Decision 2012/738 - 2012/738/EU: Council Decision of 13 November 2012 on the conclusion of the Food Assistance Convention - Main contents
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2012/738/EU: Council Decision of 13 November 2012 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Food Assistance Convention| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2012/738 |
| Original proposal | COM(2012)378  |
| CELEX number i | 32012D0738 |
| Document | 13-11-2012 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 30-11-2012; Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 11 Volume 131,OJ L 330, 30.11.2012 |
| Effect | 13-11-2012; Application Date of document See Art 5 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
30.11.2012 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 330/1 |
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 November 2012
on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Food Assistance Convention
(2012/738/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 214(4) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(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, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Food Assistance Convention (‘the Convention’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The Commission shall decide on the annual commitment to be made on behalf of the Union in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention and shall inform the Secretariat of the Committee thereof.
Article 3
The Commission shall provide annual reports and participate in information sharing on behalf of the Union in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention.
Article 4
The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to the deposit of the instrument of approval provided for in Article 12 of the Convention, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Convention (3).
Article 5
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 13 November 2012.
For the Council
The President
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V.SHIARLY
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The date of entry into force of the Convention will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
FOOD ASSISTANCE CONVENTION
PREAMBLE
THE PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION,
CONFIRMING their continued commitment to the still valid objectives of the Food Aid Convention 1999, to contribute to world food security, and to improve the ability of the international community to respond to emergency food situations and other food needs of developing countries;
SEEKING to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of food assistance in preserving the lives and alleviating the suffering of the most vulnerable populations, especially in emergency situations, by strengthening international cooperation and coordination, in particular among the Parties and stakeholders;
RECOGNISING that vulnerable populations have particular food and nutritional needs;
AFFIRMING that States have the primary responsibility for their own national food security, and therefore for the progressive realisation of the right to adequate food as set out in the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) voluntary guidelines to support the progressive realisation of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security adopted by the FAO Council in November 2004;
ENCOURAGING governments of food insecure countries to develop and implement country-owned strategies that address the root causes of food insecurity through long-term measures, and that ensure proper linkages between relief, recovery and development activities;
REFERRING to international humanitarian law and the fundamental humanitarian...
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