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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheTogoleseRepubliconthesupply
ofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHETOGOLESE REPUBLIC,
oftheotherpart,
y
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHETOGOLESE REPUBLIC :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
transportbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefree
playoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthis
connectionshallbethesubjectofconsultationsunder
ArticleVIII.ArticleI
Aspartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for
1973/74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shall
supplytheTogoleseRepublic,hereinafterreferredto
asthe'countryofdestination',bywayofgift,with
3500metrictonsofcommonwheat.
ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobinaccordance
withthedetailedrulessetoutintheAnnexwhichis
anintegralpartofthisAgreement.ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonits
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarket
forproductsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissaleshallbepaidintoa
specialaccountatthecentralbankofthatcountry
andallocatedtothefinancingofoneormore
developmentschemesagreedbetweentherecipient
countryandtheCommunity .ArticleIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportand
insuranceofthedeliveredproductfrompointof
deliverytoplacesofdestination.
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangements fortheArticleV
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andanyobservationsastothequalityofthe
productdischarged;dateonwhichdischargewas
completed;costsofseatransportandofinsurance
relatingthereto;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedas
aidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,howthey
havebeensold,sellingprices;normalsellingcosts
onthemarketofthecountryofdestination;
insurancecostsand,whereappropriate,transport
costsfromtheportofdischargetotheplacesof
destination .
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsand
withdrawals )on31Decemberofthe
precedingyear;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.thenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,the
countryofdestinationundertakestoimport
commerciallyfromwhateversourcebetween1July
1974and30June1975aminimumquantityof
12000metrictonsofcommonwheatorits
equivalentinflourofcommonwheat.
ArticleVI
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocal
produceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedasaid
orofanyproductsandby-productsresulting
fromit.ArticleVIII
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement.Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththe
followinginformation :
1.immediatelyafterthedischargeofeachcargo:
portanddateofarrivalofvessel;nature,quantityArticleIX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,German,andItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
ARRANGEMENTS REFERREDTOINARTICLEIIOFTHEAGREEMENT
CHAPTER I
Generalprovisions
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemomentatwhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointof
exportationnamedbytheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communitiesattheberthspecifiedbythecountryof
destinationoritsagentreferredtoinArticle3andunder
thetermsspecifiedinthisAnnex.Withoutprejudiceto
Articles8and9theCommunityshallbearallcostsprior
todeliveryandthecountryofdestinationthoseafter
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CHAPTER III Article2
Ondeliveryofthegoods,attoleranceof5%lessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleIof
theAgreementispermitted.Obligationsofthecountryofdestination
Article7Article3
Forthepurposeofimplementing theprovisionsofthis
AnnextheCommunityshallappoint—ifnecessaryfor
eachconsignment—anagentwhosenameandaddressit
shallmakeknowntothecountryofdestination
immediatelyfollowinghisappointment .Foreachportof
shipmentthecountryofdestinationshallappointanagent
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowntothe
Communitywithalldispatchandifpossiblebeforethe
appointmentoftheagentoftheCommunity .AftercontactingtheCommunity,thecountryof
destinationshallprocuretotransportallthequantities
providedforinArticleIoftheAgreementoneormore
vesselsofdimensionscorresponding tothenormal
capacityoftheportofshipment;thesevesselsmustbe
readyforloadingonadatefallingwithintheperiod
referredtoinArticle4.
Theagentofthecountryofdestinationshallinformthe
Communityofthisdateandofthedatefor
commencement ofdeliveryassoonasheknowsthem,if
possible20cleardaysinadvanceandinanycase10clear
daysbeforethedateforcommencement ofdelivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheCommunitythe
scheduleaccordingtowhichdeliveryshalltakeplace.Article4
Beforeimplementing theprocedureforappointingthe
agentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle3,the
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities andthe
countryofdestinationshallestablishbyjointagreement
theperiodduringwhichdeliverymustbegin.
Article8
CHAPTER II
,ObligationsoftheCommunity"Wherethecountryofdestinationisunabletobegin
loadingonthedateprovidedforinthefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle7,theagentofthecountryofdestinationshall
informtheagentoftheCommunitywithoutdelay.
InthiseventtheagentsoftheCommunityandofthe
countryofdestinationmayagreeonanewdateforthe
commencement ofdeliveryand,ifapplicable,anew
schedule.Thecostsarisingfromthedelayinloadingshall
inallcasesexceptforcemajeurebebornebythecountry
ofdestination .
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinthesecond
subparagraph bemorethan30cleardaysafterthedate
forloadingprovidedforinthefirstsubparagraph of
Article7,theCommunitymaydisposeofthegoods
withoutprejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticleIof
thisAgreement.Article5
WheretheCommunityisnotinapositiontocarryout
deliveryonthedate,and,ifapplicable,accordingtothe
schedulelaiddowninArticle7,allcostsarisingforthe
countryofdestination—forexample,demurrage,void
freightanddeadfreight—shallbebornebythe
Community .
Thechargesandthearrangementsrelatingtodemurrage
laiddowninthecontractconcludedbetweenthecountry
ofdestinationandthecarriermusthavepreviouslybeen
agreedbythecountryofdestinationandtheagentofthe
Community .
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstsubparagraph shall
berefundedbytheCommunityonlyiftheyhavebeen
paidbythecountryofdestinationwiththeapprovalof
theCommunity .Article9
Article6
WhereitisimpossiblefortheCommunitytosupplyallor
partofthegoodsonthedateandwithinthetimelimits
providedforinArticle7,theagentsoftheCommunity
andofthecountryofdestinationmay,withoutprejudice
toArticle5,agreeonanewdateandanewtimelimitfor
thedeliveryofallthegoodsoroftheundeliveredpart
thereof.Wherethequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavessel
cannotbeloadedonboardinitsentirety,thecountryof
destinationshallinformtheCommunityassoonas
possible,andnolaterthan15cleardaysafterloadinghas
beencompleted,whetheritintendstoacceptorto
renouncethebalance.
Intheformercasethesecondandthirdsubparagraphs of
Article8shallapplytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyet
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InthelattercasetheCommunitymayconsiderthatithas
dischargeditscommitmenttothecountryofdestination
underArticleIofthisAgreementandshallbearthecosts
resultingfromrenunciation .
Inanyevent,afteranintervalof15cleardaysandinthe
absenceofanynoticeonthepartofthecountryof
destination,renunciationshallbedeemedtohavetaken
place.Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,thecountryofdestination
shallhandoverto.theagentoftheCommunitya
certificateofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,date
ofacceptanceandthenatureandquantityofthegoods
accepted,togetherwithanycommentsonthequalityof
thegoods.Itshallsendacopyofthecertificatetothe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandtheTogoleseRepubliconthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheTogoleseRepublic
onthesupplyofcerealsasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon
23August1974,wassignedinBrusselson16September1974,onbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunitiesby:
MrEtienneBurindesRoziers,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,
ChairmanofthePermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopmentandCooperationofthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
andonbehalfofTogoby:
MrVictorEmmanuelDagadou,AmbassadorandRepresentative oftheTogolese
GovernmenttotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .
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