CELEX: 51981PC0015
Language: en
Date: 1981-01-27
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1767/77, 828/78 and 938/79 and Nos 76/77 and 831/78 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder and milk fats respectively to certain developing countries and specialized bodies under the annual food aid programmes (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (81) 15
Vol. 1981/0004
 ---pagebreak--- Disclaimer
Conformément au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983
concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983,
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit
règlement.
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983
concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243,
27.9.2003, p. 1), this file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983,
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. September 2003
(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   COM(81)15 final
                                                   Brussels . 27 January 1981
                                 . • ^
                                  n
                                       X\ ^ ^
                                     s<*
                                                /
                                                   /v
                                                  /-v
                                  as al for a ; \\jr
                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
     amending Council Regulations ( EEC ) Nos 1767 / 77 , 828 / 78 and 938 / 79
     and Nos 76 / 77 and 831 / 78 on the supply of skimmed-mi lk powder and
     milk fats respectively to certain developing countries and specialized
     bodies under the annual food aid programmes
                                            O
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0MC81 ) 15 final
 ---pagebreak--- EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM      ,
The implementation of food aid programmes for milk products , particularly 1
skimmed milk powder , is often held up because of a lack of the technical
facilities needed to use the products properly .
1.  Skimmed mi lk_£Owder
                                                             , .       I
    Despite their large protein requirements some countries have difficulty
    in absorbing the quantity made available to them , either because the
    processing industry cannot cope or because there is no properly
    structured distribution programme . This leads to considerable delays    ^
    in delivery and a build-up of aid in the general reserve .
    The Commission considers , as it stated to Parliament during the world
    hunger debate , that the 150 000 t of skimmed milk powder available
    annually under the food aid programme is the maximum possible as long
    as the developing countries' absorption capacity has not been increased
    by establishing processing facilities or efficiently-run distribution
    programmes .
    At the moment the quantity of unallocated skimmed milk powder                v
    remaining in the reserves under the 1978 , 1979 and 1980 programmes stands
    at 13 229 t plus 8 375 t which , although allocated , has not been taken
    up by the intended beneficiaries , or which the Commission feels cannot
    be delivered because there is no guarantee that it will be properly
    used .
    At the same time , it has been necessary to refuse requests from
    countries or organisations which could have used more than the amount      ;
    allocated to them .
    The Commission therefore considers that some of the aid should be
    reallocated .
    Given the size of the reserves , and the fact that there are operations
    which should be cancelled because they were scheduled under    old pro­
    grammes or will not be implemented in the near future , the following
    quantities will be available for reallocation :
 ---pagebreak---                                - 2 -
Programme         Reserve               Country                    Total
   19 77             - ■
                               450 t Guinea
                               650 t Yemeo ( PDR )
                             1 100 t                               1 100 t
   1978            400 t       600 t Antigua
                                 50 t Congo
                             2 325 t Sudan
                             3 000 t Yemen ( PDR )
                             5 975 t                               6 375 t
   1979 -        6 714 t .     700 t Mauritius
                               600 t Guinea Bissau
                             1 300 t                               8 014 t
   1980        - 6 115 t       -
                                                                   6 115 t
   TOTAL        13 229 t     8 375 t                              21 604 t
      If these countries subsequently need such aid the Commission can
      allocate it under the annual programmes .
      The Commission has received a request for food aid in the form of
      skimmed milk powder from the WFP , which has a shortfall of 22 000 t .
      To maintain normal supplies for its operation until the end of 1981
      the WFP will need a total of 117 000 t , not counting any emergency
      aid .
      Total forecast contributions from the various donors amount to
      95 000 t , leaving a shortfall of 22 000 t .
      If donors do not increase contributions , this means that several
      " food for work" projects already under way will have to be dis­
      continued .
                                                               mm m/mm
 ---pagebreak---                                         - 3 -
                                               /               .                                   _ •
                               '                           ' '            '
             Under ita 1980 food aid programme the Community is giving the WFP
             30 000 t of skimmed milk powder , and the same amount will be proposed
         *   for the 1981 programme . But more should be done to help the WFP out of .
             its difficulty . - Exceptionally , therefore , we propose that it should
             be allocated a further 15 489 t of skimmed milk powder , representing
           , the balance from the 1977 , 1978 and 1979 programmes after cancellation
             of the operations listed above .
       2.    Butteroi I                   ,                             .   -
             The Commission considers that the 45 000 t of butteroil currently
             provided each year under the food aid programme is inadequate to imeet _
             the needs of the developing countries . In the 1981 budget proposals it
             has therefore repeated its request for ap appropriation to enable it
             to increase this figure by 10 000 t .                                 ^ ,
             However , in the meantime two countries have . not called for the
             butteroil aid allocated to them . The countries are Yemen PDR
              ( 700 t under the 1977 programme and 550 t under the 1978 programme )
              afid Congo ( 50 t under the 1978 programme ).                            -     ' •. ~ .
     • /          .
             The Commission considers that these allocations should be cancelled
                                                             (1)
             and returned to the respective reserves             , thus enabling the Community
             to make more aid available for emergency operations .            ,
B.     PROPOSAL                             1
       In the light of the foregoing the Commission proposes that the Council
       decide to :                    -  ■        J                       -
       1.    Cancel the aid allocated to the following :
             a ) Skjmmed milk powder
                  1977 programme :      Guinéa                 450 t
                                        Yemen PDR               650 t
                  1978 programme :      Antigua                 600 t
                                        Congo                    50 t
                                        Sudan                2 325 t
                                        Yemen PDR       • 3 000 t
                  1979 programme :      Mauritius .      '     700 t
                                        Guinea Bissau          600 t
( 1 ) The butteroil reserves currently stand at :
       1977 : zero ; 1978 : zero ; 1979 : 110 t ; 1980 : 1 224 t
                                                                                /
                                                                                  man / MM *
 ---pagebreak---                                     4
       b ) Butteroil
           1977 programme :     Yemen PDR          700 t
           1978 programme :     Congo               50 t
                                Yemen PDR          550 t
   2.  Reallocate
       a ) Skimmed mi lk_0owder
           To WrP        15 489 t from the above cancellations and available
                         reserves under the 1977 , 1978 and 1970 programmes
       b ) Butteroil
           To general reserve of 1977 programme :     700 t
           To general reserve of 1978 programme :     600 t .
C. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS    -
   The proposed operations will involve no extra expenditure since all costs
   have already been allowed for in the various food aid programmes .
 ---pagebreak--- Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
amending Council Regulations ( EEC ) Nos              1767 / 77,. 828 / 78 and 938 / 79 and
Nos . 76 / 77 and 831 / 78 on the supply of skimmed-mi Ik powder and milk fats
respectively to certain developing countries and specialized bodies under
the annual food aid programmes
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulations ( EEC ) Nos 1766/77 ^, 827/78^ and
937/79 ^ laying down general rules for the supply of skimmed-mi Ik powder to
certain developing countries and specialized bodies under the 1977 , 1978 and
                                                                                            (4)
1979 food aid programmes , and to Council Regulations ( EEC ) Nos - 1768 / 77                   ,
830/78^ and 939/ 79 ^ laying down general rules, for the supply of milk fats
to certain developing countries and specilized bodies under the 1977 , 1978 and
1979 food aid programmes ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
jfJhereas Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1767/ 77 ^ allocated 900 t of skimmed-
mi Ik powder to Guinea and 650 t to Yemen PDR ; whereas Council Regulation ( EEC )
                (8)                     . '                                  .  .
No' 828 / 78         allocated 600 t of skimmed-mi Ik powder to Antigua , 50 t to Congo
2 325 t to Sudan and 3 000 t to Yemen PDR ; whereas Council Regulation ( EEC )
                (9)
No     938 / 79 ,    allocated 700 t of skimmed-milk powder to Mauritius , 600 t to
Guinea Bissau and 15 000 t to Vietnam ; whereas Council Regulation ( EEC )
No 1769/ 77 ^^ allocated 700 t of butteroil to Yemen PDR ; whereas Council
                                      ( 11 ) .
Regulation ( EEC ) No        831 / 78          allocated 50 t of butteroil to Congo and 550 t
to Yemen PDR ; whereas with the exception of 450 t supplied to Guinea under
the 1977 programme it has not been possible to deliver the abovemantioned
quantities , which should be returned to the relevant programme reserves ; ■
 ( 1 ) 0J No L 192 , 30.7.1977 , p.1
( 2 ) 0J No L 115 ," 27.4.1978 , p.1
( 3 ) 0J   No   L 119,15.5.1979 , p.1                         '           • -
 ( 4 ) 0J  No   L 192 , 30.7.1977 , p. 5 '
 ( 5 ) 0J  No   L 115 , 27.4.1978 , p. 6
 ( 6 ) OJ  No   L 119 , 15.5.1979 , p. 5                                                 /
 ( 7 ) 0J No   L  192 , 30.7.1977 , p. 3
 ( 8 ) OJ  No   L  115 , 27.4.1978 , p. 3                               '
 ( 9 ) 0J  No   L  119 , 15.5.1979 , p. 3 -
 ( 10)0J   No   L  192 , 3U.7.1977 , p. 7
 ( 11)OJ   No   L  115 , 27^4.1978 , p. 8
 ---pagebreak---   Whereas the WFP has requested food aid in the form of skimmed milk powder ;
  whereas, in view of that body 's needs , the Community should provide an * additional
 amount of 15 489 t of skimmed-mi Ik powder as food aid ;       whereas this total should
 be obtained from the reserves of these programmes ; .......
 Whereas the Annexes to the said Regulations should , accordingly be amended ;
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                        Article 1
The annexes to Regulations ( EEC > Nos 1767 / 77 , 828 / 78 , 938 / 79 , 1769 / 77 and
831 / 78 are hereby amended as shown in the Annex .
                                     - Article 2
 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 ,
                                                  v    For the Council             ,
                                   *     t
                                                    .  The President
 ---pagebreak---                                        ANNEX
                                             Count ry               Quantity
 1 . Skimmed milk powder
     Annex to :
     Regulation ( EEC ) No . 1767 / 77       cancelled
                                             YEMEN PDR
                                             amended
                                             GUINEA           900 t becomes 450 t
                                             WFP           27 000 t becomes 28 100 t
     Regulation ( EEC ) No . 828 / 78        cancel led
                                             ANTIGUA
                                             CONGO
                                             SUDAN
                                             YEMEN PDR
                                             amended
                                             WFP           20 000 t becomes 26 375 t
                                             RESERVE        4 639 t
     Regulation ( EEC ) No . 938/ 79         cancel led
                                             GUINEA BISSAU
                                             MAURITIUS
                                             amended
                                             WFP           30 000 t becomes 38 014 t
                                             RESERVE     ■ 19 775 t becomes 13 061 t
2 . ButteroiJ.
     Annex to :
     Regulation ( EEC ) No . 1769/ 77        cancel led
                                             YEMEN PDR
                                             amended
                                             RESERVE        2 460 t becomes 3 160
     Regulation ( EEC ) No . 831 / 78        canee i led
                                             CONGO
                                             YEMEN PDR
                                             amended
                                             RESERVE        1 440 t becomes 2 040 t