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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheHashemiteKingdomofJordan
onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEHASHEMITE KINGDOMOFJORDAN,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andforthispurposehavenamedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEHASHEMITE KINGDOMOFJORDAN :
insuranceofthedeliveredproductsfromtheports
ofdischargetotheirplacesofdestination .
ArticleV
Thecountryofdestiinationundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsump­
tionandtodistributesuchproductstorefugeepopu­
lationsfreeofcharge.WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplyasa
gifttotheHashemiteKingdomofJordan,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'countryofdestination',
1000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderofthe
qualityandwiththepackagingspecifiedinAnnex
I,whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleII
Deliveriesshallbemadeciftoportsofdischargein
thecountryofdestination .
Article111
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestination,inparticular
asregardsdeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
definedinAnnexII,whichformsanintegralpartof
thisAgreement .
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
thenecessaryarrangements forthetransportandArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisend,theyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.
ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappro­
priatemeasurestoprevent:

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—there-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidand
ofproductsderivedfromthem;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsfromthedateofthelastdelivery,either
ofskimmed-milk powderproducedlocallywhich
isofthesamekindasthatreceivedasaidorof
processedproductsderivedfromit.
ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthecircumstances surroundingthe
implementation ofthisAgreement .Forthispurpose,
itshallcommunicate totheCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesthefollowinginformation :
—notmorethan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachconsignment :portanddateofship's
arrival;kind,quantityandqualityofproducts
unloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascomple­
ted;
—everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiesdistri­buted,numberandnatureofthebeneficiaries ,
places,rateandmethodofdistribution .
ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappro­
priatemeasurestoenablethosepersonsdulyautho­
rizedbytheCommunitytomakeonthespotobser­
vationsoftheoperationsconnectedwiththeimple­
mentationoftheAgreement.
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX1
Qualityandconditionsofpackagingoftheskimmed-milkpowder
1.Qualityrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidity(lacticacid):
(d)testforneutralizingagents:
(e)permittedadditives:
(f)testforphosphatasis :
(g)solubility:
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)strengthofcolonbacillus:
(1)flavourandsmell:
(m)appearance :notexceeding1-5%>
notexceeding4-0%
notexceeding0-15%(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
notexceeding0-5ml(notlessthan
99°/o)
notlessthandiscB(15-0mg)
notexceeding50000/g
negativein0*1g
fresh
whiteorslightlyyellowish,absenceof
impuritiesandcolouredparticles.

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II.Packaging
(a)containing25kilogrammesnetweight;
(b)composition :
(aa)4Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
1intercalatedbagoftar-linedpaperofastrengthrepresentingatleast140
g/m2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-06mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
or(bb)1bagofclubpack-poly-duplo-paper ofastrengthrepresentingatleast50/20/50
g/m2;
2Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70/75g/m2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-10mmthick,weldedordoublejbound;
(c)markingonthepackaging (inEnglish):
SKIMMED-MILK POWDERGIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMU­
NITYTOTHEHASHEMITE KINGDOMOFJORDAN
ANNEX 11
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountry
ofdestinationatthemomentatwhichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship's
holdattheportofdischarge.
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,including
thecostsofunloading (breakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery,forexample)aswellas
anylighteragecosts.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofdischargeshallbebornebyorpaidto
thecountryofdestination .Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle4andthecarrier
musthavebeenagreedinadvancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthe
countryofdestinationreferredtointhesameArticle.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination,assoonaspossibleafterthe
goodshavebeenshipped,anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,the
quantityandqualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportofdischarge.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheship'sestimateddateof
arrivalattheportofdischargeatleast10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertakingbythecaptaintogivethe
countryofdestinationatleast72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrival
intheportofunloading .

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Article4
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentineachportofdischarge,whose
nameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimple­
mented.
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheHashemiteKingdomofJordanonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandJordanonthesupply
ofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon
15October1973,wassignedinBrusselson12November1973,onbehalfofthe
EuropeanCommunities by:
MrNielsErsboll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-Broder Krohn,Director-General forDevelopment Cooperation ofthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,andonbehalfoftheGovernmentof
Jordanby:
MrDajani,AmbassadorandHeadoftheJordanianMissiontotheEuropean
Communities .