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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheHashemiteKingdomofJordan
onthesupplyofflourofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEHASHEMITE KINGDOMOFJORDAN,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEHASHEMITE KINGDOMOFJORDAN:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplythe
HashemiteKingdomofJordan,hereinafterreferred
toasthe'countryofdestination',bywayofgift,
withaquantityof13500metrictonsofcommon
wheat,ofwhich1500metrictonsareattributableto
the1970/71Communityfood-aidprogramme
(cereals)and12000metrictonstothe1973/74
programme,intheformof8940metrictonsofflour
ofcommonwheat.
ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadefobinnewcottonbagsofa
netweightof50kgeach,inaccordancewiththe
detailedrulessetoutintheAnnexwhichformsan
integralpartofthisAgreement.
ArticleIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportand
insuranceoftheproductfrompointofdeliveryto
placesofdestination.
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefree
playoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisingin
thisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleVIII.ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtodistributeitfreeofchargetotherefugee
population.
ArticleV
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,the
countryofdestinationundertakestoimport
commercially fromwhateversourcebetween
1January1974and31December1974aminimum
quantityof19100metrictonsofcommonwheator
itsequivalentinflourofcommonwheat.
ArticleVI
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsresultingfromsuchsupplies;

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2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantities
distributed;numberandnatureofbeneficiaries ,
places,ratesandmethodofdistribution .
ArticleVIII
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestion
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocal
produceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedas
aidorofanyproductsresultingfromit.
ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement.Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththe
followinginformation :
1.immediatelyafterthedischargeofeachcargo:
portanddateofarrivalofvessel;nature,and
quantityoftheproductdischargedandany
observationsastothequality;dateonwhich
dischargewascompleted;costsofseatransport
andofinsurancerelatingthereto;ArticleIX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
DELIVERY PROCEDURES
Article4
Beforeimplementing theprocedureforappointingthe
agentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle3,the
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities andthe
countryofdestinationshallestablishbyjointagreement
theperiodduringwhichdeliverymustbegin.CHAPTER I
Generalprovisions
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemoment
atwhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointof
exportationnamedbytheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communitiesattheberthspecifiedbythecountryof
destinationoritsagentreferredtoinArticle3andunder
thetermsspecifiedinthisAnnex.Withoutprejudiceto
Articles8and9theCommunityshallbearallcostsprior
todeliveryandthecountryofdestinationallcostsafter
delivery.
Article2
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.CHAPTER II
ObligationsoftheCommunity
Article5
WheretheCommunityisnotinapositiontocarryout
deliveryonthedate,and,ifapplicable,accordingtothe
schedulelaiddowninArticle7,allcostsarisingforthe
countryofdestination—forexample,demurrage,void
freightanddeadfreight—shallbebornebythe
Community .
Thechargesandthearrangementsrelatingtodemurrage
laiddowninthecontractconcludedbetweenthecountry
ofdestinationandthecarriermusthavepreviouslybeen
agreedbythecountryofdestinationandtheagentof
theCommunity .
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshall
berefundedbytheCommunityonlyiftheyhavebeen
paidbythecountryofdestinationwiththeapprovalof
theCommunity .Article3
Forthepurposeofimplementing theprovisionsofthis
AnnextheCommunityshallappoint—ifnecessaryfor
eachconsignment—anagentwhosenameandaddressit
shallmakeknowntothecountryofdestination
immediatelyfollowinghisappointment .Foreachportof
shipmentthecountryofdestinationshallappointanagent
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowntothe
Communitywithalldespatchandifpossiblebeforethe
appointmentoftheagentoftheCommunity .

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schedule.Saveincasesofforcemajeure,thecostsarising
fromthedelayinloadingshallbebornebythecountry
ofdestination .
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinthesecondparagraph
bemorethan30cleardaysafterthedateforloading
providedforinthefirstparagraphofArticle7,the
Communitymaydisposeofthegoodswithoutprejudice
toitscommitmentunderArticleIofthisAgreement .Article6
WhereitisimpossiblefortheCommunitytosupplyall
orpartofthegoodsonthedateandwithinthetime
limitsprovidedforinArticle7,theagentsofthe
Communityandofthecountryofdestinationmay,
withoutprejudicetoArticle5,agreeonanewdateand
anewtimelimitforthedeliveryofallthegoodsorof
theundeliveredpartthereof.
CHAPTER III
Obligationsofthecountryofdestination
Article7
AftercontactingtheCommunity,thecountryof
destinationshallprocure,totransportallthequantities
providedforinArticleIoftheAgreement,oneormore
vesselsofdimensionscorresponding tothenormal
capacityoftheportofshipment;thesevesselsmustbe
readyforloadingonadatefallingwithintheperiod
referredtoinArticle4.
Theagentofthecountryofdestinationshallinformthe
Communityofthisdateandofthedatefor
commencement ofdeliveryassoonasheknowsthem,
ifpossible20cleardaysinadvanceandinanycase
10cleardaysbeforethedateforcommencement of
delivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheCommunitythe
scheduleaccordingtowhichdeliveryshalltakeplace.
Article8
Wherethecountryofdestinationisunabletobegin
loadingonthedateprovidedforinthefirstparagraph
ofArticle7,theagentofthecountryofdestinationshall
informtheagentoftheCommunitywithoutdelay.
InthiseventtheagentsoftheCommunityandofthe
countryofdestinationmayagreeonanewdateforthe
commencement ofdeliveryand,ifapplicable,anewArticle9
Wherethequantityintendedforloadingonavessel
cannotbeloadedonboardinitsentirety,thecountry
ofdestinationshallinformtheCommunityassoonas
possible,andnolaterthan15cleardaysafterloadinghas
beencompleted,whetheritintendstoacceptorto
renouncethebalance.
Intheformercasethesecondandthirdparagraphsof
Article8shallapplytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnot
yettakenplace.
InthelattercasetheCommunitymayconsiderthatit
hasdischargeditscommitment tothecountryof
destinationunderArticleIofthfsAgreementandshall
bearthecostsresultingfromrenunciation .
Inanyevent,afteranintervalof15cleardaysandinthe
absenceofanynoticeonthepartofthecountryof
destination,renunciationshallbedeemedtohavetaken
place.
Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,thecountryofdestination
shallhandovertotheauthorizedagentoftheCommunity
acertificateofacceptancewhichshallsetouttheportof
shipment,dateofacceptanceandthenatureandquantity
ofthegoodsaccepted,togetherwithanycommentson
thequalityofthegoods.Acopyofthecertificateshall
besenttotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheHashemiteKingdomofJordanonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandJordanonthe
supplyofflourofcommonwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtocon­
cludeon21October1974,wassignedinBrusselson24October1974,onbehalfof
theCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesby:
MrEtienneBurindesRoziers,AmbassadorExtraordinaryandPlenipotentiary ,Chair­
manofthePermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopmentandCooperationatthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
andonbehalfoftheHashemiteKingdomofJordanby:
MrNijmeddinDajani,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Headofthe
MissionofJordantotheEuropeanCommunities .