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G/AG/N/EEC/50 
17 June 2004 
 (04-2620)  
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 14 May 2004, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Communities .  The notification concerns actions taken within the 
framework of the Decision on Measures Concerni ng the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform 
Programme on Least-Developed and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries ( Table NF:1 ) during 
the calendar year 2003 . 
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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 EFFECTS OF 
THE REFORM PROGRAMME ON LEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET 
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:  European Communities 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 2003 
 
 
(1) Quantity of food aid provided to least-developed and net food-importing developing 
countries: 
 
 In 2003 payments for food aid and support oper ations reached a level of 432 million Euro of 
which 120 million Euro was spent on products mobilized under the Food Aid Convention and 
312 million Euro was paid for other aid in the form  of products, support oper ations and transport, 
distribution, flanking measures and measures to monitor implementation.   Food aid provided by the European Communities is detailed in the Annex. 
(2) Indication of the proportion in fully grant 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  
 
 Of all the regions to which the EC assistance is  directed, Africa faces the greatest challenges 
in reducing poverty, developing sustai nably and strengthening its institutions. 
   The EU and ACP states' ratification of the Co tonou Agreement continued. Also talks were 
launched to devise EU-ACP Econom ic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), innovative accords arising 
from the Cotonou Agreement, as well as 20 million Euro facility to assist ACP states in the 
negotiations, which are set to finish by the end of 2007. 
 
 On humanitarian aid, ECHO has been very ac tive in the ACP countries.  For 2003, more than 
210 million Euro was paid to this region, mostly to Angola, Burundi, Congo (DR), Ethiopia/Eritrea,  
Sierra Leone/Guinea/Liberia, Somalia, Southern Africa, Sudan and Tanzania. 
 Development projects with other countries  
 
 The European Community's co-operation assistan ce to Asia totalled an average of 400 million 
Euro per year in 2003.  In rural development, th e focus is on raising levels of production, both in 
quantity and quality, and on improving marketing capability.  
 In addition Asian countries received more than 100 million Euro per year in humanitarian aid 
from ECHO, mainly to Afghanistan/Pakistan/Iran, Ca mbodia/Vietnam, India, Indonesia, North Korea, 
Thailand and Timor.    G/AG/N/EEC/50 
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  The European Union is the largest provider of public bilateral aid to Latin America.  In 
2002/03, the EC signed a number of framework co -operation agreements with Latin American 
countries and regional sub-groups.  Commitments towa rds this sub-continent as a whole have run to 
around 200 million Euro annually for rural development projects.  
 The partner states of Eastern Europe and Cent ral Europe are of key importance to the EU.  
The political dialogue has been formalized through  the Partnership and Co -operation Agreements 
(PCAs).  Every year, around 50 projects with a tota l budget of about 50 million Euro were financed.  
  In addition ECHO has been active and transf erred yearly around 50 million Euro in this 
region. 
  The following examples are the main pr ojects financed by the European Union: 
 
Country Projects Expenditures 
(*) 
(Mio Euro) 
Bangladesh Coastal Embankment Rehabilitation Project (1996-2004) 15.0 
 BRAC Development (1997-2003) 33.0 
   
Bhutan Renewable Natural Resources- Extension Support Project (1997-2003) 6.2 
 Wang Watershed Management Project (1997-2005) 9.2 
   
Cambodia Rehabilitation and Support Progra mme for the Agricultural Sector 36.8 
   
Egypt Kafr El Sheik Soil Improvement 8.0 
 Agricultural Sector Development Programme 75.0 
 Veterinary Support Programme  20.0  Bustan Agricultural Development Project 15.0 
 Nile Valley Regional Programme 5.0 
   
Honduras Programme to Support Small and Medium Sized Farms in the Olancho 
Area 9.86 
 Programme for Agricultural Development and Land Conservation 6.9 
   
Laos Micro Projects in Luang Prahang 12.8 
 Rural Development in the Province of Luang Namtha  2.0  Strengthening of Livestock Services 5.7 
 Phong Sali Forest Conservation and Rural Development 9.5 
   
Morocco Programme for Integrated Rural Development 28.4 
   
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 Country Projects Expenditures 
(*) 
(Mio Euro) 
Nepal Programme for Strengthening of Veterinary Services 8.7 
 Rural Development Programme in Gulmi and Arghankhanchi 14.7 
 Bagmati Integrated Watershed Management 12.2 
 Irrigation Development in Mid-Western Regions 8.1 
   
Peru Rural Micro-Projects 21.4 
 Rural Development Project in the Region Renom-Inka 10.0  Rural Development Proj ect (Majes II) 11.0 
 Project for Women in the Rural Areas 5.0 
 Poverty Alleviation in Rural Areas of the Chavin 16.0  Project for Integrated Rural Development in the Region of Libertad-
Cajamarca 8.5 
   
Sri Lanka National Irrigation Rehabilitation Programme 3.3 
 Moneragala Irrigation and Community Development 5.7 
 Mahalawi Consolidation Project  (Irrigation) 10.4  Dry Zone Agricultural Development 5.1 
   
Tunisia Programme for Integrated Rural Development and Management of 
Natural Resources 50.0 
* 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/50 
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 Annex 
 
Food Aid and Food Security Provided by the European Communities 
2003 
 
  Value (€) 
DIRECT  
Afghanistan  30,250,000 
Angola  18,000,000 
Bangladesh  10,000,000 
Bolivia  14,300,000 
Burundi  3,000,000 
Central America  12,200,000 
DR Congo 3,000,000 
Ecuador  5,000,000 
Eritrea  15,250,000 
Ethiopia  58,000,000 
Green Cape  4,000,000 
Haiti  5,400,000 
Honduras 2,500,000 
Ivory Coast  3,000,000 
Liberia  7,000,000 
Madagascar 19,900,000 
Mauritania  1,850,000 
Mozambique  18,000,000 
Nicaragua  6,500,000 
Niger  9,300,000 
North Korea   8,000,000 
Palestine 20,000,000 
Region Western Africa  5,000,000 
Sierra Leone  2,500,000 
Somalia 4,000,000 
Sudan 13,100,000 
Tajikistan  8,500,000 
Tanzania  10,000,000 
Uganda  4,000,000 
Yemen  2,000,000 
Zambia  2,000,000 
Zimbabwe  60,000,000 
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   Value (€) 
WFP  
Support Actions  120,000,000 
Euronaid  
Support Actions  50,000,000 
UNRWA  
Support Actions  15,000,000 
FAO  
Support Actions  5,500,000 
NGO  
Support Actions  25,000,000 
 
 
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