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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEasternRepublicofUruguay
concerningthesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEEASTERNREPUBLICOFURUGUAY ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconlcudethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEEASTERNREPUBLIC OFURUGUAY :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangementsforthetransportandinsurance'
theproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesofde­
stination.AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1972/1973,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,her­
einafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
theEasternRepublicofUruguay,hereinafterreferred
toasthe'recipientcountry',with10000metrictons
ofcommonwheat. Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangementsforthetrans­
portbyseaarenotprejudicialtothefreeplayof
faircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthiscon­
nectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations under
ArticleIX.ArticleII
DeliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobatCommunity
ports. ArticleV
ArticleIIITherecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproducts
ofcomparablequality. Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCom­
munityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparti­
culartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryrespecti­
velyaredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsaninte­
gralpartofthisAgreement .Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostofsea
transport,insuranceandthenormalcostofselling
theproductontherecipientcountry'smarket,shall

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bepaidintoaspecialaccountattheCentralBankof
thatcountryandallocatedtothefinancingofone
ormoredevelopmentschemeswhichshallhavebeen
proposedbytherecipientcountryandapprovedby
theCommunity .
ArticleVIment.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowingin­
formation :
1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingofeach
cargo:portanddateofarrivalofthevessel;na­
ture,quantityandqualityoftheproductsunload­
ed;dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted ;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavesold,sellingprices;normalsellingcosts
ontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(lodgmentsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthe.preceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationoftotalamountoffin­
ancingcarriedoutatthatstage.TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.
ArticleVII
ArticleIXTherecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,duringa
periodoffourmonthsofthelastdelivery,either
oftheproductobtainedlocallyandofthesame
natureastheproductreceivedasaidorofany
productsorby-productsresultingfromit.Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPar­
tiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestionconcer­
ningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ArticleVIII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheCom­
munityofthemodeofimplementation ofthisAgree­ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,German,Italianand
Spanishlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryofdestination
atthemomentatwhichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'sholdattheportofshipment.
Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,includingcosts
ofstowageand,whereappropriate ,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofshipmentshallbeachargeonorforthebenefit
oftheCommunityandshallbedeterminedbeforethevesselsails.Theratesanddetailedarrange­
mentsrelatingtheretolaiddowninthecontractbetweenthecountryofdestinationandthecarrier
musthavebeenagreeduponinadvancebytheagentofthecountryofdestinationandtheauthori­
zedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle9.

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Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestinationingoodtimeoftheportorportsofship­
ment,thequantitiestobedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithinwhichloadingmustbegin,and
thedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodsonthedateresultingfromtheprovisions
ofArticle8,whereonthevesselshouldbereadyforloading.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5%lessthanthequantitytobesuppliedinaccordance
withArticleIoftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunityshallnotifiythecountryofdestination
ofthedateofloading,togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedonloading.
Article6
ThecountryofdestinationshallsupplytheCommunity ,withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2,
withavesselofdimensionscorrespondingtothenormalloadingpotentialoftheportofshipment.
ShoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobeginloadingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2
andshouldthecountryofdestinationnothavenotifiedtheCommunityofthisfactinwritingat
thelatestbythedateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadinginaccordancewithArticle8,
thegoodsshallbeatthedisposaloftheCommunity .
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldattheexpense,riskandperilofthecountry
ofdestination .
Article7
Shouldthecountryofdestinationfailtoprovideavesselofsuitabletonnageorifthequantity
madeavailableforloadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeloadedinitsentiretybecause
ofcircumstances beyondthecontroloftheCommunity ,thebalanceshallbeloadedontothenext
vesselundertheconditionslaiddowninthisAnnex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthisbalanceoruntilthecountryofdestinationgivesnotice
inwritingthatitgivesupthisbalance,thegoodsshallbeheldattheexpense,riskandperilofthe
countryofdestination .
ThecountryofdestinationmustnotifytheCommunitywithinamaximumperiodof30clear
daysfromthebeginningofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthesegoodsshouldhavebelonged,
ofthedateonwhichloadingofthisbalanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthisbalance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymayconsiderthatithasdischargeditscommit­
menttothecountryofdestinationunderArticleIoftheAgreement .
Article8
ThecountryofdestinationshallnamefortheCommunitythevesselthatistoshipthegoodsat
least10cleardayspriortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselinportor,wherepossible,
20cleardayspriortothisdate,andshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthatdatethe
vesselwillbereadyforloading.
Thecountryofdestinationshallinsertinthecharterpartyaclauserequiringthecaptaintoinform
theCommunityatleast72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimateddateofarrivalinport.

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Article9
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallnominateareceivingagentineachportofshipment,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented ..
InformationconcerningthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEasternRepublicofUruguayonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEasternRepublic
ofUruguayonthesupplyofcommonwheatfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedto
concludeon9November1973,wassignedinBrusselson12November1973
onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,byMrNielsErsb0ll,Ambassa­
dorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanofthePermanentRepresentatives
CommitteeandbyMrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment and
CooperationoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
onbehalfoftheGovernmentoftheEasternRepublicofUruguaybyMrFederico
Griinwaldt-Ramasso ,Ambassador ,Headofthatcountry'sMissiontotheEuropean
Community .