CELEX: 31981R3723
Language: en
Date: 1981-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3723/81 of 21 December 1981 on the granting of exceptional food aid to the least-developed countries

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31981R3723

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3723/81 of 21 December 1981 on the granting of exceptional food aid to the least-developed countries  

Official Journal L 373 , 29/12/1981 P. 0011

****( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 16 DECEMBER 1981 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).    COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3723/81   OF 21 DECEMBER 1981   ON THE GRANTING OF EXCEPTIONAL FOOD AID TO THE LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 43 AND 235 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  ( 1 ),   WHEREAS THE FOOD AND BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS SITUATIONS IN THE LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ARE PARTICULARLY GRAVE ;   WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY MUST MAKE A POSITIVE RESPONSE TO THE FOOD NEEDS OF THESE COUNTRIES , IN PARTICULAR BY SUPPLYING FOODSTUFFS DIRECT ;   WHEREAS A PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE MEANS OF RESPONDING TO CERTAIN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WOULD BE TO MAKE CEREALS AVAILABLE TO THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME FOR USE UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY FOOD RESERVE ;   WHEREAS THE TREATY HAS NOT PROVIDED THE NECESSARY SPECIFIC POWERS ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :   ARTICLE 1   SPECIAL FOOD AID IS HEREBY APPROVED FOR THE LEAST- DEVELOPED COUNTRIES WITH A VIEW TO SUPPLYING THEIR POPULATIONS WITH VARIOUS FOODSTUFFS SUCH AS CEREALS , OILS , LEGUMES AND SUGAR .   THE FOODSTUFFS SHALL BE DELIVERED FREE AT DESTINATION . THE VALUE OF THE AID SHALL AMOUNT TO 40 000 000 ECU .   ARTICLE 2   A PROPORTION OF THE AID , EQUIVALENT TO 100 000 TONNES OF CEREALS , SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME FOR USE UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY FOOD RESERVE .   ARTICLE 3   THE LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES , AS DEFINED BY THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION , SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AID .   ARTICLE 4   THE COMMISSION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE AID OPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXISTING PROCEDURES .   IT SHALL KEEP THE MEMBER STATES INFORMED OF PROGRESS WITH THE OPERATION .   ARTICLE 5   THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .   THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 21 DECEMBER 1981 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   N . RIDLEY