CELEX: 31973D0378
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 Mali on the supply of maize and durum wheat as food aid

13 . 12. 73                       Official Journal of the European Communities                     No L 343 /5
                                               COUNCIL DECISION
                                                of 15 October 1973
            concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic
                         of Mali on the supply of maize and durum wheat as food aid
                                                    (73/378/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 1971 Food Aid Convention ; whereas that Convention has been
            applicable since 1 July 1971 ;
            Whereas the Republic of Mali, by its letter of 18 December 1972, has requested food
            aid ;
            Whereas in view of the grain supply situation in Mali that country should be accorded,
            by way of gift, 15 000 metric tons of maize and 5 000 metric tons of durum wheat under
            the Community Food Aid Programme for 1972/ 1973 ,
            HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                      Article 1
            The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Mali
            for the supply of maize and durum 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 necessary powers to bind the Com­
            munity.
            Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 1973 .
                                                                                   For the Council
                                                                                    The President
                                                                                   I. N0RGAARD