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QMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73)998 final
Brussels ,20June 1973
RECOMMENDATION FOR ADECISION OFTHE COUNCIL
concluding anagreement modifying ,for the
2ndyear ofapplication (1973 /*1974)«thequan­
tities provided forintheConvention between
theEuropean Economic Community and
U.N.R.W.A.
(submitted bytheCommission totheCouncil )
COM (73)998final

VHI/691(73)B-4-E
Explanatory memorandum
1On18December1972,"theCommunitysignedaConventionwiththeUnited
NationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestinianrefugees(UNRWA)under
whichtheCommunityagreedtosupplythisagencywithcontributions ,in
cashorinkind,withintheframeworkofatriennialaidprogramme,to
enableittocontinueandtoexpanditsfoodaidactionprogrammefor
I .
refugeesinthecountriesoftheMiddleEast.
AccordingtotheprovisionsofArticleXIIthereof,theConvention,which
initiallycoverstheperiod1July1972to30June1973,willberenewed
foreachofthetwofollowingyearsunlessoneofthetwopartiesopposes
thisbefore1May.
Atitsmeetingof4and5June1973,theCouncildecidedtorenewthis
Conventionforasecondyearofapplicationtocovertheperiod1July
1973to30June1974,subjecttocertainmodifications beingmadein
respectoftheCommunitycontributionsforthe1973/1974yearofapplication.
InthesameDecision,theCouncilentrustedtheCommissionwiththetask
ofnegotiatingthesemodifications withUHRWA.Thatagencyhasnow
indicatedthatitagreestothemodifications proposedbytheCommission.
ThepurposeofthisdocumentistorecommendtotheCouncilthatit
adoptsaDecisionconcludinganagreement,intheformofanexchange
ofletters,betweentheEECandUURWA,modifying,forthe2ndyear
ofapplication(1973/1974),thequantitiesprovidedforinthe
ConventionconcerningaidtorefugeesinthecountriesoftheMiddleEast.
OJNoL304,31December1972,p.23.

VID/691(73)B-4-E
DRAFTRECOMMENDATION FORADECISIONOFTHE
COUNCIL .
concludinganagreementmodifying,forthesecondyear
ofapplication(1973/1974)»thequantitiesprovidedfor
intheConventionbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestinian
refugees(UNRWA)concerningaidtorefugeesinthecountries
oftheMiddleEast
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticles113,114and228thereof',
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission }
Whereason19December1972theEuropeanEconomioCommunityooncluded
aConventionwithUNRWAconcerningaidtorefugeesinthecountries
oftheMiddleEastforaperiodofthreeyearsJ
WhereasunderArticleXIImodifications maybemadeeveryyeartothis
Convention;whereasinthelightofinformationsuppliedbyUNRWA
onthefirstyearofapplicationoftheConvention,itisnecessary
tomodifycertainoftheCommunitycontributions J
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:
Article 1
Anagreementshallbeconcluded,onbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community,intheformofanexchangeofletters,withtheUnited
NationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestinianrefugees(UNRWA),
modifying,forthesecondyearofapplication(1973/1974)»"the
contributions providedforintheConventionconcludedwiththatagency
on19December1972.

–la VIIl/691(73)B-4-E
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisauthorizedtoappointthepersons
empoweredtosigntheexchangeoflettersandtoinvestthemwiththe
requisitepowerstoenterintoacommitmentonbehalfoftheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels.
PortheCouncil
TheResident

VH3/691(73)B-4-E
Exchangeofletters
A.LetterfromtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
WithreferencetotheConventionconcluded ,on19December1972
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnitedNations
ReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestinianrefugees(UMRWA)concerning
aidtorefugeesinthecountriesoftheMiddleEkst,andinthe
lightofinformationsuppliedbyyouragency,Iwishtopropose,
pursuanttoArticleXIIoftheConvention,thefollowingCommunity
contributionsforthe1973/1974yearofapplicationwithinthe
frameworkoftheaiddistribution programme(Art.II,2ndindent,
andArt.VIIoftheConvention):
.2821metrictonsofwheat,intheformof1868metrictonsof
flour(insteadof4636metrictonsofwheat,intheformof
3070metrictonsofflour).
•157metrictonsofhuskedrice,intheformof122metric
tonsofmilledrice(insteadof3098metrictonsofhuskedrice,
intheformof240metrictonsofmilledrice).
.1600metrictonsofskimmedmilkpowder(insteadof1100
metrictons).
•62metrictonsofwhitesugar(insteadof150metrictons).
Pleaseinformmewhetheryouagreewiththeproposalslistedabove.
B.LetterfromUNRWA
Iacknowledgereceiptofyourletterof headed
asfollows:
Withreferencetotheagreement....................
listedabove.
IwishtoinformyouthatUURWAagreestothesemodifications .