CELEX: 51976PC0328
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Date: 1976-06-24
Title: Proposal for COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the supply of butteroil to the World Food Programme under the 1975 food-aid programme for the repatriates from Angola in Portugal#Proposal for COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the emergency supply of skimmed milk powder to the World Food Programme for distribution to the repatriates from Angola in Portugal as food aid pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1299/76. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                          ■         -,           COM(76)328 final.         .
     N                                           Brussels , 24 June 1976 .
                                  Proposal for
                            COUNCIL REGULATION (sec )
   on the supply of "butteroil to the World Food Programme under the
 1975 food-aid programme for the repatriates from Angola in Portugal
                                  Proposal for     .
                            COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC ) ^
     on the emergency supply of skimmed milk powder to the World Food
        Programme for distribution to the repatriates from Angola in
        Portugal as food aid pursuant to Regulation (EEC ) Ho 129 9/76 .
                 ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission )
   COK(76 ) 328 final
 ---pagebreak--- EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.    At its meeting on 7 and. 8 October 1975i "the Council approved the principle
of emergency food aid for the repatriates from Angola in Portugal , and an
initial aid instalment was granted in November 1975 involving the allocation
of :
 ( a) food aid consisting of 550 t of skimmed milk powder and 400 t of butteroil
      to be supplied through the WFP';
 (b ) financial aid of 150 000 u.a. to the League of Red Cross Societies , to
      be counted against Article 400 of the 1975 Budget , for the purchase of
      clothing , medicaments , prefabricated houses , local products , etc ...
2.    The WFP has recently requested the Commission to continue its programme
of assistance by providing $18 t of skimmed milk powder , 260 t of butteroil
and 2 592 t of wheat flour.
The WFP is also requesting the Commission to bear the sea transport costs and
a proportion of ( 24     per metric ton) of the costs relating to the internal
land transport , handling and storage of the products .
3.    The quantities requested by the WFP are intended to cover part of the
total requirements for a three-month food programme .      Given that there are
288 000 people to be fed, these total requirements^" are estimated at :
                           7 776 t of wheat flour ,
                           1 086 t of skimmed milk powder ,
                              778 t of butteroil .
A WFP project decided on on 11 May is providing 5 I84 t of wheat flour ,
518 t of skimmed milk powder and 518 "t of butteroil .     The Community is
therefore being requested to supply the remainder .
  For a per capita daily ration of 300 g of wheat flour ,
                                     40 g of skimmed milk powder ,
                                     30 g of butteroil .
 ---pagebreak---                                - 2 -
 4.      The Commission feels that a second instalment of food aid should be
approved , to be supplied to the port of unloading and consisting of 500 "t
of skimmed milk powder and 250 t of butteroil . These quantities can be
supplied tinder existing regulations - even though Portugal is not considered
to be a developing country - insofar as the aid would be supplied through
an international organization . As far as cereals are concerned , however ,
no such action is possible under the regulations currently in force .
         In the light of the WFP 's request , it is proposed that a lump sum
contribution of 20 u.a./t should be paid to this organization to cover a
proportion of the internal land-transport , handling and storage costs .
         The total cost of the operation would be approximately 656 000 u.a .
5.       The skimmed milk powder would be counted against the reserve of
the 1976 programme ( first instalment of 55 000 ^       ).
         The butteroil would be counted against the reserve of the 1975
programme »
             (2)
                                                                     • •/ • •
( 1 ) Fixed at 3 630 t , of which 700 t is already earmarked for UMICEP
      ( Vietnam project ).
( 2 ) Under which 1 229 t is still available .
 ---pagebreak---                                  - 3 -
CONCLUSION
It is -therefore proposed that the Council :
1 . approve the supply of a second, instalment of emergency food aid for the
repatriates from Angola in Portugal involvings
   the allocation of 500 t of skimmed milk powder and 250 t of "butteroil to "be
   supplied via the WPP ;
   the delivery of this food aid to the port of unloading and the payment to
   the WFP of a lump sum contribution of 20 u.a./t
   for the internal land transport , handling and storage costs ;
2.   and adopt the acts annexed hereto .
 ---pagebreak---                                  PROPOSAL FOR
                      COUNCIL REfiULATION (EEC ) NO
                                of
  on the supply of butteroil to the World Food Programme under the
1975 food-aid programme for the repatriates from Angola in Portugal .
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) NO 1541 /75 of 16 June 1975 laying
down general rules for the supply of milk fats as food aid to certain
developing countries and international organizations under the 1975 food-aid
programme , and in particular Articles 3 and 8 thereof ,
                                                                          i,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas Regulation (EEC ) NO 1541 /75 provides for the supply of 43 400 metric
tons of "butteroil as food aid to certain developing countries and
international organizations ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC ) No 1542/75 of 1 6 June 1975 on the supply
of milk fats as food aid to certain developing countries , and international
                                                    2
organizations under the 1975 food-aid programme , provides for a reserve
of 4 550 metric tons of butteroil :
loj No L 157 , 19.6.1975 , p . 4 .
 OJ No L 157 , 19.6.1975 , p . 6 .
 ---pagebreak---                                     - 5 -
 whereas , following the events in Angola , there are a large number of
 repatriates from Angola in Portugal critically short of food ; whereas
 a contribution must be made urgently to improve this situation
 by supplying 250 metric tons of butteroil as food aid to be delivered
 to the port of unloading , and by paying a lump sum contribution to
 the World Food Programme to cover a proportion of the land transport ,
 handling and storage costs beyond that stage ;    whereas the WFP is
 able to distribute this aid ,
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                   Article 1
 Of the 4 550 metric tons of butteroil provided for as a reserve by-
 Regulation (EEC ) No 1 542/75 » 250 metric tons shall be allocated to the
World Pood Programme for the repatriates from Angola in Portugal .
                                   Article 2
Community financing shall cover the cost of transport up to the port
of unloading and a proportion of the internal land-transport , handling
and storage costs ; the financing of the latter expenditure shall take
the form of a lump sum contribution of up to 20 units of account per
 iretric ton .
                                   Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
"Tnis Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in ail Member States .
Done at Brussels ,
                                             For the Council
                                             The President
 ---pagebreak---                                  PROPOSAL TOR
                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC ) No     M
    on the emergency supply of skimmed milk powder to the World Food
       Programme as food aid for the repatriates from Angola in
           Portugal pursuant to Regulation ( EEC ) No 1299/ 76
 THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 1298/7 6 of I June 1976
 laying down general rules for the supply of skimmed milk powder as food
 aid to certain developing countries and international organizations under
                    1
 the 197° programme , and in particular Articles 3 and 7 thereof ,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
 Whereas Regulation (EEC)N01298/76 provides for the supply of 55 000 metric
 tons of skimmed milk powder as food aid to certain developing countries
 and international organizations ;
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC ) No 1299/76 of I June 1976 on the
 supply of skimmed milk powder as food aid to certain developing countries
 and international organizations under the 1976 programme provides for a
 reserve of 3 630 metric tons of skimmed milk powder ;
Whereas , following the events in Angola , there are a large number of
 repatriates from Angola in Portugal critically short of food ; whereas
 a contribution must "be made urgently to improve this situation
 by supplying 500 metric tons of skimmed milk powder as food aid to
 be delivered to the port of unloading , and by paying a lump sum
 contribution to the World Food Programme to cover a proportion
 of the internal land transport , handling and storage costs beyond
 that stage ; whereas the WFP is able to distribute this aid-
1 ) O.J. N° L 146 , 4.6.1976 , p . 3
2 ) O.J. N° L 146 , 4.6.I976 , p . 5
 ---pagebreak--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                  Article 1
Of the 3 630 metric tons of skimmed milk powder provided for as a reserve
"by Regulation (EEC ) No1299/76 | 500 metric tons shall be allocated to the
World Food Programme for the repatriates from Angola in Portugal .
                                  Article 2
Community financing shall cover the cost of transport up to the port of
unloading and a proportion of the internal land-transport , handling and
 storage costs ; the financing of the latter expenditure shall take the
form of a lump sum contribution of up to 20 units of account per metric ton .
                                  Article 3
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
 ---pagebreak---                                                              FINANCIAL ATfflEX
COST 0F THE F00D AID
1,   Bn.w materials
                                        t        u.a./t          Total (u.a.)
    Kilt                               500          538             269 000
     Butteroi 1                        250       ^ 394»49           348 623
                                                    sub-total       617 623
2.   Transport
     ( a) sea transport
           milk 500 x 30 (u.a./t )                                    15 000
           butteroil 250 x 35 (u.a./t )                                8 750
                                                    sub-total         23 750
      (b ) land transport , handling and storage
           lump sum contribution of 20 u.a./t                         15 000
           75Ο χ 20
                                                     sub-total        15 000
                                                  Overall total      656 373
BUDGET HEADIÎJGS
butteroil
 1975 appropriations , automatic carryover to the I976 Budget (item 9210)
 of 26.40 million u.a.;
 skimmed milk powder t
 1976 Budget (item 9211 ): appropriation of 36.35 million u.a.