CELEX: 31973D0352
Language: en
Date: 1973-06-04 00:00:00
Title: 73/352/EEC: Council Decision of 4 June 1973 concluding an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Upper Volta on the supply of food aid in the form of maize

26. 11 . 73                      Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 325/ 1
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                                     (Acts whose publication is not obligatoryj
                                                COUNCIL
                                               COUNCIL DECISION
                                                  of 4 June 1973
             concluding an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
                    Republic of Upper Volta on the supply of food aid in the form of maize
                                                   (73 /352/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                  should therefore be granted a gift of 2 500 metric
COMMUNITIES ,                                                tons of maize under the Community Food Aid
                                                             Programme for the year 1971 /72,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 113 ,
114 and 228 thereof;                                         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                                    Article 1
Having regard to the Recommendation from the
Commission ;
                                                             On behalf of the European Economic Community an
                                                             Agreement is hereby concluded between the
Whereas the European Economic Community has                  European Economic Community and the Republic
deposited a declaration of provisional application of         of Upper Volta on the supply of food aid in the
the Food Aid Convention of 1971 ; and whereas that           form of maize, the text of which agreement is
Convention has been applicable since 1 July 1971 ;           annexed hereto.
Whereas by letter of 7 December 1972, the Republic
of Upper Volta submitted a request for emergency                                    Article 2
food aid ;
                                                             The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
Whereas the adverse climatic conditions experienced          designate the persons empowered to sign the
by the Republic of Upper Volta have appreciably              Agreement, and to confer on them the powers
reduced its grain supplies ; and whereas that country        necessary to bind the Community.
             Done at Luxembourg, 4 June 1973 .
                                                                                  For the Council
                                                                                   The President
                                                                                R. VAN ELSLANDE