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Date: 1988-03-15
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the implementation of storage programmes and warning systems (submitted by the Commission)

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                                                      COM(88 ) 119 final
                                                      Brussels , 15 March 1988
                                Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
  on the implementation of storage programmes and warning systems
                    ( submitted by the Commission )
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ExpLanatory mémorandum
1 . In the Budget for 1987 , the budgetary authority created a new heading 9281
    and allocated to it 10 million ECU .
    According to the Remarks on the Budget , this heading was intended to enable
    the Community to participate in storage programmes and warning systems
    initiated either by international organizations or by developing countries .
2 . The appropriations were seen both as a logical result of the reform of
    food aid to make it into a real instrument for development and to increase
    food security in developing countries , and as a practical application
    of the lessons learnt from the African food crisis .
    The Commission suggested that operations under this heading might include :
    - measures to improve village storage facilities in order to reduce
      post-harvest losses ;
    - building small village storage units ;
    - training in cereal stock management ;
    - financing the purchase of cereals for security reserve stocks ;
    - participation in warning systems in developing countries .
3 . In 1987 it was agreed to use these appropriations on an experimental basis and
    by 31 December 1987 almost all of the 10 million ECU had been committed to
    Ethiopia , Sudan , Tanzania , Burkina Faso , etc .. A breakdown by country
    and programme is attached .
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4 . In its preliminary draft budget for 1983 , the Commission proposed to
    continue this heading with the same allocation of funds as in 1987 ,
    and planned to make money available to NGOs . This makes it necessary to have
    a legal basis for implementing the appropriations .
    The Commission therefore proposes that the attached Regulation be
    adopted once Parliament has returned its opinion .
    The Regulation provides a flexible framework for the implementation
    of the various operations possible under heading 9281 .
5 . As regards procedure , it is proposed that operations concerning storage
    and warning systems should be approved by the Commission after consulting
    the Food Aid Committee , as is already the practice for alternative
    operations .
    Note , however , that the Regulation refers to the procedure for
    consulting the Food Aid Committee provided for in the proposal for
    an amendment to Regulation 3972 / 86 which is before the Council .
    At the same time , since some operations are urgent , it is proposed
    that a more flexible decision-making procedure be used in these cases ,
    namely decision by the Commission and notification to the Member States .
    This is similar to the procedure used to approve emergency food aid
    under Regulation 3972 / 86 .
    It is also proposed that this procedure should apply to operations
    costing a relatively small amount , for example financing a warning
    system set up by an NGO or a study to establish a storage programme
    for a country .
 ---pagebreak---     The maximum amount for an operation approved under this procedure
    could be 500 000 ECU , the most which can be authorized by the
    delegation procedure for emergency assistance under Article 950
    of the Budget .
6 . In conclusion , the Commission proposes that the Council adopt the
    attached Regulation on the implementation of storage programmes
    and warning systems .
 ---pagebreak---                                   Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
        on the implementation of storage programmes and warning systems
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 235 thereof ,
                                                        1
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                             2
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Whereas the Community , in parallel with other efforts aimed at food
security , should endeavour to encourage developing countries to increase
their food self-sufficiency and strengthen their food security ;
Whereas the food security of developing countries can be strengthened by
implementing storage programmes and warning systems ;
Whereas the Community should contribute financial support for developing
countries' efforts in this area ;
Whereas the measures to be taken in order to implement these operations
should be specified ;
Whereas a procedure should be laid down for the approval of this aid ;
whereas Article 8(2 ) of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3972 / 863 , as last
amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No           /88 ^, contains a procedure that
can be used for that purpose ;
Whereas the Treaty does not provide the necessary powers to that end ,
other than those contained in Article 235 ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                    Article 1
The Community may , where the conditions so warrant , contribute to the
implementation of storage programmes and warning systems in developing
countries .
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Such operations shall, be aimed at strengthening developing countries' food
security and encouraging them to increase their food self-sufficiency level ,
and may also be intended as specific support for food aid operations ,
increasing their effectiveness ; they must wherever possible contribute
to the improvement of living conditions for the poorest sections of
the population in the countries in question .
The Community 's contribution to these operations shall take the form of
financial and technical assistance in accordance with the criteria and
procedures laid down in this Regulation .
                                    Article 2
Community support for storage programmes and warning systems may be
granted upon request to developing countries , international organizations
or non-governmental organizations , provided they meet the following
criteria :
( a ) their legal status is characteri st i c of this type of organization ;
( b ) their headquarters is in a Member State of the Community or , in
        exceptional cases , in a non-member country ;
( c ) they demonstrate their capacity to carry out properly the type of
        operations referred to in this Regulation .
                                    Article 3
In particular , Community aid may contribute to financing :
- warning systems and systems for improving information on the food
    situation in the countries in question by collecting data on the trend
    of harvests and stocks ;
- operations or programmes for storage by individual farmers , or at
    village , local , national or regional level , comprising
    ( a ) the establishment of the necessary infrastructure ,
    ( b ) upkeep and management of the storage system ,
    ( c ) the constitution and replenishment of stocks ;
- studies and training connected with these activities .
                                    Article 4
Aid shall be granted by the Community either on a unilateral basis
or by means of co-financing with Member States or with other donors .
                                    Article 5
Community aid shall be in the form of grants .
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                                  Artide 6
 The aid may cover both external expenditure and the local expenditure
necessary for implementation of the operations , including maintenance
and operating expenses .
Taxes , duties and charges shall be excluded from Community financing .
                                  Article 7
Participation in invitations to tender , other tendering procedures and
the award of contracts shall be open on equal terms to all natural and legal
persons of Member States and of the recipient country . Such participation
may be extended to other developing countries receiving Community aid ,
particularly in cases of co-financing or in order to avoid an excessive
increase in the cost of operations as a result of distance , transport
difficulties or delivery schedules .
                                  Article 8
Decisions granting aid for a storage programme or a warning system shall
be taken by the Commission after consulting the Committee provided
for in Article 7 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3972 / 86 and in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 8(2 ) of that Regulation .
The Committee may examine any other matter relevant to the implementation
of the operation that the Chairman may raise , either on his own initiative
or at the request of a representative of a Member State .
                                 Article 9
The decision to grant aid for operations involving not more than 500 000 ECU ,
or for emergency operations , shall be taken by the Commission , which
shall inform the Member States .
                                 Article 10
1 . Decisions laying down the conditions for implementing storage or
    early warning operations shall be taken by the Commission .
2 . Aid shall be granted to the recipients on condition that they
    undertake to observe the conditions for implementation notified
    to them by the Commission .
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                                 Artide 11
Parliament and the Council shall be informed of the decisions taken in
accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of this Regulation as soon as they
have been taken .
                                 Artide 12
1 . The Commission shall take all the necessary steps to ensure the
    proper execution of the operations referred to in this Regulation .
2 . For the purposes of paragraph 1 , Member States shall assist the
    Commission and shall provide it with all necessary information .
                                 Article 13
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at                                                  For the Counci l
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                                                                       Annex
              Summary of commitments of budget post 9201 / 07
                           I ype of notion                  amount
                                                            ( MECIJ )
Uurkinn 1‘nso      Storage rehnlti 1 itntion for the          1 . ? nn
                  marketing hoard
Cluni              Continuation of early warning              0 . 460
                   scheme started on revival and
                   rehnhi litoti on p 1 on
llnng l ndcsh      Extension οΓ ongoing project to            2.35U
                   rehnhi li tote warehouses in arena
                  with severe food security problems
1 onzenin          Imported mater ini for small co ¬          1.200
                   operative warehouses , chemicals
                   for fumigation
Sudón              Construction of storage facilities         2.000
                   in surplus-producing areas
Ethiopia          Emergency storage facilities to             2.550
                  be used nt various locations in
                   famine-prone areas
WFP               Emergency storage facilities for
                  Mozmnbicnn refugees in Malawi               0 . 13U
T otol :                                                      9 . 090
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                                                     -et à des systèmes d' alerte "                  _
                                                    Règlement relatif à la mise en oeuvre de programmes oe
                                                    stockage et de systèmes d' alerte .
                                                    Art . 235 , Traité C.E.E.
                                                    Participation à des programmes de stockage et des systèmes
                                                    d' alerte mis en oeuvre par des pays en voie de développement
                                                    ou des organismes
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