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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels .29September 1982 .
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHE COUNCILι>
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CONCERNING EMERGENCY FOOD AID
FOR THE VICTIMS OFDROUGHT
INSRI LANKA
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1.Foodrequirements ofSriLankaandrequestsreceived
Followingthecompletefailureofthe1980/81andthe1981/82paddyharvests
inthedry(northern)zoneowingtodrought,theGovernment ofSriLankahas
informedtheCommissionthat400DUOfamilies (2.0mpersons)intheworst
affectedareasofthe18districtsinvolvedarenowlivingunderfamine
conditions andhassubmitted arequestforemergencyfoodaid.
Thepresentrequestfor35000tofwheatflourand840tofsugarisbased
ontheratiosof5000tofwheatflourpermonthand4tofsugarperday
tofeed2.0mpersonsforthesevenmonthnormalMahacropseason
(September 1982toMarch1983),inanticipation thattherewillbenofailure
ofthemonsoonthisyear.
FAwhichsupplied10080tofwheatflourinApril1982,hasconfirmed
thefaminesituation .Itisunderstood thattheGovernment ofSriLankahas
alsoapproached theUnitedStatesofAmericaforemergencyaid.
2.PossibleCommunity measures
Underthisyear'sfoodaidprogrammes SriLankawillobtain37000tofwheat
forsaleandinvestmentofcounterpart fundsindevelopment projects,and
100tofbutteroilforfreedistribution (1).
However,withregardtotheaboverequest,thefollowingadditional foodaid
couldbedecided :
10000tofcereals.
Thecerealswouldbemadeavailable fromthereserveofthe1981/1982
programmewhichiscurrently 43463t.
(1)Theestimatedvalueofthisaidisapproximately ECU5.874mat
worldpricesandECU8.403matinternalprices.

2
Thevalueofthisaidisestimatedatthefollowingworldprices:
ECU2.12mforcereals.
ThefinancingcouldcomefromthefundsavailableundertheCommunities'
generalbudget(1).
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Taconclude,itisproposedthattheCouncildecideonthefollowing
allocation toSriLanka:
emergencyfoodaidof10000tofcereals
withtransportcoststobepaidasfarastheCIFstage.
Moreover,takingintoaccounttherequirements ofsugarindicated by
theGovernment ofSriLanka,theCommission intendstoallocatethefollowing
amount,tobedelivered CIF,toSriLankaunderfundsinthe1982budget:
sugar:350t,atanestimatedvalueofECU0.159m(2).
ItisinformingtheCouncilandtheEuropeanParliamentofthisintention.
(1)Item9201.
(2)Fundsenteredunderitem9220:ECU2.8m.