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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheTunisianRepublic
concerningthesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHETUNISIANREPUBLIC,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHETUNISIAN REPUBLIC :
WHOHAVEDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1 Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangementsforthetrans­
portbyseaarenotprejudicialtothefreeplayoffair
competition .Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnection
shallbethesubjectofconsultationsunderArticleIX.AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1971/72,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,herein­
afterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplythe
TunisianRepublic,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'recipientcountry',with25000metrictonsofcom­
monwheat. ArticleV
Article11
DeliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobatCommunity
ports.
Article111Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproducts
ofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostofsea
transport,insuranceandthenormalcostofselling
theproductontherecipientcountry'smarket,shall
bepaidintoaspecialaccountattheCentralBank
ofthatcountryandallocatedtothefinancingofone
ormoredevelopmentschemeswhichshallhavebeen
proposedbytherecipientcountryandapprovedby
theCommunity .Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCom­
munityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginpar­
ticulartodelliveryandthetakingofdeliveryrespec­
tivelyaredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsan
integralpartofthisAgreement.
ArticleIV
ArticleVI
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangements forthetransportandinsurance
oftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
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internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,therecipient
countryundertakestoimportcommercially from
whateversourcebetween1July1973and30June
1974aminimUmquantityof85000metrictonsof
cereals.1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingofeach
cargo:portanddateofarrivalofthevessel;
nature,quantityandqualityoftheproducts
unloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascom­
pleted;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhave'beenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sdllingprices;normalselling
costsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(lodgmentsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofithepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.ArticleVll
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
6monthsofthelastdelivery,eitherofthepro­
ductobtainedlocallyandofthesamenatureas
theproductreceivedasaidorofanyproducts
orby-productsresultingfromit.ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestion
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement . ArticleVIII
ArticleX Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowing
information :ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingequaillyauthentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryof
destinationatthemomentatwhichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'sholdatthe
portofshipment.
Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,including
costsofstowageand,whereappropriate,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofshipmentshallbeachargeonorforthe
benefitoftheCommunityandshallbedeterminedbeforethevesselsails.Theratesand
detailed"arrangements relatingtheretolaiddowninthecontractbetweentheCountry
ofdestinationandthecarriermusthavebeenagreeduponinadvancebytheagentofthe
countryofdestinationandtheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle9.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestinationingoodtimeoftheportorportsof
shipment,thequantitiestobedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithinwhichloading
mustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.

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Article3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodsonthedateresultingfromtheprovisions
ofArticle8,whereonthevesselshouldbereadyforloading.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthanthequantitytobesuppliedin
accordancewithArticleIoftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestination
ofthedateofloading,togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecorded
onloading.
Article6
ThecountryofdestinationshallsupplytheCommunity,withintheperiodreferredtoin
Article2,withavesselofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalloadingpotentialofthe
portofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobeginloadingwithintheperiodreferredtoin
Article2andshouldthecountryofdestinationnothavenotifiedtheCommunityofthis
factinwritingatthelatestbythedateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadingin
accordancewithArticle8,thegoodsshallbeatthedisposaloftheCommunity .
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldattheexpense,riskandperilofthe
countryofdestination .
Article7
Shouldthecountryofdestinationfailtoprovideavesselofsuitabletonnageorifthe
quantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeloadedinits
entiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthecontroloftheCommunity,thebalanceshall
beloadedontothenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddowninthisAnnex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthisbalanceoruntilthecountryofdestination
givesnoticeinwritingthatitgivesupthisbalance,thegoodsshallbeheldattheexpense,
riskandperilofthecountryofdestination .
ThecountryofdestinationmustnotifytheCommunitywithinamaximumperiodof30clear
daysfromthebeginningofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthesegoodsshouldhavebe­
longed,ofthedateonwhichloadingofthisbalanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciation
ofthisbalance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymayconsiderthatithasdischargedits
commitmenttothecountryofdestinationunderArticleIoftheAgreement.
Article8
ThecountryofdestinationshallnamefortheCommunitythevesselthatistoshipthe
goodsatleast10cleardayspriortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselinportor,
wherepossible,20cleardayspriortothisdate,andshallatthesametimeindicatehow
soonafterthatdatethevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Thecountryofdestinationshallinsertinthecharterpartyaclauserequiringthecaptain
toinformtheCommunityatleast72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimateddateofarrival
inport.
Article9
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorized
agent,whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallnominateareceivingagentineachportofshipment,whose
nameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimple­
mented.