G/AG/N/EU/15  
 
4 September 2013  
(13-4671) Page: 1/3 
Commitee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 2 September  2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union . The notification concerns actions taken within the framework 
of the Decision on Measures Concerning the Possible Nega tive Effects of the Reform Programme on 
Least -Developed and Net Food -Importing Developing Countries ( Table NF:1 ) for the calendar 
years  2010  and 2011 . 
 
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  Table NF:1  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 16:2 OF THE A GREEMENT:  
MONITORING OF THE FO LLOW -UP TO THE DECISION O N 
MEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE NEGATIV E EFFECTS OF  
THE REFORM PROGRAMME  ON LEAST -DEVELOPED AND NET  
FOOD -IMPORTING DEVELOPING  COUNTRIES: EUROPEAN UNION  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEARS 2010 AND 2011  
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1  QUANTITY OF FOOD AID  PROVIDED TO LEAST -DEVELOPED AND NET FO OD-
IMPORTING DEVELOPING  COUNTRIES:   
In 2010, the EU adopted its Humanitarian Food Assistance Policy, which captures the shift from 
food aid to food assi stance so as to cover the acute food and nutrition needs of the most 
vulnerable populations in the most efficient and effective manner. The broader concept of food 
assistance promotes the use of the most appropriate mix of tools (in -kind, cash, vouchers, e tc.) to 
best meet the needs of the most vulnerable in a specific crisis.  
The overall allocation of food and nutrition assistance from the EU's humanitarian aid budget was 
EUR 392 million in 2010 and 509 million in 2011 (of which the budget for LDCs and NFI DCs was 
EUR 422.7 million). This amount was spent on products, logistics, support operations and 
transport, flanking measures and measures to monitor implementation.  
For total funds allocated for food and nutrition assistance in 2011 by beneficiary country  see Annex 
1. Breakdown by country is not available for 2010.  
2  INDICATION OF THE PR OPORTION IN FULLY GR ANT FORM OR APPROPRI ATE 
CONCESSIONAL TERMS:  
All food assistance is provided fully in grant form. Local and regional purchase is encouraged, 
whenever possi ble. 
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANC IAL ASSISTANCE UNDER  PARAGRAPH 3(III) OF THE 
DECISION:  
The European Commission provided the reported food assistance to the most vulnerable victims of 
natural and man -made disasters. The allocation of assistance was decided firmly based on needs 
and in line with the fundamental humanitarian principles. In 2011, assistance was provided for 
vulnerable and food and nutrition insecure populations in 47 countries of which 33 were LDCs or 
NFIDCs.  
4  OTHER RELEVANT INFOR MATION WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS TAKEN WITHIN  THE 
FRAMEWORK OF THE DEC ISION:  
The implementation of the food assistance funded by the European Commission was carried out by 
UN agencies and other international organizations, international NGOs and the Red Cross/Red 
Crescent family.  G/AG/N/EU/15  
 
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  ATTACHMENT 1  
FUNDS ALLOCATED IN 2 011 FOR LDCS/NFIDCS FOR FOOD AND NUTRITI ONAL ASSISTANCE  
Country  Payments  
(Mio Euro)  
SUDAN  78.6 
SOMALIA  72.8 
PAKISTAN  45.6 
KENYA  31.0 
ETHIOPIA  30.4 
BANGLADESH  19.2 
CHAD  19.1 
NIGER  17.9 
CONGO, DEM OCRATIC REP. OF  17.4 
YEMEN  11.7 
AFGHANISTAN  9.8 
HAITI  9.6 
MYANMAR  7.1 
BURKINA FASO  6.7 
LIBERIA  6.3 
COTE D'IVOIRE  4.9 
MALI 4.2 
JORDAN  4.0 
SRI LANKA  3.4 
SOUTH SUDAN  3.3 
CENTRAL AFRICA N REPUBLIC  3.3 
TANZANIA  2.9 
BURUNDI  2.2 
MAURITANIA  2.1 
DJIBOUTI  2.0 
PERU  1.7 
CAMBODIA  1.6 
EL SALVADOR  1.5 
NEPAL  1.2 
SAINT LUCIA  0.5 
UGANDA  0.4 
HONDURAS  0.3 
TUNISIA  0.0 
Total  422.7 
 
 
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