CELEX: 31974D0354
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-04 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 4 June 1974 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of the Niger on the supply of maize and sorghum as food aid

19 . 7 . 74                       Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 196/ 1
                                                         II
                                     (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                 COUNCIL
                                               COUNCIL DECISION
                                                   of 4 June 1974
               on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community
                  and the Republic of the Niger on the supply of maize and sorghum as food aid
                                                    (74/354/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
 COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                    Article 1
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular                The Agreement between the European Economic
 Articles 113 , 114 and 228 thereof;                          Community and the Republic of the Niger on the
                                                              supply of maize and sorghum as food aid, the text
Having regard to the recommendation from the                  whereof is annexed hereto, is hereby concluded on
 Commission ;                                                 behalf of the Community.
 Whereas the European Economic Community has                                        Article 2
 deposited a Declaration of provisional application of
 the 1971 Food Aid Convention ; whereas that                  The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
 Convention has been applicable since 1 July 1971 ;           designate the persons empowered to sign the
                                                              Agreement and to confer on them the necessary
 Whereas by its letter of 9 October 1973, the                 powers to bind the Community.
 Republic of the Niger has requested food aid ;
                                                              Done at Luxembourg, 4 June 1974.
 Whereas in view of the grain supply situation in
 Niger that country should be accorded, by way of
 gift, 20 000 metric tons of cereals, in the form of                                     For the Council
  15 000 metric tons of maize and 5 000 metric tons
                                                                                          The President
 of sorghum under the Community Food Aid
  Programme ( Cereals) for 1973/74,                                                           J. ERTL