CELEX: 31973D0379
Language: en
Date: 1973-10-15 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 15 October 1973 concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Senegal on the supply of sorghum and common wheat as food aid

13 . 12. 73                       Official Journal of the European Communities                    No L 343 /9
                                              COUNCIL DECISION
                                                of 15 October 1973
            concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic
                    of Senegal on the supply of sorghum and common wheat as food aid
                                                    (73/379/EEC)
            THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
            Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in
            particular Articles 113 , 114 and 228 thereof;
            Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission ;
            Whereas the European Economic Community has deposited a Declaration of provisional
            application of the Food Aid Convention of 1971 ; whereas that Convention has been
            applicable since 1 July 1971 ;
            Whereas by letter of 13 November 1972 the Republic of Senegal submitted a request
            for emergency food aid ;
            Whereas the adverse climatic conditions experienced by Senegal have appreciably re­
            duced its grain supplies ; whereas that country should therefore be granted a gift of
            4 000 metric tons of sorghum and 4 555 metric tons of common wheat under the Com­
            munity Food Aid Programme for the year 1971 /72,
            HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                       Article 1
            The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Sene­
            gal for the supply of sorghum and common wheat as food aid, the text of which is
            annexed hereto, is hereby concluded on behalf of the Community.
                                                       Article 2
             The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered
            to sign the Agreement, and to confer on them the powers necessary to bind the Com­
            munity.
            Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 1973 .
                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                 The President
                                                                                 I. N0RGAARD