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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofChadonthesupply
offoodaidintheformofcommonwheat
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFCHAD,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFCHAD:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsump­
tionandtodistributesuchproductstopeoplein
needfreeofcharge.AsapartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
theyear1971/1972,theEuropeanEconomic
Community ,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Commu­
nity',shallsupply7000metrictonsofcommon
wheatasagifttotheRepublicofChad,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'recipientcountry'.ArticleVI
ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadefree-at-frontier innewjute
sacksofanetweightof50kilogrammeseach.TheCommunityshallgranttherecipientcountrya
lumpsumasitsshareofthecostsincurredbythat
countryforthetransportofthedeliveredproducts
fromthefrontiercrossingpointstotheplacesof
destination .
Thiscontribution shallamountto10unitsof
accountpermetrictonofproductdelivered.
TheCommunityundertakestopaythisassoonas
possibleafterreceiptbytheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities oftheinformationreferred
tointhefirstindentofArticleIX.ArticleIII
Theobligationsanidresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatingtiodelivery
andthetakingofdeliveryaredefinedintheAnnex
whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .ArticleVII
ArticleIVTheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement—
thisAgreementinsiuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
and'internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangements forthetransportandinsurance
ofthedeliveredproductsfromthefrontiercrossing
pointstotheplacesofdestination .

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ArticleVIII —notmoretihanthritydaysaftertakingdelivery
ofeachconsignment :theplacesanddatesof
takingdeliverytogetherwiththenature,quan­
tityandqualityoftheproductsdelivered;
—everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:asituationreport
'giving,inparticular,thenumberandtypeofthe
recipients,thequantitiesdistributed,andthe
placeandmethodofdistribution .Therecipientcountryshalltakeallnecessary
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-products derivedfrom
them;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitherofthe
productobtainedlocallyandofthesamenature
astheproductreceivedasaidorofany
productsorby-productsderivedfromthem.ArticleX
Attherequestofeitheroftihem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .ArticleIX
ArticleXI Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
CommunityhowthisAgreementisbeingimple­
mented.Tothisend,itshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytotherecipientcountry
atthemomentatwhichthegoodsactuallycrossthefrontieroftherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallpayallcostsoftakingdeliveryofthegoods,anytranshipment
costsandallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichare-attributable Hotherecipient
countryshallbebornebythelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifiytherecipientcountry,assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshave
lefttheportofloading,ofthedateofloading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsasre­
cordedatloading,theportofunloadingandthemeansoflandtransportusedtotransferthe
goodstotheplaceofdelivery.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryoftheestimateddateofarrivalofthe
goodsattheplaceofdeliveryatleasttencleardaysinadvance.Itshallconfirmthatdateat
leasttwodaysinadvance.
Article4
Ondeliveryatoleranceof5%lessthanthequantityofwheatlaiddownunderArticleIof
theAgreementispermitted .

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Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallapoint.areceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .
InformationonthesignatureoftheAgreementonthesupplyoffoodaidbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofChad
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofChad
onthesupplyoffoodaidintheformofcommonwheat,whichtheCouncildecided
toconcludeon4June1973,wassignedatBrusselson19October1973
fortheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities byMrJosephVanderMeulenAm­
bassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanofthePermanentRepresentatives
CommitteeandMrHans-BroderKrohnDirector-General ofDevelopment andCo­
operationattheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
fortheGovernmentoftheRepublicofChadbyMrAladjiOueddoAmbassador ,Re­
presentativeofthatGovernmenttotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .