Commission Decision of 4 July 1991 amending Decision 86/77/EEC approving certain food-aid operations carried out by humanitarian organizations and exempting them from monetary compensatory amounts (Only the English text is authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION of 4 July 1991 amending Decision 86/77/EEC approving certain food-aid operations carried out by humanitarian organizations and exempting them from monetary compensatory amounts (Only the English text is authentic) (91/379/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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1599/90 (4), 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 86/77/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 91/230/EEC (6); whereas other organizations may be regarded as humanitarian organizations on the basis of their approval pursuant to national legislative provisions; whereas 'Feed the Children' may be regarded as such an organization;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The humanitarian organization 'Feed the Children' is added to the Annex to Decision 86/77/EEC, with effect from 17 June 1991.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom. Done at Brussels, 4 July 1991. For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 6. (2) OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 9. (3) OJ No L 310, 21. 11. 1985, p. 9. (4) OJ No L 151, 15. 6. 1990, p. 29. (5) OJ No L 76, 21. 3. 1986, p. 54. (6) OJ No L 100, 20. 4. 1991, p. 41.