WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/EEC/9
20November 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-5111)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Theattached notification inthecontext ofactions taken within theframework oftheDecision
onMeasures Concerning thePossible Negative Effects oftheReform Programme onLeast-Developed
andNetFood-Importing Developing Countries (Table NF:1) wasreceived fromthedelegation ofthe
European Communities on17November 1997.G/AG/N/EEC/9
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Table NF:1
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 16:2OFTHE AGREEMENT:
MONITORING OFTHE FOLLOW-UP TOTHE DECISION ON
MEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
THE REFORM PROGRAMME ONLEAST- DEVELOPED AND NET
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: European Communities
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(1) Quantity offoodaidprovided toleast-developed andnetfood-importing developing
countries:
In1995 overall Community foodaidfrom theCommunity budget reached alevelofnearly
1billion ECU andamounting toover3million tonnes offoodproducts. Nearly 45% of
commodities purchased forfoodaidwere purchased indeveloping countries either aslocal,
regional ortriangular operations. In1995 35%ofaidwasprovided onagovernment basis,
33%wasprovided viaNGO’s,and32%wasprovided through UNandother international
organisation.
Forthequantity offoodaidprovided bytheEuropean Communities under theFood Aid
Convention please seeAnnex 1.
(2) Indication oftheproportion infully grant form orappropriate concessional terms:
Thefoodaidisprovided onfullygrant terms
(3) Technical andfinancial assistance under paragraph 3(iii)oftheDecision:
TheACP countries
Theco-operation which theEUextends totheACP countries inthefieldofagriculture and
ruraldevelopment hasbeen, andisstillcarried outinthecontext oftheLomé Conventions.
Thebroad objective istoraiseACPcountries economic levelandreduce poverty. Themain
objectives arenotonlytointensify resource usewhile taking intoconsideration theirrenewal,
inorder toraisefarmers 'productive capacity andincome butalsotoorganise production and
marketing more efficiently.
With theattempt toimprove andtoadapt continuously itscontribution todevelopment, the
EUhasdiversified itsinstruments andmethods ofintervention. Thisco-operation hastherefore
evolved significantly inthelastfewyears. Focus hasbeentransferred fromthetraditional-type
intervention inspecific areas tocentralises action atthemacro-economic level.
EUagricultural andrural co-operation inACP countries isthuscarried outthrough a
combination ofalarge number ofactivities:
-Programmable aids-Rural development projects;
-Structural Adjustment Facilities (SAF) including theGeneral Import Programmes
(GIP) andSectoral Import Programmes (SIP);
-Non-programmable aids-Food Aid;
-Stabilisation ofExport Earnings fromAgricultural Commodities System (STABEX);
-Projects financed viaNGOs;
-Regional co-operation.G/AG/N/EEC/9
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Thelatest orientations ofthisco-operation attaches more importance toinstruments offering
greater anddirect linkswithsustainable agricultural policies, ascompared withisolated forms
ofintervention likeprojects.
ThebulkofEUaidtoACP countries iscarried outwithin thecontext oftheEuropean
Development Fund(EDF). TheAnnex 2shows 1995dataofEDFexpenditure intheagricultural
andrural development sector inseveral ACP countries.
Development projects withother countries
TheEuropean Communities haveanumber ofpluriannual development projects concerning
theagricultural sector. Inthecalendar years 1995and/or1996thefollowing projects financed
bytheeuropean Communities were executed:
Country Projects Expenditures
MioECU (*)
Afghanistan: Rural rehabilitation programmes (1996)
Rehabilitation ofrural infrastructure (1996)
Rural assistance programme (1996-1997)
Improvement ofaccess toagricultural markets, water and
better flood protection (1996-1997)
Animal health service programme (1996)2.4
1.8
1.5
1.9
0.4
Bangladesh: Agricultural project (Cereal Seeds II)
Agricultural project (CARE NOPEST)
Strengthening oflivestock information
Improvement ofgrain storage
Rehabilitation offood storage
Irrigation projects
Flood control/flood action plan
Poverty alleviation projects10.0
6.0
1.0
15.0
2.9
79.4
31.6
129.5
Buthan: Project onMedical Plants andTraditional Medicine
(beneficiaries: farmers andhighaltitude communities)
(1993-2000)
Development ofAgricultural Support Activities
(1989-1995)
Integrated PestManagement Project (1993-1999)
Strengthening ofVeterinary Services forLivestock
Disease Control (1992-1998)4.1
3.6
2.6
4.0
Cambodia: Rehabilitation andsupport programme fortheagricultural
sector (1994-1998)36.8
Egypt: Agricultural sector development programme (1995-2000)
Veterinary service programme (1995-2000)
Agricultural development programme (1996-2000)75.0
20.0
20.0
Honduras: Programme tosupport small andmedium sized farms in
theOlancho area(1996-2000)9.86
Laos: Irrigation project (Nam Ngum) (1991-1996)
Micro projects inLuang Prabang (1996-2002)
Rural development intheProvince ofLuang Namtha
(1994-1999)1.0
12.8
8.0
Maldives: Training programme infishinspection (1995) 0.1G/AG/N/EEC/9
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Country Projects Expenditures
MioECU (*)
Morocco: Hydro-agricultural development ofCentral Haouz 21.5
Nepal: Programme onlanduseandmanagement (1985-1997)
Programme forstrengthening ofveterinary services for
livestock diseases control (1996-2001)
Rural development Programme inGulmi and
Arghanakhanchi (1988-1995)
Rural development programme inGulmi and
Arghanakhanchi (1996-2001)5.4
8.7
2.8
14.7
Peru: Rural micro-projects
Rural development project intheregion Renom-Inka
Rural development project (Majes II)
Project forwomen intherural area
Poverty alleviation inrural areas oftheChavin
Management ofacredit fund intheareaofTumbes21.4
10.0
11.0
5.0
16.0
0.9
SriLanka: National irrigation rehabilitation programme:
Moneragala irrigation andcommunity development
Mahalawi consolidation project (irrigation)3.3
5.7
10.4
Tunisia: Soilandwater conservation project 20.0
Yemen: Fisheries development project (1993-1998) 13.0
(*)orcommitted total ECcontributions.
(4) Other relevant information withrespect toactions taken within theframework ofthe
Decision:
None.G/AG/N/EEC/9
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Annex 1
Food aidprovided bytheEuropean Communities (marketing year1995/96)
Country Product Quantity (Tonnes)
Afghanistan Durum wheat 15,260
Wheat 27,985
Wheat flour 5,150
Beans 1,600
Rice 1,000
Angola Rice 17,111
Maize Flour 7,610
Maize 64,030
Maize meal 2,000
Wheat 8,610
Durum wheat 557
Beans 5,000
Bangladesh Wheat 262,830
Rice 1,000
Burkina Faso Sorgho 813
Maize flour 31
Beans 7
Burundi Rice 8,200
Beans 900
Maize meal 3,850
Cambodia Rice 3,420
CapVerde Maize 16,000
Wheat 13,000
Rice 536
Central African Republic Maize 112
Djibouti Wheat flour 4,003
Dominican Republic Beans 72
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Country Product Quantity (Tonnes)
Egypt Wheat 100,000
Wheat flour 36,500
Rice 2,137
Beans 727
Eritrea Sorgho 10,000
Wheat 20,912
Durum wheat 5,000
Wheat seeds 193
Ethiopia Wheat 172,496
Maize 29,420
Beans 644
Wheat flour 5,926
Durum wheat 26,000
Sorgho 18,045
Gambia Rice 486
Haiti Rice 6,156
Maize 2,130
Wheat 3,029
Wheat flour 1,220
Flaked oats 420
Beans 2,070
Kenya Maize 17,852
Wheat flour 5,110
Beans 1,657
Sorgho seeds 234
Lesotho Wheat 1,000
Maize 24,000
Beans 1,500
Liberia Wheat flour 5,866
Madacascar Wheat flour 7,730
Flaked oats 336
Rice 2,945
Maize flour 80G/AG/N/EEC/9
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Country Product Quantity (Tonnes)
Malawi Maize 109,197
Sorgho 1,300
Beans 323
Flaked oats 48
Mali Sorgho 1,300
Mauritania Durum wheat 8,049
Rice 1,953
Mozambique Wheat flour 350
Wheat 15,000
Rice 11,200
Maize 36,404
Beans 900
Nepal Rice 8,009
Wheat 6,450
Niger Beans 57
Millet 1,959
Rice 541
Sorgho 1,893
Uganda Rice 3,531
Beans 54
Maize flour 980
Maize 1,000
Peru Wheat flour 7,970
Rice 6,897
Flaked oats 1,359
Wheat 31,126
Beans 2,065
Rwanda Wheat 1,000
Rice 2,840
Beans 9,053
Bean seeds 250
Maize 30,170
Sorgho 1,939
Vegetable seeds 80
SaoTomé Principe Wheat flour 730G/AG/N/EEC/9
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Country Product Quantity (Tonnes)
Senegal Pasta 294
Rice 1,381
Maize flour 100
Maize 36
Millet 240
Sierra Leone Wheat flour 1,095
Rice 625
Somalia Sorgho 50
rice 21
Beans 10
Wheat flour 200
Sudan Sorgho 2,379
Beans 30
Sorgho seeds 64
Millet seeds 13
Maize seeds 284
Maize 1,320
SriLanka Rice 5,763
Tanzania Wheat flour 2,920
Flaked oats 12
Maize 15,750
Togo Flaked oats 108
Rice 1,397
Beans 390
Maize 2,114
Millet 52
Tunisia Durum wheat 10,000
Yemen Wheat flour 15,148
Rice 983
Pasta 540
Zaire Rice 500
Maize 4,000
Maize flour 8,030
Zambia Maize 22,904G/AG/N/EEC/9
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Annex 2
1995 Expenditure (Million ECU) intheAgricultural Sector
Country Expenditure (Million ECU)
Angola 2.8
Benin 2.2
Burkina Faso 17.6
Burundi 15.9
Cape Verde 0.1
Central African Republic 13.7
Chad 7.3
Comoros 3.3
Côted'Ivoire 74.4
Djibouti 0.4
Equatorial Guinea 2.9
Eritrea 0
Ethiopia 51.1
Gambia 5.0
Guinea 13.5
Guinea-Bissau 0.2
Kenya 24.4
Lesotho 1.0
Liberia 1.3
Madagascar 15.2
Malawi 12.2
Mali 11.5
Mauritania 0.5
Mauritius 4.0
Mozambique 8.2
Niger 7.4
Rwanda 10.4
SaoTome andPrincipe 0.8
Senegal 11.3
Sierra Leone 5.9
Somalia 1.6
Sudan 22.4
Tanzania 15.8
Togo 6.4
Uganda 30.1
Zaire 2.7
Zambia 7.4
Caribbean 25.9
Pacific 29.1