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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofTurkeyonthe
supplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFTURKEY,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFTURKEY :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI thisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleVIII.
ArticleIVAspartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for1973/
74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplythe
RepublicofTurkey,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'countryofdestination',bywayofgift,with5000
metrictonsofcommonwheat.Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonits
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarket
bythe'AgriculturalProductsOffice'(Toprak
MahsulleriOffici)forproductsofcomparable
quality.ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobinaccordance
withthedetailedrulessetoutintheAnnexwhich
formsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleIIITheproceedsfromthissaleminusthecostsof
transportbyseaandthenormalsellingcostsonthe
marketofthecountryofdestinationshallbepaid
intoaspecialaccountatthecentralbankofthat
countryandallocatedtothefinancingofoneor
moredevelopmentschemesinaccordancewiththe
proceduretobeagreedbetweentherecipientcountry
andtheCommunity .Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportand
insuranceoftheproductfrompointofdeliveryto
placesofdestination .
ArticleV
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefree
playoffaircompetition .AnyproblemsarisinginTheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
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internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,the
countryofdestinationundertakestoimport
commerciallyfromwhateversourcebetween1July
1974and30June1975aminimumquantityof
50600metrictonsofcommonwheatoran
equivalentquantityofcommonwheatflour.
ArticleVI1.immediatelyafterthedischargeofeachcargo:
portanddateofarrivalofvessel;natureand
quantityoftheproductdischargedandany
observationsastothequality;dateonwhich
dischargewascompleted;costsofseatransport
andofinsurancerelatingthereto;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsonthemarketofthecountryof
destination;insurancecostsand,where
appropriate,transportcostsfromtheportof
dischargetotheplacesofdestination;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount (depositsand
withdrawals )on31Decemberofthe
precedingyear,
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.
ArticleVIII
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ArticleIX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,German,Italian
andTurkishlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeing
authentic.Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocal
produceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedas
aidorofanyproductsorby-productsresulting
fromit.
ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement.Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththe
followinginformation :
ANNEX
DELIVERY ANDACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES
CHAPTER I
Generalprovisions
Article1Article2
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.
Article3
Forthepurposeofimplementing theprovisionsofthis
AnnextheCommunityshallappoint—ifnecessaryfor
eachconsignment—anagentwhosenameandaddressit
shallmakeknowntothecountryofdestination
immediatelyfollowinghisappointment .Foreachportof
shipmentthecountryofdestinationshallappointan
agentwhosenameandaddressitshallmakeknownto
theCommunitywithalldispatchandifpossiblebefore
theappointmentoftheagentoftheCommunity .Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemoment
atwhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointof
exportationnamedbytheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communitiesattheberthspecifiedbythecountryof
destinationoritsagentreferredtoinArticle3andunder
thetermsspecifiedinthisAnnex."Withoutprejudiceto
Articles8and9tjieCommunityshallbearallcostsprior
todeliveryandthecountryofdestinationallcostsatter
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commencement ofdeliveryassoonasheknowsthem,if
possible20cleardaysinadvanceandinanycase10
cleardaysbeforethedateforcommencement ofdelivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheCommunitythe
scheduleaccordingtowhichdeliveryshalltakeplace.Article4
Beforeimplementing theprocedureforappointingthe
agentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle3,the
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities andthe
countryofdestinationshallestablishbyjointagreement
theperiodduringwhichdeliverymustbegin.
CHAPTER II
ObligationsoftheCommunityArticle8
Wherethecountryofdestinationisunabletobegin
loadingonthedateprovidedforinthefirstparagraphof
Article7,theagentofthecountryofdestinationshall
informtheagentoftheCommunitywithoutdelay.
InthiseventtheagentsoftheCommunityandofthe
countryofdestinationmayagreeonanewdateforthe
commencement ofdeliveryand,ifapplicable,anew
schedule.Saveincasesofforcemajeurethecostsarising
fromthedelayinloadingshallbebornebythecountry
ofdestination .
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinthesecond
paragraphbemorethan30cleardaysafterthedatefor
loadingprovidedforinthefirstparagraphofArticle7,
theCommunitymaydisposeofthegoodswithout
prejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticleIofthis
Agreement .Article5
WheretheCommunityisnotinapositiontocarryout
deliveryonthedate,andifapplicable,accordingtothe
schedulelaiddowninArticle7,allcostsarisingforthe
countryofdestination—forexample,demurrage,void
freightanddeadfreight—shallbebornebythe
Community .
Thechargesandthearrangementsrelatingtodemurrage
laiddowninthecontractconcludedbetweenthecountry
ofdestinationandthecarriermusthavepreviouslybeen
agreedbythecountryofdestinationandtheagentofthe
Community .
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallbe
refundedbytheCommunityonlyiftheyhavebeenpaid
bythecountryofdestinationwiththeapprovalofthe
Community .
Article6
WhereitisimpossiblefortheCommunitytosupplyall
orpartofthegoodsonthedateandwithinthetime
limitsprovidedforinArticle7,theagentsofthe
Communityandofthecountryofdestinationmay,
withoutprejudicetoArticle5,agreeonanewdateanda
newtimelimitforthedeliveryofallthegoodsorofthe
undeliveredpartthereof.Article9
Wherethequantityintendedforloadingonavessel
cannotbeloadedonboardinitsentirety,thecountryof
destinationshallinformtheCommunity assoonas
possible,andnolaterthan15cleardaysafterloading
hasbeencompleted,whetheritintendstoacceptorto
renouncethebalance.
Intheformercasethesecondandthirdparagraphsof
Article8shallapplytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnot
yettakenplace.
InthelattercasetheCommunitymayconsiderthatithas
dischargeditscommitmenttothecountryofdestination
underArticleIofthisAgreementandshallbearthecosts
resultingfromrenunciation .
Inanyevent,afteranintervalof15cleardaysandinthe
absenceofanynoticeonthepartofthecountryof
destination,renunciation shallbedeemedtohavetaken
place.CHAPTER III
Obligationsofthecountryofdestination
Article7
AftercontactingtheCommunity,thecountryof
destinationshallprocure,totransportallthequantities
providedforinArticleIoftheAgreement,oneormore
vesselsofdimensionscorresponding tothenormal
capacityoftheportofshipment;thesevesselsmustbe
readyforloadingonadatefallingwithintheperiod
referredtoinArticle4.
Theagentofthecountryofdestinationshallinformthe
Community ofthisdateandofthedateforArticle10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,thecountryofdestination
shallhandovertotheauthorizedagentofthe
Communityacertificateofacceptancewhichshallset
outtheportofshipment,dateofacceptanceandthe
natureandquantityofthegoodsaccepted,togetherwith
anycommentsonthequalityofthegoods.Acopyofthe
certificateshallbesenttotheCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunities .