureintoeffectandasaresultexpen­
ditureisdelayed;
-theappropriations availablein1979havebeenincreased bytheappropriations
notutilised .in1978whichhavebeencarriedforwardandutilisedwith
priority;
certainproposedmodifications toexistinglegislation havebeenprovided
forinChapter100ofthe1979Budget,sincetheseproposals havenotyet
beenadoptedbytheCounciltheappropriations willnotberequiredfor
theseproposalsinthe1979financialyear.
B.~NEEDSOFTHEGUARANTEE SECTION .
Itisapparentbasedontherequestsforpaymentuptothe30September,
andtheMemberStatesforecastsforthefinalthreemonthsoftheyear,that
theItemsshowninthetablehaveaneedforadditionalappropriations above
thoseprovidedforinthedraftsupplementary andrectifying budgetnumber3.