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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
forthesupplyofflourofsoftwheatandriceasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,and
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOFSOMALIA ,
ottheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFSOMALIA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsu­
ranceoftheproductsfromportsofdischargeto
placesofdestination .AsapartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1971/72,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply,
bywayofgift,theDemocraticRepublicofSomalia,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe'countryofdestination 1,
with10000metrictonsofsoftwheatintheform
of6623metrictonsofflourofsoftwheatand5000
metrictonsofrice.ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductsonits
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarket
forproductsofcomparablequality.Article11
Deliverieswillbemadeciftoportsofdischargeof
thecountryofdestination,innewcottonbags
containinganetweightof50kgeachforthe
wheatinnewjutebagsofanetweightof50kg
eachfortherice.Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductonthemarketofthecountry
ofdestination,willbepaidintoaspecialaccountin
theCentralBankandallocatedtothefinancingof
oneormoredevelopment projectswhichhaveal­
readybeenproposedbythecountryofdestination
andapprovedbytheCommunity .Article111
ArticleVITheobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCom­
munityandofthecountryofdestinationrelatingto
deliveryandthetakingofdeliveryaredefinedinthe
AnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthisAgree­
ment.TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanvprejudice

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tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplacebusinesstransactions
whichmightreasonablybeexpectedintheabsence
ofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,thecountryofdesti­
nationundertakestoimportcommercially from
whateversourcebetween1July1973and30June
1974aminimumquantityof22000metrictonsof
cereals.ment.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities withthefollowing
information :
1.Notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingofeach
cargo:portsanddatesofarrivalofthevessel;
nature,quantityandqualityoftheproductsun­
loaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted ;
2.Every3monthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedas
aidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normalselling
costsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialac­
counthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount (depositsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingundertakenatthatstage.ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeanymeasures
requiredtoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidand
anyproductsorby-productsderivedtherefrom :
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery:
—oflocallyproducedsoftwheatofthesame
kindasthatusedtoproducetheflourre­
ceivedasaidorofprocessedproductsde­
rivedfromsuchwheat,
—oflocallyproducedriceofthesamekindas
thatreceivedasaidorofanyproductsor
by-productsderivedtherefrom.ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ArticleVIII
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityoftheimplementation ofthisAgree­
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
ArticleI
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryof
destinationatthemomentatwhichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship'shold
attheportofdischarge .
"Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,including
thecostsofunloading (breakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery,forexample)aswellasany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofdischargeshallbebornebyorpaidtothe
countryofdestination .Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontract
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musthavebeenagreedinadvancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthecountry
ofdestinationreferredtoinArticle5.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination,assoonaspossibleafterthe
goodshavebeenshipped,anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,the
quantityandqualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportofdischarge.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheship'sestimateddateofarrival
attheportofdischargeatleast10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertakingbythecaptaintogivethecountry
ofdestinationatleast72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheportof
discharge .
Article4
Ondeliveryofthecargo,atoleranceof5°/olessthanthequantitylaiddownunderArticleI
oftheAgreementshallbepermitted.
ArticleS
ToimplementtheprovisionisofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentineachportofdischarge,whose
nameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .
InformationconcerningthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheDemocraticRepublicofSomaliaonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandSomaliaonthe
supplyofflourofsoftwheatandriceasfoodaidwhichtheCouncildecidedto
concludeon30January1974wassignedinBrusselson31January1974onbehalfof
theCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities by:
MrUlrichLebsanft,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee ,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperationofthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;andonbehalfoftheGovernment of
Somaliaby:
MrMohamedOmarGiama,Ambassador ,Representative oftheGovernmentofSo­
maliatotheEEC.