Den brug, Fællesskabet i nogle år har gjort af opdelte bevillinger til dækning af ikkeobligatoriske udgifter på mange områder, betyder, at der kræves betydelige betalingsbevillinger for blot at indfri forpligtelser, der er indgået i de foregående regnskabsår.
In the field of noncompulsory expenditure, the recourse which the Community has had for some years past to the technique of dissociated credits in many areas means that a significant volume of payments is required simply in order to finance the commitments which have been contracted in previous years' budgetary exercises.