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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)409 final
Brussels-25June1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
ontheallocation offoodaidincereals
toUNRUAandMozambique
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
A.Allocationof1,187tcerealstoUNRWA
1.Thepurposeofthisproposalistorectifyatechnicalanomalyin
the1981allocationofcerealsfoodaidtoUNRWA(UnitedNations
ReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestineRefugees).
2.Theproblemarisesfromachangeinthetechnicalcoefficient for
thetransformation ofcerealsintowheatflour.Underthe1971FoodAid
Conventioneachdonatingmemberwasfreetochoosethemostappropriate
coefficient .TheEECcalculateditsdonationsofflourtoUN'RWA
attherateof1tonneflourto1,33tonnecereals,aspecialrateused
inviewoftheparticulartypeoffloursupplied.
Inthiswayanallocationof40,000tcerealsunderthe1981foodaid
programmewasexpressedinthelatestconventionwithUNR,WAas
29,743twheatflourand152trice.
3.InMarch1981,theKulesofProcedureofthe1980FoodAidConvention
werefinallyagreed,includingaprovisionthatcerealssupp.liedin
tr.iformofwheatflourshouldinfuturebecalculatedatarateof73%;
thatis,1tonneflourtojustunder1,37tonnecereals(therateforrice
remainingunchanged).Whi1stitispossibletouseotherconversionrates,
suchexceptionshavetobenotifiedcasebycasetotheFoodAidCommittee
inLondon.
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4.Theeffectuponthe1981allocationtoUNRWAisthat
theCommunity'scommitmentinwheatflourandricecorresponds notto40,000t
cerealsbut41,187t,asthefollowingtableindicates :
Cerealséquivalent
Products 1971Convention 1980Convention
Flour
Rice
Total29,743t
152t

5.InordertorespecttheCommunity'scommitmenttoUNRWAas
,;elLastherulesoftheFoodAidConvention,thesimplestsolutionis
;oallocatetoUNRWAanextra1,187tfromthereserveofthe1981
cerealsprogramme.Thisisonlyabook-keeping transaction,andinvolves
neitheradditionalexpenditure fortheCommunity,noradditionalflour
forUNRWA.Itwillhoweverpermitthesmallbalancestillowing
toUNRWAtobedelivered .
6.Thequestiondoesnotarisefor1982,sincethecerealsallocation
toUNRWAinthe1982programme hasbeenincreasedtotakeaccount
ofthenewcoefficient .
Inanycasetheproblemshoulddisappearinfutureyears,ifeffectis
giventotherecentCommissionproposaltotransformpartoftheCommunity's
contributions inflourtoUNRWA'sbasicrationsprogrammeinto
financialsupportfortheeducation programme .
7.Inconclusion thereforetheCommission proposesthattheCouncil
shouldallocatetoUNRWA1,187tcereals,deliveredtodestination,
fromthereserveofthe1981foodaidprogramme .
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3.Allocation of13,581tcerealstoMozambique
1.Asaresultofthecontinuing droughtinMozambique therearegrave
foodshortagesintheprovincesofCaboDelgado,SofalaandZambezia.
Inthelattertwoprovincesthericecrophasalsobeenpartlydestroyed
byfloods.Thecountryhasacutebalanceofpaymentsproblemsandis
unabletofinancecommercial importsonthenecessaryscale.Thenumber
ofpeoplerequiringemergencyfeedingisputat1.4million.'Theshorfall
inrequirements fortheyear1982iscalculatedat364,000tcereals.
2.Itisproposedthatthebalanceof13,581tremainingfromthe1981
cerealsprogrammeshouldbeallocatedtoMozambique asanexceptional aid
fordeliveryCIF(1).Thecostofthisoperationisestimatedat3.6MECU,
(1)TheCommission,afterconsultation withMemberStates,liasalreadyagreed
anemergencyactionof5,000tcerealsand500tofmilkpowder.

andisnotanadditionalexpensetotheCommunityastheactionwillbe
deoitedwithintheframeworkofthe1981programmealreadydecided.
3.InconclusionthereforetheCommissionproposesthattheCouncil
shouldallocatetoMozambique 13,581tcereals,deliveredCIF,from
thereserveofthe1981foodaidprogramme.

Proposalfora
COUNCIL DECISION
onthegrantingoffoodaidincereals
toUNRWAandtoMozambique
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
havingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
havingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
whereasbyitsDecision81/367/EEC(1)theCouncil,inthecontextof
the1981cerealsfoodaidprogramme,reservedcertainquantitiesfor
emergencyoperations andotherunforeseensituations,
whereasacertainquantityisstillavailableunderthatreserve,
whereastheCommunity hasreceivedcertainrequestsforfoodaid,
whereastheCommunityshouldrespondfavourablytothoserequests,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Foodandincerealsfromthereserveofthe1981programmeisallocated
asfollows:Solearticle
Benençiary QuaniMty Deliyeryterms
MozambiqueUNRWA 1,187t
13,581t CIFDD
Doneat FortheCouncil,
ThePresident
(1)O.J.no.L141of27.5.1981,p.37.