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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)762 final
Brussels,51December1979
,.
COUNCILDECISION
.CONCLUDING THECONVENTION BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHEUNITEDNATIONSRELIEFANDWORKSAGENCYFORPALESTINE REFU
GEES(UNRWA)ONAIDTOREFUGEES INTHECOUNTRIES OFTHENEAREAST
FORTHEYEARS1979AND1980
COUNCIL .REGULATION (EEC?
ONTHESUPPLYOFSUGARTOUNWRAASFOODAID
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
C0M(79)762final

I.EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
INTRODUCTION
TheaimofthisCommission communication istoproposethattheCouncil
authorize thecontinuation ,for1979and.1980,oftheassistance given
bytheCommunity totheUnitedNationsReliefand.WorksAgencyfor
Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)underthemultiannualConvention concluded
* ^
withthatagencyon20July1976,witheffectfrom1July1975,and
subsequently renewedeachyear,mostrecently on21December 1978forthe
year1978(seeAnnexesI,II,IIIandIV).
Thiscommunication alsoputs.forwardaproposalforaregulation onthe
supplytoUNRWAof6086tofwhitesugarasfoodaid.
ItisproposedthataConvention beconcluded withtheUNRWAfor1979
and1980,replacing ,withsomeamendments ,theprevious Convention .
Asregardssugar,theproposalistocontinue providing similarquantities ,
butforatwo–yearperiod(1979and1980)ratherthanthreeyearsas
previously .1 •*'
OPERATION 0P_THE_C0N7ENTI0N IN_THE_Pm^D JAm^-DEC]MBERJ978 1
1.BasicRations Programme
The6000tofsugarprogrammed for1978wasdelivered inJanuaryofthat
yearanddistributed duringtheyearasamonthlyrationof600gahead,
theaveragenumberofrecipients being825000.
TheotherEECcontributions totheBasicRationsProgramme (27300tof
wheatflourand3200tofbutteroil )camefromnon–Convention sources
underthenormalfoodaidprocedures (annualprogrammes andexchangeof
officiallettersincorporating standardterms).
ThisConvention wasrenewedeachyearforaone-year period,theperiod
.inquestion (January-December 1978)beingthelastrenewal.

2.Supplementary Feeding Programme *
This programme ,designed toassist themost vulnerable among therefugees ,
continued more orless asusual in1978 ,with skimmed –milk powder ,hot
meals andextra rations going toyoung children ,pregnant women ,young
mothers ,tuberculosis sufferers andother types ofpatient .
Asregards actual distribution ,numbers ofrecipients fell offslightly ,
probably because ofthe improved economic situation incertain countries
inthis region ,andthe fact that Ramadan fell inAugust .
This meant that aresidue of360 tofwheat flour ,24tofrice and
16tofsugar ,which otherwise would have gone towaste ,could be
distributed under theBasic Rations Programme .
Skimmed milk ,whioh hadpreviously been distributed inliquid form ,is
now provided asmilk powder bytheMother andChild Health Clinics .This
newarrangement ,adopted asaresponse toproblems encountered inthe
distribution ofliquid milk ,will increase requirements toabout
1100 tayear .
3.Cash contribution tothe Supplementary Feeding Programme
In1978 expenditure inconnection with theSupplementary Feeding Programme
totalled US 284456 ,broken down asfollows :
US J5
–purchase ofpreserved foodstuffs 550423
–other expenditure 2720449
ofwhich staff oosts (remuneration ) ,1 98O812
Netexpenditure in1978 (after deduction ofdebt recovery )wasUSfo242456
asagainst atotal paid–upcontribution ofUS/$3384600.
There wasthus asurplus contribution ofUS ,#142 144,whioh will bededucted
from the1979 contribution ^(seeAnnex V).
^Plusafurther US 000forcapital expenditure (replacement of
deteriorated premises )which isnormally excluded from theEEC'scash
contribution .Thus the total tobededucted from the 1979 contribution
isUS£191 144 .
1
Including initially 135T.ofsugar .

4.Emergency aidfor South Lebanese refugees
Adecision was "taken on27April 1979 "toprovide 1460 tofcereals and
40tofbutteroil through theUNRWA forLebanese refugees ,following
theconflict inSouth Lebanon .Distribution inthefield has run into
numerous difficulties (intermittent fighting ,continual movement ofthe
population ). Ithasbeen possible todistribute 500tofwheat flour
and26tofsugar torefugees ,while theremainder (500tofflour ,
14tofsugar and40tofbutteroil )hasbeen used either aspart of
thenormal programme orforemergency distribution inSouth Lebanon in
thecourse oftheyear .
Plus 40tofsugar ,setoffagainst the6153tearmarked forUNRWA
under thethree –year Convention . .

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1979AND1980REQIJStJrs ANDPROPOSED ACTION
1
1•UMWA*s 'requests •
UHRWAhasaskedtheCommission tocontinue :
(a)Contributing totheBasicRationsProgramme and.defraying someofthe
?transport costs.The1979requestsforcerealsandmilkproducts have
beenexaminedinconnection withthe1979programmes .UNRWA's1980
requests arefor:
36700"tofunprocessed cereals "
1350"tofskimmed–milkpowder ..
4000"tofbutteroil
6000tofsugar
Thesesupplieswillprovidesome825000refugees withamonthlypercapita
.rationof5-7kgofflourand375gofbutteroil .Theskimmed–milkpowder
willbedistributed toabout56000hardshipcases,whowilleachreceive
2kgamonth.
Foracompleteprogramme (approximately 10kgperperson/month),theannual
cerealsrequirement wouldbeabout100000t.In1980,therefore ,UNRWA
isrestricting itselftoaslightinoreaseinthecerealration(upfrom
5kgto5.7kg),supplying supplemented rationsof2kgperperson/month
toabout56000hardshipcasesamongtherecipients ,andraisingthe
butteroilrationfrom325gto375SPerperson/''month. 1
••' • -I
UI'jRWAisalsoaskingforacashcontribution ofUS^35pertonnefor1979
andUS$40pertonnefor1980,tocoverinterna!transport anddistribution
costs.
1Asthe1979requestforfoodstuffs (cereals,slciramed-^ilkpowderand
butteroil )wasdealtwithinconnection withthe1979progr-armes ,it
ismentioned hereonlyfortherecord.Asfarastheseproducts are
concerned ,therefore ,theonlynewelementisther.-"*0request.
2For4-0000tofunprocessed cereals f700tofskimmed–milk powder,and
3200tofbutteroil .

(b)Supplyingtheproductsrequired (flour:2150t;rice:152t;
"butteroil :165t;skimmed-oailk powder:900tandsugart86t)for
theSupplementary Feeding Programme ,andcontributing tothecostof
purchasing otherproducts (mainlyintheEEC),andtotherunningcostsof
theprogramme . ,
(c)Financing thepurchaseofthefollowing withacashcontribution of
US$3457200'in1979andUS$4097000in1980:
(i)preserved foodstuffs (approx.320tcornedbeef,26ttomatopastel-
pulses,•burghol),thefirsttwoproduotstobeboughtintheEEC.
.■Estimated costjUS$599600(in1979)*
v
(ii).otherfoodstuffs ,supplies,rentalofpremises,contractual services
andstaffcosts(thelargestitem).Estimated oost:US$2881000
(in1979). -
The198Orequestformilkproductsisuponthe1979quantities (by1550t
ofskimmed–milkpowderand965tofbutteroil).Theincreases .aredueto
UNRWA'sdesiretorestoretheanimalfatrationfromitspresent 325gto
375Sabeadandstepupitsprogramme forhardship casesby^distributing
a2kgmilkration. .
Forcereals,therequestremainsthesame.
The1979cashcontribution requestisupUS$73200onthe1978payment
ofUS$3384000-a2.2$increase–vfliilethe1980request(US$4097000)
is18$uponthe1979figure^.
Theaggregate requestfor1980canbeestimatedat17*3million EUA,
ascomparedwiththe1978allocation of13.06million EUA,constituting
a24.5%increaseovertwoyears. -
For198Oinparticular ,thefigureforthecontribution isanestimate ,
andpaymentsareadjustedtoactualexpenditure (seefootnote '1onp.2).

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2. Proposed response
Products -
,X_ 1..... . '- .
(a)For1979 »"thedecision hasalready been taken toprovide :
40000 tofcereals
3200 tofbutteroil
700 ,tofskimmed –milk powder . _
These quantities ,therefore ,areincluded intheConvention for therecord
only .Their value atworld prices (cif)isestimated at10.25 million EUA.
(b)For1980 ,itisproposed toprovides
40000 tofcereals
3900 tofbutteroil
1550 "tofskimmed –milk powder , .
6086tofsugar 2•
The increases over 1979 levels gosome way towards meeting UNRWA 'slarger
requirement srparticularly asregards theBasic Ration Programme ,which
includes increased rations forhardship cases .
Thevalue ofthese products atworld prices (cif)canbeestimated at
12.19 million EUA .
Cash contribution
(c)Taking account ofpast differences between estimates (andUTfRWA ts
requests )andactual expenditure "^,andthenecessary deductions (capital
expenditure notcovered bytheConvention ),theannual cash contribution
could besetatUS$3266000 (i.e. 2.4million EUAatthecurrent con­
version rate ofUS$1.38 ),for1979 » for1980 ,theequivalent in
US$of2.6million EUA (approximately US$3600000atthecurrent
conversion rate ofUS$1.38 totheEUA).
^Inaddition ,item 9221ofthe1979Community Budget provides for 1418000EUA
tocover thesupply of6153tofsugar ,andatoken entry under item 940to .
allow foratransfer from a2600000EUAappropriation inChapter 100.- .'Oho
^competent authority hasbeen asked toeffect ahransfer .
2A729.000EUAappropriation under item 9?21 of%isI9O0Community Draft Euo'got is
forthesup-pl yin1980 of^?<">0tofsugar . ( ,,, ... ,..q vv;ir-h
-o.,i--... i-ui..H'T -• i-t, " '
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3.Changes inthenew Convention - '
Thedraft ofthenew Convention which follows differs from theprevious
Convention intwo significant respects ;
' ' 'x ' " ■
i.thenewConvention incorporates theBasic Rations Programme ,thus
bringing allaidtoUNRWA under asingle setofprocedures andallowing ,
ittobeassessed asawhole ;
ii.thenewConvention covers twoyears only ,andnotthree ,aspreviously .
This takes account ofthe fact that UNRWA 'smandate has been extended until
31June 1981 (seeResolution 32/90oftheUNGeneral Assembly ).
* *
PROPOSED ACTION'
*-
TheCommission considers that Community support forUNRWA should becontinued ,
andaccepts therequest that anewConvention beconcluded for 1979 and -1980 *
'Ittherefore proposes that the Council adopt thefollowing decision ,thetext ,
ofwhich isannexed :
1
Council Decision (EEC)concluding theConvention between theEuropean Economic
Community andtheUnited Nations Relief andWorks Agency forPalestine Refugees
(UNRWA )onaidtorefugees intheMiddle East .
TheCouncil should also adopt : . 4 .
aRegulation onthesupply offood aid insugar totheUnited -Nations Relief
andWorks Agency forPalestine Refugees (UNRWA ), .
r" V
^ *'

Proposal for a
Council Decision concluding "the
Convention "between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheUnited Nations Relief andWorks Agency for
Palestine Refugees (UNRWA )onaidtorefugees inthe
countries oftheNear East fortheyears 1979 and 1980
EEC
TheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities ,
Having regard tothe Treaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Articles 43and235thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,"
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas the Community wishes tocontinue itsprogramme ofaid toPalestine
refugees intheMiddle East ;
1Whereas the Convention concluded with the United Nations Relief and Works
Agency forPalestine Refugees (UNRWA )on20July 1976 onaidforsuch refugees
expired on30December 1978 ,
Whereas anew Convention should ,beconcluded with UNRWA sothat the Community'
aidcancontinue tobeprovided aspart ofacomprehensive operation offering
ameasure ofcontinuity ,
/
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
x 1
Article 1 *
TheConvention between theEuropean Economic Community andtheUnited Nations
Relief andWorks Agency forPalestine Refugees (UNRWA )onaidtorefugees in
theMiddle East ishereby concluded onbehalf oftheCommunity .Thetext of
the Convention isannexed tothis Decision .that the Community 's
operation offering
NoL203 ,29.7.1976 ,p.40

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Article 2 '
Theagreement oftheCommunity wider Article VIII oftheConvention will be
given bytheCommission .
■Article 3
ThePresident ofthe Council ishereby authorized todesignate thepersons
empowered tosign theConvention andtoconfer onthem thepowers required
tobind the Community ;
Done atBrussels .~ ' For the Council
The President

CONVENTION
BETWEEN -THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND
THE UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS ,
AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES ONAID TO
REFUGEES INTHE COUNTRIES OFTHE NEAR EAST
FOR THE YEARS 1979 AND 1980

ARTICLE I
Withaview "bocontinuing itsprogramme ofassistance tothe
Palestine refugees,theEuropean Economic Community (referredto ■
as"theCommunity")concludesthisConvention withtheUnitedNations
ReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestine Refugees (referredtoas"UNRWA"),
providing forcontributions toUlffiWAinkindandincashduringa-
twoyearperiod,foruseintheBasicRationsProgramme andtheSupple­
mentaryFeeding Programme .
ARTICLEII
BasicRations Programme v.
1.TheCommunity shallsupplytoUNRWAforeachyearofthisConvention
thefollowing productsforuseintheBasicRations Programme ;
1979 \ ^
-27.593tonnesofwheatflour(equivalent to36.700tonnesofcereals )
-3.200tonnesofbutteroil -
-6.000tonnesofsugar .
1980''.. ■.-, - -
-27.593tonnesofwheatflour(equivalent to36.700 ,tonnesofcereals )
-3.735tonnesofbutteroil
-650tonnesofskimmedmilkpowder
-6.000tonnesofsugar
2.TheCommunity shallberesponsible fortransport oftheproducts up
toportsofunloading .Detailedarrangements shallbeagreedbetween
thetwoparties.
3.TheCommunity shallpaytoUNRWAthesumof35USdollarspertonne
ofeachproductdelivered,asacontribution tocostsofinland
■ ' /transport anddistribution during1979and1980.
4.UNRWAshalldistribute theproducts asrationstoPalestine refugees
eligiblefortheBasic:RationsProgramme,freeofchargeandfortheir
.ownconsumption .
5.UNRWAshallsendtotheCommunity before 1Marchofeachyear'a
reportupontheBasicRationsprogramme including useofthe
'^products andcashcontributed underthisagreement .

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ARTICLEIII
Supplementary Feeding Programme
1.TheCommunity shallsupplytoUNRWAforeachyearofthisConvention
thefollowing products foruseintheSupplementary Feeding Programme :
-2.150tonnesofwheatflour(equivalent to2.860tonnesofcereals)
-152tonnesofrice(equivalent to440tonnesofcereals )
-700tonnesof-skimmedmilkpowderfor1979and
900tonnesofskimmedmilkpowderfor1980.
-86tonnesofsugar.
m
2.TheCommunity shallheresponsible fortransport oftheproducts
uptoportsofunloading .Detailed arrangements shallheagreed
betweenthetwoparties * .
3.a)TheCommunity shallpaytoUNRWAforeachyearofthisConvention
thesumof3266000USdollarsfor1979and360000.0 .
USdollarsfor1980asacontribution tothecostsofoperating the
Supplementary Feeding Programme ; - ,
b)Partofthissumshallbespentuponthepirchase onthemarketof
rtheCommunity ofproducts tobeusedintheSupplementary Feeding
Programmes including notlessthan340tonnes ofcornedbeef
andnotlessthan26tonnes ■oftomatopasteduringeachyear
ofthisConvention . '
4.UHRWAshalldistribute theproductsfreeofchargeasprepared foods
ordrinkstoPalestine refugeeseligible fortheSupplementary
FeedingProgramme.Theskimmedmilkpowdermayalsobedistributed
intheformofpowderinHealthCenters.
5.Anyproducts suppliedinexcessofrequirements shallbe,usedexclu­
sivelyinotherprogrammes ofUNRWA.Anycashpaidinexcessof
requirements shallbetransferred toURRWA'sgeneralbudget,provided
agreement hasbeengivenbytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities .
Inthesecircumstances theCommunity mayreduceitscontributions in
kindorcashforthefollowing year.
6.UHPWAshallsendtothe-Community twiceeachyearbefore 1March

3
and 1September areportupontheSupplementary Feeding
programme .Thisreportshallcovert-
-Oper.ationoftheprogramme including number,category andlocation
of"beneficiaries ,andservices provided ;
-Costoftheprogramme including costsofstaff,purchase of
foodstuffs andothermaterials ;
-UseofCommunity contributions inkindandincash.
ARTICLE IV
Careofproducts
UNRWAshallberesponsible fortransport anddistribution oftheproducts
afterdelivery hasbeenmade#Itshallexercise everycareoverthe.,
products andshallinsurethemagainstloosordamagetotheextentthat
thisisfeasible.Incaseoflossordamage,whethercoveredbyinsuran­
ceornot,UHRWAshallreplacetheproducts soastorestorethe
Community'scontribution ,exceptincaseofriots,civilcommotions .
orarmedconflicts ,orofrisksagainstwhichinsurance couldnothave
beeneffected onreasonable terms.-.
ARTICLE V
Information
UNRWAshalltakeallreasonable stepstoinformthePalestine refugees
andtheauthorities ofthehostcountries ofthesupportreceived
fromtheCommunity andfromitsMemberStates. -
ARTICLE VI
Duration of'a,qreement
(■ "
ThisConvention coversthetwocalendar years1979anH198H.Tt
mayhoweverbereviewedattherequestofeitherparty,tobemade
before 1Octoberinanyyearinrespectofthefollowing year.

Thetwoparties maythen decide bymutual agreement toamend theConvention .
Ifthey have not sodecided by31December *operation oftheConvention shall
besuspended until they do.
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.ARTICLE VII
UNRWA shall give every facility toanyperson nominated bytheCommunity
forthepurpose ofobserving theagency 'sreceiot ,storage Bnddistribution
oftheCommunity 'said .UNRWA shalL also provide such supplemental informa­
tion asmayreasonably berequested bytheperson sonominated .
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ARTICLE VIII
Anyquestions arising outofthis Convention shall besettled between the
twoparties byconsultation ,atthe request ofeither *
. ARTICLE IX
..This Convention isdrawn upintwocopies inthe Danish Dutch English :
"'*<■> French Germaa.and Italian ;languages ^each version being equally authentic ."<-Js

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
onthe supply ofsugar toUNWRA asfood aid
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 43and235thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission , ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas theUnited Nations Relief andWorks Agency forPalestine Refugees (UNRWA )
hasasked theCommunity toprovide food aidintheform ofwhite sugar :
»
Whereas thewhite sugar required should beobtained onthe Community market ;
Whereas ,inview oftheneed toensure regular supplies ,itmust ,however ,"be
possible topurchase white sugar ontheworld market ifneed be;
Whereas toenable this aidtobeused effectively theCommunity should ,bear
thecost notonly ofthesugar butXalso oftransport totheport ofunloading
andfinal destination ,plus the cost ofdistribution ;
Whereas supplies should beobtained atthebest price ;whereas atendering
procedure should bearranged forthat purpose ;whereas itmaynevertheless
prove necessary inexceptional cases touseother procedures inorder tosave
"time ; - - ,
Whereas detailed rules fortheimplementation ofthis Regulation should beadopted
inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 36ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)
■. 1No3330 /74onthecommon organization ofthemarket insugar ,aslast amended by .
Regulation (EEC)No1396/78^, .
»
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
OJNoL359 ,31.12.1974 ,P.1.
OJNoL170 ,27.6.1978 ,P.1.

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Article 1
1.'The following quantities ofwhite sugar produced and infree circulation
intheCommunity shall bemade available toUBRWA asfood aid :■
–6086tonnes inrespect ofthesugar marketing year 1978 /79,
-6086tonnes inrespect ofthesugar marketing year 1979 /80.
2.Should thesaid white sugar notbeavailable ontheCommunity market on
normal terms ,itmaybepurchased ontheworld market .
3.Thesugar shall bedelivered totheport ofunloading following a
tendering procedure .Inexceptional circumstances other procedures may
beused .
4.■Thetendering conditions andother arrangements fortheimplementation of
:.this Article shall beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid down
inArticle .36of -.;Regulation (EEC)Ho3330/74• A
.Article 2
Forthepurposes ofArticled ,theCommunity shall bear :-
–thecost ofthesugar delivered totheport ofunloading ;
–the cost oftransport todestination anddistribution .

Article 3
TheCommission shallmakealump-sum contribution toUNRWAtomeetthe
expenditure referred tointhesecondindentofArticle 2*.
"Article 4
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial JournaloftheEuropean Communities ..
i .
* ' «
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly applicable
inallMemberStates.' -
Boneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
1.RELEVANT BUDGET HEADINGS
(a)1979Budget
–Foodaidprogrammes :
–Sugarfoodaidprogramme :
–Cashcontributions ;
(b)1980Budget
–Foodaidprogrammes :items9201}
.)
-9211')
)
9213)
)
item9221)
Article 940
items9201)andrelated refunditemsunder
TitleVIoftheEECBudget
-Sugarfoodaidprogramme :item9221),9203)andrelatedrefunditemsunder
9211} VXof*"th©EECBucLg©"fc
9213)
)
–Transportation of
foodaidinI98O:
–Cashcontribution :item924I
Article 925
2.DESCRIPTION OFTHEOPERATION
Establishment ofanewEEC-UNRWA Convention covering foodaidandacash
contribution towardsthefeedingprogrammes forPalestine refugees .
3.LEGALBASIS •■
(a)Cereals
1971FoodAidConvention extendeduntil30JuneI98I.
(b)Skimmed–milkpowderandbutteroil
Article43oftheEECTreatyandRegulation No804/68of27June1968on
thecommonorganization ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts .

M
(e)Sugar
Ootmoll Regulation (EEC)No3330/74onth«oommon organisation ofthe
market insugar 1,andinpartioular Article 19thereof .
Proposal foraCounoil regulation onthe supply toUNRWA offood aid
insugar .
\
(d)Cash
Proposal for renewal oftheEEC-UNHWA Convention .
4.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
(a)Cereale :annual quantities delivered :40000 t.
I.
Wheat
39560 tEstimate
atworldidoost '
pricesExport refund Total
Cost/t Cost/EUA Cost/t Cost/EUA Cost/EUA
109.53 - 4330 000 ; 65 .63 2600 000 6930 000 '
Rice
440 t '
(i.e .220 t
husked rioe )264 60000 176 40000 .100 000
Total
40000 t7030 000
(b)Milk produot s:1.Annual quantities delivered in1979 s700tskimmed-oilk
powder
3200 tbutteroil
II.
Skimmed –milkEstimated oost
atworld pricesExport refund Total
Cost/t Cost/EUA Cost/t Cost/EUA Cost/EUA
503.26 .350 000 822.31 576 000 926 000
Butteroil
3200 t 1206 3859 000 2698 8634 000 12493 ΟΠΟ
No359 ,31.12.1974 ,p.1

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2.Annualquantities delivered in1980s1550tskimmed-milk
powder
3900tbutteroil
II.b
Skimmed-milk
powder
1550tEstimated cost
atworldprioesExportrefund Total
Cost/t Cost/EUACost/tCost/SUA CostEUA
503.26 780000 822,31
?1275000 2055ono
Sutteroil
39OOt 1206 4700000 2698 10522000.15222000
(o)Sugar
1979:items9221and6301.
6086tofwhitesugar:appropriations enteredin1979Budget.
1980:item9221
6086tofwhitesugar!costpertonneJ
:estimated expenditure :
exportrefunditem(6401)EUA_
117.4
715000
1882000
(d)Transportcostsfordeliveryofproduotsunder(a),(b)and(c).
IntheI98OBudget,thecoststotheoifstage:
–29897tofflourat30EUA/t
–1550tofskimmed-milk powderat50EUA/t
–3900tofbutteroil at80EUA/t
–6086tofragarat50EUA/tEUA
896910
77500
312000
304300
Total 1590710
pluspaymentofthelump-sumcontribution ofUS^35/t(=25.4EUA)for
atotalquantityof38143twillbesetoffagainstitem9243-toa
totalof2926000EUA.
Inthe1979Budgettransport oostsarenotitemizedassuchandthe
relevant expenditure willbesetoffagainstitems9201,9203,9211
and9221.

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(e)Cash contribution
Inthese circumstances ,and .taking into account thedetails given in
theactual proposal ,the 1979 contribution works out at2400000EUA '
and .the1980 contribution at2600000EUA .This will cover the
implementation ofUNRWA's' Supplementary Feeding Programme forthe
poorest among the Palestinian refugees inseveral Middle Eastern
countries ,inline with UNRWA 'saimofmeeting theminimum nutritional
requirements ofbeneficiaries .Theannexes show the planned ,breakdown
ofexpenditure for1979 and .1980 .
In -all ,thevalue ofaidtoUNRWA will be:27271000EUAin1979
32430000EUA in1980 .
5.EXPENDITURE FINANCED FROM :
\ ' . •
This Commission Communication totheCouncil does not entail anynew
expenditure :appropriations entered inthe1979 and .I98O Budgets will ,
cover allUNRWA-related expenditure .
6.TYPE OFCONTROL TOBEAPPLIED
Financial Regulation of21December 1977 applicable tothegeneral
budget oftheEuropean Communities .

£x Enclosurotolutter
Fi30'(>?)nd.i^a
2'*August1979
REVISED ESTIMATE OFTHECASl!CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED FO..
UNIlWA'SSUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAMME
t
1979!
HotMilk.Othor
MealProgranane Rations Admin· Total !
, . -- -*. 8 δ $ 5
1
AmPurchnso of»"'.ι
•
a)Cornedbeef~hot noal-
'
quality « 165,000 165,000
b)Cornedbeof-protoin
supplement quality
«247,300 247,300
c)Tomatopasto 22,400 22,4C0
tl)Pulsos 116,800.,116,000
β)Burghol 48,100 40,100
Total"A"352.390 247,300 599,6C0
Β*Ι.Otherpurchasod food Ν•
supplicai -
a)Localpurchases (in
particular freshfruit·
andvegetables ) 58o,ooo
,. 580,000
b)Vitamins 12,000 12,000
,2*Othersupplies !. 50,000 11,500 1,900 1,500 64,900
3·Premisesi
a)Kuntals 9,000 3,500•12,500
b)Maintenance 30,ooo 8,500 r■ 38,500
c)Utilities &cleaning 9,000 900 .9,900
4.Contractual Services »
Principally bakingofbread45*000 45,000
5»StaffConts:
<• ■
a)Remuneration 1,503,000 318,000 279,000 2,100,000
b)Travelcostsand•-
/
clothing 11,300-3,000 4,500 18^00
Total"B"2,249,300 345,400 1,900 285,000 2,881,600
C·Coststoberecovered
fromJordan Government (24,000)•- (n'«,oc
aseTOTAL
•2,577,600
-345,400 249,200 285,000;
■μ

J3
ANNEXI
PALESTINE REFUGEES ANDTHEUNRWA
A.POPULATION FIGURES
Palestinians
Refugees anddisplaced ,persons
Registered withUNRWA
Receiving rations
Livingincamps3.5million(estimate)
2.0million (estimate)
1.8million
O.83million
0.67million
B.BREAKDOWN OFPOPULATION BYUNRWASECTORS
(registered refugees)
Jordan
WestBank
GazaStrip
Lebanon .
Syria699000
317000
363000
219000
203000
C.UNRWAAID(revised1979estimate )
(inUS§Q
–Education
–Assistance
-Healthcare
–Other92.3million
42.7million
26.7million
4.6million
Total 166.3million

2't
ANNEXII
Conventions sifrnedwithUNRWA
FirstConvention (1972-75)
Signed .18December 1972
Renewedfor1973/74on16July1973
Renewedfor1974/75on2October1974
SecondConvention (1975-78)
Signedon20July1976
Renewedfor1976/77on21December 1978
Renewedfor1977/78on21December 1978.

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ANNEXIII
STRUCTURE OFEECCONTRIBUTIONS TOUNRWA
A.PRESENT SYSTEM (Conventions IandII-1972-78)
Products Usedfor Legalframework
CerealsBasicRations Programme
Supp.~Feeding ProgrammeAnnualProgramme +official
exchangeofletters/lump–sum
transport contribution
Annualprogramme +3-yearConvention
withaggregate cashcontribution
Skimmed milkSupp.Feeding Programme Annualprogramme +3-yearConvention
withaggregate cashcontribution '
Butteroil·.· BasicRations Programme Annualprogramme +official exchange
ofletters/lump-sumtransport "
contribution
Sugar ■vBasicRations Programme
Supp.Feeding ProgrammeAdhoc3-yearreg.+3–year
Convention withlump-sum contribution
Adhoc3-yearreg.+3-yearConvention
withlump-sum cashcontribution
Cash Supp.Feeding Programme
(transport costs)3-yearConvention
B.PROPOSED SYSTEM(Convention III-1?7?-8o)
Products Usedfor Legalframework
Cereals "BasicRationsProgramme
Supp.Feeding Programme2-yearConvention +1£7¿annual_prog .
2-yearConvention +1979annualprog.
Skimmed-milk
powderSupp.Feeding Programme 2–yearConvention +annualprogramme
Butteroil BasicRations Programme 2-yearConvention +annualprogramme
SugarpásicRationsProgramme
Supp.Feeding ProgrammeAdhoc2–yearlyregulation
2-YearConvention
Cash Supp.Feeding Programme
(transport costsand
purchase ofother
products )2–yearConvention

HININEAtIV ♦
UNRWA:Estimations EEC-contributions 1971-1978
1 1-*·
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 19761 ■
1977~t
'
1978 TOTAL
COMMODITIES (mtn)''«-' ι,
Cereals:.4500 21945 20000 20000 25000 25000 35000 41460192905
informof: t'
flour" 2980 11765 11T84 13117 14241.17842 -25984 -30743 .127856
Rie*- 3240 2412 150 171 85 171·221645C
Skimr.edsilkpowder« 11QQ *1600 2000 700 7006100
Butteroi I« - 2000 2000 3000 3000 3200 32401644C
^jugar- 6150 6062 6094 6153 6102 610236663
»Estimated corrrodity valueit000)240 1441.4614 12479 10334 10554 12596 13454 64612
]
'Sas*contributions it000)•
>•-
1
>¡Basicrations- 50 107 110 167 221 .972 11182745
' -,
jSucplenentary feeding ·919 2170 2571 3270 3546 3C0Q 338418860
-.tdjcation• 8881 '* • 8881
i
* 1 ··«
iTc131cash
ί , .■- 969 2277 11562 3437 3767 39.72 450230486
1 .Tctjvcc-~cdities.andcash
1
1;240 2410 6891 24041 13771 14321 16568 .1795695098

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IIHSUA 'SSUIM'UM^iintary Fr.M>iN <;iM«K ;T<Ar,r^:i'>7n
' ANNEXE Vn
Hot ^
Ileal
$f:ilk
Pro­
gramme
$.
Other
Rations
HAdmin·
ίTotal
135,000 _ 135,000
254,200- - 254,?O0
20,423
105,100
35,50070,423
105 ,30Π
35,500
296,223 254,200_-- 550,423
490,914mm .•
490,914
fi,33?- - ■-"- 8,332
46,777 15,990 1,815 - 1,942 66,524
Β,254
,34,566
•5,9203,570
6,449
1,837•M 12811,824
41,015
7,885
49,000- a» 49,000
48,079 608• ■
»
ψ70 48,757
1,367,252
7,577369,554
2,545*244,006
5,2641,930,812
15,386
2,066,671 400,553 1,81 5 251,410 2,720,449
(28,416 )mm - - (28,416 )
:2,334 ,478 654,75 *1,815 251,410 3,242,456 *A. Purchase of
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)Corned beef -hoc meal
nuality
Corned beef -protein
supplement quality
Tomato paste
Pulses
Burahol
Total o£"A"
B.l .Othor purchased
food supplies
(a)Local purchases (in
particular fresh fruit
andvegetables )
(b)Vitamins
B.2.'-Other supplies '
B.3 .Prenises
(a) ".entals
(b)Maintenance
(c)Utilities andcleaning
(d)Peplacenent of
deteriorated premises
B.4 .Contractual services
Principally baki.n ?,ofbread
B.5 .Staff costs
(a)Remuneration
(b)Travel costs andclothing
Total of"B"-
C. Costs recovered from Jordan
Government
NETTOTAL (allparts )
30April 1079/