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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)297 final
Brussels ,11June 1975
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
onasecond instalment ofemergency food aidforthepeople ofSouth Vietnam
Proposai fora
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
\ ■
onthesupply .ofbutteroil totheOffice oftheUnited Nations High
Commissioner forRefugees asfood aidunder the1975 programme for
the stricken population inSouth Vietnam
.Proposai fora
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
onaderogation from Regulation (EEC)n°1693/72asregards
theprocedures formobilizing food aidfortheInternational
Committee ofthe Red Cross
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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1.Measures already taken
Inaccordance with theCouncil 'sdeliberations of14April
1975 theCommission decided atits355th meeting on16April 1975 onthe
following initial emergency measures tohelp thepeople ofSouth Vietnam
asawhole :
-Pood aidtobesupplied ciffordistribution free ofcharge tothe
stricken population ,inapplication oftheauthorization granted by
theCouncil fortheimplementation oftheoutline agreement of
3February 1975 concluded with theInternational Committee ofthe
RedCross (ICRC ),andcomprising :
• 100tskimmed-milk powder ,
•1.000 twholly milled rice .
-Theallocation under budgetary procedures of300.000 u.a .toUNICEP
tobecharged against Article 400oftheCommission budget (Community
aidtodisaster victims )*This financial assistance wasintended for •
thepurchase ofsugar ,thetransport byair ofapproximately 100 t
ofskimmed-milk powder ^,thepurchase ofmedicinal preparations ,
etc..*^^
Asthis initial instalment ofaid ,representing atotal
sumofaround 1,126,000 u.a.,could have only alimited effect given
theextent oftherequirements ,theCommission hadalso stated its
intention ofproposing asecond instalment ofaidassoon asitwas
inpossession ofmore detailed information forassessing the situation *
The Commission had informed the Council ofits intention atthe Council 's
meeting of14April .
2*Needs
According tathelatest reports from the ICRC ,theneeds
areenormous since approximately 4million people have tobefed *
••/••
(l)On23May1975 »theCommission decided tolimit financing airtransport
to35tandtousethemoney saved topayforsending theremaining
65tbyship andtopurchase medicinal preparations ,clothing andany
other necessities required fororganizing relief onthe spot *

This iswhy ,during recent missions bytheUN,ICRC andUNHCR (Office of
theUnited Nations High Commissioner forRefugees )toestimate the
requirements ,theSouth Vietnam authorities asked these three bodies
tosupply :
-110,000 tofcereals (especially rice ),
-11,000 tofmeat ,
-1,500 "toflard or "butteroil ,
-1,000 tofsoya beans ,
-1,000 tofsugar ,
-3,000 tofoondensed mille ,•
-1,000 tofmiscellaneous food products .
Inresponse tothis request ,the ICRC andtheUNHCR approached
theCommunity andhave asked ittosupply :
-asregards the ICRC ,10,000 tofwholly milled rice and500 tof
butteroil ,
-asregards theUNHCR ,2,000 tofwholly milled rice ,6,000 tofwheat
flour and 500 tofbutteroil .
3«The Commission' sproposais
inview ofthesubstantial andurgent requirements ofthe
people affected bythe events ,theCommission proposes asecond instalment
ofemergency aidforthepopulation inquestion ,comprising :
•9*000 tofwholly milled rice^"^,
•6,000 tofwheat flour ,
•1,000 tofbutteroil .
This second slice ofaidisworth 5»146,210 u.a.atworld
prices (seefinancial annex ).Ifthevalue ofthefirst slice already
decided isadded (1,126,000 u.a.),thetotal ofCommunity aidforSouth
Vietnam becomes 6,272,210 u.a.
These quantities will bedistributed asfollows :
• *
(l)Inview ofthecurrent situation oftherice market andthefact that
other rice supplies will probably have tobeprovided shortly (for
example Guinea Bissau ,Cape Verde ),this quantity oovers inpart only
thetotal amount asked forbythetwobodies (12,000 t).

a)allocatedtotheICRC:
•7,000tofwhollymilledrice,ofwhich2,000troundgrainedand
5,000tlonggrained,(totalof9?827tofwheatequivalent).
•500"tbutteroil.
Thesequantitueswouldbesetoffagainsttheoutline
agreementof3February1975concludedwiththeICRCanddeliveredoif
underthetermsofthatagreement^.
b)allocatedtotheUMHCR^;
•2,000toflonggrainedwhollymilledrice(2,899tofwheat
équivalent),
•6,000tofwheatflour(9,060tofwheatequivalent),
.500tofbutteroil.
Thetotalquantityofwheatequivalent(11,959t)wouldbe
setoffasfollows:
-8,048tagainstthe1972/73programme,underwhichthequantities
originallyearmarkedforChilearestillavailable
I
-3,911tagainstthereserveunderthe1974/75programme,amounting
atprésentto25i^OOOJt^,
••/••
(1)Underwhichthereisatpresentanavailablebalanceof13,710tof
cerealsand500tofbutteroil.
(2)ThedetailsofthisdistributionoftheaidtoUNHCRcouldbearranged
speedilywiththisbodythanks,inparticular,totheapplicationof
thenewmanagementprocedures.
(3)Itisunderstood,however,thatifinaccordancewiththeCommunication
of18December1974-Doc.T/55/75COMER5PIN8-thesequantities
shouldprovetoberequiredfortheimplementation ofmeasurestaken
bycharityorganizations workinginChile,aproposalwould,ifneces­
sary,besubmittedsubsequently totheCouncil.
(4)The2,000tofmilledrice(2,899tof?.huskedrice)wouldbesetoff
againstthisreserve.

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Thebutteroil would "besetoffagainst thereserve provided
forunder the1975 programme (4t650 t)which istobeadopted shortly
"faytheCouncil .
TheaidtotheUNHCR would besupplied fob ,this organization
paying forthe seatransport .
c)Theproducts would bedistributed bytheSouth Vietnam RedGross
supervised bydelegates from the ICRC andtheUNHCR ,atarate ofappro­
ximately 10kgofcereals and500grofbutteroil perperson permonth
foraperiod ofbetween three andsixmonths ^
d)Asregards thedispatch ofthecereals between thefobandcifstages
(bytheICRC ),provision should bemade forthepossibility ofresorting
(2toprocedures other than invitation totender ,forreasons ofefficiency *'•
INCONCLUSION ,itisproposed that theCouncil :
1.approve ,under the supply agreement signed on3February 1975 between
theCommunity andthe ICRC ,thedelivery ciftothe stricken population
inSouth Vietnam of7»000 tofwholly milled rice and500tofbutteroil j
2.grant theUNHCR 2,000 tofwholly milled rice and6,000 tofwheat flour
tobedelivered fob-forthestricken population inSouth Vietnam ,to
besetoffagainst the19/2/73programme andthereserve from the
1974/75programme ;
3.adopt theproposal foraCouncil Regulation onthesupply of$00tof
butteroil totheUNHCR forthe stricken population inSouth Vietnam
(Annex I):
4*adopt theproposal foraCouncil Regulation onaderogation from
Regulation (EEC)N.1693/72asregards theprocedures formobilizing
food aidfortheICRC (Annex II).
(1)Toprovide anidea oftheimpact ofthis aid ,itmaybenoted that the
15,000 tofrice andwheat flour would make itpossible tofeed 250.000
people forsixmonths ,andthat the1,000 tofbutteroil would feed
335*000 people .
(2)Asregards thebutteroil ,itispossible tohave recourse tothese
procedures under themilk fats regulation tobeadopted shortly by
the Council .

FINANCIAL ANNEX
Estimateand,"budgetaryheading
1»Estimatedrawmaterialcostatworld,priceu.a./tu.a.
-12.726tofhuskedrice x185(1)»2.354»310
(equivalentto7000toflong-grained
whollymilledriceand2000tofround-
grained.whollymilledrice)
-9»060tofwheat(equivalentto6000tof
νΰιβ&1:ΓΙοιιγ) χ11$(ΐ)-1.041.900
-1.000tofbutteroil x1375(l)■1»375*000
2.Estimatedcostoftransport (ICRC)
-7.500t(7000ofwhollymilledriceand
500tofbutteroil) x50 375000
5146210
3«Budgetaryheading
a)Cereais s
i.forthequantitiessetoffagainstthe1972/73and1973/74programmes;
item9200ofthe1975budget,
ii«forthequantitiessetoffagainstthe1974/75programme:item9201
ofthe1975budget,' •,
b)Butteroil >
item9210and9212ofthe1975budget r
(l)"World"priceadoptedfordrawingupthe1975budget

ANNEXI
Proposalfor
Regulation(EEC)n®oftheCouncil
of
onthesupplyofbutteroiltotheOfficeofthe
UnitedNationsHighCommissioner forRefugeesas
foodaidunderthe1975programmeforthestricken
populationinSouthVietnam
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)n°of
establishing thegeneralrulesrelatingtothesupplyofmilkfatsaB
foodaidunderthe1975programmetocertaindevelopingcountriesand
international organizations(l ),andinparticularArticle8thereorf;
Havingregardtothe^proposal fromtheCommission :
\
WhereasRegulation (EEC)n°providesforthesupplyintheformof
foodaidof43400tonnesof"butteroiltocertaindevelopingcountries
andinternational organizations ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)n#ofonthesupply,of
milkfatsasfoocbaidunderthe1975programmetocertaindeveloping
countriesandinternational organizations (2)providedforareserve
of4650tonnesofbutteroil;
(1)
(2)

Whereas,asaresultofeventsinSouthVietnamthefoodsituationofa
substantial numberofthestrickenpopulationisoritical;whereasitis
necessarytohelptoimprovethissituation "bysupplyingfoboratan
equivalentstage500tonnesofbutteroilintheformoffoodaid;
whereastheofficeoftheUnitai'NationsHighCommissioner forRefugeesis
preparedtoundertakethedispatchofthisaidfromtheterritoryofthe
Community,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION s
Article1
Ofthe4650tonnesof"butteroilearmarkedasareserveunderRegulation
(EEC)n°,500tonnesshall"beallocatedtotheOfficeofthe
UnitedNationsHighCommissioner forRefugeesforthepurposeofhelping
thestrickenpopulationinSouthVietnam.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallentprintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
Doneat
FortheCouncil,
ThePrésident.

Proposal foraRegulation of -theCounoil
of
onaderogation from Regulation (EEC)n°1693/72
asregards theprocedures formobilizing food aid
for the International Committee ofthe Red Cross
■>
THECOUNCIL QPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
/
Having regard toCouncil Regulation n°120/67EECof13June 1967 onthe
common organization ofthemarket incereals (l),aslast amended by
Regulation (EEC)n°665/75(2),andinparticular Article 22(a)thereof ;
Having regard toCouncil Regulation n°359/67/EECof25July 1967 onthe
(EEC)n®668/75(4)»and inparticular Article 23(a)thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas ,inview oftheurgency ofthefood requirements ofthepopulation
ofSouth Vietnam towhom the International Committee ofthe Red Cross has
been requested todistribute Community food aid ,it .would appear appropriate
that forthedispatch ofthis food aidfrom thefobstage sufficiently
flexible arrangements should bemade topermit thesituation tobedealt
with aseffectively aspossible ; 0
Whereas recourse totheinvitation totender procedure laid down in
Article4ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)n°1693/72of3August 1972 establi -1
shing thecriteria formobilizing cereals intended forfood aid(5),does
notalways permit theobjectives ofeffectiveness tobemet asregards the
dispatch oftheproducts from thefobstage ;common organization^of themarket inrice (3),aslast amended byregulation
(1)OJn°L117of19.6 .
(2)OJn<>LOJn°L117of19.6.67
OJn°L
OJn°L174of31.7.67
OJn#L(3)OJn°L174of31.7 .
(4)OJn#L
(5)OJn°L178of5.8.72

Whereasprovisionshouldconsequently bemadeforthepossibilityof
ressortingtheanotherprocedure;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION s
Article1
BywayofderogationfromArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)n°1693/72itshall
"bepossibletoresorttoaprocedureotherthaninvitationtotenderforthe
dispatchfromthefobstageofcerealswithinthemeaningoftheaboveRegu­
lation,suppliedasfoodaidunderthe1973/74programmetotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrossfordistribution tothestrickenpopulationin
SouthVietnam.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspubli­
cationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddireotlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
FortheCounoil,
V
ThePrésident