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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicofEgyptonthe
supplyofflourofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLICOFEGYPT,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLICOFEGYPT:
WHOHAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangementsforthetransportandinsur­
anceoftheproductfromportsofshipmentto
placesofdestination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecare
toensurethatthetenderingarrangementsforthe
transportbyseaarenotprejudicialtothefreeplay
offaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthis
connectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleIX.TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,hereinafter
calledthe'Community'shallsupplytheArab
RepublicofEgypt,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'recipientcountry'bywayofagiftwithaquantity
of33000metrictonsofsoftwheatofwhich20000
tonsformingpartoftheCommunity'sFoodAid
ProgrammeinCerealsfor1971/72and13000tons
ofthe1972/73programme,the33000metrictons
beingprovidedintheformof21854metrictons
offlourofsoftwheat.
ArticleV
ArticleII
DeliverieswillbemadefobatCommunityports,
innewjutesackseachweighing67-485kilogrammes
net.
ArticleIIITherecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleof.theproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproducts
ofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostofsea
transport,insuranceandthenormalcostofselling
theproductontherecipientcountry'smarket,shall
bepaidintoaspecialaccountattheCentralBank
ofthatcountryandallocatedtothefinancingof
oneormoredevelopmentschemeswhichshallhave
beenproposedbytherecipientcountryandapproved
bytheCommunity .Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCom­
munityandoftherecipientcountryrelatingin
particulartodeliveryandthetakingofdelivery
respectivelyaredefinedintheAnnex,whichforms
anintegralpartofthisAgreement .

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ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethatai'dsuppliesare
inadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,therecipient
countryundertakestoimportcommercially from
whateversourcebetween1July1973and30June
1974aminimumquantityof1700000metrictons
ofsoftwheatoritsequivalentinflourofsoftwheat.missionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingofeach
cargo;portanddateofarrivalofthevessel;
nature,quantityandqualityoftheproducts
unloaded,dateonwhichunloadingwascom­
pleted;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused;quantitiessold,
howtheyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(lodgmentsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.ArticleVll
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
ArticleIX—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsresultingfromsuchsupplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,within6
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitherofsoftwheat
producedlocallyandofthesamenatureasthat
usedtoproducetheflourreceivedasaidorof
anyproductsresultingfromit.Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestion
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleXArticleVIII'
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic .Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCom­
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryof
destinationatthemomentatwhichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'sholdatthe
portofshipment.
Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,including
costsofstowageand,whereappropriate ,oftrimmingandbagging.

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Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofshipmentshallbeachargeonorforthe
benefitoftheCommunityandshallbedeterminedbeforethevesselsails.Theratesand
detailedarrangements relatingtheretolaiddowninthecontractbetweenthecountryof
destinationandthecarriermusthavebeenagreeduponinadvancebytheagentofthe
countryofdestinationandtheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle9.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestinationdngoodtimeoftheportorports
ofshipment,thequantitiestobedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithinwhichloading
mustbeginandthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodsonthedateresultingfromtheprovi­
sionsofArticle8,whereonthevesselshouldbereadyforloading.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthanthequantitytobesuppliedin
accordancewithArticleIoftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunityshallnotifychecountryofdestina­
tionofthedateofloading,togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecorded
onloading.
Article6
ThecountryofdestinationshallsupplytheCommunity,wi'thintheperiodreferredto"in
Article2,withavesselofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalloadingpotentialof
theportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobeginloadingwithintheperiodreferredto
inArticle2andshouldthecountryofdestinationnothavenotifiedtheCommunityofthis
factinwritingatthelatestbythedateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadingdn
accordancewithArticle8,chegoodsshallbeatthedisposaloftheCommunity .
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldattheexpense,riskandperilofthe
countryofdestination .
Article7
Shouldthecountryofdestinationfailtoprovideavesselofsuitabletonnageorifthe
quantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeloadedin
itsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthecontroloftheCommunity ,thebalance
shallbeloadedontothenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddowninthisAnnex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalanceoruntilthecountryofdestination
givesnoticeinwritingthatitgivesupthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldattheexpense,
riskandperilofthecountryofdestination .
ThecountryofdestinationmustnotifytheCommunityofthedateonwhichloadingof
thebalanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthisbalancewithinamaximumperiod
of30cleardaysfromthebeginningofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthegoodsshould
havebelonged.

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Article8
ThecountryofdestinationshallnamefortheCommunitythevesselthatistoshipthe
goodsaitleast10cleardayspriortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselinport
or,wherepossible,20cleardayspriortothisdate,andshallatthesametimeindicatehow
soonaftertihatdatethevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Thecountryofdestinationshallinsertinthecharterpartyaclauserequiringthecaptain
toinformtheCommunityatleast72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimateddateof
arrivalinport.
Article9
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorized
agent,whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination.
Thecountryofdestinationshallnominateareceivingagentineachportofshipment,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknown,totheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementonthesupplyoffoodaidbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicofEgypt
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublic
ofEgypt
onthesupplyofcommonwheatflourasfoodaidwhichtheCouncildecidedtocon­
cludeon6November1973wassignedinBrusselson6November1973
onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities byMrNielsErsboll,Am­
bassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanofthePermanentRepresen­
tativesCommittee,andMrHans-BroderKrohn,DirectorGeneralforDevelopment
andCo-operationoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
andonbehalfoftheArabRepublicofEgyptbyMrAlyHamdyHussein,Ambassa­
dorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Headofthatcountry'sMissiontotheEuro­
peanCommunities .