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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePeople'sRepublicof
Bangladeshonthesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOFBANGLADESH ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPlenipotenti­
aries:
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOFBANGLADESH :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
Aspartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for
1974/75,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
thePeople'sRepublicofBangladesh,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'countryofdestination',bywayof
gift,with150000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobinaccordance
withthedetailedrulessetoutintheAnnexwhich
formsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,
thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketfor
productsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissaleshallbepaidintoa
specialaccountattheCentralBankofthatcountry
andallocatedtothefinancingofoneormoredevelop­
mentschemesinaccordancewiththeproceduretobe
agreedbetweenthecountryofdestinationandthe
Community .
ArticleV
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudiceto
thenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinter­
nationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtransac­
tionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.
ArticleVI
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:ArticleIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsur­
anceoftheproductfrompointofdeliverytoplacesof
destination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthetrans­
portbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefreeplayof
faircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnec­
tionshallbethesubjectofconsultationsunderArticle
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—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandof
productsresultingfromsuchsupplies,
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocalproduce
ofthesamenatureasthatreceivedasaidorofany
productsresultingfromit.
ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowing
information :
1.immediatelyafterthedischargeofeachcargo:port
anddateofarrivalofvessel;natureandquantityof
theproductdischargedandanyobservationsasto
thequality;dateonwhichdischargewas
completed ;costsofse^transportandofinsurance
relatingthereto;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedas
aidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,howthey
havebeensold,sellingprices;normalsellingcostsonthemarketofthecountryofdestination ;insur­
ancecostsand,whereappropriate ,transportcosts
fromtheportofdischargetotheplacesofdestina­
tion;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwithdrawals)
on31Decemberoftheprecedingyear;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.
ArticleVIII
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleIX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian,
eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.

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ANNEX
DELIVERY ANDACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES
CHAPTER I nationandthecarriermusthavepreviouslybeenagreedby
thecountryofdestinationandtheagentoftheCommunity .
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallbe
refundedbytheCommunityonlyiftheyhavebeenpaidby
thecountryofdestinationwiththeapprovaloftheCommu­
nity.GeneralProvisions
Article6
WhereitisimpossiblefortheCommunitytosupplyallor
partofthegoodsonthedateandwithintherimelimits
providedforinArticle7,theagentsoftheCommunityand
ofthecountryofdestinationmay,withoutprejudiceto
Article5,agreeonanewdateandanewtimelimnforthe
deliveryofallthegoodsoroftheundeliveredpart:hereof.
CHAPTER III
Obligationsofthecountryofdestination
Article7
AftercontactingtheCommunity ,thecountryofdestination
shallprocure,totransportallthequantitiesprovidedforin
ArticleIoftheAgreement ,oneormorevesselsofdimen­
sionscorresponding tothenormalcapacityoftheportof
shipment ;thesevesselsmustbereadyforloadingonadate
fallingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle4.
Theagentofthecountryofdestinationshallinformthe
Communityofthisdateandofthedateforcommencement
ofdeliveryassoonasheknowsthem,ifpossible20clear
daysinadvanceandinanycase10cleardaysbeforethedate
forcommencement ofdelivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheCommunitythesche­
duleaccordingtowhichdeliveryshalltakeplace.Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemomentat
whichthegoodsareputdownatthepointofexportation
namedbytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities at
theberthspecifiedbythecountryofdestinationoritsagent
referredtoinArticle3andunderthetermsspecifiedinthis
Annex.WithoutprejudicetoArticles8and9theCommu­
nityshallbearallcostspriortodeliveryandthecountryof
destinationallcostsafterdelivery.
Article2
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5%lessthanthe
quantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleIofthe
Agreementispermitted .
Article3
Forthepurposeofimplementing theprovisionsofthis
AnnextheCommunityshallappoint—ifnecessaryforeach
consignment —anagentwhosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntothecountryofdestinationimmediately
followinghisappointment .Foreachportofshipmentthe
countryofdestinationshallappointanagentwhosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitywithall
dispatchandifpossiblebeforetheappointmentoftheagent
oftheCommunity .
Article4
Beforeimplementing theprocedureforappointingtheagent
oftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle3,theCommission
andthecountryofdestinationshallestablishbyjointagree­
menttheperiodduringwhichdeliverymustbegin.
CHAPTER II
ObligationsoftheCommunity
Article5
WheretheCommunity isnotinapositiontocarryout
deliveryonthedate,andifapplicable,accordingtothesche­
dulelaiddowninArticle7,allcostsarisingforthecountry
ofdestination—forexample,demurrage ,voidfreightand
deadfreight—shallbebornebytheCommunity .
Thechargesandthearrangementsrelatingtodemurragelaid
downinthecontractconcludedbetweenthecountryofdesti­Article8
Wherethecountryofdestinationisunabletobeginloading
onthedateprovidedforinthefirstparagraphofArticle7,
theagentofthecountryofdestinationshallinformtheagent
oftheCommunitywithoutdelay.
InthiseventtheagentsoftheCommunityandofthe
countryofdestinationmayagreeonanewdateforthe
commencement ofdeliveryand,ifapplicable,anewsche­
dule.Saveincasesofforcemajeurethecostsarisingfromthe
delayinloadingshallbebornebythecountryofdestination .
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinthesecondparagraphbe
morethan30cleardaysafterthedateforloadingprovided
forinthefirstparagraphofArticle7.theCommunitymay
disposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitment
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Inanyevent,afteranintervalof15cleardaysandinthe
absenceofanynoticeonthepartofthecountryofdestina­
tion,renunciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.Article9
Wherethequantityintendedforloadingonavesselcannot
beloadedonboardinitsentirety,thecountryofdestination
shallinformtheCommunityassoonaspossible,andno
laterthan15cleardaysafterloadinghasbeencompleted,
whetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance.
IntheformercasethesecondandthirdparagraphsofArticle
8shallapplytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettaken
place.
InthelattercasetheCommunitymayconsiderthatithas
dischargeditscommitment tothecountryofdestination
underArticleIofthisAgreementandshallbearthecosts
resultingfromrenunciation .Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,thecountryofdestinationshall
handovertotheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityacertifi­
cateofacceptancewhichshallsetouttheportofshipment,
dateofacceptanceandthenatureandquantityofthegoods
accepted,togetherwithanycommentsonthequalityofthe
goods.AcopyofthecertificateshallbesenttotheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandThePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandThePeople'sRepublic
ofBangladeshonthesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedto
concludeon10July1975,wassignedinBrusselson15July197.5,onbehalfofthe
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities by:
MrGiorgioBombasseiFrascanideVettor,AmbassadorofItaly,ChairmanofthePerma­
nentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General oftheDirectorate-General forDevelopment
andCooperationoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
andonbehalfoftheGovernmentofthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshby:
MrA.M.SanaulHuq,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Headofthe
MissionofthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshtotheEuropeanCommunities .