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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofTunisiaonthe
supplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :'
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFTUNISIA,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :•
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFTUNISIA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shall
supplytheRepublicofTunisia,hereinafterreferred
toasthe'recipientcountry',bywayofagift,with
10000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
ArticleII
DeliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobtoCommunity
ports.
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities ofthe
Communityandoftherecipientcountryrelatingin
particulartodeliveryandthetakingofdelivery
respectivelyaredefine'dintheAnnex,whichforms
anintegralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportand
insuranceoftheproductfromportsofshipmentto
placesofdestination.Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefree
playoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisingin
thisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleIX.
ArticleV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproducts
ofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostsofsea
transport,ofinsuranceandthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductontherecipientcountry's
market,shallbepaidintoaspecialaccountatthe
CentralBankofthatcountryandallocatedtothe
financingofoneormoredevelopment schemes
proposedbytherecipientcountryandapprovedby
theCommunity .
ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice

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tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,the
recipientcountryundertakestoimportcommercially
fromwhateversourcebetween1July1973and30
June1974aminimumquantityof85000metric
tonsofcommonwheatoritsequivalentinflourof
commonwheat.1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portanddateofarrivalofthe
vessel;nature,quantityandqualityofthe
productsunloaded;dateonwhichunloading
wascompleted;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,
howtheyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsand
withdrawals )on31Decemberofthe
precedingyear;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.ArticleVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocal
produceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedas
aidorofanyproductsandby-productsresulting
fromit.ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleVIII
Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththe
followinginformation :ArticleX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein„
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeing
authentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfrom
theCommunitytotherecipientcountryatthemoment
atwhichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'shold
attheportofshipment.sails.Theratesanddetailedarrangements relating
theretolaiddowninthecontractbetweenthecountry
ofdestinationandthecarriermusthavebeenagreed
uponinadvancebytheagentoftherecipientcountry
andtheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredto
inArticle9.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoods,includingcostsofstowageand,
whereappropriate,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportof
shipmentshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitofthe
CommunityandshallbedeterminedbeforethevesselArticle2
TheCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryin
goodtimeoftheportorportsofshipment,the
quantitiestobedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithin
whichloadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.

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Article3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodson
thedateresultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,
whereonthevesselshouldbereadyforloading.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5%lessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunity
shallnotifytherecipientcountryofthedateofloading,
togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonloading.
Article6
TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheCommunity,
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2,withavessel
ofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalloading
potentialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobegin
loadingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2and
shouldtherecipientcountrynothavenotifiedthe
Communityofthisfactinwritingatthelatestbythe
dateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadingin
accordancewithArticle8,thegoodsshallbeatthe
disposaloftheCommunity .
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldat
theexpense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
Article7
Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselof
suitabletonnageorifthequantitymadeavailablefor
loadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeputon
boardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyond
thecontroloftheCommunity,thebalanceshallbeloadedontothenextvesselundertheconditionslaid
downinthisAnnex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalance
oruntiltherecipientcountrygivesnoticeinwritingthat
itgivesupthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldatthe
expense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
TherecipientcountrymustnotifytheCommunitywithin
amaximumperiodof30cleardaysfromthebeginning
ofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthegoodsshould
havebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingofthe
balanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthe
balance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttothe
recipientcountryunderArticleIoftheAgreement.
Article8
TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheCommunity
thevesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10cleardays
priortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselin
portorwherepossible20cleardayspriortothisdate;
itshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthat
datethevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterparty
aclauserequiringthecaptaintoinformtheCommunity
atleast72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimated
dateofarrivalinport.
Article9
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,the
Communityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whose
nameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtime
totherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagent
ineachportofshipment,whosenameandaddressit
shallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforethe
Agreementisimplemented .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofTunisiaonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandTunisiaonthe
supplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon
4June1974,wassignedinBrusselson5June1974onbehalfoftheCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities by:
MrUlrichLebsanft,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-Broder Krohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperation ,
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,andonbehalfoftheGovernmentof
Tunisiaby:
MrIsmaelKhelil,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,HeadoftheTunisian
Representation totheEuropeanCommunities .