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COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)450 final
Brussels ,13July 1982
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
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concerning emergency food aid for theAfghan refugees inPakistan
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
onthesupply ofskimmed-milk powder totheUNHCRas
emergency food aidfortheAfghan refugees inPakistan
under Regulation (EEC)no.1037/82
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM (82)k50 final

1. Food requirements ofthe Afghan refugees and requests received
The international bodies acting for the Afghan refugees (U NHCRana
WFP)have recently published the food requirements ofthe 2,100,000
Afghan refugees inPakistan .These requirements for the period 1April 1982
to 31December 1982 total approximately :
284,000 tofcereals ,
17,100 tofskimmed-mi Ikpowder ,
17,100 tofbutteroil ,
11,400 tofsugar .
Taking into account thequantities already delivered orcommitted ,
the outstanding requirements for the same period are currently :
-151,000 tofcereals ,
9,403 tofskimmed-mi Ikpowder ,
9,634 tofbutterojl .
10,878 tofsugar .
The UNHCRand WFPhave consequently launched anappeal foradditional
aid forthis project .The WFPhas recently adopted anemergency project
for the Afghan refugees involving 27,000 tofcereals ,milk and vegetable oil,
with the emphasis oncereals ,and has asked the EEC tosupply 24,696 t
ofwheat ,which corresponds tothe balance ofthequantities allocated by
the EEC tothe WFPunder the International Emergency Food Reserve
for 1981 .
2. Possible Community measures
The Community has already decided togrant food aid of50,000 tofcereals (1)
in1982 for Afghan refugees inPakistan .
(1)Theestimated value ofthis aid isapproximately 10.2 MECUatworld
prices and 12.8 MECUatinternal prices . >

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However ,with regard tothe requirements expressed recently ,the following
additional food aid could bedecide :
-24,696 tofwheat ,
3,000 tofskimmed-milk powder .
The cereals would beoffset against the reserve made available to WFP
under the IEFRfor 1981,'andthe milk products would come from
the general reserve ofthe 1982 programme :
-24,696 tofcereals (I EFR1981),
-10,990 tofmilk (1982 programme ).
The value ofthis aid isestimated atthe following world prices :
-5.20 MECU forcereals ,
-3.36 MECU for skimmed-milk powder
8.56 MECU .
The financing could come from the funds available under the Communities'
general budget .
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Toconclude ,itisproposed that the Council decide onthe following
allocations toAfghan refugees inPakistan :
-emergency food aid of24,696 tofwheat ,viathe WFP,under the IEFR
1981,with transport costs tobereimbursed tothe WFPasfar as
the CIF stage ;
-emergency food aid of3,000 tofskimmed-milk powder via UNHCRtobe
delivered CIF under thegeneral reserve ofthe 1982 skimmed-milk powder
food aid programme .
Itisconsequently proposed that the Council adopt theregulation inannex .

Moreover ,taking into account the requirements inoil and sugar indicated
bythe UNHCR,the Commission intends toallocate the following products
tobedelivered CIF,tothe Afghan refugees inPakistan (via the UNHCR)
under the funds inthe 1982 budget :
-sugar :1,500 t,atanestimated value of0.5 MECU (1),
-vegetable oil :2,000 t,atanestimated value of1.5 MECU (2).
Itisinforming the Council and the European Parliament ofits intention .
(1)
(2)Funds entered under item 9220
Funds entered under item 92302.8 MECU.
5 MECU .

Proposalfora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdertotheUNHCRas
emergency foodaidfortheAfghanrefugeesinPakistanunder
Regulation (EEC)no.1037/82
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)no.1037/82of26April1982
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdertocertain
developing countries andspecialized bodiesunderthe1982programme (1),
andinparticularArticle7thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)no.1038/82of26April1982onthesupply
ofskimmed-milk powdertocertaindevelopingcountriesandspecialized bodies
underthe1982foodaidprogramme (1)providesforareserveof10,990tonnes
ofskimmed-milk powder;whereascertainquantities arestillavailableunder
thatreserve;
WhereastheCommunity hasreceived arequestfromtheUNHCRfor
emergencyfoodaidinskimmed-milk powderfortheAfghanrefugeesinPakistan;
whereasthesituationjustifiesthesupplyoffoodaidbytheCommunity,
(1)O.J.no.L120,1.5.1982.

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Fromthequantities ofskimmed-mi Ikpowderstillavailableinthecontext
ofthereserveprovidedforbyRegulation (EEC)no.1038/82,3,000tonnes
shallbeallocatedtotheUNHCRasemergencyfoodaidfortheAfghan
refugeesinPakistan.Thefinancingrelatestothecostoftheskimmed-miIk
powderattheCIFstage.
Article 2
TheRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirelyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels- FortheCouncil,
ThePresident