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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
onthesupplyofflourofsoftwheatandhuskedriceasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,and
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOFSOMALIA,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOFSOMALIA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangementsforthetransportandinsur­
anceoftheproductsfromportsofdischargeto
placesofdestination .AsapartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity (here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community')shallsupply,
bywayofgift,theDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
(hereinafterreferredtoasthe'countryofdestina­
tion')with7000metrictonsofcereals,namely
4000metrictonsofsoftwheatintheformof2649
metrictonsofflourofsoftwheat,and3000metric
tonsofhuskedrice.ArticleV
ArticleIIThecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsump­
tionandtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductsonits
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarket
forproductsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductonthemarketofthecountryof
destination,willbepaidintoaspecialaccountin
thecentralbankandallocatedtothefinancingof
oneormoredevelopment projectswhichhave
alreadybeen-proposedbythecountryofdestination
andapprovedbytheCommunity .Deliverieswillbemadeciftoportsofdischargeof
thecountryofdestination,innewcottonbagsofa
netweightof50kgforthewheatandinnewjute
bagsofanetweightof50kgeachfortherice.
ArticleIII
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ArticleVITheobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestinationrelatingto
deliveryandthetakingofdeliveryaredefinedin
theAnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­

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dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplacebusinesstrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,thecountry
ofdestinationundertakestoimportcommercially
fromwhateversourcebetween1July1973and30
June1974aminimumquantityof22000metric
tonsofcereals.
ArticleVIIment.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities withthefollowing
information :
1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portsanddatesofarrivalofthe
vessel;nature,quantityandqualityofthe
productsunloaded;dateonwhichunloading
wascompleted;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingundertakenatthatstage.Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeanymeasures
requiredtoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidand
anyproductsorby-productsderivedtherefrom;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery:
—oflocallyproducedsoftwheatofthesame
kindasthatusedtoproducetheflour
receivedasaidorofprocessedproducts
derivedfromsuchwheat,
—oflocallyproducedriceofthesamekindas
thatreceivedasaidorofanyproductsor
by-productsderivedtherefrom.ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ArticleVIIIThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityoftheimplementation ofthisAgree-

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ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1 Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestination
oftheship'sestimateddateofarrivalattheportof
dischargeatleast10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertaking
bythecaptaintogivethecountryofdestinationatleast
72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrival
intheportofdischarge.Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemoment
atwhichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeinthe
ship'sholdattheportofdischarge.
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostssubsequent
todeliveryofthegoods,includingthecostsofunloading
(breakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery,forexample)
aswellasanylighteragecosts.
Anydemurrageordespatchmoneyattheportof
dischargeshallbebornebyorpaidtothecountryof
destination .Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaid
downinthecontractbetweentheauthorizedagentofthe
CommunityrefererredtoinArticle5andthecarrier
musthavebeenagreedinadvancebetweenthatagent
andthereceivingagentofthecountryofdestination
referredtoin"Article5.Article4
Ondeliveryofthecargo,atoleranceof5°/olessthan
thequantitylaiddownunderArticleIoftheAgreement
shallbepermitted.
Article5
Article2ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommu­
nityshallappointanauthorizedagentwhosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountry
ofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceiving
agentineachportofdischarge,whosenameandaddress
itshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgree­
mentisimplemented .TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestina­
tion,assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeen
shipped,anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateof
loading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodson
loadingandtheportofdischarge.
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementonthesupplyoffoodaidbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandSomaliaonthe
supplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon
21March1974,wassignedinBrusselson25March1974onbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunitiesby:
MrUlrichLebsanft,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General ofDevelopmentandCooperationinthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,andonbehalfoftheGovernmentof
Somaliaby:
MrMohamedOmarGiama,Representative oftheGovernmentofSomaliatotheEEC.