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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(75)54 final .
Bruxelles ,17february 1975
PROPOSAL FORAREGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
laying down general rules forthesupply under the1975 Food AidProgramme
ofbutteroil tothe Office oftheUnited Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR )forthose .affected bytheevents inCyprus ,
PROPOS ILFOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
-authorizing the Commission tonegotiate anagreement between theEEC
andtheOffice oftheHigh Commissioner forRefugees (UNHCR )forthesupply
ofbutteroil asemergency food aid forthose affected bytheevents in
Cyprus andontheadvance implementation oftheagreement negotiated .
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(75 )51»final

Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil on
thesupplyofbutteroil "asemergency foodaidforthe
"benefitofthoseaffeoted "bytheeventsinCyprus

1#Generalobservations
Inspiteofthemeasures adopted trytheinternational community toassist
thoseaffected "bytheeventsinCyprusin1974»"thefoodsituation continues
togivecauseforconcern.ForthisreasontheUnitedNationsHighCommissioner
forRefugees ,Sadruddin AgaKhanhasappealedagaintoallgovernments and
hasrequested theCommission oftheEuropean Communities inaletterreceived
on4February 1975 "tosupplyadditional foodaidintheformofavarietyof
products suchascereals,beefandvealandfats,whicharestillrequired
tofeeddisplaoed personsuntilApril1975*
InreplytothisappealtheCommission reneweditsproposal,submitted to
theCouncilatthebeginning ofDecember,fortheadvancesupplyofcereals
(5000metrictons)asfoodaidunderthe1974/75programme# Furthermore it
considered thattheCommunity shouldmakeanadditional efforttoassist
displaced personsinCyprusbysupplying butteroil also.TheCommission
sharestheconoernoftheEuropeanParliament whiohadoptedaResolution'
on13December 1974callingupontheCounoil "todecideatoncetomake
available 5000metrictonsofcerealsfortherefugeesinCyprusandto
takefurtherhumanitarian reliefmeasures "•
2.Fatsrequiremerrts
According tostatistics forwarded bytheOfficeoftheUnitedNations
HighCommissioner forRefugees (UNHCR)fatsrequirements fortheperiod
from1Januaryto30April1975amountto710metrictonsofedibleoil
and250metriotonsofbutter.Thesequantities andtherequirements of
otherproducts havebeencalculated assuming adailyrationof1915calories
perperson.
Theproducts wouldbedistributed to202$00personsthroughout theisland
including 155000GreekCypriots,46000TurkishCypriots and...
Maronites .
OJNoC5i8January1975»P*66

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3.Commission proDOsal
TheCommission considers thattheCommunity shouldactimmediately to
granttotheUUHCRforallocation todisplaced personsinCyprusasfood
1aid300metrictonsofbutteroil to"bedelivered fob(i.e.,approximately
1/3oftherequirements notified "bythetlNHCR)asanadvanceappropriation
fromthe1975programme forthisproductwhiohisto"besubmitted inthe
nearfuturetotheCouncil.
TheCommission reserves therighttoproposeadditional quantities if
futuredevelopments sorequire andinparticular ifitprovesnecessary
tocontinue tofeeddisplaced personsafterApril.
Inviewoftheurgencyofthesituation theCommission proposes theadvance
implementation ofthemeasures ,i.e.,immediately uponconclusion ofthe
negotiations betweentheCommission andtheUUHCRandrequests theCouncil
totakeitsdecision byemergency procedure#
Thisquantity
1-|months.represents consumption requirement sforapproximat ely

3
AMEXI
FIRAJICIAL AMEX
1,Costofthemeasures
Costofrawmaterials and
deliveryfo"b(u«a«/t) 300tx2351u.a#^=705300u.a.
2#Chargeonthe"budget
1975Budget–Items9212and6201
1Derivedintervention price(including processing costs:
2345+deliveryfob (6u.a./t)

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PROPOSAL FORAREGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
laying down general rules forthe supply under "the1975 Pood AidProgramme
ofbutteroil tothe Office oftheUnited Rations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR )forthose ,affected "bytheevents inCyprus .
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No804/68*'of27June1968on
thecommon organization ofthemarket inmilk andmilk products ,aslast
amended byCouncil Regulation (EEC)No662/74 »and -inparticular
Article 6(6)thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas theUNHCR has indicated the milk fatrequirements ofthose
affected bythe events inCyprus ;
Whereas itwill notbepossible todispose ofthe quantities ofbutter
held byintervention agencies onnormal terms during the current milk
year ;whereas 300metric tons ofbutteroil processed from butter in
public stocks canbesupplied asfood aidanddelivered foborata
corresponding stage ;
Whereas the amount tobepaid totheundertakings manufacturing the
butteroil andthecosts oftransporting thebutter andbutteroil should be
determined bycompetition among interested undertakings established in
theCommunity ;whereas theinviting oftenders isasuitable means of
achieving this aim ,butforthe sake ofspeed andflexibility itmaybe
desirable tohave recourse toaprivate contract ;
10JNoL148,28June1968 ,p.13
2ÔJNOL85,29March 1974 ,p.51

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
Thereshall "bemadeavailable "totheUUHCRunderthe1975PoodAid
Programme 300metrictonsof"butteroilmanufactured from "butterheld
"bytheintervention agenoies,to"bedistributed tothoseaffected by
theeventsinCyprus,
Article 2
ForthepurposesreferredtoinArticle 1,thecostofthebutter,of
processing itintobutteroil ,ofpackaging anddelivery foborata
corresponding stageshallbefinanced bytheCommunity.
Article 3
Theexpenditure referred toinArticle 2shallbedetermined bytendering
procedure or,ifcircumstances sorequire,byprivatecontract#
Article 4
Thesumstobepaidtotheundertaking chosenshallbedueonlyif:
(a)theundertaking satisfies theconditions laiddowninthenoticeof
invitation totenderorbycontraot ;and
(b)thequalityandpackingofthedelivered productarefoundoninspection
tocomplywiththerelevant Community provisions .
Provision maybemadeforpartialadvance paymentofsuchsums.
Article 5
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficial JournaloftheEuropean Communities ,
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectlyapplicable
tinailMemberStates,
DoneatBrussels , FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

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PROPOSILFORACOUNCIL DECISION "
authorizing theCommission tonegotiate anagreement betweentheEEC
andtheOfficeoftheHighCommissioner forRefugees (UHHCR)forthesupply
of"butteroilasemergency foodaidforthoseaffected "bytheeventsin
Cyprusandontheadvanceimplementation oftheagreement negotiated .
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113,114and228thereof;
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ;
Whereas300metrictonsof"butteroilshould "begrantedtotheUNHCRfor
itsactiontoassistthoseaffected "bytheeventsinCyprus;whereasthe
Commission shouldbeauthorized tonegotiate asupplyagreement withthat
office;
WhereasinviewoftheurgencyofthemattertheCommission shouldbe
authorized toimplement thismeasureuponconclusion ofthenegotiations ;
HASDECIDED ASP0LL0WS :
Article 1
TheCommission isherebyauthorized tonegotiate onbehalfoftheEuropean
Economic Community anagreement withtheUHHCRforthesupplyofbutteroil
asfoodaidforthoseaffected bytheeventsinCyprus.
Thenegotiations shallbeconducted inaccordance withCouncilRegulation
(EEC)NO...of••••layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupply "underthe
1975FoodAidProgramme ofbutteroil totheUNHCRforthoseaffeoted bythe
eventsinCyprus.
Article 2■
TheCommission isherebyauthorized tobeginthesupplyofbutteroil
upon'conclusion ofthenegotiations .
DoneatBrussels, PortheCouncil
ThePrésident