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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COMC81>404final
Brussels,14July1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
onthegrantingoffoodaidintheformofcerealstoNiger
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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Introduction
Asaresult .ofunusualweatherconditions (unevenpatternofrainfall,
drought),NigerhasmadearequesttotheCommissionforfoodaid.
InthisCommunication theCommissionproposestotheCouncilthatfood
aidconsistingof5000T.ofcerealsbegrantedtoNiger.
Thisaidistobetakenfromtheoverallreserveofthe1981foodaid
programmeanddeliveredcif.
Thecostofthisoperationisestimatedat1330150ECU,

A.Niger
Aftersixyearsofsustainedeffort,theNigerGovernment hadan­
nouncedinSeptember1980thatthecountryhad,throughitsown
endeavour,establisheditsownindependent foodsupplies,andwould
notneedtocalluponforeignaid-thefirstSaheliancountryto
achievethis.
Thisdeclaration wasmadebeforethelastrainyseason,whennptall
theproductionregionsreceivedsufficientrain.InNiger,asinthe
neighbouring Saheliancountries,pocketsofdroughthavebeenrecor-
\
dedinanumberofdepartments ;cerealproduction inthemorefortu­
nateareashasnotbeensufficienttosupplytheshortfallregions,
Theeffectsofthissituationareserious.Niger,unlikeitsneighbours,
hadnotrequestedforeignaidandisthereforeindifficulties .Supplies
ofcerealssuchascommonwheatandredsorghum,whichareusuallydif­
ficult,•ffnotimpossible,tosell(notpartofnormaldiet)arenow-
almostexhausted.Therequirements "upto31August1981arefor30%of
thepopulationofNiger:
« •
Urbanpopulation 700000
Nomads,stock-farmers , -,
farmersinshortfallareas 1000000
Total 1700000
Theserequirements areevaluatedat127500T.onthebasisof500g
perpersonduringtheperiod1Aprilto31August,thefivemonthsfor
whichstop-gapmeasuresarenecessary.

•r2
TheOPVN(OfficeProduitsVivriersduNiger-NigerFoodstuffsBoard)
has63000T.atitsdisposal(situationendMarch1981),including
oldstocks,commercialpurchasesinprogress,etc.Thereservestock
financedbyGermanaidwhichhadtheoretically reached45000T,is
nowatonly20000T,-theOPVNwasnotabletoreplacethequanti­
tiesreleased,
B,Conclusion
SinceNigerdidnotsubmitarequestforfoodaidbeforetheadoption
ofthe1981foodaidprogrammenocerealsupplieshavebeenearmarked
forthatcountry.TheCommissionconsidersthatfoodaidshouldbe
grantedandproposesthat5000T,ofcerealsshouldbedeliveredcif;
thisoperationhasnofinancialimplications,theappropriations having
beenfixedonanoverallbasiswhenthe1981programmewasdrawnup.

PROPOSAL ;
FORACOUNCILDECISION
Φ
ONTHEGRANTING OFFOODAID
'- INTHEFORMOFCEREALS
TONIGER
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,
*
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andinparticularArticle113thereof,,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
1WhereaswhentheCouncil,byitsDecisionof27May1981,adoptedthe
cerealsfoodaidprogrammefor1981,itreservedcertainquantitiesfor
emergencyoperations andothercontingencies ;
Whereasquantities arestillavailableunderthisreserve;
WhereastheCommunity hasreceived arequestforafoodaidoperation;.
WhereastheCommunityshouldgrantthisrequest,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS:
SoleArticle ' -
Foodaidintheformofcerealsshallbegrantedfromthereservefor
the1981programme andallocated asfollows:

Récipient
Niger-Quantity (T„)
5000Deliveryterms
cif
DoneatBrussels,.......
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
See0JNoL141