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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofPeruonthesupply
ofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFPERU,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPleni­
potentiaries :
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFPERU:
theproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangementsforthetrans­
portbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefreeplayof
faircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthiscon­
nectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations under
ArticleIX.WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,herein­
afterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
theRepublicofPeru,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'recipientcountry',bywayofagift,with15000
metrictonsofcommonwheat.
ArticleII
DeliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobtoCommunity
ports.
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCom­
munityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginpar­
ticulartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryrespect­
ivelyaredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsan
integralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecess­
aryarrangements forthetransportandinsuranceofArticleV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproducts
ofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostsofsea
transport,ofinsuranceandthenormalcostofselling
theproductontherecipientcountry'smarket,shall
bepaidintoaspecialaccountattheCentralBank
ofthatcountryandallocatedtothefinancingofone
ormoredevelopment schemesproposedbythe
recipientcountryandapprovedbytheCommunity .

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ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypre­
judicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,andtonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticularthe
recipientcountryundertakestoimportcommercially
fromwhateversourcebetween1July1974and
30June1975aminimumquantityof646200metric
tonsofcommonwheatoritsequivalentinflourof
commonwheat.
ArticleVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocalpro­
duceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedasaid
orofanyproductsandby-productsresulting
fromit.Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCom­
missionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portanddateofarrivalofthevessel;
nature,quantityandqualityoftheproducts
unloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascom­
pleted;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normalselling
costsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.
ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.ArticleVIII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheCom­
munityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
anddetailedarrangements relatingtheretolaiddownin
thecontractbetweentherecipientcountryandthecarrier
musthavebeenagreeduponinadvancebytheagentof
therecipientcountryandtheauthorizedagentofthe
CommunityreferredtoinArticle9.Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentat
whichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'sholdat
theportofshipment.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoods,includingcostsofstowageand,
whereappropriate ,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofshipment
shallbeachargeonorforthebenefitoftheCommunity
andshallbedeterminedbeforethevesselsails.TheratesArticle2
TheCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryingood
timeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequantitiesto
bedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithinwhichloading
mustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.

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Article3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodson
thedateresultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,
whereonthevesselshouldbereadyforloading.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5%lessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunity
shallnotifytherecipientcountryofthedateofloading,
togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonloading.
Article6
TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheCommunity ,within
theperiodreferredtoinArticle2,withavesselof
dimensionscorresponding tothenormalloadingpotential
oftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobeginloading
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2andshouldthe
recipientcountrynothavenotifiedtheCommunityof
thisfactinwritingatthelatestbythedateonwhichthe
vesselshouldbereadyforloadinginaccordancewith
Article8,thegoodsshallbeatthedisposalofthe
Community .
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldat
theexpense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
Article7
Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselof
suitabletonnageorifthequantitymadeavailablefor
loadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeputon
boardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthe
controloftheCommunity ,thebalanceshallbeloadedontothenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddownin
thisAnnex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalanceor
untiltherecipientcountrygivesnoticeinwritingthatit
givesupthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldatthe
expense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
TherecipientcountrymustnotifytheCommunitywithin
amaximumperiodof30cleardaysfromthebeginning
ofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthegoodsshould
havebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingofthe
balanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthe
balance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitment tothe
recipientcountryunderArticleIoftheAgreement .
Article8
TherecipientcountryshallnameforthqCommunitythe
vesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10cleardaysprior
totheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselinportor
wherepossible20cleardayspriortothisdate;itshall
atthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthatdatethe
vesselwillbereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartya
clauserequiringthecaptaintoinformtheCommunity
atleast72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimateddate
ofarrivalinport.
Article9
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommu­
nityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecipient
country.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentin
eachportofshipment,whosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .