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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheIslamicRepublicofPakistan
onthesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEISLAMICREPUBLICOFPAKISTAN ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEISLAMICREPUBLICOFPAKISTAN :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
playoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisingin
thisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleVIII.ArticleI
Aspartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for1973/
74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplythe
IslamicRepublicofPakistan,hereinafterreferredto
asthe'countryofdestination',bywayofgift,with
28000metrictonsofcommonwheat.ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonits
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarket
forproductsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissaleshallbepaidintoa
specialaccountatthecentralbankofthatcountry
andallocatedtothefinancingofoneormore
development schemesinaccordancewiththe
proceduretobeagreedbetweentherecipientcountry
andtheCommunity .ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobinaccordance
withthedetailedrulessetoutintheAnnexwhich
formsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportand
insuranceoftheproductfrompointofdeliveryto
placesofdestination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefreeArticleV
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand

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internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,the
countryofdestinationundertakestoimport
commerciallyfromwhateversourcebetween1July
1974and30June1975aminimumquantityof
160300metrictonsofcommonwheatorthe
equivalentincommonwheatflour.
ArticleVI
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsresultingfromsuchsupplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocal
produceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedas
aidorofanyproductsresultingfromit.
ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththe
followinginformation :
1.immediatelyafterthedischargeofeachcargo:
portanddateofarrivalofvessel;natureand
quantityoftheproductdischargedandanyobservations astothequality;dateonwhich
dischargewascompleted;costsofseatransport
andofinsurancerelatingthereto;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normalselling
costsonthemarketofthecountryofdestination ;
insurancecostsand,whereappropriate,transport
costsfromtheportofdischargetotheplacesof
destination ;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount (depositsand
withdrawals )on31Decemberofthe
precedingyear;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.
ArticleVIII
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleIX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
DELIVERY ANDACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES
CHAPTER I
GeneralprovisionsdestinationoritsagentreferredtoinArticle3andunder
thetermsspecifiedinthisAnnex.Withoutprejudiceto
Articles8and9theCommunityshallbearallcostsprior
todeliveryandthecountryofdestinationallcostsafter
delivery.
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemoment
atwhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointof
exportationnamedbytheCommissionoftheEuropean
CommunitiesattheberthspecifiedbythecountryofArticle2
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5%lessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.

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Article3
Forthepurposeofimplementing theprovisionsofthis
AnnextheCommunityshallappoint—ifnecessaryfor
eachconsignment—anagentwhosenameandaddressit
shallmakeknowntothecountryofdestination
immediatelyfollowinghisappointment .Foreachportof
shipmentthecountryofdestinationshallappointan
agentwhosenameandaddressitshallmakeknownto
theCommunitywithalldispatchandifpossiblebefore
theappointmentoftheagentoftheCommunity .
Article4
Beforeimplementing theprocedureforappointingthe
agentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle3,the
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities andthe
countryofdestinationshallestablishbyjointagreement
theperiodduringwhichdeliverymustbegin.vesselsofdimensionscorresponding tothenormal
capacityoftheportofshipment;thesevesselsmustbe
readyforloadingonadatefallingwithintheperiod
referredtoinArticle4.
Theagentofthecountryofdestinationshallinformthe
Community ofthisdateandofthedatefor
commencement ofdeliveryassoonasheknowsthem,if
possible20cleardaysinadvanceandinanycase10
cleardaysbeforethedateforcommencement ofdelivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheCommunitythe
scheduleaccordingtowhichdeliveryshalltakeplace.
Article8
Wherethecountryofdestinationisunabletobegin
loadingonthedateprovidedforinthefirstparagraphof
Article7,theagentofthecountryofdestinationshall
informtheagentoftheCommunitywithoutdelay.
InthiseventtheagentsoftheCommunityandofthe
countryofdestinationmayagreeonanewdateforthe
commencement ofdeliveryand,ifapplicable,anew
schedule.Saveincasesofforcemajeure,thecostsarising
fromthedelayinloadingshallbebornebythecountry
ofdestination .
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinthesecond
paragraphbemorethan30cleardaysafterthedatefor
loadingprovidedforinthefirstparagraphofArticle7,
theCommunitymaydisposeofthegoodswithout
prejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticleIofthis
Agreement .
Article9
Wherethequantityintendedforloadingonavessel
cannotbeloadedonboardinitsentirety,thecountryof
destinationshallinformtheCommunityassoonas
possible,andnolaterthan15cleardaysafterloading
hasbeencompleted,whetheritintendstoacceptorto
renouncethebalance.
Intheformercasethesecondandthirdparagraphsof
Article8shallapplytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnot
yettakenplace.
InthelattercasetheCommunitymayconsiderthatithas
dischargeditscommitmenttothecountryofdestination
underArticleIofthisAgreementandshallbearthecosts
resultingfromrenunciation .
Inanyevent,afteranintervalof15cleardaysandinthe
absenceofanynoticeonthepartofthecountryof
destination,renunciationshallbedeemedtohavetaken
place.
Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,thecountryofdestination
shallhandovertotheauthorizedagentofthe
Communityacertificateofacceptancewhichshallset
outtheportofshipment,dateofacceptanceandthe
natureandquantityofthegoodsaccepted,togetherwith
anycommentsonthequalityofthegoods.Acopyofthe
certificateshallbesenttotheCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunities .CHAPTER II
ObligationsoftheCommunity
ArticleS
WheretheCommunityisnotinapositiontocarryout
deliveryonthedate,andifapplicable,accordingtothe
schedulelaiddowninArticle7,allcostsarisingforthe
countryofdestination—forexample,demurrage,void
freightanddeadfreight—shallbebornebythe
Community .
Thechargesandthearrangementsrelatingtodemurrage
laiddowninthecontractconcludedbetweenthecountry
ofdestinationandthecarriermusthavepreviouslybeen
agreedbythecountryofdestinationandtheagentofthe
Community .
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallbe
refundedbytheCommunityonlyiftheyhavebeenpaid
bythecountryofdestinationwiththeapprovalofthe
Community .
Article6
WhereitisimpossiblefortheCommunitytosupplyall
orpartofthegoodsonthedateandwithinthetime
limitsprovidedforinArticle7,theagentsofthe
Communityandofthecountryofdestinationmay,
withoutprejudicetoArticle5,agreeonanewdateanda
newtimelimitforthedeliveryofallthegoodsorofthe
undeliveredpartthereof.
CHAPTER III
Obligationsofthecountryofdestination
Article7
AftercontactingtheCommunity,thecountryof
destinationshallprocure,totransportallthequantities
providedforinArticleIoftheAgreement,oneormore