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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)409 final
Brussels ,14July 1981
Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
onthegranting ofexceptional food aid (commodities other than
cereals ,milk products orsugar )toNicaragua
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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COMMUNICATION
FROMTHECOMMISSION
TOTHECOUNCIL
CONCERNING ADECISION
TOGRANTFOODAID
TONICARAGUA

1.GENERAL SITUATION
The food situation inNicaragua nearly twoyears after the fall ofSomoza
continues tobedifficult .The food shortage place aheavy foreign exchange
burden onthecountry and isimpeding theimplementation ofdevelopment projects
needed for itsrecovery .
1Adeficit onthe external balance ofatleast 2300 million isexpected in1981
inspite oftheGovernment 'sausterity policy ,and this already substantial
deficit isfurther increased whenever basic 'food products arepurchased abroad .
Badweather ,especially atthebeginning of1981 ,andthecrisis situation in
Central America (absence ofSalvadorian andHonduran labour ,which has
traditionally provided supplementary agricultural manpower inNicaragua ,plus
2the influx ofrefugees from ElSalvador )have resulted ininadequate
agricultural output ofboth food products (mainly rice and redbeans )and
export produce (coffee and cotton ).
The result isthat Nicaragua hasbeen unable toreturn tothe surplus situation
incotton oroil,itsprincipal by-product forhome consumption ,which it
enjoyed prior tothedisasters ofthecivil war .
Since theRevolution ,theaidprovided bytheCommunity and itsMember States
hasbeen substantial andunconditional andthus doubly appreciated .The EEC
assuch hasbeen able tocontribute actively ,inthe form offood aid and
financial andtechnical assistance ,inNicaragua 'srecovery effort .Inthis -
context ,Community aidamounting toapproximately 25million ECUhasbeen
granted toNicaragua since 1979 (seeAnnexes ).
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(1)Ofwhich S190 million forforeign debt repayments ,since thenew
government ofNicaragua decided totake onthefinancial liabi lities ofthe
Somoza government .
(2)Currently exceeds 20000 .

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Besides theeconomic problems facing ,anydeveloping country which has
experienced acivil war,Nicaragua iscurrently inasensitive position
politically dueprincipally tothetroubled scene inCentral America in
recent months .Itisagainst this background -which sets fully inperspective
thepluralist decision taken bythe -Nicaraguan Government -that anyappeal
forinternational aidmust bejudged .
Nicaragua ,aware that previous European aidhasbeen afactor ofequilibrium
among thevarious aidcontributions from abroad ,hasmade afurther request
totheCommunity forsupplementary aid intheform ofvegetable oil and
legumes .
1The food aidapproved bytheCouncil decision of19May 1981 will be
delivered before theend ofthe summer .Itwill meet only part ofNicaragua 's
needs ,the full extent ofwhich isnow apparent ,and itistherefore necessary
that adecision betaken asquickly aspossible concerning thenew request .
2.REQUEST
This concerns items hottraditionally supplied under food aidprogrammes
but which ,apart from cereals (maize and rice ),represent thebasic diet
oftheNicaraguan population .
Nicaragua will become short ofoil asfrom July and thegreatest shortage
will befeltbetween September andNovember .Thelikely shortfall of
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10000 tonnes ofoil will cost atotal ofaround 8million ECU (29million ).
With regard tolegumes (chiefly redbeans ),there islikely tobeashortfall
in1981 ofover 20000tonnes ,which will cost almost S20million toprovide .
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(1)10000tonnes ofcereals ,2000tonnes ofmilk powder and200tonnes of
butteroil .

3.PROPOSAL
Under itsGeneral Budget theCommunity isable tofinance food aid in
"other commodities ". Forthis purpose itispossible toeffect asupplementary
transfer toArticle 923 "Food aid (other commodities )",forwhich
13945000 ECU hasalready been made available .
Given theCommunity 'sfinancial resources andNicaragua 'sexpressed
requi rements ,exceptional food aidamounting to5million ECU could be
granted toNicaragua .Such aidwould make asignificant contribution inthat
itwould provide theNicaraguan population with approximately onemonth 's
supply ofoil and legumes ;this would correspond toabout one-fifth ofthe
aid requested byNicaragua .
Inthe interests offinancing such aid rapidly ,atransfer of5million ECU
should beeffected within Chapter 92under the 1981 Budget .Asimplementation
ofthefood aidprogrammes stands ,this amount iscurrently available ;however ,
toensure theproper implementation oftheaidprogrammes adopted bythe
Council ,aproportion ofwhich will beimplemented in1982 ,theappropriations
should bereplenished under the1982 Budget .
4.DECISION
Inconclusion ,itisproposed that theCouncil approve thefollowing
exceptional food aid forNicaragua .
"Inview ofthesituation inNicaragua ,exceptional food aid intheform of
other commodities ,atacost of5million ECU,shall beallocated to
Nicaragua forthesupply offoodstuffs such asoils orlegumes notcovered
bytheCommunity 'sfood aidprogrammes .
(1)3 900000 ECU forthepurchase ofoil asemergency aid forChina ,and
45000 ECUforthepurchase ofsundry products following the floods in
Somalia .

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ThisaidshallbechargedtoArticle923oftheBudget-thenecessaryfunds
havingbeenmadeavailableunderthisArticlebyinternaltransferwithin
Chapter92-underthe1981Budget.However>fortheimplementation offood
aiddecidedonbytheCouncil,theappropriation forChapter92"Foodaid"
shouldbereplenished in1982.
ThefoodaiddecidedonaboveshallbefinancedbytheCommunity upto...v
"portofunloading"or"freeatdestination"inthecaseofland'transport.
. TheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities shalltakethemeasuresrequired
Itoimplementthisexceptional foodaidschemeimmediately."
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PROPOSAL
FORACOUNCILDECISION ONTHEGRANTING
OFEXCEPTIONAL FOODAID'(COMMODITIES
OTHERTHANCEREALS,MILKPRODUCTS ORSUGAR)
~ "TONICARAGUA
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheCommunity hasreceived arequestforexceptional foodaid
intheformofcommodities otherthancereals>milkproductsorsugar,
WhereastheCommunityshouldrespondfavourably tothisrequest,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS:
SoleArticle
Exceptional foodaidintheformofcommodities otherthancereals,milkproducts
orsugar,atacostoffivemillionECU,shallbeallocatedtoNicaragua
forthesupplyoffoodstuffs suchasoillegumesorotherproductsnot
coveredbytheCommunity'sregularfoodaidprogrammes .Suchaidshall
bechargedtoArticle923oftheGeneralBudgetoftheCommunities and
shallbedelivered freeatdestination .
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DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXE 1
AIDES DELACEE ACCORDEES AUNICARAGUA
(enMIOECU)
»
Aides
alimentai res•Aides
financières
et
techniquesTOTAL !
APPORTS
BUDGETAIRESPourinform
Fondsde
contrepartie
aide
alimentaireation(1)
Total
apports
finance­
ment
projets
a b c=a+b Sd e=b+d
1979 4,4 2,5 6,9 j2 4,5
:1980 6,2 3,3 9,5 ¡5,5 8,8
1981
(aides
déjà
program-
méés)3'1 ¿5,87 /8,9? 3 /8,8?
SOUS-
TOTAL
(aides
décidées-
ouen
coursde
décision )■13,7 711,6? 725,3?„I10,5 /22,1?
Aidecom-
plémen-
taire
proposée5 4(2)
TOTAL 18,7 /Ï1,ó7 S730,3?- 14,5 /26,1?
l-Lesfondsdecoritrepartie del'aidealimentaire neconstituent pas,unapport
oudgétaire net.Toutefois,ilestintéressant d'avoirunevued'ensemble de
tesfondsdisponibles pourlefinancement desprojets.
■Estimation .

ANNEXE2
AIDES1979
Montants (1)
UCEDollars US
A.Donsennature
Article950(aided'urgence)
Semences
Médicaments250.000
200.000360.000
285.000
Total950 450.000 645,000
-Chapitre92(aidealimentaire )
Ai^e_i^direçte
*50Qtriz,100tfloconsd'avoine
*100tlaitenpoudre360.000 525.000
Ajde_d2rect^e
*alimentsmobilisés enEurope:
5.000tcéréales (900tfroment,
1.345triz)
500tlaitenpoudre930.000 1.350.000
*céréalesmobilisées enAmérique
centrale :5.000tcéréales
(1.364tfarine,1.130triz)710.000 1.025.000
*2MUCEpourachatautresproduits
(article923)(3.320tharicotsrouges,
35,2talimentspourenfants) 2.000.000 2.860.000
TotalCH924.000.000 5.760.000
B.Donsenespèces(chapitre930)
Aidefinancière pourlareconstruction ,le
rééquipement dusystèmenationaldecollecte,
destockageetdecommercialisation des
aliments debase 2.500.000 3.500.000
TOTALGENERAL APPORTSBUDGETAIRES DIRECTS 6.950.000 9.905.000
C.Fondsdecontrepartie del'aidealimentaire
Centrederééducation
Participation àlacampagned'alphabétisation600.000
2.000.000
Total 2.600.000
(1)Aidealimentaire estiméeauxprixmondiaux.

ANNEXE 3
AIDES 1980
Montants estimés (1)
UCE Doltars US
A. Dons ennature
Chapitre 92 (aide alimentaire )
3ide_indirecte
300 tLait enpoudre
*1.000 tLait enpoudre ' -
*6.000 tcéréales (mais mobilisé auGuatemala )
*autres produits (haricots rouges ,aliments
pour enfants ,huile ,etc. ..)
*transport
Sous-total aide alimentaire
programme normal :
E£29IâI !)rn2_âi2!!3SQÍã2£S_^_§££2n)Eâa[]S!DSDÍ_£§n!Eã9Q §
d'aIphabét isation
*2.600 tcéréales (maïs mobilisé auGuatemala )
*600 tharicots rouges
Sous-total programme
d'accompagnement :
B. Dons enespèces chapitre 930
-Projet d'assistance technique
Etude palmier àhuile :
Etude Waslala :
Promotion commercialeTotal CH92
2.800.000 UCE
100.000 UCE
-200.000 UCE
TOTAL GENERAL APP0RTS BUDGETAIRES DIRECTS
C. Fonds decontrepartie del'aide alimentaire
constructionFinancement pré-projet Waslala •
Participation àL'effort d'éducation :construc
d'environ 100 écoles rurales
Participation àl'effort dedéveloppement dela
zone atlantique
Autres projets200.000
654.000
835.000
3.500.000
200.000280.000
910.000
1.170.000
A.900 .000
280.000
5.389.000 7.540.000
270.000
400.000380.000
560.000
670.000 940.000
6.259.000 8.760.000
3.100.000
200.0004.300.000
280.000
9.559.000 13.340.000
1.500.000
2.200.000
700.000
1.100.000
5.500.000
(1)Aide alimentaire estimée auxprix mondiaux .

ANNEXE4
AIDES1981
(Aidesdéjàprogrammées )
Montantsestimés (1)
ECU Dollars US
A.Donsennature
Chapitre92(aidealimentaire )>
(àdéfinir)
•ajide_d2£êcte
*10.000tdecéréales (3.000tdefroment
CEEet7.000téquivalent céréalesenriz
mobilisé auCostaRica)
*2.000tdelaitenpoudre
*200tdebutteroil
B.Donsenespèces(chapitre930)
Formation (Enabas)(2)
Waslala(développement ruralintégré)(3)
TOTALGENERALAPPORTSBUDGETAIRES DIRECTS
C.F.ondsdecontrepartie del'aidealimentaire
Projetsà.définir
D.Proposition d'aidesupplémentaire exceptionnelle
Aidealimentaire enautresproduits
(huile-légumineuses )3.100.000 3.400.000
850.000'_930.00Ü/5.000.0007/5.500.000/
/8.950.000//9.830.000/
5.000.0003.000.000
5.500.000
(1)Aidealimentaire estiméeauxprixmondiaux.
(2)Proposition delaCommission .
(3)Projetsenvisagés :financement àhauteurde4à6MI0ECU.