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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN ^COMMUNITIES
•. COM(76)105 final.
Brüssels ,15MarchV~"6,
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COMMISSION COMMUNICATION
TOTHECOUNCIL ONEMERGENCY FOODAIDTOBE
ALLOCATED TOTHEINTERNATIONAL COMMITTE C?
THEREDCROSSFORDISTRIBUTION TCTIECIVILIAN
POPULATION
Ν
y

SUMMARY
InthisCommunication theCommission requests theCounciltodecide
ontheallocation of:
3000tofcereals
100tofskimmedmilkpowder
80tof"butteroil
totheInternational Committee oftheRedCrossfordistribution as
emergency foodaidtothecivilian population oftheWesternSahara.
Thesequantities would "bedelivered cifandwouldbecounted
against :
(a)thereserveprovidedforinthe1975/76programme ,forthe
3000tofcereals whichwillsoon "beadopted "bytheCouncil ;
("b)theAgreement withtheICRCof3February 1975»f°r"the100t
ofskimmedmilkpowder(1974programme);
(c)thereserveprovidedforinthe1975programme ,forthe80tof
"buuteroil .

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I.THERB5.UEST FROMTHE'INTKRaA'i'IONAL COMMITTEE OFTHEREDCROSS(ICRC)
Asaresultoftheworsening ofthesituation ofthecivilianpopulation
affected "byeventsintheWesternSahara,theICRChasrequested
emergency foodaidfor81000peoplecomprising :
40000refugees anddisplaced personsinsouthern Algeria,forwhom
2000tofcerealsand100tofskimmedmilkpowderisrequested^;
25000peoplelivingintheNorthern zoneoftheWesternSahara,for
whom900tofwheatflourand50"tofbutteroil isrequested ;
16000peoplelivingintheSouthern zoneoftheWesternSahara,
forwhom300tofriceand30tofbutteroil isrequested .
Theoverallquantities requested are4133tofunprocessed cereal
equivalent ,100tofskimmedmilkpowderand80tofbutteroil .This
aidwouldbedistributed bythelooalsocieties oftheRedCross
andtheoperation wouldbesupervised byanICRCdelegate whowouldbe
sentoutwhentheproducts weredistributed .
II.THECOMMUNITY 'SSCOPEFORACTION
1.Inviewoftheaboveconsiderations ,theCommission feelsthata
favourable response shouldbegiventothisrequest andthatadecision
shouldbetakentoallccate thefollowing foodaidtotheICRCfor
distribution tothevictims oftheeventsintheWestern Sahara:
3000tofcereals
100tofskimmedmilkpowder
80tofbutteroil .
Thesequantities havebeencalculated onthebasisofthecriteria
2normally appliedbytheCommunity inoperations ofthistype.
Pursuant totheauthorization providedforintheAgreement withthe
ICRCof3February 1975(OJNoL75of24March1975,P»7),the
Commission decidedon31December 1975ona&initialemergency aid
measureinvolving 100tofskimmedmilkpowder.
?500gofunprocessed cerealsand30gofskimmedmilkpowderper
personperdayforaperiodofapproximately threemonths.

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(a)Thecerealswould "becountedagainstthegeneralreserveprovided
forinthe1975/76programme whichwillsoonheadopted "bytheCouncil.
(b)Theskimmedmilkpowderwould "becountedagainsttheAgreement with
theICRCof3February19751(1974programme).
(c)Thebutteroil would "becountedagainstthegeneralreserveprovided
2forinthe1975programme •
Thisoperation isestimated tocost562000u.a.andwill "befinanced
byappropriations fromthe1975and1976budgets-169000u.a.and
393000u.a.respectively .
2.Inconclusion ,theCommission recommends thattheCouncilapprove
thefollowing arrangements tohelpthecivilian population ofthe
Western Sahara:
(i)"theallocation ofemergency foodaidconsisting of:
3000tofcereals
100tofskimmedmilkpowder
80tofbutteroil
fordistribution bytheInternational Committee oftheRedCross;
(ii)thesequantities wouldbedeliveredcif"^:
the3000tofcerealswouldbecountedagainstthegeneralreserve
ofthe1975/76programme whichwillsoonbeadoptedbytheCouncil;
the100tofskimmedmilkpowderwouldbecountedagainstthe
Agreement withtheICRCof3February 1975(1974programme);
the80tofbutteroil wouldbecountedagainstthegeneral
reserveofthe1975programme .
TheCommission therefore recommends thattheCounciladopttheacts
annexed hereto.
•1
Atthepresenttime655tofskimmedmilkpowderisstillavailable.
O
Atthepresenttime2609tofbutteroil isstillavailable .
^Becauseoftheurgencyofthesituation,thesefoodstuffs wouldbe
mobilized underthemutualagreement procedure .

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FINANCIAL ANNEXANNEXI
I.COSTOPTHECOMMUNITY AID
1.Rawmaterials
cerealst u.a./t
3000χ115-97u.a.
347910
skimmedmilkpowder
butteroil100χ408
80χ143540800
114800
503510
2•„Tfdiisport
Cereals 3000tx15u.a.
Skimmed milk
powder
Butteroil100tx50u.a.
80tx100u.a.=45000u.a.
=5000u.a.
=8000u.a.
II.BUDGET ENTRIES INVOLVEDTotalcost58000
561510
3000tofcerealscountedagainstthegeneralreserveofthe1975/76programme :
item9201ofthe1976 "budget,forwhichanappropriation of97*97millionu.a.
isearmarked
100tofskimmedmilkpowdercountedagainstthequantities allocated tothe
ICRCTinderthe1974programme ;
credits1975sCouncil carryoverof-10millionu.a.tothe1976budget(item9210)
80tof"butteroil countedagainstthegeneralreserveofthe1975prograjnroe :
credits1975tautomaticcarryoverof14millionu.a.tothe1976budget(item9210).

ANNEX II
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DECISTON
of
ontheCommunity financing ofcertain costs inrespect of
the food aid allocated tothe International Committer of
theRedCross under the1975/76programme fordistribution
tothecivilian population oftheWestern Sahara
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation No1703/72of3August 19i'2
amending Regulation (EEC)No2052/69 on theCommunity financing
ofexpenditure avising from theimplementation ofthe Pood AidConvention
ofI9C7 andlaying down rules fortheCommunity financing of
expenditure ^vising from theimplementation ofthe Food AidConvention
of1971 tan<*inparticular Articles 8(1)and10(1 )thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas the International Committee oftheRed Cross would have
difficulty inmeeting the costs offorwarding free thefobstage the
food aidintheform ofcereals allocated under "Mi„1975/76programme for
thecivil i*:;population cftheWestern Sahara ; whereas these costs
should therefore beborne bytheCommunity ;
0JNoL180,8.8.1972 ,p.1

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HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
SoleArticle
TheCoranrunity shallfinancethecostsincurred betweenthefobstageandthe
cifstageinrespectofitsallocation offoodaidtotheInternational Committee
oftheRedCrossunderthe1975/76programmefordistribution tothecivilian
population oftheWesternSahara.
DonefttBrussels . FortheCouncil
ThePresident

AîfflEXIII
PROPOSAL FOR
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No
of
derogating fromRegulation (EEC)No275^/75asregards the
procedure formobilizing foodaidallocated totheInternational
Committee oftheRedCrossfordistribution tothecivilian
population oftheWesternSahara
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2727/75of29October1975
1onthecommonorganization ofthemarketincereals,andinparticular
Article28thereof ,<
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No359/67/EECof25July1967onthe
2commonorganization ofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)N®668/75^»andinparticularArticle23athereof,
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ,
Whareas,inviewoftheurgentneedsofthecivilianpopulation ofthe
WesternSahara,themobilization ofthecerealsallocated asfoodaidto
xneInternational Committee oftheRedCrossshouldbecarriedoutbyaprocedure
whichisasflexible andrapid -aspossible ,
Whereasthetenderprocedure provided forinArticle4ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilization ofcerealsintendedasfoodaid4doesnotalwaysguarantee
thenecessary flexibility andspeei ;whereasitistherefore
necessary toprovidefortheuse.cfu-different procedure ,
OJNoL281,1.11.1975»P-1«
20JNo174,31.7.1967,P.1.
30JNoL72,20.3.1975,P«18.
40JNoL281,1.11.1975»P-89.

HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
Bywayofderogation fromArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No2750/75»
aprocedure ethertli&naninvitation totender -T.aybeused
forthesupplycifofthecerealsandriceallocated asfoodaidtothe
International CommitteeoftheRedCrosstinderthe1975/76programme
fordistribution tothecivilianpopulation oftheWesternSahara *
Article 2
»#•
This»Regulation shallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficial JournaloftheEuropean Communities *
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates *
Doneat , FortheCouncil
ThePresident

AMEXV
PROPOSAL POF
COUITCILREGULATION (EEC)HO
of
on"thesupplyofbutteroil totheInternational Committee
oftheRedCrossfordistribution tothecivilian population
oftheWesternSaharaasfoodaidpursuanttoRegulation (EEC)Ho1542/75
.THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1541/75of16June1975
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofmilkfatsasfoodaidto
certaindeveloping countries andinternational organizations underthe
1975foodaidprogramme ,andinparticular Articles 3and8thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ,
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1541/75providesforthesupplyof43400metric
ionsofbutteroil asfoodaidtocertaindeveloping countries and
international organizations ,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)-No1542/75of16June1975°nthesupply
ofmilkfatsasfoodaidtocertaindeveloping countries andinternational
2organizations underthe1975foodaidprogramme provides forareserveof
4550metrictonsof"butteroil ;
OJNoL157,19»6*
20JNo,L157,19«6.1975,P-4
1975,P.6

Whereas theInternal :ional Committee oftheRedGrose (I0RC jh<*srequested
food aid inthe form oftutteroil for distribution tothe civilian
population oftheWestern Sahara ;whereas theneeds ofthepeople
concerned Eiresuch astowarrant food aidfrom theCommunity ;
Whereas itisnecessary that theCommunity shell paythecosts ofshipment •
uptothecifstage ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
80metric tons ofbutteroil shall beallocated tothe International Committee
oftheRedCross fordistribution tothecivilian population oftheKesterr .
Sahara outofthe 4550metric tor<3 ofbatteroil equivalent provided for
asarecer vnbyReflation ('EEC)r?o1542/75#
Article 2
TheCommunity shall finance thecosts ofshipment uptothecifstage .
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 , FortheCouncil
The President