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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheWorldFoodProgrammeonthe
supplyofbutteroilasfoodaidtodevelopingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME ,aprogrammejointlyundertakenbytheUnitedNations
OrganizationandtheFoodandAgriculturalOrganizationoftheUnitedNations,
oftheotherpart,
WHEREAStheobjectoftheWorldFoodProgrammeistomakeuseofcontributions received
undertheProgrammetomeetcertainemergencyfoodrequirementsandtocarryoutprojects
involvingtheuseoffoodstuffsforeconomicandsocialdevelopment ;
WHEREAStherearestocksofbutteravailableintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
whereas,tocontributetowardsachievingtheobjectivesoftheWorldFoodProgramme,the
Communityhasdecidedtoplaceatthelatter'sdisposalacertainquantityofbutteroil
producedfromsuchstocks;
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementand,forthispurpose,haveappointedastheir
plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
THEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,hereinafter
referredto,asthe'Community',shallsupplyasa
freegifttotheWorldFoodProgramme,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'WFP',15000metrictonsof
butteroil.
ArticleII
TheWFPshallundertaketousethebutteroil
suppliedasaidtoimplementemergencymeasuresfor
economicandsocialdevelopmentorfoodprojects
whichshallbesubjecttopriorapprovalbythe
Community .
ArticleIII
1.Foreachdelivery,theCommunity,takinginto
accounttheinformationreceivedfromtheWFP,shallnotifythelatteroftheportorportsof
shipmentandthedatesofavailabilityatthesaid
portorports.Thisinformationshallbeprovidedat
least30dayspriortheavailabilitydateofthegoods.
2.Onlyseaportsaccessibletoocean-goingvessels
andutilizedforinternationalfreightmaybenamed
asportsofshipment.
ArticleIV
1.TheCommunityshallplacethebutteroilatthe
disposaloftheWFPfreeofcharge.
2.Thebutteroilsuppliedmustatleastmeetthe
requirements astothequalityandpackaging
stipulatedinAnnexI,whichisanintegralpartof
theAgreement.

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unloadedandthedatesonwhichunloadingwas
completed;
(b)withregardtotheusemadeoftheproducts:
periodicinformationontheprogressmadewith
emergencymeasuresorprojectsforwhich
Communityassistancewasprovided,theuse
madeoftheproductsandthequantities
distributedtogetherwithdetailsonthemethods
ofdistributingtheproducts,thenumberof
beneficiariesand,inparticular,themeasures
takentopreventtheproductsbeingdrawninto
commercialchannels.ArticleV
1.Deliveriesshallbemadeinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninAnnexII,whichisan
integralpartoftheAgreement .
2.TheWFPshalltakedeliveryofthegoodsand
shallberesponsiblefortheirtransport,insurance
anddistributioninthecountryofdestination .
3.TheCommunityshallmakeacontributionto
theWFPtowardsthecostsreferredtoinparagraph2
of79unitsofaccountforeachmetrictonof
butteroilaccepted.Itshallundertaketopaythis
amountwithin60daysofeachacceptanceof
deliverybytheWFP.
ArticleVI
TheWFPundertakestoinformtheCommunityof
theconditionsunderwhichthisAgreementis
implemented .Tothisend,itshallmakeavailableto
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities :
(a)withregardtotransport:withinareasonable
periodafterunloading,reportsindicatingthe
datesofarrivalofthevesselsattheportsof
destination,quantitiesandqualitiesofgoodsArticleVII
Thecontractingpartiesshall,attherequestofeither,
consulteachotheronanyquestionconcerningthe
implementation.of thisAgreement.
ArticleVIII
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,German,Italianand
Spanishlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic.
ANNEXI
QUALITYANDPACKING
I.Qualityrequirements
(a)Characteristics oftheproduct:
Concentrated milkfatscontainingnotlessthan99-8%ofpurefats.
(b)Standardcomposition :
(Analysisattimeofmanufactureandpacking)
—Moistureandnon-fatmilksubstances :maximum0-2%
—Fats:minimum99-8%
—Freefattyacids:maximum0-5%(expressedasoleicacid)
—Peroxidelevel/kg:maximum1unit(inmilliequivalents ofactiveoxygen/kg)
—Taste:pure
—Smell:absenceofsmellextraneoustobutteroil.
II.Packing
(a)Typeofpacking:
—5kgmetalcans—4canspercarton
—20kgmetalcans—1canpercarton.
(b)Marks:
(portofunloading)
Butteroil—GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity—suppliedbytheWorld
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ANNEXII
DELIVERY PROCEDURE
—OnthebasisofinformationreceivedfromtheWFP,concerningtransport,theCommunity
shall,foreachdelivery,notifytheWFPofthesupplier(s)andshallindicateaperiodof
15dayswithinwhichtheWFPmayfixthedateofdelivery;
—Ifpossiblewithin20days,orinanycase10cleardaysbeforethedatelaiddownforeach
delivery,theWFPshallnotifythesupplier(s)oftheestimateddateforcommencement of
delivery;
—TheWFPshallnotifythesupplier(s),notlessthanfivedaysinadvance,oftheexactdate
forcommencement ofdelivery.Itshallestablishthedeliveryschedulewiththeauthorized
Communityrepresentative ;
—ThegoodsshallbedeliveredbytheCommunitytotheplaceofshipmentonthedate
indicatedpursuanttotheaboveconditions;
—Deliveryshallbeeffectedfromthemomentwhenthegoodsaresetdownatthepointof
exportnamedbytheCommunityandattheberthspecifiedbytheWFPorthelatter's
authorizedrepresentative ;
—ShouldtheCommunityfailtodeliverthegoodsattheplaceandonthedatespecified,where
theWFPhasrendereddeliverypossible,anyconsequences resultingfromthisshallbe
bornebytheCommunity .TheWFPshallinformtheCommunityofthedelaywithineight
days,inwriting;
—ShouldtheWFPfailtotakedeliveryofthegoodsattheplaceandonthedatespecified,
wheretheCommunityhasrendereddeliverypossible,theconsequencesresultingtherefrom
shall,exceptinthecaseofforcemajeure,bebornebytheWFP.TheCommunityshall
informtheWFPofthedelaywithineightdays,inwriting;
—TheCommunityandtheWFPshallappointoneormoreauthorizedrepresentatives to
implementtheAgreement .TheWFPshallappointarepresentative ineachportof
shipmenttodealwithanymattersrequiringattention;
—Ondeliveryofthegoods,theWFPagentshallhandtotheauthorizedCommunity
representative acertificateofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,dateofacceptance,
natureandquantityofthegoodsaccepted,togetherwithanycommentsonthequalityof
thegoods.
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheWorldFoodProgramme (WFP)onthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheWFPonthe
supplyofbutteroilasfoodaidtodevelopingcountries,whichtheCouncildecidedto
concludeon9August1974,wassignedinBrusselson24September1974,onbehalfof
theCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesby:
MrLouisRabot,Director-General forAgriculture,CommissionoftheEuropean
Communities ,
andonbehalfoftheWFPby:
MrFranciscoAquino,ExecutiveDirectoroftheWFP.