CELEX: 31973D0353
Language: en
Date: 1973-06-18 00:00:00
Title: 73/353/EEC: Council Decision of 18 June 1973 concluding an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Sri Lanka for the supply of food aid in the form of flour of common wheat

26 . 11 . 73                      Official Journal of the European Communities                  No L 325 /5
                                                COUNCIL DECISION
                                                    of 18 June 1973
             concluding an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
             Republic of Sri Lanka for the supply of food aid in the form of flour of common
                                                          wheat
                                                    ( 73 /353/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 Recommendation from the Commission ;
             Whereas the European Economic Community has deposited a Declaration for
             provisional application of the 1971 Food Aid Convention ; whereas that Convention
             has been applicable since 1 July 1971 ;
             Whereas the Republic of Sri Lanka, by its letter of 6 October 1971 , has requested
             food aid ;
             Whereas in view of the cereal supply situation in the Republic of Sri Lanka that
             country should be accorded, by way of gift, 11 000 metric tons of common wheat in
             the form of 7 285 metric tons of flour of common wheat under the Community Food
             Aid Programme for the year 1971 /72,
             HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                        Article 1
             On behalf of the Community an Agreement between the European Economic
             Community and the Republic of Sri Lanka for the supply of food aid in the form of
             flour of common wheat, the text of which Agreement is annexed hereto, is hereby
             concluded .
                                                        Article 2
             The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons
             empowered to sign the Agreement and to confer on them the powers necessary to
             bind the Community.
             Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 1973 .
                                                                       For the Council
                                                                         The President
                                                                          A. LAVENS