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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)345final
Brussels.2March1973
Proposalfora
REGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
on"thesupplyofsugartoUNRWAasfoodaidpursuantto
Agreementwiththatagencydated18December1972
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)345final

Theagreementconcluded ,on13December1972betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandU1MRA(UnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgency
forPalestineRefugeesintheNearEast),concerningaidtorefugees
fromtheMiddle-Eastcountries,providesinparticularforthesupply
bytheCommunityeachyearof6.150netrictonsofwhitesugar.
TheCommunityhasalreadydelivered4»000metrictonsforthesugar
year1972/73ta-nc1-mustthereforestillsupplyaquantityof2.150
metrictonsunderitsobligationsforthesameyear.Furthermore ,
itisproposedtoarrangeforthesupplyoffurtherquo-ntitiesof
6.I5Ometrictonsforeachofthesugaryears1973/74and1974/75•
TheCommissionwoulddrawtheCouncil'sattentiontotheurgencyof
adoptingthenecessarymeasuresinviewoftheriskthatUITRWAsugar
stocksmaybecomeexhaustedattheendofMarch.Thisdemandsin
particularthattheParliament becunsultedassoonaspossible.
Thecostcanbeestimatedat27»00unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes ,
tahtisatotalcf600.000u.a.for1972/72»and1,66millionu.a.
for1973/74and1974/75-

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Proposalfora
REGUIATIOlf(SEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
onthesupplyofsugartoUNRWAasfoodaidpursuanttotheAgreement
withthatagencydated18December1972
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANC0KMJNITI3S ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereofend209v
HavingregardtotheProposalfromthoCommissions
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliamentj
WhereastheAgreementconcludedon18December19?2betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestine
RefugeesintheNearEast(UNRNA)concerningassistancetorefugees ,fromthe
1),.. .:countriesoftheMiddle-East-hereinafterreferredtoas"theAgreement"-
providesforthesupplyingtoUNRWAbytheCommunityofaquantityofwhite
sugaramountingto6.150metrictonsannually,asfoodaid3
WhereastheCommunityhasalreadysupplied4*000metrictonsofwhitesugar
forthemarketingyear1972/73byviifcueofRegulation(EEC)No1475/72^ofthe
Councilof10July'1972onthesupplyofsugartoUNRWAasfoodaidjand
whereasfuturedeliveriesmustbesubjecttothesameconditionsasthoselaid
downinthatRegulation ,andwhereasitisalsonecessary,inaccordancewith
theAgreement,.toprovidefortheadjustmentofthequantitiesprescribedin
respectofthesugaryears1973/74and1974/751
HASADOPTEDTIIISREGULATION :
1JOJNo"
2)0JNoL157,13July1972,p.3

■Article 1 , '
1.Thefollowing (Quantities ofwhite sugar ,infree circulation inthe
Community ,aretobeplaced atthedisposal ofUITRWA asfood aidin
accordance wi'th theAgreement :
(a)
00
(o)
However ,if,thequantities laid down forthesugar market years 1973 /74
and1974/75arevaried inaccordance with Article 12oftheAgreement
"oyanamount of2.000 tons orless ,thequantities given under(b )and
(c)above should beread ashaving been varied accordingly .
2.Thecontract forthemobilization ofthegoods ciftothe'port ofun­
loading shall beawarded tinder thetendering procedure .
3«Theconditions applying totheinvitation fortended andother terins and
conditions forapplying this Article shall' beadopted inaccordance with
procedure laid down inArticle 40ofRegulation llo1009/67/EECofthe
Council of18December 1967 »onthecommon organization ofthemarket
insugar aslastamended byRegulation (E3C)No174/73^*
Article 2 '■
1..Forthepurposes ofArticle 1,thefollowing arealigible forCommunity
financing :
-thecif tralue ofthesugar
-thecost oftransport tothedestination andthedistribution , .
subject totheconditions laid down inArticle VoftheAgreement .
2.Theexpenditure incurred bytheimplementation ofthis Regulation shall
becharged toTitle 9»"Food Aidandother expenses "ofthebudget of
theEuropean Communities .Marketing year Quantity inmetric tons
1972/73 2.150
1973/74 6.150
1974/75 6.150
3)0J No303 ,18December 1967 ,p.1
4J0J NoL25.30January 1973 ,p.1

1.Tocoverthoexpenditurereferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(l),theCommission,havingconsultedtheEuropean
Agricultural GuidanceandGuaranteeFund,my,attherequestof
theMemberStatesconcerned,grantadvances.TheCommissionshall,
within6monthsoftheproductionbyaMemberStateofdocuments
insupportoftheexpenditure ,dischargethatMemberState'saccount.
Rulesforimplementing thisparagraphshallbeadopted,astheneed
arises,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle13of
Regulation(ESC)No729/70oftheCouncilof21April1970onthe
financingofthecommonagriculturalpolicy"^,lastamendedby
Regulation(EDJC)Ho2lQQ/j26\
2.Inrespectoftheexpenditurereferredtointhesecondindentof
Article2(l),theCor::aissionshallpaytoUIIRWAthelumpsumcon-
tributionprovidedforinArticle5oftheAgreement.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
TliisRegulationshallbebindingin"itsentiretyanddirectlyapplicabl
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, sFortheCouncil
HiePresident
5)0JNoL94,28April1970,p.13
6)0JNoL295»30December1972,p.l