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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(83) 4 28 final
Brussels, 1 July 1983
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION
CONCLUDING A CONVENTION SUPPLEMENTING THE CONVENTION BETWEEN 
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED NATIONS RELIEF 
AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES (UNRWA) CONCERNING AID 
TO REFUGEES IN THE COUNCTRIES OF THE NEAR EAST
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM (83) 4 28 final

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Explanatory memorandum
As in 1982, the aid to be given to UNRWA for the period 1 January - 
31 December 1983 pursuant to the Convention concluded with that body consists 
of three main components :
1. Education programme
At its meeting of 27 July 1982, the Council agreed in principle on the 
Commission's proposal for a "favourable response to the UNRWA's request that 
the Community provide the Agency with less food aid while broadening the 
range of products supplied and participate up to an amount of 16 MECU in the 
financing of the education programme implemented by UNRWA in both 1982 and 
1983 under the UNRWA-EEC three-year Convention."
In order to implement this, on 21 December 1982 the Council decided, acting 
on a proposal from the Commission, to amend the EEC-UNRWA Convention for 1982.
The 16 MECU financing had been supplied by cancelling the food aid already 
allocated to UNRWA under the 1982 programmes (namely 42.000 t of cereals,
3.328 t of butteroil and 5.349 t of sugar), and by paying the Agency the 
equivalent of the value of these products, i.e.  16 MECU.
For 1983, although a specific article from which the UNRWA education 
programme (Article 959) could be financed has been included in the 1983 
budget, there is a token entry under this article.
For this year again, 16 MECU will have to be released from the food aid 
appropriations (Chap. 92) and transferred to Article 959.
The Commission is considering proposing to the Council that this transfer be 
made from the following articles and items :
9201 - "Food aid in cereals - Current programme for cereals other than rice" :  
an amount equivalent to the cost of 42.000 t (corresponding to the same 
quantities as those cancelled in 1982), i  .e.  6.455 .000 ECU.
92111- "Food aid in milk products - Current programme for milk powder" :
an amount equivalent to the cost of 3.900 t of milk powder, i.e.  4 MECU.
1The quantities of butteroil cannot be cancelled in 1983 as they were in 
1982, since the programme for this product has been reduced by 8.500 t 
compared with 1982.

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9222 - "Food aid in sugar - Food aid in the form of sugar for UNRWA" - 
1,4 MECU, since the UNRWA does not want any sugar for 1983.
924 - "Food aid (other commodities)" - 4.145.000 MECU, the balance required
to make up the 16 MECU financing.
2. Supplementary feeding programme
An appropriation of 4 MECU was entered in Article 926 of the 1983 Budget 
for this purpose.
3. Supplies in kind - supplementary feeding programme, feeding programme in 
training centres and programme for particularly needy cases
Under the various programmes, 1.418 t of milk powder, 939 t of butteroil and 
1.549 t of various other products (tomato concentrates, burghol, preserved 
meat, olive oil, legumes) are to be supplied to UNRWA.
In the case of milk products, these quantities will be allocated to UNRWA 
as part of the 1983 food aid.
As for the range of other products (estimated cost 1.850.000 ECU), their 
supply will be financed from Article 924 "Food aid (other commodities)", 
which in 1983 amounted to 23 MECU.
In order to enable the Community to meet its commitments under these 
programmes, the Commission proposes that the Council adopt :

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- a Convention supplementing the Convention between the European Economic 
Community and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine 
Refugees (UNRWA), annexed hereto, and covering the period 1 January - 
31 December 1983.

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ANNEX
PROGRESS MADE IN MEETING THE COMMITMENTS UNDER 
THE EEC/UNRWA CONVENTION FOR 1982
I - Food aid in milk products
A.  Basic rations programme
a. Skimmed milk powder (582 t)
M.V. BADRE 
M.V. CONCORDIA
b. Butteroil (437 t)246 t AQABA 3.12.1982
336 t ASHDOD 21 .12.1982
M.V. EL COMMODORE 185 t AQABA 29.11.1982
M.V. CAP ITEA 252 t ASHDOD 29.12.1982
B. Supplementary feeding programme
a. Skimmed milk powder (1165 t)
M.V. YMIR 
M.V. THUNAR 
M.V. SEDGE
b. Butteroil (185 t) 
M.V. EL COMMODORE285 t 
193 t 
280 t 
107 t 
300 t
80 t 
105 tASHDOD 
ASHDOD 
AQABA 
ASHDOD) 
AQABA )
AQABA
ASHDOD5.12.1982 
21 .01 .1983 
27.02.1983 
shipment scheduled 
for May 1983
29.11 .1982 
arrived end 1982
C. Feeding programme in training centres
a. Skimmed milk powder (48 t)
M.V. THUNAR
b.  Butteroil (40 t) 
M.V. EL COMMODORE20 t 
28 tASHDOD
AQABA21 .01 .1983
shipment scheduled May 1983
23 t AQABA 29.11 .1982
17 t ASHDOD arrived end 1982

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II - Food aid in sugar and a range of other products
Food aid in cash for the supplementary feeding programme 
Education programme
Since the decision to amend the Convention between the EEC and UNRWA for 
1982 was not taken until 21 December 1982, no products were supplied or 
payments made for either the supplementary feeding programme (4 MECU) or 
the education programme (16 MECU) until April 1983. The Commission has 
not yet received a report from UNRWA concerning the use of these funds.
In any event, the education programme, which in 1982 cost UNRWA a total of 
US 2109y480.000, included the financing of :
- primary schools, the breakdown being as follows :
Schools Number of
Chi Idren
Jordan 213 131 .359
West Bank 98 39.568
Gaza 141 77.354
Lebanon 82 32.181
Syria 113 49 .478
647 329 .940
vocational and training centres, the breakdown being as follows :
Number of students
Jordan 1 .593
West Bank 1 .431
Gaza 594
Lebanon 219
Syri a 711
4.548
The Community's 16 MECU contribution was used under this programme.

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Annex 1
Pro po sal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION
CONCLUDING A CONVENTION SUPPLEMENTING THE CONVENTION 
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE 
UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR 
PALESTINE REFUGEES (UNRWA) CONCERNING AID TO 
REFUGEES IN THE COUNTRIES OF THE NEAR EAST.
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
and in particular Articles 43 and 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas a Convention concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the 
Near East was concluded between the European Economic Community and the
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)1
Whereas this Convention was amended on 21 December 19822in order to take
account of the changing needs of refugees in receipt of assistance from 
UNRWA;
Whereas this Convention should be supplemented for the period 1 January “ 
31 December 1983,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Article 1
The Convention supplementing the Convention between the European Economic
UOJ No L 392, 31 .12.1981, p. 4
2OJ No L 37i, 30.12.1982, p. 42

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Community and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine 
Refugees (UNRWA) concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the Near 
East is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons 
empowered to sign the Convention in order to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels,
For the Council
The President

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CONVENTION  SUPPLEMENTING THE CONVENTION BETWEEN 
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC  COMMUNITY  AND THE UNITED 
NATIONS  RELIEF  AND WORKS AGENCY FOR  PALESTINE 
REFUGEES  (UNRWA)  CONCERNING AID TO REFUGEES IN 
THE COUNTRIES OF THE NEAR EAST 
Article 1 
Annex III attached hereto  shall be added to the  Convention  and forms an 
integral  part thereof. 
Article 2 
This Convention  is drawn up in two  copies  in the  Danish,  Dutch,  English, 
French, German,  Greek and Italian  languages,  each version being equally 
authentic . 
Done at  Brussels, 
For the Council  of the  European Communities, 
For the United Nations  Relief  and Works  Agency for Palestine  Refugees  (UNRWA) 

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ANNEX III 
Period from 1 January  to 31 December 1983 
1. Contributions  in kind 
- Proqramme for  distribution  of rations  to particuLarly  needy  cases 
• 258 t of skimmed  milk powder  enriched with vitamins 
• 630 t of  butteroil 
• 420 t of tomato  paste 
• 420 t of burghoL 
• 571 t of  preserved  meat 
- Supplementary  feeding  proqramme 
• 1.135 t of skimmed  milk powder  enriched with vitamins 
• 257 t of  butteroiL 
- Feeding  programme in  training  centres 
25 t of skimmed  milk powder  enriched with vitamins 
52 t of  butteroil 
82 t of Legumes 
42 t of burghoL 
30 t of  olive oi L 
23 t of tomato  paste 
3 t of tea 

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2. Contributions  in cash 
- Programme for  distribution  of rations  to particularly  needy  cases and 
feeding  programme  m training  centres 
• Sum paid per tonne of products received  : US £ 40 
- Supplementary  feeding  programme 
• Cash contribution  to operating costs  of 
supplementary  feeding  programme  : Equivalent  of 
4 million  ECU in US  È 
- Education  programme 
• Contribution  to financing  of education 
programme  : Equivalent  to 
16 million  ECU in US  2 
3. Foodstuffs  to be  bought on the Community  market 
- Corned beef : 
- Tomato  paste 495,420  t 
29,669 t 

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Done at Brussels, 
For the Council  of the European Communities, 
For the United Nations Relief  and Works Agency for  Palestine  Refugees