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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofBoliviaonthe
supplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,and
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFBOLIVIA,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFBOLIVIA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
theRepublicofBolivia,hereinafterreferredtoas
the'recipientcountry',bywayofagift,with10000
metrictonsofcommonwheat.oftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecare
toensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefree
playoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisingin
thisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleIX.ArticleII
ArticleVDeliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobtoCommunity
ports.
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparti­
culartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryrespec­
tivelyaredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsaninte­
gralpartofthisAgreement .Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketfor
productsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostsofsea
transport,ofinsuranceandthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductontherecipientcountry's
market,shallbepaidintoaspecialaccountatthe
centralbankofthatcountryandallocatedtothe
financingofoneormoredevelopmentschemesArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangements forthetransportandinsurance

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proposedbytherecipientcountryandapprovedby
theCommunity .
ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinaddition ,to,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,therecip­
ientcountryundertakestoimportcommercially
fromwhateversourcebetween1January1974and
31December1974aminimumquantityof130000
metrictonsofcommonwheatoritsequivalentin
flourofcommonwheat.Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portanddateofarrivalofthe
vessel;nature,quantityandquailityofthe
productsunloaded;dateonwhichunloading
wascompleted;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,
howtheyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,"
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.ArticleVU
ArticleIXTherecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocal
produceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedas
aidorofanyproductsandby-productsresulting
fromit.Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ArticleVIII ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,German,Italian
andSpanishlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeing
authentic.Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis

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ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1 dancewithArticle8,thegqodsshallbeatthedisposal
oftheCommunity .
Whateverthecircumstances ,'thegoodsshallbeheldat
theexpense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
Article7Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentat
whichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheships'holdat
theportofshipment.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoods,includingcostsbfstowage "and,
whereappropriate,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurrageordespatchmoneyattheportofship­
mentshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitoftheCom­
munityandshallbedeterminedbeforethevesselsails.
Theratesanddetailedarrangementsrelatingtheretolaid
downinthecontractbetweenthecountryofdestination
andthecarriermusthavebeenagreeduponinadvance
bytheagentoftherecipientcountryandtheauthorized
agentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle9.Shoiilcltherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselof
suitable*tonnageorifthequantitymadeavailablefor
loadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeput'dti
boardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstancesbeyondthë"
controloftheCommunity,thebalanceshallbeloaded
ontothenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddownin
thisAnnex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalanceor
untiltherecipientcountrygivesnotice'inwritingthatit
givesupthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldatthe
expense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
TherecipientcountrymustnotifytheCommunitywithin
amaximumperiodof30cleardaysfromthebeginning
ofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthegoodsshould
havebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingofthe
balanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthe
balance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttothere­
cipientcountryunderArticleIoftheAgreement.Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryin
goodtimeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequanti­
tiestobedeliverdateachport,theperiodwithinwhich
loadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodson
thedateresultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,
whereonthevesselshouldbereadyforloading.
Article8
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegood,atoleranceof5%>lessthanthe
quantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleIof
theAgreementispermitted.
ArticleSTherecipientcountryshallnamefortheCommunitythe
vesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10cleardays
priortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselin
portorwherepossible20cleardayspriortothisdate;
itshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthat
datethevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartya
clauserequiringthecaptaintoinformtheCommunityat
least72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimateddate
ofarrivalinport.Oncethegoodareonboardthevessel,theCommunity
shallnotifytherecipientcountryofthedateofloading,
togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonloading.
Article6
•Article9
TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheCommunity ,
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2,withavesselof
dimensionscorresponding tothenormalloadingpoten­
tialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobeginload­
ingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2and
shouldtherecipientcountrynothavenotifiedtheCom­
munityofthisfactinwritingatthelatestbythedateon
whichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadinginaccor­ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommu­
nityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecipient
country.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentin
eachportofshipment,whosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .