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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)893final
Brussels,10January1983
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC) L'-,
onthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowderasfoodaidtoBolivia
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Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
onthegrantoffoodaidintheformofcerealstoBolivia
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(82)893final

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Explanatory memorandum
1,BoliviaisthesecondpoorestLatinAmericancountryafterHaiti.
Itseconomytoday,moreover,isinaparlouscondition,bothstructural
andcyclical.Oneneedsonlyconsiderthefollowing :
-Boliviaisalandlocked countrywithaharshterrainanda70%rural
population,mostofwhomaremarginalfarmersintheAndes,scraping a
livingfromaridgroundat3000-4000metresaltitudeandlivingin
extremepoverty(annualincomeapprox.US21000).Therestareminers,
livinginequallyprecarious circumstances .
-Theeconomyisbasedpartlyonabackwardagricultural sector(cereal
deficitofabout400000tonnesforatotalpopulationof5.8m)and
partlyor)mineralresources (tinisvirtuallytheonlyexport)whichare
notlocallyprocessed,andforwhichworldpricesaredepressed (saleof
USstrategicreserves).
-Theeconomicindicators aredisastrous :inflationat200%,30%unemploy­
ment,anexternalpublicdebtofUS24bn(Boliviacannotevenkeepup
theinterestpayments;debtservicingtakesaround30%ofexportearn­
ings),andnegativeforeigncurrencyreserves(US$250m).
2.Sincethemilitarycoupin1980,Boliviahasreceivednodirectaidfrom
theCommunity,andtheflowofinternational aidingeneralismuchre­
duced.Inthemeantime,thecountry'ssituationbotheconomicandsocial
hasgonefrombadtoworse.Naturaldisasters haveexacerbated theproblem,
andtheCommunity hasbeenunabletoprovideanyadequaterelief.

2.
3.InMarchandAprilthisyearnorth-eastBolivia-Beni,Cochabamba
andSantaCruz-sufferedsevereflooding.BolivianRedCrossreports
whichhavereachedtheCommission estimatethat30000peoplewere
renderedtotallydestitute,losingtheirhouses,livestock (about
50000headinall)andcrops(rice,sugarcane,cotton,bananasand
yucca).Accordingtothelatestinformation,thesepeoplearestill
atbaresubsistence levelandthreatened bydiseaseandstarvation .
4.InApriltheCommunitysentsomeemergencyaidunderArticle950of
theBudget(cutintheeventfromaninitial100000ECUto45000ECU),
whichwasusedtoprovideurgentlyneededagricultural implements,mosquito
nets,cookingutensils,blanketsandtents,etc.,distributed freeof
chargeundertheaegisoftheRedCross.
5.BoliviahasnowsenttheCommission arequestforfoodaidintheform
ofcerealsandskimmed-milk powder.
Thefoodwillbeusedinsocialreliefprogrammes andsoldtobeneficiaries
atnominalpricesinordertogeneratecounterpart fundstocoverdistri­
butionandtransportcosts.Itwillbedistributed bygovernmentaction
committees,workingcloselywithrepresentatives ofthechurch(Caritas),
theUNDPandtheBolivian RedCross.

TheCommissionproposesthattheCouncildecidetograntBolivia
10000tonnesofcerealsand423tonnesofmilkasfoodaidfrom
1)thereservesconstituted underthe1982foodaidprogrammes,
deliveredfreeatdestination .
ThisaidwillbeatnoextracosttotheCommunityasitcomesunder
appropriations alreadyvoted(Articles920,921and925ofthe1982
Budget).
Accordingly,theCommissionproposesthattheCounciladoptthedecision
andregulationatannex.
^48500tonnesofcerealsand923tonnesofmilkarecurrentlystill
available.

PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ONTHESUPPLYOfSKIMMEDMILKPOWDERAS
FOODAIDTOBOLIVIA
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)n°1037/82of26April1982
layingdowngenera;,rulesforthesupplyofsk-immed-miIkpowdertocertain
developing countries andspecialised bodiesunderthe1982foodaid
programme (1),andinparticularArticle7thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)n°1038/82of26April1982onthesupply
ofskimmedmilkoowdertocertaindeveloping countries andspecialised
bodiesunderthe1982foodaidprogramme (2)providesforareserveof
10.990tonnesofskimmedmilkpowder;whereascertainquantitiesjrestill
available underthisreserve;
WhereastheCommunity hasreceivedfromBolivia arequestforfoodaidin
theformofskimmedmilkpowder;whereasthiscountry'sneedsjustifyfood
aidfromtheCommunity,
(1)0JN°L120,1.5.1932,p.1.
(2)0JN°L120,1.5.1982,p.3.

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Ofthequantityofskimmedmilkpowderstillavailableunderthereserve
providedforbyRegulation (EEC)n°1038/82,423tonnesshallbeallocated
toBoliviaasfoodaid.
Article 2
Thetransportofthequantityofskimmed-milk powderallocatedtoBolivia
shallbefinancedbytheCommunity,includingdeliverytotheplaceof
destination .
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil,
ThePresident

Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
onthegrantoffoodaidintheformofcerealstoBolivia
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,byDecision3LJ/^70/Er.C('),asamendedbyDecision (2),the
Councilmadeprovision Torsettingasidewithinits1982cerealsfood-aidprogramme
certainquantitiesforemergencyoperatic .-,sandotherunforeseensituations;
Whereascerealsarestillavailableunderthatreserve;
WhereastheCommunity hasreceivedrequestsforfoodaidforboUvia;
WhereastheCommunityrhouldrespondfavourablytotheserequests,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
SoleArticle
Foodaidintheformc*c.realsfrctftiicreserveunderthe1982programmeshall
beallocated asfollows :
Recipient
Doliv'!aity
3JJuUtDeliveryterms
freatdestination
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
(1)OJNoL120,1.5.1982,p.27
(2)OJNoL