JOHN CARLOS I

KING OF SPAIN

To all who present it and understand it.

Sabed: That the General Courts have approved and I come to sanction the following Law.

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Ministry of Defense has begun the processing of a file for the granting of credit supplements, in the amount of 8,155,525,000 pesetas, in order to be able to meet until the end of the year the expenses to be incurred to produce for the development of the activities that are typical and typical of the Department, since the credits provided for such purposes are going to be insufficient.

Important international events, such as the disasters produced in Central America as a result of Hurricane Mitch, as well as the conflict in the former Yugoslavia, have motivated the Spanish presence to the aid and resolution of problems of varying nature produced in the areas affected by these events.

In this regard, the Council of Ministers adopted on 13 November 1998 an Agreement to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid and to contribute to the reconstruction of Central America, under which the Ministry of Defence In the area, military units have also provided land, naval and air materials.

For its part, the Kosovo conflict also prompted the adoption of two Council of Ministers ' Agreements, on 9 October 1998 and 26 February 1999, to authorise the participation of Spanish military units in support of diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis and a possible peace plan.

Likewise, the serious humanitarian crisis that the Kosovo conflict unleashed once again led the Spanish Government to assume its responsibilities at international level, agreeing on a humanitarian aid operation, by agreement. Council of Ministers of 16 April 1999, for the distribution of aid, the installation, care and maintenance of a camp in Albania for the reception of refugees and their subsequent transfer to Spanish civil organisations.

the result was that the Ministry of Defense addressed the needs posed by its personal, material and economic resources, thus motivating an insufficiency in the credits initially foreseen for the financing of the ordinary activities that the Ministry must carry out in the development of its functions.

Therefore, since there is insufficient credit in the existing State General Budget to finance such activities, it is necessary to grant credit supplements in those items of the budget of the The Ministry of Defense is going to be insufficient.

In this regard, the government approved a bill that was referred to the General Courts for processing and approval.

However, the dissolution of the Cortes General by Royal Decree 64/2000, of January 17, without the completion of the processing of the aforementioned bill, determined the expiration of the bill.

The credit supplements are dealt with in agreement with the State Council and after the report of the Directorate-General for Budgets.

Article 1. Credit supplements.

Credit supplements, in the amount of 8.155.525,000 pesetas, are granted in the current Section 14 "Ministry of Defense" Budget for the amounts and budgetary applications that are set out in the Annex.

Article 2. Financing of credit supplements.

The credit supplements referred to in the previous article will be financed with Public Debt, from

agreement with the provisions of Article 101 of the recast text of the General Budget Law, adopted by Royal Legislative Decree 1091/1988 of 23 September.

Single end disposition. Entry into force.

This Law shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the "Official Gazette of the State".

Therefore, I command all Spaniards, individuals and authorities, to keep and keep this Law.

Madrid, 22 December 2000.

JOHN CARLOS R.

The President of the Government, JOSÉ MARÍA AZNAR LÓPEZ

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ANNEX

Granting credit supplements

Amount-(In pesetas) Naming Application

Service 11: Land Army Logistics Support Command 211.A "Defense General Administration and Services"

Concept 660 Military investments associated with operational operation of services ... 131.322,000

Program 212.A "Operating expenses in the Armed Forces"

Subconcept 221.03 Fuel ....................................................................................... 71.386,000

Program 213.A "Modernization of the Armed Forces"

Concept 650 Military investments in infrastructure and other assets ................................. 2.975.736,000

Service 12: Land Army Economic Affairs Directorate Program 211.A "Defense General Administration and Services"

Subconcept 229.00 Other living and working expenses ..................................................... 79,343,000

Program 412.B "Hospital Assistance in the Armed Forces"

Subconcept 221.99 Other Supplies ................................................................................. 102,000,000

Service 16: Head of the Logistics Support of the Navy Program 212.A "Operating expenses in the Armed Forces"

Subconcept 221.03 Fuel ....................................................................................... 216,997,000

Program 214.A "Logistics Support"

Concept 660 Military investments associated with the operational operation of services ... 1.234.840,000

Service 17: Navy Economic Affairs Directorate Program 211.A "Defense Administration and General Services"

Subconcept 229.00 Other living and working expenses ..................................................... 108.003,000 Concept 230 Diets ................................................................................................ 582.359,000 Concept 231 Locomotion ........................................................................................ 344.264,000

Service 21: Command of the Air Force Logistics Support Program 212.A "Operational expenses in the Armed Forces"

Subconcept 221.03 Fuel ....................................................................................... 174.701,000

Program 213.A "Modernization of the Armed Forces"

Concept 650 Military Investments in Infrastructure and Other Goods ................................. 790.400,000

Program 214.A "Logistics Support"

Concept 660 Military investments associated with operational operation of services ... 1.272.000,000

Service 22: Air Force Economic Affairs Directorate Program 211.A "Defense Administration and General Services"

Subconcept 229.00 Other living and working expenses ..................................................... 72.174,000

Total Credit Supplements ................................................... 8.155.525,000