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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMaltaonthesupply
ofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFMALTA,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFMALTA:
WHOHAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecare
toensurethatthetenderingarrangementsforthe
transportbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefree
playoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisingin
thisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleIX.ArticleI
AspartofitsFoodAidPropgramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEcomomicCommunity,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shall
supplyMalta,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'recipient
country',with2500metrictonsofcommonwheat
bywayofgift.
ArticleII
DeliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobtoCommunity
ports.
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparticu­
lartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryrespectively
aredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegral
partofthisAgreement.
ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangementsforthetransportandinsuranceof
theproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .ArticleV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproducts
ofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostsofsea
transport,ofinsuranceandthenormalcostsof
sellingtheproductontherecipientcountry'smarket,
shallbepaidintoaspecialaccountattheCentral
Bankofthatcountryandallocatedtothefinancing
ofoneormoredevelopmentschemesproposedby
therecipientcountryandapprovedbytheCommu­
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ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,therecipient
countryundertakestoimportcommercially from
whateversourcebetween1July1973and30June
1974aminimumquantityof49000metrictonsof
commonwheatoritsequivalentinflourofcommon
wheat.
ArticleVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriatemea­
surestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroftheproduct
obtainedlocallyandofthesamenatureasthe
productreceivedasaidorofanyproductsor
by-productsresultingfromit.
ArticleVIII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheCom­
munityofthemodeofimplementation ofthisAgree­
ment.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthefollowing
information :
1.notlaterthanthirtydaysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portanddateofarrivaloftheves­
sel;nature,quantityandqualityoftheproducts
unloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascom­
pleted;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedas
aidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normalsel­
lingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.On15Januaryeachyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(lodgmentsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.
ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic .
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1 agentofthecountryofdestinationandtheauthorizedagent
oftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle9.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestinationin
goodtimeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequantities
tobedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithinwhichloading
mustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemomentat
whichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'sholdatthe
portofshipment.
Thecontryofdestinationshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoods,includingcostsofstowageand,
whereappropriate,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofshipment
shallbeachargeonorforthebenefitoftheCommunity
andshallbedeterminedbeforethevesselsails.Therates
anddetailedarrangements relatingtheretolaiddownin
thecontractbetweenthecountryofdestinationandthe
carriermusthavebeenagreeduponinadvancebytheArticle3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodsonthe
dateresultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,whereon
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Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5%lessthanthe
quantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleIof
theAgreementispermitted.
Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunity
shallnotifythecountryofdestinationofthedateofloading,
togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonloading.
Article6
ThecountryofdestinationshallsupplytheCommunity,
withtheperiodreferredtoinArticle2,withavesselof
dimensionscorresponding tothenormalloadingpotential
oftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobeginloading
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2andshouldthe
countryofdestinationnothavenotifiedtheCommunityof
thisfactinwritingatthelatestbythedateonwhichthe
vesselshouldbereadyforloadinginaccordancewith
Article8,thegoodsshallbeatthedisposaloftheCommu­
nity.
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldat
theexpense,riskandperilofthecountryofdestination .
Article7
Shouldthecountryofdestinationfailtoprovideavessel
ofsuitabletonnageorifthequantitymadeavailablefor
loadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeputon
boardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthe
controloftheCommunity,thebalanceshallbeloadedonto
thenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddowninthis
Annex.Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalanceor
untilthecountryofdestinationgivesnoticeinwriting
thatitgivesupthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldatthe
expense,riskandperilofthecountryofdestination .
ThecountryofdestinationmustnotifytheCommunity ,
withinamaximumperiodofthirtycleardaysfromthe
beginningofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthegoods
shouldhavebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingofthe
balanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthebalance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttothecoun­
tryofdestinationunderArticle1oftheAgreement .
Article8
ThecountryofdestinationshallnamefortheCommunity
thevesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleasttencleardays
priortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselinport
or,wherepossible,twentycleardayspriortothisdate,and
shallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthatdatethe
vesselwillbereadyforloading.
Thecountryofdestinationshallinsertinthecharterparty
aclauserequiringthecaptaintoinformtheCommunity
atleastseventy-twohoursinadvanceofthevessel's
estimateddateofarrivalinport.
Article9
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunity
shallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameandaddress
itshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdesti­
nation.
Thecountryofdestinationshallnominateareceiving
agentineachportofshipment,whosenameandaddressit
shallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreement
isimplemented .
InformationconcerningthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandMaltaonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMailtaonthesupply
ofcommonwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon15October
1973,wassignedatBrusselson15November1973onbehalfofitheCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities by:
MrOttoMoller,MinisterCounsellor,DeputyPermanentRepresentative ,and
MrOttoDurieux,DirectorintheDirectorate-General forDevelopment Aidatthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,andonbehalfoftheGovernmentofMalta
by:
MrAnthonyJ.B.Soler,Counsellor .