CELEX: 51999PC0384
Language: en
Date: 1999-07-28
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) apportioning the quantities of grain provided for under the Food Aid Convention 1995 for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999

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51999PC0384

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) apportioning the quantities of grain provided for under the Food Aid Convention 1995 for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999  /* COM/99/0384 final - CNS 99/0162 */  

Official Journal C 021 E , 25/01/2000 P. 0063 - 0064

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) apportioning the quantities of grain provided for under the Food Aid Convention 1995 for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999(2000/C 021 E/11)COM(1999) 384 final - 1999/0162(CNS)(Submitted by the Commission on 28 July 1999)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 on food aid policy and food aid management and special operations in support of food security(1), and in particular Article 21 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(2),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(3),Whereas the Food Aid Convention 1995, which was concluded for a period of three years, has applied provisionally in the Community since 1 July 1995 and entered into force on 8 July 1996;Whereas the Food Aid Convention remained in force until 30 June 1998 but was extended until 30 June 1999 in accordance with Article 22(2) thereof;Whereas in accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1292/96, the Council determines the Community share of the overall amount of cereals aid laid down in the Food Aid Convention as the total contribution of both the Community and its Member States, whereas the amounts for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999 should therefore be apportioned;Whereas Article 21(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 requires the Commission to coordinate Community and Member State operations for the supply of cereals aid under the Food Aid Convention and to ensure that the total contribution of the Community and its Member States is at least as high as the quantities provided for in the said Convention,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1The Community's share of the 1755000 tonnes of grain constituting the minimum annual contribution to be made by the Community and its Member States pursuant to the Food Aid Convention 1995 shall be 1040800 tonnes for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publications in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.(1) OJ L 166, 5.7.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ C 112, 10.4.1997, s. 13.(3) OJ C 167, 2.6.1997.Draft Decision of the representatives of the Member States meeting with the Council to be entered in the Council minutesThe representatives of the Member States meeting within the Council hereby decide, on the basis of the draft breakdown annexed to the Commission proposal, to apportion as follows the 714200 tonnes of grain which constitute the minimum annual contribution to be made by the Community and its Member States pursuant to the Food Aid Convention 1995 for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.>TABLE>