CELEX: 51981PC0407
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Date: 1981-07-14
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the granting of emergency food aid (cereals) to the Kingdom of Morocco (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---                                 PROPOSAL                       .   ■
                          FOR A .-COUNCIL DECISION
           ON THE GRANTING OF EMERGENCY fOOD AID ( CEREALS )   .
                         TO THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,           /        ^
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
 and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
 Whereas the Council , by Decision 81 / 367/ EEC of 19 May 1981 on the 1981 food
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 aid programme ( cereals ),   set aside certain quantities for emergencies
 and other unforeseen situations ;
 Whereas quantities are still available under that reserve ;
 Whereas the Community has received a request for emergency food aid ; .
 Whereas the Community should respond favourably ,
 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
 SOLE ARTICLE
 Emergency food aid in the form of 7 500 t of cereals from the reserve
 under the 1981 programme shall be allocated ,, and delivered cif , to the
 Kingdom of Morocco .                            .
 Done at Brussels ,                      ' .
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                                                   For the Counci I
                                                   The President
 1 . 0J NO L 141 , 27.5.1981 , p. 37
 ---pagebreak---  EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM                                                Y
Morocco experienced an exceptional drought this year , as there was
 a very serious shortage of rain in most regions ( between 44% and
'52% of the average for the last four years ). Combined with the poor
weather in December and January , this has had very serious effects
on the entire agricultural sector , and particularly on crops .
 In 1980/ 91 cereal production should reach a maximum of 2 million t
 ( as against 4.5 million t < in 1979/ 80 ), causing a total shortfall of
 4 million t , in relation to total consumption requirements of 6 mi l-
 lion t .
 If commercial imports are doubled ( expected to be 3.5 million t in
 1981 , as against 1.7 million t in 1980 )> this shortfall may be re-
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 duced to 500 000 t .
 Other agricultural sectors ( livestock , citrus fruit , sugar production ,
 oil , etc .) have also been hit , and to deal with this situation the
 Moroccan authorities have set up an emergency aid plan to help the
 farming population affected by the drought .
 Our food aid would be used as part of this programme of aid for the
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 victims of the drought .
 1.   This very large increase in commercial imports will place a severe
      strain on the country 's balance of current payments , which in 1979
      showed a deficit of US 1 500 million .                              ?
 2.   It should be noted that the WFP has provided emergency food aid in
      the form of 20 000 t of cereals for 556 000 people .
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  II .  POSSIBLE COMMUNITY ACTION      ,
        Following Morocco 's request , it is proposed that food aid , in
        the form of 7 500 t of cereals to be delivered cif , be allocated
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        to that country .
        This quantity , which represents the requi rements of 166 000 people
        over three months ,   corresponds to about 10% of the general reserve
        as decided on by the Council on 19 May 1981 under the cereals pro­
       gramme .
       The cost of this operation , which may be estimated at 1 295 000 ECU ,
       does not involve additional expenditure , since it can be financed by
       funds available under the general budget of the European Communities
       for 1981 .
III .  CONCLUSION
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       The Commission proposes that the Council decide :
       i . to grant 7 500 t of cereals to the Kingdom of Morocco ;
       ii . to pay the transport costs of this aid up to the cif stage .
       This quantity is to be taken from the general reserve of the 1981
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       food aid programme .
       1 . Under the 1981 programme , food aid in the form of 1 500 t of
           skimmed milk powder and 200 t of butteroil for distribution
           free of charge to the needy has been made available to Morocco .
           The value of this aid may be estimated at 1.38 million ECU at
           world prices and 2.92 million ECU at internal prices . It is in
           the process of implementation .
       2 . At the rate of a 500 g ration per person per day .