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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)219final.
\ Brussels.19May1976
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowderasfoodaidto
ItrieRepublicofZairefor"thepopulationoftheLake
KivuareaunderRegulation(EEC)No1348/75
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
0(76)219final.

COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCILOHTHE
SUPPLYOFSKIMMEDMILKPOWDERTOTHEREPUBLICQFZAIRE
ASAIDFORTHEVICTIMSOFMALNUTRITION INfcHE
LAKEKIVUAREA

1.WhentheCouncil'sWorkingPartyonPoodAidexamined ,theemergencyaid
measurefortheAngolanrefugeesinZaireatthebeginningofMarch,the
Commissionrepresentative drewtheattentionoftheMemberStatestothe
extremelycriticalandurgentfoodsupplysituationintheLakeKivuareaof
Zaireandinformedthemthatasaresultefthissituationarequestfor
foodaidwastobesubmitted ^bytheZairianG®veamaewt.
Inthelightofthisinformation,TheCouncilgave*4B««gp><e£»enttoanaid
measureconsistingofthesupplyofmodesttpisniitiflstecertainsectionsof
thepopulationintheLakeKivuarea,onconditionthaiaaofficialrequest
wasmadetotheCommunityandprovidedthattheeacact$uaaa$iti»sinvolvedin
thismeasuredidnotgiverisetoanyobjections tokentk«ywerenotifiedto
theMemberStatesbytelei^.
2.TheCommissionhasnowreoeivedtjieofficialr*cfu#stfroeatheZairian
authoritiesforaidintheformofanairfreight«ara»igBan«tttof6metric
tonsofskimmedmilkpowder.
3.TheCommissionDelegateandvarionsraedioali»»titnitiens (Fondation
Médicaledel'UniversitédeLeuvainenAfriqueCentrai® »>FCMOL.AC,Centre
Scientifique del'UniversitéLibredeBruxellesea.AfriflpieG-entp&le-CMUBAC,
InstitutdeRechercheScientifique enAfriqueCentrale–dSAC)eenfirmthe
existenceofaveryseriousfoodsupplysituationintheLakeKivuarea
affectingchildreninparticular.Themortalityrateaœwtgehildrenis
increasing,particularly asaresuitofexhsastioaofthelocalstocksof
milkpowder. '
4*Inviewoftheabovesituation,theCommissionconsidersthatthe
CommunityshouldmeettherequestoftheZairianOoverrawmit
Thisprocedurereplacingthecustomaryprocedure(examinationbytheadhoc
WorkingPartyandTorCoreper).

(a)bysupplying emergency food aidintheform of6metric tons ofskimmed
milk powder tothevictims ofmalnutrition intheLake Kivu area ;
(b)bydelivering this quantity free atairport ofdestination .
5.Thecost ofthis measure isestimated at11028u.a .,butnoadditional
expenditure isinvolved since itiscovered byaprogramme andappropriations
already adopted bytheCouncil *Themeasure would becounted against the
reserve under the1975 skimmed milk powder programme ,which atpresent has
anunused balance of2250metrio tons .Tofinance itapproximately
3228u.a .,corresponding tothecost oftherawmaterial ywould becharged
toItem 9210 ofthe1976 Budget (26.40million u.a .carried over automatically
from 1975 )andapproximately 7800u.a.,corresponding tothecost oftheair
transport ,would becharged toItem 9240 ofthe1976 Budget (entry of
1million u.a.).
Inoonclusion ,theCommission proposes that theCouncil :
(l)decide togrant food aidtothepeople oftheLake Kivu area inthe
form of6metric tons ofskimmed milk powder tobedelivered free at
airport ofdestination ,this aidbeing counted against thereserve
under the 1975 skimmed milk powder programme :
(2)adopt theRegulation annexed hereto . i

PROPOSAL FOR
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )No /76
onthesupply ofskimmed milk powder asfood aid totheRepublio ofZaire
forthepopulation oftheLake Kivu area under Regulation (EEC)No1348/73
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1347/75of26May1975 laying
down general rules forthesupply ofskimmed milk powder asfood aidto
certain developing countries andinternational organizations under the
11975 programme ,andinparticular Articles 3and 7thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Regulation(EEC)No1347/75provides forthesupply of43010metrio
tons ofskimmed milk powder asfood aidtocertain developing countries and
international organizations ;
Whereas Counoil Regulation (EEC)No1348/75of26May1975 onthesupply of
skimmed milk powder asfood aidtocertain developing countries and
2international organizations under the1975 prggramme provides forareserve
of3800metrio tons ofskimmed milk powder :
1- _ _!'OJNoL138,29.5.1975 ,P.1.;
2OJNoL138,29.5.1975 ,P>3*

Whereas "theGovernment oftheRepublic ofZaire hassubmitted ,arequest for
food aid because of theextremely serious malnutrition
affecting thepopulation oftheLake Kivu area ;whereas theneeds ofthese
people justify food aidfrom theCommunity ;whereas ,inview ofthe
situation ,thetransport costs uptothepoint ofdestination should be
borne bytheCommunity ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Ofthe 3800metric tons ofskimmed milk powder setaside asareserve under
Regulation (EEC)No1348/75t6metric tons shall beallocated totheRepublic
ofZaire forthepeople oftheLake Kivu area .
Article 2
Community financing shall cover thetransport oosts uptothepoint of
destination .
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , 1976
For the Council
The President