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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)314 final.
Brussels,25June1975
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTEECOUNCIL
concerningparticipation bytheCommunityinFAO'sGlobal
information andEarlyWarningSystemonFoodandAgriculture ,
implementing Resolution XVIoftheWorldFoodConference.
C0M(75)31kfinal.

INTRODUCTION
TheWorldPoodConference(ResolutionXVI)askedFAOtosetupaglobalinfor­
mationandearlywarningsystemonfoodandagriculture.
Theprincipalobjectivesofthissystemare:
-constantmonitoringofworldfoodsupplyanddemand;
-toidentifycountrieswhereseriousfoodshortagesareimminentandevaluate
anyrequirementsforemergencyfoodaid;
-tocontributetotheproperfunctioningoftheInternational Undertakingon
WorldFoodSecurity.
Theproductstobecoveredbythesysteminitiallyare:
t
-cerealsincludingrice;
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-oleaginousproteinsandfishmeal;
-milkandmilkproducts;
-fertilizers andpesticides.
I.FUNCTIONING OFTHESYSTEM
Thesysteminvolvesthepublicationofanumberofbulletinsinthefollowing
foursectors:
1.Worldfoodsituationandprospects
-Quarterlybulletinonfoodprospects;
-Monthlysupplementtothequarterlybulletinonfoodprospects;
-Specialbulletinsonparticularcriticalfoodsituations.
2.Earlywarningoffoodshortage
-Monthlysummaryofcountryreportsonthestateofbasicfoodcrops..
3.Foodstocksandfoodaid
Worldfoodstocks:Currentsituationreportsandappraisals.
ThisisanewseriesofreportslaunchedattheinstigationoftheFAO
Conferenceinconjunctionwiththeimplementation oftheUndertaking on
WorldFoodSecurity.

Thesereportswillconstituteanappraisalofnationalstockbuilding
policiesandobjectivesandwillexaminethelevelofworldcereals
stocksinordertoassesswhethertheyareadequateintermsofworld
foodsecurity.
-Bulletinonfoodaid
Thisisaseriesofquarterlyreportsonbilateralandmultilateral
operationsandfoodaidavailabilities whichalreadyexists.
4.Information concerningfertilizers andpesticides
Availabilities ,shortfalls ,prices,contracts,fertilizerproduction
capacityintheeventofemergencyoperations.
II.THECONTRIBUTION OFGOVERNMENTS
TheGovernmentsparticipating inthesystemarerequestedtofurnishona
volontarybasisasmuchinformation aspossibleontheproductsinquestion.
Thisinformationrelatestothecurrentsituationandtheprospectsregar­
dingproduction,consumption ,imports,exports,pricesandstocks.
Anyinformation whichcouldhaveabearingonthesupplyanddemandsituation
isalsorequested./'
III.EECSUPPORTFORTHEGLOBALINFORMATION ANDEARLYWARNINGSYSTEMONFOOD
FOODANDAGRICULTURE
Inaletterof25April1975"theDirector-General ofFAOinvitedallthe
MemberNationsofFAOandoftheUnitedNationsandtheinternational
organisations concerned,includingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,to
participateintheSystemandtodesignatealiaisonoffioial.
GiventheSystem'sobjectives,theCommunityhasalreadyexpressedinterest
initandtheintentiontoparticipate.Furthermore ,theEEChasalready
declareditsreadinesstoaccept,oncertainconditions,theInternational
Undertaking onWorldFoodSecurity(l)towhichtheInformationandEarly
WarningSystemisthelogicalcomplement.
(l)SeeCouncildocumentS/573/75*

3.
CONCLUSION
ItisproposedtotheCouncilthattheEuropeanEconomicCommunityparticipate
intheGlobalInformation andEarlyWarningSystemonFoodandAgriculture ,
supportitsobjectivesandsupplythenecessaryinformation.IftheCouncil
approvestheaboveproposaltheCommissionwilltakethenecessarymeasures
toestablishanappropriateliaisonwithF.A.O.