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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheDemocraticandPopularRepublic
ofAlgeriaonthesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC ANDPOPULARREPUBLIC
OFALGERIA,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC ANDPOPULARREPUBLIC
OFALGERIA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangements forthetransportandinsurance
oftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplythe
DemocraticandPopularRepublicofAlgeria,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'recipientcountry',with
40000metrictonsofcommonwheat,whereof
25000metrictonsshallbesuppliedasapartofits
FoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for1971/72,and
15000metrictonsunderthe1972/73programme .Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecare
toensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseaarenotprejudicialtothefreeplay
offaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthis
connectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleIX.
ArticleII
ArticleV
DeliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobtoCommunity
ports. Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketfor
productsofcomparablequality.ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparti­
culartodeliveryandthetakingofdelivery arc­
definedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpart
ofthisAgreement .Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostsofsea
transport,ofinsuranceandthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductontherecipientcountry's
market,shallbepaidintoaspecialaccountatthe

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AlgerianTreasuryandallocatedtothefinancingof
oneormoredevelopmentschemesproposedbythe
recipientcountryandapprovedbytheCommunity .
ArticleVIsionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portanddateofarrivalofthe
vessel:nature,quantityandqualityofthe
productsunloaded;dateonwhichunloading
wascompleted;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,
howtheyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructuredfdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,therecip­
ientcountryundertakestoimportcommercially
fromwhateversourcebetween1July1973and30
June1974aminimumquantityof500000metric
tonsofcommonwheatoritsequivalentinflourof
commonwheat.
ArticleVII
ArticleIXTherecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent :
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocal
produceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedas
aidorofanyproductsorby-productsresulting
fromit.Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ArticleVIII
Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthen­
tic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1 Communityandshallbedeterminedbeforethevessel
sails.Theratesanddetailedarrangements relating
theretolaiddowninthecontractbetweenthecountryof
destinationandthecarriermusthavebeenagreedupon
inadvancebytheagentoftherecipientcountryandthe
authorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoin
Article9.Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentat
whichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'sholdat
theportofshipment.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoods,includingcostsofstowageand,
whereappropriate ,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofship­
mentshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitoftheArticle2
TheCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryin
goodtimeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequanti­

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tiestobedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithinwhich
loadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodson
thedateresultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,
whereonthevesselshouldbereadyforloading.
Article4controloftheCommunity ,thebalanceshallbeloaded
ontothenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddownin
thisAnnex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalanceor
untiltherecipientcountrygivesnoticeinwritingthatit
givesupthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldatthe
expense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
TherecipientcountrymustnotifytheCommunitywithin
amaximumperiodof30cleardaysfromthebeginning
ofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthegoodsshould
havebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingofthe
balanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthe
balance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttothe
recipientcountryunderArticleIoftheAgreement .Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunity
shallnotifytherecipientcountryofthedateofloading,
togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonloading.Article8
Article6TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheCommunitythe
vesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10cleardays
priortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselin
portorwherepossible20cleardayspriortothisdate;
itshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthat
datethevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartya
clauserequiringthecaptaintoinformtheCommunityat
least72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimateddate
ofarrivalinport.TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheCommunity ,
withintheperiodreferredtoiinArticle2,withavessel
ofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalloading
potentialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobegin
loadingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2and
shouldthereaipientcountrynot(havenotifiedthe
Communityofthisfactinwritingatthelatestbythe
dateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadingin
accordancewithArticle8,thegoodsshallbeatthe
disposaloftheCommunity .
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldat
theexpense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.Article9
Article7ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommu­
nityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecip­
ientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentin
eachportofshipment,whosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntotheCommunity 'beforetheAgreementis
implemented .Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselof
suitaibletonnageorifthequantitymadeavailablefor
loadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeputon
boardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthe