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CMMiSSION OrTKEEUROPEÀM COMMUNITI
COM(76)612 final.
Brussels ,26November 197
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commission COMMUNICATION totheCOUNCIL
ontheprocedure forimplementing foodaidinskimmedmilkpowder
tocertainnon-governmental organizations
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CCK(7o)642final.\

I. mémorandum
1.Within the framework ofthe second instalment of
95000tonnes oftheskimmed milk powder food aid ^programme for1976 ,the Count 11decided on27July :
tocreate aspecial reserve of10000 tfor the
non-governmental organizations (MGOs ),tobe
delivered fob plus aflat-rate contribution of
80u.a./t;
and
toinclude inthegeneral reserve of8200 tan
additional quantity of2000 tforthese organizations *
Theflat-rate contribution forthese quantities could be
within arange of80t6170u.a./t.Itwasstipulated
however that these 2000additional tonnes could only
bereleased ,following areview atexpert level ,ifthe
NGOs took over the 10000 tbytheendof1976 .
2.Atthesame time ,theCouncil decided that the
procedure forimplementing this aidwould beestablished
atalater date .
Contacts between theCommission andtheNGOs ,which
began inMarch andinthecourse ofwhich theComission
asked theKG03 todraw upaprogramme for10000 t,have
continued inorder todettle with theNGOs the twomain
points involved inimplementation ,namely :
theallocation ofthequantities between theNGOs
andbetween the ^countries ofdestination ;
since there isalarge number ofNGOs ,anegotiation
procedure and settling the selection criteria and
selection procedure enabling theCommunity toavoid
having todeal v/ithamultiplicity oforganizations .
OJNoL224of16.8.1976 ,p.2»

Despite requests from theCommission since April ,the
position pftheNOOs onthese twopoints wasonly
finalised five months later ,attheendofSeptember .
This explains thedelay intransmitting this communication .
II.TheCommission 'sproposals
1.Allocation andprocedures relating tothe 10000 t
Asaresult ofdiscussions between theNGOs and the
Commission ,thelatter hasproposed thefollowing allocation :
1.Caritas .«.*••••« 7500 t
2.TheWorld Council ofChurches
(WCC ) 488t
3.Oxfam 1215 t
4.Reserve for "Other NGOs " 797 "t
Regarding thechoice ofrecipient countries ,theCommission
proposes thelist ofcountries inAnnex I(column 1)be t
accepted .
Italso proposes that theregional andcountry amounts for
each NGObeadopted .Itconsiders ,however ,that the
country amounts should beregarded only as indicative
figures ,sothat theCommission hasthepossibility ,
like other international organizations ,oftransferring
thequantity foronecountry toanother country onthe
list (column 1ofAnnex i)within theregional amount
fixed fortheNGOinquestion'' .
1However seetheexception infootnote 1toAnnexes Iand II

Ascanbeseenfromtheannex,theaidwillgomostlytotheAfrican
countries ,inparticular Ethiopia ,andinthesecondplacetothe
Asiancountries ,especially India.Inthemajorityofcases,the
aidisintendedforfreedistribution totheneedy(children ,pregnant
women,nursingmothers,oldpeople);inthreecases^theaidis
intendedpartlyforfreedistribution andpartlyfordevelopment
projects (Food-for–Work),andinonecaseforadevelopment project
only. 1
Thereserveof797tisintendedforNGOsotherthanCaritas,the
WorldCouncilofChurches ,andOxfam.However,itshouldbe
availableforpossibleusebythesethreeorganizations ,especiallyifitisfoundthatbetweennowandtheadoptionofthenextskimmed
milkpowderfoodaidprogrammethesequantities havenotbeenused
bytheotherNGOs.TheCommission wouldbeauthorized todecideon
theallocation ofthe797"t.
2.Allocation ,procedures andflat-ratecontribution inrespectof
the2000t
Althoughthe10000twillnotbedeliveredbeforetheendof1976,theCommission intendstoallocatethe2000additional tonnesto
CaritasandtheWorldCouncilofChurches -3,sincethesetwo
organizations havegivenassurancesthattheywilltakeovertheproductsveryshortlyaftertheCouncil'sdecisionandtherelevantofficialletterhasbeensentbytheCommission (Caritas:atthelatestsixweeksafterthedecisionanddispatchoftheletter).
1Senegal:2?0t(Caritas);Yemen(A.R)i180t(Caritas);
India:1000t(Caritas).'
ElSalvador :100t(Caritaa).
30xfamhasnotbeenputforward,sinceitsrequesthasbeenentirely
metwiththe10000t»

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Asaresultofdiscussions betweentheseNGOsandtheCommission ,
theCommission proposes thefollowing allocation :
1.Caritas 1715
2*TheWorldCouncilof
Churches (WCC) 285"t
TheCommission alsoproposestoundertake ,inaccordance withthe
procedurefortheallocation ofthe10000t,thedistribution by
regionandbycountryrequested byCaritasandtheWorldCouncil
ofChurches (seeAnnexII).
Theaid,whichisessentially centredontheAfricancountries ,isintendedforfreedistribution totheneedy(children,pregnant
women,nursingmothers,oldpeople).
Itwassuggested theflat-rate contribution towardsthecostof
transporting the2000tcouldoomewithinarangeof80to
170u.a./t,theamounttobeestablished byreference mainlyto
theactualcostoftransport tobebornebytheKGOs.
Onthebasisofinformation transmitted byCaritasandtheWorld
CouncilofChurches ,andgiventhe.possibility ofsendingamajor
partofthegoodsbycharteritappearsthattheaveragecostof
transport forallthequantities allocated totheseNGOscouldbe
putatHOu.a./t.>Consequently ,theCommission proposesaflat-
ratecontribution oflOOu.a./tfortransporting the2,000t.
Thisdoesnotinvolveanyexpenseadditional totheappropriation
andprogramme alreadydeoidedonbytheCouncil,whichhadmadea
provision of170u.a*/tfortransporting thequantities inreserve.

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3.ThenejTotiation andselection procedure
a) Onthebasisofdiscussions with
theNGOBtheCommission envisages toestablish anadhocprocedure
for1976alongthefollowing lines,withtheunderstanding that,should
newfoodaidbegrantedtotheNGOs,thequestionwillhaveto"be
re-examined :
Thedelivery termsfortheaidwillbethesubjectofasingleletterfromtheCommission totheNGOLiaisonCommittee *whichwill
actasintermediary betweentheCommission andtheNGOs.
ForthepurposeofthesinglereplyfromtheNGOs,theChairman ofthe
Liaison Committee willcollectthesignatures oftherecipient NGOs:
Caritas,WorldCouncilofChurches (WCC),Oxfamand"OtherNGOs",each
organization beingresponsible forthequantities tobeallocated to
it.
i
(l)TheNGOLiaisonCommittee waselectedbytherepresentatives of
NGOsduringthejointSeminarNGOs/Commission the7-9January1976
foraperiodofoneyftar.ItwillberenewedbytheNGOsAssembly
the19-21January 197T•
Themandate ofthisCommittee islimitedtothemaintenance ofcontacts
ontheonehandbetweentheNGOsactingintheNineMemberStatesin
thefieldofdevelopment cooperation andontheotherhandbetweenthe
Commission staffandtheNGOs.

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b)Asregards thegroup of"Other NGOs",certain criteria which
theNGOs will have tomeet toreceive Community aidshould be
setinorder toavoid toolarge anumber ofschemes ^
andconsequently asubstantial excess ofadministrative
work .TheCommission ,onthebasis ofdiscussions with
theNGOLiaison Committee ,proposes that thequantity set
aside forthis group ofNGOs (797 "t)should beearmarked
fornon-profit -making institutions and associations with
headquarters intheCommunity with sufficient experience in
the field ofskimmed milk powder food aid andwhich are able
tocarry outthedistribution inthecountry ofdestination
(ortoundertake adequate supervision ofit),either
directly orthrough alocal NGO .Therecipient NGOs
will bechosen bytheCommission ,ifpossible ,onthebasiB
ofanopinion given bytheLiaison Committee#
1Itshould benoted that ten requests have been submitted
sofar :
1.Association dfAide auTiers Monde (France )-unspecified
quant ity ;
2.World Ministries ofIndia Inc.(India )-5tofmilk ;
3.Gujarat Blind Relief andHealth Association (India )–
29tofmilks
4.Nederlands Lepra Ponds (Netherlands )–30tofmilk
for Colombia :
5»Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre andBio-Chemical Unit .
Government Erskine Hospital ,Kadurai (India )-1tof
milks
6.Stichting Medisch Comité Nederland –Vietnam (Netherlands )
–225 "tofmilk forVietnam ;
7.ElyeHospital ,Sitapur (India )–84tofmilk ;
8.Stichting Hulpaktie Pater PransSchlooz (TheNetherlands )
-unspecified quantity forIndia .
9.SEVA SBEHA -Service Amitié (France )
-unspecified quantity for India .
10.StJoseph 'sLeprosy Home ,Tuticorn (India )
-unspecified quantity .
Additional requests maywell besubmitted inthenear future ,since
afurther twelve charitable organizations bought skinmed milk
powder atreduced prices fortheir food aidprogrammes#

TOCONCLUDE :
The Commission requests the Council to:
1
1.Approve theallocation ofthe10000 tv'byrecipient
organization and country ofdestination asshown inAnnex I
and authorize theCommission tomodify ,ifnecessary ,
inaccordance with the procedure set outunder II.1of
this communication ,thedistribution "bycountry within
thepre-established regional amounts ,and todecide on
theallocation ofthereserve of797 "t;
2.Release thereserve of2000 t approve theallocation
byrecipient organization andcountry ofdestination asshown
inAnnex II,authorize theCommission tomodify ,ifnecessary ,
inaccordance with theprocedure setoutunder point II.1of
this communication ,thedistribution bycountry within the
pre-established regional amounts ,and settheflat-rate
contribution towards transport costs at100u0a./t;
3.Approve the criteria andtheselection procedure forthe
NGO3 other than Caritas ,theWorld Council ofChurches and
Oxfara assetoutinpoint II3b)ofthis communication *
(l)Theallocation of12000tinfavour oftheFGOs would cost
4.25 Mua »(seeFinancial Statement)®

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Allocation of "the 10000 tonnes
"bycountry ofdestination and
recipient organization
(tonnes )
à
COUFTRY TOTAL
EUROPE 500
Portugal 500
AFRICA 3328
Angola250 :
Bénin 5
Cameroon 25
Ivory Ooast20
Ethiopia1630
Gabon 1
Kenya50
Mozambique 135
Rwanda 50
Sénégal550
35
Tanzania - 350
Togo5
Za'ire 222
MIDDLEEAST1525
West Bank 90
Egypt400
Jordan 240
Lebanon 575
Syria40
Yemen (A.R. ) 180
2745FAR KAST
Bang ladesh 155
India 2395
Indonesia 110
Paki stan 50
Philippines 35: i
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COUNTRY TOTAL CARITASi i
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LATIN AMERICA1105 1105!
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RESERVE 797
For"OtherNGOs"
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r0TAL 10.000 7500 488
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'(l)Theproposedallocation in"favourofHaitiissubject,asfarastheCommission l
concerned ,totheresultsofthecurrentexamination oftheuseofdirectfoodaidto
Haiti.Shouldtheresultbenegative ,theCommission wouldbe
entitled totransfer thisamounttotheotherLatinAmerican countries
ortothecountries ofotherregions#

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1 1 1
Allcatiori ofthe2000tonnes
"by-countryofdestination andrecipient organization (tonnes)
1 21
3 4
TotalI
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Côuncil of
Churches
EUROPE 1 7 7
Portugal I7ι. i
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AFRICA I1*193 915 •278
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I'Angoli I50 50
Bénin
Burundi
CapeVerde
UppcrVolta 1
Mali
Mauritanlè
Niger
Ujanda
Rwanda
SierraLeón#
■Sudan
Ciiaxl
Zaire20
30
25
I130
:310
60
360
20
20
3
5
60
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250
300
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Pakistan450
100[450
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Janaica
Paraguay
Dominican Republic
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(1)Theproposedallocation infavourofHaTtiissubject,asfarastheConur.irsion
isconcerned ,totheresultsofthecurrentexamination oftheuseofdirect
foodaidtoHatti.Shouldtheresultbenegative ,theCommission wouldbe
entitledtotransferthisamounttotheotherLatinAmerican countries orto
thecountries ofotherregions#
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AnnexIII
Financial Statement
1*Relevant BudgetHeading
921-item9211of1976 "budget(Appropriation of76.98Kua)
2.TitleofRelevant Headirt^
Skimmedmilkpowderfoodaidprogramme for1976
3.Le,~alBasis
Councildecisions of2-3March1976and27July1976
(CouncilRegulation 2018/76of27.7-76)
4»Description Purposes .andJustification ofAction
Theallocation of12000tofskimmedmilkpowdertocertainnon­
governmental organizations fortheimplementation oftheirfoodaid
projects inthedeveloping countries#
5.Appropriations
51•Methodofcalculation
-Rawmaterials
12000tx271t2u,a,/t- 3»25Mua
–Transport (flat-rate contribution )
10000tx80u.a./t a 0.80Kua
2000tx100u.a»/t <= 0.20Mua
Total 4«25î''ua
52.Financial consequences
Thismeasuredoesnotrepresent anadditional expenditure insofar
asitiscoveredbythe1976programme andappropriations already
approved®
»
6,PlannedControlSystem
Financial regulation dated25®4®1973 forthegeneralbudgetofthe
Communities .
(l)Theunitarypriceofckimmedmilkpowderkeptfortheelaboration of
theadditional budgetandcorrigendxim n°2forthe1976financial year,
setbytheCouncil onthe15September 1976®