CELEX: 31973D0113
Language: en
Date: 1973-03-05 00:00:00
Title: 73/113/EEC: Council Decision of 5 March 1973 concluding an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the World food Programme on the supply of cereals as food aid to developing countries

2 . 6 . 73                         Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 145 / 17
                                                            II
                                     (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                  COUNCIL
                                               COUNCIL DECISION
                                                  of 5 March 1973
               concluding an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the World
                    Food Programme on the supply of cereals as food aid to developing countries
                                                    (73 / 113/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                      HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                                      Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular
Articles 113 , 114 and 228 thereof;                            The Agreement between the European Economic
                                                               Community and the World Food Programme on the
                                                               supply of cereals as food aid to developing countries,
Having regard to the recommendation from the                   the text of which is annexed, is hereby concluded on
Commission ;                                                   behalf of the European Economic Community.
Whereas the European Economic Community has                                           Article 2
filed a declaration of provisional application of the
1971 Food Aid Convention ; whereas that Convention             The President of the       Council   is  authorized to
takes effect from 1 July 1971 ;                                designate the persons empowered to sign the
                                                               Agreement and to confer upon them the powers
Whereas the World Food Programme has given                     required in order to bind the Community.
notice of its requirements in cereals for the purpose
of meeting emergency food requirements and of
carrying out projects for economic and social                  Done at Brussels , 5 March 1973 .
development in developing countries, and whereas
for that purpose a quantity of products equivalent                                                For the Council
to 15 000 metric tons of unprocessed cereals should be                                             The President
made available to the World Food Programme, under
the 1971 /72 Community Food Aid Programme ;                                                     R. VAN ELSLANDE