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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheDemocraticRepublicoftheSudan
onthesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOFTHESUDAN,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFTHESUDAN :
oftheproductsfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangementsforthetrans­
portbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefreeplay
offaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthis
connectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleIX.WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shall
supplytheDemocraticRepublicoftheSudan,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'recipientcountry',byway
ofagiftwith5000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
Article11
DeliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobtoCommunity
ports.
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparti­
culartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryrespec­
tivelyaredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsaninte­
gralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangementsforthetransportandinsuranceArticleV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketfor
productsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostsofsea
transport,ofinsuranceandthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductontherecipientcountry's
market,shallbepaidintoaspecialaccountatthe
CentralBankofthatcountryandallocatedtothe
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proposedbytherecipientcountryandapprovedby
theCommunity .
ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,therecip­
ientcountryundertakestoimportcommercially
fromwhateversourcebetween1July1973and30
June1974aminimumquantityof146000metric
tonsofcommonwheatoritsequivalentinflourof
commonwheat.
ArticleV//
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent :
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
applies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within6
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocal
produceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedas
aidorofanyby-productsresultingfromit.
ArticleVIII
Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­sionofthe■EuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portanddateofarrivalofthe
vessel-,nature,quantityandqualityofthe
productsunloaded;dateonwhichunloading
wascompleted;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedas
aidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(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
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentat
whichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'sholdat
theportofshipment.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoods,includingcostsofstowageand,
whereappropriate ,oftrimmingandbagging.Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofship­
mentshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitofthe
Communityandshallbedeterminedbeforethevessel
sails.Theratesanddetailedarrangements relating
theretolaiddowninthecontractbetweentherecipient
countryandthecarriermusthavebeenagreeduponin
advancebytheagentoftherecipientcountryandthe
authorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle
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loadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeputon
boardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstancesbeyondthe
controloftheCommunity ,thebalanceshallbeloaded
ontothenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddownin
thisAnnex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalanceor
untiltherecipientcountrygivesnoticeinwritingthatit
givesupthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldatthe
expense,riskanidperiloftherecipientcountry.
TherecipientcountrymustnotifytheCommunity
withinamaximumperiodof30cleardaysfromthe
beginningofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthegoods
shouldhavebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingof
the-balanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthe
balance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttothe
recipientcountryunderArticleIoftheAgreement .Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryin
goodtimeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequanti­
tiestoibedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithinwhich
loadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheCommunitymusthepreparedtoloadthegoodson
thedateresultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,
whereonthevesselshouldbereadyforloading.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommu­
nityshallnotifytherecipientcountryofthedateof
loading,togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthe
goodsasrecordedonloading.
Article6
TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheCommunity ,
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2,withavessel
ofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalloading
potentialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobegin
loadingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2and
shouldtherecipientcountrynothavenotifiedthe
Communityofthisfactinwritingatthelatestbythe
dateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadingin
accordancewithArticle8,thegoodsshallbeatthe
disposaloftheCommunity .
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldat
theexipense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
Article7
Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselof
suitabletonnageorifthequantitymadeavailableforArticle8
TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheCommunity
thevesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10cleardays
priortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselin
portorwherepossible20cleardayspriortothisdate;
itshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthat
datethevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartya
clauserequiringthecaptaintoinformtheCommunityat
least72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimateddate
ofarrivalinport.
Article9
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommu­
nity-shallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecip­
ientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentin
eachportofshipment,whosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .