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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)334 final
Brussels ,4July 1975
RECOMMENDATION FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion oftheagreement amending theagreement between the
EECandtheArab Republic ofSyria onthesupply of
flour ofsoft wheat asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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1.DuringthenegotiationsofAugusta.ndSeptember1974fortheAgreement1
betweentheK0CandtheArabRepublicofSyriaonsupplyofflourof
softwheatasfoodaidfor1973/74»theCommissionhadproposedtothe
SyrianauthoritiesaUMRfigure^,toappearinArticleVoftheAgreement,
of204000metrictonsofsoftwheatoritsequivalentinflourofsoft
wheat,ihecalculationofthisfigurehadbeenbased,inaccordancewith
theprinciplesadoptedinthisconnectionwithintheframeworkoftheFAO
onaveragecommercialimportsintoSyriaduringthepreceding5years.
1.Syria'simportrequirementswerelowerin1973/74thaninthepreceding
years,thecountry'srequirementstendingtofluctuategreatlyfrom
* ·-Λ,yeartoyearbereasonofharvestvariations;
ii.theircountrywasfacingsevereeconomicdifficultiesasaresultof
theeffortsbeingma.deforreconstruction }
ni.helpforrefugeeshadbeenaddedtotheusualburdensontheState.
Thecouncilwassubsequentlyinformed(bytelexfromthedelegationin
Washington,on21November1974)thatfortheirparttheUnitedStateshad
signedawheatsupplyagreementwithSyriaunderPL4-80,onthebasisof-
aUMRof204.-000metrictons,thusbreakingtherulethattheUMRisindivisible
(agivenproductaiidperiodtherecanbeonlyoneUMR).Onbeingconsulted
theSyrianEmbassyconfirmedthisinformationandexplainedthattheSyrian
Governmenthadhadtomakeaspecial-fcerealsdistributiontopeasantsand
villagesinSyriaandaccordinglyfounditselfobligedtoincreaseits
purchases01.•satontheinternationalmarkets.Furthermore,itdeclared
itsreadinesstorenegotiatetheAgreementwiththeCommunity.
1
TheAgreementwassignedon11November1974,seeOJNo.L355of14December
2flVn 15Requirement,expressingtherecipientcountry'sneedtoimportit*n-S°ur°esd^ingtheyearinquestionacertainquantityofwheatoritsequivalent xnflour.

.WhileregrettingthattheSyrianGovernmenthadnegotiated onthebasisof
twoUMRs(withtheCommunitythenwiththeUnitedStates)andhaving
communicateditsregrettotheSyrianauthorities ,theCommissionconsiders
thattheAgreementshouldbesuitablyamended(theUMRfigureof204000
metrictonsbeingrestored)inviewofthefactthatthisamendmentis
afterallintheinterestsoftheexportingcountriesandthereforeofthe
Community.
«
.ItisthereforeproposedthattheCouncilconcludetheAgreementinthe
formofailexchangeofletters^"amendingthesupplyAgreementsignedon
11NovemberbytheSyrianGovernmentandtheCommunity. ,«..,
DraftDecisionannexedhereto.

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COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion oftheAgreement intheformofanexchange ofletters -
amending theAgreement of11November 1974between theRiropean Economic
Community andtheArabRepublic ofSyria onthesupply offlour ofsoft
wheat asfood aid .
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic CoiMiunity /"
andmparticular Articles 113,114and228thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation fromtheCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasconcluded the1971PoodAid
Convention :
•«*
Whereas anAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andtheArab
Republic ofSyria onthesupply offlour ofsoftwheat asfoodaid,was
signed on11November 1974 ;
Whereas theArabRepublic ofSyria hasrequested thattheUMRfigure be
amended andtheCommunity considers thatthisrequest isjustified ;
Whereas inorder togrant thisrequest Article Voftheabovementioned
Agreement must beamended ,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
1'6Agree:aeat in formofanexchange ofletters between theEuropean
omicCommunity andtneArabRepublic ofSyria ,thetextofwhich is
annexed totnisDecision ,ishereby ooncluded onbehalf oftheCommunity .
No*L219of9August 1974 ,p.24

Article 2
hePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate thepersons
empowered tosigntheAgreement andtoconfer onthemthepowers required
tobind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

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agreement
IntheformofanexchangeoflettersamendingtheAgreementof11November
1974betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicof-Syria
onthesupplyofflourofsoftwheatasfoodaid.
LetterfromtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
Sir.
WithreferencetotheAgreementof11NovemberI974betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicofSyriaonthesupplyofflour
ofsoftwheatasfoodaid.ArticleVofwhichprovidedsforaUMRof
102000metricton3ofsoftwheatoritsequivalentinflourofsoft
wheatandtoyourrequestthatthisUMRbeamendedto204000metrictons,
Ihavethehonourroproposetoyouthefollowingamendmenttotheabove-
mentionedAgreement : '
InArticleV"204000"shallbesubstitutedfor"102.000".
IshallbeobligedifyouwillinformmewhetheryourGovernmentcanagree
totheajbove. v
Pleaseaccept.Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration.
FortheCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities

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B.Letter from theArab Republic ofSyria
Sir .
havethehonour toacknowledge receipt ofyour letter oftoday 'sdate ,
reading asfollows :
rfithreference totheAgreement of11November 1974between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheArab Republic ofSyria onthesupply offlour
ofsoftwheat asfood aid ,Article 7ofwhich provides foraUMRof
102000tonnes ofsoftwheat oritsequivalent inflour ofsoftwheat ,
andtoyour request that thisUMRbeamended to204000metric tons ,-I...
have thehonour topropose toyouthefollowing amendment totheabove–
mentione Agreement ;
InArticle V"204000"shall besubstitued for"102000".
Ishall beobliged ifyouwill inform mewhether your Government can
agree tothe above ".
Ihave thehonour toinform youthat theGovernment of-theArab Republic
ofSyria agrees totheamendment proposed inyour letter .
Please accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
For the Goverment ofthe
Abar Republic ofSyria ■