WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/EEC/35
8 March 2002
(02-1179)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification in the context of actions taken within the framework of the Decision
on Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform programme on
Least-Developed and Net-Food Importing Developing Countries for the calendar years 1999-2000
(Table NF:1 ) was received from the delegation of the European Communities on 1 March 2002.
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In accordance with notification requirements within the framework of the Decision on
Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on Least-Developedand Net Food-Importing Countries ( Table NF:1 ), the following provides details of the European
Communities' programmes in respect of the Decision.G/AG/N/EEC/35
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Table NF:1
Notification under Article 16:2 of the Agreement:
Monitoring of the Follow-Up to the Decision on
Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of
the Reform Programme on Least Developed and Net
Food-Importing Developing Countries:  European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar years 1999 and 2000
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing
countries:
In 1999 payments for food aid and support operations reached a level of 380 million Euro of
which 120.5 million Euro were spent on products mobilized under the Food Aid Convention,
165 million Euro were transferred as aid including support operations, early warning systems and
storage.  94.5 million Euro were paid for transport, distribution, flanking measures and measures for
implementation.
In 2000 payments for food aid and support operations totalled 366 million Euro of which
120.5 million Euro were spent on products mobilized under the Food Aid Convention, 150.4 million
Euro were transferred as aid on support operations , early warning systems and storage.  95 million
Euro were paid for transport, distribution, flanking measures and measures for implementation.
Food aid provided by the European Communities is detailed in the Annex.
(2) Indication of the proportion in fully gr ant form or appropriate concessional terms:
All food aid is provided on fully grant terms.
(3) Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3 (iii) of the Decision:
The ACP countries
In June 2000, the European Union signed a new Partnership Agreement with 77 African-
Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) countries in Cotonou (Benin ).  Lasting 20 years (2000-2020) it replaces all
former Lomé Convention agreements.  The Cotonou Agreement sets out the future framework of co-
operation, trade and political dialogue between the European Union and the ACP states.  It also
included six new Pacific Island partners:  The Cook Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
Micronesia, Nauru, Niue and Palau.
Concerning rural development in the ACP countr ies, 2.4 billion Euro were allocated between
1986 and 2000 – that is 15 per cent of the three European Development Funds – to crop and animalfarming projects.
On humanitarian aid, ECHO has been very active in the ACP countries.  For both 1999 and
2000, more than 170 million Euro was paid for this region, mostly to Angola, Burundi, Congo (DR),
Ethiopia/Eritrea, Mozambique, Sierra Leone/Gui nea/Liberia, Somalia, Sudan and Tanzania.
The latest ACP-EU agreement allows for a regular review of support strategies and therefore
allows flexibility including allocation of resources which will be calculated on an assessment of needs
and political performance.G/AG/N/EEC/35
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Development projects with other countries
The European Community's co-operation assistance to Asia totalled an average of 438 million
Euro per year in 1999 and 2000.  In rural development, the focus is on raising levels of production,
both in quantity and quality, and on improving marketing capability.
In addition, Asian countries received more than 77 million Euro per year in humanitarian aid
from ECHO, mainly to Afghanistan/Pakistan/Iran, Cambodia/Vietnam, India, Indonesia, North Korea,
Thailand and Timor.
The European Union is the largest provider of public bilateral aid to Latin America.  In 2000,
the EC signed a number of framework co-operation agreements with Latin American countries and
regional sub-groups (Mexico, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile/Central America, the
Andean Community and Mercosur).  Commitments to wards this sub-continent as a whole have run to
around 200 million Euro annually in 1999 and 2000 for rural development projects.
The year 2000 was a difficult period for Latin America due to conflicts and natural disasters.
In total, 25 million Euro was paid by ECHO to the most affected population.
The partner states of Eastern Europe and Central Europe are of key importance to the EU.
The political dialogue has been formalized through the Partnership and Co-operation Agreements
(PCAs).  In 1999 and 2000, work continued on 45 projects with a total budget of about 45 millionEuro.
In addition, ECHO has been active and transferred yearly around 50 million Euro in this
region.
The following examples are the main projects financed by the European Union:
Country Projects Expenditures
(*)
(Mio ECU)
Bangladesh Agricultural Project (CARE NOPEST) (1995-2000) 6.0
National Minor Irrigation Development Project (NMIDP) (1991-2000) 18.0Coastal Embankment Rehabilitation Project (1996-2004) 15.0
Rehabilitation Projects (SRP) (1990-1999) 14.4
Rangpur Region Rural Development Project (RRRDP) (1987- 1999) 32.7
BRAC Development (1997-2003) 33.0
Buthan Cultivation of Medical Plants for Traditional Medicine (1993-2000) 4.1
Strengthening of Veterinary Services for Livestock Disease Control
(1992-1999)5.0
Renewable Natural Resources- Extension Support Project (1997-2003) 6.2
Wang Watershed Management Project (1997-2005) 9.2
Cambodia Rehabilitation and Support Programme for the Agricultural Sector 36.8G/AG/N/EEC/35
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Country Projects Expenditures
(*)
(Mio ECU)
Egypt Kafr El Sheik Soil Improvement 8.0
Agricultural Sector Development Programme (1995-2000) 75.0Veterinary Support Programme (1995-2000) 20.0Bustan Agricultural Development Project 15.0Nile Valley Regional Programme 5.0
Honduras Programme to Support Small and Medium Sized Farms in the Olancho
Area (1996-2000)9.86
Programme for Agricultural Development and Land Conservation (1998-
2004)6.9
Laos Micro projects in Luang Prahang (1996-2002) 12.8
Rural Development in the Province of Luang Namtha (1994-1999) 8.0Strengthening of Livestock Services (1997-2002) 5.7Phong Sali Forest Conservation and Rural Development (1998-2003) 9.5
Morocco Programme for Integrated Rural Development 28.4
Nepal Programme for Strengthening of Veterinary Services For Livestock
Disease Control (1996-2001)8.7
Rural Development Programme in Gulmi and Arghankhanchi (1996-
2001)14.7
Bagmati Integrated Watershed Management (1997-2001) 12.2
Irrigation Development in Mid-Western Regions (1997-2003) 8.1
Peru Rural Micro-Projects 21.4
Rural Development Project in the Region Renom-Inka 10.0Rural Development Project (Majes II) 11.0
Project for Women in the Rural Areas 5.0
Poverty Alleviation in Rural Areas of the Chavin 16.0Project for Integrated Rural Development in the Region of Libertad-
Cajamarca8.5
Sri Lanka National Irrigation Rehabilitation Programme 3.3
Moneragala Irrigation and Community Development 5.7
Mahalawi Consolidation Project 10.4Dry Zone Agricultural Development 5.1G/AG/N/EEC/35
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Country Projects Expenditures
(*)
(Mio ECU)
Tunisia Programme for Integrated rural Development and Management of
Natural Resources50.0
* or committed total EC contributions
(4) Other relevant information with respect to actions taken within the framework of the
Decision :
None.G/AG/N/EEC/35
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Annex
Food Aid and Food Security Provided by the European Communities
1999
Country Type of Support Quantity Value (€)
DIRECT
Albania Foreign currency facility 5,000,000
Technical assistance 500,000
Total 5,500,000
Armenia Foreign currency facility 115,480 9,500,000
Technical assistance 500,000
Total 10,000,000
Azerbaijan Foreign currency facility 139,792 11,500,000
Technical assistance 500,000
Total 12,000,000
Bangladesh Cereals 50,000 6,250,000
Support actions 15,000,000
Transport and technical assistance 5,750,000
Total 27,000,000
Bolivia Foreign currency facility 10,000,000
Support actions 10,000,000
Total 20,000,000
Cape Verde Foreign currency facility 60,780 5,000,000
Total 5,000,000
North Korea Cereals 81,000 8,910,000
Sugar 3,300 1,320,000
Support actions 4,375,000
Technical assistance 850,000
Tools and intrants 3,500,000
Transports 6,795,000
Vegetable oil 5,000 4,250,000
Total 30,000,000
Ethiopia Cereals 50,000 9,550,000
Support actions 1,500,000
Technical assistance 1,500,000
Transport 2,950,000
Total 15,500,000
Georgia Foreign currency facility 145,870 12,000,000
Total 12,000,000
Haiti Support actions 2,000,000
Total 2,000,000
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Country Type of Support Quantity Value (€)
Honduras Foreign currency facility 18,234 3,000,000
Support actions 1,000,000
Technical assistance 1,000,000
Total 5,000,000
Kyrgyzstan Foreign currency facility 48,205 8,000,000
Technical assistance 500,000
Total 8,500,000
Madagascar Support actions 12,000,000
Tools and intrants 1,670,000
Transport 1,330,000
Total 15,000,000
Malawi Foreign currency facility 65,641 20,800,000
Support actions 5,200,000
Technical assistance 1,700,000
Total 27,700,000
Mali Support actions 800,000
Total 800,000
Montenegro Foreign currency facility 10,000,000
Technical assistance 400,000
Total 10,400,000
Mozambique Support actions 16,300,000
Technical assistance 1,700,000
Total 18,000,000
Palestina Support actions 4,000,000
Technical assistance 1,000,000
Total 5,000,000
Peru Foreign currency facility 729,351 12,000,000
Support actions 2,400,000
Technical assistance 600,000
Total 15,000,000
Region of Sahel Support actions 645,000
Total 645,000
Rwanda Early warning system 1,000,000
Support actions 5,000,000
Technical assistance 2,000,000
Total 8,000,000
Sierra Leone Support actions 1,500,000
Total 1,500,000
Somalia Early warning system 4,000,000
Total 4,000,000G/AG/N/EEC/35
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Country Type of Support Quantity Value (€)
WFP
Cereals 189,000 22,680,000
Other products 8,300,000
Sugar 2,000 520,000
Transport 54,258,074
Vegetable oil 12,700 8,382,000
Total 94,140,074
Kosovo Cereals 6,391 671,055
Other products 3,425,000
Sugar 1,000 270,000
Transport 3,557,945
Vegetable oil 3,000 2,076,000
Total 10,000,000
Euronaid
Cereals 145,000 20,300,000
Milk powder 1,200 2,040,000
Other products 5,000,000
Pulses 8,000 3,200,000
Sugar 7,500 2,250,000
Tools and intrants 2,000,000
Transport 19,526,000
Vegetable oil 900 684,000
Total 55,000,000
UNRWA
Milk powder 1,225 2,450,000
Pulses 40 20,000
Sugar 3,750 1,012,500
Support actions 7,350,000
Transport 785,525
Vegetable oil 1,855 1,381,975
Total 13,000,000
FAO
Technical assistance 2,380,000
Total 2,380,000
Non-geographic Early warning system 10,120,000
Total 10,120,000
NGO
Support actions 30,000
Total 30,000G/AG/N/EEC/35
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Country Type of Support Quantity Value (€)
Other
Burkina Faso Horizontal technical assistance 70,000
Total 70,000
North Korea Price adjustment 579,757
Total 579,757
Haiti Horizontal technical assistance 41,000
Total 41,000
Madagascar Price adjustment 176,503
Total 176,503
Nicaragua Price adjustment 206,644
Total 206,644
Non-geographic Horizontal technical assistance 26,960,316
Late interests 120,000
Monitoring 1,730,000
Price adjustment 1,901,627
Total 30,711,943G/AG/N/EEC/35
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Food Aid and Food Security Provided by the European Communities
2000
Country Type of Support Value (€)
DIRECT
Armenia Foreign currency facility 9,500,000
Technical assistance 500,000
Total 10,000,000
Bangladesh Cereals 3,750,000
Support actions 20,500,000
Transport 4,250,000
Total 28,500,000
North Korea Technical assistance 1,500,000
Tools and intrants 16,240,000
Transports 2,260,000
Total 20,000,000
Ecuador Support actions 1,400,000
Technical assistance 600,000
Total 2,000,000
Eritrea Cereals 2,100,000
Transport 1,230,000
Total 3,330,000
Ethiopia Support actions 11,000,000
Technical assistance 1,500,000
Cereals 17,380,000
Transport 10,120,000
Total 40,000,000
Honduras Support actions 2,000,000
Technical assistance 500,000
Foreign currency facility 2,500,000
Total 5,000,000
Kyrgyzstan Technical assistance 500,000
Foreign currency facility 9,500,000
Total 10,000,000
Malawi Support actions 5,200,000
Technical assistance 2,000,000
Foreign currency facility 10,800,000
Total 18,000,000
Mauritania Technical assistance 380,000
Total 380,000
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Country Type of Support Value (€)
Moldavia Technical assistance 500,000
Foreign currency facility 5,000,000
Total 5,500,000
Montenegro Foreign currency facility 10,000,000
Technical assistance 1,000,000
Total 11,000,000
Mozambique Support actions 5,000,000
Technical assistance 1,200,000
Foreign currency facility 8,400,000
Total 14,600,000
Niger Support actions 4,000,000
Technical assistance 750,000
Total 4,750,000
Peru Support actions 9,300,000
Technical assistance 700,000
Total 10,000,000
SADC Technical assistance 2,000,000
Total 2,000,000
Yemen Technical assistance 2,000,000
Foreign currency facility 9,000,000
Total 11,000,000
WFP
Other products 36,200,000
Transport 53,800,000
Total 90,000,000
Euronaid
Cereals 9,450,000
Other products 12,500,000
Tools and intrants 2,500,000
Transport 23,600,000
Total 48,050,000
NGO
Support actions 20,000,000
Other products 40,000,000
Total 60,000,000
UNRWA
Support actions 8,700,000
Other products 4,417,750
Transport 682,250
Total 13,800,000G/AG/N/EEC/35
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Country Type of Support Value (€)
FAO
Pakistan Support actions 1,800,000
Total 1,800,000
Other
Price adjustment 28,650,446
AGRER 1,970,000
Horizontal technical assistance 860,561
Various 9,509,993
Monitoring 750,000
RESAL 6,600,000
Total 48,341,000
Bolivia Audit 100,000
Total 100,000
Honduras Audit 75,000
Total 75,000
Mauritania Audit 90,000
Total 90,000
Peru Audit 90,000
Total 90,000
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