CELEX: 31974D0495
Language: en
Date: 1974-08-23 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 23 August 1974 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of the Gambia for the supply of husked rice as food aid

10 . 10 . 74                      Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 275/ 15
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                                     (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                 COUNCIL
                                              COUNCIL DECISION
                                                of 23 August 1974
             on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Commu­
               nity and the Republic of the Gambia for the supply of husked rice as food aid
                                                    (74/495/ EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
COMMUNITIES,                                                                        Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European         The Agreement between the European Economic
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 113,           Community and the Republic of the Gambia on the
1 14 and 228 thereof ;                                        supply of husked rice as food aid, the text whereof is
                                                              annexed hereto, is hereby concluded on behalf of the
                                                              European Economic Community.
Having regard to the recommendation from the
Commission ;                                                                        Article 2
                                                              The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
Whereas the European Economic Community has                   designate the persons empowered to sign the Agree­
concluded the 1967 Food Aid Convention ;
                                                              ment and to confer on them the necessary powers to
                                                              bind the Community.
Whereas by its letter of 16 April 1974, the Republic of
the Gambia has requested food aid ;                           Done at Brussels, 23 August 1974.
                                                                                         For the Council
Whereas in view of the cereal supply situation in
Gambia, that country should be accorded, by way of                                        The President
gift, 1 500 metric tons of husked rice, under the
Community food aid programme for 1970/71 ,                                               B. DESTREMAU