CELEX: 51982PC0604
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Date: 1982-09-30
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid for Honduras (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                           COM(82)604 final
                                                           Brussels , 30 September 1982
                                    Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
       on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid for Honduras
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 1.      Skimmed - milk powder as food aid for Honduras : summary and future prospects
            Honduras , which has been a recipient of Community food aid since
1974 , received aid between 1974 and 1981 in the form of cereals and milk
products worth 20.6 million ECU at world prices , or 36 million ECU at EEC internal
prices ; in addition , counterpart funds totalling more than 8 million ECU were
released .
            Food aid in milk products supp I i ed since 1976 comes to 12 075 t ( 1 )
of skimmed-milk powder ( of which 4 900 t was sold to the dairy industry )
and 4 045 t ( 2 ) of butteroil ( sold direct to the end consumer through the
BANASUPR0 chain stores ).
            The 1982 milk products programme adopted by the Council on 26 April
( Council Regulations ( EEC ) Nos 1038 / 82 and 1039 / 82 ) made provision for 600 t
of butteroil and a " token entry" of skimmed-milk powder for Honduras . As
regards the skimmed-milk powder , the Commission was waiting for additional
information on the utilization of past aid before proposing any specific
quantity .
            In the light of information received and fresh requests from the
Honduran authorities , new proposals can be put forward , based on the following
data :
 i . the net skimmed-milk powder requirements for the reconst i tut i on of milk
     products to meet the total consumption needs of the people of Honduras
     come to 4 600 t in 1982 .
( 1 ) For 1976      1 000 t                        ( 2 ) For 1976 1 000 t
       II
            1977    1 000 t                               "  1977   300 t
       1»
            1978    3 075 t                               "  1978   515 t
       II
            1979    3 000 t                               "  1979   515 t
       II
            1980    2 000 t                               "  1980   515 t
       II
            1981    2 000 t                               "  1981   6Ü0 t
 ---pagebreak--- ii . the vitamin-enriched skimmed-mi Lk powder required for the free distribution
       programmes set up by the Honduran authorities ( primarily the Ministries
       for Education and Health ) in conjunction with certain NGOs comes to more
       than 5 000 t for approximately 580 000 recipients , of whom 400 000 are
      pupils at state schools .
iii . the deficit in the Honduran balance of payments is increasing dangerously
       under the combined effect of the crisis in Central America , the rise in
      energy prices and the drop in the prices of raw materials exported by
      Honduras .
2 . Possible Community measures
          Quantities ares still available under the reserve of the 1981 dcimmed-
milk powder programme . ( 1 ).    In the Commission 's opinion it would be advisable
to use part of this to continue providing skimmed-mi lk powder to Honduras .
          The following proposals may be made :
grogosed_aggro2r i at ion : 2 000 t of skimmed-mi lk powder
utilization :
i . 1000 t to be sold to the dairy industry ; the counterpart funds from the sale
     are to go to the BANASUPRO organization ( chain stores ) to finance a project
     cofinanced by Community financial and technical aid ( Project PVDNA 80-24 ),
     which involves opening 75 new BANASUPRO centres in four years , thereby
     stabilizing retail consumer prices .        The provision of this quantity will
     also help to ease the burden on the Honduran balance of payments .
ii . 1 000 t of vitamin-enriched skimmed-mi lk powder for free distribution
     through the Ministries of Education and Health .        These distribution
     programmes , which are already receiving contributions from NGOs including
     CARE , consist of supplementary food aid , with CARE supplying soya-based
     products and sugar and the EEC skimmed-mi lk powder .
( 1 ) Couricil Regulation ( EEC ) No 1038 / 82 .
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financing : the 1 000 t intended for sale should be delivered fob . The
1 000 t for free distribution should be financed cif , particularly since it
is part of a programme administered in conjunction with NGOs .    Since Honduras
is in the grip of a serious financial crisis , it would not be able to finance
the transport without adversely affecting other social programmes .
The 2 000 t of sk immed-mi Ik powder would be set against the general reserve
of the 1982 programme .
The cost of this aid can be estimated at 2.3 million ECU at world prices and
it can be financed by appropriations available under the general budget of the
Communities .
                                       *
       To conclude , it is proposed that the Council agree to provide Honduras
with food aid in the form of ? 000 t of sk immed-mi Ik powder ( of which 1000 t
to be delivered cif ), to be set against the general reserve of the 1982
skimmed-milk powder food aid programme .
       Accordingly , it is proposed that the Council adopt the annexed
Regulation .
 ---pagebreak---                                    Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
        on the supply of skimmed-mi Ik powder as food aid for Honduras
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN        COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1037 / 82 of 26 April 1982 laying
down general rules for the supply of skimmed-mi Ik powder to certain developing
countries and specialized bodies under the 1982 food-aid programme ( 1 ), and
in particular Article 7 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1038 / 82 of 26 April 1982 on the supply
of skimmed-mi Ik powder to certain developing countries and specialized bodies
under the 1982 food-aid programme ( 2 ), as amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 2037/ 82(3 )
provides for a reserve of 10 990 t of skimmed-mi Ik powder ; whereas quantities are
still available under this reserve ;
Whereas the Commission has received a request for food aid for Honduras in
the form of skimmed-mi Ik powder ; whereas the needs warrant food aid from
the Community
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
( 1 ) 0J No L 120 , 1.5.82 , P - 1
( 2 ) 0J No L 120 , 1.5.82 , p. 3
( 3 ) 0J No L 219 , 28.7.82 , p. 6
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                               Article 1
Of the quantities of skimmed-mi Lk powder still available under the reserve
provided for by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1038 / 82 , 2 OOOt shall be allocated
as food aid to Honduras . The financing arrangements for 1000 t shall be
based on the value of the skimmed-mi lk powder at the cif stage .
                                 Article 2
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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 ,
                                                  The President .