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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofDahomeyon
thesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFDAHOMEY ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPlenipotenti­
aries:
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
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THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFDAHOMEY :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
Aspartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for
1973/74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,herein­
afterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplythe
RepublicofDahomey,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'countryofdestination',bywayofgift,with4000
metrictonsofcommonwheat.ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,
thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketfor
productsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissaleshallbepaidintoa
specialaccountatthecentralbankofthatcountryor
atastate-controlled bankandallocatedtothe
financingofoneormoredevelopmentschemesin
accordancewiththeproceduretobeagreedbetween
therecipientcountryandtheCommunity ,ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadefobinnewjutebagsofanet
weightof50kgeach,inaccordancewiththedetailed
rulessetoutintheAnnexwhichisanintegralpartof
thisAgreement .
ArticleV
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudiceto
thenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinter­
nationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtransac­
tionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,thecountryof
destinationundertakestoimportcommercially from
whateversourcebetween1July1974and30June
1975aminimumquantityof14700metrictonsof
commonwheatoritsequivalentinflourofcommon
wheat.ArticleIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsur­
anceoftheproductfrompointofdeliverytoplacesof
destination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthetrans­
portbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefreeplayof
faircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnec­
tionshallbethesubjectofconsultationsunderArticle
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ArticleVI
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandof
productsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocalproduce
ofthesamenatureasthatreceivedasaidorofany
productsandby-productsresultingfromit.
ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowing
information :
1.immediatelyafterthedischargeofeachcargo:port
anddateofarrivalofvessel;nature,quantityand
anyobservationsastothequalityoftheproduct
discharged ;dateonwhichdischargewas
completed ;costsofseatransportandofinsurance
relatingthereto;2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedas
aidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,howthey
havebeensold,sellingprices;normalsellingcosts
onthemarketofthecountryofdestination ;insur­
ancecostsand,whereappropriate ,transportcosts
fromtheportofdischargetotheplacesofdestina­
tion;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwithdrawals)
on31Decemberoftheprecedingyear;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.
ArticleVIII
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleIX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
DELIVERY PROCEDURES
CHAPTER I Article3
Forthepurposeofimplementing theprovisionsofthis
AnnextheCommunityshallappoint—ifnecessaryforeach
consignment—anagentwhosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntothecountryofdestinationimmediately
followinghisappointment .Foreachportofshipmentthe
countryofdestinationshallappointanagentwhosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitywithall
dispatchandifpossiblebeforetheappointmentoftheagent
oftheCommunity .Generalprovisions
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemomentat
whichthegoodsareputdownatthepointofexportation
namedbytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesat
theberthspecifiedbythecountryofdestinationoritsagent
referredtoinArticle3andunderthetermsspecifiedinthis
Annex.WithoutprejudicetoArticles8and9theCommu­
nityshallbearallcostspriortodeliveryandthecountryof
destinationthoseafterdelivery. Article4
Article2
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5%lessthanthe
quantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleIofthe
Agreementispermitted .Beforeimplementingtheprocedureforappointingtheagent
oftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle3,theCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunitiesandthecountryofdestination
shallestablishbyjointagreementtheperiodduringwhich
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Article8
Wherethecountryofdestinationisunabletobeginloading
onthedateprovidedforinthefirstparagraphofArticle7,
theagentofthecountryofdestinationshallinformtheagent
oftheCommunitywithoutdelay.
InthiseventtheagentsoftheCommunityandofthe
countryofdestinationmayagreeonanewdateforthe
commencement ofdeliveryand,ifapplicable,anewsche­
dule.Thecostsarisingfromthedelayinloadingshallinall
casesexceptforcemajeurebebornebythecountryofdesti­
nation.
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinthesecondparagraphbe
morethan30cleardaysafterthedateforloadingprovided
forinthefirstparagraphofArticle7,theCommunitymay
disposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitment
underArticleIofthisAgreement .CHAPTER II
ObligationsoftheCommunity
Article5
WheretheCommunity isnotinapositiontocarryout
deliveryonthedate,and,ifapplicable,accordingtothesche­
dulelaiddowninArticle7,allcostsarisingforthecountry
ofdestination—forexample,demurrage ,voidfreightand
deadfreight—shallbebornebytheCommunity .
Thechargesandthearrangementsrelatingtodemurragelaid
downinthecontractconcludedbetweenthecountryofdesti­
nationandthecarriermusthavepreviouslybeenagreedby
thecountryofdestinationandtheagentoftheCommunity .
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallbe
refundedbytheCommunityonlyiftheyhavebeenpaidby
thecountryofdestinationwiththeapprovaloftheCommu­
nity.
Article6
WhereitisimpossiblefortheCommunitytosupplyallor
partofthegoodsonthedateandwithinthetimelimits
providedforinArticle7,theagentsoftheCommunityand
ofthecountryofdestinationmay,withoutprejudiceto
Article5,agreeonanewdateandanewtimelimitforthe
deliveryofallthegoodsoroftheundeliveredpartthereof.Article9
Wherethequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavessel
cannotbeloadedonboardinitsentirety,thecountryof
destinationshallinformtheCommunityassoonaspossible,
andnolaterthan15cleardaysafterloadinghasbeen
completed,whetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethe
balance.
IntheformercasethesecondandthirdparagraphsofArticle
8shallapplytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettaken
place.
InthelattercasetheCommunitymayconsiderthatithas
dischargeditscommitment tothecountryofdestination
underArticleIofthisAgreementandshallbearthecosts
resultingfromrenunciation .
Inanyevent,afteranintervalof15cleardaysandinthe
absenceofanynoticeonthepartofthecountryofdestina­
tion,renunciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.CHAPTER III
Obligationsofthecountryofdestination
Article7
AftercontactingtheCommunity ,thecountryofdestination
shallprocure,totransportallthequantitiesprovidedforin
ArticleIoftheAgreement ,oneormorevesselsofdimen­
sionscorresponding tothenormalcapacityoftheportof
shipment ;thesevesselsmustbereadyforloadingonadate
fallingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle4.
Theagentofthecountryofdestinationshallinformthe
Communityofthisdateandofthedateforcommencement
ofdeliveryassoonasheknowsthem,ifpossible20clear
daysinadvanceandinanycase10cleardaysbeforethedate
forcommencement ofdelivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheCommunitythesche­
duleaccordingtowhichdeliveryshalltakeplace.Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,thecountryofdestinationshall
handovertotheauthorizedagentoftheCommunity acertifi­
cateofacceptancewhichshallsetouttheportofshipment,
dateofacceptanceandthenatureandquantityofthegoods
accepted,togetherwithanycommentsonthequalityofthe
goods.AcopyofthecertificateshallbesenttotheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities .