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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheLebaneseRepubliconthesupply
ofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ottheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHELEBANESEREPUBLIC ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHELEBANESE REPUBLIC :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI oftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
theLebaneseRepublic,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'recipientcountry',bywayofagift,with5000
metrictonsofcommonwheat.Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecare
toensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefree
playoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisingin
thisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleIX.
Article11'
ArticleVDeliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobtoCommunity
ports.
Article111Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketfor
productsofcomparablequality.Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparti­
culartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryrespec­
tivelyaredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsaninte­
gralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleIVTheproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostsofsea
transport,ofinsuranceandthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductontherecipientcountry's
market,shallbepaidintoaspecialaccountatthe
CentralBankofthatcountryandallocatedtothe
financingofoneormoredevelopment schemes
proposedbytherecipientcountryandapprovedby
theCommunity .Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
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ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,therecip­
ientcountryundertakestoimportcommercially
fromwhateversourcebetween1July1973and30
June1974aminimumquantityof230000metric
tonsofcommonwheatoritsequivalentinflourof
commonwheat.Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portanddateofarrivalofthe
vessel;nature,quantityandqualityofthe
productsunloaded,dateonwhichunloadingwas
completed;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.ArtieeVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocal
produceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedas
aidorofanyproductsandby-productsresulting
fromit.ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ArtieeVIII ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthen­
tic.Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddownmArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1 inadvancebytheagentoftherecipientcountryandthe
authorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoin
Article9.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryin
goodtimeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequanti­
tiestobedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithinwhich
loadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentat
whichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'sholdat
theportofshipment.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoods,includingcostsofstowageand,
whereappropriate,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofship­
mentshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitofthe
Communityandshallbedeterminedbeforethevessel
sails.Theratesanddetailedarrangements relating
theretolaiddowninthecontractbetweenthecountryof
destinationandthecarriermusthavebeenagreeduponArticle3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodson
thedateresultingfromtheinstructions inArticle8,
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Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted .
ArticleSInthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalanceor
untiltherecipientcountrygivesnoticeinwritingthatit
givesupthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldatthe
expense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
TherecipientcountrymustnotifytheCommunitywithin
amaximumperiodof30cleardaysfromthebeginning
ofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthegoodsshould
havebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingofthe
balanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthe
balance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttothe
recipientcountryunderArticleIoftheAgreement .Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunity
shallnotifytherecipientcountryofthedateofloading,
togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonloading.
Article6
Article8TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheCommunity ,
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2,withavesselof
dimensionscorresponding tothenormalloadingpoten­
tialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobegin
loadingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2and
shouldtherecipientcountrynothavenotifiedthe
Communityofthisfactinwritingatthelatestbythe
dateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadingin
accordancewithArticle8,thegoodsshallbeatthe
disposaloftheCommunity .
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldat
theexpense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheCommunitythe
vesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10cleardays
priortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselin
portorwherepossible20cleardayspriortothisdate;
itshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthat
datethevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartya
clauserequiringthecaptaintoinformtheCommunityat
least72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimateddate
ofarrivalinport.
Article9
Article7ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommu­
nityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecipient
country.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentin
eachportofshipment,whosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselof
suitabletonnageorifthequantitymadeavailablefor
loadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeputon
boardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthe
controloftheCommunity ,thebalanceshallbeloaded
ontothenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddownin
thisAnnex.
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheLebaneseRepubliconthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheLebanononthe
supplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon
l"7December1973,wassignedinBrusselson18December1973,by
MrNielsErsboll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee ,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperationatthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropean
Communities ,andby
MrKesrouanLabaki,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Headofthe
MissionoftheLebanontotheEuropeanCommunities onbehalfoftheLebanese
Government .