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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheWorldFoodProgramme
onthesupplyofcerealstodevelopingcountriesasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME ,
aprogrammeundertakenjointlybytheUnitedNationsOrganizationandtheUnitedNationsFood
andAgricultureOrganization ,
oftheotherpart,
WhereastheobjectoftheWorldFoodProgrammeistousecontributions receivedunderthe
programmetomeetemergencyfoodrequirementsandtocarryoutprojectsinvolvingtheuseoffood­
stuffstopromoteeconomicandsocialdevelopment ;
WhereastherearestocksofcerealsavailableintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ;whereas,to
contributetowardsachievingtheobjectivesoftheWorldFoodProgramme,theCommunityhas
decidedtoplaceatthelatter'sdisposalacertainquantityoftheseproducts,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPlenipotenti­
aries:
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
Aspartofits"food-aidprogramme (cereals)for
1973/74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplyas
agifttotheWorldFoodProgramme ,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'recipientorganization',forthe
benefitofdevelopingcountries,aquantityof.products
equalto30000metrictonsofunprocessedcereals.ArticleIII
Deliveriesshallbemadefobinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddownintheAnnex,whichformsan
integralpartofthisAgreement,oratacorresponding
stage,inaccordancewithaproceduretobedeter­
mined.
ArticleIIArticleIV
1.Therecipientorganizationundertakestomake
allnecessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsur­
anceofthegoodsfrompointofdeliverytoplaceof
destinationandfortheirdistribution ..
2.TheCommunityshallpaytherecipientorganiza­
tionacontributionof16unitsofaccountpermetric
tondeliveredofunprocessedcerealsorequivalentin
productshavingundergoneafirsttransformation
process,towardscostsincurredunderparagraph 1.It
shallbepaidinrespectofeachdeliveryofcerealsThe30000metrictonsofcerealsshallbesuppliedin
theirnaturalstate,orasproductswhichhaveunder­
goneafirsttransformation process,accordingtothe
recipientorganization'srequests,asagreedbythe
Community .Thedeliveriesshallbemadeinbulk,or
innewjuteorcottonsackseachof50kgnetweight,
accordingtotherequirements oftheprojects.

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receivedbytherecipientorganizationand30days
afterreceiptbytheCommunityoftheletterofaccep­
tanceprovidedforinArticle10oftheAnnex.
ArticleV
Therecipientorganizationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforimplementing emergency
measuresandforcarryingouteconomicandsocial
developmentandfood-aidprojectspreviouslyautho­
rizedbytheCommunity .
ArticleVI
Therecipientorganizationundertakestoinformthe
CommunityofthemannerinwhichthisAgreement
isimplemented .Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
—withinareasonableperiodfollowingunloading :
portanddateofarrivalofvessel;natureandquan­tityofthegoodsunloadedandanycomments
regardingtheirquality;dateonwhichunloading
wascompleted ;
—atregularintervalsuntilthequantitiesreceivedas
aidhavebeenusedup:informationconcerning
theprogressoftheprojectsforwhichaidwas
supplied,inparticularquantitiesdistributed,
numberandnatureofrecipientsandplaces,rate
andmethodofdistribution .
ArticleVII
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplemention ofthisAgreement.
ArticleVIII
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,German,Italianand
Spanishlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
DELIVERY ANDACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES
shallappointineachportofshipmentanagentwhosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitywithall
dispatchandifpossiblebeforetheappointment ofthe
Communityagent. '
Article4
Beforeimplementing theprocedureforappointingtheagent
oftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle3,theCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunitiesandtherecipientorganization
shallestablishbycommonagreementtheperiodduring
whichdeliverymustbegin.CHAPTER I
Generalprovisions
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytotherecipientorganizationatthemomentat
swhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointofexportation
namedbytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities at
theberthspecifiedbytherecipientorganizationoritsagent
referredtoinArticle3andunderthetermsspecifiedinthis
Annex.WithoutprejudicetoArticles8and9,theCommu­
nityshallbearallcostspriortodeliveryandtherecipient
organizationallcostsafterdelivery.
Article2
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5%lessthanthe
quantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticle1ofthe
Agreementispermitted .
ArticleJ
Forthepurposeofimplementing thisAnnextheCommu­
nityshallappoint—ifnecessaryforeachconsignment—
anagentwhosenameandaddressitshallmakeknownto
therecipientorganizationimmediatelyfollowinghisappoint­
menttogetherwiththeportorportsofloading.Onlyports
whichareaccessibletoocean-goingvesselsandusedforinter­
nationalfreightmaybenamed.TherecipientorganizationCHAPTER II
ObligationsoftheCommunity
Article5
WheretheCommunity isnotinapositiontocarryout
deliveryonthedate,andifapplicable,accordingtothesche­
dulelaiddowninArticle7,allcostsarisingfoftherecipient
organization—forexample,demurrage,voidfreightand
deadfreight—shallbebornebytheCommunity ,provided
thatthecostsarechargedatthenormalrate.
Article6
WheretheCommunityisunabletosupplyallorpartofthe
goodsonthedateandwithinthetimelimitprovidedforin
Article7,itshallsoinformtherecipientorganizationin

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writingwithoutdelayandinanycasewithineightdays;the
agentsofbothpartiesshallagree,withoutprejudicetoArticle
5,onanewdateandanewtimelimitfordelivery.
CHAPTERIII
Obligationsoftherecipientorganization
Article7
AftercontactingtheCommunity ,therecipientorganization
shallprocure,totransportthegoods,oneormorevesselsof
dimensionscorresponding tothenormalcapacityoftheport
ofshipment;thesevesselsmustbereadyforloadingona
datefallingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle4.
Theagentoftherecipientorganizationshallinformthe
Communityofthisdateandofthedateforcommencement
ofdeliveryassoonasheknowsthem,ifpossible20clear
daysinadvanceandinanycase10cleardaysbeforethedate
forcommencement ofdelivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheCommunitythesche­
duleaccordingtowhichdeliveryshalltakeplace.
Article8
Wheretherecipientorganizationisunabletobeginloading
onthedateprovidedforinthefirstparagraphofArticle7,
itsagentshallinformtheagentoftheCommunityin
writing,andinanycasewithineightdays.
Inthisevent,theagentsofbothpartiesmayagreeonanew
dateforthecommencement ofdeliveryand,ifapplicable,a
newschedule.Saveincasesofforcemajeurethecostsarisingfromthedelayinloadingshallbebornebytherecipient
organization .
Shouldthenewdatebemorethan30cleardaysafterthe
dateforloadingprovidedforinthefirstparagraphofArticle
7,theCommunitymaydisposeofthegoodswithoutpreju­
dicetoitscommitmentunderArticleIofthisAgreement .
Article9
Wherethequantityintendedforloadingonavesselcannot
beloadedonboardinitsentirety,therecipientorganization
shallinformtheCommunityassoonaspossible,andno
laterthan15cleardaysafterloadinghasbeencompleted,
whetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance.
IntheformercasethesecondandthirdparagraphsofArticle
8shallonlyapplytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyet
takenplace.
InthelattercasetheCommunitymayconsiderthatithas
dischargeditscommitment totherecipientorganization
underArticleIofthisAgreementandshallbearthecosts
resultingfromrenunciation .
Inanyevent,afteranintervalof15cleardaysandinthe
absenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipientorganiza­
tion,renunciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.
Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,theagentoftherecipientorgani­
zationshallhandovertotheauthorizedagentoftheCommu­
nityaletterofacceptancewhichshallsetouttheportof
shipment,dateofacceptanceandthenatureandquantityof
thegoodsaccepted,togetherwithcommentsonthequality
ofthegoods,ifany.
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheWorldFoodProgrammeonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheWorldFood
Programmeonthesupplyofcerealstodevelopingcountriesasfoodaid,whichthe
Councildecidedtoconcludeon20May1975,wassignedinBrusselson22May1975,on
behalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities by:
MrAndrewO'Rourke,MinisterPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanoftheCommitteeofDeputy
PermanentRepresentatives ,and
MrJeanDurieux,DirectorintheDirectorate-General forDevelopmentandCooperation
attheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
andonbehalfoftheWorldFoodProgrammeby:
MrThomasRobinson,DeputyExecutiveDirector.