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COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 February 1986
approving certain food-aid operations carried out by humanitarian organizations and exempting them from monetary compensatory amounts
(Only the English text is authentic)
(86/77/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 on monetary compensatory amounts in agriculture (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 (2) lays down detailed rules for the administrative application of the monetary compensatory amounts introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85;
Whereas exports to non-member countries carried out in the context of the food-aid operations referred to in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 should be exempted from monetary compensatory amounts where such exports are carried out by humanitarian organizations and approved in accordance with Community procedure;
Whereas a number of humanitarian organizations were approved by Commission Decision 81/983/EEC (3), as modified by Decision 83/289/EEC (4); whereas other organizations may be regarded as humanitarian organizations on the basis of their approval pursuant to national legislative provisions;
Whereas, on 11 June 1985, the Council approved a coherent set of agrimonetary rules, whereas on 21 November 1985 the Commission published a consolidated version of its Regulation laying down detailed rules for the administrative application of monetary compensatory amounts; whereas the opportunity should be taken to update and republish the list of humanitarian organizations set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 81/983/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of all the relevant management committees,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The food-aid operations carried out by the organizations listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the purposes of Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 with effect from 23 December 1985.
2. The United Kingdom shall determine the conditions under which the organizations referred to in paragraph 1 are eligible for application of the provisions of Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85.
Article 2
The United Kingdom shall inform the Commission:
- on 1 February of every year, of the quantities exported as aid by the organizations mentioned in Article 1,
- forthwith, in the event of any change with regard to the nature of the activities of the said organizations.
Article 3
Commission Decision 81/983/EEC is hereby repealed.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
Done at Brussels, 21 February 1986.