1^er JUIN 2008. - Act containing the General Estimates for the Budget Year 2008 (1)

ALBERT II, King of the Belgians,
To all, present and to come, Hi.
The House of Representatives adopted and sanctioned the following:
CHAPTER I^er. - General provisions
Art. 1-01-1
This Act regulates a matter referred to in Article 74, 3° of the Constitution.
Art. 1-01-2
The 2008 Budget General Estimates are approved:
1° with respect to the appropriations provided for the holdings, in accordance with the table annexed to this Act;
2° with respect to appropriations by programme, in accordance with the totals of the programmes contained in the budgets by section and by base allowance, annexed to this Act.
Art. 1-01-3
§ 1^er. - Provision for programmes related to administrative costs, known as subsistence programmes, includes:
1. Generally any remuneration and allowances of active and lay-off staff, the remuneration or wages of auxiliary staff, the allowances for higher and special duties, the intervention in public transit subscriptions, the compensation for occupational accidents - including the payment of these allowances to family members of the victim in the event of death - as well as the reduced remuneration or wages of temporary or auxiliary personnel, accidented in service.
2. Other expenses of the social service.
3. Permanent costs for non-expendable property and services:
- Lawyers and doctors fees - Civil, Administrative and Criminal Affairs Justice Expenses - Attendance fees, travel and residence fees for persons outside the State administration - Remunerations of foreign experts to the Administration and third-party benefits;
- Consumption expenses related to occupancy of premises - including energy consumption expenses "mazout, gas, petrol, electricity, coal" - and maintenance expenses - Office fees, transport, taxes, retributions, department publications, vocational training, clothing and other small administrative expenses;
- Generally any allowances to State personnel for real expenses and material damage, transportation costs for service trips and insurance premiums from departmental delegates travelling abroad.
4. Miscellaneous operating expenses related to computing.
5. Exceptional expenses for the purchase of non-expendable goods and services, such as work and supplies for the development of new premises and moving expenses.
6. Real property rents and related taxes from the various departments of the department, paid without the intervention of the Buildings Board.
7. Other costs related to the operation of services that are detailed in the subsistence programmes.
8. Expenditures for the acquisition of non-expendable furniture: machinery, furniture, equipment and means of land transport.
9. Investment expenditures related to IT.
§ 2.- By derogation from Article 15 of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the basic allowances for remuneration and allowances generally of any kind " 11 03 - Statutory staff and trainee" and "11 04 - Staff other than statutory personnel" may be redistributed only to each other within the same section of the budget.
§ 3. - By derogation from Article 15 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the basic allowances 11.05 - Expenditures of the social service - and the basic allowances for operating and investment expenses, with the economic codes 12 and 74, specific or non-existent and belonging to subsistence programmes, may be redistributed only between them within the same section of the budget.
This exemption does not apply to the basic allowances for the expenses of the strategic bodies of ministers and state secretaries.
Art. 1-01-4
By derogation from Article 40 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the payment of birth allowances and burial allowances shall be made in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 41, paragraph 1^erSame laws.
Art. 1-01-5
For orders placed through the Federal Public Service Personnel and Organisation, instalment payments may be made for the benefit of the Special Fund established with this public service, by means of payment orders by transfer in Treasury's writings.
Art. 1-01-6
Provision can be made to lawyers, experts and judicial officers acting on behalf of the State.
Art. 1-01-7
§ 1^er. By derogation from Article 7, 1°, of the Royal Decree of 1^er July 1964 fixing the rules for the imputation of the revenues and budgetary expenditures of the general administration of the State, the expenses resulting from obligations arising from the dependants of the State in years prior to the 2007 fiscal year and regularly incurred in respect of a non-dissociate credit that is no longer likely to be deferred may be charged on the appropriations opened by this Act.
§ 2. Ministers ordinators or their delegates shall communicate every three months to the House of Representatives, the Court of Accounts and the Minister of Budget the use made of the exemption referred to in § 1^er.
Art. 1-01-8
By derogation from Article 12, paragraph 3 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, subsidies may be granted, pursuant to Article 43 of the Special Law of 12 January 1989 on Brussels Institutions, and charged with the Fund for the Financing of the International Role and the Capital Function of Brussels.
CHAPTER II. - Special provisions of departments
Section 02. - SPF Chancellery of the Prime Minister
Art. 2.02.1
By derogation from section 15 of the Organic Law of the Court of Accounts of 29 October 1846, advances of funds may be made:
- for a maximum of 370,000 euros, to the extraordinary accountant of the SPF Chancellery of the Prime Minister;
- for a maximum of 25,000 euros, to the extraordinary accountant of the Standing National Commission of the Cultural Pact.
By means of these advances, extraordinary accountants can make the payment of claims of any kind, including the purchase of heritage furniture goods, not exceeding 5,500 euros.
Art. 2.02.2
By derogation from Article 15 of the Organic Law of the Court of Accounts of 29 October 1846, advances of successive funds in an amount not exceeding 2,500 euros may be made to the accountant responsible for the liquidation of relief and social allowances.
Art. 2.02.3
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 31/1. - EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION
1. At the International Press Centre "Residence Palace".
2. Subsides to the A.S.B.L. "Museum of Europe".
3. Any grants under the information and communication missions approved by the Council of Ministers.
4. Grant to the Belgian Foundation of vocation f.u.p. and asbl. Fonds belge de la vocation.
5. Subsides to the Euopean Movement - Belgium.
PROGRAMME 31/2. - BI-CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
1. Subside to the Royal Theatre of the Mint.
2. Subsides to the National Orchestra of Belgium.
3. Subside at the Palais des Beaux-Arts.
PROGRAMME 32/3. - SOCIAL PROVISIONS
Trade union bonuses.
Art. 2.02.4
By derogation from articles 12 and 14 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, all expenses of the SPF Chancellery of the Prime Minister relating to compensation to third parties due to the commitment of State responsibility, may be charged to the A.B. 01.34.02 of the Organic Division 21 - Management Organs.
Art. 2.02.5
The Prime Minister is authorized to pass, in the interest of the Treasury and provided that public procurement legislation is respected, exchange agreements to encourage the renewal of the equipment of the ITC Shared Services.
Art. 2.02.6
Within the limits of the credits listed in program 21/1 "Network ICT", can also be adjusted - in addition to the recurring operating costs and investments - of any kind related to presumed services, as well as to the installation and maintenance of the software and equipment of the various user services connected to the ITC network.
Art. 2.02.7
The External Communications Branch is authorized to make expenditures for information and communication missions to federal and programmatory public services. To this end, the External Communications Branch receives prior payment of these expenses, advances from the SPF and SPPs concerned.
Art. 2.02.8
The dependant payments of the variable credits of program 31/1 "Fund for the financing of the information and communication missions developed by the External Communications Branch" can be made in advance of funds. To this end, and by derogation from Article 15 of the Organic Law of the Court of Accounts of 29 October 1846, advances of funds of up to 200,000 euros can be made to the extraordinary accountant to the effect of paying claims not exceeding the 5.500 euros.
Art. 2.02.9
By derogation from section 1-01-3, § 3 of this Act, a further breakdown of the credits of the basic allowance 31.11.1227 - "Different expenses relating to external communication" can be made to basic allowances 31.11.1228, 31.11.3308, 31.11.4126 and 31.114127.
Art. 2.02.10
By derogation from Article 1-01-3, § 2 and 3 of this Law, a further breakdown of the credits of the basic allowance 32.11.1222 - "Funding of projects in the context of administrative simplification", within Program 32/1 - "Agency for administrative simplification", including staff credits (base allowances 32.10.1103 and 1104).
Art. 2.02.11
By derogation from art.18, § 1, 2° of the law of April 19, 1963 creating a public establishment known as the Royal Theatre of the Mint, amended in particular by Royal Decree No. 545 of March 31, 1987 concerning the Royal Theatre of the Mint, the 2008 grant to the Royal Theatre of the Mint (AB 31.20.41.21) is paid for 75% in the first quarter.
The balance will be transmitted each time in 3 equal instalments for October, November and December.
Art. 2.02.12
By application of art. 18 of the Act of 22 April 1958 establishing the National Orchestra of Belgium, the 2008 grant to the National Orchestra of Belgium (AB 31.20.41.22) is paid for 75% in the first quarter.
The balance will be transmitted each time in 3 equal instalments for October, November and December.
Art. 2.02.13
In execution of art. 13, 3° of the Act of 7 May 1999 establishing the Palais des Beaux-Arts in the form of an anonymous society of public law with a social purpose and amending the Act of 30 March 1995 concerning broadcasting distribution networks and the exercise of radio distribution activities in the bilingual region of Brussels-Capital and by derogation of art. 32 of the management contract between the Belgian State and the anonymous society of public law with social purpose " Palais des Beaux-Ars" of 18/11/2002, approved by the AAR of 2/12/2002 (MB 21/12/2002) the 2008 grant to SA of public law with social purpose Palais des Beaux-Arts (AB 31.20.41.25) is paid for 75% in the first quarter.
The balance will be transmitted each time in 3 equal instalments for October, November and December.
Section 03. - SPF Budget and Management Control
Art. 2.03.1
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 on the organization of the Court of Accounts, advances of funds of up to 500,000 euros can be made to the extraordinary accountant of the SPF Budget and Management Control.
By way of these advances, the extraordinary accountant is authorized to pay claims of any kind, including the acquisition of movable property, the amount of which does not exceed 5.500 euros.
Can be paid through these advances regardless of the amounts:
(1) Social expenditure;
(2) costs for foreign missions and for the posting of correspondence, as well as advances related thereto.
The extraordinary accountant responsible for the payment of foreign mission fees is authorized to make the necessary advances to officials sent on mission abroad.
Art. 2.03.2
The provision under program 41/1 may, after agreement of the Minister of Budget, be apportioned as required, by Royal Order, between the appropriate programs of the budgets of the departments concerned.
By derogation from Article 5, paragraph 2, of the Act of 16 March 1954 on the control of certain public interest bodies, the distribution by royal decree of this provisional credit may also increase the State's financial intervention in favour of public interest bodies.
Section 04. - Personal SPF and Organization
Art. 2.04.1
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 on the organization of the Court of Accounts, advances of funds of up to 250,000 euros can be made to the extraordinary accountants of the services and institutions whose expenses are recorded in this section.
By means of these advances, extraordinary accountants are allowed to pay all service fees not exceeding 5,500 euros, as well as, regardless of the amounts, water consumption costs, gas, electricity, telephone, fuel and fuel for motor cars, as well as any allowances and allowances of any kind allocated to the budget.
Can be paid through these advances regardless of the amounts:
(1) Social expenditure;
(2) costs for foreign missions and for the posting of correspondence, as well as advances related thereto.
Extraordinary accountants charged with payment of foreign mission fees are allowed to make advances to officials sent on mission abroad.
Art. 2.04.2
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 21/0. - DIRECTION AND MANAGEMENT
Subsides to the A.S.B.L. "Social Service of the Department of Public Service".
PROGRAMME 31/1. - PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION
Grants relating to the promotion or study of the public service in general, the improvement of the staff culture, the policy of equal opportunities and diversity within the federal state can be awarded to the basic allowance 04.31.10.3301.
PROGRAMME 31/2. - TRAINING
1° Contributions to the International Institute of Administrative Sciences;
2° Cotisation at the European Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht;
3° Intervention for training activities organized by representative trade union organizations.
Art. 2.04.3
The provision in program 31/1 and program 31/2 may, after agreement of the Minister of Budget, be apportioned as required by royal decree between the appropriate programmes of the budgets of the departments concerned.
By derogation from Article 5, paragraph 2, of the Act of 16 March 1954 relating to the control of certain public bodies, the distribution by royal decree of these provisional credits may also increase the State's financial intervention in favour of these public bodies.
Art. 2.04.4
The cash account on which compensation is charged and various allowances for final and intern statutory staff and the contractual staff of the Federal Administration Selection Office (SELOR), a separate management State service, may present a debt balance.
Art. 2.04.5
The Minister of Public Service is authorized to use the balance of the special fund of the SPF Personnel and Organisation listed in section 63.01.A to:
- payment of amounts arising out of convictions or transactions in litigation relating to public procurement by SPF P♣O for federal public services
- payment of compensation to third parties due to the commitment of State responsibility
- the payment of public procurements relating to certified formations referred to in Article 70 of the Royal Decree of 2 October 1937 bearing the status of State agents, concluded by the SPF Pộ for federal public services, for a maximum amount of 1.500.000 euros.
Art. 2.04.6
The Minister of Public Service is authorized, in litigation, to make transactions and make payments to the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations.
Art. 2.04.7
By derogation from Article 15 of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the basic allowances 04.31.10.1111, 04.31.10.1112 and 04.31.20.1111 may be redistributed between them.
Section 05. - SPF Information and Communication Technology
Art. 2.05.1
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 on the organization of the Court of Accounts, advances of funds of up to 250,000 euros can be made to the extraordinary accountants of the services and institutions whose expenses are recorded in this section.
By means of these advances, extraordinary accountants may make the payment of claims of any kind, including the purchase of tangible property, not exceeding 5,500 euros, as well as, no matter what amounts, the costs of water consumption, gas, electricity, telephone, fuel and fuel for motor cars, as well as the allowances and allowances of any kind allocated to the budget.
Can be paid through these advances regardless of the amounts:
(1) Social expenditure;
(2) costs for foreign missions and for the posting of correspondence, as well as advances related thereto.
Extraordinary accountants charged with payment of foreign mission fees are allowed to make advances to officials sent on mission abroad.
Art. 2.05.2
By derogation from Article 1-01-3, § 2, and § 3, of this Act, the basic allowances for remuneration and allowances generally of any kind " 11.03 - Statutory staff and trainee" and " 11.04 - Staff other than statutory personnel", as well as the basic allowance "12.20 - Contracts for the provision of services by the ABL Egov" may be redistributed only between them within Program 21/0.
Art. 2.05.3
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 31/0. - OPERATIONAL SERVICES
Grants as part of the partnership between FEDICT and ASBL for recognized projects of general interest in ITC relating to the citizen.
Grants in the framework of partnership between FEDICT and international organizations for recognized projects of general interest in ITC relating to citizens.
Art. 2.05.4
By derogation from Article 7, § 2, of the Laws on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the SPF Fedict is authorized to charge all contracts concerning the shares around the e-government with a period of execution less than 12 months on the credits separated from the basic allowance 05.31.1.0.1253.
Section 12. - SPF Justice
Art. 2.12.1
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 on the organization of the Court of Auditors:
(a) advances of funds of up to 2,500,000 euros may be made to the Department's extraordinary accountants. By means of these advances, the Department's extraordinary accountants are allowed to pay all service charges not exceeding 12,500 euros, as well as, regardless of the amounts, the costs of water consumption, gas, electricity, telephone, fuel and fuel for motor cars, as well as the allowances of any kind allocated to the budget and the costs incurred when the civil liability of the State is incurred;
(b) advances of funds of up to 875,000 euros may be made to the extraordinary accountants of the Management Service Budget and Control of Management responsible for the payment of lump sum allowances to members of the State Security and Houses of Justice;
(c) advances of funds of up to 2,500,000 euros may be made to the extraordinary accountants of the Department responsible for the payment of assistance to victims of intentional acts of violence granted by the ad hoc Commission.
Extraordinary Accountants of the Department responsible for payment of advances on mission charges abroad are authorized to make the necessary advances to officials sent on mission abroad.
Art. 2.12.2
Appropriations may be made:
(a) the Criminal Justice Fees Service for the payment of fees to judicial experts and judicial officers, as well as all other legal fees, including claims of receivables relating to international judicial cooperation;
(b) to the Directorate-General Corrections, for the payment of urgent expenses relating to:
- food and maintenance of inmates and internees;
- energy consumption, water and related taxes, and telephone bills.
Art. 2.12.3
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 on the organization of the Court of Auditors, advances of funds may be made, within the limits set out in section 2.12.1 of this Act, for the payment of social relief and allowances, as well as allowances for cultural and sporting circles created among the staff of the SPF Justice.
The recovery of advances made to staff members in the form of a loan may, if any, be made in accordance with section 23, 4°, of the Act of 12 April 1965 on the protection of workers' wages.
Art. 2.12.4
Expenditures on prior year receivables may be charged against current year credits in the following cases:
(1) Subsidies to public bodies and associations responsible for the guardianship of foreign minors (prog. 40/2).
(2) Quote-part of Belgium in the operating costs of Europol and the Schengen Information System (progr. 40/4).
(3) Criminal, correctional and police justice costs (the cost of transporting aliens to the border is assimilated to court fees and liquidated on the same rates). Costs of service of expulsion orders. Indemnities in cases provided for in Article 447 of the Code of Criminal Investigation and the Act on Preventive Detention. Reparation of damages incurred in the course of judicial proceedings. Costs resulting from the application of the Judicial Assistance and Free Procedure Act (Act of 10 October 1967). Costs arising from Letters of Request (proc. 56/0).
(4) Indemnities to be awarded to provinces and communes (arts. 77 to 81 of the Act of 14 February 1961) (prog. 56/0).
Art. 2.12.5
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 40/2. - TUTELLE MINEURS ETRANGER
Subsidies to public bodies and associations responsible for the guardianship of unaccompanied foreign minors.
PROGRAMME 40/3. - STUDIES AND DOCUMENTATION
1) Subsidies to publications and scientific institutions.
2) Subside to a.s.b.l. "Litiful travel commission."
3) Subsides to the public interest institution "Belgian Committee for UNICEF".
4) Subsides at the Kinderrechten Coalitie Vlaanderen and the NGO Coordination for the Rights of the Child.
5) Subside to a.s.b.l. "Compilation Commission - Construction".
PROGRAMME 40/4. - INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
Quote-part of Belgium in the operating costs of the International Criminal Police Organization in Lyon (O.I.P.C.), the European Police Service (EUROPOL) in The Hague and the Schengen Information System in Strasbourg (S.I.S.).
Intervention by Belgium in the operating costs of international bodies.
PROGRAMME 51/3. - MEDICAUX AND PARAMEDICAUX
Subsidies to bodies responsible for the therapeutic support of sexual assault authors.
PROGRAMME 52/0. - JUSTICE
(1) Subsidies to organizations allocated for the organization of work of general interest and training activities in the context of judicial proceedings, restorative mediation, support for the right to visit and legal assistance of victims.
2) Subsidies to "ASBLs" responsible for supporting victims of intentional acts of violence.
PROGRAMME 56/0. - SUBSISTANCE
Subsides for the use by judicial services of bar libraries in certain courthouses.
PROGRAMME 59/2. - ISLAMIC CULT
Subside for the recognition of Islamic worship.
PROGRAMME 59/3. - BOUDDHISME
Grant to the Belgian Buddhist Union for the recognition of Buddhism.
Art. 2.12.6
The Minister of Justice is authorized to provide financial intervention to inmates under electronic surveillance, which will be charged to AB 52.1.3.3301.
Art. 2.12.7
The proceeds of receipts for order carried out under the partial financing by the city of Brussels of the security corps, created in the penitentiary establishments, will be carried out using account 87.09.68.98.B+ of the section "Treasury Operations".
They may be used to cover the staff costs of the Security Corps.
This account may present a debtor balance for a maximum period of six months, up to a maximum of 4,100,000 euros.
These expenses are subject, prior to any legal undertaking, to the opinion of the Finance Inspectorate in accordance with the provisions of articles 14 and 15 of the Royal Decree of 16 November 1994 on administrative and budgetary control.
Art. 2.12.8
Revenues for order made under the cooperation agreement establishing a National Commission for the Rights of the Child will be recorded on the accounts 85.01.04.89 C and 87.09.74.07 - of the section "Cash-order Operations".
Such income may be used to cover the operating and staff costs of the Commission, respectively.
Art. 2.12.9
The treasury is authorized to make advances where the transactions relating to the account 85.01.06.91 - section "Treasury Order Operations" - Payment and reimbursement transactions in respect of costs arising out of the missions of staff members in the context of the management of civil crises in the European Union - create a debiting position of this account and this up to 250,000 euros maximum.
Section 13. - Inside SPF
Art. 2.13.1
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Auditors, advances of funds of up to Euro371,840 may be made to the extraordinary accountants of the services and institutions whose expenses are listed in this section.
By means of these advances, extraordinary accountants are allowed to pay all service fees, allowances and allowances of any kind allocated to the budget as well as water consumption, gas, electricity, telephone, fuel and fuel for cars not exceeding 6.197 euros.
Can be paid through these advances, regardless of the amounts:
(1) Social expenditure;
(2) expenses related to the training and occupation of full-time and reduced-time civil security personnel;
3) costs for foreign missions and for the deregistering of correspondence, travel costs for home - place of work, interpreting fees, and advances in respect of them; Extraordinary accountants charged with payment of foreign mission fees are authorized to make advances to officials sent on mission abroad;
(4) all operating expenses and allowances and allowances of any kind of provincial governments within the limits of the basic allowances of Program 58/0, with the exception of expenditures for the acquisition of non-expendable movable property;
(5) all expenses of Program 55/0 for repatriation and removal of undesirable persons;
6) all program expenses 40/7 and 56/6 for litigation allowances and fees.
Art. 2.13.2
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 51/3. - PROTOCOL
1° Allowances for the perpetrators of acts of courage, victims of their dedication or the rights of the heroes who have lost their lives by carrying out such acts or obvious follow-ups of these acts, as well as compensation for funeral expenses.
2° Subside to the Brussels Union of Initiative and Promotion, as an intervention in the fees of the festivities organized each year in the Brussels Park on the occasion of the national holiday.
PROGRAMME 51/9. - POPULATION AND ELECTIONS
Subsides as part of the development of applications for the electronic identity card.
PROGRAMME 54/0. - SUBSISTANCE PROGRAMME
1° Subside to the Fire Services Training Council.
2° Intervention in civil security information, documentation and public relations costs.
PROGRAMME 54/2. - OPERATIONS OF CIVILE SECURITY; EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING FOR CIVILE PROTECTION, SERVICES AND THE CENTRES "100"
1° Subside to the Brussels-Capital Region, to the municipalities, and intercommunal for the purchase of special equipment for fire services.
2° Interventions for fire services in fire prevention campaign fees, support of local initiatives.
3° Subsides to the Higher Council of Training for Public Services in Incendie, the Programming Commission, the Equivalences and Dispenses Commission, the Drafting Committee, the French- and German-speaking supraprovincial Council, and the Dutch-speaking supraprovincial Council.
PROGRAMME 54/6. - DIRECTION OF FINANCIAL INTERVENTIONS TO THE TIERS PROFIT
1° Intervention in laboratory fees conducting fire prevention research.
2° Subsides to the Royal Federation of Firefighters of Belgium, French-speaking and German-speaking wings, subsidies to the Flemish Association of Incendie Services and the Caisse nationale d'entraide des sapeurs-pompiers.
3° Interventions in the funding of courses organized by provincial training centres for fire service members.
PROGRAMME 56/1. - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE POLICE. - TRAINING, PREVENTION AND EQUIPMENT
1° State intervention in spending for initiatives to promote contacts of police services with the public.
2° Achievement of expenditures, in the area of police and crime prevention, including for the realization or acquisition of common-use infrastructure, equipment, equipment and software and for the financing of campaigns and study fees.
3° Subsides to provide Belgian universities or other organizations, concerned with the study or control of crime, public or private initiatives in the field of crime prevention, including hooliganism, integrated local crime initiatives and the investigation into the presence of certain criminal phenomena.
4° Subside to SA ASTRID to cover the operating costs of the common infrastructure.
5° Subside to SA ASTRID to cover the investment costs of the common infrastructure.
6° An allocation for A.S.B.L. and other organizations as an intervention in the organizational costs related to the drafting of courses with the aim of integrating in the ongoing training of police personnel a training on relations with immigrants.
PROGRAMME 56/5. - CELLULE FOOTBALL
Subsides to stimulate projects from the world of football for the security of matches.
PROGRAMME 56/7. - EUROPEAN SAMETS
Subsidies to local police areas and municipalities related to the security of the organisation of European Summits held in Brussels.
PROGRAMME 59/0. - SUBSISTANCE PROGRAMME
Subside awarded to the Association of State Councils and Administrative Supreme Courts of the European Union".
Art. 2.13.3
The amounts to be recovered, for the years 2001, 2002 and possibly the arrears 2003, from the authorities that use the services of a regional receiver or a regional inspector, under the cooperation agreement concerning the method of apportioning the costs of the regional receivers and the method of debiting the contribution in these costs, concluded in Brussels on 9 December 1997 between the Federal State, the Flemish Community and the Walloon Region, are exempted from the five-year provisions
Art. 2.13.4
The Minister of the Interior is authorized to withdraw from the specific budget section provided for in section 1^er, § 2 quater, paragraph 2 of the Law of 01.08.1985 on social provisions, as amended by the Law of 30.03.1994 on social provisions, funds for coordination and supralocal actions in the areas referred to in Article 69 of the Law of 30.03.1994 referred to above.
These funds are paid to the Special Accountant of the Permanent Secretariat for the Prevention Policy, which justifies their employment with the Court of Auditors.
Art. 2.13.5
The outstanding receivables as at 31.12.2000 on basic allowances 56/10.63.08 and 56/13.63.07 of section 13 "Internal SPF", may be ordered on the severance credits of the basic allowance 90/11.63.08 of section 17 "Federal Police and Integrated Operations".
Art. 2.13.6
The Federal Inland Public Service shall pay, within the limits of the allocation of staff, the salary, allowances and allowances, plus the employer's contribution, to the municipalities that have continued the payment of the salary, allowances and allowances to their personnel, seconded as part of the project "Electronic Identity Card" to the Federal Inland Public Service.
The claim must be made at the beginning of each year for the previous year, on the basis of an annual survey, transmitted by the municipalities concerned to the Federal Interior Public Service.
Art. 2.13.7
The "Financing of the Correction Mechanism created during the transfer of buildings from the former gendarmerie to the municipalities and to the multi-communal police zones" can present a maximum debt balance of 2.913.000 euros.
Art. 2.13.8
By derogation from section 1 01 3 of the general provisions the department is authorized to make basic allowance redistributions between basic allowances 56.60.3401 and 40.70.3401 (contentious).
Art. 2.13.9
By derogation from Article 45 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, and from the Act of 27 December 1990 creating the budgetary funds, the Special Fund for Integrated Emergency Call Centres (centres 112) is financed by a non-dissociate credit in the basic allowance 63.01.33.01.
Section 14. - SPF Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
Art. 2.14.1
By derogation from Article 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Accounts, successive advances of funds in an amount not exceeding 50,000 euros, of which it will be justified subsequently, may be made to the accountant responsible for the liquidation of relief and expenses of a social character.
Art. 2.14.2
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Accounts, advances of funds of up to 750,000 euros can be made to the extraordinary accountants of the Supervisory Directorate Budget and Management Control and of 375,000 euros to other extraordinary accountants of the department.
With these advances, extraordinary accountants are allowed to pay receivables not exceeding 5,500 euros excluding VAT.
Art. 2.14.3
Some expenses made outside the framework of the Royal Decree of 19 November 1996 relating to emergency assistance and short-term rehabilitation in favour of developing countries may be charged on the basic allocation 14.53.41.35.80 of programme 53/4. These are the following expenses:
- the financing of studies related to disaster prevention and preparedness, with broad emergency assistance, short-term rehabilitation both material and psychological;
- training of nationals from low-income countries, specifically related to the issue of humanitarian assistance and provided by specialized international organizations such as the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC);
- costs related to the provision of personnel and the provision of goods and services where such expenditures are an essential element of actions deemed necessary to meet the priority needs of affected populations.
Art. 2.14.4
The credits in programme 42/0 (A.B. 42.04.03.50) are intended to provide permanent working capital for the payment of expenses related to the operating and investment costs of Belgian diplomatic and consular posts and permanent representations to international bodies. Expenditures on these advances are regulated by imputation on the budgetary appropriations provided for this purpose. For the same purpose and with the application of the same budgetary regulation procedure, the Treasury is also authorized to replenish these working capitals abroad.
Art. 2.14.5
Expenditures, whose regularization occurs a posteriori, carried out in diplomatic, consular and co-operation posts and in permanent representations in previous fiscal years may be charged against the credits of the current year.
Expenditures on prior-year receivables may also be charged against current year appropriations, in the following cases:
(1) Reimbursement of medical care expenses in Europe to Belgian and Luxembourg missionaries in Africa (progr. 54/2).
(2) Expenditures on training in Belgium of trainees and students from low-income countries, and expenditures on social and cultural assistance (prog. 54/1 and 54/2).
Art. 2.14.6
Within the relevant basic allocations, the following subsidies and contributions may be granted:
PROGRAMME 21/0. - MANAGEMENT BODIES
Subsidies to foreign governments for joint initiatives to assess development cooperation.
PROGRAMME 40/3. - CONFERENCES, SEMINAIRES AND OTHER MANIFESTMENTS
Participation in conference and other events organized by international bodies.
PROGRAMME 40/5. - REPRESENTATION A L'ETRANGER
Subsidies to promote Belgium's brand image in international and commercial relations.
PROGRAMME 40/7- INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
(1) Subsidies to organizations or associations with international activities;
2) Subsides at the Royal Institute of International Relations;
3) Subsides to the International Crisis Group;
(4) Subside to the Europalia Foundation;
(5) Subsides at the College of Europe (Bruges);
6) Subsides at the European University Institute (Florence).
PROGRAMME 51/1- BILATERAL RELATIONS
(1) Contributions from Belgium to international bodies established in the country;
(2) Contributions from Belgium to international organizations outside the country;
(3) Subsidies for operations under the policy of bilateral action programmes;
4) Granted to the Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for Dialogue among Cultures.
5) Subside to the ASSE.
6) Subside to the Eurodistrict.
PROGRAMME 51/2. - ECONOMIC EXPANSION
Subsidies to support the economic network abroad.
PROGRAMME 52/1- INTERNATIONAL
Contributions from Belgium to international organizations outside the country.
PROGRAMME 53/1- MULTILATERAL RELATIONS
(1) Contributions from Belgium to international bodies established in the country;
(2) Contributions from Belgium to international organizations outside the country.
PROGRAMME 53/2- SCIENTIFIC POLICY
(1) Contributions from Belgium to international bodies established in the country;
(2) Contributions from Belgium to international organizations outside the country.
PROGRAMME 53/4. - HUMANITARIAN AID
(1) Interventions and initiatives in preventive diplomacy;
(2) Conflict prevention, peacebuilding and human rights;
(3) Prevention, emergency assistance, short-term rehabilitation and humanitarian action.
PROGRAMME 54/1 - GOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
(1) Expenditures of any kind related to voluntary development cooperation;
(2) Debt relief from low-income countries.
3) Grants to the Sahel Club, the Mekong River Commission, the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund, the Congo Basin Forest Partnership and other regional organizations or initiatives.
PROGRAMME 54/2 NON-GOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
(1) Subsidies to non-governmental organizations, for the financing of the execution, management and evaluation of NGO programmes and projects with the exception of activities for the prevention, relief and rehabilitation, food aid and conflict prevention that will be subsidized to the ad hoc basic allocations, and actions carried out under the Belgian Survival Fund.
2) Subsides to "Vlaamse Vereniging voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking en Technische Bijstand" (VVOB) and to "Association for the Promotion of Education and Training in the Etranger" (APEFE).
3) Subsides in support of educational activities in Central Africa.
4) Subsides at the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium.
5) Subsides at the Royal Museum of Central Africa.
6) Subsides at the Institute of Tropical Medicine.
7) Subsides at the Reference Centre for Belgian Expertise in Central Africa.
(8) Subsides at the European Development Policy Management Centre.
9) Grants to Vlaamse Interuniversity Raad, the Conseil Interuniversitaire francophone and academic institutions for the financing of scholarships, training fees, institutional cooperation, clean initiatives and actions-north.
10) Subsidies to ongoing vocational training support programs in the South.
(11) Subsidization of cooperation activities of certain decentralized administrations.
12) Subsidy of trade union initiatives of the International Institute of Education (IEOI), the Institute of International Syndical Training (IFSI) and the International Solidarity Movement (MSI).
13) Subsidy of social and cultural assistance to students and trainees from low-income countries.
14) Subsidy of migration and development programs.
15) Reimbursement of the costs of medical care provided in Europe to Belgian and Luxembourg missionaries in Africa.
16) Subsides at the Royal Institute of International Relations.
PROGRAMME 54/3. - MULTILATERAL COOPERATION
1) Subsidies to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development for development cooperation activities, the International Foundation for Science and the International Partnership for Microbicides.
(2) Subsidies to international multilateral cooperation partners, including the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Action for the Arab Refugees of Palestine, the World Food Programme, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, agricultural research programmes and development banks.
(3) Voluntary contributions to the Bretton Woods institutions and the West African Development Bank.
4) Mandatory contributions and financial participation to development banks including debt relief operations in low-income countries.
5) Mandatory contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
6) Mandatory contributions to the Global Environment Facility, the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Secretariat of the Convention to Combat Desertification.
(7) Mandatory contributions to the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
8) Mandatory contributions to the United Nations Mission in the Congo and the International Tribunal for Rwanda.
(9) Subsidies for the recruitment of multilateral cooperation staff.
10) Subsidy of operating expenses in Brussels of the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
PROGRAMME 54/4. - SPECIAL PROVISIONS
1) Subsidies for the activities of the Belgian Surviv Fund, established by law.
(2) Subsidies in cooperation with local non-governmental organizations.
3) Grants for transition, reconstruction and consolidation of society.
4) Food aid subsidies.
5) Subsidization of awareness by third parties, Annunciate the Colour and Africanlia.
(6) Subsidies for organization and participation in meetings on cooperation with low-income countries.
7) Miscellaneous subsidies for the promotion of fair trade and the private sector in low-income countries.
8) Subsides to World Wildlife Fund initiatives in Central Africa
9) Bonifications of interest.
10) Subsidies for the transportation of equipment and equipment.
11) Subsides to the asbl Agri-Overseas for the publication of the scientific journal " Tropicultura".
With respect to subsidies and allocations,
- on the one hand, under programme 53/4 - Humanitarian assistance, in the context of conflict prevention, peacebuilding and human rights, as well as in the context of prevention, emergency assistance, short-term rehabilitation and humanitarian action;
- and on the other hand, under programme 54/4 - Special interventions, in the context of transition, reconstruction and consolidation of society, as well as in the context of food aid;
the assignment of goods or services free of charge is authorized. Legislation and regulation in public procurement are applicable in the procurement of goods and services to be disposed of.
PROGRAMME 55/1. - EUROPEAN RELATIONS
(1) Contributions from Belgium to international bodies established in the country;
(2) Contributions from Belgium to international organizations outside the country;
3) Subsidies for European integration.
Art. 2.14.7
Within the limits of basic allocations 14.53.41.12.31 and 14.53.41.35.22, in programme 53/4 "Humanitarian aid", expenses of all kinds can be made, with prior agreement of the Council of Ministers, as interventions and initiatives by Belgium in the field of preventive diplomacy.
Art. 2.14.8
The liquidated expenses of the permanent working capital, provided in 1996 by the basic allowance 54 09 0350, are regulated without delay by charging the following basic allocations: 21 01 1201, 21 01 1228, 40 21 1201, 42 02 1201, 54 04 1227, 54 14 5442, 54 3511, 54 40 3550 and 54 43 3521.
Art. 2.14.9
For the year 2008, the Belgian Survie Fund (base allocation 54 40 3550) has a commitment authorization of 50.000.000 euros.
Any undertaking to be made under this Article shall be subject to the visa of the Comptroller of Commitments and the Accounts.
Prior to the 10th of each month, the Comptroller of Commitments shall forward to the Accounts Court, together with supporting documents, a statement in three copies indicating, on the one hand, the amount of the commitments covered in the past month and, on the other hand, the amount of commitments covered since the beginning of the year.
Art. 2.14.10
Subsidies attributed to an indirect actor, under a multi-year programme, will be justified on the date provided for in the relevant orders or conventions. The unutilized balance of such an annual subsidy, attributed to a previous fiscal year, may be deducted from the dependant subsidy of this fiscal year to the same indirect actor.
As a result, the approved annual plan of action or programme for the new fiscal year will be funded with new means to be undertaken, and with means still available to the indirect actor, as a result of unutilized amounts in the framework of previous annual action plans or programmes.
This article covers the following basic allowances: 54 20 3570, 54 20 3571, 54 20 3572, 54 21 3565, 54 21 3566, 54 21 3568, 54 21 3569, 54 54 22 3331, 54 22 3332, 54 22 3333, 54 22 3334, 54 23 4501, 54 23 4502, 54 24 4552, 54 24 4554, 54 25 4552, 54 25 4552, 54 25 4553, 54 25 4553, 54
The second paragraph of this article also concerns basic allowance 54 44 3545.
Art. 2.14.11
In principle, subsidies for projects and programmes of international organizations must be justified in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the relevant decrees and arrangements. However, the subsidies granted in previous fiscal years, as well as the unused balances, may be redirected on a due basis and with the agreement of the Minister of Development Cooperation or, with respect to basic allocations 53 41 3524 - Conflict prevention, peacebuilding and human rights and 53 41 3580 - Prevention, emergency assistance, short-term rehabilitation and humanitarian action, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The approved amendments will be forwarded on a regular basis to the Court of Accounts and the Minister of Budget.
Art. 2.14.12
In 2008, the State will be able to enter into new multi-year commitments with partner countries for a total of 175.000.000 euros. In addition, the stock of bilateral commitments, to be carried out by the CTB, cannot exceed 700.000.000 euros. These are projects and programs to be carried out by the CTB on the basic allowance 54 10 5402.
Any commitments made under this section shall be subject to the Comptroller of the commitments that will verify the application of administrative and budgetary control procedures and compliance with the cap.
Prior to the 10th of each month, the Comptroller of Commitments shall forward to the Court of Auditors, for information, a statement in three copies, together with supporting documents, which shall include both the amount of commitments entered in the past month and the amount of commitments entered since the beginning of the year.
Art. 2.14.13
The provision for the basic allowance 54 33 8409 will be transferred by the Minister of Development Cooperation or by his or her delegated director on a cash account managed by the Minister of Finance or by his or her delegated sponsor.
Art. 2.14.14
§ 1. For the year 2008, a loan programme for foreign states can be negotiated up to 37,400,000 euros.
In view of the budgetary resources for this purpose, the loan programme must be approved by the Council of Ministers. It mentions, on the one hand, loans to be made as a priority and, on the other, priority replacement loans as a multi-year program.
Replacement loans may be substituted at any time for the original loans that are deleted.
The liability controller records the accomplishments and replacements of a program's loans.
§ 2. Loans to foreign States are made by the Comptroller of Commitments prior to notification of the loan agreement, at the time the Minister of Finance agrees on the loan to be granted by signing a proxy or loan agreement.
Credits for this purpose are credits of commitment within the meaning of Article 7 § 2 of the laws on State accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991.
§ 3. Credits for the payment of these loans are ordinance credits within the meaning of Article 7 § 2 above.
Art. 2.14.15
Public procurement for pre-work studies (basic allocation 14/42.11.12.44) and work (basic allowances 14/42.04.72.01 and 14/42.11.72.02) that are awarded abroad and that remain below the European thresholds, may be awarded by negotiated procedure provided that the necessary announcement is made to ensure effective competition and that the equality of bidders,
Art. 2.14.16
The treasury is authorized to make advances when the current account of Treasury operations 83.05.11.90 - (Contribution of Belgium to the European Development Fund (EDF)) is in debit position. Unless agreed by the Minister of Budget and the Minister of Finance, the debiting position cannot exceed an amount of 113,67,000 euros.
Art. 2.14.17
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is authorized to make advances when transactions relating to the Account 83.01.04 (Type B), an open-order account on behalf of the B.I.T.D. (International Customs Tariff Office), create a debiting position of the Account.
Art. 2.14.18
Revenue transactions for order made as part of the parcel and mail shipment through the FPS Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation are carried out using Account 86.01.01.95 C of the "Treasury Order Operations" section.
They may be used to cover similar expenses.
Art. 2.14.19
Order-of-charge revenue transactions conducted under the management of the nursery established within the FPS Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation are carried out using Account 87.05.07.25 C of the "Treasury Operations" section.
They can be used to cover all the management costs of this nursery.
Art. 2.14.20
The proceeds of receipts for order carried out in the management of consular activities and the rights of chancery are carried out through accounts 87.05.04.22 C and 87.05.06.24 C of the section "Treasury operations".
They may be used to cover all management costs arising from these activities.
Art. 2.14.21
Revenue and order transactions, carried out under the agreements relating to delegated cooperation, will be carried out using Account 83.05.12.91 of the "Treasury Order Operations" section.
The execution modalities will be included in the agreements with the various partners.
The transactions are subject to the preliminary opinion of the Inspector of Finance, in accordance with the provisions of articles 14 and 15 of the Royal Decree of 16 November 1994 on administrative and budgetary control, as well as to the visa of the Court of Accounts within the meaning of article 14 of the Act of 29 October 1846 on the Court of Accounts.
Art. 2.14.22
The provision under programme 54/4 (AB 41 0101) - Provision for compensation for salaries of military personnel, members of the Federal Police, representatives of the judiciary and members of the Justice, Foreign Affairs, Finance and other public bodies responsible for missions abroad - may, on the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and after agreement of the Minister of Budget, be apportioned as appropriate,
Art. 2.14.23
The department is authorized to supply the cash account 87 05 11 29 - by imputation on the credit in the base allowance 21/01.12.10. This account is intended to cover the additional bank charges supported by the National Bank of Belgium for payments and transfers of funds abroad. The National Bank of Belgium is authorized to debit this account to repay itself.
Art. 2.14.24
Revenue transactions for order made in the context of the organization of conferences through the FPS Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation are carried out using Account 87.05.12.30 C of the section "Treasury Order Operations".
They may be used to cover similar expenses.
The operations are subject to the preliminary opinion of the Inspector of Finance, in accordance with the provisions of articles 14 and 15 of the Royal Decree of 16 November 1994 on administrative and budgetary control.
Art. 2.14.25
The provision in programme 21/0 (A.B.01.01.02) - provision to cover expenses of any kind arising from the fact that Belgium will be a member of the UN Security Council in 2007 and 2008 - may be apportioned, as appropriate, between the appropriate programmes, by Royal Decree and with the agreement of the Minister of Budget.
Art. 2.14.26
By derogation from Article 1-01-03, § 2 of this Act, Basic Allowances 42.01.11.13, 42.01.11.14 and 42.01.11.15 and Basic Allowances 21.01.11.03 and 21.01.11.04 of Section 14 may be redistributed only between them.
Art. 2.14.27
Revenue and order transactions carried out under the assistance to Benin for Operation MONUC are recorded on the account opened for this purpose 87.05.10.28 -+ of the section "Treasury Order Operations". Payments charged to this order account are executed via the 100-0086139-37 bank account opened to the National Bank of Belgium on behalf of the "SPF Foreign Affairs - Working Capital Fund for Diplomatic Posts".
This account may present a debtor balance pending reimbursement by the United Nations.
Section 16. - Ministry of Defence
Art. 2.16.1
By derogation from amended section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846, relating to the organization of the Court of Accounts, advances of funds of up to 20,000 euros can be made to the extraordinary accountants, to the effect of paying expenses not exceeding 2.500 euros.
Art. 2.16.2
By derogation from Article 41 of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on 17 July 1991, fixed expenditures relating to the civilian personnel of the Ministry of National Defence may be subject to credit opening orders.
Credit opening orders may also be issued in the same way as fixed expenditures: funeral allowances, birth allowances, and expenses resulting from foreign air operations and travel, long-term cruises or immediate action in the event of a land, air and naval accident, regardless of the amount of such expenses.
Art. 2.16.3
Expenditures on prior year receivables may be charged against current year credits in the following cases:
- contributions to international bodies required under international agreements,
- orders of supplies and services to foreign governments and NATO production and logistics agencies,
- payment of compensation for occupational accidents and compensation to State personnel for material damage,
- in military graves.
Art. 2.16.4
By derogation from the provisions of Article 143 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the Minister of Defence is authorized, both in the context of technical cooperation and emergency assistance to third countries, and in the case of mutual assistance provided for in Article 3 of the North Atlantic Treaty, to make ex gratia payments for service and/or to dispose of equipment and/or materials granted to the Forces of the countries
Art. 2.16.5
The Minister of Defence is authorized to dispose of advances on:
(a) compensation to the State of the head of damages suffered by personnel or by third parties;
(b) expenses related to hospitalization costs in civilian establishments, long-term treatments and supplies of pharmaceuticals by civil informals;
(c) costs of using foreign facilities.
Art. 2.16.6
The funds required for the payment of contract expenditures to be made by the Department of National Defence in the United States of America and Canada can be obtained through credit opening orders. These contracts may be concluded under the negotiated procedure.
These funds may also be used after the fiscal year to charge the expenses resulting from the above-mentioned contracts.
The excess funds are transferred to the Consolidated Revenue Fund as soon as the accountant has submitted to the Court of Accounts the management account with the final account of the contracts for which these funds were allocated.
Can also be concluded in accordance with the negotiated procedure, the contracts and exchange agreements with the NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization (NATO Agency for Maintenance and Supply and its subordinate agencies), as well as those with a NATO member country under an international agreement, with the objective of supplying spare parts, maintenance, maintenance of ammunition, and maintenance of ammunition
Art. 2.16.7
Withdrawal of the Minister of Defence's exclusive decision to resolve the disputes arising from the receipt of supplies resulting from contracts passed by the Ministry of National Defence:
(a) in the United States of America, Canada, with the NATO Supply and Repair Agency and its subordinate agencies;
(b) with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, as a result of the agreement on the supply of spare parts for the LEOPARD weapon system and its derivative versions.
Art. 2.16.8
Expenditures to be made in Germany may be made in accordance with the rules in force in the Federal Republic and be subject to credit opening orders, regardless of their amount.
The funds obtained can also be used at the end of the fiscal year to charge the aforementioned expenses.
The excess funds are transferred to the Consolidated Revenue Fund as soon as the accountant has submitted to the Court of Accounts the management account with the final account of the contracts for which these funds were allocated.
Art. 2.16.9
For markets subject to liquidations for NATO infrastructure, bids or offers, depending on the type of market, will be compared without taking into account the value added tax, or the tariffs applied in the countries of the European Union.
Art. 2.16.10
Within the limits of the credits for the basic allowances concerned, the following grants may be granted:
PROGRAMME 90/1. - CARTOGRAPHIC SUPPORT
1. National Geographical Institute.
PROGRAMME 90/3 C SOCIAL, LOGING and CULTURE
1. the Central Office for Social and Cultural Action of the Ministry of Defence" (OCASC).
PROGRAMME 90/4 C NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE
1. A.S.B.L. "Belgian Air Cadets";
2. Royal Union of Reserve Officers;
3. Royal National Union of Reserve Officers;
4. A.S.B.L. "Tank Museum";
5. A.S.B.L. " Brussels Air Museum Foundation";
6. A.S.B.L. "Friends of the Marine Section of the Royal Army and Military History Museum";
7. A.S.B.L. "The Friends of the Music of the Guides";
8. A.S.B.L. »Belgian Air Force Symphonic Band Foundation »;
9. A.S.B.L. "Royal Corps of the Gifts of the Navy of Belgium".
10. The National Memorial of the BREENDONK Fort.
11. The National Association of the Rescapés of Breendonck.
Art. 2.16.11
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is authorized to make advances where the transactions relating to Account 87.07.01.25.B+ of the "Treasury Order Operations" section - Current account of payment and reimbursement of remuneration for other departments or services, foreign or international organizations, or other third parties B do not exceed a debiting position of 55.000.000 euros on this account.
Art. 2.16.12
Revenue and order transactions in international and national treaties or agreements will be carried out using Account 82.04.01.68.A+ of the "Treasury Order Operations" section.
This account cannot exceed a debiting position of 10.000.000 euros. The flowrix position is limited to a maximum period of six months.
The law of the markets on behalf of the State and the corresponding delegation system are applied to the expenditure transactions.
The latter are subject, prior to any legal undertaking, to the opinion of the Inspector of Finance in accordance with the provisions of Articles 14 and 15 of the Royal Decree of 16 November 1994 on administrative and budgetary control and to the visa of the Court of Accounts within the meaning of Article 14 of the Act of 29 October 1846 on the Court of Accounts.
Art. 2.16.13
The Minister of Defence is authorized to use, up to EUR 2.000,000, revenues from interest generated by advances filed with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as part of the contracts for the supply of aircraft, logistical support, ground facilities and related costs for the entire F-16 fleet.
These interests will be charged to Account 87.07.03.27.C of the Treasury Order Operations Section. They will be used to cover the costs resulting from the above-mentioned markets.
The Minister of Defence is authorized to use available assets relating to ongoing contracts and exchange agreements with NATO Maintenance and Procurement Organization (NATO Agency for Maintenance and Procurement and its subordinate agencies) in the context of the supply of spare parts, maintenance and withdrawal of equipment on the appropriations of Section 16 - National Defence Program 16-50-1, "Rolling Equipment and Related Equipment" also for the destruction or demilitarization of large quantities of surplus and unspeakable ammunition or equipment in the aforementioned NATO bodies.
Art. 2.16.14
By derogation from Article 143 of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the Minister of Defense is authorized to sell the furniture made available to the families occupying the housing managed by the Belgian military authority in Germany. This furniture will be sold on site by the said authority to the families concerned who, as a result of the restructuring of the Armed Forces will return to Belgium.
The proceeds of this sale will be charged to the Ways and Means Budget for the general Treasury needs.
Art. 2.16.15
By derogation from section 151 of the Act of 2 August 2002, benefits for the benefit of the Central Office of Social and Cultural Action of the Ministry of Defence (OCASC) and for various public bodies belonging to the civil element in order to ensure the repatriation of their heritage, following the final withdrawal of the Armed Forces in Germany, are carried out free of charge.
By derogation from article 28 of the co-ordinated laws on State accounting, benefits for public bodies may be made free of charge. The Minister of Defence is responsible for setting out the terms and conditions of this gratuity.
Art. 2.16.16
The Central Office for Social and Cultural Action of the Ministry of Defence (OCASC) is authorized to carry out missions as provided for in section 1^er of the Royal Decree of 10 January 1978, as amended by the Royal Decree of 7 December 1998, determining the mission and regulating the organization and operation of this body, for the benefit of the Federal Police personnel.
The members of the Defence staff who, pursuant to Article 11 § 2 of the Act of 10 April 1973 establishing the Central Office 0. of social and cultural action of the Ministry of Defence (OCASC) for the benefit of members of the military community, are made available to the CSCO, remain in charge of the Defence budget.
Art. 2.16.17
By derogation from the provisions of Article 28, 2nd paragraph of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the Minister of Defence is authorized to value the benefits provided to the Federal Police, with the exception of those relating to staff permanently available to the Federal Police, and to compensate the benefits provided by the Federal Police on the basis of the additional costs incurred.
Apart from occasional benefits, the financial coverage of benefits whose volume is known priori is subject to a provision of credits whose amount is determined by the estimate of the benefits to be realized and the count of those actually carried out previously.
Art. 2.16.18
The Minister of Defence is authorized, within the framework of an international integration of the Armed Forces, or in order to deal with emergencies, to enter into agreements with foreign countries for mutual benefit of services.
The financial regulation of these transactions may be made by means of compensation, either when the agreement has ceased its effects, or at the expiry of an agreed period or by the common will of the parties involved. The potential balance will be the subject of an imputation, either in the National Defence Budget or in the Ways and Means Budget for the benefit of the budget fund for benefits against payment.
Finally, the Minister of Defence is authorized, with respect to materials, materials, weapons and ammunition, to pass agreements on mutual assignments, exchanges and loan agreements with other departments, Belgian or foreign companies and third countries, provided that the renewal of the relevant stocks to the Armed Forces is promoted.
Art. 2.16.19
The Minister of Defence or the delegated official is authorized to return, in whole or in part, real property or other property intended to be returned as a result of the restructuring, which is owned by the Federal Republic of Germany or a Land and which has been made available to the force or civil element for use, and to determine the financial implications of such restitution after negotiations with the State of residence.
The net financial consideration of these restitutions, determined on the basis of Article 52 of the Agreement supplementing the Convention between the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty on the status of their forces, with respect to the foreign forces stationed in the Federal Republic of Germany and the Protocol of signature to the Complementary Agreement, signed in Bonn on 3 August 1959 and approved by the law of 6 May 1963, will be the subject of a global discount
Partial payments may be made by the Federal Republic of Germany.
Any balance and/or partial payments will/will be the subject of an imputation either to the budget of the departments and agencies of public interest concerned, or to the Budget of the Ways and Means of Article 16.76.01 for, after counting with the organizations mentioned above, to be used for expenses resulting from infrastructure and/or remediation work in the areas in Belgium and/or Germany, managed by the Armed Forces or which are returned.
Art. 2.16.20
The very urgent costs to be incurred in foreign operations can be carried out in the context of contracts that may be awarded according to the negotiated procedure. The basic principles of public procurement legislation will be applied for the conclusion of the aforementioned markets unless local circumstances permit it.
Art. 2.16.21
The Minister of Defence is authorized, with the approval of the Minister of Budget and by a royal decree deliberated in the Council of Ministers, within the limits of the appropriations of Section 16. - National Defence, to carry out transfers for the benefit of programme 16-50-5, "Implementation", in order to meet the specific needs of humanitarian operations and peace support.
Such transfers of credit will be communicated without delay to the House of Representatives and the Court of Auditors.
Art. 2.16.22
By derogation from the provisions of Article 28, 2nd paragraph, of the laws on State accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the Minister of Defence is authorized to enter into agreements with other public bodies in the context of the provision of mutual benefits. The financial regulation of these transactions may be effected by compensation, either when the agreement has ceased its effects, or at the expiry of an agreed period or by the common will of the parties involved. The potential balance will be compensated in kind either from an imputation to the Defence Budget (General Estimates), or the Ways and Means Budget for the benefit of the budget for benefits against payment.
Art. 2.16.23
By derogation from the provisions of Article 28, 2nd paragraph of the coordinated laws on State accounting, the Minister of Defence is authorized to acquire a mine control simulator through a joint financial participation of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
By derogation from the provisions of section 19 of the Act of 24 December 1993 on public procurement and certain contracts of work, supplies and services, the Minister of Defence is authorized to enter into a single market, awarded in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 24 December 1993 referred to above and for the joint acquisition of a mine control simulator with the Netherlands that mandate it.
Expenditure transactions under this contract are subject, prior to any legal undertaking, to the advice of the inspector of Finance in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Decree of 16 November 1994 on administrative and budgetary control and to the visa of the Court of Accounts within the meaning of Article 14 of the Act of 29 October 1846 on the organization of the Court of Accounts.
Art. 2.16.24
Balances not allocated as at December 31, 2002 of accounts 87.07.06.30 A and 87.07.09.33 A of the "Treasury Order Operations" section must be transferred to the respective budgetary funds.
In order to ensure continuity of service and for administrative simplification, the Minister of Defence is authorized to pay outstanding claims arising from existing commitments as of December 31, 2002, in charge of these accounts in the section "Treasury Order Operations".
Art. 2.16.25
By derogation from section 143 of the State Accounting Acts, coordinated on July 17, 1991, the Minister of Defence is authorized to use the revenues earned from 2002 from timber sales in the areas that are part of the real estate property entrusted to his management, collected and recorded in section 16.7601 of the Ways and Means Budget, in accordance with section 41 of the Program Law of July 19, 2001.
Art. 2.16.26
By derogation from Article 143 of the State Accounting Laws, co-ordinated on 17 July 1991, and within the framework of a sales contract for F-16 aircraft to be concluded by the negotiated procedure pursuant to Article 41 of the Programme Law for the 2001 Budget Year, of 19 July 2001, the Minister of Defence is authorized:
- for sale of non-surplus assets as part of its management
- as part of the delivery of logistical support and related services to make commitments on an expensive basis to the buyer
- to give the buyer a pre-financing.
Prerequisitely to any legal undertaking as part of the conclusion of a sales contract, including any unilateral undertaking arising from the above-mentioned provisions, the opinion of the Inspectorate of Finance and the agreement of the Minister of Budget are requested in accordance with the Royal Decree of 16 November 1994 on administrative and budgetary control.
Expenditures and revenues for the sale of non-surplus equipment and the benefits described above are equivalent to transactions for order within the meaning of section 2.16.12 of this Act.
Art. 2.16.27
Paragraph 3 of section 1-01-3 of the present Act is only applicable to the Ministry of Defence for basic allowances for operating expenses, with economic codes 12.
Art. 2.16.28
By derogation from section 143 of the State Accounting Acts, coordinated on July 17, 1991, the Minister of Defence is authorized to use the amounts collected for the repair of damage to the HERCULES C-130 aircraft destroyed in the fire that occurred on the night of May 4-5, 2006 at the facilities of the SABENA TECHNICS firm. These amounts will be recorded in section 16.1701 of the Ways and Means Budget and will be used in accordance with section 41 of the Program Act of July 19, 2001.
Art. 2.16.29
For the 2008 fiscal year, a commitment authority of EUR 53.791,000 is allocated to the Re-employment Fund for revenues from the disposal of surplus equipment, materials or ammunition as part of the assets entrusted to the management of the Minister of Defence and allocated to program 16-50-2.
Art. 2.16.30
For the fiscal year 2008, a commitment authority of 48,860,000 euros is allocated to the Re-employment Fund of revenues from the alienation of immovable property that is part of the heritage entrusted to the management of the Minister of Defence and allocated to program 16-50-3.
Section 17. - Federal police and integrated operation
Art. 2.17.1
The Minister of the Interior is authorized to liquidate advances on the State's dependant compensation for damages suffered by staff members or by third parties.
Art. 2.17.2
Foreign health care expenses may be paid through provisions.
Art. 2.17.3
Within the limits of the applicable basic allowance, the following subsidy may be granted:
PROGRAMME 90/1. - DOTATIONS AND SUBSIDES
- to multi-communal police areas and municipalities: contribution of the federal state to local police personnel, operations and investment expenses, including pay expenses of overcrowded ex-gendarmes in police areas;
- to certain multi-communal and common police zones: contribution of the federal state in the expenses for the replacement of uniform and equipment for the maintenance of order;
- to certain municipalities: contribution of the federal State in the costs of civilian personnel for the police component of security contracts;
- to the ABL "Social Service of the Integrated Police": budget allocation as a contribution to staff costs, general operating expenses and intervention expenses, including the share of these expenses required for the management of HORECA services within the federal police;
- Police Studies Centers.
PROGRAMME 90/2. - INTEGREEMENT
- to accredited police schools or other institutions: contribution of the federal state to the costs of organizing selection tests and vocational training for members of the integrated police;
- to certain organizations and ASBLs: contribution of the federal State to the financing of projects to stimulate the recruitment of people reflecting the socio-cultural diversity encountered in the population;
- to certain multi-communal and common police zones: contribution of the federal State to the financing of the operating costs incurred for the maintenance of power plants 101;
- to various agencies and ABLs that promote the integration of local and federal polices: intervention by the federal authority in the financing of their projects.
PROGRAMME 90/4. - PRESTATIONS AND CESSIONS OF MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
- to certain organizations and ASBLs: the federal state's contribution to the financing of projects to stimulate the recruitment of people reflecting the socio-cultural diversity encountered in the population.
Art. 2.17.4
Expenditures on prior year receivables may be charged against current year credits in the following cases:
1. compensation for occupational accidents;
2. compensation to State personnel for material damage;
3. supplies made by civilian or licensed pharmacists and dental and surgical prosthetics.
Art. 2.17.5
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is authorized to make advances where the transactions relating to Account 87.07.50.74.B of the "Treasury Order Operations" section - Current account of payment and reimbursement of remuneration for other departments or services, foreign or international organizations, or other third parties B create a debiting position of this account. This debiting position may not exceed 5.000.000 euros.
Art. 2.17.6
Expenses to be incurred by Federal Police liaison officers who are stationed abroad may be incurred in accordance with the rules in force in the countries concerned and may be liquidated on funds obtained by an appropriation order, regardless of the amounts.
By derogation from the provisions of Articles 3, 28 and 143 of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the assets made available to a liaison officer and which are disserviced, may be sold by him according to the negotiated procedure and according to the rules in force in each country.
This may be done in the same way for the equipment and goods in stock at the time when a representation of the Federal Police abroad is definitively lifted, unless the stocks concerned are free of charge or subject to the equivalent compensation condition of the receiving party, to the services of the Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation SPF.
In cases where an on-site sale is made, the product will be paid to the Ways and Means Budget.
However, if the equipment can be delivered to the supplier of new similar properties, compensation may be made by subtracting the value of the alienated property from the amount charged for the purchase of the new equipment.
Art. 2.17.7
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is authorized to make advances where the transactions relating to Account 87.07.51.75.B of the Treasury Order Operations Section - Current account of payment and reimbursement of compensation transactions for multi-communal police areas and municipalities, as part of the protocol with the transport companies regarding the payment of the employer's intervention in the transportation costs of personnel for travel to and from the workplace, create a debiting position of the account. However, this debiting position cannot exceed 700,000 euros.
Art. 2.17.8
In 2008, on the organic budget fund 17-2 "Fund for the delivery of clothing and equipment against payment to police personnel", is authorized, on commitment, a debt balance that cannot exceed 1.282.000 euros.
Art. 2 .17.9
By derogation from section 1-01-03, § 2, of this Act, the basic allowances referred to in the above-mentioned paragraph concerning personnel costs may also be redistributed to basic allowance 11.13 - compensation to public transport companies for unpaid benefits - of section 17 - Federal Police and integrated operation.
Section 18. - SPF Finance
Art. 2.18.1
§ 1. By derogation from amended section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 on the organization of the Court of Auditors, advances of funds may be made:
(1) to the Extraordinary Accountants of the Directorate Accounting and Budget of the Management Service Budget and Management Control, for a maximum amount of 5.000.000 euros;
(2) to the extraordinary accountant of the Mass of Customs and Excise Administration personnel, to the extraordinary accountant of the Social Service and to the extraordinary accountants of the tax administrations for the expenses of the foreign services, for a maximum of 1,000,000 euros;
3) to the extraordinary accountants of the Public Debt Service, for a maximum amount of 20,000 euros.
§ 2. Extraordinary accountants of tax administrations for foreign services expenses are allowed to pay, through advances of funds, all service costs not exceeding 5,500 euros (excluding VAT), any allowances of any kind as well as, regardless of the amounts, maintenance and cleaning expenses, water consumption charges, gas, electricity, telephone, telefax, fuel for cars.
§ 3. Extraordinary accountants of the Accounting and Budget Division of the Management Service Budget and Control of the relevant Management are allowed to pay, through advances of funds, all service charges not exceeding 12,500 euros (excluding VAT), allowances of any kind and, no matter what amounts, maintenance and cleaning costs, operating expenses of strategic organs, electricity consumption costs
§ 4. The Extraordinary Accountant of the Directorate Accounting and Budget of the Supervisory Service Budget and Control of Management responsible for the payment of remuneration and the reimbursement of the costs of State control bodies to public bodies is authorized to pay these expenses through advances of funds.
§ 5. To the Extraordinary Accountant of the Accounting and Budget Division of the Management Service Budget and Control of Management responsible for the payment of mission fees abroad, authorization is given to consent to the required advances to the public servants on mission abroad.
§ 6. To the extraordinary accountant of the Mass of Customs and Excise Personnel, authorization is given to pay all the expenses of the Mass of Peace, regardless of the amounts.
§ 7. To the special accountant of the Social Service, authorization is given to pay relief and social allowances, regardless of the amounts.
§ 8. The Regular Accountant of the Accounting and Budget Branch of the Management Budget and Control Service, responsible for the "miscellaneous revenue" account, is authorized to make expenditures exclusively within and within the financial limits of pre-funded programmes on this account by the European Union or other international organizations.
Prior to payment, invoices and claims relating to these programs must be subject to the visa of the delegated coordinator of the Budget and Management Supervisory Service.
§ 9. By derogation from Article 25 and by application of Article 25bis and Article 229 of the Royal Decree of 10 December 1868 concerning General Regulation on State Accounting, the ordinary accountants of the restaurants of the Social Service are allowed to hold a cash of up to 400 euros for each restaurant or cafeteria for which they are accountants.
Art. 2.18.2
The Minister of Finance may provide loans and assistance to Department Agents in active service, former agents, pensioned or non-resident, persons entitled to finance and their family members. It can grant grants to Department Agent Associations and existing meeting centres and to create FPS Finance staff.
Art. 2.18.3
§ 1. By derogation from section 1-01-3, § 2 of this Act, the basic allowance for remuneration and allowances generally of any kind "80.61.11.09 - Personnel of the Customs Administration and accises made available to other administrations of the SPF Finance and other SPFs and public services" may be redistributed to or from the basic allowance "80.61.11.03 - Statutory staff
§ 2. By derogation from Article 1-01-3, § 3 of this Law, the undivided credits from the basic allowances referred to in the above-mentioned paragraph concerning the operating expenses and the disconnected credits from the basic allowances " 40.02.12.08 - Operating costs for Coperfin and 4002.74.08 - Investment expenditures under Coperfin can be redistributed within the program 40/0 - Management bodies, section 18 - Finance.
§ 3. By derogation from Article 1-01-03, § 3 of this Act, the basic allowances referred to in the above-mentioned paragraph concerning operating expenses may also be redistributed to the basic allowance "34.40 - Third-party allowances".
Art. 2.18.4
The Minister of Finance may make advances for urgent payments arising out of Belgium's obligations as part of its participation in international financial institutions and which are addressed to the Treasury Office responsible for international relations.
Art. 2.18.5
The following five-year limitation applies to the payment documents. They will again be payable and payable in the year following the date of the coming into force of this Act.
These prescribed payment securities cannot be the subject of a late interest claim unless their payment has taken place after the sixtieth day after their new introduction. The payment period of sixty days shall be counted as soon as possible from the effective date of this Act.
The expenses caused by these prescribed payment securities are attributable to the budgetary means of the basic allowance 18.61.06.16.01 of the current year.
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Art. 2.18.6
By derogation from Article 45 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the Organic Fund "Funds for Payment of Advances in Respect of Food Claims" is authorized to present a debiting position, which cannot exceed the amount of 52.650,000 euros.
Art. 2.18.7
By derogation from sections 3 and 28 of the State Accounting Acts, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the Minister of Finance is authorized to use revenues from the tax arrears securitization operation, to a maximum of 1.5 per cent of the objective, in order to cover the expenses resulting from the execution of this transaction.
Section 19. - Regulation of buildings
Art. 2.19.1
The Buildings Board budget for 2008, annexed to this Act, is approved.
This budget is for revenues of 922.844.694 euros and for expenditures of 930.667.463 euros, of which 76.122.769 euros to defer previous fiscal years and 68.300.000 euros to defer to the following fiscal years. It includes, in expenditure, commitment credits for an amount of 490.957.048 euros.
Revenues and expenses for order are estimated at 6,630,000 euros.
Art. 2.19.2
The Minister who has the Régie des buildings in his or her powers is authorized to contract, apart from the amount of the limiting commitment credits of the investment programs, set out in sections 533.01, 533.03, 533.11, 533.12, 533.13, 533.14, 533.16, 536.02 and 536.11 of the budget of the Régie des buildings annexed to this Act, obligations
The accounting commitment of these transactions is limited in 2008 to Euro93.465.115, as follows:
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Art. 2.19.3
The Minister who has the Régie des buildings in his office is authorized to incur and order, in charge of the budget of the Régie des buildings, expenses arising from the consumption of water, electricity and heating of the royal palaces of Brussels and Laeken.
Art. 2.19.4
The Buildings Authority is authorized to make expenditures for first-time work in buildings leased by it for the use of services to which it must provide housing under the Act of 1^er April 1971, establishing a Buildings Board.
If it is installation work that can be considered as standard completions or equipment, these costs are borne by the Régie des buildings budget.
If, on the other hand, it is installation work that comes from the needs of the current or future occupant and cannot be considered as standard completions or equipment, the costs are borne by the occupant. In this case, the Buildings Regime receives, prior to the payment of expenses, advances from the occupying services. It will not be possible for the Buildings Board to make any pre-financing of these expenses.
Art. 2.19.5
The Régie des buildings is authorized to make expenses, regardless of the nature, necessary for the operation of certain buildings where there are simultaneously several public services but which are considered to be entities for their effective management (e.g. some State Administrative Centres, the Fifty-year Palaces in Brussels, some large leased complexes).
The Buildings Authority is authorized to charge the amount of these expenses to the occupants of the buildings in question, either by recovering the payments made, or by using an order account. In these two cases, the Régie receives pre-payment of the expenses of these occupants.
Art. 2.19.6
The Régie des buildings is authorized to cover certain expenses relating to fixed occupancy charges of the personal secretariats and strategic bodies of ministers and state secretaries housed in state buildings or in leased buildings that do not cohabit with their administration. The amount of these expenses is limited to 49,579 euros per minister and 24,789 euros per secretary of state for the buildings of the state and 99,157 euros per minister and 49,579 euros per secretary of state for the leased buildings. The guidelines for the distribution and use of this credit are set together by the Minister of Budget and the Minister who has the Buildings Board in his or her duties.
Must be considered as occupancy charges, including: central heating and air conditioning maintenance costs, window washing fees, lawn maintenance fees and telephone exchanges, elevators and other lifting facilities, electrical and safety facilities, common parts charges, maintenance fees for parks, parks and gardens, management fees, and regional security fees
Art. 2.19.7
The Régie des buildings is authorized to use actual revenues, the proceeds of the sale of real estate and other real estate transactions. The proceeds of these transactions will be paid to the Fund established under section 335 of the Program Act of 22 December 1989.
The availability of the Unused Fund at the end of a fiscal year is deferred to the following fiscal year in which they are confused with its own revenues.
By derogation from paragraph 1, the Buildings Regulations are authorized to pay to the Treasury or other beneficiaries the proceeds of the sale of immovables, up to an amount to be decided by the Council of Ministers.
Art. 2.19.8
By derogation from articles 19 and 20 of the law of 1^er April 1971, establishing a Buildings Board, the Buildings Board is authorized to make expenditures for the execution of ordinary and extraordinary maintenance work, studies and other miscellaneous work in certain well-defined buildings that are not owned by the State, when these expenses are explicitly borne by the Buildings Board by contracts, conventions or other agreements.
Art. 2.19.9
The Régie des buildings is authorized to make expenditures for the security of the royal estates of Laeken, Belvédère, Stuyvenberg and Châteauneuf.
Art. 2.19.10
By derogation from section 2 of the law of 1^er April 1971, establishing a Buildings Board, the Buildings Board is authorized to support the housing costs of the Federal Agency for Food Chain Safety.
Art. 2.19.11
By derogation from section 2 of the law of 1^er April 1971, establishing a Buildings Board, the Buildings Board is authorized to contribute to the implementation of a technical review and to the development of an annual report on the general state and compliance with the legislation and regulations (French) in force, of the renovated building "Belgian and Luxembourg Student House" in Paris (Biermans-Laposto Foundation). The costs associated with these activities will be borne by the federal public programming service Scientific Policy.
Art. 2.19.12
The Régie des buildings is authorized to pay the transformation work (including studies) of Block A of the Residence Palace complex in Brussels for the needs of the Council of the European Union, through funds made available by the Treasury, provided that the Council of the European Union takes over the entire costs associated with it.
In the fiscal year 2008, these expenses will be limited to 50.000.000 euros in commitment and to 27.000.000 euros in ordering.
Reimbursement of the entire investment required for the project will be paid directly by the Council of the European Union to the Treasury Board.
Art. 2.19.13
The Régie des Bâtiments is authorized to contribute at a cost of EUR 50,000 to the construction of the Belgian flag at the 2008 Universal Exhibition in Zaragoza.
Art. 2.19.14
The Régie des buildings is authorized to make expenditures for various investment works and studies in buildings that are not owned by the State but are used for the housing of the services of the State, the public services managed by the State or for certain categories of the staff paid by the State, provided that these expenses are explicitly borne by the Régie des buildings by the provisions of a lease contract or by a decision of the Council of Ministers
Art. 2.19.15
The Régie des buildings is authorized to finance first installation work in the leased buildings WTC2 and WTC3, both in Brussels, by borrowing from the financial market, for a maximum amount of:
- WTC2 : 19.000.000 euros
- WTC3 : 22.000.000 euros
In light of the decision of the Council of Ministers of 6 February 2004 approving the general principle of the distribution of first-time costs in leased buildings between the Régie des buildings and the occupying services, the possible share of such borrowings in respect of the work of dependant installation of the occupants, including interest in this share, will be made available to the Régie des buildings by the occupants.
Art. 2.19.16
By derogation from section 2 of the law of 1^er April 1971, establishing a Buildings Board, the Buildings Board is authorized to carry out investment and maintenance work in open reception centres for the needs of the Federal Agency for the reception of asylum seekers.
Section 21. - Pensions
Art. 2.21.1
The Public Sector Pension Service budget for 2008, annexed to this report, is approved.
This budget rises for revenues to 10.748.183.000 euros, of which 10.714.100.000 euros for revenues relating to legal missions and 34.083.000 euros for revenues of service management. It amounts to 10.748.183.000 euros, of which 10.714.100.000 euros for expenses relating to legal missions, and 34.083.000 euros for expenditures relating to the management of the service.
Art. 2.21.2
Cash account no. 87.09.76.09 - "FPS Finance - Treasury - SCDF - Pensions and other benefits - Public Sector Pension Service (PSSP)" - on which are charged from 1^er January 2006 the pension and survival expenses that are managed by the Public Sector Pension Service, may present a debtor balance of up to 20% of the expenses related to the legal missions of that Service.
Art. 2.21.3
Cash order account no. 87.09.75.08 - "FPS Finance - Treasury - SCDF - Salaries and other fixed expenses for public sector pension service staff (PSPSS)" - on which are charged from 1^er January 2006 the salaries of staff appointed on a final and contractual basis by the Public Sector Pension Service may be charged up to 20% of the management costs of this Service.
Section 23. - SPF Employment, Labour and Social Concertation
Art. 2.23.1
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 on the organization of the Court of Accounts, funds may be made available:
(1) a maximum amount of Euro18,600 to the Departmental Accountants, other than those referred to in 2,3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 below, who are authorized to pay, by means of these advances, expenses not exceeding Euro2,500;
(2) a maximum of 12,400 euros, to the Social Service Accountant who is authorized to liquidate, by means of these advances, the expenses, regardless of the amount, for social activities in program 40/0 - "President's services - subsistence";
3) in a maximum amount of 372,000 euros, to the accountant of the Department - Management bodies, to the effect of paying - possibly through advances - the receivables not exceeding 5,500 euros, excluding VAT, as well as, regardless of the amounts, the consumption of water, gas and electricity and telephone charges;
4) in a maximum amount of 310,000 euros, to the accountant responsible for financing the missions, which is authorized to make the necessary advances available to persons charged with a mission abroad; these advances will be used, among other things, to pay a lump sum of expenses;
(5) a maximum of Euro99,200 to the accountant of the Bilateral Social Collaborative Service who is authorized to pay claims of receivables relating to delegations staying in Belgium in the context of bilateral social collaboration, as well as the lump-sum allowances granted to delegations and staff of the department and public bodies subject to their guardianship;
6) of a maximum amount of 120,000 euros to the accountant of the General Directorate Control of social laws that are authorized to pay, by way of these advances, the amounts necessary for the internal consolidation of the consignments of the Central Administration and the external services.
Art. 2.23.2
Within the relevant basic allowances, the following subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 40/0 - SERVICES OF THE CHAIRMAN - SUBSISTANCE
1) Subside in favor of the Association du Personnel du SPF Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale.
PROGRAMME 40/1 - INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
- Participation in the United Nations social workers exchange programme.
- Participation in the implementation of bilateral social collaboration initiatives established by the International Labour Organization or with a third country.
- Subsidies to international organizations (BIT, Council of Europe, European Organisations,...), to recognized or accredited non-governmental organizations, to Belgian research institutes.
- Financial contributions to small-scale interventions via the Belgian Technical Cooperation SA.
PROGRAMME 40/2 - ETUDES
- Provision of subsidies as an incentive for activities within the Department's missions.
PROGRAMME 40/5 - EQUALITY OF CHANCES
At the Institute for the Equality of Women and Men.
PROGRAMME 40/9 - SOUTIEN A DES CENTRES D'ACCUEIL
- Provision of a subsidy to the three specialized reception centres in the fight against human trafficking, i.e.:
- Sürya centre
- center Pag-Asa
- Payoke Center.
PROGRAMME 51/1 - CONCERTATION AND SOCIAL CONCILIATION
Subsides to the National Labour Council.
PROGRAMME 52/0 - SUBSISTANCE PROGRAMME
Supports the Association of Heads of Safety and Hygiene Service of Belgium.
PROGRAMME 52/1 - ACTIONS FOR THE SOCIAL, MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROMOTION OF WORKERS
(1) Expenditures of any kind related to the award of prices of the Higher Council for Safety, Hygiene and Embellishment of Workplaces and the Directorate General Control of Well-being at Work.
2) Subsides at the Royal Institute of Labour Elites.
(3) Subsidies to representative organizations of workers referred to in Article 3 of the Act of 5 December 1968 on collective labour agreements and joint commissions.
4) Subsidies to private organizations to support activities that continue to humanize work.
5) Subsidies to public bodies to support activities that continue to humanize work.
PROGRAMME 56/3 - PREPENSIONS
(1) Subsidies to the Workers Allowance Fund terminated in the event of business closures to cover the expenses of a supplementary allowance to workers prepensioned in 1993 from customs agencies and shipping offices.
(2) Subsidizes the Merchant Marine Life Security Fund to pay the additional allowances of the sector's prepensions.
Art. 2.23.3
Formal allowances may be granted to members of delegations staying in Belgium as part of bilateral social collaboration, as well as to staff of the Department and public bodies subject to its accompanying guardianship, to cover their small expenses.
In addition to an amount set by the Minister of Employment, the social partners designated by the Minister may obtain reimbursement for the theoretical and practical training they organize in the context of bilateral social collaboration.
Art. 2.23.4
The Minister of Employment, after agreement with the Minister of Budget, is authorized to transfer, on the basis of a reasoned opinion from his department, within the framework of the debts of the promoters of projects prior to 1990 relating to the expenses of the past arising from the management of the European Structural Funds and in particular the European Social Fund for which the European Commission has operated under the Regulation (EC,Euratom) Council No. 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 regulating the general budget of the European Communities and the regulation (EC,Eurotom) Commission No. 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 establishing the terms and conditions for the execution of the aforementioned regulation, ex officio compensation.
Section 24. - SPF Social security
Art. 2.24.1
By derogation from section 15 of the law of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Accounts, advances of funds of up to 250,000 euros can be made to the extraordinary accountants of the department, to the effect of paying claims for all service costs, allowances and allowances of any kind not exceeding 7,000 euros, as well as, no matter how much
Authorization is given to these accountants to consent, to officials and experts on mission abroad, the necessary advances, even if these advances are greater than 3,000 euros.
Payment of expert fees from other countries and fees resulting from arrangements with foreign countries may also be made in advance of funds, regardless of the amount.
Art. 2.24.2
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is authorized to make advances where the transactions relating to the Account 87.02.05.14 - - Treasury Operations - Treasury Fund for the Financial Service of Pensions, Pensions or Allowances for the benefit of persons residing in Belgium and benefiting, in accordance with the international agreements reached, from benefits granted by foreign social legislation - create a debiting position of the Account.
Art. 2.24.3
Credits for various expenses of the social service and credits for the supplement pensions can be used as a subsidy to the ABL "Social Service of the SPF Social Security and the SPF Public Health, Safety of the Food Chain and Environment".
Art. 2.24.4
Expenditures related to prior-year claims in the course of procedural compensation and medical expertise related to allowances to persons with disabilities may be charged against these credits of the current year.
Art. 2.24.5
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be awarded:
PROGRAMME 55/2 - HANDICAPES
Subsidies to organizations, institutions, associations and groups that through the study, information or other social activities, contribute to the integration of persons with disabilities (studies, research, study days, various interventions, information and propaganda on the policy of persons with disabilitiesY)
PROGRAMME 58/1 - STUDY OF SOCIAL POLICY
Subsidies to organizations, institutions, associations and groups that through study, information or other social activities, contribute to the promotion of social progress (studies, research, study days, various interventions, information and propaganda about the various branches of social securityY)
PROGRAMME 58/4 - DOTATIONS AND SUBSIDES
Subsides to the ASBL SIGeDIS for the management of the data bank: "Constitution of supplementary pensions".
PROGRAMME 59/1 - GUERRE VICTIMS
Subsidies to support the social action of certain federations and works in favour of the victims of war and their beneficiaries.
Art. 2.24.6
The Treasury is authorized to make advances where basic allowance transactions 55.22.3406 - payment of allowances to persons with disabilities under the Act of February 27, 1987 - create a debiting position of that account.
Art. 2.24.7
The available balance of previous years under the Act of 27 February 1987 on Disability Allowances may be used to cover the expenses inherent in the current fiscal year.
Art. 2.24.8
Expenditures on prior year receivables may be charged on the current year's credits or, where applicable, on the credits of the organic funds in the following cases:
(1) War pensions and pensions
- Amounts to be made available to the National War Pension Fund for the payment of pensions, rents, allowances and allowances for civil victims of war 1914-1918 and their beneficiaries.
- Amounts to be made available to the National War Pension Fund to ensure payment of pensions, rents, allowances and allowances for civil victims of war 1940-1945 and their beneficiaries.
- Amounts to be made available to the National War Pension Fund in order to ensure the execution of the Act of 6 July 1964 extending the application of the laws relating to compensation pensions for the civilian victims of the War 1940-1945 and their beneficiaries entitled to the consequences of certain events in the territory of the Congo (Kinshasa), Rwanda and -urundi.
- In favour of marine fishermen for wartime services.
- Implementation of the belgo-German agreement of 21 September 1962 on compensation for war victims.
(2) Social pensions:
- Provision to the National Pension Board for the financing of expenditures under the Act of 1^er April 1969 establishing a guaranteed income for older persons and the Act of 22 March 2001 establishing income guarantee for older persons.
Section 25. - SPF Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
Art. 2.25.1
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Accounts, advances of funds of up to 744.000 euros can be made to the extraordinary accountants of the department, to the effect of paying claims for all service costs, allowances and allowances of any kind not exceeding 5.500 euros, as well as, in any amount,
Authorization is provided to these accountants to make the necessary advances to staff for the collection of samples. These advances are limited to 2,000 euros.
Authorization is given to these accountants to make the necessary advances to officials and experts on mission abroad, even if these advances are greater than 3,000 euros.
Payment of expert fees from other countries and fees resulting from arrangements with foreign countries may also be made in advance of funds, regardless of the amount.
Art. 2.25.2
Expenditures of any kind on the occasion of care to be given to the beneficiaries of the Act of July 3, 1967 on the distribution of damages resulting from industrial accidents, accidents on the way to work and occupational diseases in the public sector, regardless of the amount and within the limits of the tariff referred to in section 4 of the Royal Decree of January 24, 1969, may be made in advances of funds for a maximum amount of 3.000.000 euros.
Art. 2.25.3
Credits for various expenses of the social service may be used as a subsidy to the A.S.B.L. "Social Service of the Public Health SPF, Safety of the Food and Environment Chain and SPF Social Security".
Art. 2.25.4
Within the relevant basic allowances, the following subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 21/1 - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FOR THE RESEARCH, TRAINING AND PARTICIPATION OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Grants, contributions as a member country or participation in operating costs for the benefit of international organizations in the field of public health.
Subsidies to organizations based in Belgium and working with international organizations in the field of public health.
Subsidies for direct financing of meetings in Belgium of experts from international organizations on public health, food chain protection and the environment.
PROGRAMME 40/0 - SUBSISTANCE PROGRAMME
Subside for Sport and Culture.
PROGRAMME 51/3 - SUBSTANCE, CHRONIC AND PERSONS
Subsidies as compensation to live organ donors.
PROGRAMME 51/6 - HUMAN RIGHTS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Subsidies to various associations for the supervision and support of the citizen in his capacity as a patient.
Subsidies to ASBL Medical errors.
PROGRAMME 52/4 - ORGANIZATION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE MEDICAL PRACTICES, INFIRMIER PROFESSION
Subsidies to general practitioners and group practices on the modernization of medical practice.
Subsidies to two representative organizations of general medicine for their scientific work on the modernization of medical practice.
Grants to university or inter-university centres of general medicine for the training and scientific supervision of internship teachers.
Subsidies to encourage initiatives taken in the context of public health information study and dissemination days.
Grants to the Cancer Registry Foundation.
Grants to home nursing practices and perinatal home practices.
Grants to inter-university organizations for the creation of training modules for the preparation of students for medical professions.
Subsidies to the circles of doctors agrees.
Subsidies to the practices of general practitioners, home nursing and perinatal practices at home, with a view to supporting them in their administrative tasks and care programs.
Subsidies to Integrated Home Care Services (ISDS).
Subsides at the Belgian Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBAM) to stimulate the knowledge of the Evicende-Based Medicine and its application in the various disciplines of care in Belgium.
Subsidies to scientific associations in nursing, such as the International Collaboration of Practitioners and Quality Intervenors - Health (CIPIQS) and the Wetenschappelijke Vereniging van Verpleegkunde en Vroedkunde (WVVV), for the development and dissemination of good practice guidelines in home care based on the Evidence Based Nursing.
Subsides at the Royal Academy of Medicine in Belgium for the award of quinquennial prizes in medical sciences.
Subsidies as part of the domestic violence campaign.
PROGRAMME 54/1 - CONCEPTION
Subsidies for targeted scientific research on the international data policy on recent developments and problems in the field of food hygiene.
Subsidies to support the food legislation policy.
Subsidies as a share of the operating costs of international organizations abroad.
Subsidies for the study on the living conditions of different kinds of reptiles held as domestic animals - CITES.
Subsidies to the asbl "NUBEL" with a view to developing a scientific database on the nutritional composition of foods present in the Belgian market.
Subsidies to the CRIOC (Centre de Recherche et de l'Information des Organisations de Consommateurs).
Subsidies to various associations for the supervision and/or support of citizen initiatives under the federal policy "Pets, Plants and Food".
Subsidies to CIRIHA (Information and Research Centre on Intolerance and Food Hygiene).
PROGRAMME 54/2 - STANDARDS AND CONTROL
Subsidies for the control of other consumer products, animal welfare and CITES.
Grants for studies necessary to support the EU Directives and Regulations on food additives with the exception of dyes and sweeteners that can be used in foodstuffs.
Subsidies for studies in the field of microbiological risk assessment to be able to comply with European obligations.
Subsidies for the development of a tool for the general monitoring of GMOs in Belgium.
PROGRAMME 55/0 - SUBSISTANCE PROGRAMME
Subsides as part of energy saving.
Operating and investment subsidies - for ecological projects - to companies (public and private companies), non-profit associations and others.
PROGRAMME 55/1 - INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATION
Grants as participation in the costs of operating and executing or contributing to international organizations in the implementation of conventions or protocols signed by Belgium for the protection of human and environmental conditions in the areas of air and water pollution, hazardous wastes, chemicals, biotechnology and biodiversity, whale hunting, Antarctica and others.
Subsides as participation in the OSCE project and grants for capacity building projects.
Subsidies to scientific collaboration with some institutions in the fight against pollution and safety of risk industries.
Subsidies to scientific collaboration on cross-border transport of industrial waste.
Access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters.
Subsidies to national and international associations/organizations active in the field of the environment.
Subsidies to initiatives related to colloquiums and awareness-raising campaigns, study days and the dissemination of information on environmental awareness; to scientific collaboration with certain institutions/ organisations + structural funding of the NGO platform composed of the four coordinating bodies of Belgian NGOs for the environment, as a point of contact for their members in the coordination of the federal, international and European environmental policy (BBL/BRAL/I.E.B/I.E.W).
Subsidies for biodiversity awareness.
Subsidies to inter-union employment and environment networks.
Subsidies to public sector associations/organisations (IRSNB).
Subsidies for direct financing of meetings in Belgium, experts from international organizations on public health and environmental issues.
Subsides as a contribution to the conservation of the marine fauna and flora of Antarctica.
Operating and investment subsidies for ecological projects.
PROGRAMME 55/2 - CLIMATIC CHANGEMENTS (KYOTO)
Grants for the financing of organizations and associations (e.a. contribution Climate Action Network Europe ASBL, VODO asbl, subsidies for local information evenings).
Subsides for the operation of international organizations (e.a. contribution to the UNFCCC Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities), for the following activities organized by the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (e.a. database emission inventories and assigned amounts, expert review process, joint implementation (JI) under Article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol, Compliance Committee, Bali Roadmap, Technology & EGTT, ITL Fee ea).
Subsidies for public institutions.
Subsidies for direct financing of meetings in Belgium, experts from international organizations on climate change policy.
Subsidies as the granting of a maximum starting capital of 1.5 million euros to an anonymous public law corporation to be established by the Federal Investment Corporation to improve and realize the eco-efficiency of the Belgian economy.
Operating and investment grants for green projects, energy saving projects and renewable energy projects.
PROGRAMMA 55/3 - PRODUCT STANDARDS
Subsidies to associations/organizations related to awareness-raising campaigns, days of information and awareness-raising activities in relation to energy saving products and sustainable or environmentally friendly construction.
Grants and/or awards to companies that are established in Belgium and that take into account, in the development of their products, ecological aspects such as sustainable development, eco-efficiency, IPP, LCA ea. (Support for the development of eco-design in Belgium).
Grant to the organization that supports the secretariat of the Reflection Chamber.
PROGRAMME 55/5 - PROTECTION OF MARINE
Subsidies as participation in operating and executing costs of or contributions to international organizations pursuant to conventions or protocols signed by Belgium for the protection of the marine environment.
Subsidies to national and international associations/organizations active in the field of the marine environment and the fight against pollution of the North Sea.
Subsidies to initiatives related to symposia and awareness-raising campaigns, study days and the dissemination of information on raising awareness of marine issues, scientific collaboration with some institutions/organizations.
Subsidies to public sector associations/organizations.
Subsidies to scientific cooperation with some institutions for the protection of the marine environment and/or for the creation of marine protected areas.
Subsides for both the private and public sector as an intervention in the costs related to the commitments and/or investments undertaken by these institutions in the fight against pollution to hydrocarbons and other pollutions as well as for the protection of the marine environment (among other subsidies to the asbl "Revalidation center for birds and wild animals in Ostend", subsidies to the European project "Integrated management of coastal zones" + aux projets
Subsidies related to the organization of awareness within the framework of the production of energy at sea and the resulting impacts on the marine environment.
Subsidies for direct financing of meetings in Belgium, experts from international organizations on the policy of the marine environment.
PROGRAMME 56/1 - RESEARCH - NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Grants for the financing of the national genetic research register by the KUL's Centrum voor Menselijke Erfelijkheid.
National funding to the Medical Scientific Research Fund.
Subsidies for basic scientific research and international exchange of data on recent developments and problems in the field of prophylaxis, hygiene, food hygiene and pharmacy.
PROGRAMME 58/0 - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Subsidies to coupole organizations (Associations 21 and Vlaams Overleg Duurzame Ontwikkeling, among others, to ensure the role of the civil society platform on sustainable development.
Subsidies as part of concrete actions, websites, projects, studies or research on sustainable development, in order to make it concrete in the eyes of the population.
Subsidies to associations for their actions in the context of sustainable development, including community-based implementation.
Subsidies to federal public administrations to promote the concept of sustainable development in the federal government.
Subsidies to companies for their actions in the context of sustainable development.
Subsidies to international forums to promote the international sustainable development process.
Subsidies to regional public administrations for the emergence of good practices in consumer change and production.
Subsidies to local public administrations for the emergence of good local Agenda 21 practices.
Subsidies under the Energy Savings Fund.
Subsidies to federal public administrations in support of the environmental management system and the impact assessment of decisions on sustainable development.
PROGRAMME 59/0 - MANAGEMENT OF INCIDENTS AND CRISES (ICM)
Subsidies relating to the Urgent Medical Aid Fund (FAMU) under the Act of 8 July 1964.
Subsidies for the training centres for ambulance workers under the AAR of 13 February 1998.
Subside to the Red Cross Belgium/Rode Kruis Vlaanderen.
Subsides to the Anti-Population Center.
Subsides at the Scientific Institute of Public Health.
Subsidies to the Agency Call for Emergency Services.
Art. 2.25.5
The budget of the Federal Agency for Food Chain Safety for the year 2008 is approved, annexed to this Act.
This budget is for revenues at 204,733,764 euros and for expenditures at 218,365,764 euros.
Art. 2.25.6
Expenditures relating to prior budgetary years may be charged against current year appropriations in the following cases:
- Miscellaneous costs (rental charges, personnel, transportation costs, consumer expenses, Y) related to the operation of the administration and strategic bodies of the Minister.
- Expenditures on attendance tokens and travel and residence allowances awarded to the chairs and members of the boards and boards installed in the department.
Art. 2.25.7
The provision in program 58/0 (A.B. 58.02.01.01 - Interdepartmental provision for expenses of any kind related to environmental management in federal institutions) may be apportioned, as appropriate, between the appropriate programs of the budgets of the various federal institutions, by Royal Decree and with the Minister of Budget's agreement.
Art. 2.25.8
The provision in program 58/1 (A.B. 58.12.01.01 - Provisional Energy Savings Investments) may be apportioned, as appropriate, between the appropriate programs of the budgets of the departments concerned, by Royal Decree and with the agreement of the Minister of Budget.
Art. 2.25.9
The budget of the Federal Agency for Drugs and Health Products for the year 2008 is approved, annexed to this Act.
This budget is for revenues at 46.403.505 euros and for expenditures at 46.386.265 euros.
Art. 2.25.10
The share of the SPF Public Health, Safety of the Food Chain and Environment in the Siemens/Belgian State transaction concerning Natinul/Rinsis is allocated to the cash account 81.00.87.01.07.
The Minister of Public Health is authorized to devote this budget to the purchase of radio equipment for tetra technology equipment of emergency medical services, as a sub-division of the migration of the VHF radio network to the Astrid radio network.
Section 32. - SPF Economy, P.M.E., Average Classes and Energy
Art. 2.32.1
§ 1. By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 on the organization of the Court of Accounts, advances of funds may be made:
- for a maximum of 3.000.000 euros to the extraordinary accountants of the Department
- for a maximum of 1,000,000 euros to the extraordinary accountant of the National Botanical Garden of Belgium.
The extraordinary accountant of the Department responsible for payment of advances on foreign mission charges is authorized to make the necessary advances to officials sent on mission abroad, even if these advances are greater than 5,500 euros.
Advances of funds may be made to the relevant extraordinary accountants, designated as part of Belgium's participation in international exhibitions, up to the level of the budgetary allocations provided for this purpose and up to the level of the variable credits available for this purpose on the Fund for the Organization of International Exhibitions.
§ 2. Under the control of the Minister or his representative, subject to further justification by the Department and within the limits of budgetary appropriations, advances may be made available to the Treasures, designated by the Minister, to the International Exhibitions for the execution of expenditures.
Dependant payments of funds available on the variable credits of program 43/4 (International Exhibition Organization Fund) may be made, regardless of the amount, in advance of funds.
The potential balance of these advances as at December 31, 2007 may be used for expenditures for the year 2008.
§ 3. By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Accounts, advances of funds may be made for a maximum amount of 10,000 euros to the extraordinary accountant of the department responsible for the payment of the fees of debt mediators in the context of the fight against debt.
Art. 2.32.2
Expenditures on prior year receivables may be charged against current year credits with respect to subsidies to coal-fired personnel affected by closure measures.
Art. 2.32.3
The budget of the Federal Office of the Plan for 2008 annexed to this Act is approved.
This budget amounts to 9.447.900 euros and to 9.447.900 euros.
Art. 2.32.4
By derogation from Article 45, § 4, of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the Debt Control Fund is authorized to present a debiting position in commitment and order which cannot exceed 5 million euros.
Art. 2.32.5
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be awarded:
PROGRAMME 21/1 - AID TO ALL DEPARTMENTS
Miscellaneous social service expenses, other than property purchases.
PROGRAMME 21/4 - SUBVENTIONS A DES ORGANISMES EXTERNES
1) Intervention in the costs of publishing reports and studies as well as in the costs of organizing conferences and seminars.
(2) Grant to the permanent office of the Standing International Commission (I.C.) for the portable firearms test.
(3) Holding at the Institute for National Accounts (ICN).
PROGRAMME 21/5 - COMMUNICATION
Economic events (Royal Decree of 9 April 1962) both in Belgium and abroad (participations, various interventions, purchase or rental of equipment)
PROGRAMME 42/2 - AMELIORATION OF THE VIEW AND SECURITY CONDITIONS OF POPULATION, INCLUDING THE TRANSPOSITION OF EUROPEAN GUIDELINES
Population information on energy records and administrative management of energy records.
PROGRAMME 42/3 - FINANCING OF THE NUCLEAR PASSIF
1) Funding of the public body O.N.D.R.A.F.
2) At the Nuclear Energy Study Centre (NCE) for the financing of social liabilities.
3) Holdings to the O.N.D.R.A.F. for the Nuclear Licensing Fund.
PROGRAMME 42/4 - SOCIAL POLICY IN ENERGY MATIERE
(1) Fonds social mazout
(2) Social gas and electricity reductions
PROGRAMME 42/5 - SUBVENTIONS A DES ORGANISMES EXTERNES
(1) Grant to the Interuniversity Institute of Nuclear Sciences (I.I.S.N.).
(2) Research Grant in the area of fusion and related research.
3) Belgium's contribution to R. & D programmes in the field of energy.
4) Charges to the Belgian State under its participation in the joint venture "Joint European Torus".
5) Economic assistance to Eastern European countries.
(6) Belgium ' s contribution to the European Centre for Nuclear Research (C.E.R.N.) in Geneva.
7) Grant to Radio Elements Istitut (I.R.E.).
8) Grant for investments at the Institute of Radio Elements (I.R.E.).
9) Grant to the Nuclear Energy Study Centre (NCE).
10) Grant for exceptional investments to be made by the Nuclear Energy Study Centre (NCE).
11) Grant to the Institute of Radio Elements (I.R.E.) for specific operating expenses.
PROGRAMME 42/8 - CONTRIBUTION OF BELGIUM ON ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMON COMPANIES FOR ITER AND OTHER FUSION ACTIVITIES
1) Grant to AGORIA for contact cell
(2) Direct contribution to the joint venture ITER
3) Grant to the Royal Military School (Research Activities)
4) Grant to the Royal Military School (Prototypes)
5) Euratom Contribution / Japan
PROGRAMME 43/3 - PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(1) Contributions to or part of intervention in the operating costs of international organizations abroad.
(2) Cotisation of Belgium at the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva.
(3) Charges in Belgium to the European Patent Office in Munich: tax adjustment of pensions.
PROGRAMME 43/4 - DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITIONS
Grant to the International Exhibition Office in Paris.
PROGRAMME 44/6 - SUBVENTION A DES ORGANISMES EXTERNES
Subsidy of a.s.b.l. Belgian Bioindustries Association (B.B.A.).
PROGRAMME 45/1 - SUBVENTIONS FOR EXTERNAL AND OTHER BODIES
(1) Grants to organizations, institutions and individuals involved in applied research, information and representation studies at the national level for the benefit of independents and small and medium-sized enterprises.
(2) Applied research grants in the SME sector.
3) Funding
PROGRAMME 46/4 - SUBVENTIONS A DES ORGANISMES EXTERNES
(1) Grant to international metrological organizations.
(2) Grant to international associations active in the field of certification and accreditation.
3) Grant to the International Cold Institute (I.I.F.).
PROGRAMME 46/5 - NORMALISATION
1) Grant to the Collective Centres.
(2) Specific actions of the Collective Centres for Small and Medium Enterprises.
3) Grant to the Normalization Office (N.B.N.).
PROGRAMME 48/4 - SUBVENTIONS TO EXTERNAL BODIES AND ECONOMIC MANIFESTMENTS
1) Grant to the International Statistical Institute in The Hague.
2) Grant to the Belgian Society of Demographics.
3) Grant to the Belgian Statistical Society.
PROGRAMME 49/0 - SUBSISTANCE PROGRAMME
(1) Consumer contact point subsidy.
2) Bel - IDB.
PROGRAMME 49/1 - PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT TO CONSOMMATION
1) Grant to the Consumer Organizations Research and Information Centre (C.R.I.O.C.).
2) Grants to associations in the context of consumer protection and information.
3) Grant to a.s.b.l. « Commission des Litiges Voyages ».
4) Grants to associations
PROGRAMME 49/3 - SUBVENTIONS A DES ORGANISMES EXTERNES
1) Contribution to the European Consumer Centre (Euroguichet).
2) Contribution to the Internet supported Communication System for Market Surveillance (ICSMS).
(3) Subside to Prosafe (Best practice market
Surveillance).
PROGRAMME 50/1 - CHARBONNAGE
Grants to coal-fired personnel affected by closure measures.
PROGRAMME 60/1 - BUREAU FEDERAL DU PLAN
The Federal Office of the Plan.
Art. 2.32.6
By derogation from Article 15 of the Organic Law of the Court of Accounts of 29 October 1846, the accountant responsible for the liquidation of relief and social allowances may receive successive advances in an amount not exceeding 12,500 euros, which will be justified at a later date.
Art. 2.32.7
By derogation from section 14 of the Organic Law of the Court of Accounts of 29 October 1846, it may be directly disposed of to have it from the organic fund "Agricultural Fund" (Program 44/2) through the intervention of the Minister of Finance.
Art. 2.32.8
It is planned for program 44/0 of the permanent advances for the payment of expenses to the state sold to the intervention of agents of the services abroad.
These permanent advances are intended to ensure the payment of expenses that are subject to a post facto regulation, within existing budgetary appropriations
Section 33. - SPF Mobility and Transport
Art. 2.33.1
§ 1^er. By derogation from Article 15 of the Organic Law of the Court of Accounts of 29 October 1846, advances of funds may be made to the extraordinary accountants of the services that are part of the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport for a maximum amount of EUR 175,000 to the effect of paying claims not exceeding EUR 2,500 concerning:
- the purchase of unsustainable goods and services;
- the purchase of heritage furniture;
- the fees of lawyers and doctors and the remuneration of foreign experts to the Federal Public Service and third-party benefits as well as the tokens of presence that are due to them, the costs of road and residence;
- expenditure on water, gas and electricity consumption, telephone costs and fuel consumption expenses for vehicles;
- compensation to third parties arising from State responsibility;
-the various allowances of State staff and the Minister's Strategic Organs for real expenses and property damages, as well as the transportation costs for the travel of service and insurance premiums of the Federal Public Service delegates who travel abroad, including the intervention of the employer in the price of the social subscription.
However:
- accountants are allowed to pay telephone and postal expenses up to 5,000 euros.
- the accountants of the Management Budget and Control Service will be able to have advances of funds of up to EUR 1,000,000 as a result of paying such claims.
In addition, the accountant of the Budget and Management Control Service responsible for Account 679-2009813-70 is authorized to:
- have advances of funds up to EUR 75,000 for the payment of receivables not exceeding EUR 2,500, which relate to:
- various social relief and allowances for pensioned personnel, former agents and beneficiaries for the Federal Public Service as a whole;
- special relief to certain categories of victims of occupational accidents;
- make advances to officials and experts on mission abroad, even if these advances are greater than EUR 2,500.
Art. 2.33.2
By derogation from the provisions of Articles 5 and 34 of the coordinated laws on State accounting, may be used for the payment of expenses created in previous fiscal years, the following undivided credits relating to:
1) the fees of lawyers and doctors;
(2) civil, administrative and criminal matters;
3) to tokens of presence, travel and residence of persons outside the State Public Services;
(4) compensation for foreign experts to the FPS and third party benefits;
5) the various allowances to third parties due to the commitment of the State's responsibility to acts committed by its organs and personnel;
(6) the remuneration of members of the Minister's Strategic Organs and, in particular, the reimbursement of salaries to government and institutions of origin;
(7) to the staff costs of the SNCB under the authority of the Terrestrial Transport Directorate;
8) at the operating costs of the Department General Mobility and Safety Routière service responsible for the application of the regulations on the driver's licence and the reimbursement to municipalities of costs related to the issuance of permits;
9) the participation of Belgium in the operating costs of the International Civil Aviation Organization and the European Civil Aviation Commission;
10) the contribution of Belgium to the Intergovernmental Maritime Organization;
11) the participation of Belgium resulting from the organization of a patrol service for the observation of icebergs in the North Atlantic Ocean;
12) to the share of Belgium in the expenses of the Central Office of International Rail Transport in Bern;
13) the reimbursement of the treatment of former gtr personnel delivered to work.
Art. 2.33.3
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be granted.
PROGRAMME 21/0 - SUBSISTANCE
Subsides to the ABL Social Service of the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport.
PROGRAMME 40/1 - STUDIES AND ACTIONS FOR MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT
Mobility and Transport subsidies.
PROGRAMME 51/1 - RAIL TRANSPORT
(1) Subsidies for the financing of measures for the promotion of public transport;
(2) Subsides to the User Advisory Board;
(3) Subsidies for investment and tariff integration costs;
(4) RER Subsides;
(5) Subsidies for the promotion of combined transport.
PROGRAMME 52/0 - SUBSISTANCE
Grant to the National Geographic Institute as part of the "low air database".
PROGRAMME 52/1 - REGULATION OF INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC AND COOPERATION
1) Association for the Establishment of Aircraft Airworthiness (JAA-Hoofddorp) as a member of Belgium of this international organization.
(2) Weather Stations Montreal: Belgium's participation in weather and safety stations in the North Atlantic Ocean.
3) International Civil Aviation Organization (OACI Montréal), European Commission for Civil Aviation (CEAC Neuilly sur Seine - France), ICAO Security Fund, participation of Belgium in operating costs.
PROGRAMME 52/5 - FUNDS FOR THE FINANCING AND AMELIORATION OF CONTROL, INSPECTION AND ENQUTE TRAFFICES AND PROGRAM PROGRAMMES
Contributions to international organizations in the context of air navigation
PROGRAMME 53/2 - MARINE MARCHAND
1) "International Association of Maritime Signalisation" of the head of the Belgian membership of this organization.
(2) Secretariat for the information system within the framework of the Paris Agreement Memorandum concerning the control of ships by the State of the Port: contribution of Belgium in the operating costs.
3) European information network "HAZMAT".
4) Intergovernmental Maritime Organization (O.M.I. London).
(5) Patrol services for iceberg observation in the North Atlantic.
6) International Permanent Association of Conventions of Navigation.
PROGRAMME 56/0 - SUBSISTANCE
(1) Belgian Association for the Study, Testing and Use of Materials.
(2) International Permanent Association of Road Conventions.
3) Organization of exhibitions, conferences and works and competitions.
PROGRAMME 56/1 - MOBILITY
(1) Subsidies under the sustainable mobility policy.
2) Subsides within the mobility week.
PROGRAMME 56/4 - ORGANIZATION AND ROAD TRANSPORT SECURITY
Grants to organizations or institutions as part of road safety activities or days of study.
PROGRAMME 57/0 - CELLULE PERMANENTE CHARGEE DE LA GESTION DU CADRE ORGANIQUE DISTINCT DU SERVICE PUBLIC FEDERAL MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT
Subsides to the ABL Social Service of the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport.
Art. 2.33.4
§ 1. The portion of the revenues received by the Direction Générale Transport Aérien exceeding the amount of €1.850,000 is allocated to the Fund for the Financing and Improvement of the Means of Control, Inspection and Investigation and of the Aeronautics Prevention Programs, resumed in program 33.52.5.
Art. 2.33.5
The amount of 100.000.000 euros taken from the proceeds of the tax of the natural persons to be allocated to the Fund of Financing of the International Role and the Function of Capital of Brussels pursuant to article 481 of the law programme of 22 December 2003, is increased by 25.000.000 euros (programme 33.56. 22).
Art. 2.33.6
Fund advances such as referred to in Article 15 of the Organic Law of the Court of Accounts of 29 October 1846 of a maximum amount of 75,000 euros, may be granted to the extraordinary accountants of the Federal Public Service designated to pay the receivables not exceeding 2,500 euros in charge of the variable credits of personnel and operations listed in Programme 33.52.5 "Funds for the Financing and the Improvement of the Means
The claims concerned relate to:
- the purchase of unsustainable goods and services;
- the purchase of heritage property;
- the fees of lawyers and doctors, the remuneration of foreign experts to the Federal Public Service, the services of third parties and the tokens of presence that are due to them, the costs of road and residence;
- expenditure on water, gas and electricity consumption, telephone costs, fuel consumption expenses for vehicles,
- the various allowances to State staff for real expenses and property damages, the transportation costs relating to travel of service, the insurance premiums of the Federal Public Service delegates who travel abroad, the intervention of the State - employer in the price of the social subscription.
Such advances in the amount of up to 75,000 euros can be made to the extraordinary accountant of the Supervisory Service Budget and Control of Responsible Management of Account 679-2009813-70 in order to be able to grant the necessary advances, even beyond 2,500 euros, to officials and experts sent on mission abroad.
Art. 2.33.7
The land remediation costs of the airport land will be offset by revenues from the proceeds of the sale of the said land.
Art. 2.33.8
After the restructuring of the SNCB, the credits listed in program 51.1 "Rail transport" for the benefit of the railway sector are paid to the anonymous public law companies resulting from the restructuring of the former SNCB, according to the provisions of the management contracts between the State and each of these companies.
Art. 2.33.9
By derogation from Article 45, § 2, coordinated laws on State accounting of 17 July 1991, are disaffected and added to the general resources of the Treasury the available resources of the Fund for the Financing of the International Role and the Capital Function of Brussels (Programme 56/2/5 euros) to the amount of 143.000 euros and those of the Fund for the Financing and Improvement of the Means of Control, Inspection and Investigation
Section 44. - SPP Social integration, poverty reduction and social economy
Art. 2.44.1
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Accounts, advances of funds of up to 100,000 euros can be made to the extraordinary accountants of the department, to the effect of paying claims for all operating expenses, allowances and allowances of any kind not exceeding 5,500 euros, as well as, no matter how much advances, consumption costs
Authorization is given to these accountants to consent, to officials and experts on mission abroad, the necessary advances, even if these advances are greater than 3,000 euros.
Payment of expert fees from other countries and fees resulting from arrangements with third countries may also be made in advance of funds, regardless of the amount.
Art. 2.44.2
Expenditures relating to prior budgetary years may be charged against current year appropriations in the following cases:
PROGRAMME 55/1 - EXISTENCE SECURITY
Grants to CPAS on the right to social integration / vital socio-economic minimum.
Payment of medical care given in Belgium to the victims of the Heysel incidents that took place on 29 May 1985 in execution of the Royal Decree of 30 August 1985 regulating the state's procedures of intervention as a solidarity for the victims of the Heysel events.
Payment of relief expenses granted by CPAS to indigent persons, including refugee candidates and recognized refugees.
PROGRAMME 55/3 - HOME OF ASILE DEMANDERS
Miscellaneous fees and revenues (rental charges, personnel, consumer expenses, medical expenses, etc.) related to the operation of the reception of asylum seekers organized by the Federal Agency for the reception of asylum seekers and its partners.
Art. 2.44.3
Credits for various expenses of the social service can be used as a subsidy to the ABL "Social Service of the SPF Social Security and the SPF Public Health, Safety of the Food Chain and Environment".
Art. 2.44.4
Within the relevant basic allowances, the following subsidies may be awarded:
PROGRAMME 55/1 - EXISTENCE SECURITY
Subsidies to public social assistance centres (CPAS) for their mutual cooperation in the execution of their missions.
Grants to CPAS for the promotion of the social, cultural and sports participation of their users.
Subsidies to CPAS for the costs of measures, taken under the National Plan to Combat the Digital Divide.
Grants to CPAS for the award of installation bonuses to people who lose their homeless status but who are not entitled to integration income.
Subsidies to CPAS for the delivery of important data for the policy on the right to social integration and financial social assistance.
Grants to CPAS for their costs when they intervene by advancing rental guarantees.
Grants to CPAS unions to support CPAS in carrying out their missions.
Grants encouraging days of study, research, dissemination of information on the fight against poverty.
Subsidies supporting integration initiatives in the society of certain groups that, due to financial, family or social circumstances, do not participate fully.
Subsidies to organizations promoting the reintegration of former drug addicts.
Subsidies to private organizations for the relief they provide to special target groups, such as victims of human trafficking and repatriated Belgians.
PROGRAMME 55/3 - HOME OF ASILE DEMANDERS
Subsidies to organizations and communes that support the first reception and distribution of refugees.
Subsidies to organizations for the individual assessment of the specific needs of vulnerable people and adaptation of their accommodation.
Subsidies to organizations supporting psychological assistance initiatives (individual care, prevention tools, information and training).
Subsidies to organizations to make the stay in reception structures more useful to everyone by acquiring a transposable know-how (e.g., basic learning, literacy, national language learning, qualifying training, Y etc.), regardless of the outcome of the asylum procedure.
Subsidies to organizations for individualized information on the rights and obligations of asylum seekers, in particular with regard to the right to social assistance and conditions of reception, procedure and legal assistance, institutional landscape, living conditions in Belgium and assistance in return.
Subsidies to organizations carrying out social Interpretation missions.
Subsidies to organizations for the development of local communication policies and strengthening general means of communication on the reception of asylum seekers.
Subsidies to organizations for the development of voluntary return programmes or projects.
PROGRAMME 55/4 - SOCIAL ECONOMIC
Subsidies for support of innovative initiatives in the social economy.
Grants related to the Open Stadium Fund.
Subsidies under the social economy component of the spring programme.
Subsidies as part of the integrated approach to socially and environmentally responsible production.
Subsides to support social entrepreneurship.
PROGRAMME 55/5 - POLICY OF GREAT
Subsides as part of the city's policy.
Subsidies to local authorities through local initiatives in social integration, security, employment, poverty alleviation, social economy and improved living conditions.
Subsidies to local authorities for the execution of pilot experiments within the framework of rental joint commissions.
Subsidies to local authorities for innovative projects.
Subsidies to CPAS for the additional workload resulting from regularized support.
Contributions to European cooperation agreements.
PROGRAMME 56/1 - DOCUP FEDERAL EMPLOI
Subsides under federal programming 2000-2006.
Subsides under federal programming 2007-2013.
Art. 2.44.5
The amounts paid to the C.P.A.S. in previous years under the Act of 2 April 1965 on the Care of Relief granted by the Public Social Assistance Centres, the Act of 7 August 1974 establishing the right to a minimum of means of existence and the law of 26 May 2002 on the right to social integration may be considered for the year 2008 as advances for the year.
Art. 2.44.6
The budget of the Federal Agency for the reception of asylum seekers for 2008 is approved, annexed to this Act.
This budget is for revenues at 233.591.693 euros and for expenditures at 233.591.693 euros.
Art. 2.44.7
The available balance of previous years under the law of 7 August 1974 establishing the right to a minimum of means of existence, and the law of 26 May 2002 concerning the right to social integration, may be used to cover the expenses inherent in the current fiscal year.
The available balance of previous years under the Act of 2 April 1965 on the care of relief provided by public welfare centres can be used to cover the expenses inherent in the current fiscal year.
Art. 2.44.8
By derogation from Article 15 of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on July 17, 1991, the basic allowances "55.11.4316 - Subside CPAS Right to social integration" and "55.42.4303 - Subside to public services under the ES Spring Programma" can be redistributed only between them.
Art. 2.44.9
§ 1^er. The "Social Economy Fund, Social Integration - Programming 2000-2006" has a commitment authority of 172,000 euros.
Any undertaking under this Article shall be subject to the visa of the Registrar of Commitments and the Court of Accounts.
Prior to the 10th of each month, the Comptroller of Commitments shall transmit to the Court of Auditors, together with supporting documents, a statement in three copies and mentioning, on the one hand, the commitments made in the past month and on the other hand, the amount of commitments covered since the beginning of the year.
§ 2. By derogation from Article 45 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the organic fund "Foundation for Social Economy, social integration - programming 2000-2006" is authorized to present in order a debiting position, which cannot exceed the amount of 12.021,000 euros.
Art. 2.44.10
§ 1^er. The budget organic fund "European Social Fund, Employment - Ancient Programming" has a commitment authorization of 2.797.000 euros.
Any undertaking under this Article shall be subject to the visa of the Registrar of Commitments and the Court of Accounts.
Prior to the 10th of each month, the Comptroller of Commitments shall forward to the Court of Accounts, together with supporting documents, a statement in three copies, on the one hand, the amount of the commitments covered in the past month and, on the other hand, the amount of the commitments covered since the beginning of the year.
§ 2. By derogation from Article 45 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the organic fund "Employment - Ancient Programming - Social Fund" is authorized to submit a debiting position, which cannot exceed the amount of 12.928.000 euros.
Art. 2.44.11
Advances of funds as referred to in Article 15, 2° of the Act of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Accounts may be made to the accountant competent for the expenses of the organic fund "Belgian Social Fund". None of these advances are subject to a maximum amount, except for programming 1994-1999, for which they cannot exceed the available variable credits.
Art. 2.44.12
§ 1. The organic fund "Federal European Social Fund - Programming 2007-2013" has a commitment authorization of 8,185,000 euros.
Any undertaking under this Article shall be subject to the visa of the Registrar of Commitments and the Court of Accounts.
Prior to the ten of each month, the Comptroller of Commitments shall transmit to the Court of Counts, together with supporting documents, a statement in three copies and mentioning, on the one hand, the amount of commitments covered in the past month and, on the other hand, the amount of commitments covered since the beginning of the year.
§ 2. By derogation from Article 45 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the organic fund "Federal European Social Fund, Programming 2007-2013" is authorized to present in order a debiting position, which cannot exceed the amount of 2.026.000 euros.
Section 46. - SPP Scientific policy
Art. 2.46.1
By derogation from Article 15 of the Organic Law of the Court of Accounts of 29 October 1846, advances of funds may be made up for a maximum of 37,000 euros, to the extraordinary accountants of the SPP Scientific Policy and to the extraordinary accountants of the institutions that fall under it.
By means of these advances, the extraordinary accountants of the PPS can make the payment of claims of any kind, including the purchase of heritage furniture, not exceeding 5,500 euros.
Art. 2.46.2
By derogation from Article 15 of the Organic Law of the Court of Accounts of 29 October 1846, advances of successive funds in an amount not exceeding 2,500 euros may be made to the accountant responsible for the liquidation of relief and social allowances.
Art. 2.46.3
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 21/0 - DIRECTION AND MANAGEMENT
Grant to the Social Service of the Science Policy PPS.
PROGRAMME 60/1 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE NATIONAL FRAMEWORK
1. Funding for R & D government impulse programs within the national framework.
2. Financing interuniversity attraction poles.
3. Financing of the technological attraction poles.
4. Financing studies, research and missions on behalf of third parties.
5. Financing of construction, management, operation and maintenance, as well as scientific projects related to the Belgian base in Antarctica
6. Grants to Academia Belgica in Rome and the Belgian Historical Institute in Rome.
7. Heritage Grant of the Academy of Sciences of Outre-Mer.
8. Grant to the National Commissions under the joint auspices of the Academy of Sciences, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium and the Koninklijke Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België.
9. Funding of PPS Operational Centres Science Policy.
10. Grant for the recruitment of additional researchers at federal universities and scientific institutions as part of the measures to support the research policy in the multi-year employment plan.
11. Coverage of R-D expenditures of Airbus aircraft.
12. Provision to the Scientific and Technical Information Service (S.I.S.T.).
13. The Belgian telematic network "Belnet".
14. Funding for scientific support to federal drug policy.
15. Financing of the programme for the return of Belgian scientific competence.
16. Grant to the asbl "Prince Laurent Foundation".
PROGRAMME 60/2 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK
1. Funding for R & D government impulse programs in the international framework.
2. Belgian participation in the activities of the European Space Agency.
3. Belgian participation in bilateral or multilateral space projects (excluding ASE).
4. Grants to intergovernmental scientific research and public service organizations.
5. Grants to international scientific research and public service organizations, groups and centres.
6. Belgian participation in international scientific policy activities.
7 Belgian contribution to the Eureka Secretariat "Technology".
8. Grant to the von Karman Institute.
PROGRAMME 60/3 - FEDERAL AND ASSIMILES SCIENTIFIC ETABLEMENTS.
1. Federal scientific institutions under the Minister of Science Policy.
2. Grant to the Study and Documentation Centre "War and Contemporary Societies".
3. Funding for R & D actions of federal scientific institutions.
4. Specific allocation to federal scientific institutions.
5. Support activity for federal scientific institutionsB additional staffing.
6. Grant to the International Centre for Studies for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM).
7. Grant to the Royal Cinema Library.
8. Archives of history and news.
9. Grant to the Cinema Museum.
10. Grant à l'asbl Decentralisation des films classique et contemporains.
11. Grant to the asbl Mont des Arts.
12. Additional provision to federal scientific institutions for the maintenance of heating and air conditioning equipment.
13. Additional allocation to federal and similar scientific institutions for the safeguarding of collections at risk.
14. Additional allocation to federal scientific institutions to strengthen their research capacity.
15. Additional allocation for refinancing of federal scientific institutions.
PROGRAMME 60/4 - ENSIGNMENT - TRAINING EDUCATIVE ACTIVITIES
1. Grant to the College of Europe (Bruges).
2. Grant to the Fondation Biermans-L apostle (Paris).
3. An exceptional grant to the Biermans-L apostle Foundation for the coverage of the loan refund.
4. Grant to the European University Institute (Florence) : contributions and scholarships of Belgian students.
5. Grants to the University Foundation.
6. Grant to the Belgian-American Educational Foundation.
PROGRAMME 61/1 - CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
1. Holding at the National Congress Service.
2. Grant to the Belgian Museum Friends Federation and other cultural support associations.
3. Grant to the Children's Museum.
4. Grant to the Belgian Centre for Musical Documentation (CEBEDEM).
5. Grant to concert associations meeting the criteria set out in the Royal Decree of 20 January 1956 defining the conditions for granting grants to concert associations.
6. Grant to the "Queen Elisabeth" Musical Chapel.
7. Queen Elisabeth International Competition - Government Award.
8. Grant to the asbl "Jeune Philharmonie".
9. Fees for music promotion.
10. Fees related to the opening of the Royal Palace to the public.
11. Financing of the library of the Royal Conservatory of Music.
12. Grant to Fundation Europalia International.
PROGRAMME 61/2 - EXTERNAL RELATIONS
1. Grants to international youth organizations.
2. Belgian contribution to the financing of the "Commission for Educational Exchanges USA, Belgium, Luxemburg".
3. Grant to the Secretariat of the International Federation of Musical Youth.
4. Other international grants and contributions.
5. Purchases of publications and works of art for cultural promotion abroad.
PROGRAMME 61/4 - ENSIGNMENT - FORMATION (excluding Scientific Policy) AND SCOLARIAN INVESTMENTS
Grant to the SHAPE International School.
Art. 2.46.4
The commitment credits for the following expenses are allocated by decision of the Council of Ministers:
- Government impulses of R & D within the national framework (programme 60/1);
Interuniversity amusement poles (Program 60/1);
- Technology attraction poles (Program 60/1);
- coverage of R & D expenditures of Airbus aircraft (programme 60/1);
- Belgian participation in non-ASE bilateral or multilateral space projects (programme 60/2).
Art. 2.46.5
In addition to the Belgian contribution to the budget of the EUREKA Secretariat "Technology", the Minister of Science Policy is authorized, in accordance with the commitments made by Belgium, to bear, at the expense of its budget, the costs of rent and rental expenses (including electricity and heating expenses) of the EUREKA Secretariat "Technology" and half of the costs of rent of the EUREKA Secretariat AUDIOVISUEL, as well as
Art. 2.46.6
The Minister of Science Policy is authorized to waive, in accordance with the unanimous commitments of the member countries of the European Space Agency, the recovery of national fees and taxes affecting the cost of the work and supplies carried out in Belgium for this organization and whose payment in national currency or euro has been advanced to the dependant of its budget, and to repay to this organization in addition to the Belgian contribution, the amount of any national fees and taxes paid in national currency or euro by the aforementioned Agency.
Art. 2.46.7
By derogation from Article 15 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991 and Article 1-01-3, § 2 of this Act, the credits of basic allowances 60.11.11.16, 60.21.11.18, 60.22.11.20 and 61.11.41.16 may be, by means of redistributions of basic allowances, transferred to the basic allowance 21.01.11.03, up to the amounts corresponding to the amounts
Art. 2.46.8
By derogation from Article 15 of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the credits of the basic allowances 60.11.11.16, 60.12.11.17, 60.21.11.18 and 60.22.11.20 may be, by means of redistributions of basic allowances, transferred between them.
Art. 2.46.9
The credits of Program 5 of Division 61 (Education and Culture) can be used to pay the fees of lawyers representing the State in the disputes related to the " charges of the past" of the former Ministry of Education/Onderwijs.
Art. 2.46.10
By derogation from section 1-01-3, § 2 of this Act, the credits of the basic allowances 60.31.41.10, 60.31.41.11, 60.32.41.14, 60.32.41.15, 60.32.41.16, 60.33.41.17, 60.33.41.18, 60.34.41.19, 60.34.41.20 and 60.34.41.22 may
Section 51. - Public debt
Art. 2.51.1
By derogation from section 14 of the Organic Law of the Court of Accounts of 29 October 1846, it may be disposed directly by the Minister of Finance to have it from the budget fund "Preparations on proceeds of borrowing to cover:
1° expenses incurred in public debt management operations;
2° advance payments;
3° disbursements resulting from exchange rate fluctuations. »
Art. 2.51.2
The Minister of Finance is authorized to pay in advance, within the limits of the budgetary and subsequent regularization appropriations, all expenses in this section of the budget, with the exception of the following basic allocations:
- 45.40.11.10 "Pays relating to the issue of borrowing";
- 45.40.12.21 "Non-financial costs related to the activity of the Public Debt Service";
- 45.40.12.04 " Miscellaneous IT Functioning Expenditures";
- 45.40.74.01 "Expense for the acquisition of non-expendable movable property";
- 45.40.74.04 "Investment expenditures on IT";
- 45.30.41.02 "Different expenses arising from the creation and operation of the Aging Fund".
Art. 2.51.3
The treasury is authorized to make advances where, as a result of transactions on securities of the Belgian state referred to in article 107 of the royal decree of execution of the Income Tax Code 1992, the restitution of the movable pre-account, carried out anticipateably by the State for the benefit of non-resident savers, creates a debiting position of the account 84.01.02.78.B "Arrerages de Rentes" of the section
Art. 2.51.4
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is authorized to make advances where Account 84.01.01.77.B "Requests to be made available to the Capital Fund" create a debiting position of the Account.
Art. 2.51.5
Emission premiums for linear obligations issued prior to December 31, 2001, recorded on the cash account 10.65.01.06 and split per fiscal year, prorata temporis based on the duration of the borrowings that generated them, are allocated to the budgetary expenditures of public interest or dependants of the budget, in addition to interest expenditures, as they constitute a gain or loss for the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Art. 2.51.6
Expenditures on prior budgetary year receivables may be charged against the current year's credits in the case of credits for establishments in the customizable material sector that fall within the Brussels-Capital Region of the jurisdiction of the Federal Parliament and the Federal Government (Program 43/1)
Art. 2.51.7
As part of the participation of the Belgian State in a society whose main social purpose is the operation of an electronic system of trading securities of the debt of the Belgian State and their derivatives, the Minister of Finance is authorized to pay in advance, within the limits of the budgetary and the charge of subsequent regulation, the expenses relating to the taking of participation and the redemption or resale of the securities as well as the expenses relating to any costs related to them. The above-mentioned expenditures as well as any revenue related to the recovery of advances are recorded on a specific cash account. The amount of expenses, if any after deduction of the compensatory income related thereto, shall be borne as appropriate by the basic allowance 45.40.81.11 or dependant on the basic allowance 45.10.12.06 of section 51 "Public Debt" of this budget.
Art. 2.51.8
By derogation from Article 15 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, all credits in the various programs of this section of the budget may, at the request of the Minister of Finance and with the agreement of the Minister of Budget, be transferred by way of redistributions of basic allowances to other programs in the same section of the budget.
Art. 2.51.9
§ 1. By derogation from amended section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 on the organization of the Court of Accounts, advances may be made to the extraordinary accountants of the public debt service for a maximum amount of 100,000 euros.
§ 2. To the extraordinary accountants of the Debt Service, authorization is given:
(a) to provide, to officials and members of the Public Debt Agency responsible for missions in the context of public debt management, advances of funds required for the execution of such missions;
(b) to pay by way of advances of funds expenses that require direct payment on site and that are mainly related to the printing activity of the Debt Service.
Section 52. - Financing of the European Union
Art. 2.52.1
The Minister of Finance may make advances for urgent payments resulting from Belgium's obligations at the European level and which are addressed to the Treasury Office responsible for European affairs.
CHAPTER III. - Restitution and allocation funds
Art. 3-01-1
The transactions carried out on the restitution and allocation funds during the 2008 fiscal year are assessed in accordance with the table annexed to this Act.
Art. 3-01-2
The method of disposition of each of the funds mentioned in the tables annexed to this Act is set out next to the number of the article pertaining to each of them:
- the funds, which are subject to the prior visa of the Court of Accounts, are indicated in letter A;
- the funds and accounts, which are prepared by the Minister of Finance, are indicated in letter B;
- the funds and accounts, which are directly disposed of by the accountants who made the revenues, are indicated in letter C.
Art. 3-01-3
By derogation from Article 38 of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on 17 July 1991, an allocation fund is opened, which provides the means necessary to the rights holders covered by the law to grant an allocation for the acquisition of the gasoil of heating, gas propane in bulk and oil lamping a private dwelling.
Art. 3-01-4
In accordance with Article 38 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, an allocation fund is opened, which makes the necessary resources available to the Caisse nationale des Calamités.
This fund is powered by a portion of the tax on insurance contracts.
CHAPTER IV. - Separate management state services.
Art. 4-01-1
The budgets of the Separate Management State Services of the 2008 Budget Year are approved in accordance with the tables annexed to this Act.
Art. 4-01-2
The method of payment of the expenses of each of the Separate Management Services, as set out in the tables annexed to this Act, is indicated next to the number of the article pertaining to each of them:
- services, whose expenses are subject to the prior visa of the Court of Accounts, are indicated by letter A;
- services, whose expenses are incurred by the Minister of Finance, are indicated in letter B;
- services, whose expenses are incurred directly by the accountants who made the revenues, are indicated in letter C.
Art. 4-01-3
By derogation from Article 16 of the Act of 28 June 1989 amending the Act of 28 June 1963 amending and supplementing the laws on State accounting, the provisions of Articles 1^er and 5 of the Act are not applicable in the 2008 fiscal year in respect of the Separate State Services that do not have a legal basis and whose operation estimate is resumed in the budgetary tables annexed to this Act.
CHAPTER V. - State enterprises
Art. 5-01-1
By derogation from Article 112 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, expenses resulting from the provision of goods or services are charged to the budget of the year in which the invoice is dated.
Art. 5-01-2
By derogation from Article 114 of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the capital transactions budget may include non-limitative credits. In this case, the wording mentions it. This option is limited to refunds and payments (articles 91.11 to 94.11 of the budget of the Royal Mint of Belgium).
Art. 5-01-3
The Royal Mint of Belgium is authorized in 2008 to offer coins or medals for a maximum amount of 14.873.61 euros.
Promulgate this law, order that it be clothed with the seal of the State and published by the Belgian Monitor.
Given in Brussels, 1^er June 2008.
ALBERT
By the King:
The Prime Minister,
Y. LETERME
Minister of Finance,
D. REYNDERS
The Secretary of State in Budget,
Mr. WATHELET
Seal of the state seal:
Minister of Justice,
J. VANDEURZEN
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Notes
(1) 2007-2008 session:
House of Representatives:
Documents. - 52 0994 - 001: Bill. - 002: Bill, Part Two. - 003: Amendments. - 004 to 008: Justifications. - 009 to 013: Amendments. - 014 : Erratum. - 015 and 016: Amendments. - 017: Report. - 018: Amendments in plenary meeting. - 019: Text adopted.
Parliamentarians: Discussion and adoption: May 21-22, 2008.