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CONVENTION
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnitedNationsRelief
andWorksAgencyforPalestineRefugees(UNRWA)concerningaidtorefugees
inthecountriesoftheNearEast
2.TheCommunityshallpayUNRWAacontribu­
tionof18-50unitsofaccountpermetrictonin
respectofthesugardeliveredunderparagraph 1,
intendedtocoverthecostsofinlandtransportand
distribution .Article1
WithaviewtocontinuingtheaidtoPalestinerefu­
geesinthecountriesoftheNearEastundertaken
pursuanttotheConventionof18December1972,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,hereinafterreferred
toas'theCommunity',shallmakeavailabletothe
UnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPales­
tineRefugees,hereinafterreferredtoas'UNRWA',
suppliesinkindandpaymentsincashneededto
covertheentireoperationofUNRWA'ssupplemen­
taryfeedingprogramme,aswellascontributions
towardsUNRWA'sbasicrationsprogramme .Transportanddistribution
Article5
Deliveriesshallbemadeportofunloading .Detailed
arrangementsandqualityandpackagingrequirements
shallbefixedbysubsequentagreementbetweenthe
twoparties.
Article6
UNRWAundertakestotakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
transporttheproductsfromtheportsofunloadingto
theplacesofdestinationandalsotoinsurethemto
theextentthatitconsidersthisnecessary.
Ifanylossoftheproductsshouldoccur,excepting
lossescausedbyriots,armedconflictsoractsofwaror
lossesagainstwhichinsurancecouldnotreasonably
havebeeneffected,UNRWAshallreplacethe
productssoastorestoretheCommunity'scontribu­
tion.Supplementary feedingprogramme
Article2
TheCommunityshallsupplytoUNRWAbywayof
giftamountsofwheatflour,huskedrice,skimmed­
milkpowderandwhitesugarunderthesupplemen­
taryfeedingprogramme .Theamountstobesupplied
forthefirstperiodcoveredbythisConventionare
specifiedinparagraph 1oftheAnnex,whichforms
anintegralpartofthisConvention .
Article3
1.TheCommunityshallpaytoUNRWAacash
contributionforuseinthesupplementary feeding
programme .Thesumpayableinrespectofthefirst
periodcoveredbythisConventionisspecifiedinpara­
graph2oftheAnnex.Thecontributionmaybepaid
inseveralinstalments .
2.Partofthiscontribution shallbeusedforthe
purchasebypublictenderonthemarketofthe
Communityofcertainquantitiesoffoodstuffsasspeci­
fiedinparagraph3oftheAnnex.Article7
UNRWAundertakestodistributetheproductstothe
refugeesinneedcoveredbyitsprogramme ,freeof
chargeandfortheirownconsumption .
BasicrationsprogrammeReportingandinformation
Article8
UNRWAundertakestodrawupby1Marchand1
Septembereachyearreportsontheimplementation
oftheprogrammes coveredbythisConvention ,
includingreportsonthedistributionoftheproducts
mentioningthenumberofrecipients,amountsdistri­
buted,andtheplacesandmannerofdistribution ,and
aprogressreportontheuseofthecashcontributions
insupportofthesupplementary feedingprogramme .Article4
1.TheCommunityshallsupplytoUNRWAby
wayofgift6000metrictonsofwhitesugarinrespect
ofthefirstperiodcoveredbythisConvention ,under
thebasicrationsprogramme .

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Article9
UNRWAshallmakeallappropriateeffortstoinform
therecipientsandtheauthoritiesofthehostcountries
ofthecontributionstowardsUNRWA'sprogrammes
madebytheCommunity .
Generalprovisions
Article10
ThisConventionshallcoveraninitialperiodfrom1
July1975to31December1976.Itmaybeextended
forsubsequentperiodswithorwithoutamendmentbyagreementbetweenthetwopartiesupto30June
1978.
Article11
UNRWAandtheCommunityshallconsulteach
otheronallquestionsconcerningtheapplicationof
thisConvention,wheneveronepartysorequests.
Article12
ThisConventionisdrawnupintwocopiesinDanish,
Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian,each
versionbeingequallyauthentic.
ANNEX
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDINGPROGRAMME
Firstperiodoftheconvention(1July1975to31December1976)
3675metrictons(corresponding to5104
metrictonsofcommonwheat);
256metrictons(corresponding to330
metrictonsofhuskedrice);
2400metrictons;
153metrictons.1.Contribution inkind
wheatflour:
roundgrainmilledrice:
skimmed-milk powder:
whitesugar:
2.Contributions incash
forperiod1July1975to30June1976:
forperiod1July1976to31December1976:
Total2681000unitsofaccount
1531000unitsofaccount
4212000unitsofaccount
3.FoodstuffstobepurchasedonthemarketoftheCommunity
tomatopaste:
cornedbeef:42metrictons
520metrictons