PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON EMERGENCY ACTION FOR THE SUPPLY OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO ROMANIA
Date: 1990-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, agricultural product, emergency aid, food aid, supply

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(90) 30 final 

Brussels,23 January  1990 

Proposals  for 

COUNCIL  REGULATIONS  (EEC) 

on emergency  action  for the supply of certain  agricultural  products 

to Romania  and to Poland 

(Communication  of the  Commission) 

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JÉS.ïïl 

mi 

'Set; 

Commission Communication to the Council 
on the supply of food produots 
to Poland and to Romania 

4 

la  lyiquse  to  i^uflBfai  from tfce Polish, and *-™«*ITI  aatkozities,  tfca 
g ™ y nn  gg0SQfes  that  the CbundX tftonld decide IsasiLateiY to  seal 
ly^tectljmoflnote  to  Poland am Bcmenia,  £m  of  dbaa$e, unto  tbt 
oozriitajarjg  d i o i ai MLow. 

Tbe Ooroi«BlQtt acflos tbe Council to  adopt the tests  wvflr"*  to  this 
onmmPTdcatlon so that  the practical  arrangements can fee ssde vlthcmt ddia^. 

X-fiCHtHUL 

It  i*  proposed  that  the  CaanmLtz  flrri'i  eqagfl-Y agsicaltael  products 

i. 
to  Bnmydft  in  aider  to  m et  certain Tafgat  needs.  "ft*™***** is  carrtatly 
farrfTig  food  fitttrtagetu 

2.  Toe quantities  to fce snEfllies  £DOSI Corocnity  ^^t^^^rrHr^  stocks  are  as 
follows: 

Beef  Oa  carcases) 
Batter 
Olive  a£L 
aaiae 
&!* 

20.000 
5,000 
6.000 
125.000 
155.000 

transport; and. related  costs ^ i ll  be paid By; Bonaaia,. 

- 2-

2aese qreirtdties WL2X_£e issis^svsilsSle  to  T&e 3csanl«  a&thci£ties;  ia. wç 
^tesf€Sf"C2  Z_S036-)  t he  second-tranche  'wi 11  be  a j u s t ed  Tn  r e l a t i on 
development  of 

the  s i t u a t i on 

in  Romania. 

the 

to 

3,  *&je sstdtotâd  t c t el  ccst  of  1&&3  opeaatiCB is  shoes» ia  tba  taâLe  ia. 

:ZZZLCZL~  <&rgi  t&g m ë c i ^ s^  .^grs  ^  l a st  JtLLy 2or"aîd  to  Pfttaad,  a.t  ._j 
sropcssS that,  Sseèsase ef  *fes ^ g s q ?,  tse  ^ ae  pocestees  sacald  ba 
::^llcvad. as  -&CM  spel3 est  îs. C&350H Ssgalatica  C23C0 Ho £È4?/â9  xi  tl-.i 
;:2r^rgescy sigsQ^  sf'cestaia  -sgrisolteal  predicts  to  Pciasd.  G&ses:  Zj, 

The second isarfeOseEt  dlesslr  falls  &i- the  category  of  food  aid,  2xrt v£LL 
5>s pre-^teaaoed 23£ t&e Sâû2rGaa5SE£s* SecSLcn penâicg a  St^plgïttati^g "sc& 
/acgdlTg fidget  to  £e adopted _at_a l a to  daté  in  oider  to  iacsease  the 
aspronâaticcs  rater  gLtde 9,  ~ 
of  the  lafasp-aastititteT oral  Aggeemssfc « i ll  ie  put  forward  at  -&* ease tdane 
as  the  pr^iossl  fo*  the  reTjgjoa  for  1991 aui  1S93 to  provide  thé saigin  to 
aocanacedate this  Sggir?^rentajy Budgsfc wLtfeia -Bae ujjpeLi? limit  of  wpf*''ng  4. 
Eae legal  feesis  for  the  second ortrffrtgririffint  v iU  be  a  regulation Eased on 
Articles  49 aad  235 of  tfce Soeaty. 

"  A proposal  Tastd  oa. xttTggrapk  is 

She two legal  texts  are  asaesed. 

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!  price*-

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.'  W o r ld 
• market 
•  p r i ce 

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!  a id 

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42500 

O l i ve  o il 

2500 

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10000 

B u t t er 

2500 

TOTAL 

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Rye 
Maize 

Olive  o il 

Beef 

Butter 

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2SD0 

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U  -  POTATO 

1*  It  is  proposed tfca* the ObBfficmity fftflnlrT  scgjply  ^" to  300, CGC'-t. of 
hreadnaldig' «heat to  Poland-is. osder  to aeet  aartadà nrgegt seeds, 

s.  de  ifceat will se œde available to  the Polish, authorities  aoccsdi^  to 
a  timtrtKie to be agreed on joistly. 

3.  This qyramorT,  the esttastsed cost  of  &£&  is  Sfcoen ia  ths azmeasd 
table,  « i ll  talcs the fossa of  a  food aid  operation bat  vill  be  prefiiaajed 
iy  ths 2&GQ? Goaxazrbee Section peadiag- a  âsg&esgotisg ani  ATBT^-IT^ BoeSgst 
to  be adopted at  a  later  date in  order  to increase t&e approjartafciaiEf  mate 
Title  9 
,  A proposal based on, paragraph, IS of  the  latere 
IcstitEcfcionaX Agsseoect «ill  be pot  forward at  i£e asoe •****? gy the 
proposal far  ths révision, foc  1991 and 1292 to  provide  -tfre aaxgin, to 
aoco&snodate this  ScrapIaBisrtses' Bocîget vit&ia tfce -agper limit  of  ^fisp^lTig 4. 
She legal basis  fatTtfce  second onnsfiftwnt  «ill  be a r e l a t i on  based on 
Articles 43 and 235 of  tbe Ecsetç. 

3lie two legal  tests see assessd* 

v.* *.v^ 

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Hio  ecus  &  QUANTITIES 

COST 
INTERNAL 
MARKET 
PKICE 

COST 
WORLD 
MARKET 
PRICE 

iCOST 
5  FOOD 
• A ID 
i 
i 

tons 

nio  icus 

His  ecus 

!  Hid  KUS 

' 

BUDGET 
COST 
BOOK 
VALUE  OF 
ST&CKS 
ttio  tcjs 

Breadmaklng, 

wheat 

3 0 0 0 0° 

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TOTAL 

67 

67 

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46.3 

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r 

46.3 

46.3 

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1 

A N N EX 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC)  No 

Of 

on emergency arrangements for the supply of 
certain agricultural products 
to Romania 

THE COUNCIL O? TEE EUROPEAN COKHUNTTIES, 

Earing  regard  to the Treaty establishing  tne European Economic 
Community, 

by 

as 

last 

Regulation 

haying  regard  to  Council  Regulation  CEEC)  No 2727/75  of 
29 October 1975  on  the  common  organisation  of  the  market  in 
CEEC) 
amended 
cerealsd), 
No 1834/89(2),  and  in particular Article 7C5) and  (6) thereof, 
to  Council  Regulation  (EEC) NO 805/68  of  27 tfune 1968  on  the 
common organisation of the market in beef and veal(3) t as last 
amended fcy Regulation  (EEC)  No 571/89^),  and  in  particular 
Article 7(2) thereof,  to Council Regulation  CEEC) No 804/68 of 
27 June  1968 on the common  organisation  of the market  in milk 
and  milk  produots(&),  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EEC) 
No 3879/89(6), and in particular Articles 6(6) and  12 thereof, 
and  to Council Regulation  (EEC) No 136/66 of  22 September 1966 
on the establishment  of a common organisation of the market in 
oils and fatsC?), and in particular Article  12(3) thereof, 

( 1) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
(6) 
(6) 
(?) 

OJ NO L 
OJ NO L 
0* NO L 
OJ No L 
OJ NO L 
OJ NO L 
OJ HO L 

281, 
180, 
148, 
81, 
148, 
378. 
172, 

01.11.1975, 
27.06.1989, 
29.06.1968, 
04.03.1989, 
26.06.1968. 
11.12.1969, 
30.09.1966, 

P-
P-
P-
P-
P-
P-
P-

1 
1 
24 
43 
13 
1 
3025 

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Having regard the Commission proposal, 

Whereas  the  production  and  market  situation  for  certain 
agricultural  products  is  such  as  to  require  disposal  under 
special terms; 

Whereas agricultural  products should be made available  free of 
charge  to  Romania  in  order  to  improve  the  food  supply  to  the 
population;  whereas for certain products the necessary measures 
can  under  the  rules  in  foroe  be  adopted  by  the  Commission 
itself; 

Whereas it is a matter for the Commission to set detailed rules 
for the present arrangements, 

EAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 

Article  I 

Emergency  action as specified below  shall be  taken to provide 
Romania  with  certain  agricultural  products,  up  to  the  limits 
indicated in the Annex. 

Article  2 

For implementation of the abovementioned arrangement : 

1.  The  Community  shall  make  available  to  Romania  products 

available as a result of intervention. 

J o 

-  3 -

2.  Romania shall take over the products at the places and on 

the terms indicated hy the Commission. 
Transport  costs  and  risks  shall be  the  responsibility  of 
Romania. 

3.  No  export  refunds  shall  be  granted  as  products  exported 
under this Regulation and the monetary compensatory amount 
arrangements shall not be applicable. 

Article S 

1.  The  Commission  shall be  responsible  for  execution  of  the 

present arrangements. 

2.  Detailed rules for application of this Regulation shall be 
adopted  as  necessary  using  the  procedure  laid  down  in 
Article 25 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 or as appropriate 
the  corresponding  Article  of  the  other  Regulations  in 
question on common organisation of markets and if necessary 
that  laid  down  in  Article 13  of  Regulation  (EEC) 
NO 729/?0(D. 

Article 4 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  of  its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 

This  Regulation  shall be binding  in its entirety  and  directly 
applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 

(1)  OJ L 74, 28.04.1970, p. 13 

JA 

A N N EX 

Q u a n t i t i es  for  supply  to  Romania. 

Maize 
Rye 
Butter 
Olive oil 
Beef 

(Tonnes) 

62 500 
62 500 
2 500 
2 500 
10 000 

J 

A N N EX 

II 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (BBC)  NO 

of 

on emergency action for the supply of 
oertain agricultural products 
to Romania 

THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to the Treaty establishing  the European  Economic 
Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 235 thereof, * 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 

Having regard to the Commission proposal, 

Whereas  agricultural  products  should  be  made  available  to 
Romania  to improve  the food supply to the population;  whereas 
the Community  has agricultural products in storage as a result 
of intervention and these should be used in priority;  Whereas 
for certain of these products the neoessary measures can under 
the rules in force be adopted by the Commission; 

Whereas  the action proposed  is essentially humanitarian  in its 
aim  and reference should therefore also be made to Article 235 
of the Treaty; 

Whereas the cost of the action should ultimately be met from the 
appropriations  allocated  for  cooperation  with  non-member 
countries ; 

Whereas it is a matter for the Commission to set detailed rules 
for the present arrangements, 

A 

- 2 -

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 

Article  I 

The Community  shall  on the terms set  out below  take  emergency 
action to supply Romania with pertain agricultural products. 

Article 3 

For implementation of the abovementioned arrangement : 

1.  The  Community  shall  transfer  free  of  oharge  to  Romania 
products available as a result  of intervention, up  to the 
limits set in the Annex* 

2.  Romania shall  take over the produots at  the plaoes and on 

the terms indicated by the Commission. 
The  costs  and  risks  of  transport  shall  be  the 
responsibility of Romania. 

3.  No  export  refunds  shall  be  granted  as  products  supplied 
under this Regulation and the monetary compensatory amount 
arrangements shall not apply. 

^ 

- 3 -

Article g 

The value of the products transferred  to Romania that is to be 
entered in the accounts shall be determined using the procedure 
laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70C1). 

Article 4 

1.  The  Commission  shall be  responsible  for  execution  of  the 

present arrangements. 

2.  Detailed roles for application of this Regulation shall be 
adopted  as  necessary  using  the  procedure  laid  down  in 
Artiole 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 or as appropriate 
the  corresponding  Articles  of  the  other  Regulations  on 
common organisation of markets. 

Article § 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  of  its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 

This  Regulation  shall be binding  in its entirety  and  directly 
applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 

(1)  OJ L 74. 28.04.1970, p. 13 

J* 

A N N EX 

foaarbltle» 

f or  supply  to  Romania 

Maize 
Rye 
Butter 
Olive oil 
Beef 

(Tonnes) 

62 500 
62 500 
2 500 
2 500 
io ooo 

> 

A N N EX 

I II 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC)  No 

of 

on emergency action for the supply of 
certain agricultural products 
to Poland 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to the Treaty establishing, the European Economic 
Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 235 thereof, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 

Having regard to the Commission proposal, 

Whereas agricultural products should be made available to Poland 
to  improve  the  food  supply  to  the  population;  whereas  the 
Community  has  agricultural products  in storage  as  a  result  of 
intervention and these should be used in priority;  Whereas for 
certain of these prodncts the necessary measures can under the 
rules in force be adopted by the Commission; 

Whereas  the action proposed is essentially humanitarian in its 
aim and reference should therefore also be made to Article 235 
of the Treaty; 

Whereas the cost of the action should ultimately be met from the 
appropriations  allocated  for  cooperation  with  non-member 
countries; 

Whereas it is a matter for the Commission to set detailed rules 
for the present arrangements. 

- 2 -

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 

Article 1 

The Community  shall on the terms set  out below  take  emergency 
action to supply Poland with certain cereals. 

Article 2 

For implementation of the abovementioned arrangement : 

1.  The  Community  shall  transfer  free  of  charge  to  Poland  a 
maximum  of 300 000 tonnes of common wheat  of bread making 
quantity available as a result of intervention. 

2.  Delivery costs shall be met by the Community  and shall be 

determined by tendering procedure. 

3.  No  export  refunds  shall  be  granted  as  products  supplied 
under this Regulation and the monetary compensatory amount 
arrangements shall not apply. 

Article 8 

The value  of the products  transferred  to Poland  that  is to be 
entered in the accounts shall be determined using the procedure 
laid down in Artiole 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70(D. 

(1)  OJ L 74, 28.04.1970, p. 13 

- 3 -

Article 4 

1.  The  Commission  shall be  responsible  for  execution  of  the 

present arrangements. 

2.  Detailed rules for application of this Regulation shall be 
adopted  as  necessary  using  the  procedure  laid  down  in 
Article 26 Of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75. 

Article g 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  of  its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 

This Regulation  shall be binding  in its  entirety  and  directly 
applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 

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