CELEX: 31973D0377
Language: en
Date: 1973-06-18 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 18 June 1973 concluding the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Mali for the supply of food aid in the form of grain sorghum and maize

13 . 12. 73                         Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 343 / 1
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                                      (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                 COUNCIL
                                                COUNCIL DECISION
                                                   of 18 June 1973
               concluding the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic
                     of Mali for the supply of food aid in the form of grain sorghum and maize
                                                     (73/377/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                    HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
COMMUNITIES ,
                                                                                      Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, and in particular Ar­                 On behalf of the Community an agreement between
ticles 113 , 114 and 228 thereof;                              the European Economic Community and the Repub­
                                                               lic of Mali for the supply of food aid in the form of
                                                               sorghum and maize, the text of which Agreement is
Having regard to the Recommendation from the                   annexed hereto, is hereby concluded.
Commission ;
Whereas the European Economic Community has                                           Article 2
deposited a Declaration of provisional application of
the Food Aid Convention of 1971 ; whereas that Con­
vention has been applicable since 1 July 1971 ;                The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
                                                               designate the persons empowered to sign the Agree­
Whereas by letter of 23 November 1972 the Republic             ment, and to confer on them the powers necessary to
of Mali submitted a request for emergency food aid;            bind the Community.
Whereas the adverse climatic conditions experienced            Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 1973 .
by the Republic of Mali have appreciably reduced its
grain supplies ; whereas that country should therefore
be granted a gift of 4 000 metric tons of grain sor­                                                For the Council
ghum and 3 000 metric tons of maize under the                                                        The President
Community Food Aid Programme for the year
1971 /72 ,                                                                                            A. LAVENS