PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 412/87 ON THE APPORTIONMENT OF THE CEREALS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE FOOD AID CONVENTION FOR THE PERIOD 1ST JULY 1986 TO 30TH JUNE 1989
Date: 1990-05-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, State aid, food aid

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM(90) 217  final 

Brussels,23  May  1990 

Proposal  for a 

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Regulation  (EEC) No 412/87 on the apportionment of  the cereals 
for under  the Food Aid Convention  for  the period  1st July  1986 

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to 30th June 1989 

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(presented  by  the Commission) 

Explanatory  memorandum 

1  Article 4 of Council  Regulation  (EEC) 3972/96 of  22nd  December  1989 
required  the Council  to decide by a qualified majority  on a proposal 
from  the Commission and after obtaining  the opinion of  the European 
Par Iiament, on: 

the apportionment of  the cereals aid provided  for under  the Food 
Aid Convention between Community  and national  actions, and 
the apportionment among  the Member  States of  the national  cereals 
actions under  the Food Aid Convention. 

2. Since  the Food Aid Convention  1986 expired on 30th June  1989 the Food 

Aid Committee, at  the 57th Session  in December  1988, decided  to extend 
its validity until  30th  June  1991.  No further  changes were  introduced 
and  therefore  the EEC and  its Member  States contribution  in cereals 
under  this convention need  not  to be modified. 

3. Under  the  terms of  the Convention, which  entered  into force  in 1986, 

and  lasts until  30th  June  1991, the Community  and  Its Member  States 
committed  themselves  to supply  a minimum  quantity  of  1.670.000 tonnes 
of cereals each year  in food aid. 

4. The Contribution would  continue  to be apportioned  as follows: 

Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Spain 
Greece 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portgual 
United Kingdom 

Total  Member  States 
EEC 
Grand Total 

41.500 
15.600 
193.500 
20.000 
10.000 
200.000 
4.000 
95.400 
1.400 
50.200 

110-700 

742.300 
927.700 
1.670.000 

5. As  in the past, the commitment  made under  the Convention  is to be 

regarded  as a minimum.  For  its part, the Commission  intends during  the 
budgetary  procedure, as  in recent  years, to propose  sufficient 
appropriations to enable  it to make  food aid available  to developing 
countries on  the basis of  their  growing  needs and  in excess of 
Community  commitments as such. 

For  their  part, Member  States are also certain  to take account  of  the 
growth of  the needs of developing  countries and  to grant  them aid  in 
excess of  their  obligations under  the Convention. 

6.  In conclusion, the Commission  proposes  that  the Council  adopt  the 

annexed  draft  Regulation  amending Regulation  (EEC) 412/87  In order  to 
extend  the period, until  30th  June  1991, for  the apportionment of  the 
quantities of  cereals provided  for under  the Food  Aid Convention. 

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Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

amending  Regulation  (EEC) No. 412/87 on  the apportionment of  the 
quantities of cereals provided  for 

under  the Food Aid Convention  for  the period  1st  July  1986 to 30th  June 
1989 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to the Treaty  establishing  the European  Economic  Community, 

Having  regard  to Council  Regulation  (EEC) no. 3972/86 of  22nd December  1986 
on  food aid policy and  food aid management<1) as  last extended  by Council 
Regulation  (EEC) 1750/89 of  19th June  1989,<2), and  in particular  the 
first  and second  Indents of Article 4 (1) and Article 4 (2) thereof, 

Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the Commission, 

Having  regard  to the opinion of  the European Par I iament(3>, 

-  Whereas  the Food Aid Convention  1986 has been extended  until  30th  June 

1991. 

-  Whereas RegulatIon  (EEC) No 412.87<4>  provides  for  the apportionment 

of  the quantities of  cereals provided  for under  the Food Aid  Convention 
for  the period  1st  July  1986 to 30th  June  1989; whereas  this period 
should  be extended  until  30th  June 1991. 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 

Art icle 1 

In the first  paragraph of Article  1 of Regulation  (EEC) No 412/87, 30th 
June 1989  is replaced  by  30th  June 1991. 

Article 2 

This Regulation  shall  enter  Into force  the day  after  Its publication  in the 
Official  Journal  of  the European Communities.  It  is applicable  from  1st 
July  1989. 

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

Done at Brussels, 
(1) Official  Journal  No. L 370, 30th December  1986, p. 1 and corrigendum  in 

F or  t he  Council 

Official  Journal  No. L 42, 12th February  1987, p. 54. 

(2) Official  Journal  No. L 172, 21st  June  1989, p. 1 
(3) 
(4) Official  Journal  No. L 42, 12th February  1987, p. 11 

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