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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)583 final .
Brussels ,14October 1981 .
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHE COUNCIL
ONTHE IMPLEMENTATION OF .THE EXCEPTIONAL
FOOD AID OF40MILLION ECU'sFOR THE LEAST
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LLDCs )
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TheCommission hastransmitted twoCommunicationsd)totheCouncil
andParliamentgivingthegeneralbackgroundtotheactionwhich
theCommissionproposestotakeinviewoftheworseningworld
foodsituation. .
ThefirstpartoftheactionplanproposedbytheCommission,whichis
totakeeffectimmediately,involvestheallocationofexceptional
foodaidof40millionECU,thefinancingofwhichisprovidedfor
indraftamendingbudgetNo2/1981.
Thisfoodaidwillbeimplemented asfollows:
Natureoftheproducts ,
\
Various-foodstuffs(cereals,oils,legumes,sugaro^otherproducts
willbesuppliedtothepopulationsoftheLLDCswi|haviewto
meetingtheirspecificneedsascloselyaspossibleHntegrating aid
asfaraspossibleinthedevelopmentprocessandmeetingtheir
mosturgent <needs.
Distribution channels
Theequivalentof100000tofcerealswillbemadeavailabletothe
WorldFoodProgrammetobeusedforthebenefitoftheLLDCsunder
theInternational EmergencyFoodReserve(IEFR).
Specificdirectfoodaidoperationswillbeundertakenrapidlyon
thebasisoffoodshortages,balanceofpaymentsdeficitsandthe
agricultural development programmestobeimplemented.
Ifnecessary,indirectaidcouldbegrantedtointernational ornon­
governmental organizations fortheimplementation ofspecificprogrammes
toalleviatefoodshortages.
(1)COMC81)546final
C0MC81)560final

Recipients
TherecipientswillbethepopulationsoftheLLDCslistedinthe
annexo
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TheCommissionwill,ensurethatthisaidisprovidedassoonas
possible.ItwillreportperiodicallytotheCouncilandParliament
ontheimplementation ofthisoperation *

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