Considerations on COM(2021)125 - EU position in the International Grains Council with respect to the extension of the Grains Trade Convention, 1995

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dossier COM(2021)125 - EU position in the International Grains Council with respect to the extension of the Grains Trade Convention, 1995.
document COM(2021)125 EN
date May 10, 2021
 
table>(1)The Grains Trade Convention, 1995 (‘the Convention’) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision 96/88/EC (1) and entered into force on 1 July 1995. The Convention was concluded for a period of three years.
(2)Pursuant to Article 33 of the Convention, the International Grains Council is able to extend the Convention for successive periods not exceeding two years on each occasion. Since its conclusion, the Convention has regularly been extended for further periods of two years. The Convention was last extended by decision of the International Grains Council on 10 June 2019 and remains in force until 30 June 2021.

(3)During its 53rd session, which will be held on 7 June 2021, the International Grains Council is to decide on the extension of the Convention for a further period of up to two years from 1 July 2021.

(4)It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 53rd session of the International Grains Council, as an extension of the Convention is in the interest of the Union,