CORRECTING NEWS ITEM HNA3705 "HINA, GOVT SIGN AGREEMENT..."

Please note that the words "of the government budget" should be added at the end of the second paragraph of news item HNA3705 entitled "Hina, Govt. Sign Agreement on Right to Use Information Services". The corrected item reads as follows: ZAGREB, June 3 (Hina) - Croatian Culture Minister Antun Vujic, Croatian News Agency's (Hina) management board chairman Jadranko Crnic and Hina's director Mirko Bolfek on Tuesday signed an agreement on foundations for the signing of contracts on the purchase of rights to use Hina's information services. #L# The conclusion of the agreement enables the signing of annual contracts between the founder and Hina on purchasing the rights to use Hina's information services for the purpose of informing state bodies and other users of the government budget. The annual contracts, which will be signed by the culture ministry on behalf of the government, equate state bodies with all other Hina services' users, the agreement reads. The agreement was signed in pursuance to the Law on Hina, and the budgetary financing of the agency's work has been discontinued. The new system of financing provides the Croatian News Agency with complete independence and directs it towards long-term placement of its services on the market, the agreement says. We apologise for any inconvenience. (hina) lml sb