6 November 1999

REGULATION NO. 1999/17

ON THE APPROVAL OF THE KOSOVO CONSOLIDATED BUDGET AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES FOR THE PERIOD 1 SEPTEMBER TO 31 DECEMBER 1999

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Pursuant to the authority given to him under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) of 10 June 1999, Taking into account United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Regulation No. 1999/1 of 25 July 1999 on the Authority of the Interim Administration in Kosovo, For the purposes of approving the Kosovo Consolidated Budget and other related matters, Hereby promulgates the following:

Expenditures Authorized

Current Expenditures are authorized for the period 1 September to 31 December 1999 from the Kosovo Consolidated Budget for the purposes indicated and the amounts shown in Schedule 1 attached to the present Regulation.

Municipal Expenditures Authorized

Current Expenditures are authorized for the period 1 September to 31 December 1999 from the Kosovo Municipal Budgets for the purposes indicated and the amounts shown in Schedule 2 attached to the present regulation.

Limits on Expenditures

Pursuant to Section 4.4 of UNMIK/REG/1999/16 no expenditures from, or commitments of, the Kosovo Consolidated Fund may be made except as authorized in the present regulation. Notwithstanding this restriction, unanticipated donor grants deposited to the Kosovo Consolidated Fund for specified purposes may be allocated and spent for those purposes. If the specified purpose is not already contained in the schedules to the present Regulation, an amount equivalent to the deposited donor grant is deemed to be appropriated and a budget line created to permit expenditure to take place.

Adjustment to Amounts Authorized

The Head of the Central Fiscal Authority may transfer authorized amounts between appropriations for Salaries and Wages and appropriations for Other Goods and Services for any individual budget line in Schedule 1 to this Regulation, provided that the reallocation does not exceed, in total, 25% of the category being reduced. Transfers in excess of this limit, including transfers between budget lines in Schedule 1, may be made upon written approval of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, taking into account the views of the Head of the Central Fiscal Authority.

Adjustment to Provisional Municipal Budget Amounts

Upon request of the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Civil Administration, the Head of the Central Fiscal Authority shall transfer amounts allocated to one municipality to another, provided that the total appropriation for the Kosovo Municipal Budgets does not change.

Expenditures Limited to Revenues

The Head of the Central Fiscal Authority, in releasing funds for current expenditure, shall only release funds to the extent revenue or other financing sources are available in the Kosovo Consolidated Fund to make the expenditure.

Contingent Expenditure

The amounts authorized for contingent expenditures may be used only for urgent and unforeseen requirements. The Head of the Central Fiscal Authority may authorize, on receipt of proper justification, the expenditure of up to 100,000 DM for each urgent and unforeseen requirement. Proposals for amounts to be spent in excess of 100,000 DM will be forwarded, together with the recommendation of the Head of the Central Fiscal Authority, to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for decision.

Effectiveness

The present regulation shall enter into force on 6 November 1999.

Bernard Kouchner

Special Representative of the Secretary-General