CELEX: 31973D0364
Language: en
Date: 1973-11-06 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 6 November 1973 concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the supply of flour of common wheat as food aid

No L 336/ 6                      Official Journal of the European Communities                            6 . 12. 73
                                             COUNCIL DECISION
                                              of 6 November 1.972
             concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and
              the Arab Republic of Egypt on the supply of flour of common wheat as food aid
                                                  (73/364/ 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 Articles 113,         The Agreement between the European Economic
114 and 228 thereof ;                                       Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the
                                                            supply of flour of common wheat as food aid, the text
Having regard to the Recommendation from the                of which is annexed hereto, is hereby concluded on
Commission ;                                                behalf of the Community.
Whereas the European Economic Community has
deposited a Declaration of provisional application of                             Article 2
the 1971 Food Aid Convention ; whereas that Conven­
tion has been applicable since 1 July 1971 ;                The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
                                                            designate the persons empowered to sign the Agree­
Whereas by its letter of 23 November 1971 and 23            ment and to confer on them the necessary powers to
August 1972, the Arab Republic of Egypt has                 bind the Community.
requested food aid ;
Whereas in view of the cereal supply situation ' in
Egypt that country should be accorded, by way of gift,
20 000  metric tons of common wheat under the               Done at Brussels, 6 November 1973 .
Community Food Aid Programme for 1971 /7-2, and                                        For the Council
13 000 metric tons of soft wheat for the 1972/ 73
programme . The amount of 33 000 metric tons of soft                                     The President .
wheat will be provided in the form of 21 854 metric
tons of flour of soft wheat,                                                            I. N0RGAARD