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AGREEMENT
BetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheDemocraticRepublic.ofthe
Sudanonthesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
ottheonepart,and
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOFTHESUDAN,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFTHESUDAN :
ArticleII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements fortransportingthedeliv­
eredproductsfromtheportsofshipmenttotheir
destination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecare
toensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseaarenotprejudicialtothefreeplay
offaircompetition .Anyproblemarisinginthis
connectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleVIII.WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
Underitsfoodaidprogrammeforcerealsforthe
year1970/71,andinaccordancewiththeDecision
takenbytheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
onApril61971,theEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nity,hereinafterreferredtoas'theCommunity',
shallmaketheDemocraticRepublicoftheSudan,
hereinafterreferredtoas'thecountryofdestination',
agiftof9000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
Deliveriesshallbeinbulk,fobCommunityports.
TheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities
shallinformthecountryofdestinationingood
time,byletter,telexortelegram,oftheportsof
shipment,thequantities,thedatesofavailabilityat
thesaidportsandthedailyloadingrate.
Theresponsibilities oftheCommunityandthe
countryofdestinationwithregardtoshipmentand
totakingdeliveryfobrespectivelyaresetoutin
theAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .ArticleIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsump­
tionandtoapply,forthesaleofthewheatonits
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarket
forproductsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostofsea
transportandthenormalcostofsellingtheproduct
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paidintoaspecialaccountandallocatedtothe
financingofdevelopment schemesundertakenby
thiscountry.
ArticleIV
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisend,theyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticularthe
countryofdestinationundertakestoimport
commercially fromwhateversourcebetween1July
1972and30June1973aminimumquantityof
146000metrictonsofwheatoritsequivalentin
wheatflour.
ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappro­
priatemeasurestoprevent:
—there-exportation oftheproductsreceivedas
aid,andofproductsandby-productsderived
fromthem;aswellas
—theexportation,fortradeandotherpurposes,
withinsixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitherof
theproductsobtainedlocallywhichshouldbe
ofthesamenatureastheproductsreceivedas
aidorofproductsofthefirstprocessingstage,
orby-productsderivedfromthem.
ArticleVI
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
CommunityhowthisAgreementisbeingimple­
mented.Tothisend,itshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.transport :portsanddatesofarrivalofvessels;
nature,quantityandqualityoftheproductloaded;datesonwhichtheunloadingwas
completed;
2.marketing :quantitiessold;methodof
marketing;sellingprices;
3.commercialimports:quantitiesofcommon
wheatandwheatflourcommercially imported
fromalloriginsbetween31July1972and30
June1973;
4.situationwithregardtothespecialaccountset
upinlocalcurrencywiththeproceedsofthesale
oftheproductsreceivedasaid;
5.projectsfinancedfromthespecialaccount;rela­
tiveimportanceofthesefundsintheoverall
financingofprojects.
ArticleVII
TheinformationreferredtoinArticleVIshallbe
communicated withinthefollowingtimelimits:
—transport :notmorethan30daysafterthe
unloadingofeachcargo;
—commercialimports:by31July1973;
—otherinformation :areportonthesituationat
31Decembereachyearshallbecommunicated
by15Januaryofthefollowingyear,untilsuch
timeasthespecialaccounthasbeencompletely
liquidated.
ArticleVlll
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ArticleIX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.

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ANNEX
Conditionsapplicabletothehanding-over ofthecommonwheatattheportsofshipment
Shouldthecountryofdestinationfailtoprovideavessel
ofsuitabletonnagewithinthetimelimitindicatedin
accordancewithArticleIoftheAgreement,itshallbe
regardedasbeingindefaultunlessitnotifiestheCommu­
nitybytelegram,notlaterthanthelastdayofthe
periodfixedfordelivery,thatitisseekinganextension
ofthisperiod.Wheresuchanextensionissought,the
Communityshallholdthegoodsonbehalfofthe
countryofdestination,expensesresultingfromthisbeing
bornebythelatter.
Thecountryofdestinationshallberesponsibleforany
consequences resultingfromthefactthatthesizeofa
vesselsuppliedbyitprovesunsuitablefortheloading
facilitiesprovidedattheportofshipment.ToensurethesmoothoperationoftheAgreementand
inparticularofArticleIthereof,theContractingParties
haveagreedasfollows:
Article1
ExceptasotherwiseprovidedinArticle3(6),delivery
willbedeemedtobeeffectedatthemomentatwhich
thegoodshaveeffectivelypassedtheship'srailatthe
portofshipment;allcostsofstowageandsecuringshall
bebornebythecountryofdestination .
Article2
ExceptasotherwiseprovidedinArticle3(6),therisk
shallbetransferredfromtheCommunitytothecountry
ofdestinationatthemomentwhenthegoodshaveeffec­
tivelypassedtheship'srailattheportofshipment.
Article3
Thecountryofdestinationshallprocureandinformthe
Community ,ingoodtime,ofthenamesofthevessels
whicharetoshipthegoods,sothattheloadingdates
indicatedinaccordancewithArticleIoftheAgreement
mayberespected.
Thevesselistobenamedbythecountryofdestination
atleast7cleardayspriortotheestimateddateof
arrivalinport.Thiscountryshallberesponsibleforany
consequences arisingeitherfromitsfailuretonamethe
vesselorfromdelayindoingso.
Thecountryofdestinationshallinsertinthecharter­
partyaclauserequiringthecaptaintoinformthe
Communityatleast72hoursinadvanceofthevessel's
estimateddateofarrivalinport.
Thegoodsshallbeheldatthedisposalofthecountryof
destinationintheportindicatedfromthedateonwhich
theshipisdeclaredreadyforloading.Intheeventofthe
Communitynotplacingthegoodsatthedisposalofthe
vesselingoodtime,anyconsequences resultingfrom
this,inparticulardemurrageand/ordeadfreight,shall
bedealtwithbytheCommunity .
Shouldtherebeadelayinthearrivalofthevessel
namedbythecountryofdestinationattheportofship­
ment,andthisdelaypreventsloadingwithinthetime
limitsindicatedinaccordancewithArticleIoftheAgree­
ment,orshoulditproveimpossibleforittoload,the
goodsshallbeheldattheexpense,riskandperilofthis
country.Article4
Thetoleranceonshipmentofthequantitiesnotifiedin
accordancewithArticleIoftheAgreementshallbe5°/o,
althoughthetotalquantityof9000metrictonsshallnot
beexceeded .
If,however,thequantiitymadeavailable -forloadingon
agivenvesselcannotbeputonboardinitsentirety
becauseofcircumstances beyondthecontrolofthe
Community ,thebalancewhichcouldnotbeputon
boardwithinthespecifiedtimelimitsshallbestoredat1
theexpenseofthecountryofdestinationandshippedon
thenextvessel.
IfthecountryofdestinationinformstheCommunity
withinaperiodof15cleardaysthatitwillnottake
deliveryofthisbalance,thehandlingandstoring
expensesincurredshallbebornebythecountryofdesti­
nationuntilsuchtimeasitgivesnoticethatitgivesup
thisbalance.Inthisevent,theCommunitymayconsider
thatithasdischargeditscommitmentstothecountryof
destination .
Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunity
shallnotifythecountryofdestinationwithoutdelayof
thedateofloading,thequantityandqualityofthe
goods,notedonloadingandmentionedinthevessel's
billoflading.
Article6
Allsuretychargesfordeliveryshallbebornebythe
countryofdestination .

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Article7 Todealwithanyeventualities ,theDemocraticRepublic
oftheSudanshallnominatearepresentative ineach
portofshipment.TheContractingPartiesreservetherighttonominate
oneormoreagentstoexecutetheAgreement .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheDemocraticRepublicoftheSudanonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSudanonthe
supplyofcommonwheatasfoodaidwhichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon
16July1973wassignedinBrusselson19October1973onbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunitiesby:
MrNielsErsboll,Ambassador .Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-BroderKhrohn,Director-General forDevelopmentandCooperationofthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,andonbehalfoftheGovernmentofthe
Sudanby:
MrS.O.Hashim,itsAmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary inParis.