No L 278/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 10. 90 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 2 October 1990 amending Decision 86/77/EEC approving certain food-aid operations carried out by humanitarian organizations and exempting them from monetary compensatory amounts (Only the English text is authentic) (90/500/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 on monetary compensatory amounts in agriculture ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (%), and in particular Article 12 thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1599/90 (¥), lays down detailed rules for the administrative application of the monetary compensatory amounts introduced by Regu- lation (EEC) No 1677/85; Whereas exports to non-member countries carried out in the context of the food-aid operations referred to in Atrticle 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 should be exempted from monetary compensatory amounts where such exports are carried out by humanitarian organiza- tions and approved in accordance with Community procedure ; Whereas a number of humanitarian organizations were approved by Commission Decision 86/77/EEC (°), as last amended by Decision 90/163/EEC (¥); whereas other organizations may be regarded as humanitarian organiza- () OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 6. () OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 9. () OJ No L 310, 21. 11. 1985, p. 9. () OJ No L 151, 15. 6. 1990, p. 29. () OJ No L 76, 21. 3. 1986, p. 54. ( O] No L 91, 6. 4. 1990, p. 31. tions on the basis of their approval pursuant to national legislative provisions ; whereas ‘Christian Aid’ may be regarded as such an organization ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The humanitarian organization ‘Christian Aid’ is added to the Annex to Decision 86/77/EEC, with effect from 1 September 1990. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom. Done at Brussels, 2 October 1990. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission