88/134/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 February 1988 allocating to France resources to be charged to the 1988 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organizations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community
Date: 1988-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, food aid, foodstuff, intervention stock













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88/134/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 February 1988 allocating to France resources to be charged to the 1988 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organizations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community  


Official Journal L 064 , 10/03/1988 P. 0035 - 0035 





*****COMMISSION  DECISION  of 24 February 1988  allocating to France resources to be charged to the 1988 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organizations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community  (88/134/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organizations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (1),  Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3744/87 of 14 December 1987 down the detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organizations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1636/87 (4), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,  Whereas, in order to implement the scheme for the supply of such food to that section of the population, to be financed from resources available in the 1988 budget year, it is necessary to allocate the resources between the Member States; whereas in order to facilitate the implementation of this scheme it is necessary to specify the rate of exchange to be employed in converting ECU into the national currency and to do so at a rate which reflects economic reality;  Whereas statistical data upon which the numbers of the most deprived persons in each Member State may be estimated is now available;  Whereas on 10 December 1987, France requested Commission authorization to initiate the action on its territory and indicated the quantities of produce that it wished to distribute; whereas the Commission by its Decision 87/596/EEC (5) granted to France an initial allocation of resources; whereas on 8 February 1988 France made a request for further support to continue this action; whereas it is desirable to make, subject to any further allocation pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3744/87, a definitive allocation of resources for implementation of this action in France;  Whereas in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 paragraph 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3744/87 the Commission has sought the advice of major organizations familiar with the problems of the most deprived persons in the Community when drawing up this Decision,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  Article 1  1. An allocation of the resources referred to in Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3744/87 shall be made as follows:  France: 16 350 000 ECU.  This sum shall be converted into national currency at the rate applicable on 4 January 1988 and published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, Series C.  2. Subject to the limit set out in paragraph 1, the following quantities of produce may be withdrawn, from intervention, for distribution in France:  - up to 2 050 tonnes of soft wheat,  - up to 4 850 tonnes of durum wheat,  - up to 1 300 tonnes of butter,  - up to 3 100 tonnes of beef.  3. The withdrawals referred to in paragraph 2 may be made from 15 December 1987.  Article 2  The quantities and the resources allocated to France by Commission Decision 87/596/EEC are included in this Decision.  Article 3  This Decision is addressed to all the Member States.  It is applicable from 15 December 1987.  Done at Brussels, 24 February 1988.  For the Commission  Frans ANDRIESSEN  Vice-President  (1) OJ No L 352, 15. 12. 1987, p. 1.  (2) OJ No L 352, 15. 12. 1987, p. 33.  (3) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1.  (4) OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1.  (5) OJ No L 361, 22. 12. 1987, p. 27.