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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheInternationalCommitteeofthe
RedCrossonthesupplyofcereals,butteroilandskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OFTHEREDCROSS,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OFTHEREDCROSS:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community'shallsupplyasa
freegifttotheInternationalCommitteeoftheRed
Cross,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'recipientbody',
15000metrictonsofcereals(includinghuskedrice),
attributable tothe1973/74cerealsfood-aid
programme,1000metrictonsofbutteroiland3000
metrictonsofskimmed-milkpowder.
ArticleII
Thequantityof15000metrictonsofcereals
(includinghuskedrice)shallbesuppliedinthe
naturalstateorintheformofproductsofthefirst
processingstage.
ArticleIII
Thedeliveriesshallbemadeinbagsinthecaseof
cerealsandskimmed-milk powder,andintinsinthe
caseofbutteroil.Thepackagingarrangementsand,
inrespectofbutteroilandskimmed-milk powder,
thecharacteristics oftheproduct,aresetoutin
AnnexIwhichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .ArticleIV
Therecipientbodyshallundertaketousethe
productsreceivedforfoodaidpurposesandto
distributethemfreeofcharge—ifnecessaryin
cooperationwithnationalRedCrossSocietiesor
othercharitableorganizations —toparticularly
needygroupsofpeople;eachoperationshallhave
beenpreviouslyapprovedbytheCommunity .
Thedeliveriesshallbemadeinaccordancewiththe
procedureapprovedbytheCommunity .
Whereemergencyprogrammesinvolvingnomore
than1000metrictonsofcerealproductsand/or100
metrictonsofbutteroiland/or100metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powderareconcerned,theapproval
oftheCommunitywillbegivenassoonaspossible
aftertherequesthasbeenreceived.
ArticleV
Theobligationsandresponsibilities ofthe
Communityandtherecipientbodywithreferenceto
deliveryandtakingonchargecifor'deliveredtothe

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placeofdestination'aresetoutinAnnexII,which
formsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .ArticleVIII
TherecipientbodymayappointtheLeagueofRed
CrossSocietiesoranadhocbodysetupbythe
International CommitteeoftheRedCrossand/orthe
LeagueofRedCrossSocietiestoimplementthis
Agreementeitherinwholeorinpart.
ArticleIX
TheContractingPartiesshall,attherequestof
either,consulteachotheronallmattersconcerning
theimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
Shouldnewcircumstances arise,theContracting
Partiesshalltogetherdecideonanyamendmentsto
bemadetothisAgreement .
Insuchanevent,andwherethequantitiesinvolved
donotexceed1000metrictonsofcerealproducts
and/or100metrictonsofbutteroil,and/or100
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder,theapproval
oftheCommunitywillbegivenassoonaspossible
aftertherequesthasbeenreceived.
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesin
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian,
allofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.ArticleVI
Therecipientbodyundertakestomakeallnecessary
arrangements forthetransportation andthe
insuranceoftheproductsfromtheplaceofdelivery,
exceptwheresuchinsurancecannotbeuphelddue
toactsofwaroruprisings.
ArticleVII
Therecipientbodyshallundertaketoinformthe
CommunityofhowthisAgreementisimplemented .
TothisenditshallforwardtotheCommission of
theEuropeanCommunities thefollowing
information :
—within30daysatmostofthearrivalofeach
shipmentattheplaceofdelivery:thenature,
quantityandqualityoftheproductsdelivered;
thedateonwhichthedeliverywasfully
completed;
—onemonthaftercompletionofthedelivery,then
everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:thequantities
distributed;numberanddescriptionofthe
beneficiaries ;places,timetableandmethodof
distribution .
ANNEXI
PROVISIONS LAIDDOWNINARTICLEIIIOFTHEAGREEMENT
I.CEREALS
Conditionsofpackaging:
(a)Newjuteorcottonbagswithanetweightnotexceeding50kg.
(b)Markingontheoutsidewitharedcross15by15cmandspecifications inFrench,
EnglishorSpanishaccordingtothecountriesofdestinationasfollows:
(WHEAT,WHEATFLOUR...)GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY /ACTIONOFTHEINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OFTHE
REDCROSS.
II.BUTTEROIL
A.Qualityrequirements :
(a)Productcharacteristics :
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(b)Standardcomposition :
(Analysismadeattimeofmanufactureandpackaging)
—moistureandnon-fatingredientsofmilk:notmorethan0.2°/o;
—fats:notlessthan99.8%;
—freefattyacids:notmorethan0.5°/o(expressedasoleicacid);
—peroxidelevel/kg:notmorethanoneunit(inmilliequivalentsofactiveoxygen
perkg);
—taste:pure;
—smell:absenceofsmellextraneoustobutteroil.
B.Conditionsofpackaging:
(a)Metalcansof5kg—fourcanspercarton.
(b)Markingontheoutsidewitharedcross10by10cmandspecifications in
French,EnglishorSpanishaccordingtothecountriesofdestinationasfollows:
BUTTEROIL /GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY /ACTION
OFTHEINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OFTHEREDCROSS.
III.SKIMMED-MILK POWDER
A.Qualityrequirements :
(a)fatcontent: 1.5°/omaximum;
(b)watercontent: 4.0%maximum;
(c)totalacidity(lacticacid):0.15%maximum (18°Dornic);
(d)testforneutralizingagents:negative;
(e)permittedadditives: none;
(f)phosphatasistest: negative;
(g)solubility: 0.5mlmaximum (99°/ominimum);
(h)degreeofpurity: diskBminimum(15.0mg);
(i)germcontent: 50000pergmaximum;
(k)colonbacilluscount: negativein0.1g;
(1)tasteandsmell: pure;
(m)appearance : whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,no
impuritiesorcolouredpatches.
B.Conditionsofpackaging:
(a)Newbagshavinganetweightof25kg.
(b)Composition :
(aa)—fourbagsmadeofKraftpaper,ofastrengthcorresponding toaweightof
atleast70g/m2;
—oneinterposedbagmadeoftarredpaperofastrengthcorresponding toa
weightofatleast140g/m2;
—onepolyethyleneinternalpocketatleast0.06mmthick,weldedordouble-
bound;
or
(bb)—onebagofclubpack-poly-duplo paperofastrengthcorresponding
toaweightofatleast50/20/50g/m2;
—twobagsmadeofKraftpaperofastrengthcorresponding toaweightof
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—onepolyethyleneinternalpocketatleast0*10mmthick,weldedor
double-bound ;
or
(cc)—oneKraftpaperbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
—threeKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
—oneKraftpaperbaglinedwithpolyethyleneofastrengthrepresentingat
least80g+15g/m2;
—onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-06mmthick,weldedordouble-bound .
(c)Markingontheoutsidewitharedcross15by15cmandspecifications in
French,EnglishorSpanishaccordingtothecountriesofdestinationasfollows:
SKIMMED-MILK POWDER/GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY /ACTIONOFTHEINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OFTHE
REDCROSS.
ANNEXII
PROVISIONS LAIDDOWNINARTICLEVOFTHEAGREEMENT
Article1
Deliveryshallbecompleteandriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytotherecipientbody:
—inthecaseofdeliverycif,oncethegoodsarefully
unloadedonquaysideorontolighterifthismethod
isused;
—inthecaseofdelivery'deliveredtotheplaceof
destination',oncethegoodsactuallyreachtheplace
ofdestination .
Article2
Therecipientbodyshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryincludingthecostsofreceptionofthegoods
and,wheredeliveryismade'deliveredtotheplaceof
destination'thecostsofunloading.
Article3
Intheeventofcifdelivery,anydemurragecostsatthe
portofunloadingresultingfromdelaysattributableto
therecipientbodyshallbebornebythatbody.Therates
andthedetailedarrangementsapplyingtheretointhe
contractbetweentheauthorizedCommunityagent
referredtoinArticle7andthecarriermusthavebeen
agreeduponinadvancebythatagentandthereceiving
agentoftherecipientbodyreferredtoinArticle7.
Wheredeliveryismade'deliveredtotheplaceof
destination',anycostsresultingfromdelaysintaking
deliveryofthegoodswhichareattributabletothe
recipientbodyshallbebornebythatbody.Article4
TheCommunityshall,assoonaspossibleafterthegoods
havelefttheportofloading,notifytherecipientbodyof
thenameofthevessel,thedateofloading,thequantity
andqualityofthegoodsasrecordedattimeofloading,
theportofunloading,thedailyrateofunloadingatthe
portand,wheredeliveryismade'deliveredtotheplace
ofdestination',theplaceofdeliveryandthemethodor
methodsoftransportation usedforbringingthegoodsto
theplacesofdestination .
ArticleS
Inthecaseofcifdelivery,theCommunityshallinform
therecipientbodyoftheestimateddateofarrivalofthe
vesselattheportofunloadingatleast10cleardays
beforethatdate.Itshallinsertinthecharter-partya
clauserequiringthecaptaintoinformtherecipientbody
atleast72hoursinadvanceoftheprobabledateof
arrivalofthevesselinport.
Wheredeliveryismade'deliveredtotheplaceof
destination',theCommunityshallwithoutdelayinform
therecipientbodyofthedateonwhichthegoodswill
arriveattheportofunloadingandshallinanycase
notifytherecipient10cleardaysinadvanceofthe
estimateddateofarrivalattheplaceofdestination .
Article6
Ondeliveryofthecerealsatoleranceof5%>lessthan
thequantitiesofproductsspecifiedasloadedforeach
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Article7 madeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .
Article8 ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,the
Communityshallappointanauthorizedagentwhose
nameandaddressshallbemadeknowningoodtimeto
therecipientbody.Ondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientbodyorits
receivingagentreferredtoinArticle7shallhandtothe
Community'sauthorizedagent,referredtointheabove
Article,acertificateconfirmingdeliveryofthequantities
involved.Therecipientbodyshallappointareceivingagentin
eachplaceofdelivery,whosenameandaddressshallbe
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrossonthesupplyof
foodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrossonthesupplyofcereals,butteroilandskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon30January1975,was
signedinBrusselson3February1975,onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropean
Communitiesby:
MrAndrewO'Rourke,MinisterPlenipotentiary ,DeputyPermanentRepresentative ,and
MrJ.Durieux,DirectorintheDirectorate-General forDevelopment Aidatthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
andonbehalfoftheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrossby:
MrJean-PierreHocke,DirectoroftheOperitionsDepartment,and
MrEdmeRegenass,DirectoroftheFinanceandAdministration Department .