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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnitedNationsReliefandWorks
AgencyforPalestinerefugeesonthesupplyofcommonwheatflourandriceasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEUNITEDNATIONSRELIEFANDWORKSAGENCYFORPALESTINE REFUGEES ,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandhavedesignatedtothisendastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEUNITEDNATIONSRELIEFANDWORKSAGENCYFORPALESTINE REFUGEES :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1 definedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpart
ofthisAgreement .
ArticleIVUnderitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereal)for1971/
72,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,herein­
afterreferredtoasthe'Community',shall
supplyasagifttotheUnitedNationsReliefand
WorksAgencyforPalestinerefugees,hereinafter
referredtoas'therecipientbody',aconsignmentof
13130metrictonsofcommonwheatintheformof
8695metrictonsofflourandaconsignmentof
3870metrictonsofhuskedriceintheformof
3000metrictonsofmilledrice.Therecipientbodyundertakestomakeallthe
necessaryarrangements forthetransportand
insuranceofthedeliveredproductsfromtheports
ofunloadingtotheirplacesofdestination.
ArticleV
ArticleIITherecipientbodyuntertakestodistributethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesof
consumptionandtodistributesuchproductsto
Palestinerefugeesfreeofcharge.DeliveriesshallbemadeciftoLebaneseorIsraeli
portsofunloadinginnewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilogrammes .
ArticleVI
ArticleIII Therecipientbodyundertakestonotifythe
CommunityofthemannerinwhichthisAgreement
isperformed.Itshallinparticularsendtothe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities the
followinginformation :Theobligationsandresponsibilities ofthe
Communityandtherecipientbody,inparticularas
regardsdeliveryandthetakingofdelivery,are

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ArticleVII —notmorethanthirtydaysaftertheunloadingof
eachconsignment :datesofarrivalofshipsat
portsofdestination,quantitiesandconditionof
theproductunloaded,datesonwhichunloading
wascompleted;Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleVIII
—everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:numberof
recipients,quantitiesdistributed,places,timetable
andmannerofdistribution .ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionsreferredtoinArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallliabilityshallpassfromtheCommunitytotherecipient
bodyatthemomentwhenthegoodsareeitherfullyunloadedonquaysideorelseonsiloboat
atportofunloading,oronlighter.
Therecipientbodyshallpayalldownstreamdeliverycosts,includingcostsoftakingdelivery.
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloading,duetodelayattributabletotherecipientbody,
shallbebornebythelatter.Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle5,andthecarriermust
havebeenagreedinadvancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentoftherecipientbody
referredtointhesameArticle.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtotherecipientbody,assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshave
beenshipped,anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequantityand
qualityofthegoodsonloading,theportofunloadingandthedailyunloadingcapacityof
thatport.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformtherecipientoftheship'sestimateddateofarrivalattheportof
unloadingatleast10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharter-partyanundertakingbythecaptaintogivetherecipient
bodyatleast72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheportofunloading.
Article4
Upondeliveryamarginof5°/olessthanthequantitylaiddownunderArticleIofthe
Agreementshallbepermitted.

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Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecipientbody.
Therecipientbodyshallappointareceivingagentineachportofunloading,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .
StatementonthesigningoftheAgreementonthesupplyoffoodaidbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgency
forPalestinerefugees(UNRWA)
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandUNRWAonthe
supplyofcommonwheatflourandriceasfoodaidwhichtheCouncildecidedto
concludeon16July1973,wassignedinBrusselson19October1973
onbehalfoftheEuropeanCommunities byMrOttoMøller,Minister-Counsellor ,
DeputyPermanentRepresentative
andMrJ.Durieux,DirectorintheDirectorate-General forDevelopment Aidofthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
andonbehalfofUNRWAbyMrRalphOwren,UNRWARepresentative inEurope.