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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePeople'sRepublicofBangladesh
onthesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ottheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOFBANGLADESH ,
oftheotherpart, f
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLIC OFBANGLADESH :
WHOHAVEDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI anceofthedeliveredproductsfromtheportsof
dischargetotheplacesofdestination.
ArticleVAspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
theyear1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nity,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Community',
shallsupply175000metrictonsofcommonwheat
ofmaizeasagifttothePeople'sRepublicof
Bangladesh,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'country
ofdestination'.Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsump­
tionandtodistributesuchproductstopeoplein
needfreeofcharge.
ArticleII
Deliveriesshallbemadeinbulk,cifattheportsof
dischargeofthecountryofdestination .ArticleVI
ArticleIIITheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchmannerastoavoidanyprej­
udicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduc­
tionandinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshall
takeanymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataid
suppliesareinadditionto,anddonotreplace,
commercialtransactionswhichmightreasonablybe
expectedtotakeplaceintheabsenceofsuch
supplies.Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestinationrelatingto
deliveryandthetakingofdeliveryaredefinedin
theAnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .
ArticleIV ArticleVII
ThecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeallThecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappro­
necessaryarrangementsforthetransportandinsur-priatemeasurestoprevent:

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—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsderivedfromit,
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitherofthe
productsobtainedlocally,ofthesamenatureas
theproductsreceivedasaid,orofanyproducts
orby-productsderivedfromthem.
ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Community astohowthisAgreementisbeing
implemented .Tothisend,itshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththe
followinginformation :
—notmorethan30daysafterdischargeofeach
consignment :theportanddateofship's
arrival;nature,quantityandqualityoftheproductsdischarged;dateonwhichdischarge
wascompleted,
—everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:thequantitiesdistri­
buted,thenumberandtypeofrecipients,and
theplaceandmethodofdistribution .
ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ArticleX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryof
destinationatthemomentatwhichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship'shold
attheportofunloading.
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,including
thecostsofunloading (breakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery,forexample)aswellasany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshallbebornebyorpaid
tothecountryofdestination .Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle5andthecarrier
musthavebeenagreedinadvancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthecountry
ofdestinationreferredtoinArticle5.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination,assoonaspossibleafterthe
goodshavebeenshipped,anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,the
quantityandqualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportofunloading.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheship'sestimateddateofarrival
attheportofunloadingatleast10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertakingbythecaptaintogivethecountry
ofdestinationatleast72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheport
ofunloading .

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Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthanthequantitytobesuppliedinaccordance
withArticleIoftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentineachportofunloading,whose
nameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimple­
mented.
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandBangladeshonthe
supplyofcommonwheatasfoodaidwhichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon
15October1973wassignedinBrusselson15November1973onbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities by:
MrNielsErsboll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,andMrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General
forDevelopment andCooperationoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
andonbehalfoftheGovernmentofBangladeshby:
MrA.M.SamaulHuq,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary .