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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheHashemiteKingdomofJordan
onthesupplyofflourofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEHASHEMITE KINGDOMOFJORDAN,
ottheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEHASHEMITE KINGDOMOFJORDAN :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1 oftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecare
toensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefree
playoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisingin
thisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleIX.AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
theHashemiteKingdomofJordan,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'recipientcountry'bywayofgift
with5000metrictonsofcommonwheat,inthe
formof3311metrictonsofflourofcommon
wheat.
Article11 ArticleV
DeliverieswillbemadefobtoCommunityportsin
newcottonsackseachhavinganetweightof50
kilogrammes .Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
distributeitfreeofchargetotherefugeepopula­
tion. Article111
ArticleVI Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparti­
culartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryrespec­
tivelyaredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsaninte­
gralpartofthisAgreement .TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangements forthetransportandinsurance

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ArticleVII 1.notlaterthan.30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portanddateofarrivalofthe
vessel;nature,quantityandqualityofthe
productsunloaded;dateonwhichunloading
wascompleted ;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiesdistri­
buted;numberandnatureofbeneficiaries ;
places,rateandmethodofdistribution .Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent :
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
■—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitherof
commonwheatproducedlocallyofthesame
natureasthatusedtoobtaintheflourreceived
asaidorofanyby-productsresultingfromthat
commonwheat.ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleVIII
ArticleXTherecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeing
authentic .
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1 Article3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoods
onthedateresultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,
whereonthevesselshouldbereadyforloading.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfrom
theCommunitytotherecipientcountryatthemoment
atwhichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'shold
attheportofshipment .
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoods,includingcostsofstowageand,
whereappropriate ,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofship­
mentshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitofthe
Communityandshallbedeterminedbeforethevessel
sails.Theratesanddetailedarrangementsrelatingthereto
laiddowninthecontractbetweenthecountryofdestina­
tionandthecarriermusthavebeenagreeduponin
advancebytheagentoftherecipientcountryandthe
authorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoin
Article9.ArticleS
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunity
shallnotifytherecipientcountryofthedateofloading,
togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonloading.
Article6
Article2TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheCommunity ,
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2,withavessel
ofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalloading
potentialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobeginloading ,
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2andshouldtheTheCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryin
goodtimeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequantities
tobedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithinwhich
loadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.

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Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitment tothe
recipientcountryunderArticleIoftheAgreement .recipientcountrynothavenotifiedtheCommunityof
thisfactinwritingatthelatestbythedateonwhichthe
vesselshouldbereadyforloadinginaccordancewith
Article8,thegoodsshallbeatthedisposalofthe
Community .
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldat
theexpense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.Article8
Article7TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheCommunity
thevesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10cleardays
priortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselin
portorwherepossible20cleardayspriortothisdate;
itshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthat
datethevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartya
clauserequiringthecaptaintoinformtheCommunityat
least72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimateddate
ofarrivalinport.
Article9Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselof
suitabletonnageorifthequantitymadeavailablefor
loadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeput
onboardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyond
thecontroloftheCommunity ,thebalanceshallbeloaded
ontothenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddownin
thisAnnex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalance
oruntiltherecipientcountrygivesnoticeinwritingthat
itgivesupthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldatthe
expense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
TherecipientcountrymustnotifytheCommunitywithin
amaximumperiodof30cleardaysfromthebeginning
ofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthegoodsshould
havebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingofthe
balanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthe
balance.ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCom­
munityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothe
recipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagent
ineachportofshipment,whosenameandaddressit
shallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgree­
mentisimplemented .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheHashemiteKingdomofJordanonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandJordanonthesupply
t.»fcommonwheatflourasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon
17December1973,wassignedinBrusselson18December1973,by
MrNielsErsboll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee ,and
MrHans-Broder Krohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperationatthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropean
Communities ,andby
MrDatani,Ambassador ,HeadoftheJordanianMissiontotheEuropeanCommunities
onbehalfoftheJordanianGovernment .