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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)655 final
Brussels,4November 1981
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHE COUNCIL
onexceptional foodaidincerealsforthe
UnitedRepublicofTanzania
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1.Explanatory memorandum
Forthesecondconsecutiveyear,thecerealsharvestinTanzaniahas
beenfarbelowaverage,largelyasaresultofthedroughtatthe
beginningofthisyear.
Tanzaniamustimportabout280000tofcerealsbetweennowand.
May/June1982,whensuppliesshouldbecomeavailablefromthenext
harvest.
* .-
Sincethecommercialimportsplannedcancoveronlysomeofthis
requirement,thecountryhasappealedtotheinternational community
tohelpitmakeuptheshortfall.
Evenifthe1982foodaidprogrammesareadoptedintime,theaid
earmarkedforTanzaniaisunlikelytoarrivebeforeMarch/April1982,
butthecountrymayalreadybethreatened bycerealsshortagesin
January/February. . *
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2.Proposal '
Itisproposedthatitbedecidedtoallocateexceptional foodaid
intheformof10000tofcerealstotheUnitedRepublicofTanzania,
tobedeliveredcifattheportofunloading.
Thisaidwillbeputupforsaleonthelocalmarketandwillbe
ν
deductedfromthereserveunderthe1981cerealsprogramme;the
quantityatpresentavailableinthisreserveis45663t.
Thecostofthisoperation,whichmaybeestimatedat1720000ECU
atworldpricesand2570000ECUatdomesticprices,doesnotinvolve
additionalexpenditurefortheCommunity,sincetheoperationisbeing
carriedoutunderprogrammesandwithfundsonwhichadecision .has
alreadybeentaken.

c.
TheCommissionthereforeproposesthattheCounciladopttheattached
decision.

PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION
ONTHEGRANTING OFEXCEPTIONAL FOODAIDINTHE
FORMOFCEREALSTOTHEUNITEDREPUBLIC OFTANZANIA
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities,
Havingregard,totheTreatyestablishing theEurppeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheCouncil,byitsDecision81/367/EEC(1),reservedcertain
.theformof
„•quantitiesunderthe-1981programmeforfoodaidin/cerealsforemergency
operations andothercontingencies,.
Whereasquantitiesarestillavailableunderthisreserve,
WhereastheCommunityhasreceivedfrom.theUnitedRepublicofTanzania
arequestforafood-aidoperation;-
WhereastheCommunityshouldgrantthisrequest,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:,
SoleArticle
stheformof '
Exceptionalfoodaidin'cerealsunderthereserveforthe1981programme
shallbeallocatedasfollows:
(1)OJNoL14.1,27.5.1981,p.37.

Recipient Quantity Deliveryterms
UNITEDREPUBLIC OFTANZANIA 10000t CIF
DoneatBrussels,
For
ThetheCouncil
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