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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicofSyriaonthe
supplyofflourofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLICOFSYRIA,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLIC OFSYRIA:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
Aspartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for
1973/74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shall
supplytheArabRepublicofSyria,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'countryofdestination',bywayof
gift,with8500metrictonsofcommonwheatinthe
formof5629metrictonsofflourofcommonwheat.
Article11
Deliverieswillbemadefobinnewcottonsackseach
havinganetweightof50kginaccordancewiththe
detailedrulessetoutintheAnnexwhichisan
integralpartofthisAgreement .
Article111
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsuranceoftheproductfrompointofdeliveryto
placesofdestination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefree
playoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisingin
thisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleVIII.
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonits
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarket
forproductsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissalesihallbepaidintoa
specialaccountatthecentralbankofthatcountry
andallocatedtothefinancingofoneormore
development schemesinaccordancewiththe

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1.immediatelyafterthedischargeofeachcargo:
portanddateofarrivalofvessel;nature,quantity
andanyobservations astothequalityofthe
productdischarged;dateonwhidhdischargewas
completed;costsofseatransportandofinsurance
relatingthereto;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused;quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold;sellingprices;normalselling
costsonthemarketofthecountryofdestination ;
insurancecostsand,whereappropriate,transport
costsfromtheportofdischargetotheplacesof
destination ;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount (depositsand
withdrawals )on31Decemberofthe
precedingyear;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.proceduretobeagreedbetweentherecipientcountry
andtheCommunity .
ArticleV
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,thecountry
ofdestinationundertakestoimportcommercially
fromwhateversourcebetween1July1974and
30June1975aminimumquantityof102000metric
tonsofcommonwheat,ordtsequivalentinflourof
commonwheat.
ArticleVI
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsresultingfromsuchsupplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocalproduce
ofthesamenatureasthatusedtoproducethe
flourreceivedasaidorofanyproductsorby­
productsresultingfromit.
ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCom­
missionoftheEuropean .Communities withthe
followinginformation :ArticleVIII
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleIX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
DELIVERY PROCEDURES
CHAPTER I
Generalprovisions
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemomentatwhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointof
exportationnamedbytheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities attheberthspecifiedbythecountryof
destinationoritsagentreferredtoinArticle3andunder
thetermsspecifiedinthisAnnex.Withoutprejudiceto
Articles8and9theCommunityshallbearallcostsprior
todeliveryandthecountryofdestinationthoseafter
delivery.

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CHAPTER III
ObligationsofthecountryofdestinationArticle2
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.
Article3
Forthepurposeofimplementing theprovisionsofthis
AnnextheCommunityshallappoint—ifnecessaryfor
eachconsignment—anagentwhosenameandaddressit
shallmakeknowntothecountryofdestination
immediatelyfollowinghisappointment .Foreachportof
shipmentthecountryofdestinationshallappointan
agentwhosenameandaddressitshallmakeknownto
theCommunitywithalldispatchandifpossiblebefore
theappointmentoftheagentoftheCommunity .
Article4
Beforeimplementing theprocedureforappointingthe
agentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle3,the
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities andthe
countryofdestinationshallestablishbyjointagreement
theperiodduringwhichdeliverymustbegin.Article7
AftercontactingtheCommunity ,thecountryof
destinationshallprocure,totransportallthequantities
providedforinArticleIoftheAgreement,oneormore
vesselsofdimensionscorresponding ,tothenormal
capacityoftheportofshipment;thesevesselsmustbe
readyforloadingonadatefallingwithintheperiod
referredtoinArticle4.
Theagentofthecountryofdestinationshallinformthe
Communityofthisdateandofthedatefor
commencement ofdeliveryassoonasheknowsthem,if
possible20cleardaysinadvanceandinanycase10
cleardaysbeforethedateforcommencement ofdelivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheCommunitythe
scheduleaccordingtowhichdeliveryshalltakeplace.
Article8
CHAPTER II
ObligationsoftheCommunityWherethecountryofdestinationisunabletobegin
loadingonthedateprovidedforinthefirstparagraphof
Article7,theagentofthecountryofdestinationshall
informtheagentoftheCommunitywithoutdelay.
InthiseventtheagentsoftheCommunityandofthe
countryofdestinationmayagreeonanewdateforthe
commencement ofdeliveryand,ifapplicable,anew
schedule.Thecostsarisingfromthedelayinloading
shallinallcasesexceptforcemajeurebebornebythe
countryofdestination .
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinthesecondparagraph
bemorethan30cleardaysafterthedateforloading
providedforinthefirstparagraphofArticle7,the
Communitymaydisposeofthegoodswithoutprejudice
toitscommitmentunderArticleIofthisAgreement .
Article9,ArticleS
WheretheCommunityisnotinapositiontocarryout
deliveryonthedate,and,ifapplicable,accordingtothe
schedulelaiddowninArticle7,allcostsarisingforthe
countryofdestination—forexample,demurrage,void
freightanddeadfreight—shallbebornebythe
Community .
Thechargesandthearrangementsrelatingtodemurrage
laiddowninthecontractconcludedbetweenthecountry
ofdestinationandthecarriermusthavepreviouslybeen
agreedbythecountryofdestinationandtheagentofthe
Community .
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallbe
refundedbytheCommunityonlyiftheyhavebeenpaid
bythecountryofdestinationwiththeapprovalofthe
Community .
Article6
WhereitisimpossiblefortheCommunitytosupplyall
orpartofthegoodsonthedateandwithinthetime
limitsprovidedforinArticle7,theagentsofthe
Communityandofthecountryofdestinationmay,
withoutprejudicetoArticle5,agreeoilanewdateand
anewtimelimitforthedeliveryofallthegoodsorofthe
undeliveredpartthereof.Wherethequantitymadeavailableforloadingona
vesselcannotbeloadedonboardinitsentirety,the
countryofdestinationshallinformtheCommunityas
soonaspossible,andnolaterthan15cleardaysafter
loadinghasbeencompleted,whetheritintendstoaccept
ortorenouncethebalance.
Intheformercasethesecondandthirdparagraphsof
Article8shallapplytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnot
yettakenplace.
InthelattercasetheCommunitymayconsiderthatithas
dischargeditscommitmenttothecountryofdestination

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underArticleIofthisAgreementandshallbearthecosts
resultingfromrenunciation .Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,thecountryofdestination
shallhandovertotheauthorizedagentoftheCommunity
acertificateofacceptancewhichshallsetouttheportof
shipment,dateofacceptanceandthenatureandquantity
ofthegoodsaccepted,togetherwithanycommentson
thequalityofthegoods.Acopyofthecertificateshall
besenttotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities .Inanyevent,afteranintervalof15cleardaysandinthe
absenceofanynoticeonthepartofthecountryof
destination,renunciationshallbedeemedtohavetaken
place.
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheArabRepublicofSyriaonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandSyriaonthesupply
offlourofcommonwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon7
November1974,wassignedinBrusselson11November1974,onbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities by:
MrEmileCazimajou,MinisterPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanofthePermanentRepresenta­
tivesCommittee (deputies),and
MrDurieux,DirectorforDevelopmentandCooperationoftheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities ,
andonbehalfoftheGovernmentofSyriaby:
MrKassemMardam,MinisterPlenipotentiary ,ActingCharged'affairesattheSyrian
MissiontotheEuropeanCommunities .