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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)613 final
Brussels-29September 1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowderasfoodaidforthe
RepublicofTunisia
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onthesupplyofbutteroil asfoodaidforthe
RepublicofTunisia
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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COM(82)613final

I. EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM€■£Hhm
1.Reque st
TheTunisian Government haspresented theCommission with arequest for
multi –annual food aidamounting to4500 tofmilk powder and 1500 tof
butteroil ayear over five years (1982–8o).
This aidwould have atwofold objective ,i.e. toincrease milk supplies
tocope with rising consumption ,and tofinance ,bymeans ofcounterpart
funds from food aid ,stock-farming projects which inthelong term will
reduce Tunisia 'sdependence onother countries for supplies ofmilk
products .
2.Situation onthe market inmilk products
Between 1JoGand 1980 percapita milk consumption inTunisia rose from
34kgto110kg,a223'/increase .
Over the s;ime period ,theamount ofmilk produced for themarket in
Tunisia rose from 225000 to245000 t,whereas consumption amounted to
580000 tin1980 ,resulting inashortfall of335000 t.
Inorder tocover this shortfall ,theTunisian authorities areforced to
import ever–increasing quantities ofmilk products inorder tomeet the
growing demand ,andthis places asevere burden onthetrade balance .
In1981 ,66 !/uoftotal requirements hadtobemetbyimported products ,
amounting to /|91000 tinilk equivalent .

Itisestimated that themarket inmilk products will develop asfollows
during tit©period coveied bytheSixth Plan (1982–80);
1981 1986
Milk production
Consumption
Import requirements264000 t
755000 t
491000 t410 000 t
880 000 t
470 000 t
These figures show that ,under theSixth Plan ,dependence onother
countries istobereduced from66%to54% »
3.Methods tobeused
Inorder toattain these objectives ,theTunisian authorities have drawn
upageneral programme for thedevelopment ofstock –farming under the
Sixth Plan andthis will require investment ofalmost 3^0m ECU ,ofwhich
68^intheprivate sector .
This programme provides for thefollowing operations toraise production
ofmilk products andmeat (seeAnnex I):
i.importation ofdairy cows ;
ii.artificial insemination ;
iii .strengthening oftheanimal health programme ;
iv.improvement ofthemilk collection network ;
v. improvement oflivestock feed ;
vi.technical advisory services for stock-farmers ;
vii .integration ofstock –fanning into other farming activities ;
viii .introduction 01 ;ipoiicy onproducer prices .
4.Scope for action byihe Community
Tunisia 'srequest for amulti –annual milk pov.Jer and butteroil programme
should beseen inthe context described above .

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Tunisia 'simport retirements interms ofmilk powder forhuman consumption
fortheperiod 19^2–80areestimated at123000 t,i.e. 24000 tayear ,
andanadditional 6712 tofpowder will herequired forfeeding young
calves .Tunisia also expects toimport 5000 tofbutter ayear .
Themilk powder and butteroil will betreated inthepresent dairies ,
which have acapacity of730000 litres aday and 1700000pots of
yoghurt aday .
Thecounterpart funds from the sale tothedairy industry ofthemilk
ponder and thebutteroil will beused tofinance projects put forward in
this connection (seeAnnex ),thecost ofwhich isestimated atsome
25mECU .This amount will cover solely thecapital expenditure ,since
theoperating expenditure will befinanced from other sources .
TheCommission considers that ,inthelight oftheinformation provided
bytheTunisian authorities ,theCommunity should grant therequest fora
multi-annual programme formilk products ,since this would increase the
supply ofmilk available tothepopulation andeventually reduce
dependence 011other countries byenabling stock –farming projects tobe
executed .
Theannual quantities should be4500 tofmilk powder and 1500 tof
butteroil .For1982 ,however ,theinitial contribution tothis
programme should bekept at 1000 tofmilk powder and 345 "tof
butteroil ,tobedrawn from thereserves available under thefood aid
programmes .
Thecounterpart funds from alltheoe quantities should ,folloiving
deduction oftransport andhandling costs ,cover thefinancing ofthe
projects proposed bytheTunisian authorities .Moreover ,therelevant
Commission departments would provide technical back-up forcarrying out
these projects and ,where necessary ,would make technical assistance
available tothe Tunisian Government .

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II.COMMISSION PROPOSALS
Since theconsultation procedure concerning thenewframework regulation
onfood aidhasnotyetbeen completed andintheabsence ofother legal
bases forestablishing inulti –annual programmes ,theCommission feels
that the Council should give favourable consideration toamulti-annual
food aidprogramme forTunisia ,itbeing understood that theannual
quantities would bedecided under the annual food aidprogrammes .
Tothat end ,theCommission proposes that :
(a)theCouncil should ,inthelight oftheResolution of18November 1980 ,
approve theCommission 'sintention totake thenecessary measures to
implement amulti –annual programme offood aidforTunisia intheform
ofmilk products ,comprising atotal of19000 tofmilk powder and
0345 "tofbutteroil .
(b)theCouncil should ,inthelight oftheabove ,adopt theattached
regulations onfood aid of 1000 tofmilk powder rind 345 tof
butteroil ,tobedrawn from thereserves ofthe1982 programmes ,
tocover Tunisia 'srequirements for 1982 .
31August 1982

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ONTHESUPPLYOFSKIMMEDMILKPOWDER
ASFOODAIDFORTHEREPUBLIC OFTUNISIA
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1037/82of26April1982
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofskimrned-milk powdertocertain
1developingcountriesandspecializedbodiesunderthe1982food-aidprogramme,
andinparticularArticle7thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1030/82of26April1982onthe
supplyofslcimmed–milkpowdertocertaindevelopingcountriesandspecialized
2bodiesunderthe1982food-aidprogrammeprovidesforareserveof10990t
ofskimmedmilkpowder;whereasacertainamountisstillavailableunder
thisreserve;
WhereastheCommunityreceivedfromtheRepublicofTunisiaarequestfor
foodaidintheformofskimmedmilkpowder;whereastherequirements
justifythegrantingoffoodaidbytheCommunity,
OJNoL120,1.5.1982,p.1.
20JNoL120,1.5.1982,p.3-

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Pood aidinthe form of 1000 tofskimmed milk powder from the amount
still available inthereserve provided forbyRegulation (EEC)No1038/82
shall beallotted tothe Republic ofTunisia .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication inthe Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
ONTHE SUPPLY OPHJTTEROIL ASPOOD AID
FOR THE REPUBLIC OPTUNISIA
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO1039/02of26April 1982
laying down general rules for thesupply ofmilk fats tocertain
developing countries andspecialized bodies under the 1982 food–aid
programme ,andinparticular Article 8thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No1040/82of26April 1982 onthe
supply ofmilk fats tocertain developing countries andspecialized
bodies under the1982 food-aid programme provides forareserve of
1345 "tofbutteroil ;whereas acertain quantity isstill available
under this reserve ,
Whereas the Community received from theRepublic ofTunisia arequest
forfood aidintheform ofbutteroil ;whereas therequirements
justify thegranting offood aidbytheCommunity ,
0JNoL120,1.5.1982 ,p.5.
20JNoL120,1.5.1982 ,p.7.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Pood aid intheform of ^45tofbutteroil from the amount still available
inthereserve provided forbyRegulation (EEC)No1040/82shall be
allotted totheRepublic ofTunisia .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels ,
Por the Council
The President

ANNEX
Project :Setting upofamilk collection network
Total milk production wasestimated in1980 atsome 330000 t,ofwhich
over 100000 twasnotmarketed owing tothelack ofamarketing
infrastructure .
Furthermore ,some ofthemilk issold under rather questionable
conditions onadoor-to-door basis andisofdoubtful bacteriological
quality .
Anumber ofmilk producers aretherefore discouraged from producing
milk ,andtheindustrial-scale dairies take theeasy way outby
reconstituting milk from imported powder .
Aninitial milk collection project wasdevised bythePA0in1976 but
wasnotexecuted owing toalack ofsources offinancing .
Local experiments incertain regions have nevertheless shown that milk
production can rise spectacularly iffarmers *aregiven widespread
support andincentives andinparticular ifthere isawell-organized
milk collection network .
During aproject atSedjnane carried outwith German cooperation ,the
quantity ofmilk produced andcollected rose from 600kgayear in
1978 to790000kgayear in1981 andwill probably amount to1600000kg
in1982 .
Thequestion oftheprice paid toproducers formilk isaconstant
concern oftheTunisian authorities .Asignificant increase inthe
amount produced andmarketed wasrecently observed following twoprice
increases decided onbytheGovernment (atpresent 200millimes /litre ).

Anewproject iscurrortly being finalized bySwedish cooperation and
will bepresented byabout November 1982 .
This project provides forthesetting upofanintegrated collection
network inthenorth and centre ofthe country ;themilk will be
taken from theprimary collection centres ,within reach ofsmall
producers situated less than 3kmaway ,tothearea centres andfrom
there tothe dairies .
Theprimary centres will -also beused forselling veterinary medicines ,
concentrates ,fodder seed andvarious items ofequipment .
Thecounterpart funds from the food aidwill beused tofinance the
purchase ofequipment such astanks ,vehicles ,etc.,since premises
arealready available incertain regions .
Theinitial investment forthis project ,which will extend over a
number ofyears ,isestimated atabout braECU .
2September 1982

Annex
Expansionoftheartificialinsemination service
Theartificialinsemination servicehasamaincentreand.19subsidi .-
centresspreadoverdifferentregions(northandcentre).
In1980itcarriedout32000operations.
Thisservicemustbeexpandedifgreateruseistobemadeofthe
potentialoftheexistingherd.
Thefollowingback-upisrequestedfortheartificialinsemination
service:
i.technicalassistance ;
ii.aidintheformofequipment,includinglaboratoryequipment,
containers andvehicles:
m*semen.
Theannualcostofthisinvestmentisestimatedat1mECU.