24 DECEMBER 2001. - Act containing the General Estimates for the fiscal year 2002 (1)

ALBERT II, King of the Belgians,
To all, present and to come, Hi.
The House of Representatives adopted and sanctioned the following:
Section 1^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 2002 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.
The totals of appropriations by budget section are reproduced in the summary table below.
For the consultation of the table, see image
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Notes
(1) Regular session 2001-2002.
House of Representatives.
Parliamentary documents. - Policy notes, n^bones 1 to 9. Proposed General Estimates, No. 10. - Policy notes, n^bones 11 to 14. - Justifications, n^bones 15 to 17. - Amendment No. 18. Policy notes, n^bones 19 to 21. - Erratum, no. 22. - Policy notes, n^bones 23 in 24. - Amendments, no. 25. - Policy notes, n^bones 26 to 29. - Amendments, n^bones 30 to 32. - General Policy Note, No. 33. - Amendment, No. 34. - Erratum, number 35. - General Policy Note, No. 36. - Amendments, No. 37. - Report, number 38. - Amendments, n^bones 39 to 41. - Text adopted in plenary and subject to Royal Assent, No. 42.
Annales parliamentarians. - Discussion and adoption. Session of December 18, 19 and 20, 2001.
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. 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, transportation, taxes, retributions, department publications, vocational training, clothing and other menu 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.
3. Miscellaneous operating expenses related to computing.
4. 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.
5. Real property rents and related taxes from the various departments of the department, paid without the intervention of the Buildings Board.
6. Other costs related to the operation of services that are detailed in the subsistence programmes.
7. Expenditures for the acquisition of non-expendable furniture: machinery, furniture, equipment and means of land transport.
8. Investment expenditures related to IT.
§ 2. - By derogation from Article 15 of the laws on State accounting, 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 Laws on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the basic allowances for various operating expenses relating to information and communications technology (12.04) and those relating to investment expenditures relating to information and communications technology (74.04) can be redistributed between them within the various sections of the General Estimates, on a joint proposal of the competent Minister for the Modernization of Public Administrations and the Minister-in-Council and after agreement
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 issued by the Federal Purchasing Office, provisional payments may be made for the benefit of this agency's budget by way of payment orders by transfer in Treasury records.
Art. 1.01.6
Provision can be made to lawyers, experts and judicial officers acting on behalf of the State.
Art. 1.01.7
By derogation from articles 5 and 34 of the laws on State accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, claims of prior years may be paid out of the appropriations approved by this Act and relating to:
- fees of lawyers and doctors;
- civil, administrative and criminal court fees;
- tokens of presence, travel and residence of persons outside the State Administrations;
- compensation of foreign experts to the Administration and third party benefits (including advances in advances);
- various allowances to third parties due to the commitment of the State's responsibility to acts committed by its organs and agents;
- is due to the oversight bodies on behalf of the public interest bodies.
Art. 1.01.8
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is authorized to make advances where transactions relating to a "Remunerations and Other Fixed Expenditures for Subsidized Contractual Personnel" (sections 93 to 101 of the Program Act of 30 December 1988) of the "Treasury Operations" section, create a debiting position.
Art. 1.01.10
By derogation from article 28, paragraph 1^er, state accounting laws, coordinated on July 17, 1991, the expenditures of federal public services (FSP) and programmatory public services (PPS), created in the context of Copernic reform, are charged to the most appropriate programs of the current sections of the general budget of expenditures.
Art. 1.01.11
By derogation from Article 15 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the basic allocations of the various programmes registered under an organic division concerning the strategic organs of a federal public service (SPF), may be redistributed between them within the same organic division.
Section 2. - Special provisions of departments
Section 02. - SPF Chancellery and General Services
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 EUR 370,000 to the extraordinary accountant of the SPF Chancellery and General Services;
- for a maximum of EUR 25,000 to the extraordinary accountant of the National Standing Committee on the Cultural Pact.
Through these advances, extraordinary accountants may make payment of claims of any kind, including the purchase of heritage furniture, not exceeding EUR 2.500.
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 EUR 2,500 may be made to the accountant responsible for the liquidation of relief and social benefits.
Art. 2.02.3
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 40/2 - SOCIAL PROVISIONS
1. Grant to the Belgian Vocational Foundation.
2. Grant to the European Movement - Belgium.
3. Trade union bonuses.
PROGRAMME 41 - EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION
1. Grant to the Belgian Federal Information Service - S.F.I.
2. Meeting at the International Press Centre (IPC - Residence Palace).
3. Grant to the Belgian news agency BELGA.
Art. 2.02.4
By derogation from articles 12 and 14 of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on 17 July 1991, all expenses of the Chancellery SPF and General Services relating to compensation to third parties due to the commitment of the State responsibility, may be charged to the B.A. 01.34.02 of Organic Division 40 - Chancellery.
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 FEDENET equipment.
Art. 2.02.6
Pending the integration of the Belgian Federal Information Service (S.F.I.) into the SPF Chancellery and General Services, S.F.I. is authorized to have a working capital not exceeding 744.000 EUR.
This working capital is made from:
(a) surpluses and balances in advances in programme missions;
(b) clean income.
Art. 2.02.7
Within the limits of the credits listed in the program 40/1 "FEDENET", can also be adjusted - in addition to the recurring operating costs and investments - of any kind related to pre-set services, as well as to the installation and maintenance of the software and hardware of the various user services connected to the Fedenet network.
Art. 2.02.8
By derogation from section 1.01.3, § 2, of this Act, a breakdown of all basic allowances of program 41/0 - "External communication", including staff credits (41.01.11.03 and 11.04).
Section 04. - Personal SPF and Organization
Art. 2.04.1
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Auditors, advances of funds up to EUR 250,000 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 not exceeding 5.500 EUR, as well as, regardless of the amounts, water consumption charges, 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 40/0 - SUBSISTANCE PROGRAMME
A.S.B.L. Social Service of the Federal Public Service Staff and Organization.
PROGRAMME 53/1 - 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 programme 53/2 - Provisional funds to cover expenses of any kind related to training activities may be allocated as appropriate, between the appropriate programmes of the budgets of the various departments, through a Royal Decree proposed by the Minister of Public Service and Modernization of Administration.
Art. 2.04.4
By derogation from articles 12 and 14 of the State Accounting Acts, coordinated on 17 July 1991, all expenses of the Federal Public Service Staff and Organization relating to compensation to third parties due to the commitment of State responsibility, with the exception of those of the Federal Administration's Selection Office (SELOR), may be charged to B.A. 03.34.01 of General Services and Corporate Services 40 - of the Federal Administration
Art. 2.04.5
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. 2.04.6
The treasury is authorized to make advances when the accounts of the Federal Office of Purchases, a separate state service, which is the subject of section 63.01.A, will be in a debiting position. This debiting position will not exceed the amount of 5.000.000 EUR.
Art. 2.04.7
The provision in programme 40/3 - Provisional funds, which are intended to cover expenses related to the granting of an allocation to project development staff in certain public services, may, after agreement of the Minister of Budget, be allocated as necessary, by Royal Order, between the appropriate programs of the budgets of the various departments.
Art. 2.04.8
By derogation from articles 12 and 14 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the expenses of the substantive divisions 40 and 52 of the Federal Public Service Personnel and Organisation relating to the rental expenses of the building located at 51 rue de la Loi in Brussels, may be charged to the basic allowance 02.12.01 of the Division 40 - Committee of Directors and General Services.
Section 05. - SPF Information Technology
and Communication
Art. 2.05.1
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Auditors, advances of funds up to EUR 250,000 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 not exceeding 5.500 EUR, as well as, regardless of the amounts, water consumption charges, 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. 2.05.2
By derogation from section 1-01-3, § 2, of this Act, the basic allowances relating to remuneration and allowances generally of any kind " 11.03 - Statutory staff and interns" and " 11.04 - Staff other than statutory employees", as well as the basic allowance "12.20 - Contracts for the provision of services by the A.S.B.L. Mechanical Society for the Application of Social Laws (tributs)"
Section 11. - Services of the Prime Minister
Art. 2.11.1
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 amount of EUR 37,000, to the extraordinary accountant of the Federal Services for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs (S.S.T.C.) and to the extraordinary accountants of the institutions responsible for it.
Using these advances, the extraordinary accountants of the TSS may make the payment of claims of any kind, including the purchase of matrimonial property, not exceeding 5.500 EUR.
Art. 2.11.2
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 EUR 2,500 may be made to the accountant responsible for the liquidation of relief and social benefits.
Art. 2.11.3
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 60/0 - SUBSISTANCE
Grant to the Social Service of the Federal Science, Technology and Cultural Affairs Services.
PROGRAMME 60/1 - RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT IN 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. Grant to Academia Belgica in Rome.
6. Heritage Grant of the Academy of Sciences of Outre-Mer.
7. 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".
8. Financing of the S.S.T.C. operational centres
9. 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.
10. Coverage of R-D expenditures of Airbus aircraft.
11. Provision to the Scientific and Technical Information Service (S.I.S.T.).
12. The Belgian telematic network "Belnet".
13. Funding for scientific support to federal drug policy.
14. Financing of the programme for the return of Belgian scientific competence.
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".
PROGRAMME 60/3 - SCIENTIFIC AND
FEDERAL AND ASSIMILES
1. Federal scientific institutions under the Minister of Scientific Research.
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. Complementary application to the General Archives of the Kingdom for the staff of the new deposit in Louvain.
6. Support to temporary exhibitions of federal scientific institutions.
7. Complementary donation to the Royal Observatory of Belgium for the valorization of the planetarium.
8. Complementary donation to the Royal Museum of Central Africa for the safety of collections.
9. Complementary allocation to the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium for the operation of the new premises.
PROGRAMME 60/4 - ENSIGNMENT-FORMATION;
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 Brussels Philharmonic Society.
5. Grant to the Belgian Centre for Musical Documentation (CEBEDEM).
6. 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.
7. Grant to a.s.b.l. "Decentralization of classical and contemporary films".
8. Grant to the "Queen Elisabeth" Musical Chapel.
9. Grant to the Exhibition Society of the Palais des Beaux-Arts.
10. Queen Elisabeth International Competition - Government Award.
11. Archives of history and news.
12. Grant to a.s.b.l. "Jeune Philharmonie".
13. Fees for music promotion.
14. Fees related to the opening of the Royal Palace to the public.
15. Financing of the library of the Royal Conservatory of Music.
16. Grant to the Royal Cinema Library.
17. Grant to Fundation Europalia International.
18. Grant to the Cinema Museum.
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. Belgian contribution to UNESCO.
6. Grant to the International Centre for Studies for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (I.C.C.R.O.M.).
7. Purchases of publications and works of art for cultural promotion abroad.
PROGRAMME 61/3 - INSTITUTIONS
NATIONAL CULTURAL
1. Grant to the S.A. Palais des Beaux-Arts.
2. Grant to the Royal Theatre of the Mint.
3. Grant to the National Orchestra of Belgium.
PROGRAMME 61/4 - ENSEIGNEMENT-FORMATION
(excluding Scientific Policy) AND SCOLAN INVESTMENTS
Grant to the SHAPE International School.
Art. 2.11.4
By derogation from articles 5 and 34 of the laws on State accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, claims of prior years may be paid out of the appropriations approved by this Act relating to:
- Belgian participation in the activities of the European Space Agency (programme 60/2);
- Belgian participation in the operating costs of the Eureka secretariats ("technology" and audiovisual) (programme 60/2);
- expenses of any kind relating to the litigation of the past National Education/Onderwijs (programme 61/5);
- regularization orders following the payment of bank charges or changes in exchange rates between the time of the application for payment and the actual payment.
Art. 2.11.5
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. 2.11.6
In addition to the Belgian contribution to the budget of the EUREKA Secretariat "Technology", the Minister of Scientific Research 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. 2.11.7
The Minister of Scientific Research is authorized to waive, in accordance with the unanimous commitments of the member countries of the European Space Agency, the recovery of national duties and taxes affecting the cost of the work and supplies carried out in Belgium for this organization and whose payment in national currency or in euro has been advanced to the expense of its budget, and to reimburse the organisation in addition to the Belgian contribution, the amount of any national fees and taxes paid in national currency or in EURO by the aforementioned Agency.
Art. 2.11.8
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, 60.11.17, 60.21.11.18 and 61.11.41.16 may be, by means of redistributions of basic allowances, transferred to the basic allowance 60.01.11.03, up to the amounts corresponding to the amounts
Art. 2.11.9
By derogation from Article 15 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the credits of basic allowances 60.11.11.16, 60.11.17 and 60.21.11.18 may be, by means of redistributions of basic allowances, transferred between them.
Art. 2.11.10
Program 5 credits of Division 61 (Federal Departments of Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs - Education and Culture Party) may be used to pay the fees of lawyers representing the State in the disputes related to the " charges of the past" of former National Education/Onderwijs.
Art. 2.11.11
By derogation from Article 1-01-3, § 2, of this Law, the credits of the basic allowances 11.60.31.41.10, 11.60.41.11, 11.60.32.41.13, 11.60.41.14, 11.60.41.15, 11.60.41.16, 11.60.33.41.17, 11.60.41.18, 11.60.41.19, 11.60.34.
Section 12. - Ministry of 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 EUR 2.500,000 may be made to the Department's extraordinary accountants. By means of these advances, the Department's extraordinary accountants are authorized to pay all service charges not exceeding EUR 12.500, as well as, regardless of the amounts, water charges, gas, electricity, telephone, fuel and fuel for motor cars, as well as any allowances of any kind allocated to the budget and any costs incurred when the civil liability of the State is incurred;
(b) advances of funds up to EUR 875,000 may be made to the extraordinary accountants of the General Accounts 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 EUR 2.500,000 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 of Corrections for the payment of urgent expenses relating to:
- food and maintenance of inmates and internees;
- the consumption of energy, water and associated 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 Ministry of 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) 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 international judicial cooperation (proc. 56/0).
(2) Compensation to be awarded to provinces and communes (arts. 77 to 81 of the Act of 14 February 1961) (prog. 56/0).
(3) Quote-part of Belgium in the operating costs of Europol and the Schengen Information System (progr. 58/2).
Art. 2.12.5
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 40/3 - STUDIES AND DOCUMENTATION
(1) Grants to publications and scientific institutions.
2) Grant to a.s.b.l. « Commission Litiges Voyages ».
3) Grant to the Public Use Organization "Belgian Committee for UNICEF".
4) Grant to the "K Kinderrechtencoalitie Vlaanderen" and to the "Council of NGOs pure the rights of the child".
PROGRAMME 40/4 - INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
Intervention by Belgium in the operating costs of international bodies.
PROGRAMME 51/0 - SUBSISTANCE
Subsidies to bodies responsible for the therapeutic support of sexual assault authors.
PROGRAMME 56/0 - SUBSISTANCE
Subsidies for the use by judicial services of bar libraries in certain courthouses.
PROGRAMME 56/2 - JUSTICE MAISONS
Subsidies to bodies allocated for the organization of work of general interest and training activities in the context of judicial proceedings, restorative mediation, support of the right to visit and judicial assistance to victims.
PROGRAMME 58/2 - INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
Quote-part of Belgium in the operating costs of the International Criminal Police Organization in Lyon, the European Police Service in The Hague and the Schengen Information System in Strasbourg.
PROGRAMME 59/2 - SUBSISTANCE
Grant for the recognition of Islamic worship.
Art. 2.12.6
By derogation from Article 15 of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on 17 July 1991, resales may be made from the basic allowance 56 31 1201 to the basic allowance 56 03 1240.
Section 13. - Ministry of the Interior
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 up to EUR 371.840 may be made to the extraordinary accountants of the services and institutions whose expenses are listed in this section.
With 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, gas, electricity, telephone, fuel and fuel for cars not exceeding EUR 6.197.
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 protection personnel;
(3) costs for foreign missions and for the posting of correspondence, as well as advances related to 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.
Art. 2.13.2
Expenditures on prior year receivables may be charged against current year credits in the following cases:
(1) Election expenses.
(2) Military graves.
(3) Expenses related to the reimbursement to municipalities of the salaries of personnel of emergency centres "100".
Art. 2.13.3
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 40/1 - 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° Amicale des rescapés de Breendonk.
3rd Flame Committee.
4° Committee of the monument of King Albert to the Yser.
5° 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 51/7 - MILITARY
Grant to the organisation responsible for the restoration of the museum of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in Oswiecim.
PROGRAMME 54/0 - SUBSISTANCE PROGRAMME
1° Grant to the Fire Services Training Council.
2° Intervention in civil protection information, documentation and public relations fees.
PROGRAMME 54/2 - GENERAL INSPECTION
EQUIPMENT
1° Grant to the Brussels-Capital Region, to the municipalities, and intercommunal for the purchase of special equipment for fire services.
2° Subsides to municipalities for the need for fire services to computerize statistics.
3° Intervention for fire services in fire prevention campaign fees, support of local initiatives.
4° Intervention in specialized recycling courses for fire service officers.
PROGRAMME 54/6 - GUIDELINES
1° Royal Federation of Firefighters of Belgium and National Fund for the Assistance of Firefighters.
2° Training centers for firefighters.
3° Intervention in laboratory fees conducting fire prevention research.
4° Contribution to the realization of a "Euroclasses system" in response to fire.
PROGRAMME 55/0 - SUBSISTANCE
Grants from the Office of Foreigners to international organizations engaged in activities related to foreign policy.
PROGRAMME 56/1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE FORMATION, 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° Grant to be given to 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 the S.A. ASTRID to cover the operating costs of the common infrastructure.
5° 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 59/0 - SUBSISTANCE PROGRAMME
Subside awarded to the Association of State Councils and Supreme Administrative Courts of the European Union".
Art. 2.13.4
The amounts to be recovered, for the years 1996 and 1997, from the local authorities that use the services of a regional receiver 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 exempt from the application of the provisions of the five-year limitation.
Art. 2.13.5
The Minister of the Interior is authorized to withdraw from the specific budget article provided for in Article 1^er§ 2quater, paragraph 2 of the law of 1^er August 1985 bringing social provisions, as amended by the Act of 30 March 1994 on social provisions, funds for coordination and supra-local actions in the areas referred to in Article 69 of the Act of 30 March 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. 2.13.6
The outstanding claims as at 31 December 2000 on basic allowances 56/10.63.08 and 56/13.63.07 of section 13 "Ministry of the Interior", may be ordered on basic allowances 90/15.63.08 and 90/26.63.07 of section 17 "Federal Police and Integrated Operations".
Section 14. - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Art. 2.14.1
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Auditors, successive advances of funds in an amount not exceeding EUR 10,000, which will be justified later, may be made to the accountant responsible for the liquidation of relief and social expenses.
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 EUR 750,000 may be made to the extraordinary accountants of the Directorate of Budget and Accounting and EUR 375,000 to other extraordinary accountants of the Department.
With these advances, the Department's extraordinary accountants are allowed to pay receivables not exceeding EUR 5.500.
Art. 2.14.3
The travel costs of the Foreign Service and Chancellery Career Officers are determined, in each case, by a ministerial order.
Art. 2.14.4
The credits set out in Program 41/0 (A.B. 41.03.03.50) are intended to provide permanent working capital to officials of the Department of Advances on their foreign mission costs and on the costs associated with the transfer and return on leave of displaced staff. Expenditures on these advances are regulated by charge against the budgetary appropriations provided for this purpose.
The credits in programme 42/0 (A.B. 42.04.03.50) are intended to provide permanent working capital for the payment of operating expenses for Belgian diplomatic and consular posts and permanent representations from international organizations. 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
Receipts relating to the operating costs of diplomatic and consular posts and permanent representations to international organizations, with the exception of staff remuneration and acquisitions of non-expendable movable property, may be charged on the basic allowance 42.04.12.33 of programme 42/0.
Art. 2.14.6
Within the relevant core allocations, the following grants and contributions may be granted:
PROGRAMME 41/0 - SUBSISTANCE PROGRAMME
Subside for the operation of the nursery established within the department
PROGRAMME 41/6 - STUDIES AND DOCUMENTATION
(1) Contribution of Belgium to the installation and operation costs of the International Press Centre in Brussels.
2) Subside to the Belgian Federal Information Service (S.F.I.).
PROGRAMME 41/7 - INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
(1) Subsidies to organizations or associations with international activities.
2) Subsides at the Royal Institute of International Relations.
3) Subside to the Europalia Foundation.
PROGRAMME 51/1 - EXTERIOR TRADE
(1) Contributions from Belgium to international bodies established in the country.
(2) Contributions from Belgium to international organizations outside the country.
3) Subsides to "Asia-Europe Foundation".
4) Subsides for export promotion.
5) Grants related to economic expansion and regional conversion.
PROGRAMME 51/2 - PROGRAMMES D'ACTIONS BILATERAUX
Grants for operations under the policy of bilateral action programmes.
PROGRAMME 52/1 - INTERNATIONAL
Contributions from Belgium to international organizations outside the country.
PROGRAMME 52/2 - HUMANITARIAN AID
Grants for refugee protection institutions.
PROGRAMME 53/1 - AND POLICY
(1) Contributions from Belgium to international bodies established in the country.
(2) Contributions from Belgium to international organizations outside the country.
(3) Western European Union (WEU) programmes related to the acquisition of military observation satellites for security purposes.
4) Promotion of international youth exchanges and initiatives to initiate international policy.
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) Subsides to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
2) Participation in the United Nations action for the Arab refugees of Palestine.
PROGRAMME 55/1 - INFORMATION TO THE EUROPEAN
Subsidies for European integration.
Art. 2.14.7
Within the limit of the applicable basic allowance, program 52/2 Humanitarian assistance, expenses of any kind may be made, by prior agreement of the Council of Ministers, as interventions by Belgium in actions for victims of serious natural disasters.
Art. 2.14.8
Within the limits of the basic allocation concerned, in programme 53/4 "Humanitarian aid", expenses of any kind may be made, by prior agreement of the Council of Ministers, as interventions and initiatives of Belgium in the actions
- preventive diplomacy, peacekeeping, promotion of democracy within the framework of international policy;
- for conflict-affected populations;
- respecting human rights and consolidating the rule of law.
Section 15. - International cooperation
Art. 2.15.1
The liquidated expenses of the permanent working capital, provided in 1996 by the basic allowance 54.09.03.50, are regulated without delay by imputation on the budgetary appropriations of the following basic allocations: 54.02.12.01, 54.02.12.02, 54.03.35.53, 54.04.12.27, 54.04.12.28, 54.11.35.11, 54.14.54.42, 54.35.35.11, 54.
Art. 2.15.2
Expenditures on prior-year receivables may 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 from low-income countries, and expenditure on social and cultural assistance (prog. 54/1 and 54/2).
(3) Expenses incurred by accountants abroad and to regulate a posteriori.
Art. 2.15.3
By derogation from Article 15 of the Organic Law of the Court of Accounts of 29 October 1846, advances of funds of up to EUR 250,000 each, by account open postal cheques, may be made to the department's extraordinary accountants.
With these advances, these extraordinary accountants are allowed to pay receivables not exceeding EUR 2.500.
Art. 2.15.4
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, grants or allowances may be granted to cover the following expenses:
PROGRAMME 54/1 - GOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
(1) Expenditures of any kind related to internship and scholarship programs in Belgium and abroad for low-income nationals.
(2) Debt relief from low-income countries.
(3) Financial contributions to small-scale interventions.
PROGRAMME 54/2 - NON-GOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
(1) Grants to individuals and non-governmental organizations on the implementation of an internship by young job seekers in approved cooperation projects.
(2) Grants to non-governmental organizations, for the financing of the execution, management and evaluation of NGO programmes with the exception of prevention, relief and rehabilitation activities, food aid, the sending of young job-seekers and conflict prevention, which will be subsidized with the ad hoc basic allocations, and actions carried out under the Belgian Survival Fund.
3) Grants to the "Vlaamse Vereniging voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking en Technische Bijstand" (VVOB) and to the "Association for the Promotion of Education and Training in Stranger" (APEFE).
4) Grants to Belgian scientific institutions and research centres for the realization of projects, research and training programmes and congresses in the field of cooperation with low-income countries.
5) Interventions related to the initiatives of the Royal Museum of Central Africa.
(6) Grants for the Institute of Tropical Medicine's own initiatives.
7) Grants to the European Development Policy Management Centre.
8) Grants to the "Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad", the Conseil interuniversitaire francophone and academic institutions for the financing of scholarships, training fees, institutional cooperation, clean initiatives and actions-north.
9) Subsidy of group internships organized on the initiative of private law bodies.
10) Subsidy of cooperative actions of decentralized Belgian governments.
11) Granting social and cultural assistance to students and stagiairs from low-income countries.
(12) Subsidy of migration and development programs.
PROGRAMME 54/3 - MULTILATERAL COOPERATION
(1) Grants to international and multisectoral organizations such as core allocations 54.31.35.01 and 54.31.35.02: voluntary contributions to United Nations development programmes and funds, United Nations specialized organizations, related United Nations programmes and the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Global Health and Aids Fund.
(2) Participation in research programmes on agronomy, implemented by international and regional organizations for low-income countries and support activities.
(3) Financial contributions to development banks and guarantee funds.
4) Financial contributions to the Global Environment Facility, the Secretariat of the Convention to Combat Desertification, the World Health Organization and various environmental treaties.
5) Financial contributions to the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
6) Grant for the recruitment of multilateral cooperation staff.
PROGRAMME 54/4 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS
(1) Grants of all kinds under the Belgian Survival Fund, established by law.
2) Grants for conflict prevention, peace reconstruction and human rights. The appropriations provided for in AB 54.41.35.23 will allow the department to carry out, directly or via the CTB, projects related to human rights, democratization, conflict prevention, peace and development, or to grant subsidies to accredited non-governmental organizations and Belgian associations, local organizations and institutions and international organizations.
(3) Grants to local non-governmental organizations.
4) Grants for emergency assistance (prevention, relief and rehabilitation), humanitarian action and food aid.
(5) Grants for the training of candidates and participants in cooperative actions.
(6) Grants for information on policy and third-party awareness of north-south relations, international cooperation and intercultural tolerance.
(7) Grants for organization and participation in meetings on cooperation with low-income countries.
8) Grants to promote the private sector in low-income countries and fair trade.
Art. 2.15.5
For the year 2002, the Belgian Survie Fund (A.B. 54.40.35.50) has a commitment authority of EUR 33.000.000.
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 made 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.
Art. 2.15.6
A portion of the credit included in programme 54/4 - Special Interventions - of section 15 - International cooperation, may be transferred to the appropriate basic allowance of section 14 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by Royal Decree, deliberated in the Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Member of Government who has the International Cooperation in its responsibilities.
Art. 2.15.7
The appropriation for the basic allowance 54.34.84.08 will be transferred by the Member of Government who has the International Cooperation in his or her functions or by his or her delegated order on a cash account managed by the Minister of Finance or by his or her delegated sponsor.
Art. 2.15.8
Grants or allocations to an indirect actor, under a multi-year program, will be justified on the date provided for in the relevant orders or conventions. The unutilized balance of such an annual subsidy, allocated to a previous fiscal year, may be deducted from the dependant grant 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 relates to the following basic allowances: 54.20.35.70, 54.20.54.62, 54.21.35.65, 54.21.35.66, 54.22.33.32, 54.22.33, 54.23.45.01, 54.23.45.02, 54.24.45.52, 54.24.45.53, 54.24.45.54, 54.25.52, 54.25.45.53.
Section 16. - Ministry of National Defence
Art. 2.16.1
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Accounts, advances of funds up to EUR 20,000 may be made to the extraordinary accountants, as a result of paying expenditures not exceeding EUR 2.500.
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 the current year's credits in the following cases: orders for supplies and benefits to foreign governments and to NATO's production and logistics agencies, as well as payment of compensation for industrial accidents and compensation to State personnel for material damage.
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 liquidate 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.
It may also be concluded in accordance with the negotiated procedure, the contracts and trade agreements passed by the NATO Supply and Repair System (NATO Agency for Supply and Repair and its subordinate agencies), as well as the contracts with a NATO member country, acting as part of an international agreement with the objective of supplying spare parts, servicing or maintenance of equipment.
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 charged to the Defence budget, or to the budgetary fund for the reuse of income from the disposal of surplus equipment, materials or ammunition.
Art. 2.16.7
Withdrawal of the exclusive decision of the Minister of National Defence, the resolution of 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as a result of the logistic agreement on the supply of spare parts and other equipment for CVRT;
(c) 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 subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 90/3 - SOCIAL AID,
AND CULTURAL
1. Civil social service.
2. Central Office for Social and Cultural Action (OCASC).
PROGRAMME 90/4 - NATIONAL MEETING
1. A.S.B.L. "Belgian Air Cadets".
2. Royal National Union of Reserve Officers.
3. Royal National Union of Reserve Officers.
4. A.S.B.L. "National Parachuting Centre".
5. A.S.B.L. "Tank Museum".
6. A.S.B.L. " Brussels Air Museum Foundation".
7. A.S.B.L. "The Friends of the Marine Section of the Royal Army and Military History Museum".
8. A.S.B.L. "The Friends of the Music of the Guides".
9. A.S.B.L. "Belgian Air Force Symphonic Band Foundation".
Art. 2.16.11
The treasury is authorized to make advances when Account Operations 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 - create a debiting position of this account.
Art. 2.16.12
Revenue and order transactions conducted under international and national treaties or agreements will be carried out using Account 82.04.01.68.B of the "Treasury Order Operations" section.
This account may present a debtor balance for up to 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 organization of the Court of Accounts.
Art. 2.16.13
The Minister of Defence is authorized to use, up to EUR 3.718.000, 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 installations and related costs for the entire F-16 fleet.
These interests will be charged to Account 87.07.03.27C of the Treasury Order Operations Section. They will be used to cover the costs resulting from the above-mentioned markets.
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 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
Except for cases where the Armed Forces is under the Act, units may be assigned to public utility services, with a cultural or humanitarian purpose, or assistance to the Nation, for payment.
By derogation from the previous paragraph, benefits to the Central Office of Social and Cultural Action for the benefit of members of the military community (OCASC) and to various public bodies belonging to the civilian element in order to ensure the relocation of their heritage, following the final withdrawal of the Armed Forces in Germany, are made free of charge.
Art. 2.16.16
The Central Office for Social and Cultural Action for the benefit of members of the military community (OCASC) is authorized to carry out missions as provided for in Article 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 National Defence staff who, pursuant to Article 11, § 2, of the Act of 10 April 1973 establishing the Central Office for Social and Cultural Action (OCASC) for the benefit of members of the military community, are made available to the CSCO, remain in charge of the National Defence budget.
Art. 2.16.17
By derogation from the provisions of article 28, 2^e paragraph, of the State Accounting Acts, 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 a priori is subject to a provision of credits whose amount is determined by the estimate of 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 emergency cases, to conclude agreements with foreign countries on mutual benefits 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 regard to materials, materials, weapons and ammunition, to pass conventions of mutual assignments, exchange and loan with other departments, Belgian or foreign companies and third countries, provided that this is favoured by the renewal of the relevant stocks to the Armed Forces.
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 deposit to the other
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 Ways and Means for the benefit of the budget fund created by art. 41 of the program law of July 19, 2001 for the fiscal year 2001.
Art. 2.16.20
The Minister of Defence is authorized to provide support to the Civil Social Service.
Art. 2.16.21
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. 2.16.22
By derogation from Article 106 of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on 17 July 1991, are definitively acquired to those who have collected them, the amounts unduly paid by the Ministry of National Defence before 1 January 1998 for the allocations whose calculation is related to the gross annual salary of the beneficiary provided that the undue payments result from the application of a miscalculation formula.
Art. 2.16.23
The Minister of National Defence is authorized, with the agreement 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. 2.16.24
The interdepartmental provision in programme 50/6 (A.B. 01.01) - interdepartmental provision for the expenses of any kind relating to the specific rejuvenation measures of the Armed Forces - may be apportioned, as appropriate, between the appropriate programmes of the budgets of the various departments by Royal Decree and with the agreement of the Minister of Budget.
Art. 2.16.25
By derogation from the provisions of article 28, 2^e paragraph, of the State Accounting Acts, 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. 2.16.26
By derogation from the provisions of article 28, 2^e paragraph, of the State Accounting Acts, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the Minister of Defence is authorized to acquire a strategic transport vessel through a joint financial participation of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
By derogation from the provisions of section 19 of the Act of 24 December 1993 relating to public procurement and certain contracts of work, supplies and services, the Minister of Defence is authorized to enter into a single contract, awarded in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 24 December 1993 referred to above, for the joint acquisition of a strategic transport ship with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which mandates it to do so.
Expenditure transactions under this contract are subject, prior to any legal undertaking, to the opinion 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. 2.16.27
Revenue balances as at December 31, 2001 of accounts 87.07.04.28.B, 87.07.10.34.B and 87.07.06.30.B of the "Treasury Order Operations" section will be transferred to the respective budgetary funds created by s. 41 of the program law of July 19 for the fiscal year 2001.
To ensure continuity of service during the transitional phase, receivables payable may be paid after January 1, 2002 to the accounts of the "Treasury Order Operations" section, within the limits of revenues earned on these accounts, to:
- 8.870.000 EUR on account 87.07.04.28.B of the section "Treasury Order Operations".
- 23.830.000 EUR on account 87.07.06.30.B of the section "Treasury Order Operations".
- 1.320.000 EUR on account 87.07.10.34.B of the section "Treasury Order Operations".
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
Funeral allowances, as well as birth allowances, may be subject to credit opening orders in the same way as fixed expenses.
Art. 2.17.3
Foreign health care expenses may be paid through provisions.
Art. 2.17.4
Within the limits of the applicable basic allowance, the following subsidy may be granted:
PROGRAMME 44/1 - COORDINATION AND FUNCTIONING
- at a.s.b.l. "Social Service of the Integrated Police": budget allocation as a contribution to staff costs, general operating expenses and intervention expenses;
- Police Studies Center.
PROGRAMME 90/1 - FEDERAL DOTATION
- the multi-communal police areas and the municipalities: contribution of the federal State to the costs of local police personnel, operations and investment, to the additional cost resulting from the increase in employers' contributions and to initiatives to encourage the mobility of ex-gendarmes overnumbered to deficit areas in police officers;
- to certain municipalities: contribution of the federal state in the cost of civilian personnel for the police component of security contracts.
- to certain communes: contribution of the federal state in the cost of investments of a supralocal nature.
PROGRAMME 90/2 - APPUI FEDERAL
- at a.s.b.l. "Social Service of the Integrated Police": budget allocation as a contribution to staff costs, general operating expenses and intervention expenses.
- approved schools and training centres and academic institutions for retraining and specialization courses organized in favour of police officers;
- to some municipalities: contribution of the federal state to the financing of projects to stimulate the recruitment of allochtones in the local police;
- 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 certain multi-communal and common police areas: contribution of the federal state to investment expenditures in order to achieve the required basic configuration, determined during the radioscopy of the computer means of the police zones.
Art. 2.17.5
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. 2.17.6
The treasury is authorized to make advances when Account Operations 87.07.50.00.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 - create a debiting position of this account.
Art. 2.17.7
By derogation from the provisions of Article 28, 2nd paragraph of the State Accounting Laws coordinated on 17 July 1991, the Minister of the Interior is authorized, during the period during which the National Defence and the Federal Police must extend their mutual support, to value the benefits provided to the National Defence and to compensate the National Defence for benefits received on the basis of additional costs.
If applicable, the amounts due by National Defence will be paid to the Ways and Means Budget with the 17-1 organic budget fund "Payment Benefits Fund".
If sums are due by the Federal Police and are due to occasional benefits, then expenses will be charged against the Federal Police budget.
Otherwise, the benefits will be paid to National Defence through the provision of credits determined on the basis of an estimate of the additional cost to National Defence of the benefits to be provided, increased or decreased from the balance of the account of the benefits actually performed previously.
Art. 2.17.8
The Minister of the Interior is authorized, within the framework of the rational use of surplus stocks, to conclude with the Minister of National Defence agreements for mutual assignments of equipment, materials and ammunition or services.
The financial regulation of these reciprocal transactions may be made by compensation.
The potential balance will be either charged to the Federal Police Budget or paid to the Ways and Means Budget to the 17-1 Organic Budget Fund "Payment Benefits Fund".
Art. 2.17.9
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 permanently 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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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. 2.17.10
By derogation from the provisions of Article 143 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the Minister of the Interior or the delegated official by him, is authorized:
§ 1^er. Provided that the principles of public procurement legislation are respected, dispose of surplus, economically amortized or technologically obsolete equipment and waste.
The alienation may take the following forms:
(a) a contract for work or services where the products that are the subject of the contract or originating from its execution are transferred to the contracting party as a payment for the benefits provided by the contracting party;
(b) a trade agreement on equipment, goods, weapons and ammunition for the purpose of acquiring similar goods.
In these cases, the potential positive balance of the transactions referred to in the Convention for the purpose of carrying out these alienations will be charged to the Sieges and Means Budget for the benefit of the 17-1 organic budget fund "Payment benefits fund"; the potential negative balance will be charged to the Federal Police budget;
§ 2. To dispose of surplus material, animals and/or property free of charge:
(a) to third countries under the assistance loan, as well as to make limited service benefits related to these assignments;
(b) to organic services of the interior, with a view to the optimal use of means within the department.
Art. 2.17.11
Without prejudice to the possibility of redistribution of staff credits according to the terms provided for in Art. 1-01-3, § 2, of the General Estimates, the Minister of the Interior is authorized, with the agreement of the Minister of Budget, within the limits of the appropriations of Section 17 - Federal police and integrated operation, carry out transfers between the different organizational and program divisions, in order to meet the specific needs related to the implementation of "Integrated Police at Two Levels".
These redistributions will be communicated promptly to the House of Representatives and the Court of Accounts.
Art. 2.17.12
The Mass of clothing and equipment of the gendarmerie, organized in execution of the Art. 70 of the Act of 2 December 1957 on gendarmerie and Art. 17 of the Royal Decree of 14 March 1963, which organised the internal service, was dissolved.
The federal police can purchase parts of the basic equipment stock that are useful to them for the budget and after favourable advice from the Finance Inspectorate.
The stock balance will be transferred to a.s.b.l. "Social Service of the Integrated Police" still to be created.
Contributions will be reimbursed to members of the fund.
The balance of liquidity will then be divided between the budget fund 17.2 - "Shipping of clothing and equipment against payment to police personnel" and the amount referred to in 50/50.
Art. 2.17.13
The provisional credit, included in programme 40/4 "Euro transport" and intended to cover the expenses of any kind related to the transport of funds as part of the introduction of the euro, may, after the agreement of the Minister of Budget, be apportioned as necessary among the appropriate programmes of Section 17 by means of a royal decree proposed by the Minister of the Interior.
Section 18. - Ministry of Finance
Art. 2.18.1
§ 1^er. 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 Special Accountant of the Directorate Accounting and Budget of the General Secretariat responsible for the payment of cleaning and maintenance costs for premises, furniture, equipment and machinery, for a maximum amount of 4.000.000 EUR;
(2) other extraordinary accountants of the Accounting and Budget Directorate of the General Secretariat for a maximum amount of EUR 2.500,000;
3) to the extraordinary accountant of the Mass of Customs and Excise Administration personnel, for a maximum amount of EUR 2.000.000;
4) to the Special Accountant of the Social Service and the Extraordinary Accountants of the Tax Administrations in the Province, up to EUR 700,000;
5) to the extraordinary accountants of the General Inspectorate of the Public Debt, for a maximum amount of EUR 20,000.
§ 2. Extraordinary accountants of tax administrations in the province are allowed to pay, through advances of funds, all service charges not exceeding EUR 6.250, any allowances of any kind and, no matter how much, maintenance and cleaning expenses, water consumption costs, gas, electricity, telephone, telefax, fuel for automobiles.
§ 3. Extraordinary Accountants of the Accounting and Budget Directorate of the General Secretariat are authorized to pay, through advances of funds, all service fees not exceeding EUR 12.500, any allowances of any kind and, no matter what amounts, maintenance and cleaning costs, operating expenses of departmental offices, water consumption, gas, electricity, telephone, telefax
§ 4. The Extraordinary Accountant of the Accounting and Budget Directorate of the General Secretariat 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 Directorate of the General Secretariat, responsible for the payment of mission fees abroad, authorization is given to consent to the required advances to officials sent 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 Executive Accountant of the Accounting and Budget Directorate of the General Secretariat, responsible for the "miscellaneous income" account, is authorized to make expenditures exclusively within and within the financial limits of the pre-funded programmes on this account by the European Union or other international bodies.
Prior to their payment, invoices and claims relating to these programs must be subject to the visa of the delegated official of the General Secretariat.
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 agents and their family members. It can grant grants to Department Agent Associations and existing meeting centres and create staff from the Department of Finance.
Art. 2.18.3
By derogation from Articles 5 and 34 of the State Accounting Acts, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the appropriations authorized by this Act may be used for the performance of invoices and claims of receivable of prior years concerning:
- the fixed expenses to be charged on the basic allowance 11.04 in the regulation of the account 87.10.18.51 of the Cash Administration relating to the remuneration of subsidized contractors;
- the Mass of Computing and Accession of Customs Administration Personnel;
- supplies resulting from commitments made to the intervention of the Federal Office of Cat and to be charged on basic allowances 12.01 or 74.01 of a subsistence program;
- work, supplies and services resulting from commitments made to the operation of the Buildings Board;
- reimbursement to the Ministry of the Flemish Community of invoice 110/1140/60092 of 11 May 2001 relating to processing expenses for the year 2000, up to EUR 16.643;
- Reimbursement of the budgetary cost of the staff of the Radio-T.V. Royalty Service made available to the Ministry of Finance.
Art. 2.18.4
By derogation from Article 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 and Access Authority made available to other departments of the Ministry of Finance and other government departments and services" may be redistributed to or from the basic allowance "80.61.11.03 - Final Staff and Intern".
Art. 2.18.5
By derogation from Article 15 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the Basic Allowances 12.01 - Permanent Expenditures for the Purchase of Non-Sustainable Goods and Services, Divisions 40, 50 and 80 of Section 18 - Finance, may be redistributed between them, on the proposal of the Minister of Finance and after prior agreement of the Minister who has the budget in his or her powers.
Art. 2.18.6
The Minister of Finance is authorized to collect, as appropriate, a portion of the non-tax revenue in respect of the proceeds of the domains for the purpose of repayment of such unduly collected revenues, including costs and interest.
By derogation from articles 3 and 45 of the laws on State accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, a restitution fund 66.05 C is opened according to the provisions laid down in article 37 of the aforementioned laws.
Art. 2.18.7
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. 2.18.8
§ 1^er. For the year 2002, a loan program for foreign states can be negotiated up to EUR 30.370,000.
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 the commitments prior to the 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, 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. 2.18.9
The Minister of Finance is authorized to collect, as appropriate, part of the non-tax revenues from the sale of the State assets to allocate it to the costs of the sales commissions related to the realization of the transfer of titles of ownership.
Art. 2.18.10
Within the limits of the relevant basic allowance, the following contribution may be granted:
PROGRAMME 61/1 - FINANCIAL RELATIONS
INTERNATIONALES
Financing Belgium's participation in the Chernobyl Shelter Implementation Plan (SIP).
Art. 2.18.11
The five-year limitation is noted, the following forms of payment. 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 provided that 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 documents are attributable to the budgetary means of the basic allowance 18.61.06.16.01.
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Art. 2.18.12
The provision under program 60/1 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.
Section 19. - Ministry of Public Service
Art. 2.19.1
The budget of the Buildings Board for 2002 is approved, annexed to this Act.
This budget is for revenues of 1.011.012.484 EUR and for expenditures of 1.060.926.457 EUR, of which 49.913.973 EUR are deferred from previous budget years and not includes revenues and expenditures resulting from debts due to commercial rentals and similar transactions estimated at 65.098.988 EUR.
It includes, in expenditures, commitment credits for the amount of 166.096.224 EUR. Revenues and expenses for order are estimated at 493.252.500 EUR
Art. 2.19.2
The Minister who has the Régie des buildings in his responsibilities is authorized to contract, apart from the amount of the commitment credits of the investment program, set out in sections 533.01, 533.03, 533.04, 533.10, 533.11, 533.12, 533.13, 533.14, 536.02 and 536.11 of the budget of the Régie des buildings annexed to this Act, of investment The amount of these transactions is limited for 2002 to EUR 44.000,000 for the construction of a new court of justice in Mons.
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, the expenses arising from the consumption of water, electricity and heating of the estate of Argenteuil, the royal palaces of Brussels and Laeken and the concierge service in Marche-les-Dames.
Art. 2.19.4
The Régie des buildings is authorized to make expenses for first-time installation costs in buildings leased by it for the use of the services of the State, public services managed by the State and the staff paid by the State.
For this purpose, the Buildings Regime receives advances from the occupying departments, prior to the payment of expenses. For the administrative costs it will bear, the Buildings Board may consider the fee set by the Departmental Budget Committee of February 5, 1976.
Art. 2.19.5
§ 1^er. The Buildings Regime is authorized to carry out expenses, regardless of the nature, necessary for the operation of certain buildings to several occupants but considered to be entities for their effective management (e.g. the administrative centres of the State in Brussels and Antwerp as well as the complex "Residence Palace" and " Cinquantenaire" in Brussels).
§ 2. The Buildings Authority is authorized to recover the amount of these expenses to the occupants of the buildings in question.
For this purpose, the Régie receives, prior to the payment of expenses, provisional advances from these occupants.
Art. 2.19.6
The Régie des buildings is authorized to cover expenses relating to the rental costs of ministerial offices housed in state buildings or in leased buildings and which do not cohabit with their administration. The amount of these expenses is limited to EUR 50,000 per cabinet for state buildings and EUR 100,000 for 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 Régie des buildings in his powers.
Only have to be considered as rental expenses: the maintenance of central heating and air conditioning, the cleaning of windows, the maintenance of telephone facilities and exchanges, elevators and other lifting facilities, electrical and security facilities, common areas (only when the building is also occupied by private tenants), lawns, parks and gardens,
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 Article 335, § 2, of the Programme Law 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.
Art. 2.19.8
By derogation from section 2 of the law of 1^er April 1971, establishing a Buildings Board, the Buildings Board is authorized to make a financial contribution to the repair work of the "ACADEMIA BELGICA" building in Rome.
Art. 2.19.9
By derogation from section 2 of the law of 1^er April 1971, establishing a Buildings Board, the Buildings Board is authorized to assist in the supervision of infrastructure work for the needs of the new Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant provinces. For its assistance, it will take into account the fee set by the Ministerial Budget Committee of 5 February 1976.
Art. 2.19.10
By derogation from section 2 of the law of 1^er April 1971, the Régie des buildings, the Régie des buildings, is responsible for the conduct of studies and the management and control of the renovation work at the Maison des Etudiants belges in Paris (Foundation Biermans-L apostle), within the limits of the planned global envelope of EUR 7.684.699, including EUR 2.478.935 brought by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Art. 2.19.11
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. 2.19.12
Until a final settlement of the accommodation of local police services, as part of the police reform, is taken, the Régie des buildings is authorized, by derogation from section 2 of the law of 1^er April 1971, to give State buildings a full or partial assignment for the needs of local police services, without a royal decree deliberated in the Council of Ministers being necessary in each case. The provision for the needs of local police services must be made free of charge, precariously and with a written agreement between the Régie des buildings and the commune. From the time of making available, the municipality must take charge of all the owner's expenses and all the costs related to the property of the building made available.
Art. 2.19.13
The Buildings Authority is responsible for the management of the studies and control of the construction of the four wings of the NATO "Z" building (NACISA). It is authorized to allocate the amounts from the sale of the land located near the current NATO headquarters in Evere as well as the amounts provided for this project in the Cooperation Agreement of 15 September 1993 between the Federal State and the Brussels-Capital Region and the amounts allocated to it by NATO.
Art. 2.19.14
By derogation from section 335, § 4, of the Act Program of December 22, 1989, the Régie des buildings is authorized to pay to the Treasury the proceeds of the sale of buildings for the renovation and/or the resumption of rent, up to the amount decided by the Council of Ministers.
Art. 2.19.15
The Régie des buildings is authorized to make expenditures for the security of the royal estates Belvédère, Stuyvenberg, Ciergnon and Châteauneuf.
Art. 2.19.16
Debts payable and claims of the Buildings Regime in respect of federal jurisdictions will be offset to the amount of debt payable as of December 31, 2000.
The surplus of the Buildings Regime's receivables in respect of federal jurisdictions, amounting to $9,208.953,77 EUR, will be recorded as uncollectable receivable.
The Minister of Finance and the Minister of Telecommunications and Enterprises and Public Participation, responsible for the Average Classes, align their accounting with the provisions mentioned above.
Art. 2.19.17
By derogation from section 34, paragraph 2, of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the balances still available as of 31 December 2001 from the undivided appropriations of the 2000 fiscal year, recorded in the basic allowance 11.12.52 of programme 40/1 and to the basic allowance 11.12.51 of programme 53/1 of section 19 - Ministry of the Public Service - are deferred to the year 2002 and may
Section 21. - Pensions
Art. 2.21.1
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) Civil, ecclesiastical and military pensions:
- Pensions, advances on these pensions and other benefits:
. to the staff of the State, the Regions, the Communities, La Poste, the Régie des transports maritimes et de l'enseignement de l'État et des Communautés, des magistrats et avoués;
to ministers of worship;
. to military and gendarmerie personnel;
to former career staff members in Africa;
. to provincial, communal and free subsidized education staff.
- Survival pensions and pensions, advances on these pensions and benefits to beneficiaries of former career staff in Africa.
- Transfers of contributions to be made by the State pursuant to the Act of 5 August 1968 establishing certain relations between public-private pension plans; repayments of unduly collected transfers.
- Transfers to the European Community of pension amounts pursuant to the Act of 21 May 1991 establishing certain relations between Belgian pension plans and institutions of public international law.
- Relief taking place of pension.
- Family allowances to former career staff in Africa.
- Amounts to be made available to the National Office of Family Allowances for Employees in order to enable it to provide for the State, pursuant to Article 101, 2° to 4°, the texts of the Act of 4 August 1930 on Family Allowances for Employees, the payment of the allowances for the current year and the previous years, as well as the coverage of the administrative costs associated with this payment, including
(2) Pensions and war rents:
- Pensions of disabled soldiers of the peacetime and their rightful persons. Go back to national orders.
- Rents for physical damage suffered by civilian and military personnel of Technical Cooperation during disturbances and riots or civil war.
- Reparation pensions to disabled soldiers of the peacetime and assimilated as well as their rightful persons.
- Pensions, allowances and annuities for military victims of war 1914-1918 and their beneficiaries.
- Pensions, allowances and annuities attributed to military victims of war 1940-1945 or assimilated as well as to those entitled to them.
- Get into the German army.
- Rents, allowances, advances on annuities and allowances as well as late interest to victims of a work accident, an accident on the way to work or a professional illness in the public sector and their beneficiaries.
- Family allowances to large disabled persons and widows of peacetime soldiers.
- Family allowances to large disabled persons and widows of war 1940-1945.
- 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 enforcement 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 Burundi.
- In favour of marine fishermen for wartime services.
- Implementation of the belgo-German agreement of 21 September 1962 on compensation for war victims.
(3) 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.
Art. 2.21.2
The following expenses may be liquidated on the basis of advances of funds, the maximum amount of which may not exceed one third of the appropriations allocated to each of the sponsoring departments.
Expenditures on:
- Provisional military pensions, rents and subsidies;
- Relief provided for in the absence of a pension to former magistrates, civil servants, employees, agents without appointment or employees of temporary and final executives, as well as to former auxiliary personnel, their widows or their family members who are in an unhappy situation and whose support they were, whether there is a maintenance obligation or not;
- Relief provided, in exceptional circumstances, to those of those persons who have only a pension or a minimum benefit treatment, taking place of pension, by application of article 29 of the royal decree of 30 March 1939 relating to the laying-off of the agents of the State (including possibly granting to persons entitled to a compensatory allowance equal to the difference between the cumulative amount of the pension
- Justice
- Inside
- Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
- Average grades and Agriculture
- Economic affairs
- Employment and Labour
- Social affairs
- Federal services for scientific, technical and cultural affairs and former Ministry of Education/Onderwijs.
Relief provided as a supplement to a pension or a minimum availability treatment will be paid by monthly payments. Only the liquidation of the first term will be carried out on a prior visa from the Court of Accounts, in the light of the Royal Decree or the Ministerial Allocation Order.
Art. 2.21.3
Pursuant to section 61 of the Act of 15 May 1984 on measures of harmonization in pension plans, the excess of the proceeds of the personal contribution to the financing of survival pensions registered in the Survival Pension Fund (Organization Fund of Division 51, Program 1) is allocated to the financing of the retirement pension expenses of state, army, gendarmerie and education staff.
This surplus is estimated at EUR 210.709.000 for the fiscal year 2002.
Art. 2.21.4
The CRF is authorized to make advances where the current accounts of Treasury operations 80.07.02.00.B (work accident compensation for staff of certain public interest agencies), 82.01.02.60.B (work accident compensation for municipal staff - Common system), 82.01.03.61.B (the costs of municipal staff - the regime of new affiliates) and 82.02.05.66.B (working costs)
Art. 2.21.5
The Treasury is authorized to make advances when the Pool of Parastatals Fund (Organization Fund of Division 51) is in a debiting position.
Art. 2.21.6
The liquidation of the dependant funeral allowances of the basic allowance 34.25 of Division 51, granted under section 6 of the Act of 30 April 1958 to the pensioners of the State, shall take place on advances of funds in accordance with section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Accounts. By derogation from the above-mentioned Act of 29 October 1846, the amount of each of these advances may reach a maximum of EUR 991.600.
Art. 2.21.7
The Minister of Finance may make advances on the compensation provided for in Article 6 of the Act of 30 April 1958 establishing a funeral allowance in favour of state pensioners.
Art. 2.21.8
The treasury account on which the expenses of new integrated police pension and survival are charged from 1^er April 2001, may present a debtor balance up to EUR 130,000.
Section 23. - Ministry of Employment and Labour
Art. 2.23.1
By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Auditors, funds may be made:
(1) an amount not exceeding EUR 18.600 to Department Accountants, other than those referred to in 2,3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 below, who are authorized to pay, using these advances, expenditures not exceeding EUR 2.500;
(2) a maximum amount of EUR 12.400 to the Social Service Accountant who is authorized to dispose of, by means of these advances, expenses, regardless of the amount, for social activities in program 40/0 - "General Secretariat and General Administrative Services - subsistence";
3) in a maximum amount of EUR 372.000 to the Department Accountant - General Administrative Services, as a result of paying - possibly through advances - receivables not exceeding EUR 5.500, excluding VAT, as well as, regardless of amounts, water, gas and electricity consumption charges and telephone charges;
(4) in a maximum amount of EUR 310,000, to the accountant responsible for financing the missions, which is authorized to make the necessary advances available to persons in charge of a mission abroad; these advances will be used, among other things, to pay a lump sum of expenses;
(5) a maximum of EUR 99.200 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) a maximum amount of EUR 74,400 to the Accountant of the Social Law Inspection Authority, which is authorized to pay, through these advances, the amounts necessary for the internal consolidation of the social laws inspection consignments;
7) a maximum amount of EUR 74.400 to accountants responsible for spending under the programme of activities 40/6 - Belgian public federal contribution to the European Social Fund - that is the amount.
Art. 2.23.2
Advances of funds such 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 appropriate accountant for the expenses of the organic fund "Belgian Social Fund" (Program 56/9). 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. 2.23.3
Within the relevant basic allowances, the following subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 40/0 - GENERAL SECRETARIAT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
1) Support for the Staff Association of the Ministry of Employment and Labour.
2) Subside in favor of a.s.b.l. Childcare at the Ministry of Employment and Labour.
PROGRAMME 40/1 - INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
- Participation in the United Nations social workers exchange programme.
- Grant to the International Labour Organization as a voluntary contribution of the Belgian government for the programme "Child labour, employment promotion and social dialogue".
- 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.
PROGRAMME 40/2 - ETUDES
- Provision of subsidies as an incentive for activities within the Department's missions.
PROGRAMME 40/5 - EGALITY OF CHANCES
WOMEN AND MEN
1) Subsidies to organizations that have (among others) the objective of promoting the social empowerment of women, for projects focused on:
- the change in situations in which there is a difference of unjustified treatment between man and woman;
- the change of structures and social relations that are at the basis of obstacles and/or delays for women;
- a change of mentality in respect of the traditional pattern of man and woman;
- the awareness of women and/or groups of women regarding the role and position of women and the stimulation of the social participation of women;
- a fundamental reflection on gender relations, leading to strategies for change.
2) Subside to a.s.b.l. Centre des Femmes " L'AMAZONE", including intervention in favor of a.s.b.l. Archives Centre for Women's History and Rent at the Régie des Bâtiments.
3) Subside to a.s.b.l. "Sophis."
4) Subside to the Council of Francophone Women of Belgium a.s.b.l.
5) Subside to the " Nederlandstalige Vrouwenraad v.z.w".
PROGRAMME 40/6 - FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION
BELGE PUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUNDS
- Provision of subsidies to private organizations.
- Provision of subsidies to public bodies.
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 52/1 - ACTIONS FOR THE SOCIAL, MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROMOTION OF WORKERS
(1) Expenditures of any kind related to the award of prices of the High Council for Safety, Hygiene and Embedding of Workplaces and the Occupational Safety Authority.
2) Subsides at the Royal Institute of Labour Elites.
(3) Subsides at the National Research Institute on Working Conditions.
4) Grant to representative organizations of workers referred to in Article 3 of the Act of 5 December 1968 on collective labour agreements and joint commissions.
5) Subsidies to private organizations to support activities that continue to humanize work.
6) Subsidies to public bodies to support activities that continue to humanize work.
PROGRAMME 54/1 - CONTROL, REGULATION
AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE SECURITY OF THE WORK
- Subside in favor of the Association of Heads of Security and Hygiene Service of Belgium.
PROGRAMME 55/1 - REGULATION AND CONTROL - ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE HYGIENE OF WORKING LAMPS AND THE HEALTH OF WORKERS
- Granting financial assistance to scientific societies of occupational medicine and professional organizations of occupational doctors for their operation, their days of study, their research and publications as part of a workers' health policy and the management of occupational medicine.
PROGRAMME 56/3 - PREPENSIONS
(1) Grant to the Workers Allowance Fund terminated in the event of business closure in order to cover the expenses associated with a supplementary allowance to workers prepensioned in 1993 from customs agencies and shipping offices.
(2) Grant to the Merchant Marine Life Security Fund to pay the additional allowances of the sector's expectations.
Art. 2.23.4
Within the limits of the resources constituted by the contribution referred to in Title IV - Measures relating to the fight against unemployment - (arts. 135 to 150) of the Act of 30 December 1992 on various social measures and also referred to in the Royal Decree of 27 January 1997 containing measures for the promotion of employment under Article 7, § 2 of the Law of 26 July 1996 on the promotion of employment and the prevention of competitiveness - III - Sections 5 to 7 inclusive, advances may be paid up to 80% of the amount of interventions due for accompanying actions as part of the implementation of the accompanying plan.
Art. 2.23.5
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 and Labour, 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. 2.23.6
The National Employment Agency is authorized to use, during the current fiscal year, the available balance of previous years to cover the costs associated with payment of waiting allowances to workers affected by certain business closures and severance pay to workers fired from coal (A.B. 56/60 42.13).
Art. 2.23.7
By derogation from Article 45 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the Organic Fund "Belgian European Social Fund" is authorized to present a debiting position, which cannot exceed the amount of 7.436.000 EUR.
Art. 2.23.8
Is approved the budget of the National Institute for Labour Conditions Research for the 2002 Budget Year annexed to this Act. This budget is EUR 971.000 for recipes and EUR 971.000 for expenses.
Section 26. - Ministry of Social Affairs,
Public Health and the Environment
Art. 2.26.1
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 EUR may 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 EUR, as well as, no matter what amounts,
Authorization is given to these accountants to consent to the advances required for the collection of samples to the Food Dentis Inspectorate officials. These advances are limited to EUR 2,000.
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 EUR 3,000.
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. 2.26.2
Expenditures of any kind on the occasion of care to be given to the beneficiaries of the Act of July 3, 1967 on compensation for damage caused by accidents at work, accidents on the way to work and occupational diseases in the public sector, may be made in advance of any amount, within the limits of the tariff referred to in section 4 of the Royal Decree of January 24, 1969.
Art. 2.26.3
Expenditures relating to prior budgetary years may be charged against current year appropriations in the following cases:
- Expenditure on attendance tokens and travel and residence allowances awarded to chairs and members of boards and boards installed in the department.
- Miscellaneous costs (rental charges, personnel, consumer expenses,...) related to the operation of departmental offices.
PROGRAMME 53/1 - HOSPITALISATIONS
State intervention in the expenses resulting from the management of hospitals, excluding the planned supplements for university hospitals.
State intervention in the price of the day of maintenance of university hospitals, provided for in article 102 of the Hospitals Act of 23 December 1963, and in the costs of services provided by the medical staff of university hospitals that do not give rise to an intervention of the insurers.
State intervention in the housing prices of psychiatric care homes and shelters.
PROGRAMME 53/2 - MEDICAL AIDE URGENTE
Expenditure on unnecessary races.
PROGRAMME 53/3 - ART DE GUERIR
Expenditures on the realization and dissemination of the Folia Diagnostica.
PROGRAMME 55/1 - EXISTENCE SECURITY
State intervention on socio-vital minimum.
Payment of medical care given in Belgium to the victims of the Heysel incidents that took place on May 29, 1985 from 7:15 p.m., i.e. the cost of medical care provided by hospitals, clinics or medical offices, the payment of the cost of transporting the victims of these incidents in Belgium, as well as the payment of the limited funeral expenses to the maximum amount refunded by INAMI and any other payment required by the bilateral State
Grants to CPAS on child support.
PROGRAMME 55/2 - HANDICAPES
Payment to persons with disabilities, pursuant to the Act of 27 February 1987, of the terms of allowances recognized in the previous years and which, for one or the other cause, could not be disposed of against the credits provided for these fiscal years.
PROGRAMME 55/3 - ACCUEIL REFUGIES
Payment of relief expenses of all kinds to the indigent, refugee and recognized refugees. Miscellaneous costs (lease charges, personnel, consumption expenses, etc.) related to the operation of the centralized reception of political refugees.
PROGRAMME 56/1 - MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
DU PERSONNEL DES SERVICES PUBLICS
Expenditures of any kind on the occasion of care to be given to the beneficiaries of the Act of July 3, 1967 on compensation for damage caused by industrial accidents, accidents on the road to work and occupational diseases in the public sector.
Art. 2.26.4
The Consolidated Revenue Fund is authorized to make advances where transactions relating to Account 87.02.05.14 B - Treasury Operations - Treasury Fund for the Financial Service of Pensions, Pensions or Allowances for the benefit of persons residing in Belgium and, in accordance with the international agreements reached, benefit granted by foreign social legislation - create a debiting position of the Account.
Art. 2.26.5
Credits for various expenses of the social service may be used as a subsidy to the a.s.b.l. "Social Service of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Public Health and the Environment".
Art. 2.26.6
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be awarded:
PROGRAMME 40/1 - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TO RESEARCH, TRAINING AND PARTICIPATION
Contributions from members to international organizations in the field of public health.
Contributions to directly fund meetings in Belgium, experts from international organizations on public health and the environment.
PROGRAMME 51/0 - SUBSISTANCE
ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION AND ETUDES
Formal subsidies to organizations, institutions, associations and groups that through study, information or other social activities contribute to the promotion of social progress.
Grants in the framework of studies, research, study days, participations, various interventions, information and propaganda on the various branches of social security.
PROGRAMME 52/0 - SUBSISTANCE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY
Membership contribution to the International Social Security Association.
PROGRAMME 53/2 - MEDICAL AIDE URGENTE
Emergency medical assistance subsidies, and subsidies for ambulance training.
Subsidy to the Red Cross of Belgium, concerning emergency medical assistance.
PROGRAMME 53/3 - ORGANISATION ART DE GUERIR
Subsidies to prophylactic and health organisms as an intervention in the study days relating to the field of the art of cure.
Subsidies to the realization and dissemination of the Folia Diagnostica.
Subsidies to family medicine centres.
Subsidies to general practitioners and group practices on the modernization of medical practice.
PROGRAMME 53/4 - PROPHYLAXIA
Basic scientific research and international exchange of data on recent developments and problems in the field of prophylaxis and hygiene.
PROGRAMME 53/6 - MEDICO-SOCIALE PREVENTION
Subsidies to encourage initiatives taken in the context of public health information study and dissemination days.
Funding for the holding of the National Cancer Registry by the Belgian Work Against Cancer.
PROGRAMME 54/1 - INSPECTION OF FOODS
Basic scientific research and international exchange of data on recent developments and problems in the field of food hygiene.
Subsidies to promote food regulatory and/or food inspection policy.
PROGRAMME 54/2 - MONITORING
COMMERCIALISATION MEDICAMENTS
Basic scientific research and international exchange of data on recent developments and problems in the field of pharmacy.
PROGRAMME 54/8- BIEN-ETRE ANIMAL
Subsidies to organizations active in the field of animal welfare.
PROGRAMME 55/1 - EXISTENCE SECURITY
Grants to CPAS public social assistance centres and associations, presidents, secretaries and social assistants.
Subsidies to private organizations that carry out a specific action in favour of the poorest (Quart-Monde Movement, People's Movement with Children and Bas Revenues, Social Workshops/Professional Learning Companies, etc...).
Subsidies to organizations that participate in the distribution of food as part of U.E.'s food aid.
Subsidies to encourage initiatives taken in the course of study, research and dissemination of information on poverty issues (causes, consequences, means of remede).
PROGRAMME 55/3 - REFUGIES
Subsidies to organizations that support the first reception and distribution of refugees and victims of human trafficking.
PROGRAMME 55/4 - SOCIAL ECONOMIC
Subsidies related to supporting initiatives of organizations and institutions active in the social economy.
Subsidies under the program "social economy projects in the normal economic circuit".
Counselling awards under the "social audit".
Subsidies for the support of initiatives within the framework of Social Economy and FSE projects.
PROGRAMME 55/5 - POLICY OF GREAT
(1) Credits to allocate subsidies to various associations to carry out initiatives in the field of social integration, the fight against poverty and the promotion of the social economy.
(2) Transfers to the Buildings Authority for the maintenance of buildings undertaken as part of the revitalization programmes for neighbourhoods in crisis.
(3) Credits for local authorities to allocate subsidies under local initiatives in the areas of social integration, security, employment, poverty alleviation, the promotion of the social economy and the improvement of living conditions.
4) Transfer to municipalities to allow the training, supervision and employment of staff members, assigned to revitalization programmes for neighbourhoods in crisis.
5) Transfer to the Buildings Authority for construction of buildings under revitalization programmes for neighbourhoods in crisis.
6) Transfers to local authorities to encourage investments that meet established priorities for revitalization of neighbourhoods in crisis.
7) Credits to allocate subsidies to non-profit associations or public institutions to support the organization by these associations or institutions of conferences, symposia or other events dealing with the policy of major cities.
PROGRAMME 58/1 - ENVIRONMENT POLICY
Subsidies to scientific collaboration with some institutions in the field of radiological surveillance, pollution control, and safety of risk industries.
Subsidies to scientific collaboration on cross-border transport of industrial waste.
Support/subsidies to national and international associations/organizations active in the field of the environment: grants to initiatives related to symposia and awareness-raising campaigns, study days and the dissemination of information on environmental awareness; to scientific collaboration with certain institutions/organizations + 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 on the coordination of federal, international and European environmental policy (BBL/BRAL/I.E.B/I.E.W)
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.
PROGRAMME 60/1 - RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL
Financing of the National Register of Genetic Research by the K.U.L.K. Centrum voor Menselijke Erfelijkheid.
Funding for further scientific research on the action of AIDS drugs.
Subsidies to prophylactic and health organizations as an intervention in hospital policy study days.
Subsidies to prospective studies of allergic phenomena in newborns.
Subsidies to encourage initiatives in social medicine, particularly initiatives related to cancer, genetics, AIDS syndrome and the problem of persons with disabilities in accordance with the Act of 8 August 1980, art. 5, § 1^erTwo.
National funding to the Medical Scientific Research Fund.
Basic scientific research and international exchange of data on recent developments and problems in the field of prophylaxis, hygiene, food hygiene and pharmacy.
Subsides to a.s.b.l. "NUBEL" as an intervention for the development of the Belgian food composition table.
Subsides to CRIOC.
PROGRAMME 60/2 - RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL
Contributions from members to international organizations in the field of public health and the environment.
Contributions to fund meetings of experts from international organizations on public health and environmental matters (pro memory).
PROGRAMME 60/3 - SCIENTIFIC INSTITUT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH - LOUIS PASTEUR (ANC. INSTITUT D'HYGIENE ET D'EPIDEMIOLOGIE)
IHE grants for investigations or research carried out for or in collaboration with IHE, as part of contracts or agreements with academic centres, other scientific institutions, public institutions or study services.
PROGRAMME 60/4 - SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH - LOUIS PASTEUR (ANC. PASTER INSTITUT
Subsidies granted by the Institut Pasteur for investigations or research carried out for or in collaboration with the Institut Pasteur, in the context of contracts or agreements with academic centres, other scientific institutions, public institutions or study services.
Art. 2.26.7
Payments for variable credits of program 54/2 - activities 3, 4 and 5, for the application of the Drugs Act (Act of January 5, 1976, art. 152), may be made in advance of funds.
To this end, and 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 EUR 248.000 may be made to the extraordinary accountants of the Department designated for this purpose in order to pay claims not exceeding EUR 3.000.
Art. 2.26.8
The amounts paid to the P.C.A.S. during the previous years under the Act of 2 April 1965 on the Care of Relief granted by the Public Welfare Centre and the Act of 7 August 1974 establishing the right to a minimum of means of existence, may be considered for the year 2002 as advances for the current year.
Art. 2.26.9
Expenses relating to claims of prior years under the Royal Decree of 22 August 1989 regulating the State's intervention in respect of advances on maintenance and recovery of such pensions may be charged against the credits of the current year.
In the same context, amounts overpayment to CPAS in previous years may be considered for fiscal year 2002 as advances for the current year.
Art. 2.26.10
Expenditures on claims of prior years as part of the state intervention for registered psychiatric care homes and protected homes may be charged on the credits of the current year.
Art. 2.26.11
The budget of the Federal Agency for the reception of asylum seekers for 2002 is approved, annexed to this Act.
This budget is for revenues of 560.752.000 EUR and for expenditures of 560.752.000 EUR.
Art. 2.26.12
The budget of the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain for the year 2002, annexed to this Act.
This budget amounts to 97.617.000 EUR and for expenditures to 96.975,000 EUR pending the execution of the Lambermont agreement.
Art. 2.26.13
By derogation from Article 45, § 2, of the laws on State accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the revenues of the organic fund "Financing of the control of the insurers-law" (Program 26.52.4) are disaffected by the expenditures made by the State on behalf of the non-variable credits organic fund.
Art. 2.26.14
It is created a new "medical surveillance and evaluation" cell in order to possibly answer questions from the public or professionals and to take action in the event of a public health crisis. In the event of a crisis, this AB 53/33.1201 may be increased by the transfer of means from the other basic allowances " 12.01" through a Royal Transfer Order.
Art. 2.26.15
A basic allowance 61.30 is created in program 54/4 which allows the transfer of the necessary credits from the services budgets that will be part of the Federal Agency for Food Chain Safety.
Art. 2.26.16
The available balance of previous years under the Act of 7 August 1974 establishing the right to a minimum of means of existence, may be used to cover 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. 2.26.17
By derogation from Article 45 of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the organic fund "Social Economy Fund" is authorized to present a debiting position that cannot exceed in commitment and order the total amount of 8.924.000 EUR.
Art. 2.26.18
By derogation from Article 45 of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the organic fund "European Fund for Refugees" is authorized to present a debiting position, which cannot exceed by commitment and order the amount of 1.859.000 EUR.
Art. 2.26.19
Through the agreement of the Minister of Budget, the provision in Organic Division 53 - 9 may be apportioned by Royal Decree between the appropriate programs as required.
Art. 2.26.20
By derogation from section 1-01-3, § 2 of this Act, in programs 40/0, 41/1, 51/0, 54/1, 54/2 in 60/1, the basic allowances for remuneration and allowances generally of any "1103 - Final and internary staff" and "1104 - Non-statusary staff" and other basic allowances of these programs may be redistributed between them.
Art. 2.26.21
Expenditures related to current receivables from undivided credits from basic allocations 26.55.52.4320 and 26.55.52.6320 of the 2000 fiscal year may be charged on the A.B.'s prescription credits 26.55.52.4322 of the current year.
A commitment authority of EUR 992.000 is granted under the activity program 55/5 - Policy of major cities, in order to maintain existing commitments or may be cancelled by December 31, 2001.
Art. 2.26.22
For the fiscal year 2002, the Federal Agency for Food Chain Safety is exempted from payment of pension contributions (parastatals) for personnel transferred from departments
Art. 2.26.23
A.B. 33.10 is created in program 53/7, which allows the transfer of credits to blood transfusion centres for the financing of NAT-tests as part of the HIV and HCV screening policy by NAT-test
Section 31. - Ministry of Average Class and Agriculture
Art. 2.31.1
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 EUR 1.500,000 to the extraordinary accountant of the Logistics Directorate and the extraordinary accountant responsible for the appropriations of the ICSEC;
- for a maximum amount of EUR 1,000,000 to the extraordinary accountants of the state scientific institutions;
- for a maximum of EUR 750,000 to other extraordinary accountants of the Department.
By means of these advances, the extraordinary accountants may make the payment of claims not exceeding 5.000 EUR (in respect of the extraordinary accountant responsible for the SIGEC, they may not exceed 37.500 EUR), as well as, no matter how much, the costs of water consumption, gas and electricity, the costs of postage by machine, the costs of telephone and the costs of fuel consumption of fuel
Extraordinary Accountants of the Department responsible for payment of advances on mission charges abroad, are authorized to make advances necessary to officials on mission abroad.
Art. 2.31.2
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 advances of successive funds in an amount not exceeding EUR 12.500, which will be justified subsequently.
Art. 2.31.3
Payments to the variable credits of Program 54/2 "Actions of the Plant and Plant Production and Protection Fund" 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 EUR 125,000 may be made to the extraordinary accountants of the Department designated to the effect of paying claims not exceeding EUR 5,000, as well as, regardless of the amount, claims relating to the protection of plant varieties.
Art. 2.31.4
Advances of funds, as referred to in Article 15, 2° of the Act of 29 October 1846 on the organization of the Court of Accounts, may be made to the appropriate extraordinary accountant for the expenses of the organic fund "Fundament of raw materials" (Program 54/1). Each of these advances cannot exceed EUR 125,000.
Art. 2.31.5
The Minister or the Secretary of State with Agriculture in his or her responsibilities is authorized to collect, on a quarterly basis, any revenue resulting from the pre-financing of interest subsidies to affect them in the expenditures made pursuant to Article 3, 2° of the Act of 15 February 1961 establishing an Agricultural Investment Fund.
Art. 2.31.6
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be awarded:
PROGRAMME 40/1 - SUBSISTANCE : GENERAL AID FOR FUNCTIONAL ADMINISTRATION
- Contributions to national associations.
- Contributions to the Agriculture Public Relations Foundation (AGRINFO).
PROGRAMME 51/0 - SUBSISTANCE
- Grants awarded 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.
- Grants to applied research in the MEP sector.
PROGRAMME 52/3 - STRUCTURELAL POLICY
AND PECHE MARITIME
- Rewards for the maintenance by the shipowners of an accounting of the performance of the marine fisheries.
PROGRAMME 54/0 - SUBSISTANCE PROGRAMME
- Contributions to or from intervention in the operating costs of international organizations abroad.
PROGRAMME 54/2 - FUNDS ACTIONS FOR PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION
- Contributions to or from intervention in the operating costs of international organizations abroad.
PROGRAMME 55/0 - SUBSISTANCE PROGRAMME
- Contributions to or from intervention in the operating costs of international organizations abroad.
PROGRAMME 55/2 - ACTIONS OF THE HEALTH FUNDS
AND PRODUCTION OF ANIMAUX
- Grant to the Belgian Committee of the International Federation of Dairy.
PROGRAMME 56/1 - R. & D IN THE NATIONAL FRAMEWORK - URGENTS PROBLEMS, CONTRACTUAL RESEARCH AND VULGARISATION
- Grants to agricultural scientific and technical research.
- Rights of participation and affiliation to national scientific societies.
- Compensation for losses incurred during research.
PROGRAMME 56/2 - R. " D. IN INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK. REUNIONS D'ETUDE ET COLLABORATION INTERNATIONALE
- Contributions to or from intervention in the operating costs of international organizations abroad.
PROGRAMME 56/4 - DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS
AND VULGARISATION
1. Grants to the 10 provincial chambers of agriculture and 115 agricultural counties.
2. Grants in the interest of agriculture and horticulture.
a. Grants to horticultural associations:
- Belgian Fruit Organization;
- Nationale Vakgroep Fruit.
b. Grants for the following agricultural and horticultural associations and events:
- National Strawberry Exhibition - Strawberry Farmers Association;
- Witloof International Biennale;
- Linnean Royal Society and Flora;
- Rural World Day;
- UPAF (General Assembly);
- National plough competition;
- Award of the Minister;
- Other events and actions in the interest of agricultural development and/or horticulture.
3. Grants to test gardens and recognized horticultural test centres.
4. Grants to agricultural centres to ensure the proper implementation of major crop development programmes.
Art. 2.31.7
By derogation from Article 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 52/2) through the intervention of the Minister of Finance.
Art. 2.31.8
By derogation from Article 14 of the Organic Law of the Court of Accounts of 29 October 1846, it may be willing to have it from the organic fund "Fund for the Production and Protection of Plants and Plant Products" (Program 54/2) through the intervention of the Minister of Finance.
Art. 2.31.9
By derogation from Article 14 of the Organic Law of the Court of Accounts of 29 October 1846, it may be willing to have it from the organic fund "Health and Animal Production Fund" (Program 55/2) through the intervention of the Minister of Finance.
Art. 2.31.10
By derogation from Article 45, § 2, of the Acts on State Accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991 and Article 82 of the Act of 24 December 1976 relating to the budget proposals 1976-1977, the revenues of the "Fundament of raw materials" (Program 54/1) are disused to a maximum of EUR 12.500, in addition to the general resources of the Treasury.
Art. 2.31.11
It is envisaged in programme 52/0 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 allocations.
Art. 2.31.12
The Treasury is authorized to make advances when operations related to a "Quota Fund" account in the "Treasury Order Operations" section create a debiting position.
Art. 2.31.13
By derogation from Article 45, § 2, of the State Accounting Laws, coordinated on July 17, 1991, a portion of the reserves of the "Fundament for the Compensation of Agricultural Enterprises Affected by the Dioxin Crisis" (Program 31.55.3) can be allocated to the "Fundament of Raw Materials" (Program 31.54.1) and the "Federation of Health and Animal Production" (Program 31.55.2).
Art. 2.31.14
By derogation from Article 45 § 2, of the laws on State accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, the revenues of the organic fund "Funds for the compensation of agricultural enterprises affected by the dioxin crisis" (Program 31.55.3) can be allocated to the organic fund "Fund of Health and Animal Production" (Program 31.55.2) for a maximum amount of EUR 8.5 million.
Art. 2.31.15
Payments of commitments for 2001 that relate to the competences assigned to the Regions and Communities by the special law of 13 July 2001 relating to the refinancing of the Communities and the extension of the fiscal powers of the Regions and which are fixed after 31.12.2001 (in accordance with section 39 of this special law) may be charged to the credits of organic division 58 "regionalized matter".
Art. 2.31.16
Without prejudice to the possibility of redistribution of staff credits under section 1-01-3, § 2, of the General Estimates, the Minister responsible for Agriculture is authorized, with the agreement of the Minister of Budget, within the limits of the credits specified in sections 20, 21 and 23 of the special law of July 13, 2001 relating to the refinancing of the Communities and the extension of the fiscal competences of the Regions to make transfers between the different substantive divisions and the programmes,
Art. 2.31.17
By derogation from existing legislation for organic funds in the budget of section 31 Average Classes and Agriculture, the Regions may pay amounts in favour of these funds. These revenues can be used to cover expenses that relate to the competences assigned to the Regions as defined in the special law of 13 July 2001 on refinancing of the Communities and extension of the fiscal competences of the Regions.
Section 32 - Ministry of Economic Affairs
Art. 2.32.1
§ 1^er. By derogation from section 15 of the Act of 29 October 1846 relating to the organization of the Court of Accounts, advances of funds up to EUR 1,250,000 may be made to the Department's extraordinary accountants.
With these advances, the Department's extraordinary accountants are allowed to pay all service charges not exceeding EUR 5.500, as well as any allowances on the budget.
The extraordinary accountant of the Department responsible for payment of advances on foreign mission charges is authorized to make the necessary advances to officials on mission abroad, even if these advances are greater than 5.500 EUR.
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 62/2 (International Exhibition Organization Fund) may be made, regardless of the amount, in advance of funds.
The potential balance of these advances as at 31 December 2001 may be used for 2002 expenditures.
Art. 2.32.2
Expenditures on prior year receivables may be charged against the current year's 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 2002 annexed to this Act is approved.
This budget is for revenues at 8.545,000 EUR and for expenditures at 8.545,000 EUR.
Art. 2.32.4
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be awarded:
PROGRAMME 40/1 - INSTITUT FOR NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
The Institute for National Accounts (ICN).
PROGRAMME 41/1 - AID TO ALL DEPARTMENTS
Miscellaneous social service expenses, other than property purchases.
PROGRAMME 41/3 - SUBVENTIONS
A DES ORGANISMES EXTERNES
1) Subsidy to a.s.b.l. Belgian Bioindustries Association (B.B.A.).
2) Intervention in the costs of publishing reports and studies as well as in the costs of organizing conferences and seminars.
(3) Grant to the permanent office of the Standing International Commission (I.C.) for the portable firearms test.
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.
PROGRAMME 61/2 - AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITIONS OF VIEW AND SECURITY OF POPULATION, INCLUDING THE TRANSPOSITION OF EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES
Population information on energy records and administrative management of energy records.
PROGRAMME 61/3 - 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 61/5 - ACTIONS IN MATIERE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Sustainable development.
PROGRAMME 62/1 - PROTECTION OF LAW
THE CONSOMATION
1) Grant to the Consumer Organizations Research and Information Centre (C.R.I.O.C.).
2) Grant to a.s.b.l. « Commission des Litiges Voyages ».
(3) Generally any expenditure on consumer information.
PROGRAMME 62/2 - DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITIONS
1) Grant to the Belgian Distribution Committee.
(2) Economic events (Royal Decree of 9 April 1962) both in Belgium and abroad (participations, various interventions, purchase or rental of equipment).
3) Grant to the International Bureau of Exhibitions in Paris.
PROGRAMME 62/4 - INFORMATION OF THE CONSUMER IN CONSOMMATION
Generally any expenditure on consumer information for consumer protection.
PROGRAMME 65/1 - APPLICATION OF THE FEDERAL SYSTEM OF ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATION
Grant to international associations active in the field of certification and accreditation.
PROGRAMME 67/1 - PARTICIPATION OF STATISTICAL ASSOCIATIONS
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 70/1 - R. ' D
1) Studies and research in the field of energy in relay of the national R & D-Energie programme.
(2) Grant to the Interuniversity Institute of Nuclear Sciences (I.I.S.N.).
3) Grant to the Collective Centres.
4) Specific actions of the Collective Centres for Small and Medium Enterprises.
PROGRAMME 70/2 - R. " D. TO THE INTERNATIONAL
1) Merger research and related research.
2) Grant to the International Institute of Cold (I.I.F.).
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) Assistance to the Russian Federation for the conversion of plutonium from the dismantling of nuclear weapons into fuel specific to civilian reactors.
PROGRAMME 70/3 - DOTATIONS FOR SCIENTIFIC ETATS
1) Grant to the Institute of Radio-Eléments (I.R.E.).
2) Grant for investments at the Institute of Radio-Eléments (I.R.E.).
3) Grant to the Nuclear Energy Study Centre (NCE).
4) Grant for exceptional investments to be made by the Centre d'Etude de l'Energie Nuclear (C.E.N.).
5) Grant to the Institute of Radio-Eléments (I.R.E.) for specific operating expenses.
PROGRAMME 70/5 - STUDIES AND RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEMS OF GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES
Grant to international geological organizations.
PROGRAMME 70/6 - IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGISLATION ON ITS AND MEASURES
1) Grant to the Belgian Institute of Normalization (I.B.N.).
2) Grant to international metrological organizations.
PROGRAMME 70/7 - PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(1) Cotisation of Belgium at the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva.
(2) Charges in Belgium to the European Patent Office in Munich: tax adjustment of pensions.
Art. 2.32.5
By derogation from articles 55 to 58 of the laws on State accounting, coordinated on 17 July 1991, a.s.b.l. Social service is authorized to establish a working capital up to EUR 160,000.
Section 33. - Ministry of Communications and Infrastructure
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 Ministry of Communications and Infrastructure 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 Administration and third-party benefits as well as the tokens of presence 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 Cabinets for real expenses and property damages as well as the transportation costs for the travel of service and insurance premiums of the Department delegates who travel abroad, including the intervention of the State-employer in the price of the social subscription.
However, accountants of the Finance and Logistics Service of the General Services may have advances in funds up to EUR 322,000 to pay the above claims.
Accountants of the General Services Finance Service may also have advances in the amount of up to EUR 75,000 for the payment of receivables not exceeding EUR 2.500 and that relate to:
- various social relief and allowances for pensioned personnel, former agents and entitled to the whole department;
- special relief to certain categories of victims of occupational accidents.
With advances in funds, these extraordinary accountants are allowed to pay expenses not exceeding EUR 2.500; accountants are nevertheless allowed to pay phone and postal expenses up to 5.000 EUR.
§ 2. Authorization is provided to Finance Service accountants to 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 remuneration of Cabinet members and especially the reimbursement of salaries to government and institutions of origin;
(2) the S.N.C.B. personnel charge under the authority of the Land Transport Authority;
(3) at the operational costs of the service of the Road Traffic Administration and the Infrastructure 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;
(4) the participation of Belgium in the operating costs of the International Civil Aviation Organization and the European Commission for Civil Aviation;
(5) to Belgium's contribution to the Intergovernmental Maritime Organization;
6) the participation of Belgium resulting from the organization of a patrol service for the observation of icebergs in the North Atlantic Ocean;
7) the contribution of Belgium in the expenses of the Central Office of International Rail Transport in Bern;
(8) to amounts payable to the NBC under the Rosetta Plan.
Art. 2.33.3
The Minister of Mobility and Transport is authorized to grant compensation or relief under the conditions that he or she will determine, to former or non-employed officers as a result of an accident in service or an occupational accident or for health reasons, as a result of not treating them less favourably than workers in similar conditions, notwithstanding the provisions of the Civil Pension Act of 21 July 1844.
Art. 2.33.4
Within the limits of the basic allowances concerned, the following subsidies may be granted:
PROGRAMME 40/1 - STUDIES AND ACTIONS IN MATTER OF MOBILITY, TRANSPORT AND INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
- Mobility and transport subsidies.
- Subsides to the High Council for Transport Security.
- Subsides under the mobility management plan.
- Subsides at the Federal Institute of Mobility.
PROGRAMME 41/0 - SUBSISTANCE
Subside to a.s.b.l. Social Service of the Ministry of Communications and Infrastructure.
PROGRAMME 41/5 - ENTREPRISES PUBLIQUES
Subside to a.s.b.l. "Support to the Sabena employment cell".
PROGRAMME 51/0 - SUBSISTANCE
Subsidies under the sustainable mobility policy.
PROGRAMME 51/1 - RAIL TRANSPORT
(1) Subsidies for the financing of measures to promote public transport.
(2) Subsides to the User Advisory Board.
3) Grants for investment and tariff integration costs.
(4) Subsides under the Rosetta Plan.
PROGRAMME 51/2 - INLAND NAVIGATION
Accompaniment measures in favour of batellerie.
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 (ICAO Montreal), European Commission for Civil Aviation (CEAC Montréal), Aviation Security Fund, participation of Belgium in operating costs.
PROGRAMME 52/3 - SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
"The Von Karman Institute of Fluid Dynamics": State participation in staff costs and general expenses, in the Institute's operating and equipment costs, in the expenses of restoration, maintenance and adaptation of the Institute's buildings.
PROGRAMME 52/5 - FUNDS FOR THE FINANCING AND AMELIORATION OF THE CONTROL, INSPECTION AND ENQUEST AND PROGRAMMES OF PREVENTION OF AIRNAUTIQUE
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 service for iceberg observation in the North Atlantic.
6) International Permanent Association of Conventions of Navigation.
PROGRAMME 56/0 - SUBSISTANCE
1) Belgian Association for Study, Essai and Material Employment.
(2) International Permanent Association of Road Conventions.
3) Organization of exhibitions, conferences and works and competitions.
PROGRAMME 56/2 - FEDERAL FINANCING WORK
1) Grant for the renovation of the Atomium.
2) Interventions in information and propaganda.
PROGRAMME 56/3 - PROVISIONS AND AGROUND
TECHNICAL RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION
1) European Organisation for technical Approval (EOTA).
(2) Contribution to the European Union for Technical Approval in Construction (EUAtc).
PROGRAMME 56/4 - ORGANIZATION AND SECURITY
TRANSPORT
Grants to organizations or institutions as part of road safety activities or days of study.
PROGRAMME 56/5 - Unit RER
Regional Express Network Grants.
PROGRAMME 57/0 - CELLULE PERMANENTE CHARGEE DE LA GESTION DU CADRE ORGANIQUE DISTINCT DU MINISTERE DES COMMUNICATIONS ET DE L'INFRASTRUCTURE
Subsides to the A.S.B.L. Social Service of the Ministry of Communications and Infrastructure.
Art. 2.33.5
§ 1^er. - The portion of revenues received by the Administration of Aeronautics in 2002 exceeding the amount of EUR 2.479.000 is allocated to the Fund for the Financing and Improvement of Control, Inspection and Investigation Means and Aeronautics Prevention Programs, resumed under program 33.52.5.
§ 2. - The Fund mentioned in § 1^er may present a maximum debtor balance of EUR 1.239.500.
Art. 2.33.6
§ 1^er. - The amount of EUR 76,701.000 from the proceeds of the tax of natural persons to be allocated to the Fund for the Financing of the International Role and the Brussels Capital Function pursuant to Article 3 of the Act of 10 August 2001 creating the said fund is increased by EUR 9.916.000 for the fiscal year 2002 (Program 33.56.2).
§ 2. - The Fund mentioned in § 1^er may present a maximum debt balance of EUR 30 million.
Art. 2.33.7
A tax deduction for natural persons up to EUR 9.916.000 is allocated to the Financing Fund for the International Role and Capital Function of Brussels for the fiscal year 2002 (Program 33.56.22).
Art. 2.33.8
Capital advances such as referred to in Article 15 of the Organic Law of the Court of Auditors of 29 October 1846 of a maximum amount of 75,000 EUR, may be made to the extraordinary accountants of the department designated to pay the receivables not exceeding 2.500 EUR in charge of the variable staff and operating credits listed in Program 33.52.5 - "Funds for the Financing and Improvement of the Means of Control,
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 administration, the benefits 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 and fuel costs for vehicles;
- the various allowances to State personnel for real expenses and property damages, the transportation costs relating to travel of service, the insurance premiums of the delegates of the department who travel abroad, the intervention of the State - employer in the price of the social subscription.
Similarly, such advances in the amount of up to EUR 75,000 may be made to the Finance Service's extraordinary accountants in order to be able to grant the necessary advances, even above EUR 2,500, to officials and experts sent on mission abroad.
Art. 2.33.9
The budget of the Belgian Institute of Postal Services and Telecommunications of 2002 is approved annexed to this Act.
This budget is for revenues of 36.134.000 EUR and for expenditures of 37.029.000 EUR.
It includes commitment credits for an amount of EUR 1.476.000.
Order recipes are estimated at EUR 7.065,000 and expenses for order at EUR 7.065,000.
The mediation service budget is for revenues at 1.543.000 EUR and for expenditures at 1.543.000 EUR.
Section 51. - Public debt
Art. 2.51.1
By derogation from Article 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 borrowings 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 "Different operating expenses to informatics";
- 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 89 of the Royal Decree of Enforcement of the Tax Code on Income, the restitution of the movable pre-payment, 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 the account transactions 84.01.01.77.B - Arrangements to be made available to the Capital Fund - create a debiting position of the Account.
Art. 2.51.5
Emission premiums for linear bond issuances as well as for public debt exchange transactions in Belgian franc and euro are recorded, as the case may be, on an open cash account for that purpose. These premiums are then disaggregated prorata temporis by maturity of interest on the remaining length of borrowings that generated them.
The cumulative amount of the prorated prorata temporis premiums that relate to this maturity is allocated to the budgetary expenditures of interest of the public debt or expense of the budgetary appropriations of interest, respectively, as this amount constitutes a gain or loss for the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Art. 2.51.6
Expenditures on claims of prior fiscal years may be charged against the current year's credits in the case of credits for establishments in the area of customizable materials that fall within the Brussels region of the jurisdiction of the National Parliament and the National Government (Program 43/1).
Art. 2.51.8
By derogation from the provisions of Articles 11 and 12 of the Convention of 6 February 1965 for the settlement of matters relating to the Public Debt and the portfolio of the Belgian Column between the Kingdom of Belgium and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, approved by the law of 23 April 1965, and by derogation from the provisions of Article 7 of the law of 5 January 1977 issuing a second tranche of loan from the Belgo-Congo Fund of Amort
The endowment referred to in the preceding paragraph may also be used in the execution of the Royal Decree of 20 December 1996 on the intervention of the Belgo-Congolese Fund of Amortization and Management in the payment of the allowances due by the Belgian State in accordance with the provisions of the "Protocol for the Compensation of Zaired Property which belonged to Belgian natural persons and exchange of letters thereon" in application of the provisions of the above paragraph 1^er, and 3, § 1^er, 1° of the law of 26 July 1996, aimed at realizing the budgetary conditions of Belgium's participation in the European Economic and Monetary Union, notwithstanding Article 4 of the said decree.
Art. 2.51.9
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. 2.51.10
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.
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 3 - Restitution and Allocation Fund
Art. 3-01-1
The transactions in the 2002 fiscal year on the funds referred to in sections 37 and 38 of the State Accounting Acts, coordinated on 17 July 1991, are estimated to be the amounts referred to in each of them in the tables 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:
- funds, whose expenses are subject to the prior visa of the Court of Auditors, are indicated in letter A;
- the funds and accounts, 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.
Chapter 4 - Separate Management State Services
Art. 4-01-1
The transactions in the 2002 fiscal year of the separate management State services are estimated to be the sums mentioned in their respective budgets annexed to this Act.
The budget for the fiscal year 2001 of the Monetary Fund is re-estimated to the amounts referred to in the budget 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, which are subject to the prior visa of the Court of Auditors, are indicated in 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 same Act are not applicable in the 2002 fiscal year in respect of the Separate Management State Services that have no legal basis and whose operation estimate is resumed in the budgetary tables annexed to this Act.
CHAPTER 5. - State enterprises
Art. 5-01-1
The budget for the 2002 fiscal year of the state enterprise "The Royal Mint of Belgium", annexed to this Act, is approved.
Revenue is estimated at 38.505.952 EUR and costs at 50.032.764 EUR.
Orderly recipes are estimated at 21.584.537 EUR and expenditures for orders at 21.587.064 EUR.
Also approved is the third adjustment of the 2001 budget of the Royal Belgian Mint. After this adjustment, revenues for the 2001 fiscal year are estimated at EUR 46.828.475 and expenditures at EUR 36.009.088.
Orderly recipes are estimated at 5.509.434 EUR and expenditures for order at 5.638.338 EUR.
Art. 5-01-2
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. 5-01-3
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 (sections 91.11 to 94.11 of the budget of the Royal Belgian Mint).
Art. 5-01-4
The Royal Belgian Mint was authorized in 2002 to offer coins or medals for a maximum amount of EUR 14.873.61.
Promulgate this law, order that it be clothed with the seal of the State and published by the Belgian Monitor.
Given in Brussels on 24 December 2001.
ALBERT
By the King:
The Prime Minister,
G. VERHOFSTADT
The Minister of Budget,
J. VANDE LANOTTE
Minister of Finance,
D. REYNDERS
Seal of the state seal:
For the Minister of Justice, absent,
Minister of Finance,
D. REYNDERS
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