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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1518 Final
Brussels ,17September 1974
PROPOSAL FORAREGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
laying down general rules for "thesupply ofpreserved beef and
veal tocertain international organizations andcertain deve­
loping countries asfood aid
PROPOSAL FORADECISION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening ofnegotiations with theWorld Food Programme
for the supply ofpreserved beef andveal asfood aid ,as
provided for inthe above Regulation ,and advance implementation
ofthe agreement thus negotiated
PROPOSAL FOR ARESOLUTION OFTHE COUNCIL
onthefinancing ofexpenditure incurred insupplying preserved
beef and veal asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M(7 ^)1518 Final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Requestsforfoodaidin"theformofpreservedbeefandvealhave"been
receivedby"theCommunity.
Furthermore ,largeandincreasingquantitiesofbeefandvealare,at•
present,inpublicintervention stooks.Itwouldthereforeseemappro­
priatetoconsidertheserequestsandtolaydowngeneralrulesgover­
ningsuppliesof15000metrictonsofpreservedmeat:12000metric
tonsfortheWPPand3000metrictonsforotherrecipients.Since,up
tonow,allsuppliesoffoodaidbytheCommunityhavebeenfinancedby
it,itisalsoappropriatetodecideontheprincipleofCommunity
financingforthisoperation.Lastly,negociations couldbeginimmediately
withtheWorldFoodProgramme.
Thereare,therefore,thefollowingthreeproposals :
-ProposalforaCouncilRegulation ,layingdowngeneralrulesgoverning
supplies,
-ProposalforaCouncilDecisionregardingtheopeningofnegotiations
withtheWorldFoodProgramme ,
-ProposalforaCouncilResolutionontheprincipleofCommunityfinancing
fortheseoperations.
2.TheCommissiondrawstheCouncil'sattentiontotheneedforarapid
decisionsincethisaidisintendedtomeeturgentrequirements .
3.Costoftheoperation
Onthebasisoftheaveragebuying-inpriceforcompensatedquartersof
1,705unissofaccountpermetrictonandassumingthatanaverage1.5
metrici.onsofbeefandvealarerequiredtoproduce1tonofpreserves,
thecfcrailgrosscostofiheoperationwouldbeapproximately 51•3m.u.a.

Theoperationwouldhavetobespreadoutover1975thefirstsixmonths
of1976,asfollows:
approximately 11000metriotonsin1975*and
4000metrictonsin1976.
Expenditure onthisoperationwouldthereforeamountto:
approximately 37.6m.u.a.in1975>
13.7m.u.a.in1976
Becauseoftheimpactofthismeasureonexpenditurefor1975»oncethe
Councilhasdecidedontheseproposals,itwill"benecessarytosenditan
amendingletterprovidingforemincreaseinoreditsofapproximately 37*6
m.u.a.tobedividedamongstthechaptersooncessed.

Proposalfora
Regulation (EEC)No oftheCouncil
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofpreservedbeef
andvealtocertaininternational organizations andcertain
developingcountriesasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyesi^iblishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)N°805/68(l)of27June1968on
thecommonorganization ofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)N°1855/74(2)of16July1974»andinparticularArticle7
(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereascertaininternational organizations andcertaindevelopingcountries
haveindicatedtheirrequirements inpreservedbeefandveal;
Whereasthequantitiesoffrozenbeefandvealheldbyintervention agencies
cannotbedisposedofon-normaltermsduringthe1974/75marketingyear;
whereasitispossibletosupplyfoodaidintheformof15000metrictons
ofpreservedbeefandvealmanufactured fromthemeatheldbyintervention
agencies;
Whereas,inordertoenabletheaidtobeusedeffectively ,arrangements
shouldbemadetofinancecertaincosts;
Whereasdetailedrulesforimplementing theproposedmeasures,particularly
asregardsthemanufactureofthepreservedbeefandvealandthedelivery
oftheseproductsatf.o.b.oracorresponding stageor,wherenecessary,
beyondshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article27ofRegulation (EEC)N°805/68;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION J
(1)0JN°L148,28June1968,p.24
(2)0JN°L195,18July1974,P.14

Ar-fciole1
Thereshallbemadeavailable,asFoodaid,tocertaininternational orga­
nizationsandcertaindevelopingcountries15000metriotonsofpreserved
beefandvealmanufactured fromfrozenbeefandvealheldbyintervention
agencies.Thisquantityshallbeallocatedasfollows:
-12000metrictonsfortheWorldFoodProgramme
-3000metriotonsfoyotherinternational organizations and
developingcountriesstilltobedetermined.
Article2
1.ForthepurposesreferredtoinArticle1J
(a)thenecessarycompensationshallbepaidtothemanufacturers respon­
sibleformanufacturing thepreservedproducts,fordeliveringthem
atf.o.b.oracorresponding stageandforthevariousoperations
connectedtherewith.
(b)afixedcontributionshallbepaidtotheWorldFoodProgrammetowards
transportanddistribution costsbeyondf.o.b.oracorresponding
stage.
(c)fordeliveriestothebeneficiaries referredtointhesecondindent
ofArticle1,thecostsoftransportbeyondf.o.b.oracorresponding
stageand,whereappropriate ,distribution costsmaybebornebythe
Communityinfullorbethesubjectofafixedcontribution .
2.Withtheexceptionofthefixecontributions ,theexpenditurereferred
toaboveshallbedetermined bythetenderingprocedureorbyanyother
proceduresuitedtothVcircumstances .
Article3
Detailedrulesfortheapplication ofthisRegulationshallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle27ofRegulation (EEC)
N°805/68.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspu­
blicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

PROPOSALFORACOUNCILDECISION ONTHEOPENINGOFNEGOCIATIONS WITHTHE
WORLDFOODPROGRAMME FORTHESUPPLYOFPRESERVED BEEFANDVEALASFOODAID.
ASPROVIDEDFORINREGULATION (EEC)N° ANDADVANCEIMPLEMENTATION
OFTHEAGREEMENT THUSNEGOTIATED
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
Havingregard,totheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113»114and228thereof}
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasarequesthasbeensubmittedbytheWorldFoodProgrammeforthe
supplyofpreservedbeefandveal;whereasapproximately 12000metrictons
oftheseproductsshouldbesuppliedinresponsetothisrequestandthe
Commissionshould,therefore,beauthorizedtoopennegotiations withthat
organization ;
Whereas,inviewoftheurgencyoftherequirements ,theCommissionshould
beauthorizedtoactassoonasthenegotiations havebeencompleted ;
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheCommissionisherebyauthorizedtoopennegotiations withaviewto
concludinganagreementforthesupply,asfoodaid,ofpreservedbeefand
vealbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytotheWorldFoodProgramme,as
providedforinCouncilRegulation(EEC)N°layingdowngeneral
rulesforthesupplyofpreservedbeefandvealtothatbody.Thenegotia­
tionsshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthe
abovementioned Regulation.
Article 2
Assoonasthenegotiations havebeencompletedtheCommission mayinitiate
thesupplyoftheproductstotheWorldFoodProgramme.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ProposalforaCouncilResolution on"the
financingofexpenditure incurredin
supplyingpreservedbeefandvealasfood
aid
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities herebyapprovestheCommunity
financingofexpenditure ,otherthanadministrative expenditure ,incurred
inimplementing Regulation (EEC)N°...»layingdowngeneralrules
forthesupplyofpreservedbeefandvealtocertaininternational
organizations andcertaindevelopingcountriesasfoodaid