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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
FINANCIAL YEAR 1980
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FINANCIAL YEAR1980
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TRANSFEROFAPPROPRIATIONS No1/80
(fromcompulsoryexpendituretonon-compulsory expenditure)
FromChapter92 Foodaid(article921)
ToChapter95 Aidtodisastervictimsindeveloping
andothernon-mem"ber countries
9700000EUA
TheFinancialControllerendorsedthisproposal,therebycertifyingthat
theappropriations areavailable-on25January1980.

Grounas
InformationsuppliedtotheCommissionbytheUNHCRindicatesthatthe
500000AfghanrefugeesinPakistanurgentlyrequirefoodandwater,clothing
andshelter,sanitaryfacilties,smallfarmingequipment ,seedsandcattle.The
estimatedcostofthisisabout$72million.
TheCommissionconsidersthatapositiveresponseshouldbegiventotherequest
madetoitbytheUNHCR,andhasthereforedecidedtobacktheorganization's
assistanceprogrammebymeansofa10mEJA($14million)contributiontobe
chargedagainstArticle950(Aidtodisastervictimsindevelopingandother
non-membercountries)andfoodaidconsistingof12000tonnesofcereals,
300tonnesofmilkpowderana1000tonnesofsugaraspartofthefoodaid
programme (Chapter92-Foodaid),inadditiontothe740tonnesofbutteroil
and600tonnesofmilkpowderalreadyallocatedinDecember1979*Thetotal
Communityfoodaidwouldrepresent2.6mEJAatworldprices(7*3mIDAat
Communityprices).
The10mEJAcontribution tobechargedagainstArticle950wouldbreakdown
asfollows:
(a)Immediateaidlimitedto300000EUAinviewoftheconstraintsimposed
bytheprovisional twelfthsforJanuaryandFebruaryandinviewof
decisionsalreadytaken.
(b)Aidtotalling9»7mEUAoncethebudgetaryauthorityhasagreedtothis
transferrequest.
AsArticle950oftheDraftBudgetfor1980containsonly3mBiJA,thisArticle
cannotcoverallthesecondinstalmentofaidasthingsstandatpresent.•
Moreover,theCommissiontakestheviewthatitwouldbeunwisetocharge
evenpartofthe9*7n»HJAagainstArticle950since,apartfromnecessitating
additionaltwelfths,thiswouldexhaustthefundsavailableunderthisArticle
attheverybeginningoftheyear,andrapidintervention wouldbeimpossible
intheeventofadisasterinadevelopingcountryorothernon-membercountry
laterintheyear.
TheCommissionthereforeconsidersthatthereshouldbeatransfertoArticle950
of9.7mELJAfromaChapterinTitle9forwhichtheavailablefundsunderthe
provisionaltwelfthsarrangements areinexcessofthisamount:onlyChapter92
(Foodaid)comesintothiscategory.
TheCommissiontakestheviewthatthebudgetaryauthorityshouldtakethesum
of9.7EUAintoaccountwhenadoptingthe1980Budget,toensurethatthe
implementation ofthefoodaidprogrammeisnotjeopardized .
Itshouldbepointedoutthatthistransferwillhavenoeffectonthe
implementation offoodaidforthecomingmonthssincethe1980foodaidprogramme
hasnotyetbeensubmittedtotheCouncil.Meanwhile,theCommissionwill
implementthebalanceofthe1979programme.