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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)791 final
Brussels.11thJanuary1980
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
CONCERNING FOODAIDINTHEFORMOF
SKIMMEDMILKPOWDERFORGHANA^RV■/ri ^>^-fi\'o*>?lAn.^IfC\.?
(1979Programme)
C0M(79)791final

UndertheprogrammeforfoodaidintheformofskimmedmiIKpowder/
for1979adoptedon8May1979,theCouncil/actingonaproposal
fromtheCommission,haddecided~not tofixthequantityto'begranted
toGhanauntilthequantitydecidedonfor1978(3.500TOhadbeen
delivered anduntiltheCommission hadbeengivenassurances concerning
theproperuseofthemilkpowder.; '
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WhentheCommission sentexpertstoGhanatocarryoutacheck,itwas1
foundthat'themilkpowdersuppliedbytheCommunity hadbeenusedby
thedairyindustryformanufacturing compoundfoodsforinfantsunder
unsatisfactory conditionsofhygiene. " ("
AttheCommission'srequest,theGhanaianauthorities therefore'
decidedthattheskimmedmilkpowdersuppliedbytheCommunityshould .'
nolongerbeusedforpreparinginfantfoodsandofficially informed .
theCommissionthatthepowderwouldbeusedbythedairyindustry
solelyforpreparingliquidmilkforwhichtheconditions ofhygiene
maybeconsidered normal.Inthemeantime,theindustryhasitself
alsosaidthattherehasbeenahimprovement inthemanufacturing
conditions forinfantfoods.. '
Followingthisinformation,in-May/June1979theCommission supplied
the3.500T.ofmilkpowderallocatedunderthe1978programme.
However,Ghana'srequirements havebynomeansbeencoveredbythis
delivery.Theannualconsumption ofmilkpowderis8.925T.,and
ofthis4.000Tiiscoveredbycommercial importsandtheremainder
byfoodaid.Theextremelyprecarious economic .situation has,not.
enabledthecountrytoreachthetargetforcommercial imports,
whichamountedtoonly3.000T.Consequently ,therequirements to-.
be.metforthecurrentyeartotalabout2.500Tn.TheCommission
thereforeproposesthattheCouncilgrant500T.ofmilkpowder
toGhanaunderthe1979programme. .'•'... ~

Tothatend,theCommissionproposesthattheCouncilamendthe
tablecontainedintheAnnextoCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°938/79
byreplacingtheentry"p.m.'!forGhanabythefigure"500",and
byamendingaccordinglythequantityearmarkedforthereserveunder
theprogramme.
Thisdecisiondoesnothaveanyfinancialimplications,sincethe
appropriations werelaiddownonacomprehensive basiswhenthe
1979programmewasdrawnup.

PROPOSAL FORCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC?
AMENDING '
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)N°938/79
onthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowdertocertaindeveloping countries
andspecialized bodiesunderthe1979foodaidprogramme..
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing the.European Economic
Community, , .
« 'i
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°937/79of8May1979'
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupply-ofskimmedmilkpowder
tocertaindeveloping countries andspecialized bodiesunderthe
1979foodaidprogramme,andinparticularArticles3and7thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasRegulation (EEC)N°938/79didnotlaydownanyquantityfor
theaidtobesuppliedtoGhana,
WhereastheCommission nowhasinformation concerning requirements and
howthemilkpowdersuppliedasfoodaidistobeused?
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
.Article 1
Ofthe4.775T.ofskimmedmilkpowderprovidedforasareservein
Regulation (EEC)N0'938/79,500T.shallbeallocatedtoGhana.

ArticLe2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities *
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicable inallMemberStates-
DoneatBrussels,
ForTheCouncil
The■President