Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be taken by the European Union within the International Grains Council with respect to the extension of the Grains Trade Convention 1995

The Grains Trade Convention 1995 was concluded by the Community by Council Decision 96/88/EC until 30 June 1998 and, since then, it has been regularly extended. The Convention was last extended by decision of the International Grains Council in June 2011 and remains in force until 30 June 2013.

A further extension of the Convention by up to two years is in the interest of the Union. The extension of the Convention entails the prolongation of the EU contribution to the administrative budget of the International Grains Council, which covers both the Grains Trade Convention 1995 and the Food Aid Convention 1999.

The purpose of this proposal is therefore to seek the Council’s authorisation to the Commission to vote, on behalf of the Union, in favour of the extension of the Grains Trade Convention up to 30 June 2015 within the International Grains Council.

EUR-Lex: COM(2012)779: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2012:779:FIN

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