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II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 2052/69, 
(EEC) No 1703/72 and (EEC) No 2681/74 on the Community financing of expenditure 
resulting from the supply of agricultural products as food aid 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 20 July 1977) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 
and 209 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas the Community grants food aid to developing 
or disaster-stricken countries and guarantees the 
financing thereof; 
Whereas under present rules the part of this expen­
diture which relates to export refunds is financed by 
the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural 
Guidance and Guarantee Fund and the remainder is 
financed under Title 9 (Chapter on 'Food-aid expen­
diture'); 
Whereas experience has shown that such a distinction 
involves several disadvantages in the management of 
appropriations of the Community Budget; 
Whereas the entire cost of food aid should con­
sequently be charged solely to Title 9 (Chapter on 
'Food-aid expenditure'); 
Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend various 
provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/69 
of 17 October 1969 on the Community financing of expenditure arising from the implementation of the 
Food Aid Convention (x), Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 1703/72 of 3 August 1972 amending Regulation 
(EEC) No 2052/69 on the Community financing of 
expenditure arising from the implementation of the 
Food Aid Convention of 1967 and laying down rules 
for the Community financing of expenditure arising 
from the implementation of the Food Aid Convention 
of 1971 (2), and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 
of 21 October 1974 on the Community financing of 
expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of 
agricultural products as food aid (3), 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/69 is 
hereby amended to read as follows: 
'In respect of national transactions carried out in 
implementation of the Food Aid Convention, that 
part of the expenditure corresponding to the refund 
on exports to third countries, less costs incurred 
after the port of loading, shall be eligible for 
financing by the Guarantee Section of the Euro­
pean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund.'. 
t1) OJ No L 263, 21. 10. 1969, p. 6. 
(*) OJ No L 180, 8. 8. 1972, p. 1. 
(3) OJ No L 288, 25. 10. 1974, p. 1. 
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Article 2 
The first subparagraph and subparagraph (a) of 
Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/69 are 
hereby amended to read as follows: 
'Expenditure relating to Community transactions 
arising from the implementation of the Food Aid 
Convention shall be financed by the Community 
under Title 9 (Chapter on "Food aid expenditure") 
and, in pursuance of the Decisions taken by the 
Community institutions, shall include: 
(a) the value of the goods at the port of loading;'. 
Article 3 
Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1703/72 is 
hereby amended to read as follows: 
'For national measures taken under the Food Aid 
Convention of 1971 for which products procured 
in the Community were used, the Guarantee 
Section of the Fund shall finance that part of the 
expenditure which corresponds to the refund on 
exports to third countries, less costs incurred after 
the port of loading. 
Rules for the application of this paragraph shall 
be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 
729/70.'. 
Article 4 
The first subparagraph and subparagraph (a) of 
Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1703/72 are 
hereby amended to read as follows: 'For Community measures under the Food Aid 
Convention of 1971 taken pursuant to Decisions 
adopted by the institutions of the Community: 
(a) the Community shall provide finance to the 
value, at the port of loading or equivalent 
stage, of the cereals or rice, whether in the 
natural state or processed or, where the goods 
are procured on the world market, to the 
value resulting from the purchase price with 
the addition if necessary of any necessary 
expenses relating thereto;'. 
Article 5 
The following paragraph is hereby added to Article 1 
of Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74: 
'This expenditure shall be charged to Title 9 
(Chapter on "Food aid expenditure").'. 
Article 6 
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 is hereby 
repealed. 
Article 7 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal 
of the European Communities. 
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1978. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1736/75 on the 
external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member 
States 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 13 September 1977) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas, with effect from 1 January 1977, the ex­
ternal trade statistics of the Community and statistics 
of trade between Member States are produced in 
European units of account (EUA) as defined by Com-