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text: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 26. 07. 1999 COM(l999)367 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION Annual Report on Humanitarian Aid 1998 i XL TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive summary 1. General framework 1. 1 Policy initiatives 1. 2 Supervision and monitoring of aid 1. 3 Financial data 2. Operational framework 2. 1 Revision of the Framework Partnership Contract 2. 2 Coordination: - with Member States - with other donors - with partners - with the United Nations 2. 3 Disaster prevention (DIPECHO) 3. Humanitarian operations 3. 1 Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific 3. 2 Eastern Europe and the CIS 3. 3 Asia, Latin America and the Middle East 4. Horizontal activities 4. 1 Impact and evaluation of aid 4. 2 Inter-departmental coordination 4. 3 Information 4. 4 Databases and management systems 4. 5 Education and training 5. Prospects Annexes ifi p. 1 p. 1 p. 3 p. 3 p. 3 p. 5 p. 6 p. 10 p. 12 p. 16 p. 17 p. 17 p. 18 p. 19 p. 19 p. 20 Annexes Annex 1 Annex 2 Annex 3 Annex 4 Annex 5 Annex 6 Humanitarian aid financial decisions by region Humanitarian assistance - contracts by financial year Overview of financial decisions for EC humanitarian aid by source of finance 1993-1998 Value of contracts signed in 1997 and 1998 Humanitarian aid financial decisions by region in 1997 and 1998 EC contracts for humanitarian assistance in 1993-94-95-96-98 (financial years) 4 Executive Summary With fighting flaring up again in several African countries where peace initiatives failed to produce their anticipated results, famine used as a weapon of war, Central America devastated by Hurricane Mitch and fresh conflicts breaking out in the very heart of Europe, 1998 found ECHO once again responding to new humanitarian emergencies as well as managing operations in more than 70 countries through some 1200 partnership contracts with a total value of ECU 471 million. In many strife-torn regions the warring parties deliberately deny relief agencies access to victims and, in addition to their military objectives, systematically violate human rights, sometimes for purposes of ethnic cleansing. ECHO therefore again faced the increasingly difficult task of maintaining the humanitarian space in areas such as Sudan, Central Africa and Afghanistan whilst continuing to apply an approach based on denouncing violations of human rights and of humanitarian law. Many attempts to strengthen the link between emergency aid, rehabilitation and development were thwarted, in particular in Angola, Congo-Brazzaville, Sierra Leona and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nevertheless, in some countries which have emerged from crisis, ECHO stepped up its withdrawal procedure so as to support earlier implementation of development aid. ECHO also confirmed its readiness for greater involvement in disaster preparedness and prevention, notably through the DIPECHO programme which was put into effect in 1998 through a financing decision on an Action Plan for each of the regions originally selected for the programme, i. e. South- East Asia and Bangladesh, Central America and the Caribbean. In 1998 ECHO spared no effort in the interests of greater speed, effectiveness, cooperation and transparency: management rules were simplified through the revision of the framework partnership contract, numerous evaluations were produced on past and present activities and operating methods (evaluation of activities from 1992 to 1996, revision of Article 20 of the Regulation) and cooperation with Member States (joint missions), UN agencies, international organisations and NGOs was stepped up. Finally, 1998 was also notable for the result of UCLAF's investigation into administrative irregularities and suspected embezzlement in the management of four contracts signed by ECHO between 1993 and 1994. The contracts in question covered support expenditure, i. e. on monitoring, evaluation and technical assistance, intended for the preparation and monitoring of humanitarian relief operations in-the former Yugoslavia and the Great Lakes region. The matter was referred to the Luxembourg judicial authorities by the Commission on 10 July and disciplinary measures were also initiated. 1c 1. General framework 1. 1 Policy initiatives In addition to keeping abreast of the overwhelming glut of humanitarian disasters and implementing swift and effective aid projects, ECHO also launched a number of initiatives designed to incorporate essential principles and values into its humanitarian activities. The concept of human rights is increasingly being invoked in the context of humanitarian relief. Advocacy is a tool that ECHO tries to use in the promotion/awareness of human rights. Advocacy embraces the promotion of all activities and principles carried out by humanitarian actors. It was in this context that ECHO organised a workshop, on 2 December, with academics and representatives of human rights and humanitarian organisations. Numerous questions were raised regarding the interface between the Conventions on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law and how human rights can be promoted or even protected in any given situation. The "Flower for the women of Kabul" campaign organised on 8 March was the main advocacy campaign of the year, integrating gender aspects and awareness-raising strategies on behalf of the women of Afghanistan. Linked with humanitarian activities and advocacy of human rights, the question of the security of relief workers was also addressed seriously by ECHO. A Commission working paper on the security of relief workers and humanitarian space (SEC(98)797), adopted following consultations with ECHO'S major partners, outlined the problem in depth and suggested concrete action for improving the security of aid workers. Several projects were initiated, including a network on security amongst NGOs with database and analytical capacity (HSPN project - VOICE), a field and best practice study (King's College London) and training (Bioforce). Specifically on the protection issue, the WEU (Western European Union) ministerial meeting in Rome on 16-17 November highlighted the need for coordination with the Commission with regard to military interventions for humanitarian purposes. In November ECHO played an active role in "Exercise CRISEX 98", a simulation by the WEU of Petersberg mission's on the basis of Article J. 4 of the EU Treaty. ECHO played a constructive role in suggesting practical ways of working together to plan for and respond to humanitarian crises. 1. 2 Supervision and monitoring of aid Set up in 1992, ECHO has in recent years become the world's leading donor of humanitarian aid, a giant on the world humanitarian stage according to the Court of Auditors' Special Report No 2/97 concerning humanitarian aid from the European Union (OJ C 143, 12 May 1997). The effectiveness of humanitarian aid is not just quantified in financial terms (minimal administrative costs, short project lead times, impact on crises and in beneficiary countries) but in human (millions of beneficiaries and thousands of lives saved each year) and political terms too (one of the most positive images of the Community's external action). JO A number of measures have been adopted over the years to ensure that the aid managed by the Humanitarian Office is managed in a sound and effective manner: * Adoption of the Council Regulation on humanitarian aid on 20 June 1996. This Regulation provides Community humanitarian assistance with its legal basis and created the Humanitarian Aid Committee on which the 15 Member States sit in monthly meetings. ECHO is therefore based on a legal act which lays down the objectives and adminstrative procedures of humanitarian aid. * The signature of a framework partnership contract with almost 200 partners. The framework partnership contract is an agreement. On 13 March the Commission adopted a new framework partnership contract providing for greater flexibility in the allocation of ECHO funding and management procedures which promote responsibility. * The adoption of a new organisational structure for ECHO in February 1996 including the creation of three new units. ECHO'S is now structured according to the SEM2000 guidelines so that the management of resources is separate from the evaluation of humanitarian requirements and the preparation of contracts with partners. •* The setting-up of an evaluation unit in 1996 helped strengthen the monitoring and effectiveness of humanitarian operations. Between 1996 and 1998, the unit completed 116 evaluation reports at very low cost: Operational evaluation reports of Community humanitarian aid Year 1996 1997 1998 Total Number of reports 54 Amount evaluated 86 878 329 37 ' 152 879 335 25 116 19 260 000 259 017 664 An evaluation is currently in progress into all aid managed by ECHO between 1992, the year the Office was set up, and June 1996, the date of the humanitarian aid Regulation. * Financial audits of ECHO'S principal partners. Between December 1995 and 1998 ECHO officials responsible for financial audits carried out a total of 72 audits of ECHO's partners (UN humanitarian agencies, Red Cross and NGOs) who receive in total some 80% of the amounts allocated by ECHO. These financial audits concerned a total of 15% of ECHO's funds. Enhancing coordination with the Member States and other humanitarian actors. Draft * decisions for amounts exceeding ECU 2 million (or ECU 10 million in the case of emergency operations) must be presented by the Commission to the Humanitarian Aid Committee for approval. The Committee has met 18 times since its inception in September 1996. In order to enhance coordination and ongoing project monitoring, ECHO has consolidated its presence in the field with the opening of new offices, particularly in areas affected by the El Nino phenomenon and in connection with the implementation of DIPECHO operations. In view of the complexity of crises ECHO has invested in the training of experts in the field with a view to maximising the impact of humanitarian activities. A training seminar was held in Brussels in June to this end also involving the Commission's other external affairs departments. Coordination was , stepped up with the Joint Relex service. 1. 3 Financial data In 1998 the humanitarian aid budget managed by ECHO stood at ECU 517. 6 million. Although this budget was larger than the 1997 budget of ECU 437. 8 million, it was still smaller than the budgets disbursed by ECHO in each of the two years preceding 1997 (ECU 656 million in 1996 and ECU 692 million in 1995). The 1998 budget was initially set at ECU 325. 1 million, however, this was topped up by an extra ECU 150 million in September as a result of continuing needs in Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo and in East and Central Africa and to deal with humanitarian needs caused by 'El Nino'. Some of this extra amount was subsequently diverted to aid the victims of Hurricane Mitch. 2. Operational framework 2. 1 Revision of the Framework Partnership Contract On 13 March the Commission formally adopted the new framework partnership contract which entered into force on 1 January 1999 once its annexes had been finalised. The revision achieved its desired objectives: the new instrument is simpler, clearer and more flexible and yet maintains an adequate level of control over the use of Community funds. The exercise was conducted in consultation with humanitarian operators working with ECHO, thus helping to enhance and considerably strengthen existing partnership ties. The Commission instructed the Commissioner responsible for humanitarian affairs to make the necessary changes in the framework partnership contract to take account of the special remits of the UN humanitarian agencies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International -Federation of the Red Cross. In close cooperation with the Member States, ECHO also embarked on verification of the criteria and features listed in Article 7(1) and (2) of the humanitarian aid Regulation which determine whether a non-governmental organisation is eligible for Community funding. 2. 2 Coordination with the Member States Throughout 1998 the Humanitarian Aid Committee, set up in 1996 following the entry into force of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 of 20 June on humanitarian aid, carried out its task of delivering opinions on ECHO'S proposals, thus helping to contribute to a more coordinated approach to humanitarian crises. At its first meeting in January 1998, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Regulation concerned, the Committee, attended by Ms Bonino, discussed policy and guidelines for the year ahead. This discussion was very fruitful and set out the basis for similar exercises in the future. The Committee met seven times. All the draft proposals referred to the Committee by the Commission, either by oral or written procedure, were approved except for a proposal on the Great Lakes submitted at the 15th meeting. A further proposal submitted subsequently at the 17th meeting was eventually endorsed. The Committee also met on a more informal basis in March for an exchange of views with Mr Sergio Vieira de Mello, Emergency Relief Coordinator of the United Nations, and to discuss developments in the field of humanitarian aid resulting from the creation of this new office. Other top humanitarian figures such as Mrs Ogata, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and Mrs Bertini, Chief Executive of the World Food Programme, were guests of the Committee. Such experiences proved positive and ECHO intends to follow the same path in the year ahead. In 1998, for the first time, the Committee made a field trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. The visit was very positive, allowing the members of the Committee, to familiarise themselves on the spot with the conditions under which Community humanitarian assistance is implemented and with the prevailing humanitarian situation in the region. ECHO intends to pursue the idea of annual field visits as a means of obtaining common reference points and sharing impressions. Some Member States joined ECHO on evaluation missions so as to find out more about ECHO modus operandi in the field and enable them to see for themselves the complexity of delivering humanitarian aid. Joint missions were organised in the Great Lakes region, Afghanistan, Sudan, North Korea and Sierra Leone (Guinea). The Committee also dealt with more horizontal issues in the field of humanitarian aid, thus helping to develop dialogue with Member States on issues of common interest. The main issues examined concerned revision of the Framework Partnership Contract (see chapter 2. 1), protection and security of relief workers and the evaluation of humanitarian aid. with other donors ECHO in its role as one'of the main donors of humanitarian aid in the world considers coordination with other major donors - apart from EU Member States - to be of great importance. In times of falling funding levels and increasing needs it is vital to create synergies and economies of scale between donors. As a main player in the humanitarian world, the US has long been one of ECHO'S main partners in dialogue. By now regular contacts have been established both at desk and management level, including regular exchanges of funding data, joint missions and debriefings, and joint approaches to particular crisis regions (i. e. the attempt to secure rules of engagement for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and also vis-a-vis the crisis in Sierra Leone). ECHO and USAID/OFDA also started a series of in-depth dialogue sessions during the year, covering regional and topical aspects of humanitarian crises with a view to establishing a coordinated approach at both political and programming level. The first of these sessions dealt with the situation in Sierra Leone. ECHO furthermore continued its dialogue with other major third country donors such as Norway, Canada and Japan. 9 with partners Throughout the year ECHO met its partners to discuss general topics of mutual concern whenever it could. In particular, this included a seminar organised in Lisbon by ECHO, together with the ICRC, on 27 and 28 March on "Humanitarian action: perception and security". A meeting was held in the Borschette Centre with all ECHO's partners in December to discuss topical matters under consideration by ECHO, including the security of relief workers, incorporating human rights into humanitarian aid and the future of EU humanitarian assistance. with the United Nations In 1998, as in earlier years, the UN was one of ECHO's main partners through its agencies and programmes, both at operational and coordination level. Most of the UN agencies, e. g. UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP, are also some of ECHO's main partners in policy and strategic discussions, and this year saw a new emphasis on this dialogue. Regular meetings, especially with UNHCR, dealt with ongoing crisis scenarios. Both Mrs Ogata (High Commissioner for Refugees) and Mrs Bertini (Head of WFP) attended meetings of the Humanitarian Aid Committee, and work continued on a Memorandum of Understanding within the framework of the new FPA (Framework Partnership Agreement) that takes the specific mandates of the UN agencies into account. The year also saw consolidation of the process of reform in the UN, including the establishment of UNOCHA (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs). ECHO's good record of cooperation with this body continued, especially in the context of establishing strategic frameworks for selected countries in crisis, e. g. Afghanistan, in particular. From 1999 on, ECHO and OCHA will cooperate on a range of advocacy projects. 2. 3 Prevention of natural disasters (DIPECHO) ECHO confirmed its readiness in a number of ways during the year for greater involvement in the prevention of and preparedness for natural and manmade disasters (excluding conflicts) in particular through its proactive and regional approach. The DIPECHO programme was put into effect through an ECU 6. 9 million financing decision, adopted in July, on an Action Plan for each of the selected regions, i. e. South-East Asia and Bangladesh, Central America and the Caribbean. The plans were prepared on the basis of analyses and regional consultations, the last of which was held in Bangkok in March covering the South-East Asia and Bangladesh region. ECHO extended the coverage of the DIPECHO programme to include other disaster-prone regions, i. e. the Andean Community, South Asia, Central Asia and sub-Saharan Africa (prevention of epidemics). The procedure to select the firms to carry out the analyses for the Andean Community and South Asia by invitation to tender was launched at the end of the year. Two other financing decisions were taken in January and December 1998 for a total of EUR 780 000 on five projects, four of which were located in countries in regions not yet covered by DIPECHO action plans. The objective of the action plans, some of which are in progress, others under preparation, is to remedy shortcomings in disaster prevention and preparedness systems and ensure consistency. The activities they cover range through human resource development, improving response capabilities and carrying out demonstration microprojects. ECHO took part in a number of international conferences on the subject, strengthening ties with other international parties and with the Member States so as to improve cooperation and the coordination of activities. D1PECHO activities take account of the 1994 Yokohama action plan recommendations, approved as part of the UN International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). 3. Humanitarian operations 3. 1 Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific In Angola, four years after the signing of the Lusaka Protocol, it is widely felt that the peace accords have collapsed with a resumption of hostilities in several provinces bringing about a fresh exodus of more than half a million displaced persons since January. Insecurity forced relief agencies to evacuate their staff and suspend their programmes in areas where fighting was continuing and new mines were being laid. The Commission granted a total of ECU 19 million in humanitarian aid to the people of Angola over the year, from which 41 operations were financed via 26 NGOs and international organisations to meet the basic needs of the vulnerable as regards health care, water and sanitation, logistics and the distribution of basic necessities. The 1998 Global Plan was intended to cover a. period of twelve months (the whole of the year) and benefit an estimated population of 2 300 000, but the worsening political and military situation hampered its implementation from April onwards. Central Africa/Great Lakes crisis ECHO developed two Global Plans in the year for the Great Lakes/Central Africa region totalling ECU 76. 7 million. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Little more than one year after the overthrow of the Mobutu dictatorship by Kabila, a new rebellion started in the eastern provinces of DRC in early August. The uprising, supported mainly by Rwanda and Uganda, quickly spread towards Bas Congo and around Kinshasa, where it was contained thanks to the military support lent to Kabila mainly by Angola, Zimbabwe and Namibia (and later Chad). Humanitarian needs of many displaced communities have not been met since 1996. Eastern DRC remained the main battlefield, with vast areas beyond the control of either the Government of Kinshasa or the rebel coalition. In order to gain access and develop humanitarian aid in eastern DRC, 11 ECHO started at the end of the year to encourage OCHA aid and agencies to develop a unified and coherent strategy together with rules of engagement. The war led to the internal displacement of tens of thousands of people and to the exodus of some 18 000 Congolese refugees into Tanzania, 6 000 into Uganda and about the same number into the Central African Republic. During 1998 the Commission took decisions worth ECU 12. 13 million for humanitarian assistance to the DRC. This amount was used for the distribution of food and non-food items to refugees and displaced persons, to provide health and nutrition support to key areas of the country, including in the fight against epidemics, and, after the new conflict that started in August, to cover the most urgent needs in Kinshasa and Bas-Congo. Rwanda During the second half of 1997, it was generally considered that humanitarian aid should be reduced, and that the Rwandan authorities should move towards development policy. However access to north-west areas was limited because of insecurity resulting from civil strife (the danger not only of military confrontation, but also of humanitarian organisations becoming soft targets). The number of internally displaced persons was estimated at over 600 000 at the end of the year, but no proper needs assessment was carried out because of security/access problems. In 1998, a total of 19 ECU million was allocated by the Commission for humanitarian assistance in Rwanda. This was used to try to meet some of the basic shelter, health, water and nutritional needs of the most vulnerable sections of the population, which included: around 31 000 refugees from DRC and 3 400 the 131000 detainees; from Burundi, 6 393 unaccompanied minors; 85 000 households run by children. in camps; some of refugees living Tanzania The refugee situation - basically 270 000 Burundians and 70 000 Congolese in the care of the HCR with operational support by the IFRC, WFP, UNICEF and a number of NGOs - continues to pose the main humanitarian challenge in Tanzania. The country has also been hit by heavy rains linked to the El Nino phenomenon which has caused serious food security problems and an upsurge in water-related diseases. ECHO supported distributions by the WFP and programmes of partners such as UNICEF, OXFAM and MSF to help deal with the crisis. Humanitarian assistance funded by ECHO in Tanzania amounted to about ECU 19. 5 million in the year. ECHO is the main donor in respect of relief work. Burundi Sporadic clashes between the army and various rebel factions continued to destabilise the western provinces in particular, where there were still large, numbers of displaced persons (between 500 000 and 600 000 in 1998). Faced with the social consequences of the regional embargo on Burundi, ECHO supported the endeavours of a number of partners to build the Health Ministry's capacity in 12 hospitals and health centres. ECHO provided funding totalling some ECU 17 million to Burundi over the year in respect of nutrition, sanitation and general health in the displaced persons' camps. Congo-Brazzaville Fighting between the Ninja and Cobra militias south of the capital at the end of the year caused major damage, displaced more than 150 000 persons and cost the lives of several thousands, according to estimates. The ECHO programme came to a total of ECU 1. 6 million. In Sudan, the year was one of extreme peril for the inhabitants of the south of the country. An SPLA offensive on government strongholds in Bahr el Ghazal led to more than 700 000 being displaced into regions already suffering from successive droughts. The Government's ban on overflying during the months of February and March compounded this catastrophic situation (120 deaths per day in July). The World Food Programme upped its distributions of food (mainly by plane) from 2 000 tonnes per month to more than 15 000 in September, October and November. The European Commission allocated approximately ECU 75 million to deal with the Sudan crisis. ECHO contributed ECU 33. 960 million. via the WFP, UNICEF and numerous NGOs while an additional sum estimated at about ECU 3 million for the year was contributed directly in the form of the ECHO-flight service. Open conflict broke out between Ethiopia and Eritrea for a short period in May/June 1998. While intensive hostilities had not resumed at the end of the year, a growing mobilisation of troops and public opinion on both sides seemed to reduce the prospects, of a peaceful settlement to the dispute. Up to 400 000-500 000 persons had in any case already been affected. During 1998 the Commission took decisions worth ECU 3. 98 million for humanitarian assistance. This amount, divided roughly equally between the two countries, was used for the distribution of food and non-food items to the displaced and for the provision of clean water supplies. A portion of the funds was also allocated to the International Committee of the Red Cross for protection activities in favour of persons either deported or taken prisoner in connection with the conflict. Throughout 1998 much of central and southern Somalia continued to be characterised by an unstable and insecure 'no war, no peace' environment. While a number of relatively positive political advances seem to have been made - for example the gradual establishment of a single administration for the long-divided city of Mogadishu - these have yet to translate into a real improvement of living conditions and basic security for the most vulnerable sections of the population. Commission-funded humanitarian assistance therefore had to continue throughout the year in the more insecure and unstable areas of south and central Somalia, much as it had done in 1997. In more secure and stable areas of the country the Commission was able to pursue more ambitious rehabilitation and development programmes. During 1998 a total of ECU 4 million was allocated by the Commission for humanitarian assistance in Somalia. This was used to try to meet some of the basic health, water and nutritional needs of the most vulnerable sections of the population, in particular women, children, the poor and the displaced. The ECHO Flight service created in 1994 continued operations throughout the year in the Horn of Africa and West Africa. Its six aircraft based in Nairobi, Djibouti, Mandera and Lokichoggio were used for humanitarian operations in Somalia, Kenya and southern Sudan. Another plane operates out 13 of Bamako in Mali to cover humanitarian transport requirements in Mali, Niger, Senegal and Guinea- Bissau. Two light cargo planes and a Hercules transporter run ad-hoc missions in Angola. Between May 1994 and the end of 1998, ECHO-flight earned more than 135 000 relief personnel, delivered more than 40 000 tonnes of humanitarian supplies through its light cargo carriers and logged more than 46 000 flight hours, without incident and accident-free, in a war environment, serving destinations not used by commercial airlines. A total of ECU 11 million was allocated during the year to enable ECHO-flight to maintain its operations. ECHO kept up its commitment in North Mali and North Niger so as to meet the challenge of consolidating peace and resettling people after several years of Tuareg rebellion. The projects funded by ECHO are designed to consolidate the socio-economic reintegration of returnees (refugees and displaced persons) through the resumption of income-generating activities and by providing access to water, the number one priority in semi-desert areas. ECHO'S initiative is in total keeping with the transition towards sustainable development. The emphasis is on coordination with the main development aid donors, primarily DG VIII but also the Member States, other international donors and local authorities in Mali and Niger. In view of slight differences in setting and requirements, ECHO allocated ECU 5 million for Mali during the year (a one-year programme ending in July 1999) and ECU 2 million for Niger (nine-month programme ending in May 1999). Guinea-Bissau became a country at war in 1998. After years of latent political crisis, the Guinea- Bissau army under General Mane led a revolt in early June against the authority of President Vieira. Following five months of fighting which confirmed the military and territorial superiority of the self- proclaimed junta, President Vieira was forced, despite the support of troops from Senegal and Guinea- Conakry, to agree to the signature of a peace agreement on 1 November. The fighting forced 250 000 people - one quarter of the country's population - to leave their homes. Access to victims and deliveries of humanitarian aid were virtually systematically obstructed or blocked by Senegalese troops at the border between the two countries and in Bissau itself. On 9 November ECHO became the first organisation to succeed in running humanitarian flights, via ECHO-flight, to Bissau airport which had been closed down during the fighting. ECHO allocated a total of ECU 2. 85 million to the people of Guinea-Bissau over the year. Sierra Leone descended even further into the horrors of war in 1998. The campaigns of violence and systematic massacres, given the code name "Operation no living thing", were denounced by Amnesty International as the worst of their type in Africa. Some 200 000 new refugees fled to Guinea-Conakry (150 000) and Liberia (50 000), swelling the numbers of existing refugees to a total of more than 400 000. Difficulties of access for relief workers made it impossible to put a precise figure on the numbers of those displaced internally but it was estimated at 200 000. Together with its partners, ECHO continued to focus on the medical and nutrition sectors where the situation had badly deteriorated and also helped step up coordination within the international humanitarian community (donors and agencies) at technical group level for the sector, in the updating of the relief workers' code of conduct (for avoiding the danger of diversion of aid) and in the promotion of human rights in response to the massacres committed. 14 A total of ECU 9. 9 million was spent in connection with the crisis in Sierra Leone, including ECU 6. 5 million for the country itself and ECU 2. 7 million and ECU 0. 7 million for refugees from Sierra Leona in Guinea and Liberia, respectively. 3. 2 Eastern Europe and the CIS Former Yugoslavia The former Yugoslavia remained a major area of intervention for ECHO, with a newly intensified crisis in Kosovo adding to the consequences of earlier conflicts in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Bosnia and Herzegovina (ECU 88 million), some sections of the population, in particular elderly people living alone, continued to rely on humanitarian assistance in the absence of comprehensive and functioning systems of social security. The health sector also continues to depend on external support for medical consumables and emergency rehabilitation and re-equipment of destroyed health facilities. The main programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina was in support of the return and re-integration of the numerous displaced persons and refugees who still remained following the conflict of 1992-95. More than 800 000 persons remain displaced inside Bosnia and Herzegovina, while still more are waiting abroad for return or permanent resettlement, many in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and in EU host countries. In order to promote the return process, and complementing EC activities under the OBNOVA programme, ECHO funded small-scale quick integrated return programmes, mainly implemented by NGOs, supporting in particular so-called minority return, where the families and individuals who return to their homes end up as part of a local ethnic minority. The very low level of minority returns since the signing of the Dayton Agreement reinforces ethnic separation and makes this a major challenge for the international community in its efforts towards reintegration and reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ECHO equally supported UNHCR and the International Management Group, an international technical support organisation for which the Commission provided more than 50% of the funding over the year as a whole. impact In Croatia (ECU 6. 95 million), ECHO continued to provide basic food aid and hygiene to 100 000 displaced persons and refugees through the IFRC in cooperation with the Croatian Red Cross. In addition, increased emphasis was put on assisting returning or remaining Croatian Serbs with food aid, domestic items and minor rehabilitation. Prospects for future return have improved, as the Croatian Parliament in June adopted a comprehensive return plan for Croatian Serb refugees in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (ECU 8. 1 million), ECHO continued to assist the 125 000 most vulnerable refugees from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, through the IFRC in cooperation with the Yugoslav Red Cross. Meanwhile, it continued to cooperate with the UNHCR in support of refugees in collective centres, while stepping up its return counselling and information activities in order to encourage people to return to Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, most emphasis was put on the escalating crisis in Kosovo (ECU 20. 1 million), where rising tension from March on gradually deteriorated into open, armed conflict between State security forces and the Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK). The conflict prompted ECHO to intervene with emergency assistance programmes (UNHCR, ICRC, NGOs) in the fields of health care, domestic items, food aid and emergency rehabilitation, as well as the urgent re-allocation of food and non-food items from 10 - - 15 Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to Montenegro and Northern Albania. The Holbrooke-Milosevic agreement in October allowed the internally displaced persons living out in the open to return to their villages or to find shelter with host families or relatives in the cities. An emergency winterisation and shelter programme adopted in November allowed the returnees to find at least some shelter over the winter. Others During the year ECHO contributed to the response to a number of natural disasters occurring mainly in Eastern Europe. In Poland and the Czech Republic, rehabilitation projects in relation with the disastrous floods that ravaged Central Europe in the summer of 1997 were continued. In Romania, a total of ECU 1 million was allocated to the repair and rebuilding of houses damaged or destroyed in the floods of 1997 and 1998. Replacement of household goods and school furniture was also provided for. Flash floods occurred in the eastern part of the Slovak Republic in July. ECHO intervened with an allocation of EUR 500 000 to provide heating facilities and basic food items and to replace household goods. A severe earthquake hit the Southern Anatolia region of Turkey in June. ECHO responded with an allocation of EUR 500 000 to the IFRC to provide essential relief items including tents, blankets and mobile kitchens. In addition to funding natural disaster relief in the region, ECHO also launched a social assistance programme in Bulgaria. A continuation of the 1997 programme, this intervention was. allocated a total of ECU 1. 5 million. Following the severe floods in Transcarpathia/Ukraine (November), EUR 850 000 was allocated for an assistance programme. A total of ECU 11 million in humanitarian aid was allocated to Albania during the year. In addition to assistance for refugees from Kosovo (ECU 1. 5 million), this aid package also enabled the Commission to continue its support for the health system, notably through the rehabilitation of priority services in hospitals and polyclinics, as well as humanitarian assistance to specialist institutions or particularly vulnerable social groups. It also helped to improve drinking water distribution networks in poor suburbs of Tirana. In the Russian Federation, humanitarian assistance to the Northern Caucasus came to a standstill: the continuing deterioration of security conditions in the area prompted all ECHO's partners to withdraw early in the year. By contrast, ECHO operations in other parts of the Russian Federation - in particular in the field of public health - continued throughout the year. The alarming spread of tuberculosis became a major priority. In addition to ECU 1. 5 million allocated earlier in the year, ECHO was - at the time of writing - preparing a decision for further 5,435 MECU Although all three countries in the Southern Caucasus continued to experience economic growth, it is clear that certain groups in society do not benefit from this progress and remain very vulnerable. ECHO'provided assistance to the most vulnerable, such as bed-ridden elderly people living alone. In addition, ECHO continued to assist victims of the different armed conflicts in the region such as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees from Nagorny Karabakh and Abkhazia who remained dependent on outside assistance in the absence of any lasting political settlement. In May, renewed fighting broke out in the Gali district of Abkhazia causing 30 000 persons to flee their. homes. ECHO approved additional assistance worth ECU 1. 15 million to assist these IDPs. In July, an earthquake shook the southern district of Lerik and Yardimli in Azerbaijan. ECHO released an additional ECU 0. 5 million to assist the worst hit and most vulnerable families with temporary shelter 11 16 and reconstruction of their houses. Total funding made available to the region in 1998 amounted to ECU 11. 31 million. In Central Asia, ECHO was mainly involved in Tajikistan where, since the country's independence in 1991, a severe economic crisis has reigned the effects of which have been exacerbated by civil war. Despite the June 1997 peace agreements, the economic situation remains disastrous and the political situation extremely tense. Tajikistan, which is now ranked amongst the poorest countries in the world, continues to suffer from an overall shortage of food. Humanitarian needs exist in all sectors. Of the approximate total of one million people who ought to be receiving food aid, ECHO is helping some 350 000. The health system has totally collapsed and is only functioning at all thanks to international aid, mainly from ECHO. ECHO is also funding water and sanitation, rehabilitation and disaster preparedness and prevention programmes. In Kyrgyzstan, where the overall situation has improved, ECHO continued to reduce the amount of aid over the year. Two medical programmes designed to support ongoing health system reforms and two food programmes targeting a specific population group have been maintained. 3. 3 Asia, Latin America and the Middle East Central America ECHO'S operations in Guatemala are targeted at specific population groups. Funding of EUR 1410 000 was approved to continue emergency aid for returnees and displaced persons through four projects. As emergency humanitarian aid requirements resulting from the war should cease to exist in the coming months, ECHO'S specific mission should be finished by 2000. Only ad hoc operations in connection with natural disasters, weather phenomena etc. , may be allowed after that date. ECHO'S commitment in Nicaragua consists of continuing operations under the 1997 Global Plan to support Government strategy: improvements to local health centres (SILAIS), health training and aid, including prevention measures, to those suffering from epidemics. A total of EUR 1 560 000 was allocated. Again in the health sector, aid to Honduras targeted the most vulnerable sections of the population - mothers, children and indigenous minorities - with a total of EUR 1 405 000 being granted. At regional level, the first DIPECHO disaster prevention Action Plan for Central America was implemented for a total of EUR 2 100 000. From early November onwards, all ECHO activities in the region were targeted at victims of Hurricane Mitch. On 4 November, a total of ECU 6. 8 million in emergency humanitarian aid for Central America (Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala) was approved by emergency procedure. In addition all funding to NGOs for ongoing humanitarian activities in the region was mobilised and reassigned to helping the disaster victims. On 21 December the Commission approved a second emergency operation to help Central America for a total of ECU 9. 5 million (emergency procedure). The priority areas targeted were water, sanitation, health and temporary shelters. A total of ECU 9 million was granted to Cuba in the form of food aid and assistance with medicines, medical equipment and hygiene products for hospitals. Emergency aid totalling EUR 500 000 was granted in November in response to needs arising out of the impact of Hurricane Georges. 12 17 In Mexico funding of EUR 2 250 000 was released to cover the minimum conditions for survival of displaced persons in Chiapas state. Andean countries A response was mounted in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, targeted at the most vulnerable sections of the population, to meet the humanitarian needs of those affected by the El Nino phenomenon. Aid consisted of emergency food aid, water and sanitation components and agricultural rehabilitation. Total aid channelled to these countries as a consequence of El Nino amounted to ECU 5. 95 million. Peru also benefitted from a humaniatrian aid package (ECU 1. 950 million) in favour of victims of the violence in Ayacucho province. The objective was to consolidate the return process. Internal conflict in Colombia caused huge movements of internally displaced persons. The Commission approved a second Humanitarian Aid Global Plan during the year (ECU 6. 5 million) for these people. Middle East / north Africa In North Africa, this year was meant to see the return of the Sahrawi refugees in the Tindouf region of Algeria. ECHO adopted a humanitarian aid decision for a total of ECU 7. 2 million to this end as early as 20 March. The programme, mainly of food aid, was intended to help cover requirements up to September-October, the deadline for the start of operations for the refugees to return. However, the prospects of a return have receded again and the officially estimated three-month delay in the original schedule might be even longer (end of 1999). ECHO therefore devised a second Global Plan of ECU 10 million, adopted by the Commission on 20 October, to ensure that the camps received the necessary supplies of food staples and living conditions were maintained at an acceptable level until the first half of 1999. In the Middle East, a Global Plan of humanitarian assistance worth ECU 10. 9 million was adopted in September as a result of the uncertainty surrounding the Israeli/Palestinian peace process. The plan has four parts: aid to Palestinians living on the Gaza Strip and West Bank (ECU 5 million), aid to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and vulnerable Lebanese groups (ECU 2. 5 and 1. 8 million, respectively), aid to Palestinian refugees in Jordan (ECU 1 million) and aid to Palestinians living in camps in Syria (ECU 0. 6 million). The programme complements Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank and the poorest sections of the Jordanian population. two earlier decisions concerning ongoing projects to support In Egypt ECHO, provided pharmaceutical assistance to most vulnerable refugees such as Palestinian, Sudaneses, Ethiopian, Somalian and Yemeni who have not access to health services for a total amount of EUR 330 000 for medicines and medical and paramedical equipment. Globally, ECHO assisted Somali, Eritrean and Yemeni refugees for a total of EUR 1 750 000 in the form of emergency medical/health aid, drinking water supplies and training (health sector and specialised agency staff). In Iraq ECHO allocated ECU 14 million in humanitarian assistance. ECHO's current programme has been compiled as a complement to the humanitarian aid allowed under the oil-for-food arrangement, concentrating on topical sectors where it would remain useful and cost-effective. ECHO'S programme 13 provided support for malnourished children, assistance to victims of landmines, renovation of water supplies, and the rehabilitation of hospitals, water and sanitation services. There has also been significant support for children in special institutions for the handicapped and orphans. Asia In Bangladesh the flooding from July to September was the worst in Bangladesh's history and inundated three-quarters of the country. 30. 9 million people were affected with 1. 1 million homeless and nearly one million houses destroyed. As an immediate response to the crisis, ECHO cleared a package worth ECU 1 million in September complemented by two others decisions in October and in December. The total value is ECU 8. 45 million. The assistance provided includes sanitation activities, seeds and agricultural inputs and others articles aiming at reducing dependence on emergency aid. In India, following the exceptionally heavy rains which started in August and affected more than thirty million, leaving eight million homeless, ECHO allocated ECU 1. 907 million in humanitarian assistance. Consisting of food aid and,aid for water purification, this programme is being implemented by the IFRC, Deutchse Welthungerhilfe, Dan ChurchAid, the Lutherian World Federation and Caritas NL in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. In Sri Lanka, ECHO approved funding of ECU 1 million to provide displaced persons and returnees in the Wanni Region (northern conflict zone) with shelter, sanitation, essential relief items and additional medical services to help bring malaria under control. In Afghanistan, the continual violation of fundamental humanitarian principles led ECHO to suspend aid to Kabul and, following the American air strike and the resulting threat to expatriates, to run down its operations throughout the country. A Global Plan (January/June 1998) worth ECU 17 million in total was put in place, targeted mainly at Kabul. It covered water treatment, sanitation and mine clearance projects as well as primary heath care activities. The continual difficulty of access to recipients, especially women, represented a major obstacle to the proper running of projects, particularly in Kabul. A proposed second plan worth a total of ECU 10 million (July 1997/March 1998) was cancelled because of the working conditions in Kabul and hazardous security conditions throughout the country in the wake of the American attack. ECHO decided instead to focus on rural areas, in particular the Hazarajat region where food security problems caused by the Taliban blockade justified a food support operation as winter approached. Two further decisions were taken totalling ECU 1. 77 million and ECU 1 million respectively, to aid victims of earthquakes in February and June. The rebuilding operations were successfully completed by the winter. In China,'victims of flooding received assistance under decisions adopted in August and September for a total of EUR 1 655 000 in response to urgent requirements for food aid and supplies of water purification tablets to prevent the spread of epidemics. Another decision, adopted on 23 October for a total of ECU 2 million, is intended to fund in particular rehabilitation projects for medical and social establishments providing shelter to the handicapped, orphans and the elderly. An amount of ECU 525 000 was also approved to help victims of the earthquake in Hebei Province. Tibet again received humanitarian assistance (EUR 550 000) to help withstand the rigours of winter: shelters, food aid and medical assistance. In North Korea, conditions in the country - stemming from political and military factors - made it difficult for humanitarian agencies to have access to information or to certain areas (although there. 9 was a significant increase in the number of accessible areas) and to supervise operations, particularly supply operations. In addition to a public health system in a total state of collapse, the country is still experiencing chronic malnutrition as was shown by the joint medical/nutritional survey conducted by UNICEF, the WFP and ECHO with the North Korean authorities. Already faced with these chronic shortcomings, the North Koreans must deal with the rigours of the coming winter 1998/1999 and ECHO therefore decided to adopt a financing decision worth a total of ECU 2 million, consisting of winterisation operations, distribution of clothing, blankets and coal for hospitals, childcare centres and nurseries so as to help the most vulnerable sections of the population. In view of the problems for monitoring and access experienced in the medical sector during 1998, ECHO has reduced its operations in North Korea: a total of ECU 20 million was allocated in 1997 as against ECU 2. 5 million this year. In South East Asia ECHO implemented its first Global Plan for Cambodia for a total amount of ECU 6. 5 million. An additional ECU 3. 5 million has been earmarked to cover needs until March 1999. As an estimated 50% of the population has no access to basic health care, one of the objectives of ECHO's partners has been to improve the dramatic medical situation of the population, particularly in isolated and destitute areas. Other priorities include support to refugees, returnees and IDPs, provision of drinking water and assistance to mine victims and resettlement on mine-cleared land. La Nina brought difficulties to the Philippines in 1998. Altered weather patterns caused a severe drought in the summer and flooding and landslides in the autumn. ECU 1 million was allocated to victims of the drought for food and medicines and ECU 0. 7 million in relief assistance to those affected by typhoon Babs, which hit the country in October. Laos was also affected by drought in 1998 resulting in the rice harvests being reduced to 50% and less in some areas. Through its partners ECHO was able to provide food and water amounting to ECU 0. 89 million. The primary beneficiaries of the aid were remote and destitute villages with large minority populations. In late 1997 Vietnam was affected by two consecutive typhoons, Linda and Fritz. During the first part of 1998 ECHO'S partners provided relief and rehabilitation assistance to the victims for a total amount of ECU 1. 655 million. Between October and December, central provinces were hit by a series of floods and storms including four typhoons. Approximately 2. 5 million persons were affected, with a number of casualties and extensive damage to infrastructure. ECHO contributed ECU 1. 085 million to the emergency relief operation. The number of persons'affected by dengue haemorrhagic fever rose to epidemic levels in a number of countries in South East Asia in 1998. Although not a traditional area of intervention, ECHO decided after numerous requests to intervene and provide aid to the victims in Cambodia, Philippines, Laos and Vietnam for a total amount of ECU 1 million. Aid was provided through medical assistance, cleaning up campaigns, training and water rehabilitation. In Thailand, four decisions for a total of EUR 4 644 000 were taken to provide aid to Burmese refugees settled in 17 camps along the Burma-Thailand border. This was used to fund humanitarian relief programmes in the medical field and to distribute food and charcoal substitutes to refugees. 15 In Burma/Myanmar two decisions worth a total of EUR 1 195 000 were signed covering a programme of aid to victims of flooding, a water and sanitation programme for Rakhine state and medical assistance to displaced persons in the suburbs of Rangoon. In Indonesia, two decisions were adopted for a total of EUR 2 500 000 in respect of food aid, medical and drinking water programmes to support the poorest sections of the community hit by the drought, in particular in Kalimantan, Irian Jaya, Nusa Tenggara and Timor. 4. Horizontal activities 4. 1 Impact and evaluation of aid ECHO is aware that humanitarian assistance is almost never free from a whole. range of social, political, economic, and security implications which go far beyond the intended humanitarian impact. Some of these implications can be positive, others disruptive and negative. Only by acknowledging and studying the wider implications of humanitarian assistance can ECHO hope to minimise those (negative) implications and assume a proactive and/or a preventive stance. This is why ECHO has embarked on a study on "Humanitarian Policy and Operations: Consequences beyond assistance". The aim of the study is to examine the wider political, social and economic impact of ECHO-funded humanitarian aid with a view to drawing the attention of ECHO itself and its partners to the wider implications of humanitarian assistance. By better understanding the interplay of humanitarian assistance and local factors ECHO hopes to be better placed to adapt its policies. The focus of this first study is the crisis in Sudan. The study is being done with the help of CPN. 1 In 1998, as in former years, the evaluation' of ECHO-funded programmes and operations was conducted by ECHO'S evaluation unit. In the course of the year, an audit on the evaluation function within ECHO was undertaken by the Commission's Financial Control service, which showed that the work of ECHO's evaluation unit not only strongly supported the work of the operational units, but could also be measured by high standards in the field of evaluation. In 1998 ECHO's evaluation unit devoted itself primarily to the organisation of two complementary global evaluations of humanitarian aid operations. The first of these evaluations was requested by the Council of Development Ministers and covers all humanitarian aid operations financed by the European Commission over the period January 1992 until July 1996. The second, provided for in Article 20 of the Council Regulation on humanitarian aid, covers all humanitarian aid operations financed under that Regulation since July 1996. Both evaluations will be completed in the first half of 1999. These comprehensive, integrated evaluation reports are expected to have an undoubted impact at the overall political and operational level since they will provide in-depth analysis of the response funded by the Commission to different crises. these two comprehensive evaluations, the ECHO evaluation unit conducted Besides three methodological studies in 1998. The first of these studies consists of an update of the 'ECHO Operational Manual for the Evaluation of Humanitarian Aid', first published in 1996. Since then, the European Council has adopted the Regulation on humanitarian aid and the Commission has taken a number of decisions and presented a number of communications that touch upon the field of evaluation. The evaluation unit felt that these developments, together with ECHO's growing practical 1 The Conflict Prevention Network is composed of academic institutions, NGOs and independent experts. 16 21 experience in the field of evaluation, ought to be translated in a new version of the manual, which is now ready for publication. The other two methodological studies consist of two complementary studies into the applicability of economic and non-economic 'indicators' for. the evaluation of emergency aid operations. Until now the study into the applicability of non-economic indicators has made most progress: a manual on the use of non-economic indicators has been tested and will be published in 1999. Finally ECHO'S evaluation unit has organised four evaluations of humanitarian aid programmes in specific countries in the course of 1998. These evaluations covered all ECHO-funded humanitarian aid operations in four specific countries: Colombia, Peru, Albania and Laos. Evaluation is also one of the day-to-day tasks of ECHO'S experts in the field, sometimes in extremely difficult and hazardous conditions. This work is of vital importance to ECHO in terms of programming or of impact assessment. 4. 2 Inter-departmental coordination In. 1998 ECHO continued to participate actively in the relevant Commission inter-departmental coordination bodies, notably in the field of human rights (Steering Committee on Human Rights), the ECHO-chaired Permanent Interservice Group on Refugees (PISG) and the whole area of RELEX coordination. At the same time ECHO considerably stepped up its activities within the essentially European Commission funded Conflict Prevention Network (CPN), notably in relation to projects of relevance to "Impact Assessment of Humanitarian Aid in Sudan". 4. 3 Information In 1998, ECHO'S strategy for information combined five instruments: media, publications, audio visual productions, activities organised jointly with international and non-governmental organisations, and those organised jointly with Member States. Press releases were published in close cooperation with the Spokesman's Service to announce important funding decisions and other activities. Other decisions were presented in 'News in Brief announcements as required. An ECHO website was presented and relaunched in an improved, interactive version during the course of the year. ECHO also cooperated closely with the Reuters Alertnet service as an Associate Member, which enabled us to give ECHO-generated information a wider audience, while providing access to Reuters news, NGO news and reference material. Field visits for journalists were organised to ECHO-funded operations, including those in Bosnia and southern Sudan. In close cooperation with the Spokesman's Service, opinion pieces and letters to editors were drafted and published in international newspapers, including the International Herald Tribune and Financial Times. ECHO Information contributed to an awareness-raising campaign entitled 'A Flower for the Women of Kabul' run jointly with NGOs and other partners to coincide with International Women's Day, March 8. Audio-visual productions were co-financed to highlight humanitarian aid in action, and ECHO TV and Radio awards were presented for the third successive year during the Austrian presidency. 17 22 At EXPO 98 in Lisbon, a five-month ECHO-sponsored exhibition offered visitors an opportunity to take a virtual walk in a minefield. Among seminars and conferences organised with ECHO co-funding were events mounted in cooperation with the British and Austrian presidencies - 'Dispatches from Disaster Zones', 'Principled Aid in an Unprincipled World', 'Humanitarian Aid and the Media'. In Barcelona, ECHO supported a Solidarity Festival. A second 'Artists in Arms' event was held in the UK, with paintings donated by artists and celebrities to raise funds for awareness-raising campaigns on landmines. Also during the British presidency, an event highlighting the plight of Children in War was held in Birmingham. All NGOs were required to build a visibility component into their programmes as appropriate. ECHO Information activities contributed significantly to raising awareness of the organisation and its partners, both within Member States and internationally mainly through publications. 2 4. 4 Databases and management systems Humanitarian assistance embraces a wide variety of scenarios, conditions, actors and requirements, spread across the surface of the planet. Proper communication is a must if all the various factors are to be mobilised with adequate cohesion to help the victims and make best use of the available resources. Modem electronic databases and informatics-based communication and management systems increasingly have a key role to play. During 1998, ECHO'S financial management database, the Humanitarian Office Programme Environment (HOPE), which monitors contracts and financial information, was totally revised to adapt to the new FPA. A number of new modules designed to help evaluate the efficiency of humanitarian action and provide operational follow-up are now expected to be commissioned in 1999 after work could not start on them in 1998. 1998 also saw the implementation of a revised web site on the Commission Web Server EUROPA. The 14-point fax system was integrated into HOPE which will make the production of aggregate and comparative statistics possible in the future. The address of the ECHO home page on the Commission's World Wide Web server (EUROPA) is: http://europa. eu. int/comm/echo 4. 5 Education and training •2 Publications: 1. Annual Review: an overview of ECHO'S activities during the year, illustrated with good quality photographs and graphics, published in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. 2. ECHO News, a quarterly newsletter published in English and French. 3. Humanitarian Aid Review, a quarterly discussion journal published in conjunction with Forum Europe. 4. General information in Echo at a Glance and brochures on specific aspects of ECHO work, such as disaster. preparedness and landmines. Other leaflets, magazines and pamphlets were published in cooperation with ECHO partners, including a special issue of Crosslines, '50 years of Humanitarian Aid', illustrated with photos from Magnum. 18 23 ECHO continued its support for the NOHA (Network on Humanitarian Assistance) diploma during 1998. Based on the Socrates model, the programme was launched in conjunction with DG XXII in 1994 with the aim of enhancing the professionalism of relief workers. The programme has already proved its worth and continues to attract much interest from many universities, mainly in Europe. As part of an overall policy to enhance the quality of its partners' human resources, ECHO will continue to finance other types of training in response to demand, with the participation of humanitarian aid agencies, universities or training centres. 5. Prospects In accordance ^vith Article 16 of Council Regulation 1257/96 on Humanitarian Aid, the Commission will discuss its general guidelines with the Member States in the Humanitarian Aid Committee in early 1999, The guidelines will be available Trom ECHO on request. 19 24 ANNEXES Statistical Overview Operations in the 1998 financial year were up on 1997 with a total of ECU 517. 657 million as opposed to ECU 441. 661 million the previous year (see Annex 3). The geographical distribution of funds is similar to 1997's but with an increase in "global" allocations (from 2. 7% to 11%) as a result of the substantial financing decisions approved following Hurricanes Georges and Mitch and the relaunch of ECHO-flight operations. The Central European share was proportionately down (from 7. 3% to 2. 7%) as a result of the exceptional amounts allocated in 1997 to Poland (flooding), Bulgaria and the Czech Republic which were not renewed for 1998 (Annex 1). Annex 2 shows the development of distribution of funds between ECHO'S partners for each year since 1993. Annex 3 provides a breakdown by budgetary source since 1993. The 8th EDF remains an important source of funds for humanitarian aid. Annex 4 illustrates the difference between decisions taken in a financial year (ECU 517. 6 million in 1998) and the amount contracted on the basis of decisions in the current and the previous financial years (ECU 567 million in 1998, of which ECU 428 million on the basis of 1998 decisions and ECU 139 million on 1997 decisions). Annex 5 shows the financial decisions taken in 1998 by region and Annex 6 by partner. ECHO produces a set of detailed quarterly statistics which are available on request. Some summary statistics and contract lists are also available on the web page. 25 20 FINANCIAL DECISIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN AID BY REGION 19 9 7 LATIN AMERICA 8. 6% Asper: 31/12/90 T O T AL 4 4 1. 6 M E CU ANNEX 1 NORTH AFRICA/MIDDLF EA -1 ^d^sSsSzitSm 41% - ^ ^ | ^ a ^ a M ^ Hi K-. • " - ». m:. && '--?•>, R , '. ' \ t \V ' -,". j,. , ys^ ^ L>, YUGOSLAVIA c. i. s j[»f|MW e2% ^MgfMgfefc. ^ I 9 K! ^ K i l ll »•* '«•'. '• -. W-^:-. \ j y -1. " - i '1-" „ , -. -V 'I >":-. ' 1 S i '* »> HI •'*"-;•£. -••*•-. '. />. •••-': -. - •5. *. * • '" <*„"--,'"'> *- z" Brig* "^ ^ " V" «. " «. "^'i p t *™*\t/*s-r* l»i* ' ' *J **" * *' ' '. *"' " tT>>' '*'•-**••'-. '•. ' '' / ^. EASTERN EUROPE 7. 3% "^""^S^E^^W^. " ' M l11 III. ,,i - t , - / o' fl / •* T^*"* -wtr-*. ' </ -* * v - ••->•«. -•;"?. ' • • ' * *- %> M[rr-[*Wtwffjflw^^^^^ffi 7 l S ^ ^ S »y / ypSmBr / n. i% X 1 t H Hr / ^"-tStoi. '" ^•Ssfflnw^. ' ,, - X "' , '. ' ' ( ?'. 0 / ' -/ " * * * ^ ^ f e ^s< JWM/ ^ " ^ * > - &' IRAQ / 0. 6% / ' * GLOBAL 2. 7% ^ ^ ~_ ^"~"-~—__ •— 26. 7% 19 9 8 NORTH AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST 6. 2% LATIN AMERICA 6. 2% T O T AL 5 1 7. 7 M E CU C IS i L\, _^«S jmmMj H n f f ^ ' -v EASTERN EUROPL 2. 7% ^ ^ M ^ J | M | i B i fe i iTHnwiiiiiiniwiM j^^^fc^JHk iBiig^S^JSffi^^^M&^?^m ASIA 121% ^ ^ ^ »' B W K "! -' - '. >• ' •. '- i #*' ' ,%>-•-• 'x 'V EX-YUGOSLAVIA H H H r - ' -,',i ' 'A '*• '•-»'"'({/'•. *' ^ 2 3 8% • t f i , , ' , * ,. ' ? *1 ,-w. *j,f " „ - > " * •' ^7^^-Bto^iJ* / ' ^^^S&S&&*2L' "-'* ^**S^S«*taw-' ^ ^ ^ ? l S £ Sa * ' ''''^ * < ' ,K " " '" '**" ' ' * ,t * - * I '-*•'•_, ^ w S h > s/ V ^*<-atgfei^^jgP^hqaa ' \ "' GLOIVAl \ 11. 0"* \ / / / ^, ^-SBaJP-, I«AQ ^i i iV. 7% / / (1) GtOBAL 111 %) inHudns. among other things, 1 9. 1 MECU for the hurricanes "Georges" 12. 8 MECU) and -Milch" (16. 3 MECU) and 9. 5 MECU lor ECHOFUGHT |(ACP Countries). —-^_____ (1) ' ,/ ACP 27. 7% <z< 26 6 / w o < z Q HI UJ Q. < 00 CD (A i_ (0 d> >- 15 • MM o c. (0 c • • Ml JD </> o (0 +-* c o o 0) o c (0 *-> < c (0 • MM CO • MM c (0 E + ** * -C t r * ** ANNEX 3 OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL DECISIONS FOR EC HUMANITARIAN AID BY SOURCE OF FINANCE 1993-1998 Source of finance / Budget Line 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 *«tw: 3W12/9B Description DECISIONS (in ECU) DECISIONS (in ECU) DECISIONS (in ECU) DECISIONS (in ECU) DECISIONS (in ECU) DECISIONS (in ECU) L O ME 111 NATIONAL INDICATIVE PROGRAMME (NIP) (1) 6. 500,000 - L O ME III ART 203 1,296. 000 «. _ _ „ L O ME IV ART164»ndART254(2). 82,185. 000 263,268. 603 46. 456. 000 3,487. 000 7. 420,000 37,387. 000 B7-610 DISASTER AID DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 70,033. 195 109,522^47 B7-210 B7-S11 B7-211 B7-514 B7-214 B7;61S B7-215 B7-516 B7-216 8 7 - 5 17 B7-217 EMERGENCY FOOD AID HUMANITARIAN AID TO C 8. E EUROPE HUMANITARIAN AID TO EX-USSR HUMANITARIAN ACTION 1N 3RD COUNTRIES REFUGEES & CHSPL PERSONS IN DEV. COUNTRIES B7-219 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, DISASTER PREPAR. B7-644 HUMANITARIAN AID TO WESTERN SAHARA POP. TOTAL FOOTNOTES: (1) NATIONAL INDICATIVE PROGRAMME FOR SOMALIA (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) 238. 339,500 386. 550. 000 212,162. 954 283. 089 060 17,425,000 46,000,000 - - - 33. 710,000 385,000. 000 271,380. 000 30,000,000 50,000,000 236,670,000 187,150. 000 158,985,000 135,097. 000 8,713,000 3,998,574 -' - - - 93,350,000 49,750,000 36,050,000 37,040. 000 3,662. 000 20,000. 000 , 1 38,540,000 21,420,000 19,960,000 17. 044,000 5,027. 012 ' 6. 29B. 500 7,034,000 8,000,000 2,000,000 604,814,195 764,169,424 692,092,512 656,655,500 441,611,954 517. 657,060 (2) FIRSTS-YEAR ALLOCATION UNDER LOME IV (1991-95) WAS 250. 000. 000 ECU. THE SECOND (1996-2000) WAS 143. 000. 000 ECU. (J) IN 1995. THE BUDGET CHAPTER THAT CORRESPONDS TO ECHO BECOMES B7-2O0 INSTEAD OF B7-5O0 (4) « 1995. A 5 MECU DECISION WAS CANCELLED AND DE-COMMITTED UNDER BUDGET LINE B7-214. HENCE, NET DECISIONS IN 1995 FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA AMOUNTED TO 229. 6 Financial Decisions for EC Humanitarian Aid 1993-1998 / /, if"!,*- • S 800,000,000 -j 700,000,000- 600. 000,000- D 500,000,000- o LU n i S T N U O M A & 8 i / O C 8 i. 814,1 9b \ 7 0/. 169. 4 / "' / f / f -""*/ y 692 ,092. 5 iif! 6 5( i. 655,5 OOj / A ii - - / J { - - • 200. 000,000- 100. 000. 000- / / / / ' «* -- ? 1 9 93 \ ; --. ***** ^ **-* \ 11 *c 'S j i 44". 611. 9 r ',657,0 6 0J - / / / — 7 / 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 =23 28 Amount of the Contracts Signed in 1997 and 1998 CONTRACTS SIGNED in MECU ANNEX 4 As per: 11/01/99 MECU 700 MECU 700 s 1997 1998 Signature Years CONTRACTS SIGNED in MECU (SHARING BY FINANCIAL YEARS) :inancial Years 0 1 9 98 • 1997 H1996 1997 1998 Signature Years The 567 MECU signed in 1998 include 139 MECU from decisions taken in F. Y. 1997 and 428 MECU in the F. Y. 1998. £H 29 5,000,000 2,000. 000 6 6 0 , 0 00 - g K i J ^ ig ^:::i::S^V;iv!t;: ? V^^e?»iOC»X 4. 0 0 0. 0 00 J^ME3^;j|?^:iii^TOiP?»; 3 9 , 4 9 0 , 0 00 IS: ?'; i i: 33: £% ^?E^E1;:5'E1E":': ;lE^K»j!0O0 j! 4. 600. 00O *& EEEEE: ; ' ^ g; | i ¥ - u :::^ aidpo j 6. 4 1 0. 0 00 i; •!:!!!!!!;! ^ M^m^y^Sjmfioiy 6. 451. O00 £:;:}:£; 3: ;;j |:JfeS^iOOOJ'l E: Mi E'JI-:1 :"]-!' I1 r ? 1 li-ETri £> iOftft j 14. 000. 000 H! EIE! \3iMQ&&. I f. *0 0-. 0 0 0. ,. ,. \ t 1. 000. 000 !»:|j. ^il^^=Si::^i«»i 14. 000,000 FINANCIAL DECISIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN AID BY REGION IN 1997 AND 1998 1 9 97 1 9 98 COONTBY/REGION KCOWNS N ECU COUNTRYjnFCION DECSITMS M KU ANNEX 5 EX-YUGOSLAVIA 132. 990. 000 EX-YUQOSLAVIA ACP 1 1 8. 0 5 6 ^ 40 ACP j \g EE • EE?!'!; ?>:}:*:&•£:••:: j -; j j & j -: • &: •:: j<:-ji-:_: j-:. :: &;:;:•:«? ANGOLA:': ANTIGUA A ND BARSUDA BURJCiNA; F A S O ;j ?S?:;?:' £ ? & : '& ! 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O0O !. • •!!»! 260. 000; 2,800. 000 ::H:;. i;i^::::::. ::i::>::"?ibi66b: 5. 300. 000 LATIN A M E R I CA ABC^riw;;;;:':;!"f^ii:;!f!!Ui;;i; BOLIVIA B S A ^ E - I J I - l l l H ^ I :^ COLOMBIA cuBAT-;;;;!;. !;:i;;i;JE;!!!!!i. :;!;!;;!;;,i;; ECUADOR c H J A T E M A L A ' ! ! ! ! ! i i i ; ; ! ! ; ! ; : ; ; !:! ! ! ; : ; ; i ; ; ; ! ^ !^ HONDURAS MBQCOE::::;:r::::VV;::::::;V;:;;:::E:;V;E:::::E-^^ NICARAGUA w ( M ^ A Y : i K i ! ! ; i : i ; ; ! : i ! ! ! ; : : : ! i : ; i !^ PERU URUGUAY!!!:!!;:;;!!!!;i;!;!!i:!;;:!i!!;:!'! Gonaral Studaa Co-ordmalion and monrtotmg ECHOFLK3HT (M iranapon) E**(u*|ion Epidemic* b i H cd infaatation. Diaaalaf Pmpandne** Humonns "Gnoigoa" llunicwH " M r t r t i" Miaoo Ibnaoua QRANDTOTAL::. ;::::;;:-. • ; :. ; ": 494. 50O 1. 400. 000 2. Q35. O00 7. 034. O0O 150,000 }}[\\\-}-\:\\\}:\:. 441411. 954; ^ W$!! 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O6O ; ':'. ; ; ;. : ; - ;:; ;;: 5 i 7. 6 5 2 , 0 60 30 ANNEX 6 1998 ECU \ • IN % OF TOTAL 1 8. 9 4 3 , 5 67 2 8 2 , 5 00 1 , 1 5 1 , 4 75 2 0 , 3 7 7 , 5 42 4. 4% 0 1% 0 3% 4. 8% 0 0 0 2. 2 5 0 , 0 00 0 0 1 3 5 , 0 00 3 0 0 , 0 00 2 , 6 8 5 , 0 00 0. 0% 0. 0% 0. 0% 0. 5% 0. 0% 0. 0% 0. 0% 0. 1% 0. 6% 0 0 0 0 0. 0% • 0. 0% 0. 0% 0. 0% 2 , 8 0 5 , 6 72 2 6 , 4 9 5 , 5 69 5 , 7 6 3 , 8 00 9 3 2 , 0 00 0. 7% 6. 2% 1. 3% 0. 2% EC CONTRACTS FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN 1993 - 9 4 - 9 5 - 9 6 - 9 7 - 98 (Financial Years) TYPE OF CONTRACT 1993 1994 1995 1996 ECU ECU ECU ECU 1997 ECU INK, OF TOTAL N % OF TOTAL EC COMMISSION-DIRECT C O M M I S S I O N / E C HO C O M M I S S I O N / A EC D E L E G A T I O N S : :: SUBTOTAL M E M B ER S T A T ES S P E C I A L I Z ED A G E N C I ES B E L G I UM D E N M A RK F R A N CE G E R M A NY N E T H E R L A N DS S P A IN S W E D EN UK SUBTOTAL O T H ER G O V E R N M E N TS P H I U P P W ES FIJI C R O A T I A / M A C E D O N IA SUBTOTAL EC N G Os ( 11 A U S T R IA B E L G I UM D E N M A RK F I N L A ND F R A N CE G E R M A NY GREECE I R E L A ND I T A LY L U X E M B O U RG N E T H E R L A N DS P O R T U G AL S P A IN S W E D EN UK SUBTOTAL O T H ER N G Os ( 1) N O R W AY A U S T R A L IA F R A N CE S W I T Z E R L A ND U SA SUBTOTAL L O C AL N G Os ( 1) B O L I V IA I R A Q- M I SC - 1 9 90 H A I TI J A M A I CA L E B A N ON O C C. 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J47. 467 100%, 43 7,852. 584 100% 427. 811. 934 100%, (II NCLUDNG NATIONAL RED CROSS ASSOCIATIONS C?l A Fill I nill'AKDOWN of I O KI PA NINTH!; CAN l!l' IOI1ND IN FCIIO'S O I I A H i n tl Y STATISTICS o?A ISSN 0254-1475 COM(1999) 367 final DOCUMENTS EN 11 16 01 10 Catalogue number : CB-CO-99-371-EN-C Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg


title: Regolamento (CE) n. 1634/1999 della Commissione, del 26 luglio 1999, che fissa i coefficienti applicabili ai cereali esportati sotto forma di Scotch whisky per il periodo 1999/2000

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United Kingdom
alcoholic beverage
cereals
export refund
spirits

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text: 27. 7. 1999 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee L 194/13 REGOLAMENTO (CE) N. 1634/1999 DELLA COMMISSIONE del 26 luglio 1999 che fissa i coefficienti applicabili ai cereali esportati sotto forma di Scotch whisky per il periodo 1999/2000 LA COMMISSIONE DELLE COMUNITÀ EUROPEE, visto il trattato che istituisce la Comunità europea, visto il regolamento (CEE) n. 2825/93 della Commissione, del 15 ottobre 1993, recante modalità di applicazione del regola- mento (CEE) n. 1766/92 del Consiglio, riguardo alla determina- zione e alla concessione di restituzioni adattate per i cereali esportati sotto forma di determinate bevande alcoliche (1), modificato dal regolamento (CE) n. 3098/94 (2), in particolare l'articolo 5, (1) considerando che l'articolo 4, paragrafo 1 del regola- mento (CEE) n. 2825/93 stabilisce che i quantitativi ai quali si applica la restituzione sono i quantitativi di cereali messi sotto controllo e distillati, ai quali è appli- cato un coefficiente fissato annualmente per ogni Stato membro interessato; che tale coefficiente esprime il rapporto esistente tra i quantitativi totali esportati e i quantitativi totali commercializzati della bevanda alco- lica in questione, in base alla tendenza constatata nell'an- damento di tali quantitativi nel corso del numero di anni invecchiamento corrispondente al periodo medio di della bevanda; che, in base alle informazioni fornite dal Regno Unito in merito al periodo 1o gennaio-31 dicembre 1998, il periodo medio di invecchiamento nel 1998 era di sette anni per lo Scotch whisky; che occorre fissare i coefficienti per il periodo compreso tra il 1o luglio 1999 e il 30 giugno 2000; (2) (3) considerando che l'articolo 10 del protocollo n. 3 dell'accordo sullo Spazio economico europeo (3) esclude la concessione di restituzioni all'esportazione in Liech- tenstein, in applicazione dell'articolo 7, paragrafo 2 del regolamento (CEE) n. 2825/93, occorre tenerne conto per il calcolo, dei coefficienti per il periodo 1999/2000; Islanda e Norvegia; che di conseguenza, considerando che le misure previste dal presente regola- mento sono conformi al parere del comitato di gestione per i cereali, HA ADOTTATO IL PRESENTE REGOLAMENTO: Articolo 1 Per il periodo dal 1o luglio 1999 al 30 giugno 2000, i coeffi- cienti di cui all'articolo 4 del regolamento (CEE) n. 2825/93, applicabili ai cereali impiegati nel Regno Unito per la fabbrica- zione di Scotch whisky sono fissati nell'allegato. Articolo 2 Il presente regolamento entra in vigore il giorno della pubblica- zione nella Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee. Esso si applica a decorrere dal 1o luglio 1999. Il presente regolamento è obbligatorio in tutti i suoi elementi e direttamente applicabile in ciascuno degli Stati membri. Fatto a Bruxelles, il 26 luglio 1999. Per la Commissione Franz FISCHLER Membro della Commissione (1) GU L 258 del 16. 10. 1993, pag. 6. (2) GU L 328 del 20. 12. 1994, pag. 12. (3) GU L 1 del 3. 1. 1994, pag. 1. L 194/14 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee 27. 7. 1999 ALLEGATO Coefficienti applicabili al Regno Unito Periodo di applicazione Coefficiente applicabile all'orzo trasformato in malto impiegato per la fabbricazione di malt whisky ai cereali impiegati per la fabbricazione di grain whisky 1o luglio 1999 — 30 giugno 2000 0,471 0,510


title: Vorschlag für einen Beschluß des Rates über den Abschluß der Änderung des Montrealer Protokolls über Stoffe, die zu einem Abbau der Ozonschicht führen

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environmental protection
export restriction
ozone
protocol to an agreement
stratospheric pollutant

text: 25. 1. 2000 DE Amtsblatt der Europ(cid:228)ischen Gemeinschaften C 21 E/9 Vorschlag f(cid:252)r einen Beschlu(cid:223) des Rates (cid:252)ber den Abschlu(cid:223) der ˜nderung des Montrealer Pro- tokolls (cid:252)ber Stoffe, die zu einem Abbau der Ozonschicht f(cid:252)hren (2000/C 21 E/03) (Text von Bedeutung f(cid:252)r den EWR) KOM(1999) 392 endg. (cid:151) 1999/0157(CNS) (Von der Kommission vorgelegt am 27. Juli 1999) DER RAT DER EUROP˜ISCHEN UNION (cid:151) gest(cid:252)tzt auf den Vertrag zur Gr(cid:252)ndung der Europ(cid:228)ischen Ge- meinschaft, insbesondere auf Artikel 174 Absatz 4 in Verbin- dung mit Artikel 300 Absatz 2 erster Satz und Artikel 300 Absatz 3 Unterabsatz 1, auf Vorschlag der Kommission, nach Stellungnahme des Europ(cid:228)ischen Parlaments, (4) Die Gemeinschaft hat Ma(cid:223)nahmen im Sinne des ge(cid:228)nderten Protokolls ergriffen und sollte daher internationale Ver- pflichtungen auf diesem Gebiet eingehen. (5) Die Gemeinschaft mu(cid:223) der dritten ˜nderung des Montrea- ler Protokolls insbesondere deshalb zustimmen, weil einige seiner Bestimmungen den Handel mit geregelten Stoffen zwischen der Gemeinschaft und anderen Vertragsparteien betreffen und die Gemeinschaft f(cid:252)r die Durchf(cid:252)hrung zu- st(cid:228)ndig ist. in Erw(cid:228)gung nachstehender Gr(cid:252)nde: BESCHLIESST: (1) Die Gemeinschaft ist angesichts ihrer umweltpolitischen Verantwortung mit der Entscheidung 88/540/EWG (1) dem Wiener (cid:220)bereinkommen zum Schutz der Ozonschicht und dem Montrealer Protokoll (cid:252)ber Stoffe, die zu einem Abbau der Ozonschicht f(cid:252)hren, beigetreten und hat mit der Entscheidung 91/690/EWG (2) die erste ˜nderung des Pro- tokolls und mit der Entscheidung 94/68/EG die zweite ˜nderung des Protokolls genehmigt. (2) J(cid:252)ngsten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen zufolge ist f(cid:252)r einen wirksamen Schutz der Ozonschicht eine noch st(cid:228)r- kere Einschr(cid:228)nkung des Handels mit Stoffen, die zu einem Abbau der Ozonschicht f(cid:252)hren, notwendig, als in der 1992 ge(cid:228)nderten Fassung des Montrealer Protokolls vorgesehen ist. Diese Erkenntnisse machen ferner deutlich, da(cid:223) der Handel mit geregelten ozonabbauenden Stoffen, insbeson- dere Methylbromid, st(cid:228)rker (cid:252)berwacht und eingeschr(cid:228)nkt werden mu(cid:223). (3) Dazu wurde im September 1997 in Montreal eine dritte ˜nderung des Montrealer Protokolls beschlossen. Die Kom- mission nahm im Namen der Gemeinschaft an den Ver- handlungen teil und stimmte der ˜nderung zu. Artikel 1 Die dritte ˜nderung des Montrealer Protokolls (cid:252)ber Stoffe, die zu einem Abbau der Ozonschicht f(cid:252)hren, wird im Namen der Gemeinschaft genehmigt. Der Wortlaut der ˜nderung ist diesem Beschlu(cid:223) beigef(cid:252)gt. Artikel 2 Der Pr(cid:228)sident des Rates wird hiermit erm(cid:228)chtigt, die Person(en) zu bestellen, die befugt ist (sind), die Genehmigungsurkunde beim Generalsekret(cid:228)r der Vereinten Nationen gem(cid:228)(cid:223) Artikel 13 des Wiener (cid:220)bereinkommens zum Schutz der Ozonschicht in Verbindung mit Artikel 3 der dritten ˜nderung des Mont- realer Protokolls zu hinterlegen. Artikel 3 Dieser Beschlu(cid:223) wird im Amtsblatt der Europ(cid:228)ischen Gemeinschaf- ten ver(cid:246)ffentlicht. (1) ABl. L 297 vom 31. 10. 1988, S. 8. (2) ABl. L 377 vom 31. 12. 1991, S. 28. C 21 E/10 DE Amtsblatt der Europ(cid:228)ischen Gemeinschaften 25. 1. 2000 Auf der neunten Konferenz der Vertragsparteien beschlossene ˜nderung des Montrealer Protokolls Artikel 1 ˜nderung A. Artikel 4 Absatz 1c In Artikel 4 des Protokolls ist nach Absatz 1b folgender Absatz hinzuzuf(cid:252)gen: (cid:132)(1c) Innerhalb eines Jahres nach dem Inkrafttreten die- ses Absatzes verbietet jede Vertragspartei die Einfuhr der in Anlage E aufgef(cid:252)hrten geregelten Stoffe aus allen L(cid:228)ndern, die dieses Protokoll nicht unterzeichnet haben. (cid:147) B. Artikel 4 Absatz 2c In Artikel 4 ist nach Absatz 2b folgender Absatz hinzuzuf(cid:252)gen: (cid:132)(2c) Ein Jahr nach Inkrafttreten dieses Absatzes verbie- tet jede Vertragspartei die Ausfuhr der in Anlage E auf- gef(cid:252)hrten geregelten Stoffe in alle L(cid:228)nder, die dieses Pro- tokoll nicht unterzeichnet haben. (cid:147) C. Artikel 4 Abs(cid:228)tze 5, 6 und 7 In Artikel 4 Abs(cid:228)tze 5, 6 und 7 sind die Worte (cid:132)und Gruppe II in Anlage C(cid:147) durch (cid:132)und Gruppe II in den Anlagen C und E(cid:147) zu ersetzen. D. Artikel 4 Absatz 8 In Artikel 4 Absatz 8 des Protokolls sind die Worte (cid:132)Artikel 2G(cid:147) durch (cid:132)Artikel 2G und 2H(cid:147) zu ersetzen. E. Artikel 4A Regelung des Handels mit Vertragsparteien Folgender Artikel ist dem Protokoll als Artikel 4A hinzuzuf(cid:252)- gen: (cid:132)(1) Wenn sich eine Vertragspartei nach dem Datum f(cid:252)r die Einstellung der Produktion und Verwendung eines ge- regelten Stoffes nicht in der Lage sieht, die Herstellung des Stoffes f(cid:252)r die Verwendung im eigenen Land f(cid:252)r Zwecke, die von den Vertragsparteien nicht als wesentlich erachtet wurden, einzustellen, obgleich sie s(cid:228)mtliche durchf(cid:252)hrbaren Ma(cid:223)nahmen zur Erf(cid:252)llung der Verpflichtung aus dem Pro- tokoll getroffen hat, verbietet sie die Ausfuhr der verwen- deten, recyklierten und aufgearbeiteten Mengen dieses Stof- fes au(cid:223)er zum Zweck der Vernichtung. F. Artikel 4B Lizenzerteilung Folgender Artikel ist dem Protokoll als Artikel 4B hinzuzuf(cid:252)- gen: (cid:132)(6) Jede Vertragspartei f(cid:252)hrt bis zum 1. Januar 2000 oder innerhalb von drei Monaten nach dem Inkrafttreten dieses Artikels, wenn dies nach dem 1. Januar 2000 erfolgt, ein System zur Erteilung von Ein- und Ausfuhrlizenzen f(cid:252)r neue, gebrauchte, recyklierte und aufgearbeitete geregelte Stoffe, die in den Anlagen A, B, C und E aufgef(cid:252)hrt sind, ein und wendet es an. (7) Unbeschadet Absatz 1 kann jede Vertragspartei, die von der M(cid:246)glichkeit des Artikels 5 Absatz 1 Gebrauch macht und nicht in der Lage ist, ein System zur Erteilung von Ein- und Ausfuhrlizenzen f(cid:252)r geregelte Stoffe, die in den Anlagen C und E aufgef(cid:252)hrt sind, einzuf(cid:252)hren und anzuwenden, einen Aufschub bis zum 1. Januar 2005 bzw. bis zum 1. Januar 2002 in Anspruch nehmen. Jede Vertragspartei erstattet innerhalb von drei Mo- (8) naten nach Einf(cid:252)hrung des Lizenzsystems dem Sekretariat Bericht (cid:252)ber die Schaffung und Anwendung des Systems. (9) Das Sekretariat erstellt regelm(cid:228)(cid:223)ig eine Liste der Ver- tragsparteien, die ihm die Einf(cid:252)hrung von Lizenzsystemen gemeldet haben, (cid:252)bermittelt sie allen Vertragsparteien und zur Pr(cid:252)fung dem Durchf(cid:252)hrungsausschu(cid:223) und unterbreitet den Vertragsparteien geeignete Empfehlungen. (cid:147) Artikel 2 ˜nderung von 1992 Kein Staat und keine Organisation f(cid:252)r regionale wirtschaftliche Integration darf eine Ratifizierungs-, Annahme-, Genehmi- gungs- oder Beitrittsurkunde zu dieser ˜nderung hinterlegen, wenn er/sie keine solche Urkunde zu der ˜nderung hinterlegt hat, die am 25. November 1992 auf der vierten Vertragspar- teienkonferenz in Kopenhagen beschlossen wurde, oder diese gleichzeitig hinterlegt. Artikel 3 Inkrafttreten (1) Diese ˜nderung tritt am 1. Januar 1999 in Kraft, sofern zwanzig Ratifizierungs-, Annahme- oder Genehmigungsurkun- den zu dieser ˜nderung von Staaten oder Organisationen f(cid:252)r regionale wirtschaftliche Integration, die Vertragsparteien des Montrealer Protokolls (cid:252)ber Stoffe, die zu einem Abbau der Ozonschicht f(cid:252)hren, sind, hinterlegt wurden. Ist diese Bedin- gung zu dem angegebenen Datum nicht erf(cid:252)llt, tritt die ˜nde- rung neunzig Tage nach dem Zeitpunkt, an dem die Bedingung erf(cid:252)llt ist, in Kraft. (2) Im Sinne von Absatz 1 gilt die von einer Organisation f(cid:252)r regionale wirtschaftliche Integration hinterlegte Urkunde nicht als zus(cid:228)tzliche Urkunde zu den bereits von ihren Mit- gliedstaaten hinterlegten Urkunden. (2) Absatz 1 dieses Artikels gilt unbeschadet der Anwen- dung des Artikels 11 des (cid:220)bereinkommens und des Ver- fahrens bei Nichteinhaltung der Bestimmungen gem(cid:228)(cid:223) Ar- tikel 8 des Protokolls. (cid:147) (3) Nach Inkrafttreten dieser ˜nderung gem(cid:228)(cid:223) Absatz 1 tritt sie f(cid:252)r jede andere Vertragspartei des Protokolls neunzig Tage nach der Hinterlegung der Ratifizierungs-, Annahme- oder Ge- nehmigungsurkunden in Kraft