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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicofSyriaonthe
supplyofflourofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,and
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLICOFSYRIA,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLICOFSYRIA:
ArticleIVWHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community'shallsupplythe
ArabRepublicofSyria,hereinafterreferredtoas
the'recipientcountry',bywayofgift,with22000
metrictonsofcommonwheat,whereof15000
metrictonsshallbesuppliedasapartofitsFood
AidProgramme (cereals)for1971/72,and7000
metrictonsunderthe1972/73programme .Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangements forthetransportandinsurance
oftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecare
toensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseaarenotprejudicialtothefreeplay
offaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthis
connectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleIX.
ArticleII
ArticleV
DeliverieswillbemadefobtoCommunityports,in
newcottonbagseachhavinganetweightof50kg.
ArticleIIITherecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketfor
productsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostsofsea
transport,ofinsuranceandthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductontherecipientcountry's
market,shallbepaidintoaspecialaccountatthe
centralbankofthesaidcountryandallocatedtoTheobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparti­
culartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
definedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpart
ofthisAgreement .

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ArticleVIII thefinancingofoneormoredevelopmentschemes
proposedbytherecipientcountryandapprovedby
theCommunity .
ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
diceandinternationaltrade.Tothisendshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpected
intheabsanceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,the
recipientcountryundertakestoimportcommer­
ciallyfromwhateversourcebetween1July1973
and30June1974aminimumquantityof160000
metrictonsofcommonwheatoritsequivalentin
flourofcommonwheat.Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portanddateofarrivalofthe
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
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.ArticleVII
ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,'eitherof
commonwheatobtainedlocally,ofthesame
natureasthatusedtoproducetheflourreceived
asaid,or'ofanyproductsorby-products
derivedtherefrom .ArticleX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeing
authentic .

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ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1 dateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadingin
accordancewithArticle8,thegoodsshallbeatthe
disposaloftheCommunity .
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldat
theexpense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
Article7Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentat
whichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'sholdat
theportofshipment.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoods,includingcostsofstowageand,
whereappropriate,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurrageordespatchmoneyattheportofship­
mentshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitofthe
Communityandshallbedeterminedbeforethevessel
sails.Theratesanddetailedarrangements relating
theretolaiddowninthecontractbetweenthecountryof
destinationandthecarriermusthavebeenagreedupon
inadvancebytheagentoftherecipientcountryandthe
authorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoin
Article9.Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselof
suitabletonnageorifthequantitymadeavailablefor
loadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeputon
boardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstancesbeyondthe
controloftheCommunity ,thebalanceshallbeloaded
ontothenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddownin
thisAnnex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalanceor
untiltherecipientcountrygivesnoticeinwritingthatit
givesupthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldatthe
expense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
TherecipientcountrymustnotifytheCommunitywithin
amaximumperiodof30cleardaysfromthebeginning
ofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthegoodsshould
havebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingofthe
balanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthe
balance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttothe
recipientcountryunderArticleIoftheAgreement.Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryin
goodtimeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequanti­
tiestobedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithirtwhich
loadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodson
thedateresultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,
whereonthevesselshouldbereadyforloading.
Article8
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthan
thequantitytobesupplied.inaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.*TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheCommunitythe
vesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10cleardays
priortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselin
portorwherepossible20cleardayspriortothisdate;
itshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthat
datethevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartya
clauserequiringthecaptaintoinformtheCommunityat
least72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimateddate
ofarrivalinport.Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunity
shallnotifytherecipientcountryofthedateofloading,
togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonloading.
Article6 Article9
TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheCommunity ,
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2,withavessel
ofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalloading
potentialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobegin
loadingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2and
shouldtherecipientcountrynothavenotifiedthe
CommunityofthisfactinwritingatthelatestbytheToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommu­
nityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecip­
ientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentin
eachportofshipment,whosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .