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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)92 final.
Brussels,6March1980
CommissionCommunication totheCouncil -^,\I^/
ontheallocationandchargingoffoodaidunderthe1979programmes
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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No940/79onthesupplyofmilk
fatstocertaindevelopingcountriesandspecialized bodies
underthe1979foodaidprogramme
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No938/79onthesupplyofskimmed
milkpowdertocertaindevelopingcountriesandspecialized
bodiesunderthe1979foodaidprogramme
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(80)92final.

I.CEREALS
(a)Introduction
1.Underthe1979Coaamnitycerealsfoodaidprogramme,theCouncil
allocatedVietnam86000t.Attheendof1979t7$700tofthis
remainedundelivered*.
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2.Inthelightofthecurrentsituation,theCommissionthinksit
unlikelythatthisaidcanbedistributedinthenearfuture*
However,sincethe1980programmeisduetobeadoptedwithinafew
weeks,itisnownecessarytodecidehowtoreallocatethebalance
remainingunderthe1979programme.
3*ByDecisionsof10and24July1979»theCouncilalsoallocated
8000tandafurther20000tofriceasemergencyfoodaidfor
South-EastAsianrefugees(mainly"boatpeople"),tobedeliveredby
theUNHCR.ItwasagreedthattheCounoilwoulddecideatalater
stage,inthelightofdevelopments ^againstwhatitemtheaid
shouldbecharged.
4*TheCounoildecidedon5Februarytoallocate12000tofcerealsfor
Afghanrefugees(againviatheUNHCR),9000tofwhichwastobe
setoff.failingsufficientreservesunderthe1979programme,against
2thequantityallooatedtoVietnamunderthatprogramme•
Only7300thasbeenshipped,viatheUNHCR,fortheuseofKampuohean.refugeesinthearearoundHoChiMinhCity(Saigon).
Plus3000toriginallyearmarkedforAfghanistan canoelledbythe
Counoilon13January1980*

5.TheCaaroie3ionhasjustreceivedtwomoreveoksforemergencyaid
intheformofcereals,forSomaliaand"therLeicountries.Although
the1979res»rvahas"beenusedup,andthe".,80programmehasnotyet
"beenadoptod,theCommissionfeelsitabsolutelynecessaryforthe
Communitytoapprovethesetworequestsasquioklyaspossible.The
Commissionallocationproposalsandfullerdetailsoftherequirements
aresetout"below(sections(d)and(e)).
(b)South-EastAsianrefugees
1*TheCommissionisproposingthatthe8000tofrice(equivalentto
13100tofunprocessedcereals)approvedbytheCouncilon
10July1979besetoffagainstthegeneralreserveunderthe1979
programme,exhaustingthereserve,
2.Asregardsthesecond–20000t–instalmentofriceapprovedbythe
Councilon24July,forwhichprocurement proceedingsarestillunder
way,theCommissionconsidersthisquantityshouldbesetoffagainst
the1979allocationforVietnam.Thericeisequivalentto42100t
ofunprocessedoereals,leavingafurther36600tavailable.
Equivalencerate:
–forthe5000tofriceprocuredinThailand:1tofcereals»1tof
riceinvalueterms,i.e.5000tofcereals;
–forthe3000tofriceprocuredinItaly:2tofcereals+1tof
huskedrice»0,74tofsemi-milledlong-grainrioe(usualrate),
2i.e.8100tofcereals.
13000XtobaprocuredontheEuropeanmarket,i.e.equivalentto35100t
ofcerealsat-theusualrate(seeabove)}7000ttobeprocuredlocally,
eqtdvalsiutto7000tofcereals.Total*42100t®

(o)Afghanistan
TheCommissionproposesthatthe9000tofcerealsallocated "bythe
CouncilDecisionof5FebruarytoAfghanrefugeesandprovisionally set
offagainstthequantityinitiallyallocatedtoVietnam "bedefinitively
chargedagainstthatquantity,"bringingthebalanceremainingdownto
27600t. ~
(d)Somalia •
1*TheSomaliGovernmenthasaskedtheCommunitytoprovideemergency
aidtoenableittocopewiththedifficulties causedbythemassive
influxofrefugeesfromEthiopia*Accordingtoinformation confirmed
bytheCommissionDelegateatMogadiscioandbyanumberofinternational
agenciesrepresented onthespot,therearenowoveronemillion
refugees,inoludingapproximately 45®000incamps,(mostlywomenand
ohildren)*
2*,ThepresenceoftheserefugeesinSomaliaisaparticularly heavy
strainonacountrywitharelativelysmallpopulation(approximately
4500000)fespeciallysinceitisalreadyoneofthepoorestinthe
world.Moreover,theproblemscausedbythisinfluxofrefugeesare
,likelytoassumeevenmoredramaticproportionsastheirnumbersare
steadilyincreasing(byaroundonethousandaday)*
3*For1980therefugeesinthecampsrequireapproximately 103000tof
unprooessedoereals,plustheotherproductslistedbelow*
TableI (t)
Maize Rica FlourTotal
unprocessed
cereals
Overallrequirements
Aidcommittedor
scheduled32900
2000016500
1280016500
I105500
57100
Shortfalls 12900 37001650048200

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4*Theinternational aidcommittedorschedule^andtheefforts "being
madebytheSomaliGovernmentfallfarshortoftheserequirements ,
andfoodsuppliesfortherefugeesareguaranteedonlyuptoMarch/
April,Theywillthen"bewithoutsuppliesuntilthearrivalofthe
standardaidwhichtheCommissionintendstoproposeforshipment
■underthenormalprogrammefor1980*
5*IntheCommission'sview,itwouldthereforebeadvisabletomake
provisionforemergencyaidintheformofcerealstobeavailable
onthespotasfromMay#Suchaddmightconsistof10000tof
cereals,tobedeliveredtotheportofunloading,andwouldbe
distributedfreebytheSomaliGovernmentintherefugeecamps*
Thiswouldprovidetherefugeeswithfoodforapproximately oneand
ahalfmonthsandthusvirtuallyabsorbtheircerealsshortfall
forthefirsthalfof1980^"*
6*Theaboveaidwouldbechargedagainstthequantitiesofcereals
earmarkedforVietnamunderthe1979foodaidprogramme,whichwere
stillsuspendedattheendofthefinancialyear*
(e)TheSahelcountries
1*ThePermanentInter-State CommitteeforDroughtControlintheSahel
(CILSS)hasreoentlyissuedaninternational appealforfoodaidto
theSahelcountrieswhichin1979wereonceagainhitbydrought*
2*Contrarytooptimisticforecastsatthebeginningoftherainyseason,
therewasalowrainfallwhiohwasexaoerbatedbyitsirregularity ,
particularly towardstheendoftheseason*Inalmostallareasthelack
ofrainhadaseriouseffectonorops,resultinginsubstantiallosses*
TheCommissionhasjustapproved(undertheenablingprocedure)emergency
foodaidof500*ofskimmed-milk powderand250tofbutteroil *

Consequently,therehas"beananappreciableworseningofthechronic
foodshortage,andthesituationislikelytobeoomeespecially
seriousduringtheperiod"betweenharvestsin1980,i«e«"betweenJune
andNovember#
TheCILSShasrequestedaidintheformof8J0000tofoereals
forallthecountriesconcerned(seetableattached),AFAOteamis
currentlycarryingoutanassessmentofthesituation,takinginto
aooountinparticularsuppliesalreadypledged*
TheCommissionconsidersthattheserioussituationfacingtheSahel
countriescallsforquickactiononthepartoftheCommunitytomeet
thisemergency*Tobeeffective,foodsupplieswouldneedtobe
dispatchedbeforeHaysoastoreaohtheareasaffectedbeforethe
rainyseason*
TheCommissionaccordingly proposesthatcertainquantitiesofcereals
"beaccordedimmediatelytovariousSahelcountries,itbeingunderstood
thatprovisionwouldbemade,ifneoessary,forsupplementary aidunder
•Ν
the1980programme.
Theprincipaldataregardingthesituationintheindividualcountries
aregiveninarmPIT*Onthebasisofthosefigures,theCommission -
proposesthattheCouncildecidetograntemergencyfoodaidtothe
followingoountriest
CapeVerde 3000tofcereals(cif)
2600tofoereals(cif)
4000tofoereals(cif)
6000tofcereals(oif)
2000tofoereals(freeatdestination)
17600tCapeVerde
Cambia
Mauritania
Sénégal
Chad
TOTAL

8.TheCommission proposes that -these allocations "besetoffagainst
thequantities originally earmarked forVietnam tinder the1979
cereals food aidprogramme which would thus feeused up.
Table II
ClLSS
REÇUES TSAWA.ITINO
DELIVERTRBCÏNTLY
DELIVEREDPROPOSAL
(*)
Cape Verde 69700 1000 trice
(1/80)3000
Chad 100 000 3500 t
(12/79)2000
OamMa 33000 862 trioe
(12/79)2600
Mali 259800 3000 0
Mauritania 75000 7000 t
(11/79)4000
Niger
Sénégal0
Ω
280 0004000 t
(1/80)
9ooot
(i/8o)0
6000
Upper Volta 52500 7000 0
870000 17600
(f)Financial andtechnical aspects
TheCommission proposals setoutinthis Communication have nofinancial
implications ,sinoe theallocations would come either from quantities
already earmarked under the1979 oereals food aidprogramme orfrom the
general reserve under that programme *

2.TheCouncilisinvitedtodecidethat:
(a)the8OOOtofrioeapproved "bytheCounoilon10July1979*
equivalentto13100tofoereals,liesetoffagainstthereserve
underthe1979foodaidprogramme }'
(h)the86000tofcerealsearmarkedforVietnamunderthe1979
foodaidprogrammeapproved "bytheCouncilon8May1979he
reallocated asfollows:
UNHCR(Vietnameserefugees)7300(freeatdestination)
UNHCR(South-EastAsianrefugees)42100(freeatdestination)tonnes
UNHCR(Afghanrefugees)
Somalia
CapeVerde
Qamhia
Mauritania
Sénégal .>
Chad10000(portofunloading)
3000(portofunloading)
2600(portofunloading)
4000(portofunloading)
6000(portofunloading)
2000(portofunloading)9000(freeatdestination)
86000

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II.MILKPRODUCTS
1.Underthe1979foodaidprogrammes,theCouncilearmarked4000tof
butteroiland15000tofskimmedmilkpowderforVietnam,tobedelivered
totheportofunloading.Todatenoaotionhasbeentakentoimplement
thisaid.
2.Asthe1979budgetyearhasnowcometoanend,theCommissionoonsiders
thatthesequantitiesshouldbereturnedtothegeneralreserveforthe
relevantprogrammes,withoutprejudicetopossibleallocationstoVietnam
underthe1980programmes.
3.Withregardtothereallocation ofthisaid,theCommissionproposesthat
3500t®fthebutteroil beallocatedatoncetothefollowinginternational
bodies,tobesuppliedfreeatdestination :
ThesequantitieswouldsupplementthosecontainedintheCommissionproposals
forthe1980foodaidprogrammes.Fortheremainingquantities(500tof
butteroiland15000tofskimmedmilkpowder),theCommissionwillput
forwardfurtherallocationproposalsinthelightoffuturedevelopments .
4.Theproposalshavenofinancialimplications ,astheoriginalallocations
wereincludedinthefoodaidprogrammesadoptedbytheCouncilon8May1979*tonnes
CaritasOermanioa
ICRC1000
1000
1500 UNHCR
3500sasaa
5*Accordingly ,theCounoilisherebyinvitedtoadopttheannexedregulations .

ANNEX I
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC)No940/79
onthesupply ofmilk fats tocertain developing
countries andspecialized bodies under the 1979
foodaidprogramme
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No939/79of8May1979 laying
down general rules forthe Bupply ofmilk fats asfood aidtocertain
developing countries andspecialized bodies under the 1979 food aid
programme ,andinparticular Articles 3and 8thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission , -
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No940/79^provides fortheallocation
of4000tonnes ofbutteroil toVietnam ;whereas ithasnotbeen possible
todeliver this quantity ,which should accordingly bereturned tothe
programme 'sreserve ;
i •<-,
,*
1OJNoL119,15.5.1979 ,P.5.
2OJNoL119,15.5.1979 *P.7.

ANNEXI
Whereascertainspecialized bodieshaveappliedforfoodaidinbutteroil
whereastheirrequirements aresuchthatthegrantofCommunityfoodaid
iswarranted;whereas,inordertoenabletheaidtobeusedeffectively ,
arrangement 8shouldbemadeforfinancingcertaintransportcosts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
The4000tonnesofbutteroilearmarkedforVietnamunderthe1979food
aidprogrammesetoutinRegulation(EEC)No940/79areherebyreturned
tothereserveunderthatprogramme.
Fromthe4480tonnesofbutteroilsetasideasareserve,3500tonnes
areherebyallocatedtothefollowingspecialized bodies:Artide 1
Article2
tonnes
CaritasGermanioa 1000
International Committeeof
theRedCross 1000
OffioeoftheUnitedNations
HighCommissioner forRefugees 1500
Total 3500
TheCommunityfinanoingshallcovertransportcoststodestination .

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ANUEX I
Article 3
/
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOffioial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applioable
inall Member States .
Done at
For the Council
The President

ANNEX II
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC )No938/79
onthesupply ofskimmed milk powder tocertain
developing countries andspecialized bodies under
the 1979 food aidprogramme
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community ,
Having regard toCounoil Regulation (EEC)No937/79of8May1979 laying
down general rules forthe supply ofskimmed nJ-lk powder tocertain
developing oountries andspecialized bodies under the 1979 food aid
programme ^,andinparticular Artioles 3and7thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No938/79of8May1979 °nthesupply
ofskimmed milk powder tocertain developing countries andspecialized
2bodies under the 1979 food aidprogramme provides fortheallocation
of15000tonnes ofskimmed milk powder toVietnam ;whereas ithas not
been possible todeliver this quantity ,which should accordingly be
returned totheprogramme 'sreserve ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
Article 1
The 15000tonnes ofskimmed milk powder earmarked forVietnam under
the1979 food aidprogramme setoutinRegulation (EEC)No938/79shall
bereturned tothereserve under that programme .
10JNoL119,15.5.1979 ,P.1.
20JNoL119,15.5.1979 ,P.3.

Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
■- '* ' ' ■*• •
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident