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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheCatholicReliefServiceon
thesupplyofcommonwheatflourasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THECATHOLIC RELIEFSERVICE,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPlenipotenti­
aries:
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THECATHOLIC RELIEFSERVICE :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI distributeitfreeofchargetovulnerablegroupsof
personsinChilethroughitslinkedorganizationin
thatcountry,namelyCaritasChile.Asapartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity (here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community')shallsupplyby
wayofgift,theCatholicReliefService(hereinafter
referredtoasthe'recipientbody')with11952metric
tonsofcommonwheatintheformof7915metric
tonsofcommonwheatflour.ArticleVI
ArticleII
DeliveriesshallbemadecifportsofunloadingChile
innewcottonsackseachweighing50kgnet.TherecipientbodyundertakestoinformtheCommu­
nityofthemannerinwhichtheAgreementis
performed.Tothisenditshallcommunicate the
followinginformationtotheCommissionoftheEuro­
peanCommunitieseverythreemonthsuntilthequan­
titiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfullyusedup:quanti­
tiesdistributed ;numberandnatureofthebenefici­
aries;places,rateandmethodofdistribution .ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientbodyrelatingtodeliveryand
receiptaredefinedintheAnnexwhichformsaninte­
gralpartofthisAgreement .ArticleVII
ArticleIVAttherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .Therecipientbodyundertakestomakeallnecessary
arrangements forthetransportandinsuranceofthe
productfromthecifstagetotheplacesofdestination .ArticleVIII
ArticleV
Therecipientbodyundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption andtoThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.

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ANNEX
PROCEDURES FORDELIVERY ANDRECEIPT
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharter-partyanundertakingby
thecaptaintogivetherecipientbodyatleast72hours'
noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheportof
discharge.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,anallowanceof5%lessthanthe
quantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleIofthe
Agreementshallbepermitted.
Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunity
shallappointanauthorizedagentwhosenameandaddressit
shallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecipientbody.
Therecipientbodyshallappointareceivingagentineach
portofdischarge,whosenameandaddressitshallmake
knowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimple­
mented.
Article6
Ondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientbodyshallhandover
totheauthorizedagentoftheCommunity acertificateof
receiptwhichshallsetouttheplaceanddateofreceiptand
thenatureandquantityofthegoodsreceived,togetherwith
anycommentsonthequalityofthegoods.Acopyofthe
certificateshallbesenttotheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities .Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytotherecipientbodyatthemomentwhenthe
goodsareeitherfullyunloadedonquaysideorelseonsilo­
boatatportofdischarge,oronlighter.
Therecipientbodyshallpayallsubsequentdeliverycosts,
includingcostsoftakingdelivery.
Anydemurragecostsattheportofdischarge,duetodelay
attributabletotherecipientbody,shallbebornebythe
latter.Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthe
contractbetweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunity
referredtoinArticle5,andthecarriermusthavebeen
agreedinadvancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagent
oftherecipientbodyreferredtointhesameArticle.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtotherecipientbody,assoon
aspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenshipped,anoticegiving
thenameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequantityand
qualityofthegoodsonloading,theportofdischargeandthe
dailyunloadingcapacityofthatport.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformtherecipientoftheship'sesti­
mateddateofarrivalattheportofdischargeatleast10clear
daysbeforechatdate.
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheCatholicReliefServiceonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheCatholicRelief
Serviceonthesupplyofcommonwheatflourasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedto
concludeon26May1975,wassignedinBrusselson28May1975,onbehalfofthe
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities by:
MrAndrewO'Rourke,MinisterPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanoftheCommitteeofDeputy
PermanentRepresentatives ,and
MrJeanDurieux,DirectorintheDirectorate-General forDevelopmentandCooperation
attheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
andonbehalfoftheCatholicReliefServiceby:
MrJeanJ.Chenard,OverseasDirector.