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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Whenthe1981programmes weredrawnup,itwasnotpossibletoquantify
Sudan'sdirectaidrequirements asregardsmilkpowder,sincetheCommission
hadnotyetreceiveddetailson.theproposeduseandsincesomeprevious
milkpowdersupplieshadnotyetbeenfullydistributed .
Thedetailsrequestedhavenowbeenfurnishedandthepreviousmilk
powdersupplieshaveallbeendistributed .
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Whenthedecisiononthe1981milkpowderfoodaidprogrammewastaken,
theCouncilallocateda"tokenentry"insteadofanactualquantityfor
Sudan,toenablemilkpowdesrtobeallocatedatalaterdateifnecessary
whentherequirements couldbemoreaccuratelyassessed.
REQUEST
TheSudaneseauthorities havesentusarequestfor3000T.ofskimmed
milkpowdertobedistributedfreeofchargeamongthefollowingpopulation
groups: '
-studentsandschoolchildren ,undertheresponsibility oftheMinistry
ofEducation;
-theelderly;
-orphans;
-motherandinfantwelfarecentres,undertheresponsibility ofthe
MinistryofHealth. " *
Somewouldalsobesoldtothefoodindustry.

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3.PROPOSAL
InviewoftheSudaneseauthor-ties' Limiteddistribution facilities,
andalsoinviewoftheaidwhichwillbeproposedunderthe1982programme,
theCommissionisproposingthatfoodaidintheformof500Tofskimmed
milkpowderbeallocatedtotheDemocraticRepublicoftheSudan,tobe
supplied FOBCommunityport.Thisquantitywillbedrawnfromthereserve
underthe1980programme,whichamountsto1015T.ofskimmedmilk
powder.
Thisaidcancoverthe"mosturgentrequirements arisingunderthefree
distribution programmesplannedbytheSudaneseauthorities .
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4.FINANCING
Thevalueofthe500Tofskimmedmilkpowder(withaddedvitamins)can
beestimatedat0.50millionECU(atworldprices)
or0.72millio.nECU(atinternaiprices).
Thisaidcanbe,financedfromtheappropriations availableunderthe
GeneralBudgetoftheCommunities .
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5.CONCLUSION
It-isproposedthattheCouncil:
-decidetoallocatefoodaidintheformof500Tofskimmedmilkpowder
totheDemocraticRepublicoftheSudan,tobedelivered FOBCommunity
portanddrawnfromthegeneralreserveofthe1980foodaidprogramme;
-adopttheattachedregulation.

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ONTHESUPPLYOFSKIMMEDMILKPOWDERASFOODAID
TOTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFTHESUDAN
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,.... ■
Having"regardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic 1Community
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.1310/80of28May1980
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowderasfood
aidtocertaindeveloping countries andspecialized bodiesunderthe
1980programme (1),*andinparticularArticle7thereof,-
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
(1)OJNo.L134,31.5.1980,p.10.

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No.1311 /80of28May 1980 onthesupply
ofskimmed milk powder tocertain developing countries andspecialized bodies
under the1980 food aidprogramme <1)provides for areserve of6565 Tof
skimmed milk powder ;whereas certain quantities are still available under
that reserve ;
Whereas theCommunity has received arequest for food aid inthe form of
skimmed milk powder drom the Democratic Republic ofthe Sudan ;whereas
the requirements justify the granting offood aid bythe Community ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
From thequantity ofskireined milk powder still available asa
reserve under Regulation (EEC )N°.1311/80,500tonnes shall
beallocated asfood aidtotheDemocratic Republic ofthe
Sudan .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthe third day following its
publication inthe Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
in*all Member States .
' Done atBrussels ,
For the Counci I
The President
(1)OJNo.L134,31.5.1980 ,p.12.