CELEX: 31973D0043
Language: en
Date: 1973-03-12 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 12 March 1973 on Community financing of certain expenditure concerning food aid to the Republic of Bangladesh

No L 74/16                          Official Journal of the European Communities                           22. 3. 73
                                                              II
                                        (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                      COUNCIL
                                                   COUNCIL DECISION
                                                     of 12 March 1973
                  on Community financing of certain expenditure concerning food aid to the Republic
                                                       of Bangladesh
                                                        (73/43/EEC)
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                     therefore, it is necessary that the Community should
  COMMUNITIES ,                                                   bear the cost of transport to the ports of unloading
                                                                  of the products allocated to Bangladesh under the
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­              1972/73 programme ;
 pean Economic Community ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
  1703/72 (*) of 3 August 1972, amending Regulation
  (EEC) No 2052/69 with reference to Community
                                                                                        Sole Article
  financing of expenditure arising from the implemen­
 tation of the 1967 Food Aid Convention, and                     In connection with the Community food aid action
 adopting rules relating to Community financing of               relating to 175 000 metric tons of cereals granted to
 expenditure arising from the implementation of the              the Republic of Bangladesh under the 1972/73
  1971 Food Aid Convention, and in particular Ar­                programme, the Community shall also bear the cost
 ticles 8 ( 1 ) and 10 ( 1 ) thereof ;                           of transporting the products to the ports of
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­                  unloading in the recipient country.
 sion ;
                                                                 Done at Brussels, 12 March 1973 .
 Whereas the Republic of Bangladesh has informed
 the Community that, as a result of particularly                                              For the Council
 unfavourable circumstances the conditions governing                                           The President
 its cereals supplies and its economic and financial
 situation are very seriously affected ; and whereas,                                           A. LAYENS
(*) OJ No L 180, 8. 8 . 1972, p. 1 .