CELEX: 31974D0022
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 International Committee of the Red Cross on the supply of cereals and skimmed-milk powder as food aid

28 . 1 . 74                       Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 23/ 17
                                                COUNCIL DECISION
                                                   of 15 October 1973
            concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and
            the International Committee of the Red Cross on the supply of cereals and
                                        skimmed-milk powder as food aid
                                                       (74/22/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 proposal from the Commission ;
            Whereas the International Committee of the Red Cross has made known its requirements
            in cereal products for humanitarian programmes and whereas a quantity of foodstuffs
            equivalent to 7 500 metric tons of cereals should be placed at its disposal for this
            purpose ;
            Whereas in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2721 /72           of 19 December 1972 on the
            supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid, as amended by Council Regulation (EEC)
            No 2700/73 (2), it was decided to place 6 000 tons of this product at the disposal of the
            International Committee of the Red Cross ;
            Whereas concerning emergency programmes to be decided upon in implementation of
            the envisaged Agreement, the Community's approval should be given to the International
            Committee of the Red Cross as soon as possible, and whereas it may prove necessary to
            reply very rapidly to any requests for adaptations which might be made by the above
            Committee during the implementation of the said Agreement,
            HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                         Article 1
            On behalf of the Community, the Agreement between the European Economic Commu­
            nity and the International Committee of the Red Cross on the supply of cereals and skim­
            med-milk powder as food aid, the text of which is annexed to this Decision, is hereby
            concluded .
                                                         Article 2
            The approval provided for in the third paragraph of Article IV and the second paragraph
            of Article X of the Agreement referred to in Article 1 is given by the Commission .
                                                         Article 3
            The President of the Council is hereby authorized to nominate the persons entitled to
            sign the Agreement and confer on them the powers necessary to commit the Community.
            Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 1973 .
                                                                       For the Council
                                                                         The President
                                                                        I. N0RGAARD
            (!) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
            (2) OJ No L 279, 5 . 10. 1973 , p. 1 .