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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheLebaneseRepubliconthesupply
offoodaidintheformofskimmed-milkpowder
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHELEBANESEREPUBLIC ,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andforthispurposehavenamedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHELEBANESE REPUBLIC :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
thenecessaryarrangementsforthetransportandin­
suranceofthedeliveredproductsfromtheportsof
unloadingtotheirplacesofdestination.ArticleI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,hereinafterre­
ferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplyasagift
totheLebaneseRepublic,hereinafterreferredtoas
the'countryofdestination',250metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powderofthequalityandwiththe
packagingspecifiedinAnnexI,whichformsan
integralpartofthisAgreement. ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtodistributesuchproductstorefugeepopulations
freeofcharge.ArticleII
Deliveriesshallbemadeciftoportsofunloadingin
thecountryofdestination .
ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisend,theyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCom­
munityandofthecountryofdestination,inparticular
asregardsdeliveryandthetakingofdelivery,are
definedinAnnexII,whichformsanintegralpartof
thisAgreement .

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ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidand
ofproductsderivedfromthem;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsfromthedateofthelastdelivery,
eitheroftheskimmed-milk powderproduced
locallywhichshouldbeofthesamekindasthat
receivedasaidorofprocessedproductsderived
fromit.—everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiesdistributed,
numberandnatureofthebeneficiaries,places,
rateandmethodofdistribution .
ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoenablethosepersonsdulyauthorized
bytheCommunitytomakeon-the-spotobservations
oftheoperationsconnectedwiththeimplemention
oftheAgreement .
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.ArticleVUI
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthecircumstances surroundingthe
implementation ofthisAgreement .Forthispurpose,
itshallcommunicate totheCommission oftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesthefollowinginformation :
—notmorethanthirtydaysaftertheunloadingof
eachconsignment :portanddateofship'sarrival;
kind,quantityandqualityofproductsunloaded;
dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted;
ANNEXI
Qualityandconditionsofpackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
I.Qualityrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidity(lacticacid):
(d)testforneutralizingagents:
(e)permittedadditives:
(f)testforphosphatasis :
(g)solubility:
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)strengthofcolonbacillus:
(1)flavourandsmell:
(m)appearance :notexceding1-5%
notexceeding4-0%
notexceeding0*15%(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
notexceeding0-5ml(notlessthan
99%)
notlessthandiscB(15-0mg)
notexceeding50000/g
negativein0-1g
fresh
whiteorslightlyyellowish,absenceof
impuritiesandcolouredparticles

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II.Packaging
(a)containing25kilogrammesnetweight
(b)composition :
(aa)4'Kraft'paperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2
1intercalatedbagoftar-linedpaperofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-06mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ,or
(bb)1bagofclubpack-poly-duplo-paper ofastrengthrepresentingatleast50/20/50g/m2
2Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70/75g/m2
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-10mmthick,weldedordouble-bound
(c)markingonthepackaging (inFrench):
LAITECREMEENPOUDRE—DONDELACOMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE
EUROPEENNE A
ANNEX 11
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryofdestination
atthemomentatwhichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship'sholdattheportof
unloading .
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,includingthe
costsofunloading(breakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery,forexample)aswellasanylighterage
costs.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshallbebornebyorpaidtothe
countryofdestination .Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontractbetween
theauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle4aridthecarriermusthavebeen
agreedinadvancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthecountryofdestinationrefer­
redtointhesameArticle.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination,assoonaspossibleafterthegoods
havebeenshipped,anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequantityandquality
ofthegoodsonloadingandtheportofunloading .
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheship'sestimateddateofarrival
attheportofunloadingatleasttencleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertakingbythecaptaintogivethecountryof
destinationatleastseventy-twohours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheport
ofunloading .
Article4
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentineachportofunloading,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .