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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)628 final
Brussels-5November
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onthesupplyofmilkfatstoGhanaasfoodaid
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdertoGhanaasfoodaid
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
CONCERNING FOODAID
INTHEFORMOFSKIMMED MILKPOWDER ANDBUTTEROI L
FORGHANA
1979Programmes

1.Introduction
Ghanahasmadearequestforadditionalsuppliesofmilkpowderand
butteroiltoensurearegularproductionofevaporatedmilkuntilend
of1981.
Inthisproposition theCommissionproposestotheCouncilthatadditional
foodaidconsistingof300tofskimmedmilkpowderand260tofbutteroil
begrantedtoGhana.
2.Justification
FoodaidindairyproductstoGhanaisusedforthepreparation of
evaporatedmilk,whichisoneofthebasicfoodproductsapprovedby
theGovernment .
TheindustryinGhanawhichprocessesEECskimmedmilkpowderand
butteroilintoevaporatedmilkhasbeenerraticinitsproductionrhythm.
Uncertainties aboutquantitiesordatesofarrivalofvariousinputshave
notpermittedthefactorytomaintainaregularoutput.
Becauseoftheuncertainties aboutuseofdairyproductaid,theCommunity
didnotproposeanallocationofskimmedmilkpowderin1978and1981and
heldbackdeliveryofthe1980aid.
Similarlythequantityofbutteroilallocatedisbelowthenormalratio
usedformilkreconstitution programmes.
The1980allocationof2,500tofskimmedmilkpowderand200tof
butteroilhasnowbeendelivered.The200tofbutteroilfromthe1981
programmeisbeingdelivered.

Thefactoryhasbeengivenpriorityfortheimportofothernecessary
inputs,particularlytinplateforcanningtheevaporatedmilk,andthe
factoryhasnowresumednormalproduction .Thereiseveryindication
that.thisproductionwillcontinue..
Thepresentuptakeofimportedsuppliesofskimmedmilkpowderwillensure
regularproductionuntilDecember. •
Theexistingsuppliesofbutteroilarealreadytoolittletomaintain
production withoutadditional purchases.
TheCommissionbelievesthatthenewlyestablished productionofmilkin
Ghanashouldnotbeputinjeopardybyabreak'insuppliesattheendof
theyear.TheCommission,therefore,proposestotheCouncilthatan
additional 300tofskimmedmilkpowderand260tofbutteroil bemade
availabletoGhanabeforetheendof1981.
3.Finance ,.
Thevalueoftheseaidscanbeestimated asfollows:
Products Estimated world
prices(MECU)Estimated Community
prices(MECU)
300't
milkpowder
260t
butteroil
TOTAL0,226
0,5320,405
1,099
0,758. 1,504
Thefinancingwillbechargedwithintheframeworkoftheavailable
creditsinthegeneralCommunitybudget. *

4.Conclusion
TheCommissionproposestotheCouncilthattheCommunityshouldoffer
totheRepublicofGhana,.300tofskimmedmilkpowderand260tof
butteroiltobetakenfromthereserveofthe1979foodaidprogramme.
Theseaidswillbedeliveredtotheportofloading.

Proposalfor
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onthesupplyofmilkfatstoGhanaasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No939/79of8May1979-layingdown
generalrulesforthesupplyofmilkfatstocertaindevelopingcountries
andspecialized bodiesunderthe1979foodaidprogramme (1),andin
particularArticle8thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No940/79of8May1979onthesupply
ofmilkfatstocertaindevelopingcountriesandspecializedbodiesunder
the1979foodaidprogramme(2)providesforareserveof480tonnesof
butteroil;whereascertainquantitiesarestillavailableunderthatreserve,
WhereastheCommunityhasreceivedarequestforfoodaidintheformof
/needbutteroilfromGhana;whereasthestateof'justifiesthesupplyoffood
aidbytheCommunity,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION . ,
./.
(1)OJNoL119,15.5.79,p.5
(2)OJNo,L119,15.5.79/P.^

Article 1
Fromthequantityofbutteroilstillavailableinthe
reserveprovided^yRegulation (EEC)No940/79,260tonnesshallbe
allocatedtoGhana.Thearrangements forfinancingshallbe"portof
shipment".•
Article 2
(
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicabl
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil,
ThePresident

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onthesupplypfskimmed-miIkpowdertoGhanaasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
■' •(EEC)
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation ^No937/79of8Marchf979layingdown
generalrulesforthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowdertocertaindeveloping
countriesandspecializedbodiesunderthe1979food-aidprogramme (1)and
ofskimmedmilkpowdertocertaindevelopingcountriesandspecializedbodies
underthe1979foodaidprogramme (2)providesforareserveof4,775tonnes
ofskimmedmilkpowder;whereascertainquantitiesarestillavailableunder
thatreserve, , s
WhereastheCommunityhasreceivedarequestforfoodaidintheformof
,need ^skimmedmilkpowderfromGhana;whereasthestateof'justifiesthesupply
offoodaidbytheCommunity,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION ..inparticulararticle7thereof^iaiaprogrammet.\)
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No938/79of8May1979onthesupply
/
(1)
(2)O.J.no.L119,15.5.1979,1
O.J.no.L119,15.5.1979,3

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> Article 1
Fromthequantityofskimmedmilkpowderstilavailableinthe
reserveprovidedforbyRegulation (EEC)No938/79,300tonnesshallbe
allocatedtoGhana.Thearrangements forfinancingshallbe"portofshipment".
,Article2
\ '•
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean'Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable .
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil,
ThePresident