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COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
onthegrantingofspecialfoodaidtothe
leastdevelopedcountries
(ProposaloftheCommission )
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FollowingitsCommunication totheCounciltheCommission is
nowproposingthattheCouncilgivelegaleffecttoitsearlier
proposalsforthesupplytothepopulations oftheLLDCsofvarious
foodstuffs afterconsultation withtheStatesorbodiesconcerned .
TheCommission thereforeproposesthat,theCounciladoptthefol­
lowingregulation onthegrantingofexceptional foodaidtothe
leastdevelopedcountries (LLDCs).
C0M(81)546finalof29September 1981.

COUNCIL REGULATION ONTHE GRANTING OFSPECIAL FOOD AID TOTHE
LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
*»'Having regard totheTreaty establishing th^European Economic Community ,
and inparticular Articles 43and235thereof .
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas food andbalance ofpayments
situation inthe least developed countries isparticularly grave ;
Whereas theCommunity must make apositive response j:othefood needs of
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those countries bysupplying foodstuffs direct ;
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Whereas aparticularly appropriate means ofresponding tocertain emerg­
ency situations would betomake cereals available tj>theWorld Food
Programme for use under the International Emergency food Reserve ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : ~
Article 1
Special food aid ishereby
approved forthe least developed countries ;itshall involve thesupply
tothepopulations ofthose countries ofvarious foodstuffs such as
cereals ,oils ,legumes and sugar .
The said aid shall besupplied free atdestination .
The value ofthis aid isestimated atAOM.ECU . ,
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Article 2
Aproportionoftheaid,equivalentto100000tofcereals,shall
bemadeavailabletotheWorldFoodProgrammeforuseunderthe
International Emergency FoodReserve.
Article 3
Theleastdevelopedcountries ontheannexedlistshallbeeligible
forthespecialfoodaidreferredtoinArticle 1.
Article4
TheCommissionshallberesponsible forimplementing thisspecial
aidoperation. - j
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Tothatend,itshallallocatethespecial food'aidamongtheleast
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developedcountriesreferredtoinArticle3andsh^lldeterminethe
natureoftheproductstobesuppliedtoeachoftherecipientcountries .
TheCommissionshallalsomakeavailabletotheWorldFoodProgramme
theequivalent of100000tofcerealsforuseundertheInternational
Emergency FoodReserve.
ItshallkeeptheMemberStatesinformedofprogresswiththeoperation.
Article 5
enterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingthat
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
bebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
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FortheCouncilThisRegulationshall
ofitspublication in
ThisRegulationshall
inallMemberStates.
ThePresident

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