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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheDemocraticRepublicof
Somaliaonthesupplyofflourofcommonwheatandhuskedriceasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOFSOMALIA ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPlenipotenti­
aries:
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOFSOMALIA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI tionshallbethesubjectofconsultationsunderArticle
VIII.
ArticleIVAsapartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for
1973/74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity (herein­
afterreferredtoasthe'Community')shallsupply,by
wayofgift,theDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
(hereinafterreferredtoasthe'countryofdestination')
with2500metrictonsofcommonwheatintheform
of1655metrictonsofflourofcommonwheatand
2500metrictonsofhuskedrice.Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductsonits
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarket
forproductsofcomparablequality.
ArticleIITheproceedsfromthissalewillbepaidintoaspecial
accountinthecentralbankandallocatedtothe
financingofoneormoredevelopment projectsin
accordancewiththeproceduretobeagreedbetween
thecountryofdestinationandtheCommunity .Deliverieswillbemadefobinnewcottonbags
containinganetweightof50kgeachforthewheat
andinnewjutebagsofanetweightof50kgeachfor
thericeinaccordancewiththedetailedrulessetout
intheAnnexwhichisanintegralpartofthisAgree­
ment.ArticleV
ArticleIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsur­
anceoftheproductsfrompointofdeliverytoplaces
ofdestination .TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudiceto
thenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinter­
nationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplacebusinesstransactions
whichmightreasonablybeexpectedintheabsenceof
suchsupplies.Inparticular,thecountryofdestination
undertakestoimportcommercially fromwhatever
sourcebetween 1July1974and30June1975a
minimumquantityof27900metrictonsofcereals.Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthetrans­
portbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefreeplayof
faircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnec­

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ArticleVI
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeanymeasures
requiredtoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidand
anyproductsorby-productsderivedtherefrom ;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery:
—oflocallyproducedcommonwheatofthe
samekindasthatusedtoproducetheflour
receivedasaidorofprocessedproducts
derivedfromsuchwheat,
—oflocallyproducedriceofthesamekindas
thatreceivedasaidorofanyproductsor
by-productsderivedtherefrom .
ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityoftheimplementation ofthisAgree­
ment.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities withthefollowinginfor­
mation:
1.immediatelyafterthedischargeofeachcargo:port
anddateofarrivalofvessel;nature,quantityand
andanyobservations astothequalityofthe
productdischarged ;dateonwhichdischargewascompleted ;costsofseatransportandofinsurance
relatingthereto;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedas
aidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,howthey
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normalselling
costsonthemarketofthecountryofdestination ;
insurancecostsand,whereappropriate ,transport
costsfromtheportofdischargetotheplacesof
destination ;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwithdrawals)
.on31Decemberoftheprecedingyear;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.
ArticleVIII
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleIX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
DELIVERY PROCEDURES
CHAPTER I Article3
GeneralprovisionsForthepurposeofimplementing theprovisionsofthis
AnnextheCommunityshallappoint—ifnecessaryforeach
consignment—anagentwhosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntothecountryofdestinationimmediately
followinghisappointment .Foreachportofshipmentthe
countryofdestinationshallappointanagentwhosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitywithall
dispatchandifpossiblebeforetheappointmentoftheagent
oftheCommunity .Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemomentat
whichthegoodsareputdownatthepointofexportation
namedbytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities at
theberthspecifiedbythecountryofdestinationoritsagent
referredtoinArticle3andunderthetermsspecifiedinthis
Annex.WithoutprejudicetoArticles8and9theCommu­
nityshallbearallcostspriortodeliveryandthecountryof
destinationthoseafterdelivery.Article4
Article2
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5%lessthanthe
quantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleIofthe
Agreementispermitted .Beforeimplementing theprocedureforappointingtheagent
oftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle3,theCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities andthecountryofdestination
shallestablishbyjointagreementtheperiodduringwhich
deliverymustbegin.

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Article8
Wherethecountryofdestinationisunabletobeginloading
onthedateprovidedforinthefirstparagraphofArticle7,
theagentofthecountryofdestinationshallinformtheagent
oftheCommunitywithoutdelay.
InthiseventtheagentsoftheCommunityandofthe
countryofdestinationmayagreeonanewdateforthe
commencement ofdeliveryand,ifapplicable,anewsche­
dule.Thecostsarisingfromthedelayinloadingshallinall
casesexceptforcemajeurebebornebythecountryofdesti­
nation.
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinthesecondparagraphbe
morethan30cleardaysafterthedateforloadingprovided
forinthefirstparagraphofArticle7,theCommunitymay
disposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitment
underArticleIofthisAgreement .CHAPTER II
ObligationsoftheCommunity
Article5
WheretheCommunity isnotinapositiontocarryout
deliveryonthedate,and,ifapplicable,accordingtothesche­
dulelaiddowninArticle7,allcostsarisingforthecountry
ofdestination—forexample,demurrage,voidfreightand
deadfreight—shallbebornebytheCmmunity .
Thechargesandthearrangementsrelatingtodemurragelaid
downinthecontractconludedbetweenthecountryofdesti­
nationandthecarriermusthavepreviouslybeenagreedby
thecountryofdestinationandtheagentoftheCommunity .
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallbe
refundedbytheCommunityonlyiftheyhavebeenpaidby
thecountryofdestinationwiththeapprovaloftheCommu­
nity.
Article6
WhereitisimpossiblefortheCommunitytosupplyallor
partofthegoodsonthedateandwithinthetimelimits
providedforinArticle7,theagentsoftheCommunityand
ofthecountryofdestinationmay,withoutprejudiceto
Article5,agreeonanewdateandanewtimelimitforthe
deliveryofallthegoodsoroftheundeliveredpartthereof.Article9
Wherethequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavessel
cannotbeloadedonboardinitsentirety,thecountryof
destinationshallinformtheCommunityassoonaspossible,
andnolaterthan15cleardaysafterloadinghasbeen
completed,whetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethe
balance.
IntheformercasethesecondandthirdparagraphsofArticle
8shallapplytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettaken
place.
InthelattercasetheCommunitymayconsiderthatithas
dischargeditscommitment tothecountryofdestination
underArticleIofthisAgreementandshallbearthecosts
resultingfromrenunciation .
Inanyevent,afteranintervalof15cleardaysandinthe
absenceofanynoticeonthepartofthecountryofdestina­
tion,renunciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.CHAPTERIII
Obligationsofthecountryofdestination
Article7
AftercontactingtheCommunity ,thecountryofdestination
shallprocure,totransportallthequantitiesprovidedforin
ArticleIoftheAgreement,oneormorevesselsofdimen­
sionscorresponding tothenormalcapacityoftheportof
shipment ;thesevesselsmustbereadyforloadingonadate
fallingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle4.
Theagentofthecountryofdestinationshallinformthe
Communityofthisdateandofthedateforcommencement
ofdeliveryassoonasheknowsthem,ifpossible20clear
daysinadvanceandinanycase10cleardaysbeforethedate
forcommencement ofdelivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheCommunitythesche­
duleaccordingtowhichdeliveryshalltakeplace.Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,thecountryofdestinationshall
handovertotheauthorizedagentoftheCommunity acertifi­
cateofacceptancewhichshallsetouttheportofshipment,
dateofacceptanceandthenatureandquantityofthegoods
accepted,togetherwithanycommentsonthequalityofthe
goods.AcopyofthecertificateshallbesenttotheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities .