CELEX: 51973PC0998
Language: en
Date: 1973-06-20 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A DECISION OF THE COUNCIL concluding an agreement modifying, for the 2nd year of application (1973/1974), the quantities provided for in the Convention between the European Economic Community and U.N.R.W.A. (submitted by the Commission to the Council)

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                                                COM(73)998 final
                                            Brussels , 20 June   1973
                RECOMMENDATION FOR A DECISION OF THE COUNCIL
                concluding an agreement modifying , for the
                2nd year of application (1973/*1974) « the quan­
                tities provided for in the Convention between
                    the European Economic Community and
                                 U.N.R.W.A.
                 ( submitted by the Commission to the Council )
  COM ( 73 ) 998 final
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 Explanatory memorandum
                                                        1
On 18 December 1972 , "the Community signed a Convention with the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) under
which the Community agreed to supply this agency with contributions , in
cash or in kind , within the framework of a triennial aid programme, to
 enable it to continue and to expand its food aid action programme for
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refugees in the countries of the Middle East .
According to the provisions of Article XII thereof, the Convention, which
initially covers the period 1 July 1972 to 30 June 1973 , will be renewed
for each of the two following years unless one of the two parties opposes
this before 1 May .
At its meeting of 4 and 5 June 1973 , the Council decided to renew this
Convention for a second year of application to cover the period 1 July
1973 to 30 June 1974 , subject to certain modifications being made in
respect of the Community contributions for the 1 973/1 974 year of application.
In the same Decision, the Council entrusted the Commission with the task
of negotiating these modifications with UHRWA .    That agency has now
indicated that it agrees to the modifications proposed by the Commission.
The purpose of this document is to recommend to the Council that it
adopts a Decision concluding an agreement , in the form of an exchange
of letters , between the EEC and UURWA, modifying, for the 2nd year
of application (1973/1974 ), the quantities provided for in the
Convention concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the Middle East .
  OJ No L 304, 31 December 1972 , p . 23 .
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                DRAFT RECOMMENDATION FOR A DECISION OF THE
                                   COUNCIL .
           concluding an agreement modifying, for the second year
           of application (1973/1974)» the quantities provided for
           in the Convention between the European Economic Community
           and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian
           refugees (UNRWA ) concerning aid to refugees in the countries
           of the Middle East
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 on 19 December 1972 the European Economio Community ooncluded
  a Convention with UNRWA concerning aid to refugees in the countries
  of the Middle East for a period of three years J
  Whereas under Article XII modifications may be made every year to this
  Convention;   whereas in the light of information supplied by UNRWA
  on the first year of application of the Convention, it is necessary
  to modify certain of the Community contributions J
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
                                 Article 1
An agreement shall be concluded, on behalf of the European Economic
Community , in the form of an exchange of letters , with the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA),
modifying, for the second year of application ( 1973/1974)» "the
contributions provided for in the Convention concluded with that agency
on 19 December 1972 .
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                                Article 2
The President of the Council is authorized to appoint the persons
empowered to sign the exchange of letters and to invest them with the
requisite powers to enter into a commitment on behalf of the Community .
Done at Brussels .
                                               Por the Council
                                               The Resident
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                           Exchange of letters
A. Letter from the European Economic Community
   With reference to the Convention concluded, on 19 December 1972
   between the European Economic Community and the United Nations
   Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UMRWA ) concerning
   aid to refugees in the countries of the Middle Ekst , and in the
   light of information supplied by your agency, I wish to propose,
   pursuant to Article XII of the Convention, the following Community
   contributions for the 1973/1974 year of application within the
   framework of the aid distribution programme (Art . II, 2nd indent ,
   and Art . VII of the Convention):
   . 2 821 metric tons of wheat , in the form of 1 868 metric tons of
      flour ( instead of 4 636 metric tons of wheat , in the form of
      3 070 metric tons of flour ).
   • 1 57 metric tons of husked rice , in the form of 122 metric
      tons of milled rice (instead of 3 098 metric tons of husked rice,
      in the form of 240 metric tons of milled rice).
   . 1 600 metric tons of skimmed milk powder (instead of 1 100
      metric tons ).
   • 62 metric tons of white sugar (instead of 150 metric tons ).
   Please inform me whether you agree with the proposals listed above .
B. Letter from UNRWA
   I acknowledge receipt of your letter of                       headed
   as follows :
   With reference to the agreement ....................
   listed above .
   I wish to inform you that UURWA agrees to these modifications .