European Commission 6 July 2012, Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Food Assistance Convention

52012PC0379 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Food Assistance Convention /* COM/2012/0379 final - 2012/0182 (NLE) */ EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1) Background The Food Aid Convention (FAC 1999) is a multilateral agreement which came originally into effect in the 1960s as an instrument for a coordinated and acceptable disposal of agricultural