Considerations on COM(2010)139 - EU position within the Food Aid Committee as regards the extension of the Food Aid Convention, 1999 - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2010)139 - EU position within the Food Aid Committee as regards the extension of the Food Aid Convention, 1999. |
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document | COM(2010)139 |
date | June 3, 2010 |
(2) | The Grains Trade Convention 1995 remains in force until 30 June 2011. |
(3) | The Food Aid Convention 1999 expires on 30 June 2010 and the question of its renewal will be formally addressed at the 102nd Session of the Food Aid Committee on 4 June 2010. |
(4) | At the 101st Session of the Food Aid Committee, on 9 December 2009, some members expressed their willingness to extend the Food Aid Convention 1999 for another year until 30 June 2011. The European Union took the position that it would work towards taking a decision in June 2010 as to the future of the Food Aid Convention 1999 and that preparations could be started immediately without any prejudice to the formal position that would be communicated at the 102nd Session of the Food Aid Committee in June 2010. |
(5) | There are two possible scenarios for which the European Union should prepare a position in view of the 102nd Session of the Food Aid Committee:
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(6) | The Commission, which represents the European Union in the Food Aid Committee, should therefore be authorised by a Council Decision to either favour an extension of the Food Aid Convention 1999 for one year, i.e. until 30 June 2011, if the condition set out in paragraph 5(a) is met, or, if that is not the case, oppose a consensus in the Food Aid Committee favouring such an extension, |