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COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 March 1990

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)

(90/163/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 1889/87 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1546/89 (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 Commission Decision 89/407/EEC (6); whereas other organizations may be regarded as humanitarian organizations on the basis of their approval pursuant to national legislative provisions; whereas the Annex of the aforementioned Decision should therefore be completed accordingly;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

With effect from 1 January 1990, the following humanitarian organizations are added to the Annex of Decision 86/77/EEC:

'Kent and Sussex aid to Poland

Plumbline Ministries

Battle Baptist Church

The Cheldon Christian Trust

The Romanian Aid Fund Limited

Association of Ukranian Women in Great Britain'.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1990.

For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 6.

(2) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 310, 21. 11. 1985, p. 9.

(4) OJ No L 151, 3. 6. 1989, p. 24.

(5) OJ No L 76, 21. 3. 1986, p. 54.

(6) OJ No L 189, 4. 7. 1989, p. 47.