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Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION amending Decision 82/270/EEC on the 1982 cereals food-aid programme (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   COM(82)606 final
                                                   Brussels . 1 October 1982
                                  Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL DECISION
    amending Decision 82 / 270/ EEC on the 1982 cereals food-aid programme
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
INTRODUCTION
1 . In its Communication of 1 February 1982 , the Commission proposed to
the Council and Parliament an overall allocation of 1 087 963 tonnes for the
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1982 cereals food-aid programme . The Council , in its Decision of 26 April ,
approved an allocation of 927 663 tonnes for this programme . The Commission
at the same time stated that it was maintaining and would continue to maintain
its initial proposal regarding both the programme and its total tonnage .
2 . Following the agreement reached on the 1982 Community Budget and in particular
the "joint declaration by the European Parliament , the Council and the Commission
on various measures to improve the budgetary procedure"^, a decision should
now be taken on additional allocations so as to bring the total tonnage in the
1982 cereals programme up to the figure specified in the programme initially
proposed by the Commission and subsequently approved by Parliament .
QUANTITIES OF CEREALS AVAILABLE
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3.    The difference between the total quantity approved       by the Parliament (1 087 963 t )
and that in the programme approved by the Council ( 927 663 tonnes ) is 160 300 tonnes .
To this figure must be added the reserve under the Council programme ; this was
initially 152 663 tonnes but now stands at 128 663 tonnes^. The total quantity
available is therefore 288 963 tonnes .
1C0M(81)804 final ; 4922/82 (ALIM 21 ).
^82/270/EEC; 0J No L 120, 1.5.1982, p. 27 .
^Signed by representatives of the three institutions on 1.7.1982 .
   Cf. resolution conveying advice of the European Parliament on the proposals
   of the Commission to the Council concerning the food aid regulations in 1982 ,
.. adopted at the session of 20 April 1982 ( document 6325 / 82 of 21 April 1982 ).
   Emergency aid already approved for allocation from the 1982 reserve :
   Lebanon , 20 000 t ; Peru , 2 000 t and Nicaragua , 2 000 t . Total : 24 000 t .
 ---pagebreak--- PROPOSED ALLOCATIONS
4.    Accordingly, the Commission now proposes a supplementary cereals aid programme
which contains part of its initial proposal and also supplements it . The proposed
allocations amount to 247 500 tonnes ; the balance of 41 463 tonnes would remain
in reserve *
5 . Under this supplementary programme , the recipients would "be divided into
the following categories :
( a) Small countries with a token entry in the 1 982 programme approved by the
       Council
This category comprises five African countries - Cape Verde , Comoros , Djibouti ,
Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe - which would receive the same quantities
as in 1981 , i.e. a total of 22 000 tonnes .   '
(b ) Small countries not included in the 1982 programme
The countries in this category are Benin , Guyana , Honduras , Rwanda and Sierra Leone .
For all these countries , it is likewise proposed that the same quantities be
allocated as in 1981 except in the case of Rwanda ( slight reduction) , Benin
and Guyana ( increase on account of an exceptional food shortage ).
( o ) A group of five southern African countries suffering from severe drought
All these countries ( Botswana, Mozambique , Swaziland , Tanzania and Zambia) are ,
according to FAO statistics , either affected by exceptional food shortages or are
reoording unsatisfactory crop production levels . Zambia had not been included
in the Commission 's proposal because a full request had not been received .
Mozambique is certainly the country most seriously affected by drought and its
food situation continues to worsen .
 ---pagebreak--- The increase of 20 000 tonnes which is proposed here would simply restore the
allocation of 45 000 tonnes whioh was initially proposed by the Commission but
was reduced to 25 000 tonnes under the programme approved by the Council on
26 April^ . Tanzania was allocated 20 000 tonnes under the 1982 programme ; a
supplementary amount of 5 000 tonnes is now proposed *
( d) Speoial allocations for Latin America: direct aid allocations of 10 000 tonnes
for Peru and 20 000 tonnes for supply via NGOs to Chile , Costa Rica, El Salvador
and Guatemala *
Since Peru has a very large cereals shortfall , aid in this form is most appropriate
all the more so as it will be used to ensure food security in areas where there
is a high risk of malnutrition . The NGO-Chile programme , also directed towards
the neediest sections of the population , merits continued support from the Community
( 15 000 tonnes )* Lastly, the situation in Central America and the deterioration
in the food position justifies specific Community assistance ; an allocation of
5 000 tonnes is proposed for NGOs with projects in El Salvador, Guatemala and
Costa Rica ^.
( e ) Two countries whose needs had not been ascertained when the initial
      programme was drawn up
The oountries concerned here are Kampuchea and Yemen ( Arab Republic ). In the case
of Kampuchea, the World Food Programme ( WFP) has aaked the Community to provide
rice so that it can continue its programme in the region . The minimum quantities
still to be covered would amount to approximately 30 000 tonnes for Kampuchea
itself and 21 000 tonnes for the border area. The Commission proposes that
20 000 tonnes be allocated via the WPP to be split equally between the two areas .
In the case of Yemen , an allocation of 10 000 tonnes is proposed ; this is modest
in relation to the oountry 's import requirements ; however, full reports on the
implementation of the programmes for previous years are still pending.
  Note that two allocations of emergency aid were approved for Mozambique to be
  drawn from the 1981 programme reserve : 5 000 tonnes in March 1982 and 13 58 1 tonnes
  in July 1982 .
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  The intention is to reserve , against this total , a substantial quantity in favour
  of Costa Rica ( distribution through NGO 's ) on the basis of complete information
  on the programme(s ) envisaged , which will be supplied to the Commission by
  the NGO 's concerned .
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 ( f) Other recipients whose allocations had, to "be reduced when the 927 663 tonne
       programme was approved
The allocations in question concern Bangladesh , Egypt , Ethiopia , Ghana, Madagascar ,
Sri Lanka, Zaire and the WPP. In each case , except for Ethiopia , Zaire and the
WPP, it is proposed that the initial quantities "be restored . For Ethiopia, a
total of 35 000 tonnes is proposed ( initial proposal : 30 000 tonnes ), taking
account of the deterioration in the food situation . In the case of Zaire
( 15 000 tonnes had been proposed and 10 000 tonnes approved "by the Council ),
certain questions have still to "be resolved . In the case of the WPP, the
Commission proposes that , in view of the limited volume of cereals aid currently
available , the additional allocation be reduced to 20 000 tonnes ( 10 000 tonnes
projects , 10 000 tonnes IEFR). The Community 's total cereals contribution to
the WPP would accordingly aincvnt to 105 000 tonnes ( 65 000 tonnes projects ,
40 000 tonnes IEFR), which represents an increase of 23 . 5^ on the 1981 programme .
RESERVE
6.    The Commission considers that at this stage in the financial year, it would
be prudent to hold in reserve between 40 000 tonnes and 45 000 tonnes in order
to be able to respond to any emergency situations between now and the end of
1982 . It therefore proposes that the balance of 41 463 tonnes , still available
after allocation of the 247 500 tonnes proposed above , be used for this purpose .
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                    TABLE :  StTMWAHY OF PROPOSE!) ALLOCATIONS
( a)   Cape Verde                         7 000
       Comoros                            3 000
       Ouine&»Bissau                      7 000
       Djibouti                           4 000
       Sao Tome and Principe              1 000
                                                        22 000 t
                                          5 000 t
(t>)   Benin
       Gviyana                            3 000 t
       Honduras                           4 000 t
       Rwanda                             1 500 t
       Sierra Leone                       4 000 t
                                                         17 500 t
( o)   Botswana                           3 000
       Mozambique                        20 000
       Swaziland                             000
       Tanzania                              000
       Zaabia                            15 000
                                                         45 ooo t
 (d) NGOs–Chile             ^            15 000 t
       NGOs-Central America                5 ooo t
       Pera                              10 000 t
                                                         30 000 t
 ( e ) Kampuchea ( WPP)                  20 000 t
       Yemen AR                          10 000 t
                                                         30 000 t
   f   Bangladesh                        10 000
       Egypt                             40  000
       Ethiopia                          15  ooo
       Ghana                               5 ooo
       Madagascar                          5 ooo
        Sri Lanka                          8 000
        WFP                              20 000
                                                        103 000 t
                                                        247 500 t  1
                                                                     Costa Rica
                                                                     El Salvador
                                                                     Guatemala
 Reserve
 Reserve adopted by the Council                         152 663 t
 less subsequent allocations                              24 000 t
                                                        128 663 t
 Additional quantities
                                                        160 300 t
                                                        288 963 t
  less allocations proposed                             247 500 t
  Final re serve                                          41 463 t
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l'KAtfSÏ'ORT
7.     As in the Commission' f initial proposal for the 1982 programme ,
transport costs will be bo :     by the Community :
   free at destination ( fad ) in the case of specialized agencies or
   landlocked countries ;
   cif in the case of countries with a per capita CJNP of less than
   ^250 or less than $300 in the case of African countries ;
   fob in the case of all other countries .
PROPOSALS
8.     To summarize , the Commission proposes the allocation of an
additional 160 300 tonnes of cereals aid as well as of 87 200 tonnes
to be drawn from the reserve under the programme already adopted *
The Council Decision of 26 April 1982 would be amended accordingly
by the Decision annexed hereto , which the Council is requested to
adopt as soon as possible so that implementation can be carried out
swiftly in accordance with the budget rules .
 ---pagebreak---                                 Proposal for a
                                COUNCIL DECISION
amending Decision 82 / 270/ EEG on the 1982 cereals food-aid programme
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
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Whereas , in accordance with the Council Decisions 82 / 77 / EEC and
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81 / 407 / EEC , the European Economic Community has deposited a declaration
of pro-visional application of the Food Aid Convention 1980 and of the
1981 Protocol for the first extension of the Convention to 30 June 1983 ;
Whereas certain developing countries and specialized agencies have
requested food aid in the form of cereals from the Community ;     whereas
their situation and that of the Community warrant a total allocation
of 1 087 963 tonnes of Community aid;
Whereas, by Decision 82 / 270/ EEC"^, the Council adopted a programme of cereals
aid amounting to 927 663 tonnes ; whereas this quantity should be
increased to 1 087 9^3 tonnes by way of an appropriate amendment to that
Decision-
 0J No L      43 , 15.2.1982 , p . 26 .
20J No L 155 , 1*3.6.1981 , p . 24 .
30J No L 120, 1.5.1982, p . 27.
 ---pagebreak--- HAS DECIDED AS   FOLLOWS :
                               Sole Article
Decision 82 / 270/ EEC is hereby amended as follows :
1 ) Article 1 is replaced by the following :
" Article 1
An amount of 1 087 963 tonnes of cereals shall be made available to developing
countries and specialized agencies under the 1982 food-aid programme , by way
of Community action as part of the commitment by the Community and its Member
States under the Food Aid Convention 1980 ."
2 ) The annex is replaced by the annex to this Decision .
Done at Brussels ,                                    For the Council
                                                       The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                              AMEX
                                 1982 CEREALS POOD-AID PROGRAMME
                                           ( amended version)
                                                                                          ( tonnes )
                            Quantities
                                                  Additional     Total            Delivery
                            already
                            annrnvftfi
                                                  quantities     quantities       terms
 1.  Countries
Angola                          10 000                                10 000         cif
Bangladesh                     I4O 000               10 000          150 000         cif
Benin                                                 5 000            5 000         cif
Botswana                                              3 000            3 000         fad
Cape Verde                  token    entry            7 000            7 000         cif
Comoros                     token    entry            3 000            3 000         cif
Djibouti                    token    entry            4 000            4 000         cif
Egypt                         140 000                40 000          180 000         fob
Ethiopia                        20 000               15 000           35 000         cif
Ghana                           10 000                5 000           15 000         fob
Guinea                          10 000                                10 000         cif
Gui ne a-Bi s sau          token entry                7 000            7 000         cif
Guyema                             -
                                                      3 000            3 000         fob
Honduras                                              4 000            4 000         fob
Kenya                           15 000                                15 000         fob
Lebanon                         20   000 1                            20 000         cif
Lesotho                          6 000                                 6 000        fad
Madagascar                      15   000              5 000           20 000        fob
Mali                            15   000                              15 000         fad
Mauritania                      10 000                                10 000        fob
Mozambique                      25 000               20 000           45 000        fob
Nicaragua                        2 ooo1                                2 000        fad
Peru                             2 ooo1              10 000           12 000        fob^
Rwanda                             -                  1 500            1 500        fad
Sao Tome and Principe      token entry                1 000            1 000         c if
Senegal                         20 000                                20 000        fob
Sierra Leone                       –
                                                      4 000            4 000        cif
Somalia                         35 000                                35 000        cif
Sri Lanka                       37 000                8 000           45 000        cif
Sudan                           13 000                                13 000        fob
Swaziland                                             2 000            2 000        fad.
Tanzania                        20 000                5 000           25 000        cif
Upper Volta                      8 000                                 8 000        fad
Yemen AR                           -                 10 000           10 000        fob
Zaire                           10 000                  –             10 000        cif
Zambia                     token entry               15  000          15 000        fad
^ Quantities approved afte r  26.4.1982 by 1 ray of emergency ai d .
2
  Por delivery fob except  for 2 000 tonnei ι cif .
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                                                                             AKIT5X ( cont'd )
                                   1932 CEREALS POOD-AID PROGRAMME
                                           ( amended version)
                                                                                               ( tonnes )
                             Quantities
                                                  Additional         Total                Delivery
                             already
                             atjnroved
                                                  quantities         quantities           terms
. .  Bodies
ICRG                              15 000                                  15 000             fad
L1 CROSS                           2 000                                   2 000             fad
JKnCR                             62  000                                 62 0003            fad
UNRWA                             42  000                                 42 000             fad
WPP (projects )                   55  000             10 000              65 000             fad
WPP ( IEFR )                      30  000             10 000              40 000             fad
tfFP ( Kampuchea)                                     20 000              20 000             fad
LTGOs ( Latin America)            10 000              20 000              30 0004            fad
     Re serve
Initial amount                  152 663
Subsequent allocations          ( 24 000 )          ( 87 200 )
Final amount                                                              41 463
                                927 663             160 300          1 087 963
  Of which 50 000 tonnes for the Afghan riefugees in Pakistan and 12 000 tonnes for the
  refugees in Thailand ..
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  Por projects in the foljL owing    countries :  Chile ( 15 000 tn nnes ) f Haiti ( 10 000 tonnes ),
  Costa Rica . El Salvador  and Guatemala (p5    000 tonnes overa! . 1 ).          I