NoL233/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.9.75
AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMalagasyRepubliconthe.
supplyoflonggrainhuskedriceasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEMALAGASY REPUBLIC ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPlenipotenti­
aries:
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEMALAGASY REPUBLIC :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
Aspartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for
1971/72,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,herein­
afterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplythe
MalagasyRepublic,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'countryofdestination',bywayofgift,with6000
metrictonsoflonggrainhuskedrice.Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthetrans­
portbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefreeplayof
faircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnec­
tionshallbethesubjectofconsultationsunderArticle
IX.
ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadeinnewjutesackswithanet
capacityof50kgeachfobCommunityports.ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,
thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketfor
productsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostsofseatrans­
port,ofinsuranceandthenormalcostofsellingthe
productonthemarketofthecountryofdestination,
shallbepaidintoaspecialaccountatthetreasuryof
thatcountryandallocatedtothefinancingofoneor
moredevelopmentschemesproposedbythecountry
ofdestinationandapprovedbytheCommunity .ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestinationrelatingto
deliveryandreceiptaredefinedintheAnnex,which
formsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsur­
anceoftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplaces
ofdestination .ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudiceto

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thenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinter­
nationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtransac­
tionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,thecountryof
destinationundertakestoimportcommercially from
whateversourcebetween 1July1974and30June
1975aminimumquantityof30000metrictonsof
cerealsoritsequivalentinflour.
ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandof
productsandbyproductsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,ofordinaryrice
obtainedlocally.
ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowing
information :1.notlaterthan30daysafterthedischargeofeach
cargo:portanddateofarrivalofthevessel;nature,
quantityandqualityoftheproductsdischarged ;
dateonwhichdischargewascompleted ;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedas
aidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,manner
ofsale,sellingprices;normalsellingcostsonthe
marketofthecountryofdestination ;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwithdrawals )
asat31Decemberoftheprecedingyear;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.
ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.

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ANNEX
PROCEDURES FORDELIVERY ANDRECEIPT
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemoment
whenthegoodsareplacedintheship'sholdattheportof
shipment .
Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoods,includingcostsofstowageand,where
appropriate ,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofshipment
shallbeachargeonorforthebenefitoftheCommunity
andshallbedeterminedbeforethevesselsails.Theratesand
detailedarrangements relatingtheretolaiddowninthe
contractbetweenthecountryofdestinationandthecarrier
musthavebeenagreeduponinadvancebetweentheagent
ofthecountryofdestinationandtheauthorizedagentofthe
CommunityreferredtoinArticle9.
Article2
TheCommunityshallingoodtimenotifytothecountryof
destinationtheportorportsofshipment,thequantitiesto
bedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithinwhichloading
mustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodsonthe
dateonwhich,accordingtotheprovisionsinArticle8,the
vesselmustbereadyforloading.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,anallowanceof5%lessthanthe
quantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleIofthe
Agreementshallbepermitted .
Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunity
shallnotifythecountryofdestinationofthedateofloading,
togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonloading.
Article6
ThecountryofdestinationshallsupplytheCommunity ,
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2,withavesselof
dimensionscorresponding tothenormalloadingpotentialof
theportofshipment .
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobeginloading
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2andshouldthecountryofdestinationnothavenotifiedtheCommunityof
thisfactinwritingatthelatestbythedateonwhichthe
vesselshouldhavebeenreadyforloadinginaccordancewith
Article8,theCommunitymaydisposeofthegoods.
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldatthe
expense,riskandperilofthecountryofdestination .
Article7
Shouldthecountryofdestinationfailtoprovideavesselof
suitabletonnageorifthequantitymadeavailableforloading
onavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeputonboardinits
entiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthecontrolofthe
Community ,thebalanceshallbeloadedontothenextvessel
undertheconditionslaiddowninthisAnnex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalanceoruntil
thecountryofdestinationgivesnoticeinwritingthatit
renouncesthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldatthe
expense,riskandperilofthecountryofdestination .
ThecountryofdestinationmustnotifytheCommunity
withinamaximumperiodof30cleardaysfromthebegin­
ningofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthegoodsshould
havebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingofthebalance
isduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthebalance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitment tothe
countryofdestinationunderArticleIoftheAgreement .
Article8
ThecountryofdestinationshatlnominatetotheCommu­
nitythevesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10cleardays
priortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselinportor
whereverpossible20cleardayspriortothisdate;itshallat
thesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthatdatethevessel
willbereadyforloading.
Thecountryofdestinationshallinsertinthecharterpartya
clauserequiringthecaptaintoinformtheCommunityat
least72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimateddateof
arrivalinport.
Article9
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointan
authorizedagent,whosenameandaddressitshallmake
knowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallnominateareceivingagent
ineachportofshipment,whosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .