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COMMISSION OFTHEEUS.OPEAN COMMUMITÎES
COM(74)126 Final
Brussels .31January1974
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
onfoodaidintheformofcerealsfortheMalagasy Republic
PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCIL DECISION
onCommunity financing ofcertainexpenditure inrespectoffood
aidsuppliedunderthe1971/72programmetotheRepublicof
Madagascar
(submitted totheCouncilbytheCommission )
COIï(74)126Final

COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
foodaidmtheformofcerealsfortheMalagasy
Republic

Thedevelopment ofthefoodsituation inLiadagascar ,particularly as
regardssupplies ofrice,thestaplefoodstuff ofthecountry,isamatter
ofdeepconcerntotheGovernment .
Thecountryusedtoheanetexporter ofrice,butthepoorcropsofthe
lasttwoyearsnowmeanthatalargequantity mustbe:£ound.fromoutside
sourcesofsupply.In1973thegrossricedeficit wasabout300000metric
tonsandin197*+i"tislikelytobeabout170000metrictons.
According tothelocalauthorities ,thissituation istheresultofseveral
unfavourable factors ,suchastheinadequate controlofwatersupplies in
severalareasandclimaticinstability :•theislandhassufferedsixcyclones
inthelasttwoyears.-
Distrurbing sipisofshortage havealreadyappeared insomeareas,giving
ricetoseveresocialtensions inseveralplaces.
Inordertomeatthisdifficult situation ,theauthorities willtherefore
seektoimport100000metrictonsofrice.Inviewoftheconsiderable rise
insupplypricesonworldmarkets ,thiswillmeanaheavystrainbothonthe
country'sbalanceofpayments andonthebudgetoftheState,whichwillbe
obligedtosubsidize themarketinordertobringtheimportpricedownto
alevelwhichthepeoplecanpay.
Asthiseffortwillnotbeenough,theMadagascar authorities havesubmitted
totheCommunity arevestforfoodaidtohelpthemmeetthe.remaining
shortfall ofTO000metrictons,andtheystresstheurgentneedforthis
assistance .

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Considering that theCommunity ought tohelp Madagascar and itspeople
overcome this difficult situation without delay ,theCommission' proposes
that theCouncil immediately allocate toMadagascar ,aslood aid ,the
unused balance of10.000 metric tons ofcereals outstanding from the
1971/72programme .This quantity ,fixed without prejudice toanyfuther
steps which might bedecided under the1973/7**programme ,cannot beprovided
intotal inthe form ofhusked rice because ofthescarcity ofthis product
onthe community market .Consequently theCommunity proposes toprovide
6.000 tons ofhusked rice and k.000 tons soft wheat tobedelivered cif
totheunloading ports .
Further ,inresponse totheMalagasy Government 'sexpressed wish ,therice
should besold onthelocal market ,therevenue from the sales tobeused
tofinance development projects andthat this action should becarried out
inananticipatory manner ,that is,assoon asnegotiations have been
completed .
(l)Unused owing tothewithdrawal ofAfghanistan ,towhich these goods
had originally been allocated .

PROPOSAI »jfQTÏA
COUNCIL DECISION
onCommunity financing ofcertainexpenditure in
respectoffoodaidsuppliedunderthe1971/72
programme totheRepublic ofMadagascar
THECOUNCIL C?TIIEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Communityj
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEG)NO.1703/72of3August1972»
amendingRegulation (EEGf)No.2052/69(l)asregardtheCommunityfinancing
ofexpenditure arisingfromtheimplementation ofthe1967FoodAid
Convention andlayingdownrulesontheCommunity financing ofexpenditure
arisingfromtheimplementation ofthe1971FoodAidConvention ,andin
particular Article 8(l),
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ,
Whereas ,invievioftheeconomic andfinancial difficulties facingthe
republic ofMadagascar thecostsoftransporting foodaidintheformof
hulkedriceandsoftwheat-CIFtoithe-ports ofunloading shouldbeborne
bytheComciunity .
HASDECDM)
SoleArticle
ForthepurposeoftheCommunity' sfoodaidactivities underthe1971/72
programme fopi-Iadagascar ,Community financing shallincludethecostof
delivering thegoodsCIFtotheportsofunloading intherecipient country.
DoncatBruoscla,-.\V
FortheCouncil
ThePï'csi&e;rt
(l)O.J.no.L180,9August1972»p.1.

AOTJEXE PUSAKCIERE
.EVALUATION
Surlabasedesprixactuelsdumarchéetdescoûtsdetransport ,la
fourniture renduCAPdes10.000tonnesdeproduitspeutêtreévaluéeà
2.860.000 u.c.soit:
-pourles6.000tonnesderiz
–miseenfob 320u.c./t=»1.920.000u.c.
–miseencaf 50u.c./t»300.000u.c.
-pourles4*000tonnesdefroment
–miseenfob 110u.c./t=440.000u.c.
-miseencaf 50u.c./t=200.000u.c.2.220.000 u.c.
640.000u.c.
Total 2.860.000 u.c.
DIPUTATI0F BUDGETAIRE
Cetteactioneffectuée autitreduschémad'exécution 1971/72estimpu­
tableauposte9010.Cepostecomporte un"p.m.";parconséquent ,ilest
nécessaire d'effectuer unvirement permettant detransférer surceposte
lecréditnécessaire de2.860.000 u.c.Cevirement seraréalisépar
prélèvement surlesautrespostesàl'intérieur duChapitre 90surlabase
d'unexamendesbesoins quelesservices sontentraind'effectuer .
Lesservices ,parailleurs ,procéderont prochainement àunexamende
l'ensemble desbesoinsprévisibles pourl'exercice 1974surleChapitre 90.
Danscecontexte ,ilestrappeléque,àlafindel'année1974»uncréditde
20.000.000 u.c.initialement prévupourvirement enfaveurdel'aideali­
mentaire aétéfinalement misàladisposition delasectiongarantie du
FEOGAquiconnaissait unbesoinplusimmédiat.Acetteoccasion ,ilavait
étéactéquerestitution decettesommeàl'aidealimentaire devraitêtre
effectuée dèsledébutde1974(FVdela274®réuniondelaCommission).
Entoutétatdecause,l'avanceauxEtatsmembrespourra
êtrefinancéesansdélaipuisqu'ils'agitd'unengagement provision­
nelglobalàpartirduchapitre 90(article115duRèglement finan­
cier).