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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)588final*
Brussels,8November1976«
Commission Communication tothCpor's-?V
onthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowderas
foodaidtotheInternational Committee
oftheRedCross(Uruguayproject)-
COM(76)588final

I.TherequestoftheInternational CommitteeoftheReidCrocs(ICRC).
TheICRChasrequestedthoallocationof50tonnesofskimmed
milkpowderforitsprojectinUruguayto"becountedagainstthe
3500tonnesofskimmedmilkpowderallocatedtotheICRCundertheI97S
foodaidprogramme(l).1600tonnesofskimmedmilkpowderisstill
availablebywayofreserve#
ThequantityrequestedwouldenabletheUruguayanRedCror•:
tocarryouttwoprogrammesinvolvingthefreeallocationofskimmed
milkpowder:
lathefirstprogrammeaimstosupplementfor6monthsthedeficient
supplyoffoodfor8000childrenfromeconomically deprivedfamilies,by
makinganallowanoeof40grammesofskimmedmilkpowderperchildper
day.Themilkwillbedistributedtothechildrenasliquidmilk,gene­
rallywiththeadditionofchocolateandsugar(thetotalquantityof
skimmedmilkpowderrequiredforthisprogrammeisthus48tonnes)a
2#Thesecondprogrammeaimstohelp60personsintwooldagehomes.
Itwouldlastoneyear,withanallowanceof90grammesofskimmedmilk
powderperpersonperday(thetotalquantityofskimmedmilkpowder
requiredforthisprogrammeisthis2tonnes)a
Thesetwoprogrammes wouldbecarriedoutundertheresponsability
ofthelocalRedCrossandunderthesupervisionoftheregionaldelegate
oftheICRC,
Duetothefactthatthesequantitieswouldbedistributed mostly
amongchildren,theICRCrequeststhattheskimmedmilkpowdershould
haveaddedvitamins"A"a <
(1)OJHoL146,4.6.1976,p,5
OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p,2

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II«TheCommission *spropo sals
Inthecirourastanoes ,theCommission proposes that the
ICRC request beaccepted andthat 50tonnes ofskimmed milk powder "be
allocated forthis project .Thequantity would besupplied free at
port ofunloading andwould becounted against the3500tonnes
ofskimmed milk powder allocated tothe ICRC under the1976 food aid
programme .
Theapproximate cost ofthis measure is33000u.a.,but
this represents no additional expenditure fortheCommunity
sinoe the measure iscovered byprogrammes andappropriations
already approved .
INCONCLUSION :
TheCommission proposes that theCouncil shall decide toallocat
totheICRC foritsproject inUruguay food aid intheform of50tonnes of
skimmed milk powder tobedelivered free atport ofunloading ,this aid
tobe counted against the 3500tonnes ofskimmed milk powder
allocated totheICRC under the1976 food aidprogramme .