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COM(74)1896final
Brussels.15November1974
АMENDMENT
-oftheProposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
onthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowderasfoodaid
tothecountriesoftheSahelandEthiopia
-oftheProposaifora
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
onthesupplyofmilkfatsasfoodaidtothe
countriesoftheSahelandEthiopia
(Presented "bytheCommissiontotheCouncilpursuanttothesecond
paragraphofArticle149oftheEECTreaty)
C0M(74)I896final

COjCTISSIONCOMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCILCONCERTINGTHEINCLUSION
OFSOMALIAINTHE1975INTERIMPROSEAI-iME FORTHESAHELCOUNTRIES
ANDETHIOPIA '
Inaletterdated5November,theauthoritiesofthe
DemocraticRepublicofSomaliadrewtheCommission'sattentiontothe
particularly alarmingsituationinwhichcertaincategoriesofpopulation
intheircountryfindthemselvesfollowingaprolongedperiodofdrought.
Theyhave£,skedtheCommunityforemergencyfoodaidinorderto"beable
tofeedapopulationof50000peoplewhoaredestituteandforwhomdaily
distribution offoodmustbeorganized#
Themaintypesoffoodrequiredarecerealsandmilk
prochicts.
TheCommissionconsidersthattheCommunityshouldmeet
thisrequestinthefolloxtfingfarmer:
–forcereals,aproposalisbeingsubmittedprovidingfortheaidnow
beingsuppliedunderthenormalaidprogrammefor1972/73,totake
theformofemergencyaid;
–formilkproducts,theCommissionconsidersthatthequickestresponse
whichcouldbegiventoSomaliawouldbetoincludethiscountry(as
wasdoneforEthiopiain1973./74)intheproposalsforthe1975interim
programmefortheSahelcountriesandEthiopiawhicharecurrentlybeing
consideredbytheCouncil«
Itwouldseeminfactthatalimitedquantity(350metric
tonsofmilkpowderand500metrictonsof"butteroil~>bf milkproductswhich
areplannedtobedistributedwithinthisprogrammecouldnowbeearmarked
forSomaliabecause,accordingtoinformationrecentlyreceived–information
whichwillhaveto"becomparedwiththefindingsofthe"mu.lti-dor.ormission"
whichisnowonthespot–itappearsthatsomeofthedeliveriesinthis
programmecouldbepostponedorreducedmainlybecauseotherdonars,suchas
^correspondingto6monthsconsumptionforthe50000ffected.Thebalance
requiredtosustainthesepersonsforayearcouldbeconsideredinthe
contextofasubsequentprogramme.

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UNTCEF,haveannounced ,theirintentiontosupplyinthenearfuturecertain
amountsoftheseproductstosomeoftheSaheliancountries.Ofcourse,if
thefindingsofthe"multi–donormission"makeitappearnecessary,proposals
couldthen"beputforwardtocompensatefortheeffectsofthisdecision*
Consequently theCommissionisamendingitsproposalfor
aRegulation(SEX))HooftheCouncilof onthesupplyof
skimmedmilkpowderasfoodaidtothecountriesoftheSahelandEthiopia
andtheproposalforaRegulation(EEC)No oftheCouncilof
onthesupplyofmilkfatsasfoodaidtothecountriesof
theSahelandEthiopia(AnnexesIIIandIVoftheCommissionCommunication to
theCouncilonthe1975interimprogrammeforCommunityfoodaidtothe ■j
SahelcountriesandEthiopia)byincludingthesupplyof350metrictonsof
skimmedmilkpowderand500metrictonsof"butteroiltoSomalia,and"by
makingtheconsequential adjustmentstotheamountsoriginallyprovidedfor.