No C 91/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 4. 88 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the implementation of storage programmes and warning 
systems 
COM(88) 119 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 18 March 1988) 
(88/C 91/10) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas the Community, in parallel with other efforts 
aimed at food security, should endeavour to encourage 
developing countries to increase their food self-suffi­
ciency and strengthen their food security; 
Whereas the food security of developing countries can 
be strengthened by implementing storage programmes 
and warning systems; 
Whereas the Community should contribute financial 
support for developing countries' efforts in this area; 
Whereas the measures to be taken in order to implement 
these operations should be specified; 
Whereas a procedure should be laid down for the 
approval of this aid; whereas Article 8 (2) of Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 (»), as last amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No ..., contains a procedure that can 
be used for that purpose; 
Whereas the Treaty does not provide the necessary 
powers to that end, other than those contained in Article 
235, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The Community may, where the conditions so warrant, 
contribute to the implementation of storage programmes 
and warning systems in developing countries. 
(') OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1. Such operations shall be aimed at strengthening 
developing countries' food security and encouraging 
them to increase their food self-sufficiency level, and 
may also be intended as specific support for food aid 
operations, increasing their effectiveness; they must 
wherever possible contribute to the improvement of 
living conditions for the poorest sections of the popu­
lation in the countries in question. 
The Community's contribution to these operations shall 
take the form of financial and technical assistance in 
accordance with the criteria and procedures laid down in 
this Regulation. 
Article 2 
Community support for storage programmes and 
warning systems may be granted upon request to 
developing countries, international organizations or non­
governmental organizations, provided they meet the 
following criteria: 
(a) their legal status is characteristic of this type of 
organization; 
(b) their headquarters is in a Member State of the 
Community or, in exceptional cases, in a non-
member country; 
(c) they demonstrate their capacity to carry out properly 
the type of operations referred to in this Regulation. 
Article 3 
In particular, Community aid may contribute to 
financing: 
— warning systems and systems for improving infor­
mation on the food situation in the countries in 
question by collecting data on the trend of harvests 
and stocks; 
— operations or programmes for storage by individual 
farmers, or at village, local, national or regional 
level, comprising: 
(a) the establishment of the necessary infrastructure, 
(b) upkeep and management of the storage system, 
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(c) the constitution and replenishment of stocks; 
— studies and training connected with these activities. 
Article 4 
Aid shall be granted by the Community either on a 
unilateral basis or by means of co-financing with 
Member States or with other donors. 
Article 5 
Community aid shall be in the form of grants. 
Article 6 
The aid may cover both external expenditure and the 
local expenditure necessary for implementation of the 
operations, including maintenance and operating 
expenses. 
Taxes, duties and charges shall be excluded from 
Community financing. 
Article 7 
Participation in invitations to tender, other tendering 
procedures and the award of contracts shall be open on 
equal terms to all natural and legal persons of Member 
States and of the recipient country. Such participation 
may be extended to other developing countries receiving 
Community aid, particularly in cases of co-financing or 
in order to avoid an excessive increase in the cost of 
operations as a result of distance, transport difficulties or 
delivery schedules. 
Article 8 
Decisions granting aid for a storage programme or a 
warning system shall be taken by the Commission after 
consulting the Committee provided for in Article 7 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 and in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 8 (2) of that Regu­
lation. The Committee may examine any other matter relevant 
to the implementation of the operation that the 
Chairman may raise, either on his own initiative or at the 
request of a representative of a Member State. 
Article 9 
The decision to grant aid for operations involving not 
more than 500 000 ECU, or for emergency operations, 
shall be taken by the Commission, which shall inform the 
Member States. 
Article 10 
1. Decisions laying down the conditions for imple­
menting storage or early warning operations shall be 
taken by the Commission. 
2. Aid shall be granted to the recipients on condition 
that they undertake to observe the conditions for 
implementation notified to them by the Commission. 
Article 11 
Parliament and the Council shall be informed of the 
decisions taken in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of 
this Regulation as soon as they have been taken. 
Article 12 
1. The Commission shall take all the necessary steps 
to ensure the proper execution of the operations referred 
to in this Regulation. 
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, Member States 
shall assist the Commission and shall provide it with all 
necessary information. 
Article 13 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.