Considerations on COM(2012)378 - Conclusion of the Food Assistance Convention

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dossier COM(2012)378 - Conclusion of the Food Assistance Convention.
document COM(2012)378 EN
date November 13, 2012
 
table>(1)The Union is a Party to the Food Aid Convention 1999 (1) (‘FAC 1999’), which expires on 1 July 2012.
(2)In accordance with Council Decision 2012/511/EU (2), the Food Assistance Convention (‘the Convention’) was signed on 23 July 2012, subject to its conclusion.

(3)It is in the interest of the Union to be a Party to the Convention as the latter would help to achieve the humanitarian aid objectives referred to in Article 214(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

(4)The Convention should be approved,